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Paul Laguette is the current Art Director for Vintage Motorsport Magazine. However his background covers more than 20 years of working experience in the automotive, motorcycle and motorsport industries as a graphic designer/ Fine Artist Illustrator. Paul's graphic designs, print ads, logos and illustrative works have graced the pages of major magazines as well as books and racing programs across the globe. His next project is with KurumaNFT and it is twelve covers illustrated by Paul for Racer Magazine. Each of the 12 covers consists of four different variations of each piece of artwork.

The automotive metaverse has arrived with Kuruma NFT, this is an NFT platform that allows customers to purchase, promote and commerce NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) in a devoted on-line setting referred to as the “Autoverse”. Our latest guests are part of the leadership team at Kuruma, Taro Koki (President) and Sam Mitani (Co-Founder). Something we are excited to see is that Kuruma has already started partnering with companies both large and small, and is teaming up with a collection of artists across the digital landscape ahead of a series of future NFT Projects that will be launched at Kuruma NFT.

Russ Monte does a little bit of everything and he does it very well. Originally Russ began working on cars at home before getting a start at Summit Rod and Custom which then led to him transitioning to his own shop North Jersey customs. However during that time Russ kept himself busy working on cars for Hilton Hot Rods. Eventually Russ started doing some work for Rob Ida and he now is part of the team at Ida Automotive. However Russ is not only a talented car builder and painted he is a gifted musician and is part of the Grease Guns.

Ravi Dolwani is a 4th generation member of the CSF Radiator company and is the CEO of the CSF High Performance Division. Dolwani created the division of CSF in 2010 with the intent of expanding the business to markets besides OEM manufacturers. Over the years Dolwani has both grown the CSF brand and proved that through rigorous design and testing it is possible to create superior products for a variety of vehicles.

The term "Donk" refers to 1971-76 Chevrolet Caprice or Chevrolet Impala cars. When it comes to "Donk Racing" these are show-quality classic cars with big wheels that compete on the drag strip. Born in Savannah, GA and bred in Hardeeville and Orangeburg South Carolina, Sage Thomas is better known by his nickname "Donkmaster" given to him by a nine year old fan. Thomas spent most of his days as a youth shadowing his Uncle Buggy who instilled in him a love for racing competition and an understanding of hard work. Thomas built his first "Donk" at the age of 16. Through a DVD he was introduced to the big wheel racing culture in Florida. This led Thomas to create the National Donk Racing Association (NDRA) Thomas created an organization that was a scalable championship series for the world he loves. The NDRA is the world's first sanctioning body for big wheel racing with a standard structured rule set and a point system for Big Wheel Racing, just like other racing organizations.

For Sean Smith he gets to live this dream job every day. Sean specializes in the bespoke automotive industry and founded Sean Smith Designs over 20 years ago. He has designed cars for celebrities like Kevin Hart and Robert Downey Jr. and worked with brands like Saleen Automotive, Ringbrothers, and Salvaggio Designs and others. Sean comes from a family of creatives and began exploring art at an early age, however it was at continuation school in his sophomore year when his teacher sent some of his Nike sneaker drawings to Nike. What followed was a note back from Nike to keep in touch and a suggestion for Sean to visit Art Center College of Design. Upon visiting Art Center Sean found out about the Automotive Design Program and the rest is history, working with companies like Saleen Automotive, Rockstar Games, Ringbrothers and Salvaggio Designs.

Amir Bentatou story begins with a father that had a passion for German cars and a mother with history in offroad racing. It comes as no surprise that Amir has grown into the man he is today, the founder of RS Future. RS Future is a motorsport focused shop based in Southern California who specialize in car development and driver coaching. Bentatou brings over 15 years of experience in the Southern California motorsport community, and offers a unique and complete array of services including aerodynamic packages, performance parts installs, complete vehicle builds, track-side support and more.

Our guest is veteran motor sports reporter Jamie Little. Little joined FOX NASCAR in 2015 to cover pit road for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Little was named in November 2020 as the play-by-play voice of the ARCA Menards Series, making her the first woman in history to call TV play-by-play for a national racing series. In October 2021, she was named to the prestigious Cynopsis 2021 Top Women in Media list in the Game-Changing On-Air Talent category. Little also serves as a reporter for NASCAR RACEDAY, FOX Sports' pre race show for the Cup Series. Her additional FOX NASCAR assignments over the years also have included select races and special events, including her pit reporting debut for the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, hosting duties for FOX Sports' coverage of Supercross and periodic guest hosting roles on FS1's NASCAR RACE HUB.

