Scotto takes a solo dive into listener questions and comments, reflecting on his projects, the future of his content, and the automotive community's support. He shares insights about his avocado farm, the challenges of various builds, and the evolution of car culture over the years. With humor and candidness, he discusses his past experiences at Hoonigan, the importance of community feedback, and his plans for upcoming projects, including potential new series and collaborations. The episode is a heartfelt celebration of the journey so far and a look ahead.
Scotto goes solo in this special mini episode (yes, our “mini” is still 45 minutes) to thank all of you for listening and supporting VERY VEHICULAR since its launch less than a month ago. The response and sentiment has been awesome, so we wanted to give some love back to all of you! If you like this kind of bonus content, check out the Patreon (link below) where you can find bonus material from episodes, behind the scenes extras and more! Relax and kick back on your way into 2026 with this bonus episode, enjoy!
"...like my Audi or Torx Dallion or Boomhouser, but projects we built as a group."
Audi is a car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars. They are known for their quality and technology.
Audi is a German automobile manufacturer known for its luxury vehicles and advanced technology. It is part of the Volkswagen Group and has a strong motorsport heritage.
Car
Rotary K truck
"And one of them was the Rotary K truck. And this is probably one of the coolest looking cars we ever built, right?"
The Rotary K truck is a small truck made by Mazda that uses a special type of engine called a rotary engine. It's known for being lightweight and useful for various tasks.
The Rotary K truck is a small utility vehicle produced by Mazda, known for its lightweight design and rotary engine. It's popular in certain markets for its versatility and unique engine technology.
"like put this really sick Rotary in it that Vargas had built. And it was super cool, except it never really drove right."
A Rotary engine is a special kind of engine that spins instead of using pistons like most cars. It's smaller and lighter, which can make cars faster, but it can also be tricky to get working perfectly.
A Rotary engine, also known as a Wankel engine, is a type of internal combustion engine that uses a rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. It's known for its compact size and high power-to-weight ratio, but can have unique tuning and reliability challenges.
"It also didn't help that the transmission was put in backwards. It was like opposite from the way that you would normally drive a sequential. That made it difficult for people to drive."
A sequential transmission is a special kind of gear system that lets you change gears one after another, like going from first to second. It's faster and easier to use, especially in racing cars.
A sequential transmission is a type of manual transmission that allows the driver to shift gears in a specific sequence, typically by moving a lever forward or backward. This design is often used in racing and high-performance cars for quicker gear changes compared to traditional manual transmissions.
"...that was a pre-war car built on a Model A chassis with a Cadillac engine..."
The Ford Model A is a classic car made by Ford in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was one of the first cars to be mass-produced and is known for being reliable and affordable.
The Ford Model A was a popular car produced by Ford Motor Company from 1927 to 1931. It was known for its affordability and reliability, and it played a significant role in the automotive industry during its time.
"...a lot of people have asked me about the eight six, especially after I did the Drifter film with Sun Kang. So the Drifter film with Sun Kang, the main hero car is called Lola, which is an eight six..."
The Toyota AE86 is a small, sporty car that many people love for its ability to drift and perform well in races. It's popular among car fans and has appeared in movies and shows.
The Toyota AE86 is a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive sports car that gained a cult following, especially in drifting and motorsport communities. It is known for its balance and handling, making it a favorite among enthusiasts.
"with a Corolla eight six, but what are you gonna do with yours?"
The Toyota Corolla AE86 is a small car that many people love for its fun driving experience and ability to drift. It's a classic model that has a strong following.
The Toyota Corolla AE86 is a popular compact car known for its lightweight and rear-wheel-drive layout, making it a favorite among enthusiasts, especially in drifting and motorsports.
ITBs, or Individual Throttle Bodies, are parts that help an engine breathe better by giving each cylinder its own throttle. This can make the engine more powerful and responsive.
Individual Throttle Bodies (ITBs) are a performance upgrade that allows each cylinder in an engine to have its own throttle, improving airflow and responsiveness, which can enhance performance.
"I started to swap a VR six, 3.2 VR six into that."
The VR6 engine is a unique engine type that combines features of both V and inline engines. It's known for being powerful and compact, making it popular in various Volkswagen models.
The VR6 engine is a type of internal combustion engine designed by Volkswagen, featuring a narrow-angle V configuration that allows for a compact design while providing good power and torque.
"Hoonigan is still doing the Jim Conak grid series."
Hoonigan is a company that makes videos and organizes events about cars, especially those that are modified for racing and drifting. They are well-known in the car community for their fun and exciting content.
Hoonigan is a brand and media company that focuses on car culture, particularly drifting and motorsports. They produce videos and events that celebrate automotive enthusiasts and their modified vehicles.
"It's just everything from the love of Formula One to seeing it in fashion to, you know, seeing it in music videos, like it's kind of everywhere."
Formula One is a type of car racing that features very fast cars and takes place on tracks around the world. It's popular and has a lot of fans.
Formula One is the highest class of international auto racing for single-seater formula racing cars. It is known for its high-speed races, advanced technology, and global fanbase.
"And the last peak I remember was the hip-hop era. Pimp My Ride, you know, overhauling, right?"
Pimp My Ride was a TV show where people had their cars made to look really cool and unique. They added lots of fun features and designs.
Pimp My Ride was a reality television series that aired on MTV, where cars were customized and modified for their owners, often featuring extravagant designs and high-tech features.
"Barrett Jackson, all of that was really going through the roof."
Barrett-Jackson is a company that sells special cars at auctions. People can buy classic and unique cars there, and it's a big deal in the car community.
Barrett-Jackson is a prominent auction company known for its collector car auctions, where classic and exotic cars are sold to the highest bidder. It has become a major event in the automotive world.
"The Prius was the most driven car out of cool people in California. It was kind of a gross time."
The Toyota Prius is a type of car that uses both gas and electricity to run, making it very good on gas. It became popular because many people wanted to be more environmentally friendly.
The Toyota Prius is a hybrid electric vehicle known for its fuel efficiency and eco-friendly design. It became popular in the early 2000s, especially in urban areas like California, as a symbol of environmental consciousness.
"The next question we have here is, I do like the Mitsubishi Evo X fight me. You know, I kind of felt bad for this."
The Mitsubishi Evo X is a high-performance sports car that was designed for racing and rally driving. It's known for its powerful engine and great handling, making it very popular among car fans.
The Mitsubishi Evo X is the final generation of the Lancer Evolution series, known for its high performance and rally heritage. It features a turbocharged engine and advanced all-wheel-drive system, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts.
"...about how like the Evo 8 and the Evo 9 where this was like this fantastic car"
The Mitsubishi Evo 9 is a high-performance version of the Lancer, known for its speed and handling. It's popular among car lovers for its racing capabilities.
