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215. Racing a 950HP Pro 4, UTV Racing, and Building Race Trucks In House w/ Andrew Carlson
Episode 223
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 02:06:36
Andrew Carlson joins us to talk about racing Pro 4 short course off-road, plus racing a Polaris UTV in the same weekend. All while doing a a full-time engineering job. He's also a Red Bull athlete who's done F1 show runs on city streets.
9:46 Pro Lite, and what carried over from moto and snocross
15:02 Aggression, passing, and racing people how you get raced
19:37 Labor, handmade parts, shock tuning between races
29:04 Motec, engine builders and rebuild cycles
40:23 Practice laps, test days and controlling variables
50:37 String pots, live valve, and the notebook
1:00:37 Polaris factory support and secret projects
1:09:13 CAD, fabrication, chassis rules and the FIA redraw
1:23:16 Trucks vs UTVs
1:33:17 Becoming a Red Bull athlete, F1 show runs and stunts
1:47:44 Favorite tracks, drifting a Pro 2
214. Racing IMSA, The GT3 Classes and Chasing Titles w/ Aaron Telitz
Episode 222
Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 01:31:21
Aaron Telitz joins us to talk about racing the Lexus RC F GT3 for Vasser Sullivan in IMSA, race week prep, engineer feedback, the RC F's final season, and what a season in IMSA actually costs.
9:38 Favorite tracks, hardest tracks, best place to spectate
11:52 Karting, Skip Barber, and funding a racing career
19:35 Pro Mazda to Indy Lights to the call from Jimmy Vasser
23:28 Nine years with Vasser Sullivan and the new 2027 GT3
28:00 Race day, strategy meetings, engineers and fuel numbers
31:15 Big wins, crashes and chasing the Rolex
40:07 Factory teams, GT World Challenge, Simulators
213. C8 ZR1 Impressions, Porsches, and 26 Years In The Car Business w/ Colton Ray
Episode 221
Friday, August 14, 2026 • Duration 01:53:16
Colton Ray has spent 26 years in the car business and joins us to cover how he spec'd his 1,064 hp C8 ZR1, why he bought the 996 Turbo X50 before the market caught up, surviving the Mint 400 in the Pro Turbo class, and the rite-of-passage cars every enthusiast needs.
0:44 Growing up in a Nissan shop and dad's AMC Gremlins
2:36 C8 ZR1 and 996 Turbo
3:46 The SR20-swapped 240Z and the VG30 Datsun 510
9:38 Stock head bolts, 23 psi, and head gaskets
14:10 Karting, the Gremlin drag car, and race weekends
22:18 The C8 ZR1 and the 996 Turbo X50
43:47 Side-by-Sides and the Mint 400
1:01:06 Scooters and a 240cc two-stroke mini GP bike
212. Grid Life, Club TR, K24 Swaps, and What Racecars Really Costs w/ Mike Bryant & BJ Ragudo
Episode 220
Thursday, August 6, 2026 • Duration 01:56:00
Mike Bryant and BJ Ragudo join the show to break down their K24-swapped builds — a 2006 NC Miata campaigned in Grid Life Club TR and a 3G Eclipse built start to finish in a home garage. We get into class rules and balance of performance, Falken RT660 heat cycles, what a full Grid Life season actually costs, and how to get on track without spending a dime more than you have to.
0:37 Mike's K24-Swapped NC Miata and Going Full Racecar
6:52 BJ's 3G Eclipse: Same Car Since 2001
12:38 The Grid Life Series, Club TR
17:58 Podiums, Gearing Limits, and What Club TR Actually Allows
24:00 Driver vs Builder in Time Attack, Unlimited, and the Aero Rules
29:35 Grid Life vs NASA and SCCA, and BJ's Plan for the Eclipse
211. 25 Years Of Tuning, Best Bang For Buck Builds, Who Owns Your Tune? w/ Shawn Church
Episode 219
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 02:14:57
Shawn Church joins the show to talk about how he has been tuning cars in Los Angeles since 2002 and still puts about a thousand through his shop a year. We get into where the real bang for buck is right now, why he thinks locked tune files are nonsense, and what 25 years in California has taught him about getting more out of cars.
1:58 From Intel and an MBA to a dyno in a rented shop
8:28 The World of 1000HP Being THe Norm
12:36 VR30 vs B58, and the cheap way into platforms
15:47 Best bang for buck at 600hp and at 1000hp
20:09 The direct injection cost ceiling
25:30 E85 and States With Bad Fuel
210. Motorsport Wiring, Honda and Porsche Builds, EV Swaps, and Judging Car Shows w/ Rywire
Episode 218
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 • Duration 02:00:53
Ryan of Rywire joins the show to talk motorsport wiring, building Honda and Porsche EV swaps, and what it's like judging car shows around the world — including SEMA's Battle of the Builders.
0:12 - Ryan of Rywire's Honda Roots & Getting Into Porsche
1:27 - Sourcing a 964 from Japan for the SEMA Build
3:49 - Ryan's EV Swap Journey: Tesla Motors, His Own EV S2000 & the Toyota
14:50 - Ryan's Origin Story: College Dropout to Wiring Harness Hustler 22:33 - Building Rywire: R&D, Platform Coverage & Customer Support 32:53 - Rywire's Customer Base & Ryan's Own Track Days
38:42 - Modernizing Air-Cooled 911s & Inside the 964 Build
209. The EPA Ruling, The Right To Modify, What is SEMA Garage w/ Jim Moore
Episode 217
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • Duration 01:28:09
Jim Moore, VP of OEM & Product Development at SEMA, joins the show from SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, CA to break down the EPA's new ruling recognizing SEMA Certified emissions as a legal pathway, how CAD data and Tech Transfer help aftermarket manufacturers build parts, and why the fight over ADAS and the Right to Modify is the next big battle for the industry.
37:49 Growing SEMA: Goals & Protecting Modification Rights
208. Smeedia on the EJ33 Swap, Modding Subarus and Choosing Builds
Episode 216
Friday, July 10, 2026 • Duration 01:32:40
Tanner and Matt from Smeedia join the show to talk building EJs the right way, why "reliable" high-horsepower Subarus aren't reality, and the black box data that gets people caught trying to hide a tune from the dealership. And of course the EJ33.
06:54 Selling the House, Live Streams & Growing Smeedia
11:40 Building Cars You Love vs. Chasing Views
20:27 Starting the Shop
25:58 Building EJs Right and High-HP Reliability
29:42 Tuning Horror Stories & Customers
33:36 If You Could Only Keep One Car
207. Building 1000HP Evos, Engine Programs, Pushing the B58 and GR Corolla Platforms w/ SpeedLab INC
Episode 215
Friday, July 3, 2026 • Duration 02:23:10
The California trip continues with a visit to Speed Lab Inc in California to sit down with Ronnie, and his fiancée Lexi ended up joining too. We get into building one of the most respected Evo shops in the country, engine assembly, the SPL 900/1000 programs, coatings, torque plating, and what actually separates a professional builder from everyone else. Also: the highest horsepower GR Corolla on the planet lives in their shop. And of course we talk about the Mk5 Supra.
206. Nelson Racing Engines, 2000HP Streetcars, the SSC Tuatara, Fast and the Furious w/ Tom Nelson
Episode 214
Thursday, June 25, 2026 • Duration 01:51:11
Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines has been building twin turbo engines for over 30 years. He shares stories about the SSC Tuatara's 281 MPH record run, 2,000HP streetcars, and the 68 Charger that ended up in Fast & Furious.
