How HERT Became a HOONIGAN - TST Podcast

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Hertrech Eugene Jr, better known as Hert, is a staple of the HOONIGAN family and the car world. Hert is as unique as they come and he tells us the WHOLE story of how he came to be one of the premier tire shredders, from his very first car and first accident to his first engine swap, to what he's up to today. Hert has killed a few cars, jobs, and sets of tires.
Known for a no-holds-barred driving style, lack of mechanical sympathy, and aesthetic mods to match, the way he operates is inspiring. We'll talk about how his love of cars began, how he landed at HOONIGAN, and more. @hertlife
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Recorded July 29, 2022
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0:00 Preview
9:00 Who is Hert
10:10 Early Hoonigan
13:16 Chuck E Cheese
14:48 Worst Job
17:00 Dead rat smell
18:50 First cars
28:49 Smoking Tire vs Hoonigan barter contest
30:20 First Rotary experience
32:20 Car history continued
34:35 First RX7
39:13 Street Drifting audition
42:00 Making videos and grip driving
47:40 Working in auto industry
50:45 90s Skyline
52:40 Daily drivers
56:30 Exotic cars
58:25 Torque Stallion and Projects
1:08:55 Corvette RX7
1:10:15 Torque Stallion engines
1:12:20 Reliving childhood cars
1:20:00 Patreon questions
1:20:30 Upcoming drifters
1:24:45 Tuning new cars
1:25:50 Hoonigan blowing up
1:27:03 Hoonicorn
1:27:30 Define breaking
1:28:20 Diesel Ford mashup
1:30:05 Lifestyles without representation
1:33:06 Rotary swaps
1:33:40 Lexus dealerships
1:36:35 Herts DM game
1:37:45 Future plans
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  • @GarageSupra
    @GarageSupra Жыл бұрын

    Man what a awesome interview, such a good car guy chat. The best so far on here. Legends.

  • @victoreshelman-vn7qp

    @victoreshelman-vn7qp

    Жыл бұрын

    I was in a mustang I built and I got hit. My coffee went in the air and I thought it was my fuel cell putting gas on me, but it wasn’t it hung out in the air for a long second.

  • @dan.r9220
    @dan.r9220 Жыл бұрын

    This is going to be a great time. His "A beer with" was amazing.

  • @2fast2nick

    @2fast2nick

    Жыл бұрын

    There was one of them that had me busting up. He was on like beer #9 by the end. So funny

  • @vwpassat444

    @vwpassat444

    Жыл бұрын

    That a beer with will go down in hoonigan history, that vid was great

  • @CodyUnderstorms

    @CodyUnderstorms

    Жыл бұрын

    Didn't Matt do ABW also?

  • @tamoorc

    @tamoorc

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CodyUnderstorms he did!

  • @NeedGT3
    @NeedGT3 Жыл бұрын

    Hearing Matt call Zack one of his Successful friends was awesome. The growth in Zacks career has been so cool to see.

  • @mannyfox8089

    @mannyfox8089

    Жыл бұрын

    1000%

  • @blundercrush
    @blundercrush Жыл бұрын

    Please have Hert on again asap. Incredible.

  • @DjDeity215
    @DjDeity215 Жыл бұрын

    I’m hyped for this, immediately clicked

  • @2fast2nick

    @2fast2nick

    Жыл бұрын

    haha me too, dropped everything

  • @te9978

    @te9978

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @j0sh707
    @j0sh707 Жыл бұрын

    Nice! After seeing Vin on here I was hoping you would get more of the Hoonigan boys!

  • @estefano9e

    @estefano9e

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel like Ron would be an interesting one next, he worked with Ken Block way back and drives very well himself. Curious to know his story

  • @the.squidd
    @the.squidd Жыл бұрын

    Hert is by far one of my favorite people of all time. Thanks for having him.

  • @bxhdan8188
    @bxhdan8188 Жыл бұрын

    For those wondering about the book, I DMd Matt about it and his reply was. “That’s like one paragraph of a 200 page book but The Power of Now”

  • @2011dgk

    @2011dgk

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks was about to ask about it.

  • @2fast2nick
    @2fast2nick Жыл бұрын

    Hert is such a good dude. Glad he came on

  • @TheSmokingTire
    @TheSmokingTire Жыл бұрын

    The book I blanked on the name of is called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

  • @lastboyscoutNZ

    @lastboyscoutNZ

    Жыл бұрын

    Is that the book on doing fun shit to forget your troubles?

