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
1.28 Out Of Gas At 41,000ft: The Unbelievable Story Of The Gimli Glider
On July 23, 1983 a Canada Air 767 with 61 passengers and eight crew aboard ran out of fuel while flying over a remote area of Ontario, Canada at 41,000ft. The pilot and co-pilot were able to take the ...
30 Des 202045min
1.27: Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal: The Weird History of Staged Locomotive Wrecks 1896-1935
Between 1896 and 1935 a unique and bizarre series of spectator events occurred across America. Those events were the staged head-on collisions of steam locomotives done as profit making spectacles. St...
30 Nov 20201h 1min
1.26: Under Pressure: The Story of Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Race Car That (Never) Ran The Indy 500
Bill Lear will go down as one of the most incredible inventors of the 20th century. The man who created the car radio, miniature tuning coils for radios, who invented auto-pilot, radio guidance for ai...
23 Nov 20201h 20min
1.25: A Race To Oblivion: The 1927 Dole Air Derby
The 1927 Dole Air Race stands as one of the most bizarre and tragic events in the history of flight. Paid for by James Dole, the pineapple magnate, the race was designed to capitalize on the fame that...
20 Nov 20201h 12min
1.24: The Best Worst Ship Ever - The Story Of The SS Great Eastern
This is the story of one of the greatest engineering achievements of the Victorian Age. It is also the story of a ship so far ahead of its time it was one of the greatest financial failures ever acco...
14 Okt 20201h 26min
