Garage Heroes In Training: Recent Episodes
Garage Heroes In Training
An amateur endurance auto racing team hoping to show everyone that they too can participate in performance driving or racing. We are a relatively new team and learning right along with you. Our assumption is that you know very little to nothing about the sport but are interested in learning to drive better and eventually maybe even race in a local event of interest. We will cover all forms of racing and hope to be entertaining as well as educational.
Listener Request - Re-Release
GHIT 0187: Racing 101 Part 7: Perspective from a New Track Driver with Guest Adam Owens
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. On this episode, we have Adam Owens on to talk about his first track events he had last summer. Adam has a lot of fresh memories from these events and is a good friend of our team (and potentially future team GHiT member). In talking with Adam, it is even more apparent that the biggest thing stopping anyone from trying to drive at an autocross or a track event is just saying “yes” and doing it.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Our goal is to reduce some of the flood of information that occurs when you first go to the track for your first event.
2) Bill provides a tip to answering the dreaded question of “Do I look fat in this dress” and also goes into potentially what may be the worst response to the question.
3) Our team is founded on checklists and we provide several examples of what we use on our website at: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com. Hot tip though, having a checklist that you don't bring with you or use won't help you at all.
4) One of the tried and true sayings from our Lemons races “Numbers are hard”. Here are several tips that try to make them a bit easier.
5) Tips on garage and paddock layouts at the track.
6) We try to walk you through the point where you arrive at the track and all the way through the event. Many tracks and series have slightly different details and procedures, but we try to give an overview of many of the most common procedures.
7) We go through the tech inspection process of both the driver’s safety equipment and the car’s mechanical and safety tech inspection.
8) Tracks also will have varying ways that they hold their practice schedule and we try to give a couple of examples that are most common. It is important to make sure you know what the schedule is and make sure you can get the value for the expense. If it does work for you, especially if you are a new driver or new to the track, we recommend signing up and getting some laps on the track, often with only a few other cars on the track.
9) If you aren't familiar with them, track walks are a great way to learn the track, especially if you can tag along with a group who is familiar with the track. If you see us taking a track walk, please feel free to join us.
10) Our endurance races usually start Saturday morning until Saturday evening, pause, and then resume Sunday morning and finish Sunday evening. As such, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings are very similar. Also, Friday evening and Saturday evening are usually similar, but often if things are going well, Saturday has a lot more social “opportunities” (read as parties) in the paddock.
11) Organizing the paddock and pilot area are key to getting the car prepped quickly and efficiently. Tips abound.
12) Most races end Sunday evening and the track closes in a few hours after that, so there are a few tips on prepping the paddock and pit area for departure to make this possible.
13) Try to get everything done as early as possible since there are often unforeseen issues and problems that arise unexpectedly. We give a few hypothetical examples we have “heard” about.
14) How did Bill get the nickname “toddler”
15) Some factors that may need to be considered when thinking about and setting up your driver line up, especially for the first stint.
16) There are also a few of the racing etiquette details sprinkled throughout the episode.
17) Bill gets several homework assignments for providing some lists on our website. It may take a bit, but they are coming and will be updated shortly.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC06
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
3) Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons: https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/
4) Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going? Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining
GHiT 0702: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - Never a Goodnight
NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception. In the first of several parts, we review the first time at Lemons team, Never a Goodnight. They had two new to wheel to wheel racing drivers in a brand new race car build. What could go wrong with that?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car44
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
3) Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons: https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/
4) Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going? Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining
Listener Request - Re-Release
GHIT 0185 Racing 101 Part 6: Paddock and Pit Area - Prep and Tips
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. For this episode, A lot of our fellow teams recognize that our paddock game is often better than our on track game so we could not escape our Racing 101 series without covering our paddock prep and processes at a race weekend.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Our goal is to reduce some of the flood of information that occurs when you first go to the track for your first event.
2) Bill provides a tip to answering the dreaded question of “Do I look fat in this dress” and also goes into potentially what may be the worst response to the question.
3) Our team is founded on checklists and we provide several examples of what we use on our website at: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com. Hot tip though, having a checklist that you don't bring with you or use won't help you at all.
4) One of the tried and true sayings from our Lemons races “Numbers are hard”. Here are several tips that try to make them a bit easier.
5) Tips on garage and paddock layouts at the track.
6) We try to walk you through the point where you arrive at the track and all the way through the event. Many tracks and series have slightly different details and procedures, but we try to give an overview of many of the most common procedures.
7) We go through the tech inspection process of both the driver’s safety equipment and the car’s mechanical and safety tech inspection.
8) Tracks also will have varying ways that they hold their practice schedule and we try to give a couple of examples that are most common. It is important to make sure you know what the schedule is and make sure you can get the value for the expense. If it does work for you, especially if you are a new driver or new to the track, we recommend signing up and getting some laps on the track, often with only a few other cars on the track.
9) If you aren't familiar with them, track walks are a great way to learn the track, especially if you can tag along with a group who is familiar with the track. If you see us taking a track walk, please feel free to join us.
10) Our endurance races usually start Saturday morning until Saturday evening, pause, and then resume Sunday morning and finish Sunday evening. As such, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings are very similar. Also, Friday evening and Saturday evening are usually similar, but often if things are going well, Saturday has a lot more social “opportunities” (read as parties) in the paddock.
11) Organizing the paddock and pilot area are key to getting the car prepped quickly and efficiently. Tips abound.
12) Most races end Sunday evening and the track closes in a few hours after that, so there are a few tips on prepping the paddock and pit area for departure to make this possible.
13) Try to get everything done as early as possible since there are often unforeseen issues and problems that arise unexpectedly. We give a few hypothetical examples we have “heard” about.
14) How did Bill get the nickname “toddler”
15) Some factors that may need to be considered when thinking about and setting up your driver line up, especially for the first stint.
16) There are also a few of the racing etiquette details sprinkled throughout the episode.
17) Bill gets several homework assignments for providing some lists on our website. It may take a bit, but they are coming and will be updated shortly.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC06
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
3) Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons: https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/
4) Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going? Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining
GHiT 0701: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - El Jeffe/The Trophy Truck
NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception. In the first of several parts, we review the weekend race for car/truck number 23, the Bad Hombre, El Jeffe, the trophy Truck. What a weekend!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car23
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
3) Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons: https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/
4) Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going? Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining
Listener Request - Re-Release
GHIT 0185 Racing 101 Part 5: What to Expect At Your First Track Day
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. On this episode, we go over a typical track visit from arriving at the gate to departing at the conclusion of the event. It's like you get to experience everything about racing on a track without the thrill of driving, and without the post-race hangover from your adrenaline crash. The goal of this episode is to help you to be prepared for what usually happens when you visit a track for the first time and hopefully reduce some of the anxiety of going into the “unknown”.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Our goal is to reduce some of the flood of information that occurs when you first go to the track for your first event.
2) Bill provides a tip to answering the dreaded question of “Do I look fat in this dress” and also goes into potentially what may be the worst response to the question.
3) Our team is founded on checklists and we provide several examples of what we use on our website at: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com. Hot tip though, having a checklist that you don't bring with you or use won't help you at all.
4) One of the tried and true sayings from our Lemons races “Numbers are hard”. Here are several tips that try to make them a bit easier.
5) Tips on garage and paddock layouts at the track.
6) We try to walk you through the point where you arrive at the track and all the way through the event. Many tracks and series have slightly different details and procedures, but we try to give an overview of many of the most common procedures.
7) We go through the tech inspection process of both the driver’s safety equipment and the car’s mechanical and safety tech inspection.
8) Tracks also will have varying ways that they hold their practice schedule and we try to give a couple of examples that are most common. It is important to make sure you know what the schedule is and make sure you can get the value for the expense. If it does work for you, especially if you are a new driver or new to the track, we recommend signing up and getting some laps on the track, often with only a few other cars on the track.
9) If you aren't familiar with them, track walks are a great way to learn the track, especially if you can tag along with a group who is familiar with the track. If you see us taking a track walk, please feel free to join us.
10) Our endurance races usually start Saturday morning until Saturday evening, pause, and then resume Sunday morning and finish Sunday evening. As such, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings are very similar. Also, Friday evening and Saturday evening are usually similar, but often if things are going well, Saturday has a lot more social “opportunities” (read as parties) in the paddock.
11) Organizing the paddock and pilot area are key to getting the car prepped quickly and efficiently. Tips abound.
12) Most races end Sunday evening and the track closes in a few hours after that, so there are a few tips on prepping the paddock and pit area for departure to make this possible.
13) Try to get everything done as early as possible since there are often unforeseen issues and problems that arise unexpectedly. We give a few hypothetical examples we have “heard” about.
14) How did Bill get the nickname “toddler”
15) Some factors that may need to be considered when thinking about and setting up your driver line up, especially for the first stint.
16) There are also a few of the racing etiquette details sprinkled throughout the episode.
17) Bill gets several homework assignments for providing some lists on our website. It may take a bit, but they are coming and will be updated shortly.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC05
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much. Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
3) Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons: https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/
4) Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going? Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining
Listener Request - Re-Release
GHIT 0183: Racing 101 Part 4: Buying and Selling a Race Car or a Soon to be Race Car
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 4 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the process involved with finding and buying a “new to you” car, or for those with a problem (Like Bill) how to best prepare to sell your car. Lara Vernon is on as our guest for a second time and is involved with buying and selling cars in her real life where she owns a boutique exotic car dealership called “Rare Exotic Vehicles” in Asheville NC that deals with very cool vintage cars and hot rods from the 1930’s on. The discussion deals with all types of cars, from a daily driver to a race car to a future race car to a parts car for the race car. Lara’s advice will save you time and money and get you further towards your goal. You may even find that flipping cars or parting out cars can help support your racing. This is one of the rare cases where the magician gives away a few of the secrets.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we go into how high performance driving education (HPDE) helps everyone on public roads, whether you have driven for decades or even if you are a new or soon to be new driver. It helps in all areas including the use of controls within the car as well as increasing the ability for the driver to anticipate and read the road and other drivers. We know of nothing that can be more effective in improving your driving as well as reducing the likelihood of an incident on public roads and everyday driving situations. Our three hosts all agree but each has a different number one improvement area that they feel has been improved through our driving education events and driving on track. We then wander into the relative safety of being on a track vs off track/on public roads. For those keeping score at home, the track is way safer than driving on public streets, even if you don’t count the safety equipment improvements involved with a prepared race car.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a review of Lara’s recent win with her team on the 24 Hours of Daytona on iRacing where she will be getting her iRolex.
2) Critical aspects of the car searching process, what to avoid, what to look for, and how to look for things that will indicate a well taken care of car.
3) How the discussion of the car can lead to even better deals, both on the phone and eventually in person when possible.
4) Several of her favorite sites to look for cars online. Bill shares the Auto Tempest addiction and has a large set of open searches that he is always looking at, much to the irritation of Vicki.
5) Two words to try to avoid in most cases are accident and rust without a lot of further detail and investigation, rust being at the top of the list.
6) Lara also goes into the current market pricing and demand that she is seeing and how things are changing, even during our current COVID situation. It seems to be a seller’s market currently.
7) We also cover the transaction from the perspective of the seller. Yes Bill, you can sell cars as well. Try it. You might make Vicki happier.
8) Tips on how to inspect a car, what to look for, and where to get background on the particular model. Body, engine, fluids (level and color/smell), paint, with plenty of tips and tricks. Note to self: Do not let Lara near our race cars, they may not inspect well, lol.
9) Somehow, we ended up talking about our award winning race at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut during our second ever race. Granted it was the “I Got Screwed Award”, but hey, it is an award, lol.
10) We also go into a bit about her iRacing results and what is involved in some of her endurance races. Now if we could just get Jen and Vicki to not get motion sickness.
PS If you are preparing to sell a car, another former podcast guest, Jim Tramontano from “No Money Motorsports”, has a great article on things to do or avoid when listing your car to maximize your selling price and minimize the time on the market. https://tinyurl.com/SellingRaceCars
(Jim, you are way overdue for another episode)
Lara’s Contact information is:
Her business is are: www.RareExoticVehicles.com
@Lara.is.racing on Instagram
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 4 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the process involved with finding and buying a “new to you” car, or for those with a problem (Like Bill) how to best prepare to sell your car. Lara is on as our guest for a second time and is involved with buying and selling cars in her real life where she owns a boutique exotic car dealership called “Rare Exotic Vehicles” in Asheville NC that deals with very cool vintage cars and hot rods from the 1930’s on. The discussion deals with all types of cars, from a daily driver to a race car to a future race car to a parts car for the race car. Lara’s advice will save you time and money and get you further towards your goal. You may even find that flipping cars or parting out cars can help support your racing. This is one of the rare cases where the magician gives away a few of the secrets.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we go into how high performance driving education (HPDE) helps everyone on public roads, whether you have driven for decades or even if you are a new or soon to be new driver. It helps in all areas including the use of controls within the car as well as increasing the ability for the driver to anticipate and read the road and other drivers. We know of nothing that can be more effective in improving your driving as well as reducing the likelihood of an incident on public roads and everyday driving situations. Our three hosts all agree but each has a different number one improvement area that they feel has been improved through our driving education events and driving on track. We then wander into the relative safety of being on a track vs off track/on public roads. For those keeping score at home, the track is way safer than driving on public streets, even if you don’t count the safety equipment improvements involved with a prepared race car.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a review of Lara’s recent win with her team on the 24 Hours of Daytona on iRacing where she will be getting her iRolex.
2) Critical aspects of the car searching process, what to avoid, what to look for, and how to look for things that will indicate a well taken care of car.
3) How the discussion of the car can lead to even better deals, both on the phone and eventually in person when possible.
4) Several of her favorite sites to look for cars online. Bill shares the Auto Tempest addiction and has a large set of open searches that he is always looking at, much to the irritation of Vicki.
5) Two words to try to avoid in most cases are accident and rust without a lot of further detail and investigation, rust being at the top of the list.
6) Lara also goes into the current market pricing and demand that she is seeing and how things are changing, even during our current COVID situation. It seems to be a seller’s market currently.
7) We also cover the transaction from the perspective of the seller. Yes Bill, you can sell cars as well. Try it. You might make Vicki happier.
8) Tips on how to inspect a car, what to look for, and where to get background on the particular model. Body, engine, fluids (level and color/smell), paint, with plenty of tips and tricks. Note to self: Do not let Lara near our race cars, they may not inspect well, lol.
9) Somehow, we ended up talking about our award winning race at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut during our second ever race. Granted it was the “I Got Screwed Award”, but hey, it is an award, lol.
10) We also go into a bit about her iRacing results and what is involved in some of her endurance races. Now if we could just get Jen and Vicki to not get motion sickness.
PS If you are preparing to sell a car, another former podcast guest, Jim Tramontano from “No Money Motorsports”, has a great article on things to do or avoid when listing your car to maximize your selling price and minimize the time on the market. https://tinyurl.com/SellingRaceCars
(Jim, you are way overdue for another episode)
Lara’s Contact information is:
Her business is are: www.RareExoticVehicles.com
@Lara.is.racing on Instagram
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC04
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
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Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0180: Racing 101 – Easy Entry Paths to Performance Driving and Racing aka So You Wanna Racecar - Part 3
This is part 3 of the series (of ~10) we go over several of the easiest and most popular paths to get your start performance driving and/or racing journey. This should be considered a starting point to work from and not an exhaustive, detailed list as there are many other potential paths and organizations available across the globe. We have already talked through several of these areas in prior episodes and will continue to cover each of these areas in future episodes. As always, each if us if forever “In Training” no matter what our current level of performance.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Expectations between Going To and From The Event/Track
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Continuing with our racing 101 Series within our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go over a condition that is to be avoided. It is commonly referred to as the “red mist” when racing or driving. This is somewhat like road rage and not only negatively impacts your performance but also increases the risk of damage to you, your car, and your fellow drivers on the track. Being cognizant of the red mist is often the biggest step to avoiding it by early recognition before becoming fully “mystified”
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Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) After some initial recording issues, …….
2) Attending an amateur driving event is a great way to start learning a bit and feeling comfortable with going to a track or racing event etc.
3) We often joke about autocross being the “gateway drug” for performance driving and racing. It is easy, requires very little equipment and preparation for your car, and is one of the most inexpensive ways to start performance driving. Budget requirements are usually well under $100 or so for the day.
4) If autocross isn't appealing to you because you always had the dream or desire to drive on a track, then perhaps SCCA’s Track Night In America is the best choice for you. You take your daily driver or your fun road car to a local track during the week and race it at the local track. This costs a bit more but is still usually less than $200 for the evening.
5) If you are looking for a bit more hands on coaching and structure, we always recommend attending an HPDE event. These can be at a track or even focused on autocross, depending on the event organizer and location. It is usually a blend of in class instruction and track time, often approximately 50/50 split, but the class time is very helpful and valuable. Budget around $500 or so for a two-day event. If you are looking of an HPDE targeting autocross, we enjoy going to the EVO School that costs about ½ as much for each day.
6) If you want a bit more track time and a bit less instruction, there are several track days at local tracks with a bit less structure and instruction, but usually a bit more time on track. We would recommend starting with an HPDE event, especially as a first time.
7) Road Rally events aren't really racing but a great way to get started and meeting your newest bunch of friends to be. Rally events are not a speed event but can be timed or can be based on finding checkpoints or completing challenges. These can be a single day or multiple days; costs vary greatly from $40 to much more and are often used as a charity fundraising activity or to help the local community in some way. These are usually on public roads and are often relaxed. Not every rally is like the Burt Reynolds movie Cannonball Run, lol.
8) We started by entering a race as our first event. It is a potential path. We would recommend at least one HPDE, but several series cater to first time race drivers and are set up to help you achieve this goal. The cost of entry can be low for an autocross event or over $1,500 for an endurance event to enter. There is also a higher level of car preparation and safety equipment involved. The shortest races would be an autocross where the races are usually under 1 minute each. Then there are sprint races where the race can be for a single stint searching for your one best lap (usually called Time Attack) or for some short wheel to wheel races the race can be 20-40 minutes or so. Endurance races usually start at 4 hours and can be single 24+ hour events or multiple days of multi hour races. Costs can vary from a less than $100 for an autocross race to over $1,000 and up for endurance races. Budgets can also grow dramatically depending on the event and the cars being used.
9) An alternative to racing your own prepped car in a race is to either rent a car or a seat in a car to try your hand at racing. The costs again can vary depending on the car and the race, but with this option, you do not have to purchase and prepare the car. This reduces the start up costs and effort required to get out on the track and that is the most importance thing to getting started. You will still need a helmet and the required safety equipment, but he car and associated supplies, tools, etc. are usually covered. Pricing can vary dramatically from a few hundred dollars minimum to several tens of thousands of dollars for high level events in semi-pro and professional events. NOT recommended for your first time, lol
10) At many events you will need to either bring a racing helmet or rent one on site. Always make sure to contact the organizer for their specific requirements and if there are rentals available ahead of time.
11) We did neglect to mention going on track with an “experience” type of event where you can drive on a real track in some very fancy car or race cars. These are usually lead follow and you get to go up to the speed that you are comfortable with a pacing guide ahead of you.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC03
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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GHIT 0179: Racing 101 Part 2 @ Safety Related Needs
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 2 of the series (of ~10). On this episode of Bill is a Piñata, we go into the various safety related items that may be required to get on track or by the racing series. There are a large number of items and many different options and features to take into consideration. We try to summarize each item and area and provide a high level introduction that should help everyone to get started. We have covered several of these areas in detail in prior episodes, but we wanted to review them here for someone new to racing or new to high performance driving. Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into several Starting Grid and Paddock related tips: One of the potentially intimidating things is arriving at the track for the first time and not knowing what to do. I this episode, we cover what to do to get on the track for the first time including generic gridding and paddock setup and best practices to have a great time and keep everyone safe. After this we hope you will feel like you’ve been there already even if it is your first event.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Apparently Vicki and Jennifer were not familiar with the term “Luxury Mammal” which we first heard from Randy Bish.
2) We start off with a section covering racing seats and the use of seat inserts. We did have a full episode with Joe Marko from HMS Motorsports on episode #149.
3) Our Preference is to use a halo type seat with FIA certification and seat inserts to make a secure fit. Ideally without sliders but if needed, please use double rail secure sliders from either Sparco or from a Jeep TJ.
4) Mounting is critical for both comfort and safety, as well as getting into and out of the car, especially when using a halo seat or in smaller cars like a Miata etc.
5) Bill reminds Jennifer and Vicki of the broomstick test as an example of how much gap there should be above your helmet and the roll bar/cage.
6) Jennifer comes up with potential alternatives to help with fitting several different size drivers in a car. She has a future on “Top Chef”.
7) Our next discussion area is the racing helmet. It protects your melon. If it is a certified helmet, the only thing that really matters is that it fits you properly. If you can try it on before you buy, please do so. (Any movement is not good, and very tight areas can be a problem, especially in endurance racing. Puffy cheeks as a good sign) Also, if someone has a “Simpson head”, that does not imply the way they look. At the time of this recording, 2010 helmets are cycled out, 2015 helmets should be “on sale” and 2020 is what you should be looking for.
8) We discuss Greek desserts and the use of a balaclava with your helmet.
9) Racing suits, different types, and options, as well as underlayers and a few tips and things to do or look out for and several resources to find potential deals. As with the Helmets and seats, it is best to try them on before buying.
10) We finally found a reason to listen to our podcast. Don’t miss it. Lol.
11) We also cover several different types and brands of head and neck restraining devices to help protect you neck in case of an accident. There as several different types and additional complications when racing as a team and sharing H&N restraint devices. Simpson offers a hybrid system that can be used with 3-point belts that are in stock/OEM cars.
12) Flame resistant gloves and racing shoes are another item that may be required in most series and are a good addition to your driver bag. Gloves and shoes see a lot of wear and tear so expect to replace them more often than the above items. Also, conserve the wear of your fire resistant racing shoes by not wearing them around the race track and paddock, as well as not drying them in a dryer. Don’t ask how we know.
13) Also, most series will require fire retardant socks within your shoes. They disappear in the laundry just as well as normal socks, so be prepared.
14) One items that is often not thought about is underwear etc. Please stick with natural fibers like cotton. Most synthetic materials like nylons, spandex, etc. will melt and fuse with your skin if exposed to the heat of a fire.
15) Jennifer brings up the use of glasses and contact lenses in a race car. Bill has strong opinions related to his laboratory background in this area. Perhaps they may change your mind/opinion.
16) The use of ear protection, in car/helmet radios and helmet speakers etc.
17) There are several types of rear view mirrors available and we try to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type, as well as our team preferences.
18) Fire extinguishers and Fire Suppression systems are often required and a great addition to your car and team. There are a few types and options that have distinct advantages.
19) Other items discussed include the emergency stop switch, auxiliary lighting, and brake light systems, cages and roll bars, and safety harnesses/seat belts and the various options and features available along with a few of the tips and tricks we have learned so far. Still in training.
20) Also, at some races or series you will be using the hot pit or potentially setting up a home base/camp area on the pit. Each of these require different setups and equipment, as well as team member behavior and movement. We try to summarize the two most common pit area behaviors, but each series and track may have different rules or requirements. Always check prior to the race to make sure your entire team is familiar with the rules of the series and track.
21) Rob Krider is Called Brilliant. Not the first time.
22) Vicki wants to be clear that you should likely buy your first race car, just in case it wasn't clear after the last episode.
23) Start now. It is so much fun!
Used Racing Suits: Race Image: https://www.raceimage.com/
Rob Krider’s Magnetic Towels to prevent fuel spills: https://nasaspeed.news/toolshed-engineer/magnetic-fuel-spill-towel/
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC02a
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
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Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
Money saving tips:
1) Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry.
2) Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
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GHIT 0177: Racing 101 - Building Your Race First Car
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 1 of the series (of ~10) where we go over where we started and how things went at our first events. We then move on to how to build your first race car. In case it isn't clear, Vicki strongly feels its better to purchase a car that already races in the series you wish to enter. So, if you need to build your first race car or only if you need to make sure your race car is ready for your first race, this episode goes into the various steps and areas that should be your primary concerns. As with most areas, especially safety related, if you aren't already familiar with the specific area, please seek help from us or someone with experience, or the racing series technical representatives. This should be considered a starting point to work from and not an exhaustive, detailed plan. We have already talked through many of these areas in prior episodes and will continue to cover each of these areas in future episodes. Always In Training.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Expectations between Going To and From The Event/Track
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Continuing with our racing 101 Series within our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go into many of the ways to enjoy racing at the track. Especially when you are just getting started, racing is not only about winning the race, but there are also hundreds of “wins” each time we are at the track, many of which occur when you are not even driving on the track. Just going and trying is a victory. Winning isn’t everything and it definitely is far from the only thing.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a quick summary of our first racing events.
2) The car preparation required varies widely, depending on what you are trying to do.
3) At first, we cover what is required for an HPDE event or an autocross event. There you need very little besides a helmet, but we do cover a few potential upgrades like brake fluid and better brake pads.
4) We then go into the preparation needed if you want to go on track with a particular target series or type of racing. The first step is deciding (or guessing) where you want to learn, race, and compete. Then you need to look at the rules for that series. Everything is there, but it is at varying levels of difficulty in reading and understanding the rules and their implications.
5) One additional factor that you should take into consideration when looking to buy or build or fix your first car is making sure it is fairly easy to get parts, support, and work on. Ideally you should choose to use an already proven type of car that is widely used and raced, ideally with a low cost of consumable items, i.e., brake pads, rotors, tires etc.
6) The first step would be having patience and waiting for the right car to start with. The less issues to start with, the easier this whole process will be to complete. Once you have the car selected and in your work area, you should likely look to clean the car up (inside, out, underneath, and within the engine bay) and during this time, perform a thorough inspection and generate a list of to do items that you will find.
7) If it a dedicated race car, you will likely be taking the entire interior out of the car so that you can install your roll bar and/or full cage. In general, you will remove anything heavy, anything flammable, and anything not required to race the car. We prefer to leave the defroster for the windshield. It’s up to you but be careful of the electrical systems and the ground connections. If you damage any one of these, they can be very difficult to trouble shoot. Also, in some series, you will need to remove the lock from the steering wheel.
8) The next area to address is installing a roll bar or a full roll cage. A roll bar is a project that you may want to try even if you are new to racing. However, a full roll cage is likely one of the most difficult projects required in racing. It is not a great beginner project and we would recommend working with an experienced cage builder or racing team in your area. This is not an area where you should risk a mistake. Besides the skills required, the design of a cage is not a trivial endeavor, both for safety reasons and fitting within the rules of the series.
9) Vicki is very subtle in her preference towards buying your first race car and learning from there. This is by far the easiest method to get started and reduces the hurdles/excuses to not getting started TODAY.
10) Once the cage or roll bar is installed, you will want to paint the cleaned interior of the car and the bars for two reasons. The first is to protect the bare metal. The second is it is easier to keep clean and inspect the interior for part, tools, debris, before going out on track. The key to a good project is prepping and protecting surfaces that you don’t want painted like glass, electronics, wiring, etc.
11) This is an opportune time to review the rules again to make sure you are planning to conform to the series. It is much easier now, than redoing or undoing. It is also often way cheaper. We also provided several tips for generating a to do list and ways that we have found to work for our team that can have as many as 20 or more people working on the cars at a time.
12) At this point, it is a great time to reset your car and do a full inspection including changing/replacing all fluids and wear items like brake pads and rotors, and any rubber bits within the suspension etc. (Essentially try to look at and at least inspect anything on the car that goes round and round or up and down) In many cases, you will not know the history and current status of the car and this is a great time to make it yours and bring everything up to date and current. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Bill has a long list, and it is available on our website.
13) Vicki mentions No Money Motorsports blog where he tries to show how to save a bit of money and still enjoy your racing hobby.
14) Next is safety. Don’t ever try to skimp on this area and make doubly sure to meet any and all safety standards. You can replace your car but your drivers, not so much.
15) It is at this point that you should even consider working on the process of making your car pretty and things involved with the livery of your race car. There are a few different ways to add numbers and a multitude of ways to change design/color.
16) Bill misspeaks HVLP as High Volume, Low Pressure as high velocity. Sometimes the brain doesn’t engage fully with the mouth.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SYWRC01
We hope you enjoy this episode!
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
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Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0700: Ross Bentley Joins Us to Help Celebrate Episode 700
We celebrate episode number 700 with Ross Bentley. This time, we talk about his recent One Lap of America top ten finish in a mostly stock Honda Civic Type R. In addition, we talk about an upcoming HPDE plus plus plus event that Ross is holding at Pine View Run in upstate New York. We will be there!!! Also, we always talk about ways to improve everyone's driving. A great episode as always with Ross Bentley.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossFor700
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
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GHiT 0699: Post Incident Conversations In The Paddock
Stuff happens on track occasionally. In this episode we discuss what should be said between the cars and drivers. Thigs to do and things not to do. Some ways of handling things are better than others and sometimes the best thing to do is wait a bit. or sometimes perhaps bring a beverage of choice.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingIncidentDiscusioins
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DwD 0695: What a "Good" Racing Car Feels Like
One of the toughest parts of learning to race on track involves developing your feel. So, in this episode, we go into trying to describe what a good car feels like and what a bad car may feel like.
It's a tough one for an audio podcast, but let us know if we missed anything or if you have any questions at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WhatGoodFeelsLke
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GHiT 0697: Racing and Photography with Mike Woeller from WindShadow
Mike Woeller returns to talk all things racing and racing photography, as well as his home taking the grand prize in our listener Fantasy F1 league last year. Who knew there were prizes? Plus we give Miss Vicki a bit of grief over never taking any pictures when we are at the track. Lol.
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DwD 0696: Top Tips to Save Time for Every Level of Racer
We give our top tips to save time on track for every level of driver. We start with early on, maybe even your first time on track, low hanging fruit that can save up to about 10 second per lap. Then we move to experienced drivers and racers and look to shave a full second or more off of their time. Then we look at tip of the spear, field leading drivers and racers and try to get one of those hard fought last tenths.
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GHiT 0693: The Importance of Corner Min Speed with Mario Korf
Everyone always hear in slow, fast out. That's the key to being fast on track. Is it? Lets discuss this and more with Mario Korf. Maybe we can all learn a bit. And get faster!
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DwD 0694: Getting Too Comfortable Racing Early in Your Racing Career (that you don't get paid for)
Getting too comfortable on track too early in your career is a great prescription for a terrible day. We give tips as to how to avoid any Dunning-Kruger effects. .
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WOOT 0692: Thunderbolts and Beyond!!! Up, Up, and Away
Spoiler filled episode where we go over the recent release of Marvel's Thunderbolts and then we go into many of the upcoming movies that we are most excited about.
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DwD 0691: THE Budget Endurance Racing Grand Slam
What are the four Grand Slam Events of budget amateur endurance events from each of the four major organizers? We have been thinking about this for a while and ecied to dedicate/waste an epeuisde od Dominating with Dawson on the subject. How did we do? Do you agree?
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GHiT 0690: Race Review: CMP GLTC 2025 with Nick Barbato
Through the magic of podcasting, we were able to catch up with Nick Barbato before the GLTC kickoff race at CMP for the 2025 season. Tons of work over the offseason should lead to an improved season overall. And magically, we then talked with Nick after the event and go through his weekend. Two episodes for the same low price!
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DwD 0689: Top Ten Tips For Racing in a New to You Racecar
What to do and what not to do when racing in a new to you car. Every car has a first time, especially when you are an arrive and drive or a guest driver. We go over the best ways to learn a new to you car and get up to speed safely.
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GHiT 0688: John Rudolf Races What We All Want to
When Jeremy said" We need to have John on the pod", I said yes please. After John came on the podcast, we can't wait to have him on again and again. Racer, instructor, coach, and a whole lot better than any of us (and in much better cars). Welcome John Rudolf to the podcast.
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DwD 0687: Top Ten Adjustments For Racing On a Wet Track
Racing on a wet track can be intimidating at first, but is some of the most fun that you can have on a race track. On this episode, Ben discusses his top ten (or so) adjustments to excel at driving on a wet track.
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GHiT 0686: Our 2025 PittRace Race with TWO New Racecars (and a win)
We took two new cars to the race track for the first time. That is usually a recipe for a disaster weekend. But we came away from the weekend with some new hardware. And both cars finished the race. Well done by everyone who prepped both cars all winter.
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DwD 0685: Listener Feedback and PittRace Prep
We catch up with Ben and babble on about our upcoming PittRace prep and some listener feedback, and a bunch of other topics, comments, and discussion.
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GHiT 0684: Amazing New Telemetry Integration as Brent Picasso Returns
Brent Picasso has made several significant contributions to racing telemetry, data, and video collection over the years. With the introduction of their newest device, Brent and the team solved several issues with real time data collection and use live, during the race, and increases the potential data usage and communication between the paddock and the car, in Both directions. So many details and capabilities, we try to cover during this episode, and if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
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DwD 0683: Top Ten Tips For Building a Race Car- And How to Save Time and Money
Want to build a race car? We share many of our best lessons learned from buying and building a bunch of cars along the way. Special guest Kaan Canturk from the Blind Apex podcast.
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GHiT 0682: Everything about Bill - His Racing Past, Present, and Future
Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us.
Next up: Bill
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DwD 0681: Proper Clutch Adjustment for Racing
Our first ever Dominating with Dawson with a question that we had from the recent Blind Apex Podcast with future guest James Houghton, he just doesn't know it yet. Where should your clutch engagement point be for racing and how to do so.
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GHiT 0680: What's Been Going On
We have had quite the offseason this year and are looking forward to our eighth season. What tragedies have befallen our race cars. Why did we do that to our street cars/HDPE cars. Why is that bear limping? What races will we be at? All this, and more.
Same Bat time. Same Bat channel.
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DwD 0679: Jargon 101: Bore, Stroke, etc. Plus Bill's Bad Math and Vicki's Delaware Accent
Ever wonder about engine displacement, bore, stroke etc? Just in case you did, we go into it a bit. Plus a bunch of rambling along the way.
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GHiT 0678: Everything about Vicki - Her Racing Past, Present, and Future
Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us.
First up: Vicki
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutVicki
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DwD 0677: Virtual Track Walk of VIR
Ben knows VIR, so we had to ask him ahead of our first ever race at VIR. It is a can't miss episode before you go to VIR.
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GHiT 0676: Everything about Jeremy - His Racing Past, Present, and Future
Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us.
First up: Jeremy
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutJeremy
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DwD 0675: Jargon 101: Log Book and Tech Inspection
Some series require the car to be inspected at prescribed periods of time and them reinspected at the track for other items. WE talk about the log book, the process, and some of the details and variations between several of the racing series that we have competed with.
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GHiT 0674: Ecotec Miata's with Cameron Recknagel
One of the most raced cars in history is the Miata. Vicki loves hers, especially when on track. EcotecMiata enables you to take you stock Miata engine out and substitute in a EcoTec motor that bolts right in and with a few other items, you can increase your Miata's horsepower by nearly double or more. We wanted to learn a bit more about this and Cameron Recknagel was kind enough to share a bit of his time away from the shop and this looks very exciting.
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DwD 0673 How to Not Be Too Nice on Track and Why
No one ever wants to be that driver, especially when on track. However, some drivers, especially when they are new, can err towards the other end of the spectrum and end up being in an even worse position when on track.
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GHiT 0672 Eric Rood Joins us to Talk Lemons 2025 and a 2024 Review Plus More
Our favorite everything bagel, Eric Rood, joins us to talk all things Lemons, including a review of 2024 and an exciting new 2025 schedule. And if that wasn't enough, we talk about a whole lot more.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EverythingBagel2025
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DwD 0671: Traffic Management
One of the key separators of endurance racers is the drivers ability to get through traffic, especially in multi class racing. For this episode, Jeff joins us again to talk about various tips and strategies to help you get through traffic, even if you might not have the faster car.
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GHiT 0670: Ron and Jon Capps from NHRA Drag Racing (and much more)
We haven't ever drag raced, so naturally, we start at the top of the sport and we were lucky enough to have Ron and Jon Capps from the NHRA come on a discuss the current top level Funny Car racing with the NHRA. Please join us in watching them this weekend as the seasons tarts in earnest.
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DwD 0669: Best Driving Songs
In a 100% fun DwD, Jeff joins us again to discuss the best driving songs of all time. Is it a song that talks about driving? Is is a song that makes you want to drive? Is it a song that makes you want to drive fast? We prefer all of the above.
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GHiT 0668: Dewey (Eric DeWitt) Returns to Talk about Qualifying Laps & Time Attack, Plus a Whole Lot More
Dewey is back and we really wanted his input on what to do when trying for that one fast lap when on track. This could be when in a time attack competition or when the series you are competing in sets the starting grid by the car's qualifying lap. As expected, we wander into a whole lot more topics as the episode rolled along.
