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Andrew Beckman of the Studebaker National Museum recounts how Studebaker’s New Carlisle, Indiana Proving Ground—opened in 1926 with a three-mile high-speed oval—unexpectedly hosted major Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) gatherings from 1950–1953, enabled largely through sports-car-enthusiast designers tied to Raymond Loewy Associates. Using archives and period coverage, he highlights the cars, personalities, results, and humorous race “shenanigans,” including appearances by Jim Kimberly’s early Ferrari, Jaguars, specials, and Studebaker-linked hybrids, plus growing attendance before the events ended amid Studebaker’s financial struggles. The talk then shifts to Sherwood Egbert’s 1961 push for a new sports car, leading to the Loewy-designed Avanti and Andy Granatelli’s Paxton-engineered performance program. Studebaker’s Bonneville efforts set 29 USAC records in 1962 and 72 more in 1963, spawned Super Lark/Hawk packages, narrowly missed 200 mph with the Avanti “Due Cento,” and ultimately ended as South Bend production shut down, though a Studebaker Avanti finally exceeded 200 mph in 1993.

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00:00 Studebaker Performance
01:30 New Carlisle Surprise Meet
03:09 Inside The Proving Grounds
07:49 Designers And Their Cars, Exotics and Oddballs
15:19 Racing Format And Results
17:59 More Meets 1951 the Final 1953 Event Fallout
24:05 The Unbuilt Sports Car
25:10 Selling Sporty Studebakers
28:35 Avanti Built to go Fast!
33:00 Bonneville Record Run
36:44 Super Larks And Hawks
40:10 Chasing Two Hundred Miles per Hours
40:58 Studebakers Legacy
43:33 Audience Q & A and wrap-up

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This episode of Formula Fanatics recaps three 2026 races with heavy commentary on boring street circuits, safety car rules, and car software dependence. In Azerbaijan (Baku), Audi starts at the back after upgrades, Kimi recovers from 16th, Stroll retires on lap 9, multiple yellows slow the race, and it finishes under caution with George Russell winning from pole by a tenth over Verstappen, followed by Hadjar; Leclerc is fourth and Kimi fifth, while Bottas’ crash sparks discussion of software-controlled drivetrains. The Bahrain GP in Malaysia is rain-delayed and red-flagged on the formation lap due to a wet-mode software limp issue; strategy chaos follows, including Hamilton starting on slicks, Perez pitting six times, and a finish of Verstappen, Kimi, and Hamilton. Singapore features rain delays, the final sprint of the season, Russell crashing in the sprint and starting last for the race, Stroll retiring again, and Verstappen winning ahead of Leclerc and Kimi, with discussion of Mercedes/Russell-Kimi fan drama and Kimi’s likely title run-in.

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00:00 Lance Stroll Roast!
01:30 Google Gemini F1Report Teasers
02:13 Azerbaijan (Baku) Race
04:09 Stroll + Aston Debate
06:48 Boring Race Broadcast
08:59 Safety Car Rules Rant
11:10 Lewis Passing Torch to Kimi?
15:03 Baku Finish and Bottas Glitch
16:29 Why are You Hating on Audi?
19:11 Gemini's Baku Recap
20:24 Bahrain GP in Malaysia Recap
23:39 Sepang Returns: Rain Drama and Are Drivers Still Driving?
26:52 Hamilton Slicks Gamble
29:19 Chaos, Pits, and Perez
31:17 Safety Car + Lando Scare
32:24 Final Podium Recap; Stroll and Aston Points!
33:23 Toto Wolff responds to F1 Fans (and Haters alike)
34:53 Russell vs Kimi Driver Debate
39:39 F1 Futures
41:02 Singapore Sprint Confusion?
42:14 The future of F1 Technology: Windshields!
45:02 McLaren Crash Drama
47:12 Singapore Race Breakdown
51:14 Season Outlook And Predictions
54:43 Wrap Up And Sponsors

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Dear loyal Drive Thru News listener, if you were expecting another sarcastically filled news episode this month, you're in luck! *It's delayed* Because of our 24 Hours of LeMons racing attempt at Summit Point Raceway. We wanted to make sure that we cover all the racing action and some of the wrap-up topics for the tail end of the Drive Thru year. So stay tuned... Come back to this date as we replace this episode once we get it all recorded, edited, and in the can - as they say. But look forward to the next episode of Formula Fanatics on Thursday, and we'll see you next month for even more Drive Thru antics!