Lara, better known as @ThatPorscheGirl, is a fit model, however she started her automotive career as a Hollywood precision driver. But we have to turn the clock back to when Lara was twelve and she knew she wanted to drive a Porsche. That was the day she saw a friend of her mother's, drive up in her own Porsche. Up to that point in her life, all the adult women she knew drove station wagons. This symbol of women empowerment was burned into Lara's memory and has guided her throughout life. Part of the mission of @ThatPorscheGirl consists of updating the image of women in the world of sports cars. She doesn't reveal any personal information in public, not even her last name. Shortly after launching her @thatporschegirl Instagram site, there were some unpleasant experiences with bothersome fans so she scrubbed all the particulars from the web.

A background in architecture has given Eric Black a unique design perspective on the work he creates. His work is unique and has an ageless style that he carries throughout his projects. Operating under the E.Black Design Co banner, Eric Black is one of the most talented vintage automotive designers of today. His work focuses on Hot Rods and Custom cars working with the likes of Troy Ladd, Roy Brizio, Pinkee's Rod Shop, Austin Speed Shop, Johnson's Hot Rods and ICON 4x4 to name a few. However Eric also has his own projects like his Trail Cap Camper Shells, a modern take on a vintage trailer.

Jessie Madera is an artist who really started honing her craft after battling chronic Lyme Disease when she was 18 years old. She would use the art as an outlet to ease her mind from the intense treatment process. In the next 10 years Madera established herself working with digital images and acrylic designing for independent brands, the music industry, and apparel companies. However it was in the last 4 years when Madera discovered airbrushing that her career transformed as she started taking on projects in the automotive field. Her goal when working on a piece is to create miniature works of art, not just traditional airbrush imagery. Her style now includes a mix of hyperrealism techniques and pop surrealist tones, to demonstrate disguised macabre themes in a whimsical execution. At the end of the day Madera wants to create pieces that make her happy and the airbrush community has allowed her to showcase in a way that has pushed her creative process.

In a previous episode we talked to Albo Agunday, a film-maker based out of Japan, about his automotive background. However after our cconversation we thought it would be great to connect again and talk about the value of a car. In the past 2 years the values of cars have significantly increased across the globe, so what better time than to talk about the price of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars. The nostalgic effect makes people buy their dream cars. The popularity of both Gran Tursimo and the Fast & Furious franchise escalated the demand for Japanese performance vehicles. These memories bring drivers back to their youth in the blink of an eye when they get behind the wheel. Japanese sports cars also offer a more analogue experience on the road compared to the computer-aided vehicles today. This has meant that demand grows by the day pushing the market price up for these vintage vehicles.

Zac Mertens from Hoonigan Racing has always found a means of creating value for others through the things which he is passionate about. Over the years he has had the privilege of working on projects that have taken him across the globe. However it all started with "Gnarpm" automotive content before a switch to Hoonigan. He is a thrill seeker, an adrenaline junkie and curiosity has led him down many paths that has forged an ability to adapt and overcome any obstacle, sometimes by jumping a vehicle over it.

Justin Bell has over 20 years as a professional racing driver, winning the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hour race and the 1998 GT2 FIA World Championship. However there came a time when he realized that maybe he could talk faster than he drove, and so a successful TV and web hosting career followed with Speed and then Fox Sports. Justin created the Torque Show with Tommy Kendall and Jason Jacobson, their unique Live-streaming show from the IMSA paddock has been a huge success. The company has also expanded to breaking new ground as host and producer of the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the Audrain Newport Concours, and Motorweek. Now in demand as a host for shows ranging from 'Drives Unexpected' with Hagerty, and branded content for Omaze and Motor Trend, Justin has always been ready to take on greater challenges in front of the camera.

Winslow Bent is the Founder of Legacy Classic Trucks, a Full-Service Auto Restoration Facility located just outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Legacy Classic Trucks has grown to be one of the premier truck restoration facilities in the United States. Legacy builds several lines of vehicles, including the Legacy Power Wagon Conversion, the Legacy Scrambler Conversion, and the Legacy Napco. They also take on custom jobs and specialize in rare and special trucks, such as Diamond T, Mack, Studebaker, and Hudson.

Faruk Kugay was born in the small city of Swidnik, Poland. His mother is Polish and his father is Laz, a Turkish ethnic minority. Faruk's family immigrated to the United States and he grew up in the Bay Area. Faruk started drifting in 2002 and remained close to his passion by helping and working at drifting events. A move to Europe in 2007 led to him organizing, announcing, and judging events as well as coaching other drivers. However a return to the States led to him pursuing his dream, achieving a spot in the Formula Drift series. In 2019 Faruk turned his attention to television and he was featured on the show, Hyperdrive and The Getaway. Faruk also manages a shop based at Sonoma Raceway where he also runs Sonoma Drift.