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DwD 0667: Renting Seats - Tips For Both Perspectives
In the latest dominating with Dawson, we are joined by Jeff Wakeman, the namesake for our racing truck "El Jeffe" and member of the Three Pedal Mafia. We discuss various aspects of renting seats, primarily in endurance racing. What to do and not do from both the drivers perspective and the car owner/teams perspective.
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GHiT 0666 Ryan Goodnight and Duckia Zhang
Looking to build a race car team from scratch? Duckia and Ryan are starting a team and we try to help with the process to develop their car, their team, their paddock, etc etc etc. Hoping that this one will save you some time and money by learning from us what worked and what didn't. Oh, did we mention that 4 of the 5 drivers have never driven on tack, yet..
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DwD 0665: Learning Racing: What We Re-Discovered When Learning Another Sport
In what may be Vicki's least favorite episode, Bill and Jeremy talk about aspects of learning Chess that directly apply to learning to race and drive on track. It may sound like it makes no sense, but this episode could easily be three times as long and may be the first of multiple parts.
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GHiT 0664: Roy Dietsch - And Then we Talk Best Brake Pads
We subscribed (as you should) to Roy Dietsch's YouTube a few months ago and when his recent episode went into his new favorite brake pads (replacing our team favorite the ST-43's), we knew we had to bring him on. Nothing seems to get racers more revved up online than the best brake pads. So on your mark. Get Set. Go. Or stop in this case.
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DwD 0663: Fueling for an Endurance Race Weekend - Listener Question
We love our listener questions and for this episode we cover what we recommend for fueling your race car during an endurance racing weekend. This includes fuel containment options in the real world, as well as NJ. We also go into some of the options that may help save your budget early in your racing career when you need virtually everything.
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GHiT 0662: Sean Condon - A Listener's Goals for 2025
Sean Condon was one of our listeners who wrote in after our goals episode and was willing to come on the podcast. We go over his racing history and obviously his plans for the upcoming season. This is the first of what we hope will be an annual tradition.
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DwD 0661: What You Should Be Doing This Offseason
All race cars have been known to have issues during a race and especially after a full season. We talk about what you should be doing in the offseason to prepare for a great 2025 season..
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GHiT 0660: Best Corvette for Racing with Mark Petronis
Looking to build a race car from a street car? The best answer for many types of racing may be a Corvette. But which one? What to look for? What to look out for? We get a great run down from Mark Petronis who runs a company that supports improving all corvettes for use on the track and for racing. Call Mark at AMT Motorsport if you ever need anything or just advice. online at https://amtmotorsport.com/.
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DwD 0657: When to Keep Racing vs When to Park the Car
All race cars have been known to have issues during a race. We talk about when to drive around the problems (and how) as well as when it may be a better plan to go into the pits.
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GHiT 0658: Aric Streeter Knows Racing
We have been long time fans of what Aric Streeter has been doing with racing. We first heard of him from GridLife, possibly from the Slip Angel podcast and since then he has been all over and helping everyone improve in racing, including at the One Lap of America. We had so much to talk about going into the podcast, we knew this would be part one of many. And it is.
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DwD 0659: Racing in Slower Cars is GREAT
We often hear discussion about racing/driving on track in faster cars. Especially concerning is when the person talking is relatively new to high performance driving and/or racing. Ben and Bill discuss many of the advantages of racing in slower cars. A central point in racing and high performance driving is getting close to the limit of the vehicle on the surface at every moment. Having a more approachable limit is often more fun as the limit is the limit, no matter where it happens to be.
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GHiT 0656: Race Review: NHMS 2024 with Slippery Slope
Our sister team Slippery Slope Racing was able to make it to the 2024 NHMS endurance race with the 24 Hours of Lemons. It was far from an easy event. What happened? Did they recover? How was the 2024 Season as a whole? It is in here.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SlipperySlope2024
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DwD 0655: Ben Talks Instructing
It had been quite a while since Ben had formally instructed on track at an HPDE. As his season ender, Ben was invited to instruct and he did. How did it go? What did his student need and where did they improve? And what car did they have? Its a good one.
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GHiT 0654: Cage Party for Friendsgiving
Having Friendsgiving has become quite the racing tradition since we started racing. This year, we elected to focus primarily on building a cage with a few other smaller racing projects. We had Jeremy and Scott McMichael up for their first ever cage build and we were guided as always by the C&C Racing Factory, Chris and Chrissy from the Three Pedal Mafia and Everyone Racers Podcast. How did it go? What did we learn? What did we bribe with? Was anyone able to walk after dinner?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CageParty2024
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DwD 0653: Heel Toe – Part 2
In our first ever two part Dominating with Dawson, we go further into the topic of downshifting and the discussion in the “You Suck at Racing” blog by Ian Korf. If you ever pondered or even argued about downshifting on track, this may be an episode that makes you happy or sad or angry, lol.
Base Article: https://yousuckatracing.com/2024/12/04/heel-toe-is-for-suckers/
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GHiT 0652: Club Spec with Blair Deffenbaugh from the SCCA
When we first started racing we were looking to build a car that we could race anywhere and everywhere. It did not exist. But now, we are getting closer with the Club Spec series run by the SCCA. Choose which car, make a few minor and easy upgrades and you are at the sharp tip of the field. Well your car is. The rest is up to you. We talk all things club spec and how things are progressing in this amazing series.
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DwD 0651: Heel Toe – Part 1
We were all fascinated by a recent blog post by friend of the podcast Ian Korf on his “You Suck at Racing” blog that dealt with the efficacy of heel toe downshifting on track. We started off discussing the article and then meandered into a deeper discussion into what heel toe downshifting is and how to do it. I think we may have found something that will be a focus of improvement for next season.
Base Article: https://yousuckatracing.com/2024/12/04/heel-toe-is-for-suckers/
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GHiT 0650: Sam Smith AND Ross Bentley Help Us Celebrate #650
Ross Bentley joins us again to celebrate episode #650. In addition, Sam Smith joins Ross this time. Sam, Ross and (hopefully) future podcast guest Jeff Braun host the amazingly popular podcast called "Its Not The Car" and we were honored to have them both on our podcast. We start off with Ross revealing the two secrets that only pro racing drivers know that make them so fast. We have tons of fun with Sam and Ross for the rest of the episode. One of our best.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossAndSam650
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DwD 0649: Proper Pass Presentation
Proper presentation for passing can help in both a race and especially in a HPDE/track day. We discussed why and how. Agree? Disagree? Did we miss something? Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
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GHiT 0648: Peter Granberg
Peter Granberg joins us this week with Vicki leading the way and Bill calling in from the road to repairing our E46 BMW race car. Peter has been racing and recently focused on competing in GridLife's Club TR time attack series. He has also begun to work with friends of the podcast at Robertson Racing and the coaching and hard work has paid off. Peter finished on the podium for the 2024 season and missed the top spot by only 0.003 seconds at the last event. How did he get here? How did the season go? Why coaching is so important? What are the plans for next season? Plus a few F&F Storytime questions. Its all in here.
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DwD 0647: Do You Always Use ALL the Track
One of the things that you will often here is that you should use all of the track. While we do not disagree, there are a few situations that we discuss here that may be opportunities to improve your lap time by not using all of the available track.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/UseAllTheTrack
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DwD 0645: Curbs – Friend or Foe and How to “Use” Them
Ben is mildly obsessed with passing and speed on the track. One aspect of the track that we haven’t ever really discussed in detail is the presence of curbs at certain locations around the track, mostly at corner entry, exit and the apex. Some can be friendly, others not so much. We discuss options and precautions during the episode, but most definitely remember that all curbs are not the same.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CurbHopping
GHiT 0646: Gift Ideas for the Racer and Driver
Looking for gift ideas for a driver/racer in your life? We have thoughts and try to avoid the things that we really don't want or won't use. Things that took a little thought and care or at least appear to. We try to save you some time during the hectic season and this year, we even got it our before the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GiftsForRacers
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GHiT 0644: Data for “Non Data” Drivers with Matt Romanowski
There seems to be two types of drivers (and people): data people and no data people. We have both on our team and we took the opportunity to test this episode with one of our non-data people as a test subject. So, if you are a non-data person or have one you race with, this may be a great episode in utilizing data to improve.
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DwD 0643: Setting up a Pass
What makes Ben’s eyes light up? Talking about passing on track. We make Ben happy by talking abut things to think about when setting up a pass. A special guest drops in towards the end of this one. Live from PittRace.
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GHiT 0642: Our Season Review and 2025 Goals
With the last race at PittRace with Lucky Dog, our 2024 season is a wrap. How did we do? How many of our goals did we hit? Any? And then we get to what are we looking to accomplish in 2025.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GoalReview2025
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DwD 0641: Dealing with Flags and Penalties
Lemons has a unique method of dealing with flags and penalties. We go over a few things to do and many things to avoid. The same can be said for many other racing series, and racing in general.
And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
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GHiT 0640: Evan McLaren – 2024 Club TR Champion
With the 2024 GridLife season ending a PittRace a few weeks ago, there were two people competing for the top of the podium and it all came down to this weekend. No stress, easy peasy. Well maybe not. We go through the entire season with Evan and as is normal, everything appears easy and he is an overnight success. That is never the case.
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GHiT 0639 Lena Chin
Past to Present and Promising Future
We finally met Lena Chin at the GridLife PittRace event a few weeks back. (Thank you Nick) and could not wait to have her on the podcast. In this episode, we cover some of Lena's racing history, how she got involved with GridLife and GLTC, as well as what some of her upcoming plans are for the next few years. There is also a rumored bonus content, but don't believe everything you read on the internet.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LenaChin
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DwD 0638: Race Review on Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog
We review our first ever race with Ben. And there is hardware involved.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LDRLHardware
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DwD 0637: Our First Ever LIVE Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog
It finally happened, we recorded our first ever in person Dominating with Dawson from PittRace while we were racing with Lucky Dog. It was quite the weekend. Here is our update after our first racing day on Saturday.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRaceLDRLSaturday
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GHiT 0636: Ryan Susca - Upgrades to Your Trailer and RV for Racing (and life)
We catch up with Ryan Susca and interrogate him on what he has done to his trailers and RV's that make them the envy of everyone in the paddock. With the season winding down and winter project season starting locally, this may be the best time to do a little upgrade project that will help make next season the best ever.
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GHiT 0635: PittRace: GridLife Review and Lucky Dog Preview
Racing schedule for 2024 ends this year with the national championship with GridLife and then the first Lucky Dog race in the northeast. Nick Barbato was/will be with us at both, so we cover a post GridLife and a pre Lucky Dog. Two of our favorite racing series and a time for us to test and dial in the E46 330.
PS Bill at the track with no mechanical support from the team. What could go wrong? Well, the team officially apologizes to everyone at GridLife and those we talked to remotely trying to troubleshoot a (very simple) issue.
What did we learn: When you have tried everything that is complicated, perhaps you should look at the simple things. Soooooooooo dumb sometimes, but always in training.
We do appreciate the help of Dewie, Scott and Becky, Isaac, Jason, and everyone else Bill pestered in the paddock. Repeatedly.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BillAndNickGridlife
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GHiT 0634: Tires Age and Feel Like What
We had a recent podcast related to tires and maintaining the tires, but upon further review, we did not go into how the tires can degrade and what that can feel like. So we did.
What did we miss?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TireDeg
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GHiT 0633: Matt Romanowski on Data 101(+)
A long overdue podcast dealing with data and data interpretation. We are joined by Matt Romanowski and discuss the first few steps in data when driving on track. The focus is on what you can get the maximum benefit from with minimum amount of time, effort, money, and difficulty. This is part one of an almost endless subject and we hope to have Matt on again soon, ideally before the holiday shopping season and before our racing program plans for next season are finalized.
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DwD 0632: What is the Best Racing to Watch on TV/YouTube
Being racers, many people have asked us what is our favorite forms of racing to watch on TV and/or YouTube. We go into some of our favorites both current and past and then wander into the what are the ones that are driving us crazy and why. There
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BestRacingToWatch
GridLife GLTC Examples
https://www.youtube.com/live/WnUXE7TUB-o?si=1d1MZHy29pwWTMa3&t=21724
https://www.youtube.com/live/7umP2fRkqMo?si=3vvaAdSCEEZIJN7M&t=5833
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_o3unpbpsg
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GHiT 0631: Scott McMichael and Bill Drive Pineview Run in an Integra Type S
When Scott asked if we could come to watch a race, we said why don’t you come up and we can go race ourselves. An easy ask for a friend who is one of the webmasters of the Unofficial 24 Hours of Lemons page in the book of faces. Scott and Bill took to the track in a 2024 Acura Integra Type S and we review the stock car and the track.
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DwD 0630: Listener Questions & Comments and How to Shake Off the Rust
We had three listeners write in to comment on a few comments on our how to get fast the fastest/bestest. Then we had two listeners with questions. The first pair were not technically racing related (but always welcomed) and the last one was on how to shake off the rust after being away from the track and what areas of your skills were likely to be not as sharp as we would wish.
What did we miss? What did we get wrong?
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ListenerQuestion
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GHiT 0629: Nick Pon Returns from the 24 Hours of Lemons
We always love catching up with Nick Pon from the 24 Hours of Lemons and get a few stories from long ago and a bit of a peek behind the wizard’s curtain. Nick was kind enough to come on and we caught up with him on what is going on and how the 2025 season has been to this point.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NickPon2025
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DwD 0628: What You Can/Should Feel When On Track
We realized recently that we haven't ever really gone into some of the details of what you can (and should) feel when driving at the limit on the track. We even take a shot at describing the feeling, what it means, and the potential set of responses that you may need to do or be aware of. No doubt this is a part one of many.
What did we miss? What did we get wrong? Anything different between FWS and RWD and AWD? What about on a SIM?
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GHiT 0627: Talking Tires with Samir Abid from the Your Data Driven podcast
We catch back up with Samir Abid from Your Data Driven to try to dig into the key determinate in improving your driving: the tires. Most of our driving is focused on the use, management, selection, and maintenance of those four black cylinders that contact the surface we are driving on. Samir has a master class on them and we wanted to get this one out before it closes. Join us if you can. It will be fantastic!!
Link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SamirOnTires
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DwD 0626: Starts and Restarts Are “Golden Times” In Racing
Listener question: Our long time listener Ben D wrote in this morning: What are the benefits and risks of being a bit more aggressive during starts and restarts of races.
Nothing makes Ben happier than listener questions, so please keep them coming.
And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
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GHiT 0625: Peter Krause Returns for His Second Lap
It has been way too long since we had Peter Krause on the podcast. It all started out with a very clear set of questions that we intended to ask Peter. As is customary on a great podcast, we ended up talking about none of them. However, the good news is that we both have an excuse to have Peter back on and our prep is already done. A true win-win. This is one of those don't miss episodes and we have already listened to it twice.
Link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PeterKrauseLap2
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DwD 0623: What Happens After an Accident
With our recent racing incident at Thompson, we realized we haven’t ever really covered what to do after a racing incident. There is much more to discuss and at least another episode or few to come. This one focuses on what to do if there is another car/driver involved and a few stories from our past.
Agree? Disagree? Did we miss something? Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
and don't forget Heroes has two e's lol
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PostRaceIncidentPart1
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GHiT 0624: TomO's Back - Tom O'Gorman on Endurance Racing and a Whole Bunch more
Tom O'Gorman is back on our podcast as his week just got a bit busier with the recent announcement that he will be returning to IMSA this weekend. In spite of having much better things to do, Tom came on this week to talk about the differences in driving endurance racing and sprint racing, especially at the higher levels. And since this is a podcast, we talked about a whole bunch more.
Don't forget to tune into this week's IMSA race to see some fantastic racing!! (And root for Tom)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomOOnEnduranceRacing
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GHiT 0622: Why Lemons is the Best Racing Series
In one of our podcasts that is sure to have 100% agreement on all the social medias, we discuss why the 24 Hours of Lemons is the best grass roots racing org and why you should be out there.
On this week's podcast we are joined by Ian and Mario Korf. Each has a blog that will help your racing and are worth subscribing. Ian focuses on the Driver with his "You Suck at Racing" blog (and book) and Mario has a deep dive obsession with car aerodynamics and testing with his "Occams Racer" blog.
Let the firing commence.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LemonsIsBest
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DwD 0621: How to Get Fast the Fastest
Listener question: We were asked a very good question: How can I get fastest the fastest. We talk about several ways that will accelerate your driving progression and increase your overall speed on track and decrease your lap time. We also go into whether the fastest is the bestest.
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GHiT 0620: Theming HARD with Eric Kritzler
One of the best aspects of racing with Lemons is theming the car and the weekend. We invited Eric Kritzler from the Three Pedal Mafia to come on a discuss themes. What to do. What not to do. How to make it better and better. Who knows, if you listen to this one, you might be able to win the $1,000 for Halloween Meets Gasoline (and then donate it to Lemons of Love)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ThemingHard
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DwD 0619: In Class passing vs Out of Class Passing
We take a bit of a deeper dive into the various aspects of passing in multi class racing. Often this can be a big deal, especially in sprint racing. We have thoughts.
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GHiT 0618: Justin Okamoto's Recap of GridLife Lime Rock
In part 4 of our review from GridLife's festival event at Lime Rock, we catch up with Justin Okamoto. It was a wild weekend for Justin who was racing Time Attack in the Club TR division in his E36 BMW. Also, Justin was working the event with GridLife so his weekend was quite full, as always.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JustinAtLimeRock2024
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GHiT 0617: Adam Jabaay After Lime Rock Festival
In part 3 of our review from GridLife's festival event at Lime Rock, we catch up with Adam Jabaay. In addition to talking about the Lime Rock Festival, we also go into the remainder of the GridLife season and some rather weird ideas that Bill had. Why Adam tolerates us, we will never know, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JabaayLimeRock2024
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DwD 0616: Starting Racing and Advantages of Spec Racing
Listener Question: Looking to start racing, should i get a Spec Miata? Ben has ideas. Bill has some too. Vicki's are best.
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GHiT 0615: Nick Barbato Rocked GridLife's Lime Rock Festival
In part 2 of our review from GridLife's festival event at Lime Rock, we catch up with Nick Barbato. We had Nick on earlier after his scouting trip to GridLife Mid Ohio and his goals were to improve his car development and driving to get a top ten finish. Boy did he ever!
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GHiT 0614: Robertson Racing Recap with Becky and Scott
In part one of our review from GridLife's festival event at Lime Rock, we catch up with Scott and Becky from Robertson Racing. In addition to racing in his Miata with Becky as Crew Chief and Lead Mechanic, they were also working with two of their coaching clients and they produced amazing results. The Miata was still being dialed in, as this was the first race of the season after significant work and upgrades that started last season. It is always great to catch up with them and we can't wait to see them in person at PittRace in October.
Link: https://robertson-racing.com/
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RobertsonRacingLimeRock24
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GHiT 0614: Robertson Racing Recap with Becky and Scott
In part one of our review from GridLife's festival event at Lime Rock, we catch up with Scott and Becky from Robertson Racing. In addition to racing in his Miata with Becky as Crew Chief and Lead Mechanic, they were also working with two of their coaching clients and they produced amazing results. The Miata was still being dialed in, as this was the first race of the season after significant work and upgrades that started last season. It is always great to catch up with them and we can't wait to see them in person at PittRace in October.
Link: https://robertson-racing.com/
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RobertsonRacingLimeRock24
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DwD 0613: Endurance Racing vs Sprint Racing
One of the more popular discussions in the paddock is the difference in racing intensity, usually measured by “tenths”. We almost avoid the use of the tenths reference but we do go into the differences between racing in an endurance race and a sprint race and why there can/should be differences in the approach depending on the racing situation.
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GHiT 0612: Yuri Shnirman
Yuri Shnirman has been racing with us and long before. Long overdue and a ton of fun. Yuri is active in the lemons community, and also instructing with Hooked On Driving. Never bored, he is venturing forward and starting up racing in Formula Vee. Given his experience, we also go into what to do to develop a car for low budget endurance racing. A ton to learn from this one.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/YuriShnirman
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WOoT 0611: Deadpool & Wolverine plus Mindless Meandering
Jeff, Josh, Benny, Alex, Vicki, and Bill go over the latest Deadpool movie and the recent SDCC announcements before D23. With the dearth of recent superhero and related movies, we had to bring back the team in another Way Off Our Topic / Non Racing related episode.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DeadpoolAndWolvie
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DwD 0610: Multi Car Teams
Listener question: What and how should we run a multi car team and anything to look out for. Nothing makes Ben happier than listener questions, so please keep them coming.
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GHiT 0609: Brian Parrish
Brian Parrish started out his racing from zero and has grown into a racer that has finished in the top four for season and tenth at last years nationals at PittRace, is an instructor and may be a great/bad influence on the next generation of his family, lol. During this episode, we learn how Brian started out as a volunteer and worked his way through the NASA ladder system to be a top racer and instructor.
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GHiT 0608: Race Review - Thompson 2024 In the Civic
It is often said it is not a matter of if you wreck a car when racing, but only a matter of when. This was one of our When's.
It was quite the race at Thomson this year with the 24 Hours of Lemons. Our 1993 EG Civic Hatchback was to be Driven by Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill. The weather was great but really hot and humid.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CivicThompson2024
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GHiT 0607: Brian Wiltfang
We welcomed Brian Wiltfang to the podcast this week. He is a very accomplished racing driver and instructor at Brainerd Raceway and also with Xtreme Xperience. It will be awesome to be racing with Brian at our upcoming Lucky Dog race at PittRace.
Part of coming on the podcast is the honorary position of being a host and a producer for the podcast. Jeremy really came through with his producer credit for this one.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BrianWiltfang
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GHiT 0607: Brian Wiltfang
We welcomed Brian Wiltfang to the podcast this week. He is a very accomplished racing driver and instructor at Brainerd Raceway and also with Xtreme Xperience. It will be awesome to be racing with Brian at our upcoming Lucky Dog race at PittRace.
Part of coming on the podcast is the honorary position of being a host and a producer for the podcast. Jeremy really came through with his producer credit for this one.
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GHiT 0606: Mike Marzo – From The Italian Job team and Racing Mini’s
We have a few soft spots. One is a team with a great attitude and a great theme. Another is racing Mini’s. This team hit both, hard. We are joined by Mike Marzo and talk about their racing mini and the tremendous theming they did at their first ever lemons race. Then we turn to talk about the various mini’s and some “plans” Bill has for two of ours. How hard could it be.
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GHiT 0604: Tim Fokine on Racing with Rush and our Recent Event with NASA Great Lakes at PittRace
Tim Fokine returns to the podcast and we start with a quick discussion of our recent weekend at PittRace with Nasa Great Lakes. Then we move on to discuss Tim’s recent racing with the Rush Series. We talk about the race car, the series the drivers and it all sounds amazing. We can’t wait to watch this weekend on the GridLife live feed/YouTube and see it in person at Lime Rock.
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More details at www.rushautoworks.com
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GHiT 0605: Isaac Rodriguez – Sundae Cup and Beyond
We first met Isaac Rodriguez at the GridLife NJMP event where he was dominating Bill in Sundae Cup. Since then, we have stayed in contact and followed along with his racing. We thought it was overdue to have him come on the podcast and catch up with his racing history and see where he is planning on going.
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GHiT 0603: GHiT Garage Update – July 2024
Preparations have begun for a quick flurry of track events and as usual, the cars hate us. We try to catch up on the race car prep and the debacle of our relatively new tow pig. The worst part of racing is the cars. Lol.
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GHiT 0602: Nick Barbato – How To Properly Setup Your Race Car
Nick Barbato is back from his first race in GridLife’s GLTC series at the newly repaved Mid Ohio. In addition to talking about the event, we get into the long awaited part three of our series on setting up a race car. In spite of Bill’s horrible questions, Nick is able to steer the discussion into a coherent approach to setting up a vehicle for the race track. We learned a ton and now have a solid plan for our cars.
If you have any other tips, tricks, or approaches to setting up a race car, please let us know at garageheroesintraining@gmail.com. We’d love to learn and share. Thank you.
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DwD 0601: Tool Storage and Transportation Part 2 - Audience Recommendations
In an earlier episode, we discussed some of the alternatives and options for tool storage and transportation to and from the track. It appears that our audience has several other options that we discuss here. Links to the items discussed are included below.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ToolStoragePart2
- o JR: Plano Guide Series Tackle Bag | Premium Tackle Storage with No Slip Base and Included stows, Khaki with Brown and Black Trim at https://a.co/d/bsuU6kZ
- § Mark: Craftsman blow molded tool box from https://www.craftsman.com/products/cmmt45306/230pc-versastack%E2%84%A2-mechanics-tool-set
- § With tool holder available from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1710952796/20-pack-modular-tool-holder-toolbox
- § Chris K: Sonic Foam https://sonictoolsusa.com/
- § Anton: Kaizen Foam such as: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kaizen+foam&crid=2E2OMWCP5FC3B&sprefix=kaizen+foam%2Caps%2C100&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
- § Vicki: Sonic Backpack or equivalent: https://sonictoolsusa.com/products/tool-backpack/
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GHiT 0600: Ross Bentley Celebrating 600 Episodes
Since we first started our podcast, we were hoping to show everyone that they could go racing and to help everyone to get better. One of the best guests for our podcast we could ever hope for was Ross Bentley. Being the kind person that he is, he agreed to come on and help us celebrate our 100th episode and continues to come on to celebrate every 50 episodes with us. Ross is a very accomplished race driver and has competed in the top levels of racing, including the Indy 500 and the Indy series. He may even be better know as writing THE book on racing (Ultimate Speed Secrets) and continues to coach many drivers throughout amateur and professional racing. We are thankful everytime that Ross answers our emails.
PS If you ever wondered what Ross Bentley’s ultimate racing series would be, it is in here!
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GHiT 0599: Team Crocs Racing
We are joined by a fairly new team that has an awesome livery. Team Crocs Racing drivers Dan, Collin and Nick have had several entries into endurance racing and some have gone well, some a bit less. We talk about the car, their driving histories, and work towards some creative problem solving and potential solution paths going forward. This is a great group and we can’t wait to see them at their next race.
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GHiT 0598: Dealing with Difficulties at the Track
Kaan Canturk (host of the Blind Apex Podcast) joins us to discuss a topic that happens to everyone who drives on track, difficulties with the car. Things happen on track. That can be mechanical issues, driver induced issues, and/or externally induced issues. During this podcast we go over many examples of what can happen and some of the best ways to deal with them all.
Did we miss some items? Of course. Is there a better way to deal with them? Undoubtably. Let us know what we missed or what can be done better and we can share it on an upcoming episode. Plus you will make exactly the same amount from the podcast as we do, lol.
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GHiT 0597: Waka Motorsports Finishes the Races
One of the teams that has had some terrible luck has been Waka Motorsports. However, at the recent NJMP race, things changed a bit and they had some issues, but conquered them all and finished the race. A great accomplishment for any endurance race and well earned. Hear all about it in this episode.
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WakaFinishes
DwD 0595: Breaking Through Limits, Self Preservation, and Plateaus
In an effort to answer a listener, Ben discusses several methods of breaking through plateaus, limits, and fear on track. We get into things we can do on track, off track, and with the help of others, data, and instructors/coaches/friends.
Ben even makes a gracious offer to personally assist if that might help. Now to send our video to him and pretend it isn't us, lol.
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GHiT 0596: Double Header with the Brooklyn Bomb Squad and Slow and Mello Teams
With BOTH teams winning their classes at the recent NJMP race, we wanted to talk with the Brooklyn Bomb Squad team about its (VERY) long overdue class victory and our friends at Slow and Mello who also won their class and nearly won overall.
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GHiT 0594: Race Recap - Slippery Slope Slides into NJMP
Team Slippery Slope joins us to go over their race at NJMP Thunderbolt. In addition to Audra, Max, Bill, and Larry, they have introduced two new racers, Laura and Doug, to endurance racing. How did the BMW 5 Series perform this week? Is having your first race with 147 cars entertaining? Very much so!
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GHiT 0593: Nick Barbato
Nick Barbato has accomplished a TON in a relatively short career in racing. So many great stories. We catch up with Nick just after breaking his lap record at NJMP Thunderbolt and just before his debut at Mid Ohio with GridLife. We know you will love this one! Part one of hopefully many.
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GHiT 0593: Nick Barbato
Nick Barbato has accomplished a TON in a relatively short career in racing. So many great stories. We catch up with Nick just after breaking his lap record at NJMP Thunderbolt and just before his debut at Mid Ohio with GridLife. We know you will love this one! Part one of hopefully many.
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DwD 0592: Ben Is Back On Track and Shaking Off Rust and Fuel Conservation?
Ben FINALLY returns to the track and its with AER at VIR. We talk a bit about shaking off rust and then wander into fuel conservation options and exploring ways of driving as fast as possible while conserving gas.
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GHiT 0591: Race Recap – The MooStang at NJMP Thunderbolt 2024
The MooStang has been on quite a run recently. How did it do a this huge race at NJMP with 147 other entrants? Its in here.
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GHiT 0590 Race Recap - El Jeffe Trophy Truck at NJMP Thunderbolt 2024 – Part 2
The El Jeffe Trophy truck team reports in on their race at the NJMP Thunderbolt track with the 24 Hours of Lemons. This team truck was driven by Jeremy and Nick who were joined by JT and Ryan. They had their ups and downs but had a great time. Judge Tim Burr made a special guest appearance on this episode.
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DwD 0589: Power Steering - Good or Bad on Track?
In an effort to answer a listener, Bill and Ben discuss having power steering in a race car. In a classic case of "it depends" we go over several things we like about power steering and unassisted steering. Its seemingly never a simple thing and to some point, personal preference is another factor, but we did babble on about several things to consider before making a blanket statement or a choice for your car.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PowerSteeringInARaceCar
GHiT 0588: Race Recap – NJMP Thunderbolt 2024 – Part 1
Our race season continues with a huge field at the newly resurfaced NJMP Thunderbolt track with the 24 Hours of Lemons. Our team had 4 cars at this event and on this podcast we review the 1993 Civic (EG for the home gamers) that was driven by Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill (with a pinch hit stint from Jeremy on Saturday). We had hurt the car a bit at PittRace, but how did it go for this event? Really well!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2024Part1
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GHiT 0587: Team PGR Reviews their Second Overall Finish in the 2024 One Lap of America - Oh, Yes, It Was In Their EV
On this episode, Team PGR returns to the podcast to talk about the 2024 One Lap of America. The last time Andrew DeKoning came on we talked about the plusses and minuses of competing in the OLoA in an electric vehicle. This time we talk about what its like to come in SECOND overall by less than a second after the entire event. Mission accomplished!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TeamPGRonOLoA
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DwD 0586: Understeer - Types and Potential Adjustments
Ben and Bill discuss the different types of understeer and several options to improve your lap times. This includes things that you can do to the car setup. Often, you may not have time to change the setup of the car (during a race etc.) or the conditions of the tires, track etc. can change and we also cover options you may be able to use as a driver.
Please let us know if we missed something. We love to learn and progress. Always in training.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDOnUndersteer
GHiT 0585: Rob Fields - One Lap of America and Building Original Race Cars
Rob Fields has an amazing background in aerospace and other advanced technologies but now works and runs Fields Auto Works and has designed and manufactured several original race cars, one of which competed and completed the 2024 One Lap of America. The performance and value for these cars is amazing and honestly way too tempting. During this episode, we discuss Rob's background, the OLoA in one of his Cardinal preproduction prototypes, and upcoming plans and projects.
We escaped this episode recording session without placing a purchase order, but make no promises for later this week, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RobFieldsandOLoA
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DwD 0584: “Good” Coil Overs/Shocks – Are They Worth It
In an effort to start yet another internet flame war, a listener asked us “Are the fancy coil overs really worth it”. We answer this question with a series of questions that lead to the answer. And for our next episode, we will answer what is the best brake pad and brake fluid, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CoiloversAreTheyWorthTheMoney
GHiT 0583: Autocross with Audra
We were so close to going to a local autocross that we thought it would be great to talk to Audra about what to do and expect. Autocross is a great way to start improving as a driver and helps with track driving as an excellent, low cost way to improve your skills, especially your car control skills. Audra has been autocross'ing for well over a decade and run many events with her team at her local autocross series.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Audracross
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DwD 0582: Weight Management On Track – AKA Friction Circle Take 6?
We are looking to improve our track driving and one of the concepts that some of us are still working on is how best to manage the weight of the car on track to maximize grip and minimize our lap times. In other words, managing the friction circle. Yep, here we go for try number 6 or so. Did we do it this time? Does it make sense now? Do you have a better way of explaining it? Let us know.
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GHiT 0581: Heyward Wagner on his One Lap of America
Heyward Wagner is back after his recent adventure on the One Lap of America in his newly built Club Spec Mustang. As we discussed with Heyward on one of his earlier appearances, the Club Spec Mustang series was created to make a car that was competitive and fun to race in all types of motorsports, so naturally the OLoA was a great place to show the car’s capabilities. And to have “Fun With Cars”. How did it go? How did the car perform? Did they meet their goals? It’s in here.
Plus, what was Heyward thinking when he accepted to race with us at an upcoming Lemons race? Not sure, but we aren’t letting him get away.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HeywardsOLoA
Heyward's OLoA Summary Videos:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-rqwZnl2Y
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zho3tMCiIdk
Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhUNY39SaNk
Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giC61EZJR9Q
Day 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmfe-U29-qo
Hoping for more to come soon.
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GHiT 0580: Bryan Lanham from the Adrenaline Chunkies
Bryan Lanham hasn’t been racing with the 24 Hours of Lemons for a long time, but he and his team have had quite a lot happen in a relatively short time. Once we saw the latest theme, we knew we had to have him on. If you are thinking of racing Lemons, you can learn a lot from this team.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NinjaTurtleMiata
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DwD 0582: Comp School Stories and Tips
Ben, Vicki, and Bill talk about their comp school days, how things went, and some tips for attending Comp School. Ben and Bill went to two different NASA regions and Vicki attended hers at a recent SCCA event. Comp School is where you go to get qualified for a novice racing license and after several successful races, you can qualify for your full racing license.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CompSchoolStorytime
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GHiT 0578: Brad Lee Finally Races Wheel to Wheel
Brad Lee has been working with us for several years to get to race wheel to wheel on track with us. Obviously, he should aim much higher, but we get to hear how his first race went with us at PittRace. This is the last and 4th part of our PittRace event, and we hope you enjoy the episode as much as Brad did the race.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BradFinallyRaces
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DwD 0577: Tool Organization - At Garage/Home and At the Track
On a Ben-less Dominating with Dawson, we go over one of Bill's obsessions, tool organization. He has tested almost every style of tool organization and evaluated them for use in a garage/home, as well as when travelling to and from the race track. We initially go into several of the tool box solutions that we have tried and liked for different applications. Then we go into several of the different tool/drawer organization systems that we have tried and evaluated.
Please let us know if you have other preferences or found even better solutions.
https://bit.ly/3ykbFmY
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GHiT 0576: Bob Miller – Your Oil Needs for Racing
Bob Miller joins us to talk about motor oil and oil analysis. Bob runs the Racers Oil Analysis Resource that will provide you with oil analysis and recommendations for your particular use case. Are you using the correct oil? Are you changing it too soon or not soon enough? That and more. Plus we talk about racing his Kia Rio in the One Lap of America, as well as a bunch of other areas of racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OilForRacing
To get your analysis: https://robertson-racing.com/products/racers-oil-analysis
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DwD 0575: Car Livery - Part 1: Base Coat/Color Change Options
In our first emergency episode of Dominating with Dawson, without Dawson, we tried to cover an area of racing that we have investigated repeatedly, the livery. In this episode, Vicki and Bill go over several ways to change your car’s color for a base to your livery. We also cover difficulty, costs, and other things that we have found to help with the process. This can be intimidating, but with a little practice and patience you can generate pretty impressive results at home for a few hundred dollars, or less with some creativity.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LiveryBaseColorChanges
GHiT 0574: Getting Our SCCA Racing Licenses
Vicki, Audra, and Elizabeth went to Thompson for the Thursday/Friday event that if they passed would give them their novice racing license that becomes a full racing license after 5 more races without any incidents.
How did the weekend go? Did anyone pass? What did we learn? What we would recommend before, during, and after the event? Its in here.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OurSCCARacingLicenses
Event Organizer was:
www.scca.com
https://northatlanticracingacademy.com/
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GHiT 0573: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 3 Pedal Mafia
Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons. We were joined by several members of the National Championship winning racing team, the Three Pedal Mafia. You all know them, they are the team we always refer to as our sister team and they refer to us as “Who”.
Jeff, Jim, and Eric drove with us in our 1993 Honda Civic (EG for the home gamers) and shared in the hilarity of our Over the Top Gun Theme. Also, Gayle is on the podcast and attended her first ever Lemons race.
