Very Vehicular

This week we’ve got something a little different for you: Scotto is answering your questions! We’ve received so many good questions from all of you that we may have to do a second round at some point. Scotto gives some long-awaited updates on a few pressing issues – Cough his car collection cough! Meanwhile, if you’ve got any questions of your own, please post them in the comments and as ever, enjoy!

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

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00:00 - Welcome to Scotto’s Q&A

01:22 - What Is Your One Car Solution?

07:48 - Future Popularity of Different Car Eras?

15:35 - If You Could Rebuild Your First Car, What Would You Do Differently?

19:18 - What Would You Do if You Were the Head of Audi Marketing?

26:34 - What Were Your Gymkhana Inspirations Outside of Automotive?

33:18 - In Hindsight, Would You Have Done Anything Differently in Your Career?

40:08 - How Did You Find Your Creative Voice and Keep it?

47:31 - Thinking of Starting a Brand - Does the Market Need it?

53:29 - How’s Farm Life?

59:11 - How Are You Processing Your ADHD?

01:12:05 - News on Upcoming Projects

Firing Order is BACK for its first outing in season 3 and this week we’ve got Chris Stewart, co-founder of GRIDLIFE and all-round track sensei RonCar, aka Ron Zaras, founder of AntiLag here to join Scotto in debating the Top Five Budget Track Day Cars! Don’t worry, as you’ve come to love and expect: there are tangents-a-plenty and while an objective ranking (clearly, not the work of “three idiots”) may eventually be reached, they take their sweet time battling it out on their way there. Meanwhile, Scotto… well, I think Scotto just wants to found a neo-vintage racing class? Grab your helmets and spare tires, we’re off to the track, baby! 

@RonCar

@AntiLag

@TheChrisStewart

@GridLifeOfficial

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

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https://bio.site/321actionaction

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

00:26 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & Wera Tools

02:30 - Meet Chris Stewart, co-founder of GridLife

11:12 - Rules and Ice Cream Test

16:55 - Chris’s List

33:55 - Ron’s List

45:32 - Two from Each List Advance

52:38 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

54:51 - Scotto’s List

01:16:10 - Blindspots (from Patreon)

01:33:41 - Final Six

01:34:17 - Sponsor: Vyper Industrial Snack Cart

01:35:53 - Number Six Gets Cut

01:49:51 - Ranking the Top Five

02:08:37 - Final Top Five List

Guess who’s in town for Formula Drift, rolling up in that distinctive orange Murciélago? Why it’s ADAM LZ of course! He found time after a busy media day to swing by the studio to chop it up with Scotto. Hear the story of how they actually first met, way back in the dawn of the first YouTube Era and find out everything Adam’s been up to since, and even what’s next. Could LZ really be looking to a life beyond YouTube? Sit back as we dive into his crazy schedule and impressive work ethic, there’s more than meets the eye with this YouTuber-Drifter-BMX-Guitar-Content polymath machine! Enjoy.

@AdamLZ

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

00:52 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspension

03:06 - Rolling Up in an Orange Muciélago

04:03 - When Scotto & Adam First Met - Early YouTube Days

12:54 - Drifting: From Just a Hobby to FD

17:07 - E36 That Was Never Meant to Be

20:27 - Grassroots vs Competition Mindset

24:48 - Favorite FD Events and LZ World Tour

29:39 - Drift Masters vs Formula Drift

34:37 - Making Content That Excites You

36:36 - BMX Origins

39:51 - Mental Focus Rituals

42:16 - Guitar in the Drift Trailer

53:35 - BMX To Drifting Pipeline

54:25 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

55:59 - First Drift Car Journey

59:53 - Grassroots Drift Culture

01:04:00 - Doing Rally Baja?

01:07:49 - Work Boundaries And Metrics

01:10:20 - Escaping the Daily Upload Grind

01:15:52 - How Many Cars Now?

01:16:37 - Forever Cars and Porsche Takes

01:20:28 - Supercars Through a Shitbox Lens

01:38:16 - Building a Shop and Leading Friends

01:42:23 - Hoonigan Scale and Burnout Lessons

01:49:37 - Engine Nerd Talk

01:54:46 - Sponsor: Vyper Industrial Snack Cart

01:56:31 - Drifter Movie - Behind the Scenes

02:02:05 - Separating Business And Talent

02:06:18 - Privacy Drama And Boundaries

02:11:13 - Viral Videos: What Would Get Your Neighbors Talking?

02:16:05 - Choosing Niche Over Mass Appeal

02:19:38 - What is Your North Star?

