Tormenting Tarmac

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 124: Our unfiltered thoughts on the world of restomodding featuring Dylan Orluck, Gian Paolo Scorzo and Lorenzo Iacomini Dec 18, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome back my good friends Dylan Orluck of Dupont Registry, Lorenzo Iacomini of Issimi and Gian Paolo Scorzo of Carrisimo.

In this episode we chat about GP and Dylan shipping over a Fiat Fiarino, Lorenzo drives the Kindred Motorworks Bronco, the Jaguar Type 00 and so much more.

Huge thanks to Dylan, Lorenzo and Gian Paolo for their time. Happy holidays and enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 123: What are you doing Jaguar? Featuring Louis Warner Dec 09, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I am proudly joined by my good buddy and previous guest to the pod Louis Warner.

Louis is a content creator, marketing wizard and an E9X savant. On this episode, we play catch up and he talks to us about his recent track day experience, we chat about the huge new that GM and Cadillac will be on the F1 grid starting in 2026 and whether we believe GM should have used Chevrolet and of course........we HAVE TO TALK ABOUT Jagggggggggggggg.

All that and so much more. Huge thanks to Louis for driving all the way to the west side to do an episode. Wishing you all a great start to your holiday season.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 122: Let's chat about the 992.2 GT3 featuring Kent, Nyla and Phaulner Dec 03, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I am pleased to welcome back my good friends Kent, Nyla and Phaulner.

We have a lot to get into including of course chatting about the brand new 992.2 GT3, Kent's new to him E36 M3 race car, Phaulner bought a GT350, Nyla did a track day in the 991.1 GT3 alongside Kent and Phaulner and I happen to find a Suzuki Samurai at the most insane price ever.

All that and much more! Seasons greetings everyone! Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 121: What makes the 24 heures du Montauk such a magical experience featuring Hootie of Valve and Piston Nov 26, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I am joined by our old pal Hootie of Valve and Piston.

We have so much to discuss such as him selling his Land Rover LR3 rescue vehicle which he absolutely adored and now trying to its replacement, fine tuning his 2002 Touring, checking on the 993, his new garage which he is building and Hootie explains what makes the 24 heures du Montauk one of the best automotive experiences in the country. All that and much more on this special Thanksgiving edition of TT.

From my family to yours, I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you for the support, allowing this program to grow, the love and the friendship. I love you all. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 120: It's not about the ideas you have, but about the ideas you execute featuring Sunni Combs Nov 20, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, Sunni Combs returns to the pod and boy howdy do we have a ton to chat about.

We chat about her recent collaboration with Porsche Center Langley in British Columbia and the art workshop she did up there, when could be the right time to make the move on a GT4RS, we give our thoughts on the brand new Ferrari F80, and Sunni buys a Macan as an art car.

Huge shoutout to Sunni for coming on the pod and having such insightful thoughts. You can follow her on IG @Sunni.drivez and you can check out her new art website, sunnidrivez.com.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 119: Airing our grievances featuring Dellvon Watson Nov 14, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome back one of my good friends Dell Watson. D is essential to TT as he is the official music producer of the show.

On this episode, we chat about how he comes up with the intros for me, we get into a deep chat about the Cyber Truck, what we aren't digging about the auction sites but also find some interesting buys on BaT. It is an extremely fun episode with one of my oldest friends. Please enjoy Dell on TT.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 118: What was your inspiration featuring Joshua Rezende Nov 08, 2024

Double dipping this week! On this episode, I have the treat of having Joshua Rezende. What are we chatting about?! Everything!

Joshua is one of the most talented photographers not just AZ has to offer, but the nation. So much so, he is one of the official photographers and media creators for BMW USA. We chatted about what BMW is doing well at the moment and the potential shifts in their design team, how he even got into working with BMW USA and the dealer network he works with in Dallas, his experience on on the BMW X5 25 anniversary shoot and why oh why....did he decide to build a 1000 horsepower Toyota Supra and the heart break that has ensued.

Joshua was awesome and I cannot thank him enough for his time. Please check him out on Instagram @blacktiremedia.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 117: Evoking the sense of adventure featuring Avery Sly and Harrison Woodruff Nov 07, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. On this very special episode, I am joined by content creators Avery Sly and Harrison Woodruff.

We chat about Rivian's surviving hurricanes, what Harrison prefers when it comes to creating media these days, Avery goes in deep as to the state of hyper cars and their technology evolutions and we get the story about Harrison's F-250 Shelby Baja and the 78 F-250 that Avery and Harrison just unveiled at SEMA today! Huge thanks to both of them for joining me and please give them both a follow on IG. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 116: What is your WHY in the car world featuring Fresh Fattaahi Oct 28, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I'm joined by the wonderful Fresh Fattaahi. In this episode, we chat about several things but most importantly, how car culture can really be used for incredible things such as charity and giving to those who need the most. And Fresh is at the forefront of putting the pieces together to make these great things happen for those who need it most.

It is an incredible conversation and I for one cannot thank Fresh enough for her insight, her passion and her kindness. You can find her on Instagram @fresh_perpectivess.

Please enjoy Fresh Fattaahi on TT.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 115: M3's, Mustangs and cats featuring Alex Sczudlo and Steven Ren Oct 15, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT and we are back to our normal programming. This week I welcome back my old pals Alex Sczudlo and Steven Ren.

This podcast was recorded in early September butttttttttt, Alex sold her M3 and has now purchased her new car which we could not chat about but we gave a little bit of info on, plus we review the 2024 edition of Car Week, Steven has fallen in love with the Lexus GX and really likes the S550 Mustang now and Alex and I dive deep into the brand new 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish. Plus a couple of appearances from their lovely cats. Please enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 114: Live from the Velocity Invitational Part 3 featuring Josie Rimmer, Michael Zimmerman and Derek Jones Oct 11, 2024

Hi everyone and welcome back to the last episode live from the Velocity invitational at Sonoma Raceway.

In part 3, we chat with the head of strategy and rally driver Josie Rimmer of Dirtfish, Sotheby's Motorsport sales specialist Michael Zimmermann and videographer and friend to the pod Derek Jones.

It is truly a fantastic way to wrap up the weekend in Sonoma, which was full of excitement, passion and enthusiasm. I speak for every guest of the last 3 parts when I say this is one of the premiere automotive events in the world. It will return for its 6th edition in June 2025 once more at Sonoma and I highly recommend to everyone to attend.

Massive thank you to Josie, Michael and Derek as well as every guest from the first two parts for participating and special thanks again to Kahn Media for allowing me to be boots on the ground.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 113: Live from the Velocity Invitational Part 2 featuring Kali Moldavon, Jack Ultramotive, Gian Paolo Scorzo and Cody Nogowski Oct 08, 2024

What is going everyone! Welcome back to Sonoma Raceway at the Velocity Invitational for part 2 of our special. In this episode, you will hear from car content creator Kali Moldavon, YouTuber extraordinaire Jack Ultramotive, vintage car expert Gian Paolo Scorzo of Carissimo and one of the best photographers Arizona has to offer, Cody Nogowski.

They all share their experiences of why to them, the Velocity Invitational is truly one of the top automotive events in the world. Which is not a stretch. It was Jack and Gian Paolo's first time here and Kali and Cody have been here a few times and it's awesome to hear what each of them love about it. This was recorded in the media center which was directly on the front straight at Sonoma which means some of the fly by's get really loud at times. Apologies about that but it also gives a unique feeling as to being boots on the ground.

Please make sure you give a follow to Kali @kalimoldavon, Jack @jackultramotive, Gian Paolo @gocarissimo and @iamscorzo and Cody @c.j.n.photography as well as the velocity invitational IG account @velocityinvitational. Huge thanks to Cory Burns, Lauren Trevino and Diana Brennan of Kahn Media for everything over the weekend.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 112: Live from the Velocity Invitational Part 1 featuring Cory Burns, Samantha Zimmerman and Jenson Button Oct 06, 2024

What is going on everyone! Special episodes coming to you from the Velocity Invitational. Here is a hell of way to get started. In part 1, we chat with Senior Vice President of Kahn Media, Cory Burns, automotive artist and friend to the pod Samantha Zimmerman, and an incredibly special guest, F1 World Champion Jenson Button! What is life! Part 1 is live now! Enjoy!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 111: Remember what brought you to the dance featuring Ali Hoff Oct 01, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by the legend himself, Ali Hoff aka Autohofffs.

The biggest plug in the automotive game as we speak. We chat about the come up, how you can bring value as media, why it's important to remember what brought you to the dance to begin with, what makes the Velocity invitational so incredible and so much more.

This was an amazing episode and I am incredibly grateful for Ali taking the time to hang out. He is an awesome dude who genuinely is watching out for the little guys.

Give him a follow on IG @autohoffs and check out everything upcoming from the Velocity Invitational.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 110: What is Kimera Automobili's next evolutionary step? Featuring Jake Woods and Brenden Lodge Sep 24, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by photographers extraordinaire Jake Woods and Brenden "Lodgey" Lodge.

Both are no strangers to TT and on this week's episode, we decide to play a little catch up. Jake of course went to Car Week so we chat bit about his adventure and discuss more in detail the steps that Kimera Automobili is taking, Lodgey and Jake take us down a rabbit hole of why photography should be taking more seriously when trying to sell cars, Lodgey shot a Cyber Truck and made it look extremely cool and Jake twerked for the whole word to see.

It is always a good time with these two and additionally they are two of the most brilliant photographers this city has to offer. Make sure to give them a follow on IG: jw_carphotos and lodgey.media.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 109: I'm about that (Grid) life featuring Ryan Kristoff Sep 17, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by Ryan Kristoff. Ryan is a veteran amateur racer (his own words but he's better than that) who's been racing in Gridlife for over a decade plus.

This is an old school of episode of TT which takes us back to our passion of grass-roots motorsports and we dive into what makes it so special. We chat about Gridlife itself, fast Hondas and what makes them so cool in particular his awesome CRX race car, why he enjoys wheel to wheel racing over doing hot laps, his dad being into old school Euro cars while growing up in the midwest and so much more. It's an awesome chat and Ryan is an awesome. Make sure you give him a follow on IG @ryankristoffracing.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 108: There's a fly in my chardonnay featuring Ryan Bahrke, Dan Pilling and Lindsey Jesch of the Road Show Podcast Sep 09, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome old friends Ryan Bahrke and Dan Pilling to the pod as well as new friend and their co-host Lindsey Jesch.

