The Smoking Tire

What's it take to make a good wheel? These guys know, and they know their cars, too. Matt Crooke and Brad Beardow are the founders of Fifteen52 wheels, casting and forging awesome wheels for your car, whether for the street or track. From tuning VWs to bolting shoes on the Hoonicorn, they've done a lot.  https://fifteen52.com/ This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/sKDtysKo69w Follow us! T: @...

For this podcast Matt Farah goes to the California Autombobile Museum in Sacramento, CA, for a night of Q&A. Topics include Ferrari F40s, DeLoreans, starting TST, getting into video, and plenty more.  Check out the list of cars and events at CA Auto Museum:  www.calautomuseum.org https://www.calautomuseum.org/exhibits-and-collections/current-vehicles/ This show is available as a video: https://you...

Thad Norman works at a company that makes sueprcars faster. Want a McLaren with 1200HP? How about a McLaren with THREE TURBOS? That's what they do. Other topics include driving the 720S in 100 degree weather, short-ratio GT4s, driving the new Porsche 911T, and a lot more. Check out Hypercars here: http://hyperfastcars.com/ This show is a video! https://youtu.be/Ymzc2Np7UGw Follow us! T: @thesmokin...

Jim Resnick has been writing about cars for almost 30 years for publications like Forbes, Wired, Arstechnica, and more. He's seen and driven a lot, and is one of our favorite people. Keep up with all his writing at https://twitter.com/jimresnick1?lang=en This episode is available as a video! https://youtu.be/fQuheZqj5WU   Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @jimresnick1 IG: @thesmokingtire...

Andrew Collins is the chief test driver for Jalopnik who covers it all, from new trucks to fast cars. He's also a passionate off-roader and overlander, how owns  a Scout II as a daily/project 4x4, which is like owning a panther that has both diabetes and narcolepsy. https://andrewpcollins.com/ This podcast is available as a video! https://youtu.be/pQZVC3vuPG4 Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackkla...

Kevin is a racer, instructor, and stunt driver. He has raced in BMW, motocross, and won 7 championships in a 4 year period (between NASA and SCCA).    For more info on Kevin, his social media, or to contact him, go to his webpage: http://www.kevinmadsenracing.com/ This show is available as a video, with photos and other visual assets: https://youtu.be/lawP2jGwTBM Follow Kevin on Instagram at @Mads...

Savage Geese (real name, Mark) is a YouTuber who creates car videos that are unque in  their depth, honesty, and technical analysis. He's an experienced track driver with a professional background in tech and film, all skills that lend themselves well to making car videos. He's brutally honesty, and often puts cars on a lift to look at engineering pros and cons. If you want to see what the undersi...

Bisi Ezerioha is the best kind of engineer, because he has crazy ideas. Like 1000HP Honda minivans, a Honda Insight built to drag race, and Porsche that shoot lots of fire. He builds cars the come from weird dreams. Today, he tells us the story of how he got here.   Check out Bisi's website to follow for builds, parts, and contact: http://bisimoto.com/ Follow Bisi here: https://www.instagram.com/b...

Brett Hatfield is an automotive auction analyst. If you want to know why a car sold for what, he's your guy. He shares a lot of his thoughts at https://www.readthedriven.com.  This show is also available as a video, full of pictures, videos, and other assets pertaining to the conversation: https://youtu.be/CtOKejPNs7Y Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @brett_hattfield IG: @thesmokingtire...

Michael O'Neai is the host of the Solopreneur Hour Podcast, and the host of the YT channel, RENNCH, where he repairs, modifies, and drives his air-cooled 911.    This show is also available as a video, full of pictures, videos, and other assets pertaining to the conversation: https://youtu.be/l5-LE4F0yig https://solopreneurhour.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ0JSLjr9zoeT4RWMsIRUxA   Follow...

Marco Gerace is the owner and operator of TLG Auto, a shop that repairs and restores Porsches, exclusively.  https://www.tlgauto.com/ This show is available as a video! https://youtu.be/gZpjgrB6mC4   Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman  IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @tlg_auto Check out our merch! https://teespring.com/stores/thesmokingtire?page=1     Want your question answered? Want...

Brian Makse is a championship-winning racing driver, auto writer and on-camera presenter with a large YouTube following. His experience racing gives him a perspective about cars that few journalists have.    This show is also available as a video, full of pictures, videos, and other assets pertaining to the conversation: https://youtu.be/HsJ_2EWgdXM   Check out Brian's work! https://www.youtube.co...