How did it go? Will she ever admit she came to the race? Will she ever come again? All this and more.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRace2024Part3
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DwD 0572: How to Learn a Track As Quickly As Possible
Bill is about to compete in the One Lap of America and will be visiting most of the tracks for the first time. Ben discusses several ways to learn a track more quickly and may be helpful for you at your next new to you track day.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LearnATrackFast
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GHiT 0571: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 2
Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons. We were joined by the famous Slippery Slope racing team and shared a garage together. The drove their 1991 E34 5 series BMW in class A and made a great showing with much progress over their first year of endurance racing. We talk with Audra, Max, Larry, and Bill, and make fun of Ryan who was podcast shy.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRace2024Part2
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GHiT 0570: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 1
Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons. We had a large team and we over did our theming effort this time. The race was fantastic, until it wasn’t, but we made lemonade out of it in the end. Good racing Saturday was followed by some race ending issues, but we did end up taking home a bit of hardware. This is part one of the race review and it covers a lot of the theming related activities from the weekend. And a bit of the racing, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRace2024Part1
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GHiT 0568: Tom Lomino Was Long Overdue
Racing with Tom Lomino has been racing with us since we started and long before we arrived. He has a predisposition for VW’s and has raced a few since he started with great success and sometimes with great struggles. We review Tom’s racing history, his VW successes and struggles, and many of the various escapades Tom has been involved with since he began racing and wrenching.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomLomino
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DwD 0569: How to Pass a Faster/More Powerful Car On Track
An article by Randy Pobst in Grassroots Motorsports magazine stirred up this bit of conversation related to passing fast and more powerful cars on track. While this may initially seem to be impossible, it usually the only way we are able to pass cars on track, lol
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingFasterCars
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DwD 0567: Gripping your Steering Wheel
We discuss the best way to grip a steering wheel and hand position with a bit more related topics. This may be one of the few times where more is not better.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HulkNoSmash
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GHiT 0566: Elizabeth Jolly – Lap 3, Plus a New Plan for Vicki
It had been too long since we had Elizabeth Jolly on the podcast. She was at our first ever All Ladies team endurance race at Thompson and has learned a considerable amount as a driver, a racer, and as a mechanic for her race cars. She has progressed her driving to securing her SCCA racing license and competes in her Spec E30 BMW. We talk about how things have been going and then make a new decision and plan that affects Vicki’s season in a great way!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ElizabethJollyLap3
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DwD 0565: Car Setup Targets
What is faster, setting up a car as fast as it can be or setting it up to maximize driver comfort with the car performance. This gets even more complicated when dealing with a team of drivers for an endurance race. Ben discusses this and provides a few examples of what to do and what will give the best performance for a given race.
Did we miss something? Do you have a better suggestions? Please let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ CarSetupTargetOptions
GHiT 0564: Johan Schwartz – All About Racing and Car Control
We loved our car control clinic at CMP a few weeks ago and Johan Schwartz was kind enough to come onto the podcast this week. During the episode, we talk about a lot of Johan’s past and how he has progressed to this point in his racing career. We also talk about his car control clinic which was very helpful to us and well worth the trip. Johan also indulges us in going through each of his three World Records in drifting and we have a looooong way to go to catch him. Lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JohanDriftsOntoThePodcast
To contact Johan: https://johanschwartz.com/
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DwD 0563: Proper Preseason Preparation Performed Perfectly
With the season rapidly approaching, we wanted to go over some tips to prepare you and your team for the first event. The reduction in stress from beign prepared can actually make you perform better and safer.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ProperPrep
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GHiT 0562: Racing Subarus the Best way with Dewey Dewitt
Dewey Dewitt, fresh off his 2023 Time Attack Championship with GridLife, joins us to go into the details for properly racing and preparing Subaru’s for racing and track use. We focus on addressing basic upgrades to protect the car during high performance driving. Then look at potential performance upgrades and the potential implications, both positives and potential negatives. If you have ever heard of “Subaru” issues, there are simple, readily available solutions to give you on track reliability, many of which are low cost (oil changes and levels etc.). As everyone who races knows, as you increase the performance of any engine and drive train, you are starting to stress the drive train, as well of the rest of the systems in a car and will eventually find the next “weak spot” that is stressed and outside the car’s original design/performance window. This is not unique to Subarus and is present at all forms of production-based race cars, and all cars in general.
Dewey gives his best prescriptions for both the Impreza/WRX/STI family and both generations of the BRZ/FRS/86 triplets.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SubaruRaceCarsProperly
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GHiT 0561: Recap of our Car Control Clinic at CMP
At long last, Vicki’s Christmas training gift was here. We attended a Car Control Clinic at CMP’s skid pad with Johan Schwartz. Vicki and Bill both grew as drivers and improved their car control, car recovery, and even a bit of drifting was had. A great event that we try to summarize for you. If you can attend one of Johan’s events, you definitely should, and it will benefit all levels of drivers.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CarControlAtCMP
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DwD 0560: What Not to Do Before Going on Track for the First Time
There are several things that can affect your starting up driving on track or autocrossing. In this episode, we go over many of the things that you should not wait far. Its almost a Jeff Foxworthy skit episode but in reverse.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WhatNotToWaitFor
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GHiT 0559: Trailer and Towing – Part 2
We start off with a quick review of some listener feedback. Apparently, some of our listeners have created some pretty amazing trailer and towing setups and we would love to see them and share with everyone. We would love nothing better than to help prevent any accidents, or even close calls, and hopefully improve everyone’s trailer and towing game to the point where we all can enjoy our time with our fellow racers and track day friends and soon to be friends.
This episode covers a wide range of topics including:
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Trailer upgrade options and ideas
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State by state differences in dealing with trailers
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Inspection before and after a trip
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Cool additions to your trailer to make your life happier and easier
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Safety recommendations
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Security options and improvements
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Storage ideas and options
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Various types of straps and methods to secure your car to the trailer
We wrap it up with everyone going into some of their recent towing tales of woe. Everyone knows we really love our story time whenever we can.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrailerTipsPart2
Trailer Jack: Trailer Aid 21002 Plus
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DwD 0558: Listener Question: What is the difference between a “better” driver and a “faster” driver
In an earlier podcast, we talked about how Bill is looking to become a faster driver as opposed to becoming a better driver. A few listeners have written in and asked why he said that and if they are the same. While we agree with trying to improve as a driver and getting faster, they can often be the same, but are two distinct aspects of driving and racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BetterVsFaster
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GHiT 0557: Scott Robertson on Racing Car Setups and Optimized Data Interpretation
Scott Robertson is the co-host of the Track Walking podcast and team member of Robertson Racing. With Scott hosting an upcoming webinar on data interpretation, we couldn’t pass up the chance to talk with him ahead of time. While we hate to impose on fellow podcasters to come on our podcast, every time we talk with Scott he sheds a light on a new aspect of racing and especially race car setups. This episode is no exception. This discussion offers a sneak peak of some of the topics that will be covered during the seminar this week, in spite of our meandering questions and discussion.
For the full webinar, please go to: https://robertson-racing.com/products/circuit-sense-time-crunch-seminar
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RobertsonRacingCanSetYouUp
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GHiT 0556: Rally Master Jeff returns to Review the Virginia is for Clunkers Rally and Preview the upcoming Route 66 Rally
Jeff Stobbs, Lemons resident Rally Master, returns to review the recent Virginia is for Clunkers rally and all the goings on for the first rally to occur in a single state. Several great entries and several teams are still missing in action.
Then we shift over to the upcoming Route 66 rally that is still open for registration. Route 66 is one of the unofficial highlight rallies of the year and if you can make it, it may be the highlight of your driving season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RallyReviewAndPreview
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DwD 0555: Listener Feedback on Towing and Best Pizza
We received a bunch of emails and comments related to our Pizza episode and our Towing episode part 1. Ben loves nothing more than passing everyone, but number two may be listener feedback. So, we made a number two episode. I should probably rephrase that. Oh no, too late, its posted. Lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TowingAndPizzaFeedback
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GHiT 0554: Waka Motorsports with Rich Russo
We were instant fans of the Waka Motorsports YouTube channel and first met Rich Russo and teammates at NJMP and then Thompson on their initial scouting trips to Lemons racing. They race an almost identical car to our Honda Civic and have had quite a few stories in such a short time. We also talk about the upcoming karting contest between our two teams. So if you have ever wondered what a Waka is, its detailed in here and we bet you didn’t guess it correctly.
In this episode we go over what it was like to start a racing team and how things have gone after their first few races.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WakaMotorsports
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DwD 0553: Brakes: Rotors, Pads, and Bleeding
We have already gone deep into the area of brakes, brake pads, fluid etc. with Wendy from Porterfield’s a few years ago but we thought that it may be beneficial to go into the maintenance and replacement of these components and options that you have to replace and service the braking system.
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GHiT 0552: Anthony Magagnoli – Record Setting Racing Driver
Anthony Magagnoli is a unique combination of racing driver, racing coach, and working for various OEMs on vehicle dynamics and set up. In addition, he runs and owns a coaching service that focuses on improving driver’s performance centered near Michigan. Having set several track records, including at Mid-Ohio, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get into several areas of driving MidO and what he thinks will be the result of the recent repave. Hopefully this will be part one of many.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AnthonyMagagnoli
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DwD 0551: Arrive and Drive – The Hardcore Way
Taking a note from the Mighty Car Mods YouTube channel, we take a stab at what we would do for a heroic arrive and drive. On their episode they entered a 24 hour endurance race in another country by building their race car from scratch after they arrived. We decided that sounded like a challenge, so we begin planning how we would do the same.
Did we miss something? Do you have a better suggestion? Please let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ HardcoreArriveandDrive
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GHiT 0550: Celebration with Ross Bentley Helping Our Team Drivers Improve - Santa Style
Ross Bentley returns to help celebrate our 550th episode. Ross indulges us in helping refine Vicki’s racing improvement plan for the upcoming season and then helps each of our drivers refine their driver goals and plans for 2024. Since each of our drivers is at a different point in their driving/racing journey, these can be examples of what everyone can take into account to self-assess and then develop your individual improvement plan. It all starts with the weirdest Christmas gift ever for Vicki.
Bonus tips for the upcoming One Lap of America towards the end of this episode.
Don't miss Ross's new podcast with Jeff Braun and Sam Smith entitled "Its Not The Car"
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentleyPlaysSanta
GHiT F1 Fantasy League:
https://gridrival.app.link/R3HcHlnGaHb
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GHiT 0549: ST-4 with Griffin Gamcsik-Uly
Griffin Gamcsik-Uly is the Super Touring Director and races in the ST-4 group with NASA Northeast. During this episode, we finally start to break down the various run groups in wheel to wheel (ST) and time trials (TT) as well as what the numbers mean in terms of cars and performance. It turns out that Bill may actually have a car ready to compete in ST and we may be out there with Griffin this summer. Unfortunately, Griffin may have a bit more firepower for the upcoming season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/nasaSTSeries
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DwD 0548: The Pizza Episode – Where is the best pizza, where is the worst pizza, and where is the worst pizza?
We welcomed Ben back with one of the most technical question we have ever had. We asked Ben where to get the best pizza? Where is the worst pizza? And finally, what is the most overrated pizza? We did go into pizza types and specific pizza stores. Obviously, you may have a different opinion. If so, please let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BestPizzaEtc
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GHiT 0547: Towing and Trailering for Racing-Part 1
While we love almost everything about racing, one thing that is at best a necessary evil is towing. When we started, we knew nothing. If you look at our past towing exploits, we prove that over and over. Besides being expensive, towing errors can be dangerous. This is part one of the episode we needed. We start off with the tow vehicle itself and then start to go into the varieties and needs of the trailer in this part 1 of two(?), still tbd.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TowPigTips
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DwD 0546: You Are The Stig – How Would You Teach the Guest of the Week
This question originated from a listener comment. The premise is that you are the Stig and part of your responsibilities is to teach this week’s guest for their hot lap. What would you do? We discuss. Did we get it correct or do you have a better plan?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TheStigTeachesHow
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GHiT 0545: Randy Bish Returns for His Second Lap
Randy Bish has been a friend for many years, even after his rally car broke down at the starting line near our home and he stayed to “fix” it for longer than the rest of the rally. On this episode, we catch up with how things have been going, what the team The League of Legitimate Nigerian Businessmen have been up to and why he, well so many items always start with “why” with Randy. If you listen, you will understand.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OhYesTheyCallHimTheBish
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DwD 0544: Listener Goals for 2024
We love goals and apparently it is rubbing off on our listeners. We had several write in with their 2024 goals. We congratulate everyone on their goals and add a few suggestions to help with each of the goals mentioned. If you have goals for this season, please let us know. Hopefully this is part one of many.
BEST OF LUCK MARY!!!! We are rooting for you every day!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/2024ListenerGoals
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GHiT 0543: Spec3 Racing with Taylor Johnson
We love talking all thing racing and about as many series as we can. Today, we talked with Taylor Johnson about the Spec3 series and how this may be the just the things for your E36 BMW. The series started a few years ago but has recently been seeing significant growth in many areas of the country. It is a very competitive series and has a high level of performance for a low price in terms of both the car build and the consumables. If you are looking to get into a spec racing series, this may be the one, especially if you are more interested in the driving side of racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TaylorJohnsonOnSpec3
For more information on Spec3:
@NASASpec3 on FB, Instagram, and TikTok
website with tons of links: www.Spec3.org
Facebook group to join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spec3
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GHiT 0542: Ben Marouski on Racing Mini Cooper’s and FCP Euro
Ben Marouski races his Mini Cooper in Grid Life’s GLTC series and is the Director of Creative Services for FCP Euro. During this episode, we talk about all things racing related in Mini Coopers, GLTC, and FCP Euro. If you haven’t seen the Mini Cupper series on YouTube already, we highly recommend the series to show what is possible prepping a car for GridLife’s Sundae Cup series from scratch during the race weekend at Lime Rock last summer during the Legends weekend.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BenMarouski
Mini Cupper Video Series: https://tinyurl.com/MiniCupper (Part 1 of the series)
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DwD 0541: Revving out the Engine: What it is, Why, and Why Not
On this DwD, we go into what it means to rev out an engine. We also go into the reasons why you would do that from a performance perspective. We then go into some of the factors that may affect whether you want to do this routinely or whether you would prefer to shift a bit earlier or only go to the redline for special occasions.
Plus we get into a quick discussion on gauges, especially in a new to you car or an arrive and drive.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RevItOut
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GHiT 0540: Lara Vernon Returns with Tons of Exciting News
It has been a while since we had Lara Vernon on the podcast. Since our last episode, she has been racing with tons of cars and in a wide variety of series. We were long overdue for an update and always love to catch up with Lara and her exceptional racing exploits, including her new race car and recent testing in her first open wheel car. We remain jealous, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LaraVernonRacesOn
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DwD 0539: Passing: On the Inside vs On The Outside
One a racing driver we know has a favorite aspect of racing. His name is Ben and he is our resident expert and namesake for Dominating with Dawson. As a gift, we let him talk about the details of passing in a turn and aspects that differ when passing on the inside versus passing on the outside of a turn.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingInsidevOutside
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GHiT 0538: Mechanical “Saves” or What to Do When Things Go Sideways
How many times when you are working on a car have thing gone as planned? One of the things we have noticed is that as you grow as a mechanic, you learn more and more ways that things can go poorly and that one of the things that the great mechanics know is how to get out of the problem in an easy way and save a ton of time. Since we are still fully in training, we have Chriss Abbott from the Everyone Racers podcast and the Three Pedal Mafia championship racing team to share some of the tips and tricks that experience has shown him.
Did we miss anything? Do you have aa better solution? Let us know and we can share in an upcoming episode via Instagram, Facebook, or our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WaysToGetOutOfJail
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DwD 0537: Jargon 101: What is Car Handling and What We Prefer
We realized that we talk a lot about the handling of a car and have never really defined it. So We do. Jargon 101 is back! Plus we talk about what type of handling we prefer or would like to have when the car is refined to our preferences/liking.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PreferredCarHandling
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GHiT 0536: Adam Jabaay – Discusses GridLife 2023 and 2024
Adam Jabaay returns to talk about what a great year 2023 was for the GridLife season and all the changes going forward for 2024. If you haven’t tried a GridLife event, you should not miss one that’s local to you. The original goal for GridLife was to hold the racing events that they wanted for all their friends. With the season passes selling out this year in 80 seconds, it appears they have succeeded. But don’t worry, there are still entries available for individual events and tons of spectator passes available for every event.
As a bonus, Adam and Vicki bond over their exchange of esoteric golden era Civic trivia.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GridLife2023and2024
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GHiT 0535: Goals: 2023 Review and 2024 – The Best is Yet to Come
In this episode, we talk with Nick Fontana and Armin Mejia about the Northeast GT Racing series. The series is based on having multiple classes racing based on power to weight that will compete in endurance races throughout the year leading up to the championship weekend at Watkins Glenn. Being endurance races and located mostly in the northeast, this was a natural one for us and we hope everyone enjoys the new series this year.
For all the info and the calculator, please go to www.northeast-gt.com
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NortheastGT
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DwD 0534: Maintaining Your Tires in Amateur Endurance Racing
Anyone who watches Formula 1 hears all about the importance of maintaining the tires during the race and the strategy implications. However, does this matter in amateur endurance racing, especially when racing 200 tread wear tires. Fact or Friction.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TireMaint
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DwD 0533: Rubbin’s Racin’ – Welcome to Ben’s Soapbox
In this week’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into the old saying that rubbin’s racing, and out thoughts on where this belongs in amateur racing. Many long time listeners knows where this will go, but the soapbox discussion was fantastic.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RubbinsRacin
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GHiT 0532: Goals: 2023 Review and 2024 – The Best is Yet to Come
Pre-Podcast Question: How was YOUR 2022 season?
In this episode, we talk about how our team did over the 2023 season. We also go into what we are targeting for 2024. The upcoming year is going to target quite a bit of growth as drivers and racers. As always, look back and see that we are still “In Training”. (always will be!)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiTReviews2023and2024
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DwD 0531: Options to Balance Risk vs Lap Time
When on track, there is always a certain degree of risk. During this episode, we cover some of the aspects where the initial assumption would be that faster lap times increase the associated risk. However, this may or may not be the case and also there are ways to take small risks and still push the limits towards going significantly faster. We also go into areas where you can take a small risk with little consequence vs taking a risk with larger potential consequences.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ManagingRiskOnTrack
Ross Chastain's move
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GHiT 0530: Garage Update - Cage Party and Replacing an Engine
It was a very productive series of weeks at the GHiT Garage. During this episode, we go over our latest cage party, where we helped our friends with caging their 1993 Honda Civic. We go over the process and what we have learned working with our friends at the Three Pedal Mafia/Everyone Racers Podcast. We then also went into the process of changing the engine on our Toyota 86. Surprisingly, things went really well, we didn’t make any mistakes and it took a reasonable amount of time. Perhaps this “in training” thing is starting to pay off.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiTGarageUpdate2023Dec
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DwD 0529: Burnout – How to Know and How to Avoid
We start with two different definitions of burnout that are related to racing. We then focus on what happens with “too much” racing, how to identify when this occurs and what you can do to avoid this or recover from this. This can take all the fun away from racing and that is just wrong.
We then return and end with some tips to help you with the much more fun type of burnouts.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BurnoutIn
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GHiT 0528: Club Spec Racing with Heyward Wagner for the SCCA
When we first started, we were looking for one car to race in every endurance racing series. Obviously, Heyward Wagner is a long time listener who never misses an episode and wanted to help us with this but take it even another step further. (Tongue firmly planted in our cheek) With the Club Spec Series, the SCCA is trying to get a spec series car that is capable of racing in autocross, hill climb, time attack, and even eventually road racing. It is starting with two car platforms and may expand into more is proven to be popular. Download and listen to this one. It may change the car you are working on this winter. Especially if you are looking to get started in our great sport. This may be the Easy Button for Fun With Cars.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ClubSpecTheOneCarToRuleThemAll
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DwD 0527: Breaking Plateaus or Getting Out of a Rut
As a high performance driver or a racing driver, many drivers will reach a point in their progression where the improvement ceases and you can find yourself stuck at a certain level of performance or even stuck in a performance rut. In this episode, we try to cover a few of the ways to break out of this and continue on your individual path of improvement.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BreakingPlateaus
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GHiT 0526: Dion von Moltke – Author of “Send It – The Art and Science of Racing Cars”
Dion von Moltke has been a professional racing driver and is created and is currently coaching using the Blayze platform to personally coach drivers across the world, including several members on our team. And then last week, we saw that he had written a book and we ordered it instantly and it has quickly become one of our team’s favorite books in the area of performance driving. Dion manages to break down the fundamentals of driving in such a way that everyone should gain clarity and drop lap time. We cover a few of the early pages during this episode and recommend all drivers who take driving and racing seriously add it to their library.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DionsSendItBook
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GHiT 0525: Zach Caldwell Returns and We Discuss the Upcoming Vannonball 2024 – Once Wasn’t Enough?
or how a $500 race van does 50,000 miles of racing
When last we spoke to Zach Caldwell, we were reviewing the inaugural Vannonball Run. He was a bit weathered and had survived the event. Naturally after some recovery and an exceptional example of selective memory, Zach has determined an even more extreme version of Vannonball. This episode is a combination of a psychological test and a cheerleading session and a formal public announcement. This seems just dumb enough to work and we can’t wait to participate!
Plus it is for the Lemons of Love charity.
More to come in future episodes and you can follow along on Facebook and YouTube.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Vannonball2024
It still early, but more details and mech will be available at:
https://vannonball-team-merch.printify.me
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DwD 0524: Autocross v Track – Differences and Similarities
We take advantage of Audra and her vast experience at autocrossing to discuss where autocross can help your track driving and several of the differences that may need to be modified when on track. In a future episode, we will talk about translating from track driving to autocross. Cross training can only help your driving skill.
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GHIT 0523: Our 2024 Gift Ideas for the Driver/Racers and Mechanics in Your Life
Here are some of our newer ideas for the gifts for the driver, racer, and mechanic in your life. We give a few ideas from stocking stuffers and gifts from the kids to pretty much every budget. If you think of others, please let us know and we can add them to the social media posts. If you have other gift ideas, please send to GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can add them to the lists. Have a great holiday season!!!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacerGiftIdeas2023
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GHiT 0522: Gary McCormick – Second Lap (or Few) in our B Spec Fit
Gary McCormick flew in for our surprise Vicki weekend at NJMP Lightning and explored his first HPDE with NASA Northeast in our 2015 B Spec Honda Fit. We talk about how the event went, what it is like to HPDE in a super slow car, and compare the event with NASA vs Gary’s usual SCCA group. This episode wraps up our sixth season of the podcast and we can’t think of a better guest to have to end the season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GaryBSpecsOurFit
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DwD 0521: Race Starts – Standing and Rolling Starts
Ben is all about saving time and passing our fellow drivers and one of the key areas where this can be accomplished quite easily is at a race start or restart. In this episode, we provide many of the tips that we use to help us save a bit of time and pass a few friends.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceStartTips
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GHiT 0520: Brad Lee – First HPDE - Finally
Brad Lee has been with our team for about 5 years but it had never quite worked out to get him on the track. Luckily, Brad was able to attend the Vicki surprise weekend at NJMP Lightning with us and get out on track. This is a great example of what its like to get on track for the first time. Plus a ton of story time. This may be the first part in a refreshed How To Start Racing 101 series.
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GHiT 0519: Vicki’s Surprise Weekend at the NJMP Lightning HPDE with NASA Northeast
Another podcast example that the post race weekend hangover is real, but we wanted to cover the big race weekend. This is part one of 3 or so and this event wraps up our 2023 season. As frequent listeners know, we had a big surprise in store for Miss Vicki and now we can go into the event in detail.
As a background, Vicki and Bill had their 25th wedding anniversary in October and postponed the celebration due to life and racing obligations. In addition, Bill had been planning a celebration for many years to say thank you to Vicki for spending/wasting half of her life with him. So Jennifer, Debbie, and Audra helped set up a surprise party on Friday to give Vicki her finished race car. And then Saturday evening, Adam Owens officiated our renewal of vows. Also, we did a lot of racing in the 8 cars we brought to the track.
Thank you to everyone who could attend and those who weren’t able to, please contact Bill at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com for another secret surprise that is underway.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VickisSurpriseHPDE
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DwD 0518: Planning for an Upcoming HPDE – For Vicki
We have a huge event planned for our upcoming HPDE event at NJMP Lightning (Much more on that in an upcoming episode) and we wanted to walk through potential ideas for Miss Vicki to get the most out of the event. The idea was to demonstrate some of the ideas that you may use to maximize the improvement potential for each event that you attend. Things such as plateaus, breaking bad habits, working on specific areas of the track or specific skills.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VickiOnTheHotSeat
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GHiT 0516: Race Recap – NHMS 2023 with the 24 Hours of Lemons
We review our busy race weekend and prepping for next weekend’s HPDE at NJMP.
(MUCH more to come on the NJMP event next episode)
Racing two straight weekends is not the best idea but it is always a ton of fun. Bill raced in the Slippery Slope BMW E34 5-Series with Max, Audra, and another Bill. The weather was great, until it wasn’t, but racing in New Hampshire in Late October is dicey at best. In addition, Jeremy and the boys were racing in the Bad Hombre, El Jeffe race truck, and Alan raced in the MooStang with a new to him engine. We try to cover everything from a great race weekend.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NHMSRaceRecap2023
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DwD 0517: Pace Laps/Reference Laps
Bill continues to ask questions no one understands, but we do get to the topic, eventually. We discuss the use of reference laps and also the use of comparison laps between our drivers as we are competing. The question eventually leads us to a good discussion on comparing drivers’ laps and one way that we use our Apex Pro live telemetry to improve every driver on our team.
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DwD 0515: Driver Feel: Seat vs Hands (plus)
This one starts off looking like we have nothing to talk about, but eventually Bill asks a question that eventually gets to the topic, lol. Here we talk about the various “feel” inputs that are available, mostly through the steering wheel and your hands and then through the seat and therefore your “seat”, but also audible cluses and other senses. So much to discuss when Bill finally asked the correct question.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DriverFeel
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GHiT 0514: NASA TREC Racing with Tim Fokine – Plus a Whole Lot More
Tim Fokine is the co-Chair of the NASA Great Lakes TREC racing series as well as an instructor and part time driver with our team. During this episode, we talk about the NASA TREC series and how this past season went. We then start planning our entry into this years One Lap of America, plus some other fun topics.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TimFokineOnTREC
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DwD 0513: Driver’s Meeting
We have not talked enough about driver’s meetings to this point. We try to remedy this on this week’s Dominating with Dawson. We cover what is discussed during the meetings. The two primary aspects of the drivers meetings that make them non-skippable events are in the areas of safety and in the area of competitive advantages. We don’t miss them and hope you do the same.
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GHiT 0512: Rich Hromin – 2023 SCCA National B Spec Champion
Rich Hromin recently won the SCCA national championship at VIR. In this episode we learn about his progression towards achieving this goal. He is a great driver and a great person. Too bad for him that he lives so close to us, lol.
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His Youtube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@romin312
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DwD 0511: Post Race Hangover
One of the things that may surprise you about racing occurs after a great race weekend. Many of us are hit with a post race hangover that can occur in the days following a race. Are they real? What can you do to minimize them?
Any tips that you may know of to help reduce the post race hangover?
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GHiT 0510: Chris Losiniecki
Chris Losiniecki is a racer and instructor that we met several years ago at a NASA Great Lakes event. She is also currently the only full-time female instructor at NASA Great Lakes. We talk all things racing, instructing, and hypothesize on several reasons why there is a lower number of females represented at the higher levels of racing and instructing than would be hoped for or expected.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ChrisLosiniecki
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GHiT 0508: Judge Series with Mental Ward
We have had Mental on several times before and if we can get him to commit podultery with us again, we take advantage of every opportunity. Mental is not only a Lemons Judge, but also a racer and co-host of the Everyone Racers podcast. We usually try to summarize the episode, but with Mental, we went in so many directions, its easier to just say, its probably in there. Lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeMentalWard
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 509: Gauges for your Race Car and How to Use Them
We discuss our thoughts related to the priority of the gauges in a race car. We differ in the relative priority but are fairly consistent in the proper use and frequency of reviewing the gauges.
What do you think? Did we leave something out? Please let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ProperGaugesAndUse
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DwD 0507: Racing the Track vs Racing the Other Cars
One of the issues that several of our teams’ drivers have had, especially when they first started was racing vs the other cars vs racing the track (or themselves). We talked with Ben about why each of these can be correct and how to minimize mistakes in going too far in one direction or the other. The ratio likely changes as you progress as a racing driver.
Do you agree? Let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingOtherDrivers
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GHiT 0506: Eric Dewey DeWitt
We met Dewey for the first time at last year’s GridLife event at NJMP and then again this year where he won the Street Mod class in Time Attack. We talk about Subarus and Time Attack, two things we haven’t talked about much on the podcast to this point. If you’ve never been at a track and seen Dewey’s post event celebrations, you really need to come to an upcoming event. Dewey is currently leading in GridLife’s Street Mod Time Attack. Also, since we recorded, Dewey has started his own podcast and we can’t wait to subscribe.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Some recent changes to Dewey's racing performance and several aspects that have contributed to the upward trend.
- Recent addition of podium sprint to GridLife's Time Attack
- Is Sundae Cup Time Attack?
- Ways to successfully race a Subaru
- What Dewey has done to his time Attack car
- A great and simple discussion of the various classes in GridLife's Time Attack series
- Dewey's pre-race rituals
- Some of Dewey's cars names and why
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DeweyDeWitt
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0505: Fall Failage Rally Review 2023
We talk again with Rally Master Jeff about the Fall Failage rally. This time, Vicki entered the rally with Jennifer and their Mom. They travelled with Audra and Max, as well as Ryan and Matt. Much fun was had by all.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FallFailage2023
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Audra, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0504: The Mythology of Late Apex and Braking in a Straight Line
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over the often heard mantra of always use a late apex and always brake in a straight line. While these may be useful in some turns, they should not be construed as applicable to 100% of your laps. We go into why these methodologies are often taught early in a driver’s education, as well as what the alternatives are and when to start to expand your repertoire and incorporate more advanced techniques.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LateApexAlwaysMaybeNot
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GHiT 0503: Glenn Robinson
We first met Glenn Robinson at Mid-Ohio and then he and Bill worked their way up to comp school and instructor school. In spite of this, he agreed to come on to our podcast, lol. Glenn currently races primarily with NASA Great lakes and is one of the two co-leaders of the TREC endurance racing series there as well. In his spare time, he is the Director of Operations at PittRace International. We were lucky enough to talk to Glenn right after a very successful event where they held the NASA National Championship.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GlennRobinson
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Audra, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0502: Fail Failage Rally 2023 – Pre-Rally Update
The ladies are preparing for another rally in two cars. Vicki, Jennifer, and their mom will be running in our Fit and Audra will be entering this year in another BMW with Max. We talk about some of our preparation for the rally as well as some of the future plans for Audra’s race car, perhaps even cars?!?!?!?!?! The hook is sunk and sunk deep.
Plus 2024 Goals start being discussed. This one could be a big one. And how Bill is becoming a serial killer of Honda Fits.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FailFailage2023P1
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0501: Pit Stops Tips
As we all know, Ben is obsessed with saving time on track. Equally important though is the ability to save time in the pits. We talk through several things that we have found to save time and remain safe in the pit area. In several series, this can easily be the key to victory.
Do you have any other ideas to save time during pit stops or to help avoid errors?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PitStopTips
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PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0500: Ross Bentley Takes Over Episode 500
Ross Bentley takes over our podcast to commemorate our 500th episode. If you miss the classic Speed Secrets episodes, this is pretty close. The only downside is that we are the guests, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley500
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0499: The Rust Belt Ramble Rally Wrap Up
Rally Master Jeff Stobbs joins us again to review the recent Lemons rally that toured the central US. As always, it was quite a trip with tons of stories Tune in and find out. Same Bat Time. Same Bat Channel.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RustBeltRamble2023
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0498: What Spares to Bring the Track
Jeremy is stuck in the middle of a family squabble about what spares to bring to the track. Vicki is worried about space and weight. Bill is worried about losing track time or an event due to not having what we need and have but did not bring. Is Bill right? Does he end up sleeping in the bathtub? Again. Does Jeremy escape without losing a limb or blood? Of course, we also expanded the discussion into the area of tools to bring, since they are heavy and a personal pet peeve of Miss Vicki.
What do you think you need to bring?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SparesToTheTrack
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PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0497: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Corey Dickman
The Lemons Judge series continues with Judge Corey. He is a racer and a judge and is trying to finish his collection of racing at every track that Lemons invades and winning the last elusive prize of the overall win at a race.
Please welcome Judge Corey to the podcast.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeCorey
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Audra, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0496: Downshifting in a Turn
One of the issues that several of our teams’ drivers have had is the proper process and timing when downshifting in a manual car at a turn, especially a high speed turn. During this episode, Ben goes into a proper sequence of your hands and feet during a turn where downshifting is required. Hopefully, this will help you as you progress in driving on track with a manual transmission.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DownshiftingInATurn
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0495: Team Update - Primary Racing Cars in PA
We go back to what our podcast started with and provide an update to what cars we have and what our plans are. In this part one, we go over the primary race cars that are located in PA. We hope you enjoy this and catch up on what we are up to (and some of the debacles). If desired, we will have a future episode on the remaining team race cars and HPDE cars.
As an extra bonus, we have a part B for continued escapade updates. Its a doozy.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PARaceCars
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0494: Seat Fitment and Adjustment
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over the importance of properly installing and selecting a racing seat. While many endurance teams are forced into making compromises for all drivers’ sizes and shapes, it is more ideal to take extra time and make sure the seat and the installation are perfect for a single driver car. We do go into some of the options and strategies to minimize any issues when in a team situation.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SeatFitment
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0493: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Craig Ledbetter
The Lemons Judge series continues with Judge Craiggers. He is a racer and a judge and is in need of coming to our garage to help with all of our Honda race cars. In spite of having been on two times previously, he agreed to come back on for the judge series. We talked about setting up a seat swap site and then stumble upon the story of Craiggers inviting Ben to his first ever Lemons race. Details within.
Please welcome Judge Craiggers to the podcast.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/c
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0492: Fire Laps New AI Data Coach
David and Daniel from Fire Laps returned for a second lap to discuss the recent rollout of their AI coaching and data analysis. It augments the original functionality and retains compliance with many of the top data/telemetry systems. So, if you are looking for a faster way to analyze data and interpret the data Or if you hate analyzing data Or if you aren’t yet good at interpreting the data you gather, this may be the solution you have been looking for all this time. So instead of having a very expensive lap timer, with this new data coach you may get the functionality that you were looking for when you first looked at your telemetry system.
For more info on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@firelapsinc.2176
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AICoaching
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0491: The Best Track Car
We were recently asked what car we would recommend learning to drive on a track. In this episode, we go into some of the primary factors we see that would help someone to learn to drive on a track as quickly and efficiently as possible.
So what do you think is the best car to learn to drive on track?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BestCarsToLearnOnTrack
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0490: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Shelly McGee
The Lemons Judge series continues with Judge Shelly. She is a racer and a judge and is also involved with the SCCA so we go into that as well during this episode. If you want to follow along with Shelly and her progress, her Instagram is a must follow @shellieshouseofspeed
Please welcome Judge Shelly to the podcast.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeShelly
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0489: Race Recap: Thompson 2023 with the 24 Hours of Lemons
Our team had two cars that raced at the recent 24 Hours of Lemons endurance race at Thompson. This includes the 1984 Mustang GT Turbo called MooStang and the 1991 BMW 535 with team Slippery Slope. It was a tale of two cars and the results show it. Post race hangover was fully in place by the two of us who didn’t race, lol. Did the MooStang make up for last year’s debacle? Did the 535 keep on rolling along? How was the ice cream shop? This and more are in this week’s episode review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Thompson2023WithLemons
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0488: Lap Times at The Track
We were recently asked how to tell how a teams’ car was doing in the race and how to tell what the lap times were. Luckily, there are several apps available to monitor any car’s lap times when at the track and even when not at the track. We go over two of the more popular options that are used around the world.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LapTimers
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0487: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Sajeev Mehta
Part 5 of still growing in our Lemons Judge Series with Sajeev Mehta. Sajeev is a long time Lemons Judge and racer who is also an automotive journalist. This sounds like recipe for episode greatness.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeSajeev
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0487: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Sajeev Mehta
Part 5 of still growing in our Lemons Judge Series with Sajeev Mehta. Sajeev is a long time Lemons Judge and racer who is also an automotive journalist. This sounds like recipe for episode greatness.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeChris
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0486: Minimizing Distance vs Maximizing a Turn’s Min Speed
In Autocross, it is often correct to minimize distance to improve your time. On track, it is a bit more complicated due to the longer duration of the turns and the higher speeds and higher variation of speeds. During this episode, Ben and Bill talk through a few of the aspects of the track that can impact when to minimize distance and when to move your min speed in a turn to improve your overall lap time. Part 1 of many.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MinDistancevsMaxMinSpeed
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0485: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Chris Overzet
Part 4 of still growing in our Lemons Judge Series with Chris Overzet. Chris goes way back to original Lemons times and has personally participated in the Peoples Curse and has been racing and judging sine then. This one has stories.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeChrisO
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
DwD 0484: How to Tell if You are Under Driving On Track
By poplar demand, we have a part two to our earlier DwD. Ben was concerned with making sure that everyone wasn’t under driving just as much as he was concerned about over driving. We also have a quick listener comment on our earlier podcast episode about driving with bench seats. Thanks again.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AreYouUnderDriving
GHiT 0483: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Bob Griffin
Part 3 of 13 (and still growing) in our Lemons Judge Series is with Bob Griffin. The fun we are having with all the judges is fantastic and this episode is no different. In addition. The Lemons Judges see the series from their own unique perspective. We hope you enjoy this multipart series that we hope sheds some light on the, hmm, well on something.
