Matt Farah – The Smoking Tire

January 14, 2011

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Show Summary

Adam Carolla and the Professor Sandy Ganz have The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah on this week. Matt takes us back to his Go-Karting days and tells how he became interested in cars. Matt and Adam ramble about cell phone tips, vintage racing, and everything in between. Matt brings in his 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor for a CarCast walk around. Enjoy the show!

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Matt Farah’s – The Smoking Tire

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Episode Video

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoO2LRwyG34

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31 thoughts on “Matt Farah – The Smoking Tire”

McCheese January 15, 2011 at 7:23 am

Matt Adam and Sandy were my picks for the Top Gear US lineup.
1. Mark Mason January 15, 2011 at 6:28 pm
  
  Hell yess!!the guys that are doing T.G.usa arnt bad
  but they are not that good ether.
  Mark
Dave January 15, 2011 at 9:56 am

I am a huge fan of Garage 419 and good to see Matt getting some publicity. Sandy, I am surprised you didn’t have tacos with you while you were checking out Matt’s truck…BTW you are a tool for eating tacos in the Gullwing.
1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:50 pm
  
  Dave –
  
  You know that was all in good fun, this is a fun show?
  
  No taco juice, crumbs, etc got into anything on the car, and other then the bit of driveway rash (Matt’s new to the fancy car) the car went back to Mercedes clean.
  
  I can’t wait to get a Bugatti down here, maybe In-N-Out Drive Thru…
  
  — No vehicles were harmed in this episode of CarCast
  
  Sandy
  1. Dave January 17, 2011 at 7:22 am
    
    I know Sandy, you should know everyone likes to complain about you….
    1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:41 am
      
      Hey that’s the way it goes. Better me then Adam I guess. And if they don’t like it they can always feel free to change the channel.
      
      Sandy
ttamnosad January 15, 2011 at 11:20 am

video @ 8:33………the reason why touch screens are lame………….fingerprints. I would expect better of someone who was going to show off their car, at least wipe that shit clean. I’m sure Adam noticed that.

Btw, Matt Farah is nowhere near Adams league, I cant imagine them on the same show. That combo will be worse than if Adam worked with that wrestler bald guy from the Bullrun show.

However I do think Ganz should get a “Professor’s Corner” segment on the new show.
Joe January 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm

If I hadn’t seen the photos on the web page I would have thought that Nick Swardson was the guest.
Mark Mason January 15, 2011 at 4:45 pm

Hi Adam and Donnie you guys should get Joe Rogan to bring over is car sick fish
[BULT By CHIP Foose]
its a great car and you guys would do a great podcast
I am hooked on three of them on ace network.
Donnie I like your tech tips and how to build tools at home ect
keep them coming also do you have an update on your sunbeem tiger
are you still working on it
Thanks Mark
1. Mark Mason January 15, 2011 at 6:25 pm
  
  Sorry Sandy i got you and Donnie mixed up
  also do you know what years they produced
  the sunbeam tiger.
  Thanks Mark
  1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:37 pm
    
    No problem Mark –
    
    I think Tigers were rolling around 1964-1967, with only a few in 1967, and with a couple of variations of the body style. I have a 1966.
    
    Here is a good site for Tiger info – http://www.tigersunited.com/
    
    Sandy
    1. Mark Mason January 17, 2011 at 4:30 pm
      
      Thanks Sandy Great site
      Mark
2. CarCast Post authorJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:41 pm
  
  Have a few new tech tool tip ideas, have not been working on them for a couple of weeks due to the holidays, but I think we are going to get back on part 2 of building the ford 9″. And possibly Electrical test gear Part 2. Slow to get going but we will have more shortly.
  
  I’ll see if Adam has can get Joe to come in for CarCast, not sure how that will go but will mention it.
  
  And the Tiger is a bit back on the list, Motor needs to go back in the Mustang, then I think going to pull the gearbox out of the Cobra, then move the GT40 project into the shop for some work and video for the show. Too much to do…
  
  Sandy
  1. Mark Mason January 17, 2011 at 4:35 pm
    
    Thats OK just keep us up on the all the kool projects didnt know about the GT40
    is thare a list somwhare of your cars/projects
    Mark
    1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:36 am
      
      Look at the top menu an you will see IMAGES, do the drop down and you will see a some of them, also at http://www.gtsparkplugs.com it not super updated but has a lot of stuff.
      
