Goodbye Hoonigan - We're Parting Ways.

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  • Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
  • It's been a wild ride over the last seven years and i'm grateful for the friendships and opportunities that came about from my time at Hoonigan.
    The time has come to take on new challenges and continue making fun content with some great people. Follow along to see what comes next.
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    00:00 INTRO
    01:33 HOW I GOT STARTED
    05:08 THE EARLY DAYS - NO RULES, ALL PARTY
    06:42 A CULTURE OF CHAOS & ENCOURAGEMENT
    11:56 THE BURNYARD
    15:00 WHY IM LEAVING
    16:58 WHATS NEXT
    #hoonigan

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  • @DailyDrivenExotics
    @DailyDrivenExotics 4 місяці тому +4114

    Let’s fucking gooo! Our door is open anytime you wanna come rip shit up “legally” and you know we always have some bad ideas to collab on. 🤘🔥

    • @HoonTV
      @HoonTV 4 місяці тому +68

      Don't threaten him with a good time :P
      I was saying to @vin_tra, you guys need to come to Australia to visit The Bend Motorsport Park!

    • @brandon-hyde
      @brandon-hyde 4 місяці тому +81

      Everyone should be thankful that DDE is trying to keep the band together and providing a space. Maybe Zach could be Essa's stand in for the time being :0

    • @MoMartz09
      @MoMartz09 4 місяці тому +110

      We need more DDE x Zac x Vin content!

    • @bsnyd10
      @bsnyd10 4 місяці тому +20

      The most unexpected crossover, but so dope

    • @theetactician
      @theetactician 4 місяці тому +44

      Hell yeah! Zac, Vin, and DDE are the true Hoons. DDE should be renting them a spot instead of this little garage they are all sharing. Then more collabs would be right next door.
      I also think you all need to link up with Cleetus’s crew for some events. Zac already knows about that. Maybe at Indy 😉😉 because I’ll be there. lol

  • @yup1692
    @yup1692 4 місяці тому +1426

    That og crew was unmatched. If you guys all got together again for a whole new channel you'd take over automotive youtube. You guys are the best keep shredding🤘🏼

    • @3xeplodng_3agle_studios
      @3xeplodng_3agle_studios 4 місяці тому +96

      This. This right here. But do it more casual and keep it more casual. No company. Just homies being homies and having a good time. (In the traditional sense for us/them.)

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 4 місяці тому

      @@3xeplodng_3agle_studios 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @3xeplodng_3agle_studios
      @3xeplodng_3agle_studios 4 місяці тому +6

      @@eriklarson9137 ? I don't get it.

    • @driftr6068
      @driftr6068 4 місяці тому +22

      @@3xeplodng_3agle_studios They all aged out and are on to bigger and better things. Nostalgia plays a pretty big part in wanting to see the boys together again but it seems like they've all matured into different paths at this current moment in their lives and for them, I'm sure it no longer feels the same as well.
      As far as what yup1692 was saying, they did have a channel, it was called Hoonigans.

    • @3xeplodng_3agle_studios
      @3xeplodng_3agle_studios 4 місяці тому +21

      @@driftr6068 my point has been missed entirely. I'm not coming from a nostalgic point of view. I've been leaving supportive comments on all their departure and all the initial vids/posts I came across, gotten responses, had a couple short conversations in fact, here, and on Instagram.
      Its not about recreating hoonigan. Its about the fact they're all still boys. It ain't like they'll never see/hang with each other again. Not asking to be in on peoples *_personal_* personal lives, but if they had a channel, *_JUST_* a channel, where they occasionally posted group content. That'd be cool. The content is going to exist either way, so why not?

  • @Mr6Sinner
    @Mr6Sinner 4 місяці тому +260

    The days of DT when the episodes were released at midnight were some of the best media I have ever watched. I would wait up EVERY night to watch right as it was posted.

    • @AudibleVisibIe
      @AudibleVisibIe 4 місяці тому +4

      Those midnight releases were so sick.

    • @lawrencek9748
      @lawrencek9748 4 місяці тому +1

      Early DT was best DT

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому +11

      Damn dude, you're a true OG

    • @Mr6Sinner
      @Mr6Sinner 4 місяці тому +2

      @@MISTERZACHARYYeah haha Aside from the Gymkhana videos, I started regularly watching the Hoonigan channel with Leah Pritchett's Hellcat burnout and A Beer With videos
      Damn..I forgot about the A Beer With series; those were great.

  • @casey360360
    @casey360360 4 місяці тому +116

    "God damn cybertrucks are ugly." I think we all feel that in our soul.
    I'm excited to see everyone go their own way. I'm rooting for every single of you. Hert's got something absolutely incredible going on, Vin has really gone out on his own and it feels super genuine, Dan is finally giving us basically what we've always wanted to see from him because it's just him, I feel like all of this is just a super positive thing.

  • @vin_tra
    @vin_tra 4 місяці тому +1502

    HELL YA DUDE! I'm super grateful for the years of good times we've had and excited to whats next for you!

    • @theroyaladventure4197
      @theroyaladventure4197 4 місяці тому +19

      I am happily subbed to all the homies now.