We recorded this episode with Bob just prior to meeting him at the NJMP event and this was a wonderful pre-intro intro to him. We apologize for several of the dodge balls we hit him with, but it needed to be done.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeBob
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team
GHiT 0481: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Shawn Rogers
Part 2 of Many TBD in our Lemons Judge Series with Shawn Rogers. While we often talk with drivers about Lemons, we thought that it might be fun to talk with some of the Lemons Judges about the series and how they see it from their perspective. We hope you enjoy this multipart series that we hope sheds some light on the, hmm, well on something.
Shawn has been racing in Lemons from the Altamont days and has been judging for many, many races. He has a ton of stories and as our great friend Jeff once said about Mental, the man can spin a yarn. If you need a full blanket, this episode is for you, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeShawn
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0482: Recap of Grid Life NJMP 2023
Our First Time Working with a Coach - Miss Jackie
What a great weekend we had. Our team worked with Jackie Andrews as our coach for the Grid Life event at NJMP. Jeremy and Nick were in the advanced HPDE group in their E46 BMW 3-series street'ish cars. Jennifer was in our B Spec Fit in HPDE and Vicki was in HPDE in our new E46 race car but switched to our Honda Fit when we had a mechanical issue. Bill was also in the B Spec Fit and competed in the Sundae Cup series, securing a solid last place.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GridlifeNJMP2023
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0480: Air, Spark, and Fuel – Plus Timing
On this episode, we go into one of the areas that Vicki and Bill are worst at: Trouble shooting. One of the fundamental ways to diagnose a car not running is to look at the supply of Air, Fuel, and spark to the engine. Once they are all present at the required quantity and time, it is almost magic how the car then starts making that happy noise we all desire. Jeremy tried to explain this to us during this episode. Some of it even seems to sink in.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AirFuelSparkTiming
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
DwD 0479: Double Sucking
What is a DwD without Ben, well we try again here with guests Mental and Jeremy standing in for Ben. One area we wanted to cover is that there are multiple factors that can affect your absolute and relative performance on track, especially as you progress. One of the hardest areas we have seen is trying to determine the relative contributions of what part is driver induced and what fraction can be attributed to the car, car setup, and track conditions. Sometimes it may not be “you”, but even then “you” can often work around as best you can when the car you are in is all you have.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DoubleSuckingOnTrack
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0478: Lemons Judge Series – Judge Janis
While we often talk with drivers about Lemons, we thought that it might be fun to talk with some of the Lemons Judges about the series and how they see it from their perspective. We hope you enjoy this multipart series that we hope sheds some light on the, hmm, well on something, lol.
We talked with Judge Janis Jerman after her first race judging, and we can tell that she is hooked. Welcome to part 1 of tbd of our Lemons Judge series.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JudgeJanis
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
WOoT 0476: Spiderverse and The Flash – Plus we rank ALL the Spiderman Movies
Jeff, Josh, Benny, Alex, Vicki, and Bill go over the latest Spiderverse movie and The Flash, with a splash of a return to the Guardians of the Galaxy 3. We then end the episode with a ranking of all the Spider Man movies (and related movies). I think we did manage to squeeze in a car reference, might have been a roller skate, but maybe.
So what are you rankings for the movies? Let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can discuss it in an upcoming WOoT episode.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SpiderVerseFlash
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0476: Racing Classes – Builder’s Classes vs Driver’s Classes (Jeremy Fill)
There are generically two different types of racing series. One is a builder’s class where you can build and enter almost anything that complies with a fairly open rule book. Other racing classes are more specific on what cars and modification are allowed and focus more on the difference being largely due to the driver skill and relatively less on the car build. Spec class racing is usually more of a driver’s class type of racing. We discuss some of the differences between these two types of series and help show the advantages and disadvantages of each. Probably the first part of many in this area.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BuildersClasses
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0475: The Great Alaska Rally Wrapup
Rally Master Jeff Stobbs joins us again to review the recent Lemons rally that went to the 49th state. This was a first time event and easily one of the most memorable rallies that Lemons has hosted. How did it go? Did anyone hit a moose or have a moose hit them? What did the locals think of a Lemons rally? Did they sacrifice any cars to the Rally gods by driving them off a cliff? Tune in and find out. Same Bat Time. Same Bat Channel.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GreatAlaskaRally
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0473: Carey Rouse Hosts the Driven to Compete Podcast
Carey Rouse has a passion for racing and has recently begun racing in SCCA in the B Spec and then to sink the hook even deeper, he began has podcast "Driven To Compete". The podcast has focused on getting the stories out of fellow racers and people involved with racing. Carey has progressed very quickly into racing and is in the midst of repeatedly crossing the country to interview a ton of people in person at events.
This is part 2 of our home at home series and Bill was on Driven to Compete this week as well.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CareyRouse
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0474: Overdriving Observations and Indications
Ben is joined on this episode by both special guests Mental Ward and Santa Jeremy to discuss some indications that you may be overdriving on track. Ben is a firm believer in driving to the limit but for some of our less experienced listeners driving at the limit can be difficult and sometimes dangerous. In addition, this is significantly increasing the wear and tear on your car and can impact your team’s ability to successfully complete an endurance race. Less of a concern for Time Trials and Sprint racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OverdrivingAreYou
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0472: Uncomfortable with your Rear Tires? We hold an Intervention
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we talk through a recent episode comment that Vicki made about her, to that point, never feeling comfortable with her rear tires. This area is a common trouble spot for many/most drivers as they progress in their high performance driving career. For this episode, we were joined by guest Mental Ward and Jeremy Hall.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RearTireUncomfortableness
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0471: Zach Caldwell Live from the Vannonball Great American Bro’d Trip
Zach Caldwell calls in live for GingerMan raceway from his fourth straight race weekend in the race van to conclude the 2023 Great American Vannonball Bro’d Trip. Why race in a minivan? Why race 4 weekends in a row? Why a 2006 Dodge Caravan is the world’s greatest race car? How tired can one person be? All this and more in this one. Bill has some terrible ideas brewing.
In summary, the Great American Bro’d trip started off in Detroit and after 2,100 miles race 1 at Thunder Hill. A swift and easy 700 miles to High Plains Raceway. A few gallons of gas and 1,700 miles to NJMP Thunderbolt. And a final leg to a surprising entry to GingerMan raceway. To get back home after this, it was only 350 miles that took around 12 fatigue induced hours, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Vannonball
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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DwD 0470: Storytime – Bench Seats Storytime Leads to Racing Seat Discussion
Bill had a “great idea” to go into story time from our earlier years when/if we had related to bench seats. The plan did not go as planned, but we did end up (finally) getting to a discussion of the impact and importance of the seat when racing and how it can impact your driving, lap time, and your fatigue level at the end of a stint or race.
We would love to hear some great bench seat stories.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BenchSeats
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
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GHiT 0469: Rachel Thurow - Drag Racing and Beyond
Rachel Thurow joins the podcast this week to discuss her drag racing program and rapidly expanding racing in virtually any discipline. If there is one thing we love it is cross training and enjoying you car in as many ways as possible. Rachel is probably the first primary drag racing guest so Vicki gets very excited to investigate something we haven’t done. Yet. We had great fun talking with Rachel and see a lot of things in common and potential for future plans (and bad decisions).
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RachelThurow
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0468: Race Recap: NJMP 2023 with the 24 Hours of Lemons
We try to record our wrap up episodes as quickly as possible, but this may have been a bit too quickly as most/all of us were still in zombie mode. For this race, we raced the El Jeffe Chevy S-10/Isuzu Hombre trophy truck and our 1993 EG Civic. In addition, we were also acting as ambassadors for two different entries, a 1991 BMW 535, and our friends (and future podcast guests) from Waka Motorsports in their Civic. Also, during the weekend, we ran into a long lost missing friend and prior NJMP GHiT racing teammate Aaron who was working with another all ladies team that was fielding two cars for the Jessi Combs Foundation
Fun With Cars as a mission. We couldn’t agree more.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2023
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0467: How to Recover after Missing a Corner on Track
We try to get Ben to imagine what he would do if he ever missed a corner on track. There are ways to minimize the impact and there are definitely ways to compound the mistake and lose more time or the race, or even your car. There are a ton of factors within the race that will also affect how you should recover or even if you can recover.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BlowingACorner
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0466: Heyward Wagner from the SCCA
We are joined on this episode by Heyward Wagner from the SCCA to talk (almost) all things SCCA in what we hope to be a first of many episodes. Heyward is a life long SCCA member, race driver, and now leads a variety of the aspects of the SCCA related to Rally Solo, and Experiential Programs associated with the having Fun With Cars, including autocross, rally, rallycross, Track Night In America.
Fun With Cars as a mission. We couldn’t agree more.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HeywardWagner
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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For More Info: www.scca.com/fun may be the link to a new life
DwD 0465: Proper Use of a Handbrake On Track
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about what to do and what not to with your handbrake on track. We also talk about what a handbrake turn is and why drifters use the handbrake to help in their competitions. Many of our cars do not even have handbrakes, so it is easy to answer for those cars, lol. Plus we have a bit of story time from many years ago.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HandbrakeTurns
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PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0464: Our Recap of the Lemons Rocky Mountain Breakdown Rally Finally Escapes From Editing Purgatory
Long overdue, we finally finished editing the post Rocky Mountain Breakdown rally review with Rally Master Jeff Stobbs. Still not sure what happened to the original recording file, but we finally managed to resurrect another great rally review with Jeff.
Apparently, we have an opening on the team in our editing department, lol. Sorry for the delay.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RMBRrecap
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0463: How to Pick a Racing Series
There are a ton of racing series and types of racing and finding the best one for you can be daunting, especially if you are just getting started. In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about what some of the factors that should influence your decision and can save you a lot of time and money when getting started.
We tried to cover everything we could, but undoubtedly, we may not have completely covered this topic and may return to it in the future. Please let us know if we missed anything that you can think of.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PickingYourBestRacingSeries
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GHiT 0462: Prepping for Their First Endurance Race What to Expect When You Are Unsuspecting with Angry Turtle Racing
We love seeing new people and teams getting out on track and driving or racing. We especially love seeing friends enjoy themselves. Angry Turtle Racing is a new endurance racing team with two old friends (Audra and Lisa) and several new friends who are about to race in their first ever endurance race with us at NJMP in two weeks. We thought it might be helpful to go through some of the questions and preparation tips that we shared on this podcast, and we cannot wait to paddock share with them and help them in any way that we can at NJMP.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AngryTurtleRacing
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0461: Transponders and Several of the Options and Tips We Have Learned
On this episode we talk about the device that many organizations use to keep track of how quick your car is and how many laps you have completed during an event. We also go into the option of owning a transponder or renting. We then go into the often-argued area of where and how to position and charge your transponder to minimize any potential issues.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PonderingTransponders
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
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GHIT 0460: Hoopties Documentary Director Jeremy Berger
In an earlier episode, we put out that we couldn’t wait to have Jeremy Berger on the podcast to discuss his award winning documentary film Hoopties. Obviously, he never listened to the podcast and was likely forced to come on the podcast by an unknown someone, thank you whoever you are. We start with a review of how the documentary came to be and what he found to be the biggest challenges with accurately capturing the weekend that is a 24 Hours of Lemons race. You likely won’t learn much about how to race faster during this episode, but if you need to show someone what grassroots racing is all about or perhaps convince someone to give it a try, this documentary may be the best way we know of to achieve both goals.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HooptiesDocDirector
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
#BergerVerse #HooptiesDoc #JeremyBerger #ReleaseTheBergerCut
DwD 0459: Steering Wheel Grip Pressure – More is not Better
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, Jeremy joins in to discuss one of the aspects of driving that is often neglected and can be holding you back: the grip pressure that you use to hold the steering wheel. This can impact your response speed on track and create a lot of fatigue in your hands, forearms, and shoulders. Another aspect of this is the harder you grip something, the less sensitive you are to the inputs that you will receive through the wheel. This last aspect may be holding your driving back more than you can imagine.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SteeringWheelGrip
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0458: Passing Series – Part 2 of Many
Sometimes life gets in the way of great podcasts. And sometimes it gets in the way of our podcasts. This is a long overdue part 2 of our series on passing with guest hosts Ben Dawson and returning guest Blake Fields. For this episode we approach the concepts related with passing cars that have a similar pace overall and some ideas on capitalizing on areas of relative weakness that always exist. We then cover several things that should be avoided when trying to make a pass. The third aspect of passing that we cover is ways to make the pass stick and avoid the dreaded re-pass.
Please let us know if we missed something or if there is an aspect that could add to the discussion and we will include that in part 3 for this important topic.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingSeriesPart2
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PS Are you looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership. Firelaps.com
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
WOOT 0457: Guardians of the Galaxy and More
In this non-racing Way Off Our Topic episode, we cover the recent release of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and a few other recent and upcoming movies in our area of superheroes. We are joined by Jeff and Josh, but after this one, we may have a command performance for a part 2 by Benny and Alex who could not attend this WOOT episode.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GotG3Plus
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
DwD 0456: The "Hoopties" Documentary
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, with no Dawson, we talk about the recently released award winning documentary "Hoopties". The documentary covers three race teams and compiles the results of three races, coincidentally the documentary kicks off at the first ever race for Garage Heroes In Training at NJMP Thunderbolt. Hopefully, we can have someone on to go into this a bit more.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HooptiesDoc
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PS Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT". This will give 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0454: Lisa Keyes Driving Scholarship Winner From Grid Life, GLTC, and Instructor
We first met Lisa Keyes at last year’s GridLife event at NJMP where she was competing in GLTC, lead instructor for the entire event, and trying to survive the 100+F degree weekend. Luckily, we were able to lure her into a conversation or two over our much coveted Freezie Pop supply. During this episode, we go into her driving history and how she came to be driving in GLTC and lead instructor for many GridLife events. We each shared our EG Honda Civics while at NJMP and tried to catch up with how things have progressed and plans for this year and going forward. PS Lisa made it to Watkins Glen GLTC event last weekend.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LisaKeyesGHiT0454
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PS Are you looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
PS3 Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership at www.Firelaps.com
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0454: Live From the Rocky Mountain Breakdown Rally 2023
On this episode, we talk with Rally Master Jeff Stobbs live from the 2023 Rocky Mountains Breakdown Lemons Rally.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RMBR2023
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0453: What to Do after a Racing Incident
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about what to do and what not to do after having an accident on track. You may be surprised by what we have seen and what has been done after an accident. There are many things to do while still being on the track and even more things that you should do after removing you and your car from the track. And a few good stories about what not to do, lol.
Plus Ben calls out the Jabroni that may be inside you and then eventually we discuss the HBO show “The Wire”. Where else can you find this type of racing related information.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PostCrash
Danika link of hit wall: https://youtu.be/gOYEjLjIRsE?t=95
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0452: Fire Laps Converts Telemetry Data into Useful Actionable Information Easily and Quickly
Do you collect data and never use it or have time to use it? Is data analysis almost another job at the track? Fire Laps may be what you need. Quick collection & automatic analysis. Enter “GHiT” and you will get a free 3-months onto your annual membership.
David and Daniel from Fire Laps join us to discuss their new website that Bill is SOOOOO excited to use. Fire Laps allows the input of telemetry data from a wide and growing variety of systems and then uses a ton of advanced algorithms and machine learning to translate the 1’s and 0’s or the “squiggly lines” that we usually get from our very expensive telemetry systems. The software then compares your data with itself and the data of other similar vehicles to formulate a prioritized and actionable series of alternative track lines and pedal inputs to lead to a safer and faster way around the track. So, does Fire Laps lead to faster times? Yes! Does it present the data from multiple systems in a single user-friendly interface? Yes! Can you compare your data to others on the systems, friends and otherwise? Yes! Plus a ton more. The software is growing in capability very quickly and we cannot wait to see what other features will be added in the coming weeks and months.
PS Fire Laps is useful to the “spreadsheet” people out there but may be even more useful to the more visual/artistic drivers and teams.
If this sounds like something that you or your team needs, Fire Laps has provided a code for you. Please enter “GHiT” as your promo code upon registration and you will get a free 3-month extension on your first annual membership.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FireLapsTelemetryMadeEasy
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PS Are you looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0451: Hand Signals for the Track
On this Dominating with Dawson, we talk about several of the more common hand signals that are used on track. While hand signals are much more common, and usually required, at HPDE events, they can be used while racing to the advantage of both cars and drivers.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HandSignalsOnTrack
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0450: Ross Bentley Returns To Help Celebrate – Plus a PittRace Track Overview
Ross Bentley returns to help us celebrate our 450th podcast episode. We talk all things racing, including the upcoming One Lap of America and several listeners questions. We end with a track walk overview of PittRace to help those of our listeners who will be going to NASA Nationals this year.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley450
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0449: Race Recap: PittRace 2023 with the 24 Hours of Lemons
This is our first race of the year. This is our first race with the new rebuilt engine and transmission. It’s a race at a track we know and love. How did it go? Did it go? Who stole our Cookie? Its all in this episode, and more
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRace2023
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0448: How Best to Deal with Mistakes On Track
On this Dominating with Dawson, Ben speculates on what to do if he were to ever make a mistake on track. Bill and Vicki speak from more direct personal experience. We discuss things from as small as momentary losses of time or traction on track, all the way up to and including a big incident with damage to the car or drivers.
We also talk about the different driving styles between Ben and Bill and Vicki that reflects our individual skills and experience.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HowToDealWithMistakes
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0447: Tiffany and Justin Kelly Return for a Second Lap
We catch up with Justin and Tiffany Kelly and learn all about what they have been up to since we last spoke. Their current focus is on shifter karts and instruction. We had never covered shifter karts to this point on the podcast and the performance of a shifter kart almost demands that you grow as a driver quickly. So if you are looking to improve your driving and get into a vehicle that is close to the performance of an Indy car or F1 car at a reasonable price, shifter karts may be for you. And us. Bill is already shopping.
Keep up with Tiffany's growth at e karting news: https://ekartingnews.com/2023/02/14/supernats-time-tiffany-kelly-takes-on-las-vegas/
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TheKellysOnShifterKarting
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0446: Is Perfection Keeping You From Starting
On this episode we talk about what we see as the second most frequent issue that we see that keeps people from going on track or from autocrossing etc. That is the pursuit of perfection in preparation. We go over the base level of driving and car preparation to get started and several of the most frequent “reasons” that the person can’t start until its done. This includes big brake kits, turbo additions, engine swaps, racing slicks, and many, many others. (The most prominent reason that we see is that the person did not know it was possible. Since you ae reading this, you likely know that everyone is welcome to come out and get started.)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PerfectionNotRequired
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHiT 0445: Nik Romano from Fast Sideway – Suspension 101 – Part 2
We started our introduction to suspensions on episode 430 with Nik Romano. Nik rejoins for part 2 and we move on from suspension geometry and start to deal with the most important aspect of a suspension by shifting our focus to the interaction of the tire with the track. We go into a simple way to test how/if your suspension geometry changes are during its travel up and down (compression and rebound). We then go into some of the different types of fixed and adjustable coil overs and how they are constructed and work within the suspension system. We even begin to get into how you can use the suspension to increase grip and then to start to shift the grip around within your car to aid your driving.
We answer the question that has puzzled us since the beginning “why would you want a rear wing on a front wheel drive car”?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NikRomanoSuspensionP2
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0444: Dealing with a Bad Handling Car
Despite all of our efforts to prepare the ideal car, some of us have had to deal with a car that is ill mannered or at least not ideal to what we as the driver would like. During this episode, we talk about a few of the times that we have been on track and the car was less than ideal. We then also go into some of the ways to deal with this or drive around some of the limitations of the car for that particular day and/or stint.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BadHandlingCars
GHIT 0443: Jim Tramontano from No Money Motorsports
As everyone knows, you cannot even think about racing unless you are an independently wealthy multimillionaire. Nope. Jim Tramontano from No Money Motorsports runs full seasons of racing in one of the most competitive racing series of racing while working full time as a teacher. Jim not only competes in Spec Miata but wins races. His blog is focused on ways to save money and still be competitive and have a great time on track. We also talk about all things Spec Miata and racing in general, including spares.
Jim’s blog: https://nomoneymotorsports.com/
and on Instagram: @no_money_motorpsorts_blog
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NoMoneyNoProblemRacing
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PS Are you looking to stream or integrate your telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0442: Track Markers – Their Use and Options
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go into how to determine what markers to use when on track and some of our personal preferences for selecting markers. Initially, Ben goes into the way that he prepares for an upcoming track and how he uses this preparation to get his markers ahead of even arriving at the track. The importance of markers can vary depending on the type of driver that you are, but even the most “feel” oriented driver can always use track markers to gain additional speed and comfort when in track, especially a new to them track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackMarkers
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0441: Skye Romanoff - On Rally Cross and Beyond
Skye Romanoff has raced in a variety of disciplines and has promoted Rally Cross in California and nationwide. She has recently been invited by the Fern GP to begin training towards potentially driving on their Formula 3 team and perhaps beyond. If you aren't familiar with Rally Cross, this is a great introduction and we are already looking for a nearby event this summer. In addition, Vicki and Skye bond over their shared enjoyment and love for working on their cars.
Skye also has perhaps the best answer we have ever had to the most memorable car breakdown.
For more info on Rally Cross, please go to Skye's website at www.rallycra.com
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SkyeRomanoff
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0440: Antilock Braking Systems (ABS) On Track
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, Blake fills in for Ben and we discuss the proper use of ABS systems on a race track. There are several advantages to using ABS on track, especially when a track is wet, but there are also a few things to be aware of and even potentially better ways to drive than using the ABS system. Ben does make a guest appearance at the end to add to the discussion, so you still get your does of the Dominator.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ToABSOrNotToABS
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0439: Mario Korf from the Occam’s Racers
Mario Korf comes on the podcast, and we talk all things aero and beyond. Mario has a blog that is on our can't miss list. The blog is called Occam’s Racer and in it he tries to understand and explain aero for racing through tons of experiments to support or disprove theories. In addition, Mario was on the team that Ben raced with for his first Lemons race. It would seem that we would focus on racing aero, but that just wouldn’t be our way and we bounce all over the place, along with he help of a surprise guest who pops in for about 20 minutes.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OccamsRacers
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
For anyone over 18 and who has any interest or especially if you love music, here is our first episode with an Explicit tag and not for the kiddies, but it just flowed naturally that we are releasing it as is (We are running it live). If there are kids in the car with you, you may want to listen to this episode later.
In a long overdue Way Off Our Topic (WOOT) episode, we are joined by a special guest Christian James Hand who has a tremendous way to break down music into its component tracks (also called Stems) during his shows to demonstrate the individual components that are combined into the finished song. Our description does not do justice to his amazing style and presentation that he puts together. If you are even the slightest bit interested in music or ever were, we would hope that you would listen to one of his live shows on Instagram or to one of the podcasts he has and allow Christian to give you one of the greatest gifts that we know of. Christian's "The Session" breakdowns give you the ability to hear a song for the first time all over again!
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) A short bit about touring with PM Dawn Peter Gabriel, The Grave Diggers and RZA and an acapella rendition of "Jam On It" by Newcleus on stage in front of tens of thousands live and broadcast over Swedish radio
2) Business tips, including do not buy a company blimp
3) Working on music videos including "Hey Ya" by the Outkast and several Def Leppard videos as well as Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn's "Dodgeball: An Underdog Story" movie.
4) An upcoming podcast where he breaks down music with the cooperation of and with Universal Music
5) Benny cannot seem to count to six, lol.
6) Another special guest appearance by his Funko Pop "Odd Job"
7) How music is made and how it has progressed to where it is now
8) How Christian approaches music and how the song creation process in incorporated into his live song breakdown shows.
9) The incredible opportunity Christian has when being able to unpainting a painting when he dissects the song to its original moments and components and stories.
10) How sometimes the simplest songs are often some of the most complex tapestries to weave.
11) Incredible music recording history and stories
12) How digital processing, Pro Tools, and over-processing has impacted modern music and removed much of the humanity of current recordings.
13) What is groove and what is pocket?
14) The Gadd-Weckl-Colaiuta Drum Showdown is found at: https://youtu.be/K7h6hOs_ySw
15) Some of the fantastic songs to breakdown that came to mind during our discussion and are well worth listening to again, for the first time, especially for the songs that have almost become musical "wall paper" or have faded into the status of background music.
16) Christian's rock band member breakdown is hilarious, every single time.
17) I think Christian nearly broke Vicki when he discussed his inability to listen to music while "occupied"
18) Some highlighted drum tracks, bass tracks, and guitar tracks that came to mind and are some of the cannot miss episodes.
19) His thoughts on concerts in general and the Counting Crows performing Mr. Jones in specific.
20) What Christian feels are the root masterpieces for rock music after the Beatles catalogue.
You can hear Christian James Hand break down songs at a variety of places online including:
At "The Sessions On Air" on Instagram at 11 AM Pacific or 2 PM Eastern on Instagram @thesessiononair
Podcasts such as:
The Session
Heide and Frank Show weekly on Mondays
And try to catch him at a live show once they are able to resume. Details will be provided on his website at: https://thesessiononair.com/
Audioslave's Cochise music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMvN45sjo4 and yes, it is mind blowing!
Budget music systems suggestions:
Sony MDR-7506 headphones at ~$90
Better: Audeze headphones at around $400 use Christian's discount code PS Audio Sprout system ~$600 Rega Planar 2 turntable for ~$200 Sumiko Needle Polk Audio or Klipsch or JBL Speakers of your choice (don't need powered set Total system around $1,000 max
DwD 0438: Fuel Conservation Methods
When endurance racing, the race can often be won or lost by the pit stop strategy and sometimes the race breaks down in such a way that your team can be a few laps short from what is needed to avoid another pit stop and that can make or break the victory. Ben and Bill discuss some of their favorite ways to save a little gas and extend the number of laps and maybe sneak out a victory when you may not be the fastest in your class.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FuelConservMode
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GHIT 0437: Dion von Moltke Returns and We Talk All Things Racing
Dion von Moltke has raced professionally at some of the highest levels and has started an online coaching and education coaching business that includes some of the best racing (and other) coaches across the globe. We have been subscribers since day one and never fail to see improvements after every session and know of nothing that can compare in value for the dollar and minute. During this episode Dion discusses topics including:
1) What separates a good racer from a still learning racer?
2) What are the things that we will never stop working on?
3) Why should we work on a corner backwards?
4) What is the top priority of a particular corner and how to determine it
5) Feel references vs visual references (or both) and how to get better at references
6) How to most quickly learn a track or a new car
7) Why should I wait until I have perfected my driving and car to get a coach? (100% facetiously worded)
8) How do you prioritize what to work on with your personal driving or with students, and even more advanced students
9) Hitting target spots vs hitting target spots with correct car angle and weight loading
10)If I get oversteer or understeer does that mean I just blew the corner?
11)How to drive around understeer
12)Why is the slow point of a corner so important
13)Proper footwork through a turn (with a manual transmission)
14)The 5 types of braking zones (and why they matter)
BONUS TIP: Dion provides several tips on what to look at when trying to improve by looking at your own video and data.
If you want even more information from Dion and his team, please go to: https://blayze.io/car-racing and try out their trail subscription special for $29 for one month access.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BlayzeCoaching
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0436: Blind Corners
One of the things that a lot of beginners have trouble with is when they are approaching a corner of the track that does not allow the driver to see around the corner. While this can be disconcerting, this should not be a big deal for you on track. Ben offers up some great advice on dealing with blind corners and starts with the ever important topic of the safety of going through blind corners. We hope this helps you at you next rack event.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BlindCornersBetter
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GHiT 0435: Host of the Blind Apex Podcast and Honda Challenge Race Driver – Kaan Canturk
Once we found the Blind Apex podcast, we knew we had to have Kaan on our podcast. Kaan competes primarily in the NASA Mid Atlantic Honda Challenge H2 series. He started a podcast that is aimed at helping everyone get better at racing and optimizing their racing program. During this episode we go over how Kaan started out in his racing and what he has learned to this point. Tons of tips, tricks and lessons learned and there is a good amount of smack talking during the episode, all very good natured ribbing. If you like our podcast, the Blind Apex podcast is probably the most similarly themed podcast that we have found to date and really enjoy listening for his advice and perspectives.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KaanRocksGHiT
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0434: GHIT Builds an Engine and a Trans??? – With a Ton of help
Our engine gave up at our last race and we needed to (finally) start prepping for real for the upcoming 2023 season. As everyone knows, we started knowing (less than) nothing about car repairs and this week we took on our biggest challenge to date, pull the entire drive train in our 1993 Honda Civic EG Hatchback, build an engine and transmission, and replace it into the chassis for a rapidly upcoming test day. Here how things went and a ton of learning was had by all, even Bill. Special huge thanks to Chris and Chrissy from the Everyone Racers Podcast and The Three Pedal Mafia for their help and guidance and another thank you to Scott McMichael for coming up and assisting and learning with us. Further proof that anyone can do this.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiTEngineBuilders
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0433: Turbo Charger vs a Super Charger
On this week’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben and Bill go into what the differences are between a turbocharger and a super charger. We have received a few emails recently and seen some posts on the various social medias that indicate at least a few people seem to be confused about each and how they work. We thought we would take a shot at going into some of the key differences between each, especially pertaining to endurance racing. So on an episode with two of the non-mechanicals talking, we go into a mechanical topic. What could go wrong?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TurboVsSuperCharger
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0432: Track Insurance with Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports
We were joined by Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports to discuss a topic we have never covered yet, track day insurance. This is an essential area to consider if you cannot afford to walk away from your car in case of an accident on track. Track insurance and off track insurance can vary quite widely and is almost always NOT covered by your normal car insurance. It should also be a consideration for where you choose to go for your track days, HPDE’s and racing events. So much that we didn’t know and hopefully this helps you as well.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackInsurance101
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0431: Throttle Applications Tips
As Ken Hill said in his past podcast, the fastest lap is created by the driver who is on wide open throttle the longest. So how do you get there best? Do you roll on the throttle or feather it, or slam it down to the floor, etc., etc., etc. Also, does it matter? Does it vary from turn to turn? Does it vary from car to car or turn to turn? How many times do we say Ross Bentley’s favorite answer of “it depends”. Come on in and find out how we each do this and what the best way actually is.
So pick a turn, pick a track and what do you think you are doing and what you should be doing?
Hint: Ben makes several sad faces and Bill predicts that this episode may be saving Vicki at least a second on her next visit to the track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ThrottleDDR
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
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DwD 0429: How Best to Progress Your Car - Properly
You find yourself with a car that you want to take to the track. What do you do? Where do you start? Who can you rely on to find good information? We didn’t know when we started. We have been doing this for a bit and offer up our suggestions on what to do, how to do it, and where to find information to assist you in getting your car prepared safely, quickly, and economically.
What are some great places to go, websites, YouTube channels, forums, etc. that you rely on? Vicki has her go to website.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceCarPrepProperly
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHiT 0428: Tom O’Gorman Returns for a Second Lap
Tom O returns for a second lap and we catch up on what he has been up to since his last visit. This includes his new podcast with DJ Alessandrini called “Lizard Brains”. Did we talk about Tom’s recent IMSA pro race at Daytona? Yep. Did we talk about the twin autocross events last year in a brand new Acura NSX? Indeed. What about endurance racing, did Tom talk about his recent run at the national championship with ChampCar? Yes, yes we did. What about the differences in returning to the pro racing paddock after a few years racing and coaching with grassroots racing series including GLTC? We did and included a few things each of us can take from pro racing paddocks and help our racing. Bridgestone RE 71 RS tire review, Tom’s YouTube series on learning mechanic’ing on his BRZ.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomOreturns
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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DwD 0427: Top 5 Tracks that are Fun to Drive
With the upcoming 2023 One lap of America coming up, Ben, Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill decided to have a lighter DwD episode and go over what are their Top 5 tracks that are fun to drive. We also go into some of the details of the track that make them so much fun. We then end with a review of some of our favorite turns we have driven so far.
So what is your Top 5 favorite tracks, so far?
Did we ever cover our 5? Tune in to find out.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Top5RaceTracks
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GHiT 0426: Tom Thalmann and His 675,000+ mile 911
We read about Tom and his daily driven Porsche 911 Turbo and Ben said “I need to know more about this guy”. So we did. We talk about how Tom has bonded with his 996 turbo and many stories of the drives and what it has taken to keep the car on the street. Have not fear though, Tom also takes the car on track several times each year. So if you see an Artic Silver 911 Turbo on the roads, its probably Tom, lol. We also get into his upcoming cross country trip to Laguna Seca with Rennsport Reunion VII and how he will replicate a large portion of the original Cannonball Run path until veering north to Laguna Seca. (A veritable left turn at Albuquerque)
Tom also has one of the best road trip ideas that we have ever heard. Anyone have any better ideas? Please let us know.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomThalmann
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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GHiT 0425: Retreat From Moscow 2023 - Day 2 and 3
We join Rally Master Jeff from the end of Day 3 of the 2023 Retreat From Moscow Lemons Rally. Rally Master Jeff was a bit under the weather but the rally must go on. Also, we will need a short moment of silence for last rally review guests red Thunderbird.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RetreatFromMoscow2023Day2and3
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WOOT 0424: Our Hero Related Preview of 2023
In our latest Way Off Our Topic episode, we successfully avoided talking about racing for most of the episode and focused on the upcoming hero related movies and tv shows for 2023 and even some further out. Unfortunately, we recorded this prior to updated plans for the DC universe shows and movies by James Gunn so that will have to be in a future show. Benny, Alex, Vicki, and Bill went into a bit of a geek deep dive, so strap in.
So which ones are you most looking forward to? Which ones are you most concerned about?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MCUorDCEU
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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GHiT 0423: Retreat From Moscow 2023 - Day 1
We join Rally Master Jeff from the end of Day 1 of the 2023 Retreat From Moscow Lemons Rally. Vicki and Bill were able to meet the rally kickoff meetup last night and were assisting with pre-rally inspections this morning. We reviewed todays festivities and were joined by Mike and Ed, two friends from the Rally who are driving in their early 2000's T-Bird. THUNDERBIRD.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RetreatFromMoscow2023Day1
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DwD 0422: Defending a Pass Attempt
We have a passing series that we started last year and will resume soon, but we have not talked a great deal about defending a pass. In this part one episode, we go over a few ideas of what to do and what not to do. It is very obvious that there are significant differences in our hosts approach that is reflected by their relative racing skill progression. There is so much to this topic, we have really only started.
So, what is you favorite way to defend a pass on track OR what is your least favorite technique that others have used against you? (or both!)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingDefenseIdeas
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GHIT 0421: Dillon “EJ2 Track Rat” Brennan Returns for a Second Lap
We are long overdue in having Dillon back onto the podcast. Dillon was one of our early guests and is a staple at the local NASA Northeast events in Honda Challenge and as an instructor. Don’t forget to tune into Dillon’s YouTube channel and watch and learn how to prep a race car very well, yet quite frugally. During this episode we talk to Dillon about his plans for creating a race car for the NASA Northeast volunteers and friends to get out on track and enjoy racing. We also get into his current projects and preparations for the upcoming national event this summer at PittRace. We will also be going to nationals with some friends to meet and root for a bunch of racing friends.
As a bonus, we go over a stress free way to decide on a baby name. What other racing podcast gives you these kinds of insights? What we do for our listeners, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DillonEJ2TrackRat
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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DwD 0420: What Have We Learned Since DwD’s Started
The scariest question Bill has ever attempted. We ask Jennifer, Vicki, and Ben what they have learned since we started the Dominating with Dawson series. Do we hear crickets? Did we help any of us? And the biggest concern, did Ben learn anything? This could be the shortest episode ever. Is it?
