Very Vehicular

It’s the Battle of the Generations on Very Vehicular this week, as our three guests debate their views on car culture. Representing Gen X is your host, Scotto. In the tastefully grey (or is it green these days?) Millennial corner, it’s returning friend of the pod, Ron Zaras, and lastly, hoisting the flag for all of Gen Z, we’ve got newcomer Chaz Warren (@ChazzyDawg). Chazzy made his name in the world of film photography, where his visceral style found viral success on Instagram, his camera acting as a passport to a world of cars he’d only dreamed of being able to approach. Now, alongside working for big names in the industry, he’s set his sights on creating his own culture of photo-forward meets, where the old rules don’t apply, as he brings community to legions of young car worshippers, whether they’re toting analog or digital machinery. So whether you’re prehistoric; or barely old enough to sneak out of the house unhindered by your parents tracking you on Life360, find out what this unusual council makes of it all. Enjoy.

@ChazzyDawg
@RonCar
@AntiLag
@BrianScotto
@321ActionAction

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Editor: Julius Adorsu @adorsu.j
Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
02:42 - Chazzy Origin Story
04:39 - It All Started With Midnight Club 2
08:03 - Access and Car Meets
11:00 - First Serious Shoots
14:24 - Is Automotive Culture Peak Right Now?
18:44 - Drifting as the Next Wave
23:01 - $100K Dream Car You Could Buy From A Dealership Today
28:36 - Favorite Motorsport
34:57 - Style Over Specs
36:05 - Do Kids Care About Supercars and Hypercars?
37:22 - When Was Peak Hypercar?
40:34 - EV Emotion Debate
44:30 - Cybertruck Reality Check
45:00 - Car Prices Are out of Control
47:15 - Automotive Gentrification
52:43 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
54:09 - Takeovers Then vs Now
58:54 - Clout Culture and Danger
01:09:32 - Legal Places to Slide
01:16:20 - Hooning Isn’t a Crime
01:17:17 - Getting Pulled Over
01:22:04 - Is There Still Love for RWB?
01:23:31 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspensions
01:25:16 - That Time Scotto Nearly Killed Himself and Ron in the 911 Turbo
01:28:44 - Is It Time for Spinners to Make a Comback?
01:35:13 - Is the Answer Always Japan and JDM?
01:46:11 - Do Kids Really Like Burble Tune?
01:51:55 - Hearing 2-Step in the Flesh
01:54:37 - Street Legal Race Cars
01:56:24 - Photo Meets and Community
01:58:42 - We Need to Bring Back Cruising
01:59:50 - DTLA Car District on the Rise
02:02:34 - Learning from Low Rider Culture
02:06:59 - Three Car Garage Picks
02:15:33 - Dailying an RS6?

We’re joined this week by Jean Pierre Kraemer, of JP Performance, undoubtedly the biggest automotive YouTuber in Germany, and one of the most successful creators on the planet. He’s a TV star and celebrity, builder of hundreds of builds from the classic, to the electrified ultramodern and everything in between. Not just content to produce content (ha) he owns and runs no fewer than sixteen businesses, and his complex in his native Dortmund is droolworthy. There’s the workshop itself, a burger bar, a theater-style dyno and down the block, his very own Pace Car Museum, housing his own creations alongside a staggering assortment of motorsport and car culture’s most significant metal. If all this doesn’t leave you breathless to find out how he did it, what’s next and what he thinks of the US? Well there’s no hope for you – you’ll just have to listen! Enjoy.

