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In this episode, Zack Morgan shares the details of his Foxbody Mustang that features several custom suspension pieces, a high revving small block Ford, and some custom aero pieces. Zack’s history working with a high level drag racing team has provided him with a unique approach to building an autocross car.

I'm back after a short break and have Tyler Wyatt, a newly dedicated racer who owns two S197 Mustangs. He races one in CAM and the other is a Club Spec Mustang. We discuss how he got into autocross and the events he's competed in during his short racing tenure. 

Derek Stewart has owned his 1968 Dodge Dart since he was 14 years old. Before he could get it back on the road safely, he had to replace a ton of rusty sheet metal and reverse years of mechanical neglect. Derek eventually got the car on the autocross course and was hooked. 15 years later, the car has several custom designed suspension pieces and over 500WHP which was good enough to get a 2nd place in the vintage class at Autocross Week 2026.

In this episode I talk with Blake and his crew chief and fiancé Ang about their Chevy Blazer known as the "Blazette". They are the creators of the Hubcaps and Handlebars You tube channel where they document their automotive shenanigans.

I gathered the entire group of guys I convoyed with during Autocross Week to share their experiences. 

In this episode I discuss my personal experience while participating in the 2026 Summit Racing Autocross Week. 

Autocross Week 2026 starts later this week. I decided to sit down with my crew chief for the week, Mrs. Turn Fast, to talk about the week. To my surprise she flipped the script and hit me with some very good questions. 

Tom and Debbie Farrington have traveled the country racing their Chevelle’s for over a decade in various series such as Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car, Good Guys Autocross, and UMI events. Tom’s 66 Chevelle started out as the typical pro touring appearance without the performance to back it up. It’s had a tremendous transformation over the years and now features a complete Ride Tech chassis, big LS HP, Bowler T-56 transmission and Forgeline wheels. While Debbie’s wagon runs a full compliment of UMI suspension components, LS power, and T56 transmission.

What started as a father/son restoration project after high school, Kyle Guillot’s 1969 eventually turned into a LS powered, Ride Tech equipped corner carver. Kyle is just over 2 years into auto crossing his Nova and has battled with the typical growing pains that go along with racing vintage iron. Find out more about Kyle and his Nova in the latest episode.

Josh Jones is the president of Operational Speed Supply, owner of Camaro Fest, and supporting sponsor of Optima Ultimate Streetcar. In his spare time, he races his budget-built 3rd Gen Camaro. If you are in the market for performance suspension components, Redline Fluids, Viking Shocks, or any other components for your hotrod, be sure to look up Operational Speed Supply and support the people that support our motorsport.

Charlie Hyatt’s purchased his 1969 Valiant to haul the family around, just like Plymouth intended back in the day. Once his family out grew the A-Body sedan, it was retired for some time before Charlie decided to build the ultimate shop car to help showcase his business, Innovative Rod & Custom.

Sean Bubeck has taken the road less travelled by choosing a 95 Ford F150 to be his racecar. Sean shares details about his truck including the Mustang S550 rear IRS and custom front suspension. He also details some engine challenges and upcoming changes to the chassis.

24 Hours of Lemons team, No Blinkers Racing, recaps race day at Nola Motorsports Park. 

The Lemons Team is back for a second episode to discuss car prep and some challenges we had along the way. We also introduce a new team member. 

Hunter Becton’s 1970 C10 truck has undergone many changes over the years with no shortage of headaches. The current setup consists of an LSA supercharged LS with TCI Engineering suspension. Learn more about Hunter’s truck aptly named “Whiskey D” in this weeks episode!

What started out as a would-be parts car in 2019, John Barnes and his brother William started building a 1969 Mustang coupe into a monster of a CAM-T car. After beating the snot out of the 289 for years, John decided it was time to go all in with a Coyote swap coupled to a BMW DCT to push the Meier front suspension and Cobra IRS to the limits.

You aren’t likely to find Greg Huizenga’s Jeep Cherokee typical Jeep things. Instead, you will find it ripping around cones on an autocross, or blasting down the dragstrip printing sub 10 second time slips courtesy of the compound turbo Gen 3 Hemi under the hood. This isn’t a race Jeep, he’s racked up tens of thousands of street miles along the way.

