Host / Founder
Ernie Manansala
Industry veteran connecting builders, brands, and the next generation of aftermarket talent.
EP. 001 — Now Recording
Motor/vation
A nonprofit podcast forging the future of aftermarket automotive and motorsports — one unfiltered conversation at a time.
EST. 2025
COSTA MESA · ORANGE COUNTY
In association with Acceler8, the nonprofit.
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01 — Mission
Forging the
future forward.
We dedicate this show to every marketer, salesperson, technician and enthusiast working to make aftermarket automotive and motorsports a thriving thing for the future. We expose, share and educate — without gatekeeping — by interviewing the key people who built this industry into what it is. A love letter back to them, the industry, and what comes next.
02 — Why we exist
01
Educate
Open the playbook for marketers, salespeople, technicians and dreamers entering the aftermarket.
02
Honor
A love letter to the founders, fabricators, and lifers who built this industry from the ground up.
03
Forge
Push the conversation forward — motorsports as a thriving, sustainable future, not a fading memory.
03 — The voices
Three hosts.
One garage.
Host
Ian Horn
Storyteller obsessed with the people, processes, and culture that move motorsports forward.
Host
Jared Chavez
Marketer and gearhead translating real industry knowledge into actionable insight.
04 — No gatekeeping
The knowledge belongs
to everyone.
For too long, the playbook lived in private group chats and back-room conversations. MOTORvation tears that wall down — episode by episode, story by story — so the next generation inherits a better, more open industry.
05 — Giving Back
Supporting
Find your drive.
Acceler8 your future.
A portion of MOTORvation proceeds is donated to Acceler8, a nonprofit supporting youth from diverse communities through positive mentorship, workforce development, and career opportunities inside the automotive industry.
Acceler8 runs hands-on automotive and welding classes taught by industry experts, plus programs alongside Formula Drift — building the next generation of resilient, problem-solving, self-supporting automotive leaders. Every episode we record is a love letter to that mission.
Visit Acceler8 →Proceeds donated to a 501(c) nonprofit
06 — Giving Back
Supporting
Mentally healthy
youth, everywhere.
A portion of MOTORvation proceeds is also donated to AIM for Mental Health, a nonprofit bridging the gap between youth mental health research and access to evidence-based care.
AIM funds research, expands access to treatment, and empowers young people to discover their own mental health solutions — work that matters to every garage, shop, and pit lane in this industry.
Visit AIM →Proceeds donated to a 501(c) nonprofit