Collectively along with Allen Orchard, they make the dynamic quartet now known as the Road Show podcast. On this episode we discuss the new concept behind the podcast, Lindsey's background as a high performance driver and writer, Dan takes a swipe at my love for the Suzuki Samurai, the Lotus Evija incident at Goodwood, Ryan and I disagree on some Bring a Trailer issues and he also has a fly in his chardonnay. It is a banger and a half and a pleasure to have my friends Ryan, Dan and Lindsey on TT.

And please subscribe to the Road Show on Apple, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 107: The 3 year anniversary special featuring Matt Farah Sep 02, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! Let's get straight into it, on this week's episode I welcome the incomparable Matt Farah. Founder and host of the Smoking Tire YouTube channel and podcast, Editor at Large of Road and Track, the owner and founder of Westside Collector Car Storage in LA. The king of the one takes himself sits down with yours truly for 90 plus minutes of great conversation regarding business, YouTube, journalism, and why he feels better about critiquing manufacturer cars as opposed to people's builds.

This was a podcast episode 3 years in the making and I am extremely proud to have been able to make it happen. Huge thank you to Matt for his time and I look forward to the next time we can pod again.

Please enjoy Matt Farah on Tormenting Tarmac.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 106: She is the Lotus Elise featuring Elisa Artioli Aug 26, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we have another awesome guest. I welcome Elisa Artioli on to Tormenting Tarmac. Elisa is the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, the former Chairman and owner of both Lotus and Bugatti back in the 90's. And even cooler as her name suggests, her grandfather named the all new then Lotus Elise after her. It is an awesome story.

We chat about her passions for both Lotus and Bugatti, nerd out on the brand new Tourbillon, give our overlong appreciation for the EB110, her thoughts between her two personal Elise's, what is her daily (you won't see it coming) and so much more.

This was a real treat and I am grateful to Elisa for her time despite the 9 hour time difference. Please give her a follow @iamlotuselise and her driving tours page @delightfuldriving.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 105: The Raptor is the best car in the world according to Brenden Cabano Aug 21, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by good buddy to the pod Brenden Cabano. He was previously the owner of the e-commerce store German Muscle and now owns Baja brothers off-road, which focuses on making your F-150 Raptor even more gnarly!

On this episode, we have a great time chatting about getting pulled over by cops, why Brenden believes the F-150 Raptor is indeed the best car in the world, how he has been successful at breaking even on most of his cars, what attracted him to his new Gallardo Spyder and so much more! It is hilarious fun and I hope you all enjoy. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 104: Let's address the elephant (G90) in the room featuring Zack Klapman Aug 12, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am honored to welcome back Zack Klapman of the Smoking Tire back to the show. As many of you know, Zack is the co-host and producer of the Smoking Tire YouTube channel and podcast as well works in a variety of different projects across automotive media.

On this episode, we chat about the GT3RS vs the 911 ST, why people should really appreciate the C8 Corvette Z06, what he would buy if he sold the E46 M3 tomorrow and we and the title suggests, we have an important chat about the new G90 BMW M5. That and a whole lot more.

This episode was recorded on July 8th and on August 1st, J. Ryan host of the Late Night Playset podcast and founder of the Good vibes breakfast club cars and coffee in LA lost his wife Nicole after a long battle with MSD. We send the Ryan family our prayers and condolences during this time and dedicate this episode in the memory of Nicole Ryan.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 103: What is the point of the Mercedes SL featuring Jonny Lieberman Aug 05, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we welcome back friend to the pod Jonny Lieberman.

We discuss a variety of different things from some of the best looking ev trucks for sale, his recent press trips to Europe, what is going on at Mercedes and why they have both the SL and the GT63 available for purchase, updates on his GR Corolla and so much more. It is always a treat when Jonny stops by virtually on TT. You know where to find him on social media and on the inter webs. Make sure you check out Motor Trend, the inEVitable podcast and Spike's Car Radio. Enjoy Jonny Lieberman on TT!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 102: Podcasters in a GT3 go car spotting featuring Nyla Kramer Jul 30, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am joined by friend to the pod Nyla Kramer. She recently just purchased a new to her 991.1 GT3 and in this episode we take it around North Scottsdale to go car spotting on a Saturday morning. We discuss her reasonings as to why she went with a 991 GT3 over a 993 which was her original choice, why she really wants to upgrade to a .2 next with a 6 speed, how she contemplated a Ram TRX for a hot minute and of course we chat about the cars we spot on the road. Plus we get a couple of unplanned cameos from previous guests on the pod. If you want to follow Nyla on social media, you can find her on IG @nylalk. Please enjoy this week's episode and remember...enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 101: Why the Mustang is so important to car culture featuring Kent of Kentington Jul 22, 2024

What is going on and welcome come back to TT! This week I welcome back my good buddy Kent. He's a car collector, amateur racing driver, and a huge Ford enthusiast. On this episode, we really dive deep into Ford and in particular why we believe the Mustang holds such an important place in car culture. In April of this past year, the Mustang celebrated 60 years. So it was only right to do an episode dedicated to it.

We chat about the GTD and why we think it's a game changer, the Shelby Mustangs and the aura surrounding them and we have a good time discussing some of our favorite movie chase scenes. Plus, we pick out our of favorite Mustangs of all time.

It is always a treat to hang out with Kent and record an episode. Please enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 100: Jack Ultramotive stops by on TT Jul 11, 2024

Hi everyone and welcome to the 100th installment of Tormenting Tarmac. I cannot believe we are here. This journey started all the way back in January 2022 and if you want to get really technical, it started in September of 2021 when I recorded the first ever episode with Ron. Fast forward to now and I think this podcast is the perfect representation of car culture in the Phoenix area and we have expanded outside of Arizona. This week, we have YouTube sensation Jack Ultramotive on the pod. We discuss Youtube and how it works in the sense of the never ending story, his first car being the Focus RS, where we feel the perfect balanced supercars ended and of course....the greatness that is the Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640. It was a true privilege to have Jack on, I am glad to have been able to welcome him into the Valley. And if anyone is curious, yes we certainly went for a rip in the Murci! Please subscribe to Jack's channel on YouTube and give him a follow on IG. A big thank you to him and a bigger thank to all of you for supporting this project. The pleasure has been mine. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 99: AJ bought a TechArt Cayenne for a Safari build?! Featuring AJ Shipitofsky Jul 05, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, my good buddy and yours AJ Shipitofsky joins me for a great chat! AJ is one of the premier photographers in the PHX metro area and that boy can indeed cook. This week we discuss how fast cars have gotten in the past 20 years, Michael Bay ruining the 303 freeway after it barely opened, and as the title suggests, AJ bought a Cayenne Turbo for a Safari build......and it's a TechArt. Hilarious! Always a treat to talk with AJ. Please follow him on IG @ajshipit.photo. Also side note, thank you for 99 episodes. We'll see you next week for number 100. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 98: Is the 911 GT3 a supercar featuring Eric Pasia, Chadd Randall, Phil Wilson and Alex and Alberto Fis Jun 28, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week we have a full house or conference room of guests. I am joined by my very good friends Alex Fis who is now the Director of Product with Formawerx, Chadd Randall who is an amazing photographer and huge Porsche enthusiasts and we are happy to welcome the owner/founder of Last Era clothing Eric Pasta and fellow Porsche enthusiast Phil Wilson.

On this episode, we discuss the new 992 Hybrid, whether we believe the GT3 is a sports car or super car, why people on the panel prefer air cooled over water cooled, and so much more. Please enjoy this episode with Eric, Phil, Chadd, Alex and his brother Alberto who is joining us from NYC.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 97: Taking a virtual drive with Dray featuring Andy Manaras Jun 21, 2024

This week on TT, I welcome Andy "Dray" Manaras. Many of you will probably recognize his IG page Drive with Dray. And boy oh boy is he awesome. On this episode, we discuss our love for mid 2000's supercars, why we both feel Mercedes fumbled it with the 4 cylinder C63, why he absolutely adores his BMW M Coupe, how he made a G87 M2 look fantastic but it still doesn't give him the fiz and which car he is on the hunt for next. Plus his honest opinions about his favorite brand, Aston Martin. This was a riveting conversation and I cannot thank Dray for hopping with me. Please give him a follow on IG @drivewithdray.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 96: From making baked goods to selling exotic cars featuring Joemax Klipp Jun 14, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I welcome Joemax Klipp. He is an amazing content and the DO for P1 Exotics on the east coast. We discuss his come up, his background in YouTube, his super funky cool mustang and many amazing stories that have made him the person he is today. Huge thanks to Joe for being an awesome guest. enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 95: Bienvenidos a Miami feautring Kolbi Napier Jun 07, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, good friend to the pod Kolbi Napier is back. We chat about the brand new Ferrari 12 cylindri, the best cars to use for a rally, how she compares Miami car culture to So Cal car culture and so much more.

It is always a treat to hang with Kolbi. You can find her on IG @thekolbae and her photography page is @noshootfilm. Please enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 94: Brooklyn still goes hard featuring Tom Gorelik and Sarah Jilla May 31, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we go from west to east as we talk New York City car culture with Tom Gorelik and Sarah Jilla. Tom is the director for the CARISMA series on the Drive's YouTube channel and Sarah is an automotive enthusiast and 964 connoisseur. The two together are an awesome duo and in a cool way, helping everyone outside of New York understand the brilliance behind NYC's car culture. In this episode, we discuss Tom's passion for film making, why he thinks it's a great idea to drop a civic engine in a 996 and why you can attribute his videos to a sociology experiment. Plus Sarah gives us a better understanding of how to live with a 964 in the Big Apple, what she loves about executive sedans, and you get a little more insight behind her low-key marketing genius. All that and much more on TT. Please watch Tom's videos on the Drive's YouTube channel and give them both a follow on IG. Tom is @tomgorelik and Sarah can be found @swagggles. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 93: Kudos to those who drive their cars featuring Ron Evans May 24, 2024

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am joined by good friend to the podcast, Ron Evans. Ron of course is the owner and founder of the Vault of Scottsdale and an avid car collector. On this episode we discuss his new absolutely bonkers Mustang restomod, what makes the Ferrari 812 so incredible, sports cars beginning to get so heavy and so much more. Always a treat to have Ron on the show. Please give him a follow on IG and if you are interested in storing your car somewhere, you can reach out to him @vaultofscottsdale. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 92: Making your passion become reality featuring Samantha Zimmerman May 17, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by motorsport artist and Porsche aficionado, Samantha Zimmerman. We discuss what got her into her art, why she would really like if people would stop hacking up 964's and 993's, how F1 has blown up in popularity the last 5 years, her influences in art and cars and making her passion become a reality when she did a marketing campaign with Porsche USA. It's a fantastic conversation and get ready to learn great history lessons from Samantha and I. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 91: The ins and outs of pro-racing featuring Kol Bailey May 03, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by Kol Bailey. Kol is a karting instructor who has been in the racing world for basically his entire life. We chat about why it can be easier to transition from extreme sports to racing, which production cars come out of the box well prepped for the track, his thoughts on some of the best F1 drivers of their respective generation, and a really interesting discussion in regards to what different racers bring as strengths depending on their background/country. I find it fascinating and I think you all will too. Please enjoy Kol on TT. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 90: Do we all need a Rolls Royce in our life? Featuring Ian Martin, Mason Wales and Fury Apr 26, 2024

