The Dork-O-Motive Podcast
The Dork-O-Motive Podcast
Brian Lohnes
The Dork-O-Motive Podcast hosted by Brian Lohnes is a research driven, story fueled, mechanically stoked look at the machines, people, and history that make up the modern mechanical world. Whether it's the stories of the men and women who have done amazing things in racing, the machines that roar around tracks and shape the Earth, or some bizarre mechanized history, Dork-O-Motive is here to bring you the story in a fun, well-researched, and informative way!
The Greatest V8: A Complete History Of The Cosworth DFV and DFX
This is a deep dive into the history of the Cosworth DFV and DFX engines, a pair that many consider the greatest V8 engines ever designed. They dominated racing for decades all over the world. Here’s how.
Oct 26
1 hr 12 min
6.99: The Most Influential and Controversial Doorslammer Run Ever
The complete history of the first 6.99 run in drag racing history by a full bodied car. It explores early pro mod history, the controversy it caused, and the people who pulled it off.
Oct 21
48 min
The Engine That Lied: The Astonishing Story of the Peugeot L76
This is a history of the Peugeot L76 racing engine from 1912 and how history got it wrong for 70 years.
Oct 9
42 min
The Studebaker XH-9350: The Largest Piston Airplane Engine That Never Flew
The most monstrous WWII aircraft engine that you have never heard of is called the Studebaker XH-9350. A truly mind boggling project that Studebaker was the last option for when it began in 1942, it’s an engine that would have been unmatched in aviation history had it been completed.
Jun 30
40 min
Oil Burners: The Improbably Awesome History of Cummins At The Indy 500
The incredible history of the Cummins diesel engine company at the Indianapolis 500. Fielding five cars over the years, it is a largely unknown history of innovation.
Jun 24
59 min
AMC vs The World: How Two 1979 AMC Spirits Won Class At The 24 hours of The 'Ring
In 1979 two AMC AMXs won their class at the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring on street tires with the help of a one armed former German racer.
Jun 23
26 min
The Decade That Tried To Kill Nitro Drag Racing: The 1970s
The 1970s almost saw the end of top fuel drag racing and all nitro powered competition. This is a story about how close the world came to abandoning nitro as a racing fuel at that time.
May 27
35 min
Sunken Hemi: The Chrysler Concept Car At The Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
The story of the Chrysler Norseman, a concept car that sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic as a result of the most incredible oceanic disaster of the 1950s.
May 27
33 min
Slicks: The Sticky History of the World's Fastest Racing Tires
The history of drag racing slicks, the fastest racing tires in the world.
May 27
1 hr 46 min
Glorious Failure: Mickey Thompson's Wild 1967 Wynn's Spitfire Indy 500 Car
The history of Mickey Thompson’s Wynn’’s Spitfire Indy 500 entry. One of the weirdest and wildest cars to ever take on the race.
Dec 17, 2025
34 min
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