Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP10- Faruk Kugay

Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP10- Faruk Kugay

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Faruk Kugay, Formula Drift Pro drive, came on the podcast to give some major announcements. One of them, (not hard to figure out) is that he has now partnered up with Konig. But the second announcement will shock most of his fans!

This is a really great episode of the podcast and Faruk is a lot of fun to listen to. Scott and Faruk go through the ins and outs of having a professional program, his personal evolution in drifting and what it takes to run a program. Faruk is super down to earth and reveals so many things about himself, how he funds his program working 4 jobs (bet you won’t guess what they are), his most frustrating issues with his program and how he plans to move forward.

If you’re not a Faruk Kugay drift fan, you will be by the end!

By the way, PODCAST listeners will get the scoop on his major announcements before the YouTube viewers. We will be releasing the podcast on our YouTube channel in 5 parts starting today at 5 pm. We will be releasing another part of this podcast every day until the conclusion.

We will update this page below! Part 3 is the Konig announcement and Part 4 is Faruk’s major announcement. That will be live on Monday at 8 am EST (on YouTube).

Thanks for all of your support and listening!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (we’d love if you subscribe there as well)! Thank you for listening!

As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.

 

CONTENT CHEAT MENU:
0:19 | Longest 10 Question Quick-fire ever (but its so good)!
15:05 | We bet you never knew this about Faruk!
22:15 | Introducing Faruk Kugay!
23:20 | Sonoma Drift and Winter Jam
26:04 | Faruk x Konig! We-are-family!! The story of how we met.
33:01 | Move to Turkey and Drifting in Europe!
36:57 | When and Where did you get into Drifting?!
37:53 | First exposure to drifting!
39:58 | Bombshell and Faruk’s plan for 2019…Plus what REALLY happened at Irwindale
48:20 | Faruk’s goals! How can we move the program forward?!
53:32 | Motegi Racing Super Drift. SEMA Ignited. GRIDLIFE.
55:03 | Putting together a drift program! The trials and tribulation!
1:03:17 | Advice from Faruk and what to take away from his experience in the drift scene
1:08:35 | Outro

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KEVIN LAWRENCE – FD PRO DRIVER – BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST – EP9!

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We’re back with episode 9 of the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast and it’s a good one! With the Formula Drift season only a few months away we took a bit of time to get with Formula Drift Pro Driver and Enjuku Racing’s very own, Kevin Lawrence! Kevin has been one of our sponsored drivers for about 4 years now and it’s an absolute honor being able to be on his program through so much of his professional growth.

Kevin talks about his Pro 1 Formula Drift debut and why he had to run the event last minute in their backup Skyline R32, development of his RB32, what its like running a program behind the scenes and so much more!

We’re starting something new with this episode. We’re going to be releasing the YouTube video versions in multiple parts from now on. We will continue to release another part every day until we come to the conclusion!

The full audio version is live on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher right now!

If you like what you hear and see, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and of course, the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP09- Kevin Lawrence

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Formula Drift PRO driver, Kevin Lawrence has been a Konig sponsored driver for 4 years now. In that time Kevin and the Enjuku Racing team have become like family to us. We asked Kevin if he wanted to come on the podcast and he was down!

In this first part of his podcast (Part 1 of 5) Kevin talks about how he got into drifting, his love for AE86s, making his Formula Drift Pro debut at FD Long Beach (#FDLB), what caused them to have to make that debut last minute with Enjuku Racing’s Demo / back up vehicle ( R32 Skyline ) and of course we kick things off with a 10 question quickfire!

We will be releasing another part of this podcast everyday until conclusion. We will update this page below!

Thanks for all of your support and listening!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (we’d love if you subscribe there as well)! Thank you for listening!

As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.

 

CONTENT CHEAT MENU:
0:20 | 10 Question Quick-fire
2:44 | Introducing Kevin Lawrence
3:50 | Our Relationship + Enjuku
4:20 | K Law or Hatchy? (AE86)
6:14 | How did you get into drifting and become involved with Enjuku?
8:45 | What was your journey to pro?
10:20 | AE86 -> S-chassis?
11:06 | Not enough credit is given to running a program
12:04 | FD Pro Debut and it was not ideal!
15:57 | What are you doing to prep for 2019?
18:40 | Hours during the season
20:42 | This is not like golf; do it for the LOVE!
22:38 | Drifting in person…Live Stream doesn’t do justice
23:58 | Going into 2019; RB again. 370 next
24:07 | Purist RHD to 370z (LHD)
27:00 | RB to 370?
29:04 | “RB32”! What is it? Dry sump; The answer to issues
30:24 | What does someone need for an RB30 – powered “s”?
32:04 | Improvements to driving/program?
34:35 | Car got way faster each round!
36:40 | Any tracks you’re looking forward to revisiting?
37:47 | Differences in drifting here vs. abroad
40:57 | Trips as mental breaks?
47:36 | FD Doesn’t get enough credit
51:50 | Struggling mentally while competing.
1:03:09 | Advice for rookie’s this year?
1:05:30 | No spares!
1:10:00 | Enjuku is a class act; you are super reliable
1:11:20 | We out!!! Outro

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Enjuku Racing Website:
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CHRIS OF B IS FOR BUILD ON THE “BEHIND THE WHEEL” PODCAST – EP 08!