The Mitsubishi Evo 9 is another model in the Lancer Evolution series, following the Evo 8. It features improvements in performance and handling, making it a favorite among enthusiasts.
"...about how like the Evo 8 and the Evo 9 where this was like this fantastic car"
The Mitsubishi Evo 8 is a sporty car that was made for racing. It has a powerful engine and is known for being very fast and fun to drive.
The Mitsubishi Evo 8 is part of the Lancer Evolution series, known for its performance and rally capabilities. It features a turbocharged engine and was popular in the early 2000s for its impressive handling and speed.
"...and then the Evo X came out. And this was actually said because I was talking about buying a crashed Evo X..."
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is a high-performance car that was designed for racing and has a strong following among car lovers. It's known for being fast and having great handling, especially on rough roads.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is the tenth generation of the Lancer Evolution series, known for its performance and rally heritage. It features a turbocharged engine and advanced all-wheel-drive system, making it popular among car enthusiasts and rally fans.
"...we built like a fast and furious homage. This is the kind of a build that came out of me..."
Fast and Furious is a movie series about cars and racing. It's famous for exciting car scenes and fast cars.
The Fast and Furious franchise is a series of action films centered around illegal street racing, heists, and espionage. The films are known for their high-octane car chases and iconic vehicles.
"...I had found a short bed flareside F-150 similar to the, was it the racers edge delivery parts truck..."
The Ford F-150 is a big truck that many people use for work or towing things. It's known for being strong and useful in many situations.
The Ford F-150 is a popular full-size pickup truck known for its versatility and capability. It's often used for both work and recreational purposes, making it a favorite among truck enthusiasts.
"...lareside F-150 similar to the, was it the racers edge delivery parts truck in fast and furious one, th..."
The Ford Edge is a type of SUV that has a lot of room inside for passengers and cargo. It's a good option for families because it’s comfortable and has many features to help keep everyone safe.
The Ford Edge is a midsize crossover SUV that offers a balance of comfort, technology, and performance. It is popular among families for its spacious interior and advanced safety features, making it a practical choice for everyday driving.
Term
2J
"Right, so like here, now he's gotten to experience a 2J. Like what would that be?"
The 2J is a type of engine made by Toyota that is known for being very powerful and reliable. It's often used in sports cars and is popular among car enthusiasts for modifications.
The 2J refers to the Toyota 2JZ engine, a well-known inline-six engine famous for its performance and tuning potential, particularly in the Toyota Supra. It's recognized for its durability and ability to handle high horsepower outputs.
Term
1J
"I actually don't remember if it was a 1J or 2J. I think in the end, it might have actually been a 1J..."
The 1J is another type of engine from Toyota, similar to the 2J but usually not as powerful. It's used in some of their sports cars and can also be modified for better performance.
The 1J refers to the Toyota 1JZ engine, which is also an inline-six engine but is typically less powerful than the 2JZ. It's commonly found in various Toyota models and is appreciated for its performance and tuning capabilities.
"we never sorted out the suspension. So the suspension couldn't actually hold the power."
The suspension is what keeps the car stable and comfortable while driving. It helps the car handle bumps and turns better.
The suspension system of a vehicle is responsible for supporting the weight of the car, absorbing shocks from the road, and maintaining tire contact with the ground. A well-sorted suspension helps improve handling and ride quality.
"...and come to the Pittsburgh vintage grand prix. The PVGP is one of the only, if not the only, publicly enterable race on city streets in the country."
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is a special car race that takes place on city streets. It's different because regular people can join in and race their vintage cars.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) is a unique motorsport event that allows the public to participate in racing on city streets. It features vintage cars and is known for its community involvement and charity efforts.
"...I raced in a hill climb they did last year in my Miata and have been going most years for the past 20."
The Mazda Miata is a small sports car that is very popular for driving and racing. It's known for being fun to drive and easy to handle.
The Mazda Miata is a lightweight, two-seat roadster known for its excellent handling and fun driving experience. It has a strong following among car enthusiasts and is often used in motorsport events.
"do an F6 Hondo build on your channel. I've been waiting for that thing since you first opted in a video."
The Honda F6 is a car model that people like to customize or improve. It's popular among car fans for its interesting features.
The Honda F6 is a model that enthusiasts may build or modify, often for performance or aesthetic purposes. It is known for its unique design and capabilities.
"The good news is I do plan on building the F600. The bad news is, is I think I have to sell the B150 to fund it."
The Ford F600 is a tough truck that can carry heavy things. It's often used by businesses that need to transport large loads.
The Ford F600 is a heavy-duty truck model that is often used for commercial purposes. It is known for its durability and capability to handle heavy loads.
".... The bad news is, is I think I have to sell the B150 to fund it. You know, can't have everything in l..."
The Dodge B-150 is a big van that can carry a lot of stuff or people. It's useful for businesses or families who need extra space for transporting things or traveling together.
The Dodge B-150 is a full-size van that was designed for both commercial and personal use, known for its durability and versatility. It has been used for various purposes, from transporting goods to serving as a family vehicle.
"...the next Jomkana, surely it's got to be Lea Block and the Hunicorn."
Gymkhana is a type of racing where drivers perform tricks and maneuvers around obstacles. It's like a fun driving challenge that shows off how well they can control their cars.
Gymkhana is a motorsport discipline that involves precision driving through a course of obstacles, often featuring drift and stunt driving. It showcases the driver's skill and the car's performance in a controlled environment.
"...to see Lea Block in the next Jomkana. That being said, I don't think it'll be in the Hunicorn."
The Hoonicorn is a special version of a Ford Mustang made for racing and drifting. It's built to be very powerful and looks different from regular Mustangs.
The Hoonicorn is a custom-built Ford Mustang designed for drifting and high-performance driving, created by Ken Block. It features a powerful all-wheel-drive system and a unique design that makes it stand out in motorsport events.
"...I got to watch her tear it up at the SEMA Fest"
SEMA Fest is a big car show in Las Vegas where people display custom cars and new automotive products. It's a fun event for anyone who loves cars.
SEMA Fest is an annual automotive trade show held in Las Vegas, showcasing the latest in automotive products, custom vehicles, and innovations in the industry. It's a major event for car enthusiasts and professionals alike.
"Big special thanks to our partners, Viper Industrial, Toyo Tires, Heatwave, and of course,..."
The Dodge Viper is a super-fast sports car that looks really cool and is built for speed. It's famous for having a big engine and being a lot of fun to drive, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts.
The Dodge Viper is a high-performance sports car known for its powerful V10 engine and distinctive design. It has a significant place in automotive history as an American icon of speed and performance, often celebrated for its raw driving experience and motorsport pedigree.
