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Speaker 1 0:01

Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast , a 30-minute mini version of the In Wheel Time Car Show that airs live every Saturday morning 8 to 11 am Central . It's the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show . Today we're at the Spring Car Social at Gulf Coast Auto Show . Right Coming up , we'll have a very special guest that we've drug out of the Well actually we drug her away from work . I don't mind it . She complained just a moment ago she was sweating and hot because she's been running all back in , literally , running back and forth , literally yeah .

Speaker 1 0:39

So we've got her Later . Jeff has this week's Motor Minute and I'll have the stories making automotive use headlines . Howdy , along with Mike out of this world bars . We always need more Jeff Zekin . It genius David Ainsley All right , or is that , david Ainsley ? I'm Don Armstrong , glad you could join us on this . Still a little bit froggy out there . Froggy , froggy , froggy , foggy .

Speaker 3 1:07

It's froggy out there . It is , ladies and gentlemen , in the in-wheel time remote studio hot seat , if you'll pull that microphone just a little bit Uh-huh , right up there you go , Uh-huh that . I don't want to lick it . No , don't .

Speaker 4 1:23

You have no clue where that headset's been .

Speaker 1 1:25

Serene Pease is here with us and you say , well , who is this woman ?

Speaker 3 1:29

Well , she's a magic woman .

Speaker 1 1:32

Yeah , it is , She'll tell you . She's the one that runs all of this back here . I just make them pretty Well , I know . But you know , when John needs something , who does he call ?

Speaker 3 1:46

Besides Ghostbusters you , that's who he does . Serene the Dirt .

Speaker 1 1:50

Buster , so I want to know how you got involved in this business .

Speaker 3 1:55

Oh , my goodness .

Speaker 4 1:58

That's a long story and we don't have enough time for that , but I'll give you the short version .

Speaker 1 2:00

Well , let's do the short version .

Speaker 3 2:01

Yes , please , back in 2009, . Actually , I was 25 years old . I had gone to school to be an esthetician . I actually have an associate's degree for skin care .

Speaker 1 2:10

Your skin looks great , by the way .

Speaker 3 2:11

Thanks , I'm 40 . So I love it .

Speaker 1 2:14

At least you're not , I'm 50 .

Speaker 3 2:16

I'm 50 years old , you're not that , no , well , so we hit a recession . Obviously , we all remember that in 2008 , 2009 , I got let go of my job because I was low man on the totem pole . So I went okay , I'm gonna go clean cars . It's a recession-proof industry and I've been stuck in it ever since stuck in it , it's because I like it literally sucked me in I was like I love cars , like quicksand .

Speaker 1 2:36

It just kind of did well yeah , but there's a lot of satisfaction after you have a car that comes in and there's a job to do on it , whether it's paint correction or wrap or something oh yeah whatever it is , and then like it's like cutting the grass for me , get out there , cut no seriously I'm glad you enjoy that I do get out there , cut the grass , you know , edge it , blow it , do all the things and make it pretty and you stand back and you go dang .

Speaker 1 3:03

That looks good . Yeah , there's a sense of pride in that .

Speaker 3 3:06

There is , and you know it's like . A lot of times John does hand off the older cars to me , like mine . Those are the ones I like , though , because it's like you see the transformation . It's like these new ones . Yes , they get a much better glimmer and they look really shiny , but it's like you don't see from okay , it was used , abused , put away , you know , ridden hard and put away wet to now it looks like , hey , somebody actually loved it , yeah well , it's funny .

Speaker 1 3:31

Uh , you know , we just got off the uh hot rod tour of texas and so there were 350 cars on this tour that we did .

Speaker 3 3:40

Uh , jeff went , well , we all went all of us and you don't invite me well , you're always welcome to come with any of these you have my phone number , just send it to me alright , well , let's see .

Speaker 1 3:50

Next Saturday we're going to be at Tailpipes and Tacos and Katie and network some new business there you go , but at any rate I got more compliments . Man , that's what year is that ? I said it's 2001 . Dang , and how many miles you got on it . Now I've got 33,000 . Man , that's what year is that ? I said it's 2001 . Dang , and how many miles you got on it . Now I've got 33,000 miles on it .

Speaker 1 4:14

Oh geez , I know it's terrible , but the car does look very good . Of course it does . You can put it up against any other 2001 out there and I'd win . You can put it up against a lot newer cars too . Well , there's that , yeah , so it's pristine . I did get rid of those terrible seats in there . Good and I got me some Corbeau seats in there .