    • @larsmobius6811
      @larsmobius6811 4 місяці тому +5

      I think you and Zac should join DDE staff . ! Better times . :)

    • @erictice7142
      @erictice7142 4 місяці тому +12

      Vin cross threading shitcars lug bolt from downtown to the tire falling off mid burnout is one of the greatest moments on UA-cam

    • @Nighthawkk96
      @Nighthawkk96 4 місяці тому

      ​@@erictice7142NASCAR install* if I remember it correctly 🤣

    • @anthonyliso6791
      @anthonyliso6791 4 місяці тому +2

      Excited to see what's next for all of you guys!

  • @thewhiskeymentor
    @thewhiskeymentor 4 місяці тому +1225

    Yes, we could see the friendship. That's what made hoonigan. You were just a bunch of dudes doing what we all wished we could. Building cool stuff with our friends.

    • @anthonyliso6791
      @anthonyliso6791 4 місяці тому +34

      I think most of us secretly wish we could have been apart of it from the beginning as well

    • @jonnysouthside
      @jonnysouthside 4 місяці тому

      It's $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    • @AestheticChino
      @AestheticChino 4 місяці тому +3

      * and breaking 😂

    • @AestheticChino
      @AestheticChino 4 місяці тому +1

      Well who leaves a job to make less money?? 😂​@@jonnysouthside

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 4 місяці тому +5

      @@AestheticChino who sold the business to Wheel Pro?

  • @that150_
    @that150_ 4 місяці тому +43

    Believe me brother.. We all miss those days. Peak automotive culture, peak automotive UA-cam, peak everything. Buncha great friends with great energy doing what they loved most. Wish Hoonigan didn’t go the way it has, but hey… that’s life. Things can’t always stay the same forever. Been following along since nearly the beginning and it’s sad to see it “fall apart” for lack of better terms. But thankful I got to make it to multiple events, kick it at the OG spot, meet all ya’ll, and follow along the way over the last 10+ years. Hoonigan gave all of us everlasting memories, and changed the entire course of automotive UA-cam, and automotive culture as a whole. Proud of what ya’ll have accomplished over all these years and I’m excited to see what ya’ll have in store for the future 🙏🏻

  • @makarov9x186
    @makarov9x186 Місяць тому +3

    Miss the OG hoonigan videos and wild stunts. Happy to see you try things on your own. You were always one of my favorites on the show

  • @Euro_connection_autoklasse
    @Euro_connection_autoklasse 4 місяці тому +496

    Ken would be proud of you guys that left. Keeping his vision alive. Much success to you guys the OG’s of Hoonigan!!!!

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 4 місяці тому +8

      who sold the company?

    • @toddbrown4185
      @toddbrown4185 4 місяці тому +18

      @@Mastermindyoung14Brian and Ken actually did in like 2018 if I remember correctly. This is super vague because I barely remember, but In some video (or maybe even a podcast?), probably 2 or 3 years ago I remember them saying something along the lines that they had a 5 year contract to keep doing things the way they were. I don’t remember the specifics, but that does line up pretty well with everyone’s departure. I could be way off with that story, but I know they sold the company all the way back in like 2018

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 4 місяці тому +13

      @@toddbrown4185 Zach himself actually just told me yesterday that it was sold in late 2020.

  • @AronBuilds
    @AronBuilds 4 місяці тому +619

    Gotta be honest, I did not expect all the homies from Hoonigan to split off and do their own channels, but I'm 100% here for it! You, Vinny, Hert, all championing your own channels is exactly what my notification list needed. Fuckin RAD!

    • @mercedes.c63_audi.q8
      @mercedes.c63_audi.q8 4 місяці тому +12

      Dan too...

    • @davidrydah1725
      @davidrydah1725 4 місяці тому +1

      I think it's the wife and daughter cleaning house smh. When you get rid of the Fondation you lose the house smh wish you guys all the best

    • @erickling87
      @erickling87 4 місяці тому +16

      @@davidrydah1725ugh please explain because I have a feeling you are way wrong and possibly sexist.

    • @HardNorthOutdoors
      @HardNorthOutdoors 4 місяці тому +8

      looks like they all got pushed out and these videos are to smooth it all over rather then the typical "i got fired". new management things i guess.

    • @strawsparky33
      @strawsparky33 4 місяці тому

      @@erickling87 hes saying that Kens Wife and daughter are changing up hoonigan and everyone got canned. just because a comment mentions females and bad things doesnt mean its sexist dumbass.

  • @SlickWorks
    @SlickWorks 4 місяці тому +7

    Wow man. You have always been one of my favourite "characters" on HOONIGAN and always will be. Love your energy and you are literally the perfect hype man. As a teeny tiny youtuber from Canada, I know all the struggles with going out on your own and opening your own shop or starting your own gig. Its been hard, I feel like it will be hard for years to come as I watch the subs slowly trickle in by 4 or 5 per day but I am trying to do what I love in the hopes that it will work out and one day pay off. The CREATIVE aspect of "work". This is what people like us dream to make it big in doing and honestly...... after tossing around the idea of buying my first Harley to build for YEARS.... Your video has inspired me to sell some of my 50s and 60s (and maybe even some of my 70s... [honestly its probably worth a grand total of $85]) rusty junk to finance a build of a Harley and lay down some show stopping custom paint on. Thanks Zach. You're a LEGEND and always will be dude. We're cut from the same cloth.

  • @carson7223
    @carson7223 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely magical. So much has changed. I was watching Hoonigan in school and now I have worked in shops and I am working towards my own builds. Gotta keep the dreams in motion! Only you can make it happen!