- Welcome and Introduction
- Scotto's Farm Show
- Rotary Kei Truck
- Will This Be On Spotify As Well (Yes, it is!)
- Scotto Is My ADHD Spirit Animal
- YouTube for over 40s
- Rail Car Update
- Pursuing Brand Ideas
- Scotto's Dream Factory
- Wanna See That 86
- Was There A Time When Being Into Cars Wasn't Cool
- Evo X
- Monster Jam - WWE Equivalent
- Favourite Build - Lord Frightening
- Hoonigan-inspired Top Gear Adventures
- Binge Watching Early Hoonigan
- Where is the Quantum Station Wagon?
- Go Build A Vintage Race Car
- Do an F600 Build
- Lia for the Next Gymkhana
- We Need Jon Chase
- Circle Jerks
- If Scotto Were Doing the F&F Films
- Can We Get Maps For the Gymkhana Locations
- French Cleats - Home Garage
- Bring Back 'A Beer With'
- 321 Action Action Merch
- Gymkhana In-Car Shots
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What's up everybody?
I hope you guys are all enjoying your holiday
and here is a little extra bonus.
I say bonus because this week
between Christmas and New Year's
is kind of the no man's land for content.
That's why a lot of people take off.
But we're a new channel
and it's like the giving season.
So I figured I'd give you guys an extra episode
but this one's gonna be different.
It's just gonna be me.
This is actually the kind of content
that I typically make for Patreon
which is one more reason
that maybe you should become a Patreon member.
This is also season one, a very vehicular.
And for season one, I saw it as eight episodes
and we're halfway through.
So this gives us sort of like a mile marker to stop.
Kind of enjoy it and run through
the first like almost thousand comments.
Actually, I think it's more than a thousand comments
that you guys have left on these first couple of videos
and try to answer some of them.
So anyway, let's get into it.
It's just me and you.
I'm gonna run through as many of these comments
that clipped as possible.
["Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"]
All right, here we go.
And tonight's guest is all of you
who were nice enough to leave comments.
And I wanna start before I get into this.
I was overwhelmed by just the amount
of really just positive comments that were.
Just general like you guys were stoked
to have this podcast.
For me to be back making YouTube content,
I know a lot of people were really stoked
to just see a lot of the OG Hoonigan guys back together
and hanging out.
That was really the majority.
It was just like overwhelming support for what we're doing.
And I will tell you, it's great to see that.
It's kind of the thing that makes me wanna get up
and keep doing it.
Definitely motivates me to see all that.
And as you guys probably know,
I have always been in the comments.
Vinny used to call me the chief comment officer
instead of the chief creative officer at Hoonigan
cause I was the one 98% of the time replying
as Hoonigan when we were there.
I think it's important to be in community
and deal with all of that.
And it's also great cause I get a little bit of feedback
from what's working, what's not working.
And sometimes spawn some good ideas from it.
So anyway, here is just a bunch of random comments
that we pulled.
Some of them are questions.
Some of them are suggestions, different things.
And I'll start with this first one
cause I have heard a lot of this ever since buying a farm.
So very quickly, if you don't know,
I live in Long Beach, California
and I still live in Long Beach, California.
I love it here.
It's the closest thing I could get to Queens, New York in LA.
So yeah, it works for me.
But I also have always wanted to have land
and be far away from things and have some quiet.
And I bought an avocado farm
about almost three years ago now with my wife.
And it has been awesome.
One of the main reasons I bought it to begin with
was because I need a place to store all my cards.
But I also just wanted like something to get away.
I grew up in New York city
and I spent the last whatever 15.
So some odd years my life here in Los Angeles.
So I've only lived in major cities.
We found this really cool place.
It's about two hours away from where we live
or really not even.
And we get out there as much as we can.
A lot of people thought I retired,
which I get it like was put out to pasture.
But it was just a place that I was spending a lot of time
and most of, if you were seeing any content
or anything from me on Instagram,
it was probably me driving my Kubota tractors on the farm
cause it's a fun place.
So this question is, Scottos farm show when?
First off, I'm not Jeremy Clarkson.
I wish I was, but he's just way funnier than me
and just way more clever and a way better presenter.
And I absolutely love his farm show.
And so many of my friends are like,
you should make the same show.
And I think there's two reasons why I'm not gonna do that.
One, I like don't wanna just follow
and do the same thing that he did again.
You'll notice that's not really my style.
I don't think I could do it better than he can.
So why try?
And by the way, if you don't watch the Clarkson farm show
on Amazon, it's fantastic.
You definitely should.
The other one is, is like the farm for me is therapy
and it's my getaway.
And it's something that I just kind of enjoy by myself.
That's not saying I won't make an occasional episode here
and there about stuff that I do on the farm,
especially some stuff like I'm very excited.
I've learned how to do with tractors
and I wanna show that off,
but I don't think like an actual show is coming.
But yeah, maybe an episode or two.
The next one is Rotary K truck doesn't count.
Question mark.
Look, I get this.
So this was on every one of the episodes
that I've brought in a former Hoonigan,
I asked them what their top three cars were
that we ever built as a company at Hoonigan.
And that means not like personal projects
like my Audi or Torx Dallion or Boomhouser,
but projects we built as a group.
And everyone was throwing around all these different cars
in the end, the winning combination was like,
was Donk, Rolls and shit cars, which I think works.
Like that really makes sense.
There's a lot of cars that got left out
and some not even mentioned.
And one of them was the Rotary K truck.
And this is probably one of the coolest looking cars
we ever built, right?
We worked at Chimera, built a kit,
like put this really sick Rotary in it
that Vargas had built.
And it was super cool,
except it never really drove right.
It was kind of a pain in the ass.
It didn't like, it didn't steer well.
It was hard to drift.
It was so loud that even just moving it around the shop
was so obnoxious, like no one ever wanted to start it.
So I think we kind of built this thing
that felt a little bit like a trophy.
Like it looked really cool on the shelf.
It was really rad to roll out to different events.
It also didn't help that the transmission
was put in backwards.
It was like opposite from the way
that you would normally drive a sequential.
That made it difficult for people to drive.
I don't know, it just,
it was one of those things that just looked better
on YouTube than it did in real life.
That being said, I'd build another one.
I just don't think I would put in the sequential
or maybe as crazy of an engine.
Like I think something that just kind of did the job
and wasn't so obnoxious would have been better.
But hey, like, you know, as Vinny and I always say,
like it was a YouTube build.
It worked really well for YouTube.
Next up, will this be on Spotify as well?
Love this podcast, but I listen way more than watch.
Yeah, this is literally just me allowing this person
to do some housekeeping.