Matt Field thrives off every form of racing. However not only is Matt a talented driver, Matt is also a technician, fabricator, engine builder, driver & team owner. Matt has accelerated his drift career as a pro driver and business owner as in 2013, he opened the garage doors to The Drift Cave a motorsports/fabrication shop located in Silicon Valley - San Jose, CA.When he first got behind the wheel he competed in grassroots events and gained his Formula Drift license through the Just Drift series in '09. Since then Matt has been a proud supporter of the sport; giving back to local organizations, and offering driving instruction, event judging and car setup advice to other drivers.

Our latest guest is Ron Zaras, Senior Brand Director for Hoonigan. However to hear his story in detail about how he came to Hoonigan you can listen to this earlier episode here. Today we are talking about a passion we both share and that is the World Rally Championship. After Ron's recent trip to Germany which you can watch in the Hoonigan Carcaine Abroad series, we talked about our love for Group A cars and the idea for a podcast came together. The Group A era was between 1987 and 1997 and included both Rally and Touring cars, and some might say one of the best era's of rallying.

Mike Andrada is a talented fabricator currently based in the Pacific Northwest after stints in the Bay Area and Anchorage after his family emigrated from the Philippines. His talent for fabricating came from his time learning from his peers and putting that to work on his projects at home and for friends. While Mike does have a passion for Honda with M-Fab Mike is able to take on projects both big and small that help him keep pushing his abilities to improve as a fabricator. 

Jim Liaw is our latest guest and we discuss his new role as General Manager for Performance Racing Industry (PRI). In his new position Liaw will direct and oversee activities related to the PRI Trade Show, PRI Membership, PRI Magazine, online content, and promotion for all segments in the motorsports industry. One of Liaw's priority initiatives will be successfully executing the 2021 PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, December 9th-11th. The PRI Trade Show is the racing industry's No. 1 source for new technology, ideas, and business opportunities. The in-person event includes over 45 conferences, seminars, and social gatherings, making the PRI Show the best place to learn and build valuable business connections. Liaw will also assist in building PRI's new membership program. The PRI Membership is a groundbreaking program that advocates for the motorsports market by uniting the worldwide racing community.Like many in the automotive industry, Liaw was an auto enthusiast before he was able to drive. After graduating from UCLA, he joined McMullen Argus Publishing (now Motor Trend) as a sales associate for Sport Compact Car magazine, and later served as sales manager for one of the first-ever sport compact drag racing series, Import Drag Racing Circuit (IDRC). He then co-founded Formula Drift in 2003 and introduced the sport of drifting to America and built what is now the premier drifting series in the world.

Austin Hironaka from Hiro's Hotrods is our latest guest a native from the Pacific Northwest, Hironaka was raised in Tacoma but post graduation found himself traveling the world as a professional snowboarder. However while looking for his next magazine cover or film Hironaka was always thinking about his next car project. Hiro's Hotrods combines his passion for both his love for Japanese cars and the knowledge of customizing classic cars passed down to him from his old man Moe.

This week we went down a different path with two of my friends, Designer Walter Franco and Builder / Host Big Mike to talk about the Automotive Community. But first let's take a look at what a community is. The word “community” has a strange power to it, conveying both a sense of togetherness and positivity.So click to listen where we describe what we think the Automotive community means? And more importantly why is it important to us?

Today's guest is the Hoonigan Design Director Jon Chase, however you might also know Jon for being the person behind DSTROYR, a lifestyle brand he created. But you might ask how did Jon start on this path? It all started by working incredibly hard at an industrial rubber company. Then things took a turn as Jon started at Famous Stars and Straps working under Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Jon spent time at Maisto as a designer working on diecast vehicles before some serious arm twisting from Hoonigan's Brian Scotto. This arm twisting had Jon join the growing band of Hoonigans and led to what is now his current position as Design Director. 

Steve Hogue is a Coach Builder living the dream working on and fabricating vintage car bodies for a living. Steve Hogue Enterprises opened more than 25 years ago when Steve started working on muscle cars and hot rods. As Steve gained experience over the years his shop developed a reputation for both coachbuilt vehicles, sports and classic cars. The rare breeds that pass through his workshop include Shelby Cobras, early Porsches and anything else you could imagine.

Walter Franco was born and raised in the heart of Seattle and is passionate about both Japanese cars and fixed gear bicycles. However, having graduated from ArtCenter College of Design with a degree in Automotive design, Walter decided to elevate the car community through NAMSAYIN, his lifestyle brand that encompasses automotive projects, community events and clothing. Currently, Walter continues to work with small businesses with brand development, collaborative art and vehicle design projects. Some of those partners include Hiros Hotrods, Speedfactory Racing, Think Bigger Project, KASE Real Estate, JP+CO and Swarovski.

