Overcrest

Jake dives deep on the Paris Dakar rally, discovering its roots, and recounting harrowing tales. The guys also discuss their projects, and what's next for Jake's C10, and Kris' 911.

 

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Primary sources: 

https://news.dreamracer.tv/featured/the-origins-of-the-dakar-spirit/

https://advjoe.ca/2015/12/the-story-of-the-first-dakar-rally-1979/

The guys talk $90,000 Hondas, Virtue signaling Priuses, Hyundai and Porsche, how to "make money" in your spare time, and more. They also talk progress on Jake's truck, and lack of progress on Kris' 911.

 

The Prius is no longer the virtue signalers car of choice

Mercedes recalling cars because of James Bond Sunroofs. 

Some interesting sales numbers out from Dodge. 

Ireland banning sale of Gas and Diesels

 

And some listener input...

 

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Ramsey leaves the usually dry auction talk behind to chat enthusiastically about classic cars, demystifying the mysterious process of live car auctions, and tips on car buying and selling. Kris also coins a new auction term, that should be used for all auctions, in perpetuity.

Turkey, Robots, Buster visits Tesla, California, Die Hard, and much more...

 

A manufacturer finally showing a flash of reason

This is in sharp contrast to VW

But hey, they have robots

Tesla Cybertruck is too unsafe for europe

California might require ridesharing vehicles to be electric

Remember that longtail mclaren thing? Me either.

Jake I have great news

Turkey, the country, has built a car

Michael Bream from EV West joins the podcast to discuss electric conversions, how they work, and what goes into making EV west a pioneer in the electric speed shop business. Kris also tries to do math, and convince Jake into putting an electric motor in the new C10.

 

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Kris goes off on an epic rant in an OC Rewind for the ages. Rotaries, Paper Bags, Mustangs Crashing, Space ships, Jeeps, and more...

 

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There’s been a rule change at Lemans...

In other motorsport news....

BMW doubling down on engine grilles, says people love them. 

Slow drivers blamed for more deaths than ever before. 

Jake, I have potentially more bad news from Jeep.

Meanwhile at Mercedes in Germany...

We finally have the starwars porsche spaceship design...

Again with the eastern brands killing it....

Stupid Tesla news of the week

Indiana police arrest man. 

 

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Kris interviews Richard Rawlings about his history with cars, the Bullitt Mustang they built for charity, and gets a few buying tips from the man himself. Jake and Kris also talk about potential replacements for Kris' wagon,  Jake goes on a rant about the build quality of Jeeps and reveals a new project. 

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www.gasmonkeyfoundation.org

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Joel Feder guest hosts with Kris and they break down the leading news of the week, including a deep digital enhancement of the new sound from VW's Id3. 

Motor Authority has revealed its 2019 car of the year nominees...

So does the Taycan REALLY have 200 miles of range!?

Peak wheel has been achieved. 

So did you see Elon run over a pylon? 

Erm... China’s car market just took a dive. 

Slide Whistle Guy

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Kevin Caulfield of MPI, a leading Ferrari and Concours restoration shop, joins the podcast to talk about his life in the world of vintage Italian automobiles. 

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Kevin Caulfield of MPI, a leading Ferrari and Concours restoration shop, joins the podcast to talk about his life in the world of vintage Italian automobiles. 

 

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