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After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports
After-Hours takes place at Faction! Motorsports, an automotive performance shop primarily focused on Drifting located in northern New Jersey.
Episodes
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#227 - Nick D'Alessio of Elite JDM
Nick D'Alessio joins us to talk about the history of Elite JDM, his early days in the automotive industry, and his involvement in the East Coast drifting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#226 - Q&A: October 2026
For this episode we're keeping things casual with Bailey Birr, Johnny Monaco, and Ricardo joining us for an October Q&A. We answer questions from Instagram…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#225 - Karl Is Actually Leaving This Time
Karl is back for one more episode before packing up and moving to Georgia. We talk about his decision to leave New Jersey, the nerves that come with starting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#224 - Austin Vernier & Josh Tupas of Team RiverFlow
Wrapping the Final Bout Chicago Series with Team RiverFlow’s Austin and Josh. We dive into how Josh’s coffee shop sparked massive local meets, along with…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#223 - Jesus Salazar of J-LIGN
Jesus Salazar, the mastermind behind J-LIGN. Operating right out of his own garage, Jesus has become the go-to guy for drift alignments in the Chicago scene…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#222 - Nathan Kubat of Team Proceed
Continuing The Final Bout Chicago Series, we sit down with Nathan Kubat, one of the newest members of Team Proceed. We dive into Nate's background, his journey…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#221 - Final Bout 9 Recap with Daring Ones
The crew is back from Final Bout 9 with the Daring Ones to recap the entire trip. A last-minute push to get everything ready, trailer problems, a highway…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#220 - Front Street: Final Bout 9 Champions
We sit down with Josh and Tom of Front Street, your official Final Bout 9 Champions! We dive into their incredible journey to the top of grassroots drifting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#219 - Melvin del Rosario of Team Proceed
For our second episode of our Chicago Final Bout Series, we have Melvin del Rosario. Melvin/Mel is an OG in the Chicago drifting community. We go over his…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#218 - Simba Nyemba: Team ProceeD, Final Bout, Club FR & Grip Gambler
For our first episode of our Chicago Final Bout Series, we have Simba Nyemba. Simba is a prominent Chicago-based grassroots drift driver and a core member of…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#217 - Pat & Aaron of Loosen-UP!
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After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#216 - Louis Sofia of BloodMasters
Lou of BloodMasters joins us to talk about the early days of drifting, the origins and attitude behind BloodMasters, Club Loose, and how the scene has evolved…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#215 - Tyler Holsman: Pulled Over Weekly for Street Drifting
Tyler Holsman joins us in the shop to talk about his longtime S13, growing up in the Club Loose scene, and years of drifting with friends. We get into Final…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#214 - John Fortunato of Daring Ones Returns
John Fortunato joins us for a wildly unfiltered episode that somehow manages to cover everything from grassroots drifting and project cars to YouTube, gaming…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#213 - Jack Drewett of Hit and Run Drift Club
Jack from Hit and Run Drift Club joins us after an unforgettable trip across the U.S. We talk about the differences between Australian and American drift…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#212 - Paolo Lim of Tough Club NYC & Drift Limit
Paolo Lim is what we would consider a first generation U.S. drifter, and in this episode he shares everything he's learned from over two decades in the scene…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#211 - Bailey Birr of Mi Drift & Clean Livin' Garage
Bailey has been a good friend of mine for over a decade. Join us in the conversation about how we grew our friendship and much more! @baileybirr Check out our…
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#210 - Farewell, Karl...
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After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#209 - Anthony Rizzo of Anthony's Towing
Fresh off a day at the track, Anthony Rizzo joins the podcast to talk drifting, competition goals, car setups, and the realities of balancing the sport with…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#208 - Zach Esteve of ES Fabrications Returns!
