We’re joined for the first time by Emily, BaT’s Operations Manager, to talk about life at BaT HQ, her first event, 308 vs Turbo 2, new merch, office therapy, Spotted Cow and cheese curds, driving to Flagstaff, screaming in bars, the power of ranch dressing, Tyler’s unpopular opinions, a quintessential ’90s VW experience, the New Beetle, and more.
We discuss “two for twice the price,” a race track at dawn, drag racing as visceral event, F1 screaming matches, LeBron, indications of middle age, sub-professional sports, Goodwood in the US, benefits of wearing BaT gear, what constitutes rarity, boar hunting, a car nerd in training, and favorite license plates.
Perennial favorite George Levy introduces his new book, Motorsports Mavericks, with photos by Pete Biro. He talks about the racing personalities of the ’60s, being “someplace else” as a photographer, human connection in motorsports, shooting inches from cars at speed, pulling the tablecloth trick on Bruce McLaren, and the humanity of Dan Gurney.
Alex is joined by none other than Donald Osborne to talk about the interesting POS, sage suggestions for sellers and politicians everywhere, self-editing, ignoring one’s own hard-earned advice, cars as an investment in happiness; driving a Le Monstre replica at Goodwood, and adventures on the old Targa Florio route.
In this latest installment we talk about the problem with Cobras, balancing accuracy with crowd appeal, iconic opening scenes, the dumb downshifts in every racing movie, Tracy Letts, evil composites, 17″ wheels that almost ruin everything, 218 on the Mulsanne, the folder situation at Ford, and the movie’s ranking in the pantheon of racing films.