What's going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by my good buddy Mason Wales and he brought along his good friends Ian Martin and Fury. All 3 of these individuals are talented photographers and huge car enthusiasts here in the Valley. On this episode we chat about their experiences at the 21st Century car show in March, Ian sold his 987 Boxster and purchased a 2020 BMW M2 Comp and Fury tells us about her love for the Need for Speed movie. Plus, Mason continues his love affair with Rolls Royce! It's a great episode and huge shoutout to Ian, Mason and Fury for hanging out. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 89: It's the Ambassadors of Car Culture featuring Dan Pilling and Ryan Bahrke Apr 19, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, my buddies Dan Pilling and Ryan Bahrke join me to hang out and talk some adventures. Recently Dan purchased a brand new GR Corolla and gives us the story of how that came about, his work with his company 077 Media and the work he is doing with Firtfish Rally school, plus he and Ryan went to LA together for mini adventures galore. On top of that, Ryan traveled to Florida and gives his own account of his experience of Amelia Island. Plus we get some updates about what he is up to with his podcast the Steering Committee, and we discuss the news that the new generation of the BMW M5 is getting an estate......and it is coming to the US. Enthusiasts rejoice! It's Sir Danny P and the king of Denver car culture Ryan Bahrke on TT. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 88: It's not just great car photography, it's great photography featuring Anthony Cataldo Apr 12, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT. This week I am joined by Anthony Cataldo, one of the great young automotive photographers in our fair city. His talent and vision is endless, his enthusiasm for Miatas is infectious, he loves Murci's as much as I do, and he strongly believes that a convertible is essentially the solution to the world's troubles. It was a pleasure to have Anthony on and have a fantastic discussion with him. He can found on Instagram @amcjphotos. He is an amazing artist and you need to follow him asap. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 87: Get so rich that you can pull a Bugatti with a G-Wagon featuring Dylan Orluck, Jordan Aquistapace and Lorenzo Iacomini Apr 05, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome back my good friends Dylan, Jordan and Lorenzo. We chat about Lorenzo's new project with Issimi in San Francisco, Dylan and I hanging out RM Sotheby's plus him attending both Amelia Island and MOTA in 2 days, and Jordan gives his updates about DuPont Registry's mag, his side of the Festival of Speed, plus he got engaged. Mazel Tov my friend. Jam packed but it is always a great time with these 3 individuals. You can find them on IG. Lorenzo is @thespeedyguidy, Dylan @racecardyl and Jordan is @Jordan__a. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 86: Making the 996 cool again, one road trip at a time featuring Brock Keen Mar 29, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT. This week we have a super special episode as we talk to Brock Keen aka 996 Road Trip. Brock is an avid enthusiast and car content creator. And as the title suggests, he takes his 996 Carrera 4S on trips across the entirety of the nation and does a kick ass job at it. We discuss how his love for Porsche started, the reasons he started doing everything with a 996, the cool things happening with the new updated Taycan and how his relationship with Porsche came to be. This is an incredible conversation and I could not thank Brock more for his time. Please give him a follow on IG @996roadtrip and check out all of the content associated with him. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 85: Making kids days one rev at a time featuring Alex Rak, Matt Mecum and Cody Nogowski Mar 22, 2024

Hey everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am rejoined by my good buddies Cody Nogowski and Matt Mecum from Echelon Autosports and we welcome for the first time, Alex Rak. Alex is a huge BMW enthusiast and is also a sales professional at one of our local BMW dealerships in the Valley. We talk about how her love and passion for the Bavarian brand, how she came across her new to her F80 M3 Comp and what she loves and dislikes about working in car sales. We also catch up with Matt who made his own excellent purchase of an F80 M3 and Cody gives a behind the scenes look of how Arizona Car Week absolutely crushed it this year. You can find Alex on IG @f80rak, Matt @bruh_86 and Cody is @cjnphotography. If you would like any work done wrap wise, ppf wise or any custom exterior work, please reach out to Echelon Autosports and a big thank you to them for allowing us to record once more in the conference room. If you want a new or used premium car, reach out to Alex and if you want a photoshoot, please reach to Cody. Huge thanks to everyone involved and remember.....enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 84: Crazy car stories from Timmy and Steven buys a blue beetle featuring Timmy Le, Steven Ren, Alex Sczudlo and Hailey Dichari Mar 15, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT. This week I am joined by two of my good friends in the Phx Alex Sczudlo and Steven Ren and I also welcome and heavily feature Timmy Le aka Timmy Timeless and his lovely girlfriend Hailey. On this episode we discuss Timmy's love for cars, how him and the Ferrari F430 just can't seem to be, Steven buys a blue beetle, Alex putting 25k miles on her F80 in two years without a commute and we give a review on the wine provided at a recent car auction. Huge thanks to Timmy for hopping on the pod and giving us an insight on why he loves this community. Another massive thanks to Alex and Steven for being huge supporters and friends to the podcast and shoutout to Hailey for being game and having a great time with us. You can find Alex on IG @automotive_alex, Steven @issawriteoff and Timmy @timmy.timeless. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 83: Why you should be considering the Euro spec over the American spec in collector cars featuring Matthew Ivanhoe Mar 08, 2024

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I welcome Matthew Ivanhoe, founder and owner of the Cultivated Collector up in Connecticut. The Cultivated Collector focuses on providing it's clients the opportunity to find and purchase some of the greatest investment grade cars on the planet. Matthew talks us through his beginnings, why the cars we all love are shooting up incredibly and we get the backstory of what makes the Jaguar XJR-15 one of the coolest cars ever made. It was an absolute pleasure to have Matthew join TT. Please give him a follow on IG @thecultivatedcollector and you can find their dealership online at www.thecultivatedcollector.com if you are interested in finding more information about what they have in stock. Enjoy this newest episode and remember, the enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 82: It's about emotional appeal featuring Louis Warner Mar 01, 2024

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by enthusiast extraordinaire and car content creator, Louis Warner. On this episode we discuss how his love for cars came to be, why he absolutely adores the E92 M3 and Camaros so much, he goes over what his three key ingredients are to why his growth on Instagram has been so successful, and in a cool way...we give our flowers to our mommas. Without them, him and I would not be who we are today. So tell your moms you love them peeps. You can find Louis on IG and YouTube @louiswarner_. Please give him a follow because he is awesome. I hope you all enjoy this great interview. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 81: Speccing a new Vantage featuring Kent, Nyla and Phaulner Feb 23, 2024

What is going on everyone! Welcome back to a new episode of TT. This week, I am joined by my pals and friends to to the podcast Kent and Nyla and arriving to TT for the first time, Phaulner of Creative Bespoke. On this episode, we spec the facelift Aston Martin Vantage, learn what car we each learned how to drive manual in and breakdown some of our favorite cars from the 70's to the 2010's. Please enjoy this episode and big thanks to Nyla, Kent and Phaulner for coming on. You'll hear from them on this podcast in the future. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 80: Lewis Hamilton breaks the internet! Feb 16, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, Ron Morris aka the co-founder of TT joins me because there were some heavy things that occurred in the world of F1 at the beginning of the month that needed to be discussed. We of course share our thoughts on Andretti and Cadillac having their bid to be an 11th team to join the F1 grid get denied. And the biggest news of the year in F1 and one of the biggest moves of all time....Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of this season to join Scuderia Ferrari for 2025. Jorge and Ron went into a mental overload. Lots to unpack here. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 79: Kali Konfidence featuring Kali Moldavon Feb 09, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week I am joined by car content creator and all around dope human being, Kali Moldavon. We discuss her journey in cars, the Ed Bolian vin wiki story, how she motivated her dad to get his dream car, the MC12 Corsa catching fire last summer and of course....her shenanigans which included a "fun" interaction with California Highway Patrol. Big thanks to Kali for being an awesome guest with cool stories. You can find her on IG @kalimoldavon. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 78: The 911 GT3 is the best sports car on the planet featuring Annie and Dakota of Throttled Out Feb 02, 2024

What is up guys and welcome back to TT. Today I welcome back my good friends Annie and Dakota of Throttled Out. Annie and Dakota are two incredible human beings who just love cars and love sharing cars. On today's episode, I'm at their house in Prescott and discuss the 911 GT3 in particular Annie's 991.2 GT3 which we took for a rip hours before we recorded. We explain the differences between the .2 and the 992, where the new NSX Type S fits in, and what the best enthusiast style pick up truck for Dakota is. And how we land on it just probably being a Powerstroke Super Duty Ford. It's a fantastic episode and it is always the best time with my good friends and yours, Annie and Dakota. Enthusiasts don't gate keep and they damn sure will never die.

