Crossthreaded Podcast

Tonight’s main topic: The Cannondouche Run! The best way to stroke your titanic ego by rubbing money on it while endangering the lives of schoolchildren.

Thank you as always for joining us!

https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/26/lincoln-electric-suv-on-rivian-platform/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/20873947/amazon-electric-delivery-van-rivian-jeff-bezos-order

https://www.consumerreports.org/used-cars/best-used-cars-for-under-20000-dollars/

https://www.motortrend.com/price/15-20k/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-45-000-loan-for-a-27-000-ride-more-borrowers-are-going-underwater-on-car-loans-11573295400

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-seven-year-auto-loan-americas-middle-class-cant-afford-their-cars-11569941215

How can we get American highway drivers out of the passing lane? We share a few ideas. If you have any thoughts on how to do it, let us know!

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GM, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler back Trump on California emissions challenge - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-california/gm-toyota-fiat-chrysler-back-trump-on-california-emissions-challenge-idUSKBN1X728Y

German Gearhead Not an Autobahn Fan - https://oppositelock.kinja.com/freie-fahrt-fur-freie-burger-1557730793

German Parliament Rejects Autobahn Speed Limits - https://www.autoblog.com/2019/10/18/german-autobahn-speed-limit-rejected/ 

How Verstappen Earned a Grid Penalty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWGNhG0GNw

This is something new we're trying out: taking an automotive industry press release and wading through the marketing speak to see if there's any fun to be had. Let us know what you think!

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Press Release: https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/release-7dd65c9777bc814a03806c4f63028fc9-new-2020-nissan-titan-debuts-at-state-fair-of-texas#

Jim lays out his plans for a new motorsport and Meghann reacts. What are your thoughts? Can it work?

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We also get into some news, some racing wrapups, and lots of other foolishness. Join us!

America is exercising more, but that’s not slowing down the rising obesity rate (CDC PDF) https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/EarlyRelease201803.pdf 

Jalopnik says people like Crossovers because they’re easier to get in and out of: https://jalopnik.com/the-real-reason-all-these-crossovers-are-selling-like-c-1829595250

In this episode, we pay tribute to the titans of Car Talk: the Magliozzi brothers aka Click and Clack. We are devastated by the passing of Tom Magliozzi. His legacy lives on in our joy of cars and yours as well.

We also get into Leclerc & Vettel, Bugatti vs. Koenigsegg, and lots more.

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Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies At 77: https://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77

Vettel vs Leclerc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ro6a2SkDMM

Vettel screws Webber over in the Multi 21 debacle of 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU_G4fEpaCQ

Jeremy “Dipshit” Clarkson’s Sun Column: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10022396/greta-thunberg-meltdown-wont-help-world/

Jalopnik article on the Nissan IMK: https://jalopnik.com/nissans-imk-ev-concept-is-one-of-the-best-pocket-sized-1838659440

Thanks to our guest this week, Matthew Garbett of http://ThreadATL.org who chats with us about urban planning! We also get into Uber and Lyft's shady practices.

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Uber and Lyft taking more money from drivers than they say they are: https://jalopnik.com/uber-and-lyft-take-a-lot-more-from-drivers-than-they-sa-1837450373

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-two-friends-who-changed-how-we-think-about-how-we-think

https://www.strongtowns.org/

http://threadatl.org

In this episode, we respond to our Patron's request for a video podcast component with Crossthreaded results. We chat about Bugatti, Toyota, the Jesko, and being honest with new car people. Join us!

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Toyota and Porsche MR2? https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/toyota-supra-chief-engineer-wants-to-work-with-porsche-to-revive-mr2.html

Bugatti hit 304 MPH: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28887863/bugatti-breaks-300-mph/

Jalopnik’s how to article on changing brakes:https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-to-change-your-cars-brakes-all-by-yourself-1654936990

In this episode, Jim recounts his trip to drive Spa and the Nürburgring. If you're wondering what that trip is like, listen here.

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If you want to do a trip like we did, possibly even with us, find out more at http://jzillatrackdays.com

Or if you want to roll your own trip, go direct with http://rsrspa.com or http://rsrnurburg.com

Thanks for listening!

Our guest Mike is one of those guys who has a huge amount of knowledge and wants to share it with you. He was a fantastic interview.

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Here's the Professional Awesome main site: https://professionalawesome.com/

Definitely check out the Professional Awesome blog post on DIY Downforce: https://professionalawesome.com/diy-downforce/

And they have some kickass videos too: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProAwesomeRace

Thanks for chatting with us, Mike!

Our long fanhood of Mazda's IMSA efforts has finally paid off in a 1-2 win for them. Guess who we will get to interview on our podcast!

No one, because they won't return our emails. STILL, we're pleased they won.

Thank you so much for listening and happy 4th!

Holy crap Mazda won an IMSA race! - https://racer.com/2019/06/30/mazda-1-2-in-glen-6-hour-for-stunning-first-imsa-dpi-win/