Why I Left Donut

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024
  • Working for Donut Media has been the most incredible experience of our lives. We never thought we’d get to build something that meant so much to us. Something that means so much to so many other people. We gave it our all. We tried our best. We're proud of what we've done in the past 9 years.
    It’s time to build something new. Something that we love. A thing to be proud of. A thing of our own.
    We’re hopeful that if we do the work, this new thing will mean something to millions of people, just like the last thing did. But this time, no one can take it away from us. This is Speeed. Independently owned and operated since 2024.
    Thank you all so much; we hope you like it. - james & jesse

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  • @Donut
    @Donut 4 месяца назад +90983

    We love you James. Thank you for everything over the past 9 years ❤️ Best of luck to you and Jesse on Speeed
    Love, the entire Donut Team

    • @lilmiko2197
      @lilmiko2197 4 месяца назад +5577

      Speeed and Bigtime is my new bestfriend

    • @dakotajanzen192
      @dakotajanzen192 4 месяца назад +4686

      Really do love the way you guys are handling the situation. Cudos

    • @2nukitv218
      @2nukitv218 4 месяца назад +4042

      Thanks for reminding me to unsubscribe.

    • @whoizthedrizzle
      @whoizthedrizzle 4 месяца назад +3128

      y’all wouldn’t know about james if it weren’t for donut. stop hating. you can enjoy all three channels

    • @SuperBKDK
      @SuperBKDK 4 месяца назад +1175

      We love you donut, but y'all have to fix behind the scenes.

  • @ThrottleHouse
    @ThrottleHouse 4 месяца назад +50838

    The dawn of a new era. All the best, James and Jesse.

    • @btuttle8
      @btuttle8 4 месяца назад +503

      From one james to another! 😂

    • @andrewflynn6853
      @andrewflynn6853 4 месяца назад +242

      my other favorite auto channel!

    • @bavarianbanshee
      @bavarianbanshee 4 месяца назад +104

      Legends gotta support each other.

    • @Fijilost
      @Fijilost 4 месяца назад +36

      Glad to see you guys here too! My personal favorite review channel!

    • @brentlypustelak2574
      @brentlypustelak2574 4 месяца назад +142

      Throttle house supporting James Pumphrey? I’m not crying, you’re crying.

  • @boomersooner9187
    @boomersooner9187 4 месяца назад +35318

    Bro hearing “this is everything you need to know…to get up to SPEEED” gave me chills James. Thanks bro

    • @dr.disentire2806
      @dr.disentire2806 4 месяца назад +436

      Brought tears to my eyes

    • @sirram_e
      @sirram_e 4 месяца назад +165

      man... that hit hard

    • @johashands2750
      @johashands2750 4 месяца назад +64

      I am speeed

    • @ABottleOfJama
      @ABottleOfJama 4 месяца назад +66

      Yep same. Nearly shit myself when I saw that Up To Speeed logo

    • @Rgdarkchild
      @Rgdarkchild 4 месяца назад +60

      Who is cutting onions in here 😭

  • @paulgalante-h3j
    @paulgalante-h3j 3 месяца назад +65

    I am a high school auto teacher, and use some of the Donut stuff in class. Up To Speed and Science Garage are great. I probably can't play this though! Best wishes on this new adventure!

    • @doubledewdagod
      @doubledewdagod 13 дней назад +1

      Grateful that your school allows such a class.

  • @TheStraightPipes
    @TheStraightPipes 4 месяца назад +6230

    Can’t wait to see what you do together with Jesse. Much love from your Canadian friends

    • @Antoine_ZR1
      @Antoine_ZR1 4 месяца назад +17

      Howdy TheStraightPipes!

    • @shiraishi1
      @shiraishi1 4 месяца назад +10

      ​@@Antoine_ZR1ahh friendly Canadian neighbours ❤😂

    • @sandwhichdestroyer12
      @sandwhichdestroyer12 4 месяца назад +3

      I have a crush on you guys

    • @Antoine_ZR1
      @Antoine_ZR1 4 месяца назад +1

      @@shiraishi1 lol

    • @Trizzy_68
      @Trizzy_68 4 месяца назад

      GOOD DAY MATE

  • @smashbother5684
    @smashbother5684 4 месяца назад +27050

    Sad: Donut is not what it used to be
    Rad: 2 new channels of what Donut used to be

    • @RYTF5
      @RYTF5 4 месяца назад +803

      It'll end up like the core of Bon Appetit breaking up. Now we have like 8 dope channels instead of one. Could be worse.

    • @Chillin4030
      @Chillin4030 4 месяца назад +805

      And let's be real as more and more people leave donut to do their own things they'll probably end up back together in some form. Not like together on one channel. But just together through collabs and crossovers.

    • @deuley
      @deuley 4 месяца назад +348

      just sitting here waiting for someone to bring back science garage

    • @DickbuttChillingOnPluto
      @DickbuttChillingOnPluto 4 месяца назад

      @@RYTF5I haven’t watched any of them in so long, but the other day I got recommended Claire making… I think it was ding dongs… wait no it was the chocolate cupcakes, and I was like “wait are they not all together anymore” I need to find brads channel cus they were my 2 favorites

    • @raisedbobcat8266
      @raisedbobcat8266 4 месяца назад +113

      @@RYTF5Bon apetite is a really good comparison to this

  • @Warchief1337
    @Warchief1337 4 месяца назад +2313

    I once pretended to be a construction contractor, and wandered into the old Donut studio after y'all moved out, and used the toilet. You don't know me, James, but our asses have shared a throne.

  • @YearOfTheDog82
    @YearOfTheDog82 3 месяца назад +131

    I was hooked the moment I heard "Mo Powah Baby!!". I sometimes yell that line when riding my mountain bike, but it'll never be as cool as when James says it! I can't wait to see what lies ahead for James, Nolan, Jeremiah, Zach and Justin!

    • @scottallen6970
      @scottallen6970 Месяц назад +1

      POP EM UP HEAD LIGGGGHHHTTTSS

    • @MrOscar5690
      @MrOscar5690 12 дней назад

      Jeremy Clarkson from top gear said that way before RUclips was even a thing lol. “More power!!!!”
      Just fyi

    • @God_is_good_
      @God_is_good_ 11 дней назад

      God Bless✝️

  • @BadgerSoft
    @BadgerSoft 4 месяца назад +3351

    James Pumphrey was the reason I became a fan of Donut.

    • @daniel.s.stefanov
      @daniel.s.stefanov 4 месяца назад +15

      This.

    • @BleedingOath
      @BleedingOath 4 месяца назад +22

      Big facts bro

    • @Volkoron
      @Volkoron 4 месяца назад +21

      Same. His comedic presentation of things like up to speed and bumper to bumper really made me fall in love with cars

    • @iamtimsson
      @iamtimsson 4 месяца назад +2

      gme tgo

    • @Empire_of_Ravens
      @Empire_of_Ravens 4 месяца назад +1

      This right here

  • @EngineeringExplained
    @EngineeringExplained 4 месяца назад +4671

    First off, yesssssss!!!! Second - Jesse is the man!! I worked with him back in 2016, maybe earlier?? He's as good as it gets on the production/editing side. Y'all are gonna crush; congrats on the new endeavor, and best of luck!! 🔥🔥
    Edit: After fully watching, what an inspiring video! It's fresh. It's freshening. It's refreshing, perhaps even refreshening. Stoked for what y'all create - do what you love!! ❤

    • @ArturFlies
      @ArturFlies 4 месяца назад +54

      Would love to see some of your colab video 😊

    • @HaHaThatIsFunny
      @HaHaThatIsFunny 4 месяца назад +25

      ​@@ArturFliesbring your own whiteboards?

