The Smoking Tire28 Marras 2025

Waymo Danger; Our Award; Spyder Milestone

Matt Farah hits a milestone in his Porsche Boxster Spyder; Zack Klapman hosts the first-ever Racer Creator awards (and we win one!); Waymos embrace danger in the interest of safety; and we answer Patreon questions including:

Cars that impressed us in high school
Consolidate or have a car for every occasion?
MFK: Attending Dakar, 24H of Le Mans, and Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Car stereotypes
What restomod companies get wrong
Should Chevy make a C8 Z06 E-Ray?
Favorite M3 generation?
How to winterize your car
Why don't all comparisons happen on the same tires?
Why is the Porsche 918 better than the Ferrari SF90?
No love for the Ram SRT10?
And more!

Recorded Sunday, November 23, 2025

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