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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 50 MIN

The Death of the Runaway...

from Overcrest · host Kris Clewell / Overcrest

Coming off a six percent grade in 1955, your brakes were a countdown. By the seventies, they were a backup system. The story of the man who built the thing that took the death out of the descent.Support Overcrest. Get cool stuff. https://www.patreon.com/c/overcrest

Coming off a six percent grade in 1955, your brakes were a countdown. By the seventies, they were a backup system. The story of the man who built the thing that took the death out of the descent.Support Overcrest. Get cool stuff. https://www.patreon.com/c/overcrest

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Coming off a six percent grade in 1955, your brakes were a countdown. By the seventies, they were a backup system. The story of the man who built the thing that took the death out of the descent.Support Overcrest. Get cool stuff....

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