    • @ArturFlies
      @ArturFlies 4 месяца назад +22

      @@HaHaThatIsFunny the whole history of Donut on a white board would be easier to follow

    • @DrewShah
      @DrewShah 4 месяца назад +1

      🔥

    • @smailly8314
      @smailly8314 4 месяца назад +5

      It warm my heart to see all the love from everyone on youtube. Good luck to the whole team.

  • @Thomasfrank
    @Thomasfrank 4 месяца назад +3834

    Holy crap, I'd always assumed you were one of the owners of Donut. Happy to see you're building your own thing now! Godspeeed sir

    • @grahamfrickers429
      @grahamfrickers429 4 месяца назад +218

      Same, I knew he wasn't a founder but I'd assumed he was so integral that at some point they'd lock him down by letting him buy as a co-owner.

    • @KielFender16
      @KielFender16 4 месяца назад +58

      Glad I want the only one that thought this 😂 goes to show if you see people inside of a company enough they do truly become the face of it

    • @benjaminwelch607
      @benjaminwelch607 4 месяца назад +64

      I thought James was a part owner as well. So who did own it? Cuz they really messed up on selling it to cooperate clowns.

    • @KielFender16
      @KielFender16 4 месяца назад +38

      @@benjaminwelch607 he said at the beginning I forgot their names but we (the audience) never saw them it was all background but they seemed decent people

    • @fingerboardpt
      @fingerboardpt 4 месяца назад +54

      Been following Donut pretty much from the get-go. For the past months/years, I lost interest mostly due to the direction it went for especially after "up to speed" was let go.
      Seeing you go solo, as well as bigtime, sparked my excitement. Still love donut for the part it has had in my life, but stoked that my guys are now doing their own thing. LETS F*ING GO!

  • @michaelquarles9298
    @michaelquarles9298 2 месяца назад +13

    Spent so many hours glued to my phone watching Donut videos after I started my first shop job as a service mechanic back before covid.
    Up to speed on the chevy s-10 was in particular a very special one of those videos to me since I had inherited a beat up old 85 s-10 project from my grandfather in 2016. The culmination of that job, those videos, and that truck were directly responsible for me becoming a "car guy"
    So naturally seeing the face of the one and only *** James Pumphrey *** on a new RUclips channel meant an immediate subscribe.
    I hope and pray nothing but the best for you two on this new adventure!
    God speeed!!!!

  • @bs817
    @bs817 4 месяца назад +5896

    The irony of them not owning Donut is that they ARE Donut and they are what made it what it was. Speeed and Bigtime are getting all my support.

    • @grahamfrickers429
      @grahamfrickers429 4 месяца назад +497

      I was genuinely shocked to hear James didn't have at least some equity in Donut. Obviously, he was the face of the channel and you'd think they'd want to lock him in.

    • @moltenriches
      @moltenriches 4 месяца назад +290

      It shows how much the talent makes the channel. Bigtime are already getting bigger view counts than the latest Donut vids

    • @GoodTofuFriday
      @GoodTofuFriday 4 месяца назад +6

      Same!

    • @samuelvanlane
      @samuelvanlane 4 месяца назад +198

      I kinda just wish Nolan, James, Jerry and Zach stayed together with big time or speed but honestly I see a lot of colabs and hopefully Nolan comes along when these channels get on their feet better.

    • @benjaminwelch607
      @benjaminwelch607 4 месяца назад +99

      No kidding eh, if/when Nolan leaves donut I hope he joins speeed or bigtime

  • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
    @GrindHardPlumbingCo 4 месяца назад +519

    Now that is how you do it👍 looking forward to the next chapter, we got to be a tiny part of the last one and hopefully we could be a part of this one. It would be an honor 🙏

  • @mgcharoudin
    @mgcharoudin 4 месяца назад +291

    You look much healthier since the last time I watched you on Donut. So I'm happy for that fact alone! Looking forward to watching your new adventure unfold!

  • @Gnefitisis
    @Gnefitisis 2 месяца назад +2

    I feel so thankful to know I found you guys early and your gratefulness shines through very genuinely. I remember your first ep of up to speed. You actually GOT me into car culture through your enthusiasm and thoughtful commentary.

  • @yasoobchaudhry386
    @yasoobchaudhry386 4 месяца назад +969

    James was the reason I started watching Donut and Zack Jobes and Jeremiah were the reason I stuck with it.

    • @Randtxus
      @Randtxus 4 месяца назад +14

      Im right there there with you, I watch teh content for the creators, not the name behind them.

    • @RobertZembrzycki
      @RobertZembrzycki 4 месяца назад +2

      Absolutely!

    • @lovejones72
      @lovejones72 4 месяца назад +10

      Throw Nolan in there too. Loved the addition of Justin later on.

    • @cambuchanan5836
      @cambuchanan5836 4 месяца назад +1

      Couldn’t agree more. They made that entire channel. Love you James.

    • @someonesomewhere8805
      @someonesomewhere8805 4 месяца назад

      100%

  • @niqcantswm
    @niqcantswm 4 месяца назад +18877

    donut was james, but now james is speeed

  • @DapperD942
    @DapperD942 4 месяца назад +3242

    All the OG Donut guys should make a new channel called “Bagel”

    • @scottheeney6417
      @scottheeney6417 4 месяца назад +181

      Grand Tour style, love it

    • @slowestjabroni
      @slowestjabroni 4 месяца назад +96

      donut is destroyed now and honestly i dont really get it. if they wanted to exodus why not just... ALL exodus and make one channel instead of 3? they split their viewership and viewcounts by 3 so all i see is 2 new channels with less reach than before.

    • @Dfm253
      @Dfm253 4 месяца назад +93

      @@slowestjabroniless overhead, so more money for them personally.

    • @ryanhogan1561
      @ryanhogan1561 4 месяца назад +16

      Call it long john lol

    • @Cavemanner
      @Cavemanner 4 месяца назад +98

      ​@@slowestjabronicorporate contracts are a hell of a thing. Jobe and Jerry have been angling to get out of Donut for a while, but had to wait for their contracts to expire. James said he had to come to an agreement to end his early, which probably meant taking a huge hit on his income.

  • @loganthornton2842
    @loganthornton2842 Месяц назад +3

    James, love you bud. You got me in to cars and opened my eyes to the amazing automotive world. Thank you for everything.

  • @tjhunt_
    @tjhunt_ 4 месяца назад +263

    Excited for you James!❤

    • @Bergie2727
      @Bergie2727 4 месяца назад +2

      Aye what up Tgoose

    • @Lil_r8ss
      @Lil_r8ss 4 месяца назад

      Wasup t hunt love your vids man

  • @aliriyad3435
    @aliriyad3435 4 месяца назад +559

    "I'm what you call an OG guy" 😢
    DONUT media introduced the 17 year- old me to the car culture, and I'll be forever grateful.

    • @MrDaftJustice
      @MrDaftJustice 4 месяца назад +1

      Bro, it did the same to me, but I've failed driving an suv now :(

    • @anthonyfalkenstein7120
      @anthonyfalkenstein7120 4 месяца назад +2

      me too bro coming home from high school and watching the money pit miata videos was the best time

    • @emmanuelpaul6903
      @emmanuelpaul6903 4 месяца назад +2

      Yeah man science garage and old B2B were so fun to watch

    • @abalakrishnan4152
      @abalakrishnan4152 4 месяца назад

      Bart, Nolan, and James taught me everything I know about cars since I was 11.

