From RC Cars to Race Team Owner - Stephan Papadakis Reveals Everything
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Joining us this week on Very Vehicular we have Stephan Papadakis! From his earliest beginnings in the SoCal RC hobby scene, to his record-shattering years as a legendary figure of the drag racing world, arriving on the mountain top as race team owner and all-around engineering wizard, we find out: is there anything Steph Papadakis can’t do? Scotto gets the deep backstory on the game-changing FWD drag cars that shattered records (first into the 9s!) and how those cars came to be. It’s a tale stranger than fiction! We find out all about Steph’s move into drifting - again, innovating, taking names and shaking things up. Of course, there’s always time left over to opine on the state of motorsports, youtube, takeovers, and what’s next for Stephan. Enjoy!
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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Music: SlikSound
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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
00:34 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions
02:11 - RC Car Origins and the Racing Mindset
07:48 - From RC to Real Cars
14:46 - SoCal Street Racing Era
20:26 - Import Drag Racing Breakthrough
25:09 - First FWD Tube Chassis Civic
29:52 - Wheelie Bars Explained
35:40 - Tech Arms Race and Limits
38:25 - A Whole New Plan - Ready for SEMA?
39:14 - Fortin Brings the Drivetrain Magic
40:33 - Getting into the Low 8s
40:54 - Fast and Furious Boom
44:01 - Hey, Who Killed the Music? When the Scene Faded
47:45 - Sponsors: FCP Euro & Wera Tools
50:01 - Getting the Wandering Eye… for Drift
53:55 - Enter, Tanner Foust
58:46 - Scion TC Controversy & the Letter of the Rules
01:01:24 - A Toyota Racing Developed NASCAR Truck V8?
01:08:57 - Arms Race Team Era
01:16:22 - What Happens When Tech is Allowed to Judge?
01:19:03 - Motorsport - How to Save the Show
01:23:43 - A Plea for Diversity in Racing
01:27:11 - Snack Cart by Vyper Industrial
01:28:36 - Fixing the Drift Show
01:31:43 - Drift Masters vs FD
01:33:44 - Car Culture Health Check
01:35:59 - Tech Boom vs Regulations (and the EPA)
01:41:37 - Takeovers and Youth Scene
01:45:27 - YouTube Success Formula
01:50:43 - Escaping the Creator Treadmill
01:52:49 - What’s Next for Steph?
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- 0:00- Welcome & Introduction
- 0:34- Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual & KW Suspensions
- 2:11- RC Car Origins and the Racing Mindset
- 7:48- From RC to Real Cars
- 14:46- SoCal Street Racing Era
- 20:26- Import Drag Racing Breakthrough
- 25:09- First FWD Tube Chassis Civic
- 29:52- Wheelie Bars Explained
- 35:40- Tech Arms Race and Limits
- 38:25- A Whole New Plan - Ready for SEMA?
- 39:14- Fortin Brings the Drivetrain Magic
- 40:33- Getting into the Low 8s
- 40:54- Fast and Furious Boom
- 44:01- Hey, Who Killed the Music? When the Scene Faded
- 47:45- Sponsors: FCP Euro & Wera Tools
- 50:01- Getting the Wandering Eye… for Drift
- 53:55- Enter, Tanner Foust
- 58:46- Scion TC Controversy & the Letter of the Rules
- 1:01:24- A Toyota Racing Developed NASCAR Truck V8?
- 1:08:57- Arms Race Team Era
- 1:16:22- What Happens When Tech is Allowed to Judge?
- 1:19:03- Motorsport - How to Save the Show
- 1:23:43- A Plea for Diversity in Racing
- 1:27:11- Snack Cart by Vyper Industrial
- 1:28:36- Fixing the Drift Show
- 1:31:43- Drift Masters vs FD
- 1:33:44- Car Culture Health Check
- 1:35:59- Tech Boom vs Regulations (and the EPA)
- 1:41:37- Takeovers and Youth Scene
- 1:45:27- YouTube Success Formula
- 1:50:43- Escaping the Creator Treadmill
- 1:52:49- What’s Next for Steph?