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Automotive History Live spotlights the true story of San Diego inventor Louis Mattar, who in 1952 drove a heavily customized 1947 Cadillac nonstop—wheels never stopping—from San Diego to New York City and back in six days, using on-the-move refueling and repairs, and amenities like a shower, kitchen, bar, communications gear, and a combined toilet/washing machine. Guest Heidi Lewis, author of the new picture book Louis Mattar’s Fabulous Car, explains how she discovered the car at the San Diego Automotive Museum, researched primary documents with Mattar’s family, and details Mattar’s self-taught ingenuity, including changing tires and brake pads while moving and coordinating police escorts before the interstate era. The episode also covers a second 1954 nonstop run from Anchorage to Mexico City, the car’s ongoing display in San Diego, and where to buy the $18.99 book.

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00:00 Who is Louie Mattar?
03:36 Discovering the Car
06:33 SoCal DIY Genius
09:25 Tires and Brakes On The Go
11:33 Trailer Refueling Tactics
14:31 Speed Planning and Communications
17:01 Cost and World Records?
20:20 Toilet/Washer Shock
22:21 Mud, Laundry, and Showers
23:49 Inside the Rolling Lounge
24:49 Trailer Dinette Secrets
25:39 Breakdowns And No A/C
26:57 Lee Joins The Drive
28:28 Powering Gadgets Onboard
30:45 Mapping The Route East
33:01 Footage And TV Appearances
35:15 Heidi's Book Origins And Research
37:16 Lessons For Young Readers
39:11 Route 66 Road Trip Revival
42:23 Cadillac Heritage And Festivals
45:43 Where To Buy The Book
46:43 Final Thanks And Museum Visit
49:55 Sponsors And Sign Off

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The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers, travels through rural Oklahoma west of Oklahoma City while reflecting on the centenary of Route 66, designated in 1926 from Chicago and St. Louis to Santa Monica/Los Angeles. Driving on I-40 with old Route 66 running nearby, he describes surviving original stretches, the road’s many museums and roadside ephemera, and why so many buildings and towns along it declined after freeways bypassed them and as vehicles became more reliable, reducing the need for frequent service stops. He connects Route 66 mythology to pop culture like Pixar’s Cars, murals of 1960s–70s muscle cars, and a TV-era romance of cross-country travel tied to Hollywood dreams. He also notes evolving freeway infrastructure, a Tulsa routing mistake, and mixed feelings about Route 66 icons like Cadillac Ranch and its imitators.

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00:00 Rolling Into Oklahoma
01:11 Route 66 Explained
02:08 The Road Still Exists
03:53 Museums and Roadside Life
05:07 Why Towns Died Off
07:42 Cannonballing, Murals Cars, and Romance
10:54 Hollywood Dreams Myth
12:23 How Bypasses Kill Towns
17:20 Cadillac Ranch And Copycats
19:28 Network Credits And Outro

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Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

This Automotive History Live! panel explores how American roads evolved from mostly dirt paths in the early 1900s into the Lincoln Highway, Route 66, and the Interstate Highway System. Moderator Bob Casey sets context on poor early road conditions and rising demand from motorists. Jeff Blair of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association highlights Carl Fisher’s role, the highway’s 1913 coast-to-coast route, Indiana’s two alignments, notable landmarks and preserved sections (including the Ideal Section in Dyer), and today’s focus on signage, education, and tourism. John Weiss of the Illinois Route 66 Preservation Committee explains Route 66’s creation from connected paved segments, its 1926 designation, 1985 decommissioning, cultural fame, and preservation of places and stories, including the Whoopee Auto Coaster in Lyons, Illinois. Finally, Matt Anderson details Eisenhower’s Interstate System origins, numbering, completion in 1992, and current funding challenges tied to fuel taxes, tolls, and mileage-based options.

