On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode:
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⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Tease
01:00 - Show & Episode Intro
03:00 - Where has Jake been?
04:00 - BTS living in Japan
08:00 - Japan’s motorsport programs, purses & points
10:00 - Racing Super GT in Japan
13:00 - BAD START! Jake’s first time in a go-kart
16:30 - COME BACK KID! Returning to karts
21:00 - Melbourne ➡ Sydney ➡ Tokyo
24:00 - Tokyo Auto Salon relationship
27:00 - Shogun Autosport business
30:00 - Performance psychology benefits
35:30 - NEVER believe what you read on driverdb.com
37:00 - CIK Stars of karting era
41:00 - Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford
46:00 - Road to Indy
51:00 - Moving to Formula BMW in Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0
53:50 - Next stop, Japan! F3, Super GT & more
58:00 - YOU CAN BUY A CAR IN A VENDING MACHINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s
01:02:45 - Seattle’s mysterious vending machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0
01:04:00 - How to get sponsors in Japan?
01:09:00 - Japan’s engineering capabilities in motorsports
01:11:00 - EV vs Hydrogen cars
01:15:00 - Back to racing talk: GT4’s
01:20:00 - Hardcore Japanese fan base (take notes Supercars)
01:24:00 - GAME SHOW: Japan vs Australia Trivia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs
01:35:00 - What’s changed in Australia’s go-kart scene
01:39:00 - Jake’s absolute favourite track, cars and twitch streaming
01:40:30 - 2023 Yokohama World Time Attack
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