Yes, if you are watching this
and thinking I also want to listen to it,
it is available on Spotify, Apple podcasts,
as well as pretty much any other RSS feed
because it is an RSS feed.
So you should be able to find it anywhere.
I listen to it on overcast.
That's right, I listen to my own podcasts.
Not really, but next up,
Scotto is my ADHD spirit animal
when it comes to projects.
Yeah, I don't know if that's a good thing.
I've got like a whole show that I want to do
that I'm just going to title Does It Run?
And it's basically about how my ADHD led to me
owning 26 cars and how I have to change that.
But hey, you know, whatever you need to tell yourself.
Next one is I reckon there should be a YouTube
for over 40s.
I love the old forum day type builds
where you see the slow progression.
The bulk build content style is definitely more
for the younger fellas.
This is I think in response to like Vinny and I talking
about how YouTube really sort of changed the way
like we all build cars, why we build cars
and the content that works.
And I fully agree.
I dream of this idea of like imagine building a car
where you know, every week you just make a small progress.
Like it's like a slight bracket.
You know, you got this built.
And I mean, imagine like the Binky project,
but it actually came out more than once a year.
Like that would be a really cool build show to follow.
I don't know if it would do well.
I don't think like the Algo supports that.
But man, like I would certainly watch that
because I do agree that the current build shows
like there's just too much happening
and you don't learn enough.
That being said, there's other guys
who do really great build stuff.
But I just, the reason I clipped this comment
was more the like YouTube over 40.
Because there's definitely,
I'm realizing that as I get older,
there's like this different way I want to consume content
than maybe what's working today.
So I don't know, maybe we can build that.
Maybe we can just make forum build spec
or like, you know, build threads.
Remember that?
Remember like build threads.com, that was great.
Doing kind of build thread style builds.
Thing is it just takes forever to make them.
It's like it'll take you like two years
to get through that all and get it all done.
Next up, but the real question,
can we get a rail car update?
This was probably the most common comment
across all four videos I uploaded,
other than just general like, hey, it's cool
to see you back on YouTube.
Which I love because this is like an inside joke, right?
If you don't get this,
maybe you need to watch more old tuning and stuff.
But the joke was always at the end
and just as we were cutting off the camera,
I would jump in front of camera and say,
wait, wait, but first I want to talk about rail car.
I want to just, I realize that there's probably
an entire audience that has no idea what rail car is.
So quickly, rail car is a drag car that I was working on
that was a pre-war car built on a Model A chassis
with a Cadillac engine and I was building it,
Cadillac Flathead and like all the parts in it
are pre-19, really like 1945.
I was building it to go race in the Race of Gentlemen,
which is an event that happens a while in New Jersey.
And this was probably one of the things I got hazed
the most about with everybody at Hoonigan
because no one else understood it.
I loved it.
It was something I really super geeked out about.
And just a quick update is that I still own
all of the parts to build rail car.
Some of them are next to a shed.
Some of them are in boxes,
but I do plan on finishing it.
I just don't know if it'll still be rail car
or if I'm just gonna build like a cooled traditional hot rod
or speedster out of it.
Just cause I don't know if I'm ever gonna go race it anymore,
but it was, it's definitely something I want to finish.
But I don't think anyone really cares to see it finished.
I think it's just a good joke.
But anyway, I appreciate all of you who brought up
cause it's certainly a insider nod.
Next question is, man, watching the Vinnie and Ron video
and now this one, which was the hurt episode,
really makes me want to pursue these brand ideas I have.
I literally clipped this just to be like, do it, do it.
Like I get most inspired when I read about other people's
stories of making stuff and being successful.
I'm currently right now reading a bunch of books
from directors and screenwriters and movie producers
about them making their first movies or making the movies
that they never thought they were gonna be able to make
or that they never thought were gonna happen.
And then they did happen
and they became these huge successes.
Like yeah, if this is that moment
that you get inspired to go do it, like go do it, go do it.
Cause this is an amazing time to be able to launch a brand
cause it was a lot harder to do something
like that 25 years ago.
There's so many problems we have with social media
and content and just in general that I can talk about.
But the one great thing is, is it removed a gatekeeper
and it made it very easy for you
to go build something and get it out there.
Maybe not very easy, but a lot easier than it used to be.
At least you don't have to learn like Quark
or something like that to make a magazine.
Next up, needed YouTube series called Scottos Dream Factory
where Brian actually has people help him finish his projects.
I think this is a bigger concept
that's gonna roll into the does it run series,
which is me figuring out my 26 cars and 25,
I don't even remember anymore,
which is part of the problem and what to do with them all.
Cause there's a reality that I'm not completing.
Even if I completed one every year,
I would be like in my sixties, just thinking about that
by the time I finished them all.
So I think there's a need to sell some.
I think there is also a need to get other people to help me.
I think one of the problems most of my cars don't run
is cause I try to do everything myself.
I need to get over that hurdle.
So that's all coming in an upcoming show,
which will probably be one of the few non-podcast things
that I do on the channel,
which is sort of an ongoing series,
trying to figure out what to do with all 26 cars.
Speaking of that, the next question is,
really wanna see that eight six again.
So a lot of people have asked me about the eight six,
especially after I did the Drifter film with Sun Kang.
So the Drifter film with Sun Kang,
the main hero car is called Lola, which is an eight six
that transforms to just kind of two different variations
in the movie.
And a bunch of people were like, you know,
hey, that's cool.
You just made a movie and did a bunch of action
with a Corolla eight six,
but what are you gonna do with yours?
For those who don't know,
I bought an eight six in sort of the last few months.
I was working at Hoonigan and I started to swap
a VR six, 3.2 VR six into that.
So 3.2 24 valve VR running on ITBs.
The ITBs are actually behind me.
These are the ITBs right here.
And obviously they're not on the car.
So the car is not running yet,
but I am working on getting that done.
The goal is to have that finished by the time
the Drifter movie comes out in theaters.
So I can actually drive my eight six
to watch the movie I worked on in the theater.
Like that's a good goal.
It's a good deadline for me to go do it.
I don't know if it's still gonna be a Jim Conak car.
Hoonigan is still doing the Jim Conak grid series.
So maybe I'll go do that.
But I don't know.
I need to finish that car.
I lost interest in it, but like engine is built on it.
It needs wiring.
It needs me to finish up a few fabrication pieces,
but like it's actually,
I don't wanna say it's not that far away,
but it's closer than maybe it.
No, it's pretty far away.
Anyway, I'm gonna try to get that one done by Summer.
Don't hold me to it.
So next up, so this was actually,
this is one of many people who brought this up.
I think a lot of people were a little taken back
when I said that there was an error
when like cars weren't cool.
And a lot of people don't seem to remember that.
