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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!!
by Adam Dorey
Drag and Drive folks are a special breed of folk, and in here we'll talk about how they got started doing this stuff and when/how/why got them into the car and hobby they're into now!
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPSISODE 59, BROOKS FLEHARTY!!!
This dude showed up at a rocky mountain race week with a blower mounted to the chassis of his Fox Mustang complete with a 3rd pedal and even though he struggled that week, the hook was set and he was going to be back every year with something cool. The mustang eventually ended up with a turbo but...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 58!!! SCOTT KLEPINGER!
Scott is an OG drag week dude, from a fox body mustang with a grand national v6 in it (that his wife still drives) to his 3rd gen jet, a 427 LS with a huge turbo on it that is aptly named because it sounds like a jet when it's spooling up. We met in 2014, and we've been cool since. We reconnected...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 57!! ANDREW DOPITA!!!
Known as the Mayor, because he's from a town of like a dozen, Andrew has been in drag and drive for a while now. Starting with a big boat impala with a typical turbo 5.3, he made a name for himself in the 10.0 index class with the 10.0 ET limited impala. He got serious and got into a new edge...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 56, JOSH REICH!!!
After the dancing and tiptoeing finish to shearing his lug studs on RaceWeek 2024, he heroically fixed it under the tower and went on to win the BMF shootout with his rowdy radial car on 235's. He was freighttraining folks with a turbo LS chevy colorado. Fast forward to MegaWeek (after this…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 55, TREVOR AND ERIN BRANDEN!!!
Heiling from the great white north, the Brandon's have been all over and done all sorts of things with cars in the past, to include their now 7 second legal/capable GT-R. The now drag and drive ride has done road rally work as well as some transcontinental speed work in the past, but has settled…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 54, ERIC CARROLL!
Eric is one of the Texas racers, and Stevie and I were lucky enough to be able to meet with him and his wife Crystal through the years, and he's also been a good sport about me making fun of his Toyota's. A dude that started with a turbo 2JZ powered IS300, he's been back in his Lexus GS-F as…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 53, ROYCE PAYTON!
Builder and driver of the "nightmare" blown alcohol drag and drive Mustang, Royce is a staple in drag and drives now. We talk about drag and driving a roots blown monster in a sea of turbo LS stuff, what he's got coming next, and even a sneak peek of his wife Shaylese's new Camaro, which he's…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 52, PHIL BALMACEDA AND NICK BALL!
Nick is my best buddy's nephew, and I got him into drag and drive a few years back, where he met Phil. Nick has a CTS-V coupe and Phil a ZR1 corvette, which are powered by nearly the same engine, so the friendly rivalry was on instantly. This was a fun one watching a couple of friends chop it up...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 50!! JASON SCHAEFER!!!!
I can't believe I've done 50 of these. I wanted to make this one special and include Jason, who is the dude I'm talking to and having a beer with at Sick Week a few years ago, and when I decided to start doing something like this to highlight the stories of people far and wide. Jason is a hoot...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 49, ROVIC AHUJA!!!
Raj is KNOWN for huge ass burnouts in his Olds powered 442, but who knew he had like 6 of these things?!??! He's a guy I had the pleasure of having a few parking lot beers with and we had some good conversations. This dude is a pilot from the Yukon Territory up in Canada, like on the Alcan…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 48, STEVEN WILLINGHAM!!!!
Steve is a gangster with a couple of badass rides, but who knew he got his start in VW's and Honda's? I do now! A NYC based guy, he's got a 6th gen camaro with twins that runs well in the 8's, but it's tech limited to 10.0, where he typically runs it on RMRW. He purpose built a Grand National to...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 46, ALAN WHITAKER!!!
Alan is hilarious and also wheels one of the baddest/heaviest street cars in the land. His 1970 Gulf Green Monte Carlo runs in the 6's and weighs 4000 lbs!!!!! SMX powered, he drag and drives this thing like it owes him money, and we'll talk about what got him his start with the Monte and what…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 45!!! DANE THOMPSON FROM THE BURNDOWN YOUTUBE!
