Very Vehicular

321 Action Action
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A conversation about cars, trucks, tugs and other machines of transport that flows like an ADHD fever dream, hosted by Hoonigan co-founder and 321 Action Action director Brian Scotto. Enjoy, it’s gonna be a bizarre ride.

  1. 2h ago

    “You Can’t Fail - Impossible to Fail” - TJ Hunt’s Journey and What’s Next

    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: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension 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?

    3h 4m

  2. Jun 3

    Mike Burroughs and Scotto Discuss it all … Except the F40!?

    Mike Burroughs is back… and he’s got some gripes! If you didn’t already know him from StanceWorks; or indeed for his legendary F40 and K-swapped 308 projects, you may remember Mike as one of our earliest guests alongside Ferrari expert Victoria Bruno. It seems only right to bring him back on and throw him the mic - he’s got some things to say! (Oh, and stop asking him when the F40 project will be done!). Apart from *cough* that project… Mike has plenty of other fascinating projects, and he even gives us a sneak peek of what’s in the pipeline. Beyond the metal, Scotto and Mike get borderline philosophical on this one, it’s a ripper. Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode 190E Evo 2 - Episode with Pat Surprising Dad with a Norton Commando Keith Black Camaro Article - Stanceworks The Little Red Racing Car - Book Ultrace - StanceWorks Ron & Vin Topic Roulette Episode - Very Vehicular Victoria Bruno & Mike Episode - Very Vehicular @StanceWorks @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:23 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions 02:00 - Mike Burroughs Returns 02:41 - Ferrari’s Cease & Desist… that Mike Swore Wouldn’t Happen 03:44 - All Anybody Asks Mike About is the F40 Project 05:06 - What’s Shaking with the K-Swapped 308? 13:40 - Rundown of All the Projects 15:19 - Sneak Peek: Tracking Down a VERY Special Camaro 24:09 - The Reality of Building for YouTube and Burnout 31:12 - Authentic Build Philosophy 41:21 - StanceWorks Origin Story 44:43 - Pivoting to YouTube 49:58 - Could There be a StanceWorks Archive Book? 51:51 - Sponsor: FCP Euro 54:08 - Scotto & Mike: One Fateful Day Under a Bridge 01:01:45 - Family TV Legacy Connection 01:05:17 - Perhaps OnlyFans? 01:06:24 - Is There Ever Going to be Enough Time to Finish all the Projects? 01:11:05 - Audi Deadline And Camaro Plan 01:12:36 - Dream Cars And Thinning Herd 01:25:25 - Format Experiments: Return of the Video Essay? 01:32:22 - Ultrace Impressions 01:37:56 - Why Car Shows Feel Broken 01:39:30 - What Does it take to get Invited to Treffpunks? 01:41:33 - A Date with Riverside Chattanooga 01:48:46 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial & Wera Tools 01:50:11 - Do You Miss Taking Photos? 01:56:03 - Mk1 Rabbit Love 02:01:28 - Mike’s Gripes: The 911 02:15:22 - Ferrari Luce - Thoughts on EVs? 02:30:18 - What Brings you Joy as a Car Nerd?

    2h 37m

  3. May 27

    Could Top Gear Even Exist Today? Topic Roulette With The Ballast Boys

    The Ballast Boys are Back … again! Who doesn’t love a hang with the boys and quickly becoming regulars on Very Vehicular, Ron Zaras and Vin Anatra are here to play a little Topic Roulette with Scotto. Without giving too much away, the gang dive into the issues facing car culture, reveal some lukewarm takes (his own words!) and as ever, give each other a healthy dose of shit-talk. Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode Why British Plugs Are the Best Car Colors and the Recession Flock Cameras in Troy, NY Flock Cameras, Jalopnik Andy Wilman’s Lucky Pants @Vin_tra @Roncar@AntiLag @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:37 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions 02:17 - Return of the Ballast Boys 04:48 - One Car, One Track 15:53 - Is California Car Culture Dying? 29:08 - Perfect Day as a Car Nerd 38:37 - What Car Sold Today is a Future Classic? 53:06 - Sponsor: FCP Euro 55:33 - Good Tires / Crap Car? 01:01:46 - Does the Manual Transmission Still Matter? 01:22:05 - What Car Do You Wish Your Favourite Automaker Made Today? 01:37:01 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial & Wera Tools 01:38:18 - Flock Cameras Vs Car Culture 01:47:15 - Are Muscle Cars Still Cool 01:57:48 - Silver Cars, Yes or No? 02:05:39 - Could Top Gear Exist Today?

