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Cold Start

Cold Start

An abrupt dive into automotive culture. No need for intros, just straight to talking about cars, motorsports, and anything automotive.

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  • #63
    May 5 · 54 min

    Can-Am: Racing Without Rules

    The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or more commonly known as Can-Am, is a racing series that has firmly placed itself in the history books, being an era known for no rules – and cars faster than Formula 1 at the time. What's not to love about unlimited innovation and high horsepower/ light weight racecars? Todd and Sylas dive into the Can-Am era, breaking down the crazy cars, great racing, and ultimate demise of the series. As it always seems with motorsports, the greater the series, the shorter its flight path. Cold Start Hint: 1971 Championship winning car Answer to Episode 62 Cold Start: R53 Mini Cooper S

  • #62
    April 28 · 58 min

    Idling with Mini Enthusiast, Chucho Shoots

    Diving into the passion of your average car enthusiast, the guys invited Chucho Shoots onto the show to share his journey of becoming a car enthusiast, an automotive photographer, and to defend his love for Mini Coopers. From building his following by shooting photos of some of the premier cars and collections in the Bay Area to cultivating a community around a forgotten enthusiast car, Chucho has established himself as a hub within the community, looking to connect with others and experience cars to their fullest. His energy is infectious; just ask to check out his Mini! Cold Start Hint: Super charged but half the expected cylinders Answer to Episode 61 Cold Start: 2009 Ford GT1

  • #61
    April 21 · 47 min

    Flying Cars of GT1 Racing

    Could you imagine if the most expensive, exclusive, powerful, and raw hypercars in the world raced together in a single series? Back in the 1990s, this happened -- one of the golden ages of sports car racing: GT1 Class Racing. The GT1 class was diverse, well-funded, and birthed "homologation special" cars -- racecars effectively disguised as production street vehicles. Sylas and Todd review all time greats like the Porsche GT1, McLaren F1 GTR and LM variants, and the infamous Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and CLR. And more than one of these cars went for an unexpected flight, thanks to the aerodynamics and manufacturer budget war which pushed automotive development to its limit -- and beyond. Cold Start Hint: You can almost hear the blue oval. Answer to Episode 60 Cold Start: Roborace Robocar launch

  • #60
    April 14 · 53 min

    Will Car Racing Go Autonomous?

    Racing has always been the proving ground to help develop new technologies in the automotive industry – like tires, fuel, and hybrid engines. So it would make sense for manufacturers put their autonomous vehicles to the ultimate test at the limit... on the racetrack. Could motorsports be a feasible testing ground for autonomous technology, and would people actually care to watch it? Todd and Sylas look into the world of autonomous racecars, the series that are already making it a reality, and where the "sport" could go in the future. Now's the time to be scared that the robots are taking over. Cold Start Hint: Prepared for its inaugural "Session Alpha". Answer to Episode 59 Cold Start: Waymo Jaguar I-Pace boarding sound

  • #59
    April 7 · 56 min

    Autonomous Driving Dystopia

    The robots are here – and they have come for our love of driving. 🤖 Well, that may not be the complete picture.... Todd and Sylas dive into their first hand experiences with autonomous vehicles, offering a survey of where the technology currently is. They also discuss what the future might be in regards to personal transport and how this growing technology will reshape our current infrastructure. Could it be the dystopian car enthusiast future we think it will be, or can the robots bring peace to the roadways? Find out on this week's episode. Cold Start Hint: Total missed opportunity not calling it a Johnnycab! Answer to Episode 57 Cold Start: Xbox One Forza Edition Start Up

  • #58
    March 31 · 58 min

    Sim Racing: How Virtual Relates to IRL

    Sim racing has become a huge part of the motorsports industry in the last 10 years, as sim setups and racing titles have become more realistic. This leads to the question as to how sim racing fits into the development of real racing drivers. Is it just a game that makes it convenient to race in your living room or is there some validity in it being used as a real tool to develop the next generation of drivers? Todd and Sylas talk about their experience in using simulation racing as a tool for training and competing in real world racing, and how they see these fitting together into the modern motorsport ladder. Cold Start Hint: This one is for the video game nerds Answer to Episode 57 Cold Start: BMW E36 M3

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