In Wheel Time - Cartalk Radio

Your tire pressure monitoring system might be doing more than keeping you safe, and your next pickup truck might be nicer than your living room. We’re coming to you from the Tailpipes and Tacos cruise-in at the Lupe' Tortilla in Beaumont, Texas, where car people turn a Saturday morning into a rolling meet-up full of stories, engines, and the kind of conversations that only happen when the microphones are on and the parking lot is packed. We talk with Sheila May about growing up around the Orange, Texas car scene and how drag racing becomes a family tradition. It starts with a junior dragster found at a swap meet, moves through early passes with Briggs and Stratton power, and turns into heritage racing as parents buy back their own junior dragsters for the next generation. Along the way we laugh about grandkids, pedal cars, and the very real “problem” of online auctions delivering more tiny cars than you have drivers. Then we shift into practical car ownership and automotive technology with Jeff’s Motor M