Ian Baker is the CEO of World Time Attack Challenge, however he originally got his racing career going first as a race car fabricator. It was during this time as a fabricator Ian was on the forefront of turbo charger installations in Australia. In 2007 as part of the Hi Octane Racing team he took a car to the Tsukuba Circuit in Japan, after seeing the race he wondered why they didn't have anything like that in Australia.As his interest and participation in the format grew, Ian saw an opportunity to re-create the event on a scale previously unseen in the sport of time attack. The idea was to create a truly international event where the best of international time attack teams compete on the same track at the same event. In this format, the teams represent not just the tuning shops behind the car but also their country.The inaugural World Time Attack Challenge was held in 2010 at Eastern Creek Raceway and proved to be a huge success. It was the first time Australian teams competed against the international time attack superpowers; Japan and the USA. With the likes of PanSpeed, CyberEvo, R-Magic and Sierra Sierra. What Ian was pleased most about the event was it winning Speedhunters' Event Of The Year and the response from those in attendance including the participants, sponsors, exhibitors, spectators and the media. Since then the World Time Attack Challenge has grown rapidly, setting new records for attendance and quicker lap times each year.One thing that has happened throughout the running of the event is that Ian and the team are keen to add aspects to the event as time attack racing is only part of the show. New additions to the event include the Turbosmart Flying 500 where tuner cars line up on the main straight with the car reaching the highest top speed crowned a winner. The Turbo Legends race where the heroes of yesteryear take to the track to showcase the technology that ruled the Australian motorsport in the 1980s and 90s that is then followed with drifting competitions and stunt driving.If you want to take a break from the on-track action there's no shortage of attractions in the pit zone. The Trader Alley is bursting with exhibitors showing off their latest products or you can take in the largest outdoor car show in Australia.

Albo Agunday is a Canadian film-maker, Youtuber and story-teller who has lived in Japan since 2010. Originally he made the move to Japan to teach English as part of the Jet Program. As luck would have it Albo was whisked away to his new school in Gunma prefecture home of "Initial D" immersed in the world of street racing and drifting. Inspired to document the underground scene, in 2014 he created the documentary series “Drift Hunter” which is an investigative documentary series on Japanese automotive culture from a western perspective. 7 years later Albo made the move to Tokyo and during that time Albo has made the switch to ALBO Media where he aims to capture the sense of adventure and excitement of living in Japan to share it with his many hundreds of thousands of fans.

Charlie Noble is the Visual Effects Supervisor for the latest James Bond film No Time to Die. He has over 30 years experience in the visual effects industry and is one of the co-founders of DNEG.No Time to Die is the 25th in the James Bond series. It stars Daniel Craig in his fifth outing as the fictional British MI6 agent. Development began in 2016 and it is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Fukunaga, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Principal photography was from April to October 2019 under the working title Bond 25. The final title No Time to Die was announced in August 2019.Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, and David Dencik joining the cast as new characters.

OG Moto Show is back!The Outlier's Guild Motorcycle Show is a celebration of custom bikes. It is now in its fifth year and came about as a response to similar shows in Austin and Portland. Los Angeles didn't have a similar show, and the organizers, Ralph, Stand and John felt Los Angeles was ready. Five years in and four shows later (thanks Covid), Los Angeles is still enjoying the show. While a lot of motorcycle shows feature Harley-Davidson customs, and the OG Show accepts those, too, the focus of the OG Moto Show is a more diverse range, specifically: café racers, bobbers, classics, scramblers, old school choppers, trackers, modern choppers and full customs to name but a few. More importantly however each bike is hand-selected by the organizers. Also as in previous shows, there is more going on than just the bikes as there are a number of artists on hand, as well, displaying their creations.In this two part podcast we have a selection of creatives from the show in part 2 you will hear from:Wayne Elmore - Wayne Wreck StudiosAnthony Robinson - Gasoline & CoffeeWalter Franco - Waffle DesignsDean Stunts - Scooter OutlawsHugo Eccles - Untitled MotorcyclesMichel Valle - Alchemy Motorcycles

