The Gary Klutt Podcast

Daniel Foch, how much trouble is Canada in? what's going on with the current housing market. Dan Foch is a Real Estate Agent, Personality, Public figure, Analyst and Podcast host of The Canadian Real Estate investor. At the end of 2024 Dan discusses the impact a Trump presidency will have on Canada as well as the incoming Conservative Super majority in Canada. With Daniel Foch’s goal of becoming the most knowledgeable person in the domain of Real Estate and housing, many of Gary’s questions are answered. They discuss, the Canadian Housing crisis, the missing middle, the reason people feel so strongly about home ownership, the libertaian argument for rental housing and the Toronto Condo Market in 2024 A detailed, honest and bold analysis of Canadian real estate in Daniel Foch’s words. Hear more from Dan Foch and Nick Hill on the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-canadian-real-estate-investor/id1634197127

Peter Klutt is the Guest today, we dive into the art and science of car investing. Peter shares insights on what to look for when buying a car as an investment, explore the history of the collector car market, and discuss the cultural and external factors that influence car values. Plus, hear about the one car Peter regrets not purchasing!

Dj Kennington a multi time Nascar Canada Champion, starting driving transport trucks at his father's truck repair yard, building an outlaw dirt go kart track, starting a kart club. He then moved to late models and Cascar racing at Delaware speedway. He has raced in ever level of the Nascar National series, trucks, xfinity and cup series, being one of the few Canadians to race in the Daytona 500. Dj Kennington shares his life story of how he and his Dad worked 24/7 to make is racing ambitions happen. Dj advises young aspiring racers looking on how to conduct themselves in the racing industry giving advice from the position of having Castrol as a sponsor for over 30 years.

Svein Tuft is the guest this week, coming off of winning the Buckshot 400 and the Epic 1000, we go back to Svein's childhood in BC, leaving home at an early age on his bike, to mountain climb, riding his bike to Alaska and down to Mexico living hand to mouth. His Unorthodox "training" lead to road races in north America and ultimatly to race bikes professionally for GREEN Edge competing in the Tour de France, Tour d'italie, winning National titles, even wearing the yellow jersey. Svein is since back in British Columbia focusing on gravel riding, racing and coaching. https://www.instagram.com/svein.tuft/

Gianmarco Raimondo on chasing his dream of becoming a Canadian Formula One driver. He moved to Italy at a young age to race F3 and GP2 (F2). He discusses the hurdles to moving up the single seater formula car ladder, from politics in motorsports to fitness required to drive at the highest leve. Gianmarco is a Canadian who grew up racing go karts, moving to shifter karts, then to the Formula BMW series, the F3 Italian and European championship, and a handful of races in GP2. We discuss finding sponsorship and the experience of driving in some of the most competitive formula car series in the world.

Sitting down with my dad Peter Klutt, we go over a TV Special from nearly 20 years ago: The Muscle Car Shootout. Testing the world's best all-around classic Muscle Cars, this 1 hour special was such a hit back in the day Speed Channel requested 2 additional specials. There were 7 cars part of the competition running a series of tests: A 1969 AMX 390 Go Package, a 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1, a 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6, a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, a 1969 Hurst Oldsmobile, and a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge. Enjoy a trip down memory lane and be sure to stay tuned for the next one!

Danny Formal is the guest this week, he is one of the few professional go-kart racers, leading to him getting a professional drive in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series and eventually competing for Wayne Taylor/Andretti in the IMSA Weathertech series. Gary and Danny go through his career from being born in Costa-Rica, moving to Florida competing in the Florida Winter Tour, and SKUSA Super Nats, becoming a champion in both and the winningest Super Nats driver. His outstanding performances lead him to becoming one of the few professional karting racers in the world.

Jackson Bathgate is a professional skier on the Freeride World Tour FTW. He competed in 2023 with his last stop being in the Country of Georgia. We discuss the prospects of making a living as a professional skier, winning the 2016 Freeride Junior World Championships, the risk-reward calculation of being a professional skier, the difficulties of finding sponsors, and the odd physical alterations that comes with being a tow truck driver during the off-season. Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://tinyurl.com/gkpapple Listen on Spotify:https://tinyurl.com/gkpspotify

James Hinchcliffe is a former Canadian Indy Car driver with six Indy Car wins and a pole position at the Indy 500. We discuss his start in go-kart racing, his move to shifter karts, the formula BMW series, Star Mazda series, formula Atlantic and Ultimately Indy Car driving for teams including Andretti Autosport. The podcast outlines the immense cost associated with racing and the struggle to find sponsorship and the never give up attitude it takes to become a professional racecar driver. Hinchliffe goes over his horrific crash in 2015 at Indy, and the dangers of racing Indy Cars on ovals, including the death of his friend Dan Wheldon. We discuss his recent starts in the Mazda MX-5 series, and his move to PFAFF motorsports for the Daytona 24, along with his career as a broadcaster for Indy Car and Formula One.

