The Exhaust Note Podcast

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Tim Bradshaw, who shares plenty about his experience in motorsport. From helicopters to 2, 3, and 4 wheels, he's done plenty. Tim shares about overcoming a serious injury, the Mini and the Mini Rally, and more! This is Part 1 of the episode, Part 2 is coming soon.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro to Tim

7:18 Flying a Helicopter?

8:11 Historic Driving & The Mini

10:22 Bespoke Drive Shaft & Lowering The Engine

11:31 Competing Side Car

12:51 Formula Two

14:09 Historic Racing

16:46 The Mini Rally Challenge 2025

18:59 Racing In The Dark

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Clint LaFollette, Product Development Specialist and Creative Director for IXO Models. IXO Models creates highly detailed collector model cars, race cars, and rally vehicles in various scales. This is Part 2 of their conversation, so be sure to check out Part 1 first. In the second half of the discussion, Clint shares the importance of representation in more obscure and unique vehicles. He shares how studying the car increases his appreciation for the artistry and design, as well as some of the challenges of designing the models.

Show Notes

0:00 Car Representation & Fav Events

2:53 Job Perks & Personal Cars

6:00 1963 Plymouth Savoy

7:43 Advice For New Model Builders

9:07 Vintage Car Scannings

10:48 Challenges of the Duster

13:06 Viper Scanning & Underside Modeling

15:12 Custom Cars & Hidden Details

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Clint LaFollette, Product Development Specialist and Creative Director for IXO Models. IXO Models creates highly detailed collector model cars, race cars, and rally vehicles in various scales. Part 1 of their conversation includes the design process, rally cars, discussion of varieties of cars, and specifically American cars. Part 2 will be coming soon!

Show Notes

0:00 Intro & Rally Car Models

2:52 Vans

3:38 Becoming A Car Enthusiast

4:17 Design Process

9:10 Global Markets & Job Perks

12:32 Model Variety

15:08 Viper & American Cars

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by the one and only Robb Patton, Brynn's dad! Today the tables turn and Brynn gets interviewed so we can all get to know him better. How did he go from potty training with Hot Wheels to now interviewing some big names in the car enthusiast world? Why did he start this podcast? This is part 2 of the interview, so be sure to watch part 1 first.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro, Advice, & Events

4:06 Reading About Cars

6:36 Advice for Enthusiasts

16:24 Podcast Purpose

18:55 Looking To The Future

20:24 Top 3 Favorite Cars

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by the one and only Robb Patton, Brynn's dad! Today the tables turn and Brynn gets interviewed so we can all get to know him better. How did he go from potty training with Hot Wheels to now interviewing some big names in the car enthusiast world? Why did he start this podcast? This is part 1 of the interview, part 2 coming shortly.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro

1:02 Introduction to Hot Wheels

4:58 Car Video Games

10:57 Car Events & Shows

15:39 Abstract Cars & Creativity

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Scott Elsey, Brand Managing Director of Pocher Models. Pocher is a UK-based company that sells premium 1:8 scale model kits. In Part 2 of the conversation, Brynn gets into the details. What is the point of replicating internal pieces that aren't seen in the final model? How do they recreate older hard-to-find cars? Scott shares some challenges within the model creating process and his advice to anyone considering model building!

Pocher Models: https://uk.pocher.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo21BZiCeePLubfwQ7b_t0XC9_SP0S23tIyYRTE54skfFQ-bk8f

Show Notes

0:00 Intro & Internal Pieces

2:23 Modeling Older Race Cars

6:08 Unique Visits & Collectors

9:09 Limited Editions

10:42 Product Manager Role

11:58 Challenges in Creating Models

13:15 Advice for Modeling

14:41 Ferrari Fan

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Scott Elsey, Brand Managing Director of Pocher Models. Pocher is a UK-based company that sells premium 1:8 scale model kits. In Part 1 of the conversation, Scott covers the history of Pocher and some of the behind-the-scenes processes in creating the kits. Brynn also asks Scott about his extensive background as an engineer, a designer, and more.

Pocher Models: https://uk.pocher.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo21BZiCeePLubfwQ7b_t0XC9_SP0S23tIyYRTE54skfFQ-bk8f

Show Notes

0:00 Intro & Pocher History

1:50 Designing Model Kits

6:08 Deciding the Vehicles

8:27 Engineer, Designer, and More

13:29 Designing for Cars vs Bikes

16:52 Most Challenging Model

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Jack Klepchick, a professional racing driver and instructor. They cover his love of Mazdas, WRL and other styles of racing, as well as advice for getting into racing. Jack mentions mistakes when it comes to performance driving and mentions some of his favorite memories!

Show Notes

0:00 Intro to Jack

2:12 Crazy Stories

4:26 WRL Racing & Champ Car

6:37 Mazda Fan

8:30 Mistakes in Performance Driving

10:38 Favorite Car & Racing Memory

15:14 Radicals & Muscle Cars

19:19 Getting Into Racing

21:49 Advice for Newer Racers

24:18 Final Thoughts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Marci Bodner, brand embassador for the Amalgam Collection. Amalgam creates realistic, high quality car models at 1:18 scale. This is Part 2 of their conversation, so be sure to watch Part 1 first. Together, they touch on art cars, including Formula 1 cars in Amalgam models, and advice for newer enthusiast. Marci shares a fun story of the European delivery experience as well.

The Amalgam Collection: https://www.amalgamcollection.com

Show Notes

0:00 Intro & Art Cars

1:25 Formula 1 Cars & Historic Ferraris

2:44 Porsche & European Deliveries

7:24 Track Days vs Casual Racing

11:19 Advice to New Enthusiasts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.

In this episode, Brynn is joined by Marci Bodner, brand embassador for the Amalgam Collection. Amalgam creates realistic, high quality car models at 1:18 scale. In Part 1, they discuss the process of creating the models, the technology involved, and the option to weather the cars. They also touch on some of Marci's racing history and unique memories!

The Amalgam Collection: https://www.amalgamcollection.com

Show Notes

0:00 Intro

0:12 Amalgam Models

2:19 Weathering & Design Tech

5:16 Formula Racing

7:34 Ferrari Challenges

8:59 Driving Manual

10:43 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

14:00 Special Order Models

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheExhaustNotePodcast

Instagram: @theexhaustnotepodcast

ABOUT THE EXHAUST NOTE

The Exhaust Note features entertaining and informational conversations from Jesko to Yugo and Diablo to Dusenberg, adding more variety to the show than Mopar trim levels. Hosted by a fifteen-year-old enthusiast, Brynn will speak with various car officianato guests from all ages. Join us for 20 minutes every two weeks for discussions packed with stories, facts and debates.

ABOUT BRYNN

Brynn is a 15 year old car enthusiast and avid Hotwheels collector whose love for cars has led him to experience going to a Barrett-Jackson auction, appearing as a panelist on a webinar, and visiting a rallycross team's shop, among many other events. A colorful automotive fan since 3 years of age, he enjoys learning and talking about widely unknown cars and their stories.