OG Moto Show is back!The Outlier's Guild Motorcycle Show is a celebration of custom bikes. It is now in its fifth year and came about as a response to similar shows in Austin and Portland. Los Angeles didn't have a similar show, and the organizers, Jay, Ralph, Stand and John felt Los Angeles was ready. Five years in and four shows later (thanks Covid), Los Angeles is still enjoying the show. While a lot of motorcycle shows feature Harley-Davidson customs, and the OG Show accepts those, too, the focus of the OG Moto Show is a more diverse range, specifically: café racers, bobbers, classics, scramblers, old school choppers, trackers, modern choppers and full customs to name but a few. More importantly however each bike is hand-selected by the organizers. Also as in previous shows, there is more going on than just the bikes as there are a number of artists on hand, as well, displaying their creations.In this two part podcast we have a selection of creatives from the show in part 2 you will hear from:Wayne Elmore - Wayne Wreck StudiosAnthony Robinson - Gasoline & CoffeeWalter Franco - Waffle DesignsDean Stunts - Scooter OutlawsHugo Eccles - Untitled MotorcyclesMichel Valle - Alchemy Motorcycles

OG Moto Show is back!The Outlier's Guild Motorcycle Show is a celebration of custom bikes. It is now in its fifth year and came about as a response to similar shows in Austin and Portland. Los Angeles didn't have a similar show, and the organizers, Ralph, Stand and John felt Los Angeles was ready. Five years in and four shows later (thanks Covid), Los Angeles is still enjoying the show. While a lot of motorcycle shows feature Harley-Davidson customs, and the OG Show accepts those, too, the focus of the OG Moto Show is a more diverse range, specifically: café racers, bobbers, classics, scramblers, old school choppers, trackers, modern choppers and full customs to name but a few. More importantly however each bike is hand-selected by the organizers. Also as in previous shows, there is more going on than just the bikes as there are a number of artists on hand, as well, displaying their creations.In this two part podcast we have a selection of creatives from the show in part 1 you will hear from:Craig Marleau - Kick Start GarageDave Lucas - Lucas StudioDorian Valenzuela - DV MechanicsMarko Djoric - Djoric DesignBen Gradel - Ben Gradel DesignCristian Sosa - Sosa Metalworks

OG Moto Show is back!The Outlier's Guild Motorcycle Show is a celebration of custom bikes. It is now in its fifth year and came about as a response to similar shows in Austin and Portland. Los Angeles didn't have a similar show, and the organizers, Jay, Ralph, Stand and John felt Los Angeles was ready. Five years in and four shows later (thanks Covid), Los Angeles is still enjoying the show. While a lot of motorcycle shows feature Harley-Davidson customs, and the OG Show accepts those, too, the focus of the OG Moto Show is a more diverse range, specifically: café racers, bobbers, classics, scramblers, old school choppers, trackers, modern choppers and full customs to name but a few. More importantly however each bike is hand-selected by the organizers. Also as in previous shows, there is more going on than just the bikes as there are a number of artists on hand, as well, displaying their creations.In this two part podcast we have a selection of creatives from the show in part 1 you will hear from:Craig Marleau - Kick Start GarageDave Lucas - Lucas StudioDorian Valenzuela - DV MechanicsMarko Djoric - Djoric DesignBen Gradel - Ben Gradel DesignCristian Sosa - Sosa Metalworks

Darryl Hollenbeck is an acclaimed custom car builder and elite painter. However this all came from years of hard work, sanding, priming and painting that all started in the family business before he was 13. Darryl works out of his own custom shop, Vintage Color Studio in Concord, California. Throughout his career he has had the chance to work with some of the greats including Roy Brizio, Rick Dore, Steve Moal some of these cars ended up in the collection of James Hetfield, Eric Clapton and Neil Young. Darryl has also had the chance to work on many concours vehicles that have won awards across the globe including the famed Pebble Beach. In 2016 he and his wife Terri had their biggest car related achievement with their 1932 Ford Roadster which won the coveted AMBR award - America's Most Beautiful Roadster at the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS). The GNRS started in 1950 and is the longest-running indoor car show in the world, and the AMBR, a towering eight-foot-tall trophy, is considered the ultimate recognition for a roadster-style hot rod.

James Owens grew up in Detroit with family members involved in the "industry" so you could say James has been around cars his entire life. However his automotive journey really started when he decided on the Center for Creative Studies to study for a BA in illustration before transitioninto into the field of commercial advertising. After a long successful career James needed a change of direction, moved out of Detroit to Knoxville, Tennessee where he started acting this move to acting eventually led to a move to Los Angeles. It was during his time in Los Angeles and between auditions James decided to start painting and spurred by the esthetic of the late forties, fifties and sixties he set off on a path to create his own style of fine art. James has been lucky enough to have his paintings in galleries around the world.

Tom Utley is the man behind Von Industrial, and is also known to the restoration community as KingTutley. What Tom creates are machinery tags for vintage equipment and machinery that can be used as part of a restoration project. It was the restoration of his own personal South Bend Lathe that was his introduction to the art and science of tag creation.