Tormenting Tarmac: Live from Barrett Jackson Part 2 Jan 26, 2024

Hey everyone, we are back. Sorry for the unusual uploads and smaller shows but again just covering the auction and the action in between it. For part 2 of our coverage, we find ourselves talking with friends to the pod Alex Sczudlo and Sunni Combs. Alex had just been featured as a panelist on a car content creator panel with some of the better creators based in Arizona so we chatted a little bit about that. Sunni joins us as well after having been a featured artist at the Future Collector Car Show from the previous weekend to kick AZ car week. Always a treat to talk to these two individuals. And in our second interview, we talk to Rick and Jose of Exomod. This is a company who is doing some rad stuff in cars. They are taking old school Mopar bodies made out of carbon fiber and placing them on new Mopar chassis' for the coolest retro-mod you can imagine. Seriously awesome dudes who are up to awesome stuff. Big shout out to Jeff Sutton for setting this up. You can find them online at exomod.com and on instagram @exomodcarbon. And you can follow Alex and Sunni at automotive_alex and sunni.drivez on IG. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac live from Barrett Jackson Day 1 Jan 23, 2024

What is going on everyone. We are going to switch things up a tad. I will be at the auctions most this week and will be doing my best to talk to different people at Barrett, Bonham's and R.M. Sotheby's and figured some of these discussions were very cool. So throughout the week, I will be dropping some shorter episodes from Scottsdale and I hope you all enjoy it. In this bonus episode, I speak with car content creator extraordinaire Jeff Sutton aka Jalopy Jeff and Preston Miles about some of the things that have caught our eye that will be for sale at Barrett in particular this incredibly different 911 with an LS3 and the radical Humvee 6x6. Additionally, I speak with Krysta from GSI Fabrication and Machinery in Chandler about some of the coolest C10 pickups the world will ever see. Chevy C10's pushing 1200 horsepower.....UNBELIEVABLE. Great conversation and an excellent way to start off Scottsdale Car Week. Enjoy this bonus episode of TT. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 75: Cars that make us giggle featuring Nyla and James Kramer Jan 19, 2024

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, we are joined by two amazing guests who are an awesome father daughter duo, Nyla and James Kramer aka Art Vandelay. Very well known here in the PHX car community for being very integrated into the community, sharing their love for car culture and having some insanely cool pieces in their collection. This week we talk of course the infamous One-77, Nyla's love for the C63 507 edition and where she got her massive love for JDM, James' upcoming 993 Guntherwerks Turbo build and as the title suggests, going back to the cars that make us giggle. Huge thanks to James and Nyla for having me in their home and spending time with me and I hope you all enjoy this episode. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 74: Let's go on more adventures featuring Austin Smith Jan 12, 2024

We are back baby!!!!! Season 3! I can't believe it, happy 2024. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays. It was a nice break. But we are back. This week, I catch up with my bro Austin Smith (Summit.Auto). We have a conversation discussing what makes the MC12 so much cooler than an Enzo, his dream collaboration with the Cadillac racing team, his thoughts on European car culture after spending several weeks there, what he wants to do differently with his content in 2024 and so much more. It was a fantastic conversation with this young man who I call a friend. He's creative, he does things with love, he adores car culture and at the end of it all, is just a car person like you and me. Please give Austin a follow on IG @summit.auto, @austindouglassmith and his car page which is @summit.m8c. Enjoy this first episode of the new year and remember, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 73: The Knights of the Photography Roundtable part 2 Dec 22, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome to the last installment of TT of the season. It is indeed our season finale and I thought it would be cool to gather some of the knights of the photography roundtable. On this episode, we are joined by the young GOAT Cody Nogowski, the marvelous Alex Sczudlo, the incomparable A.J. Shipitofsky, new to the pod but totally worth the seat Brandon from Carscenez and the Mayor of Fuego City, Miss Kaitlyn "Daddy" Clink. We go through a variety of topics from Cody experiencing the Hypercar Invitational, A.J. visiting the McLaren Technology Center, Alex driving the legendary Murcielago LP-640, Kaitlyn providing media coverage for the Tejas Turismo rally and Brandon sharing what brought him to do what he loves about car media. It's truly a fun episode and I cannot thank everyone who participated enough. Please enjoy this episode as we take a bit of a break for the holidays. Be with your families and friends, love and cherish them always. Thanks for your constant support and we will catch in the new year. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to you all and remember......enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 72: Nurburgring and Spa for a work trip featuring Ron Morris Dec 15, 2023

It is our second to last episode of the season, and I brought the other co-founder of TT, my good brother Ron Morris. On this week's show, we discuss Ron's recent trips to Germany and Belgium to visit two of the most iconic race tracks on this planet, who of the three big motorsports champions had the more dominant year and a great discussion about what F1 can do to up their diversity game. Plus, sometimes when you work really hard and you put everything you have ever worked for into your passion, your dreams can come true. All that and much more with yours truly and my guest, co-founder of TT, Ron Morris. Remember.....enthusiasts never die! Season's greetings!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 71: A reminder that driving is a humbling experience featuring Sir Kent of Kentington Dec 09, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome to the latest edition of TT! Apologies for the later than usual upload, crazy week this week. Today we welcome back my good buddy Kent of Kentington. He is a car collector, driver, novice going into amateur track rat and overall just one of the coolest people I know. On this episode, we discuss his recent adventures of going to the Monaco GP, a Mercedes AMG track day event, our thought on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, doing the insane amount of track days at Apex here in Phoenix in his new Radical track car, trailering his Rubystone 964 in the middle of a hurricane in a rented Raptor, and so much more. Seriously great conversation and a ton of laughs with Kent. Can't thank him enough for being game and returning to the pod as well as for his friendship. I hope you are all enjoying your holidays and to those that celebrate, a Happy Hanukkah. You can follow Kent on IG @kentofkentington and please leave a review, give a like and subscribe as it helps with the algorithm. Please enjoy the newest installment of TT and remember, Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 70: Would you be okay with a V8 Huracan replacement? Featuring Jake Woods Dec 01, 2023

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we welcome back Jake Woods who is one of the best up and coming photographers in the PHX as well as a certified car nerd. On this episode we discuss the outgoing R8 and whether we are okay with the Huracan replacement having a V8 and with a hybrid, crazy police car chases, discussing our thoughts of the Vegas F1 GP (this was recorded prior) and if there are some V12's that sound bad. All that and much more on this episode. Big thanks to Jake for hanging out on the pod, you can find him on IG @jw_carphotos. And please be sure to leave us a review because it really helps the podcast grow. Season's greetings from us to you this Holiday season and remember....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 69: Forever grateful for car culture featuring Kolbi Napier Nov 22, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of TT. This week, I welcome back my good friend and my spirit animal Kolbi Napier. She is a brilliant creative force who focuses on film photography, lifestyle content and most importantly is an AVID car enthusiast. We chat about what she has been up to since she was last on the podcast, who are the worst drivers in Florida, Arizona and California, which car brands she is thankful for and our thoughts on the new generation Mustang aka, the S-650. Kolbi is just a joy to be around and I am blessed to call her a friend. For her to take time out of her busy schedule to hang out and talk car culture was a treat and a half. Please check her out on IG @thekolbae as well as her film sets on @noshootfilm and please support her clothing brand which you can find @pierialst. On behalf of Kolbi, myself and my family, we wish you all a lovely Thanksgiving holiday and a fantastic start to your holiday season. Season's greetings from Tormenting Tarmac and remember......Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 68: What separates Pagani from everyone else? featuring Devin Suter, Matt Mecum and Cody Nogowski Nov 17, 2023

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week on the podcast, I welcome Devin Suter and my brothers in car culture Matt Mecum and Cody Nogowski of Echelon autosports. Cargroms is a hypercar centric YouTube channel that was founded by Devin and several of his friends in Southern California. On this episode, we discuss the beginnings of that, how he, Matt and Cody all came together, what makes Pagani so different from the other hypercar manufacturers, Cody's crazy set with a CLK GTR in Connecticut, using a 918 Spyder as an airport uber and so much more. What an awesome time with Devin and it's always fantastic conversations with Matt and Cody. You can find Devin on IG @fastr_llc and cargroms is on IG and YouTube. You can Matt @bruh_86 and if you are interested, his FRS is for sale. You can DM him. And please follow Cody @cjnphotography for incredible encapsulation of car culture through his eyes. Please enjoy this episode and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 67: Picking our top 3 911's featuring Chadd Randall, Alex Fis and Nick Kingsley Nov 10, 2023

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we welcome back Alex Fis, Nick Kingsley and welcome for the first time, Chadd Randall. Chadd is an enthusiast, motorsports photographer, vintage racing savant and a massive 911 fan. We discuss his background in car fandom, his passion for motorsports, what 911's we would have in our garage if money were no object, his love for car culture and so much more. Plus fun conversations with Alex and Nick about what Porsche brings to the table as a brand, our passion for JDM and even which 6 cylinder is the best. You can find Chadd on IG @apex_dreamcars, Alex @toplesstarga and Nick @k1ngsl3y_.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 66: Getting to know LA's best car spotter featuring Cody Lewis Nov 03, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week we welcome Cody Lewis aka LAcarspotter on instagram. Cody is a car spotter, micro-influencer, watch maker and overall just an awesome car enthusiast. On this episode we talk his love for group B and old school space age American cars, why he got into heavily modifying Seiko watches, what the Petersen museum brings to the table and our mutual love for movie cars in particular, the movie XXX. It is such a great conversation and what a treat it was to have Cody on the pod. You can fund him on IG @lacarspotter_ and you can find him building super dope watches @lawatchmaker. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 65: Lieberman, Daddy Clink, Jorgito: 3 peas in a pod Oct 27, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, we welcome back two tour de forces in the automotive media space. We have an up and coming brilliant mind and dear friend to the pod in Kaitlyn Clink aka KRC.Auto and then joining us from LA, Motor Trend's Senior Features Editor and the GOAT, Jonny Lieberman. We are talking Rennsport, 911 ST lease deals, Kaitlyn pulling a rabbit out of a hat and buying her dream Cameron ZL1, one of the greatest achievements in auto racing history and so much more. Enjoy these 3 peas in a pod and massive thanks to Jonny and Kaitlyn for their time. IG handles are @jonnylieberman and @krc.auto for excellent automotive photography and you can read and watch Jonny on Motor Trend and listen to him on the InEVitable podcast and Spike's Car Radio. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 64: The Power Couple of AZ car culture featuring Bryan and Brandi Cole Oct 20, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am honored to welcome my friends Bryan and Brandi Cole. These two are the epitome of being a power couple within the car community. Bryan is one of the co-owners and co-founders of the enthusiast apparel brand "Speed Society" and Brandi is one of the car specialists with the Broad Arrow Auctions group. On this episode, we discuss their history ranging from Bryan's extreme sports background and car enthusiasm, Brandi's amazing resume from having managed some of the country's most famous car dealerships, to exploring why they have chosen to diversify their car collection the way it's laid out now. Plus, I may or may not have convinced Brandi to buy a new car mid podcast. And don't miss Bryan's excellent explanation of why enthusiasts are going for the things from the past. It is a truly amazing conversation and I am proud and thankful to call Bryan and Brandi friends. Please enjoy and go check out Bryan on IG @bc_la and Brandi can be found @carsbyBrandi. You can also find @speedsociety, @broadarrow_auctions and @thecollectorsgarage. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 63: It's always Sunni in the PHX featuring Sunni Combs Oct 13, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week we welcome the brilliant, talented and lovely Sunni Combs. Sunni is an enthusiast, a wrench, a driver, and an insanely talented hyper realism artist. We discuss her process behind her art, her affinity for the Saleen Mustang in Transformers, why the first gen M2 is better than the Comp, she gives hot take after hot take after hot take and most importantly, we discuss women in the automotive spectrum and why we need to acknowledge them for what they bring to the table. Plain and simple. When I say it was beyond a treat to talk with Sunni, that is an understatement. She is now a good friend and has a seat at the table any time she wants. Please enjoy Sunni on TT and remember......enthusiasts never die!

