Bugatti Veyron 2.0?; Racetrack for Sale; E-Ray Conclusion; Q&A

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Matt Farah has conclusions on the Corvette E-Ray; another amazing racetrack is for sale; Bugatti has reimagined...itself; how to choose the right tire; and we answer Patreon questions including: Was the Geo brand a player? What makes an engine sound "raw"? How can Chevy improve the ZR1? Perfect car for twisty road living <$100k Is any car "douche-proof"? What's the deal with empty rooftop boxes? Best car to eat in How to find yourself a Lemons team to drive with And more! Recorded January 27, 2026 Show Notes Hello Fresh Go to https://HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm to Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box. Offer valid while supplies last. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. MudWtr Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code tire at https://mudwtr.com/tire #mudwtrpod DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout.

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0:00.0	What up everybody? Matt Farrah here with my boy, Zach Clapman. Welcome to the Smoking Tire podcast.
0:06.8	And today's episode is, as always, brought to you by Off the Record. We love Off the Record, because
0:11.6	they're out there on the road looking out for you. Every week, not a week goes by that I don't get
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1:11.2	All right, on this episode of the show, one of our local racetracks, another one of our local
1:16.5	racetracks is for sale.
1:18.2	I did 1,400 miles in the Corvette E-ray.
1:22.7	Bugatti has thrown back to itself, and also also ice can suck my ass.
1:29.8	Hannah rented a Ford Maverick in Fort Collins for her trip.
1:34.9	Oh, cool.
1:35.6	She calls me from the rental lot and asks me what she should get.
1:39.0	And I used to go, first off, no Nissan's, no Mitsubishi's.
1:42.4	From there, from there, we want to go, we really want, we're looking for like a Hyundai or a Toyota or a Ford or maybe a Kia is kind of where we're at.
1:53.0	And so she was like, how about a Ford Maverick?
1:55.0	I was like, that sounds great, get that.
1:58.0	And then she realized that she's essentially never parked a car with like a bed before.
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