Speaker 3 4:27

Does it actually slide forward enough so I can push the clutch in ?

Speaker 1 4:29

without having to lay down I think so Okay , I have not tried that , because I got it all the way back , yeah .

Speaker 3 4:36

Every time I drive that thing I'm like I have to scoot it as far forward as it goes and then still be like , okay , okay , I got the clutch .

Speaker 4 4:43

I got this . Get some two or four extensions on the bottom of your shoes .

Speaker 3 4:46

Yeah , exactly , that's exactly it . I'm 5'5" . Yeah , yeah , I got short legs .

Speaker 1 4:50

That , but yeah , and so after John hired you , John married me to you . She's going to do your car .

Speaker 4 5:00

Great .

Speaker 1 5:01

And I go and it's absolutely pristine .

Speaker 3 5:07

I remember the hug . He literally was like a giddy little girl . He would , and he hugged me all the time . I was like all right come here , dog .

Speaker 1 5:13

Yeah , see him on a frog I would imagine not that many clients . That mean they appreciate your work but they don't give you a hug like I do no dog .

Speaker 3 5:22

Dog loves me . I do , I do and I appreciate her expertise and her work .

Speaker 1 5:27

If you ever want a detailed job like no other , there's your gal right there .

Speaker 3 5:33

I consider myself to be a paint correction specialist . You are Not just a detailer . When I tell people I'm a detailer , oh , can you shampoo my carpets ? No , I'm not touching your minivan .

Speaker 1 5:43

No , there you go , david . She's not touching your minivan , she's not shampooing carpets .

Speaker 3 5:48

I don't do minivans .

Speaker 1 5:49

And she doesn't do minivans .

Speaker 3 5:51

I don't do minivans .

Speaker 1 5:52

She's been in minivans , but she yeah .

Speaker 3 5:55

I was about four last time I was in a minivan . There's that , yeah . So what are you currently working on ?

Speaker 3 6:08

Oh , let's see Currently we've got this GMC over here that we're doing a heel light ceramic coating on a heel light . It's a our top of the line ceramic coating . So the heel light by fine lab actually has a heel ability to it . So the ceramic coating when it goes on , you lay the first layer of the heel light . You lay on a leveling aid , so kind of like a self-leveling concrete . You lay on a leveling aid , so kind of like a self-leveling concrete . When you put that leveling aid on , it levels out that base layer of the heel light . So it reacts a lot like our PPF . So minor wash scratches , light stuff . Obviously if somebody comes by and keys your car it's not going to help you . But you put it out in the sun , let it heat up to I think it's about don't quote me on this around about 145 degrees and the minor scratches will actually heal themselves back together .

Speaker 2 6:46

Yeah , like a gel . Basically Is it liquid .

Speaker 3 6:50

Well , yes , it is a liquid that we do apply the Ceramico . So we apply it to a pad , put it onto each panel . Then you put your leveling aid on , you go back and you dry , buff it off with a microfiber cloth .

Speaker 1 7:01

Okay , I mean , can you see where it is and where you've put it ?

Speaker 3 7:05

You can't you just got to , just it is clear .

Speaker 1 7:08

It's not like you know , mother's hard wax it completely eliminates the need to ever wax again . I see .

Speaker 3 7:15

Because once you have a ceramic coat on your car , you don't want to wax it . The mechanical abrasion will actually break down your coating quicker . So if you're going to wax any sort of ceramic coating , you get a spray wax . You get a detailer spray , a ceramic boost , something that's a spray , a light wipe . None of that . You know turtle wax paste crap from you .

Speaker 4 7:34

Know the 90s that I did my 91 Thunderbird with .

Speaker 3 7:37

The 90s .

Speaker 1 7:38

My 91 Thunderbird . I go back to the 60s baby .

Speaker 3 7:45

Okay , well , it went out the door in the 90s .

Speaker 1 7:47

We'll put it that way Somebody finally threw it in the trash can . Well , I , for lack of you know let me put it this way the easiness of going to the store and getting some mother's detailing spray .

Speaker 3 7:59

Yes , that works , it does , it does . And you know , actually , meguiar's has a really nice ceramic boost spray that I love . It comes in like a lime green bottle and it's called ceramic boost .

Speaker 1 8:09

Yes , it's a ceramic boost . Is that what it's called ?

