Episodes
Jordan Tweedie has been living in Japan for years now and has drifted some of the coolest tracks it has to offer. He is a part of GOGO! The infamous drift team. Jordan also runs Tweed Auto Garage which exports parts and vehicles from Japan. Guests: https://www.instagram.com/jordogogo/  Sponsor: https://tirestreets.com/ "goodest651" for 20% off Accelera 651s Goodest Co: goodestco.com Host: @palmer_sndrsn, @goodestcast The grassroots drifting podcast!
Published 09/27/22
Angry Earl is a rotary drift OG, between his FD3S and his famous FC3S, he’s built some of the west coast’s most iconic drift cars. Earl has been pushing himself in the sport with some new driving inspiration. We talk about drifting techniques in detail and what we learned from other things outside of drifting that relate to the sport. We also get philosophical about drifting and tribes.  Guests: https://www.instagram.com/theangryearl/  Sponsors: https://tirestreets.com/ "goodest651" for 20%...
Published 08/30/22
PJ has been drifting for over 10 years. He’s part of the Bosstown Car Club and has been to Japan to drift with Tomoya of Sexy Style Knights. PJ and his team have some very cool s13’s along with his imported FC and some other impressive vehicles. PJ is looking to build a car that he can push his driving style with. With this focus on drifting closer and more aggressively than ever before. PJ is located in New York State and has traveled to drift along with judging events like Final...
Published 08/23/22
 BLVCKMOON is a drift team from the Bay Area who's known for their signature black cars on chrome. Specifically Work VSKF's (sorry Max) but not so much anymore. They shipped their cars to the very first Final Bout to compete. Sam has been drifting since he got his License and Mel has been involved in drifting since it's origins in Northern California. Sam Drives an S14 with a nicely tuned SR20DET and Mel Pilots a GS400 with a super charger. The both have some other cool cars as well....
Published 08/09/22
Mark Hutchinson has been pioneering grassroots drifting in the US for over 25 years. He has even worked at JUN Auto Mechanic in Japan. Mark is also featured in some of the very first drifting related magazine articles in the US. In his S13 he also competed in the original D1 USA driver search. Mark and his teammate Dave moved to Japan and got to live our dreams. They got to experience late 90's early 00's drifting first hand in the mecca. We discuss a wide range of things including what the...
Published 06/14/22
 Front Street Drift Club is a large group of drifters mainly located in Staten Island New York. The focus on aggressive driving style and they mostly drive Nissan S Chassis' with SR20DETs. Josh has even drifted an s15 at Meihan. They have also shipped their cars across the country to drive at Grange for Super D Matsuri. We talk their origins and street drifting in New York. This one goes off the rails and there's some trash talk at the end but sometimes stuff just gets said. Front Street are...
Published 05/18/22
Lex King is a Northern California OG and has been around the car and street bike scene since the late 90's. Lex is and has been involved with may drifting and motorsport organizations over the years including 10 years with Sonoma Drift. He was a FD spotter for JTP for a number of years which has forced him to have a detailed eye for the sport. From track days on sport bikes to his RX8 he has a wide range of experience on two and four wheels.    Guest: @lex_king_24 Guest Link: YouTube...
Published 04/27/22
Tyler and Jack join to talk about how their drifting technique and influences. Jack drifts a turbo NB Miata and Tyler drives an S13 with an SR20DET. They are up and coming drivers and they are pushing their limits with ever lap. We talk about car builds and typical drift life stuff.   Guest: @jackrancorn / @sabotage_tyler / @driftteamsabotage https://miatadknuckles.bigcartel.com/   Sponsor: https://tirestreets.com/ Goodest Co: goodestco.com Host: @palmer_sndrsn, @goodestcast 
Published 03/08/22
Aaron and Brandon are the latest additions to Animal Style. This episode is a bit of a hangout. They both tell stories of Japan and Street drifting in early days. We talk about all kinds of drifting antics and give each other a hard time. Their solo episodes are earlier in the Goodest Cast catalog.  Guest: @sidewayshatch / @bstrong___   Sponsor: Engineered To Slide use code "goodest" Goodest Co: goodestco.com Host: @palmer_sndrsn, @goodestcast 
Published 02/24/22
Gabe Elias is a man on a mission. He started his journey with a S13 and a dream.  His path to working for Mercedes AMG F1 is uncommon to say the least. Through forum friends he made on the since deprecated Zilvia forum he was given the difficult path to working on the most impressive race car of the century. Gabe is a motorsport and vehicle style enthusiast to the core. For those of us who like everything from old school drift cars to the most modern race cars he bridges the gap. Working at...
Published 02/01/22
Crash Style is a group of guys from Northern California who embody the concept of keep drifting fun. These guys are constantly pushing each other to progress their exciting driving. Their vehicle of choice is the BMW E36 chassis with stock power and simple mods. They swap motors at the track, they crash into each other, they laugh it off, they figure out how to keep driving and do it all over again. This was a wild one so brace yourselves for Crash Style. Guest: @crashstyle.ca  /...
Published 01/25/22
Markos is a championship winning time attack driver. He took 2017 and 2018 Global Time Attack Pro and Pro-Am Street Class Champion. He held and still holds records at Buttonwillow CW13, Willow Springs, Streets of Willow, Cal Speedway Roval, Road Atlanta, and New Jersey Motorsports Park. Markos is also Sally McNulty's spotter for TCA. Markos will be making his move back into Time Attack in the next couple years. We talk about a wide range of topics I can't even start to list. He also pays...
