Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning

Petrolheadonism’s Road 2 SEMA crew rolls into The Warehouse in Mesa for Hard Parking’s first live studio-audience panel.UK builds. 3,500 miles. Miami to Vegas.Jhae Pfenning sits down live at The Warehouse (Mesa, AZ) with Ciro Ciampi (Petrolheadonism), Josh Scoot (Scoot Supercars), and Liam Mullen (Drive Aspect) mid–Road 2 SEMA. They cover clutch failures and trailer calls, Liam’s Porsche 944/Audi RS4 build (~62 UK test miles before the U.S. crossing), Ciro’s BMW Z3M Coupe (Lithuania → UK → America), the 2 Fast 2 Furious Yenko Camaro for Hard Up Garage, Buc-ee’s etiquette, a Vegas mobility-scooter “F1” race, Monument Valley, Japan and Switzerland, Texas brisket, and Road 2 SEMA’s Make-A-Wish drive through November.Brought to you by Right Honda and Right Toyota (Scottsdale, AZ).GuestsCiro Ciampi — PetrolheadonismYouTube: youtube.com/@PetrolheadonismWebsite: petrolheadonism.clubInstagram: instagram.com/petrolheadonism.clubFacebook: facebook.com/PetrolheadonismRoad 2 SEMA 2026: petrolheadonism.com/sema2026/Josh Scoot — Scoot SupercarsYouTube: youtube.com/@SCOOTSUPERCARSInstagram: instagram.com/scootsupercarsLiam Mullen — Drive AspectYouTube: youtube.com/@drive-aspect-mediaInstagram: instagram.com/drive.aspectTikTok: tiktok.com/@drive.aspectRoad 2 SEMA 2026 drivers (official banner)Benas Pilipauskas — Ford Mustang (@pilipauskasbenas / Beno projektai)Seamus Moore — Vale Automotive GT1 (@vale_automotive)Christopher Wigley “Mr Wiggles” — GTD 40 / diesel GT40 (@mrwiggles104)Liam Mullen — Porsche 944 RS4 (Drive Aspect)Andrew “Andy” Kendrick — Escort RS Cosworth (@andy_fordman)Ciro Ciampi — BMW Z3M Coupe (Petrolheadonism)Hard Up Garage — 2 Fast 2 Furious Yenko Camaro, the car Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson drove in the film (@hardupgarage)Footage credits / sources citedB-roll used for editorial fair use with credit. Graphics: petrolheadonism.com/sema2026/“Our Porsche 944 SEMA Build is FIANALLY COMPLETE!” — Drive Aspect“5000 Mile Road Trip Starts Here…” — Petrolheadonism“SO CLOSE BUT STILL SO FAR…” — Petrolheadonism“STRANDED IN FLORIDA!?!? | ROAD2SEMA” — Drive Aspect“Escort Cossie doing 3500 Miles across USA…” — Petrolheadonism“FORD ESCORT COSWORTH currently somewhere in the Atlantic!” — Petrolheadonism“The Famous M57 Diesel GT40 unveiled at PHLIVE26” — Petrolheadonism“Our Partners work together… who's unloading in New York? #porschegt1” — Petrolheadonism“Ultra exclusive Porsche GT1 by Vale Automotive” — Vale Automotive“Vale Automotive GT1 Porsche conversion” — Vale AutomotiveChapters0:00 Ranch sauce cold open0:21 Show open — Road 2 SEMA at The Warehouse1:05 Updates & last-week corrections1:29 Spark Forge / Arcus Foundry2:38 Live panel welcome — how’s the road trip?4:14 Meet Ciro Ciampi (Petrolheadonism)5:54 Meet Josh Scoot (Scoot Supercars)7:16 Meet Liam Mullen (Drive Aspect / 944 RS4)9:48 Road-trip stories — NASA, roof box, hitchhiker Peter11:45 Buc-ee’s, Galveston & American culture13:46 Vegas mobility-scooter “F1” race16:01 The cars — BMW Z3M Coupe origin story18:13 2 Fast 2 Furious Yenko Camaro (Hard Up Garage)20:36 Why these cars — Cosworth, Vale GT1, Mustang, GT4024:29 Favorite places — Monument Valley, Japan, Switzerland27:15 Favorite American food — brisket, wings & ranch28:49 Make-A-Wish × Road 2 SEMA31:01 Audience Q — shipping, insurance & next year’s route33:10 Gas-price reality check + thanks & sponsorsContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: patreon.com/hardparkingpodcastInstagram: instagram.com/hardparkingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show SponsorsRight Honda: righthonda.comRight Toyota: righttoyota.comArcus Foundry: arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: shop.autocannon.comThe Warehouse AZ: thewarehouseaz.com

