No Driving Gloves

Ben Keating got a Christmas gift in 2006 from his wife. It sent him down a racetrack. Five years later he is competing at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. He is designing race cars. He is doing it his way. Sean gives a quick in-depth look at the man behind 18 car dealerships, 1500 employees, and more than a few race wins. Oh and he collects bicycles. Subscribe to No Driving Gloves Apple Google Spoti...

Phil Sohn known for his FD RX-7 builds, his collection of Rotary cars, his Deals Gap Rotary Run joins us to talk Corvettes, LS motors, and of course rotaries. We touch on his latest build and his possible retirement from building show-stopping cars!

We grab someone from outside the industry this week. David Picciuto who is a "maker" with a successful YouTube channel "Make Something" and a podcast "Making It" joins us to talk his recently found foray into Go-Carting. An interest lost over time David has reentered the automotive hobby in a big way, after just a few races he is building his own car from scratch. Exciting to listen to someone who...

Tony joins us again. A car guy who made millions and now helps coach people to their own successful businesses or side hustles. We discuss ideas to help get through business slowdowns due to COVID-19. A lot of talk about opportunities that are out there and the proper mindset to have in order to improve yourself in these trying times. Discover your potential at Tony's site 365 Driven Get Tony's bo...

Courtney Hansen, in one of her longest interviews, has a major announcement! NDG Exclusive! After we get personal, talk life in front of and behind the camera, family, cooking, dishes, and we might talk a bit about cars. DO NOT miss this one! Find Courtney at www.courtneyhansen.com Be sure to subscribe to No Driving Gloves on your favorite podcast catcher. Apple https://apple.co/3d4ylba   Google h...

Legendary racer Randy Pobst joins us in maybe one of the longest freeform interviews he has ever given. And we don't touch on it all. Racing, motorcycles, Corvette, Porsches, McLarens, Tail of the Dragon, competitors we do hash through a bunch. Grab that popcorn or fill the tank and join us for the ride with Randy. Follow Everything Randy Does- www.randypobst.com

Insurance professional Adam Martin answers many questions about insuring your collectible- How to insure? What questions to ask? What is track insurance? Do I need a garage? Can I drive My collectible? We spend over an hour getting the direct answers. But first, thanks to VinWiki we discuss what we would spend our stimulus checks on. Find Adam and his agency at http://www.insuringyourlifestyle.com...

Amanda Gutierrez VP of Auto Restoration at McPherson College discusses the Restoration Program and all the college offers outside of restoration. How the program has changed since John and Will's time there 20 years ago. The new things happening. The "real" accredited university that offers not only a Bachelor's in Automotive Restoration in the U.S., but actually a full curriculum outside of cars....

Bill Riley joins us and discusses how Riley has pivoted business during the shutdown. They have dedicated their engineering and production to the creation of medical devices much needed at this time. Then to cheer it up we talk racing, engineering, production, design, waterjets, 3d Printing. You know RACECAR stuff. When done check out Riley Technologies at https://www.rileytech.com/  

In an honest car guy conversation, Sean and John have differing views on the most recent Coast to Coast record run. This is exactly as if you were eavesdropping on them. They talk Cannonball, rules, no rules, can you break the rules when there are no rules, motorcycles, investors. Enjoy what our "better halves" deal with daily.

Jim Simpson of Simpson Design ( www.simpsondesign.net ) and owner of Contemporary Classics ( http://www.contemporaryclassicsofwa.com/ ) is known for Italian Styled Miata Rebodies, but he goes so far beyond. He has restored some of the greatest cars ever made, he has owned many of those. He builds resin stying model as a hobby. He has owned car companies. He knows some of the biggest players in aut...

Without a doubt, things will be changing. We fall into a topic of Virtual racing, eGaming, and real-world racing. We get deep into eRacing, sponsors, how it actually takes place, is it real, is it fair, what is involved. A rabbit hole that makes you think.

Tom Cotter famous from his marketing company, auto journalist, and his writing careers, takes an hour from his busy schedule to chat with us. He speaks how he is effectively using this time for an upcoming book, his prior books, his life, and his cars. A ton of road and rust is traveled in this episode!

It was unavoidable, we had to talk COVID-19 / Corona. We give some thought on how we at this stage think it will affect the car hobby. Not giving advice, just our thoughts. Right? Wrong? We don't know.

Will, Sean, and John try to talk about the humorous stories of their pasts. Yeah, some distractions happen, especially since this is the first time Sean and Will have recorded together. We might have told a story or two we shouldn't have. Hopefully, the statutes have run out by now? 

It isn't all Ford Bronco, don't worry. We get Cheata in the conversation. And find some other stuff to yabber about.

We cover the Geneva Auto Show like everyone else from our studio/office. With the cancellation of the show, everything was released online and we cover some of what was notable in our eyes.

Promise we had a topic, we even mention it. In NDG style, however, we jumped and ended up discussing electric trucks. With surprising little mention of Tesla. 

Sitting down to talk about what cars guys think is cool and the rest of the world doesn't understand. Manuals, Station Wagons... You might be surprised by some of the thoughts.

The subject of the next generation and cars finally gets its own episode. Is everything lost? are we the last generation...

Can a car inspire and create one's life? Make you seek out employment at 13? Teach you about finance? Connect you to a loved one? Pull you back from nothing? Make you buy a cookie? Duane makes a good case in his book "Driven". From life at 13 to donating his time to Extreme Makeover, now with an unimaginable selfless goal, he at least makes you think twice if a car can. Buy the book at www.duaneco...

Yep, we are here early, but right in the middle of Auction Week with an auction episode. We talk about auctions, a few cars, a few rules, market feelings, and whatever. Oh and John's rant. Sean Yoder joins us again in our new host rotation.

Sorry if you get this in your feed twice, only 30 minutes of our hour and ten chat with Tavis posted. If you have the 1hr 8min show this is a repeat, if you have 30 minutes, take a relisten. Designer extraordinaire Tavis Highlander joins us to discuss Hot Rod design. His recent project for Big Oak Garage, the '61 Impala which you see in bare metal at the Grand National Roadster show next week. How...

Designer extraordinaire Tavis Highlander joins us to discuss Hot Rod design. His recent project for Big Oak Garage, the '61 Impala which you see in bare metal at the Grand National Roadster show next week. How did Tavis get into design, how was it to work with Joe Rogan? We touch on that and a lot more! https://www.tavishighlander.com

A look back at how we lived up to our goals for 2019, and what new is in store for 2020. WIll has some major projects in the works and multiple 2020 SEMA builds, Derek has a lot on his personal plate including a barn raising, and John and his company ( www.visionsinvechicles.com ) have a new contract that will impact the Alabama car world.