In this episode, I’m joined by Jamie Elliot who started his racing journey early in life on motorcycles and eventually turned to autocross. While he’s raced several different cars, his current track weapons are a purpose built 900HP C5 Corvette and Nascar inspired 1968 Camaro complete with SB2 small block horsepower.

Nick Barnett has built his 1972 Nova into the ultimate Swiss Army knife of a muscle car. He’s participated in the UMI autocross events, Autocross Week, Sick Week, and LS Fest. At LS Fest East 2025, Nick accomplished something no one has ever done in the Grand Champion Competition, he managed to run a 9 second drag pass in autocross trim. Find out more about Nick and his Nova in this episode.

In this episode, Sean Aldinger shares how wrenching with his dad at a young age led to a dream of owning a 1969 Camaro. Sean eventually turned his dream into reality and built a badass pro-touring Camaro and uses it to compete in the Optima series, UMI events, SCCA Street Car Shootout, and LS Fest.

In this episode, I introduce my teammates for a 24 Hours of Lemons race. We discuss the car’s repairs and upgrades, roles and driving experience of each teammate, the safety gear and roll cage requirements, tactical pit decisions, and what to expect in future episodes on this topic.

How many barn-find muscle cars are returned to driving status? I’d say not many. Ryan McPartlin’s 1967 Plymouth Valiant was rescued from a llama barn and revived but only for a short amount of time, then eventually put out in the field to die. Fortunately, Ryan was able to rescue the car from its previous owner to give it another life. This life would be much more exciting since Ryan’s plan was to use it as a cruiser and an occasional autocross.

JJ Mallrich Jr. wheeled his 1999 Camaro to win the 2025 SCCA CAM-T Championship in Lincoln, NE. JJ shares his racing background and the history of the Camaro. He also shares his plans for new, more race-focused, Camaro build.

In this bonus episode, I discuss some changes I made to the car over the summer leading up to Moparty 2025. I also share my experience at Moparty which ultimately led to me winning the vintage grand champion class. 

Robert Byrd recounts how a love of cars and a Camaro community grew into racing and organizing the NMCA West autocross series which eventually morphed into the Racing Byrds events. Robert tells us how his course designs, class rules, great trophies, and family-friendly events keep people coming back every year. We also talked about his new square-body truck build.

In this episode, Peter Bruschi tells us about his Red Buffalo Brewing sponsored S550 EcoBoost Mustang known as the Banana Stallion and how being a crew member on a figure 8 race team led to his desire to be an amateur race car driver.  He shared some great advice for pursuing an automotive career right out of college and how a retired school bus can be the ultimate car hauler/RV.

In this episode, Fran Marchand tells us how he went from being outlawed at the dirt track to building his 1950 Chevy truck to compete in Optima Ultimate Streetcar, Autocross Week, and LS Fest. Fran discusses some challenges and success he’s had racing his 75-year-old truck.

A straight axle, two-wheel drive Jeep XJ is the perfect autocross vehicle, right? For Grant Skidmore, it’s the perfect vehicle for collecting podium finishes in events such as Chryslers at Carlisle and Autocross Week. Grant tells us how he got started in autocross and what modifications were needed to get the #poorboysSRTJeep to go around a corner at speed. He also shares his latest engine modification details and Autocross Week experience.

In this episode Matt Ramirez shares the history of converting his daily driver 2004 Mustang into the baddest New Edge Mustang in the country. Multiple engine failures and finding the limits of factory ABS systems along the way proved it would be no easy task. With help from his dad, Matt persevered through the failures and turned failure into opportunity for upgrades. His dedication to making the Mustang the best it can be has led to numerous class wins and podium finishes. Continuing the CAM-T wing discussion from the previous episode, I get Matt’s opinion on the topic.

In this episode I’m joined by Terry Fair who is the owner of Vorshlag Motorsports. We discuss the need for parity across racing organization class rules, particularly when it comes to wings in CAM-T. We also talk about Terry’s current CAM-T project, a 1988 Foxbody Mustang, which he’s touting as the 21st Century Fox.

