Driving a Special Lotus at Willow; EPA changes; New Watch; &A

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Matt Farah modified his watch; the EPA will stop paying attention to cars (and a whole lot more); driving a special Inokinetic Lotus Exige at Willow; and.... Patreon Questions include: HELP! My terrible-driving friend wants to go racing A programmer's opinion on the AI discussion Base 981 Cayman: Good intro track car? Is the GR86 a "mini 911"? Ferrari 812 GTS vs 12Cillindri Should EVs flash brake lights when using regen? Would Acura ever make an AWD Integra Type R? Cars you could identify by smell Are Hublots cool? Best month to buy/sell a car? What's wrong with the diesel crowd? Why no love for the Porsche 914? Efficient commuters for TALL people Is a McLaren 570S a good budget supercar? How to stop distracted driving And more! Recorded February 13, 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. AG1 For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. https://www.DRINKAG1.COM/TIRE

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0:00.0	What up everybody? Welcome to the Smokentire podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by Off the Record. We love them over here because I know that Off the Record is looking out for me 24-7 when I'm on the road, no matter where I am in the Continental United States, because their coverage extends to basically 97% of the Continental United States and some Alaska and Hawaii.
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1:24.1	All right, on this episode of the podcast, I did some road and some racetrack driving at
1:30.5	Willow Springs in the Lotus 111RS, a sort of resto-moded version of a Lotus lease that I think
1:38.7	will definitely find an audience. Trump has decided to essentially get rid of environmental regulations entirely,
1:48.0	effectively decimating all fuel economy standards, and I got a cool watch. Yay. It's the Smoking
1:56.0	Tire podcast. Let's go.
1:58.0	Oh, you see the watch? So, oh, it arrived? Yeah. Great. Oh, that's right. We were waiting for it and then it didn't show. That's really, this is genuinely, like, really funny. Isn't that awesome? You know, uh. On the one hand, I get to say hot tub time machine. It is a hot tub time machine, actually.
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