Drive Thru News #8 - Welcome to Season 2!

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we've put together a menu of local, racing, electric-vehicle and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #8 covering March of 2021, and joining us this month is special guest host: Tom Wende, DMV Region Chief, resident Rotary expert and part of GTM's VRL committee!

Just some of the topics we covered this month:

• Chief of Cherokee Nation asks Jeep to stop using tribe's name
• Peugeot's U.S. return officially canned as Stellantis doubles down on Alfa Romeo
• Porsche Working on Synthetic Fuel with EV-Level Clean Emissions
• OOPS! - Ford Mustang Mach-E's first recall addresses loose bolts
• 'Why isn't he stopping?' Mini driver describes being pushed sideways by dump truck
• Florida Man, Ford Fusion ladder transport
• Motorsports News
• HPDEjunkie.com Track Day Report
• and much, much more! 

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00:00:00 Introduction and Sponsorship

00:00:34 Welcome to The Drive Thru: March Edition

00:01:04 Cherokee Name Controversy

00:04:36 Stellantis Segment: Peugeot and Alfa Romeo

00:05:30 Jeep Magneto Electric Wrangler Concept

00:13:26 Dodge's Anti-Theft Software Update

00:19:13 Porsche's Synthetic Fuel Development

00:29:05 Volkswagen's Power Day and EV Plans

00:39:18 Front Wheel Drive and RPG Cars

00:41:04 New Postal Trucks by Oshkosh

00:44:51 Electric Delivery Vehicles

00:46:41 Ford's New Police Pickup Trucks

00:49:13 Tesla's Autopilot Controversies

00:54:44 GM Halts Camaro Production

00:59:13 Tragic Car Meet Incident

01:02:02 COVID Vaccination at Circuit of the Americas

01:03:17 World's Most Valuable Hot Wheels

01:07:09 Florida Man's Ladder Transport

01:10:56 NASCAR Returns to Dirt Racing

01:12:53 Pike's Peak Hill Climb: A New Contender

01:15:44 Jaguar's Return to Formula Racing

01:16:27 Formula 1 Drama: Drive to Survive

01:19:35 Audi's Rally Comeback

01:22:57 Mazda's Exit from IMSA

01:25:17 Ferrari's New Hypercar for Le Mans

01:27:01 Sebring Highlights and IMSA Updates

01:32:56 Virtual Racing League: New Season and Updates

01:40:54 Upcoming Events and Announcements

01:45:52 Closing Remarks and Thank You

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