After a 20 year break from racing dirt and asphalt ovals, Charles Utts decided to turn his very first truck into a very capable autocross racer. Charles blew the dust off the stalled restoration of his 1977 Dodge Power Wagon and sent it to Brian Finch at Finch Performance for one of his custom-built pro-touring chassis. While Finch was at it, he convinced Charles the only option for an engine would be a Hellcat. The enthusiasm and passion Charles has for this truck is contagious and he also proves that you’re never to old to get started in autocross!

In this episode I talk with Randy Johnson who is the owner of D&Z Customs who has built several high-end pro touring cars and trucks. Don’t be fooled by the show-car appearance of these hotrods, they were built to perform on the autocross and track at a high level. Randy brings us back to the beginning of D&Z Customs and we discuss several of his personal cars and customer cars.

Johnny Cichowski is the owner of Nine Lives Racing, who specializes in designing and manufacturing aerodynamic components for a variety of cars. Johnny shares his journey from the US Army to professional motorsports to owning a business in a very niche market. We discuss his approach to designing wings and splitters and how they can affect the performance of your race car.

In this episode I’m joined by Pat Gorman, the owner of a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 known as the Oldsmobeast. Pat is also the owner of Gorman Performance Engineering who specialized in the design and manufacture of high-end GM A,F, & X  body suspension components. We discuss the current setup of the 442 consisting of a big HP LS, BMW DCT transmission, and the full catalog of GPE suspension parts.

Doug McIndoe is a rookie auto crosser with only one event under his belt at the time we recorded. The skyrocketing costs of muscle cars forced Doug to take a different path for his corner carver and chose a 2003 Chevy Silverado. In this episode, Doug shares his motivation for getting into auto cross along with details of the truck. I love the enthusiasm Doug has after such a short amount of time participating and I think you will too.

Don’t let the patina fool you. Underneath the perfectly weathered paint of Sean James’ 1969 Pontiac Firebird lies a 600HP LS, a T56 transmission, and some serious suspension upgrades. I was able to check out this awesome hotrod and meet Sean and his son (who was co-driving) at the St. Louis CAM Challenge. In this episode we briefly talk about our experience at the CAM Challenge and Sean shares the history of the car and the events he’s participated in over the years.

Justin Peachey is likely the most decorated guest I’ve had on the show so far. He’s the Holley Grand Champion triple Crown winner, 3x SCCA Pro Solo National Champion, 3x SCCA TT National Max1 Champion and holds the Gridlife NCM lap record. Besides these notable trophies, he’s had a slew of FTDs at his local autocross days. In this episode we learn more about his driving history and the C6 Corvette he uses to destroy his competition.

Nearly everyone has a dream car, but how often do people get to own their dream car? For Eric Peachey, his dream car was a Dodge Viper. Who could blame him for loving the raw V10 power and sleek bodylines of this American supercar? After selling his first autocross car, Eric was able to find the car of his dreams, a 2008 Dodge Viper. Don’t be fooled by the garage queen stereotype, Eric has driven his Viper to many autocross class wins over the years with only a few performance modifications. While Eric isn’t collecting trophies, he’s sharing his performance driving knowledge with others. Find out more about Eric and his beautiful Dodge Viper in this episode.

Finally, a guest with an early Mustang!  Dan Hipskind has only been into autocross for a few years but has had some great success so far. In this episode, we learn how Dan transformed his run of the mill restomod1966 Mustang into corner carving animal with help of a Detroit Speed aluma-frame front suspension, Steet or Track watts link, and a Ford Performance Coyote crate motor for more than enough horsepower. The power and grip is put to the ground with some Forgestar wheels wrapped in sticky Bridgestones.

If you were to say a Jeep CJ7 doesn’t have a place in autocross, Gary Hebert would say you were wrong. However, his CJ7 isn’t an ordinary Jeep, it was hand built by Gary himself to beat up on Corvettes, Camaros, Mustangs, and Miatas on the autocross. In this episode, we discuss the well thought out features that make this Jeep CJ7 brutally fast around the cones. We also discuss his motivation behind becoming the Regional Executive for the Delta Region SCCA

Arnie Gonzales is the owner and founder of OBS Chevy Racing and the Pro Touring Truck Shootout. In this episode, we discuss the history of Arnie’s racing career and what led him to racing an OBS Chevy truck and eventually designing parts to increase the truck’s handling performance. With the Pro Touring Truck shootout coming up next month, we talk about the different classes and how the shootout portion of the event work.

