AVANTS PODCAST
Victoria Vander Hoek - Not a Car Girl, A...
If you're in the PNW, you might know Victoria. From working The Shop to playing at the track to rebuilding her various car projects, she keeps herself pretty busy in the car community in spite of also being a full time student.
Monterey Recap and the Engine Building Rabbit Hole
Nick is back from his annual trek of working Monterey Car week! Things are changing down there for sure, so if you haven't been to car week you definitely need to get it on your bucket list sooner than later. While Nick was way, Dan was busy installing a new gym and researching the in-and-outs of doubling or even tripling the horsepower on the Honda Monkeys.
Hey, Watch This! More Shop Talk With Megan
On this episode of Shop Talk we discuss the YouTube videos that keep us learning, laughing, and entertained like the true group of ADHD adults we all are.
So, You Want to go to Canada, Eh?
Dan took a big road trip up through Canada to Sun Peaks, Emerald Lake, Lake Louise, Banff, and Jasper National Parks and we think you should too.
Pushing 200 for 300
This is our official 300th podcast episode! Rather than the usual walk down memory lane, we started discussing the desire of hitting the 200 MPH club.
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.