The Smoking Tire

By Matt Farah & Zack Klapman

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Matt Farah, Zack Klapman, Chris Hayes, and Thad Brown sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind.For video test drives and reviews, go toTheSmokingTire.comorwww.youtube.com/thesmokingtireRentour movie, where we find out if some bad CraigsList cars can cross an entire US State, off-road!www.thesmokingtire.com/film

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Ed Niedermeyer (Author of "...

12.10.2019

Ed Niedermeyer is the author of 'Ludicrous: the Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors," a new book which discusses the EV carmaker's history, business and manufacturing practices, its contributions to the automotive community, and its founder, Elon Musk. Ed was the ...

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12.10.2019 Ed Niedermeyer (Author of "Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors") Ed Niedermeyer is the author of 'Ludicrous: the Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors," a new book which discusses the EV carmaker's history, business and manufacturing practices, its contributions to the automotive community, and its founder, Elon Musk. Ed was the ...
12.05.2019 Chris Harris Chris Harris is a legend in the automotive world. Journalist, racer, he's worked for many a publication and is currently a host on Top Gear UK, the most popular car show in the world. Watch the show! https://youtu.be/hMjjQo5Yoic Follow us! ...
12.03.2019 Road & Track and the Mustang Mach-E Travis Okulski, Kyle Kinard, and Mack Hogan in studio representing Road & Track! We'll get the 'editor's defense' of the Veloster N as PCOTY, talk Mustang Mach-E, and about APEX: The Secret Race Across America! https://www.roadandtrack.com This show is also ...
11.28.2019 Mr JWW Mr JWW, James William Walker, is a British YouTuber and exotic car aficionado. Covering the world of sports cars from the other side of the pond, racing and vlogging, JWW has found much success in a very short period of ...
11.26.2019 Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez is a YouTuber who rose to fame buying run-down coolness (Bentleys, Mercedes, Supra, Lamborghinis) and showing people that YOU can repair them, and even mod them. Most recently he's revived an orange Lamborghini Murcielago that was used ...
11.21.2019 Amber Blonigan (Owner, GI Automotive) Amber Blonigan has an impressive story. She's the owner and founder of GI Automotive Group, a shop that specializes in the maintenance and modification of exotic cars. Launching the company with only $30,000 in the bank, it has grown it ...
11.19.2019 Lyn Woodward (Kelley Blue Book) Lyn Woodward is an automotive journalist at Kelley Blue Book and on the KBB YouTube Channel. She recently competed the Rebelle Rally, the first women’s off-road navigation rally in the United States. Find her work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj9yUGuMVVdm2DqyvJPUeUQ https://www.rebellerally.com/info/ Watch the ...
11.14.2019 Crew Show! LS swap your wardrobe with our new shirt! https://www.blipshift.com/tst On this show Matt and Zack talk about the Model 3 press car, autonomous driving experiences, 600HP BMWs, and answer all your questions! Watch the show: https://youtu.be/xjSeFv9tm8E Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire ...
11.12.2019 Ben Preston (Auto Journalist) Ben Preston is an automotive journalist who has written for Hagerty, Road & Track, The/DRIVE, and Jalopnik. https://www.roadandtrack.com/author/3043/benjamin-preston/ https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/author/benjamin-preston Watch the show! https://youtu.be/YO0GBryGeaE T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @benjamachine IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @bennynewsman
11.07.2019 Carlos Lago (Edmunds Road Noise) Carlos Lago is a friend, excellent driver, and the Feature Content Manager at Edmunds.com. You can see his work on their youtube channel or at edmund.com/roadnoise https://www.edmunds.com/roadnoise/ Get the audio-only version of this show wherever you get podcasts (iTunes, Googleplay, ...
11.07.2019 Carlo Lago (Edmunds Road Noise) Carlo Lago is a friend, excellent driver, and the Feature Content Manager at Edmunds.com. You can see his work on their youtube channel or at edmund.com/roadnoise https://www.edmunds.com/roadnoise/ Get the audio-only version of this show wherever you get podcasts (iTunes, Googleplay, ...
11.05.2019 Tod Mesirow Tod Mesirow has produced just about every automotive TV show of the last 20 years. Monster Garage, Overhaulin', Top Gear, Wheeler Dealers, and more. He's now the producer of Consumer 101, a show that provides exceptional information about the tech, ...
10.31.2019 Anthony and Helen of "Goblin Works Garage" Anthony Partridge is a a fabricator and host on Goblin Works Garage, a show that airs on Discovery, where they build wild cars and bikes. Check out their show! https://watch.motortrend.com/tv-shows/goblin-works-garage/about This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/9u9IKX_aZFU Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire ...
