Car vs. America - Season 1

With the help of local experts the Moser brothers, Mike and Raph learn about skidplate racing, and help convert a normal car into a skidplate racer; the guys participate in their first skidplate race.

Using their own vehicles, the guys race across their home turf of New York City as they explore the trials and tribulations of owning a car in the Big Apple.

Mike and Raph discover—and learn to appreciate—all that offroading has to offer in Pennsylvania when they take on muddy trails and rock walls at slow speed and drive an 850-horsepower tough truck over jumps at full blast.

Long Island has a rich tradition of automobile history—and the guys experience this first-hand when they check out a 1909 Alco, which won that year's Vanderbilt Cup. They also check out the current car culture by attending a school bus demolition derby.

Mike and Raph are in New Hampshire to learn tactical driving. To complete their training they'll take America's last great sedan, the Ford Crown Victoria, through a head-to-head time trial, testing all they've learned.

Mike and Raph head to Raceway Park in New Jersey to experience one of the hottest motor sports around: drifting. But when they try it themselves, will they become drift champions or hit the proverbial wall?

The guys are in Detroit to see if car culture is still alive and thriving in the Motor City. To find out, they'll talk to locals with cool cars, learn industry secrets with car-spy photographers, and in the grand finale, drag race against each other.

The guys check out stanced cars at H20i, the most ticketed show in America. Despite the official event being cancelled, enthusiasts still take over the normally quiet town of Ocean City, MD, where the local cops have their citations at the ready.

Los Angeles, the birthplace of hot-rodding, created a breeding ground for all things weird in the automotive world. From digitized Ramblers to off-road Porsches, Mike and Raph explore how these quirky traditions are still alive today.

The future of the car industry is being decided in Silicon Valley so Mike and Raph hit the area to investigate. They check out the futuristic capabilities of a Tesla Model X, take a solar car out for a spin and stop by the famous A1 Springs shop.

The guys head to Seattle for a rallycross battle at the DirtFish Rally School. Rallycross is a sport invented to thrill TV audiences. It includes every kind of terrain crammed into a single track. Two Jalopniks enter, but only one leaves a rallycross champion.

Rallying is one of the most exciting motor sports in America. It's about racing against the clock on real roads, but It's also largely about teamwork. So, can Raph and Mike achieve success by working together as a team, or will they crash and burn?