Speaker 3 8:11

Yeah , I would have to look it up . But yes , it's something , something , something something . Meguiar's ceramic boost , gotcha . But yes , yeah , I love the stuff . It stays really hydrophobic for a good period of time . I like that . Meguiar's Gold Car Wash . Oh , dude , that's what we use , is it ? That is what we use here ?

Speaker 1 8:28

yes , it's great stuff it is and it doesn't take a lot and it's really thick .

Speaker 3 8:39

So you can put it in your foam cannon and it just I mean it just snow , all yeah .

Speaker 1 8:43

Well , it works for me and I've got one of those big wash mitts that I can dip in the bucket . That's got the grate in the bottom of it .

Speaker 3 8:48

Don't put your hand inside the mitt . I don't actually that's an amateur move . Please don't do that . I know I don't do that , thank you , thank you Well , my hand generally doesn't fit in there .

Speaker 3 9:05

But it works really well , it does , it does . I love that stuff , you know , and we , because we use the three bucket method . So we've got , um , our soap bucket , water bucket and then , like a whatever , it's another lighter bucket of soap , but yeah , so you can actually rinse off your mitt and then you stick it back in the soap . So that way you're not taking any dirt that's from the car , you take it into the water bucket rinse it off with your grit guard down there and so that way you go , go back to the soap so you've got a clean , fresh mitt .

Speaker 3 9:25

So you're not if you catch a bug while you're scrubbing the front end , you're not taking that bug and then wiping it all over . And if it's a bean , he's got a stinger . Well , now you're scratching your car .

Speaker 1 9:34

Yeah , so Very interesting . Yeah , all right After today's . Well , you don't work here generally on Saturdays , do you ?

Speaker 3 9:43

No , I'm usually here six days a week .

Speaker 1 9:45

Are you ?

Speaker 3 9:46

I am . I always try to tell myself every three weeks I'll take a Saturday off . It doesn't happen .

Speaker 4 9:51

There's always something like this coming up , and this is the third week .

Speaker 3 9:55

This is probably week number six or seven of being here on a Saturday . I live and breathe Gulf Coast Auto Shield .

Speaker 1 10:01

So I might as well just set up a cot back here . I hope that you , that you live fairly close I live in richmond that's not very close it's not .

Speaker 3 10:09

It's about a 45 minute drive yeah wow . And then if I , because so lately I've been over at the west shop over off of i-10- and britmore right , uh , we've got a lot of you know work for the ceramic coating picking up over there , so I've been doing a lot of stuff over there because obviously I'm trusted to go and do it on my own I don't need to be supervised . But from my house to there is a lot of times it's about an hour hour 15 drive yeah .

Speaker 1 10:33

It's crazy , yeah

Car Enthusiasts and Auto Events

Speaker 1 10:34

, it is . I can only imagine what's your favorite car of all these cars that are here .

Speaker 3 10:39

That's here .

Speaker 1 10:40

Well that you have worked on in the past year . What's your favorite one look look , he's out there he's out there pointing the f-250 that john ray if he gets me a raise .

Speaker 3 10:53

I'll say it yeah , exactly um , to be honest , it's gonna be the older porsches really it's like that red one back there that one back there . I mean , oh , the first day that thing showed up I was a giddy little school girl . I was was like can I drive it , please , please ? I mean I don't know the new cars , they just don't do it for me . My dream car is a 1970 Cuda .

Speaker 1 11:14

In .

Speaker 3 11:14

Plum Crazy Purple . Do you know the story behind Plum Crazy Purple and the way it got its name ?

Speaker 2 11:20

They just ran some through Mecham just this past week .

Speaker 1 11:23

Well , John's got one out there at the Hemi .

Speaker 3 11:24

Hideout .

Speaker 1 11:25

Have you ever been to the Hemi Hideout ?

Speaker 3 11:27

I have not .

Speaker 1 11:28

What we okay , I'm going to go with this next time we go .

Speaker 3 11:31

I've only lived in Houston since 2018 .

Speaker 1 11:33

Okay , Well , the Hemi Hideout , how long is it About ?

Speaker 3 11:39

10 . 10 years or so , anyway .

Speaker 1 11:41

Yeah , next time we go , you go with us . Okay , okay , let me know and you're going to freak out . Bring a friend whoever you want , or come by yourself , we don't care .

Speaker 3 11:52

I don't need friends . Well , you have them right here . You have us . They're all living up here , we're good .

Speaker 4 11:58

That's it . The whole gang comes .

