What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome back my good friend Jeff Sutton aka Jalopy Jeff, automotive reviewer and influencer extraordinaire.
You find us recording in the rodeo section over at West World during the Fall auction for Barrett- Jackson. First off, thank you Barrett-Jackson for the media passes.
We discuss why now is the right time to buy third gen Vipers, recapping some of the great deals that occurred over the respective weekend, Jeff's new project where he is wide bodying his new to him C43 AMG, his view point on changing his garage and so much more. This was a fun episode record as per usual when it comes to Jeff and I. It's become tradition at this point and one we continue to uphold moving forward.
Please make sure you follow Jeff on his social media handles @its_jalopy_jeff and more importantly his YouTube channel.
And of course make sure to follow Barett-Jackson on all of their socials as well and be sure to check out the winter auction coming from January 17-25, 2026.
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Hi everyone and welcome back to TT. This week, I am honored to welcome J Ryan of the Late Night Playset and founder of the Good Vibes breakfast club in Los Angeles.
J is best known for the two things above as well as going adventures in his yellow 997 911. Based on the name of his show, it is clear that he is also a fan of older late night TV. We chat about working for Conan O'Brien back in his youth, why David Letterman is such a big inspiration, driving in Deloreans with Kobe Bryant and so much more.
Additionally, what I really loved about this episode is that it's very different from anything we have done in the past. This was a very vulnerable conversation and J and I really opened up about life, things from when we were growing up and of course, we have to talk about his lovely late wife, Nicole.
I hope this episode can serve as a reminder that life is fragile, short, yet beautiful. And remember to always try and live it to the fullest, like Nicole did. And that people will be there along the way to help you, encourage you and you are not alone in this life. I am incredibly grateful to J for sharing everything he shared with me, and I can honestly call him a friend after this and a man I very much admire. Cheers to you J, and cheers to Nicole.
Follow J on social media @porschelife111 where you can find him on another massive road trip as we speak.
Those who we love that pass on are always with us. They live through us, so let's make them proud.
What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, we welcome Alana Carter to the program.
Alana is a race car driver who races in SRO for a few different teams including Toyota, Hyundai and more. We chat about the challenges about racing in the rain, random playlists that pop in her head while driving, why she loves a 3RS and so much more.
This was a great conversation and I cannot thank Alana enough for her time. Her personality is infectious and she is a great person to chat with.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am honored to welcome friend to me and friend to us all here in the PHX, Jordan Sawalqah also known as Lowballer GTR!
This episode was two years in the making but we finally made it happen. We sit down at his shop and discuss Ferrari's direction after the debut of the 849 Testarossa, we go in deeper into re-possession based off his conversation with friend to the show Jhae of Hard Parking, the amazing story behind his R34 Skyline GTR, and which car best embodies him as an enthusiast and so much more!
This show was indeed worth the wait and I cannot thank Jordan enough for his time and just being an incredibly dope individual. Give him a follow on IG @lowballer_gtr.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT.
This week I welcome Mari Buckner of Luxury Auto Collection in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mari is the media and marketing director of LAC and a fantastic photographer to boot.
We discuss her role at LAC, why she bought her Supra and her love affair with her Rav 4 (which is way doper than people realize), her near death experience which led her to live her life to the fullest and why we are in agreement that the Huracan Performante and the 580-2 are AWESOME!
All that and much more. Huge thanks to Mari for coming on the podcast. Please give her a follow on social media @modded_mari and of course check out Luxury Auto Collection.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am excited to welcome Eddie X on to the program.
Many of you may know Eddie from his youtube channel which has grown quite the following over the last few years. We chat about his decision to move into youtube full time and the pros and cons associated with it, we dive deep into his car week experience as well as driving around Monterey in a brand new C8 ZR1, our thoughts on the upcoming G87 M2 CS, and go deep on 26 million reasons why anyone should buy a Ferrari SP3 Daytona.
Enormous thanks to Eddie for his time. If you have not done so already, please check out his youtube channel EddieX.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! My guest this week is none other than friend to the show Zack Klapman of the Smoking Tire Youtube channel and podcast.
