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Coop I see you have structured your channel and positioned yourself to become the tuner world Joe Rogan. Well played sir, I think we shall meet someday.

Coop. I'll be honest. This podcast has become a huge part of my week and as a grown man who probably ingests 40 hours of podcasts a week through my commute and during work, I can't tell you enough how much I look forward to these and how much of a great job you are doing. They get better and better every episode in the quality is just getting that much greater. Keep it up sir.

Sam’s episode was awesome. I would love to hear Zac and Ty’s story on how they got so skilled at such a fairly young age.

i love how passionate tom is about his events and other racers

For me, it was Cleetus. I had seen Roadkill talk about Drag Week a little bit, but they never really covered it very well. Then I started watching Cleetus' videos and I finally understood, and got hooked. He was so good at telling the story and making it compelling that I fell in love with the drag and drive events.

I firmly believe that Cleetus & crew are who turned so many eyes on to what makes these event's special. During the week of drag and drive events I basically accomplish nothing other than watching the live feds and watch several racers tell their stories via their video series. You're onto something big here Cooper, keep this up.

Coop, you were born to do this. This channel is going to blossum way above your car channel. Tom's idea of daily Sick Week interviews would be fantastic.

Oh, you're going to make us wait a whole day . Brutal ... I already know that's going to be a good one

Great show with The G Mr. Tom Bailey!!! Love the Format and Keep it Saucy!!!

The mags as a kid made me love car Culture today.. internet will never replace tactile media

Can’t believe this episode doesn’t have 200k views!!! Such a great chat with Bailey. Well done 🍻

Love Tom's idea at the end. Get a racer or 2 for little 15 min update every day.

1st episode in the new setup!!!!! Looks good coop. Great series you got going, Great questions. This is definitely your thing.

Great stuff Cooper, it's nice to see a relaxed conversation with Tom and yourself, no pretentious BS. We are going to have our first drag n drive event this year in the UK, Santa Pod (1/4 mile track) to Melbourne (1/8 mile track) and then back to Santa Pod, 150 mile between the two, can't wait!

This is awesome. Think about this: There was a time when a person's cherished thoroughbred horse died, and they were devastated. Now, we make iron horses and we do it for fun. What an amazing time to be alive.

Coop, you have found your NICHE!! This is fascinating stuff and I have found every single video interview compelling.and entertaining. Bailey always looks like Neil Armstrong driving around in Apollo 11

I like that ur not just showcasing these guys lives for being famous or somthing. You are just hanging out and talking getting to know these guys. Thats what we all want too! We want random small talk about random shit that us random people would randomly ask lol and coop hits it just right every time !

Now I’m anxious for sick week! Definitely catching you guys in traffic when you pass through central Florida

One of your best to date. Excellent interaction with Tom.

Hopefully we get a video with Zak n Tye, even if they where sittin in on the episode together! And definitely waiting for the Pod when you get oL Cleeter on the channel! Also would love to see you get Vic on, hear more about the history of BMP and how it’s grown 10x in his new ownership, and his involvement in racing/2J and induction! Those 3 episodes would be Top Quality forsure, i think my favorite so far hands down has been Brother Sam! Was super cool hearing more about DragNDrive from Mr. SickSecond Tom Bailey!

Absolutely nailed it. It’s not just the racing, its the road trip involving the fans. A lot of sporting events the fans are detached or can only watch. These you must feel part of it, you are along with the cars and teams. That must be an awesome feeling. Long may they run. Great work Coop 😎👍

I went to Hot Rod Drag Week when it stopped at my home track, Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove WI back in 2017. I had always heard about it, It was awesome, It was thee event of the year for long time locals to congregate at and all that but I was glued to the computer for updates once Cleetus started doing vlogs from Rocky Mountain Race Week. You just feel like your part of the action, the struggles, even the little victories like getting the part you need. If you cant be part of it, at least you feel like you are. The Vlogs are really the important part because you become invested in who your following no matter how they do. The Vlogs cover the sport in a way that conventional podium interviews and quick pit lane interviews cant. Once you're invested in someones personality, the time slips and overall results become almost irrelevant. I believe the its a big part of the reason why drag and drives have become so popular. The story, the journey is so compelling that you want to be a part of it. And drag and drives seem more attainable to do as a destination experience . A thing to plan for year to year.

This is excellent, Cooper! Thanks to you and Tom for getting together for this.