  • @CoopaCoop
    @CoopaCoop 4 місяці тому +366

    The golden age a few years back were truly amazing. Doing those donuts in that tiny lot and up the loading ramp. Truly insane!

    • @jonahfastre
      @jonahfastre 4 місяці тому +5

      Lets not forget those who jumped trophy trucks in that tiny lot

    • @lcwstunter4034
      @lcwstunter4034 4 місяці тому +2

      @@jonahfastre or aussies make sick smoke show on this tiny lot :)

    • @AudibleVisibIe
      @AudibleVisibIe 4 місяці тому +3

      Man lines in the tiny donut garage lot🔥

    • @CoopaCoop
      @CoopaCoop 4 місяці тому +1

      @@AudibleVisibIe hell yeah

    • @matthiasona
      @matthiasona 4 місяці тому +1

      that comment alone brought so many memories back

  • @SilverC8andDroppedC10
    @SilverC8andDroppedC10 4 місяці тому +178

    Hoonigan is now officially Hoonigone. Glad to see another OG start his own gig.

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 4 місяці тому +1

      who sold the business?

    • @justinwebster7761
      @justinwebster7761 4 місяці тому +9

      They got bought out by a huge company that's why they weren't doing the wild shit like they used to I wish I knew the name of the corporation that bought em out

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 4 місяці тому +13

      @@justinwebster7761 Wheel Pro.
      They bought them in late 2020. And who was it that sold Hoonigan? Companies don't spontaneously get purchased...

    • @Storyracing387
      @Storyracing387 4 місяці тому

      Damn.....that hit me 😢

    • @wallace9045
      @wallace9045 4 місяці тому +8

      ​@@Mastermindyoung14it's not all that uncommon for companies that are sold to corporations to keep their heart and soul for a while after the sale while the original owner is still involved I'm the business. It is very common for that heart and soul to disintegrate as soon as the original owner to step away from the business. Seems to me from the outside that Ken was a major factor in holding Hoonigan together since the purchase.

  • @bmorlok84
    @bmorlok84 4 місяці тому +2

    What really struck me, when you said your creativity wasn't there in chase of the dollar or along those lines. I've been a machinist for 10 years, and I love it! I dove head first into the field and have only climbed the ladder fast! Lately though, is where I relate to your comment, 4 years ago I fully rebuilt the engine for my 2002 B5 Audi S4 (Scotto I'm sure is familiar lol) it just needs a few minor fixes, but I haven't had time to get to it, mainly cause I've been a machinist for repairing steam turbines, working CRAZY hours often with no days off! My goal has been to transition into being a freelance machinist, but not having time except to eat then sleep has really had a toll on me! All that being said, looking forward to see what you come up with! Keep it up bro! 💪🙌

  • @kylecurry6841
    @kylecurry6841 4 місяці тому +7

    Damn Zach, I was wondering when you were going to do your outro video. The timing between Hert, then Vinny, and now yours I'd say is about evenly staggered. Dude, your contributions to the show always had me cracking up, but I totally get the change of times... Time to reboot and take control in what you're moving on to next.

  • @drivewaystar6485
    @drivewaystar6485 4 місяці тому +290

    Seeing Micah rip the yard in his BMW will forever be cemented in my head. That was peak man line. Your builds were always a nice change to whatever the other guys were doing. Boomhauer was top notch

    • @justinwebster7761
      @justinwebster7761 4 місяці тому +10

      That is probably the sickest rip in that yard of all time I'm nit sure I'd anyone else could top it

    • @Redeye_dyes
      @Redeye_dyes 4 місяці тому +5

      Fuck yeah, that and when Piotr and Deane shredded

    • @GTFCEO
      @GTFCEO 4 місяці тому

      Micah's was cool in his like 8 liter LS BMW, next was the red 370Z At the yard with the figure 8 around the container

    • @FredKennedyIV
      @FredKennedyIV 4 місяці тому +2

      Micah's rip was DEFinitely the hardest man line there ever was.

    • @Day1Mechanic
      @Day1Mechanic 4 місяці тому +2

      @@justinwebster7761 if that was a FD pro 1 event, Micah would have won driver of the year. that was the sickest line of that man's career. Probably the sickest line of all time.

  • @gasratzcustoms
    @gasratzcustoms 4 місяці тому +192

    You were the "Heartbeat" of Hoonigan. Thank you for all you did with Hoonigan and the car culture. We will see you around!

  • @aaronmachado13
    @aaronmachado13 4 місяці тому +3

    Got introduced through the Dyna build and lived the 2 wheel stuff you did for Hoonigan adding a new perspective and all the stuff afterwards has been awesome from the smoke shows to the off-road stuff. Keep up the awesome work man

  • @matthewmcclelland709
    @matthewmcclelland709 4 місяці тому +9

    I hope you all get your channels together and do a collab! The energy of all the boys together was so magnetic! Good on ya for chasing your passion!

  • @biglefty08
    @biglefty08 4 місяці тому +145

    Crazy how the Hoonigan we all grew up loving will no longer exist! Nothing great last forever 😢

    • @cinderd889
      @cinderd889 4 місяці тому

      donut?

    • @kevinmenard6792
      @kevinmenard6792 4 місяці тому

      @@cinderd889that shit is garbage these days too. They used to make real content now it’s just mainly reaction garbage. Fuck donut

    • @VelEire_
      @VelEire_ 4 місяці тому +20

      @@cinderd889god no

    • @97Ant
      @97Ant 4 місяці тому

      @@VelEire_ unfortunely... it has to happen

    • @ConstitutionalFreedomFighter
      @ConstitutionalFreedomFighter 4 місяці тому

      Hoonigan is dead but from the ashes .....