This week, we are chatting about his newest project, Zack Klapman's Drivers Test which is live right now on Youtube and you can subscribe to. It is a great and fun new take on car culture and Zack navigates us through the behind the scenes of making it become a reality. Additionally, we chat about him and Matt crossing the threshold of 1,000 episodes on the podcast and what a milestone like that means. Plus we do deep dive into Zack's restoration of his beloved E46 M3. All that and much more.
Huge thanks to Zack for making the time to stop by virtually. Please check out his new channel and the videos coming to it as well all things TST.
And lastly as always, major thanks to our friends at Sheffield Watches for being our partners on TT.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome my friends Sloane Polinser and Matt Million.
Matt is a race car driver with the BMW Academy and Sloane has an extensive background in media production for race teams as well as TV/movies. We are in for a treat let me tell you. We get into the nitty gritty of life in racing with Matt while Sloane takes us behind the scenes of how to showcase your self as a driver as well taking a peak behind the curtain of her time on the Rebel Moon set, Chicago MD and we share in our love for one of the greatest films of all time, Ferris Bueller's day off.
Huge thanks to both Sloane and Matt for their time. Huge thanks to our friends at Sheffield for their continued support, and thank you the listener for being a part of this.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I welcome back my friends Bryan and Brandi Cole.
On this episode we discuss the work behind the brand new Carvonix app from Speed Society which Bryan has been working on for forever, Brandi is doing amazing stuff with Cadillac as a consultant for them and working on marketing for the brand new Celestiq. Plus, Bryan and Brandi add a Viper GT2 to the stable.
It is a great episode and I am so honored that Bryan and Brandi were able to join me again for the first time in 2 years.
Please check out @speedsociety and download the new Carvonix app. Plus you can follow Bryan and Brandi on IG @bc_la and @carsbybrandi.
Huge thanks as always to Sheffield for being our official watch partner!
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I welcome back my friend Chadd Randall.
He recently became an editor at https://www.pitlane-news.com/ and had the amazing opportunity to go to LeMans as well as Road America as a photographer and writing for the site. We chat about that as well as my visit to the Petersen museum, what Ken Block means to us, racing stories that should be made into Hollywood movies and so much more.
Huge thanks to Chadd for his time. Make sure you follow him on IG @apexdreamcars and check out his work on pitlanenews.com.
As always enormous thanks to Sheffield watches for being our partner. Remember, enthusiasts never die.
What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by my friend and friend to the community, Josh Benjamin!
Josh is an avid car and motorsports enthusiast who's love for Mercedes and AMG goes deep. On this episode, we chat about his 190E Evo 1 conversion, our beliefs of the current state of automotive competition, we go heavy on the ZR1 and ZR1X 'Ring numbers and so much more. This was a real treat as Josh and I have been talking about doing a show together for months and we finally made it happen. Please give him a follow on IG @amg_josh and give your support to the Haus of Euro.
As always, huge thanks to our great partners over Sheffield Watches.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined by old pal to the show Sunni Combs.
On this episode, we briefly touch on the ZR1 and ZR1X runs around the 'Ring, S197 and Terminator Cobra market values, are Jack Harlow and Mark Zuzkerberg long lost twins and Sunni tells me why she isn't driving her GT3 at the moment?
Huge thanks to Sunni for hopping on and as always, huge thanks to Sheffield for being the official watch partner for the show. Make sure you follow them on IG @sheffield_allsport_watches and find them online at www.sheffieldwatches.com.
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What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I welcome back my pals Michael and Samantha Zimmerman to the podcast!
Samantha is an incredibly talented hyper realism artist who focuses on motorsports and her husband Michael is one of the best sales specialists at Sotheby Motorsports and one of the most knowledgable collector car experts I know. This is a fun one as 3 cars nerds dive deep into RWB, owning a 964 Turbo, experiencing the Miami Grand Prix from the Paddock and hilarious stories about letting people borrow 911's with low mileage and them taking them out for joyrides.
It is always a treat when Sam and Michael come on and share their enjoyment of car culture. Please give them a follow on IG @zimmy_arts and @michael_zimmy. And make sure register to bid with Sotheby's during car week for an opportunity to go to the Las Vegas Grand Prix!
Special thanks to Sheffield Watches for their support to the show and remember, enthusiasts never die!