TCI Engineering has manufactured chassis and suspension components for a wide variety of cars and trucks since 1974. In this episode I talk with Jason Wilcox, the marketing Manager for TCI Engineering.  We discussed the history of TCI and how the products have changed over the years. Likely the best part of Jason’s role at TCI is helping his customers fine tune their suspension, often driving their vehicles to event or class wins. Some of the amazing vehicles we talk about are Wally Logan’s 1970 C10 built by Barry’s Speed Shop, Alfredo Rios’s K5 Blazer known as banana hammock built by his shop Auto Drive Collision, and lastly, the Race Deuce owned by Tanya Toothman built by James Crosby.

Emery Seaton won CAM-T nationals in 2022 at 17 years old and came in 2nd in 2023 driving a Fox Body Mustang his grandpa built. I’m joined by Emery and his father Brent, and we learn the history of the car Grandpa Seaton built. While Emery is in college, the Mustang is getting a coyote swap and he’s keeping his driving skills sharp driving for the Formula SAE team at his school.

Nick McCrabb has owned his 1979 Camaro for 20 years and just recently decided to change the car from the stereotypical hotrod with 15” Cragars and ¾ race cam to a pro touring, autocross capable car.  Being active-duty US Airforce, Nick has had limited seat time but really enjoys the sport and plans to continuously improve the car when his time allows. We discuss the history of the car and the improvements he’s made so far. I’m excited to see another classic muscle car not only convert to a pro-touring build but also get used on an autocross. Thank you for your service, Nick!

Tim Beechuck is the SCCA Street Survival National Program Manager and Sean Connell is the St. Louis Region Street Survival Regional Chair. Tim and Sean provide an overview of the program and how beneficial it can be for new, teen drivers.  This episode is off topic from my normal content, so I’m releasing it as a bonus episode to help promote the program. I’m sure many of my listeners are either parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles and can appreciate how dangerous the road can be for new drivers.

In this episode, I’m joined by SUPER Dave Schotz and we discuss his successful 2024 racing season in his 2022 Camaro. Dave won CAM-C at the SCCA Nationals in Lincoln, NE followed with a GT Class win and 2nd overall at Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Streetcar Invitation in Las Vegas. We discuss some challenges with modifying a modern car, so it appeals to the Design and Engineering judges at OUSCI along with competing across multiple series that have different rule sets. IT’S A PILE OF TROPHIES…. IT’S AN ORANGE CAMARO….. IT’S SUPER DAAAAAVVVVVE!

Peter Bergman has dedicated much of his professional career to developing and selling high quality suspension components for torsion bar based Mopar suspension through his business, Bergman Autocraft. Peter’s 1971 Dodge Dart serves as a test bed for all the parts he sells. He has owned the Dart for 40 years and has put nearly 200,000 miles on the car during this time. Although the Dart may look like a trailer queen show car, Peter has used the Dart for Optima events, open track days, Moparty Grand Champion, SCCA autocross, and Power Tour.

Stephen Riner’s 1994 Ford Mustang has undergone constant improvement over the past several  years with unique engineered parts designed by Stephen himself. Many of the modifications and technical discussions behind the modifications are documented on his YouTube channel, Riner Automotive. Stephen’s driving capabilities have been rewarded with podium finishes at his local SCCA autocross events and Autocross Week.  Find out more in this episode of Talbot’s Turn Fast Podcast.

Zach Sawyer is a 3-time Autocross Week winner and has been known to do some stunt driving with his 2003 Chevy S10. Zach also participates in the UMI Autocross series and his events local to his hometown. Find out more about Zach and his S10 in this episode of Talbot’s Turn Fast Podcast.

Todd Farris is a long-term CP class racer and has driven several cars at the national level, proving a small budget doesn’t have to be a limiting factor. For an interesting twist, Todd stepped up his racing career in 2001 and started late model stock car racing. Check out the rest of Todd’s story in this episode of Talbot’s Turn Fast Podcast.