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A bunch of long-time friends sip beer and talk about cars! You know the late night conversations at car meets, standing in parking lots and talking cars? We try to capture that vibe and beam it straight to your ears.

Beer and Backfire


    • Apr 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 121 EPISODES


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    120 - Because Numerical Order is for Chumps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 30:32


    Jordan DEFINITELY didn't forget to upload an episode why do you ask? BeerandBackfire.com

    121 - Doug's Duck Boots

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 40:32


    Steve, Corey, Pierce, and Jordan are joined by Doug in a long-overdue reunion. BeerandBackfire.com

    119 - Matrix Superiority Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 33:54


    Pierce, Corey, Steve, and Jordan continue their discussion on car quirks and features they miss. BeerandBackfire.com

    118 - We Used to Be A Proper Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 36:58


    Corey, Pierce, Steve, and Jordan discuss the most interesting features of cars they'd owned in the past. BeerandBackfire.com

    117 - Tires and Tacos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 41:29


    Pierce, Steve, Corey, and Jordan talk about good Mexican food in Richmond and start off listing our favorite quirks and features of our previous cars.

    116 - Dip Your Toe and Then You Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 60:20


    Mitchell reminisces about seeing F1 at Suzuka, Steve looks forward to instructing, and Corey thinks about possibly getting on track. BeerandBackfire.com

    115 - NCCAR is Pretty Rad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 34:43


    Steve and Jordan tell Corey and Mitchell about their recent open track day at NCCAR - a little test track that doesn't get enough credit. Beerandbackfire.com

    114 - Aluminum Housing Audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 43:47


    Steve, Corey, Mitchell, and Jordan talk about eating 16lbs of chicken and open some Mazda5 parts. beerandbackfire.com

    113 - Trackside at Road Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 87:37


    Steve, Mitchell, Corey, and Jordan chat trackside at a very cold Road Atlanta. BeerandBackfire.com

    112 - Brought To You By The Letter BEE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 40:17


    We round up our talk with Mitchell about his most recent stint living in Japan, and ultimately surrender to the invading horde of hornets. BeerandBackfire.com

    111 - Bees And Backfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 50:06


    Mitchell Ju rejoins the podcast and talks about living in Japan for the last several years. Meanwhile, we all try to not get attacked by a squadron of hornets that decided the garage was a fun place to hang out while we were recording. Beerandbackfire.com

    110 - Rate Your Car - Corolla FX16 GTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 44:45


    We round out the Rate Your Car game with Jordan's FX16 track car, plus some bonus minivan discussion. Beerandbackfire.com

    109 - Rate Your Car - ND1 MX5 Miata

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 38:30


    Steve, Jake, Pierce, and Jordan rate and discuss Steve's 2016 ND1 MX5 Miata. beerandbackfire.com

    108 - Rate Your Car - 1976 Corona Wagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 41:05


    Steve, Jake, Pierce, and Jordan continue with the rating game, this time discussing Pierce's lovely 1976 Toyota Corona wagon.

    107 - Rate Your Car - Scion XD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 62:27


    Steve, Pierce, and Jordan are joined by Jake to continue the "Rate Your Car" Instagram game. We deep dive the Scion xD - the funky Yaris with the heart of a Corolla.

    106 - Rate Your Car - Honda Fit, Mazda5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 91:56


    Pierce, Corey, Steve, and Jordan continue the Instagram "Rate Your Own Car" game with Pierce's Honda Fit and Corey's new-to-him Mazda5. And we talk about the phone guillotine pocket that can be found in Transits/ProMasters for some reason.

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    105 - Rate Your Car - Mazda 6, 2Runner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 45:56


    We talk about Pontiac Aztec racing before we all play the "rate your car" game from Instagram stories. In this episode Steve waxes poetic about the Mazda6 and Jordan severely underrates the 4th gen 4Runner.

    mazda 4runner mazda6 pontiac aztec
    104 - Hyperfest 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 47:24


    Pierce, Steve, Corey, and Jordan talk about weird Suzukis, recount some classic Summit Point Hyperfest stories, and recap Hyperfest 2024.

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    103 - Spring Summit Shenny Shenanigans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 80:08


    Jordan and Steve sit down with Isaac Rodriguez at a very chilly Summit Point Shenandoah event. We discuss the track weekend, Isaac's love for older Ford/Mazda platforms, and Steve's outlook on what "leveling up" could look like in the future. beerandbackfire.com

    102 - Rivian Reveals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 51:04


    Pierce, Jordan and Corey discuss the recent Rivian reveals, Australian radio shows, and back yard go-karts. beerandbackfire.com

    101 - They're Making 'Em At Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 57:18


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan continue to look back at 5 years and 100 episodes of podcasting, seeing where we were then vs where we are now. beerandbackfire.com

    100 - Orange Is Just Light Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 48:53


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan celebrate 5 years and 100 episodes by looking back at favorite podcast moments. All links at BeerandBackfire.com

    99 - Porvetteswagen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 54:51


    In the third and final part of our conversation with Paul Inskeep, we talk about Paul's process when installing a cage as well as his future plans with his project VW's.

