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#157 Fastest Female on 2-Wheels Attempts 4-Wheel World Land Speed Record

Fastest Woman on Two Wheels What drives an individual to chase incredible speeds to attain a world record or two…or eight?! The fastest woman on two wheels who has an unwavering passion for setting some serious land speed records, the talented Valerie Thompson http://bit.ly/ValerieThompsonRacing does and she will join us in studio this week. Valerie is the “World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer” and an eight-time land speed record holder with membership in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, seven 200 […]
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#156 Car Chix Grudge Match Racing

Sniveling Sore Loser. When some of us lose at competing head-to-head, we walk away and consider it a done deal. A few of us will down right argue up the fact that everything by way of that competition was not aligned in our favor for whatever reason(s). The heat of competitive passion ensues with a few choice words, emotions, and a serious intention to strike back for a redemption rematch. Welcome Grudge Racing. The art of winning a race competition […]
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#155 Noor Daoud: Drift Life – Breaking Global Barriers in Motorsports

Drift Racing Global Attraction. Drift racing originated in Japan in the mid ‘90’s and has taken a foothold across the globe, including the Middle East, as a popular sport competing for style, tire smoke, line and angle strategies, speed and showmanship. Think of traditional motorsports like NASCAR and NHRA similar to boxing, and drift racing very much like the transition to the more colorful UFC. Many can equip their favorite rear-wheel drive setup with an LS1 engine, grab a few […]
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#154 Vehicle Cyber Security & Data Privacy

Safely Connect Me Please. As a society, we are truly connected to data and information. In some occasions, this connectivity can leave us open to the risk of a cybersecurity nightmare. Can our vehicles pose that very same security risk with advancements of automotive technology? We have all heard and seen the widely reported incident of a Jeep vehicle purposely hacked to prove the point of how vulnerable we can be behind the wheel. Was this a “one-off” situation to […]
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#153 Women in Automotive: Support For STEM Based Careers

With many younger woman struggling at times in what is a male dominated automotive industry, we team up with NASCAR driver Julia Landauer http://bit.ly/2Lpq2xF and Tina Smith, Director of National Partnerships for TechForce Foundation http://bit.ly/2V3LE2i. Together we will talk about the cutting-edge programs available by way of some pretty awesome and in-depth STEM programs, creating a movement of inspiration and change. The Sad Reality. We still live In a time where it is still common place for a younger woman to look at her dreams of entering into careers of engineering, welding and automotiveas an extremely difficult accomplishment. They may have […]
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#152 How a Bad Attitude in the Service Bays Can Make Car Repair Go Horribly Bad

With over 1,000,000 automotive service bays in operation across the country and over 250 million vehicles that require service, the critical technical training and investment of specialized tooling and software are important factors to servicing the public’s motoring fleet efficiently. What about garage culture? In many independent or dealership garage environments, the positive culture and attitude of technicians can mean the difference between failing miserably with productivity and efficiency and ultimately contributing to less than stellar service for the automotive […]
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As the fastest Woman on two wheels while maintaining an unwavering passion for setting some serious land speed records, the talented Valerie Thompson joins us in studio.

Valerie is the World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer and an eight time land speed record holder with membership in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, seven-land speed racing 200 MPH Clubs and one 300 MPH Club. Valerie is the only female in history to compete for the world’s fastest motorcycle title. In 2018, she piloted the famed BUB 7 Streamliner to a record speed of 328.46 MPH and is the only female rider featured on the “Top 10 Fastest Motorcycles in the World List.”