02:22:23 - Life After YouTube One Day

02:32:32 - Future Projects

02:35:30 - Creative Routines and Music Taste

02:40:33 - Car Audio Nostalgia

For those of you who appreciate our more, shall we say ‘free form’ episodes? This one’s for you! Get ready for ADHD-fuelled tangent after tangent,  curve after curve in an extended conversational touge stage that is as thrilling as it is prolific. This time? No-one’s making it out alive! Nads tries his level best to get cancelled, Producer Nick realises he may need a more robust command of criminal law, and Scotto is in a blissful realm of his own, having created another patented Scotto-fied format with “What Did You Bring to a Picnic? - The Podcast!” (coming soon, I both fear and do not doubt). Exhales - ok, you’re just going to have to listen for yourselves… if you dare! Enjoy.

@Nadsynads

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

Vyper Industrial

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

00:24 - Sponsors: KW Suspension & Heat Wave Visual

02:04 - Pull the String in Nads’ Back - and Prepare

05:41 - The Dream Civic that Somehow Actually Got Built

08:35 - Actual Overnight Parts from Japan

11:32 - The Whitest White? (Don’t Cancel Me)

18:26 - Cruising Vs Takeovers

23:12 - Cars And Coffee Origins

24:10 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial & Wera Tools

32:36 - Magazine Wars

39:48 - Bring Back Hating

42:52 - Ken Block And Gymkhana Origins

49:01 - Gymkhana Grid At X Games

01:02:07 - Rules Were Made to be Broken

01:09:42 - Mini Truck Nostalgia

01:13:07 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

01:14:41 - Is Car Culture Peaking?

01:21:33 - Hot Takes on JDM Icons

01:23:36 - Future of Tuning Culture

01:25:18 - Nads’ Autonomous Cars Apocalypse Theory

01:30:10 - Good Tech vs Bad Tech

01:33:26 - No Seatbelts in Osaka

01:34:48 - Nads’ Dad Invented Valet Parking?

01:53:28 - Drunken RC Car Racing - What Could Possibly…?

01:57:00 - Scotto Crashing Cleetus’ Full-Size RC Car

02:03:09 - Nads to Write the Book of Wheels

02:14:47 - Reps And Authenticity

02:18:06 - Print Nostalgia And Zines

02:23:24 - Future Collab? Video Magazine for YouTube?

This week we’ve got something a little different for you. 4/3 Day, in memory of Ken Block, is around the corner, so Scotto decided to dedicate this solo episode to sharing some personal stories and memories of Ken. It’s also a little taster of what’s coming up on 4/3 day itself. In case you hadn’t heard about it yet, there will be a special 4/3 day event on YouTube from Block House Racing HQ, where Scotto and other familiar faces will be hosting a FOUR-AND-A-HALF HOURS fundraising stream-a-thon! 9am PT on Friday, April 3rd - don’t miss it! There will be live action, great stories and a great collection of guests to both celebrate Ken’s memory and to support the fantastic work of 43 Institute. Meanwhile, catch some personal reminiscences here from Scotto to get a little taste of what’s to come, and as ever - enjoy.

@BlockHouseRacing

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

01:32 - Firing Up Old Hard Drives

01:59 - Origin of 43 Stories

03:18 - Ken Really F**king Hated Dressing Up

09:39 - Taking Goodwood By Storm - Those Pesky, Lovable Brits!

12:31 - Thou Shalt Hoon

16:09 - First Hoonigan Stickers

17:25 - Rally GB Hangover Meeting

20:46 - The Goodwood Gymkhana That Never Was

30:16 - Leaving Zero to 60, A Whole New Chapter

31:09 - Hoonigan Takes Shape

39:05 - M Sport First Test

42:45 - Greystoke, Shitterton, Cocking, Twatt & Diss

44:17 - Why WRC Ended

52:03 - Legacy

53:55 - 4/3 Day Stream - Fri Apr 3

55:09 - Channel Plans Ahead

56:56 - New Shows In Development

FIRING ORDER is back! This time in the hot seats we’ve got two certifiable JDM wizards in the house: Mickey Andrade and Jon Naderi alongside Scotto, to battle it out and establish the definitive list of the TOP 5 JDM Tuning Companies. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and while we promise we tried to keep this show on the rails and under two hours, clearly we can’t help ourselves, you lucky buggers! Alright then, you rowdy lot, gather round, sit quietly now and bear witness to this exhibition match of pure geekery. It’s a ripper, enjoy!

@MickeyAndrade

@RoundCatGarage

@Nadsynads

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

Vyper Industrial

FCP Euro

Heatwave Visual

Wera Tools

Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647

https://bio.site/321actionaction

[email protected]

00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

00:27 - Sponsors: Heat Wave & Wera Tools

02:07 - Let Battle Commence!