Jasser Valerio (NASCAR Senior Manager of Event Technology) returns for his first in-studio Hard Parking appearance. They talk life on the NASCAR event technology side, the cars he drives (NSX, S2000, and thoughts on Integra Type S), Japan Auto Salon, and the NSX community. Solo segments cover the Honda Cars & Bikes event, an expensive Fogo de Chao that underwhelmed, a solid Madre mezcal experience, My Top 10 cars of the 21st century http://getcarcurious.com/bestcars, the screen-used Avengers NSX Roadster live on Cars & Bids for charity, and what Audi’s $4 billion U.S. plant announcement actually means.Guest: Jasser Valerio — Instagram @jasservPrior appearance: EP 200 – Jasser Valerio | Being a NASCAR Official (Nov 2023)Related: Ep 341 – Navy to NASCAR: Jesse IwujiAvengers NSX (Cars & Bids): View listingAudi $4B plant: Official Audi announcementFull Article on Car Curious: https://getcarcurious.com/stories/best-cars-of-the-21st-century-pollTimestamps0:00 Intro & Blanton’s Gold0:21 Show open + coming up0:56 Honda Cars & Bikes / Fogo / Madre mezcal7:19 Arcus Foundry / Spark Forge8:00 Car news: Top 10 + Avengers NSX12:00 Audi $4B U.S. plant15:00 Welcome Jasser Valerio18:00 NASCAR event technology life28:00 Cars we drive: NSX, S2000, Type S38:00 Japan, Shinji, Montana & NSXPO46:30 Outro & sponsorsContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: patreon.com/hardparkingpodcastInstagram: @hardparkingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: @hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: righthonda.comRight Toyota: righttoyota.comArcus Foundry: arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: shop.autocannon.comThe Warehouse AZ: thewarehouseaz.com

Hard Parking Ep 348 – Emergency College Football Talk with Que + Tesla Roadster Demo & Acura Newsbody { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; max-width: 800px; margin: 2rem auto; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0 1rem; color: #e8e8e8; background: #111; }h1, h2 { color: #ffffff; }.timestamp { color: #aaa; font-weight: 600; }a { color: #6eb5ff; }.sponsor { background: #1a1a1a; padding: 1rem; border-left: 4px solid #6b2d9b; margin: 1rem 0; }Hard Parking Episode 348Emergency College Football Talk with Que + Tesla Roadster Demo & Acura NewsHost: Jhae Pfenning | Guest: Que | Gilbert, AZ studioBrought to you by: Right Honda and Right Toyota out of Scottsdale, Arizona.Show NotesAn emergency episode because the college football chaos demanded it. Guest Que joins to break down Michigan (4-2, Underwood benched, running game issues), Texas and Arch Manning, last week’s massive upsets, the SEC, the Cowboys’ frustrating lack of discipline, the Jalen Hurts blood clot situation, and outlooks for the rest of the season.Before the football talk, timely car news: Acura’s goal of selling 200,000 vehicles annually by 2030, Honda 0 Series Alpha updates (not coming to the US), next-gen NSX thoughts (Nexera Vision Concept EV as a potential foundation), and a full breakdown of the Tesla Roadster demonstration in McGregor, Texas — suction fans, cold-gas thrusters, the different versions, and why it was a real technology showcase rather than a gimmick.Chapters00:00 – Intro & sponsors00:27 – What’s coming (college football emergency + Tesla + Acura)00:44 – Arcus Foundry Spark Forge01:48 – GetCarCurious Top 10 of the 21st century teaser (next week with Jasser)02:22 – Acura 200,000 annual by 203002:58 – Honda 0 Series Alpha & next-gen NSX thoughts03:39 – Tesla Roadster demonstration deep dive10:05 – College football with Que34:47 – Outro & full sponsorsSources & Further ReadingGetCarCurious.com (automotive podcast ranking site referenced)Autoevolution report on Honda 0 Series Alpha resurfacingTesla Roadster demonstration (McGregor, Texas) – Sawyer Merritt coverage referencedContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: hardparkingpodcastInstagram: @hardparkingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: @hard.parking.jhaeMain Show SponsorsRight HondaRight ToyotaArcus FoundryAutocannon Official GearThe Warehouse AZNext EpisodeNext week features Jasser from NASCAR (who was in studio last week) and the delayed Top 10 Cars of the 21st Century list.