10.29.2019 Creators of the Fast and Furious Musical !! Brad Silnutzer and Joey Orton are the writers, directors, choreographers, and stars of 'The Fast and The Furious Musical Parody,' which just completed its fourth sold-out show in LA. Brad's background is in television and sketch comedy, and Joey's is ...
10.28.2019 Creators of the Fast and Furious Musical !! tktktkt This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/QXK01voPjsM Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @joeyisokay @bradlivesdreams NEW SHIRTS! https://www.blipshift.com/tst
10.24.2019 TOMMY KENDALL Tommy Kendall is an American race car driver and television broadcaster. He has raced in NASCAR, Le Mans, GT cars, and even the Bathhurst 1000. He is best known for his IMSA GT Championship and SCCA Trans-Am Series career. - ...
10.22.2019 Greg 'Opie' Hughes Matt heads up to Santa Rosa, CA with Opie, for a memorial for Chef Carl put on by Guy Fieri. During the weekend, we decided to cruise down to the famous Marhshall Store to get some Point Reyes Oysters. We ...
10.17.2019 Justin Bell! (Racing driver, The Torque Show) Justin Bell is a racing driver, producer, and host of The Torque Show. He won the 1997 FIA GT2 Championship, the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans' GT2 class, and raced for Saab, Peugeot, Porsche, BMW, Dodge and General Motors. ...
10.15.2019 Matt and Zack - Lambo Fest and Spyders What is Lamborghini Fest? What was there? Matt is back from the 2019 Lamborghini Fest, picked has a the new Porsche Boxster Spyder, and we get some interesting Q&A.; This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/iZL1pjGilH4 Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire ...
10.10.2019 TST CREW SHOW - To Exocet or to i8? Matt has been driving the BMW i8 Roadster and it's been "interesting". We talk about performance hybrids, the hamstringer i3, why Miatas should lose 1000lbs, and answer a lot of questions! This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/YhIIMLHwoZo Follow us! ...
10.08.2019 Comedian Chris Porter! Chris Porter is a hilarious stand-up comedian who has appeared all over TV including Last Comic Standing. His special "Ugly And Angry" on Amazon Prime is one of my favorites of all time, and we just caught his newer one, ...
10.03.2019 Automotive Event Planners Aimee Shackleford / Johnny Valencia Aimee Shackleford and Johnny Valencia are the minds behind some of the coolest events and most popular rallies. As automotive event organizers, if there are crwods and supercars there, they probably have a hand in it. They're here to talk ...
10.02.2019 Crew Show: All about PCOTY We're back from 2 weeks of traveling and there's a lot to talk about. Matt went to Germany and then met up with Zack at Road & Track's "Performance Car of the Year" showdown, where they drove over a dozen ...
09.24.2019 Remembering Chef Carl Ruiz Our good friend Chef Carl Ruiz of The Food Network, La Cubana NYC Restaurant, the Opie Radio Podcast and countless other ventures, suddenly passed away over the weekend. While we are all reeling from his death, I want to take ...
09.19.2019 Bozi Taterevic (CREW CHIEF, MECHANIC, WRITER) Bozi Tatarevic has an amazing life, and life story. He is a crew chief, mechanic, dealer, tuner, flipper, fixer, racecraft specialist, and automotive twitter philosopher. He has written for Jalopnik, R&T;, and Hagerty. And how he got there is amazing. ...
09.17.2019 Andrew Collins (JALOPNIK) Andrew Collins is the Reviews Editor for Jalopnik.com, and their resident off-road/truck expert. Read Andrew's articles here: https://kinja.com/andrewpcollins This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/zQtg4YtL4WM Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @andrewatlarge NEW SHIRTS! https://www.blipshift.com/tst
09.12.2019 TST CREW SHOW! Matt, Zack, and Vinny Matt has a Ferrari 812 Superfast, Zack is back from driving on an aircraft carrier, and Vinny is selling a car. PLUS, lot's of your questions! This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/13nuG51YGRM Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire ...
09.10.2019 Legendary Dir. Jeff Zwart & Jennifer Nicole of PEC Jeff Zwart is an award-winning photographer, cinematographer, and the Second Unit Director (that means the car stuff) for the new film 'The Art of Racing in the Rain." Jennifer Nicole is one of our oldest "car" friends, going way back ...
09.05.2019 Jonny Lieberman of MOTOR TREND Jonny Lieberman is a senior editor at Motor Trend, and the host of Head2Head on Motor Trend TV. He just returned from the Pebble Beach Concours, and certainly has stories. Watch this show! https://youtu.be/GW8LsRSKcx0 Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @mt_lovermanIG: @thesmokingtire ...
09.03.2019 Bull Run memories - Andy Duncan Andy Duncan is a television producer, bar & nightclub owner, and the founder of the Bullrun Rally, which Matt and TST participated in four times. We haven't seen each other in about 4 years, so there should be stories. Watch ...
08.29.2019 Lotus' Head of Design Russell Carr!! Russell Carr has been the Head of Vehicle Design for Lotus since 2014, but before that, he designed the 2000 model year facelift for the Esprit as well! He designed the Evora, the more recent variants of which are among ...
