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Speedway Motors' podcast, What Moves You, tells the stories behind cars and the people who build and drive them. While celebrating craftsmanship, ingenuity, and the long tradition of building cars, What Moves You talks to fascinating people who have left their mark on car culture. Sometimes that’s a big name everyone knows, other times it’s an unsung local hero. Every guest brings inspiring knowledge, experience and passion that reminds us why we love cars in the first place. www.speedwaymot ...
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Two generations of Taylor gearheads joined us to talk about everything from their origins in the automotive industry, to career successes, and discussing the Isky Tribute Roadster. Dennis is the owner of Hot Rods by Dennis Taylor, a custom shop that operates in Booneville, Arkansas. Growing up, Alex spent most of her time at her dad’s shop. At the …
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Bob Larivee, Sr. was born in 1930 and grew up in the Motor City. His father was a painter and Bob’s interest in the automotive industry started with the Soap Box Derby. He was studying to be a dentist, but his career path took a drastic turn. In the early 1950s, he got into cars and racing during the golden age of racing that many only dream about.…
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Steve Strope had multiple magazine features, lots of media coverage, and a top 10 car all before he had a shop or even a garage. What started out as a humble operation with a Craftsman 3-drawer toolbox out of his apartment parking garage, lead him to unveiling his first car at SEMA with Chrysler. Steve Strope opened his shop, Pure Vision, in 2001 a…
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Elana Scherr didn’t find her way into old cars as early as most. In fact, she didn’t even get a driver’s license until she was 21. Then she picked up a cheap Duster and, with a little help from her friends, learned not only how to drive it, but also how to fix it when it broke. When she met her future husband Tom and started making passes at the dr…
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David Newbern was always into cars, but he wasn’t always into cars on-camera. That is, until someone named Mike Finnegan moved nearby and needed shears and a finger brake. Growing up, David tagged along with his father to every car show possible, watching while his dad worked a kind of car guy magic to trade cars on the spot. They’d show up in one,…
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In the early 50’s Peter Vincent saw a car that changed his life forever. He was a 6th grader standing on the corner for junior traffic control when a lowered, drop top Merc pulled up with frenched headlights, nosed and decked with a smooth bumper and no grill. Needless to say, it made an impression. He has been hooked on cars ever since, and his pa…
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Kyle Kuhnhausen sweats the small stuff. Over the last seven years, Kyle has built a reputation for showstopper builds made up of incredible details tucked behind every corner. Even the parts you can’t see are cool. Take for instance the water pump he made for his upcoming LT4 Corvette project. It’s a D-cast water pump converted to clamshell hydrofl…
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Growing up at a speed shop doesn’t give you the “normal” childhood. And when your parents were Bill and Joyce Smith, founders of Speedway Motors, your life looks radically different than most kids. Whether it’s piling parts in the rafters, sitting at a table with Carroll Shelby, or driving an Excalibur back to Lincoln, Nebraska, from Virginia, life…
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Brian Limberg didn’t set out to become one of the most sought-after metal shapers and coach builders in the automotive industry. He just wanted to build cars. But since opening The Tin Man’s Garage, he has been recognized by many, including the Al Slonaker Memorial award in 2020, for mastery of his craft in metal shaping, coach building, and chassi…
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Jess grew up helping her dad’s crew build a Streamliner. After the build and upgrades were complete, the whole family would road trip out to the Salt Flats to crew. In the final year, on its final run, the MacKichan/Schulz Streamliner set a new landspeed record. Streamliners make for an incredible childhood, but it wasn’t until later that Jess real…
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Emily and Aaron Reeves have always known they wanted to run a business together. After Emily’s successful modeling and acting career, as well as a Aaron’s previous business becoming harder to run, they sat down to figure out a new plan. They both loved cars, Aaron has enough experience to build anything, and Emily had a ton of marketing and small b…
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For our final episode of Season 2, we speak with a legend. But Ed Iskenderian isn't just a legend--he made his mark at the birth of hot rodding and has been shaping its course ever since. Isky came to visit us during the Speedster Reunion at the Museum of American Speed and was kind enough to give an interview in front of a live audience. We hear a…
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Most people know Ian Roussel from MAVTV’s Full Custom Garage. He created of Space Junkie, Space Junkie 2.0, and so many custom hot rods it’s difficult to keep track. Ian grew up mashing together every Monogram kit he could dig out of the local garage sale. He graduated to tricking out his grandmother’s VW Bug with elbow grease and a J.C. Whitley ca…
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Hundreds of drivers in each class converged on Boone Speedway for the 2021 IMCA Super Nationals. On Saturday, September 11th, four made it to the top of the podium. We talk to four IMCA Super Nationals winners about what it takes to win and the challenges they overcame to get to the top of the podium. This season's crop of champions are younger tha…
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Steve Magnante joins us to talk altered wheelbase cars, drag racing history and so much more. If you don’t know Steve, he’s the writer of the definitive “How to Build Altered Wheelbase Cars," host of “Junkyard Gold” with David Freiburger and the Roadkill guys, one of the voices behind Barrett-Jackson auctions...among everything else. While Steve ma…
