Overcrest

Jake and Kris interview Jim Mero, Corvette ride and handling engineer about his job, history, what it's like to drive the Nurburgring, the autobahn, and the future of the mid-engine Corvette. They also discuss an update on the Rally, and debate the sound of v16 and v12 engines.  Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast   Support the show, and get exclusive content: www.patreon....

Joel Feder from Motor Authority comes on the podcast for our new segment, Monday's News. We talk Tesla, Gorday Murray's new project, BMW, Jeep, and more. Check out the show notes below.   Gordon Murray teases F1 Successor  External Airbags are a thing. Monthly Elon Musk stupid statement of the month.  BMW is out of control  But, the M8 actually is pretty good.  Lamborghini is developing an off roa...

Craig Donnelly, president of BBS USA and Eric Niconovich from BBS Motorsport join the podcast to talk about the history of BBS, BBS Motorsport, the origins of the 3 piece wheel, wheel engineering, casting, forging, and much, much more. The guys also chat about D-day and reveal the 2019 Overcrest Rally!    https://www.bbs-usa.com/   Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Jake takes Kris on a journey to learn about the The ONS-Staffel (oberste nationale Sportkommission), Germany's legendary track safety team. The guys also talk about their projects, talk news about Tesla, Ferrari, the Corvette, and a mcdonalds hashbrown.  Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast Show Notes: Tesla under lawsuit for unintended acceleration, Crushes Pregnant Woman'...

Kris and Jake talk about the Luftgekuhlt experience, and Kris talks about his drive home, getting pulled over, route 66, and more.   Thank's for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Kris and Jake talk about the road trip to Luft, what they saw along the way, and opine philosophically on the merits of road tripping.    Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Jake takes us on a throwback through the history of a dangerous, volatile, and powerful fuel used for nefarious and not so nefarious purposes throughout the years... for more like this visit our patreon! www.patreon.com/overcrest Thank's for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

In Part two of our 100th episode, we continue to discuss the best 4 cylinder engines of all time. Industry experts call in to discuss their thoughts, and the guys give their opinions.  Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

In our 100th episode, we discuss the best 4 cylinder engines of all time. Industry experts call in to discuss their thoughts, and the guys give their opinions.  Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Greg Haye from pioneering manufacturer Local motors comes on the podcast to discuss 3D printing cars, Local Motors, and the future of automotive manufacturing. Joel Feder from Motor Authority also joins the guys to talk the latest industry news.... Show Notes:   MA - The Nurburgring Record hunting continues....   The Joel Feder Elon Musk Update Insurance? Dangerous Autonomous Mode? Dumb Tweeting w...

Elspeth Beard left home in 1982 at 23 years old to drive around the world on her BMW R60. The first woman from the UK to do so. Kris and Jake talk to her about her journey, read a bit from her book, and are inspired by this incredible woman, and her drive to push the limits on what was possible. www.elspethbeard.com @elspethbeard

Jake talks about cocks, taking us back to the days of the chicken tax. The guys also discuss news and give advice to a listener on his old vw beetle. Show Notes: Ingram Collection Potentially ruined.  Thieves try to steal GTI off of moving Train Gender reveal burnout goes wrong Top Gear USA moving to Motortrend Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Patrick Long, Le Mans 24hr champion and co-founder of Luftgekuhlt, a culture shifting air cooled Porsche event, joins the podcast. He discusses his journey from kart kid to Porsche factory driver, and the objective of Luftgekuhlt. Later in the episode, Kris and Joel Feder of Motor Authority go over this week's news.   BMW loves v12 engines   Teslas self driving stuff is.... Dumb. Literally.   For...

Kip McIntyre metal shaper and world traveler joins Kris for an interview about his Winston Churchill fellowship, his travels, his craft and the culture surrounding it all.

Kris and Jake talk to Valentino about his history with Lamborghini, how he got there, test driving, and how he became the face of Lamborghini itself. Valentino Balboni is one of the most legendary figures in motoring history, helping to shape one of the most influential brands of all time.  Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

Despite blizzards and careless tire monkeys, Kris made the trip from CA to MN in his new car. Hear the story in this weeks bonus episode.    Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast

In episode 90 Jerry Horton swings by the studio on his day off from touring with his band, Papa Roach. Many of us wonder what it would be like, and what cars we'd buy if we finally made it. Jerry tells us his up and down story of how it went for him. Kris has some flashback to his wannabe guitarist days and reveals he found a car, finally. Jerry hangs out while the guys talk about weird car gimmic...

On this weeks episode, Mike Burroughs join us to discuss his history, his future, the inception of Stanceworks, and the undeniable mark it left on modern automotive culture.  Kris and Jake discuss their annoyance with Bring-A-Trailers' effect on the used car market. We revisit the EU's decision for mandatory speed limiters from an enthusiast's perspective and how it is just another backdoor step i...

Colin Comer from Colin's Classic cars joins us to talk about the business of buying and selling classic cars and some of his stories surrounding it. Kris and Jake also chat about their projects. Joel Feder From Motor Authority joins to talk news about Tesla, Porsche, Peugeot and more... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast Colin Comer - Colins Classic Cars New Cars to have...

Jake and Kris talk about the Porsche 959 including some unknown history. They also reveal a new partnership, and get into quite a bit of news! Show Notes: California AUTOBAHN!!??!?? What is the best selling enthusiast vehicle in the USA? Finally Tesla Does something “Cool”. Tesla Loses Consumer Reports Recommended rating over reliability issues. Should we fear Amazon's investment in Rivian? Thanks...

Jake schools Kris on the history of the Daytona International speedway. The guys also talk about a disaster that befell Kris, and the guys also get into some news.   John Haynes founder of the Haynes manual, has passed away.   Bugatti is marking 110 years of operation with a special edition Chiron   The 2020 BMW X3 M and X4 M are here   All-electric Bentley could be coming   They call it Toyota's...

Patrick George from Jalopnik joins us on an episode filled with stories about his time at Jalopnik, speedboats full of weed, and of course, his unique and well-founded take on the future of automotive enthusiasts and the general automotive culture.  Jake and Kris also talk about their projects, the green new deal, pizza tailgates, and they take a listener question for some buying advice on getting...

Uwe Gemballa started a legendary Porsche tuning company before losing it all. In this episode, Jake brings us the story of a renown supercar tuner who got mixed up in the criminal underworld. The guys also talk about their personal projects and get into some news.  Whoa tesla, whoa, what are you doing AAA is sick of all the technology names VW to give MEB platform to Ford Well this is disgusting.....

Legendary Outlaw racing and one time trans-american drive record holder Alex Roy joins the podcast to talk about his history with outlaw racing and the Human Driving Association. The guys talk with Alex in depth on autonomous driving, its future, and how we can maintain our right to drive.  www.humandriving.org Notes: Well that backfired. Big Brother is going to be Watching Viva la revolucion Here...

Jeff Brown a detailing savant from Griots Garage comes on to talk about his journey's in detailing, griots garage, and we take some listener detailing questions. The guys also talk about the new Supra, universal cars everyone should like, a guy drives a car into the ocean, and Kris goes off on a local car dealership.  The universal everyone likes these cars list Florida Man Confesses to Cops, Says...