Check Engine Podcast

In this episode, we get a little hype for the next generation of racing games! However, we also compile our "must have" roster of cars for these games! Some old, some new, some... not even real! As hyped as we are, these better be on the car lists or we're not interested! Listen today to see what we choose! If you liked this episode and want to hear more, please support us either on our home, Anch...

In this episode, the boys take a look at 2021 models beginning to arrive on lots and see if any are "coming to massage your want-glands" (we'll explain that too, we promise). Between discussions of sandwiches and horses, we also investigate some that... definitely don't. Listen in today to hear what we think! If you liked this episode and want to hear more, please support us either on our home, An...

This week, the Check Engine Podcast indulges in a bit of a mental ice pack. We're taking a small step sideways from our usually purely car content and just talking about topics of interest, our lives, the and world at large. Being us, the topics of interest OBVIOUSLY also include car stuff, so don't worry! We're still here! Just adding a little variety to our content this week to spice things up....

Well, this is a podcast, so you can't LOOK look, but look with your ears! This week, the CEP boys take a crack at designing livery (paint) schemes! Like Gulf, Martini and Rossi, the Pink Pig, John Player, and Andrew's favorite, the Apple Computer Porsche before us, we set out to design a classic that will be remembered forever! If you'd like to support us and hear more episodes like this one, plea...

In this episode, the boys leave the high-flying world of interviews behind and return to form with an open-format episode. We recount a listener story, speak to some electric car news, and get freaky with our Rolls Royce chauffeur. If you'd like to support us and hear more episodes like this one, please support us either on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Patreon page!

This week the boys chat with Sean Heckman and Ryan Eversley, creators of the uber popular podcast Dinner With Racers! This interview is chock full of random sound effects, sarcasm, and a possible hard hitting question. Thanks to Sean and Ryan for the time. You can check out Dinner With Racers on their website: http://www.dinnerwithracers.com or on Twitter and Facebook or give their Amazon Prime Vi...

In an effort to not crowd the room during a pandemic, the reins of this episode are fully in the hands of Nick! During our visit to Road America for the IMSA Sportscar Weekend, Nick got the great opportunity to interview up and coming race driver (and fellow Wisconsin boy) Aaron Telitz! Everything from Aaron's history to his preference for toilet paper alignment will be discussed! Listen in today!...

This episode the CEP celebrates a great milestone! 100 full episodes for you to enjoy! In this episode, we offer a bit of a retrospective and then celebrate! At least... in theory. We design our dream CEP "family vacations" for the whole group to take a theoretical break from our work on the podcast, the coronavirus, and the realities of our finances! Listen in today to hear where we'll DEFINITELY...

This episode, the CEP boys turn their hands to movie reviews! Although not professional "film critics", we certainly know at least a FEW things about cars. So, to that end, we turn our hand to reviewing car chases! Listen in today to hear about some of our favorite chases and some chases that we think changed the game forever! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our home, Anc...

This week, our heroes revisit some of the weirdest, most harrowing, and most heroic stories from our motoring past. Tales of adventure, camaraderie, and woe! Gather 'round children and listen! If our tales bring you joy , please support us on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Patreon page!

This week, we return to an open episode format and explore the news of the car world! Ferraris, crepes, Bubba Wallace, and Tristan's new home, Listen in today! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Patreon page!

In this episode, we look at what prime American motoring specimens we'd like to let the rest of world get their hands on! We've done our own "Forbidden Fruits" episode of things we're not allowed to have in the States. Now, we look and see what the rest of the world has been missing from these shores! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Patreon p...

Why do we need the services of the inestimable Dwayne "The Rock" Johsnon? We're making movies! Well... at least casting them. At least the cars. Ok, so we DON'T need DJ YET. However, we will need the services of a few cars. This week we'll be buying into the hype of the Hollywood Decade of Re-Makes and Reboots by recasting some classic car movies with some of our modern favorites. Listen in today...

In this weeks episode, we return to one of our favorite topics: music for car culture! We've done music for driving a good road trip and songs for driving with your foot down. This week, the boys try to pin down their favorite (but let's face it the best) car songs available for your listening pleasure. What's the difference, you ask? Well, this list will all be songs about cars themselves, not co...

In this episode, your hosts turn their hands toward the art and science of interior design! Don't worry, we haven't changed our focus away from cars or car culture though! No no! We have decided that it was time to focus on where, much to our disappointment, our cars have been spending way too much time in the garage lately. So, we're going to take up the challenge of designing our the perfect hom...

This week, your hosts arrive at the virtual stadium to pit their chosen national heroes in events of speed, strength, style, endurance, and toughness. From the wide open desert sands to the confines of the short track to the rolling hills of some of the best racing circuits in the world, the Check Engine Podcast brings you: The Roman Numeral 1 Check Engine Podcast Summer Olympiad! Tune in today to...

In this episode, your hosts engage in all of the skullduggery, name calling, partisan politics, and corruption inherent in the selection of events for the Roman Numeral I Check Engine Podcast Summer Olympiad! That's right, we want the Olympics this year and nothing can stop us! We'll just hold our own! Well, in our imagination at least... Listen in today to see what events we choose! If you really...

I this episode, the boys craft some special edition cars! We examine what tweaks or special edition add-ons would make a car go from one we don't really care for to one we would like. Or maybe better, cars we are already fond of make the jump to "Gotta Have It" status. Listen in today and let us know what would make YOU empty YOUR pockets for the special edition of your dreams! If you really like...

In this week's episode, your hosts turn their hands to design race tracks! Yes, that's right, after fixing he motorsports industry last week, we'll do our best to provide a fun, new track to race on! What do we have in store? Snippets of existing tracks? New spins on existing tracks? Entirely fanciful creations springing forth from the wells of our imaginations? Listen today to find out! If you re...

In this episode, the Check Engine Podcast team of "experts" takes a look at some of the steps being taken by various racing leagues to cope with the world as it is today. We evaluate what's working, what's not, what should be kept even AFTER this is all over (it WILL be over), and other things we'd change. Listen in to hear all the ways the racing world will thank us later. If you really like what...

In this episode, your hosts take some time (with the distressing lack of actual car news or happenings!) to peel back the layers and give you all a closer look what makes us tick. Does this intrigue you? Does this make you a little nervous? Maybe both? Us too! Listen today and see if you were right about us! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Pa...

In this episode, the CEP hosts take a stab at being "craft" car designers. That's right, small batch, beskpoke, hand crafted, artisinal, and #authentic cars straight from our minds into your garages! Listen in today as we take a look at the possibilities that come with being a small automaker and where those possibilities can take us! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our h...

With the idea of cars and driving rapidly leaving the public consciousness, we decided to spin up an episode and see what happened! This week, we sport an even more open episode type than normal. We answer questions for each other, we think about pulling out some meeting ice breakers, and we tackle a couple of thought experiments! Join us and see what happens! If you really like what we're doing,...

Much like your toasted (or if you're Nick, "What is toast?") breakfast of choice, cars come in so many flavors and colors! Much like putting butter on these toasty breakfast delicacies, these cars also have worlds of options. This week, CEP dives into the world of online car configurators to put together our Configurator Dream Garage! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our h...

This week, we bring you some lighter fare from all over the car world. Yes folks, it's another one of our open episodes looking various bits of car news from the last two weeks! Listen in today! If you really like what we're doing, please support us on our home, Anchor.fm or on our Patreon page!