Brett Berk

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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BRETT BERK is a freelance writer whose non-fiction has appeared in a list of publications so long I'm putting it at the bottom of this post instead of the top. Most important for us, in addition to contributing to all the biggest car magazine, he is the co-author of the automotive books “Never Stop Driving”, “Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Revolution”, and “The Atlas of Car Design“ On this episode we talk about Brett's RIDICULOUS lineup of recent drives; how the new Aston Vanquish holds up to other big super-GT cars; what Mazda might be up to (and why we hope it's not rotary things); why a man repairs Reatta screens; the strange journey of the Oldsmobile Aurora; Saab's end; and how the tariffs might effect the automotive industry. https://brettberk.com/bio/ Recorded April 14, 2025 You can find Cremo’s new line of antiperspirants and deodorants at Target or Target.com Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tire #rulapod Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at https://www.hellofresh.com/smokingtire10fm. One item per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. HelloFresh America’s #1 Meal Kit New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST25 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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0:00.0	What up everybody? Welcome to the Smogentire podcast. I'm going to keep this one nice and short because you already know about off the record. If you get a ticket for anything, big or small, don't plead guilty. Call off the record. They'll set you up with a qualified attorney in the jurisdiction where you got pulled over. They'll fight that ticket for you, and more often than not,
0:22.2	they will keep those points off of your record.
0:25.1	And if they don't, you don't pay.
0:27.6	It's that easy.
0:28.4	Go to off-the-record.com slash t-st,
0:30.8	or use code T-St25
0:34.5	to get 10% off all legal services from Off the Record.
0:39.3	Again, that's off-the-record.com slash TST or code TST-25 on the Off-The-Record app.
0:48.5	All right, in studio with us today is my old pal, Brett Burke.
0:52.6	Brett is a career automotive journalist who's written for
0:55.4	Road and Track, car and driver, Rob Report, Motor Trend, he's written for Esquire, he's written for
1:04.1	The New York Times, he's written for the Washington Post, he's written for a lot of, a lot, a lot,
1:09.8	a lot of places. He's a true career automotive
1:12.3	journalist who takes his springtimes in Los Angeles and takes the opportunity to visit us and
1:18.7	regale us with tales of supercars and rolls races. We love him. He's in studio. It's Brett Burke
1:25.2	on the Smoking Tire podcast. Let's go.
1:28.6	All right.
1:29.1	We exist on the internet.
1:30.9	We're here.
1:32.0	Brett Burke is here.
1:33.1	Hello.
1:33.6	Hi, Matt.
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