Episodes

  • The State of Cycling with Toby Kessler

    The State of Cycling with Toby Kessler
    Sep 18 2024

    Restricted Performance explores other forms of transportation this week with a discussion about cycling and its mutual benefits to both car enthusiasts and non-car enthusiasts.

    With the help of our resident cycling expert, Toby Kessler, we uncover why we love cycling, how it represents truer freedom than driving in 2024, and outline a brief buyers guide for bicycles.

    Come join us on a two-wheeled episode of Restricted Performance!

    Follow Toby:

    https://www.instagram.com/tobykessler

    Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/maddoxkay/ https://www.instagram.com/rlit1987/

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    42 mins
  • The Future of Automotive Journalism with Ryan ZumMallen

    The Future of Automotive Journalism with Ryan ZumMallen
    Aug 14 2024
    Ryan ZumMallen's career took a long and winding road to his current position as founder of Carrara Media. On this episode of Restricted Performance, Maddox and Ross talk with Ryan about his start in journalism, his career progression, and his thoughts on private equity's ownership of various media outlets. Ryan also discusses his two books, Slow Car Fast and the critically-acclaimed Cult of GT-R, as well as founding Carrara Media and its mission as a progressive publisher. Come join us on a really fun episode of Restricted Performance! Follow Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/zoomy575m/ Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/maddoxkay/ https://www.instagram.com/rlit1987/
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Wrenching and Writing with Peter Nelson

    Wrenching and Writing with Peter Nelson
    Jul 17 2024
    Freelance automotive journalist and VW nerd Pete Nelson (The Drive, Winding Road), joins us this week live from LA where we discuss his career, the current state of automotive media, and his history with a certain troublesome Audi S4. Pete also discusses his love of track driving with his faithful modified 128i, what brought him to Southern California, and we all answer listener questions on this episode of Restricted Performance! Follow Pete: https://www.instagram.com/16vpete Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/maddoxkay https://www.instagram.com/rlit1987
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • The BMW Episode with Anti-BMW BMW Club's Ty Farkas

    The BMW Episode with Anti-BMW BMW Club's Ty Farkas
    Jul 3 2024
    This week, Restricted Performance chats with Anti-BMW BMW Club co-founder Ty "Bo" Farkas about the history of ABBC, what BMWs mean to enthusiasts, and his hilarious car history—including a brief interlude with an SN95 Mustang convertible. We also discuss the ubiquitous E30 3 Series and Ty's adventures in manual-swapping his daily-project E60 535i. When a guest introduces himself with the following quote: "I haven’t met god but Jeremy Clarkson taught me lift off oversteer, and I taught Santa Rosa fear," you know it's going to be a great time. Follow Ty and ABBC: https://www.instagram.com/the_ty_bo https://www.instagram.com/antibmwbmwclub Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/maddoxkay https://www.instagram.com/rlit1987
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Car Enthusiasm vs. Car Dependency

    Car Enthusiasm vs. Car Dependency
    Jun 19 2024

    In a more freewheeling episode of the podcast, Ross and Maddox discuss why the abandonment of congestion pricing is a bad thing, which leads to a broader discussion on car dependency, car enthusiasm, and why enthusiasts should advocate for better public transit.

    Finally, we talk about Ralph Gilles’ incredible career, how to exercise your special car and failed attempts at clutchless manual transmissions.
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    53 mins
  • A Conversation with Cora Goodwin

    A Conversation with Cora Goodwin
    Jun 5 2024
    Ross is solo this week and invites longtime friend, automotive engineer, and car media personality Cora Goodwin on the podcast. Cora, formerly of the early days of /Drive on YouTube, built several noteworthy cars such as the "Zero F***ks Given" Mazda RX-7 and a Rolls Royce affectionately nicknamed the "Trolls Royce." She also spent time at Singer and is currently working as a mad scientist with Premier Tuning Group (PTG); a preeminent tuner of Mercedes-Benz AMG vehicles. Cora and Ross discuss all of these topics along with her concurrent ownership of three generations of M5 and her feature in Victoria Scott's new lookbook, We Deserve This.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Manual Swaps and Crop Tops

    Manual Swaps and Crop Tops
    May 23 2024

    Maddox and Ross host one more episode from the Tail of the Dragon (and surrounding roads) in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee. Joining us this week will be our friends Ryan Yee and our first repeat guest, Alex Farmer. Ryan will profess his love for modifying cars (with mixed results) and discuss his recently completed BMW E38 740iL manual swap. The four of us also discuss what cars we've seen here and our takeaways from spending a few days in driving nirvana.
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    43 mins
  • Why it's so hard to find a good shop w/John Jovaneli, Victor Gallas Cervo, and Alex Farmer

    Why it's so hard to find a good shop w/John Jovaneli, Victor Gallas Cervo, and Alex Farmer
    May 1 2024
    This week, Restricted Performance goes down to the famous Tail of the Dragon (and surrounding roads) in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee to attend a group driving event with some of our enthusiast friends! Joining us this week will be John Jovaneli of Wright Auto Works, former automotive engineer Victor Gallas Cervo, and Alex Farmer - the only mensch to own a Shelby GT500.

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    44 mins