Published 12/28/21
 Ken Gushi is a name synonymous with professional drifting. He has not only done 18 years of Formula Drift, but also been a huge influence on drifting stateside. Ken is known mostly as a drifter but he is a true motorsport and automotive enthusiast. He currently pilots the Toyota GR Supra in Formula Drift. We cover the future of professional and grassroots drifting and a lot of other topics.  Guest: @kengushi Goodest Co : goodestco.com  Guest's...
Published 12/21/21
Taco is from Southern California and has been running events and competitions for some years now under the brand LSD or Loose Socks Daisuki. We talk everything from working at Chuck E Cheese to driving technique. This one is entertaining to say the least.  Guest: @tacoheroi Sponsor: @goodluckleague https://www.goodluckleague.com/  Goodest Co : goodestco.com   Guest's Links: http://www.loosesocksdaisuki.com/  Host: @palmer_sndrsn, @goodestcast 
Published 12/07/21
Ash has designed the liveries for some of the top cars in New Zealand. Most notably the C's Garage shop car for the Pink Style D Club event. We talk about what it's like being in lock down for over half a year and some of his origins of getting into design. Ash also talks on some of his influences and changes to his car and driving style over the years. Guest: @ashhypashhy https://www.instagram.com/ashhypashhy/ Sponsor:...
Published 11/16/21
Bryan Michael is a member of Front Street Drift Club. They're located in New York and are an all S Chassis team who have driven all over the USA and also in Japan. Bryan is a tattoo artist as well and has worked all over the states. We talk about his experience with buying a car and driving at Meihan. We also cover a lot of other wild shit so just buckle up and see what happens. Guest: @bryan_michael_b Goodest Co : http://goodestco.com  Guest's...
Published 10/25/21
Eric Chob has been drifting since the early 2000's. He is know for both his SR20DET S14 and his second generation Lexus GS, but we talk about his Integra Type R days as well. We also learning to drift with in his team mates Josh's car before he even had a car in high school. We also talk about their journey in 2009 shipping their cars across country to drive in Southern California and what that was like back then. We talk tattoos and what it's like having them in Japan.  Guest:...
Published 10/05/21
Milky Diamonds is originally from the UK but has since moved to Japan to perfect his drifting technique. He is currently drifting his JZX at Ebisu any chance he gets in between him teaching English. He's found some popularity with his quick edits and drifting tutorials. We discuss a wide range of topics from popular chassis, to what it takes to teach English in Japan. Guest: @milkydiamonds  Goodest Co : http://goodestco.com  Guest's...
Published 09/13/21
Phoebe Jacobs, wife of Julian Jacobs has been driving drift cars since the late 00's. She has been in Julian's life since their early teen years. She was there in the beginning of him finding drifting and Northern California Drifting's roots. Phoebe is behind the scenes helping everything you see with Super D, Heat Maker and Animal Style. She has thrown all girl drift events and she's been drifting for years with no desire to be in the spotlight.   Guest: @itsphoebeeejacobs The Goodest Co...
Published 08/09/21
 Julian Jacobs has drifted cars in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and of course all over the USA. His 1JZ S14, and his S13 Silvia are some of the most known vehicles in grassroots drifting and they have changed looks dozens of times. As one of the founders of Animal Style he continues to push his driving and the teams driving. Julian is also one of the founders of Super D, and he created Heat Maker as well. He has driven with a wide range of people in his almost 20 years of drifting...
Published 08/09/21
Joshua Maghirang is a member of Proceed and a Chicago drifting OG. His builds are iconic and trend setting. We talk about the future of car culture and drifting. We talk about family and relationships and some of the origins of Chicago Street Drifting. We also talk about motor options, engine prices, and the potential of K24 swapped s chassis.  Guest: @revgasm_josh Episode Sponsors:   GoodestCo : http://goodestco.com  Guest's IG: https://www.instagram.com/revgasm_josh/ Host: @palmer_sndrsn,...
Published 07/21/21
Devon Smillie is a Pro BMX rider with technical style. He fell into drifting though gaming and driving a borrowed G35 Sedan. We talk about sim drifting, his 350z setup, and a bit of how he got to where he is at.  Guest: @devonsmillie Show Sponsors:   CrocFlock : https://flockmfg.com/discount/goodest?utm_source=goodest&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=lucky  Devons's IG: https://www.instagram.com/devonsmillie/ Devon's Sponsors: Flybikes, etnies, koncrete, kansei, nrg, gktech.  Host:...
Published 05/21/21
Lucky Valera of Good Luck League joins on 4/20 to talk about running events and much more. We talk car setup, crypto currency, investing, music, again as always Japanese style drifting. We talk about how most drifters are on the spectrum between Niki Lauda to James Hunt with car setup and raw driving skill. We talk about drifting with a KAs and even get into some of my history. Guest: @luckyakalaurante @goodluckleague Links: CrocFlock :...
Published 04/20/21
 Keisuke Nagashima joins, and we discuss hanging with drifting legends. We poorly explain how to not take things too seriously. We get to why he put a Nissan SR20DET in an 86 Corolla. We talk about Apple Valley Speedway's new renovations. Honestly we...
Published 04/06/21