The Smoking Tire

This week we welcome back our friend Duncan Ende (@DuncanEnde) who has recently taken the helm of a Prototype Challenge car in the IMSA TUDOR Championship series driving for RSR Racing.  This week we…

So... this week as we wrapped up recording and I attempted to save the recording (like the reckless asshole I am) GarageBand promptly started throwing a fit and ultimately destroyed the second half o…

This week we welcome back our good friend Jeff Glucker of Hooniverse and American Detours to help us close out 2013.  We discuss Jeff's W123 Mercedes Hemi swap "The Wombat", Thad buys himself a brand…

This week we sit down with Carlos Lago (@caroloslago) of MotorTrend and Ignition to talk about just about everything.  The topics are varied and this one comes in at over 2 hours so here's what we co…

This week we announce the winners of our 100th episode giveaway.

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This week we welcome Mr. Regular and The Roman from Regular Car Reviews if you don't know them yet you should; we find them absolutely hilarious. This week we cover morning zoos, Nissan Stanzas, Wilf…

Afte nearly two years of podcasting we reach our 100th episode.  Beyond the milestone we also celebrate the delivery of Matt's long awaited DeLorean.  In this episode we cover the Rolls Royce Wraith,…

This week we welcome back Dan Greenawalt of Turn10 Studios to cap off the Forza 5 coverage.  Just a couple of days prior to the XBox One launch Dan walks us through the final build of the game as we …

This week on The Smokin Tire

• Matt visits the DMV
• An Aventador was procured and subsequently driven to Las Vegas
• Taxis escort supercars
• Nino brings us all delicious snacks
• Matt's DeLorean is nearly finishe…

Fresh back from SEMA we are joined by Jack Baruth and another gentleman that absolutely is not his brother Bark Maruth.  We talk about the differences in street cars vs. track prepped street cars vs.…

This week Mike Musto, Chris Harris, Mike Spinelli and JF Musial of /Drive join us and as usual it's a complete melee. We start off discussing our respective ages soon to follow with admiration for Ni…

This week we got some hands-on time with the X-Box One (aka XBone) and Forza Motorsport 5 courtesy of our friens over at Turn 10 Studios.  Additionally we've just returned from the single largest veh…

Paul and Todd from Everyday Driver sit down and talk with us about their new documentary 50 Years of the 911.  In addition we cover how cars acquire character as they age, the Tesla Model S, YouTube …

This week Vinny Russo of Lamborghini North America joins us along with Mike Musto whom you all probably already know.  We of course talk Lambos, we also discuss Vinny's experience on Bull Run and the…

Thad, Matt, Zack and Tom return from a Tuned shoot in Panama; bringing us all the gift their perspective but also dick and fart jokes.  First up, diesel Ford Rangers are apparently a thing that happe…

This week we convene without a guest, but we don't need one because Matt and Zack have driven plenty of new cars in the last week.  At the Chyrsler press event the Ram Pro Master, Dart GT, Fiat 500e,…

Everything  you NEED to know about WHEELS. Alan Peltier and Patrick Moran from HRE Wheels join us to discuss wheels of course.  Alan dives deep into wheel design and construction, while we spout off …

This week Garnett Lee of Weekend Confirmed and Editorial Director of GameFly Media joins us in studio.  We talk about Garnett's vehicle history including his new Boxster. Rolling with the theme of ve…

This week we welcome Rich Fowler of Motorsport Retro. We spend a bit of time talking F1 stuff mostly Prost vs. Senna and of course the new Räikkönen + Ferrari alliance.  We touch upon the mertis of A…

This week we convene sans guest, that being said we make do.  Matt discusses his upcoming moderation of "Black Air" (Grand National Documentary) at the Jalopnik Film Festival.  Zack and Thad share ta…