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Segments:

00:00 Introductions/Car Week History

05:37 Experiencing The Quail

11:56 Changes and Challenges in Recent Years

16:14 2026 Car Reveals - Koenigsegg CCGT1

24:08 Lamborghini Revuelto SV

30:23 McLaren McL 6GT

33:36 Porsche Flachbau RS (Slantnose)

35:13 Gordon Murray S1

38:11 Spiker C8 Preliator XXV Coupe

41:12 Guntherworks GXR EVO

46:53 Aston Martin Valen

49:06 Ferrari CZ26

50:23 Louis Vuitton Singer

52:45 Bugatti Destrier

55:17 Auctions: $40 Million Ferrari Luce

58:21 F1 GTR sells for $35 Million

59:51 Bugatti Mistral for $8 Million

1:01:02 Pagani Huayra Roadster for $8 million

1:01:56 Ferrari Daytona SP3 for $17 million

1:03:36 Lamborghini Murcielago SV for $3 million

1:05:05 2008 BMW M5 $156,000

1:06:09 Gabe Farrell’s Liberty Walk Aventador catches fire

1:08:06 Mazda 767B catches fire

In this episode, we met with Graham Doyle. Graham races in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series, NASCAR Truck Series, and IMSA WeatherTech Series. We discuss what it takes to be a driver, hard work on/off track, sim racing as training, competing in multiple series, and much more.

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Sections:

00:00 Introductions and Graham’s Racing Background

3:46 Super Trofeo Car Specs and Challenges

8:58 Racing Strategies

11:29 The Racing Etiquette of Other Drivers

15:17 The Effort to Get Comfortable in a Race Car

18:10 Sim Racing’s Role in Training Drivers

24:29 What is the Apex of a Corner?

26:23 What is Trail Braking?

29:29 The Hidden Work Behind Motorsport

32:06 NASCAR Truck Series

36:59 NASCAR trucks Vs Super Trofeo

43:49 Graham’s Favorite Tracks

44:53 Life Inside the Race Car

50:37 The Team Aspect of Racing

56:19 Graham’s Racing Goals

1:01:31 The Revival of NASCAR

1:08:02 Graham’s Favorite Manual Transmission Car

1:09:58 The Porsche Phenomenon

1:12:52 Underrated Cars

1:17:28 Graham’s Daily Driver

1:19:55 Best Racing Movies

1:24:31 Racing Role Models

1:27:58 Where to Watch Graham Race

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In this episode, I have a very special guest: Steve's POV. Steve has a large audience of nearly 1 million subscribers on Youtube, he can speak fluent Japanese, and has met an amazing amount of JDM car culture legends over the years. We discuss learning Japanese, going to Japan in the 90s, the car culture, the food, the vending machines, the meets, and more.

Sections:

00:00 Introduction to Steve and his Journey in Japan

02:36 How hard is it to learn japanese?

04:18 Life in Japan as a Foreigner

10:22 How did Steve get into JDM Cars?

14:07 Steve’s first JDM dream car and what’s in his Garage?

16:38 Does Steve have any cars in Japan?

17:45 How hard is it to import a JDM car?

18:46 The Challenges of owning old cars in Japan

21:02 Steve’s Favorite Era of JDM Cars

21:39 What Car Meet Should Everyone Experience in Japan?

24:58 The Convenience Store item in Japan You HAVE to try

26:49 Steve’s American and Japanese Audience

30:04 What Japanese people think about American Car Culture

31:25 Owning an American Car in Japan

33:46 Is the JDM Car Market in a Bubble?

37:27 Steve’s Perspective on America after living in Japan

42:23 Who has the better car culture? America or Japan?

43:03 Is there a place in Japan that feels special every time you visit?

45:23 Marketplace Finds (Japan Edition): Nissan Stagea 260RS

48:33 What is Steve’s next JDM car?

50:55 Meeting the Drift King: Keiichi Tsuchiya

54:38 Kick or Keep

In this episode we discuss a $16,000 Maserati Marketplace find, and it's not a 20 year old maserati, its relatively new. Why are Maserati's so cheap?! We also discuss some forgotten cars that were definitely underrated and potential future classics.