Scott Goodyear joins Gary to go through his story from go-karts, to sleeping in his car in debt, starting fresh, his rise to Indycar, and becoming a Porsche Factory driver at LeMans. Scott Goodyear scratched and clawed and never gave up. We go over his career, racing go-karts in Canada, to Formula Ford, Formula 2000 to Formula Atlantic, Indycar, his two 2nd place finishes at the Indy 500, his famous finish with Al Unser Jr, and his five Indy Car wins. We go over his first trip to Germany to try out for the Audi Quattro with Hans Stuck. Scott was the Porsche Factory Driver – 24 hours of LeMans – 3rd place. in the GT1 Porsche. He was an Audi Factory Endurance Driver with Hurley Haywood, Hans Stuck & Walter Rohl. Jaguar Factory Driver – 24 hours of Daytona – 1st place GTP with Davy Jones & Scott Pruett. Watkins Glen 6 Hour Endurance Race Winner – Brumos Porsche Prototype with David Donohue. We discuss the current state of auto racing and the differences between the 80s and 90s compared to the prospects of making a living today.

Lauren Fix is the host of Car Coach Reports. We talk the future of electric vehicles, the green revolution, the Kill switch bill and much more. Lauren Fix has been in the automotive world her entire life. We discuss the difference between bottom up demand for Electric vehicles vs. the top down push from governments for EV's, with the bottom line being that from cradle to grave electric cars are worse for the environment and costlier for most consumers than their combustion engine counter parts. Lauren Fix has an extensive resume: • N.A. Car of the Year Awards Juror - President Emeritus • World Car of The Year Juror • Concours Judge • NewsMax TV and Columnist • Daily Flash TV - 6.2M viewers • LOCAL Now News • AUN-TV = 11 station TV network • Radio: WBEN - Audacy, KABC - LA & GCN - Syndicated • National Motorists Association • Podcast: "Total Car Score” • Car Smarts Substack

Daniel Morad is a Pro GT3 and GT4 Driver, a factory driver for Mercedes, a SIM driver for Mercedes, he runs his own youtube channel and Twitch stream, and is the owner of Moradness, where his sells racing apparel and Simulator gloves. Daniel and I talk about the difference between Asseta Corsa and I Racing and how I Racing is more similar to driving a real race car. We talk, the financial aspect of GT sportscar racing, and how difficult it is to make a living as a racing driver. We talk about IMSA racing controversies and he explains the different licenses as a sports car racer.

Mac Clark is the youngest F1600 Champion, a USF 2000 Junior champion who has his sights set on being Canada's next Indy car Series driver. Since his start in karting Mac has been on a trajectory of winning championships and working through the road to Indy. He has won a ton of races including the SKUSA Florida winter tour karting race. In this episode we chat about the difficulties of finding large amounts of money in order to fund a racing career and the methods Mac is using to find sponsorship and funding. We talk about Sim Racing and his set up in his dorm room at college. Mac got his start in karting with the guidance of his father Stu Clark who has represented Canada at the Rotax world finals a handful of times in karting.

Mat Williamson is one of the winningest dirt modified racers. This past season he brought home an enormous amount of winnings from his dirt modified season. He currently holds the record for largest purse won in a dirt modified race at $100,000. We discuss how he became a professional racing driver and what life is like on the road. He ran 75 races this season winning 31 of them. Mat is 33 years old born in St. Catherines Ontario, he races for four separate teams. He raced in the: BRP Modified Tour, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds , DIRTcar Nationals, Non-series, Short Track Super Series Elite Short Track Super Series North, Super DIRTcar Series, Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Brockville Ontario Speedway, Lernerville Speedway, Merrittville Speedway, Michaels Mercer Raceway, and the Ransomville Speedway.

