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Jon and Tony from 91Octane join me to talk about their first track cars... and what you might want to make your first track car... Jon was laughing so hard he was clipping and shutting his mic off... its not just dead air LOL

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My offseason has continued into the middle of 2025... and its weighting on me. Join me and Bill Fischer from Garage Heroes In Training as we go over how I'm going to attack the rest of the season!

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The man behind the Player Haters Track Event at Rockingham Speedway, Andrew Meek, joins me to talk about the event, his motivations, and whats in store for the future! I didnt get to drive the event... but I did attend it... and everyone was having a blast! Stay tuned to hear whats in store for 2026! 

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Yes you are an Alpha... with an ego... the drive to win is #1 in your life... but its time to check yourself (and your check on your friends)

Devin Giles of Professional Awesome Podcast and the Heat Exchanger Podcast... joins me to introduce the Brake Check Podcast... His new venture into help motorsports enthusiasts improve their mental health. 

We talk about some of the strategies I use to keep my sanity, relieve the stresses of competitive motorsports, and how important having (and being) a support structure for friends and f...

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Occamsracers.com ... where you need to go to find the actual report we talked about in this podcast... Mario Korf joins me to talk about the process, content, and the wind tunnel/CFD relationship in this episode! 

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Scott Robertson of Robertson Racing and the Track Walking Podcast... One Lap of America Cult member and top 10 overall finisher in 2025... talks to us about what kind of car it takes to be top 10, what kind of things to consider, and how to prepare and survive as a driver! 

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Bill Fischer, co-host of Garage Heroes In Training, joins me as we expand on a recent episode they had about Vmins... by trying to relate it to the types and kinds of corners we usually see on a race track. 

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Future Flyboy, track specific mechanic, and great friend of the Podcast... Manny (aka Emanuel Hernandez ... @emanuel042) joins me to talk about setups, pre track prep, alignment adjustments, etc... get a notebook out... we have a lot to cover! 

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This is what happens when two podcasters get together who havent turned a wheel on track all season (1/3 of the way through the year). RaceFFPods own Jaime Garcia joins me to talk about whats going on, how we are coping with the "off season" that has run into the season... and what adjustments we are making to our "plans." 

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Welcome to our first bonus episode! Kevin Fennel from FastX Autosport joins me to talk about Motec GPRP Pro... a traction control system within Motecs ecosystem to control torque and wheel spin. 

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Kevin Fennel of FastX Autosport joines me to talk about wiring your race car... If you are looking to upgrade, repair, add a PDM, etc... you dont want to miss this one! 

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Sean Yearwood from PowerRevRacing.com (P2R) joins me to talk about the Honda J series engines... and the bad (or good) ideas start flying. Front wheel, rear wheel, all wheel... and even PLANES get these engines... If you can... plan on a J series for your next project car! 

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Bryan Hise from 057Motorsports.com joins me to talk about when we should hire a track side engineer as an amateur and what we can expect! 057 Motorsports also has a product launching soon where the engineer wont have to be track side... and it will save you $$$$

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Joe Adams from the Slick Talk Podcast (@blackstonelaboratories) joins me to talk about oil analysis and your race car! 

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NASA NE Race Director, Brian Casella, joins me to talk out... NJMP Thunderbolt! In 2025 NASA NE and NASA MA will have a crossover race there... and I'm hoping to go... I need some tips and you get to listen to them! 

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Obviously I can't speak on this topic... I am joined by 2024 SCCC TCA Champion Eric Kunz (@erickunz.racing) to talk about his story and QUICK transition from karts to TCA champion in his Honda Civic. He's got some great tips for us FWD racers out there! 

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Club race and now competitive Iracer... Dillion (@EJ2_Track_Rat) joins me to talk about his journey in competitive Iracing, some of his Iracing projects, and what it means and what it takes to be an intermediate iracer. 

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James Houghton, co-host of the Heat Exchanger Podcast, GLTC/GLGT driver, Time Attack wizard...  joins me to talk about tips for mid-pack racers to get to the front.  

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Jack Cobetto joins me to talk HYPERFEST 2025 and to announce some BIG HFGT news! Thats all I have for you... you'll have to listen to find out what it is! 

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Vicki and Bill from Garage Heroes In Training (aka GHiT @garageheroesintraining) revisit "race programs"... what it means to us, what it comprises, and how it can help us get faster! 

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Mr. RAD (@rad_potential) himself, youtube rotary nerd, comes on the podcast to talk about those dirty doritos... the rotary engine... specifically about the RX8... you know, a super budget friendly rear wheel drive sports car?!?! We all like to tinker... these cars are in our wheel house folks! 

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Do you have a NA/NB Miata thats a little tired? Dont want to source another 1.6 or 1.8 engine from a junk yard (if you can even do that anymore)... I sat down with Cameron of ecotecmiata.ca to talk bout a cost effective way to really wake up your "track weapon." He believes in the swap so much... be bought the company! 