Car culture is my comfort zone featuring Ryan Bahrke of the Steering Committee Podcast Oct 06, 2023

What's up everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, my brother and co-ambassador of Car Culture Ryan Barkhe of the Steering Committee podcast joins me. Ryan is an amazing podcaster from Denver and a very vocal Cayman GT4 owner. Trust me, if we owned a Cayman GT4, we'd all be vocal too. He joins me for an excellent chat about the beginnings of his podcast, his recent adventure on the Colorado Grand Rally which had the who's who of some of the best cars ever made with some of the bigger names in car culture and a lot of AMGs, what makes Denver car culture so incredibly great and why we love this podcasting game. He is a great friend to me and mentor along with our fellow co-ambassador of car culture Dan Pilling in this community and it's truly my honor to have him on TT. Please check out the Steering Committee every Friday on Apple, Spotify, Google and multiple other platforms and you can find Ryan and his co-host Doug on IG @ryanbahrke and @thesteeringcommitteepodcast. Please enjoy and remember.....enthusiasts never die

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 61: Hennessey makes fast cars go faster featuring Alex Roys, COO of Hennessey Performance Sep 28, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac. Today's guest is awesome and he is repping Houston's car culture like no one else. Today we have Alex Roys and he is the Chief Operating Officer of Hennessey Performance just outside of Houston, Texas. I am sure most of you who will be listening are very familiar with Hennessey and what they have been doing for the past 30 plus years in the industry. Alex and I have an hour plus chat discussing the inner workings of the Hennesseey Venom GT and the F5 and what the idea was behind it, discuss what John was thinking when he created Hennessey Performance back in 1991, why the Camaro Exorcist is such a special product and just discuss what Hennessey means to car culture in the year 2023. I am incredibly humbled at Alex giving me an hour of his time and I hope you all enjoy this episode. Please if you don't already give a follow to @hennesseyperformance on social media and you can check them out online as well tunerschool.com. Remember, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 60: It is about the aesthetics featuring Mason Wales Sep 22, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am joined by the talented Mason Wales of Phoenix, AZ. He is an up and coming photographer who has an excellent eye for detail. We discuss his photography, what influences him, his love for Rolls Royce in particular, being excited for the Ferrari movie and so much more. Please check out Mason on IG @essence_of_aesthetics. Please enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 59: Paganis, Koenigseggs......and space?! Featuring Matt Mecum and Derek Jones Sep 16, 2023

What is going on everybody and welcome back to TT! This week, we welcome Matt from Echelon Autosports and Derek from TXP Media. We discuss shooting video on film, Paganis and why we love them, the coolest photography project you could ever imagine, Derek and I reminisce about the 720 drive earlier this year and Matt talks about his awesome FRS plus a lot more! What a treat to talk to these awesome enthusiasts who share such an amazing passion for cars. You can find Matt @bruh_86 and Derek is @hotlapstudios. Please enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 58: Zack Klapman pulls up to TT! Sep 08, 2023

Guys, we are back! And even better, Zack Klapman from the Smoking Tire is here with me calling in from LA. Seriously, what a damn treat! For those who may not know Zack, he is the co-host of the Smoking Tire Youtube channel and podcast along with Matt Farah. They have been a dynamic team which has included Thaddeus Brown and Tom Morningstar, for at least 10 years with Zack going from being the cameraman, editor/producer to now being on camera with Matt for the two takes. His come up is crazy and we discuss the Drive days with his work on Big Muscle and Tuned, growing TST, his passion for American Muscle, why they are bringing up topics in the automotive spectrum that no one else is and so much more. I cannot thank Zack enough for his time and such a great interview. You can follow him on IG @therealzackklapman and of course you should be subscribing to the TST YouTube and TST Podcast YouTube channel or subscribe on the audio platforms as well. For now, please enjoy this excellent interview and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 57: The 2nd annual Car Week Special Sep 01, 2023

What's up everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, it is our 2nd annual Car Week review. I am joined by Car Week and TT veteran, my homie and yours Alex Sczudlo to discuss her adventures in Carmel and Monterey and why Car Week is absolutely can't miss. We talk hypercar launches, shooting rollers of Christian Van Koenigsegg, riding around in a 1925 Chevy and so many things. Plus, a really interesting conversation about how the Tik Tok culture is invading the car community and whether this is good or bad. All that and so much more on this week's TT. Big thanks to Alex for stopping and chatting with me. You can find Alex on IG @automotive_alex.

Please enjoy this episode and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 56: It's Danny P....on cars! Featuring Dan Piling Aug 26, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, my good buddy Dan Piling joins me. Dan hosts the podcast Danny P on cars and is a car savant. We discuss what brought him over from the UK, how he has grown to appreciate and love American car culture, working with Tiff Needell when he was younger, his ideas behind his new media company 077 Media and the podcast and so much more.

Dan is a good friend and am incredibly grateful to him for coming on the pod. Please enjoy, and remember.....enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 55: From Goodwood to Carweek and everything in between featuring Dylan Orluck and Lorenzo Iacomini Aug 19, 2023

What is going on everyone! I know most of you are up in Monterey. If you are, I hope you are all having a majestic time.

This week, we talk about Dylan and Lorenzo's massive trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom as well preview Monterey Car Week as they prep to be boots on the ground. They are actually there now as we speak. We talk about car spotting in Central London, witnessing the runs up the hill, and breaking down how to enjoy Car Week as best as you can.

As always, it is an absolute treat to have my homies in the car community stop by on the pod and just talk the best parts of car culture. Go give both Dylan and Lorenzo a follow on IG, @racecardyl and @thespeedyguidy.

Enjoy the episode as you all enjoy Car Week. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 54: TT presents Engineering Enigmas featuring Ron Morris and the DeltaWing Aug 11, 2023

Hey everyone and welcome back to TT. It has been a few weeks. I hope you are all well. Papa Tarmac was on vacay for a few weeks but I am back and I brought Ron with me. Before I left on vacation, we recorded our first Engineering Enigmas special and the first we talked about was the infamous DeltaWing. It was a crazy idea back in 2010 and the backstory is incredibly interesting.

Take a listen and let us know what other weird race cars you would like for us to discuss in future episodes.

It is great to be back. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 53: Hanging at Four Till Four with "Jalopy" Jeff Sutton Jul 21, 2023

Hey everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, we are joined by the excellent Jalopy Jeff. He is one hell of a content creator as his Tik Tok car reviews are always on point, giving out excellent educational bits about some of the best cars on the planet.

He tells us how he got started, what he has learned along the way, why he loves the Cobra R and the R32 GTR and so much more. If you aren't following Jeff, you should. Go check him out on most social media platforms under its_jalopy_jeff.

Please note, we had a sound issue where the audio was recorded from the AirPods instead of the phone so it will sound a little bit different than usual. This was an accident and will make sure it does not happen going forward. Thanks and please enjoy Jalopy Jeff on TT. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 52: The 5 car dream garage featuring Lorenzo Iacomini aka the Speedy Guidy Jul 14, 2023

What is up everyone and welcome back to TT. My guest this week, Lorenzo Iacomini!! Lorenzo is a fantastic enthusiast and content creator. He loves anything Italian but his love for cars spreads across that. On this week's episode, we discuss what will happen with old cars after the older generations die off, creating long form media and he gives us his 5 car dream garage.

What an absolute treat to have him on. Please go check him out on Youtube and Instagram @thespeedyguidy. His car reviews are so well done and incredibly entertaining. Also, if you love pasta and wine and real estate, check out his reels because he is always up to cool stuff and cooking delicious meals. Big thanks to Lorenzo and be on the lookout for some future collaborations between us. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 51: Has social media democratized vintage car ownership featuring Hootie Rashidifard from Valve and Piston Jul 07, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. On this week's episode, calling in all the way from the north east coast is Hootie Rashidifard from Valve and Piston. What is Valve and Piston? It is an incredible Instagram page and website where Hootie shares awesome adventures and the lifestyle of vintage enthusiast car ownership. Not to mention it houses a very cool and unique curation of vintage motorsports and automotive memorabilia which are available for purchase.

We discuss the thought process behind creating Valve and Piston, the right way to get into vintage car ownership and how social media has affected the view we have on it, cool baby haulers and some of his projects in Vermont including what he is up to with the 993.

Also huge shoutout to my good friend Alex Fis for joining us midway through and providing excellent tidbits of information.

Please go follow Hootie on Valve and Piston on IG and go checkout the website www.valveandpiston.club. Thanks again to him and Alex and I hope you all enjoy the episode.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 50: Without the old cars, you don't get the new cars! Jun 30, 2023

Yo what is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. We have a really special guest this week as I am joined by automotive content creator and genius on all things vintage Ferrari....Colleen Sheehan. Colleen and her Dad are the owners and operators of Ferraris Online, a dealership in Orange County that specializes in vintage Ferraris and other vintage Italian cars.

On this episode we discuss how she got into cars and how she has been able to move the needle for the dealership and become the face of the franchise. Plus, going to the Miami Grand Prix thanks to Pirelli and the million dollar question, why Ferrari over Lamborghini? However at the end of the day, it is about paying our respects to the car culture that preceded what we love today, and it AWESOME to see Colleen waving that flag loud and proud.

It is our pleasure to have her on the pod this week. Big shout out to Keys to the Jungle for setting this up. Please subscribe to the Ferraris Online YouTube channel and you can follow Colleen on IG at @colleen365gtb4c and the dealership can be found @ferrarisonline.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 49: It's all about the details featuring A.J. Shipitofsky Jun 23, 2023

Hey guys, welcome back to TT. On today's episode, my boy A.J. Shipitofsky is hanging out with me. We are discussing his trajectory over the last few years in car culture, how to level up as a photographer, comparing Aventadors to 720's to 488/F8's and why it's better to collaborate than to view others as competition. It is such a great conversation. I can't thank A.J. enough and big ups to the Phoenix Driven crew for allowing us to record in their space. Please enjoy, and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 48: Lamborghini V12 exercise day featuring Cody Nogowski aka CJN Photography Jun 16, 2023

What's going on everybody and welcome back to TT. My guest this week, the man who is always up to shenanigans, the GOAT Cody Nogowski. And we have an Aventador SVJ at our disposal. Are you kidding me?!

We discuss the SVJ, Cody tells us about his recent trip to California to go on a Pagani rally, why he loves to share his adventures and experiences and so much more.

