Brian's MK7 GTI Trackcar | Owner Spotlight

We met up with Brian Smith at EuroKracy, Montreal (Instagram - @funwithfrozie). He has an awesome MK7 GTI that he is slowly turning into a racecar. We went over what he has done with the car and talked about his previous involvement with Hoonigan's. He also explains how he started and why he wants to be a racecar driver!
Links Talked about in this video
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Brian's KZbin channel
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[@MegaZakks]

Seems like a genuinely nice guy. I love our GTI community.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Happy to be apart of it -Brian

[@solobellimino2356]

Brian enthusiasm is so infectious, he can make the dead laugh. Great guy

[@longgoneg60]

This man is the definition of an enthusiast, the vw community needs more people like yourself.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks Nathan. Thats a really kind thing to say! Hope to see you on track -Brian

[@billynguyen710]

This guy! Don’t know him, but definitely deserves all of this!

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks for the support! We love having him as a part of our team!

[@eddiemk7418]

This is one cool dude, would love to meet you man, I'm part of the Mk7 Mafia as well, 2015 Gti SE 6mt.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thats awesome! Where you located? -Brian

[@eddiemk7418]

@@EasthoodRacing Chicago,IL...not the burbs I am from the city!!!

[@EasthoodRacing]

@@eddiemk7418 Gotta get out to a gridlife even then!

[@eddiemk7418]

@@EasthoodRacing Tbh I just learned about Eastwood thru this video, but I would love to check an event out. Not sure where/when the events are though?

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks ShopDAP for the support! It was great to see you and your Alltrack on track! Next year ours will be running as well. Thanks again for supporting Brian along with us. It's always awesome to have time to come and connect with the community that got us to this point. For those tuning in we DID make it on the podium and finished 2nd Overall in the Street FWD championship. Thank you, everyone, for the support and see you out there on the track!

[@chriskeegan8919]

What wheels are those? 😍

[@EasthoodRacing]

@@chriskeegan8919 Hey Chris, I run VMR V801 wheels. 18x8.5 with a et35. Pretty awesome light weight wheel at 21lbs!

[@hxllxman]

True car enthusiast, no need to go crazy, enjoy driving hard.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Salute! -Brian

[@solobellimino2356]

Greatest guy ever So proud to call him a friend

[@EasthoodRacing]

BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (bullet)

[@Razurik001]

Met Brian 2 years ago, was also my first time at eurokracy, i made a call to get a few mk7 together and he answered. Been keeping contact with him since then and he's just an amazing guy and great friend! Keep the good work youll get in that TCR.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks Seb -Brian

[@magicpacket5298]

Really cool down to earth guy. I got a good vibe from him. Wish him the best.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks so much! We always try our best! -Brian

[@imalexodell]

Seems like a genuine, solid dude. Best of luck my dude.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks! -Brian

[@SomeOne-on6yf]

Hell yeah!!!! What a awesome dude! We are capable of controlling our own reality, and that's what this guy is doing! Right before our eyes!

[@sixoh_diesel5662]

Just yet another Brian Smith here checking in for an upvote, BSers UNITE, we can take over the WOOOOOORRRRLLLLD!

[@EasthoodRacing]

YOOOOOOOO SQUAD UP IN THIS B! *internet dap and pound*

[@michaelknowlton3840]

Man the world needs more people like this! Best of luck, going to sub his channel.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks bud! Appreciate the kind words _Brian

[@robbybully8186]

Now my GTI MK7.5 was by ABT and now, he has 300PS/420NM 😉 I love it every day to drive 😎😇

[@JasonScheier]

Such an awesome dude! Love the vibes. Keep doing your thing man!

[@fredygump5578]

The world needs more guys like this!

[@DatGameCollector]

I wanna be friends with this dude. I wanna upgrade my new gti. I've had it about 3 months but it's my daily so I worry about going nuts with it.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Hey there! Mine was a daily and still is! (though i guess now its a semi-daily) We plan on doing another video drop on how we built the car up to keep it reliable and still fun! *internet high five* -Brian

[@DatGameCollector]

@@EasthoodRacing right on I'll check you out.

[@gaijins30]

Love the energy! Legend

[@macaron3141592653]

Its so coool how nonchalantly he bought this car and then slowly turned this into the most hardcore GTI in like a 200 mile radius.

[@Shifts_gearz]

This guy literally loves his car. It’s amazing. 💜

[@rashodbacon]

Love this. Thanks for sharing.

[@lorddragoono]

He looked GOOD with that wing on.

[@lorddragoono]

Also hes basically got a tcr car already

[@p.c.1019]

Awesome! Good luck to you, Brother.

[@latin270]

Wish you the best! Good things happen to good people. 🤙

[@JettaJack]

Wish you success in making your goal, Brian!