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Check it out! In Episode 8 of the “BEHIND THE WHEEL” Podcast, we are joined by the content creator of B IS FOR BUILD, Chris Steinbacher! Chris takes a break from his Popular YouTube channel and lets us know how he went from a Professional Poker player to B IS FOR BUILD and so much more!!

If you like what you hear and see, please consider subscribing! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and of course the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP08- Chris Steinbacher

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On this episode, we are joined by Chris Steinbacher. Chris is the content creator behind the wildly popular YouTube channel ” B is for Build “. Chris’s journey has documented one man’s love for cars while showing what it takes to do some serious DIY automotive magic from your own home.

The journey has developed a cult-like following and captured some incredibly candid and pivotal milestones that have helped to shape the channel. Things like Chris getting laid off from his original full-time job and making the jump to a full-time content creator.

If you’re a fan of B IS FOR BUILD take an hour out to listen to Chris’s story, being a professional poker player, how is started B is for Build, getting laid off, his favorite builds, how he is off camera, what builds are next and even thoughts on some of his builds such as the GT-R, 240sx, and so much more!

Thanks for all of your support and listening!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (we’d love if you subscribe there as well)! Thank you for listening!

As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.

 

CONTENT CHEAT MENU:
0:20 | Intro / 10 question quick-fire
1:57 | Introducing Chris Steinbacher / B is for Build
3:28 | Hardest podcast episode to prepare for!
4:13 | When the cameras are off!
6:57 | He’s exactly like he is in front of the camera.
10:05 | Why Konig appreciates B is for Build
12:10 | When did you become a car guy? The first car build?
14:22 | Professional Poker days!
20:49 | I was a Software Engineer
23:50 | From Software Engineer to B is for Build!
24:37 | B is for build idea is born!
26:29 | First video ever uploaded. What was the feedback?!
28:32 | Transition from a regular 9-5 job to full-time YouTuber
31:59 | Life after the lay-off
33:28 | Family and Friends react to life change
34:37 | The process of releasing quality content on YouTube
42:30 | Benchmark build for B is for Build
44:19 | Scale back? What’s in-store for 2019?
45:55 | Dream car build for 2019
47:28 | House/shop for B is for Build
51:39 | Why don’t you live in the house/shop?
54:33 | Next step for the “shop”
55:19 | What is next for B is for Build?
58:06 | My favorite wheel and keeping it real. B is for Build and Konig Wheels relationship.
1:03:37 | Where to find B is for Build / Outro

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Automotive Photographer, Luke Munnell joins us on Behind The Wheel Podcast!!!

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Luke Munnell joins us in Episode 07 of the Behind The Wheel podcast! Luke has been producing images that are so incredible you can often smell race gas while you’re staring at them. Luke gets with Scott (Konig Wheels, Marketing Director) to talk about how he became an automotive photographer, how others could become a photographer, what skills should you have, gives so much real world advise to aspiring automotive photographers, and even great tips for shooting events and workflow. IF you’re into photography, this is a great listen!

If you like what you hear and see, please consider subscribing! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and of course the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

Luke Munnell

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP07- Luke Munnell

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If you’re a car person that has scrolled through instagram, read about car builds on random websites, looked over event coverage from some of the most popular events in motorsports or read magazines such as super street, modified magazine, import tuner, honda tuning, and the list goes on…then you know luke’s work.

Luke has been producing images that are so incredible you can often smell race gas while you’re staring at them. Luke gets with Scott, our Marketing Director, to talk about how he became an automotive photographer, how others could become a photographer, what skills should you have, gives so much real world advise to aspiring automotive photographers, and even great tips for shooting events and workflow. IF you’re into photography, this is a great listen!

As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.

Thanks for all of your support and listening!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (links below)! Thank you for listening!