Jhae and returning guest Andre “Dre” Mullins recap NSXPO 2026 (Orlando area, October 1–5, with Sebring HPDE) after Jhae’s unforgettable pre-event Montana / Big Sky trip that included time with Shinji Kawai and Aki. They break down the friendships forged through NSX ownership, the car show, drives, gala, track vibes, and why these gatherings feel different. Pure laid-back car-culture conversation on the non-automotive automotive podcast.Referenced links & sources:Larry Chen / Hagerty feature on Shinji Kawai’s NSX collection (Route KS, including the 2022 factory one-off NSX-R): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXGp7BNeBmgHagerty article: https://www.hagerty.com/media/videos/understandable-obsession-one-on-one-with-route-ks-nsx-owner-shinji-kawai/NSX Club of America official NSXPO 2026 event page: https://nsxca.org/event-6685623ClassicCars.com photo gallery of NSXPO 2026 Orlando: https://journal.classiccars.com/2026/10/12/photo-gallery-orlando-hosts-nsxpo-2026/Chin Track Days NSXPO Sebring HPDE: https://chintrackdays.comNSXPO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nsxpo/Timestamps01:43 – Dre in studio + Montana pre-trip overview07:00 – Shinji & Aki, Japan NSX collection & the invite15:00 – Glacier / Big Sky stories & real-life notes30:00 – Full NSXPO 2026 Orlando recap begins45:00 – Car show, drives, gala & community58:00 – Sebring track day / HPDE takeaways1:30:00 – Movie talk (Sisu energy) & studio stories1:56:00 – Closing thoughts (Ohio next year) 1:57:00 – Outro, bottle, sponsors & One Drink WednesdayContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/The Warehouse AZ: https://thewarehouseaz.com/

Jhae brings back Hard Parking Episode 187 with John and Marcus of The RTWJ Podcast — one of the five episodes he says shows the full range of the show. The original conversation started after he heard their July 5, 2023 episode “Pride Month 2023. Pride Gets Personal” and wanted in.John came out in high school. Marcus waited until his 20s. They talk coming out, whether you can be “gay enough” inside your own community, kids and sex ed, and why cars still sneak in at the end.After the classic, Jhae updates the tape: RTWJ’s last episode was August 11, 2025 (“America is (Not) Healing”), the friendship cooled when politics got personal, and why he still thinks this one is worth hearing.RTWJ: @thertwjpodcast · thertwjpodcast.buzzsprout.comOriginal Ep 187: Watch on YouTubeChapters00:00 Why this classic is back00:02:41 John and Marcus of RTWJ00:05:14 Coming-out stories00:35:59 “Gay enough” and community infighting00:54:24 Kids, schools, and sex ed01:16:46 Cars still show up01:19:48 Where RTWJ is nowContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/The Warehouse AZ: https://thewarehouseaz.com/