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks Jack! Always moving forward! -Brian

[@turkeyj1622]

This is awesome!!

[@skev303uk]

What a nice dude, subbed, Mk6 represent!

[@EasthoodRacing]

:D

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

I had the same experience. test drove a SE2017 GTI and just had to have it. Bought it a week later.

[@lenwoodcruze3594]

His enthusiasm is definitely infectious!....I'm not trying to go this crazy with it tho.

[@lenwoodcruze3594]

I got a Golf Sportwagen.

[@EasthoodRacing]

@@lenwoodcruze3594 Yoou should see our alltrack! ITs super fun. You can do quite a bit with this platform without ruining the usability of the vehicle and its comforts-Brian

[@lenwoodcruze3594]

@@EasthoodRacing I haven't made up my mind on what I'm going to do to it other than H & R lowering springs, lightweight rims and the basic mods to make the turbo louder.

[@spriggsvid]

Seems like an amazing guy. Great determination.

[@MarkCalica]

I love this guy. Great gearhead

[@trancemovement]

What a great guy.. Wish you all the best..

[@nathanyankey5687]

Nice car! I'm building my mk5 soon!

[@parrishpreston9238]

Smooth dude... Real cool. Loved the video. Welcome to the vdubb world hahahs

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks my G-Brian

[@paulmcdonald9592]

Absolutely cool guy.

[@bptak3003]

Hey man nice ride i just picked up a 19 gti and im from syracuse aswell

[@Rhosticks]

Nice!

[@CorradoRacer]

yeahh lucky guy!! ive always wanted to do this kinda of event...i don't know when will be the next one~

[@TurnStyleGames]

Really cool dude, would like to see him in a TCR car. The Michelin Pilot Challenge for IMSA is the place to be. TCR racing with GT4 cars, etc.

[@brandynshroyer4240]

This is awesome

[@markthibault8579]

Cool guy and a nice ride. I'm curious though on the power increase to 380hp. How much torque steer to you get with that kind of increase?

[@spencer1320]

Coolest guy ever! VDUB family for life!!

[@EasthoodRacing]

now thats some high praise! Have you seen Paul n his team live? Prolly the coolest squad to bless the scene-Brian

[@TheMustacheMurderer]

This dudes energy is REFRESHING, wish more people would follow suit

[@scotturich]

That’s awesome, won’t lie...Racecar driver someday, maybe a little late for me almost 40 but awesome to see what you’ve done with that mk7, I have a dedicated 2015 GTI for just Autocross but it’s just my toy

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thats awesome man. Mine was just a commuter and after 2-3 AUto-X I hit the track and never looked back. Never to late! come out here and have fun! -Brian

[@THATNI99AJOHN]

Never to late to try my friend , your not that old .

[@otbabai]

I have 2010 vw cc 2.0t and trunk light not working. Tried to put new led bulb now inside car lights quit working .can you give me any suggestions. Thank you.do you have diagram of fuses.

[@antops09]

Eurokracy 2019 saw u there✌️

[@BryceJordanProductions]

Hellllllll yeahhhhhhh

[@liftingafterdark3241]

This guy is awesome!! I need to find his YT

[@EasthoodRacing]

Well.....hello!

[@madern7]

Now that’s a cool guy

[@WolfnWool]

ive actually talked to this dude on instagram, hes bigger more famous than i thought!!

[@stangtrax]

Where did you get the rear wing?

[@angevaaremotorsports779]

He's our CSCS buddy. Cool dude is right.

[@EasthoodRacing]

MY DUDES! Anyone who reads this comment go click their page. that Miata is INSANE

[@georgel3657]

Like him. He's on my dream team with that handsome guy from Doughnut.

[@georgejin1764]

How do you like MSS? I have a set. Wondering how it’s on the track? Stock shocks alright? DCC Shocks? How many miles are on your shocks? I fear bec dcc shocks are very expensive

[@EasthoodRacing]

I think the MSS system is quite capable for DD and trackduty. Stock shocks and mine does not have DCC. If you do have DCC its a fantastic addition. The car is at 52k on oem dampners. We will be updating the suspension this year. To what whoooooo knows! -Brian

[@georgejin1764]

Easthood Racing thanks Brian!

[@vespagts300]

Sehr sympathisch! Du bist klasse! Dein Golf ist toll! Danke :-)

[@NatePrikkel]

Er ist sehr Kuhl. Das Auto ist nicht zu schnell, aber es geht!

[@EasthoodRacing]

Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung! Wir hoffen, bald Ihr Land zu besuchen! Habe Spaß!

[@vespagts300]

@@EasthoodRacing Herzlich willkommen! In Deutschland kann man noch auf Autobahn ohne Limit fahren!

