The ClassicCars.com Journal Podcast

The ClassicCars.com Journal Podcast

Join ClassicCars.com Journal Managing Editor Tommy Stahler as he welcomes insightful experts in the collector car community and automotive world for interesting discussions of trends, news, people -- always with a hint of controversy...

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August 26, 2020 27 mins
This week on the podcast, we have friendly chat with Legendary Companies President, former SEMA Chairman and car collector, Wade Kawasaki. He has a special announcement about SEMA too!
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Since August of 2012, Terry Karges has been the Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. He has overseen a great deal of progress to the world famous museum. This week on the Journal Podcast, Terry tells us about his journey and talks Petersen Car Week – a virtual surrogate for the cancellation of Monterey.

The podcast discusses the Petersen’s immense changes, its inclusiveness and Car Week.
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Lyons is amongst the most accomplished journalists in the motorsports world. He has covered everything on four wheels across six decades and is the author of 12 books. His work has been honored with the Dean Batchelor Award of the Motor Press Guild, an award for journalism given by the Road Racing Driver's Club, and the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award

At age 80, he has completed his latest book, Shadow: the M...
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Courtney Rivers is a racer and instructor who heads up the SCCA Track Night in America program, which for 5 years has been providing a venue to get the casual driver on track.
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Earlier this month we presented what we had learned about the management change at Laguna Seca. Now the man in the center of the controversy, John Narigi, speaks to us with candor.
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Ted Woerner is the founder and CEO of Miles Ahead. A track day experience company started at the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They conduct a variety of driver training programs with an elite instructor team comprised of Indy 500 drivers. They have designed and executed performance driver training programs, advanced teen driver training, fleet driver safety training, exclusive incentive trip experiences, scenic drives, ...
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This week we welcome collector, restorer and dealer, Bruce Canepa. Bruce discusses the climate in high-end collector cars, his battle with the US Government over the Porsche 959 and the future of Monterey Car week.
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This week we speak with Rich Robek, a builder and test driver on Ford's GT program. To celebrate their victories in international endurance racing, Ford resurrected its famed Grand Tourer in 2004. Rich was on the ground for all of it and has many stories to tell.;
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This week on the Journal Podcast we talk with Tech Force CEO Jennifer Maher about the near-crisis level shortage of skilled automotive technicians and what the industry is doing to address the solution.
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Tom welcomes Front Row Motorsports NASCAR Cup driver Michael McDowell. The two discuss the "pandemic season" of virtual racing and the upcoming races as NASCAR is back online. McDowell has a long history of success in racing, including race wins in IMSA, the XFinity Series and open wheel championships.
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