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Bring a Trailer President Randy Nonnenberg and BaT staffers chat about car enthusiasm, BaT auction listings, and industry news. Plus, interviews with guests from the BaT community and around the automotive world.
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Karl Thomson on Racing and How to Sell a Car
Episode 125
Thursday, 19 June, 2025

Alex interviews Karl Thomson, an accomplished race driver and team owner who, along with his wife Jill, is the co-founder of Compass Collective, a true-blue superstar BaT Local Partner. The Southern California transplant talks the correct length for an Airstream trailer; relives a family trip from Toronto to Acapulco in a diesel Rabbit; rationalizes race cars as quality parenting; describes a race career that spans from a lucky barn find to winning at the biggest tracks in the US; explains what drives a racer out of the driver's seat and into team ownership; says many unprompted nice things about BaT; and details his strategy and methods for presenting cars on the site.Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:22:12 Acura ARX-05 DPi Race Car31:47 He Said, He Said (with Boris Said)35:30 karlt user profile35:41 1966 Chevrolet El Camino36:47 Meyers Manxter 2+236:59 Meyers Manx Tarmac Touring Edition37:21 Petersen Automotive Museum37:33 Bruce Meyer on Collecting, Cobras, and Lowriders40:38 1970 Jaguar XKE Series II Roadster and 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe M49141:39 1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona WagonaireGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!