    2h 32m

  4. May 13

    From RC Cars to Race Team Owner - Stephan Papadakis Reveals Everything

    Joining us this week on Very Vehicular we have Stephan Papadakis! From his earliest beginnings in the SoCal RC hobby scene, to his record-shattering years as a legendary figure of the drag racing world, arriving on the mountain top as race team owner and all-around engineering wizard, we find out: is there anything Steph Papadakis can’t do? Scotto gets the deep backstory on the game-changing FWD drag cars that shattered records (first into the 9s!) and how those cars came to be. It’s a tale stranger than fiction! We find out all about Steph’s move into drifting - again, innovating, taking names and shaking things up. Of course, there’s always time left over to opine on the state of motorsports, youtube, takeovers, and what’s next for Stephan. Enjoy!  @PapadakisRacing @StephPapadakis @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:34 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions 02:11 - RC Car Origins and the Racing Mindset 07:48 - From RC to Real Cars 14:46 - SoCal Street Racing Era 20:26 - Import Drag Racing Breakthrough 25:09 - First FWD Tube Chassis Civic 29:52 - Wheelie Bars Explained 35:40 - Tech Arms Race and Limits 38:25 - A Whole New Plan - Ready for SEMA? 39:14 - Fortin Brings the Drivetrain Magic 40:33 - Getting into the Low 8s 40:54 - Fast and Furious Boom 44:01 - Hey, Who Killed the Music? When the Scene Faded 47:45 - Sponsors: FCP Euro & Wera Tools 50:01 - Getting the Wandering Eye… for Drift 53:55 - Enter, Tanner Foust 58:46 - Scion TC Controversy & the Letter of the Rules 01:01:24 - A Toyota Racing Developed NASCAR Truck V8? 01:08:57 - Arms Race Team Era 01:16:22 - What Happens When Tech is Allowed to Judge? 01:19:03 - Motorsport - How to Save the Show 01:23:43 - A Plea for Diversity in Racing 01:27:11 - Snack Cart by Vyper Industrial 01:28:36 - Fixing the Drift Show 01:31:43 - Drift Masters vs FD 01:33:44 - Car Culture Health Check 01:35:59 - Tech Boom vs Regulations (and the EPA) 01:41:37 - Takeovers and Youth Scene 01:45:27 - YouTube Success Formula 01:50:43 - Escaping the Creator Treadmill 01:52:49 - What’s Next for Steph?

    2h 1m
  5. What are the WORST Car Mod Trends? Scotto, Zack and Zac Debate!

    May 6

    What are the WORST Car Mod Trends? Scotto, Zack and Zac Debate!

    It’s time for a change up and after exploring several Top 5 lists, we thought it was high time to settle the WORST modding trends of the last decade. Who better to find the definitive ranking than Zack Klapman of The Smoking Tire and returning deviant and partner in mischief Mister Zachary (Zac Mertens). This episode may hold the record for the most censorship beeps ever featured on the show in its entire run to date (and yes.. Producer Nick did cry in legal many times) but to get the full skinny, go check out the Patreon - you never know what you’ll hear over there. For now, time to find out if you are one of the modding elite, or a common style criminal. Only Firing Order has the answers - enjoy! Mentioned in this episode Tesla Downgrading Brakes - The Brake Report  The 950 HP Switzer E900 GTR - /TUNED Zack’s Impressive Notes @TheRealZackKlapman @Mister_Zachary @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:30 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions 02:08 - Meet the Zacs and the Rules 07:12 - Find the Pre-Show on Patreon 09:07 - Zack K’s List 27:47 - Zac M’s List 47:23 - Sponsors: FCP Euro & Wera Tools 49:47 - Scotto’s List 01:08:56 - Blindspots (from Patreon) 01:19:07 - Picking Final Five 01:27:42 - Snack Break by Vyper Industrial 01:29:31 - Ranking the Worst Mods 01:40:36 - The Worst Five!

    1h 45m

  6. Apr 29 ·  Bonus

    Scotto Answers Your Questions! Q&A Special

    This week we’ve got something a little different for you: Scotto is answering your questions! We’ve received so many good questions from all of you that we may have to do a second round at some point. Scotto gives some long-awaited updates on a few pressing issues – Cough his car collection cough! Meanwhile, if you’ve got any questions of your own, please post them in the comments and as ever, enjoy! @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Mentioned in this episode Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD - https://amzn.to/4cKngwo Jon Chase Studios - Dstroyr - https://jonchasestudios.com/ Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome to Scotto’s Q&A 01:22 - What Is Your One Car Solution? 07:48 - Future Popularity of Different Car Eras? 15:35 - If You Could Rebuild Your First Car, What Would You Do Differently? 19:18 - What Would You Do if You Were the Head of Audi Marketing? 26:34 - What Were Your Gymkhana Inspirations Outside of Automotive? 33:18 - In Hindsight, Would You Have Done Anything Differently in Your Career? 40:08 - How Did You Find Your Creative Voice and Keep it? 47:31 - Thinking of Starting a Brand - Does the Market Need it? 53:29 - How’s Farm Life? 59:11 - How Are You Processing Your ADHD? 01:12:05 - News on Upcoming Projects

    1h 15m
  7. TOP FIVE Sub $15k Track Day Cars You Can Buy Right Now?