Chase Cabre is a young oldschool racer, he does all the work for the Hailie Deegan Youtube Channel, he races micro sprint cars and is a former member of REV racing and the Nascar Drive for Diversity. Gary and Chase talk about growing up in florida, making the jump from dirt racing to the Nascar K&N or Arca series, winning racing and what it takes to find a ride in the Nascar Camping World Truck Series and beyond. Chase gives insight into what it takes to shoot, edit and be in the Hailie Deegan youtube videos and how that was their opportunity to make a living outside of racing, the pros and cons of living a public life, including a wild story where Chase was receiving death threats from an internet scam involving Hailie They talk about his clothing company The Reckless Society and the roll that T-shirt sales has in racing. Podcast links: Chase Cabre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chase_cabre/ Hallie Deegan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hailiedeegan/?img_index=1 The Reckless Society website https://therecklesssociety.com/

Ben Young is a 3x Canadian Superbike Champion, he joins Gary in the studio to discuss racing in the British superbike championshp while living in Scotland before moving to collingwood. Ben then went on to race in the states racing 600 AMA Moto America, with some success. Ben then came back to the Canadian Superbike Championship CSBK going on to win 3 championships. Ben is a Factory rider for BMW motorcycles riding the BMW M1000 RR . He has won races all over Canada from Canadian Tire motorsports park (Mosport) to Shannonville and Calabogie.

Marty Schaffer is the Owner of CAPOW Guiding, and Blanket Glacier lodge based out of Revelstoke British Columbia. Marty is a professional backcountry ski guide who was raised in the backcountry of British Columbia. Marty spent his winters guiding guests at Blanket Glacier lodge in the 90s on a split board, he then became a full guide and worked at Revelstoke Mountain Resort and CMHC Heli ski. He is a super enthusiastic entrepreneur who offers unique backcountry courses and training. We talk about the progression of ski touring, some of his biggest avalanche rescues and his unique path to becoming a professional skier who skies more than anyone on the planet. Marty talks about working closely with comedian and skier Katie Burell to come up with some comical names for the courses that Capow guiding offers. Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://tinyurl.com/gkpapple Listen on Spotify:https://tinyurl.com/gkpspotify #skiing #backcountry #revelstoke #avalanche #capow #helicopter

Ben Rhodes is a Nascar Truck Series Champion from Kentucky driving for Thor Sport. In this thrilling episode of the Gary Klutt Podcast, we shift gears and join forces with one of NASCAR's most dynamic drivers, Ben Rhodes. Gary Klutt, with his understanding of the racing world, engages in an insightful conversation with Ben, unraveling the layers behind his successful career in NASCAR. Dive into Ben's journey from his early beginnings in the world of motorsports to standing atop podiums in NASCAR. Ben shares his experiences, discussing the pivotal moments and the relentless dedication it took to reach the pinnacle of stock car racing. from starting in go-karts, moving to late models, setting recorders and winning the Nascar Arca Menards championship, his jump to JR Motorsports in the Xfinity series and ultimately finding a home at Thorsport in the Nascar Camping World Truck series. But it's not just about the race. Ben talks about the importance that sponsorship plays in a career, he is candid about driving with his Dad's compnay as his primary sponsor and the inevitable jump to a professional career with support of a team and outside sponsorship. In a more personal segment, Ben shares his thoughts on his legacy in NASCAR and his aspirations for the future. He reflects on how he wants to influence the sport and his endeavors off the track. Tune into the Gary Klutt Podcast for this captivating episode as we take a deep dive into the world of NASCAR with Ben Rhodes. Whether you're a die-hard racing enthusiast or just curious about the life of a professional racer, this episode promises to take you on a journey through the world of NASCAR racing. #benrhodes #nascartruckseries

Gary and Peter take a look back at thier trip to the 100th anniversary of the LeMans Classic event in 2023. The Legendary Motorcar team took the 1964 prototype GT40 to the historic event. They talk about the race format, how difficult it was to drive during the night stints and the massive event that this was with hundreds of thousands of spectators there to watch cars that have raced in the LeMans 24 hours of the past 100 years. Big thanks to  @peterautoracing  for capturing the event and all the staff at Le Mans Classic for putting on such a great show. Can't wait to get back.

JR Fitzpatrick going from a silver spoon to becoming an old school racer. JR Fitzpatrick moved from jr late models to the Cascar series becoming the youngest driver to win a race and a championship. He pursued racing professionally racing in the Nascar Xfinity Series, Nascar Camping world truck series. Jr has a long list of achievments... 2006 Cascar Super series champion, 2007 Nascar Canadian Tire series rooking of the year 2007 Nascar most popular driver, 2016 OSCAAR outlaw super late model series champion, 2018 APCC United Late model series champion and a 2x Flamborough track champion and triple crown champion. He raced for most notably Dale Earnhardt Jr. in all three road course in his No. 7 team for 2010, and Kevin Harvick INC in the Truck series. Follow him at: https://www.facebook.com/FitzpatrickJR https://www.instagram.com/jrfitzpatrick/