In this episode of the In the Garage Automotive Podcast, Richard Jiang talks about his passion for cars and experiences with car subcultures inspired by the Fast & Furious movie franchise. They discuss Richard's progression from owning his first car at age 15 to now having owned over 30 vehicles. Richard talks about getting into drifting, street racing, desert racing trucks, motorcycles and more. He also discusses how the Fast & Furious movies glorified car culture and inspired younger generations despite having some cringey dialogue and unrealistic scenes.
TOPICS:
- Getting an Eclipse GSX and getting into drifting & fixing cars
- Influence of Fast & Furious movie franchise on car culture
- Richard's adventures with built Evo making 500-700HP
- Pros and cons of various Subarus Richard owned
- Going to track days and race events instead of illegal street racing
- Richard's favorite types of racing: desert racing trucks and motorcycles
- His current favorite vehicle - Ford Raptor truck
- Dream 2-car garage: Raptor + Porsche 992 Turbo S
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