This one basically said, was there really a period
when being into cars wasn't considered cool?
Ouch, I'm a bigger nerd than I even knew.
Yeah, for me, look, cars I think go in and out.
There's always like these peak moments,
1950s peak moment, right?
Hot rodding, the greasers, like cars were super cool.
The drive-in movie theater,
and it may be the most peak moment
we ever had in automotive culture.
I think we're in a new peak right now.
I've said that on multiple pods.
It's just everything from the love of Formula One
to seeing it in fashion to, you know,
seeing it in music videos, like it's kind of everywhere.
And the last peak I remember was the hip-hop era.
Pimp My Ride, you know, overhauling, right?
Like this was just massive.
And basically Discovery Channel gave up discovering anything
and just was talking about cars, right?
And that's like how crazy it was.
Barrett Jackson, all of that was really going through the roof.
But then there's that period in between
because when I talk about Pimp My Ride
and all those shows, you're talking 2004.
By like 2008, especially when the recession hit,
everything slowed down really hard
and was that way until maybe around 2014, 2015.
Like when we launched Tune Again,
there were people asking us why we would launch a car brand
because it felt like kids didn't care about cars anymore.
And there were stats to back that up
because young adults, you know,
ages 17 to 20 were no longer getting their driver's license
by like a massive decline.
I forget what the percentage was,
but it was, you know, it was like 30% less
than, you know, we had seen five years earlier.
Like the kids just didn't think it was worth
growing up and getting a car and driving a car.
It just wasn't a thing.
Obviously, I still thought that the culture was there,
but it just, we still started a brand
and during those moments, but and we saw, you know,
and I'll say too, we saw an audience in video games.
We saw an audience like starting to watch YouTube,
obviously, like the early Jim Connors.
Like we knew there was an audience there,
but I think they were no longer something
that the previous automotive culture could reach.
They weren't watching the Discovery Channel shows.
They weren't showing up to the Barrett Jackson auctions.
They weren't walking into a dealership and buying new cars,
but like they were still somewhat there,
but in general just didn't seem as cool.
The Prius was the most driven car
out of cool people in California.
It was kind of a gross time.
Like I remember friends who were selling their sports cars
who like weren't really car guys.
They were like car adjacent
because they were driving Priuses
and like putting flat blacking Priuses
and putting them on wheels.
Like it was not, it was not a peak moment.
And it felt like everything was sort of going that way.
And then it turned around all because we started in again.
No, I just, I joke,
but there definitely was this like massive shift
that we started to see I think around like 2014 to 2016.
And then it really just kind of, I think,
ramped back up and like it was back in.
But that's like, I think standard ebb and flow
with stuff kind of goes in and out.
And I'll tell you the number one way to see that
is you could just look at people spending money
in automotive who aren't like endemic automotive brands.
Like you watch that money just disappear for a while
and then all of a sudden it comes back.
Like whenever clothing companies are doing stuff
in automotive or beverage companies
are doing stuff in automotive,
whatever it might be,
like when that starts to dry up,
it's because it's sort of out of cool for the moment.
So I don't know, a bunch of people debated me on this.
I lived it on the business end
and the business end is where you feel it the most
because that's when magazines die,
it's when people lose their jobs,
it's when the industry has a lull,
when products aren't selling,
you can see the financial impact of like
when it's not as cool.
And then when it's super cool,
the whole thing explodes and gets bigger.
The next question we have here is,
I do like the Mitsubishi Evo X fight me.
You know, I kind of felt bad for this.
We were talking in the first episode with Vinny and Ron
about how like the Evo 8 and the Evo 9
where this was like this fantastic car
and then it kind of ended and then the Evo X came out.
And this was actually said
because I was talking about buying a crashed Evo X
to make into a camera car
because I thought it would be the perfect camera car.
I think a lot of people took,
I don't know, the grievance with this one.
And what we were saying was the Evo 8 and the 8
and the 9 were such fantastic cars
and the Evo X or the Evo 10 was a step down from that.
I stand by that.
Like the Evo 9 is a better car than the 10
as a driver's car.
You know, I think the Evo 10 is a great car
if you need it to be more than a fantastic car to wheel.
Otherwise the 8 and the 9 are the winner.
Like it's just so much more raw.
It just works better.
Yeah, but that being said,
like I actually don't agree with Vinny and Ron.
Like I think for them the X is like or the 10
whatever you want to call it is out of consideration.
I, it's the long one.
I still think they're great.
It's, I would actually argue that it's the end
of the driver's error cars.
But you know, hey, it's Vinny's brand.
So I guess, you know, he gets to make up the rules,
but whatever.
Okay, next one is Monster Jam is like the automotive equivalent
of WWE.
I don't know if that's like,
I don't know if you're saying a bad thing there.
I mean, I remember watching like Monday Night Raw.
I wouldn't ever say I was a big wrestling fan,
but like man, it was really enjoyable.
As I said, which I think should be a quote from me
is like motor sports has an entertainment problem.
I'm happy to own that quote.
WWE does not.
Like they literally have entertainment in the name.
They're very good at that.
I think Monster Jam is really good at entertainment.
Obviously their entertainment is really aimed at probably
an eight or 10 year old kid.
Having brought my child to Monster Jam,
like that's who they're going after.
But if you watch Supercross,
which is another felled property,
like they're really good at entertaining.
Like they have the fireworks, the light show,
like just really cool setup.
And you know, it's all just done very well.
I think the rest of motor sports needs more
of an entertainment lens when it comes to telling stories
and just thinking about it that way.
I will always say this, but like, man,
motor sports, like you take yourself way too seriously.
It's the reason we started the Jim Conner film.
If you go and listen to any early interview with Ken,
he will straight up tell you,
we made Jim Conner because motor sports was boring.
That like motor sports just seemed way too dry
and it wasn't about having fun.
And I think there's a lot of series out there
that are still doing that.
I think there are new series out there
that are still striving to be accepted
by the old hat traditional thing that isn't working.
So even though they have the opportunity to be new and cool,
like they're too worried about like being old and traditional.
I don't think Monster Jam cares
about what anyone in motor sports thinks about them.
And that's kind of what makes it entertaining.
Is the actual like race events in Monster Jam real?
No, they're completely scripted.
I don't think that really matters.
I think like that's the missing the point piece,
but I think we could learn a lot from looking at that
and saying, how can we make this more entertaining?
How can we make more entry points for like normal people?
So yeah, I don't know if you meant that as a diss.
If you meant that as like, yeah,
Monster Jam is the WWE because WWE is sick
and people love wrestling, then yeah, I agree with you.
If not, like, I don't know.
Tell me what motor sports doing it right now
and I will blow holes in it.
Next, favorite build is easily Lord Frightening.
