Episode Transcript: #1982 - John Hennessey
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Mr. Hennessey. Mr. Rogan. Fun hanging with you today. It's been a blast. That fucking
vehicle that you have built is the most ridiculous thing I've ever been inside of my life. I
can't believe how fast it is. We only did the speed limit today, right? Yes. But we
got there very quickly. We got there very quickly. Yes. 1817 horsepower and 3,000 pounds.
So you got some power to weight ratio to work with there. That's like 700 more horsepower
than a Tesla Plaid. Yeah, it's like taking a McLaren 765LT and adding 1,000 horsepower
to it. Something nobody needs, but we've sold 36 of those, the Venom F5. What has happened
to you in your life that you needed to make these preposterous cars? Well, you know. Like
what is going on? Yeah, there it is. That's been my fun. How did you get to be this guy?
Like how did this start out? You're making these 1,800 horsepower cars. It's probably
kind of like the pool hall deal when we were younger. I didn't have a good relationship
with my old man. He was a car guy, but we didn't get along. And I don't know, maybe
60 years later, I'm 60 now. I feel like I got a little chip on my shoulder or something
to prove. Maybe a little bit less now, but for sure. Isn't it interesting that you would
never want that for your son? No. But boy, is that a great motivating factor for success.
For sure. Yeah, I had to live up to, you know, grow up in a kind of an abusive situation
and neglect. And you know, now all of a sudden I've got all this motivation. I've had all
this motivation for the last, you know, 40 years of my business career. So it's been
good. It's funny because you would never want that for your children. No, I mean. It's amazing
how well it's worked out for people like you or for me. Yeah. I mean, I don't think