San Diego Reset: Finding the Groove Again
from Gears And Nachos Hosted by Bryce Kenny
It’s the first Gears & Nachos episode of 2026 and Bryce Kenny is joined by Tyler Menninga and special guest Bari Musawwir for a wide-open, hilarious, and surprisingly deep garage session from San Diego. The guys bounce from real-life chaos (HOA headaches, “backflow” inspections, and the thankless job of being too likable) straight into the heart of Monster Jam: how confidence can make or break an entire weekend, why “shut your brain off” isn’t the full story, and how the sport is evolving into a reaction-time game at the highest level. They recap the San Diego and Anaheim weekends, talk about fragile-versus-tank truck psychology, dialing in shock settings, and how one small issue can snowball into a rough stretch until you finally get that one clean event that resets everything. They also dig into the one-hit Skills format, why combos are becoming the new separator, and how track design can either create flow or force drivers into isolated “moments.” Plus: rising talent talk (including the buzz around Pauken III), simulator habits, cross-threading debates, snack-table accusations, and the kind of off-the-rails banter that only happens when you stick three Monster Jam drivers in a room and hit record.
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