In this episode, we sit down with the legendary Chelsea DeNofa—FD Champion, RTR driver, and one of the most aggressive and passionate drifters in the game. Chelsea takes us all the way back to his BMX roots and how he transitioned into drifting before the sport really blew up in the U.S. We talk about the early street days, crashing cars with no regrets, the harsh reality of professional competition, and what finally pushed him to step away from Formula Drift.

Chelsea gets honest about burnout, chasing dreams with no money, evolving as a driver, and what it really takes to make it work when you love something so much it hurts. If you're into drifting, car culture, or just love hearing the story behind the driver—this one’s a must.

Topics include:

• Chelsea’s start in BMX and early drift days

• Crashing, learning, and street drifting culture

• The pressure and burnout of Formula Drift

• What makes team tandems and grassroots events special

• Why professional drifting sometimes loses its soul

• • Working with RTR and setting up the Mustang for battle
  • His favorite car builds (including a wild E36 in Japan)

  
  

  Guest: https://www.instagram.com/chelseadenofa/

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Joel along with his Brother Adam are highly influential builders from New Zealand. Under the C’s Garage name they have been putting on a show for two decades. Joel, Adam, and other members over the years have pushed their driving style and with that their cars evolved. They went from floor and wheel scraping drift icons to set up angry SR powered battle machines. It was an honor to sit down and learn the origins of such an iconic group.

Guest: https://www.instagram.com/csgarage

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Aaron and Kendal come through for one of the last podcasts recorded at the LA house! We’ve had some crazy times around drifting over the last couple of years. It’s always good to have these hang out episodes with no agenda. We tried to get Laura to do the podcast with us, but she needs some more convincing so let her know in the comments if you want to see that.

Guests: https://www.instagram.com/sidewayshatch

https://www.instagram.com/kendal240sx

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