3.3: Beating Hitler With Combines - The Epic Story of The 1944 Harvest Brigade
This is a wonderful story from the home front of WWII. The gumption of the American farmer, the strength of industry, and the inventive nature of government to solve a big problem. That issue? The lar...
14 Des 20221h 17min
3.2 Small Blocks vs The World: The Wild Story of The 1971 Questor Grand Prix
Imagine a racing event where 30 of the best drivers came from all corners of the world to clash at the nicest race track ever built. Imagine that half of them would be driving F1 cars and the other ha...
20 Nov 20221h 40min
3.1: Unstable - The Deadly and Explosive History of Headlights
The automotive headlight is not exactly the most exciting part of a car, right? Wrong. Back in the early 1900s not only were headlights new and exciting, they were explosive and deadly. This incredibl...
6 Jan 20221h 45min
2.5: Rip Tide: The Incredible and Dark History of The World‘s Water Speed Record
The world's water speed record has been held by only 9 people since 1928. It has an 85% death rate in attempts and the current record has stood since 1978 with each successive attempt to unseat it res...
15 Des 20213h 50min
2.4: 1,000 Ton Sucker Punch - The Wild Story Of WWI Q-Ships
Imagine a single weapon of war with such vicious tactics that it nearly defeated an entire country. Such was the case with Germany's fleet of U-boats during WWI. As the U-boats sunk hundreds of ships ...
11 Apr 20211h 49min
2.3: Too Fat To Fly: The Crazy Story Of How Super Speedway Big Rig Racing Was Born!
In 1979 a promoter from Tennessee put on the first ever big rig super speedway race and it caused a national panic. The government, the trucking industry, the Teamsters, tire companies, and sponsors a...
21 Feb 20211h 45min
2:2 - Truckin' Amazing: The Story of WWII's Red Ball Express
In July of 1944 the Allies had a problem. Having landed successfully in France and established a beachhead, they had been stalled for weeks. Thankfully a fortuitous victory over the Germans opened up ...
8 Feb 20211h 9min
2.1: Suicidal Speed and Splinters - A History Of Board Track Racing In America
For a span of about 25 years in America, the fastest racing venues in the country were not made of asphalt, concrete, or brick, but rather wooden boards. These tracks, which ranged from less than a ha...
11 Jan 20211h 8min