Mark Arcenal started his design career as a Jr. Designer and over the past 24 years he has climbed the ranks working as a Designer, Jr. Art Director, Art Director, Sr. Art Director, Creative Director and Design Director.He has worked with many of today's Fortune 500 Companies including the likes of Nike, Gap, Adidas, Hot Wheels and Electronic Arts. With them he has developed and created brand experiences and partnerships. In his different roles he has built brands from the ground up as well as led global teams and he is known to many as one of the pioneers and influencers in street style.However what Mark may be best known for is creating and starting Fatlace and Illest where he drew inspiration from graffiti, music, clothing and car culture to launch two global brands.

Our newest guest is Andy Bell, a former Extreme Sports Athlete. He competed professionally on two wheels in Motocross, Supercross and he became the first ever “factory” sponsored FMX athlete in the world with KTM. While riding in FMX he joined the team of Nitro Circus as one of the Daredevil athletes and as a result now has a number of Guinness World Records under his belt. He is also pretty handy on four wheels as a Baja 1000 winning Off-Road racer and precision driver. Andy is also an experienced stuntman and stunt choreographer working with bikes, cars, skies, bull riding, and on top of that he is an experienced television host and personality. As you can probably guess Andy never shies away from a challenge so after completing two seasons of Nitro Circus he started his own company called Sweatpants Media which is a full-scale, independent film production company specializing in unique creative content from Super Bowl commercials to long running web series and everything in between.

In this episode we talk to Jack Fields, who had an affinity for cars from a very early age. However it wasn't until he partnered with Edgar Hernandez when they were able to move out of family workshops and created Starlite Rod and Customs. After several years of building both a clientele and honing his craftsmanship Jack decided it might be time for a break to focus on himself.In taking a break Jack stepped into the world of Television heading up the team working under Troy Ladd and Courtney Hansen on the tv show "The Ride That Got Away". The show has a simple concept: viewers submit their stories about a beloved car that their family had to let go and it reunites deserving people with their ride “that got away”. However it was during those days on set that Jack thought about starting his own place, and that is where he is now at Kraftsman Autoworks.

Rakel Karlsdóttir is born and raised in Iceland and originally grew up riding horses. After moving from Iceland, she has lived in various cities around the globe including London, Paris, Milan, New York and today she is based in Copenhagen where she has her creative studio.During that time Rakel has earned a master degree in Architecture, studied at the Royal Danish Academy and obtained a bachelor degree in Architectural Technology and Construction Management. Her work as a creative consultant primarily involves designing housing and working on collectable design pieces of projects. Between her work in architecture, design and art Rakel continues to travel the world on her old Harley Davidson.

Rakel Karlsdóttir was born and raised in Iceland and originally grew up riding horses. After moving from Iceland, she has lived in various cities around the globe including London, Paris, Milan, New York and today she is based in Copenhagen where she has her creative studio.During that time Rakel has earned a master degree in Architecture, studied at the Royal Danish Academy and obtained a bachelor degree in Architectural Technology and Construction Management. Her work as a creative consultant primarily involves designing housing and working on collectable design pieces of projects. Between her work in architecture, design and art Rakel continues to travel the world on her old Harley Davidson.

In the episode we talk to the Driving La Carrera rally team which is made up of two American brothers, Chris and Jeff Mason (The Rally Brothers). The Mason brothers grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, a quiet, leafy suburb 30 miles west of New York City but they both had a love of adventure, a competitive spirit, and a passion for life that in later years has taken them around the globe together. In this incarnation a passing mention of a rally in Mexico has led the brothers to delve down a rabbit hole of vintage racing in which they now race a 1965 Volvo Amazon 122S (Vintage Racing Services) called The Mzcalero in the La Carrera Panamericana.The original La Carrera Panamericana, now remembered as one of the most memorable motorsport events of the time ran from 1950–54 and promoted Mexico's newly completed Panamerican highway. Over five races, 27 people lost their lives, including racers, officials, and fans. After the tragic crash that killed 80 spectators at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1955, La Carrera Panamericana was canceled, seemingly for good until a new version of La Carrera returned in 1988.After one year of competition the brothers thought it would be great to capture the event, and in partnering with locals the documentary Rally Brothers was completed and then became the foundation for a business to chronicle the stories of other La Carrera race teams. The following year in 2020 the crew followed two teams, including that of Karlo Flores in his GT40 (GT40 Panamericano) and navigator Fuentes and driver Gabriel Pérez Torres in their Studebaker (Carrera Passion).

