GMG Controversy

I know not many of you watch Fast and Loud, but apparently the Reality Show mentality finally got to Aaron Kaufman. Everything has been quite vague, but the last episode and a recent post he made on Instagram has confirmed that he has moved on. Some rumors say that it was because of Richard Rawlings, but who knows.

If anything, Aaron was the one thing that made the show bearable. He seemed to know his stuff and did some pretty cool stuff with a few cars. The show has always been ridiculous and it's just going to get worse from here.

I don't know, he could be getting his own show. Like Misfit Garage.

I didn't like his airbags and giant wheels tendencies. I did like his Falcon though.

slowride wrote: I didn't like his airbags and giant wheels tendencies. I did like his Falcon though.

Yeah, but that seems to be the trend now. People want stupid big wheels. I'm not entirely opposed to the airbags though.

Is it possible that he could no longer endure the thought of being in close proximity to someone like Richard Rawlings?

slowride wrote: I didn't like his airbags and giant wheels tendencies. I did like his Falcon though.

But that's what sells, and what customers want, so that pays the bills, right?

I was thinking Global Motorsports Group. (The original GMG) and not the idiots in Dallas. Good riddance to them honestly.

Maybe the reality was closer to reality than one thinks. I couldn't work with RR.

I'm sure Aaron will land on his feet, I couldn't work RR either.

As for the questionable taste in the builds, I always figured they were just building what sells, no shame in that.

Being close to Dallas, I see RR at a lot of events and have seen their work. Honestly, It's average at best.

Austin Speed Shop puts out much better rides than them without all of the overblown persona.

I don't have any issues with the style they build. I more look at the quality of the craftsmanship vs the theme that they are building.

I know I couldn't ever work for RR. I tend to walk in the opposite direction anytime I see him at any of the shows.

I agree RR would be a short employment. With how much he treats employees like crap on tv, I can only imagine it's worse off film.

In reply to Appleseed:

Sure, I have no problem with that. It's just not what I would want.

OK, so if you had to work with one:

• Richard Rawlings (Gas Monkey Garage)
• Mark Worman (Graveyard Cars)

You may answer with the assumption they are like they are portrayed on the shows, or what you think they are "really" like.

I always just assumed they acted like that for the cameras... but there has been more than one guy now to leave and go on their own. The painter kid did it first.

Have always thought it was unseemly how Richard gloats on camera about low balling sellers so hard. I get that you have to be in a car "right" but he seems to have been built with the conscience delete option. Surprised anyone will sell to him any longer, really. Bet Aaron lands on his feet.

Grtechguy wrote: I agree RR would be a short employment. With how much he treats employees like crap on tv, I can only imagine it's worse off film.

Im not sure... Drama makes good TV.

I wouldn't mind giving it a shot...

Remember the revolving door that was Boyd Coddington's American Hotrod? The Hawaiian shirt wearing, toolbag persona might have have more reality in it than they admitted.

In response to Aircooled.

Worman for sure and twice on sunday. He is just a nerd and socially awkward vs a bedazzled loud mouth.

Worman, if his daughter and Holly still works for him and Darrin doesn't.

I like Boyd's story from being a machinist at Disneyland then turning out aluminum parts at home. After that I wasn't s big fan of Boyd.

bmw88rider wrote: In response to Aircooled. Worman for sure and twice on sunday. He is just a nerd and socially awkward vs a bedazzled loud mouth.

That isn't the impression you get talking to people who have actually worked with and for him. Interviewing body guys for our shop was entertaining because most everybody has dealt with him and when that part of their resume was brought up they all had a fair bit of rage about him as a person but also embarrassment that they were ever involved with him.

That is to bad. I like the show. I always assumed that the tv part was staged bs and the rest of the time it was like any other garage.

The other thing I don't get is what is the time line between filming and airing of the show. Why do I suspect that this all happened weeks if not months ago so if it was real wouldn't it have leaked out as soon as he left the show? My bet it is all part of the contrived tv drama. You can bet that the viewership of the next show will be through the roof due to this.

Looks like viewership dropped 50%. Could be a ratings boosting ploy. I too figured the entire show was made up BS.

Maybe it's a money thing? Aaron felt he was part of the success and maybe RR felt he held all the risk so he gets all the rewards?

It happens in business and the original guy holds out only to create a new competitor. Throwing a guy a piece of the pie keeps him happy and not a future competitor.

Appleseed wrote: Remember the revolving door that was Boyd Coddington's American Hotrod? The Hawaiian shirt wearing, toolbag persona might have have more reality in it than they admitted.

I had the same immediate thought. Boyd seemed unbearable to a factor of ten, but maybe it was just amplified by the producers.

I also thought of Orange County Choppers and Jesse James before them...

So here is my metric: once a shop with a TV show opens a themed bar and restaurant, it's time to find another show.

I know Charlie Hutton pretty well and Boyd was a deeply disturbed individual.