On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll joins Wes Raynal, Wesley Wren and Graham Kozak to talk about their experiences at Pebble Beach and the Woodward Dream Cruise. Listeners may note that the gang previewed these events last episode. Graham goes into detail about Autoweek’s Cruise Detroit event at the Dream Cruise, as well as a status of the cruise. Wesley talks about dawn patrol and the special hot rod cover car class.

Closing the show, Mike Pryson talks with NHRA Funny Car pilot “Fast” Jack Beckman.

On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Graham Kozak, Wesley Wren and Jake Lingeman to preview two of the biggest car events in the country that take place on the same weekend: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Woodward Dream Cruise. Before the guys tackle the previews, Autoweek’s Mark Vaughn calls in to review the polarizing film “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”

It might be a surprise, but the team reviews the film in roughly 25 minutes. The shortest movie review in Autoweek Podcast history revolves around the film’s protagonist. Namely, with the fact that it’s a dog, which Mark kindly reminds you that he loves. After the movie, Mark gives a quick guide to Pebble Beach and talks about what he’s excited about.

 

Wrapping the show, the team discusses the significance of this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise and reminds you how you can participate in the cruise with Autoweek (for free). If you haven’t had a chance to check out Dream Cruise, stay put until the end and take Graham’s words for gospel.

 

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On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll talks with Jimmy Pelizzari, Mike Pryson and Wesley Wren about the recent news in motorsport. Kicking off the show, Autoweek NHRA reporter Susan Wade calls in to talk about John Force’s 150th career event win. The gang puts his victories in context and explains why it’s unlikely someone will ever topple Force’s win count.

Afterward, Mike and Wesley talk to NHRA Top Fuel Harley pilot Tii Tharpe about the amazing world of nitromethane-burning Harley-Davidsons. Tharpe tells us what it’s like to make a pass on one of these nitro bikes, what kind of protection one has to wear to stay safe and how he started his journey down the asphalt aisle.

Wrapping the show, the guys talk about F1 at Hungary and the IMSA race at Road America. Jimmy learns that he’s bad at Twitter, Lewis Hamilton won again and Mazda is on a hot streak.

On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Robin Warner, Jake Lingeman, Mike Pryson, Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pelizzari about the latest in racing and the car world. At the start of the show, the guys talk about the future of IndyCar with Alexander Rossi re-signing a contract with Andretti. Afterward, the team tackles Lewis Hamilton’s struggles at the German Grand Prix. Wrapping the motorsport section, the team talks about IMSA’s upcoming race at Road America and the latest news with the Mazda DPi team.

Closing the show, the guys respond to a listener’s inquiry into a Genesis G70 and dissect the latest Toyota Supra.

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On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll joins Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pelizzari on a special, nostalgia-dense episode. Harkening back to the looser, earlier days, the gang dives into its project cars to give you all updates on their status. Rory is still wrenching on his Porsche and added a new wagon to his fleet. Jimmy is working on his Subaru rally car and a Datsun. And, rounding out the updates, Wesley has made some progress with his Galaxie.

 

Closing the show, Rory quizzes the guys with questions lifted straight from the legendary Autoweek Trivia game.

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll talks with Wesley Wren, Mike Pryson, Robin Warner, Jake Lingeman and Jimmy Pelizzari about the latest in car culture and racing. Kicking off the show, Rory, Wesley, Robin and Jake are joined by Autoweek’s Jeff Vettraino to talk about the new Chevrolet Corvette. The midengine 2020 Chevy Corvette is a huge departure from the Corvette tradition, considering the engine is now placed behind the passengers in a rear-midengine layout. Jeff and Robin guide the gang through the development of the eighth-generation ’Vette and talk about its features.

After the Corvette talk, Jimmy and Mike hop aboard to discuss the Formula E race in New York and Formula 1’s British Grand Prix.

Wrapping the show, Rory and Jake talk about the BMW M5 Competition and the Mercedes-AMG GT 53.

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll talks with Mike Pryson, Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pelizzari about something close to Jimmy’s heart: stage rally. On this special episode of the podcast, Jimmy talks about what got him obsessed with the relatively niche motorsport and what furthered his love for racing on gravel, dirt, snow and tarmac. Jimmy also dives into the steps you’ll take while racing and how to get to the top levels of American stage rally.

 

Calling in with enough World Rally Championship experience to write multiple books, Autoweek contributor Jeremy Hart talks about his past with WRC, shares some stories and explains how he thinks it can return to the United States.

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll welcomes Wesley Wren, Graham Kozak, Jake Lingeman and Natalie Neff to talk about the latest in motorsport and car culture. Kicking off the show, Natalie dives into her experience judging the recent Hot Wheels Legends Tour stop in Dearborn, Michigan. Rory, Natalie and Wesley discuss the types of cars present, and Natalie goes into detail about what she was looking for as a judge.

Afterward, Jake talks about his trip to the Lemons Rust Belt GP at Gingerman Raceway. Jake split seat time with the Nightmares on Elm Street 219 team and its Eagle Talon. Jake guides us through the unfortunate transmission failure, the chase for a new trans and the fun parts of Lemons racing.

After that, Stephen Cole Smith calls in to talk with Mike Pryson about the significance of Mazda’s victory at Watkins Glen. That’s followed by Mazda’s own John Doonan calling in to talk about the big win from his perspective.

Wrapping the show, Jake, Rory, Graham and Wesley talk about the Acura NSX.

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll joins Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari, Jake Lingeman, Wesley Wren and Graham Kozak to talk about Mike’s recent trip to Norwalk, Ohio, to experience an NHRA event in person. Mike talks about the access available to fans, what it feels like to see two nitro-burning dragsters launch and the unbelievably low cost of ice cream.

 

After Pryson wraps up his NHRA thoughts, the gang talks about Autoweek’s recent Cars in Corktown event. The event celebrated, well, cars, as a group of die-hard enthusiasts joined the Autoweek staff to watch the start of this year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Corktown area of Detroit. This first event of the season might be the biggest of Autoweek’s Cars in Corktown series so far, despite light rains early in the morning.

 

Closing the show, the group talks about two prominent sports cars that have run through the fleet: the BMW M4 CS and the Ferrari 488 Pista.

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” host Rory Carroll joins Wesley Wren and Mike Pryson in the studio to talk about the 2019 running of Le Mans. Since no one in the room was actually there, the guys have Peter Hughes call in to talk about his first trip to Circuit de la Sarthe for a 24-hour race.

 

Peter spins a yarn about his experience and the sights he saw -- and explains how you can have fun at Le Mans through a VIP experience or just from running around with the masses. The group also dives into the major problem the World Endurance Championship is facing with only one manufacturer, Toyota, present in the top-tier LMP1 class.

 

After the fun Le Mans conversation, Rory and Peter remember their friend Davey G. Johnson. Johnson worked at Autoweek as well as other publications like Jalopnik, Car and Driver and Motorcyclist, among others. This section was recorded before today’s news that the missing journalist’s body was found.

 

Wrapping the show, Rory and Wesley talk with Ricardo Briceno, the global head of brand marketing for Hot Wheels. The group talks about the growing Legends Tour, the new high-tech cars rolling out under the ID banner and what cars they want to see scaled down into a Hot Wheel.