I would like to take a moment and thank the owner of the car Tyler for allowing us this experience and also another massive thank you to Jesus and Raf of ITR Visuals for providing the camera and mic for this episode. Several people made this happen and it just goes to show the greatness of car culture. Big thanks to Cody for being an incredible guest and giving me the experience, and thank you to you all for listening and watching. Speaking of watching, you can also watch this episode on YouTube, link is here: https://youtu.be/HRz6r0Vng5E

Please enjoy this newest installment and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 47: What's it like photographing a Radford Type 62-2? Featuring Austin Smith Jun 09, 2023

This week on TT, we welcome Austin Smith to the program. Austin is an enthusiast and low key one of the best photographers in the nation.

We discuss his rise within car photography, shooting with an F40 and F50, the Radford set, shooting a GT2RS on the beach, Luft, our thoughts on the McLaren 750S and his love for the 6th gen Camaro and M2 Comp.

I want to thank Austin for his time. If you are interested in seeing his work, please follow him on Instagram @summit.auto. This episode was recorded back in May hence the conversation about Luft. Please enjoy and remember.....enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 46: Welcome to Turnstyle featuring Colin Wilcoxson Jun 02, 2023

What's going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, we welcome Colin Wilcoxson from Turnstyle. Colin is the Creative Director and Director of Operations for Turnstyle, which in turn is a shop in Apache Junction dedicated to the restoration needs for classic Euro and JDM machinery.

Me likey. Great conversation as to how Colin got started, what the plan is for Turnstyle and diving deep into random cars and the greatness of car culture. Please enjoy this newest episode of Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die!!!!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 45: Sometimes, you gotta fully send it featuring Kolbi Napier of No Shoot Film and Pierial Street May 26, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! Kolbi Napier is my guest this week and we have a ton to talk about. She focuses on shooting vintage and modern cars on film and does an extraordinary job. We discuss her love for cars and how she decided to make the insane move from Central Florida to So Cal just last year.

Kolbi is also launching a new clothing brand aimed at automotive enthusiasts and it drops TODAY. It is called Pierial Street and we discuss it on today's episode, plus potentially moving from a Cayman to a 911. It was a blast and a privilege to have Kolbi on, I hope you all find this episode insightful and learn that sometimes, you just have to send it. Please give Kolbi a follow on IG @thekolbae as well her photography page @noshootfilm which is AWESOME. And of course, peep and support Pierial Street.

Enjoy this episode and please enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 44: The best practices for buying an enthusiast car featuring Steven Ren and Alex Sczudlo May 19, 2023

What is going everyone and welcome back to TT. On today's episode, our old pals Steven Ren and Alex Sczudlo are hanging out with me. Most of you know them with Steven being one of the best real estate agents in the city and a huge car enthusiast and Alex's one of the biggest car photographers in AZ.

Steven gives us the best practices for buying enthusiast cars, the behind the scenes story of how Alex's dream M3 purchase came about, how to make G80 M3's look good, comparing watches and car brands, and of course Lamborghini Revuelto talk because you are looking at 3 of the biggest Lambo fans around. Plus, a whole lot more. So sit back, and enjoy Steven and Alex on TT. You can find them on IG @automotive_alex and @issawriteoff.

(Side note. This was recorded a little last minute so we did not have mics for this set up. Apologies about the echoey sound.)

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 43: You can’t drive your house but you can damn sure live in your car! May 13, 2023

What’s going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, my buddy Kent (@kentofkentington on IG) is my guest. He and his family have one of the cooler car collections you can imagine and he was kind enough to invite me down to check it out and discuss it. Oh yeah, and he just bought one of the coolest 964’s in the history of Porsche 911’s. We discuss the collection, talk about GT3’s vs 765 LT’s, and why the minute a car you haven’t liked forever all of a sudden starts to tickle your fancy, BUY IT IMMEDIATELY! Please welcome Kent onto Tormenting Tarmac and remember, ENTHUSIASTS NEVER DIE!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 42: GT2 RS vs 992 GT3 RS featuring Jake Woods May 05, 2023

Hey guys and welcome back to TT. This week, my good buddy Jake Woods stops by. Jake is an amazing photographer based out of the PHX. We talk 911's, Durango SRT owners wanting to sue Dodge, what got him into cars and photography and a lot more. True pleasure to have Jake on, and please be sure to check out his IG page which is jw_carphotos.

Please stay tuned till the very end for an important message. Thank you all for the support as always and Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 41: Jonny Lieberman arrives to TT Apr 28, 2023

What's going on everyone and welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac. My guest today really needs no introduction, if you are familiar with car journalism and in particular Motor Trend over the last 10 years then you have probably heard of this individual. He's one of the Senior Features Editors over at MT as well as co-host of the wildly successful Spike's Car Radio and the InEVitable podcasts and responsible for some of the best video content Motor Trend has put out over the last 13 years, my fellow enthusiasts.....I give you Jonny Lieberman on TT. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 40: I got the Keys! Featuring Michael aka Keys to the Jungle Apr 21, 2023

This week on TT, we welcome Michael aka Keys. Michael is the brains behind the operation that is Keys to the Jungle. It's more than just an Instagram account, it's more of an expansion of car culture story telling. We discuss car culture between So Cal and the Phx, why he started Keys to the Jungle and how he is taking it to the next level with videography where he is allowing the videographers to focus on quality as opposed to quantity. Plus, we discuss Revuelto because we need to.

We recorded at Four till 4 on Supercar Saturday which is the reason why you will hear cars revving up in the background, we figured it was the perfect vibe. Please enjoy this newest episode of TT and big thanks to Michael for coming on and giving us some of his time. You can check out @keystothejungle on Instagram, Youtube and most all other social media outlets. And be on the lookout as Keys continues to push more storytelling type content through his clients and his team. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 39: The Good and Bad of modern car culture featuring Nick Kingsley Apr 14, 2023

Hey everyone and welcome back to TT.

This week, my friend Nick Kingsley from Prizm Auto Design joins me for a chat about everything. From Lambos, to RX7's, to the positives and negatives about modern car culture, Nick is an opinionated young dude who is an enthusiast through and through and will tell it like it is. He tells his story on the newest episode of TT. Big thanks to Danny owner of Prizm for letting us be at the shop to record. You can follow Nick on IG @ya_boy_kingsl3y and go check out Prizm on IG @prizmautodesign.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 38: Road tripping in Raptors and talking watches with Jordan and Dylan from DuPont Registry Apr 07, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to the newest installment of TT. This week, I am extremely excited to welcome back the very first guests to Tormenting Tarmac, Jordan Aquistapace and Dylan Orluck from DuPont Registry.

This episode, we discuss road tripping in Raptors from Florida to Vermont, Jordan's keys to continuing to bring high quality content to DuPont and expanding from luxury cars to featuring luxury real estate, as well as switching back to an internal combustion car from an electric car. Dylan tell us about his travels to Scottsdale Car week, being at Amelia Island and selling his LS430 on BaT. We also have a lot of fun going onto DuPont Registry's website to find some Dylly deals from the highest of the spectrums to the most normal of enthusiast cars. It is always a blast having Jordan and Dylan on the pod. You can find them on IG @Jordan__a and @racecardyl. Also check out the newest issue of DuPont Registry and you can follow it on IG @dupontregistry, @dupontregistrymag, @dupontregistrynews, @dupontregistrywatches and @dupontregistrycarsandcoffee.

Enjoy this newest episode of TT and remember....Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 37: Variant Wheels caters to your needs featuring Mike Davis Mar 31, 2023

What's going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am pleased to introduce Mike Davis as my guest. Mike is one of the account executives over at Variant Wheels in Chandler. What does that mean? You want dope ass wheels made locally here in AZ in house, where you can work with a fellow enthusiast to design the wheels of your dreams? Mike and Variant are your people.

On this episode, we talk wheel fitment, the creativity of making new wheels on the new batch of electric cars that are arriving, his story within car culture and why a BMW saved his life.

Absolute treat to get to know Mike and can now call him a friend. Shoutout to him and Variant Wheels. You can find them on Instagram @variantwheels and Mike is @thefitmentdoctor.

Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 36: Welcome back to Fuego City featuring KRC Mar 23, 2023

Ffffffffffuego City baby! The homie KRC is back on Tormenting Tarmac. We are talking rallies in Austin featuring Gullwings, little bit of Texas 2K, shouting out Jonny Lieberman and more. Always a blast with KRC. And please enjoy the newest edition of TT. Enthusiasts never die! Peace out from Fuego City!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 35: Life is too short for bad coffee and boring cars featuring Gian Paolo Scorzo from Carissimo Mar 17, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I welcome Gian Paolo Scorzo. Gian Paolo runs Carissimo, which can be looked at as an online dealership for classic and vintage Italian cars but there is so much more than that. His shop also services some of your favorite vintage Ferraris, Fiats, Lambos, Alfas, Maseratis and so much more. He also puts on one of the cooler cars and coffees that Scottsdale has to offer, "Espressos and Engines", which occurs every third Saturday of the month.

Carissimo is not just for taking care of your cars. It is about telling stories, dealing rolling art...hell, you can even look at it as a lifestyle. Give Carissimo a follow on IG @gocarissimo and Gian Paolo can be found @iamscorzo. So please enjoy Gian Paolo on Tormenting Tarmac. Gli appassionati non muoiono mai, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 34: Hyer knows quality featuring Hyer Solomon from Hyer Quality Detail Mar 10, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to the 34th episode of TT. On this episode, it's the man simply known as Hyer. Hyer Solomon is the co-owner and co-founder of Hyer Quality Detail in Tempe and it is known as one of the top detail shops in the country. Hyer and his business partner/fiancee Nikki have been absolutely killing it with HQD and when they said I could come down and do a show from the shop and take a tour, I was game!

On this episode we discuss the idea of what came to be HQD, Hyer's love for convertibles, the RWB 993 and I learn more than I could have ever imagined about detailing, ppl, ceramic coating and more. Big thanks to Hyer for being a great sport and coming on as well as Nikki (who I absolutely need to convince to do a solo episode because she has incredible insight and is brilliant, thank you for the cameo on the pod btw). You can find their website which is www.hyerqualitydetail.com and their IG is @hyerqualitydetailaz. You can reach out to them for questions and set up appointments there as well. And go check out Hyer's personal page which is @hyerislower.

I hope you all enjoy this one as much as I did. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 33: Don't take no for an answer featuring Brenden Cabano from German Muscle AZ Mar 03, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT. This week I have the privilege of welcoming Brenden Cabano, the owner of German Muscle AZ. What is German Muscle AZ? The premier online one stop shop for any and all performance parts for Mercedes, Audi and BMW. Brenden started this venture a couple of years ago due to his love for fast German machinery.

In the episode, we discuss the backstory of how German Muscle AZ came to be, Brenden's car history (which is fire by the way) and we learn why every once in a while, it is okay to not take no for answer......as long as you are within your means.

