Drifting Pro Am
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsA podcast about competing in Pro Am drifting. What does it take to compete? Find out from pro am drivers and event organizers.
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Episodes
Episode 59: Brad Davis, Nate Snyder & Ben Whyte The Drift League Round 1 Recap
April 30, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBBrad Davis, Nate Snyder & Ben Whyte are out of the Pacific North West and came to Socal to compete in The Drift League. Ben Davis, who purchased Dylan Hughes old Pro2 S13 finished 4th. Nate Snyder in an S14 who previously ran Pro 2 in 2019. Ben Whyte changing tires.
Episode 58: Mike Power
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBThis weeks guest is Mike Power who took first place at Sonoma's Pro 2 shootout of 2019.
Episode 57: 881 Crew out of Canada
March 28, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis weeks episode is with the 881 Crew out of Canada who will be competing in the Spec-D Pro Am series. Consisting of Jean-Christophe Tessier, Ofir Braun, Braymon Lonoway and Mark Dunbar.
Episode 56: Max Crocker of ND Drift
March 11, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBMax Crocker comes on to talk about his $10k Pro 2 Shootout he will be hosting in July. Here all the details here on Drifting Pro Am!
Episode 55: Ed Koczan of Kenda Tires
March 05, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBEd Koczan (the C is silent) of Kenda Tires comes on to talk about Kenda Tires. Coming out with their new 255/40R18 for the folks competing in any of the Pro Am or Pro 2 shootouts that now must comply with Formula Drifts 260mm tire rule. Ed gives the history of Kenda Tires, their Kenda Cup series information along with some sponsorship talk.
Episode 54: Shane Whalley
February 25, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBShane Whalley competed in pro am from 2012 to 2017. After wrecking his Pontiac GTO he took his time building an S550 Mustang with a turbo LS.
Episode 53: Mitchell McGarvey
February 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBMitchell McGarvey is grassroots competition drive out of Canada who will be driving in Canada and at Evergreen Drifts grassroots competition for 2020. If hes feeling confident in his driving and budget permits, he will be going to pro am in 2021.
Episode 52: Shawn Hartum of Spec-D Drift
February 19, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBShawn Hartum, the Series Director of Canada's only FD Pro 2 licensing series, Spec-D Drift Series, comes on to talk about 2020. We talk a little bit about the new rules for Pro Am, their schedule for this season and little bit about him, his cars and what he's doing this season as a driver.
Episode 51: Sean Murtha 2
February 12, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBSean Murtha comes back on the podcast to discuss his 2020 plans!
Episode 50: Rye O'Connor
February 02, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours - 92.8 MBRye O'Connor is a Pro Am Driver out of Northern California who's going to be competing in The Drift League, Just Drift and a Pro 2 shootout.
Episode 49: Troy Manners
January 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBTroy Manners is a Pro 2 driver going into his third year with Formula Drift. He's on to talk about his comp days in Pro Am, FD Canada, what to spend money and what not to overbuild. He also releases what he'll be driving in Pro 2 next season. Be sure to listen to find out.
Episode 48: Dave Martin of WiSDM Media
January 14, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBDave Martin is videographer under the name of WiSDM Media who is heavily involved with drifting in Proam and Pro alike. He comes on to discuss what his plans are for the 2020 season and what drivers he'll be working with.
Episode 47: Eddie Zapata
January 06, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBEddie drives a New Edge Mustang in The Drift League with 700 hp to the wheels.
Episode 46: Dakota Bowman
December 18, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 79.7 MBDakota Bowman works in the tech department at DeatschWerks and is on to discuss fuel systems.
Episode 45: Steven Jasper
December 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBSteven Jasper is a newcomer to drifting with the goal of making it to the big leagues with the support of his family. Don't let the "daddy's money" fool you, this kid has the work ethic to make his own.
Episode 44: Tyler Berry 2
December 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBTyler Berry is back on the podcast to discuss how his freshmen season went with East 10 Drift. He discusses what he learned this season and the changes he's going to make for next year. If you'd like to listen to the first show he was on; check out Episode 25!
Episode 43: Donnie Junior
December 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBDonnie Junior is a fabricator out of Phoenix Arizona and drives an FB RX7 that he built himself. He comes on to talk about what his plans are for 2020!
Episode 42: Rathyna Gomer Vol. 3
November 27, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBRathyna is back for our 1 year anniversary episode to discuss some Drift League things.
Episode 41: Ian Archer
November 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBIan Archer is a socal native that competes in Just Drift and does media for Everything Drift. He drives an LS powered S14.
Episode 40: Matt Mogensen
November 12, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBMatt gained his Pro 2 license this year in his first year of pro am in the East 10 Drift Series.
Episode 39: Blake Vanthof Recap
October 17, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBBlake comes back on to discuss how his first season went in Pro Am.
Episode 38: Josh Love
October 05, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBJosh Love was just licensed twice this year at the Pro 2 shootouts.
Episode 37: Rome Charpentier
September 26, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBRome is Rookie of the Year in Pro 2 with plans of moving towards Pro 1 next year. he comes on to discuss his rookie season and gives a few helpful pointers for the people moving to Pro 2 next year.
Episode 36: Jacob Corbett
September 20, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBJacob Corbett is a driver from northern California who used to compete in an S197 Mustang in the Golden Gate Pro Am series before they closed their doors in 2016. Now building a new car for the 2020 Pro Am series in a 1 series BMW.