    • @JDMLOVER86
      @JDMLOVER86 4 месяца назад

      ​@@MrDaftJusticeyou didn't fail bro, as car enthusiasts we appreciate all cars, big or small, boring or not, and an SUV is just another type of car with its own purpose and advantages. You didn't fail, you are just driving something that the haters like to hate. Enjoy your SUV because it is just as fun as any other car if you really do like the experience of driving

  • @countera6567
    @countera6567 4 месяца назад +8270

    After the algorithm screwed up and didn't show this to me for two days:
    Everyone remember to subscribe.

    • @chadwickvon8019
      @chadwickvon8019 4 месяца назад +116

      Same. It just now popped up in my feed.

    • @SirFigsAlot
      @SirFigsAlot 4 месяца назад +53

      The algorithm knows exactly what it's doing. Randomly opened youtube for the first time in a few days and this was #1 on feed. And I didn't even follow donut. So ready for this next chapter

    • @teddy2glocks85
      @teddy2glocks85 4 месяца назад +35

      Algorithm has me so tight right now. How was this not at the top of my feed friday?

    • @garage2track
      @garage2track 4 месяца назад +6

      This right here. I just found this video, which I consider to be odd for a number of reasons

    • @airpodboy1186
      @airpodboy1186 4 месяца назад +2

      same

  • @theusedblink
    @theusedblink 2 месяца назад +4

    Best video ever!! Science garage brought me to donut in early 2017 maybe even late 2016. Immediately fell in love with the up2speed series and that's what kept me coming back. To me, donut started falling off once it hit around 4 million subs. But I so miss the days of my life and the people that were in it before donut hit 1 million subs.
    I've been there since almost the beginning. I remember you tearing up when donut hit 1 million subs. Donut isn't going to be the same without you.
    Thank you for the video! It was fantastic!!

    • @shedikin1058
      @shedikin1058 15 дней назад

      Same. I learned most of thing about cars bec of science garage. Thanks Bart.❤️

  • @TheAxis1275
    @TheAxis1275 4 месяца назад +342

    In the summer of 2018 I was in a terrible motorcycle accident. I had extensive surgery and was bed ridden for months. While I was laying in bed I discovered Up To Speed and fell in love! You have no idea what kind of impact your videos had on my recovery. I will follow you on any journey you go on! We got you! Stay strong and optimistic

  • @barkeep116
    @barkeep116 4 месяца назад +449

    The first time I said "HRSPRS" out loud and someone immediately knew the reference started a 3 year friendship

    • @taissiobrito
      @taissiobrito 4 месяца назад +1

      It’s no more?

    • @barkeep116
      @barkeep116 4 месяца назад +5

      @@taissiobrito oh no, it’s most definitely still going. He was the one that told me about “Speeed” lol

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 4 месяца назад +2

      @@taissiobrito huh? he said a friendship was started idk where you got that

    • @SonicProvocateur
      @SonicProvocateur 3 месяца назад +1

      A blessed brotherhood. 🤝

  • @RyanMercer
    @RyanMercer 4 месяца назад +2994

    To new beginnings!

    • @Ryanbmc4
      @Ryanbmc4 4 месяца назад +9

      Donut leaving Donut to make the new Donut doesn't make Donut good.
      They died from chasing algorithm. This sounds like he just wants to make Donut again... because it wasn't just slowly dying anyways.
      I look forward to the next chapter of him burning another channel down.

    • @RyanMercer
      @RyanMercer 4 месяца назад +6

      @@Ryanbmc4 businesses take chances. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. If no one took chances we'd not have virtually everything we do in our lives including this platform.

    • @averygoodfantasticname4206
      @averygoodfantasticname4206 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Ryanbmc4donut got bought out and were forced to chase the algorithm

    • @Ryanbmc4
      @Ryanbmc4 4 месяца назад +1

      @RyanMercer they took chances when the channel was new. Doing what the algorithm says is popular isn't "taking chances" It's just ensuring you will eventually be outdated by doing the safest options. Unboxing videos and videos of people reacting to other videos became a major source of their content. I've heard people say that they needed to do that to keep in people's feeds, and that's just not true. There are massive creators that may put out one video a month or less.

    • @AddictedToOctane
      @AddictedToOctane 4 месяца назад +2

      @@RyanMercer correct! It's got to have your own flair because that makes the world go round.

  • @gqt4ez
    @gqt4ez 2 дня назад +2

    Bro I was wondering why I haven't seen you for a while. I love your saying "more power baby" it's like a tattoo in my brain. God bless you and your channel you're bad ass! Keep going!

    • @JUNIOR-sp6mp
      @JUNIOR-sp6mp 2 дня назад

      & hrsprs or however he spells it lol

  • @stephenstrussvideo
    @stephenstrussvideo 4 месяца назад +232

    WHY AM I CRYING ON MY LUNCH BREAK. You guys have countless friends who have spent the last decade enjoying and learning about car culture thanks to you and the team at Donut. So happy to see you doing your own thing and can't wait to see what you boys cook up.

    • @crispychrispgaming9261
      @crispychrispgaming9261 4 месяца назад +8

      Lol I'm also on my lunch break getting teary

    • @Spacepilot616
      @Spacepilot616 4 месяца назад +5

      Not on my lunch break but still getting teary

    • @silhouette999
      @silhouette999 4 месяца назад

      tf

    • @csnider522
      @csnider522 4 месяца назад +1

      Doing that literally as I wrote this on my lunch break 😢

    • @un11verse11
      @un11verse11 4 месяца назад +1

      Same :(

  • @CulturaVJ
    @CulturaVJ 4 месяца назад +210

    When James said “Everything you need to get up to speed with..” I was expecting “My Dad”. But Donut would suffice.
    Here for the best to come, James. I really appreciate all that you’ve done for the car community and to entertain us. Best of wishes!!!

  • @Loafyx2
    @Loafyx2 4 месяца назад +168

    James saying “oh… I love you” feels like a warm hug with so much genuine emotion

  • @minxbade
    @minxbade 3 месяца назад +7

    I totally get why you are so loved. You're so down to earth and you care about people. I wish you the best with your new channel.

  • @nickalbenga9750
    @nickalbenga9750 4 месяца назад +446

    What if all the donut homies prosper and grow their own channels and collab all the time. That’s the world I wanna live in.

    • @benjaminwelch607
      @benjaminwelch607 4 месяца назад +31

      Yeah buddy, some collaboration between speeed amd bigtime would be great.

    • @MyFreedo
      @MyFreedo 4 месяца назад

      ​@@benjaminwelch607
      That'd be great!

    • @everydayshowday5151
      @everydayshowday5151 4 месяца назад +5

      A multiverse perhaps.

    • @obeseperson
      @obeseperson 4 месяца назад

      I need to see Nolan and Justin again
      Jimmy too

    • @jdm18244
      @jdm18244 4 месяца назад +1

      Yea bud, i would get blown if the plot twist that donut has dividing their sub category into some channel and donut still being channel parents to them, much like real company and it was just like what their did in covid time 😂

  • @liamreimer8464
    @liamreimer8464 4 месяца назад +3820

    finally hearing james swear uncensored in a video is so satisfying

    • @benjaminwelch607
      @benjaminwelch607 4 месяца назад +87

      Haha it is oddly satisfying 😅 when the feels hit him they hit me as well.

