PODSPEED

Rutledge Wood is one of the coolest car guys on TV today. Rutledge is a motorsports analysts for NASCAR, former host of Top Gear USA and has hosted hit shows Hyper Drive and Floor is Lava on Netflix. This guy is a real car nerd! We talk about his favorite episodes on Top Gear USA, how he got the reporter gig for NASCAR, why drifting is so awesome and we surprise him with a update from Toprank on his personal Nissan R33 GT-R he hasn't even driven yet!Sam reports on a Aston Martin Victor, a one-off super car from the British manufacturer and another scoop on the next Honda Civic Type R!James is back home from his drive-about the South West and give us his motorsports update. Taro reports on his homie Dai Yoshihara winning the Pikes Peak Intl. Hill Climb unlimited class and reviews the GT-R The Journey book by Alexander Qureitem. 

What's my car worth? The question everyone has asked themselves. Roger Williams made a TV show out of this idea. What's My Car Worth? aired on the Velocity and Motor Trend Network and is now available on Curiosity Stream. We asked Roger to give us a list of some of his favorite domestic, Euro, Japanese, classic and used cars. You don't want to miss this one. 

We are still in the times of Covid-19 but James has bravely set on an adventure around the South West States of the US in a Lexus RX450h. Where is James today? You will just have to listen to find out. 

Sam reviews the Mazda MX30 and Subaru Levorg. 

Taro introduces two more GTChannel Original videos. A feature on the late Paul Walker's personal R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R and Part 2 of visiting Yasuyuki Kazama's shop Rodextyle. 

Podspeed welcomes 80-90's enthusiast event Radwood's Art Cervantes. Art also co-hosts the Driving While Awesome podcast. We talk about Radwood's inception, criteria to get your car in the show and also Art's personal top cars. 

Sam continues to get more renderings on the Nissan 400Z from his minions in Japan and also reviews the Lexus UX 250h F-Sport. Ok a hybrid SUV with an F-Sport badge really? Sam gives it a thumbs up or down? 

Taro introduces the latest GTChannel video which covers OG JDM drifter, Yasuyuki Kazama of D1, Option Video and Hot Version fame who disappeared from the scene almost 10 years ago. He runs a small shop in Nagano, Rodexstyle like Sushi from Jiro. 

James gives us the update on motorsports during corona times. 

We welcome Jann Mardenborough who was the youngest GT Academy winner in 2011 and now races at the highest level of racing in Super GT as a NISMO driver for Kondo Racing. What was it like to go from sim racing to driving real cars? Competition among GT Academy drivers at the pro level? His favorite car from the Nissan Heritage Garage? What was it like to drive for Nissan GT-R legend Kazuyoshi Hoshino? Track he wants to visit is Ebisu circuit!? 

In our review section James reviews the 2021 Kia Seltos. We also go over the new Nissan Ariya just announced this morning. 

Sam shows some pictures surfacing on a limited edition Supra GRMN edition. We also agree that the new Ford Bronco is one good looking truck. 

Taro introduces a GTChannel video where Robbie Nishida interviews an 18 year old Formula Drift Japan driver that drifts a Nissan Siliva S15 with an SR20 engine. 

Jordan Greer is the founder of gtplanet, a major website in the eRacing world and especially famous for covering and creating an online community for Sony/Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo franchise for over 20 years. Jordan has also been a commentator for live Gran Turismo events in the past. We asked him how he got started and even some of his favorite cars in the game. His story on the first time he met the creator of Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi is definitely not to be missed. 

Sam reports on a new Civic Type R in the works and renderings from Best Car on the new Z car. 

James gives us the skinny on the new livery of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas, eSports and his review of the Volkswagen Passat 2L turbo SEL. 

Taro introduces a new Altezza drift car video hosted by Robbie Nishida and shows off the new GTChannel.com website with micro-moments full integration. 

The Podspeed team interviews Megan Leatham, executive director of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hillclimb Presented by Gran Turismo. The good news is the race is still scheduled to happen this August. The bad news is the race will happen unfortunately without spectators. Megan explains in more detail about this decision and what's to come in the future from the 2nd oldest race in the United States. 

James reviews the Lexus LC coupe. Sam reports on a new rendering of a 2021 Toyota 86. 

-Our guest today Stephan Papadakis drove the fastest front wheel drive drag racing car back when import drag racing was taking off in the late 90's and early 2000's. His 9 and 8 second Civics are legendary and even displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. In the mid 2000's he transitioned to drifting and became a team owner and builder with Papadakis Racing. His team has won two Formula Drift championships with Tanner Foust behind the wheel and one championship with Fredric Aasbo. Stephan also has a successful YouTube channel where he showcases his masterful race car building techniques.

-James McKeone reviews the Toyota Yaris. 

-Sam Mitani reports on speculations of a new Nissan 400Z. 

We welcome Lexus Communications Sr.Manager and friend of GTChannel, Mr.Moe Durand to our 19th episode of Podspeed. Sam also breaks the news on a potential new Nissan Silvia S16. James reviews the Kia Forte GT and Kia Niro EV. Taro shares the "PaperDrift" YouTube video from Stephan Papadakis, a new show on GTChannel called "Finally Legal" hosted by Justin Kaehler that reviews 25 year old cars eligible for importation to the US. Our first episode was on a 1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II. GTChannel also just released a video interviewing the Drift King himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya on his personal Toyota AE86. 

Another lockdown edition via Zoom, we are joined by Ben Hsu co-founder of Japanese Nostalgic Car. Sam reports scoops on a Nissan Skyline sedan from Japan and a Yaris Crossover. James reviews the VW Golf and some drama on e-sports as Taro shares a few YouTube videos from the Honda Collection Hall and a Toyota + Japan McDonalds video featuring drift champions Nob Taniguchi and Daigo Saito.