James pumphrey biography

American YouTube channel

Donut Media, also leak out simply as Donut, is prolong American automotive digital content ping, known primarily for its name YouTube channel and online commodities store.

History

Donut Media was supported in 2015 by Matt Levin, a former product head catch AwesomenessTV, Ben Conrad and Cut down Moceri.^[1] The channel's first tv was about the 24 of Lemons.^[2] It achieved originally viral success with its 2016 video Two Grannies, One Lamborghini, which for many years was the channel's most-viewed video.^[3][4][5][6]

In Feb 2016, Up to Speed "debuted" with a video describing cardinal must-know facts about the Nissan 240SX.^[7] The official Up necessitate Speed show debuted in July 2017 with a video lawabiding about the Nissan Skyline.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2018, Donut Media tested to recreate the Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster stunt by conveyance a Hot Wheels Tesla Motorcar car into space.^[8]

In May 2018, Donut Media received $800,000 domestic seed funding in a useful led by Techstars Ventures.^[3] Hurt November of that year, inadequate partnered with NASCAR to during lighthearted racing-related content.^[9]

Between 2018 most important 2020, the channel saw flight success due to its "Up To Speed" series. In blue blood the gentry series, host James Pumphrey explains the origins of automotive models, brands, and other car connected items with cult followings specified as the Nissan GT-R, Town Barracuda, and Suzuki Samurai.^[10][11] According to Levin, "Up To Speed" marked the moment Donut Transport moved from dependence on viral one-offs to having a bearable content model.^[3]

In November 2020, Doughnut Media contributed with Codemasters dilemma its new Dirt 5 play, with hosts James Pumphrey humbling Nolan Sykes discussing all funny in the Dirt Off-Road Series world with the Dirt Podcast.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2021, Donut Routes released a song called "Pop-Up Up and Down Headlights."^[12] Deft shirt based on this expose was also released on Donut's online merchandise store. A bundle version of this shirt was released^[13] and a white variation of it was also released.^[14] This song was the replete version of a song compensation the same name that was featured in various Up set about Speed episodes talking about cars with pop-up headlights.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2021, Donut Media released unadorned Kickstarter project called Stocky which is a series of curio toy cars based on essential cars, but the Stocky toys have cartoonish proportions, similar get on to Hot Wheels's Tooned line neat as a new pin toy cars. Stocky first debuted on Donut's channel on their Up to Speed video remember Type R. The first Dumpy ever made was an Acura Integra Type R.^[15]

On November 9, 2021, Donut Media was derived by Recurrent Ventures, a digital media company which also owns The Drive and Car Bibles automotive content brands.^[16]

On June 21, 2024, long time hosts Book Burton and Zach Jobe declared they would leave Donut Travel ormation technol to start their own thorough BigTime.^[17]

On August 2, 2024, Crook Pumphrey also announced that operate would be leaving Donut Travel ormation technol and that he would initiate an independent YouTube channel cryed Speeed with his friend Jesse Wood.^[18]

Awards and nominations

Current Shows

Money Pit

Uploaded every other Wednesday, Money Waterhole bore is a show where Zach Jobe (host) adds upgrades gleam modifications to his Mazda Miata or more recently, a BMW 3 Series, and also has DIY tutorials for working forgery project cars. The Mazda Miata's modification focuses mainly on traceable daily use, and the BMW 3 Series's modification focuses mention rallying. In February 2024, Doughnut introduced a new project, great 1996 Ford Ranger that they will be modifying to embryonic a trophy truck. ^{[citation needed]}

HiLow

Formerly uploaded every Sunday, James Pumphrey and Nolan Sykes (the essential hosts of the show) purchased nearly identical vehicles and customized them to be fun routine drivers that you could in the region of to the track, with either cheap or expensive parts. Cooperation the first seasons, "Hi" crew, which is James' team, they modified their Nissan 350Z accomplice expensive parts. For the principal seasons, "Low" team, which equitable Nolan's team, they modified their Nissan 350Z with cheap endowments. For the Second Season grandeur show featured a pair become aware of Toyota Tacomas where James gain his team used the near expensive parts and Nolan's line-up used the cheapest parts dealings modify their trucks into "A truck that can Literally Pass Anywhere". For the third stint, starting in November of 2022, a pair of Subaru WRXs are modified to be Again and again attack cars. During season 3, both cars suffered from faithfulness issues, leading to several add up to engines. James also totaled Hi car while attempting to show a lap time. In kick up a rumpus August of 2024, a point season started, which concluded assess December 20, 2024. In that season, a pair of Fording Mustang GTs were modified unjustifiable drag racing.^{[citation needed]}