    • @kennykunie6660
      @kennykunie6660 4 месяца назад +102

      “Don’t be a f@cking weirdo”
      James Pumphrey

    • @jaketangeman4659
      @jaketangeman4659 4 месяца назад +25

      Yo caught me off guard at first not gonna lie

    • @draineweYT
      @draineweYT 4 месяца назад

      @@kennykunie666017:39

    • @a.castillo2190
      @a.castillo2190 4 месяца назад +22

      Idk why I like when people are allowed to cuss, like it really doesn't matter but it just shows me more of that real person somehow, even if he was doing it before with the beeps and sound effects just the raw words are better

  • @tommisgraham
    @tommisgraham 4 месяца назад +287

    690k subscribers in 4 days. Speaks copious amounts to your energy on the screen and your passion.
    Can’t wait to see where you take this fellas!

    • @VoLuTheR
      @VoLuTheR 4 месяца назад +3

      701K now

    • @TheCHIEFMONGO
      @TheCHIEFMONGO 4 месяца назад

      Ditto. Love y’all and can’t to see where y’all go!

    • @survivaltipsandtricks4042
      @survivaltipsandtricks4042 4 месяца назад +2

      @@VoLuTheR16k in just an hour lol crazy

    • @nero3k
      @nero3k 4 месяца назад

      @@VoLuTheR744k total at this posting

  • @nealshappie
    @nealshappie 2 месяца назад +3

    You are literally gold.
    A genuine human doing great things with and for other genuine humans.
    Keep on keeping on.
    Will be following.

  • @trickyy5437
    @trickyy5437 4 месяца назад +367

    “I’m making decisions right now based on what I want to do next, not what I have to do next” enough said

    • @69ssj
      @69ssj 4 месяца назад +3

      This is the definition of freedom.

    • @stefantsarev4442
      @stefantsarev4442 4 месяца назад

      I hate corporations.
      The moment you sell out, the moment the fun ends and the BS begins.

  • @jamessierra3693
    @jamessierra3693 4 месяца назад +945

    11 year old me: Coming home from school to watch Monster Jam on Speed
    24 year old me: Coming home from work to watch James on Speeed

    • @CrimsonChin347
      @CrimsonChin347 4 месяца назад +12

      Wow, didnt know people remember Speed TV. Loved watching Gearz as a kid with my dad

    • @lusoamericanpatriot1984
      @lusoamericanpatriot1984 4 месяца назад +2

      @@CrimsonChin347I remember watching Speed channel, when it was just Speedvision back in the day!

    • @MiguelMedV
      @MiguelMedV 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@CrimsonChin347 What? Like I could ever *FORGET!* Coming home from school and watching Grand Prix History was the deal man! I was heartbroken when Fox Sports bought it, and I was just 10 years old! 😄...

    • @TheSpookiestgoose
      @TheSpookiestgoose 3 месяца назад +1

      The good Ole days 😭 😭 😭 😭
      I used to watch every road racing series they aired😢

    • @TheSpookiestgoose
      @TheSpookiestgoose 3 месяца назад

      @@CrimsonChin347same!

  • @ADOSMOORINOS
    @ADOSMOORINOS 4 месяца назад +697

    Basically about to reach *1 Million* Subscribers with just one single video. That's a dedicated following

    • @The.Official.Upshift
      @The.Official.Upshift 4 месяца назад +13

      Basically reached 1 Million Subscribers with just one single video. That's a dedicated following fr*

    • @stuartraydroge5021
      @stuartraydroge5021 4 месяца назад +9

      Officially reached 1 million​@@The.Official.Upshift

    • @kingjulien9525
      @kingjulien9525 4 месяца назад +3

      I was about to say the same thing.

    • @Egtowers86
      @Egtowers86 4 месяца назад +4

      1.01M as we "speak" 🔥🔥🔥

    • @apIthletIcc
      @apIthletIcc 4 месяца назад +7

      As we speeek

  • @skippygl7895
    @skippygl7895 2 месяца назад +4

    Hearing "this is everything you need to know.. to get up to SPEED" almost made me cry. I first watched, rewatched and watched again every single get up to speed video. From a younger teen their what inspired me to start liking vehicles and the history behind them anytime someone asks me how I know so kuch on vehicles, I tell them to check out up to speed. Thank you bro!

  • @iMayNoahGuy
    @iMayNoahGuy 4 месяца назад +97

    James’ emotion, passion, comedy, and general happiness is what makes him as good as a host as Jeremy Clarkson

    • @ReverendNaughty
      @ReverendNaughty 4 месяца назад +4

      Dude is just as influential as Jeremy Clarkson on my own personal storytelling style.
      Not gonna lie, even on my own terms it’s king of intense, lol.

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 4 месяца назад

      Better, I've never enjoyed Top Gear

  • @StayTunedTA
    @StayTunedTA 4 месяца назад +106

    Pumped for you Pumphrey! You built and elevated Donut to a level I can't believe and really defined a new style of automotive video. Can't wait to see what's next.

    • @benbelton6632
      @benbelton6632 4 месяца назад

      Yeah, you did this James remember that. You did an amazing job highlighting that you didn't do it alone but it was you.... we all watched for you.

  • @souljuhsss
    @souljuhsss 4 месяца назад +164

    seeing james say “get up to speed on donut” made me feel nostalgic and bittersweet. best of wishes on the new chapter ❤

  • @mitchellmakus9395
    @mitchellmakus9395 3 месяца назад +4

    Donut videos taught me a lot and helped during the lonely COVID times when a lot sucked. Keep up the hard work guys! Stoked you guys started this channel *Subscribed*

  • @tjakal
    @tjakal 4 месяца назад +3817

    The algorithm took 2 whole days to forward this important message to me?? We gotta get that sucker up to speeed

    • @mlwilliam213
      @mlwilliam213 4 месяца назад +79

      Same here. I’ve been searching this stuff for weeks and RUclips somehow thought I didn’t care that much.

    • @marquisethomas5611
      @marquisethomas5611 4 месяца назад +14

      Yeah thats some bs. He posted the same thing on his story

    • @hairyneil
      @hairyneil 4 месяца назад +21

      Same, only appeared today

    • @NotNinjaNaj
      @NotNinjaNaj 4 месяца назад +8

      same, and i also hate the fact the the speeed channel aint showing on my youtube on tv. i found the channel by searching on youtube phone app like wtf

    • @alexandermakesstuff
      @alexandermakesstuff 4 месяца назад +5

      Same here

  • @Toro0117
    @Toro0117 4 месяца назад +2318

    You left donut? My brother in Christ YOU ARE DONUT. Many of us watched it or started watching it because of you.

    • @benargee
      @benargee 4 месяца назад +104

      I really wonder if the new owners of donut even have a chance to turn a profit from it.

    • @98ek9
      @98ek9 4 месяца назад +39

      They all killed donut by leaving 1 by 1.

    • @SlowCarsFastSFV
      @SlowCarsFastSFV 4 месяца назад +28

      @Toro0117 Their last couple of videos showed that they were listening.. 2JZ in the E36.. Explaining all the parts of an engine.. Jerry and Jobe were used heavily, which was a bit weird.. maybe they let them do a goodbye vid of their choosing?

    • @ohyoufr
      @ohyoufr 4 месяца назад +34

      @@benargeeconsidering Jobe and Jerry left, and now James, all donut has now is Nolan lol.

    • @SlowCarsFastSFV
      @SlowCarsFastSFV 4 месяца назад +22

      @ohyoufr Nolan's a good guy, and I'm sure they'll restaff. They already dropped a hint on a new guy with that desert skit.

