From calling Vaughn Gittin Jr. “Mr. Plow” after a full-send collision to breaking down what really separates drivers, creators, and brands – this is an unfiltered episode of the Creative Drive with Formula Drift emcee Jarod DeAnda.We get into iconic moments, behind-the-scenes stories from Formula Drift, and what it actually...

In this episode of Creative Drive, we sit down with Mazen Fawaz, Chief Strategy Officer at Singer Vehicle Design – the company redefining what a Porsche can be.Singer is certainly not about horsepower, lap times, or chasing records. It’s about something far more obsessive: beauty, craftsmanship, and the driving experience....

In this special episode of The Creative Drive, host Taro Koki sits down with Tatsuru Ichishima – the founder of Spoon Sports, and one of the most influential figures in JDM history. From racing motorcycles in the 1970s to building a globally-recognized Honda tuning brand, Ichishima-san shares the unfiltered story...

Zack Klapman, co-host of The Smoking Tire and host of the RACER Creator Awards, joins The Creative Drive podcast to talk all things cars, moving to LA from Colorado to be on TV and the evolution of automotive content.

Director Luke Huxham joins Creative Drive for a wide-ranging conversation shaped by nearly two decades living and working in Japan. From street drifting and underground scenes to large-scale cultural events, Luke shares an insider’s view of how Japanese car culture has evolved.

Fresh off her monumental win of the 2025 Women in Motorsports MX-5 Cup Scholarship, 19-year-old Charlotte Traynor joins The Creative Drive podcast from the PRI Show!Charlotte opens up about her unconventional journey into racing—from a family of pilots to a competitive gymnast—and the moment she knew a race car was...

Shea Holbrook has learned a lot of lessons during her multifaceted career as race driver, team owner and entrepreneur, and she’d be the first to tell you that she learned many of them the hard way. But one of the most important ones, she says, is to own your decisions....

Whether you’re trying to get into competitive drifting or stunt driving, Zandara Kennedy’s advice is the same. And it may not be what you’re expecting.“If you can do anything else, you should do that,” she says in the latest episode of The Creative Drive.“But the people who are not deterred...

Taro Koki from the Creative Drive sits down with creative polymath Rod Chong – filmmaker, agency leader, ex-Need for Speed creative director, and partner at Race Service – for a deep, inspiring conversation on creativity, AI, motorsports, and building world-class teams. Rod shares the story of his winding creative journey:...

Director Erich Joiner had a problem: camera cars were too slow. At least, too slow for his liking.“I always got frustrated when Honda would ask me to shoot something,” he recalls. “I remember shooting with Mario Andretti at Fontana, and typically you'd get out there in the camera car with...