S1 Ep187: JGTC: Every Car You Like Came from This Japanese Racing Series
A dreary rain set in over the Fuji Speedway during the 1998 All-Japan Grand Touring Championship. A thick wall of fog and relentless, heavy rain blanketed the racetrack in almost unmanageable conditio...
12 Kesä 202345min
S1 Ep186: The Unsers: How One Family Kept Winning the Indy 500
By the last race in the 1985 Indy Car Series, the drivers’ championship had come down to a single point – between Al Unser and his son, Al Unser Jr. Al Unser Sr was already an accomplished racer, with...
5 Kesä 20231h 4min
S1 Ep185: Shelby Daytona Coupe: How Three Guys Beat Ferrari...Again
The story of the Shelby Daytona Coupe is well-told, and filmed, but the part played by its designer, Peter Brock, has been long overshadowed. Who was the designer of Shelby’s iconoclastic Daytona Coup...
29 Touko 202347min
S1 Ep184: Willy T. Ribbs: The First Black Driver to Test a F1 Car
After blowing three engines, Willy T Ribbs was about to give up on his dream of running in the Indy 500. With only hours left to get into the race, his team disassembled the engine, assessed the situa...
22 Touko 20231h 3min
S1 Ep183: Phil Hill Pt. II: The Ferrari Curse Was Broken by an American
This is the second part of our two-parter on Phil Hill and the 1961 Formula One season, where the guys (and guest host Elizabeth Blackstock) ask – why was it a death sentence to drive for Ferrari? Asi...
15 Touko 202357min
S1 Ep182: Phil Hill Pt. I: The Only American-Born F1 Champion
This is Part 1 of our 2-part series on Phil Hill! Phil Hill spent his youth dreaming of driving foreign cars. He would read British race publications front to back. He grew to idolize the racers like ...
8 Touko 202357min
S1 Ep181: The Dodge Viper: How the Most Boring Company Built the Most Insane Car
The year is 1988. Chrysler is getting pummeled by Ford and GM in sales, and the company’s lineup of cars weren’t inspiring consumer excitement. They needed a new, exciting car - and fast. Company VP B...
1 Touko 20231h 1min
S1 Ep180: The Rise & Fall of Mitsubishi
The year is 1870. And a samurai has just started a trading operation in a Japan still coming to grips with the modern world. Through hard work, ingenious engineering, and perhaps more than a little wa...
24 Huhti 20231h 2min