  • @JuzNyc
    @JuzNyc 4 месяца назад +669

    James was such a big part of Donut it took me forever to realize James wasn’t the founder. I’m so happy to see him start his own thing.

    • @OMY2FYB
      @OMY2FYB 4 месяца назад +2

      NO ONE CARESSSSS!!

    • @trentweston8306
      @trentweston8306 4 месяца назад +13

      Your comment is how I learned he didn't start the whole thing.

    • @joshm8661
      @joshm8661 4 месяца назад +5

      I thought the same and wondered what happened to him.

    • @corydahms4204
      @corydahms4204 4 месяца назад +13

      I thought he was the creator of Donut too. I’m not a huge Donut watcher but I have seen lots of them over the years for sure. To me James was Donut.

    • @Fun_with_fireworks
      @Fun_with_fireworks 4 месяца назад

      @@OMY2FYB bro shut up yourself

  • @Vtechiit
    @Vtechiit 2 месяца назад +2

    you, up to speed and bumper to bumper are the reason i was inspired in high school to use my hands and become more successful as a diesel tech, thank you James we are all excited to see this next chapter and be there with you along the way.

  • @BrownsRUs
    @BrownsRUs 4 месяца назад +285

    This is everything you need to know… to get up to Speeed!!!! My daughter and I been watching you since late 2017… she’s now 8yrs old!! We proud of you dude! 🇨🇦

    • @SpeeedCo
      @SpeeedCo  4 месяца назад +61

      Thanks so much

    • @Jaxkboy_RT
      @Jaxkboy_RT 4 месяца назад +1

      @@SpeeedCo congrats on the new u🧌

  • @stork1011
    @stork1011 4 месяца назад +322

    1.1 mil views says it all, we're all here and ready for this new era!

  • @sbfelixsb
    @sbfelixsb 4 месяца назад +174

    I followed Donut because of James, I now follow Speeed for James.

    • @cordleeka1157
      @cordleeka1157 4 месяца назад +3

      I always thought he was donut.

  • @AwesomeApril666
    @AwesomeApril666 Месяц назад +2

    Brooooo why did this vid make me almost cry like 5 times?!?
    I haven’t been an active watcher of Donut for quite some time now… and now it’s making more sense.
    As someone who is super into cars BUT is also super into a lot of other shit, I’m so stoked for you and what you’ve built already.
    I saw a couple of your other vids before coming to this one, loved them all.
    As an artist who runs their own business as well, I feel like the best results are when you arnt being held back and I see that with speeed.
    This channel is already huge, so you might not see my comment, but super stoked that you stopped before the ultimate burnout and was able to move your creativity and passion forward to something you can call your own! 💜

  • @olumayoor
    @olumayoor 4 месяца назад +801

    The algorithm took 3 days to show me this. The channel also had 331,000 subscribers when I started watching this episode, and by the time I was done, it had 378,000 subscribers. So good to see you James!

    • @mickeyslim
      @mickeyslim 4 месяца назад +17

      350 for me it's 378k now

    • @lyfetyme9391
      @lyfetyme9391 4 месяца назад +5

      it went from 365 to 391 for me

    • @Fridge6
      @Fridge6 4 месяца назад

      ​@@lyfetyme9391392 now, James is getting thousands of subs in minutes rn, awesome

    • @Youngretro-p9e
      @Youngretro-p9e 4 месяца назад +7

      It went from 378000 to a mil

    • @SpeeedCo
      @SpeeedCo  4 месяца назад +242

      Oh my god! It’s happening! I feel like I was on an island and I just saw a helicopter! My people found me!

  • @user-sx4yu3nw4j
    @user-sx4yu3nw4j 4 месяца назад +132

    “Phase 2” absolutely was Donut’s golden era. I can’t express the depth of emotions I felt just now hearing James say “This is everything you need to know to get up to speed… on Donut!” 🤩

    • @brandonwalker3056
      @brandonwalker3056 4 месяца назад +3

      Samesies. I didn't leave after Science Garage ended, not leaving now. This is just more good for everyone of us.

    • @noodlelynoodle.
      @noodlelynoodle. 4 месяца назад

      ​​@@brandonwalker3056​ there probably won't be anything left to leave before much longer, a lot of times once this starts happening between new owners and employees the channel/business only lasts a couple more years as the new owners piss off the employees more and more and begin having to cycle through them since the new owners always think they know best despite the employees being the ones who actually do

    • @Mike-fk6ik
      @Mike-fk6ik 4 месяца назад

      I didn't realize how much I missed hearing him say that until he did and it turned into fighting back tears immediately

  • @CboysTV
    @CboysTV 4 месяца назад +1434

    It felt so awesome getting up to Speeed on everything Donut and all the rad people that made it what it is! We have nothing but sheer excitement for what's to come!

    • @altraspirit4593
      @altraspirit4593 4 месяца назад +21

      I think we’re going to hit a golden age in RUclips between speeed, Cboys TV, big time and throttle house!

    • @xDismosis
      @xDismosis 4 месяца назад +2

      y’all are 4 days late😭

    • @ViciOuSKiddo
      @ViciOuSKiddo 4 месяца назад

      Oh yeah, Big Time! ;)

    • @gregortonn
      @gregortonn 4 месяца назад +6

      Maybe now we can finally get an "Up to Speeed" on James' dad.

    • @SpeeedCo
      @SpeeedCo  4 месяца назад +107

      What’s up boys!? Huge fan! You guys are killing it right now!

  • @staytuned4.057
    @staytuned4.057 2 месяца назад +2

    I'm about 5 beers deep, I'm gonna take a crack at this, hopefully people will agree. automotive passion is like no other. it gives you a high like no other but can also kick you in the balls at the same time when working on it. the early days of donut media was honestly great, refreshing and a different version of top gear/ grand tour. it attracted average people into automotive history. it gave a purpose into what you were currently driving. it made you constructively think about how parts move, thought process, troubleshooting. it really tackled important ideas and or thoughts, like hi or low, did it matter if you spent more, or not. where was it important to spend money and where was it not. this show just like top gear or the grand tour inspired people into the automotive world. I want to thank you for your motivation to push forward, sleeping on porches to giving the general public content and helpful information that benefitted our lives. i also want to say i am proud of you for moving on. to not giving into corporate ideas and decided to venture off onto your own path and chase your own dreams. be your own boss. and push forward with new ideas. i truly believe you will be successful. talking about the history of stuff that the general public uses everyday and guiding them to what is best, why to enjoy x y and z. to give them a reason to give something another shot. i really believe this will be super helpful, informative, and fun to watch.
    I want to personally thank you for your time at donut media, and hopefully your future turns out to be brighter and happier than you ever thought. you have put your love into the media you wanted to create for us. its our time to put our love into you and what benefits and difference you have made in our lives. thank you. thank you for lofi music for helping me type this. and thank you all who took the time to read this novel. i don't comment much on anything but when it truly matters, when it can truly make a difference in somebodies happiness and allow them to push forward a little harder. i look forward to expressing my gratitude on what you have done for me and well worth the... well i lost track of time because I'm at 6 beers now. but well worth the time it took for me to type this. best of luck, and thank you for what you have done to this day. congratulation's on your new company and i hope it turns out stronger than ever. also thank you auto correct because there was a lot of red typing this lol. peace brother.

  • @Daaamndanny
    @Daaamndanny 4 месяца назад +359

    "Its called Speed with 3 E's" I already love this!!!