  • @dream-zf1th

    @dream-zf1th

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the recommendation, i am starting it today

  • @tomstech4390
    @tomstech4390 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see David Freiburger (hot rod, drag week etc etc etc) and Mike Finnegan in the future if you could swing it, Not easy because Mike is in Georgia. Even David alone is like 2 guests in 1, His bio is loooong. He's worked on everything and his dad (during his life) was a big deal much like yours so there would be countless stories.

  • @HRM.H
    @HRM.H Жыл бұрын

    hert is a modern day legend.

  • @joellopez-mp6yg
    @joellopez-mp6yg Жыл бұрын

    Love how mellow Hert is! Wishing him the best on any project, career and life!

  • @eddiehernandez3403
    @eddiehernandez3403 Жыл бұрын

    We do love Rotary’s engines lol the Toyota Starlet with rotary swap was the shit!

  • @NAFIGGAMING
    @NAFIGGAMING Жыл бұрын

    The most humble hoonigan there is!!! Watch everything I can with Hert in it . season finally of one with on hoonigan was epic much respect great podcast will be following from now on

  • @Automobili3XF
    @Automobili3XF Жыл бұрын

    Man, I love Hert! He basically MADE the entire Hoonigan image, massive legend.

  • @feenyx6394
    @feenyx6394 Жыл бұрын

    One of the all time greats, both as a guest and just as a person

  • @dakavanagh
    @dakavanagh Жыл бұрын

    Love Hert! One of the reasons I watch Hoonigan content!

  • @philbarbato
    @philbarbato Жыл бұрын

    Omg I hope you get Hert that pass to Pebble Beach. That would be amazing.

  • @dongonzulman6478
    @dongonzulman6478 Жыл бұрын

    Hert is such a cool dude

  • @nickzarnetske9994
    @nickzarnetske9994 Жыл бұрын

    The big gulp story is the best story I've ever heard on KZread. Hert needs to be on VinWiki at some point.

  • @tommycanovan5892
    @tommycanovan5892 Жыл бұрын

    Since you've had the hoonigan boys I think it's only right you get Cletus on there

  • @davidcombs8458
    @davidcombs8458 Жыл бұрын

    Your Lexus experience reminds me of rolling my ‘94 Infiniti G20 into the dealer in the mid to late-2000s. They treated me like a king. Loaner, coffee, the whole deal.

  • @13cal13
    @13cal1311 ай бұрын

    Wish I’d watched this sooner, I’ve always struggled with being a “car guy”, I like cars, I respect cars, but I LOVE driving cars!

  • @joew7897
    @joew7897 Жыл бұрын

    This was soo awesome. Hert is the best!

  • @Seabass20329
    @Seabass20329 Жыл бұрын

    Been waiting a long long time for this one to happen, very nice

  • @suhhlowbrz
    @suhhlowbrz Жыл бұрын

    "So it started raining" lol perfect

  • @scottgas1299
    @scottgas1299 Жыл бұрын

    in early 1990 my best friend bought an AE86 coupe with 138000 miles on it. He hadn't been into cars and didnt realize what it was. I told him it was a badass lil car. One of the best donut cars ever. Later in 1990 I bought my 1st AW11 MR2. We had a blast with those 2 cars in our early 20s

  • @josephrener1
    @josephrener1 Жыл бұрын

    This is going to be a good 1.

  • @may_sin7777
    @may_sin7777 Жыл бұрын

    Herts the best man, dude deserves all he’s got and more

  • @Themayseffect
    @Themayseffect Жыл бұрын

    I dunno if it's a hidden jem or not, but the Lexus dealer in San Marcos is honestly the nicest dealership I've ever been to. They have 2 "zero" mile LFAs in the showroom and it's just a wonderful place. Everyone was nice as well.

  • @Mr.Meme01

    @Mr.Meme01

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm always curious about it when I drive by, didn't know they had LFAs there i gotta stop by now

  • @Themayseffect

    @Themayseffect

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mr.Meme01 yup a black and white one. I don't know if they moved them out randomly. But I've been by twice and they were there. Looks like they've never seen the road. I wouldn't be surprised if they are worth one a million each easy. But one of the guys there said they are for show and will probably never be sold.

  • @Mr.Meme01

    @Mr.Meme01

    Жыл бұрын

    Never had a clue and used to drive by it every day. It always caught my eye since it has that nice restaurant on its roof. I'll for sure check it out .