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Seth (@mount_tele_lion), our hill climb guru, has been doing some wild 3D printing jobs for his hill climb car.... and maybe a miata... He joins us to talk about his 6 month journey from gadgets to car parts... the skills you need to pick up and the tools to get the job done! 

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Bryan "Racing"... an instructor who latched on to the benefits of of SIM racing and even started competing in months long SIM racing competitions... joins me to help talk me off the ledge about the mental challenges associated with sim racing. 

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You and your car will evolve as you grow in motorsports... AND you need to be able to track your growth as a driver AND if the changes you make to the car are actually helping... I think I'm at this point in my "career"... so...

Matt from trailbrake.com and Bryc from AIM join me to talk me through some options... A LOT has changed with the AIM ecosystem in the last 5 years... and its time for me to go back. 

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eNASCAR driver turned SpecE30 racer... Garrett Manes, joins me face to face in the SIMSEATS showroom, to talk about his transition from sim racing to "real racing." He shares tips and tricks on what really applies in the sim world that can impact your IRL track driving. Dont waste time on the sim... make it effective. 

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Evan McLaren (@bigmacvtak), your 2024 ClubTR champion and podcast listener, joins me to give his perspective on learning a new track... He's had to go to new tracks and win on his journey to being ClubTR champ... and I have at least 2 new tracks on my list for 2025... There is a lot of unpack in this one... get a pen and paper ready! 

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With PRI, the holidays... and a new Grid Life class ... it makes scheduling guests tough... So I sat down with Jason Lineberg to talk about the 2024 podcast stats and if I'm going to be able to keep this podcast moving forward. 

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Do you want a "faster car" than a GLTC car? Do you still want single class racing in a super sprint format?!?!?

You are in luck! NEW for 2025 is the Gridlife GT class! Adam Jabaay joins me to talk all things GridLife GT and what GridLife will look like in 2025! 

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Jackie Andrews... driver coach, racer, and Honda Challenge rules committee member... joins me to explain what happened with the rules and how the process works (with NASA). Are we disappointed? YES ... Will we give up? NO! 

I get on my soap box a couple of times... and i might talk out of the side of my mouth at least once... but we are working on that. 

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Ryan Pyles of Virginia Tech Motorsports (https://vtmotorsports.square.site/) joins me to talk about Formula SAE and their program! If you are looking for a young engineer or have a youngster looking at schools that loves motorsports... I can't think of a better opportunity for growth than a FSAE program. 

Join Ryan and me as we talk about what a FSAE program consists of and how it help engineering students become the best they can be. 

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Deren Ardinger (aka @honduh_challenged) joins me to talk limited slip differentials... obviously my car is having some excessive transmission wear, and Deren is my transmission voodoo guy... so we talk limited slip differentials, how they work, and how you can set them up. No I wont tell you how my OSG is set up... because I have NO IDEA... YET

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Driver coach and half of the Track Walking Podcast, Scott Robertson (@robertsonracing @trackwalkingpodcast), joins me to talk about when you need to seek out coaching and how you need to approach it. 

Shocker... I'm personally looking into it, and I had some reservations until I talked with Scott! 

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Daytona and Sebring winner, and driving coach, Dion von Moltke (blayze.io), joins me to talk about habits we can start/reinforce/continue as we street drive that will help us while we are on track... When you are hooked, you are hooked... and you want to maximized EVERY SINGLE opportunity to get better... we give you a dozen examples in this episode! 

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Gabe Orlowitz (@gabeorlowitzracing) joins me to expand on his youtube video covering racing at any budget... there is no time like the present to get into some level of racing.... and we cover most of it! 

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ALERT: We got spicy

On this episode, hot shoe driver Carlos Valenzuela and part time podcaster Jaime Garcia join me to debate wheel to wheel racing and time trails/attack... and we talk some Sundae Cup and if its actually a real time attack class... 

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Reformed Miata driver and GLTC hot shoe Vette driver, Luke McGrew, joins me to talk about the C5 Corvette and how it should be the new answer for "what should my first track car be?!?!?" We get into what they need to be reliable and what to upgrade as you progress. 

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The King of VIR Mr. Peter Krause joins me to talk about Virginia International Raceway... FULL COURSE... we talk about everything from amenities , the history of the track, to a turn by turn evaluation on how to approach the track. 

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I hand the keys to the podcast over to Bill Fisher (@garageheroesintraining) to guide the conversation on my driving and how the podcast has helped me... and he sprinkled in some listener Q&A questions too! 

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Jackie Andrews joins me to talk about the details in your (and mine) suspension that get overlooked. Lord knows I have overlooked them... because I need to address them this offseason. We even get into some of the Honda Challenge rules we can expect in 2025... outside of the new tire. 

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