08.27.2019 DoctaM3 DoctaM3 (Cody) is a real doctor, YouTuber, traveler, broadcaster, and hardcore Lamborghini enthusiast. Today begins Monterey Car Week, so we're talking about all that goodness and the state of LA car culture after this weekend's shows! Check out Cody's channel! ...
08.22.2019 Stanceworks/Proto Machine Mike Burroughs is a fabricator who made his name with his company, Stanceworks, building incredible cars out of rusy shells, often using the rust in the aesthetic. His wide-body BMW went viral after SEMA. Now he has a new company, ...
08.20.2019 Kyle Conner (Cross-country EV record holder) Kyle Conner drove his Tesla Model 3 long range from New York to Redondo Beach in a record-setting 45 hours 10 min. He holds the record for the fastest trans-continental drive in an electric car on the original Cannonball Route. ...
08.20.2019 Kyle Connor (Cross-country EV record holder) Kyle Connor drove his Tesla Model 3 long range from New York to Redondo Beach in a record-setting 48 hours 10 min. He holds the record for the fastest trans-continental drive in an electric car on the original Cannonball Route. ...
08.15.2019 Armored Cars w/ Peter Blaber Peter Blaber is the CEO of Add Armor, a company that can add defense systems to just about any car. Whether it's bulletproof glass and doors, to pepper spray and sound canons, we got into what makes material so strong, ...
08.13.2019 RADWOOD's Art and Layne! RADWOOD is arguably the greatest car show of our time and Art and Lane are two of the founding members of the event. RADWOOD features cars from the 80s and 90s, but it's more than that. It's a costume show, ...
08.08.2019 Artist Tristan Eaton Tiston Eaton is a multi-talented artist. He once designed a crazy wrap for Matt's Mini Cooper. Before that he was a graffiti artist. And since then he has designed toys and graphics for famous companies like Kid Robot, sold paintings ...
08.08.2019 Artist Tiston Eaton Tiston Eaton is a multi-talented artist. He once designed a crazy wrap for Matt's Mini Cooper. Before that he was a graffiti artist. And since then he has designed toys and graphics for famous companies like Kid Robot, sold paintings ...
08.06.2019 Racing Legend Scott Pruett! Scott Pruett is a racing legend who has won in some of the fastest cars ever. He's raced in Indy Car, NASCAR, prototypes, Sports Cars, and IMSA. If anyone is a driver and racer, he is. Read all about Scott: ...
08.01.2019 Off-road Champion Justin Peck Justin Peck is an off-road racer, public speaker, and mental health advocate. He talks to us about racing, crashing, one-armed fist fights, Baja, crosskarts, and how his battle with bipolar disorder had a hand in his career. http://www.justinpeck.com/ WATCH this ...
07.30.2019 Elana Scherr and the C8 Corvette Elana Scherr is one of our favorite people, and a car nut to the core. She's built engines, fixed cars, daily drove a classic Challenger, buys weird trucks, written for Hot Rod, ran Roadkill Magazine, and now writes for Hargerty. ...
07.25.2019 Road and Track Travis Okulski is Editor in Chief of Road and Track, and Kyle Kinard works for him. Travis tells us about driving a McLaren F1 race car, special BMWs, and what we think of the new Corvette C8. Kyle tells us ...
07.23.2019 Crew show It's a TST show! Zack is back from Morocco, where the food is good and the cops are friendly, and Matt tells us what it's like driving a SHERP over EVERYTHING. Plus, we answer TONS of questions! Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire ...
07.18.2019 Betim Berisha (BBI Autosport) Betim Berish is the co-founder of BBI Autosport, which specializes in building high-performance Porsches for the street and track. They just broke the Pikes Peak Hillclimb Record for the Time Attack class, by a massive 14 seconds. Betim is here ...
07.16.2019 Ryan Zumallen Ryan Zumallen is a long-time automotive journalist. He is the author of the book, "Slow car Fast", available for pre-order at https://www.carrarabooks.com/store/slow-car-fast-ebook Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @zoomy575mIG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @zoomy575m New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tst Watch this show! https://youtu.be/o_wHYntw2AU
07.11.2019 Chris Cantle and Justin Dawes (BIKES AND CARS AND BIKES) If it's 2-wheeled adventures, these two have probably done it. Chris Cantle is a long-time automotive and motorcycle journalist, friend, and Editor in Chief of Motorcyclist Magazine. More on that in the show. Justin Dawes is a staff writer at ...
07.08.2019 Greg "Opie" Hughes & Chef Carl Ruiz Watch the show! https://youtu.be/7ZFZrIU5wPI
06.27.2019 HAGERTY'S Aaron Robinson & KBB's Lyn Woodward Aaron Robinson is the Editor-at-Large of Hagerty Magazine, the beautiful bi-monthly publication available to Hagerty 'Drive Club' members. Lyn Woodward is a journalist and presenter for Kelley Blue Book. These two went to the 75th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion ...
06.25.2019 KBB's Michael Harley Michael Harley is the executive editor of Kelley Blue Book's car review division. In the past he has written reviews for Autoblog, Autobytel, AutoWeek, and many more. We discuss the new Bentley GTC, Aston Martin, Turbo vs. NA Porsche's on ...

