Grassroots Motorsports and Classic Motorsports podcast

J.G. Pasterjak and Sarah Young—Grassroots Motorsports and Classic Motorsports magazines.

The official podcast of Grassroots Motorsports magazine and Classic Motorsports magazine. Chats with industry insiders, professionals, drivers, engineers and influence makers in the sports car and classic car scenes. Plus, a behind-the-curtain look at publishing a national car magazine.

  1. 07/01/2016

    Episode 54: SCCA's Hayward Wagner talks about Targa

    The SCCA is joining the rolling roadshow game with targa: A three-day odyssey of sports careful and excitement that will visit tracks, autocross venues and public roads around the Southeast. We get the full scoop from hayward Wagner, SCA's director of experimental programs.

    52 min

  2. 02/10/2016

    Episode 53: David Placek of Lexicon Branding

    How did your favorite car get its name? We talk about the secrets of naming cars—and almost every other product in the world—with David Placek of Lexicon Branding. Lexicon is the agency behind such iconic names as the Subaru WRX and Outback, the Honda Ridgeline, the Scion brand and even items like the Swiffer and Febreeze. It's a fascinating look at how words and sounds affect our thoughts of products.

    47 min

  3. 01/15/2016

    Episode 52: Al Unser Jr.

    Al Unser Jr. has seen every side of fame in his storied motorsports career. Most recently he served as a guest judge at our $2015 Challenge. We ask him where that sits in his pantheon of achievements, and talk about what it's like to be part of one of the greatest motorsports families ever.

    34 min

  4. 09/18/2015

    Episode 51: The guys from the Slipangle Podcast

    On this episode, we talk to Adam and Austin from the Slipangle Podcast while they talk to us. It's very meta. Check them out on popular podcast outlets.

    1h 46m

  5. 07/24/2015

    Episode 50: Randy Pobst

    If you've followed road racing for any length of time, you probably know Randy Pobst. He's driven for several factory and independent teams in some of the most high-profile series in the world. Now he's turned his talents to the world of journalism, as a correspondent for Motor Trend magazine. We've known Randy of the better part of three decades, and we hopped in a car at a recent media event for a candid chat.

    56 min

  6. 06/12/2015

    Episode 49: The new Mazda MX5

    Ride along on a 1200-mile journey with editor David S. Wallens and Mazda's Dean Case as they explore the performance and usability of the all-new Mazda MX5.

    53 min

  7. 05/16/2015

    Episode 48: Andy Weyenberg of Miller Electric

    Andy Weyenberg may have a desk-job sounding job title, but his real mission at Miller Electric is to keep some of the biggest names in motorsports welding at the highest levels possible. He's a complete bead-nerd, and on this podcast he goes over a LOT of direct, hands-on tips for MIG, TIG and Stick welding. NOTE: Due to remote recording, show lacks a bit of, um... flair. Yeah, flair.

    59 min

  8. 05/08/2015

    Episode 47: 2015 GRM Tire Test

    GRM's first tire test of the season is in the books, and ace tire testers David Whitener and Andy Hollis run us down on the inside scoop of this year's crop of hot rubber.

    51 min
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The official podcast of Grassroots Motorsports magazine and Classic Motorsports magazine. Chats with industry insiders, professionals, drivers, engineers and influence makers in the sports car and classic car scenes. Plus, a behind-the-curtain look at publishing a national car magazine.

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