The Avants Podcast

Casey is the kind of guy every guy wants to be friend with. From his many adventures, well beyond the car world, to his travels, and to his philanthropy, there was so much to talk about this interview could have gone on forever. There was no shortage of laughs during this episode and we know you’ll enjoy it start to finish. Check out more about Casey on his YouTube channel and be sure to check out Genius Garage, where he’s working to change the world. We’ll see you at Indy, Casey!

Steven Smith is an icon in the shoe world known for creating the New Balance 574, 997, and 1500, the Reebok Fury, and then of course working with Ye (formerly Kanye West) on the iconic Yeezy shoe line, where he still works today. Steven talks with all about his creative processes, his engineering background, and of course his air cooled Porsche 356 and his road racing Beetle. Enjoy this very special episode and be sure to check out the Avants article featuring him and Steve Pelletier! https://www.avants.com/news/sole-brothers-of-stumptown-steven-smith-steve-pelletier

We sit down and talk with Rami Atherton, brand manager for McLaren Seattle. McLaren might not be new to the area at this point, but OpenRoad Auto Group has recently massively expanded the dealer and we talk to Rami about daily driven McLarens, racing, and the quirks that come with McLarens. We also pick his brain on the other quirky occupants of the dealership - Lamborghini, Bentley, and Rolls Royce. 

Our motto here at Avants is “Drive Everything” and Alex Haugland brings that to a new level. With 170 cars in The Haugland Collection (and growing), driving all of his cars is almost a full time job. Alex tells us all about his massive collection and of rare, fun, quirky, and historically significant cars, and really epitomizes everything we love to see in a car enthusiast. Enjoy this special episode with Master Collector, Alex Haugland, and check out his website while you’re at it to see some of them: https://www.hauglandcollection.com/

We had an incredible time interviewing Randy Pobst in front of a live studio audience filled with Avants members. Randy shared all sorts of his favorite car stories with us and we know you'll enjoy hearing them too! A special shout out to our friends at Hagerty for partnering with us to make this event happen.

We had so serious fun talking with the iconic gentleman racer, Justin Bell. He told us so many unfiltered stories of his exciting life from growing up and riding motorcycles to deciding to race in his late teens and going on to win Le Mans, work in motorsports media, being a photographer, and now a fellow podcast hosting "Life. With Legends". Justin also shared his entrepreneurial side, giving some great ideas on how to make electric vehicle charging stations more... interesting. This episode is uncut and unfiltered and is therefor marked explicit. 

Dan and Nick talk with Andy Kim and Robin Har of Driven Motion about their films and so much more. We had so much fun on this episode and recording on set with them was every bit as fun. These two are serious artists who absolutely love to share their passion. If you haven’t checked out Driven Motions films, you’re missing out on some great car content (even though Dan was in the last one). And if you haven’t seen any of Robin’s mind blowing art, you need to go check that out too! It’s pretty impressive for him being a tracer. Just kidding, Robin. :)

We finally had the chance to meet our Avants co-worker from Oregon, Sher Harbour de Vos! What better way for everyone to to get to know Sheri better than on the official Avants show? She came out of the tiny island of Ketchikan, Alaska, played with some Ferraris, and now she's running wild down in Portland and representing Avants.  

In this episode we talk with Tim Cruickshank of BoneFrog Coffee and BoneFrog Cellars about his companies mission to honor fallen veterans. More than that, BoneFrog just so happens to be a sponsor of our recent guest, Benjamin Pedersen! We actually didn’t even know that at the time we booked Tim or Benjamin to be on the show; what a small world. You can read more about BoneFrog, get some coffee, or some gear at https://BoneFrog-Coffee.com. We’re working with BoneFrog right now to get Avants Members some coffee to try, so sit tight and enjoy one more great reason to be an Avants member!

If you're looking for the best adventure riding or overland routes in the country, it's the Backcountry Discovery Routes. In this episode we talk with some of the key players who give us the gift of the BDRs, Paul Guillien and Inna Thorn. We have probably said it 100x on the podcast at this point, but the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route was without a doubt the most fun we have ever had on a trip in our lives, even beating out the SeaMont Rally! So listen up and get ready, because you're going to want to get out and explore after this episode!

For more information on the Backcountry Discovery Routes, GPS tracks, ride reports, and anything else you'd ever need, head over to RideBDR.com!