Best Trackday Podcasts (2024)

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456-High CPU Usage And Low-Mileage Malibus 57:56

3h ago57:56

57:56

Is it good or bad that Ian is the VERY FIRST driver of a brand spanking new car? It's a good question, unfortunately Dave doesn't have the CPU cycles to figure it out. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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455-The All-New 2024 FIAT 500e RED!!! Beep Beep!!! 52:11

6d ago52:11

52:11

This week we talk about the all-new adorable little electric nugget from Stelantis, the fancy new FIAT 500e Product RED edition! Our resident RED-head got some stick time with this adorable auto and is here to tell us all about it. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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454-Stuffed Cars And Sour Times 1:01:40

13d ago1:01:40

1:01:40

What a freaking week. From Ian's cross-country summer relocation to Dave's emotional roller coaster, we're reeling from the few days before this episode. Have a seat, snag a drink of choice, and let's just hang for a bit. We love you.By Apex Adjacent

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453-Ian Dodges Ice Bullets 50:14

27d ago50:14

50:14

In this week's episode we discuss Ian's hail near miss and Dave's Lemons team update. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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452-Barely Clearing The Lowest Possible Bar 1:12:51

1M ago1:12:51

1:12:51

While we may not be the best, we're almost kind of fairly certain that we're probably not the worst. Maybe. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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451-Ian Perspires, Dave Perseveres and We Have Our "Percepitations" Shattered. 1:12:51

1M ago1:12:51

1:12:51

This week we discuss Dave's recovery, albeit at the expense of not being able to join Ian on his recent concert-going journey, Ian's non-ideal day behind the wheel, and the sliding-doors versions of ourselves. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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450-DAVE DOWN!!! 53:16

2M ago53:16

53:16

Our resident soft boy is in pain this week. Listen in to find out why Dave missed the first autocross event of the season and why Ian was able to see the Northern Lights. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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449-Ian And Dave Present Their Brief Beef. 1:01:50

2M ago1:01:50

1:01:50

Whew, what was a close one! Once we get past our beefy rap beef we dive deep into a WILD little car that could inspire us to stand up a higher Patreon tier. Let's all make bad decisions together! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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448-Aw Crap, Burble Tune Entered The Chat. 59:06

2M ago59:06

59:06

Ian shares a hot take on the state of burble tunes, Dave is tired from an AMAZING three days of driving and killing ALL OF THE BUGS with his adorable little Italian meatball. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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447-Yeah? Yeah. Yeah! 39:35

2M ago39:35

39:35

There's a lot to unpack in this episode...emotions, vocal ticks, an incredible Lamborghini, sweet memories tied to music and cars, and as usual WEIRDOS with vanity plates. We love you! Yeah! You!By Apex Adjacent

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446-WANKPANZER!!! 56:45

3M ago56:45

56:45

Pain. As people with ridiculous car hobbies, we're well acquainted. In this episode we discuss our multi-faceted friend. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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445-Uncomfortable Encounters 1:06:47

3M ago1:06:47

1:06:47

In this week's episode we start with a pair of uncomfortable encounters, take a detour past an Italian supercar with a bonus lurking German and wind up smack dab on idiocy. Life's a journey folks, just stay away from the Dodge kind. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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444-Station Wagons, Subscription Shenanigans, and Sleepy Boizzz 54:42

3M ago54:42

54:42

In this week's episode the Sleepy Boizzz talk about Ian's exhaustive move, a new station wagon heading stateside, and huge marketing miss by Audi. Listeners, we're headed to bed. Ian's called big spoon. We love you.By Apex Adjacent

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443-Victoria Scott Talks Lifesaving Toyotas, Pedestrian Safety, And Her New Book! 1:35:07

3M ago1:35:07

1:35:07

This week Victoria Scott returns to the show! She's here to discuss her recent piece involving a much needed exodus via used Toyota Camry, the ongoing pedestrian safety crisis, and her upcoming book! Boom. Packed show. Amazing guest. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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442-All Your Data R Belong To Them - How Automakers Collect And Sell YOUR Driving Data 51:45

4M ago51:45

51:45

In dystopian tech news this week we discuss how automakers are collecting YOUR data on YOUR driving habits (with NO CONTEXT!!!), monetizing it, and how your insurance company ultimately weaponizes it to raise your rates. Yup. We love you.By Apex Adjacent

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441-Strategic Hoarding And Ian's Special Babies 52:36