Chapters:

00:00 Crazy Car Spotting

03:20 Introductions/Ownership History

9:00 R34 GTR sells for $350,000

14:00 Marketplace Finds: FD RX7

17:30 Marketplace Finds: Maserati Quattroporte

21:30 Marketplace Finds: Manual Cayenne GTS

25:25 Marketplace Finds: G90 M5 Touring

29:26 Marketplace Finds: Porsche Panamera Wagon

33:10 Future Classic: G65 AMG G Wagon

38:20 Future Classic: Honda Civic Type R

42:00 Future Classic: Ford Focus RS

46:30 Future Classic: B8.5 Audi RS5

48:05 Crashing a B8.5 Audi S5

50:48 Back to B8.5 Audi RS5

53:55 Underrated: Genesis G70

55:48 Underrated: GLA 45 AMG

1:00:15 Kick or Keep

In this episode we talk about the new Genesis G90 Wingback concept car, and introduce Holland. Holland shares his experience working at Exotic Autosport, a high end supercar maintenace and performance shop in Nashville. We also discuss some exotic marketplace finds, the Ferrari Purosangue, and more.

Sections:

0:00 G90 Wingback

5:00 The Sports wagon

8:20 Introductions

9:30 Building Kane Brown’s twin turbo huracan

11:45 Ownership History

18:15 Getting out of a speeding ticket

20:23 Ownership History Continued

27:45 New Project Car

34:40 What it’s like Working at a High End Shop

53:53 Marketplace Finds: Aston Martin V8 Vantage

1:00:00 Marketplace Finds: TVR Cerbera

1:04:45 Marketplace Finds: Ferrari 458 Italia

1:11:20 Marketplace Finds: AMS Twin Turbo Huracan

1:15:37 Marketplace Finds: Ferrari 812 Superfast

1:18:28 Ferrari Purosangue: Does it have a market?

1:26:23 Future Classic: 5th Gen Camaro Z/28

In this episode, we discuss the new Drifter movie, starring Sung Kang, Adam LZ and a ton of other car community figures that is Sung Kang's love letter to the car community. We also discuss some more cool marketplace finds, the 25 year import rule origins, fraudulent importers, and future classics. Would you pay $21k for an S52 swapped E30? What about $48k for a Holden Ute (illegal?!) Plus, Kick or Keep hood dump exits? Are airbag suspensions clout or culture?

Sections

0:00 Sung Kang's New Drifter Movie

4:00 Renting a drift car in Japan?

9:40 Are BMW's the new G35/G37s?

15:25 Introduction

24:53 Marketplace Finds: S52 Swapped E30

33:10 Marketplace Finds: LS Swapped BMW X3?

44:10 Marketplace Finds: Holden Ute (Illegal?!)

48:20 Show and Display and the 25 Year Rule

58:50 Future Classics: GT350R, CT5V Blackwing, BMW M2 Competition, 996/997 Porsche 911

1:13:00 Clout or Culture - Airbag Suspension

1:18:25 Kick or Keep - Hyundai N Vision 74

1:20:00 Kick or Keep - Hood Dump Exits

Is the B58 really better than the N54? This Hyundai Veloster N we found on marketplace was WILD. Plus, some other cool marketplace finds. Is a $25k 1JZ swapped 350z worth it? We found a $30k kit car that NO ONE knows about! Is the new 5.2 V10 Valvetronic exhaust the GOAT? Does the starry led headliner trend need to die? Does the big lifted truck trend need to die? We discuss all and more on this episode of Tire Kickers!

Sections

0:00 B58 vs N54

5:45 Introductions

18:57 1JZ Swapped 350Z

26:20 CRAZY Hyundai Veloster N

30:30 E36 M3 Lightweight Clone

38:45 Factory Five Kit Car 

44:40 Kick or Keep - Lifted Trucks and Big Wheels

48:40 Kick or Keep - Star LED Headliner

51:14 Clout or Culture? TE37s

54:25 New Valvetronic F1 Exhaust