Stay ConnectedNoBraking creator James sits down and talks cars and bikes with automotive legends, icons, drivers, builders and some great friends. New weekly episodes go live every Wednesday morning and the occasional bonus episodes can be found on a Monday.
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Micah Coley is The Hollywood Mechanic and he specializes in maintaining repairing and customizing cars. After bringing his engineering background to Los Angeles it was after a chance meeting that Coley decided to open his own shop. Working from humble beginnings, he now partners with people like Race Service to work on an incredible array of vehicles.
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John Pangilinan is a man who wears many hats: photography, brand development, content creation, public relations and consultancy. For more than 12 years he has been embedded in the automotive industry in a variety of capacities. Whether running public relations, building project cars or creating national ad campaigns, Pangilinan acts as an ambassador and communicator of automotive lifestyle.
His next project is the OG Moto Show which is an annual motorcycle event in Los Angeles featuring select Cafe' Racer, Bobber, Classic, Tracker, Scrambler, Old School Chopper, Modern Classic, Brat and full custom motorcycles on display as well as a host of artists. This project is the vision of Jay LaRossa of Lossa Engineering, Stan Chen, John Pangilinan, and Ralph Holguin of RMD Garage to help bring this style of motorcycle culture to Southern California.
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Founded in 1930 and located in Pasadena, California, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education. ArtCenter offers a wide array of industrial design, visual and applied arts disciplines. Throughout the College's long and storied history, ArtCenter alumni have had a profound impact on popular culture, the way we live and important issues in our society.
Transportation Design instructor Geoff Velazco has more than 17 years teaching at ArtCenter, he currently teaches Viscomm Fundamentals 4 when he is not Hyundai's North American Design studio. However he started his career at General Motors working for both Chevrolet and Buick. After General Motors, Velazco moved to Southern California and began working for BMW Designworksusa where he spent 12 years before the switch to Hyundai.
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Karissa Hosek was born and raised in a small town in Texas. Growing up around her family’s car audio shop help develop and nurture her love for Japanese cars, attending local car events with older brothers meant she was destined for the automotive world. Now a graduate from the Academy of Art University she specializes in automotive and commercial photography.
With a love for beauty when Hosek is between jobs she can be found exploring the US in a 1999 Mitsubishi Montero with Linhbergh Ngyuen you can follow the adventures at Gon' Dirtin'.
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It was a 1992 Mazda Miata and an extended commute which helped push Linhbergh Ngyuen into what he is today, one of the foremost automotive photographers in the US. Linhbergh has had the chance to work with a selection of clients including Tesla Motors, Acura, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, and Kia.
He now spends his time between photoshoots continuing his exploration of the United States with Karissa Hosek in his 1999 Mitsubishi Montero which is lovingly curated at Gon' Dirtin'.
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Abhi Eswarappa is the founder of Bike-urious. Bike-urious was created to help motorcyclists find rare, unique, and interesting motorcycles to put in their garage. Aside from finds across the globe you will also find event coverage, gear reviews, giveaways, ride reports, and his adventures with press bikes.
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Stacie B London is an industrial designer with a passion for art that has become a vintage motorcycle addict. London took up riding late in life, when she bought her first bike. She went from riding around Los Angeles, to road racing across the US, to starting a motorcycle club named the “East Side Moto Babes” and now she has broken land speed records and looking to go faster still.
Formed in 2010, the East Side Moto Babes (ESMB) is a club of motorcycle riders who ride and race in Los Angeles. The members in the group are women-only, though the rides and events are mostly coed. The intention was to provide female motorcyclists – new and old – with support, information and friendship. Not only empowering women to ride, but build a vibrant motorcycle community.
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Lindsay Ross is the Creative Design Director who brings ideas to life at Mustang RTR. The team at RTR have been designing and building very special cars, for almost ten years. In 2009 the very first Mustang RTR was released. The following year an official alignment between RTR and Ford Motor Company pushed RTR beyond a traditional aftermarket company and into approved Ford Dealerships.
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Pontus Fontaeus is the Executive Design Director at GAC Advanced Design Center. Established in 2017 in Newport Beach, California, GAC Advanced Design Center Los Angeles is GAC’s first global satellite design studio. The Design Center also serves as a production studio to provide creative support for GAC Design in China and a trend research post for the American market as well as global design trends on behalf of GAC.
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Nathan Fette is the Marketing Director for Dinan. Founded in 1979, Dinan is well established as one of the premiere BMW and MINI tuners. Dinan develops, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of high-performance products and systems, distributed through a network of Authorized Dealers and independent BMW service/high-performance facilities. Recently, Dinan has further expanded its offerings to include other European marques such as Audi, Mercedes, and Porsche.
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