What is the biggest thing that you have learned from the podcast? Cue the cricket sound machine.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDLearnings
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GHIT 0419: WindShadow Studios Mike Woeller
Want to take some better pictures of you or your team at the track? We do, so we asked for a few tips and tricks from Mike Woeller. Mike started as a journalist and then taught photography. He then gradually shifted his focus to motorsports photography and started WindShadow Studios. Mike can be seen at a variety of tracks in the northeast and is one of the primary sources of track photos for a variety of series in the region. While we aren’t ever going to take photos as well as Mike, we learned a few things and will definitely be a bit better next season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WindShadowOrWifeShadow
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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For Mike’s Work or to contact him: https://www.windshadowstudios.net/
DwD 0418: Jargon 101: What is Race Craft and Favorite Examples
Ben, Jeremy, and Bill are unsupervised again this week, so why not end this session with a clean and simple Jargon episode. Ever wonder what race craft is? Much like defining “time”, race craft is often understood but difficult to describe. If you want to listen to us struggle, this may be the episode for you.
Did we get it right? If not, let us know.
Also, Read and Blake, you have been challenged.
We also go into our favorite or best part of race craft. So, what is yours?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Jargon101RaceCraft
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GHIT 0417: GHiT Goal Review – We Review 2022 and or Goals for 2023
Pre-Podcast Question: How was your 2022 season?
Our team goes over our racing season for 2022 and how we did compared to our goals for the year. In this annual review, we often find out we did well in many areas and totally blew it in others. This year was no exception, lol. We had Alan, Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill, as always, but Jeremy decided to join in for the fun and plan his 2023 with us. We do this every year and find that it helps. Some of the goals are more plans and some of them are usually pretty big stretches for us. But, you never know what you can do until you try. As a bonus, we look back at 2022 from a big picture perspective and see that we are still “In Training”. (always will be!)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiTReviews2022
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DwD 0416: Traveling to a Race - What to Bring, Especially if Flying
While Jeremy was with us, Ben and Bill took advantage of his extensive travelling schedule to race and we discuss the best way to travel and pack for racing, especially if an airplane is involved. We get into what to bring and what not to bring, as well as how to bring the items. We also give a few options that may make things easier for the trip and minimize risk.
This is another unshepherded episode. The story starts with “So there I was…..” Oh my.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TravelRacePacking
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Ben’s link: Humpty Dumpty | CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
GHIT 0415: Ken Hill on The Fundamentals of Racing
Pre-Pod Question of the episode: What is the fastest way around a race track?
A second lap with Ken Hill. We return to Ken’s concepts of what are the 6 fundamentals of driving on track. Not only do we review what the fundamentals are, but we also go into the significance of the ordering of the fundamentals. This was initially based on the work that Ken did to learn the sport as quickly as possible, augmented with the learnings that he had as a driving coach, combined with the teaching philosophy of the real life “Top Gun”. We scratch the surface and get as deep as we can in this episode. We have so many more questions and cannot wait to go further in the upcoming master class that are going to be available from Blayze.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KenHillRacingFundamentals
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Links mentioned in the podcast:
Glossary: https://khcoaching.com/glossary/
DwD 0414: The Best Track Car
On this episode, the first Dominating with Dawson of the new year, we try to start of with an easy one and not stir up the internet in any way. Naturally, we chose to define what is the best track car. We approach this from the perspective of a first timers’ ideal track car to an intermediate level track car. We also cover many of the more important considerations to take into account when choosing your car.
If you think of a better car or cars, please let us know and we will include this in another discussion in this area. Also, please be warned, Ben and Bill were joined with Jeremy, but all of them were unattended. No Jen and No Vicki leads to these debacles, lol.
Please let us know if we missed something or if you have any questions at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TheBestTrackCar
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GHIT 0413: Jackie Andrews - Lo_Buk_Motorsports
We start the year off with a guest Jackie Andrews. Jackie is not only a driver and a racing coach but also is the Motorsports Director for NASA Northeast Honda Challenge. Some of you may know them better as Lo_Buk_Motorsports on Instagram. During this episode we go into a great discussion of many things related to racing and setup optimization. This is very obviously part one of many.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JackieAndrews
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DwD 412: Jargon 101: What is a “Real Racer” of a “Try Hard” driver/racer
Listener Warning: They left Bill and Ben unattended again.
When in a paddock, you will often hear people talking about real racers or try hards on the track. While this is something most will look admirably towards being or becoming, in most cases this discussion is 100% facetious and derogatory. We discuss what brings upon this impression and alternative ways to think about driving and racing that we think will increase the enjoyment of driving for everyone.
In spite of everything that our team knows, for some reason “they” left Ben and Bill alone again for another episode of Dominating with Dawson. It all started well enough and then….. We apologize ahead of time.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RealRacer
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0411: Adam Owens Rejoins Us For Another Lap
Adam Owens is a friend we met a while back and he came on as a relatively newbie racer in our World Famous Racing 101 series two years ago. We catch up with how his racing has been going since then and especially how 2022 has progressed into at least Racing 201 or probably more. Adam has been consistently renting seats in endurance racing with the Boston Whiners and has been getting faster at every race. While most of his racing seat time is in wheel-to-wheel racing, he has also been to several high performance driving events to further refine his driving skill. During this episode, we talk about what he has found to work for him and several of the skills he sees as having helped him on track and several that could be further improved. We also compare some of the differences between the different racing organizations and tracks that we have attended.
Some great discussion and great tips to improve everyone's on track performance.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AdamOwens2022
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0410: Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Driver/Racers and Mechanics in Your Life
We are so very late, but here are some of our ideas for the last minute gifts for the driver, racer, and mechanic in your life. We give a few ideas from stocking stuffers and gifts from the kids to pretty much every budget. If you think of others, please let us know and we can add them to the social media posts. If you have other gift ideas, please send to GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can add them to the lists. Have a great holiday season!!!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LastMinuteGifts2022
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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Links:
Tire pressure gauge https://a.co/d/119IvBi
Neck coolers https://a.co/d/1EyZpRa
Magnetic spark plug set https://a.co/d/dNuVmB9
Cluthc/Throttle socks https://a.co/d/cPNrVU8
Lug nut socket kit https://a.co/d/5MSiWMT
Magnetic pick up tool https://a.co/d/4K34LKb
Car/Driving/racing t-shirts: https://tinyurl.com/RacingShirts
Flannel lined pants https://a.co/d/dsIqK0i
Merrell Encore Ice Slip on shoes https://a.co/d/4PquchJ
Carly OBD2 reader
Digital angle finder gauge
Bluetooth FM Transmitter: https://tinyurl.com/OldCarBluetooth
Noco Boost Plus compact lithium starter https://a.co/d/dT9qYCK
An inflatable truck bed pool: https://tinyurl.com/TruckPools
Starter Tool Kit: https://tiny.one/ToolsForFools
Sim cockpit: https://tiny.one/SimRigExample
DwD 0409: Tire Pressure Optimization to Track Conditions
On this Dominating with Dawson, we try to go over how to adjust the pressure of your tires when on track and the conditions change. We also get into several of the factors that can impact the absolute tire pressure as well as the relative tire pressure. This is likely another subject that will require several visits, but we hope this would be a good review and potential resource for when your track visit is exceptionally hot, cold, or wet. We often hear several theories of how to adjust the tires under different conditions and try to give a logical method that may allow you to determine if your tire pressure need to be increased of decreased.
As a bonus, we go into our thoughts on how to....
Please let us know if we missed something or if you have any questions at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AdjustingTirePressure
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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GHIT 0408: Frank Schwartz – All About B Spec Racing and More
Frank Schwartz is a racer and owner of Grass Paddock Motorsports that rents B Spec Honda Fits and Mini Coopers. He is also known online as the stepfather of B Spec racing and seems to be a proud father to be of a potential new class of C Spec racing for the SCCA. Frank seems to always be involved with getting people into the sport of performance driving and racing at a reasonable budget. We ended up talking a great deal about racing in general, the motivations, as well as what you can get out of racing beyond “winning” the race.
If you are ever interested in trying out B Spec racing, Grass Paddock Motorsports may be a great option to get started and may be an even better option to stay racing. While we are here, you know we couldn’t help but ask what to do to get involved in B Spec racing and preparing a car. Or two. Well, maybe 3. How about 4. That sounds better. #VickiIsGoingToKillBill
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FrankSchwartzOnBSpec
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0407: Kyle Heyer The Voice of GridLife
In our totally biased opinions, the GridLife live stream is the best motorsports events on TV/YouTube, and we lose so much time in the garage when they are on for the weekend. Kyle Heyer is the lead presenter and commentator for the GridLife series and has worked hosting other series including SRO on live streams and broadcast television. In addition, Kyle is involved with the GridLife team in setting up the time attack series to improve the presentation on the livestream. We recorded prior to the schedule release at PRI so we talk around the schedule and the recently released proposed rules changes. It was a bit of a change of pace, but if you ever wanted to hear Kyle talk about himself, here is a great opportunity.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KyleHeyerOnGridLife
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0406: Street Driving Practice and Bad Habits to Be Aware of for Track Driving
Most of us are unfortunately unable to be on track as much as we would like and end up with a majority of our driving being on the streets and highways. During this episode, we try to talk about several things that you can do to legally improve your track driving, especially in the off season. We also go into a few areas where normal driving can create habits that would be bad to use on a track. We hope this will help you improve and reduce or eliminate the potential bad habits that would need to be broken that can be picked up street driving. A great byproduct of this is that it will make you a better and a safer driver every time you are behind the wheel.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackDrivingPractice
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0405: Adam Jabaay Reviews GridLife 2022 and Previews 2023
Adam Jabaay comes on the podcast before the 2023 announcements and talks about how 2022 went for GridLife and what he is looking forward to for 2023. We were finally able to get to our first GridLife events at NJMP this summer and short visit to the Lime Rock event. We also talk a good bit about the Lime Rock and several stories from the event, as well as several of the other highlights from the season including the first ever Enduro event at PittRace. We were able to talk a bit about the upcoming years schedule and potential rule changes and modifications and the reasoning behind them. 2022 was an amazing year for GridLife and we expect 2023 to be even better.
We aren’t going to be able to attend the upcoming PRI but cannot wait to put some GridLife events on our team schedule. Sundae Cup here we come.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GridLife2022and2023
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0404: Race Review – NHMS 2022 Part 2: El Jeffe
Long delayed due to schedule and sickness, here is part 2 of our teams 24 Hours of Lemons race at New Hampshire Motor Sports track in late October. We had planned to go over the race and how it went for the flying MooStang and the trophy truck El Jeffe/the Bad Hombre but we have now broken this up into two separate episodes. In this episode, Jeremy goes through the entire race weekend for the 2003 Chevy S10/Isuzu Hombre. Which team had a good race? Who had the most black flags? Was there any contact? Who won? All this and more in this part of the race review. Want to find out why the intro was what it was? Stay tuned for the post credits bonus.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NHMS2022Part2
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0403: Better Race Starts
One of Ben’s favorite things to do is pass people and one of his favorite ways to accomplish this is at a race start or at a race restart from a yellow. In this DwD, Ben is very excited to talk about many of his tips and tricks that he has learned over his years of racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceStartsAndRestarts
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0402: Race Review – NHMS 2022 Part 1: The MooStang
Long delayed due to schedule and sickness, here is part 1 of our teams 24 Hours of Lemons race at New Hampshire Motor Sports track in late October. We had planned to go over the race and how it went for the flying MooStang and the trophy truck El Jeffe/the Bad Hombre but we have now broken this up into two separate episodes. Part two will release later this week. In this episode, Alan goes through the entire race weekend for the 1984 Mustang GT Turbo that we affectionately call the MooStang. In part two, Jeremy will join us to discuss how the race went for El Jeffe. Which team had a good race? Who had the most black flags? Was there any contact? Who won? All this and more in this part of the race review.
Favorite quote of the episode: “You forgot to carry the suck”
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NHMS2022Part1
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0401: How to Install Harness Straps
On this Dominating with Dawson, we try to go over how to install and wrap harnesses in a race car. It turns out to be quite a challenge to describe this process without the help of any visuals. We start off with discussing the purchase of the racing harness and then proceed towards the installation of the racing harness into a car. We include things to do and things not to do. The installation is much easier than our description makes it seem, lol. Please let us know if we missed something or if you have any questions at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingHarnessInstalling
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0400: Celebrate Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEY
Our streak continues with celebrating every fifty episodes with Ross Bentley returning to the podcast. During this episode, we have our traditional questions related to improving as drivers, but since it is near the end of the season, we wanted to go over some goals for the upcoming season. Ross not only assist us in coming up with a goal or two, but he provides a great process for you to come up for your own goals. In addition to goals, we also go into:
2) How best to race in transitioning conditions
3) Skid pad practice and drills
4) HPDE drills for beginners, intermediate, and advanced drivers
5) What to do when things go badly, or very badly
6) Tips on how to self-diagnose your driving and find things to improve
PS Sorry Bill’s microphone was apparently not connected so he sounds like he is inside a tunnel. Ross more than makes up for it.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley400
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Links to some of the videos discussed are:
Colton Herta and the world’s fastest hands: https://tinyurl.com/HertaFastHands
Jennifer’s Accident: https://tinyurl.com/JenAtTheRoval
Vicki’s first stint on track/a display of what not to do: https://tinyurl.com/VickiWhatNotToDo
DwD 0399: Why You Need to Improve Driving Off Line
In the beginning, everyone is obsessively concerned with driving on “the line” when on a track. During this Dominating with Dawson episode, we talk about the importance of driving off line and getting as good as possible at driving off line. There are many, many reasons why it is important, and we try to go into several of them including that this is the predominant way to pass other cars on track and how driving off line will augment your car control skills, among many, many others.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DrivingOffLineIsGood
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0398: Andrew Purvis and his Coyote Swapped Fox Body
We met Andrew Purvis at our NY Safety Track track day with the brothers Korf. During the event, Alan was lusting after Andrew’s Coyote swapped Fox Body Mustang and we all had a great time. Even better, Andrew was able to catch Vicki’s spin intervention on video for us, lol. Andrew is a big time car guy and obviously knows his way around a car and especially his Fox body. We look forward to being passed by him at an upcoming event, likely with EMRA. If you’d like to join us, go to https://www.emraracing.org/ for the latest schedule information.
Unfortunately, Vicki's microphone cable was working intermittently during the episode so she may sound a bit off from normal.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AndrewPurvis
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
To follow Andrew on Instagram: @escortsportage
DwD 0397: Tweed Motorsports Live from the AER Race at NJMP Thunderbolt
We join Tweed Motorsports live from the season ending AER race at NJMP Thunderbolt. Gary from Tweed Motorsports raced with us at Thompson (and for some reason is still talking to us) and agreed to be adopted for the AER event at NJMP and provide updates throughout the 14 hour race. We hope this makes you feel like you were there or at least scratches the racing itch if your season is over.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TweedLiveAtAER
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PS2 If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
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DwD 0396: Post Race Weekend Hangover Minimization
The post race (weekend) hangover is real, and it has nothing to do with what your drink of choice was during the weekend. It often comes from a loss of sleep, a lot of activity, and the overuse of your adrenal glands during the weekend. In the end, Monday or often especially Tuesday, you usually are in a partial zombie state and are from performing at your peak. During this episode, we cover several ways that the weekends affect each of us and several ways that we use to help minimize the impact and duration of the post race hangover. If you have any other tips or tricks, please let us know at garageheoesintrainign@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MinimizingPostRaceHangover
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GHiT 0395: GHiT Team Update November 2022
On this latest team update, we go into our recent efforts related to racing and preparing our cars, as well as a few other weird things that have been happening in and around our team. This was recorded after the last Lemons race of 2022 at NHMS where Alan lead the Moostang team and where Jeremy and the boys competed in the El Jeffe race truck. The full race review is coming in another episode soon, as is our last HPDE of the season from NASA Northeast’s season ending event at NJMP’s Lightning track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DontTouchMyMini
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DwD 0394: How to Capitalize on Uphill and Downhill Areas of a Track
In past Dominating with Dawsons, we have talked about the affect that camber has on track driving. During this episode, we go into the effect that uphill and downhill sections can have going into and coming out of turns. We also go into how to know when you are at the limit and what Vicki is concerned about when pushing toward the limit in various section on a track. I think we may have reached a new breakthrough for her and hopefully you!
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GHIT 0393: Race Review - Lucky Dog Race at CMP with Read Tull and Ben Dawson
We start the episode with Read Tull who races in the southeast and had Ben as his first HPDE instructor. Read entered his E36 into the last Lucky Dog event in the southeast for the 2022 season and we share some common pain. The weekend was a mixed bag of several highs and lows, but as always, Lucky Dog ran a great event, and everyone had a great weekend. Ben showed up late to this episode and therefore we learn a lot of behind the scenes stories as well as one of Ben’s podium traditions and hope to one day make a podium with Ben and be on guard. The stories we get are priceless, lol. We then move into how the race weekend transpired and how the team conquered or was conquered. Domination? Listen and learn.
For any suggestions to help solve the power steering issues, please email us at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or message us on Instagram etc. Sticker bribes are as always in effect, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ReadTullatLuckyDog
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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GHIT 0391: Car Control with Nik Romano
There are a few fundamental skills that truly separate drivers. The top two that come to mind are car control and race craft. Nik Romano owns FastSideways and also currently drives professionally for Toyota. FastSideways is a driving school that specializes in holding events that offer personal coaching to focus specifically on improving your car control on skid pads and track through a sequence of drills and tests. During the episode, we talk about a wide variety of aspects of car control and hatch a not so subtle, devious plot to hold the first ever east coast FastSideways car control event. Our team has already reserved many spots, but please let us know if you are interested in joining Nik, his instructors, and us at the event. We cannot wait. Perhaps we can talk him into holding it on a local frozen lake? Vicki is already making the hot chocolate. This episode is an ideal follow up to our recent episode on catching a car where Vicki revealed a specific hole in her car control technique.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FastSideways
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Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start off with the importance on car control on you driving, your safety, and even the speed that you can drive on track.
2) We talk about the CPR acronym and how Vicki have grown from floating through turns and moved into adding slip angle into her track driving. Listen to the tires sing.
3) The advantages and disadvantages of a turbo when trying to drive at the limit.
4) The advantage of recover vs react in CPR. This is a version of our often covered prediction vs reaction discussion, but better.
5) How to use telemetry to assist in your car control and what to look out for.
6) We define what is meant by car control when driving a car on a track or in a high performance condition, such as autocross or even when trying to avoid a potential accident on the street.
7) The relationships between car speed, horsepower/torque, and wheelbase on a car’s car control window and inherent ease/difficulty imposed on the driver.
8) We get Nik’s definitive answer to what is snap oversteer or lift oversteer. Is it Bigfoot or is it Nessie?
9) We even have a discussion of Senna vs Prost during the episode. How about those for search words for a podcast? Lol.
10) Nik adds to Bill’s car purchasing list. Vicki loses her mind for a few minutes.
11) Vicki and Nik discuss drifting, Formula Drift, GridLife, and Gymkhana. Vicki lost her mind the first time she saw this live at GridLife and has gone down a deep YouTube hole. We hope she comes backout soon, lol.
12) How to adapt your driving technique to a car that is either understeering or oversteering. Note this does not involve having your friend running next to the car and making car adjustments.
13) The effect of the type of tire on car control, especially street tires vs racing slicks. This is especially evident by the slip angle of the tire and the performance window where the tires perform best. We also cover the impact that the tire design and manufacturer can have on this as well.
14) The importance of car control on new and inexperienced drivers. it can literally save their lives.
15) One of the best Thunderhill 25 stories we have ever heard.
To get more details about Nik and Fast Sideways, please follow them at:
Website: https://www.fastsideways.com/
Instagram: @fastsideways
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fastsideways
DwD 0392: Balancing Min Distance vs Max Speed
On this week’s Dominating with Dawson, we start a discussion on the competing priorities of maximizing speed and minimizing distance. Obviously, the balance of these will lead to the fastest lap times, but some areas of a track or sequences of a track will be optimized by sacrificing one or the other in certain areas to reduce lap time. This concept is more often spoken about in autocross but applies to road courses as well. This is especially challenging when you are at a track for the first time.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MindistancevMaxspeed
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GHIT 0390: Race Update Live for NHMS with Jeremy Hall
We caught up with Jeremy live front the paddock as Sunday morning was starting up Jeremy allows us to live vicariously through him as he provided a quick update to the weekend so far and how things were looking as the race started at New Hampshire Motor Sports this year. Saturday proved to be a challenging day for the El Jeffe Trophy truck team, as well as the MooStang. Details can be found here. It was the start of a three hour tour. A three hour tour.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NHMS2022Live
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DwD 0389: Catching a Car – FWD vs RWD – This one goes way, way, way off topic
While we often talk about car control, we have yet to really discuss the differences between catching a car that is front wheel drive vs catching a car that is rear wheel drive. During the discussion, something comes up that Vicki does on track that totally derails the rest of the discussion. We will likely have to come back to this topic in another DwD or a guest appearance. Stay tuned for the first ever intervention on our podcast and the first time Bill is speechless.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/catchingacar
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GHIT 0388: Phil Wurz From Bimmerworld Returns For a Second Lap
Phil Wurz is the Sales and Operations Manager for Bimmerworld and also races with the Bimmerworld team at track across the nation. We catch up with Phil on what has been going on with the Bimmerworld team's racing team this season. We also go into the SpecE46 series and the cars involved with them. Phil and the team at Bimmerworld had put together a list with several levels of builds for the SpecE46 series that are budget and performance based. One of the great things is that the SpecE46 racing series is number of entries are usually large enough that there are several races within the race that allow for close competition among the different packs of cars. We also go into things to look out for when purchasing and car and the typical maintenance and inspection items for the E46 race cars and donors.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PhilsSecondLap
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Spec E46 Build Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/14AhC_aKSC8rLYTSSSikt3tS7Is1T5PolHp3CxU4cx3c/htmlview
Other links coming soon
DwD 0387: Responding to an Incident On track In Front of You
Sometimes when you are on track, another car in front of you may have a problem. It could be leaking fluids, losing parts, go off track, or have contact with another car or other object. For this episode, we go into some of the more common scenarios and several options to you as a driver to minimize the potential for making the incident worse. As always, safety is most important and making the least impact on your lap/race is a distant second. We hope we are able to offer some thought processes and potential responses before you are faced with this issue while on a hot track, possibly in traffic.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackAwareness
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GHIT 0386: Brandon Wilson – NASA Great Lakes HPDE 4 Group Leader and Grassroots Racer
Brandon Wilson was one of the first instructors to ride with Bill ever and has been with NASA Great Lakes for well over a decade and is now the HPDE 4 Group Leader. During this episode, we talk about how Brandon has worked his way into he driver that he is and where he would like to progress further, both as a driver and racer, as well as for the HPDE 4 group with NASA Great Lakes. We go through the HPDE ladder system and Brandon’s vision for what an ideal student would be and where he would like to move the group forward. We also go into the differences between instructing beginning students vs higher level drivers.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BrandonWilsonNASAGLHPDE4
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DwD 0385: Tire Mounting and Balancing - For The Track
For this episode, we go over what to do and what to look out for when mounting and balancing your tires, especially for track use. As with most of high performance driving, we are pushing the tire and wheel/rim more than is “normal” and therefore we are more sensitive to certain aspects and maintenance practices than a normal, daily driven vehicle. We talk about several things to look for and look out for when having your tires mounted and balanced or even when doing it yourself. There is one key aspect that we look out for more than any other. (You didn’t think we were going to tell you here without a download did you? Lol)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TireMountingTips
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GHIT 0384: Justin Okamoto – JustinCFC on Instagram
One of the highlights of the GridLife event at Lime Rock was finally meeting Justin Okamoto in person after many months of interacting online. Justin is relatively new to racing his own vehicles but has been associated with motorsports for well over a decade. He worked himself through the GridLife HPDE sessions and has recently began racing his BMW E36 3 Series car in their Club TR Time Attack series. Justin has also given back to the series and can be found working in the grid and paddock areas with the GridLife team. In addition to his racing, Justin also started “Cars For The Cure” a 501 C3 nonprofit charity in honor of his mother that is aimed at helping to assist families with dealing with cancer.
For more information on Cars For The Cure: www.CarsForTheCureSC.org
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JustinOkamoto
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PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
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GHIT 0383: Our Fall Failage 2022 Lemons Rally Wrap Up
Ryan, Matt, Audra, and Vicki go through their first ever Lemons rally that started in Boston, went to Albany, NY, Burlington, Vt, and eventually ended up near Boston. As with all things Lemons, it was a ton of fun and many, many laughs were had. On this episode, we try to summarize what the rally entails and then cover some of the many highlights during the long weekend.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FallFailageWrapUp
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DwD 0382: Race Seat vs OEM Seats: Advantages/Disadvantages and When to Change to a Race Seat
We talk about some of the key differences between a racing seat vs your OEM seat. This also includes the seat belt and harness differences. Obviously, there is a difference between the construction and installation of the race seat, but their use also makes a few “normal” use cases a bit more difficult. We cover several of the differences and advantages and disadvantages of the conversion. We also go with when it may be a good decision and when it really should be a non-optional addition to your car. As always, try to keep your safety as the top priority.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceSeatNowOrLater
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GHIT 0381: DJ Alessandrini - Race Driver and Sim Racer
Bill first saw DJ Alessandrini when he was doing some friendly YouTube stalking of the GLTC series and has been following him ever since. DJ has also started a podcast (Lizard Brains Podcast) of his own with co-host Tom O’Gorman and it has become one of our can’t miss podcasts. We end up talking all things Sundae Cup, podcasting, driving and especially how best to learn and use SIM racing during the off season to improve our driving in the real world. DJ is a great guy and we can’t wait to see him again, hopefully at a track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DJAlessandrini
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Highlights for this episode include:
1) DJ’s driving and racing history and how he got a race car for free.
2) How video games and SIM racing have fed his competitive side when he was growing up (and still) and how autocross gave him another outlet to compete and the thrill of driving in real life. A lifelong passion was born.
3) How he was able to be globally competitive in sim racing seemingly overnight. PS it wasn’t overnight, at all.
4) How transitioning between sim racing and real-world racing can compliment each other and ways that sometimes hamper people from getting the most out of the cross training.
5) Vicki cannot wait to start talking about Sim racing and we end the intro section prematurely and dive right into some of our problems with sim racing in general and some great suggestions to help us with the transition, both using monitors and virtual reality headsets.
6) How best to make the transition into sim racing, especially if you are already an experienced race driver. This includes the best ways to practice and learn, as well as the minimum equipment needed and setting.
7) Several great tips on getting acclimated to using a VR headset from DJ and one horrible method that did not work from us.
8) Bill mentions his issues with the Global MX5 cup car on iRacing and DJ has thoughts on what may be some of the issues he has been having.
9) What options there are to personalize the livery on your car in iRacing and other sim racing programs.
10) Shopping tips, priorities, and resources for all the various components needed for a good sim racing experience, including the sweet spot for the best performance bang for the buck items you need or can upgrade to if you have already started.
11) Tips for prepping for your first race in the spring after a long off season.
12) Some of the key settings and issues that can help with the transition into sim racing
13) We also cover the benefit of using a coach to help with the racing and how that applies in sim racing as well.
14) We also go into the Lizard Brains podcast he hosts with former guest Tom O'Gorman
15) How he differentiates between instructing and coaching and how sim racing offers several advantages that are almost impossible to replicate racing in the real world.
GHIT 0380: Lemons Rally Wrap Up – Day 2 of the 2022 Fall Failage Rally
Day two has concluded and we are reporting live from a restaurant arcade somewhere in either NY State or Vermont. It has been a long trip and another long day on the road. Spirits remain high and the rain has held off to this point. In addition, we have three entrants with birthdays today, so everyone wish them all a happy birthday. On this episode we are joined by Rally Master Jeff Stobbs and Carl and Kirk, two entrants from the Cut Rate Roofing team in their "convertible" Econoline.
Tomorrow is the last day for this event, and we may or may not be reporting back again tomorrow as most entrants and teams will be making a mad dash to return home. Some may even be silly enough to try to make it into work on Monday. Rookies, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FallFailage2022Day2
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GHIT 0379: Lemons Rally Wrap Up – Day 1 of the 2022 Fall Failage Rally
This episode is recorded live from the end point of day one for the Fall Failage Rally. The rally started near Boston and ended near Albany NY. We have a ton of photos posted to the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and many, many others can be found using the hashtag #lemonsrally on the IG. Sorry for a bit of the background noise but there is always a lot of rally activity. We plan on having a few more updates through the remaining rally days and can tell that everyone is having a great time. So, if you want to live vicariously through everyone’s exploits, join us is internet eavesdropping on Instagram and on the next episode of our podcast, or two, or three, tbd.
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DwD 0378: Racing 101: Jargon – What is Brake Pad Walk Back or Knock Back
On our racing 101 series, we often go over jargon that can confuse you at the track. In this episode, we start to talk about brake pad walk back or knock back. This can occur on many cars and be caused by several sources. We try to talk about what it would feel like on your car and what you can do to minimize its effect while on track. We also speculate on what can be the sources in your braking system that can lead to having this condition. Please fee free to expand upon our discussion, as we have rarely experienced this phenomenon on track. As a bonus, we also discuss a few other brake pedal related feelings that you may encounter on track and what the cause of them are.
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GHIT 0377: Gary McCormick From Tweed Motorsports
After racing, well almost racing with us, at our last race at Thompson, Gary is now a guest on the podcast and welcomed back at any event we attend in the future. We talk with Gary about his experience with rugby and his transition from traditional ball and stick sports into what is now his racing team - Tweed Motorsports. Having raced in many disciplines and with many series in a rapid succession, Gary provides his perspective on endurance racing vs sprint racing, as well as his experience getting his racing license from an open wheel racing school. We also go through how Gary felt at his first ever Lemons event with us and how it may have differed versus his expectations. The code phrase for this episode is: Hunting For Space.
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DwD 0376: Threshold Braking – One Tool to Rule Them All ?
On this Dominating with Dawson, return to the topic of threshold braking and address several aspects of the technique. In addition, we start to review several ways to practice the technique safely on track. We then discuss the proper use of the technique, where and when, as well as how to determine when to use the technique and potentially where not to utilize it. There is a bit of disagreement on the team on the utilization of threshold braking when on track.
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GHIT 0375: Ken Hill – On The Line and the Fundamentals of Performance Driving
Ken Hill returns to the podcast to discuss the racing line and the key, fundamental factors that contribute to consistent, fast, and safe lap times. As with all things related to high performance driving and racing, the optimal line is really a complex solution to a series of variables including track conditions, car performance, and driver skill, but the "line" is really fundamental with minor changes to account for the potential for the car to corner, accelerate, and decelerate. In the end, the goal is to have the car in the right place at the right time to be capable to accelerate at full throttle for the longest amount of time. The best way to approach this is to work backwards and therefore starts with corner exit and the point where the driver can safely put down maximum power for positive acceleration. Then we should work backwards through the reference points of the turn to accomplish this goal. The earlier in the turn, the more variable the position and the approach angle will be to car and track conditions. In the end, the preferred strategy will usually focus on the critical points of reference with the prioritization of exit speed and angle for most cases/turns. We also discuss the variation of the corner apex as a function of the performance of the vehicle. Typically, the variation is much less than most think, on the order of a few feet, with faster cars typically having a later apex. This is one of our better episodes and Bill is already on his third listen, lol.
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DwD 0374: What Line Is It Anyway? – An Why Are There So Many
A long time listener wrote in and had a question about “The Line”. It appears that there are several lines. One line is the school line or the HPDE line. Then there is the race line or racing line. It appears that the listener is stuck between the line the “looks” correct to them, and the school line and is trying to transition to the racing line. All of this is leading to a bit of indecision and almost confusion on track. Not a good situation. In this episode we go over the various lines and how/why each exist and what to do to gain consistency.
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GHIT 0373: JG Pasterjak from Grassroots Motorsports
JG Pasterjak joins us for a great episode that starts off with a brief history of his driving and work with Grassroots Motorsports magazine and website. In addition to being involved with the articles, JG is also a passionate driver and tinkerer on his car and many of the project cars that are the subject of many articles and threads within the magazine and website. We are often searching the GRM website when we are trying to solve a problem or improve our cars for the track. We also cover a recent fire that JG had in his MR2 and what he has learned from the experience. JG was even kind enough to indulge us when we tried to discuss a few of the recent articles that have helped us and our friends. Including the project of converting a road car to a track car. We can't wait to have him on again.
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DwD 0372: Troubleshooting a Crank No Start Condition
On this Dominating with Dawson, we take advantage of a problem that we are having with our 1993 Honda Civic SI (D16Z6 for the home gamers) race car and use it as a working example of how to troubleshoot an issue. As with most parts of working on a car, we are a work in progress, some would even say “In Training”, lol. We utilize our pain to try to work through the logic of a car not working and trying to diagnose the issue. If you like these types of Dominating with Dawson, please let us know. We break enough and have plenty of issues with our cars to make this into a near limitless series long into the future. Guest appearance from Jeremy during this issue. We end with a diatribe on why we don’t let Bill fix our cars and rarely leave him unattended.
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GHIT 0371: Tim Burr – Our First Member of the Sorry For Party Racing Team
One of the fun things about meeting someone on the Sorry For Party team for the first time is whether they are in their race team regalia or in civilian clothes. We have found that often we have met the same person twice without knowing it. Tim Burr is no exception. We finally placed the name and the face at the spring PittRace event and then he joined us for the Thompson event while racing with Jeremy’s El Jeffe Trophy Truck team. This episode gave us an opportunity to get to know Tim a bit better and how he has progressed to this point in racing and life. A great episode with a great person. In addition, during this episode, we go into the history of the Sorry For Party team, What to do and what not to do or look out for as an arrive and drive driver, as well as an in seat review of both the El Jeffe Trophy Truck and the 3PM Cheaties Cressida. And then we begin to make a great plan.
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DwD 0370: Overdriving vs. Underdriving
When trying to improve as a driver there are many instances where the same driver can be overdriving their car and at other points on the track can be underdriving. In addition, the best of us also can have areas where we do one or the other and our lap times area adversely affected. For this episode, we talk about some indications of a driver under driving their car and other indications where the driver driving the car. While people grow in their driver education and skills, most will have a personality predisposition towards one side of the spectrum generally. We use this episode of DwD to try to explain the jargon and help you determine where and when you may be under or over driving and some things to do to continue to improve.
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GHIT 0369: Passing Series – Part 1 of Many
An episode that has been in the making for well over a year, we finally start our passing series with part one. Guest hosts are Ben Dawson and returning guest Blake Fields. For this episode we approach the concept and jargon of passing from the perspective of the passing car and the car being passed. The goal is always to do this as safely as possible and with minimal impact to the race of a fellow driver, especially if they are in a different class of the race. If you think we missed something or have misspoken, please let us know and we will cover that in part 2 and likely 3 for this important topic.
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GHIT 0368: Team Status Update
After having a few inquiries at the track and via social media, we begin to review what we are up to and working on as a team and some of the projects and issue we are working on. This episode is a partial laundry list of some of the more significant near term items we are working on or pondering, as well as a few of our goals going into the approaching offseason. At this point, we consider these types of episodes a work in progress and expect them to come out less than weekly, but we hope they help everyone. Also, please feel free to ask any questions on things we are working on or any topic we may be able to help you with. We hope you enjoy the episode.
We recorded this a few days ago and then were officially hit with Covid. Sorry for the delay and that explains a bit of the lower E than normal for this one.
Also, we are looking to have a listener Fantasy football league for the season. Send an email to us and let us know if you are interested at garageheroesintraining@gmail.com or on our similarly titled Instagram.
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DwD 0367: “Expensive” Tools That Are Worth It
This Dominating with Dawson is aimed at the tools that we think are worth spending the money on. These are tools that are critical to the function of your car or where accuracy is required, as well as tools where they just make things so much easier that they are worth every penny that they cost. We then go into places where you can save a significant amount without impacting your car performance.
While our list is far from exhaustive, what tools do YOU think are most valuable to you when working on your car. Please let us know in the comments or email us at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com for a future part two for this topic.
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DwD 0367: Gridding at an HPDE
This Dominating with Dawson is aimed at what came be source of pre-event angst and again deals with the unknown. This time we go through what is meant by gridding ahead of an HPDE stint. In addition, we discuss some of the decisions and thoughts that we have used to improve the HPDE experience. This includes why and where to grid up for the stint as a function of the car you are driving and the experience that you may have with this organization, as well as several other items. As always, the unknown is what can be intimidating but there is really nothing to be concerned about.
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GHIT 0366: Brad and Eric from the Break/Fix Podcast and Gran Touring Motorsports
Brad and Eric from the Break Fix Podcast and Gran Touring Motorsports which is a media group that is interested in helping grow and stoke the enthusiasm for all car related culture and grow the friendships that develop from our shared passion. Since our podcasts share almost identical goals, we thought it would be a great idea to do a two-episode home and home series. During this episode, we turn the tables on Brad and Eric and ask/interrogate them on their history, goals, and podcasts. Vicki and Bill were guests on the Break Fix Podcast that is also coming out this week for those who (for unknown reason) cannot get enough of our GHiT team story. We know you will enjoy this introduction to Brad and Eric.