Speaker 1 11:59

every time I will tell you that it truly is an amazing place and for somebody that is an older car aficionado like yourself , you will love it .

Speaker 3 12:09

Oh my gosh , yeah Plum .

Speaker 4 12:10

Crazy Cuda Convertible yes , white interior .

Speaker 3 12:13

Do you know that the original name of Plum Crazy Purple was actually Statutory Grape ?

Speaker 1 12:18

Was it really ?

Speaker 3 12:23

It straight up was but they denied the name so the guy changed it to Plum Crazy Purple . So if I ever actually had a Cuda in Plum Crazy Purple , its name would be Statutory Grape .

Speaker 1 12:32

Gotcha actually had a cuda in plum crazy purple .

Speaker 3 12:34

Its name would be statutory grape , gotcha well you know we have a friend of ours that makes his own that makes his own paint colors , does he ?

Speaker 4 12:37

uh-huh uh randy , borcheting out at paint house and I'm sure that he could make you a statutory great yeah , he could just a little bit my wrangler for me .

Speaker 3 12:45

I've got an idea for that thing .

Speaker 1 12:49

We have connections . So yeah , as you can imagine Well , are you just doing the meet and greet today .

Speaker 3 12:57

For the most part . Yeah , I think we got like two cars leaving today , which I mean I stuck around last night till about 8.30 , got them coated , cleaned , just so I didn't have to do that today , so I can actually just hang out and , like you know , meet and greet , talk to people and actually just do what Siri does , one of the most amazing things about this place is the fact that all of the cars get to be brought in and somehow , some way , they all get in here and they fit but the trick is getting them out once .

Speaker 1 13:29

They're all in here because they are door handle to door handle bumper to bumper .

Speaker 3 13:32

Most of these guys hate it when I'm the one who does it , because I'm really good at Tetris and I'm this big and the rest of them are not , so I literally . I roll down windows and I squeeze through and they're like they're looking at it going . I can't even get back in there to try to move it Serene and I'm like I got it Watch out .

Speaker 1 13:50

Yes , but maneuvering them around things that are in here is a trick .

Speaker 3 13:55

It really is . I've watched customers you know I'll be going to back something out from up here and I have to just serpentine it all the way out and I mean customers are sitting there filming because they're scared . They're like , oh my gosh , is she going to wreck it ? I need this for the insurance company .

Speaker 3 14:08

And I swear that's what they're thinking and it's like every time , it's like we always have spotters . That is one thing I have with all my detailers who have come in . I mean because obviously I don't train the PPF guys , I don't train with you know , tint , but it's like all of my guys know if something . Why ? Why , if you've got somebody who has two seconds ? To jump up and go . Hey , hey , okay , you're good move , it's just safety .

Speaker 4 14:35

It's easier it is .

Speaker 1 14:36

It really is Well , we appreciate what you do here .

Speaker 4 14:38

Well , thank you I appreciate you guys .

Speaker 1 14:45

I love it when you guys show up Do you ?

Speaker 3 14:46

I actually do . It's the loonie , obviously , I'm off wandering around .

Speaker 1 14:50

That's right , exactly . Serene Peas with Gulf Coast Auto Shield Serene .

Speaker 3 14:56

World Peas . That's what John says . World Peas , that's my middle name . I like it World Serene , world Peas .

Speaker 1 15:02

Absolutely Well . Thank you , honey .

Speaker 3 15:05

We appreciate you guys .

Speaker 1 15:06

Okay , time now for a quick break here on the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show . By the way , our show is available 24-7 through the iHeartRadio app . Just look for In Wheel Time Car Talk . We also video stream our three-hour weekly show on Facebook , youtube and inwheeltimem to 11 am every Saturday , unless there is some sort of a technical issue with the Internet or the backup . We have two backups and none of that worked . Was it last week ?

Speaker 2 15:43

It was a mess Last week .

Speaker 1 15:45

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Speaker 1 16:51

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Speaker 2 18:01

Motor Minute , here you go , and we're talking Indianapolis 500 .

Speaker 1 18:06

Yes , I love that place , I love the race .

Speaker 2 18:08

Been there once but there wasn't a race going on . Took a tour , all that stuff back in the day . But yesterday they had the gates open , they did the practice . They had the qualification drawing yesterday way up until like 7 pm and then today the gates opened at 8 am . They go till 6 pm . They've got the grandstands , parking , all that good stuff , They've got shuttles . Practice field is full and that's subject to change on the time , but they're generally running , like right now , at 8.30 to 10.30 . Then they've got the Firestone Distribution . Pagoda Plaza event .