      Sandy
      1. Mark Mason January 18, 2011 at 6:59 pm
        
        Thanks and i did find your list of cars WOW thats some list
        Mark
3. M3 Stig January 18, 2011 at 11:28 am
  
  Rogan’s Sick Fish was built by Troy Trepanier
  1. Mark Mason January 18, 2011 at 7:02 pm
    
    Your right but i beleave Foose did the mockup of the car
    I could be wrong
    Thanks for the carection
    Mark
Chris Middlebrook January 15, 2011 at 11:07 pm

ACE and Ganz

Matt Farah is a very entertaining guy. I used to follow him on another podcast called Fast Lane Daily. It would be cool if some day you can interview that group.

As always, another excellent program.
Rick January 16, 2011 at 8:57 am

While I am not a huge fan of the Hummer, I have to say that the H-1 was designed as a military vehicle and not meant for the street. I doubt that the Ford pickup would last that long in Iraq or Afghanistan.
1. Matt Farah January 16, 2011 at 9:51 am
  
  Of course it wouldn’t, the Hummer served its purpose well for the military, but is total shit on the street. Since I don’t drive through any wars on the way to work though, the Raptor is the better buy.
2. CarCast Post authorJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:43 pm
  
  Thank You Rick, Exactly!
  
  Sandy
ttamnoswad January 16, 2011 at 9:00 am

Ganz,

I don’t get it……….you can call your muffler guy an idiot over and over, Adam constantly calls people hacks and assholes, yet your listeners cant leave a tactfully critical comment about anything without comments being deleted?

My comments in question from last show were about Click and Clack brothers, and from this show regarding Mr. Farah’s cerebral suitability as Adam’s Speed show co-host. Both were honest comments and fair. Yes, i read about the database issue from last show, then what about comments from this show?

If there’s some new rules, that all comments have to be impotent, please let us know.

Perhaps you hired some politically correct interns over there with an itchy delete button?

Yeah, yeah, this comment will be deleted too…….I know. No biggie, still a fan.
1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:34 pm
  
  Relax, some comments trigger the ‘Moderate’ filter (for various reasons), yours did. Don’t get all wound up, no one is singling you out, you are on any delete list or stuff like that. It’s much simpler, I am not online 24/7 (seems like it sometimes) to release them so that sat in limbo until I got back on the machine now. All’s well with your comments, they are up.
  
  I did loose a few comments from Friday, and will post any that come back (MR-2 Commenter, please re-post if you can you were NOT removed, it was a system issue)
  
  People leave critical comments all the time, however if they are not constructive in any way, those will be deleted. Negative comments with valid discussions are not. All comments from this show have been released and nothing out of the ordinary.
  
  No conspiracy here.
  
  Sandy
Bryan January 17, 2011 at 8:47 am

I happened to notice that Adam said that he returned his leased s4. What car is he going to get next?
1. CarCast Post authorJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:41 am
  
  He has nothing new yet. Just been driving the Jag. Not sure what he is going to fall into yet.
  
  Sandy
Patrick January 19, 2011 at 1:03 am

What no mention of the 2010 Hennessey Ford F-150 SVT Raptor VelociRaptor 500 ?
raymond January 19, 2011 at 6:16 am

Willy T Ribbs was a great driver. In 1983 he was rookie of the year in the (then) highly competitive Trans-Am series, scoring 5 wins. He races against some of the great American road racers of the 1980’s: Scott Pruett, Wally Dallenbach Jr. He was team mate to David Hobbs.

Later on, in spite of his talent, his bad attitude scared off a lot of sponsors. That’s why his days in Indycar were so disappointing. He was always in 2nd class equipment.

Bill Crosby sponsored him a number of times at the Indy 500.
Patrick January 19, 2011 at 11:51 am

Check it out. F-150 velociraptor

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q1/2010_hennessey_ford_f-150_svt_raptor_velociraptor_500-car_news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG2kWfngJE0&feature=player_embedded
Chris W January 20, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Hey just wanted to comment on Adam’s potential replacement for the S4.

I don’t think Sandy’s rec of a G35 is great because Adam has already owned a 350z, unless Aam really liked the 350.

I think Adam should go for something a little bit more “out of the box” but reliable and FUN.

e36 M3 LSX swap:

http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=3464.0

check the video on pg 2.

I don’t know if Adam would go for this because he doesn’t seem to like the american V8, but this would be an awesome Daily Driver/Sleeper, and definitely doable on his low 20K budget.
Chris W January 20, 2011 at 2:26 pm

Or check out the BMW 135/335…twin turbo I6…with lots of potential with bolt ons…just have to be aware of the HPFP issue…

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