Best one yet, your coming into your own as an interviewer and Tom was a class act, well done!

Another great episode! You should do a giveaway and have all guess how many times the Legend Tom says "like" :)

Killin it Coop! Tom is a legend!

This one was a great chat between the two of you that I could have listened to for at least another hour.

I dig this Bogetti! Keep it up bud!

Yessss!!!!! The anticipation is killing me!!!

I clicked on this so excited to listen to it while doing some soldering work on a stereo for a customer....I gotta wait until tomorrow .

This is Awesome, Man... Proud of what you're accomplishing..

I love this series Cooper .!!!!! I will say I loved that Tom kinda busted you about bringing your slow car to the fast car drag week !!!!! Keep these coming they are so good and you do interview very well

I enjoyed this..thanks for taking the time

This is the one I’ve been waiting for! Ima grab some snacks and chill out for the next 1 hour 40, thank you for these Cooper! :D

This coverage and so many youtube channels and the live stream race coverage has made me a fan. It all creates a “routing” interest. Plus the stories. Great stuff! Thanks to everyone that create the content!

Think i like the lawn chair setup better!! Felt like we was all hangin out in the shop

I look forward to hearing these on my drive to and from work. The variety of guests really keeps things interesting. Encompassing all the aspects and styles of raceway enthusiasts makes things unique. Great job on the content. Tom is such a legend.

I've been loving these podcast / interviews. Please, keep them coming Coop.

This is your wheelhouse Cooper. Your guest list so far has been very good. Enjoyed every episode so far.

Another great episode Cooper. Loved listening to Tom and hearing his outlook and they way they're doing all the Sick stuff. Doing it for the right reasons. Cheers!!

I love that these drag and Drive events are building the aftermarket parts industry in a huge way. Just the durability of parts is going to get better.

Another great podcast Coop!

keep up the good work Coop! You found your niche.

Really and really big congrats Cooper! I really like this concept you created! And hopefully you can get Steve Morris and Mike Finnegan soon to the show!! 🤩

Never listened to a pod cast until you started this and I have to say I’m thoroughly enjoying this !!!! Keep it going man 💪🏼💪🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸

The drag and drive type of racing is so amazing to me. Going on one is top of my bucket list. Just wish it wasn't so hard to get a spot.

Good stuff. When you mentioned wanting to do a podcast i didn't really understand why you wanted to. Now I get it.

I'm glad to see that Tom talked about how it doesn't matter what you bring or how how fast you go you can come participate and enjoy the experience. This has been one thing that's kinda bothered me lately because it could effect peoples want to get into the sport. %90 percent of the majority of the content shown by channels of these races are cars that run single digit times. I feel like it can discourage Younger generations or people who can't afford crazy builds get a perception that they need to have what they see to participate. I wish there could be some focus on the other range of vehicles that participate that the average watcher can relate to and be more motivated by. This is just my opinion.

Well okay I'm a total fan of SM now. That's what's really cool about these podcasts. Getting so much information and insight to these racers we all know and love.

Great podcast, Coop!

Car culture podcast the way to go

This new format is really enjoyable. I did like the lawn chairs in the shop better, made everything seem more accessible. Doug Cook should be the next victim!

I wasn't able to go to any of the races last year, but being able to see all the cars rolling into Don Garlits museum was super cool.

Great interview...Sick The Mag🤘

Looking forward to seeing this one

definitely in its element 🔥 Imesswiththispodcast

This setup is awesome 👌 just keep the chickens in audio range for their contributions 😆

Exactly. Ya more familiar with anything the better. Racing and anything.

Cooper. Thank you. Like the content. Budget studio look nice. Not sure what the deal is the ladder. Ya need a banner there or something.

very insightful interview

Wow!!! It took me a couple of days to watch/listen because of just being busy. But holy crap this was awesome 👏🏼. I freaking love these !! Good luck on sick week Coop and Tom

Banger after banger

Great podcast Coop!

Great show Cooper!! Would love to hear about Tom's background, he seems to have a lot of know how about a lot of things!!

Also can't wait to see what bennie from bcw Australia dose at sick week

Coop, this podcast format is for you. I've said in the past that you talk to much, but we come here for that exact reason! LOL Keep it up, I think you are on to something!! Great job!

For me, Roadkill introduced the concept of drag and drive to me. Cleetus got me interested in it. I still haven't made it to one but I love watching until I can!