  • @Themayseffect

    @Themayseffect

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mr.Meme01 yeah the restaurant is amazing too lol. I just randomly went to go look at an RC F one time and was blown away. It's so out of place too being just randomly in San Marcos haha.

  • @StanleyKubick1
    @StanleyKubick1 Жыл бұрын

    decay and rot absolutely smells sweet. it's one of the most offensive aspects of it.

  • @KrazC
    @KrazC Жыл бұрын

    What an excellent convo. Hert seems like my kind of chill.

  • @ugotpassed7241
    @ugotpassed7241 Жыл бұрын

    The loaner cars for Lexus should be first gen LS400s in mint shape to show how good they build stuff

  • @rjbriscoe860
    @rjbriscoe860 Жыл бұрын

    Please get Hert back for another podcast! So dope hearing his story!! Would also be really dope to hear a Podcast with TJ Hunt!

  • @SwapBlogRU
    @SwapBlogRU Жыл бұрын

    Even with how he loves to laugh at his own jokes, I feel like Matt's sense of humor is underrated,

  • @MiguelGarcia-vj7oo

    @MiguelGarcia-vj7oo

    Жыл бұрын

    He's as funny as gringo papi.... Funny to laugh at, not with..........

  • @williamfletes153
    @williamfletes153 Жыл бұрын

    I stumbled on to this and don't listen to podcasts but I'm glad I did hert is so dope I'd love to meet him and the whole hoonigan crew someday😁

  • @BlazeTechMedia
    @BlazeTechMedia Жыл бұрын

    This was sick asf ! Big ups to TST and Hert

  • @2door_coop443
    @2door_coop443 Жыл бұрын

    Jesus!!, I just threw this on to jump in the shower. My entire shower I listened to a Martha Stewart commercial, something else and the ticket app. Great shower 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @otherwisewelcome9313
    @otherwisewelcome9313 Жыл бұрын

    Matt my boy you must acquire Mr. Jimmy Oakes and get him in for an episode!

  • @irish3183
    @irish3183 Жыл бұрын

    @18:32 I work at a grocery store that has that dead rat smell and it is horrific. Whenever we get new hires they come in the grocery back room and sniff a bit and ask, "Wtf is that smell? What is that?" and I'm like, "Dead rat. That is the smell of dead rat. Near the freezer, it's dead, frozen and then thawed rat. You get used to it... sort of." Matt's right, once you smell it, you can detect it anywhere and it's one of those things you wish you didn't know, ignorance is bliss and all that.

  • @SanDiego_VDubLife
    @SanDiego_VDubLife Жыл бұрын

    I don’t follow hooligan but loved the series they did on the baja bug. It was siccck. They have had a lot of other cool cars on there too. This dudes got a lot of experience and knowledge. Not just a adrenaline junky. He speaks like a true gear head. Five broke down cars. Jaaa. Same here.

  • @gtrmatty
    @gtrmatty Жыл бұрын

    Hert is such a rad dude, loved to hear his opinions and story

  • @captainkirks7600
    @captainkirks7600 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic show.

  • @dubstepsickness
    @dubstepsickness Жыл бұрын

    This was a great episode 🔥🔥🔥

  • @rjnation5042
    @rjnation5042 Жыл бұрын

    And the word of the day is Dipshitery, f..king A, never really followed Honigain but I might have to take a look, really cool relaxed guy, very humble & approachable, Rj in Oz

  • @tomstech4390
    @tomstech4390 Жыл бұрын

    1:37:54 that fist bump in the middle of the split screen :D

  • @ashleymoriahh
    @ashleymoriahh Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing 👍

  • @Budiwoyz1
    @Budiwoyz1 Жыл бұрын

    great show!

  • @itzzray9263
    @itzzray9263 Жыл бұрын

    Bro this needs more exposer 🤙🏼🔥most under rated pod cast, especially when there’s 3 million others doing bs

  • @landonhart
    @landonhart Жыл бұрын

    We love Hurt ❤

  • @mcspikesky
    @mcspikesky Жыл бұрын

    That flew by, awesome

  • @baddaddybrady2
    @baddaddybrady2 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview. I dirt bike ride in a foot locker shirt. My favorite

  • @joshuahenry7482
    @joshuahenry7482 Жыл бұрын

    Hert is a great third mic! Feeling some old school radio vibes here. Linger longer!

  • @BlackFlagNik
    @BlackFlagNik Жыл бұрын

    I have to know the name of that book where you hyperfocus on a single activity as an escape and I absolutely hate reading so please let us know when you can, thanks in advanced!