Episode 35: Ben Whyte
September 13, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 79.8 MBBen Whyte, BKA@ benofdanger on Instagram, is a pro am competitor out of the Evergreen Drift series. He competes in a small block chevy powered IS300 with a Muncie 4 speed transmission. We get a little off topic when it comes to dogs, old hot rods and daily street cars, but definitely an informative episode overall. Enjoy!
Episode 34: Bri Lynch
September 05, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 28.3 MBBri Lynch is a professional stunt driver who is going to begin competitive drifting next year.
Episode 33: Nick Noback
August 29, 2019 02:00 - 37 minutes - 22.2 MBNick talks about competing in two separate ProAm series. Lone Star Drift and East 10 Drift.
Episode 32: Nick Franco
August 15, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 32.3 MBNick discusses how he was able to be successful in his first year of competition with a 1JZ E36.
Episode 31: Reese Marin
July 27, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 32.2 MBReese Marin is a seasoned veteran when it comes to drifting. used to compete in US Drift when they were still a Pro Am series and does instructing all over the country. He is Matt Coffmans spotter this year in FD.
Episode 30: Scotty Dee
July 24, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBScott Davis is an engineer from the Midwest who came to socal and started Scotidi Race Development. Making parts for the drifting community, favoring mustangs specifically. With plans to make parts for other chassis in the future.
Episode 29: Brian "Drift Slayer" Nimmo
July 19, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBBrian Nimmo is the pilot of the Drift Slayer Toyota Tacoma that has been seen on The Hoonigans and competing in Just Drift for the past 6 years.
Episode 28: Nikko Solorza
July 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBNikko Is a 19 year old competing in Just Drift with the goal of getting to Pro 1.
Episode 27: Rathyna Gomer: Don't Call it a Comeback
July 02, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBRathyna drops by to talk about her abrupt return to competition in Pro Am competing with Just Drift.
Episode 26: RJ Contreras Vol.2
June 29, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBRJ comes back on to discuss sponsorships from both the sponsored and sponsor prospective.
Episode 25: Tyler Berry
June 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBTyler Berry runs in the East 10 Drift series in an E36.
Episode 24: Cameron Crawford
June 15, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBCameron Crawford competes in an S13 hatch with an LS1 swap in Just Drift Pro Am series.
Episode 23: East 10 Drift w/ Louie Garza
June 04, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBLouie Garza is the coordinator for the East 10 Drift series whos in their sophomore season as an FD feeder series.
Episode 22: Joe Macasero Pro Am Announcer
May 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJoe Macasero is the announcer for The Drift League Pro Am series and works for McLeod Clutches as their import market sales rep.
Episode 21: Andrew Atalla
May 13, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 70.1 MBAndrew Atalla is one of the first to build an E46 for Pro Am.
Episode 20: Christopher Pollard
April 25, 2019 05:15 - 2 hours - 67.4 MBChristopher Pollard drives an LS E46 in Canadas Spec D Pro Am series.
Episode 19: Jon Burnstad
April 18, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBPlease excuse the audio quality. I will try to get it sorted by next week.
Episode 18: Ryan Drutz
April 04, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBRyan Drutz is a Canadian driver competing in their FD ProAm series, Spec D Drift Series. we get a little off topic to discuss this weekends upcoming season opener for FD in Long Beach, CA.
Episode 17: Kendra Messer of Lone Star Drift
March 27, 2019 04:30 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBKendra Messer has been drifting for just over three years and is currently the only woman competing in Lone Star drifts pro am series. She has an SR S13 hatch for pro am, but also competes in their street legal series in her G35 coupe. She finished 16th overall for pro am and 8th over in the street legal series.
Episode 16: And Then There Were 6 of Us
March 22, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 65 MBJeff Kurtz, Robby Baldridge, Evan Williams, Richard Tomlin and Terry Tabor talk about sponsorship.
Episode 15: Fielding Shredder
March 14, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBFielding Shredder competes in Lone Star Drift's pro am series and has obtained his Pro 2 license in the past. He discusses his program and why he chooses to stay at the Pro Am level.
Episode 14: Blake Vanthof Grassroots Goes Pro Am
March 07, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBBlake has been drifting for a few years developing his E36 to what it is today. Hear all about him, his build, and how a grassroots driver wants to see where he stacks up in a pro am setting. This is a part one episode and we'll be touching base with him at the end of his season to see what happened.
Episode 13: Robby Baldridge and Jeff Kurtz Talk The Unpopular Drift Chassis
February 28, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 88.6 MBRobby Baldridge Drives a 5th gen Camaro and Jeff Kurtz drives a Honda S2K.
Episode 12: Tory Jelinek
February 20, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBTory Jelinek is one of the first people to bring in a major corporate sponsor that has nothing to do with motorsports. With Rainier Beer as his 2019 primary sponsor we will find what comes of that deal at a pro am level. Hear more about his 19994 Mustang and himself.
Episode 11: Josh Mason A Valentines Special
February 13, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 70.7 MBJosh Mason talks about sponsors, running in The Drift League and why hell be staying in pro am another year.
Episode 10: Joshua Love(s) Justin Chestnut After Hours
February 07, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBJoshua Love has teamed up with Justin Chestnut of After Hours Autosports for the 2019 season. Hear about their builds, plans and the series they will be competing in.