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00:00 Welcome and Panel Intro
01:34 Why Roads Matter
03:10 Lincoln Highway Walkthrough
03:52 Carl Fisher and Origins
05:23 Indiana Highlights East
06:07 Fort Wayne to Ligonier
07:43 Goshen to South Bend
09:21 Rolling Prairie and Beyond
10:57 Ideal Section and Legacy
12:20 Eisenhower Caravan Link
12:57 Preservation Signs and Tourism
14:11 Audience Q & A
17:17 Route 66 Story Begins
17:57 Why Route 66 Is Famous
19:16 Four Minute Route 66 History
23:37 What Preservation Means and an Oddity Worth Saving
27:42 Audience Q & A
31:20 Interstate System Origins
33:51 Trust Fund and Fuel Tax
37:39 Funding Fixes Ahead
41:37 Thanks and Sponsors

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Automotive History Live welcomes Barn Find Hunter and author Tom Cotter, who recounts driving a restored 1926 Ford Model T from Times Square to San Francisco largely along the Lincoln Highway, inspired by concerns that modern cars remove the act of driving. With co-driver Dave Coleman and photographer Michael Allen Ross, Cotter describes day-one challenges like no gas gauge, cold weather, and staying in period roadside lodgings, plus human-interest stops including the Flight 93 Memorial, quirky diners, historic Lincoln Highway sites, and encounters with local enthusiasts. The trip highlights evolving road routes, a brief, tense stretch on Wyoming’s I-80 among fast trucks, a visit to Bonneville’s wet salt flats where they helped tow out a stuck car, and Nevada’s “loneliest road.” They reached the western terminus, baptized the tires in the Pacific, and shipped the car home with sponsor help.

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00:00 Welcome Tom Cotter
01:05 Why a Model T?
03:09 Lincoln Highway Origins
03:58 Times Square Sendoff, A Hudson River Baptism
07:04 Day One Road Lessons
10:58 Flight 93 Memorial
13:02 Teapot and Speed Trap
14:19 Early Auto History Ohio
15:32 Studebaker Museum Visit
16:26 VW Camper Night
17:38 Police Escort Out of South Bend
18:41 Unpaved Lincoln Highway
20:52 Iowa and American Pickers
23:31 Reed Nyland Corner
24:48 Boone Tractor Treasure
27:40 Speedy Bill Museum
28:37 McPherson College Tune Up
31:11 Wyoming Interstate Gauntlet
34:02 Bonneville Salt Rescue
37:29 Highway 50 Ghost Towns
38:48 Silver State Surprise
40:18 California Or Bust!
40:56 Donner Pass Hospitality
42:27 Golden Gate Finish
43:10 Audience Q & A, Sponsors And Credits

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In this Ferrari Friday episode of The Ferrari Marketplace podcast/vlog, William Ross interviews Chris Miele about the past year’s surging Ferrari collector market following major auctions from Kissimmee’s Mecum Bachman Collection through Monterey, citing record-setting results and continued momentum into Pebble Beach 2026. They discuss how unique color/spec, provenance, single ownership, documentation, and rarity (including manual gearboxes, numbered cars, and tailor-made/atelier builds) are now often valued even more than ultra-low mileage, driving major gains in models like the 360 Challenge Stradale, manual 360 Modena, 575/550 variants, and modern specials such as TDFs and 812 Competizione. Miele attributes demand to new wealth, lifestyle events, and increased market transparency, advises buyers to insist on thorough pre-purchase inspections amid online-sale risks, and shares his favorite Ferrari picks by decade, highlighting limited-production cars and the 550 Maranello as a daily driver.

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00:00 The 2026 Ferrari Marketplace!
01:23 Bachman Collection Boom
03:37 Specs Over Mileage
07:53 Dealers Factory Access
11:36 New Money Heatwave
14:05 Lifestyle Events Scene
15:53 Monterey Auction Takeaways
18:01 How Pros Bid
20:27 Modern Cars Surge
24:44 Tailor Made Premiums
29:54 Ferrari Customization Growth & Tailor Made Options
32:40 Resale And Brand Status
34:47 Why Buy Through Dealers?
36:23 Online Buying Risks
39:54 Pre-Purchase Inspections
41:46 Importing Euro Ferraris
46:05 Auction Timing And Hype
48:23 Federalized Car Stories
49:24 Dream Ferrari Picks
51:39 Why The 550 Maranello?
55:05 Dealership Culture And Trust
57:10 Wrap Up And Sponsors

