Adam Curry recalls participating in a celebrity street race in Denver alongside Donny Osmond. The event was part of an MTV promotion following the IndyCar circuit, featuring celebrities racing in GEO vehicles on a Grand Prix-style course.
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Adam Curry recalls participating in a celebrity street race in Denver alongside Donny Osmond. The event was part of an MTV promotion following the IndyCar circuit, featuring celebrities racing in GEO vehicles on a Grand Prix-style course.
The hosts discuss the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, an IndyCar street race held in Washington D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial. This leads to a personal anecdote from Robb Dew about drag racing his mother's 1986 pink Buick Century, which she earned as a top sales director for Mary Kay. Dew shares details about his family's move from Louisiana to Austin, Texas, in the late 1990s.
The show acknowledges high-value donors under the "Value for Value" model, including a $1,500 donation from Paul Turnbull. A formal knighting ceremony is held for Greg Speed (Sir Thinks-a-Lot of the Racetrack) and Mark Empson (Sir Speed Bumps of the Shunpikers). Greg Speed provides an update on his daughter, Ashlyn Speed, a 16-year-old Formula Mazda racer aiming for the IndyCar circuit.
During an IndyCar event in Denver, MTV sponsored a celebrity race where participants drove Geo Storms. One driver crashed into a wall during the street race but continued driving despite the gear shift being severely displaced. The footage of the slow-moving Geo crashing was a point of humor for the official race commentators.
Conor Daly Sponsorship Loss and Bob Lamey Controversy
NASCAR driver Conor Daly lost his Eli Lilly sponsorship because of a racial slur used by his father, Derek Daly, in the 1980s. The incident resurfaced after Indianapolis Colts announcer Bob Lamey retold the story and was forced to retire. This "guilt by association" resulted in three people losing their livelihoods over a decades-old comment.
Knighting Ceremony, The Apex Racing, and Brandon Toy
Ben of the Apex is knighted after surpassing the donation threshold, and he promotes his motorsports publication, "The Apex," which covers IndyCar racing. Other donors, including Brandon Toy and Tim Kiernan, are recognized for their contributions. The hosts perform "de-douching" rituals for new supporters.
Formula One Financial Crisis, Honda Exit, NASCAR
Formula One is facing a financial crisis as major sponsors and teams like Honda withdraw due to high participation costs, which can reach 300 million pounds annually. The hosts compare the technical complexity of "piloting" a Formula One car to the more physical "bumping" style of NASCAR and IndyCar racing.
