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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Aaron Beck is a New Zealand born designer known for his work in the film and video game industry. A lifelong love of science and mechanics have helped shape and create a unique aesthetic based on an application of functional real world technical solutions pushed into the realm of futuristic science fiction.
Aaron also asked that we correct his memory which we put down to him having a big lunch before recording, his Ford Raptor was actually purchased from Larry H Miller Ford, not Phil Long.
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People lease exotic and collectible cars for various reasons. Some do it for the cachet, while others do it simply to get to and from work. Steven Posner is Putnam’s chief executive, Putnam Leasing in Greenwich, Connecticut, specialize in leasing exotic cars. Putnam Leasing has been designing leases for drivers who ultimately want to own their cars. Putnam's leases are as unique and as individual as the clients who request them.
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Big Mike is a fixture of the Honda tuning community, he might be thought of as an automotive enthusiast, designer, builder, competition judge, event emcee and writer, however what he is most known for these days is the Think Bigger Project.
The Think Bigger Project is a return to the basics and looks to help people shift their mindset back to the core of what makes dreams come true through passion, drive, and focus.
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Sara Price started racing on the dirt and went on to join Kawasaki as the first factory-supported female racer. She began racing dirtbikes at the age of eight and collected 19 amateur titles and medaled in Women’s Super X at the 2010 X Games. However post her two wheel career Sarah now races UTVs and Trophy Trucks. In 2017 she won the Hoonigan Wanted Driver Search which led her to the San Pedro Martir Hill Climb. When she isn’t racing, Price works as a stunt professional, performing on motorcycles, and on four wheels and as a precision driver for television and film.
All the while at her side is noted off-road navigator (rally, trophy trucks and UTVs) and full time microbiology student Erica Sacks. Erica has been involved in off road for 16 years racing trophy karts, UTVs, limited and unlimited buggies and moved into co-driving in 2015 under the tutelage of mentor Chrissie Beavis.
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Sam Mitani is a Japanese-American writer and author, best known for his work as International Editor for Road & Track magazine, where he spent 22 years, and as the author of his debut novel, The Prototype.
His responsibilities as an automotive journalist included covering and test driving cars from around the world. He also wrote a monthly column for XaCAR, and regularly contributed to Best Car, two of Japan’s most popular auto magazines. His limited-run car magazine, called SPEED, won him a Maggie Award in 2004. Mitani also appeared as a guest host for the Best Motoring DVD series and has an Emmy Award to his credit for co-hosting for KABC’s Eye on LA television series.
As part of his job, he participated in a number of adventures, including the Dakar Rally in 1996, two stints in the Malaysian jungle in the Trans Peninsula Rally, the Baja 1000 and in 2010, he set a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in a Suzuki Kizashi, going 203.73 mph. The run qualified him to join the exclusive 200-MPH Club.
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Joe Scarbo is a Mechanical Engineer and founder of Scarbo Performance. Prior to Scarbo Performance Joe had worked as a mechanical designer for a number of racing teams and performance vehicle manufacturers including Volkswagen Motorsports, specializing mostly in complex systems and chassis design. However what you might be more familiar with is the SVF1 which Joe was the mastermind behind which is accurately modeled after a 1967 Ferrari F312 Formula 1 racer.
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Luke Munnell is an L.A.-based automotive and motorsports photographer, writer and content producer, with more than a decade of editorial and advertising experience. Before venturing out on his own he worked as a social media manager and content producer for Mazda USA. Prior to that he served as a technical editor and associate editor for Source Interlink Media (TEN – The Enthusiast Network), working on automotive print titles like Import Tuner, Super Street and Modified magazines.
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James talks to Nico, James, Jacob and Andy from Race Service.
Race Service is a global network of artists, builders, creators, and drivers united by a common passion for the world of motorsports and creating content. Part of the original team at DonutMedia, Race Service's custom content leads them to an artful new wave of car culture for new and existing motorsports fans.
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Q by Aston Martin is a unique service that turns your personal vision into reality, using your ideas to shape the ultimate Aston Martin. Bringing distinctive design touches to your Aston Martin. This selection of exclusive trim and enhancements can be added at the point of specification and installed and hand-finished at the Gaydon headquarters.
Stuart McIntosh is head of VIP Sales in the US and can help you commission a truly bespoke, individual sports car taking you on a journey that involves a personal collaboration with the Aston Martin design team.
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Stephan Papadakis first quenched his thirst for speed on the streets and local tracks of California in a modified unibody Civic hatchback. Papadakis then shifted focus to the management of his motorsport business Papadakis Racing, Inc. and, under his stewardship, the team has shown impressive results — earning three Formula DRIFT championship titles.
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