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If you’ve opened an issue of Wheel Hub, you get it. Stephen Kim and Robert McGaffin have created a publication dedicated to awakening the next generation of car fanatics. To do it, they give each build twenty immaculately crafted pages, just as carefully arranged and captured as the builds themselves. In an age when the words “print is dead” are he…
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Mark and Tony share all about the upcoming season of Car Masters: Rust to Riches. They’re funny, they’ve got a great show, and most of all, they’re lifelong hot rodders who have built some wild creations for decades. We talk building cars, managing a production schedule, and the importance of teaching the next generation how to turn a wrench.…
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Longtime customers, three awesome cars. Mike Earley, Nick Hoesing, and Jason Holland all own driven, homebuilt cars. Mike has loved Chevelles ever since he saw one at the local car show with open headers as a kid. Nick and Jason have spent the last 20 years driving their Model A builds across the USA. Between the two of them, they have nearly 100,0…
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Racers know the name Schnee Chassis, but not many know how Brian Schnee started, or how he grew Schnee Chassis into such a fabled racing brand. In this episode of What Moves You, we go way back with Brian Schnee to his first race, his first chassis, some incredibly good fortune, a terrible tragedy, and the secret to building anything well for decad…
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Jerry Dixey has been everywhere, man. After Woodstock, Evel Knievel’s Snake River attempt, pedal cars and 110 consecutive NSRA Road Tour stops, Jerry has some wild stories to tell. He’s left a considerable influence on automotive culture. His contributions in custom motorcycles & vans in the 60s & 70s, automotive memorabilia, and the Road Tour he's…
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Mary Pozzi shares stories and wisdom from 40+ years racing and winning autocross. From borrowing her boyfriend’s car without telling him she was racing, to winning 11.5 National Titles (we’ll let Mary explain), Mary has established herself as one of the best autocross drivers in the nation. And it all started in a Mercury Capri. We also talk meetin…
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400 hours of machining. Crashing at 200mph. The fastest small block Chevy in the world... John MacKichan and Tim Schulz knew they weren’t taking on a “normal” project. But in 1988, while driving back to Nebraska from Utah, they realized they could build a better streamliner. Nine months later, they set a record in D/Gas Streamliner. In this episode…
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Discovery Channel’s Car Kings star and the man behind Galpin Speed Shop Dave Shuten, joins us to talk show rods, tracking down legendary Ed Roth builds, and how he makes so many cars, year after year. If it wasn’t clear from his builds like the Iron Orchid, Dave loves cars and loves bringing wild show car visions into reality. He’s also got a way o…
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Dave Wallace and his team built a 1969 Camaro to reach 200 mph. They managed to hit 198 mph, but then the worst happened on the very next run. Thanks to his teams’ dedication to safety and quality workmanship, Dave climbed out of the car and went to work on Monday. In episode 9 of What Moves You, we talk to Dave Wallace about his amazing 1969 Camar…
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Brian Brennan, long time editor of Street Rodder Magazine, joins us to talk about his days in Anaheim with Bill Thomas and Hayden Profitt, and his lifetime in automotive publishing, hot rodding, and drag racing. He also shares his vision for Modern Rodding and his new venture In the Garage Media.Autor: Speedway Motors
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Jan Opperman, Doug Wolfgang, and Lloyd Beckman are some of the biggest names from the golden age of circle track racing. Historian Bob Mays from the Museum of American Speed shares some great stories about these legendary racers, as well as a few Bill Smith stories of the rough & tumble days of early racing post-WWII.…
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Robby Unser learned to drive at 7 and he’s been racing ever since. Robby shares what it’s like to race full-time from high school to the present, how he got sponsored, being a one-man racing team, and all the people who helped him along the way. We cover the Indy 500, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Team Speedway, meeting big names like Sammy Swindell..…
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Andy Leach, founder of Cal Automotive Creations, talks with us about hot rod craftsmanship and the art of building cars that clients can actually drive. Andy and his team have earned the respect of the global hot rod community with beautifully simple builds that honor the original car’s form. We talk building, balancing family, tradition, and how t…
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Hot rod philosophy. Why build a straight axle, Chevy II Nova Gasser with a big block Chevy and open headers on Week to Wicked? Host Joe McCollough and his fellow W2W builders from Speedway Motors, Jeff Karls and Zach Raddatz, talk about the choice to depart from the typical pro-touring muscle builds. They also talk hot rod philosophy, Novas they kn…
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How do you measure hot rod ingenuity? It’s hard to say, but ever since someone stripped the fenders and muffler from their Model T, hot rodders, tinkerers, and the mechanically-inclined have gotten together to compare notes. Today, we’re getting together a few thousand cars at meetups across the US, instead of a few buddies at the local soda joint.…
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Tim Matthews doesn’t just know cars. Tim Matthews LOVES getting curious people involved and learning about cars. He has a way of getting you to feel the joy he feels when talking about anything automotive. Which makes him the perfect curator for the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. It’s a position that’s given Tim the privilege of seeing a…
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This is a car story. And it’s the kind of car story you want to hear told over and over. There’s childhood memories, sadness, and healing by the way of amazing coincidence...everything you could want, plus a fantastic hot rod. Jeff’s dad bought and upgraded a '46 Sedan Delivery for the family. They road tripped, took it to the grocery, and became a…
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