Dane is a super good dude that does a kickass youtube channel called "burndown." You'll find it when you find the one with the rooster holding a lollipop. He's a down-home mechanic on his show that builds cool stuff for low money and shows you how to do it too! He's the driver of the maliboom…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!!! EPISODE 44 MAKAYLA MARIETTA AND DANNY ROMANSKI!!!
I met Danny a long while ago in the Colorado drag racing scene. He's been a staple out there for as long as I can remember. Fast forward a few years and Danny married WAY up and in the process got himself a cool as a cucumber step-kid, Makayla. She grew from a shy kid to an absolute force to be...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 43, GARY PUTNAM!!!!
Owner of the self proclaimed "slowest twin turbo big block fox body on the planet", Gary is an OG drag weeker and racer out of the Kansas/Missouri area. He's also cohost of the Heads up racing podcast. We had a blast talking about hanging with superstars on our shows, and blasting around his ride...
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THAT'S COOL DRINK!!! SPECIAL DANNY DIESEL EPISODE 47!!!
Danny is a globetrotter now, he's been on Rocky Mountain Race Week with his truck, and he's the dude known for selling it all to go racing. This one is special timing because he just announced that he MOVED to Thailand, and likely will be doing all sorts of stuff with the BAS shop there doing…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!!! EPISODE 42, AMANDA AND TRAVIS MARTIN!
Travis and Amanda have both been drivers and co-drivers in drag and drives, and even brought Kendall (still in a child seat) along as a rider in Amanda's G8. Travis' "show mod" Camaro has terrorized the rowdy radial category for years, we catch up with what they've got going on now, and talk…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!!! EPSIODE 41, CHRIS (MFN) STORY! A photographer that quit his corporate job to snap photos for a living, as well as an Army Veteran, Chris is a buddy of mine that I keep running into all over the place, and I keep seeing his watermark on all sorts of absolutely gangster...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 40, MATTHEW FROST!!!
A regular of the show, Matt is back on the 40th episode of That's Cool... Drink!!!! It's always good to catch up with the dude, and this one was just a few weeks before RMRW in June of 2024, so we discuss what's happening for the week coming up, and overall just a good one to watch if you're…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 39, CHAD RENYOLDS FROM BANGSHIFT!!!
Chad and I (and Daphne and Cole) became fast friends on Rocky Mountain Race Week in 2015 and we ended up at a bunch of the same stuff from there on forward and had some super good times, but I never had a chance to pick Chad's brain about how/why he quit his high-paying corporate job to seek out...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! BONUS EPISODE!!! PITT STATE SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCMENT!!!
This was neat to be a part of, Pittsburgh State in Kansas is very close to the Mo-Kan dragway, and decided to not only throw a little money at the class, but offer each racer in the Jr. Street Class on the podium a scholarship to go to school at Pitt State! How awesome is that? Give it a listen,...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 38 DINO CARDELLA/HOT CARL!!!
Dino and his co-pilot Gary join me and it's my FIRST CASUALTY! Admittedly we were sipping on some hot rod soup (whiskey) before this episode and we lost Hot Carl by the end of it! Luckily Gary kept it together to finish up the episode, but I'm told that Dino was found passed out in the yard…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 37, JASON AND LIZ KING!!!
Out of Minnesota, Jason and Liz met while street racing in Jason's uncle's Willy's that he still wheels today, although now it's LS3 powered. He's also got his head's up small tire/small block mustang that's still Ford powered that he's also brought out to the drag and drive world, and he even…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 36 DARRIN AND EBBEN URIE!!!!
Ebben is one of the Rocky Mountain Race Week Jr. Street kids, and he rolls around in a Miata with the plate "zeropwr" and it has a stick shift to boot! We'll talk about getting into Jr Street racing, and what it's like for Darrin to co-pilot for Ebben's antics in the Miata! Check it out, this was…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!!! EPISODE 35, THE STICK SHIFTY DUO, BILL ARMSTRONG AND RICH GUIDO!!!
