Crossthreaded Podcast

Heading to the Mitty this weekend. That will be fun. Formula 1 streaming still sucks.

Porsche and Microsoft deal for Forza Horizon 3: 

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-microsoft-partnership-computer-games-brand-experience-13627.html

Screw you, Microsoft. Racing wheel doesn't work.

We get into the dealer network and how they are screwing up the process of buying cars, not least of which being the Focus RS and special Mustang models. Even that is nowhere near as bad as the 2004-2006 GTO. What a joke, Barry! 

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Sarah Montgomery racing: https://www.facebook.com/sarahmontgomeryracing/posts/1324321967645263

The New High-Performance Fords Could Fail the Same Way the Pontiac GTO Did by Jack Baruth Road and Track http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a33162/when-dealers-attack/

Forbes article on Tesla fight with dealership: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2014/03/22/free-markets-tesla-battles-car-dealers-over-right-to-sell-cars/#6b59070b40b6

Lessons learned from the GTO flop: http://www.autonews.com/article/20070219/SUB/70216069/lutz%3A-3-lessons-from-the-gto-flop

It's Wednesday night, gang, and that means Crossthreaded podcast! Short episode this week because it's a very busy week for us but as always we are thrilled to hang with you. 

The Atlanta Bridge collapse: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/31/522170988/i-85-bridge-collapse-in-atlanta-brings-headache-to-250-000-drivers-a-day

Japanese sinkhole repair: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/nov/15/japanese-workers-repair-road-48-hours-after-sinkhole-appears-video

Thank you so much to Leo Wörteler for helping us out with our MP3 problem. We just decided to go with CBR. Maybe that's better? Hope so.

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Why is it when these young kids say they "make" something because they're part of "maker" culture, they always mean they used a CNC machine or 3D printer. You're never gonna cut your finger off like that you dang kids!  This guy printed out a belt for his car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD1J54ccrR0

Jim also shares a tale of woe from an Uber ride.  If you like what we're doing guys, we'd love to have your support on Patreon! Http://patreon.com/crossthreaded

Jim went to the Atlanta International Auto Show, saw some cars, listened to some press conferences, and generally failed to network with people in the industry. 

Jim did run into Christopher Lawrence of Auto Academics, who was a great source of advice to us when we started Crossthreaded. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhNaleqCBdxE8T6S-PufLA

We were sad to hear that Edd China is leaving Wheeler Dealers, but could not have more respect for him. See his announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IB15T1LYiY

Our Honda Civic review: https://youtu.be/yglcPWMClYg

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Jim and Meghann get into how often people should be retested for their driving license, whether car dealers who sell cars on credit should be able to cut off the car if people get behind on payments, and the latest ridiculous behavior from the MTV reality show known as the NASCAR shore. 

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Petition to retest UK drivers over 70: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34779388

Dealers shutting down cars: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/14/car-lenders-using-remote-shut-off-collect-delinquent-payments/vbNVujhXK591VkDOaylM3J/story.html

The dumbass NASCAR reality show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjl6g8pcgc

In this episode we present a dramatic representation of what we think a first date with a NASCAR driver might be like. Turner Leftworth is looking for the woman of his dreams!

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How do we get more better road racing while still keeping drivers safe? It's a thorny problem. Well, it was. Now it's all ironed out. We'd love to have your support on Patreon!: http://patreon.com/crossthreaded 

Shout out to our podcasting brethren, NASCAR lovers the PETM Podcast: http://www.petmpodcast.com/

F1 in Lego: http://imgur.com/a/yLpbh

F1 vs Indy cost: http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/whats-it-cost-to-compete-in-formula-one-an-indycar-comparison/

Le Mans vs F1 Money: http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/is-audis-242-000-000-racing-program-a-really-good-deal-1654544351

Martinsville In Car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMPjYNgXos

Bathhurst Improved Production, Race 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCeF-bZK684

The Ford GT! Is it a fraud? Should we be angry? What am I supposed to do with this torch and pitchfork? Aw dangit my pitchfork's on fire. Also this week we are proud to present an interview with Kevin Patrick, founder of Exomotive, at Exomotive HQ. Exomotive, of course, are the makers of the Exocet kit that Meghann and Jim built.  Exomotive: http://exomotive.com Support us on Patreon, why dontcha? http://patreon.com/crossthreaded

Read some complaining about the Ford GT by a Corvette fan: http://carys-corvettes.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-fraud-gt.html

Meghann and I got a chance to drive a new Subaru Outback owned by her parents. It yelled at us. The car yelled at us. 

Our guests are the Doyles, Lonnie and Adam, from Texas, who build the DF Goblin kit car: http://dfkitcar.com  It's a super cool mid-engine rear-drive kit car which uses the Chevrolet Cobalt as a donor. We want one. Bad.  Support us on Patreon here: http://patreon.com/crossthreaded