  • @jakesmall3454
    @jakesmall3454 4 місяці тому +73

    Daily transmission will never be recreated. It was fucking amazing. I’m gunna go back and binge some old episodes. Excited for all the hoonigan guys on the independent journeys.

  • @ariceff1419
    @ariceff1419 4 місяці тому +2

    hey, im writing this at the start of the video but i just wanna say, i always loved the energy you brought, so whatever content youll be in, whether its yours or you in someone elses stuff, im gonna follow and enjoy it.

  • @RebelByBlood316
    @RebelByBlood316 4 місяці тому

    Oh I'm down for this!! I can't wait, you and your vehicles are what got me in to hoonigan. So I'm following you wherever you go 🤘🏼

  • @delphipascal
    @delphipascal 4 місяці тому +87

    So glad all the OGs are making videos again

  • @htweelz
    @htweelz 4 місяці тому +51

    Nothing sucks the fun out of something like a giant corporation. Glad to see you, Vin and Hert doing your own things. I was watching Hoonigan for you all and now I'm watching you all individually. Keep up the great work and I'll be here for it.

    • @McNasty43
      @McNasty43 4 місяці тому +1

      The Wheel Pros merger was the worst thing to happen to Hoonigan.

  • @MB-tj8un
    @MB-tj8un 4 місяці тому

    This was so well said and spot on with how I felt as a viewer in the beginning of hoonigan. The exciting part is seeing what comes to fruition after each of you do your own thing, or together in a different way

  • @slamslidestyle
    @slamslidestyle 4 місяці тому +4

    Not gonna lie, this is the most excited I’ve been after watching the collection of “post hoonigan” videos.
    Thanks for the stories, I really enjoy that kind of stuff and think many people do.
    🖤⚡️🖤⚡️

  • @Jollytsunami
    @Jollytsunami 4 місяці тому +730

    I’m tired of you and vin making me jelly of your aesthetic home

    • @imthejaybird
      @imthejaybird 4 місяці тому +34

      Right!! These dudes and their killer pads!

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому +211

      MOD EVERYTHING

    • @Barry.ONeill
      @Barry.ONeill 4 місяці тому +5

      You and me Both Jolly 😂🎉🤙💯

    • @sabishiikarasu4158
      @sabishiikarasu4158 4 місяці тому +2

      😂

    • @anthonyliso6791
      @anthonyliso6791 4 місяці тому +3

      You too can have nice things Jolly lmfao don't be so hard on yourself😂

  • @dday_p51
    @dday_p51 4 місяці тому +69

    Man, I wonder if WP acknowledges or knows what’s they’ve lost. At the same time, it’s awesome to see all you guys flourish and leave the nest to do your own things, which I’m sure will eventually lead to everyone co-creating with each other. Being stuck in a career of boring office jobs, you fools have gotten me (and so many others, I’m sure) through our shitty days by allowing us to live vicariously through you. And for myself, after going through a divorce while you guys were getting DT and the other shows off the ground, sometimes watching the homies rip burnouts and manlines was the only thing keeping me going. Cheers to your new adventures, looking forward to see what you guys come up with and I’d love to get my Mustang featured by you (if I can ever get it done lol)!

    • @koss6666
      @koss6666 4 місяці тому +3

      how do u view it as leaving the nest? I feel its like too many rules where added and they got tied down by rope ... now they are free to do as they please.

    • @CanadianOnlooker
      @CanadianOnlooker 4 місяці тому +4

      As a mechanic I wasn't a fan of the nonsense side of hoonigan, seemed like "try to hard" stupid bs wrecking good cars people wish they had... so as a media company WP has the decision which direction to go & I think they want to make hoonigan more corporate, more polished, more like TV was.. which imo these guys are not that & they're all leaving & saying the same thing. "Too corporate, don't want to sit in an office"..

    • @davidrydah1725
      @davidrydah1725 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@CanadianOnlookeryea kin is turning in his grave. That is hoonigans.. that's what made the brand. It was already corporate smh.corporate is in more ways then 1 but then where's the fun in it when you take out how it was built it turns to shit

    • @coreytrevor3910
      @coreytrevor3910 4 місяці тому +1

      the whole thing changed when they started making a ton of money. They paid the guys to work all day and then at night they had free reign over the shop. To build cars and whatever they wanted, as long as they filmed it. As YT blew up and a ton of money starting coming in, the videos got harder and harder to make. It took more effort to put one together. So they hired more people and the guys like VIn, Zach, Hert, Dan, all those dudes now had to deal with deadlines and it turned them messing with cars into a more structured thing. You could tell the last couple years the magic just wasn't there. You also had the boys seeing that they were making the brand so much money by just being in videos. They were always going to start leaving but the sale of Hoonigan and the death of KB sealed it for a lot of the OG's. @@CanadianOnlooker

    • @Storyracing387
      @Storyracing387 4 місяці тому +2

      I was going through a complete shit relationship when DT and all the content started. The boys got me through some shit too, I know the feeling. I also got into rc cars (as it's wayyyy more affordable lol) as a way to decompress. One day at a time brother!

  • @CTM6point7
    @CTM6point7 4 місяці тому +1

    Your truck builds are some of my favorite of all time. The c10 is unmatched in my opinion. Keep kicking ass. Subscribed.