  • @Bob-ir4lr

    @Bob-ir4lr

    Жыл бұрын

    Mein kampf

  • @oreldodin
    @oreldodin Жыл бұрын

    Love Hert!

  • @Mrbooyah85
    @Mrbooyah85 Жыл бұрын

    Great Episode! Might as well run the gamut. Definitely wanna see Grimm on here

  • @Blinkman24
    @Blinkman24 Жыл бұрын

    I just remembered why I quit listening to this podcast 20 minutes of commercials right at the start come on dude here for hert and moving on

  • @nam.justin
    @nam.justin Жыл бұрын

    I see Hert. I like vid. Great pod. Great content.

  • @noahgoldowitz
    @noahgoldowitz Жыл бұрын

    Great episode, second listen

  • @trisbreezydc2
    @trisbreezydc2 Жыл бұрын

    Love hert man!!! Met him at FD NJ in 2015 changed my life! Bought a fd rx7 and wanted to be just like him lol

  • @BrendanEvan
    @BrendanEvan Жыл бұрын

    0:00 Preview 0:18 Sponsors 9:00 Who is Hert 10:10 Early Hoonigan 13:16 Chuck E Cheese 14:48 Worst Job 17:00 Dead rat smell 18:50 First cars 28:49 Smoking Tire vs Hoonigan barter contest 30:20 First Rotary experience 32:20 Car history continued 34:35 First RX7 39:13 Street Drifting audition 42:00 Making videos and grip driving 47:40 Working in auto industry 50:45 90s Skyline 52:40 Daily drivers 56:30 Exotic cars 58:25 Torque Stallion and Projects 1:08:55 Corvette RX7 1:10:15 Torque Stallion engines 1:12:20 Reliving childhood cars 1:20:00 Patreon questions 1:20:30 Upcoming drifters 1:24:45 Tuning new cars 1:25:50 Hoonigan blowing up 1:27:03 Hoonicorn 1:27:30 Define breaking 1:28:20 Diesel Ford mashup 1:30:05 Lifestyles without representation 1:33:06 Rotary swaps 1:33:40 Lexus dealerships 1:36:35 Herts DM game 1:37:45 Future plans

  • @selfsecludedsurvival1127
    @selfsecludedsurvival1127 Жыл бұрын

    Anything with Hert is an instant click

  • @juniorp-f5817
    @juniorp-f5817 Жыл бұрын

    Yoooooo the one & only, Shout-out to Don-Pierre !

  • @homeaudiobasics
    @homeaudiobasics Жыл бұрын

    He's such a cool dude.

  • @variouspatterns1376
    @variouspatterns1376 Жыл бұрын

    that background hum going crazy

  • @waltciii3
    @waltciii3 Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for this origin story!

  • @buildanddrive
    @buildanddrive Жыл бұрын

    @57:35 I agree with Hert, I got a cheaper BMW and I daily it, take it to the nurburgring/hockenheimring and just beat on it. I have loads of fun in a good car rather than going for super expensive cars that I would never want to wreck or break.

  • @mitchellcontente
    @mitchellcontente Жыл бұрын

    Wait I need to know the book they were talking about at around 45:00

  • @crownofgallia9770
    @crownofgallia9770 Жыл бұрын

    So much hype!

  • @dan.r9220
    @dan.r9220 Жыл бұрын

    They keep talking about PR and rotary and I'm waiting for him to bring Vargas up.

  • @nathanchildress5596

    @nathanchildress5596

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Angel deserves a shout out, but Hoonigan fans know him

  • @TheReaper42069

    @TheReaper42069

    Жыл бұрын

    Herts paid him enough.

  • @dan.r9220

    @dan.r9220

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheReaper42069 are you sure he paid him full retail for all that work?

  • @TheReaper42069

    @TheReaper42069

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dan.r9220 Hert straight up brought Vargas every where he went with that car. And I don’t think he paid full retail, but I assume it wasn’t cheap either.

  • @dan.r9220

    @dan.r9220

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheReaper42069 yeah, I mean the Vargas bros were someone's in the rotary community, but from what I read on forums and stuff they are a little shady. Might also be why he changed it up.

  • @robertrico7598
    @robertrico7598 Жыл бұрын

    Hert is awesome.

  • @jsyjay
    @jsyjay Жыл бұрын

    My first job was at Woolworths!

