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Brian Scotto tktkt

Episode 1074 Published 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Description

Brian Scotto was the Chief Creative Officer of HOONIGAN and the Director of the Gymkhana series, amassing over 1 billion views. What's in his future? What would he have done differently?

On this episode we cover a LOT, including but definitely not limited to: Directing 2025's Gymkhana: Australia; the stunt he stopped; filming with race car drivers; What he would change if he had a time machine; directing the action scenes for the upcoming film "Drifter"; what he misses about magazine life; why he has SO many project cars; building vs driving; what the next chapter of his life looks like.

Patreon questions include:
Would he run Hoonigan differently?
Hoonigan media that never got made
Rebadging US cars with their foreign badges = cool?
Which car he would Safari out
Songs that make us drive fast
Thoughts on the Czinger record?

Recorded December 16, 2025

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