Our Race Recap w/ Tommy Kendall and Mateo Siderman
5/7/20261 hr 40 min
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman went racing and lived to tell the tale! It's a race recap with our teammates, Tommy Kendall (multi-time Trans-Am champ and overall legend) and Mateo Siderman (Super Trofeo pro with many podiums. Watch this space).
We recap the ups and downs of our weekend; talk about our speed vs the competition; the importance of seats; Mateo's hospital visit; what it's like joining a team of this caliber; our "oh sh*t" moments; learn WHAT caused our mysterious engine problem; and more.
Patreon questions include:
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Race cars that caught your childhood eye
Is the new Porsche 911 race car mid-engine?
What's happening with F1 drivers and taxes
Recorded May 7, 2026
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First 90 secondsMatt Farah· Host0:00
What up, everybody? Welcome to The Smoking Tire Podcast. Today's episode is brought to you, as always, by Off The Record. We love Off The Record here at The Smoking Tire, because they're looking out for us, just like they're looking out for all of you. And how do I know they're looking at out, out for all of you? Because not a week goes by that I don't hear from two or three of you folks that Off The Record saved your bums. What does that mean? It means you didn't plead guilty, you got off the record at OffTheRecord.com/TST. They fought the ticket for you, and they won. And everyone else out there, you can do it, too. If you get a moving violation, don't plead guilty, get Off The Record. That's OffTheRecord.com/TST. They will fight that ticket for you, and the vast majority of times, they will win. And then you'll be emailing me that screenshot of the dismissal that we are all looking for. One more time, OffTheRecord.com/TST. All right. On this, uh, episode, it's the race recap show. Two weeks ago, Zach and I went racing with our friends at Road America in the WRL Series. And today, those friends, uh, Matteo Seiderman and the legend himself, Tommy Kendall, are in studio to recap the good, the bad, the stories, everything in between. The boys are in town. It's The Smoking Tire Podcast. Let's go. [laughs] ... two things, and then all of a sudden, every one of Tommy Kendall's stories- [laughs] ... he's like, "And