The Murder of Racing Legend Mickey Thompson Pt.2 - Past Gas #55
On March 16, 1988, performance legend Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were shot and killed in their own driveway in the wealthy, gated community of Bradbury, California. Their murder was a cold case that would go unsolved for over a decade... although many of Mickey’s friends and family were certain who was to blame. On today’s Past Gas, James, Nolan and Joe explore the bizarre mystery of Mickey Thompson’s murder-- who did it, and why?-- in a case that to this day brings up as many questions as answers.
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There has to be a uncensored version of the podcast
Yeah they should make one. It’s actually really annoying the whole constant air wrench sound.
Welcome to KZhead, and protecting feelings and safe spaces.
@@metalnmunchies9070 do you play guitar for U2
Who knew we needed a true crime X Donut Media crossover? I didnt, but I do like it
super late to donut podcasts
"No thats nolans moms neighborhood" OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The crowd goes mild!
Where can I find the uncensored version of these podcasts😂
Pop-up up n down headlights 💪💪💪
joe radiates the same energy as the deer from open season
So specific yet so accurate
Hydro barriers are what killed him. Mob ran, teamsters backed, cement barriers were the norm. Then you have this guy with the ability to make it and prove it to work had to be removed. Mickey didn’t hold back his feelings. He’d tell a mob boss to pound sand. And did. He also took a loan from non normal sources. So . . .
So....
i believe it concrete and trash...
Really enjoying all of your channels!! 3+ car dudes informing us about crazy, curious, interesting stuff that's happened in the world of 🚘 👏👏👍
Agreed. I would really want justice for Mickey Thompson 101% but I also wanted it to be processed the right way. The end doesn't justify the means and we are in no position, in any situation, should take someone else's life.
Godwin looks incredibly guilty, and I think he did it but when a case like this seeps into the public consciousness and he’s framed as the villain for years, and then gets convicted with really shoddy physical evidence and hearsay...yeah this verdict is bullshit. How the gun thing didnt kill the whole case is crazy. He was arrested on false evidence!
@@LotharTheFellhanded 101% brother agreed
You guys should do a mini series of car crimes, that would be super cool to listen to.
I worked for Mickey and Trudy but quit about a month before the murders. We were very much like a family; we traveled together, worked together and cared about each other. This was such a horrible, brutal murder and neither of them deserved to die like that.
one of the best written episodes overall. tough story but well told
Love and respect don't come easy. These stories help us all, but they come from terror in real life. Love you Donut!
This was a great pair of episodes.
Yay, you guys left a cliff hanger on MT murder.
A very exciting and informative story would be the Whittington brothers and their drug smuggling racing of the 70s with their like 1000hp Porsche 935ks on NOS.
This would be great! VinWiki did a video on it, but I would love to hear more details
Great flipping episode.
All that was missing was the perp walk with the bicycle assassins. 47:50 Thank Goodness at least some justice for the most obvious circumstantial case I've ever witnessed. What a relief. RICO!
What mics are they using? love the quality!
I think all of them are using shure sm-7bs
That was a great intro.
James can you please do a up to speed on Le Man
Do a video for the tackuaches pls
Idea for a podcast ep is on some australian race culture, the v8 supercars, peter brock and mount panorama! Crazy story
Once your partnership is up, do they make you give back their headphones or something?
You have no clue how partially right Nolan is with that no houses that echo rule. My extension to that would be it’s okay to have a house that echos as long as the child doesn’t grow up with a house that echos, grow them up to be slightly humble and appreciative of a bigger house.....
Can we get some more jdm story’s?
San Juan Is definitely not all that wealthy, though there are very wealthy areas of San Juan Capistrano I have lived in San Juan Capistrano most of my life, many people are just kinda living check to check or a bit above that. Crazy to find out that this women though was the Mayor
Lmfao Nolan's mom's neighborhood🤣🤣🤣🤣
Regular car reviews did a video about this too.