You know, I love this build.
I'm so happy we got to make it.
For those who don't remember this,
we built like a fast and furious homage.
This is the kind of a build that came out of me
being on marketplace at night.
I had found a short bed flareside F-150
similar to the, was it the racers edge delivery parts truck
in fast and furious one, the Paul Walker drives.
But the question was, was like,
what would their character build at the end of the movie?
Right, so like here, now he's gotten to experience a 2J.
Like what would that be?
So that was the whole idea.
Like let's put a Toyota straight six in it.
I actually don't remember if it was a 1J or 2J.
I think in the end, it might have actually been a 1J
or maybe a 1.5J, but that doesn't matter.
It was like, let's make this no longer Ford powered.
Let's not actually start with a real lightning.
And we didn't want to call it a lightning
because it wasn't.
So it got the name Lord Frightening,
which like to me is actually one of my favorite names.
We've ever named a car.
Like I would say there's shit car and shark cart.
And I loved Rolls Royce because it was Slay Poupon.
Slay Poupon was a fantastic name.
But Lord Frightening was a great name.
And you know, I think the only reason
that this vehicle didn't make it into anyone's list
is while we built a really cool engine for it,
we never sorted out the suspension.
So the suspension couldn't actually hold the power.
So there was like a ton of like axle wrap
whenever you tried to get on it.
So it was fun to drive in a straight line,
but it really wasn't that much fun to throw around.
But it's actually, while it may not be in my top three,
like it's definitely in a top eight.
I think top 10 is like too broad
and probably not top five.
So, but yeah, Lord Frightening was fantastic.
I wish that was, that's one of the vehicles
I wish we had finished through and built better,
but it was still badass looking.
It looked really good.
For we headed on TEs too, it was a good one.
Next question, Hoonigan inspired top gear adventures.
Where the fuck do I pay?
Look, we always wanted to make this style adventure show.
I think we touched on it with some things.
Carcane Abroad had elements of it.
Scum, the misadventures of Scumbug were there,
but it's become very clear to me
in the past couple of weeks
is since we released the first episode
that there is a real want to see everybody back together
and to go do something.
So I have definitely started working on some sort of plan.
Like what it is I'm not really sure about
when we can make it all happen,
but I have spoken to all the boys,
everybody's down to kind of go do a reunion show.
Where it lives, how we put it together.
I don't know.
You actually bring up an interesting thing
of like where do I pay for it?
I don't know if it's something that like lives on YouTube
or maybe it's something that we could put
like on a simple like streaming
that's like easy for everyone to go get to.
Not where you have to go download something
when you can just like buy it for a buck or something.
I don't know.
We have to figure that out
because obviously these things don't come free.
Someone's got to pay for it
and it's got to be worth everybody's time.
It used to be a lot easier
when everyone was on salary to go do this
versus saying, hey, we all have to give up a week
to get this done.
But everybody I think wants to do it timing feels right.
It's definitely going to be a road trip.
It's definitely going to involve ship boxes.
And it's definitely going to be something
that midway through everyone's going to wish
they didn't agree to.
So yeah, keep an eye out for it.
My guess is we'll probably try to do it in the summer.
We'll probably talk a lot about as it comes together,
especially on Patreon and things like that.
So let's see.
This one says,
I remember the first video of the Hoonigan Child Night Watch
was when you guys got shit car
and I started binge watching for like five weeks
and never missed an episode.
Yeah, I actually cut this one out because it's interesting.
We talked about shit car the other day
and I was thinking,
I don't know if we actually think about
how we've really talked as a group
of how important shit car was,
not just because of the car it was,
but it was this thing that like brought us all together
and like taught us how to make content around dumb shit.
And I think this is something that like we all began to miss.
And if you listen to the previous episodes,
I think you're going to get a kernel
of this from everybody.
But there was like something really special about shit car
and we were never able to recreate it
because we all had our own cars after that.
We all got our own stuff to build.
And you know, I've mentioned that before,
but you know, this was this moment
where all of us got to sort of have fun
working on something, ripping around, shredding something.
There was like no care in it.
We didn't care if you crashed it, right?
Which was this super rad sort of element to it.
And when it was happening,
I knew we needed a project car.
Like that was something in my head was like we need,
if we're going to make this channel work,
we need to get like a really cheap
and approachable project car.
And we got that.
And I don't think any of us knew how successful
it was going to be and how much people were going to connect
with it and how much like a brand identity it created
until it was happening.
But then I don't think it was until much later
until it was over.
And you know, we're like, man, this thing was so important
to something we built, but it was also this like weird memory
of a time that like didn't exist anymore.
And it was without question this thing that like,
we just realized was uncreatable.
Like we couldn't go do it again.
Like we tried to do other low buck builds
and like that thing just held a certain space.
So like, I get it, man.
It's a, it may be the thing that brought you to Hoonigan,
but it also was a thing that I think made Hoonigan
for us like work.
Like it was really exciting times with that car,
which is weird.
Cause whoever thought it $350 car would be that thing.
This question, where is the quantum synchro wagon content?
I just want to call that out cause people like Vinny
don't believe that people want to see quantum
synchro wagon stuff.
So there's at least one person.
That's it.
It'll be coming soon.
Maybe not, but maybe.
This was an interesting one.
I have a great idea.
Go get something oldest fuck and weird
and build a vintage race car
and come to the Pittsburgh vintage grand prix.
The PVGP is one of the only, if not the only,
publicly enterable race on city streets in the country.
I raced in a hill climb they did last year in my Miata
and have been going most years for the past 20.
It's a fucking great event.
So the reason I called this out is because
I looked into this when I was at zero to 60
and put it on a list of things we had to do.
And then I completely forgot about it.
And it made me think, you know what?
I think this would actually be a great event to go to.
So like, yeah, I would love to do this.
I forgot that this even existed.
I forgot that I had wanted to race it previously.
That's a great idea.
I may actually do that this year or next year.
Scotto, please for the love of God,
do an F6 Hondo build on your channel.
I've been waiting for that thing
since you first opted in a video.
No bullshit.
Also, where's the Mexican F?
Well, it's actually a 150.
That thing was just cool.
Yeah, so good news and bad news.
The good news is I do plan on building the F600.
The bad news is, is I think I have to sell the B150 to fund it.
You know, can't have everything in life,
but I do really want to build the F600.
So it should be coming.
The next Jomkana, surely it's got to be
Lea Block and the Hunicorn.
I agree with you.
I definitely think it would be cool
to see Lea Block in the next Jomkana.
That being said, I don't think it'll be in the Hunicorn.
I have talked to her about this
and I think she wants to do something different.
