The Bucket Seat

No strangers to the show, Art and Lane of DWA (that's driving while awesome), Radwood, and now Rad for Sale, have had to take a step back to look at how a business built on in-person automotive & lifestyle events can survive in a time where we can't get together. These guys, amongst their team of equally brilliant, and passionate car lovers, are in the midst of launching an all new auction business with its sights set squarely on their famously known area of expertise. An era of cars they've quite literally named and defined, the Radwood era. 

For those of you who aren't familiar with Brian, or his work, he's an automotive journalist who straddles the world of the written, and the recorded. His words appear in EVO, Sharp Magazine, Hagerty, Motor Magazine Australia.....  On top of that, and by no means paling in comparison, his on-screen presence through his Youtube channel has garnered nearly 10 million views by fans around the world. To add weight to his reviews and critiques, he's a seasoned race driver, US national Champion and instructor, and was also a competitor in the  Micra Cup series to Canada. If you search YouTube - you'll see  In other words, he knows what he's talking about when he's reviewing cars! You can find the famous Micra Cup crash here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJkmAFi0nI4

I've watched a ton of their content, and feel like I haven't even scratched the surface. They have hundreds of videos, millions of subscribers, and nearly hundreds of millions of video views. And, their content is quality. They're really funny, they've got great chemistry, and most importantly, they really know their shit. Check out @thethrottlehouse just about everywhere on the interwebs for their content! 

On this episode,  I have Benjamin Hunting as my guest.Benjamin is an automotive journalist, and an very impressive one at that. From the pages of Super Street to some of the most detailed pieces of work you’ll read in hagerty classic car, accomplished is an understatement. In conjunction with all of his writing, he is also the co-host of his own weekly podcast with Sami Hag Assad, called The Unnamed Automotive podcast…..and if you have’t listened to it, you should. 

In this episode I speak with well known Canadian Drifter, fellow ginger, and extremely nice guy, Riley Sexsmith. He and I discuss how his deep love for automotive began,  life as a pro drifter in Canada, how the pro vs grassroots drift scene shapes up, and what he has in store for 2020. 

In this episode I speak to someone I have come to think of as a modern magician…. Sasha Anis is the mastermind behind both mountain pass performance, and on point dyno. I spoke to him nearly two years ago right when he launched MountainPass, an EV oriented performance company  with a deep rooted history in motorsport.You’ll hear stories of Sasha’s exploits in racing with his lightning fast Model 3, his groundbreaking build of a hybrid race car and its mission to set Mosport lap records, and how he sees the electrified future of automotive shaping up. 

I'm bringing you an episode I recorded back in late summer of 2019, with a group of amazing individuals from a company named LBI Limited.  These guys are really the shining example of what most of us car nuts have always wanted to do, but never did..... and Adolfo and Keith from LBI are the ones that for over a decade, have been hunting down and selling some of the most incredible vehicles in north america. I was lucky enough to have sat down at their stunning facility in Pontiac Michigan to have this chat, and as you'll hear, it was during a party they were throwing for none other than, Radwood Detroit.  The place was buzzing with car nerdery and particularity of the 80's and 90's vintage era.... it was epic in many ways.

It’s episode 63, and long time friend Laurance Yap is back on the show. He’s here this time to share a glimpse into the fascinating world of current day IMSA racing.  If you don’t know what IMSa stands for, listen in to the first moments of the show and you’ll have your answer. I'’m really lucky to have someone like Laurance continue to share some of his experiences with us all. The education continues in this episode.  

In this episode I speak with Brendan Fallis. You can find him everywhere on Instagram and Youtube, but if you’re lucky enough, you’ll find him where he’s most at home, behind a mixer and turntables.He's a man of many passions, and has made his way into the automotive world in NY over the last few years. His design taste is resoundingly apparent in all facets of his business, ranging from fashion and spirits, to architecture and automotive - a fascinating man in so many respects. 

In this episode I speak with the one and only, Christopher Pagani. If you don’t already recognize his name, this show should give a pretty well rounded understanding of what his business is, what they do, and just how special the things they make, are. 