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On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Guest speaker and longtime journalist J.J. O’Malley recounts how Watkins Glen fell into “dark years” after financial and safety troubles culminated in the Grand Prix Association’s 1981 bankruptcy, the loss of Formula 1, event cancellations, foreclosure action by the Bank of New York, and a 1982 auction. He describes how SCCA Glen Region leaders formed the Green Flag Committee to find a new owner, and how Corning Glass executive Jim Reisbeck—after seeing Daytona’s economic impact—commissioned studies and began talks that led Corning Glass to form Corning Enterprises to revive the track. Partnering with International Speedway Corporation (20% ownership), they created Watkins Glen International, closed public roads through the circuit, removed the Scheckter Chicane, upgraded facilities, emphasized family-friendly safety and strong law enforcement, and relaunched major racing with IMSA/Camel GT, Trans-Am, and eventually NASCAR’s Budweiser at the Glen in 1986, followed by successful vintage reunions.

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00:00 Watkins Glen on the Brink
01:19 JJ’s Racing Origins
04:37 First Trips to the Glen
07:50 Collapse and Bankruptcy
10:37 Foreclosure and Auction
12:15 Green Flag Committee Forms
14:24 Corning Discovers the Glen
18:23 Corning Makes Its Move
23:53 Rebuilding and New Leadership
32:02 Five Months to Race Day
38:27 Camel GT / Continental Series Returns
41:30 NASCAR Comes to Town
44:10 Vintage Revival and Festival
45:20 Q&A and Closing Thanks
45:58 Sponsor Credits and Outro

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In this episode of Formula Fanatics, we banter about Lance Stroll’s DNFs and near-record Q1 eliminations, and discuss Charles Leclerc reaffirming his Ferrari commitment, credited to Fred Vasseur. We debate whether Lewis Hamilton can win the title or Max Verstappen is more likely to win his next championship than Hamilton, while criticizing team pit strategy and praising George Russell’s tire longevity. Race recaps cover a DNF-heavy, boring Dutch GP and an exciting Monza where Kimi Antonelli charges from the back and extends his points lead, while Verstappen features prominently. We pan to the Madrid street-style circuit as a near-parade where Antonelli wins and Hamilton retires early, note the 2027 schedule adds Portugal and replaces Catalunya with Madrid, mention Verstappen’s dominant kart race publicity stunt, Hamilton’s car-collection sale and F40, a Gilles Villeneuve documentary, Jamie Chadwick’s F1 test, and make Azerbaijan podium predictions.

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00:00 The No Homework Recap
01:00 Stroll Stats Roast
01:54 Why Leclerc Stayed at Ferrari
02:39 Hamilton vs Verstappen Championship Debate
04:46 Strategy, Tires and Team Orders
08:03 Dutch GP Breakdown
09:38 Monza Chaos and Kimi Charge to the Front
15:11 Madrid Ring - Street Circuit Reality Check
17:55 2027 Calendar Shakeup
18:29 Verstappen Karting Blitz
20:05 Hamilton Sells the Fleet for an F40
21:14 Gilles Villeneuve Film Preview
22:12 Jamie Chadwick and Women in F1 / Superlicense Debate
27:18 Azerbaijan Predictions and Wrap

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Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News returns with banter about Brad’s right-shoulder surgery and a broader discussion on when car tech becomes too much, sparked by Tesla giving Grok AI control of vehicle settings. A Pacifica check-engine light leads to complaints about opaque diagnostic codes, printed manuals, and expensive infotainment upgrades like a $2,000 Uconnect swap. The hosts connect soaring diesel prices to data centers that rely on massive diesel backup generators, then criticize VW/Audi trends such as in-car game subscriptions, an EV “GTI,” factory closures, SEAT’s discontinuation, ugly new designs, and “quattro ultra” complexity. They touch on rumors of a 300-hp AWD Mazdaspeed3, evaluate Kia’s K4 hatchback power figures, discuss Chinese EVs, and note car-buying advice generated by ChatGPT favoring a Mazda CX-50. The episode also covers Cybertruck defects, TV viewing, new automotive books/films, collectibles, Florida-man driving stories, IROC and IndyCar notes, sim-racing updates, Lemons prep, site updates, and network announcements.

