Donkey Racing Podcast

We celebrate our 100th and final episode and share the Donkey Racing future plans. Donkey Rating for the all new 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS as well as the Hennessy Venom F5. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 2+ years! Make sure to follow us on Instagram @donkeyracingllc

Donkey Racing garage update, both for the Mustang/Cobra build and the Miata (00:00-12:45). Recap of the Hungarian GP and the first few weeks of the F1 summer break, also known as "Silly Season" (12:45-29:40). Donkey Rating for the 2023 Ford Lightning, which Dom has driven (29:40-41:50) and the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (41:50-53:35).

French GP recap (00:00-17:25). We dust off the Donkey Racing Rating for the 2023 Honda Civic Type R (17:25-31:30) and the 2023 Ford Raptor R (31:30-46:45).

Recap of the Formula 1 races at Silverstone and Spielberg (00:00-26:35). First track day with the upgrades to the SRT6 at Virginia International Raceway (26:35-38:15). Would You Rather segment with a Ferrari F430 and a Porsche 911 GT3RS (38:15-47:18).

We recap the Canadian GP and imagine what a nightmare traveling to the race would be. The future of track days and cars and coffee. Dom wraps the SRT6 in a beautiful British Racing Green and shares some tips and tricks. 

Dom talks about his last second decision to go to The Tail of the Dragon with the Viper Club (01:00-12:45). Hypercar edition of would you rather with the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari, and Porsche 918 (12:45-20:30). We make our dream spec for cars under and over 50K (20:30-29:30). Mercedes has finally released the ONE, we aren't sure it was worth the wait (29:30-46:00).

We have a little chat about beer and green bottles. Then a deeper dive into Brabus, their history, and some of the ridiculous cars they make. Dom has some updates to share about the SRT6, it's becoming a serious little car. Lastly we wrap up with the Spanish GP. 

There is a new hot-hatch on the block - the Toyota Corolla GR. If renting a 900 horsepower muscle car seems like something that might interest you, we recommend calling your local Hertz ASAP. We break down the used car market as a whole and take a look back at how it's evolved over the past 2 years. A recap of the Miami GP. 

Dan drives a DRP Car of the Year nominee, the Mazda CX50. We talk about the Austin Auto Show, and what conclusions were drawn. Dom goes camping and really likes Mercedes. Formula 1 goes to Imola, we break down the extended sprint race weekend.  

Dom almost comes back from the Tail of the Dragon empty handed. Track day at CMP in the Crossfire SRT6. Dan goes to MotoGP in Austin. We take a look at the Australian GP and assess the results of the first 3 races of the season. Lastly we talk about the autonomous driving capabilities of the new Mercedes EQS. 

Dan comes back from Mexico with a few stories and a couple cars to talk about. Dom does some simple maintenance on the Viper and a friends Honda Accord, come to find out it's not quite that simple. Lastly we wrap up with a recap of the first two races of the Formula 1 season.

Our friend, and F1 marshal Anish helps us break down the upcoming Formula 1 season. He shares his favorite memories from the US Grand Prix over the past few years. We make our predictions for the drivers and constructors championships. 

Italian beauties in F1, obviously we are referring to Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. We break down the history of these two iconic car manufacturers, both in motorsport and street cars. 

We have a BIGGG announcement in regard to the Donkey Racing Podcast. Dom brings up some surprising facts about USPS delivery trucks. We take a look at two fairly new cars - the Tesla Model X Plaid and the Ford Ranger Raptor. We wrap things up with a look at what's to come for four F1 teams in 2022 - Red Bull, Alpha Tauri, Williams, and Alpine. 

Aston Martin! We pick our favorite Aston Martin street cars of all time and how they compare to their newest cars. For Aston Martin Racing we look at the F1 team, it's history, and make some predictions for the upcoming season. Lastly we take a look at the LeMans portion of the brand.

We talk everything Mercedes AMG - the maintenance on Dom's ML550, what makes AMG street cars special, our favorite AMGs of all time, and a look at the history of Mercedes in Formula 1. We wrap things up with a look at some performance car times around VIR, some of which are rather surprising. 

We are on vacation and have some friends join the Podcast. We talk HAAS and predict how they will do in the upcoming Formula 1 season. A closer look at the Jeep Wrangler 392 as well as some other, surprisingly good, Jeeps. 

We take a closer look at the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor. Does it deserve the Raptor name, and how will it fit into the saturated super SUV market.Speaking of the saturated super SUV market, General Motors is throwing their name in the hat with the 2023 Cadillac Escalade V. We break down this V8 monstrosity. Lastly, the namesake of this episode. We go through the history of McLaren, from the racing days of Bruce McLaren all the way to the Hypercars of the 2020's and everything in between.

