This is a confusingly boring trailer for a new Motor Trend show featuring my good friend Dan Brockett, former Formula D pro driver and now pro stunt driver, and another old acquaintance Shea Seefeldt, SCCA nationals competitive driver, former customer, and now performance shop owner. They both teamed up with some other dude I've met like twice and Motor Trend TV to bring about a more true to life, irreverent, and fun show about crappy project cars. Previously, Dan and Shea did a show called Hootpie World Championship which was a lot of fun, now they've got 6 episodes of this new series incoming called 'Runs Good'.
I got treated to the launch party on Tuesday night, and while it's a fun show premise I feel like Motor Trend was way too serious and reeled in all the fun banter and shenanigans that the show was supposed to be about. Too many build shows do the same old formula of shitbox - new parts - sponsor plugs - sup product placement - wow shiny car - nothing happens - wow nice car - see you next time, and this show was supposed to be a LOT better.
I was around for the filming of some of this episode featuring this Mustang, and my shitbox old Turbo MR2 was on the alignment rack in the background for about 1 second at one point. Lol. I was supposed to get a ranting cameo but my ugly dumbass didn't make the cut, apparently
If you happen to have Motor Trend's streaming service, giving the full episode a watch would be appreciated. I'd love to see those old codgers in these car-show-producer-ruts get into having fun with crappy builds and getting back to the roots that made car projects fun, instead of it being and endless dirge of 30 minute commercials with hosts that never actually turn wrenches.