    Apr 22

    TOP FIVE Sub $15k Track Day Cars You Can Buy Right Now?

    Firing Order is BACK for its first outing in season 3 and this week we’ve got Chris Stewart, co-founder of GRIDLIFE and all-round track sensei RonCar, aka Ron Zaras, founder of AntiLag here to join Scotto in debating the Top Five Budget Track Day Cars! Don’t worry, as you’ve come to love and expect: there are tangents-a-plenty and while an objective ranking (clearly, not the work of “three idiots”) may eventually be reached, they take their sweet time battling it out on their way there. Meanwhile, Scotto… well, I think Scotto just wants to found a neo-vintage racing class? Grab your helmets and spare tires, we’re off to the track, baby!  @RonCar @AntiLag @TheChrisStewart @GridLifeOfficial @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:26 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & Wera Tools 02:30 - Meet Chris Stewart, co-founder of GridLife 11:12 - Rules and Ice Cream Test 16:55 - Chris’s List 33:55 - Ron’s List 45:32 - Two from Each List Advance 52:38 - Sponsor: FCP Euro 54:51 - Scotto’s List 01:16:10 - Blindspots (from Patreon) 01:33:41 - Final Six 01:34:17 - Sponsor: Vyper Industrial Snack Cart 01:35:53 - Number Six Gets Cut 01:49:51 - Ranking the Top Five 02:08:37 - Final Top Five List

    2h 13m

  8. Apr 15

    What’s Next for Adam LZ? Scotto Finds Out!

    Guess who’s in town for Formula Drift, rolling up in that distinctive orange Murciélago? Why it’s ADAM LZ of course! He found time after a busy media day to swing by the studio to chop it up with Scotto. Hear the story of how they actually first met, way back in the dawn of the first YouTube Era and find out everything Adam’s been up to since, and even what’s next. Could LZ really be looking to a life beyond YouTube? Sit back as we dive into his crazy schedule and impressive work ethic, there’s more than meets the eye with this YouTuber-Drifter-BMX-Guitar-Content polymath machine! Enjoy. @AdamLZ @BrianScotto  @321ActionAction Partners: Vyper Industrial FCP Euro Heatwave Visual Wera Tools KW Suspension Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts Music: SlikSound  Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647 https://bio.site/321actionaction podcasts@321actionaction.com 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:52 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspension 03:06 - Rolling Up in an Orange Muciélago 04:03 - When Scotto & Adam First Met - Early YouTube Days 12:54 - Drifting: From Just a Hobby to FD 17:07 - E36 That Was Never Meant to Be 20:27 - Grassroots vs Competition Mindset 24:48 - Favorite FD Events and LZ World Tour 29:39 - Drift Masters vs Formula Drift 34:37 - Making Content That Excites You 36:36 - BMX Origins 39:51 - Mental Focus Rituals 42:16 - Guitar in the Drift Trailer 53:35 - BMX To Drifting Pipeline 54:25 - Sponsor: FCP Euro 55:59 - First Drift Car Journey 59:53 - Grassroots Drift Culture 01:04:00 - Doing Rally Baja? 01:07:49 - Work Boundaries And Metrics 01:10:20 - Escaping the Daily Upload Grind 01:15:52 - How Many Cars Now? 01:16:37 - Forever Cars and Porsche Takes 01:20:28 - Supercars Through a Shitbox Lens 01:38:16 - Building a Shop and Leading Friends 01:42:23 - Hoonigan Scale and Burnout Lessons 01:49:37 - Engine Nerd Talk 01:54:46 - Sponsor: Vyper Industrial Snack Cart 01:56:31 - Drifter Movie - Behind the Scenes 02:02:05 - Separating Business And Talent 02:06:18 - Privacy Drama And Boundaries 02:11:13 - Viral Videos: What Would Get Your Neighbors Talking? 02:16:05 - Choosing Niche Over Mass Appeal 02:19:38 - What is Your North Star? 02:22:23 - Life After YouTube One Day 02:32:32 - Future Projects 02:35:30 - Creative Routines and Music Taste 02:40:33 - Car Audio Nostalgia

    2h 48m
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A conversation about cars, trucks, tugs and other machines of transport that flows like an ADHD fever dream, hosted by Hoonigan co-founder and 321 Action Action director Brian Scotto. Enjoy, it’s gonna be a bizarre ride.

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  • Creator
    321 Action Action
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 321 Action Action
  • Show Website
    Very Vehicular

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