I think it's super important for her to pay for her own path
and kind of do it her way,
which means probably doing it in a new vehicle
or something of like her own imagination
instead of doing something that, you know,
has already been done before.
That being said, man, it would be really cool at some point
to see the Hunicorn rip like that again.
I got to watch her tear it up at the SEMA Fest
that was done in 23 and she ripped.
Like I was really impressed by her driving
considering she had never really wheeled that thing
in that type of manner.
Sure, she drove it straight and smoked a ton of people,
but, you know, sliding it the way she did.
I mean, actually she was out there with Travis Pastrana
and I think she showed up Travis at that event.
So it would be really cool to see it in the Hunicorn,
but I don't think you'll be seeing that next.
I think if you see something from Lea in a Jomkana fashion,
it will be something of her own design.
Next question or next comment, we need John Chase.
I totally agree.
I'm going to try to put John in for the next season.
John is super fun, super great to dig into.
I think John is one of those shows
where I have to really do my homework
and get a bunch of really good questions going with John
because otherwise John and I will just ramble
about absolute nuance, but I love John Chase.
He actually came to my house during the summer
and I hadn't seen him in almost two years
and we had just like the best night hanging out.
It was just me and him and it was like,
one of those like, it was like soul food.
This was really, really nice to have John back in my life.
So 100% bring John Chase out.
When it'll be great cause John and I can actually talk
about stuff that never made it onto YouTube,
which is like the power tour days,
which is stuff that we never made content about.
I have a bunch of footage from it,
but we never actually made anything about it.
Okay, next, just want to add Circle Jerks
was some of the best couple of videos.
I would have taken 20 less of this or that episodes
for a couple more Circle Jerks
and Circle Jerk rule book episodes.
I only bring this up because Circle Jerks
was the lowest performing thing we ever did.
I think it's because whenever we type the words Circle Jerk
into a title or a description,
we immediately got flagged by the algorithm
for obvious reasons and it just never delivered.
But there's actually a bigger story behind Circle Jerks,
which is there was a song that Circle Jerks,
the punk band made called Wild in the Streets.
And we used it for so much stuff in early Hoonigan days
that we actually discussed,
like maybe we should just buy a license from them
to be able to use it whenever.
Like if there was, like if we had ever done a TV show,
like a jackass show,
like that I think would have been our theme song.
Like that was just like, we love that song.
And I'm old punk rock kid, like absolutely love Circle Jerks.
So when we were making, when we came up with this idea
of like, hey, we want to make YouTube content.
We saw it very different than what we ended up making later on.
At first we saw it as like this,
actually when we first set out to make YouTube content,
we were kind of actually making
what you would now call shorts or reels.
We were making this like quick short form
under three minute type of stuff.
And the first concept that we ever had was Circle Jerks,
which if you never saw it,
it's definitely worth going back and watch,
but Will Rogi was in the first one.
I think I forget who he competed against.
Yeah, I don't know, it was either Gorilla, I forget now,
but anyway, it was either Chris, yeah, maybe whatever,
it doesn't matter, but the whole idea of the game
was that you had to basically drift in a circle
and you had to hit a bunch of like proximity points, right?
Like there was just cones
and you had to knock each one of them down
and you got like a arbitrary number of points.
Like the game didn't really matter, it was just kind of fun.
And we just, I think enjoyed making a show called Circle Jerks.
Yeah, that was like a great fun early no rules era
of Hoonigan that like, I really miss.
That was a good time.
And it's that name, that band just has so much history
for me in a way I think a lot of other people
don't even realize for Hoonigan.
Next one, maybe if Scotta was doing
the Fast and Furious films,
they could get back to when they were good.
Yeah, sure, that sounds great.
Go tell the boys, I'd love to jump in.
I'll be very honest, I think I can make
a really, really great Fast and Furious
with a really, really great action series.
I don't know if it would be as successful
as the current movies.
Like the current movies, they've jumped the shark,
but like man, did they pull in
a mainstream blockbuster audience.
So I would love to get this option.
In my opinion, I think the Fast and Furious films
are sort of like beyond the pale at this moment.
I think instead it's like,
hey, what's the next set of Fast and Furious?
Like what's the new Fast and Furious film
that's not called Fast and Furious?
Like I would really hope that my name
gets attached to that someday.
So, but anyway, thanks for the support on that one.
That would be great.
Next one, Mr. Scott, can I make a suggestion?
Can we get a series of published maps
or at least Google custom maps
of all the locations of filming?
I'm a big Google Earth nerd
and I'd love to visit those places
in a 3D map environment,
but also for the public just to see how wild
the world tour since Gymkhana 1 has been.
This is a great idea.
We actually talked about this idea
of like Gymkhana Tourism.
I did a piece for Hoonigan shortly after Ken passed
where I went up to San Francisco
and sort of re-walked all these locations
and just sort of kind of had this like
trip down memory lane.
I'll admit, man, it was kind of tough to do at the time,
but we walked through it all
and talked about how we put it all together.
It was actually quite enjoyable to do
while maybe being tough at the same time.
That's actually a cool idea.
Unfortunately, that's not like really my calling one.
Something maybe Hoonigan could do.
It would take a lot of work to put all of that together,
but that could certainly be like a rad thing.
I think that there's like a real,
I don't want to say business
because it's not about a money thing,
but I think there could be like a really fun thing
in doing Gymkhana tours, like to go and walk it.
I've jokingly said, we should just get a shuttle bus
and just offer it like once a year.
Like you could do it on like four or three day
and it's like, hey, four or three day,
we're doing a tour of Shamrock, Texas.
Like come meet us and we'll bring you through all the spots
and all the people who were involved who were available
can talk you through all the pieces.
Like I think that would actually be a lot of fun.
But for you, Google Earth nerds,
which by the way is like such a weird, interesting world.
Google Earth is something that didn't really come about
until we were already making,
or at least on the level it's at making Gymkhanas.
And in the early days, it wasn't something I used at all.
And now I do like 90% of my pre-scout is Google Earth.
Every location, almost every location in Australia,
I saw on Google Earth before I saw it in person.
Like that's how I kind of,
that's really how I build out like my request list
of like what we're gonna go see.
So it's great how good it is now.
So getting to see all of Scottos French cleats
in the background from the COVID Home Build series
is the ultimate bracket Brian build.
And honestly, one of the best improvements
I have made in my home workshop.
I love the French cleats.
I kind of wanna do some behind me here.
This was during a period of time
where I definitely enjoyed working on my garage
more than I enjoyed working on my cars.
Unfortunately, as you'll see,
like my cars I never really finished it,
but they work pretty great.
Yeah, French cleats.
I think I may still have a French cleat highlight reel
on my Instagram, you can go watch.
But French cleats are the best.
I, yeah, I need to get back to work on those.