Dom introduces the newest addition to the DR fleet - a 2008 Mercedes ML550. His new car has the entire package.We discuss a rumor that the Toyota Supra will be offered with a manual transmission in the near future. Dan tries to guess the fastest accelerating manual transmission cars ever built. The top spot is a no brainer, accelerating from 60-100 mph in blistering time. 

Crazy weekend for Football, we break it down. Georgia are the 2022 National Champions after beating Alabama. Three wild overtime games in the final week of the NFL regular season. Bring a Trailer Pick'em to make a dream garage using the January 4th, 2022 auction results with a budget of $500k. Dom puts the SRT6 up for sale and has his first potential buyer come take a look a the car. 

Alabama will face Georgia in the National Championship in 2022, but Dom knows how to make College Football more competitive for all. Would you rather 1970's cruisers edition. Dom picks 3 cars from Bring a Trailer for $30K - $35K. Dom found a fun website (Copart.com) where you can bid on cars that were dubbed non fixable by insurance companies. A few interesting Corvettes, Vipers, and Porsches that got our attention. 

The DR Car of 2021 final is set! An in depth breakdown of the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS vs. Ford Bronco matchup. Vote Thursday, 12/30!We look at our personal cars from 2021, there have been a few changes to our garages. Additionally, a look forward to our automotive plans for 2022. 

Nikola is in big trouble, they are forced to pay $125 million in damages to the SEC for spreading false information about their cars. Mercedes has no appealed the FIA decision further, signaling the official end of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen is World Champion while Mercedes is boycotting all things FIA for the time being. Lastly, we make our predictions for the DR Car of the Year Semifinals. Voting will be on Friday, 12/24. The matchups will be the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS vs. Tesla Model S Plaid and the For Bronco vs. Ram TRX. 

We take an in depth look at the Abu Dhabi GP and the controversial finish. Where do the drivers, F1, and Michael Masi go from here? It's time for the Donkey Racing Car of the Year! We introduce the eight contenders for this year, voting begins Friday, December 17th. 

We take a look back at the exciting and dramatic Saudi Arabian GP, the Dubai GP is going to be quite the grand finale! In DR sports we take a look at the College Football Playoff finalists and make National Champion predictions. Lastly Dan made a HUGE acquisition and the DR stable has grown by 1.

We look ahead at the Saudi Arabian GP Championship implications and recap the crazy weekend in College Football. The Rivian R1T is an extremely cool off-road electric truck, but will it live up to expectations? Lastly, Dom has a SPICYYY personal issue he would like to address. 

Dom watches a movie. We recap the Qatar GP and the weekend in sports. First look at the all new 718 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS, is it the perfect sports car. Dom finally makes a decision on his future car lineup! 

We recap the action and controversy packed Brazilian GP. Everything from Qualifying, Sprint Race, and Grand Prix, as well as our opinions on the multiple Verstappen/Hamilton incidents. We take a first look at the all new Mazda CX50, could this be the car of 2021? Dom has a friend that almost bought an F-Type. Lastly we try to find the best convertible, grand touring, automatic, golf bag wielding car under 100K. 

College Basketball is back and the Mexican GP was a snooze fest. Dom sets up a surprise would you rather for Dan with a Porsche GT3, Ferrari 575 Maranello, and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. We wrap things up with a first look at the Aston Martin Vantage F1.

The Atlanta Braves are your World Series Champions! We talk about the new Maserati MC20 and the Mercedes-AMG SL. Dom has too many cars and no SUV, so we try to make a plan for him going forward.

A mixed bag in sports over the weekend - Dom went to Blacksburg and saw VT lose another heartbreaker while Dan was in attendance for the Astros ALCS victory. We take a deeper look at the brand new 2023 Corvette Z06. Lastly Dan shares his experience from the sold out US Grand Prix.  

Another tough week in sports for Donkey Racing, but we have the US GP and playoff baseball to look forward to over the next week. First look at the all new Honda Civic Type R. We bring back Would You Rather and debate between two Porsches the Cayman and Boxster.

We had a heartbreaking sport weekend to say the least. NeedsWings joins the Donkey Racing Team to help with the Crossfire builds. Recap of the Turkish GP and we compare F1 to the NASCAR, since Dom got to see a race live in Charlotte. The Dodge Challenger is the best selling muscle car of 2021, while the Viper ACR keeps appreciating. 