Zach Esteve of ES Fabrications returns to the podcast for another great conversation. The crew catches up on fabrication, cars, business growth, future plans…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports[BONUS] #207 - Jesus Santos: Family, Cars & the Road to Drifting
This is a sneak peak of our Patreon exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/factionmotorsports In this Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, Karl…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#207 - Jesus Santos: Family, Cars & the Road to Drifting
Jesus Santos, a drifter, family man, and integral part of the Faction team. The conversation dives into his background, how he got started in cars and…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#206 - What Are Your Goals This Season?
This week, the guys catch up on their eventful weekends—including Frankie’s latest session drifting the 350Z. Also, Frankie and Karl lay out their short-term…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#205 - Mike & Zach of Fat Cats
For the final episode of the Texas Series, we sit down with Mike and Zach of Fat Cats at EMG, European Motor Gruppe, in the heart of Houston. What started as…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#204 - Is Japan Worth Visiting Again?
Johnny Monaco joins us for a conversation about returning to Japan, unexpected moments that ended up becoming the highlights of the trip, car culture, random…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#203 - The Unsung Heroes of Cars
We have a conversation about forgotten cars, weird automotive history, and the machines that somehow still live rent-free in enthusiast culture. From Saab…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#202 - Trip To The Pond Recap
Javi and Karl recap their weekend at Trip to the Pond in Alabama at Mid Pond. The episode gets into the atmosphere of the event, how the cars held up, close…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#201 - Collin Bernard: Drifting at 14, Pro-Am at 16 & Building It His Way
Collin Bernard joins us for Episode 4 of the Texas Series, recorded inside The Shop Houston. At just 24 years old, Collin has already lived multiple chapters…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#200 - Can We Solve Conspiracy Theories?
Episode 200 marks a milestone and brings things back around to conspiracy theories, 100 episodes after the last time the topic came up. The room is full, the…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#199 - Frankie's Trip Across the Country Recap
Frankie recaps his cross-country motorcycle trip, from finally securing a long-sought bike to riding it thousands of miles home. The episode covers the…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#198 – Jimmy Yates: Knuckle Up Texas & Houston’s Drift Culture
Jimmy Yates joins us for Episode 3 of the Texas Series, recorded at his garage in Houston. We get into the full origin story—from getting arrested street…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#197 - Palmer Sanderson of Animal Style & Goodest Cast
Palmer Sanderson is a member of Drift Team Animal Style and the host of the Goodest Cast Podcast, known for combining technical insight with a strong…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#196 - Logan & Anthony Fallon: Father & Son Drift Build at 12 Years Old
Logan is 12 years old and already building a drift car, learning fabrication, and getting hands-on with everything that comes with it. Alongside his dad…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#195 - Ricardo Ruiz: Car Builds, Bad Luck, and Drifting Culture
Ricardo Ruiz joins us to talk about his path through car culture, from early Corolla builds to his current S-chassis and everything in between. We get into…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#194 - Kevin Martinez of Essence Garage
Kevin Martinez of Team Essence/Essence Garage joins us for another one of the Texas Series episodes, recorded in Houston on a freezing cold morning. We dive…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#193 - Tom Nazzaro of Front Street Drift Club
Tom Nazzaro from Front Street Drift Club joins us in the shop for this episode. We get into everything from rebuilding drift cars on impossible timelines to…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#192 - Q&A: February 2026
This week’s episode is a laid-back Q&A that somehow turned into a debate about criticism, car standards, and why people get so pressed online. We recap the…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#191 - Josh Deliz of Front Street Drift Club & Evolve TCM
Josh Deliz from Front Street Drift Club came through and we got into everything — the junkyard Nismo wing story, building giveaway cars the right way, and why…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#190 - Logan Davenport: Building with Intention, Texas Drift Culture, and Doing It the Hard Way
Logan Davenport joins us during our Texas trip for a deep conversation that goes way beyond cars. We talk about his meticulously built 180SX, how that car…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#189 - Texas Trip Recap: Rental Car Nightmare, Insane Builds, and Texas Hospitality