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DwD 0365: Gridding at an HPDE
This Dominating with Dawson is aimed at what came be source of pre-event angst and again deals with the unknown. This time we go through what is meant by gridding ahead of an HPDE stint. In addition, we discuss some of the decisions and thoughts that we have used to improve the HPDE experience. This includes why and where to grid up for the stint as a function of the car you are driving and the experience that you may have with this organization, as well as several other items. As always, the unknown is what can be intimidating but there is really nothing to be concerned about.
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GHIT 0364: Reese Fokine – Racer and Damper Engineer for Rahal Letterman Racing
We have been racing and HPDE’ing with Reese for the past several years and he has accomplished a lifetime goal directly out of school and is working as a damper engineer for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. We talk with Reese about his racing history and how it is to be able to learn and actually earn a living in racing. Reese’s driving training has been with NASA Great Lakes, and he has progressed al the way up to HPDE 4 and instructing for several organizations. Bill and Vicki are freshly baked from the heat at their recent GridLife event and babbling abounds. We also find out several tips and tricks from professional racing that can be applied to amateur racing efforts.
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GHIT 0363 Race Review of Thompson 2022 with the 24 Hours of Lemons
We entered three cars into this year’s 24 Hours of lemons race with the Honda Civic/Cookie Car still limping after our GridLife event, the El Jeffe/Bad Hombre/Trophy Truck/Chevy S10/Isuzu Hombre etc. prepped and ready for battle, and the MooStang/SpiderStang/1984 Mustang GT Turbo locked and loaded, almost. This weekend was another hot and humid August race at the Thompson Motor Speedway, and we had a true Good, Bad, and the Ugly weekend. We had another great weekend with all our friends at the track and we met a whole bunch more. We cannot wait to get back on track again. The team is in full post race hangover mode and some of our thoughts may not be directly related to what we said though our mouths. Sounds like a normal podcast episode. This week’s hosts and drivers are Jennifer, Vicki, Jeremy, and Tim B.
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DwD 0362: Racing 101: What is a Drivers Meeting and Why You Should Always Attend
In our continuing introduction to racing series and breaking down some of the jargon involved with getting into driving on a track, we talk through with Ben what a drivers meeting is, what is usually covered, and why you should always attend, even if you have been to literally hundreds of them. We then go into a related communication technique that we use at the track, a common team text thread to communicate to all people at the event. It is so easy and so very helpful.
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WOOT 0361 Thor Love and Thunder and San Diego Comic Con 2022
Another Way Off Our Normal topic episode where we talk about our thoughts on Thor Love and Thunder movie, how the recent MCU movies and shows have been, as well as a review of last week’s San Diego Comic Con. We do manage to talk about cars for about 15 seconds but most of this is comic book movie related and FULL SPOILER rules are in play. For this episode we are joined by Benny, the Jeff and Josh duo, Vicki, Bill and a quick drop in by Fake Alex. If we missed anything that came out after, we apologize, but we wanted to get this one out as quickly as we could. We will return to our usual subject matter in future GHiT and DwD episodes.
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DwD 0360: Optimal Mirror Positioning Tips
One of the fundamental aspects of racing that everyone agrees upon is the importance of your vision and constantly working to improve it. Unfortunately, when you are starting out, this is even more important since it is very likely that your relative speed is lower than some of the other more experience drivers on a track and it is demanding both in front of you and behind you. On this episode, we look at several options for selecting and installing the mirrors, as well as the mirror positioning to help improve your overall vision.
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WhereToPutYourMirrors
GHIT 0359 GridLife's NJMP 2022 Event with E1R’s Chris and Chrissy
We were finally able to go to our first GridLife event this year at NJMP and to make it even better we were there with our friends from the Everyone Racers podcast Chris and Chrissy. Since we were all together, we decided to do a podcast mashup. We were split up among the intermediate and advanced HPDE groups for this weekend. Chris was looking to test and tune their latest K swapped 1993 Honda Civic. Chrissy wanted to gain overall speed and confidence. Jennifer was there to get a bit more time and comfort driving our front wheel drive Civic. Vicki was going to drive our 2019 Mazda Miata on track for the first time and Bill was looking to help anyone he could at this event. In addition, we were finally going to meet our friends at GridLife, as well as Ross Bentley and Peter Krause. What could be better. Oh, that’s right, the weather turned us into baked potatoes as this was the hottest track event that we have ever attended.
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GHIT 0358: Rally Wrap Up: The 2022 Rust Belt Ramble
Rally Master Jeff Stobbs returns to report in live from the awards ceremony of this year’s Rust Belt Ramble Rally between Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, The year there was a ceremony for dearly departed car makes of the past. We cover highlights of the trip as well as many of the entries. We are then joined by Finn, from The Car Farm channel on YouTube. They entered the rally in their Buick Grand National. Why is a Buick Grand National on a Lemons Rally. Listen to find out.
One of the highlights from this event is the introduction of the Lemons Rally grill badges. The badges actually began at the last rally, but we didn’t do a good job of interviewing so its new to us. Lol. Vicki also gets a few tips on what to do for her first upcoming rally this fall.
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DwD 0357: Roles Within a Team Defined
It is often said that the key to winning an endurance race is a management problem and not primarily a speed problem. In this Dominating with Dawson episode, we go over some of the roles that are needed to successfully accomplish a racing or HPDE event. While each of the roles are needed, it is very often that each team member will be required to help the team with several of the roles during the weekend. This is especially true to those of us who attend these events solo. This episode will help your performance and also make you feel better about being tired after a race weekend.
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DwD 0356: Why Do We Want You to Come Race With Us?
One of our goals for the podcast is to get everyone out to a track or autocross etc. and enjoy high performance driving or racing with us, but we are often asked why. So we take this Dominating With Dawson episode as an opportunity to explain some of the many reasons why we hope that you will try out this great and challenging sport.
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GHIT 0355: Cameron Conover from Conover Motorsports
Cameron Conover has been working in motorsports for two decades and Conover Motorsports offers sales and service support of the entire RaceCapture portfolio, as well as mechanical support for your vehicle. We worked with Cameron on our two RaceCapture installations and as always, if we can do it, anyone can. With the recent upgrade in the connectors, it is even easier to install and connect a system and any sensors that you may wish to install into your race car. Some of the capabilities that RaceCapture offers are real time telemetry in both the car and the paddock, as well as the ability to add several options available including real time tire temperature monitoring (up to 16 channels per tire), shift lights, pressure and temperature of any fluid or system, and the ability to message to and from the car when on track. In spite of some of our stumbling explanations (difficult in an audio only environment), the system offers a tremendous amount of capability and is simple to install and use.
If this sounds like something that may help your driving and racing, contact Cameron and tell him GHiT sent you to save you zero dollars, lol.
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DwD 0354: Overdoing It and Leading to Potential Burnout
As is often the case, we sometimes show you what not to do. This time, it was after three straight race weekends in multiple states that Bill entered a zombie state. This is not optimal for performance or enjoyment and can not only turn a fun recreational past time into a large effort/struggle, but can also impact your performance and potentially the personal safety through car preparation and/or your driving. We illustrate this by our recent poor performance after our last endurance race. It is still a good idea to treat a HPDE/race weekend as a sporting event and prepare for it accordingly, including food, drink, and sleep. Ben offers up several indicators that can help you self diagnose when this may be happening to you at an event.
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GHIT 0353: Chris Haase Racer, Lemons Judge, and Cookie Stealer
Chris Haase has been racing with the 24 Hours of Lemons for more than a decade and began judging a few years ago. All was going so well until he stole a Cookie. Lol. We had been looking to have Chris on the podcast for a while but after last Month’s race at NJMP Thunderbolt, we had to bring him on and interrogate him a bit. During this episode, we talk about a wide variety of cars that he has driven and raced, judging, Lemons tech tips, and how to race for a 4 hour stint (why????). Bonus info: Many early Lemons racing stories including long ago practice known as “The Curse”. Vicki is beside herself. This episode is a bit shorter than that and probably part one of many.
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GHIT 0352: Our Track Day at the NY Safety Track
When we were invited to a new track for an HPDE we did what we always say to do – “say yes” and thank you. Our drivers for the event were Vicki, Alan, and Jen. Bill was there primarily to help instruct and to start breaking in our new race car. Even better, Kyle Lockrow said he wanted to come over and help out in any way. Finally, someone to instruct Vicki, lol. One this episode, we talk about prepping our three cars, how is this new to us track, and the event overall. We had a few mechanical issues with our cars, but overall the event was great and well worth going, especially if you are in the area. Special thanks to Mario and Ian Korf for setting up this event.
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DwD 0351: What is rotation – Part 4 or maybe more?
We are going to take advantage of this week’s Judge Jeremy covering for Ben and go into car rotation for at least the fourth time. We try to discuss what people are talking about when they refer to a car having good or bad rotation or how they were able to get the car to rotate through a turn. The last time we looked, there are several potential axes of rotation, and many/most can result in a poor or expensive outcome. Once again, this is a topic that we may need to revisit in a future episode, lol, but we give it another good try and did a lot better than some of our previous discussions.
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GHIT 0350: Ross Bentley Returns to Help Us Celebrate Episode 350
Ross Bentley has raced in Indy cars, literally written THE book on auto racing, his Ultimate Speed Secrets and associated books, and is the preeminent racing coach for both professional and amateur racing drivers around the world. On every celebration episode since number 100, Ross has agreed to come on to celebrate the “In Training” aspect of our tea and podcast. For this episode, we had Vicki, Jennifer, Tim, Reese, and Bill asking the questions and Ross not only answering but helping each of us towards an even better and more personal understanding of each. As always, we cannot wait to see Ross again and talk all things driving and racing.
As always, if you have any questions for Ross, please send them in to our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we will cover them with Ross as long as he still hasn’t blocked our email address, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley350
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start off with a simple one, how to improve when your current limit is self-imposed by your natural tendency towards self-preservation and what can be helpful in pushing through this ever so common barrier.
2) When should an instructor move from an instructing role to a coaching role with a student or client.
3) What to look at when looking at your data and video as your driving skill improves. (and overthinking it like Reese).
4) Advice to break through a plateau.
5) What to look at when reviewing your in-car video at a track.
6) The difference between being Smooth vs being Fast and Smooth
7) Using anticipation vs reaction as well as the subtle differences between having an expectation versus anticipation.
8) Some ideas on how to help a student who is lacking confidence or has had a recent bad experience on track.
9) Vicki is still working on getting an understanding of what the friction circle is and several ways for what to look for and how to interpret it best.
As always, we had some great discussion with Ross on related areas and some unrelated areas.
To follow Ross:
Website: https://speedsecrets.com/
Instagram: @RossBentley
Ross's "Ask Ross" is at: https://speedsecrets.com/ask-ross/
Ross's Podcast is a: https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/ and on virtually all podcast apps
Sim racers: www.SimRacerAcademy.com
GHIT 0349: Dave Carpenter from the Three Pedal Mafia’s Cheaties Car
At long last, we have secured Dave Carpenter for the podcast. Dave drives in the orange Cheaties themed Cressida with the Three Pedal Mafia team. In addition, Bill drove in the Cressida at the last race in NJMP where it finished 6th overall in spite of Bill driving. With so much to talk about, we tried to limit it to the Lemons race at NJMP’s Thunderbolt track, all about the Cressida, and how Dave manages the team and maintains a pretty strict budget and still routinely finishes in the top ten overall despite being out paced by a large fraction of the field. Hopefully, we will have Dave on again to talk more about his racing past and iRacing. PS Vicki is in full post race hangover/zombie mode for this episode.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/UncleDaveFrom3PM
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Why Bill is scared of Aaron and what it was like to drive with a black flag “bonus” “print” on the windshield of the Cheaties car during most of his stint.
2) How Vicki came to get her “secret” black flag early Saturday and the impact to performance and handling that a 40-pound cookie on the roof of an EG Honda Civic
3) Several variables that need to taken into account when looking at potential upgrades to a car and the unintended implications to other aspects of the car in endurance racing.
4) A quick summary of some of the other cars/carnage in the Three Pedal Mafia fleet at NJMP 2022.
5) How 3PM was able to finish their collection of all 24 Hours of Lemons awards at NJMP this year and secure the missing “Halloween Meet Gasoline” award to complete the trophy case. In addition, they we somehow able to manage a “Blazing Saddles” related theme and not be arrested, lol.
6) Various ways that Dave has been able to successfully race while maintaining a budget and having a car that performs well and reliably.
7) How to prioritize performance changes for endurance racing.
GHIT 0344: Race Recap: GHIT’s Ladies Team Raced In our 1993 Honda Civic
Our first ever race was at NJMP’s Thunderbolt track with 24 Hours of Lemons and seems to be a lifetime ago. We started out knowing nothing and that was probably being kind. At this year’s event, we entered our 1993 Honda Civic with its full theme to thank the Everyone Racers podcast for all their help getting us started and helping us ever since. Vicki and Jennifer raced with two of the hosts from the Shifting Points podcast at this event. Audra had raced once with us last year and this was Jess’s first ever wheel to wheel racing event. How did the event go? Did the ladies Dominate? Was the theme a bit overdone?
This year we did it all for the Cookie. Until it was stolen. More details to follow soon.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AllForTheCookies
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0348: Coasting On Track - Allowed or Not
One of the often quoted things that may have first come from Ross Bentley’s “Speed Secrets” book series is that you should never be coasting on track, but should either be on the gas pedal/throttle or on the brake. Ross has been on the podcast several times and we have discussed this aspect of racing with him a few times both on the podcast and at the track. We decided to get into it today and with Ben discuss whether there are any scenarios where “coasting” is acceptable or even allow for improved lap times. If you have time before listening to the episode, please take a moment and think of any areas where you would think coasting can be the best option for a certain area of a track and then listen to what is no doubt the first episode of a multiple part series on this topic.
There was a minor interruption by our cat during the episode, we apologize for the distraction. Lol. We then moved onto ways for Vicki (and you) to gradually work on reducing the amount of coasting on track, especially before and at turn in to a corner.
If you have any thoughts related to “proper” use of coasting or why costing has no place on a race track, please let us know in a podcast review, on our social media, or send us an email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can share it in an upcoming Dominating With Dawson.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CoastingNotRoller
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You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0347: Jeremy Hall from Monkey House Racing
Over the past few years, we had met Jeremy at many events, but it was more in passing. Jeremy usually races with his team called Monkey House Racing, but for the Pittsburgh event he was racing with the Skunk Oil Racing team and our team in a 1999 BMW 3 series, an E36 for all the cool dudes. Unfortunately, the event did not go well with two incidents, one Saturday and another Sunday, both at turn 2 of PittRace. Jeremy was driving for the second event and the car may not be repairable. During the episode, we talk about the event, make several blatant attempts to draft Jeremy and his team onto ours. We think he is weakening. This episode was recorded several weeks ago just after our PittRace endurance race with the 24 Hours of Lemons series.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TheJeremyHall
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We talk about the event at PittRace and Jeremy’s history in motorsports and instructing for a wide variety of organizations.
2) Jeremy’s philosophy for endurance racing and how it applies to being a successful team, as well as the difference in racing in the first hours versus the last few.
3) How endurance racing is a team event and how the team involves more than the group you are racing with in the same car.
4) What happened at PittRace when Jeremy was driving and what we all can learn from it.
5) Jeremy’s team plans for the rest of the season. Little did we know what would actually come to fruition.
6) We also go over what it was like for Jeremy at his first Lemons race.
To follow Jeremy, you can go to:
His team is found at:
@MonkeyHouseRacing3 on Instagram or Monkeys House Racing on Face Book
or
@JeremyHall2 on Instagram
DwD 344: Track Selection: The Impact on Learning
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we wanted to discuss an aspect of racing education that can often be overlooked. The typical decision path to getting a racing license or going to an HPDE event or a track day is to find the closest track to you that has an event that fits within your schedule. This is likely to be what you do as well. However, one factor that is neglected in this methodology is the impact that the track design and layout can have on your learning and progression as a driver. There are many tracks that have very little run off room or walls, trees, rocks, etc. that are very close to the track and can make a small off track event a potentially very large cost event. It can also affect the comfortability of the driver towards pushing the car and their personal driving limits during the event. We talk about a few examples of tracks that are very forgiving and a few that we have been to that have layouts that are not quite as friendly. This is not to say that it is the tracks “fault” because in the end the responsibility always remains within the driver’s seat and it is their responsibility to maintain control of the car and determine when/if they are going to push towards the limit. We love every single track but wanted to point out something that should be taken into account, especially as you are in your middle stages of learning and progressing as a driver. As a bonus, for the exact same price, we include a great story of an early HPDE event in Ben Dawson’s HPDE history.
If you have any favorite tracks to work on your skills or push your limits, please let us know. Also, if we missed a few of the higher consequence tracks or turns, please let us know in a podcast review or on our social media, or send us an email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can share it in an upcoming Dominating With Dawson.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackChoice
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0342: Race Recap: Bill Goes to Comp School
Our first team member is trying to get his racing license at Gingerman with NASA Great Lakes. This is his third weekend in a row and boy does it show. Also, the hazards of prepping a car for a race weekend with a post-race hangover/zombie mechanic. Bill also was racing with Glenn and Tim in his first ever NASA TREC race at Gingerman. All race weekends are great fun but sometimes things just don’t go your way. What are the stories from this weekend? Does anything go correctly for Bill at the event? How did Bill’s helmet grow? Could Bill have survived without the help of Tim and Reese? Tune in to find out.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BillGoesToCompSchool
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0342: Race Recap: Bill Goes to Comp School
Our first team member is trying to get his racing license at Gingerman with NASA Great Lakes. This is his third weekend in a row and boy does it show. Also, the hazards of prepping a car for a race weekend with a post-race hangover/zombie mechanic. Bill also was racing with Glenn and Tim in his first ever NASA TREC race at Gingerman. All race weekends are great fun but sometimes things just don’t go your way. What are the stories from this weekend? Does anything go correctly for Bill at the event? How did Bill’s helmet grow? Could Bill have survived without the help of Tim and Reese? Tune in to find out.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BillGoesToCompSchool
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0342: Live Race Update from the 2022 NJMP Thunderbolt Race with the 24 Hours of Lemons
(We do plug in the microphone after ~5 minutes, lol)
In a shortly, mostly live episode from the NJMP Thunderbolt paddock, Vicki and Jen are joined by Audra and Jess from the Shifting Points podcast to talk about day 1 of this years 24 Hours of Lemons race. The ladies were driving in our 1993 Honda Civic DX that had a tribute livery to our friends at the Everyone Racers podcast and the Three Pedal Mafia, along with Chrissy and Chris's Mom (and Dad). If you know, you know. Audio quality was a bit off as we were outside and had several friends come by to "help" with the podcast.
It was a great weekend and we will have our normal wrap up episode as soon as we can. As always, the race hangover is real.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2022RaceDay1
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0341: The Tyler Stank
After having better answers to several of our Dominating with Dawson’s, it was only appropriate that we invited him onto the podcast. We first met Tyler while iRacing and have since been paying attention as he has begun driving in the real world as well. His middle name really is Ayrton and there can be no better reason to have him on the podcast, but he is also notably the first person to drive each of the three versions of mini truck in the 24 Hours of Lemons endurance races. Stay tuned for several stories related to “driving” a car on iRacing with a French horn and other non-standard inputs. We also interrupt the episode with the first ever Dominating with Dawson with a guest judge Tyler to address the best modifications to make your car faster. Both Ben and Tyler get it wrong.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TheTylerStank
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0341: The difference between building a car and developing a car
Race Weekend Shuffle in place: We have talked a lot about building a race car and prepping a car for the track. But that Is only the beginning and just when you thought it was over, it has only begun. The best way to think about it is that you now have a ticket to enter the event and part of your future will be developing the car and improving it. There are things that will always need to be done. Some of these areas are to increase the performance of the car. Many of these areas are to improve the durability and reliability of the car. There is also a set related to optimizing the car by dialing in the various settings and options within the car that you will be using to improve the performance on a given track or day or weather or. Undoubtedly this is the first part of a multipart series. On this episode Ben was joined by guest judge Jeremy Hall, Vicki, and Bill.
If we missed a factor or something wasn’t covered to a satisfactory level, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or on our Instagram @GarageHeroesInTraining
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceCarNeverDone
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0340: Getting the Most Out of Instruction at a Track Day or HPDE etc
Track time is a precious commodity. It is often difficult to fit into your schedule, it takes a significant amount to prep for a weekend (both the car and the driver and often simply getting to the track). It is also not free to attend the event. We try to give some examples of what to do and what not to do before an at an event. Also, given this, one of Bill’s obsessions is in getting the absolute most he can from each event, and even every stint, especially for our team and his HPDE students. We use a standard debrief sheet for each event and have fount i to be very helpful and increase the progression of each of our drivers, especially as you progress and improve since you will often be driving without an instructor directly assisting you every stint.
If you have any interest in getting a copy of out sheet, or our track walk/track notes template, please let us know in a podcast review or on our social media, or send us an email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can share it with you.
(Because Bill has no idea how to link them in the episode notes, lol)
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BestTrackDayEver
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0339: Late to Grid Podcast Host Bill Snow
Our paths have crossed seemingly many times, but we have never met until now. The Late to Grid podcast is aimed at covering amateur racing and helping grow our sport. Since our podcast goals are almost identically aligned, we thought it would be great to have Bill on and share some stories and maybe we could learn from him some of his vast mechanical skills. We talk about all things racing, his home tracks of Mid O, PittRace, and Nelson Ledges. We also go into his podcast, how and why it started, and what he envisions for the future. Then we try to find out what led to his current RX7 racing and if it is potentially curable.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LatetoGridPod
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start out trying to find out how we have not met in person yet since we seem to go to the same tracks repeatedly. We then make plans to meet at a then upcoming event with NASA Great Lakes at Mid-Ohio, but car issue son our end prevented that from occurring.
2) We talk about Bill’s home track Nelson Ledges, PittRace, and Mid-Ohio for a bit and the first SCCA Enduro event that they held and we discussed in an earlier podcast with Jon Krolewicz from the SCCA (podcast # 331).
3) We also take advantage of his Mini experience and look for likely areas to work on with the ladies from Shifting Points podcast this summer.
To follow Bill, you can go to:
@latetogrid on Instagram
Or at the website https://latetogrid.buzzsprout.com/
GHIT 0338: Jess From the Shifting Points podcast’s First Track Day
We have an upcoming race at NJMP’s Thunderbolt track next weekend, so we took advantage of the NASA Northeast’s HPDE event this weekend to get a bit of track time for our friends from the Shifting Points podcast who will be racing with us. This will be Jess’s first ever race and today was her first ever track day and great preparation for the race. Vicki was going to explode if we made her wait any longer for a review of the day, so here is an unedited episode with Vicki and Jeremy asking Jess about her first time on track. Oh, Bill was there too.
Audra and Lisa will be arriving tonight for Sunday’s events. We will obviously be talking more about this weekend in upcoming episodes of our podcast and perhaps even on the Shifting Points podcast.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JessFirstTrackDay
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0337: Dashes, Switches, and Control Panels
Vicki has been hard at work upgrading our dashboard and controls in our Honda Civic race car. She also has a favorite past time at a track by looking into each car and trailer set up to see what others have done and ideas that would improve our cars (and trailers). We thought it might be a good thing to discuss and provide a list of things that we like to see on a car and have found to be helpful in maintaining the car or preventing the car from having bigger issues. On this episode Ben was again joined by guest judge Jeremy, Vicki, and Bill.
For a link to the episode: https://tinyurl.com/RaceCarDash
If you would like to comment on a favorite gauge, switch, dash, etc. that we may have overlooked, please send it to us at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or on our Instagram @GarageHeroesInTraining.
Even better send in a photo of a favorite dashboard, or a least favorite dashboard you may have or “seen”, lol.
For a link to some of Jeremy’s favorite switches: https://www.painlessperformance.com/
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0336: NASA’s TREC Endurance racing series with Bryan Lingruen
As you know, we love endurance racing. Endurance racing allows us to get a huge amount of track time and competition in a single weekend. NASA has recently started an endurance racing series to compliment their sprint racing and HPDE weekend events. The TREC series currently races at the same tracks on a Friday and the races range from 3 hours to 8 hours depending on the event and the venue. We talk with Bryan Lingruen about the start and history of the NASA TRES series and how NASA Great Lakes organizes and holds their events. This is a great option for additional racing and track time if you are going to a NASA weekend.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NASAsTRECSeries
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0335: Bought Not Built?
One of best things about racing is how welcoming racing has been to us and in general to everyone we see at the track. One related aspect of this is the application of a built not bought aspect to racing that is often used in jest, but can divide the paddock, either by accident or intent. However, just because you or your team may have mechanical experience and talent, which does not imply that a team or person that does not should be excluded from the sport. We discuss this and several other areas that can be seen to prevent others from joining our sport. Even Fake Jen makes an appearance on this episode along with another great Alan Story.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BoughtNotBuilt
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are during installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0334: How to Test Your Car at the Track with Scott Robertson
We often hear how important it is to test your car prior to racing. While listening to Scott’s Track Walking podcast (a can’t miss podcast), Scott was discussing how he and Becky were able to conduct a full track test and tune evaluation of their vehicle during a recent HPDE. Since Scott is a respected coach and offers a service to help a driver to dial in their car at the track, we thought he would be a perfect guest to discuss how to best conduct a test and tune day most effectively and efficiently. We start the discussion with what a test day means and work our way up from there. This was recorded several weeks ago prior to the 2022 One Lap of America where Scott and Becky entered the OLoA in their Mazda 2 Sundae Cup car lovingly called Mooncake. If we could go back in time, we would have asked how that car was able to come in second overall on the skid pad event versus some very capable and sometimes expensively prep’ed vehicles.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TestingYourRaceCar
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start off with pre-event processes such as planning what you will test. This includes aspects of what tools you have, what you are capable/willing to change at the track.
2) Some examples of the testing order and priority. Things to do and things not to do.
3) One of the key aspects is to determine what you are trying to get from the process, i.e., driver experience/education or car optimization etc.
4) We also cover some of the key changes that you would like to change, as well as what tools you need to have for some of the key areas you will likely test. Hint: you will need a good tire pressure gauge and ideally a tire thermocouple or equivalent.
5) The best aspects of seeking an outside perspective or even better an experiences coach or F1 engineer, or even somewhere in between.
6) Ideas of things that you would like to test, including front sway bar (full hard to disconnected), rear sway bar (same), shock sweeps (full hard to full soft), rake adjustment, alignment, aero, tire pressure, etc.
7) Tips on how the impact of driver adaptation can affect the tests.
8) The importance of testing documentation and how it can help you going forward. A partial list of the items to summarize include the weather, track conditions, alignment, tires and condition, driver etc. This will eventually lead towards secondary goal of building you set up database for the car and the tracks
9) We go into last year’s One Lap of America and the (at that time) upcoming 2022 which since been completed.
10) Scott and Becky finished first in class and 54th out of 84 entries for the entire event and stunned the world on the skid pad with a 2nd place overall.
To follow Scott, you can go to:
@TrackWalkingPodcast on Facebook or Instagram
@RobertsonRacing on Instagram
@RobertsonRacingMiata on Facebook
Or you can email Scott about coaching etc. at: Robertsonracing213@gmail.com
GHIT 0333: One Lap of America 2022 – Marlon Sumlin – Sundae Cup Class
In the first of a series, we reflect back on the 2022 One Lap of America with Marlon Sumlin who completed the event in his Mazda 2 Sundae Cup car. This was Marlon’s first One Lap of America, and it will not be his last. We talk about Marlon’s impressions from his first OLoA, how it is to compete in a low horsepower, Sundae Cup car, and what he learned from his first event. As always, it seems like the first OLoA event leads to an annual habit and we cannot wait to try our first One Lap of America, hopefully next year. If you don’t yet know about the One Lap of America event, this is a great introduction, we hope.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OLoA2022withMarlon
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) What is the One Lap of America
2) How it is to participate in the OLoA for the fist time and in the new to this year Sundae Cup category.
3) How everyone on the OLoA work together to support the other entrants and fight against the weather and any mechanical issues that may arise during the week.
4) Bill makes a joke that Vicki liked. Time to play the lottery.
5) Track reviews and what Marlon thought of the new to him tracks for the event.
6) Marlon’s future as a packer and a mover and some great stories from the 2022 event.
7) How to make a Mazda 2 sound like a Huey Helicopter.
8) We try to find out how Becky and Scott were able to come in second overall on the skid pad.
9) How Marlon and the One Lap of America teams helped support FORCE and work against cancer, as well as a ton of other charities for the event.
10) We start planning the 2023 OLoA.
11) We start to talk a bit about the NASA Great Lakes TREC endurance racing series that we cannot wait to try for the first time and what prep is needed for the car.
For more information about FORCE or to make a charitable contribution: https://www.facingourrisk.org/
DwD 0332: Pit Stops – Practicing and Some Best Practices
Once you start to progress as drivers and as a team, one of the more important aspects of racing and one of the most overlooked and potentially ignored aspects of endurance racing is minimizing you time lost on track during the pit stops. As always, the over-riding most important aspects is to maintain focused on the safety of you, your team, your cars, and the fellow teams in the pit lane. We also offer a few of the lessons we have learned along the way during our journey. Ben and Bill have apparently taken a silly pill during this episode and digress down a few different paths of humor(?). Tips on harnesses, cam locks, radios and radio connections, pit entry prep by the driver, driver order optimization, pit organization tips/5S/Kaizen boards, detachable steering wheels, etc.
If you have any further hints that you’d like to share, please let us know in a podcast review, on our social media, or send us an email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and we can share it in an upcoming Dominating With Dawson.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PenelopePitStopTips
GHIT 0331: SCCA’s New Endurance Racing Series with Jon Krolewicz
John Krolewicz has been racing for many years and helped start the Track Night In America Program for the SCCA. Now he is organizing the new SCCA Enduro series that is kicking of shortly with their first race at Nelson Ledges. The Sports Car Club of America is one of the oldest performance car organizations and hold nationwide races, autocross events (called Solo in SCCA lingo), and training and education events like Track Night in America etc. The SCCA is looking to expand into endurance racing and has taken a look at all the other classes and series and developed what they hope to be an easy way to enter the events and should prove popular in the coming years. During this introduction to the series we discuss the logic and development of the Enduro series and how it will be organized and work a the first event. We hope to have John of a friend on to review the first ever event and see how the best laid plans went and what, if anything they find that can be further improved.
For more information on the Enduro at Nelson Ledges: https://www.scca.com/events/2000542-scca-enduro-national-tour-nelson-ledges-road-course
#FunWithCars
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SCCAEnduro
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0330: CPR and Racing – Correct, Pause, and Recover)
CPR is typically referred to in a medical emergency. But in racing, CPR is in reference to Correct, Pause, and Recover when you are out of sorts on the track. The thought behind the acronym is that when your car gets out of shape or out of control on a track, one of the things that should be taken into consideration is that this can often require a procedure where you not only correct for the issue/error, but you must wait an appropriate amount of time for the correction to take effect on the car. This allows the change to be transferred to the car through the vehicle through the suspension and then after seeing the car respond, the driver will then have to finish the process with a recovery to continue along the desired pathway on track. This is because the correction will often lead to a change of course that requires a further input to track properly. The unique aspect of this process is being relaxed enough to wait and feel the pause before applying the recovery before the correction has taken place. Without the pause, a driver can often get caught up in greater and greater oscillations and get “behind” the vehicle and end up in a worse condition than the original issue would have caused. This is likely part one of several episodes.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CPRandRacing
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team
GHIT 0329: Lemons Rally Wrap Up of the Recent Four Corners Rally with Jeff Stobbs
Rally Master Jeff Stobbs returns to summarize the recent Four Corners Rally. We missed the daily updates for this one due to a whole buffet of reasons, including multiple times zones, work travel, food sickness, etc. So instead of our nightly updates, we thought we would try a summary of the entire event. We will return to our previously scheduled daily updates on the next rally. Or at least we will try. It sounds like we missed a good rally and some bad food. Oh, and Bill forgot his microphone cord so he decided to speak through a paper towel roll, as is tradition on endurance racing podcasts across the country. And the world.
Plus we have one entrant request and make two car entry requests for a future rally.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FourCornersRally2022
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0328: Best Car Mods to Go Faster – With Guest DwD Judge Tyler
Ben is joined by honorary guest DwD Judge Tyler for a special Dominating with Dawson where we go over what are the best things you can modify in your car to perform better. Ben goes with brakes pads and brake fluid upgrades. Tyler goes with upgraded tires. While both of these are great additions, Bill and Vicki disagree slightly. If we were playing Family Feud, brake pads and fluid would be #2. Tires a close #3. We always like keeping you in suspense so the correct answer is……..
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MightiestCarMods
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
GHIT 0327: John Kolesa on AER (American Endurance Racing)
John Kolesa started American Endurance Racing several years ago and Bill had a great time racing with the series at PittRace, so we had to have him on to officially introduce everyone to the series if you are not already familiar with AER. Since starting the series in 2014, AER has assumed a position towards the more competitive/higher performance segment of the amateur endurance racing community. The series was desiring to be more open to different cars and modified cars by having a simpler classing process that uses qualifying times to initially calls cars and then can re-classify cars throughout the weekend if there are drivers with significant range of skills on a team. The top class is an exhibition class that is based on a power to weight basis. The technology that AER uses during the race weekend is among the best we have seen in amateur racing.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JohnKolesaonAER
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) AER’s history, how the series came to be, and why
2) We clarify the classification process that AER uses to set the different levels for the weekend including the top exhibition class for cars faster than they
3) How they try to control costs and the competitive balance by requiring a certain number of pitstops and a minimum stop duration.
4) The series uses RFID stickers to track the car and the individual driver performance and history. In addition, the Flagger system was a welcome addition to tour car and helped improve the communication between the series and the individual drivers and cars.
5) Upcoming changes and additions to the upcoming races.
6) AER is currently running a special that allows new teams to enter a race weekend and have a reduced cost or even free.
7) We address several of the criticisms and concerns about the series and hope you will feel comfortable entering one of their races yourself.
8) Challenges the series faces with upcoming events and tracks.
9) We speculate on the effect that modern cars may have on grassroots racing in the future.
To get more details about AER, please follow them at:
Website: http://americanenduranceracing.com/
Instagram: @americanenduranceracing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanenduranceracing
DwD 0326: Driving What You Got On Track - Two Ways
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over two aspects of driving on track with the “car” you have. This was originally intended to address the aspect of driving the car you have and adapting your driving to the car as it is during a weekend or a stint. Most of us are not fortunate enough to have the ability to dial in a car on the fly while on track and most times you have to make the best of it. The discussion also went into going to a track event with almost every one of your daily drivers in the current condition and not waiting until you install a blank or add a new blank. In the end, the more seat time you have and the more car behaviors you learn to drive and adapt to, the better your skills will be and the faster you will be in a different car or track or weather or tires etc. in the future. Just get started and make the best of any time that you are blessed and able to have on track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/YouGotWhatYouGot
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For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. If you enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”, you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill
GHIT 0325: Race Review – Alex on Our Back to Back Race Weekends at PittRace with AER and Lemons
Alex Levinson drove both weekends for the team from the Skunk Oil Racing/Garage Heroes In Training team and missed our earlier reviews, so he gets to go over both weekends’ trials and tribulations. At the AER event, the team performed well on Saturday and finished P2 in our class and P4 on Sunday. The next weekend at PittRace was a 24 Hours of Lemons race and Alex drove with Dave and Jeremy for the weekend. It all started out well enough, but there were a couple of issues during the Lemons weekend, some minor and some major. Everyone came out safe and sound though.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/2022PittRaceAERandLemons
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) On this episode, Alex compares Bill to Odysseus. No seriously. We are still wondering why.
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5) Axle Gate on the BMW and Seat Gate jokes abound
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DwD 0323: The Return of Two Feet In
We return to the topic of two feet in to make sure everyone is on the same page and why we would be strong supporters of knowing when it is time to employ this technique. The key aspect of this is to get your feet off of the throttle or gas pedal and press down hard on the clutch and brake if there are three pedals or just jump on the brake pedal if it is a two pedal car. This will reduce the kinetic energy of the car, reduce the likelihood and severity of contact, as well as helping other car drivers in being able to predict the path you will be travelling. That sounds like a great technique and please use it as quickly as you can when you get to the point where you know you aren’t going to be able to correct the issue or especially when it is more dangerous to try to catch the car than manage the error and live to fight another day.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TwoFeetInPart2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, Ben, and Bill
GHIT 0324: Race Review – AER at PittRace Team Review
The team from the Skunk Oil Racing team finally convenes to review our recent AER race at PittRace. It was many of our teams first ever AER event. The team performed well on Saturday and finished P2 in our class. Sunday, we performed similarly but our fellow racers had a bit more good fortune, and we ended the day in P4, almost a two-podium weekend. This was recorded right after we all returned from the race and the post-race hangover was clear. Even our internet connection was taken down by a power outage so there is a discussion discontinuity about 20 minutes into the episode. It was a great weekend with all the teams at the event and we want to thank AER and everyone at PittRace for another great event. This is a relatively new team and the E36 BMW 3 series that we are still shaking down after our less than stellar start with Lucky Dog about 4-5 weeks ago.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/2022PittRaceAERpart3
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You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) The prepping of the car for the race after our last one with Lucky Dog at CMP. What we did well, what we forgot to bring, and a whole lot more.
