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Dont buy ebay airbags holy crap dude. Check your car for airbag recalls. Better yet check if it has an actual OEM airbag installed. Doing that may save your life. Also dont drive into oncoming traffic in blind corners you lazy bum. This week on Flag Time. All of that and more. Including car genres and guesting on other podcasts. Video version of this episode over on the Flag Time Patreon. Go Support us if you wanna.

Bro being Sterling. Also Serrated has 1700+ hours in a racing game that doesn't even exist anymore. We talk about toolboxes, video games, and independence day on this episode. Playing Ace Combat levels on the actual in game days they happened and groaning over heavy duty mechanic work this week on Flag Time

Do you really think someone with no experience on something should know how to do said thing? Really? For real? Honestly just sounds like you hate training people. GG. That and more on this weeks episode on Flag Time!

What happens when personal transportation becomes a premium commodity? We don't know but it cant be good. All that and more this week on Flag Time.

IN THIS EPISODE Serrated went to LA and got a bit of trauma which will be suppressed and ignored. Hence the reason why some things from last episode were repeated on this one. Serrated had actual memory loss. Kinda. Small scale. Other than that part. Serrated recounts his first time meeting JJ in person in LA and talks about the sim racing that occurred during that meetup. Saab 900's are also mentioned. THIS WEEK ON FLAG TIME

THE BIG OL 100 SERRATED AINT A MERCEDES TECH NO MORE STERLING GOT A HAIRCUT JJ GOT GROCERIES THIS WEEK ON FLAG TIME

In this Indycar focused second part of our Interview with Chip Gannasi R&D tech Chris Infusino, Youll hear how he was able to get himself into this world and what he has to say to anyone looking to get in themselves. Video version over on the Flag Time Patreon

IndyCar R&D tech for Chip Ganassi Racing; Chris Infusino joins Serrated and JJ to talk about his life journey. Which should honestly be a movie. The original conversation went almost 4 hours in length so please enjoy this pretty much uncut first half of our conversation with Chris!

If Staind started playing in your head. haha gotcha. We do an AMA and also speak about things that bother us kinda. pretty normal episode of Flag Time at this point. Special thanks to those who asked us questions over on the Flag Time Patreon.

Serrated and his family were invited to the Alabama Indycar race to honor his father by flying a special flag on the track during the national anthem. This episode recounts that weekend. It was an awesome experience and Barber Motorsports Park continues to prove that it is a world class facility in both the facility itself and the people that work there. Go see the museum if you have the chance btw. It's insane.

Sterling is in Spain now because politics were affecting him and his family personally. So we talk about that. More funny car stuff soon, but this is an important episode. Thank y'all for your support. We appreciate it more than you know.

This week we have Jacob Staufenberger (@thatguywithepurplemx5) joining the trio! He is the Rear tire changer and main body tech for the #2 United Autosports LMP2 car in IMSA USA. Chats of life as a race team member and what all goes into getting an Oreca ready for an extensive endurance race. Not to mention that Jacob and Serrated were classmates at Nascar Tech. Boiling hot brake fluid and turn one contact ahoy on this episode of Flag Time!

Yap episode this week. Serrated talks about visiting his fathers crash site at Barber and the massive snow storm that hit a couple weeks ago. Sterling talks about Sasha and future content. and JJ talks about a patella dislocation. Good vibes? Probably just vibes. This week on Flag Time

Host of "The Way of The Technician" Podcast and current Audi Technician Curtis Gardner, AKA Techgnarr, Joins Serrated and JJ to discuss the current state of the automotive service industry. Curtis has talked to many higher ups in this industry, so having his insight into how the majority of the technicians feel is invaluable. Hard hitting listener questions and a deep dive into the thoughts of management ahoy in this weeks episode of Flag Time

The Flag Time hosts all have experience with switching shops. So we tell you our experiences and give advise for those who may need to make that kind of move themselves. Don't do it on a knee jerk emotional reaction though, always make a plan. Plan your next move carefully so you're not hung out to dry. It's all strategy when you're dealing with the people with the money. Toolboxes have wheels for a reason, this week on Flag Time.

2026 is here. So is SEASON 4 OF FLAG TIME WHAT. New season, same humor. We talk about what we wanna accomplish in 2026. Some of us already achieving said goals which is nuts. So sit down with a good drink and snack as we air our grievances and aim to GET FIT this week on Flag Time

The episode that the Insta following voted a resounding 95% yes on, EM2 Yuki Joins us yet again and this time he's like actually drunk. Like for real. He does not recall this recording session. Many things were edited out. You can find a minimal cut version over on the Patreon when Serrated is done editing it cuz holy shit.

The automotive technician industry is flawed. Full Stop. In this weeks episode we discuss, complain, and brainstorm ideas of what can be improved. Elitist Flat Rate gatekeepers need not apply. Your 27 comebacks need attention probably anyway. GoFundMe for Amber Czech: https://www.gofundme.com/f/amber-czech (we at Flag Time did not set this gofundme up, this is the official one)

Yeah Sterling cries in this one. Episode 88 releasing simultaneously to this

Season 3.5 is upon us. Until January 2026 that is. The Trio talk about Car shows and other things that appear in the minds of the headasses. Cats have increased btw with JJ as the new third host. Cats and cars and cars and cats. and F1. stone temple pilots guitar noises