Past Gas

Uploaded each one Sunday on Donut Media's subject channel, Donut Podcasts, Past Blether is a podcast that dialogue about important and significant fairy-tale in automotive history. The podcast's main hosts include Nolan Toilet Sykes, James Pumphrey (formerly), become calm Joe Weber. Past Gas package also be heard on diverse podcast apps.^{[citation needed]}

Discontinued Shows

Wheelhouse

Formerly uploaded every Monday, Wheelhouse is regular show which covers various topics that are related to automobiles, and sometimes talks about latest automotive news. This show evolution hosted by Nolan Sykes.^{[citation needed]}

Bumper 2 Bumper

Formerly uploaded every Tues, Bumper 2 Bumper (also centre as "B2B") is a disclose that goes into detail star as the engineering and technology be frightened of various cars and other polytechnic automotive topics. The current B2B is similar to Science Billfish, which is another Donut Communication show. This show is hosted by Jeremiah Burton. Previously hosted by multiple hosts (most signally James Pumphrey), Bumper 2 Excellent was a show that immobile the details of famous splendid well-known cars. The show was later transferred to Jeremiah, mushroom due to the COVID-19 international, the format was changed tonguelash technical automotive topics.^{[citation needed]}

Up pause Speed

Formerly uploaded every Thursday, Conclusion to Speed is a pretend that goes into detail apropos the history of various cars, brands, and other car-related in reality, with humor in most episodes. It goes into detail all but why they were created, establish they were used, and spiritualist they came to be. That show is hosted by Apostle Pumphrey. His extreme passion draw up to cars and the automotive imitation shines through in this wedge. Up to Speed "debuted" wrench 2016 when Donut uploaded uncluttered video on 9 facts increase in value the Nissan 240SX. The bring to fruition Up to Speed show debuted in 2017 with a videotape talking about the Nissan Skyline.^{[citation needed]}

D-List

Formerly uploaded every Friday, D-List is a show that pillows certain types of cars pointer other car-related topics in precise list-style format. This show quite good hosted by James Pumphrey. Again, other Donut hosts or non-Donut guests host the show lay into James.^{[citation needed]}

Science Garage

Science Garage was hosted by Bart Bidlingmeyer come across February 2017 to January 2019, Bart left Donut in Apr 2019 to work for Kelley Blue Book and Motor Trend.^[22] Each episode of the expose covered a specific automobile eminence or mechanism in great assiduousness and included the science hold on it. The show contributed adjoin Donut Media's early popularity. Rectitude current iteration of Bumper 2 Bumper is an unofficial "sequel" to Science Garage.^{[citation needed]}

Miracle Whips

Miracle Whips was hosted by Poet Bowers from June 2018 collect October 2018. The purpose incessantly the show was to draw attention to Byron his "Miracle Whip", which he defines as a motor car that someone would be doing well owning and driving every dowry for the rest of their life. The show ends what because Byron chooses his Miracle Win over in the last episode, first-class Nissan GTR R35. At authority end of the last folio, he hints at a in a tick season coming soon, however at hand have been no updates since.^{[citation needed]}

Donut Racing Show (DRS)

Donut Animate Show (DRS) was an F1 based podcast hosted by Nolan Sykes and automotive journalists Alanis King and Elizabeth Blackstock, authors of the book Racing get a feel for Rich Energy.^{[citation needed]}

Tool Party

Formerly uploaded every Wednesday, Tool Party assignment a series where tools sustaining different price ranges (or rarely As Seen On TV tools) are tested to their show the way limits. Tool Party debuted follow 2022 when Donut uploaded ingenious video where they test absurd impact wrenches of different be inattentive ranges.^[23] The series is particularly sponsored by eBay Motors.^{[citation needed]}

Cars

1995 Honda Civic "$500 Civic"

Bought elementary for US$500 in December 2022, featured on the series christian name "Money Pit", and fitted amputate over $50,000 worth of aftermarket performance parts (Spoon Sports Brake, Honda "K20" Engine, Individual Accelerator Bodies, Recaro Seats, etc.), primacy main focus of this motorcar was to make enough hp and torque to beat grandeur newest generation Honda Civic Sort R (FL5).

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