Dan The Road Trip Guy

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now I took a virtual ride around Cincinnati with Kevin Rains. I met Kevin back in 2016 while we were both in Haiti. When you meet Kevin, you feel an immediate sense of encouragement. Kevin began life after college as a pastor in Cincinnati. He would later move into the auto collision repair business. He built a successful chain of shops in Cincinnati and Lexington....

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now My friend Jamie Hall was in town for a short visit. We had not seen each other in 3 years since he and his family moved to Philadelphia in 2019. We were going to meet up for coffee . I had shared about the podcast and after our coffee time, we took a drive around the east side of Cincinnati for a road trip conversation. Jamie is a pilot and better yet a captain...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now My conversation today is a virtual road trip with Willy T. Ribbs. Willy broke through racial barriers in the 70's, 80's and 90's with his auto racing. He became the first African American to qualify for the Indy 500 in 1991 with inferior equipment but a great team. He went on in 1993 to complete all 500 miles of the race. He won races and champio...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now What makes someone trade a stable trade for a life measured in miles, containers, and pit stops? We bring back a remastered conversation with Big Car Chris—London-born, Texas-rooted—whose path from construction sites to drag strips to global car logistics shows how risk, grit, and friendship can reframe a life. He takes us from Chelsea Bridge cruises to the One...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now I met Joanna when she was visiting Lauren this past spring. She was passing through Cincinnati on her way to North Carolina. She is a freelance documentary photographer and you can find her living the van life in her converted Ford van.  You can find her on Instagram: @joannaschaus and the web: www.joannaschaus.com

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now I caught up with Mike as he was driving a BMW M3 to Pittsburg for hot laps at the Pittsburg Vintage Grand Prix. I met Mike in 2008 on One Lap of America. Mike works at the BMW Performance School in Greer, SC.  If you are looking to have a fund time, contact Mike and arrange a visit to the Performance Center and be sure to get hot laps with Mike behind the wheel...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now I caught up with long time friend Robert Parish. In typical Robert fashion he made this conversation fun and interesting. Robert lives in Portland, OR and on our journey he took a drive around Portland and made a couple of car stops in his 2013 VW Golf.  I have never planned to edit my conversations because road trip conversations cannot be edited. I did have t...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now This conversation is with Lance White, a BMW collector from Cincinnati, Ohio. I chatted with Lance as he was transporting his BMW M1 to Pittsburg for a hanger gala during the Vintage Grand Prix.  Be sure to check out the BMW Car Club of America Foundation at https://bmwccafoundation.org/. If you have a teen driver, get them to a street survival event. You will...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now Welcome to an adrenaline-fueled journey with my special guest, Stingray Rob. He's not just a star rising in the racing world, but a man with a unique perspective on life and faith. Born and raised in Idaho, Stingray brings his love for speed to our show, a passion ignited at a young age and nurtured by his family's love for Corvettes and cars in gener...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now Juliann Gardner of Cincinnati joins me to have a road trip conversation. She and Ted were traveling back from Washington Island, WI. Juliann is the founder and CEO of One Small Garden. You can find here at onesmallgarden.com. I hope you enjoy this conversation with my long time friend. Ted kept the Dodge Ram moving down the road on the south side of Chicago and...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now Lauren Neal is my daughter and we were in the car for 945 miles during our drive from Ohio to Florida. She thought was a good time to recorded these unedited episodes. After Lauren recorded my story about road trips and cars, I flipped the microphone to her to get her story about her own road trips and cars. She will share about her first car, her road trips wh...

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now Recorded on memorial day 2022 as my daughter Lauren and I made our way from Cincinnati, Ohio to Redington Shores, Florida. Lauren thought it was a great time to start this podcast. On this episode(the first), I share  about my own road trip memories and about cars. I hope you come along for the journey. 

Get in Touch with Dan by Texting Now A conversation with my good friend Jeff Zurcher. We have spent years texting one another during the race. Maybe we were pretending to be commentators, maybe one of us wanted to make sure the other was still watching, maybe we had nothing better to do, no matter it has been fun. This year we stepped it up and recorded our own pre-race show. I was at the speedway...