  • @codybanks6108
    @codybanks6108 4 місяці тому

    Being someone who started watching you guys when you started in high school till now when I’m running my own company it was wild watching some of those old clips good luck on your next adventure bro

  • @c10clubmaryland
    @c10clubmaryland 4 місяці тому +116

    Still the king of chop.

  • @mewsikjunkie
    @mewsikjunkie 4 місяці тому +30

    I seriously miss the Long Beach content. When there were like 5 different channels, each with different styles of content. Was truly awesome going down memory lane. Also, very hyped to see you put out content of getting back to what makes you, (and us), happy!!!

  • @definitelynotwhoyouthink1580
    @definitelynotwhoyouthink1580 4 місяці тому

    Bought what I suspect might be my last Hoonigan merch just now. Changing the guard, I hope the spirit can remain. What a run it was. So happy to see everyone branching into their own personal projects. Here's to just a whole lot more from all of you!

  • @AudibleVisibIe
    @AudibleVisibIe 4 місяці тому +3

    I still remember that c10 build. Always loved your energy, you'll continue your success I'm sure

  • @camwalker8245
    @camwalker8245 4 місяці тому +21

    I think I can speak for a lot of us when I say that what drew me to Hoonigan in the first place was the bond that was obvious between the crew and seeing y'all having fun and bouncing off each other! (And the odd wall)
    Behind you every step of the way brother, it's great seeing you engaged and thriving again 🤙

  • @Pohnji
    @Pohnji 4 місяці тому +37

    In a GnarPM video long ago when Mike Tornabene was buying his R8, he joked that you were his financial advisor and it took me years to realize he was joking. Always loved the two of you together.
    Looking forward to seeing what you create!

  • @danstewart8218
    @danstewart8218 4 місяці тому +1

    Yup...the coop is finally flown, we'll watch...Good luck Dude. Shouts from the UK.

  • @sethreid436
    @sethreid436 4 місяці тому

    Bro. I’m in the same headspace. Trying to figure out the next step back to happiness. I’m stoked you’ve found a new avenue and I hope you come out on top!

  • @themajesticmanic
    @themajesticmanic 4 місяці тому +28

    Hoonigan hasn't been the same since just before moving to Compton. I'd hoped that move was gonna bring back the old spark but, it just wasn't the same for whatever reason. So glad I stumbled onto this Zack. I'm here for whatever you got Bud.

  • @d100dodgepw
    @d100dodgepw 4 місяці тому +15

    I never realized how early on I got into Hoonigan, I always thought it had been a thing for years before I starred watching daily transmissions in like... The 40s-50s? Crazy. We all miss that time too.
    Awesome to see some crazy stuff coming up!

  • @tribaltalon1
    @tribaltalon1 4 місяці тому +1

    Good luck Zach!! I remember meeting you while hanging out with Ruslan at the Burnyard at SEMA a few years back and I really appreciated you taking some time to show off the c10 you’d just built. I could clearly could see your passion for your builds and Hoonigan and it made me a fan for what you guys were doing as a collective. Hope to see you making some new rad content that makes you happy while also making you money. 🤘🤘

  • @Watchdog_UFOtestpilot
    @Watchdog_UFOtestpilot 3 місяці тому

    Follow your passion brother. Good luck on your thing, I’m in for the ride.

  • @wallydyck844
    @wallydyck844 4 місяці тому +30

    I am starting to see a pattern in the way people leaving hoonigan:
    1· lack of motivation
    2· Movement to more overseeing / corporate position
    3· Miss the old days, but seeing the problems / recklessness within that time
    4· Creatives having found themselves in a position they once were in and went to hoonigan the old position
    5· Just being real people and growing into different people
    To end I am not saying Hoonigan is a shell of it's former self. I agree it is not the same (wow people change), but it doesn't mean it's bad it's just different. Still really enjoy what Hoonigan puts out. Some aspects have left that I have looked for in other youtube channels, but what is was missing was the energy, and the input from these creatives, that moved around in the company in it's growth.

    • @pootmahgoots8482
      @pootmahgoots8482 4 місяці тому +4

      "Hoonigan" is just a corporate name for what once was WheelPros now. Hoonigan used to be a community and a badass company but now it's just another corporation driven primarily by the dollar and not the content or creation of its people. It sucks.

    • @MitchZero9
      @MitchZero9 4 місяці тому

      ​@@pootmahgoots8482 Pretty much seeing the same thing with Motortrend. Wrecked by corporate garbage. Now look at it.

    • @NBSV1
      @NBSV1 4 місяці тому

      It’s wildly entertaining, but any group with that much fun and shenanigans doesn’t last very long. Generally it ends up being very expensive and often people get hurt and/or tear up a bunch of stuff. Sometimes it’s even other people in the area don’t enjoy it and can make enough hassle to get it shut down.
      Best to just remember the good times and move on.

    • @chriscaine1776
      @chriscaine1776 4 місяці тому

      ​@@NBSV1thing you have to ask yourself though is this. Had KB43 not had a tragic and unexpected accident doing probably the safest thing he had done in the last 20 years, would WheelPros have done to these guys what they did? Im not saying WheelPros took advantage of the situation, I'm just saying the second the dust settled they started making a bunch of decisions he never would've been okay with them making.