  • @CinomedTweak
    @CinomedTweak Жыл бұрын

    The "Lexus Dealer" description is "Sewell Dealership" experience in DFW Texas,

  • @flowremix
    @flowremix Жыл бұрын

    Ohhh damn. There are chapters now!?

  • @rasheedlowery
    @rasheedlowery Жыл бұрын

    44:36 "Basically, I live my life [10 seconds at a time]."

  • @rasheedlowery

    @rasheedlowery

    Жыл бұрын

    1:21:25 some people just wanna be people without the qualifiers. My brown skin is significant, but I don’t care to be called “Black" in a "White" world, especially non-consensually. We’ll never live a post-racial society if we keep reinforcing race to identify people.

  • @claudemartin7785
    @claudemartin7785 Жыл бұрын

    Damn i laughed at the "got a flat, need to change the hole thing..." I'm doing it right now... 900 for 2 tires or 8500 for the new setup. Of course i went for the setup 🤣😝

  • @ianfinlayson7853
    @ianfinlayson7853 Жыл бұрын

    This was awesome, but what was the book for those that do certain sports to focus their mind, super interested!

  • @robm425
    @robm425 Жыл бұрын

    Whats the book you are referring to for those with overactive minds? I have noticed the only way I can calm down is hoping on my electric skateboard when warm and snowboard in winter?

  • @wandrews81
    @wandrews81 Жыл бұрын

    great talk. What is that BOOK that Matt mentioned?

  • @jasonoconnor8337

    @jasonoconnor8337

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to know too, please let me know if you find out

  • @zbob2257

    @zbob2257

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here:)

  • @Bob-ir4lr

    @Bob-ir4lr

    Жыл бұрын

    Mein Kampf

  • @TLGAuto
    @TLGAuto Жыл бұрын

    I hate drifting but I would pay good money to watch Hert drive a drift car while wearing a Chuck E. Cheese outfit.

  • @DeanCampbell
    @DeanCampbell Жыл бұрын

    What’s the name of that book? As someone with an overactive mind I wouldn’t mind giving it a read 🤙

  • @carbonemtree
    @carbonemtree Жыл бұрын

    Im canadas version of this man thoo😂😂

  • @jass2085
    @jass2085 Жыл бұрын

    You need Scotto on now too😂😂😂

  • @Daze702
    @Daze702 Жыл бұрын

    ahh hoon month lets go mister zach next

  • @dukedub
    @dukedub Жыл бұрын

    Hert's got a great attitude! I've been jaded with the car scene lately so this was refreshing listen.

  • @rdspeedfab
    @rdspeedfab Жыл бұрын

    Hert is already absolute legend. I’m 42, and it’s been so fun watching the car scene change and grow over the decades. Hert will be around for a long time and I love it.

  • @AlvnSystemReact
    @AlvnSystemReact Жыл бұрын

    What's the book you're talking about at about the 45 min mark?

  • @kaymanclark9704
    @kaymanclark9704 Жыл бұрын

    @44:37 i wanted him to say- i live my life a quarter mile at a time lol

  • @Mr.Meme01

    @Mr.Meme01

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought he was

  • @phister8258
    @phister8258 Жыл бұрын

    Man come to Texas there's tons of 2 gen GS around.

  • @solidsnake3861
    @solidsnake3861 Жыл бұрын

    yooo hert is a cool dude

  • @marcogallo2811
    @marcogallo2811 Жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @Prodriver33
    @Prodriver33 Жыл бұрын

    Great podcast thank you!

  • @chrislewis38
    @chrislewis38 Жыл бұрын

    Nice fuckin interview. Hert is a fuckin legend. Do some fuckin more like this. Fuckin yeah.

  • @cmanning007
    @cmanning007 Жыл бұрын

    What is this book I need that because I do love motorcycles and racing as well.

  • @SmilinBastard
    @SmilinBastard Жыл бұрын

    God hert in a mk4 Would be my dream ideal living vicariously through thing

  • @claynesbit7552
    @claynesbit7552 Жыл бұрын

    Hert is a national treasure

  • @prkid424
    @prkid424 Жыл бұрын

    What’s the book you were referencing for adrenaline junkies??

  • @bilalgarcia2543
    @bilalgarcia2543 Жыл бұрын

    Big heart was Definitely emo in high school

  • @NathanRohr
    @NathanRohr Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for doing these, guys! Please get Zac on as soon as possible if you haven't already! Scotto can wait, he's definitely busy working on a car....😂

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