When 034Motorsport's Nick Mercadante chatted us up at SEMA about his B9 Audi SQ5 and its capabilities at the track (10 second car at the drag strip, passing on the outside at Laguna Seca), we knew we wanted to get the story in quattro Magazine. And, like a lot of stories for the magazine, digging deeper and learning more also makes for a compelling podcast. Check out more on the SQ5 in the upcoming Q1_2023 issue of quattro Magazine sent exclusively to Audi Club members, and also check out more via 034 Motorsport.

Juha & Vesa Mikkola are the sons of Audi rally driving legend Hannu Mikkola. Recently, they had a chance to take part in the Olympia Revival Rally in Germany and at the wheel of an Audi ur quattro rally car prepared and supported by Audi Tradition. The Mikkola brothers caught up with us to talk about their father, his rally career, his family life, and their own backgrounds including the experience of the Olympia Revival. You can also follow their rally fun at @MikkolaRally on Instagram.

In the second part of our conversation with Javad Shadzi of 034Motorsport, he tells his back story, talks business and also about racing and the latest work coming out of his company.

Javad Shadzi built his reputation and his company 034Motorsport by bringing new and useful tech to the Audi I5 tuning space with his 034 EFI product. In this first part of our recent discussion with him, we first dive into EVs and what electrification will mean for owners, enthusiasts and tuners alike.

We recently got back from the North East RS 6 Treffen (@NERS6T) at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania where 37 RS 6 Avant came together for one incredible event, all of which is organized and put on by Ray Reyes. Ray's a regular contributor in the pages of quattro Magazine and a fixture in the Audi enthusiast community, specifically amongst RS 6 owners. In this interview we learned more about his background, his event, roll racing and his preference in unhealthy yet delectable fast food.

When we received an invite to attend the press launch of the new RS 3, Audi Club President Ryan Compton seemed like the perfect ringer. The launch would include track time, and Compton is an instructor in our High Performance Driving Education program. He's also got a pair of TT coupes, including a street version and track-prepped racecar with performance Haldex box. He's about as expert as it gets in Audi's transverse Haldex-based tech, so his assessment of the car was valuable to us. In this podcast, he covers a lot of ground talking about his impressions of the car, how well it does on track and actually drifting. 

Audi Club is about to hold Vintage to Voltage Philadelphia, an event that celebrates the history of Audi and technology, bridging the past to the future in a celebration of all Audi models. We caught up with Talia Pakkala, Audi Club's Director of Events & Sponsorship to talk about the plan for this new event format, the details of what will surely be an unforgettable weekend including Radwood Philly, and one  you can sign up for at the time of this publishing. We also catch up on her recent trip to Germany and what that means for future European experiences for Audi Club... not to mention Chick-fil-A, Sake and other interesting subjects. Check out more information on Vintage to Voltage and sign up to take part via THIS LINK.

VinWiki Founder and CEO and also Cannonball Run expert Ed Bolian joins Nothing Leaves Stock owner Josh Paashaus and Audi Club's own Bill Cho ahead of the 2022 One Lap of America. Ed recently sold Josh a 1985 Audi 4000 quattro Cannonball Run Edition from his own collection. That car has already made a Cannonball Run with Bolian, Alex Roy and Arne Toman, and now it heads to the One Lap of America with Bolian paired with Paashaus and Cho. We caught up with them a few nights before they left, and you can follow their progress on @audiclubna from April 28 to May 8. 

Having spent much of his career at Microsoft working on the Forza driving video game franchise, Justin Osmer now owns and operates Turn-In Point Consulting, drives and RS 6 Avant and recently took that car and his automotive passion (and Avant) on a bucket list road trip covering the full length of Route 66 and then some. Justin covers a lot with us, from his passion, to his business, from driving sims and games to a deep dive on the trip itself. Listen along, and then catch a full feature on his trip in the Q3_2022 issue of quattro Magazine due to be published in the summer of 2022.

Brad Beardow may be best known as co-founder of fifteen52 and its association with Ken Block's Gymkhana series, but his career goes back much further. After meeting Audi's American motorsport boss Jo Happen by chance in Florida in the early 90s, Beardow founded his own tuning firm VW Sport selling ABT Sportsline, Projectzwo and more in the DC area, later morphing to 1552 Design. After a short period managing editorial at VWvortex and Fourtitude, he returned to the tuning business relaunching 1552 (now fifteen52) as a wheel brand and seeing it tie together with Hoonigan and Ken Block's Gymkhana series. Brad's past all that now, launching some of his favorite wheel designs as RML (Retro Modern Line) Wheels and took the time to catch up for more than two-hours for our podcast. Follow him at @rmlsnowflakes.