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The Smoking Tire

Automotive Event Planners Aimee Shackleford / Johnny Valencia

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Aimee Shackleford and Johnny Valencia are the minds behind some of the coolest events and most popular rallies. As automotive event organizers, if there are crwods and supercars there, they probably have a hand in it. They're here to talk about what goes into planning an event, why Miatas are a nice break from R8s, and more. If you're wondering how to get into the automotive industry, this is a good listen. http://www.gearoneagency.com/This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/-r5MEWd223s Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman @petrolgirl @southerngermanation NEW SHIRTS!https://www.blipshift.com/tst

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0:00.0

What up everybody, welcome to the Smogentire Podcast.

0:04.1

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0:07.2

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0:10.8

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0:17.2

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0:20.0

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0:23.9

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0:27.1

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0:29.2

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0:32.2

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0:34.3

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0:36.8

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0:40.6

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0:44.7

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They have 100 car enthusiasts working in there

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