These dudes are great friends of mine, and I've been lucky enough to cruise around the US with them a bunch... REALLY fast. This was a fun time, and Rich even had a couple of coronas, so he got a little loose, and I had to even change his name in the middle of the show. These guys are both quick...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 34, MARK BARNES AND MACKENZIE O'NEIL!!!
You probably know Mark from his turbo LS LIMO, yes the one he took the whole 1320 crew for a pass in on a Rocky Mountain Race Week. A few years later he brought a super low mile turbo T/A Firebird with his daughter Mackenzie to run in Jr. Street and an index class and they had the time of their...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 33, CLINT SODOWSKY
I sat down with Clint Sodowsky, a former MLB pitcher and talked about going to the bigs while cruising his cool old Monte Carlo around during, and stepping WAY up into his Camaro, and having as much fun as he's ever had drag and driving that stuff. He's since put Jazzy, his daughter, behind the...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK EPISODE 32, HAULIN ASH!
The Pickett's are gangsters. They showed up to a drag and drive a few years ago without a care in the world and with a kid in a mini seat in the middle of the back two sets of doors. The Buick Roadmaster sported a procharged LS in it's early iterations, and now is twin turbo and has the extra fun...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 31 DANNY DIESEL!!!!
My first rookie of the year recipient, Danny is the dude that sold EVERYTHING to pursue a race life. It's not all ups in this life and he doesn't mix words, this life is hard, but it's a super rewarding way to live for sure. We talk his diesel cummins Dodge truck, his AWD DSM stick shift ride…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 30, JAYCOBE KRONK!
I finally caught up with Jaycobe after having Alan and Hank on earlier. He's working crazy hours so we had to figure this one out, but I'm happy we did! Jaycobe is one of the 301 street car dudes, and he's Hank's kid, so you know he's got the sickness in his blood. He pilots the Silverback C10...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 27, JOHN PUCKETT!!!
A stick shift OG, and a drag week regular, John is a super cool racer, but also a super cool dude. He Coyote swapped his fox Capri (with the cool bubble back window) early in the coyote game, and of course it's got a stick, but his is a box stock magnum t56, and it runs in the 8's! He's also got...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 26, PAT COOK!!!
Pat sits down with me and we talk about doing a Rocky Mountain Race Week on a GROM??!?!? This dude is a gangster and also at the exact same time, insane! I loved talking with him and getting some of his background and if you want to do a drag and drive on a bike, you should tune in!
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 25, JASON HURLEY!!!
Jason is one of those dudes... just a down to earth regular everyday dude, with an unlimited winning 6 second firebird! Owner and driver of the original Meltdown Firebird we'll talk about building that ride, wrecking it on RMRW, rebuilding it and ultimately swapping to a much better chassis for...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 24, MICHAEL and STEPHEN NARX!!!
Mike has been through a lot in the last couple of years, and most of it is because Drag and Drive did it to him. A 2020 RaceWeek competitor, he uprooted his life, quit his job, and started preaching the word of Drag and Drive from the highest mountain he could. He also puts on his own event…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 22, MATTHEW FROST, PRE 2023 RACEWEEK UPDATE!
Matthew Frost joins me again, this was a pre-event driver's meeting for the 2023 RaceWeek event. Matt is always a good time on the cast, and this is a good one to watch for anyone about to go on a drag and drive, any of them. But Matt is always a good time on TCD!
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 21, DAVID WILLIAMS AND BRADLEY YOUNG!!!
David Williams is son of Robert Williams and has been in the Drag and Drive world for quite some time now, but he's also moved into a bunch of different varieties of motorsports, mainly Transcontinental racing, where he met Bradley. These two did Alaska speed week with an LS turbo 3/4 ton…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 19, THE CHILL TRAILER/CANDY MAN VAN BOYS!
Denn Angelo and Justin Gilbert are a riot. They just show up to Rocky Mountain Race Week to slay the roadweek awards year after year. First the candy man van, that has a great backstory to it, and you can watch this one for that story... it's wild! But they showed up with this candy van, did a…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 18, ROBERT WILLIAMS!