What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week I am joined by my good friend Cole Horchler.
Cole is an amazing photographer and enormous BMW enthusiast. We have been friends for a couple of years and we finally got a chance to record a show together. We chat about the new BMW I7 M that he has on loan from BMW USA which we did take for a drive prior to sitting down to record this episode. Plus we discuss the differences between commercial photography in 2025 as compared to the 90's and we discuss the best kept secret in BMW 's today. It's a good one. Huge thanks to Cole for coming on. Please give him a follow on IG @colehorchler and since we chatted so much about them and they were kind enough to loan the car, massive thanks to BMW USA for loaning Cole the car and please give them a follow as well.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am very happy to welcome Jhae Pfenning of the Hard Parking Podcast.
This has been a long time coming and we were incredibly happy to finally collaborate. We discuss his love and affinity for the Acura NSX, the beginnings of the Hard Parking podcast, what to expect from Japan's big 3, how Dan LeBatard helped inspire what is the current construct of the show and so much more.
Huge ups to Jhae for coming on and being so gracious with his time. Please make sure to give him a follow on IG @jhaepfenning and subscribe to his show on apple, spotify or whichever is your preferred streaming platform.
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! We did it, we made it, 150 episodes.
Unreal accomplishment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to rock with this show! The honor is truly all mine. What's on the docket? Everything, but in all honestly.....we are chatting about how great the community is. So enjoy Jio aka Joeadrift on IG, Ian aka Ianmartinphotos and the big dawg aka Lord Kent right here on TT 150.
It continues to be my pleasure everyone, enthusiasts never fucking die!
What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! It is episode 149 and what better way to celebrate the road to 150 episodes than by being joined by the first two Phoenix guests we had at the beginning, Alex Sczudlo and Kaitlyn Clink.
These two are outstanding photographers who have now moved on to bigger and better things. Alex has moved on more towards social media branding while still doing photography and Kaitlyn now has her own social media management business with a variety of clients in the greater Houston area. We chat about the changes they have made in order to grow within their spaces, staying ahead of social media curves, directing automotive content, motorcycle culture and so much more.
An enormous thanks them both for coming on and continuing to be supportive of the project that is Tormenting Tarmac. Give them both a follow on IG @automotive_alex and @krc.auto.
Please enjoy this episode and remember, stay non-chalant and most importantly, enthusiasts never die!
What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am re-joined by my friends Sam McKay and Kayla Rundle.
We chat about building V12 Camaro's, the hardest thing for Sam as a business owner and for Kayla as youtuber, the best one car solution for $350-400k and why it's a semi-truck, why the pink colors have made a comeback and Sam and I take our satire to an entire new level. And please note, everything is very much a joke and to not be taken offensively.
I want to thank Sam and Kayla for coming on and for their friendship as this show continues towards 150 episodes. Go check out Detail Club AZ for Sam's business and go subscribe to Kayla's YT channel for some very cool content.
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What is going everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I am joined once more by my good friend Greg Ochser as well his dad Dave who is one of the founding members of the Pavilions car show in Scottsdale, and Payam Bipar, car and watch enthusiast extraordinaire/FJ Cruiser owner, which immediately gets him more cool points.
We chat about Mustang GTD's being specced up to $600k, the Ferrari 12 Cilindri and what allows to be spoken of in the long lineage of the great Ferrari GT's, the best one car solution and so much more.
Huge thanks to Greg, Payam and Dave for joining me on this week's episode!
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What is going on everyone and welcome back to TT! This week, I traveled down to Tucson to record this episode with my good friend and co-founder of TT, Ron Morris and his brother in law Aaron Looft and we even get a guest appearance from Ron's dad.
In this episode, Ron is literally in the middle of putting in a bigger cam into his new to him Chvey Caprice PPV that he purchased on cars and bids in the winter time. We chat about the plan for the Caprice, Aaron breaks down what makes RX-7's so great, our favorite looking Corvettes and an age old question, is an SMG E46 M3 worth it?
All that and more on this episode of TT. Big thanks to Aaron for coming on and please check out his shop which supports rotary Mazda's, Full Function Engineering and his cannabis business, Flower Mill USA.
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