Please enjoy the newest episode of TT and more importantly go check out German Muscle at their website germanmuscle.co (which now carries F-150 Raptor parts), follow them on IG @germanmuscleaz and watch their YouTube videos where Brenden uses his own personal cars as the test mules for all the go fast parts they have in stock. It is the German Muscle YouTube channel. Big thanks to Brenden for coming on! Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 32: Lodgey doesn't miss featuring Brenden Lodge Feb 24, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, we welcome Brenden "Lodgey" Lodge to the program. An enthusiast who puts his own spin on his photography and is responsible for some of the best automotive photography the city has to offer. We go through what we believe is some of his best work, his love for stances cars, his thoughts on car culture and more. Absolute pleasure to have Brenden on and you can check out his work on IG @lodgey.media.

Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 31: Jorge and Ron's 2023 Motorsports Preview! Feb 19, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT! Big episode for us this week. Ron returns to the show as we preview the 2023 seasons for NASCAR, Indy Car and Formula 1. Plus, we talk a little bit about the Fast X trailer and debut a new series coming soon to the podcast which will feature the consistent return of the Co-Founder.

It's a great episode and we hope it gets you hyped up for the motorsports season coming upon us in the next few weeks. Thank you as always for your support and remember....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 30: The Knights of the Photography Round Table Jan 31, 2023

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. Big episode this week. It is no secret I love and admire car photography and even more so the people behind those lenses. So a few months back, myself and my good buddy Cody Nagowski thought it would be a good idea to give some of the most talented photogs in the city an audio platform to express themselves and really get a chance to get to discuss their biggest passion, car culture. So please allow me to welcome Riley (@autoambrosia), A.J. (@ajshipit.photo), Jonny (@j.c.photographyy) and his lovely girlfriend Tatum who is a massive help to his photography and multi-time guests Cody (@c.j.n.photography) and Alex (@automotive_alex). The five of them are insanely talented and it was truly a treat to have them on and share their love for cars. A massive thank you them and to Cody for setting us up over at EA. The plan is to continue to feature more photographers in the city and we have more coming in the next few weeks. Thanks to all who support TT, it does not go unnoticed. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 29: Tormenting the tarmac in a McLaren 720S Jan 23, 2023

Not much of an explanation needed for today's episode, my first McLaren experience. And IT! DIDN'T! DISAPPOINT! I captured the entire audio experience as myself and Derek recorded the episode while going for an amazing spirited drive. And yes, I did get behind the driver's seat later in the episode. An absolute banger!

Enjoy the most raw episode TT has ever produced. Special shoutout to Derek and Legacy Exotic rentals for hooking this up. Derek can be found @hotlapstudios and you can find Legacy Exotics @legacyexoticslv. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 28: When in doubt, you Throttle Out! Jan 16, 2023

Hello everyone and welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. On this episode, we are chilling at Four Till 4 as we welcome back my friend Alex (Topless Targa) and also welcome two new guests to the show, Annie and Dakota from Throttled Out. They are car enthusiasts from Prescott and their family has one of the more enthusiast oriented collections I have ever seen or heard of. We break down the collection, talk about the experience of buying sight unseen from Bring a Trailer, the differences between a 930 Turbo, a 964 Turbo and a 993 Turbo and of course stalling your car in the middle of a fun drive, which we have all done. Plus, Alex gives us an update on his '77 911 SC Targa and we get a little nerdy on classic 911's. It was an absolute delight to have Alex, Annie and Dakota all on the podcast.

Go check out their instagram page @throttled.out where you can follow the awesome collection and be on the look out for their new podcast "The Throttled Out Podcast" coming soon to all platforms. And of course give Alex a follow @toplesstarga to follow the journey of one of the coolest 911's in the country. Please enjoy and remember, Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 27: Car culture made me featuring Kent Schneider Jan 10, 2023

What is going on everyone and welcome to the second season of Tormenting Tarmac! A happy new year to you all. On this episode Kent Schneider from ITR Visuals joins me from my dining table to talk about his beginnings in content creation and how that evolved into a passion for cars, how car culture helped him become the person he is today, his love for the Huracan, why the Purpra (his well known purple wrapped A90 Supra) aka the ITR mobile is a fantastic camera car and so much more.

This episode is dedicated to one of the kings of automotive content creation, Mr. Ken Block. Rest In Peace to the Head Hoonigan in Charge. Love and prayers to the Block family and to the team at Hoonigan. Long live KB43, and enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac 26: The 2022 F1 Season review! Is Gunther Steiner the worst team principal on the grid? Dec 23, 2022

Hey everyone! Happy Holidays and welcome back to TT! In what will probably be our last episode of the year, Ron returns to the podcast to breakdown the year that was in Formula 1. We discuss Max's great year plus his not so great moments, Ferrari's up and down season, George's spectacular first year at Mercedes and we GO OFF on McLaren and Haas. Someone may have almost had an aneurysm.

That said, please enjoy this new episode and since I didn't officially mention in the episode.....from us to you, a very Merry Christmas and holiday season and a splendid New Year. We will catch you in 2023. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 25: I got King Kong in my trunk! Dec 17, 2022

Hey everybody, welcome back to TT! On this week's episode, we are joined by my good friend Dell Watson. Dell is a major car enthusiast, and he tells us all about his car history and his love for car audio. We have a great conversation regarding that plus we discuss our opinions on the 911 Dakar and Huracan Sterrato. It's a fun one and I hope you enjoy. Remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 24: The Lucid Air review! Nov 26, 2022

Jorge drove one of the best and fastest electric cars on the market! What a moment for this podcast! This week on TT, we discuss in detail the experience of driving the Lucid Air Grand Touring. It's a 4 door electric sedan which is built here in Central Arizona, just south of Phoenix. The particulars model I drove is the Grand Touring. You can configure it here and it gives you more details about the vehicle: https://lucidmotors.com/air/configure. Please watch the launch event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkfGMgYHi28 I am joined by Cody Nagowski (CJN Photography) and we share our experience as he also driven an Air as well as Tesla Model S Plaid and we have the opportunity to do a bit of a comparison. I cannot stress enough how much I enjoyed driving the Air. There were a couple of quirks that I was not a fan of but the overall package is hard to ignore must be commended as one of the best cars on sale today. Mr. Peter Rawlinson and the team at Lucid have created one hell of a driving machine designed to allow the driver in all of us to enjoy and appreciate motoring. A big thank you to Garrett Cavner and the Lucid sales team in Scottsdale for the opportunity. We finish the episode discussing our drive in the Dodge Viper ACR and discuss whether or not you as an enthusiast can enjoy electric cars and petrol engine cars. I hope you all enjoy this episode, it was a big moment for this and I hope we can bring more content like this again in the future. I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and remember, Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 23: Rolling in a topless targa Nov 19, 2022

Back again one more time. This episode we have Alex from Topless Targa. Who is Alex? He is just a dope ass car enthusiast just like all of us who happens to own one of the cleanest 911 SC Targa's on the planet. It just went through the restoration of restorations and it's his daily driver. We get the full background on it, he tells us how he got into cars, his old 997 which apparently belonged to Eddie Murphy and more. He is a great friend and I am glad we could finally collaborate. Go check his IG page @toplesstarga and please enjoy the episode. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 22: Going for a fast blast, call it having a Leadfoot Nov 15, 2022

The November hits just keep coming. On the newest episode of TT, we are joined by Tiffany Golberg of Leadfoot Ladies. The Leadfoot movement encompasses all and is aimed at normalizing women in the automotive space. Phoenix's Leadfoot Ladies are the heartbeat behind it. Consider them the secret society of women drivers. What an honor to hear their story and be a part of this movement. Massive thanks to Tiffany for joining us and please enjoy the episode, and check out the Leadfoot Ladies on IG @leadfootladies. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 21: Is the Carrera GT overhyped? Getting to know CJN Photography Nov 09, 2022

What's going on everyone and welcome back to TT! Our November is looking crazy and we start it off with a bang as I welcome Cody Nogowski on to the podcast. Cody is an excellent photographer based out Scottsdale, and also works for Echelon Autosports installing paint protection film on to some of the best cars on the market. On this episode, we understand what Cody loves about car culture, what is under appreciated in the Arizona car scene, his love for the Lexus LFA and of course as the title suggests.....is the Porsche Carrera GT over hyped? We go all over the spectrum as we understand what makes Cody adore this thing called car culture and why he is such a great ambassador for it. Please enjoy the newest installment of Tormenting Tarmac, and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 20: Hanging out live at Highline Cars and Coffee Oct 11, 2022

What's happening everyone. Welcome to the newest edition of TT. It's a fun one. On this episode, Ron and Jorge discuss the massive seat swaps in F1 (Pierre Gasly to Alpine and Nyck DeVries to Alpha Tauri), Ron buys a new to him Jeep Cherokee plus we make a pretty big announcement regarding the future of this podcast.

Plus stay tuned for the second half of the episode: Jorge goes out to Highline Cars and Coffee and did some interviews with a few different people and it was a ton of fun. Big shoutout to Kaitlyn, Jake, Alex, Derek, Emily and Mason for joining me. They are all huge enthusiasts and are all up to different cool stuff in the space. Please enjoy this newest installment and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 19: Car brokering 101 Oct 01, 2022

Double dipping on the episodes for this week. On this episode, we have track enthusiast and aspiring car broker Sam Soto. Sam is from the Phoenix area and over the last couple of years he has been working on developing his car broker business. What is car brokering? Well, stick around and find out. We also discuss what made him such a track rat and the beginnings of his love for cars! Thanks for tuning in, and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 18: Acknowledging 1 year of TT Oct 01, 2022

On this episode of Tormenting Tarmac, we welcome you to a full year since the recording of our very first episode. Jorge and Ron break down the last race of the Indy Car season, get into a really interesting comparison between Kimi Raikonnen and Fernando Alonso, Ron races at Gingerman and more. Here's to more episodes Tormenting Tarmac.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 17: The Car Week Special! Sep 01, 2022

What is going on everyone and welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac. We have an excellent episode for you. Ron and Jorge are joined by our pals Alex Sczudlo, Kaitlyn Clink and Steven Ren. They are TT veterans and they are back on this episode to talk Car Week. Alex and Kaitlyn as many of you know are two of the best photographers in the state and Steven is a huge enthusiast. We do a deep dive on how Alex and Kaitlyn both try to differentiate their content when there are so many content creators in the same place, we talk about their collaborative shoot that was absolutely ace and Steven does a little bit of watch spotting. Please check out both Alex and Kaitlyn's photography on Instagram @automotive_alex, @f80alex, @krc.auto and @krc.portraits for Kaitlyn's non automotive portrait work. You can find Steven posting fun stuff with his car on @issawriteoff and please check out Ron's IG where he is posting a ton of updates on the C4 project and the Stingray is getting ready to come back to life. And we would greatly appreciate if you checked out @tormentingtarmac as well. Leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts and commenting would be tremendous as it gets the algorithm rolling and allows our show to get out there to others.