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 4 месяца назад +2

      bruh how didn't you spell Speeed right when you literally explained how it was spelled

  • @georgallasj
    @georgallasj 4 месяца назад +293

    I love how James looks at Nolan like his little brother. He’s so incredibly proud of him and wants to brag about him whenever he can.

    • @michaelcatt
      @michaelcatt 4 месяца назад +12

      You misspelled son

    • @duskfire7361
      @duskfire7361 4 месяца назад +4

      Same, I hope Nolan is successful, I'm worried he's the last "main" host at Donut. I love Nolan and don't want to see him fail on a sinking ship. Hopefully with all the traction on these new channels and the subscriber loss, Donut can pivot back to what made people like it, and Nolan can be successful there if he stays

  • @dusty2206
    @dusty2206 4 месяца назад +988

    This is so nuts. Am I the only one who thought James was , like the CEO of Donut? He had that energy in every video he was in!

    • @eduardo_manenti
      @eduardo_manenti 4 месяца назад +145

      Shi I thought he was the owner 😂 Didn’t know he was just an employee

    • @ivanrodriguez6541
      @ivanrodriguez6541 4 месяца назад +7

      Same here

    • @opman3393
      @opman3393 4 месяца назад +6

      Me too

    • @raulbustamante8337
      @raulbustamante8337 4 месяца назад +13

      I absolutely spent more than a year believing he was the owner until he said in a video that he was not

    • @CHill-td6lz
      @CHill-td6lz 4 месяца назад +2

      lol same

  • @JameyJanes
    @JameyJanes 2 месяца назад +3

    Hearing uncensored James is exactly the refresher I needed. And id know, my name is James. Pumphrey you and science garage was what I nourished on for after school entertainment in 2016 and beyond. I’m going to keep following your adventure and I hope someday I can be at a point in my life where I can impart smiles and knowledge with you no matter the RUclips channel. And currently have a dream to incorporate music and cars into the yin and yang of my everyday short attention span successfully. I have at least one good creative idea that fits this idea perfectly and all it seems like I’d need is a team that believes in me the way I’ve believed in my creativity since I was born. This comment can get lost in space and it will never take away how much I’ve learned and laughed from you and the early donut team. Thank you so much and you have another subscriber

  • @LemmySilverlance
    @LemmySilverlance 4 месяца назад +254

    He's the only reason I used to watch Donut videos.
    500 horse purrs will always echo in my ears
    Good times

    • @0Jibberjabber0
      @0Jibberjabber0 4 месяца назад +3

      And MOE POWAA

    • @teknoid5878
      @teknoid5878 4 месяца назад +1

      Bring back the HRSSS PRSSSSS, it's so funny

  • @Trailberto
    @Trailberto 4 месяца назад +255

    My first horse in Red Dead Redemption was called HRSPRS. Love you James

    • @moose-2656
      @moose-2656 4 месяца назад +3

      I hope this comment is underrated af

    • @DishantKothia
      @DishantKothia 3 месяца назад

      Omg love that game, changing my horse’s name too

  • @Adrian-ey1bv
    @Adrian-ey1bv 4 месяца назад +780

    James getting a donut tattoo out of solidarity for all the fans who also got donut tattoos is a great example of why we love James. He's a real one.

    • @TheChadofAllReason
      @TheChadofAllReason 4 месяца назад +7

      I love Donut. Who are your top 3 personalities?
      What if James, Zach and Jerry "left" by Venture Capitalist direction with a script/playbook to make new channels still tied to Donut Media for profit growth?

    • @dakotareid1566
      @dakotareid1566 4 месяца назад +18

      @@TheChadofAllReasonand risk the entire thing on a pointless lie?

    • @TheChadofAllReason
      @TheChadofAllReason 4 месяца назад

      @@dakotareid1566 I'm speaking from a what if/devil's advocate position. How many would catch on? Those that did, how many would continue watching?
      Do you think there will be any collabs/features going forward with SPEEED and BIGTIME? I believe there will and should be.
      Do you think there will be any collabs/features on SPEEED or BIGTIME with Donut or Donut personalities? Time will tell.

    • @TheChadofAllReason
      @TheChadofAllReason 4 месяца назад +2

      He's really Donut FS, Get up to SPEEED BIGTIME by understanding it's all Donut.

    • @drunkenhobo8020
      @drunkenhobo8020 4 месяца назад +2

      @@dakotareid1566 That's capitalism, baby!

  • @Classics030
    @Classics030 2 месяца назад +2

    Wish I saw this sooner so I could have supported it even more. You’re amazing. I teared up several times. Thank you. Can’t wait to see what comes next.

  • @DZLM
    @DZLM 4 месяца назад +164

    I used to work at Donut Media back when it was on Purdue Avenue. The memories I made there are unforgettable. It was my first time working in production and video editing as an intern, which really got my name out there. James, Tony, Jesse, Kirkham, Matt, Eddy, Nolan (and so many more) were so chill and cool to work with. This was back in 2017 when "Up to Speed" had just launched. Not many places offer an internship where you see Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg parking their drift cars in the lobby, or have an F1 car parked on the street to see if it would get a ticket.
    Speaking of tickets, I remember getting one on my first day there, and my car got towed too. Lesson learned: don't park your car on the street in Los Angeles!
    Looking forward to seeing the content and future of Speeed.
    -Denzel

    • @yungdraco6075
      @yungdraco6075 4 месяца назад

      That’s awesome bro wishing you the best for the future I know you’ll do great

    • @bradpnw1897
      @bradpnw1897 4 месяца назад

      God bless you 🙏

  • @forrestsautoreviewsofficial
    @forrestsautoreviewsofficial 4 месяца назад +130

    Bro I remember meeting you in 2016 at a Mazda event! Was genuinely star struck! Thanks for encouraging me to keep pushing bro!

    • @Joeymations98
      @Joeymations98 4 месяца назад +9

      Holy crap lois it's Forrest auto reviews

    • @MrFallingstarr
      @MrFallingstarr 4 месяца назад +1

      And you're killin' it man! Some of the best product/feature videos out.

    • @TheRubiksrocks
      @TheRubiksrocks 4 месяца назад

      Wow, seeing forest here fanning out is wild. That says a lot about James.

  • @thekiwiclub10
    @thekiwiclub10 4 месяца назад +230

    OG Science Garage guy here. That show came out around the same exact time I started school for Automotive Technology. It really helped my understanding. Soon after I was hooked on Up to Speed. Thank you so much James for the content throughout the years. You've changed car culture for me.

    • @thomashaapalainen4108
      @thomashaapalainen4108 4 месяца назад +6

      I got into donut because of science garage. I had just gotten my first car. And as the most expensive thing I owned at that time I figured I should learn everything there is to know about it. Certainly better than that Scotty guy with his Celica.

    • @pabl048
      @pabl048 4 месяца назад +2

      please bring this back. This is the show that had my wife watching donut with me. As we were watching this together she was like "hey I loved that show! It's the only reason I'd watch with you and I learned a lot about cars from that." Kinda made us reminisce with you

  • @ShaneA125SX
    @ShaneA125SX 15 дней назад +1

    Loved your "Up to Speed" episodes on Donut. I hope they continue. Here. Following!!

  • @leonardojimenez8496
    @leonardojimenez8496 4 месяца назад +405

    Breaks my heart to see the original group break apart 😢😢

    • @mercedes_nuts
      @mercedes_nuts 4 месяца назад

      If you actually watched this video, you'd know the "original group" hasn't really been a thing for nearly a decade. People are always coming and going, you're just focusing on the tiny sliver you watched out of that decade of content, ignorant to constance of change.