We’re back from Texas and recapping a trip that was carefully planned but still full of moments we didn’t see coming. From travel hiccups and rental car chaos…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#188 - Daikoku NYC: Meets, Community, and NYC Car Culture
Daikoku NYC joins us in the shop to talk about building real car culture in New York, from grassroots meets to becoming a nonprofit organization. We get into…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#187 - Ron D'Arcangelo of Daring Ones: Drift Cars, Ghost Stories & Bad Decisions
Ron from Daring Ones stops by for a long, laid-back conversation that starts exactly where you’d expect and ends up everywhere else. We get into drifting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#186 - Alan Kyle: Drifting, Trucking & Lot Lizards
In this episode, we sit down with Alan Kyle — local drifter, VQ abuser, serial car owner, and full-time truck driver — for one of our most unhinged…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#185 - Kicking Off 2026: Plans, Travel & Q&A
We kick off 2026 with a laid-back Q&A covering what’s ahead for the podcast, upcoming travel plans, drifting goals, shop life, and plenty of off-the-cuff…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#184 - Michael Russo of 9NINE2 & Reese Marin
Michael Russo of 9NINE2 and Reese Marin sit down with us to talk about drifting across Europe and Japan, documenting the trips, and how years of persistence in…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#183 - The 2025 Christmas Episode
The Christmas episode features the crew hanging out with Anthony Rizzo and catching up on cars, drifting, shop life, and what everyone has been dealing with…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#182 - Q&A: December 2025
A loose, off-the-rails Q&A filled with shop banter, random hypotheticals, and way too many side conversations, ranging from rust repair philosophy and worst…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#181 - John Gondevas of Soap Box Auto Spa
We’re joined by John Gondevas of Soap Box Auto Spa and Gear Box Auto Sales to talk about building automotive businesses from the ground up. Alongside Demetri…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#180 - The 180SX Episode with Archive 180SX
Episode 180 is dedicated to one of the most iconic drift platforms ever made: the Nissan 180SX. We sit down with Pat Lynch of Archive 180SX, Cole Mannon, and…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#179 - Q&A: Thanksgiving 2025
In this Thanksgiving Q&A episode, Frankie, Malcolm, and Karl kick back, order some drinks, and dive into a night of random stories, shop talk, and unfiltered…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#178 - Demetri and JD of Prime Motoring
In this episode, we sit down with Demetri — owner of Prime Motoring, one of the East Coast’s most well-known Subaru performance and tuning shops — along with…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#177 - Drifting On A Budget Is Back! $17.5k
The crew dives back into their fan-favorite “Drifting on a Budget” role-playing game, where each person picks a car off Facebook Marketplace and tries to…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#176 - Dan Savage & Ryan Downey of Drift Nirvana
The crew sits down with Dan Savage and Ryan Downey of Drift Nirvana, who made the long drive from Virginia to hang out and talk all things East Coast drifting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#175 - John Fortunato of Daring Ones
The crew sits down with John Fortunato of the Daring Ones Drift Team for a laid-back night of stories, laughs, and car talk. John’s been on the show before…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports[BONUS] #174 - Karl Returns from Japan
This is a sneak peak of our Patreon exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/factionmotorsports In this Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, Karl…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#174 - Karl Returns from Japan
Karl is finally back from his dream trip to Japan, and the crew dives deep into everything he got up to overseas. From wrenching in Osaka garages to visiting…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#173 - Please come home, Karl.
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After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#172 - Faction Staff Unfiltered
In this episode, Frankie, Malcolm, Kris, Jesus, and Eddie take over the mics while Karl is off living it up in Japan. The guys talk about Karl’s adventures…
After-Hours with Faction! Motorsports#171 - Prime NYC Co.
In this episode, we’re joined once again by Ed and Prav from Prime NYC. From Dreamcast memories and Tokyo Xtreme Racer to Need for Speed: Underground, XMODS…
After-Hours with Faction! MotorsportsSHOP TALK #6 - Frankie, Malcolm & Eddie
A preview of, SHOP TALK, our Patreon exclusive podcast. The crew’s back at it with another Shop Talk episode, this time during business hours. Frankie, Eddie…