[@futreno]

Este golf merece tanto amor😏🔥👍

[@smitherzz001]

What benefit do you get from taking the mat off that is underneath the hood of the car? I was thinking about taking mine off but I was worried that maybe the heat would make the paint on top peel fast or something like that

[@APTX89]

Lee Smith then you can put decals there.

[@EasthoodRacing]

@leesmith so I took off the hood mostly for sound! You can hear everything much better. You can also add stickers! Heats not an issue! -Brian

[@smitherzz001]

Easthood Racing oh hell yea I’ll do it to I’d like to have more sound from the turbo !

[@EasthoodRacing]

@@smitherzz001 There ya go. Having a non-stock intake and removing that weatherstrip right at the back of the cowling makes a big difference in sound levels.

[@smitherzz001]

Easthood Racing The weather strip by the windshield ?

[@arty7n67]

Anyone know what kind of intake he has on his car?

[@USMC_LAterZ]

Damn, I miss my MK7

[@stephenEs3532]

very nice wheels

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

Say word my Dude!

[@EasthoodRacing]

werrrrrd- Brian

[@Nathancl22]

Love the enthusiasm.... Why not a Is38 turbo?

[@dirk5950]

smaller is20 housing for better spool. tpc is20 makes good power and isnt laggy.

[@EasthoodRacing]

What Diggs said and we wanted something that we could truly beat on and the TPC delivered handily

[@Bazzookie]

Sick car, and I love GTIs, but tbh it is incredible how much worse the TSI sounds compared to the 2.0T FSI lol.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Ah that can be fixed with some clever pipe bending!

[@Bazzookie]

@@EasthoodRacing true. I've noticed that for whatever reason the TSI seems to sound a lot different depending on exhaust setup. some sound buzzy like a d series with a fart can, but then others sound deeper similar to the FSI. It's weird because on the FSI all the exhaust setups i've heard sound almost identical just different amounts of noise level.

[@romariosmith422]

Dropping some lbs weight wise could help too bro (not to be taken as disrespect).

[@hellotube3]

Its frozone!

[@blinkyd4952]

Dedication

[@rivalstorm120]

So like, i want one but in auto... can i still be cool with auto?

[@dirk5950]

This guy has great track vids. Sub his channel and enjoy.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@Masia315]

I’m meeting this guy I feel lucky lol

[@erikwahr8454]

Hybrid is20 pull harder than a normal is38?

[@EasthoodRacing]

Its not even a fair comparison. What companies like TPC are doing are game changers. This unit spools fasters and delivers faster than your standard Is38. Reliability is not a concern either with the TPC unit. You can see some of our new videos for some laps! -Brian

[@AndrewBenson91]

Interesting I would think the is38 would be a much better choice

[@abcdLeeXY]

He'd be a good host

[@EasthoodRacing]

We think so too!

[@MiniAdler13]

hey i'm from syracuse!!!!

[@lennys.4588]

Go Orange

[@EasthoodRacing]

GO ORANGE AND GO CNY!

[@lennys.4588]

@@EasthoodRacing absolutely

[@chrisfyb]

Good for this dude. Car culture needs less pompous assholes. Seems like a good dude.

[@justindtackett]

What an inspiring story. Thankyou for sharing shopdap. I want to race as well, I own an mk7 TSI Wolfsburg. I love it! And I’ve done a couple small thing a to it but I want to sell it and work my way up to a Golf R. @vw.gerald

[@trancemiro]

Whats the point of rear wing if the car is front wheel drive?

[@APTX89]

Miro adds 15 HP.

[@solobellimino2356]

Are you serious with that question?

[@EasthoodRacing]

@miro So the wing on car will function on any car. Drivetrain doesn't matter. Essentially the wing is helping the rear of the car stay planted and cut through the air. I also have a front splitter that also increases downforce of the car. my car will oversteer if pushedto the limits. In actuality the wing makes the biggest difference under braking. The reward pressure allows the car to stay stable under braking with release into the corner. Check out TCR or WTCR cars! Aero is Aero!

[@urbansledder]

Not 400 horsepower, 402.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Gotta be specific :D-Brian

[@doginu]

I can't stop watching his belly jiggle... You can drive your car on Crack!

[@Theorcman2008]

STOP PUTTING MUDFLAPS ON EVERYTHING!!!!

[@Wolfpack310]

Loose the wing its ugly

[@solobellimino2356]

It's functional, not just for looks. Believe it or not, Even the the stock factory wing is functional.

[@EasthoodRacing]

Hmm we have been debating trying a new wing to see any differences. might you have any suggestions? -Brian

[@mrak1979]

@@EasthoodRacing I'm looking for strictly functional wing ideas on GTI. Any particular new wings have you been considering?

[@EasthoodRacing]

@@mrak1979 Aerofabb!