Mike Spinelli is an OG of auto journalism, and one of the founders of Jalopnik.com. He is now Executive Video Producer at TheDRIVE.com, and a host of "/DRIVE" on NBC Sports. Alex Roy once held the transcontinental driving record, covers autonomous cars and tech for TheDRIVE.com, and also hosts "/DRIVE".  This show is a video! https://youtu.be/6iKclZFI9Io Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman...

Aaron Gold is a hilarious, knowledgable guy who has been writing about cars for decades, and loves the strange and eccentric automobile (or, vehicle, rather). He's been caring for the TST Million Mile Lexus, taking road trips with his wife, Robin, who joins us on this show. This show is available as a video: https://youtu.be/q5aypc5s9nA Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @theautonerd IG: @...

Nino Cutraro is a former editor for /DRIVE (online and television), is now a lead editor for Mark Walberg's production company, Unrealistic Ideas. He is also a budding music producer. He's collaborated with a number of up-and-coming artists and his new album, "No Time", is up on Soundcloud.  Check out Nino's album on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oninjones This show is also a video: https://y...

Steve Dinan has been a master behind building racing engines and teams but he got his street cred modifying BMWs. His cars have always been fast, reliable, and modified in a comprehensive method. His new company is called Carbahn Autoworks. This podcast is available as a video! https://youtu.be/EoRTlS19w6k Check out Steve's Carbahn Autoworks here: https://carbahnautoworks.com/racing-products-servi...

"Sticker Shock" is a new show (airing Weds at 10PM) on Dicovery channel where hostsTodd Wertman and Nick Smith appraise people's cars. They both have been in the car business for a long time, and have owned a very interesting array of vehicles.  This show is available as a video, with visual assets paired to the conversation: https://youtu.be/sl11YAubpMM   Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapma...

Tanner Foust has checked almost all the boxes in the world of automotive to dos: He's a stunt driver, a winning racer, a winning drifter, and he's hosted Top Gear America. Today, he talks about all of it. Joining him for part of the episode is actor Scott Eastwood. A star of "The Fate and the Furious", we talk about his new Ford GT, driving lessons, and bad airplanes.  This show is also available...

VF Engineering has been bolting superchargers to cars for a long time, without compromising their reliability or drivability. We've experienced VF's cars first hand and they are always impressive. Today we interview the man in charge, Nik Saran, about why he likes superchargers, how to make power without breaking things, BMW M4s vs Mercedes C63s, supercharging Lamborghinis, and a lot more. This wa...

Micah 'Bam Bamm' White is a hilarious stand up comedian from Virginia. He was one of our earliest guests on the podcast, back in 2012. Topics include One Take cars, stand up comedy, and "rich white people shit".   https://www.mbbwhite.com/ This show is also available as a video, full of pictures, videos, and other assets pertaining to the conversation. !  https://youtu.be/e1eWNniQVGA T: @thesmokin...

Jayz 2 Cents is a YouTuber with a huge following, known for building computers and all things tech. BUT he also loves cars, has owned and tracked a few, and is currently modifying his new Camaro ZL1 1LE. We talk about shaving seconds, adding horsepower, track times, traction control systems, and talk about collectible cars.    Check out Jay's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayztwocents...

Bendan McAleer has written for some of our favorite automotive sites, including The Truth about Cars, Road & Track, and Hagerty. Brad Brownell is a founder of RADWOOD, one of the best car shows on Earth. On this episode we talk about Canadian cars, bad cars, rad cars, 90s cars, old Porsches, and argue about what is slow.  Check out Brad's podcast, Cammed & Tubbed: http://shoutengine.com/TheCammeda...

Kristen Lee and Jason Torchinksy are writers for Jalopnik.com, one of the world's most popular automotive websites. They cover every part of the automotive world, driving cool things, fast things, weird things.  Their co-workers Raphael Orlove and Michael Ballaban also chime in. Topics include fast Mercedes cars, rust, collectible cars, a motorcycle rider that let Kristen down, and more..  See the...

Jeff Glucker is an auto journalist, YouTuber, podcaster and part-owner of all things Hooniverse. He joins us to talk about Corvette engines, Infiniti steering, his broken Mercedes project, and more.  Find all of Jeff's media at www.hooniverse.com   This podcast is also available as a video, with photos and video assets to go along with the conversation: https://youtu.be/76SFZhv-uck   Follow us on...

Jonny Lieberman is a host and writer for the Motor Trend shows "Ignition" and "Head-2-Head". He drives all the things we dream about, and we don't always agree on what's good. Topics include scary track toys, wet pants, bourbon, the new ZR1 Corvette, and a ton more.   This show is available as a video!  https://youtu.be/tefDQ2fmroY   Watch all Jonny's reviews and comparisons here: https://www.moto...