    • @NBSV1
      @NBSV1 4 місяці тому

      @@chriscaine1776 Hoonigan had already started changing from what it was before Ken died. Especially once they moved into the new lot. But, you can't really keep up what they were doing long term and things grow and change over time anyway. They haven't done daily transmission or even had the yard shred sessions for a long time. Haven't even really seen people just messing around and having fun for a long time either.
      I think Wheel Pros caught them at the tail end of a lot of transition and then just finished it off by driving away a bunch of "old timers".

  • @_Justinriceism_
    @_Justinriceism_ 4 місяці тому +19

    So pumped for this. The OGs are doin what we all enjoy again. The Hoonigan channel has been done and it shows by only putting out the same show over and over for 2 years now.

  • @akba7192
    @akba7192 4 місяці тому +12

    As others have already said, the OG’s were the golden years. When y’all were together, magic just happened, and it never looked like y’all were trying.
    Very excited to follow this next chapter. Keep up the great work!

  • @Hotspace5170
    @Hotspace5170 4 місяці тому

    First thing, wishing you all best and best vibes for you. I discovered Hoonigan after watching a Ken Block gymkana video and liked/loved what I saw. The coolest vibes and content blowing my mind with each video posted. Even bought Hoonigan merch which I love and wear proudly. Regardless of the location, each video has been a blast, you were one of the reasons why I chose to watch because of your talent and your passion for creating content. I understand where you are coming from. As a photographer other things can get in the way of creating something. Get your own perspective and content. I might not be able to attend your events, but will definitely watch your videos and content on UA-cam. Do what makes you happy. A guy from Nyc. Much love and support and respect ✊

  • @562frankrivers2
    @562frankrivers2 4 місяці тому +13

    You guys converted so many!!! People in to car people or motor heads……gave us so much joy. So thank you, you and the rest of the OG Hoonigan crew great things await

  • @Chris_Bumpus
    @Chris_Bumpus 4 місяці тому +11

    I miss the old days of hoonigan... You leaving is kinda the nail in the coffin.... Glad to see your still going to create! I'll be watching!

  • @thomasviolette737
    @thomasviolette737 4 місяці тому

    While upsetting all you guys split from Hoonigan it’s so refreshing to see you all still thriving and doing what makes you happy. Plus with all of your individual content being so different it still feels like I’m just watching you guys just doing different channels of Hoonigan. Best of luck!

  • @cjhankin2500
    @cjhankin2500 3 місяці тому

    Fan from Liverpool, UK. Massive fan of you at Hoonigan, buzzin to see you start your own channel bro.💪🏻

  • @mjc8248
    @mjc8248 4 місяці тому +16

    You guys got me through life back in the day. The Daily Transmission was a stop-everything-and-watch event. I have so much Hoonigan gear, but it honestly doesn't seem the same. It was one thing when I felt like I was supporting the chaos, but now it just hits different. Once the mayhem ended, the hype died with it.

  • @SirKittyMcMittens
    @SirKittyMcMittens 4 місяці тому +64

    Every hoonigan recap clip I've seen, whether it was on this video, Vin's, or Hert's, I remember watching the morning it came out (who remembers those 3-5am uploads? Lmao)
    I'm glad I was here since the beginning, I'm glad I got to see it all through, and I'm glad the boys are still going their thing on their own channels or otherwise.
    Zach, you forever got my support!

    • @Storyracing387
      @Storyracing387 4 місяці тому +3

      I used to set my alarm to see those 3am uploads!!

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому +2

      REAL OG TYPE SHIZZ

  • @ethentroyertroyer1881
    @ethentroyertroyer1881 4 місяці тому +1

    Love ya Zach. I started djing again this past 6 months and I agree that creativity is so necessary. I stopped doing it as a business but went back to creating. It's awesome

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому

      Never stop doing what fuels your fire

  • @colebertils7359
    @colebertils7359 4 місяці тому

    You guys provided me a ton of ridiculously insane car content while I spent 3 months in a children’s hospital with my son. And I look forward to seeing the next stage of your journey 🙏🏼

  • @scatfrmwic
    @scatfrmwic 4 місяці тому +16

    I remember during Covid I built this raggedy as dirtbike/street build from parts because you guys inspired me so much! Appreciate the good time y’all brought me as well as the inspiration. Rock on brother

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому +1

      HELL YEAH! Thats what its all about.

  • @ZUUL4X4
    @ZUUL4X4 4 місяці тому +43

    "Goddamn, Cybertrucks look ugly." I've never hit the Subscribe button harder. 🤘

  • @markfowkes4198
    @markfowkes4198 4 місяці тому

    I’ve never subscribed to a channel faster than when this video popped up in my feed! Can’t wait to see what’s to come.

  • @markdahshark3694
    @markdahshark3694 4 місяці тому

    Didn't follow Mike until recently, but followed hoonigan back when you guys bought the bmw. Knowing his backstory now and how small and frail he used to be is inspiring, so are you.

  • @shaunandsqueak
    @shaunandsqueak 4 місяці тому +6

    Heya Zac! Just a Lil Kiwi here just letting ya know ya'all are missed down here in Kiwiland!! I watched you fellas since the beginning and am gutted to see it gone the way it did.....you guys were like the classic over the top American Upsized an way better than the American version of Top gear and I'm sure that a bunch of the Hoonigan followers would agree... But we fans will always be here....but we all miss the camaraderie that came thru so clearly in your content. It's easy to see with all the separate people doing their separate bits on you tube at the mo...and yet..get yas all back together at some event an BOOM there's the fun times just waiting to be had again( Which is what we all miss!)....much like all the people out there that have sheds and LOve a Burnout...
    BRING ON YOUR CONTENT BRUV! LET US SEE THE TEAM TOGETHER AGAIN! GET US ANOTHER DOUGHNUT GARAGE< ALLEY

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому

      Hell yeah, appreciate you watching from NZ!