Speaker 3 18:44

That's what it says .

Speaker 2 18:45

And then this afternoon they've got the qualifying positions 1 through 30 . And then this afternoon they've got the qualifying positions 1 through 30 . Tomorrow gates open again early . And then they've got practice , practice , practice , practice , and then throughout the week they're going to have more time trials and they're going to set the full field by the 500 . Now , the 500 , we'll talk more about that next week , but it's going to be a good event . I've got my favorite driver , my favorite team , so we'll talk about that next time

The Indy 500 and Hybrid Technology

Speaker 2 19:11

. You ever been to the Indy 500 ?

Speaker 1 19:12

Not the 500 , but I've been on a tour through the facility , I would say whether you're a motorsports fan or not , it doesn't make any difference what kind of motorsports fan you are . That is the one thing that I would recommend to every human being on the face of the scene , because there is absolutely nothing like it . It's the center of the universe for motorsports . If you've ever been to a NASCAR race or a drag race , any kind of professional autosport , there is nothing like the Indy 500 .

Speaker 2 19:40

I agree , the greatest spectacle in racing that's what it is , and that's what it is Penske owned .

Speaker 1 19:44

And to be part of that and be one of the half billion people that are there is truly amazing . I've got a follow-up story for you . Indy 500 , one of the most iconic racing spectacles on the globe , on the motorsports calendar holds a distinction this year . It's set to be the last time the open-wheel cars run without hybrid power at the two-and-a-half-mile track , which is actually known as the Brickyard Yep . At the two and a half mile track affectionately known as the Brickyard Yep . That's because the NTT IndyCar Series plans to debut a 2.2 liter twin turbocharged V6 engine with hybrid technology at the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio course in Lexington , Ohio , in July . Now think about this A V6 that is 2.2 liters in displacement .

Speaker 3 20:36

That's a itty bitty , teeny , weeny little engine .

Speaker 2 20:41

That screams , that screams .

Speaker 1 20:44

What at 10,000 RPM or something ? Stupid Something like that yeah , the timing puts the Indy 500 by far the biggest race of the season and the league at a crossroads of sorts . Indycar's hybrid era is a long time coming , and it also reflects the changing motorsports landscape , as automakers , including the pair that participate in the series , chevrolet and honda grapple with the costs associated with fast-moving electrification and hybridization plans and consumer preferences , as you can imagine .

Speaker 2 21:17

You know , the F1s are hybrid yes .

Speaker 1 21:20

Currently yeah , yep , indycar has said the hybrid system it plans to use is made up of a 48-volt motor generator unit and an energy storage system of 20 ultra-capacitors inside of the Bell housing .

Speaker 1 21:35

Hmm inside the bell housing . Indycar said . The added power provides up to an extra 120 horsepower , so race cars will have over 800 horsepower for the first time in two decades . So more power , more power is good . More power is always good . Anyway , there's more to the story , but then you can go to uh , you can go tonewscom for the complete story . But I think it's pretty cool myself , and if you've been keeping up with the electrification and EVs and all that stuff , all of the manufacturers are backing down from full EVs and now , even though they didn't have plans , now have plans for hybrids and I think , personally , the way to go today , in our little generation , in our era , is a hybrid . I agree . I agree Because it adds the power and it adds the gas mileage .

Speaker 2 22:36

And , in a way , you're saving the planet .

Speaker 1 22:38

That Maverick that Mars drove and that he reviewed earlier this hour . Uh , I'm driving it now , as I mentioned , but it is a hybrid and average miles per gallon 37 miles per gallon yeah , who can beat that ? And you don't have to spend three and a half hours looking for a stupid working fast charging station and having to find one at spencer highway and passa get down dina on a saturday uh sorry , on a weekday afternoon behind a chase bank drive-through .

Speaker 4 23:15

Oh boy , what it just that this doesn't work for me , pull , pull your stocking cap over One of the things that when I was driving it that I noticed and it makes sense , and I guess I should have noticed it before , but I was driving it long enough that I was watching the distance to empty because I wanted to make sure I had enough fuel in it and it would climb With what ? For the gas , you know ? For the Maverick , yeah , okay . For the gas , you know . For the ? For the maverick , yeah , okay . And the range that I could go was climbing as the battery got charged . From driving it on the gasoline motor , you know , I picked up like almost eight miles of range for the the week that I drove it by the end of the week and I thought that was kind of neat yeah , yeah , and I'll give you a preview of my review of that thing .

