1.5: The Mafia Killer Who Loved Funny Cars - The Full Story of Broadway Freddy DeName
The sport of drag racing has many strange stories woven into its history, but perhaps none stranger than that of Broadway Freddie DeName. A funny car racer, a car thief, and ultimately a mafia killer ...
23 Mar 20201h 18min
Short-O-Motive: That Time A Dump Truck Ran The Eastern Africa Safari Rally In 1967
In one of the weirdest promotions of all time, Diamond REO shipped a brand new prototype dump truck to Africa in 1967 and pre-ran the entire route of the East African Safari Rally. This was an insane ...
20 Mar 202014min
1.4: Captain Jack McClure - The Man With The 215mph Rocket Powered Go-Kart!
Captain Jack McClure is one of the most fascinating stories in the history of American motorsports. A racer, a daredevil, and as brave a human that has ever lived, McClure's ticket powered life is the...
16 Mar 202041min
Short-O-Motive: The Million Dollar Demolition Derby and Evel Knievel in LA Circa 1973
It was billed as the most expensive demolition derby in history. Vehicles like a Rolls Royce, Cadillac Eldorado, and loads of late model cars were pitted in a battle to the death in the LA Coliseum pr...
15 Mar 20206min
1.3: The Awesome, Defiant, and Mysterious Life Of NASCAR Great Mario Rossi
Mario Rossi was one of the smartest, most innovative, and hard scrabble crew chiefs in NASCAR history. His brilliant thinking and approach to racing is still applied in today's modern NASCAR world. Ro...
9 Mar 202053min
1.2: The Greatest Upset In Racing History That You've Never Heard Of!
Back in 1959 Rodger Ward completed the greatest upset in American racing history when he drove a dirt track midget on a road course and beat the best sports cars and sports car racers in America at th...
29 Feb 202028min
1.1: Fireball Roberts Takes On LeMans And Nearly Wins!
On this first episode of the Dork-O-Motive Podcast, host Brian Lohnes tells the story of how NASCAR great Fireball Roberts raced a Ferrari at the 1962 24 Hours of LeMans and nearly won! This is the st...
29 Feb 202037min