Strap in, put it in first gear and get ready to live vicariously through Alex, Kaitlyn and Steven as we talk some Car Week right here on Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 16: Welcome to the Vault of Scottsdale! Aug 20, 2022

What is going on everyone and welcome back! I know a lot of you are in Monterey, Pebble, Carmel or any where in the NorCal area for Car Week. I hope you are all having a fantastic time. On this week's episode, Jorge is joined by Ron Evans. If you are familiar with the Phoenix high end sports car scene, then you know Ron. If not, well take a listen as we get to know Ron and he came to create the Vault. The Vault of Scottsdale is one of the best collector car storage facilities in the Phoenix area as well as an event space for a variety of different things. Ron tells us how he got into cars, how the car scene has grown from the 80's till now, gives a bit of a preview of Car Week and so much more. So please, put your car on cruise control, relax and have a listen to this newest episode of Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 15: Ron is the Lower Peninsula Stig! Aug 12, 2022

Hi everyone and welcome back to TT! We had a small hiatus but we are back and we have a lot to discuss this week. This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago upon the announcement of Sebastian Vettel's retirement. The news of Fernando Alonso replacing him at Aston Martin had not been announced yet so we were unaware of that in the midst of this conversation.

That said, we also discuss some big topics happening in Indy Car and NASCAR, and we finish the pod discussing Ron's 24 hour race at Nelson Ledges with the Wittnauer Motorsports team. Big thanks to Rechelle (Ron's wonderful and brilliant wife) for hanging out with us during the first half of the show and giving us some great opinions of her own. She is invited back on the pod any time she likes. Please give us a follow on IG @tormentingtarmac and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts as this helps us grow and reach out to other car and driving fans. Enjoy the newest episode of Tormenting Tarmac and remember.....Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 14: What is Function Factory Performance? Featuring Charles Siritho Jul 08, 2022

Charles Siritho is a car and driving enthusiast just like all of us. So much so that he started an E-Com business selling performance parts for sports and super cars. On this installment of TT, we discuss what is FF Performance and where he sees it going with incoming electric performance cars, his love for cars, what got him into racing, the good and bad of car culture and a whole hell of a lot more. We recorded this at his shop so please excuse the background noise, they were working on heavy hitter stuff back there so I am not mad at it all. If you want to give Charles a follow, he can be found on IG at @charlessiritho and you can find his business at @ffperformanceaz, @ffracingaz as well as his other e-com businesses.

Special thanks as always to Dell Watson for providing our music to the pod. You can check out his beats over on Instagram at @dellvonwatson.

Enjoy the newest episode of Tormenting Tarmac and remember....enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 13: Is the Isle of Mann TT too dangerous? Jul 01, 2022

Hey everyone, what is going on? Welcome back for another round of TT. On this week's episode, Ron and Jorge catch up. We discuss getting his dad's 1950 Ford running, the racism controversy that occurred with a Red Bull F2 driver, Jorge went to a supercar track day and Ron went to an Indy Car practice session. Plus, an interesting discussion regarding how dangerous the Isle of Mann TT really is. All that and more on the 13th installment of Tormenting Tarmac. Enjoy and remember, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 12: Fast as F...amily: Dylan Wittenauer's humble path to national vintage racing victories Jun 25, 2022

On TT, we talk A LOT about racing. Whether it be Formula 1, Indy Car, IMSA and NASCAR but today is a little bit different. Tormenting Tarmac is about story telling. Today we tell the story of one Dylan Wittenauer, a vintage and endurance racer hailing from Mo-Town. Over the episode, he details how he and his family got into racing, what it takes to succeed, his love for a specific British manufacturer as well him and Ron's experiences being on the same team in endurance racing. Can Ron hang with Dylan on track? Jorge is dying to find out. It was an absolute pleasure having Dylan on and we hope to have him on again as he continues with Wittenauer Motorsports chasing more victories nationwide.

Big thanks to friend to the show Dell Watson for providing us with the official TT intro and outdo theme. You are listening to Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die......

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 11: Discovering Arizona’s excellent car photography May 27, 2022

Hey everyone, we have a good one for you. On this episode we are joined by two exceptional car photographers Kaitlyn Clink and Alex Sczudlo as well as fellow enthusiast Steven Ren. Kaitlyn and Alex have been around for a while and they join me to talk about the culture of photography, what it takes to be successful in the space, how it is to be a woman in a male dominated space and share really fun stories they’ve experienced over time. So sit back enjoy, as we hung out at Four till Four, listened to birds sing, 5 cylinders rev out and just had a fun chat. You can find Alex on IG @automotive_alex, Kaitlyn @krc.auto and Steven @issawriteoff. Remember, Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 10: The C4 Build begins May 23, 2022

Welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac. On this episode, Ron’s provides major updates on the beginning of his C4 Corvette build which he announced he purchased at the end of episode 9. He gives us a detailed outline of what the car will be for and will Jorge be allowed to race it? Plus, we give mini previews surrounding the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 as well we hear about Ron’s experience at the Mid-Ohio IMSA race. Fun discussion is had so please enjoy and REMEMBER, Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 9: Discovering the next level lifestyle of car culture courtesy of DuPont Registry Apr 19, 2022

On this episode, our first ever guests join us on TT. Jordan Aquistapace (Lifestyle Editor of DuPont Registry) and Dylan Orluck (Senior Account Executive with DuPont Registry) are huge car and watch enthusiasts who work with one of the coolest automotive brands on the planet. DuPont Registry has been the go to magazine for all high level exotic cars since 1985. If you want to see what's for sale all over the country, you go to DuPont. It is our classifieds. In the episode, Jordan and Dylan give us a rundown of the new style that their magazine is going through as they add cool, new editorial pieces to their already amazing content. Plus, they give Jorge and Ron amazing stories including the one time Dylan went to Maranello (YES, THAT MARANELLO) with a client when they were in the midst of trying to sell his boat. Plus, we nerd out on some watches including Jordan telling us about his Richard Mille wearing experience.

It's a banger of an episode. Please go check out the new DuPont Registry which is on sale and check the IG pages affiliated with them: @dupontregistry, @dupontregistrymag, @dupontregistrynews and @dupontregistry_watches.

We look forward to having Jordan and Dylan on again soon. Enjoy this episode and remember, enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac: Episode 8: The "Ron does cool S**T" episode Apr 15, 2022

Over the last few months, we have skipped around a little in regards to what Ron does for a living. This week, we break it down. Jorge interviews Ron in an depth way about the life of an automotive engineer at an OEM. As many of you know, Ron works for General Motors and has also worked at another OEM in the past. We go behind the scenes on how Ron got into engineering, what his influences were, whether being exposed to an OEM manufacturer has jaded his love for culture and what he has learned from working with an OEM for his own build as well as what he's learned from his own personal build and how he applies that at the proving grounds. Fascinating stuff and we are incredibly proud to bring it to you.

Please excuse the audio quality, Ron was on a work trip and the Wifi in his room was not the greatest. Enjoy the latest edition of Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 7 - Car culture thrives on nostalgia Apr 05, 2022

We are all suckers for nostalgia. On this episode, Jorge and Ron get nostalgic about car video games and most importantly, what made the fall in love with driving in the first place. Plus, a little bit of a discussion about what kind of cars would you love to take out on track that absolutely do not belong out there. It is a fun one that we firmly believe you all will enjoy.

Please note, this episode was recorded all the way back in October of last 2021 so if things are mentioned out of order from our prior episodes, we apologize. And remember, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 6 - Previewing the 2022 Formula 1 Season Mar 26, 2022

Last year, we saw an incredible season between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. This year we get brand new regulations, new car designs, new drivers and in particular a certain golden boy takes his place next to the Greatest of all Time.

How will 2022 play out? Well that's a question Jorge and Ron are happy to discuss as we preview the 2022 F1 Season. Please note we are little behind as Bahrain has taken place but this was recorded prior. So please enjoy. And remember, the enthusiast never dies!

Tormenting Tarmac Episode 5 - NASCAR 101 Mar 04, 2022

Hey everyone and welcome back to the fifth episode of TT. Today’s show is interesting as we are really honing in on the Motorsports side of our automotive passion. We are going over all the new regulations and rules for the 2022 NASCAR season. Ron is a big fan and Jorge is appreciative of the sport and has made a resolution to pay complete attention to the NASCAR season. We go over the drivers to watch, our thoughts on the exhibition race at LA Coliseum and who we think will be the top 4 drivers at the end of the season. So strap in as we torment the tarmac, stock car style. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac: Episode 4 - How sketchy of a car ownership history are you willing to deal with? Feb 19, 2022

Ron and Jorge talk about their most overwhelming automotive experiences, and dive deep into car ownership. As in, would you buy a car which was previously owned by a drug lord? All that and much more on this episode of Tormenting Tarmac. Enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 3 - Let's end Tribalism in the car community Feb 11, 2022

Welcome back to Tormenting Tarmac. On this week's episode, we discuss some automotive news from around the nation such as truck modifications that are to banned, whether or not it is actually a good idea to legalize street racing and the main topic of the episode, how we as an enthusiast community can end tribalism. Plus, we discuss the differences between Formula 1 and NASCAR. Please note, this episode was recorded late in 2021 so some of the F1 talk no longer applies as we are on the cusp of a new F1 and NASCAR season.

That said, please enjoy this newest installment of Tormenting Tarmac. Remember, enthusiasts never die.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 2 - 2021 F1 Season Review Jan 23, 2022

Jorge and Ron discuss the 2021 F1 season, notably the last race. Did Hamilton get a win stolen from or was Verstappen the rightful winner? Plus, our favorite races of the season and how excited are we for 2022?! Enjoy our review.

Tormenting Tarmac - Episode 1 - Enthusiasts Never Die Jan 23, 2022

Our first episode! Jorge and Ron introduce themselves, the podcast, and general automotive discussion. From us to you, welcome to Tormenting Tarmac, where the enthusiasts never die!

Welcome to Tormenting Tarmac......where the Enthusiast never dies Sep 06, 2021

Welcome to Tormenting Tarmac. Our first few episodes will be coming in the next few weeks. For now, here is a little trailer for you. Please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You can also find us on Instagram @tormentingtarmac. We look forward to this new project and hope you join us on this journey. Once more, we welcome you to Tormenting Tarmac, where the Enthusiast never dies.

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