Speaker 1 24:01

I love it Very good , I do . I think that it's the way to go . If you're looking for now , this is not a full size . Matter of fact , this is a subcompact pickup truck , so the bed is small and the back seat in the crew cab . That's all they make of it . It's a little tight in the legroom , but you can get four or five people in there if you have to . But I think that if you're just looking for a pickup truck , for instance , like the pool guy or the pest control guy perfect , absolutely perfect . They're still driving those old Rangers from way back , right ?

Speaker 2 24:40

You see them every now and then .

Speaker 1 24:41

Yeah , yeah . And some of them , some of them , you can tell they've really put money , time and effort in keeping them running . Yeah , they , I saw one , the other day .

Speaker 4 24:49

They look brand new .

Speaker 1 24:50

Well , I know they look brand new . The paint had been all polished up and the guy you could tell he took care of it . Yeah , Interesting , Interesting , Cool . And one other story I wanted to get in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , NHTSA , is again warning consumers I did not know that this was a thing not to use or buy aftermarket steering wheel decals . What After learning of another driver who suffered severe injuries from the decorative emblem during a crash the decorative emblem during a crash . The driver was involved in a crash in which the airbag deployed and sent two pieces of a metal aftermarket decal with rhinestones into the person's face and neck .

Speaker 1 25:29

NHTSA is aware of at least one other driver who suffered a severe injury from an aftermarket steering wheel decal in a vehicle crash . In that case the driver lost sight in one eye after the rhinestone adorned decal dislodged from the steering wheel and hit the driver in the face .

Speaker 4 25:46

Wow , they don't see half of it now , what do they call that when you put the rhinestones on your clothes ? Don Bedazzled Yep , somebody bedazzled their dash Sticker .

Speaker 2 25:54

I was thinking like a Hello Kitty sticker . Yeah , paper cut yeah .

Speaker 1 25:57

Notice who knows all of the verbiage and technology of all of this stuff . They do this end of the table but they're throwing it my way . I ain't got nothing to do with any of that .

Speaker 2 26:09

Needs you brought up to speed ?

Speaker 1 26:11

No , not in that regard . I'll keep my bedazzled stickers off the steering wheel .

Speaker 1 26:19

I'll bedazzle my jeans when I get out of here , Honda Motor Company recalling 187,290.1 Ridgeline pickups in the US because of an issue with the rearview camera . 2020 to 2024 Honda Ridgeline model years . Because repeated opening of the tailgate in the presence of freezing temperatures and salt Rearview camera taillight harness may break , resulting in a failure to produce a rearview camera image . Owner notification letters are expected to be sent on July the 1st , so keep that in mind . If you're one of those owners 2020 to 2024 Honda Ridgeline model years . And , of course , we always tell you at least once every six weeks , eight weeks , whatever you think about it , go online , go to safercargov or the NHTSA website , type in your VIN number and they'll tell you whether you've got a recall on your car or if it's an open recall that maybe you bought a car that needs a recall and it hasn't been completed yet . Take care of it .

Speaker 3 27:26

Yeah , do that .

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All right , a quick break now We'll be right back . You're on the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show . Tailpipes and Tacos is back Memorial Day weekend . It's been a while , but the popular Tailpipes and Tacos Cruise Inn returns to the Loopy Tortilla Tex-Mex in Katy , saturday , may 25th . Bring your hot rod classic or modern classic to compete for one of the famous chili pepper trophies and get a free breakfast taco . Just make a donation of any size to God's Garage and Loopy's will match it . You'll be helping single mothers who need a set of wheels . It's been a year in the making , so don't miss this . Tailpipes and Tacos cruise-in . Saturday , may 25th , 8 to 11 am . Donate what you want to God's Garage and grab a free Loopy Tortilla Breakfast Taco . Tailpipes and Tacos only happens at the Loopy Tortilla Tex-Mex in Katy on the West Grand Parkway at Kingsland Boulevard , just south of the Katy Freeway . It's car show season and what better way to kick it off than a free taco and camaraderie at Tailpipes and Tacos Memorial Day weekend . Saturday , may 25th , 8 to 11 am . The In Real Time Car Talk Show will be there too . Proceeds benefit God's Garage , weather permitting .

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