  • @dev559
    @dev559 4 місяці тому +25

    Watching your individual channels instead of what Hoonigan eventually became post-Ken has been really cathartic. You've provided a lot of comfort for a group of people who felt a little lost without our fearless hero. Can't wait to see what's next Zach!

  • @spoopytaters2855
    @spoopytaters2855 4 місяці тому

    Ya know Zach, I feel you man. I had a similar epiphany recently. I realized the job I was working, although fruitful in pay, was killing me inside. I was making good money at a warehouse that sells cheaply manufactured Chinese "performance" parts for American vehicles. I bet a lot of people here can take a guess at what company and get it right. After a few years, I realized that it just wasn't working for me. I couldn't stand behind the products, I didn't feel engaged in my work, and overall, the place just made me feel burned down on a good day. So I recently decided to make a change and I'm hoping that the new job will bring back what's seemed to be missing for the past few years and I'll be able to get back to building and doing what I love. That being said, I am beyond excited to see what your kickass new channel brings and I'm glad you're still around on UA-cam. I wish you boat loads of success and I can't wait to see what you have in store for us.

  • @dancartwright4808
    @dancartwright4808 4 місяці тому +1

    That og hoonigan videos hit different, just had that fun happy feeling watching them and they haven't hit the same in a while since hoonigan left the yard!
    Keen to watch what's coming and hopefully get that warm fuzzy feeling if ya know what I mean! ;)
    Here's hoping it all works out for ya bro, you'll kill it!

  • @zenn0913
    @zenn0913 4 місяці тому +8

    The days of Daily Transmission was my personal favorite period of time for Hoonigan videos. It was just so insane watching what you guys would do, I just remember laughing so hard at the burnout firework video. That was pure gold.

  • @TorqueMediaau
    @TorqueMediaau 4 місяці тому +16

    For a while Ive thought your "brand" would easily transition to its own away from hoonigan and Im really glad to see you taking the leap.
    Love the burnout comp too, with GUP taking cars to america, cleetus doing his thing, its great to see the sport elevate. But a word of warning, with big prize money comes big egos and the need for clear rules and clear judging. Weve had too many controversies over the years that put a dampner on events. Having said that I cannot wait to see it all unfold.

  • @zhenlupachyk
    @zhenlupachyk 4 місяці тому

    Best luck to you. Will
    Miss you on the yard, but excited to see your new work. Much love

  • @joeym2675
    @joeym2675 4 місяці тому

    You needed your own channel the whole time! But it helped being at Hoonigan! But your wild and crazy ways are perfect for a UA-cam Channel!!! Wish You All The Best Of Success!!!

  • @crimson_weenus1725
    @crimson_weenus1725 4 місяці тому +6

    You were one of the greats that made Hoonigan what it was and seeing you boys together being reckless will never be forgotten.

  • @thesamuraijujistu
    @thesamuraijujistu 4 місяці тому +25

    In doubt I subscribed. Thanks for the all the “baja update” .
    Can’t wait to see your new project.

  • @spaceyrat
    @spaceyrat 4 місяці тому

    Happy trails to you. Congrats on your time there and best of luck in your next chapter.

  • @jn6073
    @jn6073 Місяць тому +1

    "If you build it, they will come", bro we go where you go, you are the energy and the talent, keep your head up and we got your 6. 1 subscribe and thumbs up from me and many more, cheers brother man.

  • @franciscorios9262
    @franciscorios9262 4 місяці тому +4

    This video touched base on my favorite parts of what hoonigan was: comradery, mayhem, and good times. Yall really shaped an era and I'm very excited to see what you and the others have in store for the future!!! 🦅🔥

  • @87csx348
    @87csx348 4 місяці тому +4

    Congrats on what you established and what you have in front of you.
    Sad to see the chapter close of the "OGs" move on from Hoonigan but excited to see you guys all post videos "for the fun of the hobby" again.

  • @CHmLgN
    @CHmLgN 4 місяці тому

    The excitement for every single new bit of Hoonigan when it first kicked off was palpable. You just KNEW you were in for a great show. Can't wait to see how everyone evolves.

  • @deangfabrications
    @deangfabrications 4 місяці тому

    Congratulations champion !!
    Looking forward to the content coming along with some of the ventures 💪🏼 💪🏼💪🏼
    Catch up soon !! Best believe we will be bringing some rad cars over for your events !

  • @JosephMichael-si1lo
    @JosephMichael-si1lo 4 місяці тому +5

    Sad to see hoonigan fall apart. I'll be here for whatever you have going forward. It'd rad to see you link up with Brendan Herrera for the gun stuff, & some stuff down in the us wang with Cleetus!