@JPPerformance
@BrianScotto
@321ActionAction

Partners:
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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
02:32 - Fame in Europe vs America
09:53 - Quitting TV for YouTube
12:56 - Building a Business Empire
14:32 - 121 Cars and Collector Mindset
18:00 - YouTube Pressure and Planning 2 Years Ahead
23:17 - Peak Car Culture and the 90s
30:46 - Social Media Trends and Gatekeeping
35:50 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
37:26 - YouTube is Changing
40:31 - Staying Fresh After 16 Years
41:33 - Gratitude Versus Burnout
50:25 - YouTube Celebrity Reality
59:03 - The Evil of the TUV: Germany’s Car Crackdown
01:06:26 - How Do We Keep Car Culture Alive?
01:18:38 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspensions
01:20:32 - First Time in a Porsche: F**king One’s Way to the Top?
01:23:48 - Chasing Analog Emotion
01:25:45 - When was the Best Era in Cars?
01:29:23 - EV Pushback Reality Check
01:35:48 - Hidden Concepts And Halos
01:37:59 - Audi Nuvolari Design Critique
01:45:02 - Design of the Hoonitron
01:47:34 - Brand DNA Versus Driving Feel
01:50:50 - Korean & Chinese Cars Shock Everyone
01:57:29 - Where EVs Actually Work
02:00:58 - Taycan Temptation
02:02:45 - Hybrids and Range Extenders
02:06:14 - Building Base Cars… like the Hoonicorn
02:09:45 - Favorite Cars and Nostalgia
02:14:31 - Road Trips and Flyover States
02:16:25 - Donk Magazine Origins
02:22:34 - Fame and Freedom in America
02:29:19 - Creators Giving Back
02:32:41 - Racetracks Disappearing
02:34:24 - Car Culture Criminalized
02:36:38 - Getting Pulled Over
02:37:23 - Top Speed Confessions
02:38:32 - Autobahn Culture Debate
02:39:54 - America Through German Eyes
02:42:13 - Car YouTube in the US vs Germany
02:49:13 - Sponsors and Creative Control
02:53:31 - Algorithm Fatigue and Return to Paid Content?
02:59:00 - Creative Friction, a.k.a. F**k AI
03:07:39 - Creator Business Models
03:10:35 - What’s Next… Buying Scotto’s 360?

Firing Order is BACK for Season 4 of Very Vehicular, and we’re bringing you an absolute heater of a first episode with veteran motoring journalist and podcaster Matt Farah (The Smoking Tire) as well as Our Cousin Vinny: Vin Anatra. If you’re new around here, the aim of the show is simple: to form a definite ranking (which definitely isn’t just the opinions of whichever three lovable idiots are on that particular week), and this week it’s the most overhyped hero cars, that you wish you’d never met! Our hosts have decades and decades (and dec—) of seat time between them across a plethora of automotive heroes: from the pedestrian (ha) to the decidedly exotic! Stay tuned, to find out which one will top the list. Enjoy. 

@TheSmokingTire
@Vin_tra
@BrianScotto 
@321ActionAction

Mentioned in Episode:
Racing FIVE Cars up America’s Most Brutal Mountain with Betim Berisha and Steven Wetterau

Greatest Camaro Ever Built? 8500rpm LS7 DSE-Z 3rd Gen

1100hp 1972 AMC Javelin, Ringbrothers' Defiant //DT224

CHEAP FERRARI, EXPENSIVE HONDA. THE TABLES HAVE TURNED!

I Rescued This Original Owner Twin Turbo Supra!

GTR-Registry.com - EN-R35-Colours

1975 Lancia Stratos HF Group 4 Works - One Take

LEGEND!! 1988 Callaway Twin Turbo C4 Corvette - One Take

First to Get A Ticket Challenge - Full Video

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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Music: SlikSound 

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00:00 - Welcome to Season 4
02:19 - Why Matt is Real-life Bowser in Mario Kart
05:39 - Let’s Go Over the Rules… So We Can Ignore Them
06:46 - Matt’s List
29:56 - Vinny’s List
35:22 - Mileage Prison and Odo Tricks
50:42 - Barrett-Jackson Cheap Thrills
52:54 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
54:20 - Pikes Peak Showcase
54:43 - Scotto’s List
01:16:16 - Blindspots (from Patreon)
01:31:04 - Final Round Setup
01:40:15 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspensions
01:41:56 - Ranking the Five
01:50:28 - Final List Revealed

Racing FIVE Cars up America’s Most Brutal Mountain with Betim Berisha and Steven Wetterau

This week we’re trying out something brand new: a Very Vehicular Showcase: PIKES PEAK SPECIAL Episode with Betim Berisha (of BBi Autosport) and Steve Wetterau! It’s a bit of an experiment but we wanted to take the time to explore a subject in a more involved way, bringing you closer to the action with more footage and images, and what better to kick off with than the mysticism of the Brutal Mountain itself: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – the ‘Race to the Clouds! Our guests this week have done battle at the mountain for several years and faced unimaginable challenges, but this year… they’re not going back? Stay tuned as they explain it all. Enjoy!

