The Bucket Seat

This past weekend I was on location for the second time, at Fitted Toronto's 9th annual event. Serious kudos to David Soo and Arthur for the near decade of running such a successful event. While at Fitted my first two guests are Senior Editor Micky Slinger, and Associate Editor Adam Gordon from Performance Auto & Sound Magazine (PASMAG). These guys undoubtedly have an endless supply of cool car stories, and that was apparent after the first few minutes of talking to them. So I tried to dig into some top level topics about the magazine, and then as I always do,  get to know what it was that got them into cars in the first place. A quick apology for the wind noise and fluctuating volume levels of this episode. I was working with a brand new rig, made a rookie mistake and didnt have proper wind covers for my lav mics...... as a result I ended up fighting to regulate the levels the whole time.

An indulgent episode. I'm back] with a very good friend of the show, Laurance Yap, and we're all set to talk about Laurance's experience at the somewhat newfound pilgrimage to california for an air-cooled love fest many of you know as Luftgekühlt.

I have a returning guest, Mr.David Soo, to discuss the topic of car shows. In particular we discuss a show that David's been curating for nearly a decade. The show, and the brad are called Fitted, and through the many years it has been running, David has learned a ton. And, just that Ton is what I wanted to talk to him about on this episode. So, stick around as we start at the beginning, and then dig into David's views of past, present, and future auto shows and events through the lense of his youthful yet veteran eyes. Enjoy!

Jodi is the Editor-in-chief for AutoGuide. NO big deal. From coming home from the hospital in a 911SC, to a first article about a Honda Fit, to wheeling a Panamara Sport Turismo next week..... shes never stopped surrounding herself with cool cars, and I think we should all be thankful for that. So, enjoy getting to know Jodi, how she got into cars, Journalism, automotive journalism, and the journey that got her there.

In my conversation with guest Faisal Huda,  we focus heavily on one specific vehicle of his..... known simply as The Toronto Commission. It's a seemingly innocuous name, but to those who understand the magnitude of this simple naming convention, know that it wreaks of the names Porsche, Singer, and it's founder of legendary status, Rob Dickinson. In this episode we discuss having a 911 reimagined by Singer Vehicle Design. It is glorious. Thanks for listening, and be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

I know we're still quite far off from realizing just that, but still, right now may end up being the ideal time to locate and buy a fun car for the approaching spring weather. Someone may have been hanging on to their machine for the winter, and become fed up with the slow season... or, someone may be proactively listing their carving machine now that the first signs of spring are starting to show their face. In either case, now may be a great time to find a deal on fun car, and this episode is intended to find whats out there today!  So, stay tuned for episode 41 of the bucket seat podcast, where I embark upon another $15 thoussand dollar used car challenge. In this particular challenge, I'll be focusing on vehicles that I think would be great for a spring drive, and a summer project. And I'll give fair warning, I'm not going to say no to my beloved Subaru's just because of their all-wheel-drive..... we all know, that all-wheel drive is just as effective in the spring and summer, as it is in the winter and fall.

Its episode 40 , and on the show I have a chance to chat with Dave Thomas from Stance is Everything. From random celebrations of DEHC kits for fox bodies being Canadian, to the truth about MazdaSpeed 3 torque steer, the definition of stance, what Stance is Everything..... IS and ISNT...... and great discussion about automotive photography. Dave is a wealth of automotive knowledge, Dave is also  the epitome of calm and collected, and his commitment to celebrating what automotive enthusiasm represents through his own very unique perspective, is what this love for cars is all about. I hope that some of Daves passion and love for cars rubs off on all of you listening, as I think we'll all be better for it.

in this episode I Have Sasha Anis on the show. Sasha has had such a cool history in automotive. In motorsports, in the analytics and tuning of races cars and road cars, and now, it's no exaggeration to say he's breaking ground in the electric sports car world. Sasha and I start where we always do, with the beginning. Where it all started and what it was that got Sasha into the automotive world....from there we dig into Sasha's mainstay business, OnPoint Dyno. That's his mobile dyno tuning business which has thrived since he started it, but then we get into one of his project cars. It's named Blue Lightning, and has been named as a bit of a throw back to his imaginative childhood. This piece of engineering wizardry is based on a Lotus Evora, and completely powered by a Tesla electric motor.You'll want to stick around for the tail end of the episode for some news Sasha shares about an exciting new business venture he's launching in 2018, named Mountain Pass Performance...... I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of it in this, and the coming years.

In this episode I embark upon another $15k Used Car Challenge. I take 15 minutes to find 15 cars for $15k or less. To remind everyone, the reason I'm doing this is because I'm always told that fun cars are SO expensive. Guess what, $15k isn't a drop in the bucket, but it also isn't an absolute fortune - and there are many cars to be had for this budget! Enjoy!

I had Jover Poppa-G and Devo Dunbar on the show to talk about what they've been up to with Vice, Scraped Crusaders, and a wicked new event they're working on for 2018, called Drift Jam. As we have been doing, we start with where Devo got his spark for cars, we did the same with Jover back in episode 16 so check that out to hear the same for him. In a bit of a new twist, this time we end with where Jover and devo think the whole future of the industry is going - they've got a finger on the pulse, so stick around for their predictions. I really loved shooting the shit with these guys, so I hope you enjoy the show.