AVANTS PODCAST
The Monkeys Finally Invade McCall
After 2 years of planning and multiple hiccups, we finally took our capable Honda Monkeys to McCall, ID to ride parts of the IDBDR and beyond.
Have a Seat and Join Toby and Nicole from Scheel-Mann Seats
This is another episode where we interview some people and instantly wish they were closer so we could all hang out and be friends. We talked to Toby and Nicole Pond from Scheel-Mann, manufacturer of some of the finest seats on the market.
Shop Talk 3 - Kei Trucks, Tool Boxes, and Megan's Make Believe Husband Needs a Trailer
On this fun shop talk episode we talk about upcoming cars on Dan's list, the shop and studio update, tool boxes, and choosing the right trailer for Megan's make believe husband.
Official Indy Photographer Chris Owens
This week we speak to the official photographer of Indy, Chris Owens!
Catching Up With Editor-in-Chief Karl Noakes!
Karl makes his 4th appearance on the podcast, which still doesn’t feel like enough times for all his stories.
Accessing Barry's World
We have had our fair share of accidents and close calls, but the reality of being permanently disabled by one of them is something we have never had to face. After a severe motorcycle accident, Barry Long found himself permanently paralyzed and facing the reality of life ahead in a wheel chair.
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.