Episodes

What do you do after becoming a NHRA World Champion Top Fuel driver? For J.R. Todd, it was time to take on the 'floppers' - NHRA Funny Car. J.R. sits with the In Wheel Time Car Talk crew and talkes about the differences in d...

There are a lot of things we love about broadcasting from the NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park, in particular, we get to talk with Antron Brown! Antron is a NHRA veteran Top Fuel driver and now a new Team Owner!...

Kalitta Racing is a well known brand in the NHRA Professional ranks, and we are proud to have Doug Kalitta join us during the 2022 NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. This is the 'last' NHRA National event to be h...

We continue our coverage of the 2022 NHRA Spring Nationals as the final national event to be held at the Houston Raceway Park. It is a facility that has been known for setting records and providing great drag racing action f...

Welcome to Texas! Home of the Alamo, Texas Bar-B-Q and NHRA Top Fuel Driver Steve Torrence from Kilgore! Kilgore, Texas, known for a few things, particularly in the gas and oil industry, but it is not or WAS not known as a h...

Collectively, In Wheel Time Car Talk has been attending events at Houston Raceway Park since the very first time the gates were opened. With our close proximity and diverse backgrounds of our crew, we have managed to see a l...

We always enjoy talking with Jack Nerad, noted automotive journalis and author. Not only do we get to benefit from his vast exeriences, he is great to share how things are on the 'left coast'. In this episode of In Wheel Tim...

We have been talking about electric vehicles for some time now. We have even visited both coasts to see how conversions are being done with mild to wild results by DIY and high-end conversion shops. It is a wild wild EV wo...

NASCAR is big time oval racing with a long history and big appeal to a lot of automotive enthusiasts across the country. With TV showing the big races at the big race tracks, not a lot of people are exposed to where all thi...

Sometime it is fun to get out of the t-shirts and shorts for a little while, particularly when it is an automotive event. Coming up is the Beaumont Main Street Gala that is being put on with the help of a number of groups and...

Each week, we try to spotlight a car club - one of the places a lot of enthusasts hang out and where a lot of people get their start enjoying automotive activies beyond daily driving. This week, we talk with Hal Sharp, from t...

LBX Fly In. Of course someone had to ask, what does the LBX stand for? That is the airport designation where the event is held. So there is plenty of room for the airplanes of different sizes and type. On the inside of the...

It is hard to say that the world as we know it will ever be the same after COVID, but we are doing what we can. That includes getting ready for some summer travel! Time to load up the family truckster and make the great esc...

We have been talking with Bobby Sparkman about a 3-day event coming up April 28 - May 1, 2022 that is sure to be one of a kind. We are talking about starting in Victoria, Texas, and for three days, roll across Texas with sto...

It is always fun to find an new auto museum as it is always a surprise to see what they have collected over the years. In Texarkana, which can literally be Texas or Arkansas, we found the 'Four State Auto Museum', which we le...

In Wheel Time Car Talk is all about automotive insterests - of all kinds! We like new vehicles, particularly with the exciting technology changes, but we also go back to 'hot rods' and muscle cars. We also like race cars, s...

Friend of the show, Richard 'Buzz' Smith, was an early adoptor of the EV life style, and we say the EV lifestyle, as it is truely a life style that is 'different' than owning an ICE vehicle. Buzz has made several trips using...

For some people, getting a new car every few years is a personal choice, or maybe a business/tax decision. For many others, the average age of a car is over ten years, and it seems to be growing even longer. With the short...

Sue Mead is a noted automotive jounalist but she is really REALLY known as one of the best female off-road drivers there is. Sue has competed in several international events across South America as well as in the Middle East...

Ah, spring time when the living is easy and the teenagers start driving! Something all parents worry about is when the kids start driving. Like most parents, we try to teach the basics without imparting our own bad habits,...

Last year, we talk with the managment of Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, about the future of the track. Houston Raceway Park is one of the historic NHRA venues for more than 30 years. The track is home to numourous r...

We can honestly say that if you are into classic, hot rod, or muscle cars, a live visit to a Mecum Auction should be on your bucket list. Image, an open car show with 1,000 entries ranging from classics to modern vehicle in o...

Joining us on this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, it is long time friend of the show in North Texas, George Skelton! We get a chance to talk with George before he gets his morning coffee about a package we received at the...

Just like Spring time, when the weather seems to get nicer, the air a little cleaner, it is time to clean winter off the ride! Joining us on this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk is John Gray, long time friend of the show an...