Daily DRVN #91 / The Automotive Life is About Liberty and the Pursuit

📢 The DRVN/VHCLS App is Now Available Inside the Base App & Farcaster + The Founder’s Club Key Mint is Live!

Presented by DRVN Labo
By @Rext_Racer

Base App & Farcaster Integration

Bringing car culture onchain is going to me no easy feat. But, to do so we are aligning our every effort with the trusted brands and platforms that streamline the learning curve so you can focus on your passion.

Join the DRVN Founder’s Club

In tandem with this major milestone, we have unlocked minting of our DRVN Founder’s Club Keys directly within the app using USDC.

These NFTs aren’t mere jpgs. They are an all-access pass to the VIP pit crew. Holders of these rare and coveted keys will enjoy:

🪙 An instant airdrop of $BSTR tokens

🚗 Presale allocation of fractional shares of Paul Walker’s tokenized Ferrari

🛎️ Front-of-line whitelist access to every real-world asset we tokenize

👕 Limited edition merch

💥 And much MUCH more!

You can learn more about the perks and privileges offered to key holders here.

To mint yours, go to the DRVN/VHCLS app, create an account, and navigate to the Buster Club page, then pick your key. Steel. Carbon. Or Titanium.

PLUS, Enter the Ohara AI Mini App Challenge

Inspired to build for the car culture? We have partnered with Ohara AI to unleash your creativity as a mini app developer in your own right.

Scroll down to the article below to find out how you can contribute to our vision, and earn over $2,000 in rewards for your AI built submissions.

📰 Dream Car Classified / Ricciardo’s Badger Blue Valkyrie Heads to Auction

Presented by RevHard Motors
By Josh Juhasz

Today we’re featuring something a little different. Rather than a classic JDM legend available from our partner, Revhard Motors, we’re showcasing a vehicle that few on earth could ever dream to call their own.

Unless DRVN/VHCLS gets their hands on it… And fractionalize it 😎 

Daniel Ricciardo is parting ways with one of the rarest hypercars on earth—a bespoke Aston Martin Valkyrie with fewer than 100 miles on the clock.

Finished in “Badger Blue” as a nod to his Honey Badger nickname, the car is chassis #089 of just 150 road-going Valkyries and comes loaded with £141k in Q-spec options. Packing a Cosworth-built 6.5-liter V12 hybrid pushing 1,100+ hp, it’s expected to hammer for over $3M when it crosses the Zoute Concours Auction stage in Belgium on October 10, 2025.

To sweeten the deal, Ricciardo is also offering his Aston Martin × Brough Superior AMB 001 track-only bike—one of just 100 built—making this a collector’s double shot of pure adrenaline.

Ready to acquire your dream car? Reach out to RevHard Motors to find, secure, import and deliver the JDM vehicle you’ve always desired.
🪙 Crypto payments accepted!

🧠 Buster’s Based Metatations / Don’t Contradict Your Drive

Presented by the $BSTR token
By @Rext_Racer

Aristotle’s second rule of logic is the Law of Non-Contradiction:
A thing cannot both be and not be, at the same time, in the same respect.

Sounds abstract, but here’s what it really means:

You can’t live with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake. You can’t chase two conflicting goals and expect to move forward. You can’t claim to want one thing while building your life around the opposite.

Contradictions stall progress. Clarity moves you.

The Principle, Made Clear

Every time you hold two opposing truths, you create friction.

• You say you want health, but you live on junk.

• You say you want wealth, but you blow every check.

• You say you want truth, but you buy every story hook, line, and sinker.

When actions and words clash, the contradiction cancels both out.

To live in alignment with reality, you strip away the contradictions. You make choices that match your goals. You act in a way that’s consistent with who you say you are.

That’s the Law of Non-Contradiction in practice.

The Aston Martin Fan

Picture a man who lives and breathes Aston Martin. He watches every F1 race, cheering for Alonso — even for Stroll. He’s seen all the Bond flicks. His closet’s full of Aston gear. And one day, he dreams of owning a DB9.

But right now? He drives a Mini Cooper.

If he lives by the Law of Non-Contradiction, he’s content with that Mini. He doesn’t dump his money into mods that won’t move him closer to his dream. He saves. He invests. He stays aligned with his pursuit. Because every dollar he doesn’t waste on the Mini gets him closer to that DB9.