@BBiAutosport
@Steve.Wetterau
@BrianScotto 
@321ActionAction

Footage from:
Toyo Tires
Will Roegge
Brandon Kado
Schaine McDougall
Hoonigan
Mobil 1
Calvin Salacain
Loni Unser
Brian Scotto

Partners:
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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
00:45 - The Allure of the Mountain
03:08 - Why We’re Not Going This Year
04:54 - The Chaos Addiction
09:07 - A Poster, A Legend and a Dream
15:06 - Welcome to the Scrappy Underdogs
16:04 - How Steve Came Onboard
22:31 - Hell and Heaven on Earth: Living Through Pikes
28:38 - The Three-Car Year
29:57 - 2022: The Hoonipig
34:29 - Lia Block Takes the Wheel
35:40 - Sometimes, Your Heart Just Stops: Literally
37:59 - Back from the Brink: Project EVO
41:08 - BBi Team are Tough as Nails
42:51 - 2024: Everything that Can Go Wrong…?
48:32 - Redemption
51:42 - Steve Eyes Up GT4
57:15 - Sometimes, you Gotta Make a Phonecall… to Aston Martin Racing
01:03:26 - Off to the Races, in a Hurry!
01:12:48 - Superstition Versus Confidence
01:14:46 - Windstorm - the Mountain Decides
01:16:16 - An Asterisk Year
01:18:54 - Putting Together a Run
01:29:04 - Team Results And Redemption
01:31:07 - Future Plans

For the final episode of season 3, Very Vehicular is delighted to present none other than TJ Hunt! Rolling up to the studio in a minty white V8 Vantage, with the all-time longest Very Vehicular episode record firmly in his sights, TJ hasn’t come to play, he’s here to win! In a departure from form, Scotto has the mic turned around on him as TJ unleashes his pent-up questions in desperate need of answers. This reverse interview has it all: origin stories, the dawn of YouTube, the art of growing a business (and what happens when you lose one!), love, loss and identity, even movies: it’s practical therapy, people! So unhook your phone (shout out, landline generation), slip out to grab some milk & cigarettes, do whatever you must - this episode is not to be missed! Most of all? As ever, enjoy.

@TJHunt
@BrianScotto 
@321ActionAction

Partners:
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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Music: SlikSound 

Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647

https://bio.site/321actionaction
podcasts@321actionaction.com

00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
00:36 - Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions
02:15 - The Name’s Hunt… TJ Hunt (that new Vantage)
05:10 - California Cop Stories
08:45 - That Time TJ Was in a Ford GT Commercial
10:45 - Early Days on YouTube and Vlogging
19:11 - BRZ Forums and Blackjack
23:22 - A Shift of Business Mindset
30:30 - GT3 Conversions. For When You’ve Run out of Kinks
38:29 - Cars as Trading Cards
39:07 - Why Builds Beat Driving
40:34 - Back When TJ Was Kinda Hating on Hoonigan
44:37 - There’s Always a Bigger Fish
50:03 - How the Hoonigan Zumiez Deal Happened
50:48 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
01:05:23 - How Daily Transmission Happened
01:13:12 - Studying Ken Block’s Playbook
01:15:31 - Formula Drift or NASCAR?
01:17:46 - Getting Back to Just Having Fun in Cars
01:21:14 - Dreams From Magazines to Movies
01:24:38 - Hollywood Gatekeepers and Indie Film
01:29:40 - Trauma, Burnout, and Identity Therapy
01:48:55 - Scaling the Business of TJ Hunt
01:51:59 - Would Hoonigan Survive Today?
01:57:38 - Skills Learned Building Hoonigan
01:59:44 - When I First Met Ken Block, I Wrote This Down
02:03:56 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial & Wera Tools
02:05:12 - Wheel Pros Renaming - TJ’s Take
02:07:52 - Why YouTube Beat TV
02:11:01 - Just Down the Block from the Berrics
02:16:45 - Is Racing the Next Chapter?
02:23:40 - Competitiveness And Hyperfixation
02:26:33 - Building Hunt & Co and Street Hunter
02:28:42 - Culture Vultures - When Collabs Aren’t the Real Deal
02:42:55 - What’s After YouTube for TJ?
02:59:10 - Would Scotto & TJ… Make a Film Together?