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00:00:00 Brad's Shoulder Surgery & Anesthesia Car Dreams
00:03:54 When Tech Goes Too Far
00:06:20 Why Cars Hide Diagnostics: The Pacifica's Mystery Code
00:13:34 Data Centers Burn Diesel?
00:20:13 VW In-Car Games, Why?
00:28:17 Electric GTI Controversy
00:31:55 We ask AI to redesign the Corrado
00:34:48 Audi Design and "Quattro Ultra"
00:41:06 "Peak Car" 2004 Debate
00:43:23 DSG Tech Gone Wrong, Speed Limits & GPS Lockouts
00:46:47 Mark 4 Golf is the G.O.A.T.
00:48:57 AI Mitsubishi Starion GSR Dreams
00:52:38 Mazdaspeed3 Rumor Mill
00:54:16 Kia K4 Power Reality Check
01:02:05 Chinese EVs and Renault Concepts
01:03:55 ChatGPT Car Shopping Story: What Would You Buy?
01:12:46 The Horsepower Perspective Check: Torque Versus Feel
01:19:27 Cybertruck Warranty Drama
01:20:08 New Grand Tour Review
01:22:43 New Books and Documentaries
01:25:41 Rich People Gift Picks
01:31:00 Florida Man Roundup
01:40:52 Motorsport Headlines
01:43:12 Sim Racing Updates
01:48:18 GTM Trackside Report
01:51:34 Shoutouts, Sponsor Credits, and Outro

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Automotive History Live marks Pontiac’s 100th anniversary with Tim Dye tracing the brand from Edward Murphy’s 1893 Pontiac Buggy Company to the 1907 Oakland Motor Car Company and GM’s purchase after Murphy’s 1909 death. He covers Oakland’s 1924 quick-drying paint and early four-wheel brakes, GM’s “car for every purse and purpose,” and Pontiac’s 1926 debut at $825, record 76,742 first-year sales, and rapid expansion into the "Daylight Plant." Dye highlights key eras including the end of Oakland in 1931, wartime production, and Pontiac’s performance transformation under Bunkie Knudsen, Pete Estes, and John DeLorean—racing wins, Wide Track, Tempest innovations, the GTO, OHC six, Firebird, and the Endura bumper—plus influential advertising and design. He recounts Pontiac’s final years, the last Pontiac built (a white 2009 G6), and how he tracked it down, alongside museum and convention milestones.

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00:00 Buggy Company Origins
02:14 Chief Pontiac Namesake
03:16 Oakland Becomes Automaker
04:54 1924 Innovations Tour
06:11 GM Ladder and Pontiac Launch
08:30 First Pontiac Stories
10:49 Myths and Promoters
14:03 "Daylight Plant" Expansion
14:37 Depression and Oakland Ends
15:41 War Work and Reinvention
17:45 Wide Track and Tempest Tech
20:39 Racing Dominance to GTO
23:39 The DeLorean Era Innovations
27:36 Design Ads and Leadership
30:10 World Tour and Final Home Plant
31:37 Last Pontiac Hunt
33:44 Museum and Centennial Wrap
34:42 Sponsors and Closing Credits

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In this Evening With A Legend session, Michael Keyser—driver, filmmaker, and author—recounts his path from photographing Le Mans in 1970–71 to racing there as a privateer, while also filming material that became The Speed Merchants. He describes shooting in heavy rain, pit-lane life, encounters around Porsche and Ferrari teams, and early experiences with danger, including Piers Courage’s fatal crash at Zandvoort. Keyser details his 1972 Le Mans in a 2.5L Porsche 911 ST with Jürgen Barth and Sylvain Garant, finishing 13th and winning the GT 2.5 class as the only 911 to finish, plus a similar Porsche Curves off in 1974 with an RSR and a 1976 Le Mans attempt in a Monza ended by drivetrain failure. He explains where his footage went, how The Speed Merchants was released and is still available on DVD via autosportsltd.com, and shares opinions on modern Le Mans and why he doesn’t plan to return.

