CarCast

Dan Edmunds is the director of vehicle testing at Edmunds.com. He was a development engineer for Toyota at their proving grounds in Arizona. Worked with Ivan Stewart on Toyota's TRD Off-Road package. He then left Toyota for Hyundai, running the chassis and brake tuning department. Now he tests and rates cars for Edmunds.com, evaluating 250-300 cars per year.

Dan Edmunds is the director of vehicle testing at Edmunds.com. He was a development engineer for Toyota at their proving grounds in Arizona. Worked with Ivan Stewart on Toyota's TRD Off-Road package. He then left Toyota for Hyundai, running the chassis and brake tuning department. Now he tests and rates cars for Edmunds.com, evaluating 250-300 cars per year.

Pat Muldoon worked on the Jeep Wrangler Blue Crush, the V-10 Drag-Pack Challenger and the Mopar Ram Runner. He now works for Venchurs Vehicle Systems, who develops customs and one-off projects, street-legal off-road capable Jeeps and trucks and bi-fuel conversions for Ford light trucks. On this week's show, he bring us a custom jeep built by VWerks -- the Red Jacket Firearms Jeep JK8.

Pat Muldoon worked on the Jeep Wrangler Blue Crush, the V-10 Drag-Pack Challenger and the Mopar Ram Runner. He now works for Venchurs Vehicle Systems, who develops customs and one-off projects, street-legal off-road capable Jeeps and trucks and bi-fuel conversions for Ford light trucks. On this week's show, he bring us a custom jeep built by VWerks -- the Red Jacket Firearms Jeep JK8.

Mike Ring of the Ring Brothers brings by the "Producer" Mustang fastback and the "Diversion" Camaro. He talks with Adam and Matt about the challenges of building custom resto-rods. We hear about sourcing parts, meeting SEMA deadlines, the ups and downs of customer tastes and trying to stay profitable. The Ring Brothers were back-to-back winners of the Good Guys Street Machine of the Year award, and were also the Car Craft magazine Pro Builder of the Year for 2011.

Mike Ring of the Ring Brothers brings by the "Producer" Mustang fastback and the "Diversion" Camaro. He talks with Adam and Matt about the challenges of building custom resto-rods. We hear about sourcing parts, meeting SEMA deadlines, the ups and downs of customer tastes and trying to stay profitable. The Ring Brothers were back-to-back winners of the Good Guys Street Machine of the Year award, and were also the Car Craft magazine Pro Builder of the Year for 2011.

Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria do a play-by-play recap of the Winter Speed Days track day at Laguna in January 2012. Adam ran his recently-acquired Fitzy Datsun 280. They also talk about the eyeful of high-dollar race cars (and rigs) at the event. We also hear about Matt getting black-flagged for his recreation of the famous "Zanardi pass" while driving Adam's Lexus IS F on the track. Go to acecarcast.com to see the video!

Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria do a play-by-play recap of the Winter Speed Days track day at Laguna in January 2012. Adam ran his recently-acquired Fitzy Datsun 280. They also talk about the eyeful of high-dollar race cars (and rigs) at the event. We also hear about Matt getting black-flagged for his recreation of the famous "Zanardi pass" while driving Adam's Lexus IS F on the track. Go to acecarcast.com to see the video!

Jay Leno's master mechanic Bernard Juchli is this week's guest on CarCast. Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria talk with the man behind all of the restorations and maintenance at Jay Leno's famous Big Dog garage. Juchli was an aircraft mechanic who later owned and managed a Jaguar maintenance business for 20 years. He's also a top amateur and vintage race driver. We also talk about his 1961 Flxible Starliner bus, which he uses as his tow vehicle. Stay tuned next week for the Laguna Seca recap!

Jay Leno's master mechanic Bernard Juchli is this week's guest on CarCast. Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria talk with the man behind all of the restorations and maintenance at Jay Leno's famous Big Dog garage. Juchli was an aircraft mechanic who later owned and managed a Jaguar maintenance business for 20 years. He's also a top amateur and vintage race driver. We also talk about his 1961 Flxible Starliner bus, which he uses as his tow vehicle.     Stay tuned next week for the Laguna Seca recap!

Go on the road with Adam Carolla, Matt D'Andria and producer Jeff Fox, as they head back from a rich dude track day at world-famous Laguna Seca raceway in central California. As Motorator Matt tears up the 101, he and Adam talk a little bit about Laguna Seca and the Fitzy Datsun and then answer your twitter questions.

Go on the road with Adam Carolla, Matt D'Andria and producer Jeff Fox, as they head back from a rich dude track day at world-famous Laguna Seca raceway in central California. As Motorator Matt tears up the 101, he and Adam talk a little bit about Laguna Seca and the Fitzy Datsun and then answer your twitter questions.

Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria talk about an upcoming road trip to Laguna Seca, where Adam will be racing his recently-acquired vintage "Fitzy" Datsun. The IMSA car was originally fielded by the late Jimmy Fitzgerald, a legendary racer of Bob Sharp-built Datsuns and Nissans. They round out the show by taking your car-related questions via facebook, twitter and even over the telephone.

Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria talk about an upcoming road trip to Laguna Seca, where Adam will be racing his recently-acquired vintage "Fitzy" Datsun. The IMSA car was originally fielded by the late Jimmy Fitzgerald, a legendary racer of Bob Sharp-built Datsuns and Nissans. They round out the show by taking your car-related questions via facebook, twitter and even over the telephone.

Adam Carolla and Matt D'Andria chat with Buddy Crisp of Local Motors. Local Motors designs and builds cars through an online community through "crowdsourcing." The Rally Fighter has a 6.2 liter GM LS3 430hp with a tubular steel frame and automatic transmission. The car has 18" of wheel travel in the front and 20" of travel in the back. Then our bonus car is the 2012 Audi S5, featuring a V8 and a six speed transmission.