I love that the audio in half the ads is fucked
What happened to Up To Speed?
They're taking a temporary break.
I saw the part 1 video and I left a comment of suggestions to read the book by Randall Sullivan as Labiryth you'll notice Det. Russell Pooles investigating on the suspects and stumbles on a suprising name Mike Goodwin.
best part of my day....boot up pc go to youtube find what new vid donut put out press play load forza horizon 4.... ahhh peace
Doe @jamespumphrey feel good about that mullet cut he’s got going on?
FIRE IT UP
Tip don't threaten other peoples lives or your in deep trouble if they end up dead. Also this kind of behavior is why our system has never worked in example compare this trial to the on trial that had the exact opposite outcome and circumstances and you realize if it doesn't work on this high level how many people are being screwed everyday and having their lives ruined by ignorance,greed, and shoddy follow through on evidence
“ don’t kill what you hate, save what you love”
Day 8 make a up to speed on the Opel Manta B / Opel Calibra
My friend built one as a drag car 20 years ago. Ugly af stock(to me) but looked good slammed to the ground and a few inches chopped off the top
Assassins' on bicycles was the MO of Columbian drug cartels in the 80's. There where a number of such murders in the San Fernando Valley at that time directly connected to cocaine. The only difference was these murders used AK47's and a lot of bullets. Over kill to make a point. So it could have been the model that the killer(s) used as these murders always went unsolved or at least unprosecuted. Just saying.
Just goes to show ya... if you go around telling everyone you know that you're gonna kill a specific person, you better hope they don't turn up murdered.
Today is not oct 5th.
yes it is... now.
I don't disagree that things can be improved!
I wonder what james was on about when he got censored
I never knew the story of Mickey Thompson but had heard of the tyres bearing his name. But wow, there is no other but I truly believe his partner had him killed for sure.
y'all should do an Origin of Drifting / Formula D, maybe?
or maybe... Keiichi Tsuchiya? stay tuned
Day 5 : do an up to speed on the toyota crown
I've been asking what happened to Up To Speed since they came back from their vacation
@@noahfenoff9950 They're taking a temporary break.
@@ultraguy8771 been a long ass "temporary" break
This is crazy it’s like the exact opposite of the OJ case
how did his tires and companies keep going if they were shut down? is it just name licensing?
That should be conspiracy to commit murder. That fits the penal code and exactly as it sounds.
I listen to this on my drive. Please no more background sirens please.
Did the AMA help pay for it?
As a Washingtonian, I blame you, Joe. Jkjk
Shoutout to Nolan's Mom from swallow street vrrom vrrom👍😁
13:56 pumphrey switched hats
Who can make that drive knowing what they're going to? Someone is going to speed either way..
This sucked. I was pretty young at the time But we would go just me my brother and my dad every year to the Angel's stadium along with my dad's friends and their boys. Guys night out as all the moms and daughters would have a girls night out doing whatever they did. My mom would make hot chocolate and would put it in a big thermos. When the Angel Stadium let you bring in stuff like that .
The censorship is so dumb man, it really puts a barrier between the listener and the hosts. Sometimes the listener cannot tell what they’re talking about at all because of all the censors
Remeber this well. Living in Sac when it happened. Actually raced my quad in one of the last MTGP races held. SLC 93 Rice Eccles Stadium. Sad.
Day 6 of asking for a Dirty Dirk's Blinker Drink T-shirt from the Wheelhouse: Car Terms Every Car Nerd Needs to know
29:14 he might but the guy with the mustache looks like Joe
Day 21: Make an up to speed on the Tundra
toyota tundra? if so heres my opinion, i feel like the ride is super bouncy and the engine is really loud and its not very fuel efficent the reason i sayso is my dad bought a 2015 toyota tundra (assuming youre talking about a tundra if not imma feel like an idiot)
@@ryanlu251 Yea that tundra. My dad has two 07 tundras. One is a longbed sr5 with a 4.7, the other is a limited crewcab with the 5.7 and TRD offroad package. Both of them arent "super bouncy" and the engine isn't that loud when just cruising. And so what if it has a loud v8 that's what I and many others like. And yea not the most fuel efficient but thats about the only problem.