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00:00 Meet Michael Keyser
02:01 First Le Mans As Photographer
06:13 Rainy Night And Piper Crash
08:16 Lost Keys And Track Roaming
11:16 1971 Return And Changing Paddock
13:01 From SCCA To FIA License
14:02 Watkins Glen Shunt
15:22 New 911 ST And Film Crew
17:56 European Races: Targa Florio To Nürburgring
22:02 Arriving At Le Mans 1972
23:48 Racing in Night Fog and Bonnier Crash
28:23 Porsche Curves Mistake
29:26 Finishing 1972 Le Mans: Only 911 To Finish
31:18 Filming Speed Merchants
33:43 1974 Armco Repeat
38:25 Why The Monza (1976)
41:22 Monza Shakedown Chaos: Tires Off The Rims!
47:12 Where The Films Are Now
49:07 Modern Le Mans Thoughts
50:06 Lessons And Legacy
53:13 Closing Thanks And Sponsors

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To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups.

This episode features Quinn Beekwilder, assistant professor and coordinator of Belmont Abbey College’s Motorsport Management program, who shares his path from a political science degree and real estate to graduating from the program, working a decade at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and returning to teach. He recaps the program’s origins with Belmont resident and Charlotte Motor Speedway leader Humpy Wheeler, created to reduce industry turnover by preparing students for motorsport’s demanding realities. Once NASCAR-centric, the curriculum now spans global disciplines, emphasizes motorsport history, and requires multiple internships and experiential trips (Rolex 24, IndyCar St. Petersburg, World of Outlaws, PRI). Belmont Abbey has grown to 60+ undergraduates, launched the nation’s first fully online M.A. in Motorsport Management with 20+ first-semester students, started the Accelerate Abbey high school summer camp, and received Colonel Donald Capps’ motorsport collection for its library.

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00:00 Meet Quinn Beekwilder
01:25 Quinn’s Career Path
02:16 Why Motorsport Education?
03:32 Program Origins with Humpy Wheeler
05:26 Degree Growth and Expansion
06:27 Broadening Beyond NASCAR
07:58 Teaching History and Context
09:40 First Masters of Arts in Motorsport Management
11:47 "Accelerate Abbey" Summer Camp
13:13 Don Capps Collection Donation
14:31 Alumni Network in Action
16:42 Experiential Trips and Internships
19:10 Building the Full Ecosystem
20:02 What’s Next and Thanks

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This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, revisits a 2015 IMRRC “Syracuse Mile: A Look Back” program celebrating the New York State Fairgrounds’ famed dirt oval, the “Moody Mile,” after its final season. Moderators Joe Marotta and Gary Montgomery lead a driver panel with Wes Moody, Glen Donnelly, Alan Johnson, Gary Tompkins, Danny Kapuschinski, Johnny Birosh, and Mel Lane, sharing stories of record-speed laps, unique innovations like the Gary Ballou car, wide-open sprint car runs, pit strategy, crashes, and the culture of Super Dirt Week. Donnelly recounts launching Super Dirt Week in 1972, weather battles, and future plans for new facilities and track surfaces. Historian Dr. Gary George traces the track’s history from early 1900s auto races and AAA/USAC champ cars through stock cars, special events, and tragedies, underscoring the Syracuse Mile’s legacy and irreplaceable significance.

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00:00:00 Moody Mile Tribute
00:01:52 Welcome and Introductions, Meet the Panel
00:06:15 Wes Moody 100 MPH Lap
00:10:45 How Super Dirt Week Began
00:15:05 Donnelly Vision and Grit
00:17:18 Danny K First Time Magic
00:21:35 Birosh Sprint vs Modified
00:26:08 Tompkins Racing Memories
00:35:21 Mel Lane Two Car Perspective
00:37:42 Sprint vs Modified Times
00:38:21 Knoxville vs Syracuse
00:39:11 Alan Johnson Takes Stage
00:40:05 Survival and Strategy, a Non-Qualifiers Comeback
00:44:48 Early Driving Myth
00:45:38 Turn One Crash Memory
00:47:29 Offseason Shop Grind, and "Syracuse-Only" Cars
00:52:04 Aero Tricks and Fords
00:53:58 1900 Letter Origins
00:54:55 Famous Cars
00:58:22 Future Track Vision
01:00:49 Unsung Heroes and Jackets
01:03:07 Afternoon Session Setup, Joe Marotta Childhood Memories
01:10:55 Dr. Gary George History Slides
01:14:22 War Pauses Racing; Roaring Twenties Motorcars
01:21:36 Postwar Return 1949
01:22:12 Fifties IndyCar Glory
01:24:05 Date Changes, the 1974 Crash and Stock Cars Take Over
01:27:39 Women And Early NASCAR
01:29:28 Innovation And Big Wrecks + First Night Racing
01:35:41 Salt City And USAC Disaster
01:37:29 Motorcycles, Trucks and Snowmobiles
01:41:11 Supermodifieds & Outlaws
01:44:58 4th of July Tragedy
01:48:07 Break And Thanks
01:48:38 Tom Thumb Autograph Story
01:51:03 Gary Tompkins Takes Ride
02:01:25 Ballou Car Shockwave
02:05:51 Hochman Dirt Week Journey
02:18:02 Legacy Farewell Sponsors