    • @deadatmind
      @deadatmind 4 месяца назад +6

      They aren't broken apart at all, they're going to be connected like the my have ever been before.

    • @MrNojam4u
      @MrNojam4u 4 месяца назад +1

      Reminds me of the breakup of Funhaus

    • @bt5252
      @bt5252 4 месяца назад +1

      But the video makes it pretty clear what we think of as the original was actually an evolution. It continues to evolve, and hopefully we all benefit.

    • @JuanA-r1d
      @JuanA-r1d 4 месяца назад +1

      It’s cause the company probably isn’t paying him enough, I thought this man was the owner of donut

  • @MrFrancisp1980
    @MrFrancisp1980 4 месяца назад +178

    "I believe in Speeed, Speeed and Power solve everything"
    J. Clarkson

    • @Kevin_2435
      @Kevin_2435 4 месяца назад +4

      Mo Powa Baybay!

    • @shoobfloof22
      @shoobfloof22 4 месяца назад +4

      LIGHTNING LIGHTNING LIGHTNING!

    • @pudingass
      @pudingass 4 месяца назад

      NOOOO LO POWA BABEH ONLY MO POWAAA BAYBEH!!!!

  • @MrEd-eo3oc
    @MrEd-eo3oc 4 месяца назад +562

    4 days 750k+ subs says so much. The community has spoken.

    • @RoaldRoberts
      @RoaldRoberts 4 месяца назад +3

      That's right

    • @nathanking8396
      @nathanking8396 4 месяца назад +10

      Definitely. I didn’t watch Donut because the executives at Recurrent Ventures are awesome. I watch because James, Nolan and the rest are awesome. Hopefully Nolan and Justin can follow suit and become their own super stars also.

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow 4 месяца назад +3

      First I heard of this, so I subbed just today.

  • @matrixv01
    @matrixv01 22 дня назад +5

    I’ve seen maybe one Donut video ever, so I have no idea how I found your channel but I’m glad I did. I’ve watched every Speeed video and you’re easily one of my favorite RUclipsrs ever. Keep killing it man.

  • @reggeckmann3993
    @reggeckmann3993 4 месяца назад +128

    He didn't mention hos heart attack that almost killed him and his health journey to get into shape snd in fighting shape. Im glad we have James!

    • @ddm8692
      @ddm8692 4 месяца назад +8

      They dropped NOS as a sponsor after that.

  • @tanasenpai
    @tanasenpai 4 месяца назад +1798

    I’m seeing a Bigtime and Speeed collaboration

    • @JNX07
      @JNX07 4 месяца назад +179

      Hope it turns into a badass race team called Bigtime Speeed or sumn, that would fuck

    • @OutsideDuhBox
      @OutsideDuhBox 4 месяца назад +39

      A. LOT. Of collabs with a lot of other channels too most likely 😂

    • @Vortex001_MLG
      @Vortex001_MLG 4 месяца назад +4

      Thank you for speaking my mind 😊

    • @terra___photo
      @terra___photo 4 месяца назад +36

      BIGTIME SPEEED 🔥🔥🔥

    • @Carsaddiction
      @Carsaddiction 4 месяца назад +15

      Big Speeed

  • @halilibrahimkovanc1627
    @halilibrahimkovanc1627 4 месяца назад +209

    Up to speed is the reason I become obsessed with cars. The reason i got a cefiro as my first car, the reason I single handedly saved my recent vacation with my girlfriend cuz I managed to fix her car while on the move for thousand miles. I owe it all to your enthusiasm THANK. YOU!

  • @kylevondohlen784
    @kylevondohlen784 3 месяца назад +14

    I've never subscribed to a channel so fast. You're the man James. Your style of explaining things and sense of humor taught me a lot of things I would have never known, I can't wait to see what's in store for this channel

  • @Draco_Zakai
    @Draco_Zakai 4 месяца назад +142

    Im insulted RUclips didnt show this to me 2 days ago.
    Hey James and Jesse. Just do what you do best and everything will fall into place. Just remember, just because you know how to build a bridge, doesnt mean you forget how to dig dirt. Stay true to yourselves

    • @RS-un7zm
      @RS-un7zm 4 месяца назад +1

      Same

    • @marcusbrown5947
      @marcusbrown5947 4 месяца назад +1

      Same

    • @mromutt
      @mromutt 4 месяца назад +2

      Yeah same, they served up the bigtime video almost instantly (like less than an hour after release) to me but took 3 days for this one.

    • @izaarotev5467
      @izaarotev5467 4 месяца назад +1

      Same here

    • @kensprivateinvestigation2128
      @kensprivateinvestigation2128 4 месяца назад +1

      Same here

  • @Dylanbforthree
    @Dylanbforthree 4 месяца назад +117

    I’m sure I’m not the only one who shed a tear. The authenticity comes through, that’s why we love you

  • @salbenjamin8819
    @salbenjamin8819 4 месяца назад +906

    “I’m not a good actor… but I’m a pretty good ME” is a James Pumphrey quote for the history books

    • @SpeeedCo
      @SpeeedCo  4 месяца назад +153

      lol. I think it’s accurate

    • @WristwatchAddiction
      @WristwatchAddiction 4 месяца назад +13

      @@SpeeedCoif it is, that’s why you are so awesome James.
      Pumped for what’s to come. 👏

    • @Vortex001_MLG
      @Vortex001_MLG 4 месяца назад +3

      20:17

    • @mariozaratex2
      @mariozaratex2 4 месяца назад +4

      @@SpeeedCo I'm glad you found your voice. I'm still trying to find mine.

    • @dalepollard
      @dalepollard 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@SpeeedCo boomer from how I met your mother was my first thought when I watched the first Donut video with you in it

  • @GuylhermeArao
    @GuylhermeArao 2 дня назад

    What a great story u guys have built so far. Thanks for making us laugh, cry, and then laugh again along the same story. Those are the best ones. I'll be following the next chapters of this adventure on both your and Zack's channel. God bless y'all!

  • @Saints10Bro
    @Saints10Bro 4 месяца назад +95

    The big time and Speeed split feels like two different representations of Donut eras imo
    Big time: Hi-low and money pit era focused on builds
    Speeed: pre Jobe information and story telling era
    Solid split with two relatively different audiences, looking forward to how it goes ❤

    • @grimtrymvlogs7510
      @grimtrymvlogs7510 4 месяца назад +8

      Interesting way to look at it! I agree in how it feels like different eras as theyre starting out! And personally I enjoy both a lot so it’ll be cool to see how different their audiences will grow to be. Excited to be part of both going forward!

    • @218kq
      @218kq 4 месяца назад

      I love how big donut is/was so that you can divide the thing to two and still as significant.

  • @pjsp605
    @pjsp605 4 месяца назад +251

    Dear James, you look so healthy now brother. Enjoy Speeed.

  • @palbi
    @palbi 4 месяца назад +248

    1 video - with 1.8 million views and 450k subs already. That is badass my dude.

    • @CrazyCooneyRacing
      @CrazyCooneyRacing 4 месяца назад +4

      In 1 hour he has gained another 10,000 subscribers and 100,000 more views. This channel is going to explode!

    • @TheChadofAllReason
      @TheChadofAllReason 4 месяца назад

      Get up to SPEEED BIGTIME by understanding it's all a Donut stunt to generate more profits.

