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We Were Talking About a Driver. Where Was His Picture?
One note on the Jeremy Clements segment gave us a better way to look at the whole Episode 3 graphics package.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Sep 9, 2026
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Dylan "Mamba" Smith
Founder, Queen City Garage
Dylan "Mamba" Smith is the Founder of Queen City Garage. Dylan drives the No. 25 test car for Project Never Lift's first weekend at Florence Motor Speedway, May 9, 2026.
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Making a Weekly Racing Show With AI
At Queen City Garage, the test is how much work we can move from a recording to editorial review before the next race.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Sep 9, 2026
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Sold out at the Hall
In April we were a few tables at the Corner Pub in Charlotte. On Friday we filled the theater at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Sep 1, 2026
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The show is not done when it publishes
Episode 1 of The Grand National Show went live Friday morning. The part worth writing about is what the four of us walked away holding.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Aug 28, 2026
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The audience is the asset
Tonight NASCAR Sundays takes the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The room is the visible part. The list that fills it is the thing we actually built.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Aug 28, 2026
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P7 to P8 at Florence. Saw Jesus in Three. Hemi Next.
Started seventh. Finished eighth. The chassis spoke. The Hemi listens next.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·May 10, 2026
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Mother's Day at the Track
Saturday at Florence. Fifty laps, Limited Late Model. The chassis benchmark, in public.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·May 9, 2026
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Friday at Florence. Like Riding a Bike.
Practice day before Saturday's race. Faulk drove first. I followed.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·May 8, 2026
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Project Never Lift Is the First Project. Here Is What Comes After.
Project Never Lift is the first project. The engine is the first leg. Drivers come next. Crew after that. Built in Charlotte, in public, starting Saturday at Florence.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·May 8, 2026
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Queen City Garage Is Live. Project Never Lift Is the First Build.
Asked in 2022. Said on Kevin Harvick's microphone this week. Florence on May 9 is the answer. Watch us build.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·May 7, 2026
