Jake Parsons | Aussie young gun taking Japan by storm On The Couch With Hooly
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On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode:
Where has Jake been living/racing these past eight years?!?
The BAD start in karts to racing the U18 Karting World Champs
Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford with Synergy
Road to Indy - the international journey begins
Japanese culture & Hooly’s obsession with vending machines
Japan’s motorsport programs, engineering & marketing (Take notes Supercars)
Japanese Super GT300, Super Taikyu & Formula 3 racing
Tokyo Auto Salon (from visitor to exhibitor)
Game show! Japan vs Australia Trivia
Make sure to hit subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube so you can be one of the first to listen and watch.
⭐️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️➡ https://youtu.be/lIz3aX0FIWw
#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #supergt #supertaikyu #formula3 #supergt300 #roadtoindy #shogunautosports #autosalon #tokyoautosalon
⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Tease
01:00 - Show & Episode Intro
03:00 - Where has Jake been?
04:00 - BTS living in Japan
08:00 - Japan’s motorsport programs, purses & points
10:00 - Racing Super GT in Japan
13:00 - BAD START! Jake’s first time in a go-kart
16:30 - COME BACK KID! Returning to karts
21:00 - Melbourne ➡ Sydney ➡ Tokyo
24:00 - Tokyo Auto Salon relationship
27:00 - Shogun Autosport business
30:00 - Performance psychology benefits
35:30 - NEVER believe what you read on driverdb.com
37:00 - CIK Stars of karting era
41:00 - Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford
46:00 - Road to Indy
51:00 - Moving to Formula BMW in Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0
53:50 - Next stop, Japan! F3, Super GT & more
58:00 - YOU CAN BUY A CAR IN A VENDING MACHINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s
01:02:45 - Seattle’s mysterious vending machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0
01:04:00 - How to get sponsors in Japan?
01:09:00 - Japan’s engineering capabilities in motorsports
01:11:00 - EV vs Hydrogen cars
01:15:00 - Back to racing talk: GT4’s
01:20:00 - Hardcore Japanese fan base (take notes Supercars)
01:24:00 - GAME SHOW: Japan vs Australia Trivia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs
01:35:00 - What’s changed in Australia’s go-kart scene
01:39:00 - Jake’s absolute favourite track, cars and twitch streaming
01:40:30 - 2023 Yokohama World Time Attack
⭐️ LINKS TO JAKE PARSONS ⭐️ ➡
Personal ➡
Website: https://www.jakeparsons.net.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeparsons.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JakeParsons.JP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeparsonsjp
Businesses ➡
Shogun Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/shogunautosport/
Motorsport Japan: https://www.instagram.com/motorsport.japan/
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡
We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black, creating success with people.
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW ⭐️ ➡
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On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode:
Where has Jake been living/racing these past eight years?!?
The BAD start in karts to racing the U18 Karting World Champs
Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford with Synergy
Road to Indy - the international journey begins
Japanese culture & Hooly’s obsession with vending machines
Japan’s motorsport programs, engineering & marketing (Take notes Supercars)
Japanese Super GT300, Super Taikyu & Formula 3 racing
Tokyo Auto Salon (from visitor to exhibitor)
Game show! Japan vs Australia Trivia
Make sure to hit subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube so you can be one of the first to listen and watch.
⭐️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️➡ https://youtu.be/lIz3aX0FIWw
#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #supergt #supertaikyu #formula3 #supergt300 #roadtoindy #shogunautosports #autosalon #tokyoautosalon
⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Tease
01:00 - Show & Episode Intro
03:00 - Where has Jake been?
04:00 - BTS living in Japan
08:00 - Japan’s motorsport programs, purses & points
10:00 - Racing Super GT in Japan
13:00 - BAD START! Jake’s first time in a go-kart
16:30 - COME BACK KID! Returning to karts
21:00 - Melbourne ➡ Sydney ➡ Tokyo
24:00 - Tokyo Auto Salon relationship
27:00 - Shogun Autosport business
30:00 - Performance psychology benefits
35:30 - NEVER believe what you read on driverdb.com
37:00 - CIK Stars of karting era
41:00 - Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford
46:00 - Road to Indy
51:00 - Moving to Formula BMW in Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0
53:50 - Next stop, Japan! F3, Super GT & more
58:00 - YOU CAN BUY A CAR IN A VENDING MACHINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s
01:02:45 - Seattle’s mysterious vending machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0
01:04:00 - How to get sponsors in Japan?
01:09:00 - Japan’s engineering capabilities in motorsports
01:11:00 - EV vs Hydrogen cars
01:15:00 - Back to racing talk: GT4’s
01:20:00 - Hardcore Japanese fan base (take notes Supercars)
01:24:00 - GAME SHOW: Japan vs Australia Trivia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs
01:35:00 - What’s changed in Australia’s go-kart scene
01:39:00 - Jake’s absolute favourite track, cars and twitch streaming
01:40:30 - 2023 Yokohama World Time Attack
⭐️ LINKS TO JAKE PARSONS ⭐️ ➡
Personal ➡
Website: https://www.jakeparsons.net.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeparsons.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JakeParsons.JP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeparsonsjp
Businesses ➡
Shogun Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/shogunautosport/
Motorsport Japan: https://www.instagram.com/motorsport.japan/
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡
We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black, creating success with people.
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW ⭐️ ➡
Visit the OTCHOOLY website ➡ https://www.otchooly.com
⭐️ SUBSCRIBE NOW ⭐️ ➡ https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY
🟢 SUBSCRIBE TO SPOTIFY 🟢 ➡ https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I
🟣 SUBSCRIBE TO APPLE 🟣 ➡ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-couch-with-hooly/id1596687642
Follow OTCHOOLY on Socials ➡
Instagram ➡ @otchooly
Facebook ➡ https://www.facebook.com/OTCHooly/
TikTok ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@otchooly
Twitter ➡ https://mobile.twitter.com/otchooly
Follow Us ➡
Follow the show host Daniel Holihan on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/?hl=en
Follow the producer Brooke Krumbeck on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/
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