Jim Mandel sits down with Jhae as a car-scene friend who also happens to be the bassist in Small Leaks Sink Ships. The Phoenix-born, Portland-based experimental art-pop band has been at it since the mid-2000s, and Jim still daily-drives a black 1999 Honda Civic DX.They talk the band’s run from Mesa’s Beyond Analog days through Golden Calf and 2023’s Low Tide, the skateboarding life that never really left, why cheap EK Civics still own the culture, and how a local friend group called Cartuned Network came together.Band: smallleaks.com · Spotify: Small Leaks Sink Ships · Instagram: @smallleaksCartuned Network: @cartuned_ntwrk00:00 Intro + why Jim is in the chair00:05:40 Who Jim is — construction, karate, Hondas00:08:30 Small Leaks Sink Ships00:21:02 Skateboarding never left00:54:53 The Civics — ’92 K24 hatch and the black one01:11:18 Cartuned Network + wrapContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/The Warehouse AZ: https://thewarehouseaz.com/

Phoenix photographer Matt Engdall sits down in the Gilbert studio and traces the whole path: graphic design at CSU Monterey Bay, a short run at Central Coast TV, the dead-end jobs back home, then a surprise CTE teaching gig at Sandra Day O’Connor High School from 2019 to 2024. COVID put the camera back in his hands. High Line turned car photos into a January 2021 business. Leaving the classroom in 2024 made it full-time.Matt breaks down light painting classes with the Phoenix Photography Group, why he scouts a location for hours before a shoot, and how design hierarchy — what your eye hits first — is the same skill whether he is building a logo or lighting a fender. Jhae also gets the classroom stories: stage fright, COVID kids, and why “just go teach” is not the easy AI backup plan.Correction from the Jesse Iwuji episode: Matt Casto, not Matt Castro.Guest: Matt Engdall — @mattengdall_photo | mattengdall.photoReferenced: Tormenting Tarmac Ep 203 with Jorge Aquino · @tormentingtarmacJhae on CarCast: NSX market + Zanardi Edition saleTimestamps0:00 Intro, Revvit correction & Matt Casto correction1:28 Coming up + Spark Forge2:38 Welcome Matt / Tormenting Tarmac3:24 Phoenix kid, Monterey years, Go Otters4:45 Graphic design, KSBW, and the dead-end stretch6:00 CTE teaching at Sandra Day O’Connor7:11 COVID, High Line, business in 20218:36 Phoenix Photography Group & light painting class11:08 Learning the craft and the photographer network19:10 Scouting the spot that actually fits the car22:35 Asking about the car before you ask for the booking48:00 What teaching actually looked like54:43 Classroom stories, COVID kids & movie knockoffs59:26 “Just go teach” in the AI era1:01:25 Everything you look at is graphic design1:06:45 Hard Parking logo, hierarchy & detail shots1:13:18 Why book Matt Engdall1:15:19 Outro, Tormenting Tarmac & CarCast linksContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/The Warehouse AZ: https://thewarehouseaz.com/

Jonathon Rivers of Drive Culture returns for his third Hard Parking conversation. Jhae and Jon start with Rivers’ walkthrough of the Acura NEXERA Vision concept — dual-hinge doors, phantom lighting, and the design language pointed at the next-gen RDX Hybrid. Then they talk about the gap buyers keep missing: a prototype is a statement, a production car has to clear crash, cost, and packaging. The reference point is Toyota’s 2014 FT-1 concept versus the A90 GR Supra that actually reached the street. After that, the social media grind. Jon says he does not care about the numbers. Jhae does not let that sit.Drive Culture is Jon’s own channel, not an Acura or American Honda production. New videos drop Fridays at 7am PT: youtube.com/@Drive_CultureInstagram: @drive.culture.reviewsNEXERA video: Acura NEXERA Vision | BEST Design Concept Ever?Official NEXERA release: Acura NewsFT-1 concept: Toyota PressroomFT-1 to GR Supra: MotorTrendPrevious Hard Parking episodes with Jonathon Rivers:EP 247 — NSXPO 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIU_Fc6Q4iUEP 296 — NSXPO 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCIDP4LHBnAIn this episode:Third time on Hard Parking with Jonathon Rivers of Drive CultureHis Acura NEXERA Vision concept video and why the design hitButterfly doors, phantom lighting, and cues aimed at the next-gen RDX HybridWhat buyers expect from a concept versus what a production car can actually shipToyota FT-1 concept to A90 GR Supra as the reality checkThe 2026 YouTube and social media grindJon saying the numbers don’t matter — and Jhae pushing backContactEmail: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/The Warehouse AZ: https://thewarehouseaz.com/

