Catching up with Tanner Foust - Goodwood, Rally, Drifting, the Future of Content

Tanner Foust is just back from driving the RUF B8 at Goodwood.  He has won championships in US Rally Cross, Formula Drift, he has 4 X-Games Gold Medals, and this is just the top line of his racing resume.


He was also one of the hosts of Top Gear America, which is most likely where many of you know him from.


Having been part of motorsports and media for more than 2 decades now, he is now part of the Driven Media Platform.


But way back at the beginning of his career, one of the first National Championships that he won was the 2005 Rally America Production GT Championship with his Co-Driver Scott Crouch, driving the Flatirons Tuning WRX.


In this episode, we catch up with Tanner about what he is doing now, reminisce about those early days, and we talk about the new Driven Automotive Enthusiast platform that is launching soon.

 

Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

If you want to follow along with what Tanner is up to, check out his Instagram here:

 

 

Here is a link to the Driven Streaming Platform you can check out as well:

 

In this Episode:


0:00 - Podcast Intro: Special Guest Tanner Foust
0:54 - The "Gold Bumper" Trophy: A 2006 Rally Story
0:02:45 - Racing with Legends: Ken Block, Colin McRae, and Travis Pastrana
0:03:54 - X Games 2006: Bringing Rally to a New Audience
0:05:37 - The Flat Tire Fiasco & The Helicopter Delay
0:08:18 - Mount Washington Hill Climb & Testing New Cars
0:08:48 - Origin Story: How Tanner and Scott Got Started in Rally
0:11:04 - Pikes Peak Memories & Choosing a Career in Driving
0:12:48 - The Current State of Rally in the U.S. (ARA & Rally 2)
0:16:18 - Challenges of Covering Rally vs. Drifting
0:19:00 - Driving the "Roof B8" Twin-Turbo Flat 8 at Goodwood
0:22:50 - Previous Goodwood Experiences: McLaren F1 & Radford Pikes Peak Car
0:24:12 - Future Events: Goodwood Style Event in California?
0:26:10 - The Future of Content: Introducing the "Driven" Streaming Service
0:30:15 - Flat Irons Tuning "Everything You Need to Know" Segment
0:31:51 - Proactive Search vs. Algorithm-Driven Feeds
0:33:20 - Long-form Video vs. "Dopamine" Shorts
0:37:44 - The Importance of Production Value and Storytelling
0:41:15 - The Challenges of Ad Breaks in U.S. Television
0:45:09 - Switching Gears: Combustion Engines vs. EVs
0:46:27 - Innovation Through Competition and Motorsport
0:49:10 - Market Trends: Consumer Response to EVs and High-Horsepower Trucks
0:50:03 - Can an EV be a "Driver’s Car"? (Digital vs. Mechanical Drivetrains)
0:53:39 - Volkswagen Golf 8 Technology & Seamless Engineering
0:56:50 - Accessibility of 1000 Horsepower & Driver Responsibility
0:58:36 - Automation vs. The Freedom of the Open Road
0:61:30 - Maintaining Passion for ICE Cars in an EV World
0:64:14 - Subaru's New EV: The Solterra
0:65:00 - Breaking EV Records at the NORRA 1000
0:67:10 - What's Next: Mustang Challenge, Daytona, and the Drift Taxi
0:69:10 - Closing Thoughts & Outro