04:33 - Tangent: NOPI tour backstory

14:43 - Setting The Rules; Just So We Can Break Them

20:21 - Nads’ List

31:09 - Tangent: UK speed run legend

40:36 - Mickey’s List

01:02:42 - Snack Cart - Sponsored by Vyper

01:04:44 - Scotto’s List

01:10:27 - Locking Top Six

01:11:19 - The Blind Spots

01:14:04 - Tangent: Wheels

01:24:21 - Any Last Swap Outs

01:29:03 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

01:31:28 - Cutting One To Leave Five

01:35:20 - Ranking The List

01:44:10 - Tangent: Defining A Real Tuner

02:04:23 - Final Rankings Vote

Another highly-requested guest this week on VERY VEHICULAR, we’re happy to welcome Jon Chase! You probably know him from his Hoonigan days as a designer and the creative force behind much of the merchandise but there are depths to Jon that are revealed in this highly flowing and tangential conversation. If it’s one of those never-ending ADHD fever dreams you seek, you won’t be disappointed – you’ve been warned! It’s a masterpiece of the genre, even by Scotto’s standards. The guys manage to cover everything from seeking tangible offline experiences; to the scourge of AI (particularly choice language is used!) and of course, it would be remiss not to tell some never-heard war stories from the days of Power Tour. I’d say this episode has it all but they barely even got started: we’ll have to bring Jon back for part two! Enjoy.

Jon Chase Studios

@JChase7452

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

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FCP Euro

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome and Introduction

00:58 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial, Heat Wave & Wera Tools

03:17 - Kicking Off With Jon Chase

04:58 - Enjoying Everything In Its Own Season

05:46 - Life After Hoonigan

12:13 - Every Brand Is Trying To Be A Lifestyle Brand

15:54 - The Speed of Information and Trends

20:36 - Happily Offline and Unplugging

23:20 - No To Streaming, Media Ownership

24:01 - F**K AI!

37:08 - Craft and Human Touch

38:39 - Why Your Hobbies All Got Monetized

40:33 - Why Podcasts? Longform Appetites

43:34 - Daily Rituals and Creative Routine

45:22 - Scotto The Chaos Goblin

46:54 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

48:31 - Jon’s Journey, From Selling Industrial Hose to Streetwear

51:26 - Hoonigan: When Suits Began Telling Us What Hoonigan Was

53:23 - Monolith Culture Is Gone

01:01:26 - Early Hoonigan Design Days

01:03:13 - Inspiration Outside Your Lane

01:06:45 - The Origin Of Power Tour. Memories From The Road

01:32:24 - Why 700 HP Isn’t Enough, Why Zac Called Scotto A P***y

01:35:36 - Scotto’s Eventual Show : Does It Run?

01:37:36 - Trying To Solve The Dream Garage Question By Category, Not Car

01:44:43 - Why Everybody Needs A Land Yacht

01:48:37 - ADHD, Object Permanence and Cars

01:51:52 - Scotto’s Hot Rod Era

01:59:35 - Swap Meets and Tear Sheets

02:02:28 - Graffiti Styles Explained

02:03:48 - You Don’t Get To Call Yourself A Creative

02:12:18 - Jon’s Midlife Wake-Up Call

02:14:43 - Ken’s Passing and Scotto’s Farm

02:19:09 - Baby Scotto On MTV? No Way!

02:23:48 - Turnstile and Fugazi

02:29:58 - If You Can’t All Get A Table At A Restaurant? Your Company’s Too Big

02:36:41 - Process Over Product

02:40:11 - Jon’s New Projects: Dstroyr

02:47:19 - Will Jon Join The Re-Hoonigan Reunion?

Scotto’s been threatening it for a good while.. and it’s FINALLY HERE! Presenting the first ever episode of this brand new show: FIRING ORDER! The concept is simple: Scotto and returning friends Vin Anatra and Ron Zaras fight it out to make the definitive (definitely not subjective!) list of the Top 5 Driver’s Cars, Post 2000. They’ve each done their homework and brought a list of five cars. However! Only two cars from each list can move forward to the final round. The group has to argue.. I mean – decide! – which cars make the cut and enter the final 6. Finally, the group has to choose together which car gets cut, then the list is ranked to give the definitive Top Five! Stay tuned to the end for the big reveal! Enjoy. 

@Vin_tra

@Roncar

@thedrivers.era

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

Vyper Industrial

FCP Euro

Heatwave Visual

Wera Tools

Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647

https://bio.site/321actionaction

[email protected]

00:00 - Welcome to Firing Order! 