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Recorded live at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, Joe Marotta and Kip Zeiter preview a day-long retrospective celebrating the history of Syracuse’s “Moody Mile” after the track’s final race, emphasizing celebration over politics with driver roundtables, slides, and video. Historian Dr. Gary George discusses his lifelong racing passion, early visits to Syracuse dating to 1949, and a presentation built with fellow historians Jeff Ackerman and Mike Maney, including video starting with the 1972 race. Guests recount memories such as the naming of the “Moody Mile” linked to a 1970 100-mph modified lap, snowmobile and motorcycle racing at the fairgrounds, and standout competitors like Gilles Villeneuve and Smokin’ Joe Frazier. Drivers Cal and Mel Lane share experiences, while champion Gary Tompkins reflects on key Syracuse runs and the Jim Beachy/Pillsbury era.

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00:00 Pit Stop - Live at Watkins Glen!
00:58 Moody Mile Farewell
02:17 Meet Dr. Gary George
04:32 First Syracuse Mile Memories
05:33 Chris Economaki Stories
06:52 Building the History Presentation
08:12 Joe Cali and Racing Archives
09:59 How the Moody Mile Got Named
13:15 Drivers Cal and Mel Lane
15:29 World of Outlaws at the Mile
17:21 Secrets of Mastering the Mile
18:49 Motorcycles and Memories
19:34 Mel Retires and Rebuild Talk
20:08 Snowmobile Legends
21:44 Gary Tompkins Joins In
22:35 Mile Near Win and Strategy; 2002 Fuel Gamble to Second
24:27 How Gary Got the Ride
25:46 Championship Magic Season and Classy Banquet Stories
27:41 Landing National Sponsors
28:57 Gary’s 2015 Comeback Grind
31:10 Smokin’ Joe Frazier Tease
31:57 Preserving the Moody Mile
33:41 Sign Off and Sponsors

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In this episode of The Ferrari Marketplace Podcast, host William Ross interviews Chris Miele of Prancing Horse of Nashville (Ferrari of Nashville) about his lifelong passion for Ferraris, from attending Ferrari Club of America Nationals as a kid in New Jersey to serving as a Marine scout sniper in Hawaii while obsessively reading car magazines. Miele explains how he entered the auto business through Mercedes-Benz, gained early Ferrari dealership experience in Hawaii, helped launch a New Jersey Ferrari dealership in 2004, and witnessed key model eras, calling the 360 a major game changer. He discusses how Ferrari options and tailor-made evolved, the importance of deep product knowledge and Ferrari Academy training, and how Nashville was chosen to fill a regional market gap. He outlines the dealership’s ownership group, unique atelier features, Classiche work, restoration and concours projects, events, storage services, and the strategy behind sourcing rare inventory.

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00:00 Meet Chris Miele
01:06 Early Ferrari Spark
02:29 The Marine Corps Years
05:07 First Dealership Break
06:33 Building Ferrari NJ
09:42 Breaking Into Ferrari Sales
13:53 Options and Tailor Made Evolution
17:57 Classiche and Concours Projects
21:21 Chris' Detour to Rolls and Porsche
23:57 Launching Prancing Horse of Nashville
28:24 What's it like opening a Ferrari Dealer?
31:07 Ferrari Academy Training
32:24 Ownership Group Spotlight
33:33 Designing the Atelier Room
35:50 Sourcing Rare Inventory & Classiche Program Value
40:22 Italy Projects and Events
43:43 Collector Market Realities
48:07 Growth and Storage Business
50:23 Wrap Up and Sponsors

