In Wheel Time Podcast
In Wheel Time Podcast
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, the In Wheel Time Podcast is a 30-minute version of the In Wheel Time live automotive talk show simulcasting every Saturday from 10a-12aCT. The LIVE broadcast covers a wide variety of content that automotive enthusiast find interesting - including new car reviews and maintenance tips that can be found here. Join Don Armstrong, Michael Marrs and Jeff Dziekan, LIVE every Saturday from 10a-12nCT. For more information about In Wheel Time, visit: www.InWheelTime.com
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In Wheel Time Podcast

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, the In Wheel Time Podcast is a 30-minute version of the In Wheel Time live automotive talk show simulcasting every Saturday from 10a-12aCT. The LIVE broadcast covers a wide variety of content that automotive enthusiast find interesting - including new car reviews and maintenance tips that can be found here.

Join Don Armstrong, Michael Marrs and Jeff Dziekan, LIVE every Saturday from 10a-12nCT.

For more information about In Wheel Time, visit: www.InWheelTime.com

How Carfax Records Change What You Pay For A Used Car
In Wheel Time Podcast
How Carfax Records Change What You Pay For A Used Car

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How Carfax Records Change What You Pay For A Used Car
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Sept. 11, 2026

How Carfax Records Change What You Pay For A Used Car

A used car can be “clean” on the outside and still be expensive on the inside. We sit down with Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Carfax, to talk about what a Carfax report really does for buyers and sellers, how “show me the Carfax” became part of the culture, and why VIN-based history changed the way people negotiate, price, and trust a deal. We get practical about the stuff shoppers worry about: what counts as a real service record, why some maintenance never shows up, and how independent re
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Ford Raptor T1 Meets American Desert Racing
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Sept. 10, 2026

Ford Raptor T1 Meets American Desert Racing

A Dakar-designed Ford Raptor T1 showing up on American dirt isn’t just a cool headline, it’s a real test of two racing worlds colliding. We talk with Matt Martelli, CEO of Unlimited Off-Road Racing, about why Ford chose the Reno to Vegas run for the Raptor T1’s American debut and what makes this 550-mile, mostly graded-road course different from punishing US staples like Baja or the Mint 400. If you’ve ever wondered what “rally raid” actually means, this breakdown makes the differences crystal c
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Electric Cars Win Early Races And The New C-HR Feels Like A Rocket
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Sept. 9, 2026

Electric Cars Win Early Races And The New C-HR Feels Like A Rocket

Electric cars finishing first and second in America’s first auto race sounds like a headline from 2026, not 1896. We kick things off with a fast run through automotive history that’s packed with proof points: Peugeot showing early gasoline reliability with a 1,271-mile endurance run, a Rhode Island horse track hosting the first US auto race in front of a huge crowd, and Volkswagen returning to German control after WWII. We even hit a sobering milestone from 1897: the first recorded DUI arrest af
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The Best Off-Road SUVs And Trucks For Real-World Adventure
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Sept. 8, 2026

The Best Off-Road SUVs And Trucks For Real-World Adventure

Adventure vehicles are one of the most misunderstood corners of the car market, because most of us buy them for the trips we imagine, not the ones we actually take. We sit down with John Vincent from U.S. News and World Report to unpack the 2026 Best Adventure Vehicle Awards and the real criteria behind the picks, from approach and departure angles to the stuff that makes a vehicle easy to live with on a random Tuesday. We move through the off-road SUV winners across multiple size classes, incl
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John Hovis Explains How The Hemi Hideout Became A Charity Powered Car Landmark
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Sept. 7, 2026

John Hovis Explains How The Hemi Hideout Became A Charity Powered Car Landmark

A timber-frame “cathedral” packed with Mopar muscle cars and vintage neon sounds like a dream, but it’s real and it’s sitting just outside Brookshire, Texas. We sit down with John Hovis, the creator of the Hemi Hideout, to hear how a lifelong love of late-60s and early-70s Dodge and Plymouth performance turned into a 21,700 square foot car culture landmark that stops visitors in their tracks. We talk details that true gearheads care about: why he chased the 1968 to 1971 sweet spot, what it mean
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A Million-Dollar Hybrid Attitude?
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Sept. 4, 2026

A Million-Dollar Hybrid Attitude?

A $700,000 Audi supercar with three electric motors should sound like a clean break from the past. Instead, the headline is the part Audi refuses to delete: a big, loud V8 sitting at the center of the Nuvolari’s nearly 1,000-horsepower hybrid setup. We talk through what that says about the luxury performance market, why “all-electric” still isn’t the default at the very top, and how hybrids are increasingly being used to add torque and smoothness without sacrificing the thrill that enthusiasts p
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About the Hosts

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Don Armstrong

Host

Host & Texas Radio Hall of Fame member Don Armstrong is also an airborne reporter/videographer in the ABC13 SkyEye helicopter. He also has a long association with automotive, from the dealership service department to Marketing and PR with an NHRA professional drag racing team.

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Michael Marrs

Co-host / Scheduler / Editor

Mike is the content coordinator for In Wheel Time, keeping abreast of demographics, trends, and the latest
IT resources. He has contributed articles and imagery to national automotive publications and has served multiple terms as the President of the Texas Auto Writers Association.

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Jeff Dziekan

Co-host / Features / Video

The newest member of the IWT team has worked in various positions at dealerships, helped shape speed and performance sales and marketing for a major parts chain, was a valued rep for a world-renowned tire manufacturer, and held the Regional Manager title for a national tire distributor.

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David Ainslie

Chief Engineer

A 35-year veteran of commercial radio & IT, David’s expertise is unsurpassed in the Houston area. He has designed and engineered broadcasts around the World utilizing state of the art technologies. David holds degrees in finance from U of H and Engineering from Texas A & M University.

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