Robert Williams is an OG of drag and drive out of the "porkchop motorsports" stables located in Fort Meyers, Florida with a slew of cars, but mostly 2nd gen camaros and firebirds, a disco era nova, and the bizbomb, famous from roadkill. Robert and I have become friends through libations and cars,...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 17, ADAM DOREY WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST, JOE BARRY!!!
WAIT... what? Isn't this my show? I guess not this week! When I had Joe Barry on earlier, he mentioned he'd like to interview me for a week and we make it happen here on episode 17, so if you want to know more about me with the great and powerful Joe Barry asking the questions and running the…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 16, MATT FROST AND JUNE ALLISON, RMRW PRESHOW
This was a show to basically be a driver's meeting for folks just showing up to one of these events. This is a great episode for someone who is looking to go to their first one and get you an idea of what you should expect the first day or so at one of these. I always love having Matt on, but we...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 15, DARYL YOST!
Daryl has become a mainstay at drag and drive stuff in the last 10 years. With his procharged big block 69 chevelle, first with a stick and back with an automatic, he rides with his wife, Michelle, and they have even managed to stay married this whole time! Daryl is a unique dude... no matter…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 14, HANK KRONK AND ALAN MURRAY!
Another family show out of the 301 street cars, we sit down with Hank Kronk, owner and driver of the Kronk racing fox body mustang and Alan Murray, "fresh" off of his Big Block N/A win after thrashing on his cutlass when the transmission spun in the tunnel and then he fragged the rear end and...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE LUCKY 13!! LEWIS AND WENDY MARTIN WITH AUSTIN MARTIN AND ZANE HARMON!!
For Episode 13, I had the whole dang Martin/Harmon family on and it was a great show. We did learn that Lewis was undergoing cancer treatment, so we may not see him back out super soon, but he does have a sweet little g body he's been playing with. Wendy, "the general" of the 301 street cars, his...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 12, JON AND KRIS WISCHMANN
Jon and Kris join me and talk all sorts of fun stuff! Jon runs Wischmann Performance and he builds some GANGSTER engines. Not to mention I let him and Kris drive and store and upgrade my 55 chevy. Well, it's not mine yet... but we're working on that.
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 11, ERIC YOST!
I am super honored I got the chance to talk with Eric. Known in the world as Bigun, and for his shop customs by bigun, and more recently as a partner in Moorsville Dragway in North Carolina, this one hit different for me. Eric was somewhat of a celebrity for me, and his rusty wrapped camaro was…
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPSOSDE 10, NICK PLEWNIAK!
I sit down with Nick (and MVP, and Maddie!) to talk about the s10 blazer, the stretchy truck, the dirty 30, and a ton of his street race rides and see what he's up to now, and if we'll see him on another drag and drive in the future! This one was FUN! Nick and Maddie are salt of the earth peeps,...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK!!! EPISODE 9, JOE BARRY!
This one was great. Joe Barry is a street car legend and he's right in my backyard! He stayed at his shop late and talked with me about his rise through the quickest street car ranks with his 6 second Creamsickle 56 Chevy street car! It's also all steel so you know it's good. Multi-time Hot Rod...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK EPISODE 8, VINCE RUHE!!!
Vince is awesome, and used to be a dang rock star (like for real) and also can fab and weld like no other. He and his Nova have been at every Rocky Mountain Race Week/Race Week and also has been involved as a sponsor to boot. He's such a fun guy to talk to and he's full of good stories and good...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK EPISODE 7, BRAD STAPP!!!!
Brad is my buddy and the best co-pilot in the game. It was fun to have him on and talk about both of our infancy into this drag and drive stuff, and moving him from copilot to driver and bringing in his own copilots now too! I love talking with guys I know well, the conversation goes so smoothly...
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THAT'S COOL... DRINK EPISODE 6, CARLOS ASTOR!
Carlos is a gangster out of 301 street cars and has been to a ton of Drag and Drives in his tenure with a couple of different G body GM's. He's famously known for doing huge hero wheelies with his red malibu wagon for years at Drag Week and RMRW's as well. Unfortunately, he crashed that wagon…
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