4M ago52:36

52:36

There are certain moments in our lives where the insanity of our obsessions are reflected back upon us, and this is one of those times for Ian. In this episode we chat about Dave watching Ian's babies, bad Brabuses and more. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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440-Ian's Hot Beef And Automotive Fuse Emporium 46:15

4M ago46:15

46:15

We don't know what Ian would serve at his restaurant when it comes to you know, food and whatnot, but we do know one thing: there would be PLATES and AMPLE TABLE SPACE. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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439-Nerds, Nerds, Nerds! 53:29

4M ago53:29

53:29

In this hyper-nerdy episode some nerds (us) talk about other nerds (Tim Cook) in some lukewarm nerd-on-nerd um...action. As if that wasn't enough, Ian presents a license plate game full of plates too nerdy for even us. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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438-A Nissan Altima And An Upset Ian 1:02:24

4M ago1:02:24

1:02:24

This week's episode has EVERYTHING. Ian gets assaulted by a Blake Shelton song while also getting subjected to a Nissan Altima, Dave does very mobile mechanic Dave things, and we dig into a car wash conundrum. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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437-JP And Michael From Bid Nerds 59:29

5M ago59:29

59:29

This week we sit down with JP and Michael from Bid Nerds! Their show focuses on interesting car auctions and they use their expertise to make price predictions, share their experience and overall take on the car, all while tending to their Nerd Herd.By Apex Adjacent

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436-Invest Wisely In New Balance Futures and Jortcoin. 1:11:09

5M ago1:11:09

1:11:09

Should you listen to our financial advice? Buddy, we can't even say if you should listen to us to begin with so...it's up to you. In this episode we mint a new cryptocurrency and talk F1. Yeah, Dave talks F1! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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435-Compassionately Enabling Questionable Decisions 1:04:22

5M ago1:04:22

1:04:22

What online marketplace vehicle post best represents your home state? Thanks to the ever-delightful Dana, we found Florida! Send us one that best represents your state's specific type of craziness and we'll add them to the chart! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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434-You Can't Get Chlamydia From A Craigslist Quattroporte 1:04:02

5M ago1:04:02

1:04:02

With a title like that what do we even say here? No idea. Anyway, in this episode we go from cars to chlamydia and back again. We gotchoo you sexy unicorns. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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433-When Craigslist Meets Tinder Things Get WEIRD 1:04:11

6M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

In this online marketplace-focused episode we are inspired by a fiery Audi Facebook Marketplace listing to dive deep into the psyche of those that post. Also, we stumble upon one of our favorite online marketplace phenomena, the Car Listing Selfie! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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432-Automotive Preferences and Job Professions, aka WHAT CAR GO WITH WHAT JOB? 46:41

6M ago46:41

46:41

In this post-karting comedown episode, we talk about used car purchases that would ruin our lives in either delightful or destructive ways.By Apex Adjacent

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No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 25 55:28

6M ago55:28

55:28

Welcome back to the last episode of No Dumb Questions (...but have no fear, we're not going far)! We sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. Sam Smith joins us again, and we talk a little about the new podcast we’ve just launched (it’s live now!), called "It’s Not the Car." Plea…

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431-Emotional Noise Reduction and Weakness Valleys 1:08:19

6M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Outta the gate our first episode of 2024 has Ian letting us hear his capital T THOUGHTS on holiday-centric corporate speak. Besides that, we're starting the year off right with listener MyEyes, some license plate games, and our identification of a very prominent hood feature on a Toyota. We love you!…

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430-SHOW US YOUR CARS! Our 2023 Year End Listener Cars Special!!! 1:49:34

6M ago1:49:34

1:49:34

In this episode we take some time to recognize the folks that really matter, our listeners! In our first entry of what we'll turn into an annual tradition, we take some time to highlight the fantastic diversity that is our listener's cars. We love you!

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429-We Make Each Other Uncomfortable. 1:28:58

7M ago1:28:58

1:28:58

In this episode we circle back on a topic that Ian's been noodling on, the whole Jason Cammisa Cybertruck review thing. It's an exhausting topic and Ian chops through it in a really great way. Oh, and you get to see Dave blush a lot in this episode. Like, A LOT. We love you!

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428-We Talk About Talking About People Talking About The Cybertruck. Ugh. 1:06:53

7M ago1:06:53

1:06:53

So...yeah. The Cybertruck, it be out in them streets, so we guess we have to talk about it? Or do we talk about talking about it? How about we just talk about talking about OTHER people talking about it. Cool. We love you!