Dom visits Austin so we can finally put some topics to rest. Dom reviews the Miata, C63, GLK350, Lime Creek, and Cattle Creek Road. We also go Karting at COTA and bring back P1. 

Special guest MK fills in for Dom. We recap the weekend in sports and the sensational Russian GP. MK has a few hot takes...

Tough weekend for Virginia Tech, but Texas is BACK. Russian GP is coming up this weekend so Dan shares what his girlfriend has decided to nickname all of the drivers. Dom finally gets a chance to drive the Back of the Dragon, needless to say he loved it. Lastly we compare two very similarly priced cars on BAT - Gen 3 Dodge Viper vs. C7 Z06 Corvette. 

Football is back so it's only right to start a new segment, the DR Sports Minute! We take a look at two newly announced cars from Japan - the Lexus IS500 F and the Subaru WRX. One of them is a hit while the other is most definitely a dud. We wrap things up with a recap of the Italian GP at Monza, also known as the start of the Bottas revenge tour. 

Dom has a hot take about Mustangs. Formula 1 silly season is officially alive and well - Kimi retires, Bottas to Alfa, and Russell to Mercedes. There is a new flagship AMG out so we give our first opinions of the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance 4Matic+, which is quite possibly the longest name of a car. Lastly we wrap things up with an update on our ChampCar endeavors. 

We break down the rainy weekend at Spa and how it may impact the driver lineup for 2022. Dan has a conspiracy theory to explain how Williams was able to do so well in Belgium. We talk deer versus car. Lastly how do you feel about Bugatti? 

Dom finally got his seat properly installed in the Crossfire. Dan has some hamstring pain he thinks is from sitting in his car. The new Audi e-tron S is out which got us thinking, and arguing, about electric cars. It seems as if it's Tesla vs. The World. 

We give our initial opinions of the new Lamborghini Countach. Dan tries to explain the wrecks at the Indianapolis NASCAR race over the weekend and then gives an update on the AMG. Lastly we talk about our Dream Garage - Track Car Edition. 

Dom drives the new Polestar 2 and we get an in depth review. Dream Garage - daily drivers edition. Are we finally becoming more mature? Seems unlikely. 

MERCHANDISE GIVE AWAY!! You have a chance to win some Donkey Racing swag. We review the crazy Hungarian GP and the state of Formula 1 as it heads towards the summer break. Dan has the first issue with his AMG. Dream garage segment - weekend edition. 

In the news Ford is getting sued by General Motors and we reach the anniversary of the Cougar Ace disaster. We take a deep dive into CampCar Endurance racing, an affordable and fun way to get wheel to wheel racing experience. Lastly, Dom gets more information on the Back of the Dragon event and complains about the delivery of his racing seat mounts. 

We recap one of the most interesting and exciting F1 races we can remember. Dom finds the Back of the Dragon, which is nowhere near the Tail. We've driven some big SUVs - BMW X5, Mercedes GLE 350, and GMC Acadia. Lastly the review of the ALL NEW Audi RS3.

We talk all things Honda - from the Civic Type R, Acura TLX Type S, to the NSX. Some missed the mark, but others we just love. Dom has an awkward social encounter, while Dan is back in the market for an SLK 32 AMG.

We do a live reveal of the new BMW 2 series. The buyer of the C55 from a few months back took it to the Mercedes dealership for maintenance, and surprise surprise, they tried to rip him off. Dom and his Dad go karting and manage some impressive results. Lastly we talk about the canceled Australian GP and recap the past weekend in Austria. 

We talk about the new Mustang Mach 1 and debate if it's worthy of the name. Dan brings a name game to the show without telling Dom. Dom reviews an older Mini Cooper S, and the verdict may surprise a few people. We wrap things up with a little F1 talk as this might be the end of an era. 

We are on vacation! On this episode we talk about or automotive related pet peeves, from how people drive, modifications, and even what products certain automakers have begun to put out. Dan also shares his experiences driving some Hondas over the weekend, and we realize that most modern cars are pretty darn good!

Grosjean is once again playing with fire! We talk about all the cars we saw on the Tail of the Dragon, and Dan's thoughts on the Crossfire SRT6. The seat and harnesses finally arrived for the orange Crossfire and Dom put them in, nice and snug. Lastly, the Viper got a flat tire.

We go on the annual trip to the Tail of the Dragon with... A LOT of Vipers. Dan gives his opinion of Dom's Viper, the roads, and the Club. All in all, we had an amazing time. In conclusion we wrap up an absolutely insane Baku GP.