I am very excited to share with you the story of Peter Klutt. Peter is the founder of Legendary Motorcar, and I’ve wanted to speak to him since the day I first started this show. In fact, I wanted to have a good excuse to speak with him LONG before The Bucket Seat existed. So, I hope that you’re settled in, and are ready to be taken for a journey down the path of LMC, with the legend himself, Peter Klutt.  

Keiron is an automotive photographer who ended up on my radar solely through his work. I'd certainly admired it through multiple media outlets, but really zeroed in on him through his work for speedhunters. Finding him online is easy, seriously, just google Keiron Berndt - and you'll be overwhelmed by the combination of volume and quality that he has produced over the years. He has an photographic style that you can't deny, and a eye for those moments where we all wish we had camera in hand. It's behind the scenes, but from the front lines..... for as much sense as that makes. 

Gary has an incredibly interesting background in the automotive industry, and has been around some of the most interesting cars that have been built, found, and restored in this country - so it's no wonder he ended up behind the wheel of an incredibly fast one, as a professional race driver in the NASCARnext series. 

In this episode my guest is Olivia Scaffidi, a super talented automotive photographer, writer, and complete gear head. She takes us through the things that inspire her in the automotive world, the impressive body of work she's developed relatively quickly since beginning her time as a photographer, and how she's been able to work here way into the tightly knit muscle car community to shoot & document some seriously cool cars across north america. 

In this episode of The Bucket Seat Podcast, I have the one and only Laurance Yap back on the show, for a whopping 4th visit - and this time he is back to let us know what it is like to experience the Goodwood Festival of speed, firsthand.PS. my reference to hosting a Bucket Seat K1 Karting date has been postponed due to a nearly identical Trillium BMW club event - which I am participating in. Stay tuned for a future Bucket Seat karting hang! 

I had the pleasure of speaking with Adi Desai. the editor in chief of DoubleClutch.ca.  Adi has a ridiculous collection of cars, he co-hosts his own automotive podcast, and is generally a source for endless automotive conversation, in a good way. What I loved about our conversation is how Adi has a finger on the pulse of new cars in North America - but he's also quick to give you a history lesson on old benzs, hondas and lexusesssssssesssesssss....... Enjoy! 

Enjoy the breakdown of the Paris Motor Show with Jodi Lai, Editor-in-cheif at Autoguide.com. It's a great conversation about the show, what you'd expect to see there, and who you wouldn't see there. We also nerd out on our love for wagons, and I drool over the fact that she rolled up to the recording in a HELLCAT! 

Happy New Year! I'm in a remote location, and forgot my hard drive full of my guest interviews, so the first of this year is going to be a return to the $15,000 Used Car Challenge. Back to your regularily scheduled programming next tuesday! Enjoy.

Ryan is an incredibly interesting (and Canadian) individual who I came across in another automotive podcast, (go figure), called Maximum Driftcast - a show that you can very easily find yourself being lead down the rabbit hole of drifting.  So Ryan came up as a person of interest to me through a lot of conversation about his involvement with the FIA and how its role plays out in the motorsport of drifting.... his clout in this role comes from years upon years of judging drifting across the globe, piloting his own drift car once-upon-a-time, and generally being a celebrity figure in the drift scene due to his tremendous knowledge and experience.  If you've ever wanted a peak behind the curtain of drifting, from one of the most qualified to reveal it, this is certainly going to be an episode for you.

Having the opportunity to sit down with the founders of Radwood was humbling, gratifying, and inspiring all at the same time. These guys have put so much on the line to make Radwood such a phenomenon, and although I tried not to pour my heart out about it, the commitment they've made to stoking the fires of automotive enthusiasm should continue to be celebrated - just as they've done, with Radwood. Radwood Guests: Lane Skelton - DWA!, Art Cervantes - DWA!, Warren Madsen - DWA!, Rick Deacon - ClutchKick, Mikey Kepler - ClutchKick, Bradley Brownell - Writer Extraordinaire