The Auto Otaku

Joey Lee has been the "dark horse" of the media world for over 20 years. From initially building his Honda roots at Super Street and Import Tuner magazine to hosting his own massively successful car meets, to having a blog / brand that is now featured in Acura advertisements. Joey Lee is one of those people who put the work in to a brand that has stood the test of time. Mike talks with Joey about life, lessons, and the journey to where he is today on the latest episode. Give it a listen. 

Benjamin Hunting has been an Automotive journalist for multiple decades and continues to write for some of the biggest and most well known media outlets in the world. Sit down with Mike and Benjamin and hear what it's like to have every gearhead's dream job. Is being an automotive journalist all that it's cracked up to be or is something that is a dying art? Mike and Ben cover all the topics you've been wondering about. 

Listen to Fredric chat with Mike about his Formula D career, what it's like to be a member of #TeamNitto and Papadakis Racing. Fredy gives us a taste of what life is like as an international professional drifter. 

Vaughn Gittin Jr. sits down with Mike Garret to talk about the history of RTR (Ready to Rock) vehicles from inception to current projects to the future. Vaughn is one of those guys who wears his passion for all things motorsport on his sleeve. His passion and his drive has pushed him from a grassroots drift kid to a full blown team owner, car designer, and top tier multi motorsport driver. 

Mike Garrett chats with Larry Chen about the wild world of photography and collecting old cars. Not is Larry an absolute car nut but he's one of the greatest photographers in the world. Larry has came up from shooting backyard drift events by himself and a basic SLR set up to now being contracted to shoot campaigns for brands like Toyota, Monster Energy, and Canon USA. 

Mike Garrett talks with the automotive designer Jon Sibal about life, his career, and some awesome projects he's worked on in the past. From designing livery's and renderings for #TeamNitto Formula Drift cars, to rendering wild Range Rovers. Jon's done it all.