In the episode we talk to the Driving La Carrera rally team which is made up of two American brothers, Chris and Jeff Mason (The Rally Brothers). The Mason brothers grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, a quiet, leafy suburb 30 miles west of New York City but they both had a love of adventure, a competitive spirit, and a passion for life that in later years has taken them around the globe together. In this incarnation a passing mention of a rally in Mexico has led the brothers to devle down a rabbit hole of vintage racing in which they now race a 1965 Volvo Amazon 122S (Vintage Racing Services) called The Mzcalero in the La Carrera Panamericana.The original La Carrera Panamericana, now remembered as one of the most memorable motorsport events of the time ran from 1950–54 and promoted Mexico's newly completed Panamerican highway. Over five races, 27 people lost their lives, including racers, officials, and fans. After the tragic crash that killed 80 spectators at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1955, La Carrera Panamericana was canceled, seemingly for good until a new version of La Carrera returned in 1988.After one year of competition the brothers thought it would be great to capture the event, and in partnering with locals the documentary Rally Brothers was completed and then became the foundation for a business to chronicle the stories of other La Carrera race teams. The following year in 2020 the crew followed two teams, including that of Karlo Flores in his GT40 (GT40 Panamericano) and navigator Fuentes and driver Gabriel Pérez Torres in their Studebaker (Carrera Passion).

We have writer and author Sam Mitani back to talk about what went into publishing his debut novel, The Prototype. Sam has not rested on the merits of his award winning book and instead chose to dive right back into writing. His second novel on the horizon is Red Mist, which based on the chapters Sam released to gain interest in early 2020 will be another great read. Red Mist will be out January 2022 from Force Poseidon.

Tom Gilroy is the Founder of Purpose Built Moto. Tom spent countless days in the family farm shed fixing and modifying old dirt bikes. Today, Purpose Built Moto is focused on creating motorcycles built with the future rider in mind. In essence the clients tell Tom what they want the bike for and based on this idea he shapes that concept into a functioning, rideable piece of rolling art. However that is not only the goal of Purpose Built Moto as the company has a wide range of parts that riders can outfit their own bikes with, always with a goal of creating something special.However Tom not only spends time at the office, he actually enjoys riding the bikes he creates, this can be seen in a project called Wide of the mark. This was created out of a desire for an adventure in its purest form. Tom even decided to make it more challenging, building not only an adventure bike out of an everyday commuter to handle harsh terrain, but one for another rider to handle two weeks of riding around Tasmania.

Roland Sands is a motorcycle racer and designer of custom high-performance motorcycles. Sands is the son of Performance Machine founder Perry Sands, and he had spent a lot of time in his youth working at Performance Machine. Roland also spent years at the track, between 1994 and 2002 he secured numerous victories, multiple lap records and even secured the 1998 AMA 250GP Championship. It wasn't until 2004 and 2005 that the public truly got to know Roland the Bike Builder. This is when he created “The Hardway” and then went up against Arlen Ness during the 2005 season of Biker Build-Off. After the tremendous success Sands found on Discovery Channel's Biker Build-Off, Sands founded Roland Sands Design.Roland Sands Design (RSD) not only produces motorcycle parts, accessories and creates custom motorcycles it also offers an extensive apparel line. Roland doesn't like to limit himself and has also created events like the Moto Beach Classic which supports the Super Hooligan National Championship. Super Hooligan racing is a mashup of custom flat-track riders of varied ages and experience levels, riding bikes that are 750cc, 400lbs and above with no front brakes. The racing is inclusive and has a class for almost everyone.

Aaron McKenzie is the head of mischief at Antecedent.Media who specialize in producing commercials, videos, short films, TV shows. What does head of mischief mean, you ask. To translate, Aaron is a writer, photographer, producer, and digital media consultant. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Aaron decided to leave the United States at age 22 and spent a decade living and working in South Korea. He returned to the United States in 2012 and found his way into a career in the automotive media space. Throughout his work he has partnered with major brands including Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Jaguar and worked with some of his childhood heroes including Stirling Moss, Hurley Haywood, and David Hobbs.