Anyway, I really just clipped this one
because man, I kind of forgot about COVID Home Builds.
I forgot that a lot of you are already familiar
with this garage because of what was it?
Home Wrencher.
So it was the name of the show that we did
because we had no other choice.
Bring back a beer with, man, you know,
that show was a lot of work to make.
I didn't realize then like it was actually quite successful
because I didn't realize at that time
that like long form talk shows didn't do the same
kind of numbers that, you know, other shows did,
but man, that show took a ton.
I don't really drink that much anymore,
but I would certainly break that edge to, you know,
do a case of beer with some people on a pod in the future.
I think that could be fun.
Tony Angelo actually said to me at one point,
he's like, I don't really like a beer with
because it sucks to drink alone.
Because if you remember that show, it was interview,
but you only saw the person who was being interviewed
speaking, they were always by themselves.
You never saw the people off camera.
And when I did the one with Tony, Tony is like,
if I'm going to drink, you're going to drink.
And I was like, oh, that's like a different show.
And we joked that making a show called crankcase, right?
And the idea is that every episode
we would all crank through a case of beer.
So like three people sit around the table,
you put a case of beer out and you don't,
the podcast or the show doesn't end
until you finish the case of beer.
So like that could be a good one.
Again, I'm in like my mid 40s.
I don't do well with hangovers anymore,
but maybe we can do like one special of that.
That also sounds like a Patreon special.
So if I'm going to have a hangover for three days,
like someone's got to pay for it.
Okay, next, hold up.
Where can we get the merch?
The three, two, one action, action merch.
You know, I made a bunch of that just to give out
to people who work on the Jim Conner films.
For me, I don't even really know
what three, two, one action action is yet.
I say that because like, I needed a company
because I needed a company to do everything under.
I have a lot of other brand ideas
and a lot of other things I'm going to create
that are going to live way more in the merch space
and that kind of product space.
But I don't know, if enough people want
three, two, one action, action stuff, say below,
I'll get a bunch of stuff made
and we can put it out there.
I had a limited number of stuff,
like I think like 15 items that I released
and sold to people on the Patreon.
Again, another reason to be a member,
but I wasn't really sure if I was going to do
another run of it or if I was just going to keep it
stuff for like staff and crew that work on film sets.
Yeah, I don't know.
Like I said, I'm still kind of figuring out exactly
what three, two, one is.
I needed a business to run my business under.
That seemed like a great name.
Obviously, if you don't know the reference,
it's because I would always call three, two, one action,
action for all the Jim Conner films.
And that kind of became this thing
that got connected to me very heavily
because of the Amazon Jim Conner file series.
Yeah, and everyone says three, two, one action.
I just add an extra action and it has to do with timing
and the ability for Ken to hear it in the car.
So it was more of a confirmation thing.
And it just kind of stuck.
My buddy Jeremy Robinson says it.
So it was just, I don't know, it became this thing.
And at the time when I was like,
I need a name for a company, that was it.
Originally, and it may still be,
three, two, one action, action was going to be the book
that I had planned to write about my time with Ken Block.
And this was while he was still alive.
And it was supposed to be,
the full name was going to be three, two, one action, action.
My life in times on the Ken Block show.
Because it very much felt like we were living
in Ken's movie, right?
So that was essentially the Jim Conner stuff
and the early team stuff.
So that's where the name originally came from.
And it came then.
So anyway, yeah, maybe I'll make merch again.
If you want some, comment below.
All right, and this one, which is the,
yeah, this is the last comment we've got clipped,
which is perfect timing.
Because I will originally told myself
this thing should be about 45 minutes.
It says, one of my favorite things about this Jim Conner
was the in-car shots.
Travis looked terrified the entire time.
Yeah.
I don't know, it's something that I never thought about
in the previous films.
Ken had this very sort of stoic race car,
race car driver face in the films.
And in the first film we did with Travis,
he looked terrified, right?
I always, one of my favorite comments was
he entered the car as a driver and left as a passenger.
He looked terrified and we enjoyed it
and we thought it was funny, so we included it.
And I was really amazed how many of the comments
and the feedback was like,
there was so much about Travis's response.
And I think at first it was because it was so different
from what people had expected from Ken.
And then in the second film we did with Travis in Florida,
he didn't actually have as much facial emotion.
And I think it's because he felt more confident in the car.
Everything was a little more under control.
And this last one, I think it was actually a mix
of like terrified and also just looking really happy.
And yeah, I kind of love it.
And it was something that we really leaned into
in the edit, meaning like any time that Travis
was really naturally excited, like we didn't tell him,
we didn't script for him to act that way.
We didn't realize he was actually doing a lot
of what he was doing, including shouting
and like throwing his hands up in the air,
doing no-handed jumps and all that.
Like we didn't know any of that was happening
until we watched the footage afterwards.
It just brought this like whole different personal,
like, I don't know, it's hard for me to explain,
but like it brought like an emotion
to something that normally doesn't have an emotion.
And I think it's great, like for me,
I think it would be really weird to like film
another Gymkhana and have someone
not make facial expressions like it really added to it.
So anyway, guys, again, this was that added bonus.
And don't forget next Wednesday at 7 a.m.,
which is our schedule time.
We have another episode with a very special guest.
It's gonna be good.
And then we've got four more episodes
to wrap out this season.
And then we go right into another season.
There's not even like a week down.
We make seasons because I like calling things my seasons.
Doesn't really even matter to you guys.
It's just an easy way for us to organize stuff.
And again, thanks as always for you guys supporting this,
sharing it, all of that stuff.
Big special thanks to our partners,
Viper Industrial, Toyo Tires, Heatwave,
and of course, FCP Euro,
who helps keep all my cars running.
Thanks again, guys, for having faith in us
for making a cool show.
So for next season, we have a couple new ideas coming
that I'm really excited to share.
Unfortunately, I can never just do one thing.
I always have to do multiple things and complicate it.
I hope you don't mind
because this isn't gonna stop.
It's just the way I am.
For you guys asking about what else is coming on the channel,
I'm actually working on a nice, succinct,
I don't know, 10-minute episode
to explain all the things I'm gonna do,
but I'll give it to you real quickly.
It's mostly gonna be podcasts,
but I'm also gonna do some content on my builds,
and then I'm also gonna do some more in-depth storytelling
about things that I really care about,
and then I'm just gonna enjoy making films
and all of that.
I don't think there's gonna be any standard here
other than podcasts like that you can always depend on.
And if you're just listening to this on audio,
all that other stuff, you'll have to tune into YouTube for.
So anyway, guys, thanks again.
Check out the Patreon if you want more shows like this
because this is the kind of stuff you get there weekly.
Thank you very much, and see you later.
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