2) The team’s impression of AER and how our car fit into the field overall and our class. We would love to have a few of the teams that normally run in the AER series on the podcast and discuss their experience within the series.
3) How our pit lane “strategies” diverged from several of the neighboring teams on pit road. Think Formula 1/Indy car/IMSA levels vs our loving version of the Benny Hill show.
4) What we are doing to try to do to run the same car the next weekend again at PittRace.
5) Axle Gate (both the BMW and the enclosed trailer) and Seat Gate jokes abound
6) Much like the following weekend, it snowed again on Sunday. We are beginning to think that we did something to the PittRace area.
7) Vicki has a bad series of defenses of the met half way plan. The pre-race hangover is apparently a new thing.
8) While it sounds like we were a total circus all weekend, we actually did fairly well. Further evidence that “You too can go racing”
9) Don’t miss Ryan singing. It is worth the wait.
10) Don’t worry about the police sirens at about 1hour 15 minutes in, they weren’t for us. No seriously, not us this time.
GHIT 0322: Race Review of our 2022 Lemons PittRace Event
Tim, Vicki, and Bill are excited to review our latest race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons series. It was a great weekend and we were joined by Ben after a bit of intro discussion. This was Tim’s first Lemons experience but he is an accomplished driver, racer and instructor of instructors. We talked about Tim’s thoughts and critiques of the Lemons series and the field of cars and drivers at PittRace. This was our initial shakedown trial for our new to us 1993 Honda Civic race car.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/2022PittRaceLemons
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Tim’s response to the three primary (false) criticisms of racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons series: safety culture, driver skill, and the quality of cars. The cars are usually criticized for both being junk and for being too racey, a difficult thing to do at the same time, lol.
2) The weather was a series of just about everything except hot. Tim was also exposed to 110 cars on track Saturday during a snowstorm, sleet, rain, muddy track, etc. A true trial by fire in all the best ways.
3) Vicki was out for a quick Friday practice to acclimate to the front wheel drive car and shake off some winter cobwebs. Mother nature thought she was doing so well that she decided to bequeath unto Vicki almost an inch of sloppy snow/hail during her lap. Vicki returned the favor and trimmed some of the grass for her as well.
4) Tim was also able to cross off almost every type of weather during his Saturday stint. However, we still give him a little good natured ribbing about his two black flags.
5) The rest of the weekend was something you needed to be there to truly understand.
PS Tim is desperately looking for a recipe from the pot luck
GHIT 0321: Dave Mills Post our AER Race at PittRace
Long sought after guest Dave Mills is finally on the podcast that you may know from his online presence as the Caddy Wrecker. Dave is a long-time racer, rallyist, and was working with the AER team at our race last weekend at PittRace. With so many things to talk about, we try to get a review of Dave’s rally and racing exploits as well as how he saw our race from the tower. We also cover the Flagger system that was in our car that we mistakenly called by another product in our prior race review episode. Please welcome to the podcast guest family. Please excuse any of the internet induced noises and Robot Dave that appears sporadically within the beginning of the episode.
Also, a podcast first, help Dave find a new fun daily driver. Let us know on Instagram, Facebook, or on our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DaveMills
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Swag bribes work. Looks its Dave!!!
2) Some great tips about looking at what the better teams are doing and learning what they do and what they don’t do, especially in the pits and paddock areas. This literally can be the difference between winning a race and being midfield or worse.
3) Dave has had quite a few unique rally experiences, especially the rally that occurred right as Covid was ramping up early in 2020. He may hold the record for the longest time spent on a Lemons rally. We are also not sure if that is something to be proud of or not.
4) How Dave's professional experience has helped with the Flagger system that is being used by AER and is being reviewed by several other racing organizations. Hopefully more to follow on this system in an upcoming podcast.
5) We revisit the internet video where one driver missed a vast series of yellow flags. If you missed it, the first video was on VinWiki and the actual rebuttal is available separately.
6) What it is like to be "running" the race vs running in the race.
7) As Dave is our first guest from AER, we go into a brief discussion of the differences between AER and several of the other series we usually discuss. Especially the required pit stops system and some of the technology that the AER series employs in this mostly amateur series.
8) Dave askes for some help in deciding on his next daily driver. A podcast first and perhaps our first public service announcement.
9) Dave's experience living off grid. Its not for everyone, but he gives some tips and tricks that made it better.
For more of Dave's exploits:
Instagram: @caddywrecker
DwD 0320: Error Corrections – Good Ideas and Bad Ones
Due to back to back race weekends, we were not able to get our usual Monday episode edited in time, so we are switching this week's Dominating with Dawson to one day early and editing the regular episode for tomorrow. With that, here is the latest DwD.
Not having ever made a mistake on track (lol), we ask Ben what to do when an error occurs on track during a corner and what to do to get back into the rhythm and normal sequence. The core issue is to take your medicine and realize that you cannot make up any of the lost time. The worst thing that you can do is to compound the error and make the lap time even worse or potentially increase the likelihood of getting into a situation which can lead to an incident that may cost you the race, the car, etc. One thing we try to stress is to be prepared for the potential and have a predetermined series of responses for each incident or situation. This is a key part of growing as a driver and improving your skills through experience. The goal should be to make the best of the situation as possible and minimize both the loss of time and risk to you, your vehicle, and your friends/teammates/competitors on track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ErrorCorrectionOnTrack
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For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry and racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com
PS2 Also, do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
GHiT 0319: Race Recap: Our First AER Race at PittRace - Part 1
AKA Bill's Worst Race Weekend Driving - Ever
In the first part of at least three parts of a series, Bill goes over his first ever race with AER (American Endurance Racing) at PittRace last weekend. AER is a series that targets more serious racing and the cars on track were quite impressive. However, the team did well and we actually came in second in class on Saturday.
Bill on the other hand had his first ever bad track day and probably drove more in his head than on track. We thought it would be useful to do a quick race recap covering what happened on track and in his head, as well as what we are going to do and change going forward.
This episode deals only with Bill's perspective and his internal issues. While he is still processing the weekend,
Also, Ben calls in for an emergency DwD episode to talk Bill off the cliff.
On an upcoming Part 2, we have another episode coming that will cover the race from the perspective of a friend who was working with AER this weekend.
On an upcoming Part 3, we will have the entire team from the weekend if schedules allow.
We also look forward to a future AER specific episode as well.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiTatAER
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
DwD 0318: Cage and Safety Inspection – Especially for an Arrive and Drive
Arrive and drives can be a great way to go racing. In this episode, Ben and Bill go into some of the things that you should look for when driving a new to you race car on track. This includes general mechanical and safety inspections with a significant discussion of the cage inspection. We also go into some of the things that you as a driver should do in every car prior to each race to be able to respond quickly in case of emergency.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SafetyPreInspection
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
GHIT 0317: Race Bar Wins at Lucky Dog's Spring Race at CMP
Our review of the Lucky Dog race at CMP continues with our friends at Race Bar. The tranquilizer dart was apparently very effective and we almost kept control of the podcast, lol. This was the first ever class win for Race Bar and it was great to share it with them. Enjoy this episode with Jandy and Richard Freelane.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceBarWins
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) A traditional Race Bar opening.
2) We cover the detailed prep that led to the Race Bar victory.
3) Dandy brings his own Top Ten list outline for the episode. A podcast first for us.
4) How it is to drive with a professional driver as part of the team and why professional drivers would want to drive with our amateur field of drivers.
5) How treating the maintenance of a car like an airplane can help reduce the issues that you may have at the track, even n a 1980's BMW race car.
6) Ryan Susca gets a big thank you for all the help and his contributions to the Sunday victory.
7) Some of the greatest words to live by courtesy of our friends at the Track Walking podcast!!!
8) Who knew, we even go into some driving approaches to improve your times around the CMP track.
9) An example of classic Race Bar priorities in car repair. There is wisdom in there somewhere.
10) The response that you can get in Virginia when driving a Race Bar car home after a race. Some lessons of things to do and several things not to do.
11) We end with a bonus discussion of the intellectual property and team of skilled drivers contained by the Race Bar empire.
GHiT 0316: Kyle Lockrow's Second Lap with GHiT - On Winning the Lucky Dog Sunday Race, His Coaching, and a Big Sponsor Reveal Announcement
We raced with Kyle Lockrow at the recent Lucky Dog event at Carolina Motorsports Park. Kyle helped our team get the BMW E36 back on track Sunday by doing an overnight parts run for us and also helped his teammates at Race Bar collect the victory in the race Sunday, a true racer. We went over the race and how Kyle approaches racing in the rain or on a wet track and the tremendous benefits of driving on a wet track. We also go into some depth of our upcoming coaching with Kyle later this season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrowLap2
For more of Kyle, please listen to GHiT episode 265 at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrow
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
For further information or to contact Kyle for coaching etc.:
Kyle's Website: https://kylelockrow.com/
Instagram: @Kyle_Lockrow
Facebook: KLockrow5590
Kyle's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RUSH8RZ0WQ-8wm7tkfgjg
Tune into the ChampCar Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChampCarEnduranceSeries
Moore's Automotive Sales and Recycling: https://www.facebook.com/MooresAutoParts/
GHiT 0316: Kyle Lockrow's Second Lap with GHiT - On Winning the Lucky Dog Sunday Race, His Coaching, and a Big Sponsor Reveal Announcement
We raced with Kyle Lockrow at the recent Lucky Dog event at Carolina Motorsports Park. Kyle helped our team get the BMW E36 back on track Sunday by doing an overnight parts run for us and also helped his teammates at Race Bar collect the victory in the race Sunday, a true racer. We went over the race and how Kyle approaches racing in the rain or on a wet track and the tremendous benefits of driving on a wet track. We also go into some depth of our upcoming coaching with Kyle later this season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrowLap2
For more of Kyle, please listen to GHiT episode 265 at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrow
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
For further information or to contact Kyle for coaching etc.:
Kyle's Website: https://kylelockrow.com/
Instagram: @Kyle_Lockrow
Facebook: KLockrow5590
Kyle's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RUSH8RZ0WQ-8wm7tkfgjg
Tune into the ChampCar Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChampCarEnduranceSeries
Moore's Automotive Sales and Recycling: https://www.facebook.com/MooresAutoParts/
DwD 0315: Driving in the Spring and Cold
In an effort to be timely, driving in the early seasons can often be tricky since the temperature can often be lower than desired. We start off covering what to do to account for the decreased temperatures and then we wander off into other areas that are affected by the temperature and humidity. We start to cover taking care of your hands in the cold and then move into the preparation of the windshield surfaces and the potential ways to prepare the helmet visor and drivers glasses for potential fogging and streaks. We cover our best techniques for the windshield, but we are still working on the helmet visor and drivers eye glass lens. If you have any other ideas, please let us know. It will save Bill a lot of time in the lab. Lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ColdDriving
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
GHIT 0314: Audra Tella on Autocross and a Pre-Intervention
It was almost spring, and we were thinking about ways to get out and start having fun with our cars again. We thought it may be great to go autocross’ing, especially to start the season. Since we were thinking autocross, we thought we’d invite Audra back to the podcast to talk all things autocross. Audra is one of the hosts of the Shifting Points podcast and is also one of the leads for the local BMW autocross group near Boston. We talk about what to expect at your first event and what to do and more importantly what not to do to go to your first autocross event. Then we launch our intervention plan. This is part one of the plan. Part two will be revealed in the next episode of the Shifting Points podcast coming out this Wednesday. We started the podcast to get people started having fun with their cars. Audra and her fellow podcast host are already enjoying their cars but, especially after seeing Audra last year at our Thompson race, we hoped we could offer to help them start driving or maybe even tracing on track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AudraAutocrossandIntervention
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) What is autocross? What you need to do to prep for the event and what you should NOT do to prep for the event or prevent you from going. Bill goes full facetious for at least 15 minutes.
2) Why are the cones there, what do they do and why does everyone seem to be angry with them.
3) We break down the lingo a bit and show that your first event will be easy to start and learn. Autocross drivers are very welcoming to everyone and would love to share their sport and all the fun.
4) Audra introduces up to the internet. It is a wonderful way to find an event close to you.
5) How autocross is structured to even out the competition or break it down into groups of evenly matched cars. Some even have special classes for novices.
6) We also find out what vent is Audra’s favorite event of the season. We may have to attend. Time to check the season schedule.
7) What is Audra’s schedule for the season? Can we add to the festivities? Or are we just bad influences? Still TBD on that one.
8) Why we all started podcasts?
9) The devious plan is devised and launched? Our planning for the Mini Intervention.
10) Audra makes a prediction of the potential livery theme. Is she correct? Tune into the second part of this episode on Audra’s Shifting Point podcast, coming soon, hopefully this Wednesday if life doesn't get in the way of editing.
To hear how part two goes, subscribe to the Shifting Points podcast and the episode will be coming shortly.
GHIT 0313: Track Day Recap from our HPDE Event with NASA Northeast at NJMP’s Lightning Track
Jennifer and Vicki had their first trip the track this year at the NASA Northeast HPDE event at NJMP’s Lightning track. Our event prep had a few issues with our Honda Civic inaugural shake down. The issue is still TBD at this point. Jennifer was in the HPDE 2 group and Vicki was in the HPDE3/4 group. Bill was primarily concerned with instructing two students this weekend, both we on a track for their maiden voyage. The weekend was a mix of highs and lows, many highs and really only one low. We go over our weekend and how everyone progressed. Both Jennifer and Vicki improved significantly over the winter off season, and we go into several of their accomplishments and the details. The post race weekend hangover is real, and we all tried to stay focused and coherent with varied results, lol. Our next event is later this month at Lime Rock Park and then our back-to-back racing weekends at PittRace with AER and then the 24 Hours of Lemons. We also cover some of the trickier aspects of growing as a driver and some of the precautions to be aware of, especially if you have a significant improvement on your speed.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OurTiredHPDEReview
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0312: Jargon: Tank Slappers – What They Are and What to Do – Probably Part 1 of a few, lol
We ask Ben about what a tank slapper is. Then we go into what is a typical cause for this phenomenon and most importantly, what to do about it when it occurs. There are several strategies mentioned and probably a few more that would work as well. We hope this helps you if you are driving in a situation when a tank slapper happens by having a few options and responses. In addition, we have audience feedback from an earlier DwD episode on shift timing from Tyler. After reading some of Tyler’s well thought out response, we all agree that Tyler answered this question better than we did and he is invited to come on an episode of DwD or GHiT. Thank you, Tyler.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TankSlappers
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
GHIT 0311: Samir Abid Returns for a Second lap
Samir Abid hosts the Your Data Driven podcast returns for his second lap with us. We take advantage of his history in suspension systems and as a vehicle dynamics race engineer by asking the key question related to tracking data of “what should I keep track of” and how best to do this, especially if you are solo for the weekend as many of us are. We also go into how to collect the data and how to analyze the data and ways of saving time and money, while remaining focused and efficient.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Lap2WithSamir
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We begin with a definition of what the “data” is and how it can help you, especially as you progress and improve your driving skills.
2) Initially, we start with nonquantitative data that is free and available to anyone if they pay attention to that aspect of their car and driving.
3) Samir offers great insight in what you need to collect by first looking at the critical question that can bound your problem and simplify what can be a daunting subject “what problem are you trying to solve?”. This can not only simplify your data collection, but also save you a lot of time, effort, and money, that can be applied in other aspects of your driving and racing improvement program.
4) Samir offers a logical sequence of how to break a track up into the most useful number of sectors. This aspect alone can really simplify the analysis and capture the pertinent information that would allow you to improve.
5) How to use the data to be collected and then move to the why before assuming the best plan to improve. This will prevent a potential to ignore the core reason for the information that is being collected.
6) We begin to go over the patterns and basic information that is available from the shapes and slopes of the speed trace and what that can tell you, as well as some of the shapes that are typical for certain types of basic corners.
7) Things to look for: The slope of the speed trace when accelerating (and the consistency)(and the length of time for your shifts). The same would apply for the braking or deceleration aspects of the speed trace. Other aspects would include the minimum speed of the turn and whether that turn is a gradual change that forms a U or a sharp change in slopes that resembles a V.
8) A high level review of the G sum plot and the friction circle plot, that are often less intuitive than many would desire.
9) Samir shapes his views on the minimum viable data collection systems and what they encompass, including several technical aspects like sample rate and other aspects that influences their utility. We then look at several incremental steps up in equipment that are available commercially. Since Samir has experience in the highest levels of racing, he has a great grasp of virtually all commercially available systems and their strengths and limitations.
10) We also cover the minimum starting gauges that everyone should bring to the track. We start with a stopwatch and an accurate tire pressure gauge and progress into more advanced measurements and equipment.
11) As always happens, we get into the importance of the tires and how to adjust them to optimize grip and wear on track.
We will be doing a review of many (10+) of these systems that we have tested in an episode coming very soon.
A simple data collection hierarchy could be: Lap Time, Sector Times, Speed Trace (speed vs distance), Lat g vs Long g, then reviewing the G Sum plot, etc.
To keep up with Samir’s latest information:
Handy Links:
The Your Data Driven newsletter: https://www.yourdatadriven.com –
Data analysis intro course: https://www.yourdatadriven.com/the-complete-beginners-guide-to-motorsports-data-analysis/
His Book: https://www.yourdatadriven.com/the-motorsports-playbook/
The Your Data Driven Podcast: https://www.yourdatadriven.com/your-data-driven-podcast
If you want coaching from Samir: https://analysiscoach.com
GHIT 0310 Our 300th Episode Trivia Quiz – Review
After three hundred episodes, we wanted to give our resolute listeners a chance to show off with a Top 10 list of trivia questions about the podcast. In our time honored tradition, we thought part of the fun would involve bribing/awarding prizes to those that answered the call. At this time of release, we have not determined who had answered the questions and scored the most points. However, here are the answers along with a bit of nostalgia from the hosts about where we have grown into as drivers, mechanics, and racers. It has been a long and windy road that we need to thank way to many people, but each and every one of you know what you have helped us with and contributed to the team and the podcast. So, before we get all weepy, here is our episode and a sincere thank you to all of you who have listened to our podcast from the beginning, as well as those who have only listened to one or two episodes. As with the rest of our driving and racing, our podcast will always be “In Training”
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/300EpisodeQandA
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Answers to our Top 10 Quiz questions with a ton of unsuccessful herding of the cats.
2) Every host answers what our biggest Ah Hah moment so far since we started
3) What are the 3 biggest surprises we learned about driving or racing to this point.
4) We grade ourselves for initial driving skill and current.
5) Super secret surprise question: what are three great things about you co-hosts
DwD 0309: Mirror Positioning and Philosophy
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go back to a fundamental of driving on track and the street. Where to position your side mirror and rearview mirrors for optimal vision, information, and safety. We also go into several mirror options and our preferred placement of our rearview mirror within our race car. It is a bit unconventional but offers significant benefits to the normal center of the window position. Towards the and we also go with a drill and practice suitable to the street to improve your driving proficiency if the mirrors aren’t adjusted properly or are “adjusted” on track by another car. This may sound trivial, but we are quite confident that everyone can learn at least one thing on this episode that will help them on street and on track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDwithMirrors
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is amazingly easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0308: Marlon Sumlin - Racing for Cancer Research (and Fun)
Marlon Sumlin joins us to discuss his racing history and how much fun he has racing and instructing. Marlon is a perfect example of how much fun it can be to drive a slow car fast as he routinely passes many "better" cars in his Mazda 2 across the country. Marlon instructs and races in Grid Life's Sundae Cup and B Spec. This year he is also competing in the One Lap of America in the same Mazda 2. Marlon also races to help support and promote FORCE (Facing Hereditary Cancer Empowered). FORCE is a charity to support cancer research and Marlon has been working with them with his beautiful bride Lauri since she was diagnosed with cancer several years ago. Marlon has continued and will continue to help promote FORCE to battle against cancer and in her memory.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MarlonForFORCE
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) If you need nicknames of some of the NASA Great Lakes, Marlon shares a few and has a ton more.
2) Why Marlon loves racing Sundae Cup and B Spec in his Mazda 2.
3) The differences between racing wheel to wheel and time trial races.
4) Tips for first time Sundae Cup and attending a Grid Life event. Highly recommended!
5) Any Great Lakes Attendees coming to Grid Life's Lime rock event this August.
6) What is a Grid Life Festival and another explanation to why they sell out so fast.
7) How the Sundae Cup class has been started in the upcoming One Lap of America. We did not get out Fit in time to enter, but we will go as soon as we can get signed in. We are hoping to do a daily update from this class as the event transpires this spring.
8) Why we, and many of our friends at NASA Great Lakes and beyond, will be installing a particular vinyl decal on all our race cars starting this year to support Marlon, Lauri, and FORCE.
9) Some amazing answers to our fast and furious story time questions.
For more information about FORCE or to make a charitable contribution: https://www.facingourrisk.org/
GHIT 307: Race Weekend Recap: The Entire Team From Lucky Dog Racing at CMP
You have only heard a few of the stories from our Lucky Dog race at Carolina Motorsports Park a few weeks ago. Now we unveil the entire team that went to the race. Car owner David as well as the rest of the team including Alex, Ryan, and Matt. We think we have determined the root cause of the problem we had at the race and a path forward. As always, we all had a great time at the Lucky Dog event and cannot wait to return. There was a bit of feedback initially that sounds like a duck quacking but it ends fairly quickly and we are blaming Alex, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LuckyDogCMPFeb2022
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start with the important stuff: who wins the snoring award for the weekend?
2) What we did, what we brought, what happened, and how we ended up.
3) What it is like to assemble a new team from several other teams and how the weekend went, what we learned and what we can learn from this weekend.
4) Our individual thoughts on how the "new to us" car behaved on its maiden voyage to endurance racing and what we each thought of the E36 BMW. Ryan and Alex are long time endurance racers, primarily in the Miata platform. Bill has driven the E36 platform many times but had not been to the CMP track until this weekend. David had also not been on CMP as well.
5) We spend way more time discussing the teams qualifying session than the session actually took. This is called foreshadowing.
6) We then have a recovery/repair plan and get started the race Saturday. Then we go into detail of the entire 8 hour race Saturday.
7) Now the fun begins, as well as the work project for the weekend. Ryan got a ton of really solid shoulder work welding above his head. The post incident CSI that we conduct and summarize also takes more time than our racing laps did in total. Perhaps the first reference of a brake caliper making sweet, sweet love to the rear suspension.
8) We did allow him to rest a bit by welding a friends team shifter that had failed (again). It should be problem solved from here.
9) The details of our parts search and repair program to get the car back on track ASAP or at least for Sunday.
10) We also have a short example of Podcast In Training that couldn't be edited out for your personal enjoyment.
11) Even with a combination of team members with decades of racing experience, there is often growing pains in coming together as a team and operating smoothly and efficiently.
12) With everything going on at a race weekend, we each learned several details of how the race weekend went and how several
13) After a brief trip off the rails, we eventually get to "Oh God, it sings" and we eventually get back to our story. Herding kittens.
14) We have the beginnings of a recovery plan and then (a bit late) cover our roles and skills for and within the team. The importance of roles and areas of responsibilities is so key to the performance of a racing team, it cannot be overstated.
15) Apparently there will be a Cubano vs Meatball cook off. Book your spots early if you want to be a judge. Spots are limited.
16) Ryan shares his parts transport system and Vicki is dumbfounded. Bill has a new project.
17) An accounting of what we did vs what we should have done and what we will do at the next race.
Special thanks again to Kyle Lockrow and Giggles for their help in making the results of this debacle a bit better.
GHIT 307: Race Weekend Recap: The Entire Team From Lucky Dog Racing at CMP
You have only heard a few of the stories from our Lucky Dog race at Carolina Motorsports Park a few weeks ago. Now we unveil the entire team that went to the race. Car owner David as well as the rest of the team including Alex, Ryan, and Matt. We think we have determined the root cause of the problem we had at the race and a path forward. As always, we all had a great time at the Lucky Dog event and cannot wait to return. There was a bit of feedback initially that sounds like a duck quacking but it ends fairly quickly and we are blaming Alex, lol.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LuckyDogCMPFeb2022
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PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start with the important stuff: who wins the snoring award for the weekend?
2) What we did, what we brought, what happened, and how we ended up.
3) What it is like to assemble a new team from several other teams and how the weekend went, what we learned and what we can learn from this weekend.
4) Our individual thoughts on how the "new to us" car behaved on its maiden voyage to endurance racing and what we each thought of the E36 BMW. Ryan and Alex are long time endurance racers, primarily in the Miata platform. Bill has driven the E36 platform many times but had not been to the CMP track until this weekend. David had also not been on CMP as well.
5) We spend way more time discussing the teams qualifying session than the session actually took. This is called foreshadowing.
6) We then have a recovery/repair plan and get started the race Saturday. Then we go into detail of the entire 8 hour race Saturday.
7) Now the fun begins, as well as the work project for the weekend. Ryan got a ton of really solid shoulder work welding above his head. The post incident CSI that we conduct and summarize also takes more time than our racing laps did in total. Perhaps the first reference of a brake caliper making sweet, sweet love to the rear suspension.
8) We did allow him to rest a bit by welding a friends team shifter that had failed (again). It should be problem solved from here.
9) The details of our parts search and repair program to get the car back on track ASAP or at least for Sunday.
10) We also have a short example of Podcast In Training that couldn't be edited out for your personal enjoyment.
11) Even with a combination of team members with decades of racing experience, there is often growing pains in coming together as a team and operating smoothly and efficiently.
12) With everything going on at a race weekend, we each learned several details of how the race weekend went and how several
13) After a brief trip off the rails, we eventually get to "Oh God, it sings" and we eventually get back to our story. Herding kittens.
14) We have the beginnings of a recovery plan and then (a bit late) cover our roles and skills for and within the team. The importance of roles and areas of responsibilities is so key to the performance of a racing team, it cannot be overstated.
15) Apparently there will be a Cubano vs Meatball cook off. Book your spots early if you want to be a judge. Spots are limited.
16) Ryan shares his parts transport system and Vicki is dumbfounded. Bill has a new project.
17) An accounting of what we did vs what we should have done and what we will do at the next race.
Special thanks again to Kyle Lockrow and Giggles for their help in making the results of this debacle a bit better.
DwD 0306: Racing 101: When and Why to Shift Your Car On Track
On the latest issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about some of the details of both when and why to shift your transmission on track. We start off with a bit of wandering, but eventually work our way towards a great discussion. This will undoubtedly be the first of several episodes on this topic. Quick Summary: Ben Dominates. Alex Denominates (but actually has a question related to this topic, alert the press). Vicki starts off answering a totally different question. Bill tries to herd several cats. Sounds like a normal episode.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ShiftingTiming
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 305: Southern Fried Heaps Rally 2022 - Final Day
The rally concludes today and Jeff Stobbs joins us again to summarize another great day. Awards were given for several teams including the inaugural winner of the rental car class. The teams were able to get to the NASA Kennedy space center and despite their valiant efforts, no one was able to successfully talk NASA into sending their car into space.
If you are interested, the next rally is the four corners rally and will tour the area or Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.
You can follow the progress of the rally on Instagram by following the hashtag #LemonsRally. We do.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SFP2022Day3
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 304: Southern Fried Heaps Rally 2022 - Day 2
At the conclusion of day 2 of the rally, Jeff Stobbs joins us again from the Mellow Mushroom to summarize another great day. We are then joined by pirate Phyllis who was driving and plundering in their yellow C2 Corvette. Next up for this episode we talk with Jake who competes in the "big block" rental car class after a last minute mechanical prep in the originally intended Dodge Diplomat entry. Completing this episodes trifecta of entrants we talk with first time Lemons rallyist Enrique who entered with a fine example of classic 1979 German engineering from Mercedes Benz.
Overall highlights for the day include several of the teams attending the Amelia Island Concours d'LeMons (including a class "winner" on this very podcast) as well as as several great stops including a train museum and a rather unique petrified exhibit.
Tune in each day for a review of the highlights, lowlights, and spectacles of this years rally.
You can follow the progress of the rally on Instagram by following the hashtag #LemonsRally. We do.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SFP2022Day2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 304: Southern Fried Heaps Rally 2022 - Day 2
At the conclusion of day 2 of the rally, Jeff Stobbs joins us again from the Mellow Mushroom to summarize another great day. We are then joined by pirate Phyllis who was driving and plundering in their yellow C2 Corvette. Next up for this episode we talk with Jake who competes in the "big block" rental car class after a last minute mechanical prep in the originally intended Dodge Diplomat entry. Completing this episodes trifecta of entrants we talk with first time Lemons rallyist Enrique who entered with a fine example of classic 1979 German engineering from Mercedes Benz.
Overall highlights for the day include several of the teams attending the Amelia Island Concours d'LeMons (including a class "winner" on this very podcast) as well as as several great stops including a train museum and a rather unique petrified exhibit.
Tune in each day for a review of the highlights, lowlights, and spectacles of this years rally.
You can follow the progress of the rally on Instagram by following the hashtag #LemonsRally. We do.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SFP2022Day2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 304: Southern Fried Heaps Rally 2022 - Day 2
At the conclusion of day 2 of the rally, Jeff Stobbs joins us again from the Mellow Mushroom to summarize another great day. We are then joined by pirate Phyllis who was driving and plundering in their yellow C2 Corvette. Next up for this episode we talk with Jake who competes in the "big block" rental car class after a last minute mechanical prep in the originally intended Dodge Diplomat entry. Completing this episodes trifecta of entrants we talk with first time Lemons rallyist Enrique who entered with a fine example of classic 1979 German engineering from Mercedes Benz.
Overall highlights for the day include several of the teams attending the Amelia Island Concours d'LeMons (including a class "winner" on this very podcast) as well as as several great stops including a train museum and a rather unique petrified exhibit.
Tune in each day for a review of the highlights, lowlights, and spectacles of this years rally.
You can follow the progress of the rally on Instagram by following the hashtag #LemonsRally. We do.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SFP2022Day2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 303: Southern Fried Heaps Rally 2022 - Day 1
Jeff Stobbs and Donnie Petrunak join us to review the first day of this years Southern Fried Heaps rally that started in Mobile Alabama. Highlights include a stop at a decommissioned battleship and a team driving a Studebaker that set a record for sourcing a spare part that may never be broken. Tune in each day for a review of the highlights, lowlights, and spectacles of this years rally.
You can follow the progress of the rally on Instagram by following the hashtag #LemonsRally. We do.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SFP2022Day1
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 302: Race Weekend Recap: Lucky Dog Racing at CMP
After a series of failed intros, Bill is interrogated tonight about how the race weekend went with Skunk Oil Racing. It was quite a weekend and some hardware was taken home from the track. As always, Cathy and the Lucky Dog family had a superb event and we were honored to work on our car in their garage all weekend, lol. This is our fourth race with Lucky Dog and we wish we had raced more. If you haven't tried a Lucky Dog race, you really should. This was a big weekend and we will have several other episodes where we review the race with other cars and other teams from the event.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LDRLatCMP
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
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DwD 0301: the Importance of Knowing the Top 10'ish Cars In an Endurance Race
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about why it is important to know the top ten or so cars in an endurance race. There are plenty of reasons to know this, especially if you are one of the top ten, but it is also important if you are not. Also, the strategic implications of being outside the overall top ten, but competing for a class win in a race with multiple classes. We each have different opinions and strategies and preferences to deal with this aspect of racing. And we do some serious cat herding during this episode and only wandered a few thousand miles off topic.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TopTenCarsOrSo
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 300: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Episode 300
Ross Bentley returns to celebrate our 300th episode with us. Ross is a world renowned racing coach and has competed at the highest levels of racing, including Indy cars and nearly every endurance racing event of note. During this episode, we try to cover a variety of racing related questions and topics, as well as reporting back to Ross how impactful the coaching he provided to Vicki and Jennifer last time he was on. As always, Ross is one of our (can't wait and) can't miss episodes.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley300
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.
PS2 Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) We start off with a few listener submitted questions. We always welcome your questions. The best way to send them in is on our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or via our social media on Instagram @GarageHeroesInTraining.
2) From Mario: We are all getting older, and I wonder how age has crept up on him. Ask him to rate his speed currently vs how fast he was at his peak. Is he getting slower with age? What is he doing smarter now, that results in a better lap time, and that he'd wished he'd learned earlier? Are there things he was doing at a young age that he can't do as well now?
3) Ian asked: about his Lotus Elan and why he likes it so much.
4) From Chris: What were the few of the biggest changes that you have had since writing your first speed secrets? Was anything “wrong”?
5) Adam asked for some drills to break a plateau (same lap times no matter what I try)? What should I look to do to get my times lower?
6) From Reed: Breaking mental barriers to carry more speed
7) A shy adult road racer: What order is best to read your books? As they were released or something else?
8) Listener to be “Elon”: Have you or your drivers driven an EV race car? Thoughts?
9) We review our driving and our coaching report back and how Ross has helped each of us from his prior episodes. Things such as: What were the biggest impacts felt (primarily by Jennifer and Vicki) on track and also in their daily driving.
10) Braking and timing of braking and down shifting within a turn, especially when threshold braking. Ross provides some tips and strategies to help with this.
11) We then move to a few Dominating with Dawson questions that we don't feel that we have addressed well enough so we take this opportunity to gain some additional perspective from Ross and Ben.
To follow Ross:
Website: https://speedsecrets.com/
Instagram: @RossBentley
Ross's "Ask Ross" is at: https://speedsecrets.com/ask-ross/
Ross's Podcast is a: https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/ and on virtually all podcast apps
Sim racers: www.SimRacerAcademy.com
GHiT 0299: James Candelaria from Candelaria Racing Products (makers of the Sentinel System) and Hagerty's The Drive Within with Round 3 Racing
We continue our introduction to Round 3 Racing (R3R) and Hagerty's "The Drive Within" with another team member James Candelaria. James races with the R3R team in the WRL endurance racing series. Last season James was racing in the #601 Porsche Boxster and this season he will be in their new #609 M4 GT4 BMW. If you watch the series, James was present but his on screen role was slightly diminished a bit as a result of a racing incident which we also discuss during this episode.
In addition, James races in a variety of cars and series, and in his "spare" time he started up Candelaria Racing Products. The lead offering is the Sentinel Streaming System that solves one of our teams issues and allows us to combine the race car data with our in car video and race standings in one simple package. In addition, all of this information is available live through streaming. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars and will cover the installation and use of the Sentinel system in future episodes. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, James was kind enough to offer a 10% discount code to all of our listeners. Please enter "GHIT" during the checkout process.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JamesCandelaria299
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) What do you do when you find our you are about to have your first child? Well, James goes out and buys a Corvette. We knew we would get along immediately.
2) The story that illustrates what to do on track with a bad "feeling" brake pedal and the importance of pre-planning your reactions as a driver ahead of time for as many potential situations as possible.
3) If you want to hear the sound of Vicki's brain bending, James goes into a description of driving a car with aero.
4) A bit more behind the scenes stories of R3R and the Drive Within show.
5) We go into some depth on the Sentinel System that integrates your car's telemetry data with the current racing results and combines this with any in car video and allows for all of this to be streamed live and recorded for future use and review.
6) Bill and James bond over being robots. And it dawns on Vicki that the data and video she wants may not be exactly what she wants, lol.
7) James has been into Vette's for a long time, even the super rare 1983 model he had at a young age.
To follow James further:
Candelaria Racing: https://candelaria-racing.com/
Instagram: @CandelariaRacingProducts
The Drive Within: https://www.hagerty.com/media/series/drive-within/
Round Three Racing: https://www.round3racing.com/
GHiT 0298: Racing Suits, Shoes, and Gloves with AlpineStars
Fabryce Kutyba is with the North American Alpinestars group and was kind enough to join us for a quick discussion on driver protection equipment, including racing suits, racing shoes, and gloves. We cover several key aspects of each component and the overall system to protect the driver. For instance, one piece vs two piece drivers suits, grades and certifications, proper care, and approximate replacement/upgrade guidelines. We also go through a very high level review of the Alpinestars product line offerings. Hopefully, this is the first part of a many part series.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FabryceKutyba
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) One piece suits vs two piece racing suits
2) What the latest certifications for equipment is from the FIA and SFI.
3) Alpinestars custom drivers suit program.
4) What is the proper/optimal use, care and lifespan for replacing a suit while maintaining proper safety performance.
5) Several types of shoes that are available, as well as Alpinestars pit crew shoes.
6) Bill recalls one of our teams improper care of his first pair of racing shoes.
7) Racing gloves construction, including inside vs outside stitching as well as the palm surface texture.
