AVANTS PODCAST
A Short Update While We Prepped for Classics On the Green!
It's a shorter episode this week as we prepped for the Avants Classics on the Green event!
Shop Talk 2 - Sacrilegious Swaps, Hauling Long Loads, and Safety 2nd
On this shop talk episode Dan, Nick, and Megan discuss sacrilegious engine swaps we would do (like a K24 in Ferrari 308), hauling a long load in your short truck bed, and some safety tips after Nick almost loses his legs while doing some off-road recovery!
The Special Tools Avants Members Say You Need!
We did a poll on the Avants Facebook page on what special tools we might not have but should and several Avants members helped us out! Do you have any of these?
Avants and Andrew Norman are a Perfect Pairing
This week we talk to Andrew Norman, Financial Advisor & Managing Director of Colibri Capital Ameriprise, and a great supporter of Avants and keeping the car community moving forward
Back To Le Mans and Beyond with Dominic Dobson
We welcome Dominic Dobson back to the show to catch up and talk about his upcoming journey back to race Le Mans again, hopefully with less fire this time.
The Shop Talk Series
We're starting a new series! In addition to our regularly weekly shows, every other week we're going to do Shop Talk! This series will cover news, events, project updates, tool reviews, feature our friends working on projects we think are interesting, and more!
Everything IMSA and Far Beyond with Mark Raffauf
This week we interviewed Mark Raffauf, Senior Director of Race Operations for IMSA, about all things racing from IMSA, to Isle of Man TT, to Formula 1, and everything else. Mark is truly an expert on basically everything racing related and as it turns out even more.
We Don't Know Jack About Lifts, So We Called in the Experts
As Dan went down the rabbit hole of trying to determine what lift to buy, we quickly found out we don’t know jack about lifts. We reached out to the experts at Hydraulic Solutions, Jarett and Sara Bailey, and asked them to come in and give us all the information on vehicle lifts we would ever need to know before purchasing one.
Shant Meshefedjian and the Most Excessive of Mercedes
You can’t talk about wild car builds of the 80s without talking about the tuner cars of Koenig. Shant Meshefedjian is an expert on Koenig, especially their polarizing Mercedes builds.
More Wagons Please!
Here at Avants we have one major complaint with car manufacturers and what they choose to sell in the US…they never give us enough wagons!
Cutting to the Chase with Brionna Lynch
You’ve seen her 280Z on the cover the recent Avants Magazine and seen her work in Black Panther and more, but now you can hear the incredible stories of profession stunt driver and drifter, Brionna Lynch.
The Molly Project
This week we have the pleasure of talking to Molly Saleen, CEO of Saleen Performance Parts and of course of the legendary Saleen family.
From the Kart Track to the Virtual Track with Megan Zalud
The fact that we met Megan through Avants is kind of surprising since she’s been friends with basically everyone we know for years.
Jennifer Klein Shows Us There's More To Being Successful In Motorsports Than Being in the Car
This week we sit down with Jennifer Klein and she gives us a reminder that being a success in the motorsports world doesn’t always mean being in the car.
Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith Give us a Rebelle Rally Recap!
We start off Women’s Month strong with Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith, aka Team Baby Bronco, who share their journey of doing the Rebelle Rally!
Shop Talk!
We discuss challenges of building a shop and still trying to maintain your sanity all while trying to stay within a budget.
Emme Hall and Her Epic Adventures
Emme Hall describes herself as “Driver, reviewer, rabble rouser”, but we think she left out that she might be the most epic of adventurers. Rebelle Rally? Check. Baja racer? Check. Crossed Mongolia on a knock-off 49cc Monkey motorcycle? Also check.
Talking About Wings That Actually Work with Amir Bentatou of RS Future
This week we talk with Amir Bentatou, owner of RS Future, and probably the nicest NSX on the road and on the track.
Paul Charsley Wins the 24 Hours of Daytona Then Calls Us
Paul Charsley is the Motorsports Manager for Heart of Racing and just won Daytona, but before going home he gave us a call.
Felix Holst: A Master of All His Trades
We first met Felix at Avants Classics on the Green last summer and we’ve been excited to have him on the show ever since. Felix was instrumental in shaping our love of Hot Wheels and then went on to creating incredible art with people like Magnus Walker, all while still being a successful bass player.