Its October 4th, Nolan.😁👌
I don't know about y'all but I like CC from poison
they say murder is one of the hatdest crimes to prove because of lack of evidence
Sorry, Nolan's Mom, but that was a sick burn 🔥 🔥 🔥
40:25 😂😂😂😂
Two out of three are 100% dorks.
Mike Goodwin might as well not complain. He went from sharing a trailer to a place where he’s got three hot meals and a cot, plus access to a college education and healthcare. For being a turd, Mike Goodwin shouldn’t complain.
Still love you guys 🚗🚘🏎💜😈
Isn’t there a line from Dumb and Dumber involving Capistrana or whatever haha
Disrespectful
31:25 - no such thing as GMO free weed. It has all been cross-bred, so very few natural strains exist anymore.....
I smoke GMO all the time, shits fire
What’s wrong with that guy he never blinks.
Another "rich white person" complaint 🙄 Lets ignore the other cases of "rich white people" never getting justice for their family members being murdered. Like that guy who got away with murder who drove that white bronco. Which brings us to another ad for Bring Back Bronco...
We need up to speed on Dale Earnhardt
Is there a pot plant behind James?
Past Gas’ intro song should be changed to the intro for “Detachable Penis” by King Missile.
Next Up To Speed Pontiac Grand Prix.
You guys blame nolan I thank him for this
March 16 1988 is my first birthday...
happy birthday!
Long live Mickey
29:35 Thats a total lie, nobody gets sore playing baseball. If you said you get sore after practice then maybe it be more believable but definitely not during a game.
Just when I thought Nyjah was getting popular enough for people to know how to pronounce "Huston"...🙄 The director John Huston and his daughter Angelica are too old for some people now I guess..
Hey no what works with kids is this when you ground them, GROUND THEM, that always happened to me and I learned really really quick and I’m a pretty nice person tbh but my lil sister would get grounded and ask for her crap back and or go out and it would happen and she has turned out to be the biggest snob that demands everything and gets it 🤦🏼♂️
Obviously he did it, but more obviously he should not have been found guilty. There was definitely reasonable doubt. Also it’s not always because white, it’s sometimes because rich. And other times because white AND rich !
Ams oil or bust
I for one is GLAD that POS is rotting for the remainder of his life in prison..
Girl friends 2008 Ford Taurus sel has 432,448 miles on her engine trans and original water pump if you wonder why I say water pump look up 3.5 water pump issue and it’s been on valv high mileage full syn for the last 120k and it runs amazing 🤞🏽
I can do 14mph on my 7sp bike so that is totally possible
That's it?
Goodwin sus😳😳😳
Hi donut
Hi Wil
19:00 onwards - you guys really know nothing about motorsport promotion.... 😂
james hella sus
hi
26:15 Sorry, but it doesn't always work like that. Sometimes you want the owner home. For example, if you want the keys to their vehicle, if you want them to open a safe, etc. If you need them there your best bet is to wait until they're coming or going, and ambushing them. Which is exactly what they did. Then they panic and leave without grabbing anything. It's actually pretty common. I mean this still could have been a hit, I'm just saying those details don't completely rule out a botched robbery.
He did it. Can you imagine ANYONE else gunning down two old people when hes the one whos just had huge judgement against him AND had a settlement denied by MT? Its sad that two black guys would happily do it for probably less than 5grand...
I am actully in this one business law class and there is a different amount of proof they have to show for civil and criminal cases that is why OJ simson was not found guilty under the criminal case but under the civil case they found that he was guilty idk you probably already knew that but I am tired of taking notes
These would be so much more bearable if yins didn't tell stories half the fucking time
how many times can we say the word like. Like like like like like like like like like
Can we have a rule about not eating/talking with food in your mouth on air?