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Jessi Lang meets up with MotorTrend and Hot Rod veterans to answer viewers' questions. Angus MacKenzie, David Freiburger, Randy Pobst, Jonny Lieberman and Frank Markus discuss how they got their jobs and what they enjoy most.

Jessi Lang learns the intricacies of the laws of physics in her first motorcycle training course. She'll see how she fares on two wheels and if she can earn her M1 license.

Jessi Lang enlists the help of auto-painting experts to give a colleague's outdated ride a much-needed makeover. She will do her best to modernize a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis that is affectionately known as the "Grampsmobile."

Jessi Lang visits the LA Auto Show on Press Day to see what goes on before the doors open to the public. She meets up with Angus MacKenzie to see the world premiere of the Porsche Cayman, and to talk with the car's designer.

Jessi Lang takes an inside look at MotorTrend's Truck of the Year competition, a nearly week-long event comprised of performance tests, towing tests and rocky off-roading.

Jessi Lang heads to Las Vegas, Nevada, to live out her childhood dream of operating a 40,000 pound piece of construction equipment. She will test her skills in a Caterpillar D-5 bulldozer and a hydraulic excavator.

Jessi Lang meets up with some of her fellow show hosts to answer the viewers' most popular questions. She finds out how each one landed the job and learns where their love for the industry was born.

Jessi Lang attends Raptor Assault School for intensive off-roading techniques. She'll see how the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor performs on tough terrains, including an extreme rock crawling course and a high-speed desert jumping circuit.

Jessi Lang takes an inside look at MotorTrend's 2013 Car of the Year competition. She follows the judges as they drive and evaluate each of the 44 contenders, then listens in as the judges discuss, debate and decide the winner.

Jessi Lang heads to Indiana to explore the impact tires have on a vehicle's performance. She'll find out how the 2013 stock Subaru BRZ behaves on the track, then see the difference a one-inch increase in tire size makes.

Jessi Lang spends a day with the 2013 Ford Interceptor police car, getting an overview of the sophisticated technology that allows officers to do their job safely. Then she's off to learn crucial law enforcement techniques.

Jessi Lang and Jeff Dahlin head to the Mojave Air and Space Port to participate in the Mojave Mile, a standing-start, top-speed test open to vehicles of all kinds. They'll try to top out his BMW 750i before running out of road.