Jeff Bloch aka “Speedy Cop” was our guest for this week’s podcast.  We discussed Jeff and his team’s history within racing and building some of the most memorable cars to race on a track of any type.  Jeff and the Gang of Outlaws have been racing for more than a decade and have won 9 IOE’s and almost every other award in the 24 Hours of Lemons racing series, as well as success in most other series including Lucky Dog and AER.  While most known for the design of the cars, some are also quite fast and we can remember fondly getting passed many times at our last NJMP race by an Aquarium car.  His knowledge and detailed memory of each car is really astonishing.  One day we would hope we could get to 10% of his team’s level.

 

Speedy Cop and The Gang of Outlaws episode highlights include: 

 

1. How many of these cars come to be and eventually get built and raced
2. Racing and Car History
3. How did you choose your cars like the: 
   1. Upside Down Camaro
   2. Griswold Family Truckster Station Wagon
   3. Jurassic Park SUV
   4. Spirit of Lemons Cessna Race Plane
   5. Lancia Scorpion
   6. V16 Lincoln Continental
   7. Accordion car
   8. SpeedyCopter
   9. Reliant Regal Rally Car
   10. Speedy Weenies Hot Dog Stand
   11. Pop-Up Camper
   12. Trippy Tippy Hippy Van
   13. AMC Pacer Fishbowl/Aquarium
   14. Light Bright car
4. Bill has a design suggestion, which should likely be ignored for something even better
5. How his team has changed over the years and how each member has continued to important even after they may have reduced their activity within the team and how Jaime, the amazing the team CFO is
6. How to Rent and then Build a Lemons car for a weekend, from scratch and some of the other craziest things experienced since joining Lemon’s
7. How does it feel to be a memorial award and still be alive?
8. Structural options for adding features to cars
9. Any Cars that got away?
10. Dream car for road?  For a race to start from?
11. What car would you love to switch with that you have raced against?
12. Thoughts on how you have done so far and tips for relatively new teams, mechanics, and/or drivers
13. Our Traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The best way to keep up with Jeff and the team is:

Instagram at:  SpeedyCop

Facebook:  OfficialSpeedyCop

YouTube channel:  SpeedyCopVideos

Website:  www.speedycop.com

 

Best regards,

 

Bill, Vicki, and Alan

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast

and team members in the GHiT

Immature Endurance Racing Team