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On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Motoring historian Jon Summers records a monologue from Highway 40 in New Mexico about long-haul trucking, sparked by a former FBI agent’s book claiming many truckers are serial killers; Jon argues the job’s transience and past lack of surveillance could enable predators, while stressing most truckers are not killers. He links truck-stop culture with prostitution/sex trafficking and discusses how CCTV and truck monitoring change risks today. He also describes the alienation of American rest stops, grueling hours, energy-drink dependence, dangerous speed differentials, and how trucking’s distances strain family life. Exploring his fascination with big rigs, especially Freightliner and Volvo dominance due to fleet support networks and aerodynamics, while Kenworth/Peterbilt serve owner-operators and Mack fills niches. Jon considers buying a truck, CDL requirements, owner-operator “indentured servitude,” pay claims, high turnover, and predicts autonomous trucks will end the era of piloted over-the-road hauling.

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00:00 Trucker Serial Killer Claim
03:00 Transience and Truck Stops
05:13 Sex Trafficking Connection
07:24 Love's and Driver Fatigue
11:01 Freightliner Obsession
17:47 Why Fleets Choose Volvo?
20:04 Autonomous Truck Future
22:21 Buying a Used Rig
26:19 Pay Rates and Turnover
29:34 The Owner/Operator Trap
32:11 City Driving, Wrap Up and Network Credits

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Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports Series features Arthur Carlson, Director of Archives and Research Operations at the Revs Institute, outlining a major expansion in automotive archival preservation and access. He describes Revs’ new, highly secure Archives and Research Center in Naples, Florida; the scale of its holdings (including the Revs Digital Library’s ~724,000 photos, plus extensive books, periodicals, film, audio, art, and automobilia); and plans for a high-end digitization lab and modular researcher workspace. Carlson explains partnerships using AI and machine learning for car and facial recognition to generate richer metadata across hundreds of thousands of images, plus an oral history initiative with the University of Kentucky leveraging transcription, translation, and linked data. He also details renewed digitization uploads, new acquisitions, returning internships, and a proposed consortium (“G.A.R.A.G.E.”) to create shared discovery and digitization standards across institutions.

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00:00 Arthur Carlson, Introduction
01:43 Revs Library Origins
02:49 New Archives Facility
04:24 Digitization and Access
05:23 AI Car Recognition
08:26 Face Recognition Finds
10:15 Oral History Initiative
13:17 New Collections
15:19 "G.A.R.A.G.E." Consortium Vision
18:07 Audience Q&A
25:02 Closing Thanks and Sponsors

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Formula Fanatics #9 covers rumors that Mercedes’ onboard AI mislearned George Russell’s energy deployment, contributing to issues like his anti-stall start in Budapest. We discuss the 2026 calendar changes, including Barcelona potentially rotating with Spa while Madrid becomes the Spanish GP, and debate why classic venues like Germany and France aren’t prioritized; Hockenheim’s possible return is linked to a $250M rehab. We recap a pit-stop-heavy Hungarian GP where Lando Norris takes his first win of the year ahead of Verstappen, Antonelli, Leclerc, and Hamilton; Russell recovers to seventh, Audi scores points again, and Aston’s upgrades yield 13th/14th. After criticizing Lance Stroll, we question Audi and Cadillac’s long-term competitiveness, touch on wing/DRS-style activation, discuss benign silly-season notes (Alonso extension talk, multiple driver engagements/marriage, contract renewals), a Formula E viewing, and look ahead to Zandvoort and race-cancellation minimums.

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00:00 Mercedes AI troubles?
02:35 F1 Calendar Shakeups ... Spa Rotation Bombshell!
05:01 Budapest "The Race of many Pit Stops"
05:45 Why is Stroll still in F1?
07:35 Tech Talk: Active Wings
08:43 Lando Wins!
11:37 Audi's Points and Big Claims
14:34 Cadillac's future in F1
18:57 Audi Underperforming Debate
19:48 Driver Market Rumors
20:56 Trying Formula-E
23:45 More "Silly Season" Headlines & Rumors
24:21 F1 Pasta Salad
25:20 Engagements and Weddings
26:50 Contracts and Title Hopes
28:36 Dutch GP Foreshadowing
29:15 End of Season Schedule Uncertainty and FIA Rules
31:25 Wrap Up and Sponsors

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