00:44 - Sponsors: Heat Wave & Wera Tools

02:24 - How Firing Order Works

06:19 - Some Rules And Restrictions

08:04 - Vin’s List

22:31 - Ron’s List

36:07 - Snack Cart - Sponsored by Vyper

38:14 - Scotto’s List

52:30 - Picking Finalists

59:45 - Blind Spots List

01:09:18 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

01:15:17 - Final List Showdown

01:22:24 - WDM World Domestic Market? Explain!

01:26:48 - Ranking the Top Five

This week VERY VEHICULAR welcomes JR Hildebrand: Race Driver and Veteran of THAT Indy 500 Crash back in 2011. Scotto and JR get philosophical as they break down the maybes and what-ifs they’ve each encountered through the many forks in life’s road. Mainly though, they’re here to figure out the answer to motorsports’ entertainment problem. Drawing from his deep well of experience behind the wheel, JR’s manifesto for setting racing ‘off’ rather than on the straight and narrow is compelling. Scotto, as ever, brings both a viewer’s and a director’s eye to bear on the problem at hand, because at the end of the day, don’t we all deserve to be entertained? Enjoy!

@JRHildebrand

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

Vyper Industrial

FCP Euro

Heatwave Visual

Wera Tools

Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647

https://bio.site/321actionaction

[email protected]

00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

00:54 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial, Heat Wave & Wera Tools

03:19 - Meeting JR Pre Internet

04:20 - That Crash at Indy and What Ifs

15:27 - JR’s Road to Racing and a Career in Indy

27:05 - Rufus: A Way to Fix Motorsport?

39:19 - Flow State: Did Senna Really See Himself From Above?

42:11 - Hitting the Speed Ceiling. Is Speed Even the Right Thing to Chase?

46:30 - Nostalgia for Group B, Rose-tinted Glasses?

48:02 - Sponsor: FCP Euro

56:05 - So If Not Speed, What Becomes the North Star?

59:31 - Cut Downforce Add Power

01:03:01 - Rally Style And the Loeb of it all

01:14:22 - Storytelling in Racing

01:22:56 - Meetings With NASCAR

01:25:54 - How TV Shaped Racing

01:27:39 - Mickey Thompson Tangent

01:33:47 - Can The Existing Series Evolve? Or Do We Need To Burn It Down?

01:40:09 - Check Out The Patreon

01:48:03 - Rufus - The Vision

02:09:55 - Downforce Sucks. Get Rid Of It

02:11:04 - Blackbird66 and the Mark 1

02:25:19 - Looking For A Proof As A Beacon

02:29:28 - One Off Events at Iconic Tracks

02:34:21 - Thoughts On Rob Dahm’s Laguna Seca Track Record Ambition

Comin’ in HOT! There’s long been talk of an OG Hoonigan Reunion, so here for your chemically-adulterated viewing and listening pleasure, It’s Mister Zachary! Strap in for a no-holds-barred, questionably-legal rapid-fire creative meeting with Scotto on this week’s episode of Very Vehicular! All bets are off as the pod deviates from the road and heads into uncharted territory – jumping over borders: geographically and ethically. Pull up your stool and eavesdrop on these two masters of masochism as they devise a road-trip for the ages that promises torture for all your favourite characters, wanton destruction of personal and public property… and maybe even some bathtub crystal m*th? Make sure your will is up to date and follow the devil’s own road, where cell signal ends.. and mischief begins. Enjoy!

@MisterZachary

@BrianScotto 

@321ActionAction

Partners:

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FCP Euro

Heatwave Visual

Wera Tools

Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts

Music: SlikSound 

Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647

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[email protected]

00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

01:52 - Zac’s Been Busy With Burnout Wars

02:41 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial, Heat Wave & Wera Tools

04:38 - Building Burnout Culture In The Usa

07:07 - Americanization Of Down Under Rules

08:35 - Taking Events On The Road

11:36 - Why Australians All Have A Little Chaos In Their Hearts

15:02 - Dialling In The Nova - Not Every Build Needs 1000hp

28:28 - Scumbag Baja Update

30:38 - An OG Hoonigan Reunion - The Pitch

34:54 - Route 66.6?

40:42 - Spring Break - Zac’s Broken Neck In Mexico

43:39 - Daily Challenges And The Need For A Dirt Oval

46:50 - Route Planning And Stops

49:42 - On The Road Fixes: Working In Parking Lots

51:08 - Sponsor: Fcp Euro

54:35 - Meet The Teams - Unholy Alliances

01:00:34 - The Motor Pool Sweepstakes, Let’s Gamble

01:05:45 - Is This The Way to Shamrock, Texas?

01:09:49 - Check Out The Patreon

01:15:09 - Bathtub Crystal M*Th And Mahem