CONTENT CHEAT MENU (podcast audio):
0:18 | Intro/ 10 Question Quickfire
3:39 | Introducing Luke Munnell
4:26 | Why Konig does the podcast
5:19 | First pro photographer on the podcast!
5:37 | Why Luke Munnell?
7:56 | Automotive photography vs. Wedding photography… shooting cars vs people!
9:45 | Where did you start with photography
10:52 | Jump to the automotive industry
11:53 | Learning on film -> moved to digital
14:26 | Your love of cars
16:33 | Started shooting cars
17:52 | First featured photograph
18:26 | Lesson for aspiring photographers
19:54 | When did you know this was your career…
21:02 | How did you learn photography?
23:24 | How family reacted to you being a photographer
24:44 | When is it okay to call yourself a pro?
27:00 | Working for the major car magazines
32:36 | Move to Mazda North America
36:23 | Leaving Mazda to start a business
38:28 | Talent
40:39 | Biggest learning curve running your own business
41:25 | Lesson for every professional
42:12 | Most memorable images ever shot
43:32 | When it all clicks… big picture, lighting, timing
47:40 | Storytelling
50:25 | Images that shape trends
54:23 | Capturing incredible automotive stories… Rob Parsons aka. Chair Slayer
1:01:03 | Nightmare shoots!
1:02:14 | Helpful advice for aspiring photographers
1:05:26 | Advice on shooting your first events, gear, positioning, etc
1:07:08 | Learning preproduction = way better shoots
1:08:21 | FINAL THOUGHT: Is technology killing the role of the photographer?
1:11:10 | Find Luke Munnell
1:12:14 | Outro

 

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FDTX Breakdown! Behind The Wheel Podcast: FD Edition!!!

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On this episode of BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST: FD Edition, Scott and Joey talk FDTX!!! With the season coming to a close, this was for sure one of the more heated rounds of the season! As all the drivers are trying their best to close into the top position! Tune-in and let us know what you think and if you like it make sure to subscribe…

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Jason Whitfield on The Behind The Wheel Podcast!!!

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One of the pioneers of the import tuning car culture, Jason Whitfield takes over the Behind the Wheel podcast and talks to Scott (Konig Wheels, Marketing Director) about his legendary killing-time CRX, go back to the NOPI days, the deal with General Motors, the state of the scene today and so much more!

If you like what you hear and see, please consider subscribing! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and of course the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

Matt Vankirk

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: – EP06 – Jason Whitfield

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There are some people that help shape a scene. Whether they intend to or not they end up impacting the entire future of a culture, Jason Whitfield is one of these people. Jason was one of the pioneers of the import tuning car culture that came out of Southern California.

In the mid-to-late 90’s his influence helped lay the groundwork for what would become the fast and furious boom that exploded this culture to the mainstream. His hundreds of personal and customer builds pushed envelopes and set some records that lasted for decades. Jason pushed boundaries with speed but also ventured into, then, uncharted territory with OE’s like General Motors back in the Nopi days.

Jason Whitfield is the owner and operator of Whitfield Manufacturing. They offer a wide range of general metal fabrication services. However, they are most noted in the automotive scene for their custom exhaust manifolds, weld-in cages, tubular subframes, custom wings and other components with a specialty in Hondas.

In this podcast, we go far deeper than just Jason’s personal story. We share real car build tips, talk about the progression of the sport compact segment of the automotive industry and so much more!

As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.

Thanks for all of your support and listening!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Google Play and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (links below)! Thank you for listening!

CONTENT CHEAT MENU (podcast audio):
0:20 | Intro / 10 question quick-fire
1:55 | Who is Jason Whitfield
3:09 | Why Jason Whitfield
4:35 | Let’s go back to the mid-90s
6:00 | Fastest 1.5 liter Honda! Killing time CRX
8:45 | NO forums! NO google! NO youtube!
12:06 | Ahead of our time!
13:45 | Turbo Magazine
15:45 | TRUE 1.5L NON-VTEC
20:29 | Remembering Shaun Carlson
37:08 | Was Shaun the reason you opened a shop?
45:50 | How many small shops survived
46:48 | Comradery amoungst racers…it’s too easy now!
48:31 | Stephan Papadakis & How it use to be
50:08 | How your shops have evolved…it’s not the size of your shop, its how you use it!
54:00 | Customer base in the beginning & it’s progression
59:16 | First time Jason and Scott met…Nopi Nationals 2006
59:45 | The sickest and one of the fastest Chevy Cobalts
1:00:25 | Building cars for GM (General Motors)
1:10:32 | GM DEAL taught me so much business wise
1:12:03 | Here’s a stock Chevy Cobalt…Make it run 10s!
1:14:48 | Running 9’s in a Cobalt ?!?!
1:16:56 | Trying to make a Cobalt have Civic type following.
1:25:15 | More than just a car build
1:30:11 | The Cobalt today
1:30:45 | ** PRO TIP!!! ** DOT LINE instead of vacuum line.
1:38:25 | Favorite builds
1:40:49 | A focus on safety
1:45:44 | Not worth being reckless
1:49:20 | All Wheel Drive Craze!
1:50:40 | Choosing a shop is your responsibility!
1:51:26 | Where to find Jason / outro

 

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Whitfield MFG Website:
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