The Dork-O-Motive Podcast

Brian Lohnes

The Dork-O-Motive Podcast hosted by Brian Lohnes is a research driven, story fueled, mechanically stoked look at the machines, people, and history that make up the modern mechanical world. Whether it's the stories of the men and women who have done amazing things in racing, the machines that roar around tracks and shape the Earth, or some bizarre mechanized history, Dork-O-Motive is here to bring you the story in a fun, well-researched, and informative way!

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The Dork-O-Motive Podcast

Episodes (73)

Dec 17, 2025 Glorious Failure: Mickey Thompson's Wild 1967 Wynn's Spitfire Indy 500 Car
Dec 8, 2025 War Boost: An Introductory Lesson In WWII Aircraft Engine Supercharging
Dec 1, 2025 Powerama 1955: When GM Ruled The Earth They Put On The Greatest Horsepower Show of All Time

The Dork-O-Motive Podcast

Dec 17, 2025
34¼ minutes
29 MB

f there is a story in American motorsports history more compelling than Micke Thompson versus the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I am not sure what it is. The man conquered everything in his path over the course of a titanic career, except Indy. His ideas were wild, his concepts extreme, his timelines always stretched. In 1967 he would unveil a car so far out there that the media went crazy, the tech inspectors didn't know where to start, and engineers the country over scratched their heads. Front engine, front wheel drive, four wheel steering, and a driver...

The Dork-O-Motive Podcast

Glorious Failure: Mickey Thompson's Wild 1967 Wynn's Spitfire Indy 500 Car

Brian Lohnes

00:00 -34:16