The Steering Committee

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The Van Buren Boys and the Spyder RS May 11, 2023

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Episode 135: We do donuts with friends, hit a virtual wall, give a shameless sales pitch, fight the car-renting man and ask who this new Porsche is for. Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use our code STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com

It’s not the plane… May 04, 2023

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Episode 134: We agree on a Hollywood movie(!), beg Luft to come to Denver, compute the absurd power-to-weight ratio of one very overloaded VW van, hang with friends at Fuelfed Boulder and discover the terror that lurks at a local Tesla supercharger. Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use our code STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com

Turn the page. With Shift Magazine’s Chris Colten and Brendan Garst. Apr 27, 2023

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Episode 133: Doug’s never heard of Camper Van Beethoven, we wax nostalgic about the Cadillac Cimarron, Chris Colten teaches us how to take a good car photo and Brendan Garst tells us how to start a good car magazine. Also, there’s a Sasquatch museum in Bailey, Colorado, moose don’t fuck around and neither do the folks at the Goodwood Revival. This was a fun one and you don’t want to miss it! coloradocarsandcoffee.com/shift @colten.photo @idrivesomecars @ryanbahrke @thesteeringcommitteepodcast Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

Justin Bell and Tommy Kendall. Racers and Gentlemen. Apr 20, 2023

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Episode 132: Broadcasting partners, motorsport legends and pals Justin Bell and Tommy Kendall join us at Hagerty Garage + Social in Culver City, CA for a fascinating and candid Steering Committee conversation mapping the peaks and valleys of lives spent in racing. Justin and Tommy are real pros and wonderful storytellers and this one’s not to be missed. Thank you to @justinbelltv and @tommykendall11 for being such great guests and to @garageandsocial @getbtw @nicomaione and @gvbc for your hospitality!

Seeing stars. With Mike Kunz and the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Apr 13, 2023

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Episode 131: We sit down with the wonderful Michael Kunz, founder and director of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA in Long Beach, California, to define what makes a Mercedes a classic, revel in the incomparable greatness of 300SLs and relish the signature old-Benz smell of rotting horse hair and MB-Tex. @jonnylieberman gets a shout out as do biodegradable wiring harnesses and our friends at the Colorado Grand. Mike Kunz and the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. Only on the Steering Committee. www.mbusa.com/en/classic-center @mbclassiccenter @ryanbahrke @thesteeringcommitteepodcast Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

L.A. Stories and Zuffengruppe! Apr 06, 2023

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Episode 130: Doug’s back in the studio, Ryan’s back from Los Angeles and Fuelfed’s Mike Burroughs joins us to share some big news! Plus… a sneak peek of The Petersen Museum’s upcoming ‘We Are Porsche’ exhibition, a chance meeting with Ruf royalty, some behind-the-scenes highlights from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center and a preview of our conversation with racing legends Justin Bell and Tommy Kendall. And now you know! @fuelfedboulder zuffengruppe.com Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

Story Time! with Shawn Bowman Mar 30, 2023

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Episode 129: Friend of the show (and our own personal Joan Rivers) Shawn Bowman joins the Steering Committee and gripping tales ensue. We go long… probably too long. We talk music, knock-off wheels, women in racing, Belgian beer, Belgian waffles, satisfying vehicles, the economics of running a foreign car shop, aging mechanics, i3s, R1Ts, electric conversions and pooping in vans. Oh, and road trips and road trip playlists. Join us! Link to listen to the TSC Spotify roadtrip playlist: https://spotify.link/lSlcJ1OEzyb And to add to it: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78KC4soDrPy354K5m7ZvnJ?si=59fcdd2f0fb743d4 Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

Kicking tires with Matt Story Mar 23, 2023

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Episode 128: One-time sound man for The Breeders and current tire industry insider Matt Story joins us on the Steering Committee. Winter tires, run-flats, metric sizes, N-specs and tire insurance. Everything you always wanted to know about tires but were afraid to ask. All that and a pretty solid Beach Boys cover, too. Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

Pikes Peak racer Trevor Aweida Mar 16, 2023

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Episode 127: We full send it with Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (brought to you by Gran Turismo…) competitor and all-around good guy Trevor Aweida and get a fascinating peek behind the curtain of the world’s most interesting automotive competition. Audis, aero, attitude and altitude... And now you know. Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

Strange days indeed. Mar 09, 2023

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Episode 126: We trade cows for Caymans, admire Beautiful Girls, confirm that nothing good happens in Vegas and discover that Kurt Vonnegut sold Saabs by the seashore. Use our code STEER5 for 5% off at Swisstrax.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. For badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com. And, use STEERING15 for 15% off your first order at goodr.com.

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