    • @madddvillain
      @madddvillain 4 месяца назад +5

      @@CrazyCooneyRacingi swear this morning this video was under 500k views when i hit watch later. i come back and it’s at 1.9m views. they hit the algorithm like a freight train on day 3.

    • @TheChadofAllReason
      @TheChadofAllReason 4 месяца назад +1

      @@palbi SPEEED is Donut BIGTIME

    • @j_taylor
      @j_taylor 4 месяца назад

      890k subs on 7 August

  • @tylerpenberthy8523
    @tylerpenberthy8523 2 месяца назад

    Sounds like I'm about to get my history degree from professor James at the University of speeed. Super excited to see what you do, Mr Pumphrey! You are the reason why I know what I know about the automotive industry. Your episodes about the Ford GT, Shelby, and the 66 Le Mans were truly inspiring to me. Best of luck to you, the world is watching!

  • @beltron-_-7208
    @beltron-_-7208 4 месяца назад +64

    Just got off work sitting in my car smoking a bowl with tears of joy I heard “this is what you need to know to get up to speed”

  • @shannonmorrow2399
    @shannonmorrow2399 4 месяца назад +287

    James, thanks for the heartfelt message. You were DONUT. Now you are SPEEED! KA-Chow!!

  • @maekofury4027
    @maekofury4027 4 месяца назад +327

    who else looked at the 46minutes and thought there not going to watch all of this then ended up watching the whole thing
    Looking forward to the next video

    • @tri-statetlr6337
      @tri-statetlr6337 4 месяца назад +9

      yo i didn't realize it was 46 mins until i read this comment! Just shows how good James is at this *hit

    • @KingBr4nd0
      @KingBr4nd0 4 месяца назад +1

      LEGIT. But not surprised…

    • @benoitchartrand5772
      @benoitchartrand5772 4 месяца назад

      Same here lol

    • @Affordable_Dry_Ice_Blasting
      @Affordable_Dry_Ice_Blasting 4 месяца назад +3

      Man, when someone can tell a story being genuinely appreciative and reflective, it's hard to turn it off. The spite and pettiness is what makes me stop videos. But this wholesome stuff? Watching to the end for sure.

    • @AndrewDRoyappa
      @AndrewDRoyappa 4 месяца назад

      yep LUL

  • @ShaneA125SX
    @ShaneA125SX 15 дней назад +1

    Man HRSPRS, Buff Horses, roll up and down head lights! Omg those are amazing. Mopowah baby!!!!

  • @DJLeeland
    @DJLeeland 4 месяца назад +181

    This wasn’t a video. This was a love letter. I’m grateful I got to see it. Thank you James. I’m here for you man!

  • @dangelocelis6727
    @dangelocelis6727 4 месяца назад +371

    Thinking “Up to speed” on more than just cars might be the most fire thing ever.

    • @ТимурШафиков-г3з
      @ТимурШафиков-г3з 4 месяца назад +2

      It always was, there were episodes about Japanese gangs and racing history, tuning styles etc

    • @AdilDIlyas
      @AdilDIlyas 4 месяца назад +7

      We need an Up to Speeed on James Dad.

  • @morgankeown1466
    @morgankeown1466 4 месяца назад +168

    Early in lockdown, dying of boredom, I clicked on a random link that turned out to be the Science Garage video on carburetors. It turned out to be more interesting than I thought and I ended up in a rabbit hole over the next few days learning everything I could about different types of engines. I got excited about turbines, kept pulling on that thread, and it eventually landed me in flight school and in my new life as a helicopter pilot flying medivac/air ambulance in northern Canada. I’ll follow you anywhere bud

    • @rinitytay
      @rinitytay 4 месяца назад +7

      Amazing!!! Science garage was the absolute best!! I learned so much.

    • @TheSpookiestgoose
      @TheSpookiestgoose 3 месяца назад

      Wow that’s amazing 🫡 love the life stories in RUclips comments!

  • @ianmorris7782
    @ianmorris7782 Месяц назад

    Your up to speed on the gtr was the first donut video I ever saw and your personality is what got me hooked on their vids. Love your style of humor and delivery of information. I hope this channel and your future endeavors are a great success!

  • @motobikemike914
    @motobikemike914 4 месяца назад +529

    Getting over a million subs with just a single video has to be some sort of youtube record!

    • @csorrows
      @csorrows 4 месяца назад +5

      I came to the comments to say exactly this. Donut crew showin' up!

    • @mob8502
      @mob8502 4 месяца назад +10

      Ronaldo did it in hours

    • @motobikemike914
      @motobikemike914 4 месяца назад +1

      @@mob8502 what channel is that?

    • @arturozuniga9865
      @arturozuniga9865 4 месяца назад

      😂😂😂 🤡

    • @valentinoseven6598
      @valentinoseven6598 4 месяца назад

      ​@@mob8502CR7 the GOAT. 😅

  • @AutoAuctionRebuilds
    @AutoAuctionRebuilds 4 месяца назад +113

    I felt this. I’ve been full time RUclips since 2013. I helped build a million dollar business called Mystro back in the day in SF, CA. It later had some embezzlement issues and went under. I lost years of my life to bad leadership and lost all of my stock options / ownership. Sucks to help build something and watch it go “corporate”. Thank you for sharing this. Subscribed.

    • @zache1605
      @zache1605 4 месяца назад +2

      This got a reaction but the comment from.donut didn't lol

    • @AutoAuctionRebuilds
      @AutoAuctionRebuilds 4 месяца назад

      @@zache1605I can’t blame him

  • @rdmercer
    @rdmercer 4 месяца назад +111

    My 7 year old son says "more horsprs, baby" as code for go faster when we are at the track. Everyone loves it. Its a been a awesome journey and excited to see everyone evolving into their own creative paths.

  • @brandonr8746
    @brandonr8746 3 месяца назад

    I have watched Donut for about as long as it has been around. I watched this entire video. I understand and support your decision. I have subscribed to help support. I didn’t know you lived in or were from Louisville Ky! That’s the area I have spent most of my days!
    If you are ever in the area I’m happy to show you my S13.5, Turbo Charged Harley Davidson VRod Muscle that I built, or some of the GA airplanes I am training in now.
    Good luck, and God Speeed in your new endeavor!!

  • @Mack8907
    @Mack8907 4 месяца назад +124

    "Hey dude, I haven't seen you in a while" - Chills James, chills.

  • @marshall100100
    @marshall100100 4 месяца назад +103

    I stumbled upon 'up to speed' in that horrible void of the aftermath of my wife of 22 years passing away. Me and my twin sons would sit and have it on in the background while having an evening meal for a good few months. As a huge car guy, it was both massively informative, but more importantly, gave us all something to laugh about. When they later sourced me a 'mo power babah!' t-shirt for my Birthday, well, my mind was blown.
    I wish all parties involved the very, very best, you guys are awesome. Much Love.

  • @ChromaticGarage
    @ChromaticGarage 4 месяца назад +436

    James is really in his Peter Gabriel in 1975 era ⭐️

    • @skythundersky1544
      @skythundersky1544 4 месяца назад +9

      Dude no way you're here! Love your stuff! As I already said, your videos are the Gran Turismo of the detailing world

    • @bhoffman8984
      @bhoffman8984 4 месяца назад

      10/10 reference

  • @Rockstago
    @Rockstago 3 месяца назад

    Wow man- GREAT video! I loved it. Typically video's about leaving a company/ channel are divisive & full of salt but this was very different, and in the best possible way. Can't wait to see what's ahead on SPEEED !