  • @shawnleblanc1880
    @shawnleblanc1880 4 місяці тому +5

    Dude, you were the last guy from the Hoonigans channel that still made me hang in there, kept me watching. But THIS, THIS IS HUGE BRO!! Change is always tough, but it's also a change for growth. I wish you the best, and I'll support you and the channel 100%

  • @donrymiller6628
    @donrymiller6628 3 місяці тому

    Good luck on the new journey, bro...❤ All the boys are leaving Hoonigan, and I wish you guys all the BEST. Thanks for the awesome content. God bless you.!!😊

  • @GreenLantern814
    @GreenLantern814 4 місяці тому

    Your hype is always infectious, and I get to live vicariously through the hooning and shenanigans you and the other OGs get up to. I haven't had a chance to be reckless in a car like that since I was a teenager. Let's Gooooooo!!!

  • @thh420
    @thh420 4 місяці тому +9

    Hoonigan was a beautiful, special moment in time, and I'm glad we got to see it.

  • @hdoglesby
    @hdoglesby 4 місяці тому +47

    You are not an idiot. It's been pretty cool to see how you've developed as a host/presenter over the years.
    On some future videos, would you mind sharing a few stories about the time you worked with Ken in Utah. Whatever you'd feel comfortable with. I think a lot of us would like that.

    • @HFV_Junkyardin
      @HFV_Junkyardin 4 місяці тому

      Being an idiot is part of his brand

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому +1

      Absolutely plan on it. It just needs its own video as I want to do it justice. Working with Ken changed my life forever.

  • @justinkase1360
    @justinkase1360 4 місяці тому

    FIREARMS AND CARS! Awesome. I dig your enthusiasm and you have the right enthusiast mindset. Subbed.

  • @moedog5087
    @moedog5087 4 місяці тому +1

    Great to see the OG crew back to doing what they love best. You're right. Hoonigan just has too many rules and got too big to just have fun.

  • @luisleon5048
    @luisleon5048 4 місяці тому +4

    Seeing all of the original crew do their thing is so inspiring. Thank you for not giviing up!

  • @ktmmechanicsandaudio6803
    @ktmmechanicsandaudio6803 4 місяці тому +5

    its sad to see hoonigan stop being what made it so great just the boys hanging out but the boys are gone i think once ken passed i just couldnt bare to even watch hoonigan :/ i still miss him such a good guy

  • @Baube418
    @Baube418 4 місяці тому

    one of the best ''i quit'' video so far from the boys. Really cool to see all the rad shit you did trough the years. Looking forward the next stuff you post

  • @t98765af
    @t98765af 4 місяці тому

    Looking forward to what you got to show us man! Good luck with everything

  • @TooBadBro3921
    @TooBadBro3921 4 місяці тому +3

    Guns, boats, bikes and burnouts sounds like a winning formula to me man. Such a wicked dude, all the OG fans will back you up. It would be insane to see you go do the Unsubscribe podcast and shoot with the boys down there. Those dudes and their whole group are all right up your alley and your channel would blow up 30x overnight 🔥🙏

  • @CinomedTweak
    @CinomedTweak 4 місяці тому +7

    Zac the Chopmaster Rides on, eff the haters, the first gen Hoonigan crew is now spreading out to infect the rest of the industry, this is good! Looking forward to it.

  • @drummerchaniking7026
    @drummerchaniking7026 4 місяці тому

    Maaaaaaaannn....this is really inspiring....I've been in a massive rut thinking about the SAME THING!! I'm really at my happiest when I'm creating something out of nothing or rippin TASTY donuts!...I have to get back to it. Thanks man! You helped reignite the fire!

  • @isaiahmarquez3816
    @isaiahmarquez3816 4 місяці тому

    Much love brother, I’ll be here along the way can’t wait to see what’s in store🔥🤙🏽

  • @joselozoya7035
    @joselozoya7035 4 місяці тому +7

    Zach and cleetus is a much needed collab

    • @MISTERZACHARY
      @MISTERZACHARY  4 місяці тому

      Love Cleeter. Absolute legend in his own time.

  • @icsy1234sigma
    @icsy1234sigma 4 місяці тому

    Another one! If we saw all these guys’ “Leaving Hoonigan” videos 5 years ago, we would be devastated. But right now, seeing all our favorite car guys branching out and having fun again is all we want to see. God speed Zach!

  • @waybous
    @waybous 4 місяці тому +2

    I always loved the camera hand off from the car to a person standing or vise versa.

  • @zrl1017
    @zrl1017 4 місяці тому +8

    Breh…. Everyone leaving is so bitter sweet. After Ken’s passing, Hoonigan didn’t feel the same but it’s still his brainchild and inspired so many people with the word, Hoonigan, alone. I guess all things must come to an end but the golden era will never be forgotten. So glad it’s enshrined on the internet forever 🙏🏽

  • @angelenamorado6710
    @angelenamorado6710 4 місяці тому +17

    10:49 dude you’re gonna make me cry, thinking about the past😢 watching you guys grew up with so expressional. Oh man I’m legit tearing up. Geez, good times.

  • @jacklea7931
    @jacklea7931 4 місяці тому

    More versions of your own cams sounds like a great idea the BFD was next level !!! congratulations on the new ventures. Followed along from hoonigan for years, always been my favorite person on that channel, now following along here… GO SMASH IT BRO !!!

  • @Hanchovy13
    @Hanchovy13 3 місяці тому

    Totally understand why you left. Whenever possible being able to follow your passion is important. Happy and proud for you, Vin, Hert and all the guys busting out. Subscribed and excited for your new content. 💪🏼

  • @sberry80
    @sberry80 4 місяці тому +5

    The name Stacy David brings back so many memories. In the late 90s on sick days from high school, there would be episodes of his show that I'd always watch