Kevin Jeannette is the owner of Gunnar Porsche Racing and has a long history of involvement with Porsches. His start came over 40 years ago with a Porsche repair shop in Southern California. By 1977, Kevin was a Porsche racing mechanic, and in 1978, formed Gunnar Porsche Racing. Kevin began his racing career working with teams racing 934s and 935s, and eventually into 962s. He also started in tandem with his racing work a thriving restoration business.The early years included working with teams including Cliff Kearns/Milt Minter in a 934, the Whittington Brothers at the Indianapolis 500 and in a 934, and 935s. Kevin went on to crew the Swap Shop Porsche 935, including the '83 Daytona 24 Hour winning car (which he built the engine), with Foyt, Wolleck, Ballot-Lena, and Preston Henn. Kevin moved on to Porsche 962s, with Swap Shop Racing, then Shelton Racing, Primus Racing, Bayside Racing, and Busby Racing. All the while, Gunnar Racing was making a name for itself, for restoring Porsche's racing cars, including 917s, 908s (both long and short tails), 910s, RSKs and Speedsters. A fun fact is that the first car Kevin and Andy restored was the 908 LH (long tail coupe) for the Porsche Museum.Gunnar Racing, built the first open topped prototype to run in the IMSA Camel GTP class, with the 966 Spyder campaigning the car from 1991, until the class ended in 1993. The car attracted great drivers, such as Derek and Justin Bell, Hurley Haywood, John Paul, Jr., Jay Cochran and David Donahue, and some Hollywood stars, such as Bobby Carradine, and Chad McQueen.Gunnar Racing took on a new amount of enthusiasm, in 1999, as Kevin's son Gunnar, who grew up in, and around, the cars his father was preparing, took to the sport, as a driver, at age 17. Since then, Gunnar Racing ran the 2000 Rolex 24, with Gunnar and Paul Newman driving, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they finished 6th in the GT class, and Gunnar went into the record books, as the youngest driver ever to complete the race, at 18 years, and 33 days old. Not to forget their roots in vintage Porsche's, Gunnar Racing is also very active in historic racing, keeping a whole stable of cars race ready.

Mark Jarel is a creator who likes to build things. His passion is to think of an end product then work on putting the pieces together to make that come true. He is a longtime motoring enthusiast, as well as a frequent competitor racing anything on wheels, be it cars and motorcycles on circuits, lake beds, and drag strips. Mark was introduced to working with your hands at an early age thanks to the woodworking skills of his father.However it wasn't until his son, Haven, was born, Mark made a choice to skip television and instead, he and Haven would engage with the physical world and create. Mark even went so far as to move into a warehouse space named the "dream factory" that is not just a living space for himself and Haven but also an entire lifestyle.

Stefanie Lizet is an artist, she is also a young woman making a name for herself in the male dominated world of lowriders and motorcycles, establishing herself as an incredible pinstriper in the custom paint world. Stefanie first learned the craft as an apprentice to the legendary painter, Danny D of Danny D Studios. She was also one of two women of 50 artists invited to exhibit pinstriping and lowrider-inspired art at the Petersen Automotive Museum for "The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón E Inspiración," an exhibit that celebrated lowriding art, iconography and Chicano pride. Stafanie's contribution was part of a collection of everyday objects painted in the lowrider-style, Stefanie painted a toilet seat.

In this episode I talk to Lyle Brummer of Speedkore Performance Group. Speedkore specializes in both one-off high performance car builds and carbon fiber composite part manufacturing. The builds that Speedkore are known for blend high end technology to incredible craftsmanship that result in stunning works of art. However what they are mostly known for is their stunning carbon fiber bodywork that resembles the original but at a much higher refinement than ever used in a production build.The cars that Speedkore build follow the signature SpeedKore recipe: reduce weight and increase horsepower and attract all kinds of customers including Hollywood A-listers like Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Kevin Hart. Founded in 2015 Speedkore has been able to create a workplace where advanced engineers and traditional artisans combine their craftsmanship with cutting edge technology to produce works of art.

Our latest guest is Josh Robinson, a multi-disciplined race car driver from Australia. His interest in cars started before he could walk and the same year he attained a car licence he started competing in local grass roots autocross / autokhana competition. In 2008 he progressed to tarmac rallying where he won Champion Rookie in the Dutton Rally National Series and backed it up the following year with a 2nd place finish in the Australian Tarmac Championship. Between Rallying events Josh discovered Time Attack as a great way to keep his seat time and skills up.However in December 2012 Josh was invited to try drifting in Japan and found that it was the most fun he had ever had in a car. It was there he was fortunate enough to meet Nobushige Kumakubo-san, be taken for passenger laps and taught to drift by Andy Gray and Naoto Suenaga-san (Team Orange), before being extended an invitation to be a team guest at the Odaiba D1GP season finale. In 2013 Josh competed in the Japanese G1GP drift series while building the HSV Maloo with Horsepower Factory he started campaigning in Australia in 2014. He completed his first season with a best finish of 2nd in Drift Challenge Australia, losing only to American Formula Drift driver Chelsea DeNofa.In 2016 Josh had a 2nd place in the Japanese G1GP championship. With his results in the Japanese championship he was able to secure a Formula Drift license, making him the first Australian driver to be granted one. Josh has then competed for the past three years in Formula Drift Prospec he will take a break for the 2021 season to focus on the Texas Drift Academy.