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The Dork-O-Motive Podcast — 73 episodes
Glorious Failure: Mickey Thompson's Wild 1967 Wynn's Spitfire Indy 500 Car
War Boost: An Introductory Lesson In WWII Aircraft Engine Supercharging
Powerama 1955: When GM Ruled The Earth They Put On The Greatest Horsepower Show of All Time
The Birth of American Muscle: The Story of The Liberty V-12 Engine
The History of Hydrazine In Drag Racing: The Liquid Boogey Man Explored
A History Of Nitromethane The Greatest Race Fuel On Earth: Part 1 - 1872-1960
War Wagon: The Story of The WWI Liberty Truck
500mph Failure: The Incredible Wingfoot Express 2 and A History of Rocket Cars 1928-1965
Coventry Climax: The Forklift Company That Dominated F1 - A History
Fastest Car In The World: The 1906 Stanley Steamer Rocket - A Canoe Bodied Record Smasher
The Novi V8: A History of the Indy 500s Star-Crossed Horsepower Monster
Party Crashers: How Five Stock Bodied Cars On Nitro Changed Drag Racing Forever
The Engine That Refused To Die: An Offenhauser History
Designed to Dominate: The Ford DOHC V8 Story - An Indy 500 Legend
Blown Into Obscurity: The False Start of Centrifugal Superchargers in Drag Racing
The 313mph Backyard Hot Rod: The Story of Art Arfons' 2,500hp Anteater
Masters of Disaster: The Men Who Invented and Perfected Oil Well Firefighting
The Man Who Made Garlits: Setto Postoian and Drag Racing's First Top Fuel Rivalry
Ludicrous Speed: The Racing and Land Speed Record Tractors of the 1930s
Harnessing Hell: A History Of Top Fuel Clutch Technology 1950-1970
War For The Woods: The Incredible Effort To Save New England's Forests After The Hurricane of 1938
The Malcontent: Scotty Fenn's Self-Destruction In Drag Racing
The Buffum V8: America's Long Ago Forgotten First V8 Powered Production Car
Battling Beast of Burden: The Story Of The Massive M26 Dragon Wagon Truck of WWII
War Hemi: The Story of Ford's 1,100ci Aluminum WWII GAA V8
Drag Racing's Mad Scientist: The Beautiful Mind Of Sneaky Pete Robinson
Two Engines and No Chance: Al Stein's Twin Engine Porsche Indy Car Was Homebuilt Perfection
4.3 The Greatest Race You've Never Heard Of: A History of Bahamas Speed Week 1954-1966
4.2 The Wild History Of INDOOR Drag Racing In Chicago During The 1960s!
4.1 Drag Racing's Darkest Day: The 1969 Yellow River Drag Strip Disaster
3.7 Origin Story: How Stock Car Racing Was Born In Los Angeles Circa 1934!
3.6: Consumed: The First Ferris Wheel and How It Ruined The Life Of George Washington Ferris
3.5: Cold War Crushers: The Awesome History of The Air Force Heavy Press Program
3.4: Fastest - An Oral History of the 1992 Hot Rod Magazine Fastest Street Car Shootout
3.3: Beating Hitler With Combines - The Epic Story of The 1944 Harvest Brigade
3.2 Small Blocks vs The World: The Wild Story of The 1971 Questor Grand Prix
3.1: Unstable - The Deadly and Explosive History of Headlights
2.5: Rip Tide: The Incredible and Dark History of The World‘s Water Speed Record
2.4: 1,000 Ton Sucker Punch - The Wild Story Of WWI Q-Ships
2.3: Too Fat To Fly: The Crazy Story Of How Super Speedway Big Rig Racing Was Born!
2:2 - Truckin' Amazing: The Story of WWII's Red Ball Express
2.1: Suicidal Speed and Splinters - A History Of Board Track Racing In America
1.28 Out Of Gas At 41,000ft: The Unbelievable Story Of The Gimli Glider
1.27: Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal: The Weird History of Staged Locomotive Wrecks 1896-1935
1.26: Under Pressure: The Story of Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Race Car That (Never) Ran The Indy 500
1.25: A Race To Oblivion: The 1927 Dole Air Derby
1.24: The Best Worst Ship Ever - The Story Of The SS Great Eastern
1.23: Operation Snowbound: How American Teamwork Saved Millions of People and Livestock During The Worst Winter Ever
1.22: Knievel vs The Canyon: The Insane and Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump
1.21: Henry's Big Screwjob: How The Dodge Brothers and Henry Ford Made Millions While Hating Each Other
1.20: Honest Abe Was A Gearhead: How Abraham Lincoln Became The Only President With A Patent and More!
1.19: Wally vs The World: How Wally Parks Shocked America And Gained Control of Drag Racing In 1958
1.18: A Miraculous Disaster - In 1949 The Holland Tunnel Burned At 4,000-Degrees And No One Died
1.17: How To Mow Down A Forest Like Grass: The Brutal Genius Of Operation Highball In 1950
1.16: The Forgotten Disaster - How America's Worst Maritime Nightmare Happened In 1865 And Who It Happened To
1.15: The Killer Plane and The American Hero That Tamed It - Jimmy Doolittle and the 300mph Gee Bee R1
1.14: The 576mph Backyard Hot Rodder - Art Arfons Was America's Fastest Do It All Bad Ass
1.13: Hellfighter The Story Of The Mack Super Pumper A Firetruck Mighty Enough To Extinguish Hell Itself
1.12: The Race To Death: The 1903 Paris to Madrid Contest Was The Worst Race Ever Held
1.11 Don't Judge A Failure By It's Cover: The Insane Story Of The Vulcan Shuttle
1.10: International Incident- How American Indy Cars Destroyed Formula One Cars Heads Up At Monza In 1957 and 1958
1.9: The Wrong Guys With The Wrong Car: How Two Drag Racers Set The Closed Course Speed Record At Daytona In 1961
1.8: They Partied Like Hell - The Story Of Wreckage, Debauchery, and A Burning Bus At The 1974 US Grand Prix
1.7 The Final Dinosaur: The Story Of The Last Front Engine Dragster To Win An NHRA Top Fuel Wally
1.6: The Most Insane Speed Parts Company In History - Turbonique! Thrust, Danger, and Federal Prison Sentences
Short-O-Motive: The Day An Airplane Destroyed The Tree At An NHRA National Event
1.5: The Mafia Killer Who Loved Funny Cars - The Full Story of Broadway Freddy DeName
Short-O-Motive: That Time A Dump Truck Ran The Eastern Africa Safari Rally In 1967
1.4: Captain Jack McClure - The Man With The 215mph Rocket Powered Go-Kart!
Short-O-Motive: The Million Dollar Demolition Derby and Evel Knievel in LA Circa 1973
1.3: The Awesome, Defiant, and Mysterious Life Of NASCAR Great Mario Rossi
1.2: The Greatest Upset In Racing History That You've Never Heard Of!
1.1: Fireball Roberts Takes On LeMans And Nearly Wins!