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The Smoking Tire episodes:

Ed Niedermeyer (Author of "Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors")

Chris Harris

Road & Track and the Mustang Mach-E

Mr JWW

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez

Amber Blonigan (Owner, GI Automotive)

Lyn Woodward (Kelley Blue Book)

Crew Show!

Ben Preston (Auto Journalist)

Carlos Lago (Edmunds Road Noise)

Carlo Lago (Edmunds Road Noise)

Tod Mesirow

Anthony and Helen of "Goblin Works Garage"

Creators of the Fast and Furious Musical !!

Creators of the Fast and Furious Musical !!

TOMMY KENDALL

Greg 'Opie' Hughes

Justin Bell! (Racing driver, The Torque Show)

Matt and Zack - Lambo Fest and Spyders

TST CREW SHOW - To Exocet or to i8?

Comedian Chris Porter!

Automotive Event Planners Aimee Shackleford / Johnny Valencia

Crew Show: All about PCOTY

Remembering Chef Carl Ruiz

Bozi Taterevic (CREW CHIEF, MECHANIC, WRITER)

Andrew Collins (JALOPNIK)

TST CREW SHOW! Matt, Zack, and Vinny

Legendary Dir. Jeff Zwart & Jennifer Nicole of PEC

Jonny Lieberman of MOTOR TREND

Bull Run memories - Andy Duncan

Lotus' Head of Design Russell Carr!!

DoctaM3

Stanceworks/Proto Machine

Kyle Conner (Cross-country EV record holder)

Kyle Connor (Cross-country EV record holder)

Armored Cars w/ Peter Blaber

RADWOOD's Art and Layne!

Artist Tristan Eaton

Artist Tiston Eaton

Racing Legend Scott Pruett!

Off-road Champion Justin Peck

Elana Scherr and the C8 Corvette

Road and Track

Crew show

Betim Berisha (BBI Autosport)

Ryan Zumallen

Chris Cantle and Justin Dawes (BIKES AND CARS AND BIKES)

Greg "Opie" Hughes & Chef Carl Ruiz

HAGERTY'S Aaron Robinson & KBB's Lyn Woodward

KBB's Michael Harley

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