Brian Scotto: Canceled Stunts and a Car Farm - TST Podcast #1074

Brian Scotto was the Chief Creative Officer of HOONIGAN and the Director of the Gymkhana series, amassing over 1 billion views. What's in his future? What would he have done differently? On this episode we cover a LOT, including but definitely not limited to: Directing 2025's Gymkhana: Australia; the stunt he stopped; filming with race car drivers; What he would change if he had a time machine; directing the action scenes for the upcoming film "Drifter"; what he misses about magazine life; why he has SO many project cars; building vs driving; what the next chapter of his life looks like. Patreon questions include: Would he run Hoonigan differently? Hoonigan media that never got made Rebadging US cars with their foreign badges = cool? Which car he would Safari out Songs that make us drive fast Thoughts on the Czinger record? Recorded December 16, 2025 Proper Cloth: Use code TIRE for 10% off your first order bit.ly/pc-smokingtire Aura Frames For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code TIRE at checkout. Brooklyn Bedding Go to https://www.brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code TIRE at checkout to get 30% off sitewide. This offer is not available anywhere else. Car Gurus Buy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at https://www.cargurus.com. Go to cargurus dot com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. Hello Fresh Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/smokingtir... now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! One per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at https://www.TRUEWERK.com with code TIRE Chapters: 00:00 - Show start 04:00 - Guns N Roses 09:00 - What Donut beat HOONIGAN at 12:00 - What part of your career would you freeze? 16:00 - Scotto hates pictures 24:00 - Making Gymkhana Australia 40:00 - The Bathurst Super Cars moment is not AI 52:00 - Canyons vs takeovers 01:00:00 - Scotto's many cars 01:16:00 - When slow cars are good 01:27:00 - What YouTube doesn't like about project cars 01:34:00 - Cool car shows 01:58:00 - The good and bad of movie car chases 02:10:00 - Will the Grand Tour work in this media landscape? 02:21:00 - Scotto's Podcast 02:25:00 - Q&A New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! For a 10% discount on your first case go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon:   / thesmokingtirepodcast   Instagram:   / thesmokingtire     / therealzackklapman