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427-Ian Thinks...er KNOWS He Could Land That Plane 54:16

7M ago54:16

54:16

Sassy AND confident, just how we like our Ian. In this episode we dig into how each of us would react if we were handed the reigns of a jetliner oh and cars. We talk about cars too. We love you!

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No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 24 37:13

7M ago37:13

37:13

Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! We sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. This episode is a little different… We introduce a guest “host,” Sam Smith, who we are launching a new podcast in January with. It’s called It’s Not The Car, and is all about stories…

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426-Holiday Dave And Grace Period Ian 38:31

7M ago38:31

38:31

Pour yourself a piping hot cup of cider and cozy up to the fire dear listener, Holiday Dave is in town. He knows when you've been bad or good, and he certainly knows when someone (IAN) is about to let their license plates expire. We love you!

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425-Dmitry Platonoff, Saab Community LEGEND!!! 1:00:39

7M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

We're honored to have Dmitry Platonoff join us on the show this week! Dmitry is an incredible asset to the Saab community, publishing dozens upon dozens of DIY how-to guides that truly empower anyone to keep their Saab in proper running order. Listeners, you're in for a treat, we love you!

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424-SHOW US YOUR CARS!!! 54:52

8M ago54:52

54:52

Hey! Show us your cars! Don't make it weird, just show us your cars! Seriously though, show us your cars. For real. We want to see them, so you should send us pictures of them. If you do, we'll talk about them in our year-end episode, so yeah, SHOW US YOUR CARS! We love you.

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423-Jessica Ray Joins Us To Talk MotorWeek, Mavericks, and Moonlighting! 1:15:16

8M ago1:15:16

1:15:16

Jessica Ray, Digital Producer for MotorWeek, joins us for this show! Pull up a seat and listen as we talk all things MotorWeek, Mavericks, and Moonlighting! We love you!

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422-Set The Seats To Fritters! 45:23

8M ago45:23

45:23

In this episode we keep our sleep paralysis demons at arm's length and talk about holiday gift ideas. Oh, and um...sorry. You can never unsee Michael Myers in a wig. HAUNTING. We love you!

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No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 23 37:26

8M ago37:26

37:26

Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss whether we’d prefer to deal with a driver that is also engineering minded or one that can't speak engineering and therefore wouldn't…

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421-Beef Beef, Ian's A Mad Boy 46:44

8M ago46:44

46:44

Did we start an automotive podcast as a front for Ian's rants? We'll never cop to it, but the evidence in this week's episode certainly moves the needle in that direction. Beyond Ian's rant we discuss what car to band correlations and shout-out someone named TURBODONG2000 that makes funny stuff. We love you!…

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420-Good News, Bad News, And Everything Inbetween 1:00:01

9M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

In this week's episode we go through some music and automotive highs, lows, and Ian tells us about one wild encounter that he was lucky to avoid. We love you!

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419-Whadda We Doin Here? 59:58

9M ago59:58

59:58

He did what? In his WHAT?!?!? In this week's episode we dive into the Qatar Grand Prix and the insane conditions it (and the FIA) subjected the drivers to. We also discuss the various ways we're able to observe cars through other's eyes. We love you!!!

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418-Getting Kind Of Humid With Ian 55:26

9M ago55:26

55:26

In this episode Ian takes us on another damp journey through his mind. We also discuss the magic that is the auto parts store parking lot and the incredible sights they hold. We love you!

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No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 22 41:30

9M ago41:30

41:30

Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss the future of technology in motorsports, specifically around “driver-less” race cars. Is it still “racing” if there isn’t a human be…

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417-The Future Is Here And It Is Kinda Stupid 1:01:44

9M ago1:01:44

1:01:44

This week's episode is all about perspectives. On the more enjoyable end, we rewind 30 years ago to see what visions of the future looked like. On the dumber end of the spectrum, we look at what has actually manifested since then, as we wallow in the dumbness of our current reality. We love you!

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416-Meeting Expectations With The Subaru Legacy Wagon 41:03

10M ago41:03

41:03

Well now, who is the sleepy one in this episode? Trick question, it's actually both of us! At least Ian can justify his exhaustion, so he tells us the tale of his most recent camping experience. We love you!

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415-WTF IS UP WITH THE ILLINOIS DMV?!? 53:34

10M ago53:34

53:34

Big yikes coming out of the midwest in this episode. Sorry dear listeners for inflicting these vanity plates upon you. You didn't do anything to deserve being hit with these monstrosities, but now we can all share the burden together. We love you, and we love everyone, except for you IL DMV, you know what you did.…

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