    98 - 2 Paul 2 Inskeep

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 42:43


    Part 2 of our conversation with Paul wherein we discuss Steve's Fortune Auto 510's getting a re-valve and some of Paul's thought process on building his K-swap Golf. beerandbackfire.com You can find Paul on Instagram at @inskeepwp and on Youtube at @paulinskeep Steve can be found at @iamundersteer and @martasw20 on the 'gram Jordan is @thedailydownshift on insta and Youtube, and his blog is thedailydownshift.blogspot.com

    97 - Fab Man Paul Inskeep

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 40:47


    Jordan and Steve sat down with Paul Inskeep in his glorious shop space for a chat. We talk about K20 swap VW Golf track cars and a bunch of other things. beerandbackfire.com You can find Paul on Instagram at @inskeepwp and on Youtube at @paulinskeep Steve can be found at @iamundersteer and @martasw20 on the 'gram Jordan is @thedailydownshift on insta and Youtube, and his blog is thedailydownshift.blogspot.com

    96 - PPF Vs Vinyl Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 75:26


    Steve educates Corey and Jordan on the differences between applying paint protection film (PPF) and standard vinyl wrap, before going off on random tangents as we do.

    95 - Road Atlanta Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 66:06


    Steve and Jordan tell Corey about their recent trip to Road Atlanta.

    94 - The Nadir Of Jeeps And Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 43:41


    Steve, Corey, and Jordan discuss Jeep problems and how everything always comes back to Mazda.

    93 - Box Body 'Burban

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 50:12


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan bounce back and forth between square body Suburbans, Mavericks, and Rivians.

    92 - Remember When Starfield Was A Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 32:43


    No cars this week! It's all nerd stuff. From Starfield to Spider-Man to Sanderson and Paolini books we rant and rave about some of our favorite franchises.

    91 - Kia's Confusing Cruise Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 60:34


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan talk about...honestly just a whole bunch of random stuff. Enjoy.

    90 - Toyota Triple Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 42:10


    In three back-to-back weeks, Corey's Rav4, Adam's Tacoma, and Jordan's 4Runner were all crashed into. Not a good month for grey Toyotas! beerandbackfire.com

    89 - Rossome Sauce Tokyo Drift

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 67:48


    We finish out Ross' recording with us by talking a lot about tire physics and sim racing. beerandbackfire.com

    88 - 2 Rossome 2 Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 51:59


    Part 2 of our sit-down with Ross Smith! beerandbackfire.com

    87 - Rossome Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 64:00


    Honda Fit driver Ross Smith (Rossome.Sauce) joins us to talk about driving in Gridlife Sundae Cup Time Attack, as well as offer advice to anyone looking to track a Fit.

    86 - Gridlife NJMP Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 59:05


    Steve and Jordan finish out the NJMP stories

    85 - Building-Proof Miata And Wrenching On Wranglers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 45:21


    Steve tests the durability of the ND Miata, and Corey has 'fun' wrenching on old Chrysler products. beerandbackfire.com

    84 - Time Is A Flat Circle - Gridlife NJMP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 66:46


    Steve and Jordan tell Corey tales from Gridlife NJMP. History doesn't repeat but it sure does rhyme. Check us out at beerandbackfire.com

    83 - Looking Ahead In 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 29:12


    The round-table discussion draws to a close as we look forward at what's to come in the rest of 2023

    82 - In Which They Finally Get To The Point, Kinda

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 39:18


    Part 3 of the Great Dominion Round-Table with Matt, Jacob, John, Steve, Tom, Pierce, Corey and Jordan. We finally actually talk about Dominion. A little. Kinda.

    81 - Fancy Trailers And Leaky Calipers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 35:41


    Part 2 of the round table with Matt, Jacob, John, Steve, Pierce, Tom, Corey, and Jordan. We talk about Matt's fancy enclosed trailer and the Great Wall of Cardboard that held the heat at bay, and Steve's Wilwoods seem to have a case of the drips.

    80 - The Virus Is Spreading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 30:24


    This was a big one. John, Matt, Tom, Jacob, Pierce, Corey, Steve, and Jordan discuss a fun-filled event at Dominion Raceway.

    79 - Corollafest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 27:42


    The last of Hyperfest 2023 discussion we promise.

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    78 - Unhinged Walmart Discount Section (and Hyperfest)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 42:40


    More Hyperfest recap and additional assorted ramblings. Stay tuned afterwords for a "treat" - speakers/headphones beware.

    77 - The Great Gas Station Debate, Also More Hyperfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 41:14


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan engage in the Sheetz vs Wawa debate, and continue with recounting our adventures at Hyperfest 2023

    76 - Trackside Repairs At Hyperfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 40:47


    Pierce, Corey, and Jordan talk about all the mechanical drama that went on at Hyperfest

    75 - Pierce's Party Bus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 42:28


    Pierce is back, and he has a crazy new project! Find all our links at beerandbackfire.com

    74 - Between Two Tracks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 63:19


    Jordan and Corey sit down with Nick, Dwayne, and Jerzy to talk about the trackcross they just did at Dominion, as Hyperfest looms on the horizon.

    dominion jerzy hyperfest
    73 - In Which We Forget Gale Banks' Name Right Off The Bat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 33:15


    Just faceplanting right out of the gate with this one, good grief. Follow Corey at c.creehan, Nick at sir.snickles and Jordan at thedailydownshift www.beerandbackfire.com

    right off gale banks
    72 - Electrify What Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 46:23


    Nick, Corey, and Jordan look at carmaker's current lineups and see which (if any) models would work best as an EV.

    71 - Fortune Favors The Bold

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 32:31


    Jordan's been working hard to prep both his Corolla and his co-workers for the upcoming track season.

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