Great pod

Great interview, wow does Tom B ever look like Tank Abbott!!😂😂🤣🤣😎😎😎😎

This will be epic

It's like you're a long form of VinWiki that is offering something different then The Smoking Tire Podacast. Just keep it up.

Looks like you have found your niche. Subscribing now.

Tom nailed it, obviously. 100% the reason I think, people have so much money in their cars. But now a dedicated race car is almost useless. If you can keep it streetable. It's a double use.

That was p retty stinking good. Nice work

I love watching the sick week and other drag and drive coverage live streams and videos. I'll likely never participate since my daily is a Mitsubishi Mirage with a whopping 78 horsepower and everything else is a motorcycle. I don't have the finances to buy a second car so I watch and share the videos on my social media accounts and buy merch here and there from different people that I follow.

Love the content coop. Wish you would have asked Tom how and when he got started and what he does for a living. This was pretty much a drag n drive episode. Also the rules you guys are complaining about trying to get everyone on board. Welcome to local circle track racing. I don’t even race and that shit will blow your mind.

Byron, and Cordova are my home tracks, I put a car together for these events, I can't believe how fast they sell out!!

Cooper the sound is good. That’s important to me.

Legend.

Loving the podcasts!!! Question for you wether you choose to answer this or not but as a listener I want to try make you as much money as I can by supporting you so you bring awesome content to me. Is it better to listen on KZfaq or Spotify for you? I’m happy with either just rather help you more!

my short list of guys id love to see on here.....Kyle Loftis and Fred ( the others at 1320 too) of course Garret and a recap of your guys building the Cleetus channel, Jack stand Jimmy, Beater Bomb, Murder Nova (just saying it would be cool, but maybe not doable) The owner of Bradenton motor speedway, ( cant remember his name) Mike Finigan, Billy from the racing channel, ( who also has a podcast, you guys could do each others) Clay Millican ( or any old school drag racer) and im sure i could come up with more... just saying a few as suggestions

JUST SUBBED FOR 12 MO! I HOPE TO RACE IN '24

It was not because of the magazine. Part of it is the KZfaq live stream. Part of it is guys like Mike Finnegan and Garrett Mitchell who made drag and drive mainstream. Streaming services like Motor Trend is another big part of it.

I've got the perfect car for the 235 class! Subaru, H6, 5 speed auto. 3.33 gear. It'll run out the quarter just nicely.

I think you should have started out with Mr. Bailey talking about what he does for a living and how he had the money to build 2 Amazing cars that are worth a Lot of money it would be cool to hear I know he started out as a vacuum salesman but how he became so successful would be cool to hear!

Alex Taylor Dad has one of the Coolest trailers I've ever seen.

You should get Ryan Millikan on the show. He has a diesel powered X275 Nova. He’s also a Florida native.

Awesome, is Jack Stand on the list???

Nice table

Gotta say it one more time. As much as i like the table i think the fold up lawn chair setup feels better. Has hangin out at the track or shop vibes. Need to stay away from the official studio or office vibe

I never heard of drag and drive before covid and being stuck at home. Out of boredom started browsing KZfaq, that's when I discovered Cleetus McFarland and from there all the other racer channels, including yours. have been a fan since. So thank Cleetus when you get a chance, he is a great showman and is bringing allot of viewers into the sport.

20k success

It's kind of odd how serious he is until about 27:00 in, he then laughs well ONCE describing overfilling his motor with Oil. It's a great interview but his range of emotion needs to be measured with a Micrometer. You can tell Tom is a very nice person but he just rarely shows any emotion and even when he finds something funny or interesting he just maintains a level cool. Great interview to get Coop to make him smile and laugh a bunch of times later in the interview and Tom let his guard down. Once again, Cooper, if you're reading this, keep this up!

Add an unlimited trailer class!

I don't know if it's possible but if you can maybe take your equipment on sick week if you got the room... He and a lot of other people that will be great to interview are in town for a while

Tom Bailey looks like the Bass player from Static-X lol but seriosly this was a good interview

This sick week has a camper trailer for sleeping, and another thats a kitchen, i think you should allow anything and see what other creativity comes of it. Thatd be interesting

a whole day? thats wild lol

I think as far as one standard rule set a drag and drive association would be the best way to do that but that is my very in educated in the manner opinion. A lot easier said than done I’m sure