If he doesn’t? He lives the contradiction. He pours cash into the Mini, dressing it up with parts and power that don’t match his identity as an Aston fan. His words say one thing, his actions another. And so the dream never arrives.

The Law of Non-Contradiction says: don’t live a double life. Don’t claim one goal while fueling the opposite.

Be clear. Be consistent. If you’re an Aston Martin fan saving for a DB9, live like it. Drive your Mini with pride, knowing it’s a stepping stone, not a contradiction.

Because in the end, the man who aligns his actions with his passion will be the one pulling into the driveway with the keys to his dream.

🔥 Hot Headlines

The trending news from across the automotive spectrum.

🏁 MTRSPRT

Gazoo Racing’s V8 Gen3 Supra Sets the Stage for Supercars Chaos

Toyota just dropped its Gen3 GR Supra and it’s not here to make up the numbers. Powered by a quad-cam 5.2-litre V8 (meeting the new Gen3 regs), the Supra will launch with six entries next season—Walkinshaw Andretti United running two, and Brad Jones Racing taking up four.

How will it stack up? Ford and Chevrolet have been duking it out for dominance in the Mustang vs Camaro era, but Toyota’s entry opens a fresh chapter. With engineering pedigree, strong team alignment, and a roar-driving powerplant, the Supra is primed to be a dark horse—and likely a contender from its debut.

🎮️ GMNG

Mad Metal Is Reviving Car Combat, Old School Style

Mad Metal, developed by indie studio Mad Mechs, is an open-world destructible car-combat roguelite launching via Kickstarter this fall.

It pulls inspiration from legends like Twisted Metal, Twisted Metal, Carmageddon, Mad Max, etc., with features like procedural environments, seasonal effects, permanent damage, and sweet nostalgia built right in.

The devs are targeting PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and plan console ports + multiplayer stretch goals if crowdfunding hits high enough.

🪙 AW3

DeLorean Scores MiCA Approval; $DMC Becomes Regulated Utility Token in Europe

DeLorean just hit a big milestone in Europe—its $DMC token has been officially classified as a utility token under the EU’s MiCA regulation, which means it’s not considered a financial instrument or security.

That clearance, granted by Spain’s CNMV and published by ESMA, opens doors to smoother cross-border expansion across all 27 EU member states and upgrades the trust factor in DeLorean’s on-chain ecosystem.

For fans of automotive nostalgia with a tech edge, this means DeLorean isn’t just selling cars—it’s building regulated, fan-first digital infrastructure.

🏎️ CLTR

The Most Korean Car Ever Made — Meet Hyundai’s INSTEROID

INSTEROID isn’t just a concept—it’s a full-blown statement of what modern Korean car culture can be when you turn the dial past “street-legal” and into “video-game fantasy.”

Hyundai took its INSTER EV, stacked on video game-inspired styling, slammed wild aero (hello massive spoiler, big boxy fenders, diffusers), dropped in bucket seats, a roll cage, and even a unique LED cluster that looks like it stepped out of a retro arcade. It’s not real yet—just a design study—but it proves Hyundai wants the INSTER legacy to mean something bold, emotional, and unapologetically fun.

📌 Feature Story / Build for the Car Culture: The Ohara AI Mini App Challenge Is Live

Got an idea for the next great car culture app? Now’s your chance!

DRVN Labo and Ohara AI are hosting a one-week challenge to create automotive-themed mini apps, no coding required.

The winning app will score $2,000 in funding from Ohara plus $250 in $BSTR for the best token integration, with top builds even earning a shot at joining the DRVN ecosystem.

Submissions close Thursday, Sept 18 at 8am EST—so fire up your creativity and start wrenching with AI! See all the details in the article below.

⭐️ Celebrity Car Collection Showcase / Joe Rogan

Presented by DRVN Labo
By @Ironmaiden1541

He may be the king of podcasts, but after taking a gander at what he’s got in his garage, you won’t be able to deny his passion for cars hits as hard as his gift of gab.

Of course, we’re referring to the one and only, Joe Rogan. Tap into our featured X thread, or tap out for good.

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