EP342Would we still stop the country for 9/11 if it happened today? Solo Episode 342 drops on the 25th anniversary, with Jhae Pfenning on memory fade, walking the Ground Zero memorial with Ivette in June 2018, and standing in a Grand Rapids bar when the second plane hit live on TV.ABC News posted that a Tesla crashed into Midtown scaffolding and killed a passenger, then deleted the X post after Community Notes. The driver was operating the car manually, fled, and was arrested for DWI and vehicular manslaughter — not FSD. Jhae also covers Labor Day street takeovers, including LAPD’s Operation Street Sweeper in Harbor Gateway.The back half is the Lindsay Clancy hung jury without a hot take. The trial was never “did she do it.” It was her state of mind. Using the 2015 Arizona I-10 median-barrier case he sat on, Jhae lands on the only rule that matters in a jury room: it is not what you know. It is what you can prove.Sources:Business Insider — films altered after 9/119/11 Memorial & MuseumABC News — Midtown Tesla crashNY Daily News — DWI charges, BAC .229Musk: Autopilot was not in useLA Times — Operation Street SweeperNYT — Clancy mistrial, what nextNBC Boston — jurors speakAZ Central — I-10 / Humphrey-QuinnTimestamps0:00 Cold open0:21 Show open0:31 9/11, 25 years later2:10 Ground Zero with Ivette, June 20184:09 Where I was when the second plane hit6:13 Remember September 11th7:25 ABC deletes the Tesla crash post8:35 LA + Chicago street takeovers12:23 The Clancy trial was about state of mind13:20 What an Arizona jury taught me21:18 Not what you know — what you can prove25:04 Thanks and closeContact: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: patreon.com/hardparkingpodcastInstagram: @hardparkingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: @hard.parking.jhaeRight Honda: righthonda.comRight Toyota: righttoyota.comArcus Foundry: arcusfoundry.comAutocannon: shop.autocannon.comThe Warehouse AZ: thewarehouseaz.com

Navy Commander Jesse Iwuji went from Naval Academy safety to NASCAR driver and team owner — and he did not start wheel-to-wheel racing until age 28. Jesse talks 16 years in uniform, the 2014 vision that made a late start possible, building Jesse Iwuji Motorsports with Emmitt Smith, and why drifting and sports cars are next.Jesse Iwuji is a U.S. Navy commander and reserve officer, Naval Academy Class of 2010, former Midshipmen free safety, and co-owner of Jesse Iwuji Motorsports with Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and Matt Casto. He began stock-car racing in 2015 at Irwindale while still on active duty and now runs a hybrid program with DGM Racing. In June 2026 he was promoted to commander the same weekend he raced NASCAR’s historic event at Naval Base Coronado.Guest links:Instagram: @jesse_iwujiX: @Jesse_IwujiYouTube: @jesse_iwujiWebsite: jesseiwuji.comStore: shop.jesseiwuji.comTeam X: @JIMS__officialSources:Jesse Iwuji — WikipediaNavy: Commander promotion + NASCAR San Diego at Naval Base CoronadoNEXCOM / No. 91 Chevrolet — Coronado raceTimestamps:0:00 Intro — college football weekend + Jesse Iwuji2:20 What 16 years in the Navy still means4:10 Navy officer to NASCAR5:39 Late start: first wheel-to-wheel race at 287:25 The 2014 vision, Corvette track days, and the sim9:14 Army-Navy, Beat Army, and Academy life24:27 Year one as a NASCAR team owner25:31 What a season actually costs26:49 Two years out: NASCAR + sports cars + Formula Drift29:15 How this interview finally happened31:50 CloseMore Hard Parking NASCAR:Jasser Valerio (NASCAR official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW2pL3i0DWEDylan “Mamba” Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXz-btevcxMContact Email: [email protected]: www.hardparking.comPatreon: patreon.com/hardparkingpodcastInstagram: instagram.com/hardparkingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: righthonda.comRight Toyota: righttoyota.comArcus Foundry: arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: shop.autocannon.comThe Warehouse AZ: thewarehouseaz.com