8) We break a paddock "rule" that Bill was told early in our racing career
9) Why karting suits and equipment is designed to a different construction and standards
10) Several methods to assure that the equipment you purchase is not counterfeit and is offering all the expected protection.
To follow Alpinestars or to get more information:
website: www.alpinestars.com
Instagram: @alpinestars
or you can email Fabryce directly at: auto.us1@alpinestars.com
DwD 0297: Track Driving - With Nanny's or Without
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into another listener submitted question from Ron Mexico related to driving on track with the car's driver nanny's on. First we cover from a high level what a driving nanny is and then we go into our thoughts on driving on track with the nanny's "assisting" you and when/if there is ever a good time to use the nanny's.
So what do you do with the driver assistance aides on track? Do you leave them on or do you turn them off? What factors would influence the use of them, like weather and student driving level/experience etc.?
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackDrivingWithNanny
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0296: Mo Dadkhah from Hagerty's The Drive Within
We first were introduced to Mo Dadkhah during our episode with Loni Unser and then we saw that he was on "The Drive Within" with the rest of the Round Three Racing team (R3R) as they competed in the WRL endurance racing series. The show is sponsored by Hagerty and appears on their site as well as the Motor Trend channel. Mo is one of the drivers of the #701 Porsche Cayman that competes in the GP1 class within WRL. During this episode, we go over Mo's racing history, the WRL series, the R3R team, and tons of details on the making of the show. This show is being released ahead of the season ending episode that should be released this Friday. "The Drive Within" is the first show that we have found that accurately depicts the highs and lows that each team and driver experiences during a race weekend. It is a can't miss show and has a permanent spot on our DVR.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MoDadkhah
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) How endurance racing and consistency of effort has led to Mo's growth as a driver and allowed him to reach his current level.
2) We go into how the Cayman #701 race car came to be the tool of choice that Mo drives with his team in WRL's GP1 class primarily against other Caymans and E46 BMW's.
3) What Mo gets from his racing and how drivers are "compensated" even at the higher levels in the US. Spoiler, none of us will likely be making a mortgage payment anytime soon.
4) How the R3R racing team works and interacts at the races and what you can learn from them that will help your endurance racing team.
5) Mo gives a great summary of the way that the WRL series classifications work and his thoughts on the way the series functions and keeps the competition level high but still more reliant on the driver, as opposed to the budget/checkbook.
6) We also go into starting and filming "The Drive Within" and we start to feel a bit better about our iPhone and Android race weekend videos not being quite up to this level, lol.
7) The R3R team is a perfect example that the team is not just about the drivers, it depends on each and every team member, both before and at the track, and when operating properly, it becomes a family.
8) Tips on how to improve as a driver and tons of little items that R3R does as a team that everyone can incorporate into their racing program and team, even if it is a "team" of one.
9) Mo uses a coach personally and we review his opinions on how a coach can help your driving and the differences between an instructor and a coach. We need to try this in 2022.
10) We come up with a new business plan. No stealing please.
PS Don't tease Mo too hard after the least episode airing this Friday.
PS2 Please let everyone know about the show and hopefully we can get a second season
PS3 We gladly welcome Mo's repeated offers to become a "producer" of the show and secure some great episodes
PS4 Let us know if you want to hear Mo subjected to the our fast and furious story time questions. We have a bunch of other racing and driving questions for him as well.
To follow Mo further:
Instagram: @therealmodadkhah
The Drive Within: https://www.hagerty.com/media/series/drive-within/
Round Three Racing: https://www.round3racing.com/
DwD 0295: Discussing and Defining Driving at "X" Tenths
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about one of those concepts that is always discussed in the paddocks, especially at HPDE's and endurance races. This week we go through a discussion of driving "intensity" that is often referred to in the arbitrary units of "tenths" as in driving at 8 tenths or 9 tenths or never drive at 10 tenths in an endurance race etc. What does this really mean? We discuss this after a quite side discussion on driving other peoples cars. Then we wrap this up with a tremendous article that our friend Peter Krause and former guest wrote about an example of a quantitative description of his definition of each of the "tenths" from low intensity to the higher and highest levels possible.
We hope the discussion is helpful in not only starting to refer to each level on a common reference but also the discussion it leads to when describing and defining your own personal driving limits and target.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TenTenthsOrSo
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHiT 0294: ChrisFix - Endurance Racer
Most of you will know ChrisFix from his YouTube channel or from his presence on social media. We have been subscribers to his YouTube channel prior to even trying our hand at racing. Then last year, we were one of the first to see his video drop on his teams upcoming endurance racing adventure with the 24 Hours of Lemons team and it even happened to be at a race we were already registered for at NJMP Thunderbolt. In this episode, we take way too much of Mr. Fix's time and cover his history and how his channel started and progressed. We then cover the teams preparation and their race at NJMP. As with all first time endurance racing teams, the first race has various highs and lows, and tons of surprises. The preview to the NJMP race video has been released and the video detailing the race at NJMP will be released any day now. Without giving away any spoilers, we are very happy to say that the ChrisFix team fully embraced the spirit of endurance racing and were a great group to race with and call friends. We hope to see them all again on track soon!
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ChrisFixNJMP2021
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) ChrisFix starts off with the traditional greeting and then we progress with a great summary of how he started and how his passion for helping others has led to the growth of his YouTube channel.
2) Vicki (is quite the super fan and) goes through a short summary of the helpful videos and tools that ChrisFix has contributed to our team.
3) How boxing led to the ChrisFix channel and what were some of the key points that led to the channel becoming what it is today.
4) Chris and Jennifer commiserate about learning to drive a manual transmission late in life.
5) How Chris and the team decided to enter the race, chose their car, and prepped for the race. The plan was perfect, until it wasn't, and then the real fun began.
6) Since Chris had experience with his drift events, we also went into the differences he saw at his first endurance event.
7) We also learn what Chris's impressions were during his first few laps on track with 120+ cars racing wheel to wheel.
8) Chris gives a great summary of the entire race and some of the challenges that the team encountered during their weekend. Now we really cannot wait for the video to be released, and we were there, lol.
9) And then the entire paddock was there to help in any way that we could, as we do for every fellow racing team.
10) We go over our traditional race review with Chris and what did they learn from the first racing weekend.
11) Chris and his entire team are prepping the car and the team for their return to endurance racing. Some of us could learn a lot from his teams approach to preparing their car for their next race. We even offered a few tips that we have learned racing a similar car.
To follow ChrisFix further:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chrisfix/featured
Instagram: @ChrisFixit
DwD 0302: Getting Advanced in HPDE Too Quickly
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, another listener submitted question leads to a discussion of getting advanced too quickly in HPDE. While this may initially be flattering to one's ego, it may not be the best for the HPDE student's overall progress and development as a driver and can also lead to increased risk on track that does not directly lead to increased skill for the driver and/or other drivers on track.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TooFastTooQuick
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0292: Aaron Jongbloedt
Aaron Jongbloedt from Jungle Motorsports joins us for this episode and we discuss all things racing, even ice boating. Aaron seems to race in all series and all types of racing, we may even be able to make it to an ice racing event with him post plague. Since he has such a wide range of experiences, we try to cover many of them as possible to show how each series and club can vary and each offers a different blend of driving and racing flavor. The best thing you can do to start is try as many as you can and you will undoubtedly find one that matches your interests and maximizes the fun. Plus an impromptu race car intervention, lol.
volunteering as an avenue to start getting into racing and saving on the amount of money needed.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AaronJongbloedt
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Why he selected Spec Miata as a primary racing class and why he also includes and enjoys other types of racing.
2) Aaron opens up the trap door to a quick summary of our racing cars and HPDE cars. We need to get a bit more focus. Time for a garage sale. We may have a race car (or truck) for you, lol
3) Vicki is not familiar with the track at Brainerd, but after our discussion it sounds like we will be soon, lol. Top tip: Also obey the team CFO.
4) Some of the plusses and minuses of racing Spec Miata and how it has influenced hos racing approach and philosophy.
5) Are there significant differences between instructing in autocross and instructing on a race track? Also a discussion of the potential benefits of autocross before driving on track. The skills are complimentary but the approach can be quite different in some ways.
6) Aaron discusses his experience with almost all of the amateur endurance racing series and some of the new ones starting this season.
7) As expected, we also discuss Spec Miata and Vicki is still intimidated with the concept of bump drafting. This will likely change with time. We have a NB Spec Miata car that needs a bit of love to race this season, but we are hopeful. Bilstein shocks may be in our future.
8) Why does Aaron seem to prefer arrive and drive (Seat Rentals) for endurance racing events. Bill has always had concerns and questions that has prevented him from doing many arrive and drives. We discuss several of them.
9) Money saving tips and insight into what is required and what is avoidable to be competitive in the series, locally and nationally.
10) Somehow we return to the topic of our cars. It appears we are in the midst of an informal race car intervention. lol. (Probably long overdue)
11) We also have a discussion of the storage required for a racing car and team. Aaron is curious about the hangar that we use as our teams primary hub.
12) How volunteering at events can minimize or potentially eliminate the cost of racing.
13) How our "press" claim was received by a racing series. (as you would expect)
14) Just when you thought it was over, we get into a discussion of some of the local midwestern tracks that Aaron suggest we try. As always, the answer is "yes"
To follow Aaron further:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.jongbloedt
His blog: https://junglemotorsports.blogspot.com
GHIT 0291: Mark Petronis - Answers of F&F Story Time Questions - Part 2
Mark Petronis has set track many records and won more than his share of races but recently had a very serious on track incident and thankfully it looks like he is in the process winning his recovery battle as well. We talk with Mark about all things racing and how he is a great example for the importance and effectiveness of the current safety equipment that is available to every driver. In Part 1, we go over Mark's history as a driver, his accident and the safety equipment that literally saved his life. Part 2 will largely be Mark indulging us and answering our fast and furious story time questions.
Mark's story is another great example of the great people involved in racing
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MarkPetronisP2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
To follow Mark further:
AMT Motorsport: https://amtmotorsport.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.petronis
DwD 0290: Entering a Race with Zero Experience
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into a listeners question related to racing wheel to wheel on track with zero track experience. While there are several opportunities to race with zero or little experience, we also go into several alternative paths that may be better choice for certain drivers. As a bonus, Vicki, Jennifer, Bill, and Ben all recount some of the stories that came to mind from our first experiences racing on track with zero experience (since all four of us did this at our first events).
If YOU want to ask Ben a question, please send it to us on Instagram or via email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tiny.one/ZeroExp
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0289: Adam Jabaay Returns to Talk All Things GRIDLIFE
GLTC, Sundae Cup, and their HPDE Program
Adam Jabaay returns to talk all things GRIDLIFE. Adam is the co-founder of the GRIDLIFE event series and the series is designed to be the track events that the GRIDLIFE team would want to attend. We had a series on last year that covered several of the wheel to wheel GLTC (Grid Life Touring Cup) series. During this episode, we go over the 2022 series and several of the other events in the series including their time attack (fast lap counts) racing series and the GRIDLIFE HPDE program. We have a plan to attend our first GRIDLIFE event this year and will be participating in the event at Lime Rock. If you haven't heard of GRIDLIFE, it is definitely not a typical track event and in many ways, the track events are only the beginning of the festivities.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NotPuppetJabaay
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) We introduce our favorite master carpenter and the Norm Abrams of racing.
2) Bill gives away one of our upcoming 300 episode listener quiz questions.
3) Adam and Bill share some podcast anecdotes. There is more post episode if you are in need of curing your insomnia.
4) Bill is very jealous of Adam's upcoming Ice Battle racing event. Where we has been very cold enough but it does not seem to be an option anywhere nearby. Ice racing remains on our post plague bucket list.
5) Ever wonder what is GRIDLIFE? Adam does a great review if you are not already familiar.
6) We had a chance to talk with ADAM about the history that led to the creation of GRIDLIFE and has allowed them to become a very popular sprint racing series that has live streaming viewer numbers that would make many professional series jealous.
7) Adam goes into the recent changes to the GLTS series to a 200 treadwear tire series including the thought process that led to the change.
8) What did Skip Barber think of GRIDLIFE and what will be going on at the Lime Rock event.
9) How GRIDLIFE has grown and how you can participate in the event.
10) How GRIDLIFE organizes their HPDE groups, events, and instructors.
11) Bill cannot wait anymore and we get into the GRIDLIFE Sundae Cup series. Our car is being prepped for the Lime Rock event and several HPDE's this year.
12) What is coming for GRIDLIFE and how the east and west coast can expect to see events in the 2022 and more in 2023.
13) Bill launches his appeal for a wheel to wheel Sundae Cup race. Logistics are always a concern, but we would be there. Even better for an enduro.
14) We almost got off without going into RV life, but as expected we did not try terribly hard.
To follow Adam and GRIDLIFE further:
GRIDLIFE website: https://www.grid.life/
Slip Angle Podcast: http://www.tracktuned.com/slipangle
Instagram: @gridlifeofficial or @slipangleshow
Facebook: @GRIDLIFEOfficial or @SlipAngleShow
GHIT 0288: Mark Petronis - On Driver and Car Safety and Recovering from an On Track Incident - Part 1
Mark Petronis has set track many records and won more than his share of races but recently had a very serious on track incident and thankfully it looks like he is in the process winning his recovery battle as well. We talk with Mark about all things racing and how he is a great example for the importance and effectiveness of the current safety equipment that is available to every driver. In Part 1, we go over Mark's history as a driver, his accident and the safety equipment that literally saved his life. Part 2 will largely be Mark indulging us and answering our fast and furious story time questions.
Mark's story is another great example of the great people involved in racing
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MarkPetronisP1
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) We cover Mark's impressive driving and racing history and then review some of the details of the accident last May at NJMP.
2) A great discussion on the often overlooked risk and racing responsibilities of the driver and car owner.
3) How Mark's recovery is going and the future prognosis for him going forward, both health wise and his future driving and racing, including his return to the track in March.
4) Lessons learned from the accident and how Mark is using this to help prevent something similar to anyone else in a high performance driving event.
5) A deep review of some of the safety options that are available and how many of them should not be viewed as optional to your driving and racing on track.
6) Fire suppression systems and the option of having them be self deploying if needed. Many older systems can be modified to add this capability through an addition to the system. We will be doing this in all our cars and replacing those systems that cannot be upgraded.
7) Why you should always keep your helmet visor down, as well as some of the details of racing suits, boots, gloves, and balaclavas and the protection they are designed to provide..
8) Jennifer and Mark talk about the personal recovery and the internal affects that a person has after a racing incident.
9) We also go into some of the improvements Mark and his team have made for many of the modern Corvette platforms.
10) Why the C5 or C6 Corvette may be the best performance value for the dollar available today. We even try measuring the relative smiles per dollar of a Corvette and a Miata.
11) Mark's dedication to the importance of safety has led to his industry leading incentive he offers on all their performance and safety products. we will be heading up for a new suit as soon as the Survive the 25 Challenge is successfully completed.
To follow Mark further:
AMT Motorsport: https://amtmotorsport.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.petronis
DwD 0287: Increasing Grip - By the Driver - Part 1
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we start to try to go into a topic we heard on the (tremendous) Track Walking podcast when they had Paul Gerrard on as a guest and they were discussing several factors that a driver can influence the limit of grip on track. The information, and especially the discussion, was so valuable we try to go into the topic and discuss it here. We did not do a great job on this first attempt but the discussion is a good one and will hopefully serve to help you to think about the limit and how it can be affected by many factors that the driver influences, not just external factors and car/setup factors. Also, Vicki's definition of being on the limit may be a simple yet descriptive evaluation of being at the limit for some of you. It would probably help if Bill knew how to ask the actual question that would lead to the desired discussion. This podcast thing isn't as easy as we had hoped, lol. Still in training.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDincreasingGrip
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0286: Caroline Yun - Driver Progression
Caroline Yun is an avid high performance driving enthusiast who has recently worked her way up through the Southern California NASA HPDE ladder system and has begun her wheel to wheel and time trial (TT) racing career in Honda Challenge. She recently completed here first ever endurance race at Sonoma with the award winning Initial Dingus team. As Caroline is a relatively new driver and racer, we thought we would discuss with her the experiences that she has had with working her way through her very common car progression/growth scenario, some of the plusses and minuses of racing with your partner, how it has been to be a female driver and the first driver in her family's perceptions of a lady race driver.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CarolineYun286
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) It all started with a haunting....
2) We get a second opinion on the recent 24 Hours of Lemons race at Sonoma and since this was Caroline's first ever wheel to wheel racing, it is always exciting and surprising, especially when most of your experience is in HPDE events. Caroline and her team even took home some hardware from the event.
3) Caroline gives a great description of what she learned and how her fellow drivers were at the event.
4) We go into the differences in front wheel drive and rear wheel drive vehicles and the pleasure of driving a variety of configurations.
5) It is surprise time for Jaime and we end up making decisions for him for this season. Where we end up was exciting and perhaps even more surprising.
6) We learn how Caroline learned about track driving and several stories of her first impressions and tips for others looking to try their first event.
7) Caroline's story of how important physical fitness is to driving in general and specifically for Caroline. It even directly led to a new Mazda Miata MX-5.
8) We share the plusses and minuses of racing with your significant other.
9) Some of the potential complications of explaining that you are racing to your family and friend circle.
10) We have a ton of fun (at Jamie's expense) talking brake pads.
11) Caroline and Bill make plans for another racing event. We love plans.
To follow Caroline on Instagram: @msawsmr
GHIT 0285: Thank You Three Pedal Mafia
We have four members of the Three Pedal Mafia come up to help Vicki and Bill work on the two Honda project cars for this winter. We had originally planned a full cage party work weekend but had postponed it until February or until the Covid spike recedes. What we were able to accomplish with their skills in such a short time was amazing. They came, they saw, and they fixed. Some day we hope to be able to perform at that level and repay them in some way.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ThankYou3PM
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) Details of the work plan for the invasion by the Three Pedal Mafia visit this past weekend including a surprise visit by Jim.
2) Shut up we are having fun, lol.
3) Driving skill review and training was an unexpected addition to the agenda for Miss Vicki.
4) It was so very cold (for Pennsylvania) that we had to create a micro climate heating area for Miss Chrissy's feet.
5) Why we had to replace the exhaust on the 1993 Honda Civic since we will be endurance racing the car this season. Mental led the festivities on the exhaust project while we set up several of the other projects.
6) Bill's planning failure. And yes, this bothers him greatly.
7) How the work went on the Honda Civic radiator and oil cooler installation and required fabrication.
8) While Vicki and I were distracted, the Three Pedal Mafia assaulted the rusting carcass of the Honda Fit that we are looking to race in Grid Life's Sundae Cup at Lime Rock this year. The Fit has yet to fully grow into the warm spot in Vicki's heart.
9) We try to describe the depth of the love that Mental has for rust, but may not have fully achieved a full description.
10) As always, Vicki loves to provide wonderful food and drinks as a thank you bribe to everyone who comes over and this weekends was no exception. Bill added in some of the new thermal barrier coating for increasing the heat control of header and exhaust wraps and also creating a protective layer to protect the system from abrasion and water/chemical attack.
11) Bill's engine disassembly is nearly complete for a replacement engine after being guided by Chris, Our Mr. Honda. Now if anyone knows of any good machine shops in north east Pennsylvania, please let us know via our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
12) Vicki had a bit of a heel toe down shifting discussion with Chris and Chrissy to help her with her down shifting, especially at the end of the long straights. Hopefully, she will get to drive and ride with an instructor this season, hopefully with Chris. She also has some practice that she can start with ahead of that while driving on the street.
13) Obviously much more to follow in coming weeks. We need a few parts, some tools, and some machining assistance, but we will keep you posted as we learn.
In this Dominating with Dawson episode, we use a recent article by podcast friend Ross Bentley for this second installment of the If-Then Game. On this week's episode, we focus on corner entry. Join us and play along with our two contestants from the Garage Heroes In Training Team. We are sure this will go into global syndication soon, lol. It ends early due to a recording issue, but is definitely worth a listen.
Special thanks to Ross Bentley for letting us use his article as a basis for this episode.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/https://tinyurl.com/IfThenGameCornerEntry
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0283: Global MX-5 Cup with Todd Flis of Flis Performance
Todd Flis has been involved with various levels of racing and now his company Flis Performance provides all of the cars for the series. The Global MX-5 Cup is a great entry level series for professional racing. The races are typically some of the most competitive races we see with margins of victory usually measured in a few thousandths of a second. If you are looking to compare your skill in a pro level racing series, Todd's cars and the Global MX-5 Cup may be the series for you and the costs are exceptionally reasonable cost of entry, as well as the costs associated with a racing weekend, especially if you can manage to place in the top 3 for a year. For instance, Mazda provides a first place prize of $250,000 each season.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GlobalMX5Cup
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) If you were ever interested in pro level racing, the Global MX-5 Cup may be the best series to balance low costs and high dependence on drivers skill and results in a series with some of the most competitive and close driving that we have seen in the past few years.
2) How Flis Performance partnered with Mazda Motorsports to be the sole supplier for all the MX-5 Cup cars for the series.
3) We describe what the normal weekend racing schedule looks like and in addition to racing with IMSA events, there will be two weekends where the series will be racing with NASCAR.
4) What is involved in converting the road car into the race prepped cup car that you see at the track. It is definitely not just a pretty paint scheme, although we all know that always adds a few horsepower. This results in lap times being several seconds improvement over a normal ND2 Miata.
5) Why the cars have recently changed from an H-pattern shifter to a sequential transmission from SADEV.
6) What is allowed to be tinkered with and adjusted within the series and what is not allowed to be altered.
7) Todd was also kind enough to share his teams recommended fluid and consumables intervals as well as provided a starting point for a nut and bolt procedure for the cars.
8) The level that the series goes to assure close racing and maximum dependence on driver performance, the series requires each race weekend to be raced with tired from the same batch of tires for all competitors.
9) We also discuss with Todd what other racing series and levels the car would comply to and be competitive in, including the potential for use in endurance racing without any modifications.
10) There are also several spots that can be awarded and allow the drivers to race within the series by providing scholarships of up to $100,000 for each driver.
11) Todd's team also provides a complete MX-5 Cup Car each year to the Lemons of Love charity for a $125 entry. So far we have not been lucky enough but we have contributed to the charity each year and will continue to do so.
To follow Scott and Flis Performance:
Flis Performance website: http://flisperformance.com/
On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/flisperformance
On Instagram: @flis.performance
On YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxGpoK-UtoHO4bBOhPoemQ
To Follow the series: https://www.mx-5cup.com/
DwD 0282: Slow In Fast Out - Truth or Fiction
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss the often referred to concept of "slow in, fast out" for turns especially early in your high performance driving career. As with most aspects of driving, this is a generic truth but not a 100% principle to carry with you for every situation and every turn. The ability to understand when and where to follow and when and where to deviate from the general fundamentals is one of the more significant stages that a driver progresses through. The discussion then goes into several other areas of "rules" and how/when to break them as you progress.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SlowInFastOut
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0280: Scott McMichael - Long Time Dirt and Endurance Racer
Scott McMichael started out as a dirt track racer and has transitioned to endurance racing as and arrive and drive and grand poohbah of the Sir Jackie Stewart's Coin Purse Racing and founder of The Unofficial Facebook Group of the 24 Hours of Lemons(TM). Scott was long overdue to come on the podcast. We discuss many aspects of both dirt track racing and endurance racing, especially with the 24 Hours of Lemons,
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ScottMcMichael
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) Add another item to the things not to Google, the original Facebook group title was Lemons Party, No Not That Kind of Party
2) We answer Ben's write in question of how Scott started out racing dirt tracks and when/if he will return. I think Ben may be looking to scratch an itch.
3) Scott's endurance racing plans and interests, as well as a summary of some of the endurance racing highlights he has experiences so far.
4) Sometimes people will ask what do you get out of racing. Scott has a great story the describes the Spidey Sense that many drivers develop from racing on track. This also helps with street driving, especially for the newer drivers on your team or family.
5) We put out an APB for Aaron who we have lost track of since the summer.
6) Stories of how Derek's clown shoes took out a potentially class winning Mini at PittRace.
7) Ton's of pressure was applied when we ask Scott some of the best themes that come to mind. We also discuss what makes a great theme for those looking to enter a race. Also, what would seem to be an initially great theme but really isn't.
To follow Scott's exploits:
On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SirJackieStewartsCoinPurseRacing
On YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/RacingG73
or go to The Unofficial Facebook Group of the 24 Hours of Lemons(TM) at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222036431151240
DwD 0274: Pedal Application and Release
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into an aspect of the smooth is fast principle by going into the ways that each of us apply and release the throttle (or gas pedal) and the brake pedals. To the surprise of no one, Ben is almost a 100% full hammer down while our ladies have a bit of a different practice at this point in their growth as drivers. We then try to discuss when and where to apply and release the gas and brake and at what rate. Again, one size may not fit all instances and all cars. This seems to be a theme recently. Lol.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PedalSpeed
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
WOOT 0281: (Spoiler Filled) We review Spiderman: No Way Home and Most of 2021's Movies (& The Matrix Resurrections)
It has been quite a year and we decided to review the recent Spiderman: No Way Home movie and then we go into many of the other movies that we went to this year including Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and all other MCU and DCEU and related movies and TV shows including The Matrix Resurrections. We then go to ranking the various movies and shows for 2021. We also go to each of our overall top 5 movies for the year and there was a lot of disagreements and discussions in this area. We also look forward to the upcoming MCU and DCEU releases that are scheduled for the upcoming year plus a bit. After that we then say goodbye to the lovely Vicki and go into the new Matrix movie Resurrections. The movie seems to be very divisive and we have quite strong views on this reboot of the Matrix.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHIT2021MovieReview
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) Spiderman: No Way Home is the beginning of the episode and we then have to walk Alex off the Amazing Spiderman cliff. Vicki gets a bit confused over some of the Andrew Garfield Spiderman movies. We then debate the best movie Spiderman.
2) Alex is firmly on the side of Andrew Garfield and also says the Venom movies are good, so we question most of his opinions, lol.
3) Alex's top 5 all time MCU movies starts a war and then the discussion of each of our MCU Top 5 movies of all time.
4) Then we turn to the order of each of the MCU and DCEU movies and shows for 2021. We agreed on one movie amongst us, lol.
5) A quick review of The Witcher season two.
6) If you are looking for some ideas for movies and TV shows, we also go into our top 5 movies and TV shows of 2021 that we would recommend to everyone.
7) What about what is upcoming and scheduled? It is in here too. Alex, as always, stays positive. It was great knowing him on the podcast, lol.
8) Our thoughts on The Matrix: Resurrection ends this episode. Since this is Bill's all time favorite movie, you knew we could not skip this one.
So what is your Top 5 MCU releases to date:
1 Iron Man
2 The Incredible Hulk
3 Iron Man 2
4 Thor
5 Captain America: The First Avenger
6 Marvel's The Avengers
7 Iron Man 3
8 Thor: The Dark World
9 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
10 Guardians of the Galaxy
11 Avengers: Age of Ultron
12 Ant-Man
13 Captain America: Civil War
14 Doctor Strange
15 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
16 Spider-Man: Homecoming
17 Thor: Ragnarok
18 Black Panther
19 Avengers: Infinity War
20 Ant-Man and the Wasp
21 Captain Marvel
22 Avengers: Endgame
23 Spider-Man: Far From Home
24 Black Widow
25 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
26 Eternals
27 Spider-Man: No Way Home
We would love to know
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, Alex joins us to help define what the rain line is on a track and how to find it on a track, especially when it is our first time at a track. The discussion wanders a bit, but all of it should help you in determining the rain line and allow you to optimize it to that specific day's track conditions and your car.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WhatToDoInATurn
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0278: Our Annual Season Review and Goals Episode Starts our 5th Podcast Season
We take a look back at how our team and drivers 2021 racing season went and compare it to our planned goals. We did have quite a year and accomplished quite a bit. How did we do versus how we wanted? As always, you will have to listen to find out. And as always, the episode ends with each of us giving our goals for 2022 for ourselves and our team. We would love to know if you have any goals that you can share and wish you have the best year ever, both on and off the track.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHIT2022Goals
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights for this episode are:
1) Alan now organizes, preps, and runs his own car, the MooStang. We learn how this went for his first season and what we are still working on.
2) Looking back at where we were going into this season versus where we are now, there has been a ton of progress.
3) While the goals we all had were great, some of the discussion helps us to better define both the progress we made, as well as refining the path forward from here.
4) We did a great job of getting a bunch of new people to the track and several drivers to the track that raced with other teams. That is the primary reason we started this podcast and is fantastic!
5) Guess who says "I'm not just here for the Slurpees, lol". Not a big surprise for you long time home gamers.
6) We all are looking forward to trying as many different tracks and racing series as we can this year and maybe for the first time working with a coach at the track.
7) We managed to make a Max Headroom reference within the episode. You never know where we may wander.
8) Vicki and Alan cannot seem to remember when they each earned their black flags this year. We also had a few black flags from several of our friends that drive with us this year. Notably, none of our all ladies team earned a flag a the Thompson event.
9) Every year we go over what issues our cars had at the track and what we did (or are going to do) to resolve the issue long term.
10) We have determined a key indicator that implies that a specific spare part is required for our race cars.
11) Tips we learned on testing and replacing wheel studs for our cars.
12) Vicki is bored winning???
13) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly for the 2021 season.
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we try to answer the potentially unanswerable question that we hear at the track "What Tire Pressure Should I Use?". Alex joins us as we try to answer as best we can. First we go over several of the factors that can affect what the answer could be. Next we try to go into the various methods that can be used to actually determine the correct answer. To the surprise of none of the long time racers, the reference to Andy Hollis during this episode is expected. Now is we can only have Mr. Hollis as a guest on the podcast. We have a ton of questions.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WhatTirePressure
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0276: Mike Kramer Honda Challenge Racing Driver
Mike Kramer has been racing in Honda Challenge and is the two time H2 champion with NASA Southeast. In addition, he also races in endurance racing with the 24 Hours of Lemons and Lucky Dog. We have several goals for this episode and one of them is not so subtly aimed at convincing Vicki the our 1993 Honda Civic being a front wheel drive car is not so bad and how much fun we will have in 2022 using it as our primary endurance racing car. Mike is a great example of how to start out and grow into an accomplished racing driver by simply making the choice to jump into the high performance driving pool and see what types interest you. It sounds like we will be at several common racing events in 2022 and we can't wait to catch up with him again.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MikeKramer
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Despite having won two NASA SE championships, some of the difficulties Mike has encountered at the recent national championship event, including his overcoming some of the bad experiences at Daytona.
2) How to get started in high performance driving and what to expect and how to improve most quickly. We especially break down some of the common misconceptions that may be preventing you from starting.
3) What we have and should do to our 1993 Honda Civic DX race car that we are rebuilding this winter. The discussion goes into several options for racing the car in endurance racing and sprint racing, along with possibly using it in HPDE events as well.
4) How to choose a racing series and what to look for in your area.
5) Advantages and Disadvantages of a front wheel drive and a rear wheel drive, as well as a few of the primary differences between the two types of cars.
6) Some of the differences between regional events and national events.
To follow Mike and his racing exploits, please go to:
Instagram: @argylecivic
GHIT 0275: The 2021 Escape from Moscow Lemons Rally - Conclusion
You hoped we had forgotten, but no, here is the final review of this years Escape from Moscow rally. Rally master Jeff Stobbs joins us to review the event and we also had a chance to talk to two of the team members that drove a Peugot 505 for the event and ended up finishing on the podium for the event. As we discuss in this episode, there was a delay at the end of the rally due to an accident outside Road Atlanta and then because race car and, and, and. We hope you learned a bit about the rally and we hope to do this again for upcoming rally events whenever possible.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EscapeFromMoscowDay3
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0273: Double Apex Turns
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we cover two of the potential ways to approach several turn types that you will encounter on a track. In longer turns/turns that require a large direction change like a 180 degree turn etc. In several of these turns it may be faster to try to get through the turn with a classic late apex, but in some turns, it is often better to use a double apex approach or even a V-turn. We try to discuss how to tell what you should do and several of the factors that would influence your choice. Also, this is the first episode of DwD where we have Alex as a guest host.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DoubleApex
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0272: Tim Bagnall - Starting a New Endurance Racing Team
Tim Bagnall recently contacted us looking for getting started in endurance racing. We thought this could be a great episode and an informal 11th episode in our how to get started series that we had earlier this year (2021). Tim did most of the heavy lifting and asked us a ton of great questions and we answered as best we can at this point in our racing career. We hope this episode can answer some of your questions if you are starting out and may help you with a second opinion if you are already racing. It appears that we have come first circle since we were an early guest asking many of the same types of questions on the Everyone Racers podcast.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TimBagnall
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library and look under "Shows". Then click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Bill Updated his ridiculous series of checklists at the following links:
- Tools for a Race weekend or and HPDE
- Paddock/Camp
- Car Checklist (Generic)
https://garageheroesintraining.com/racing-checklists/
DwD 0268: DwD Storytime - The One About Fred Lobster Trying to Kill Ben and Ann
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we have our second DwD Storytime episode where Ben recounts a recent track day event where he found a peculiarity in the “Fred Lobster” car that led to a weird issue where the steering and brakes would not respond. If this was a new car, it would likely be a safety nanny programming issue, but since this car is far from new, the true root cause is still tbd. However, the story is spectacular and the way that Ben dealt with the issue is something that we all can learn from. You never know when something can break or behave in an unexpected manner on track and part of growing as a racing driver is being able to deal with an ill behaved car or another car that does something unexpected.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FredLobster
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0270: Jaime Garcia from the Race FF Podcast Reviews their Sonoma Endurance Race
Jaime Garcia from the Race FF podcast returns to review his recent endurance race at Sonoma with the 24 Hours of Lemons. His team prepped their Toyota Corolla for the race for the last several weeks and had a great time at the event. They had a series of good and bad events during the race but ended up bringing home some well earned hardware. Was it a perfect race? Of course not. We aren't even sure that is possible, but each race you learn a bit more and how to solve a few more problems. The Sonoma race was no exception. Please download and learn what Jaime's team battled through and learned. They were a great group and really exemplified the true spirit of an endurance racing team. We hope to see them on the track at an upcoming event.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Sonoma2021
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How did the prep go for Jaime's team
2) Jaime learns the joy of actually having to travel to a race track as opposed to his normal local tracks.
3) How did check in, tech inspection, and BS inspection go
4) Why you should listen to the announcements and attend the rookie and drivers meetings.
5) How Saturday go and what did the team have to do after their first racing day.
6) Overall thoughts on the Sonoma track
7) What their team learned and what they are looking to improve.
8) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
To follow Jaime and his team, please go to:
Instagram: @raceffpod
His podcast is: Race FF Pod
The teams Vlog is on Kelvin's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/driftmonsterr
It is day three of this years Escape from Moscow rally. Rally master Jeff Stobbs joins us for today's update and then we talk to one of the two brothers (Max) from the Great Race team that is participating in the rally in their '67 Plymouth Valiant (former) race car. Points are not yet updated to reflect today's events but who cares anyway? We will try to have a larger update tomorrow evening as it is the end of the rally at Road Atlanta. We hope to make you feel like you are part of the event.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EscapeFromMoscowDay3
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
It is day two of this years Escape from Moscow rally. We interrupt the festivities at a local Korean restaurant for an update from Jeff Stobbs and two of the teams on the rally. Todays events have been quite lemony. We go through some of the highlights of the days journey and how the teams are coping with the itinerary and we have several teams "succeeding" and gathering a ton of points. We will try to have updates each evening and hope to make you feel like you are part of the event. If you are keeping score at home, you are obviously doing it wrong.
As a "bonus" we hear from Randy, and Alex as they are mid journey to return the Saab for further repairs back home.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EscapeFromMoscowDay2
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
If you ever wondered about what a Lemons Rally is, this series will cover the daily updates from this years Escape from Moscow rally. This year the rally started with a pre-event kickoff event at the local Circle Drive In theater and then the initial check in was at Montage Mountain ski resort. The end point for the rally is Road Atlanta in Brazleton, Georgia. The route is far from direct and some of these cars may not make it very far. We know of one for sure. We will try to have updates each evening and hope to make you feel like you are part of the event.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EscapeFromMoscowDay1
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
If you ever wondered about what a Lemons Rally is, this series will cover the daily updates from this years Escape from Moscow rally. This year the rally started with a pre-event kickoff event at the local Circle Drive In theater and then the initial check in was at Montage Mountain ski resort. The end point for the rally is Road Atlanta in Brazleton, Georgia. The route is far from direct and some of these cars may not make it very far. We know of one for sure. We will try to have updates each evening and hope to make you feel like you are part of the event.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EscapeFromMoscowDay1
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
DwD 0265: What to Do In A Turn
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we start off with a poor word choice and make the best of it. The real subject for this episode is what to pay attention to in a turn from pre-turn in all the way through track out. While there are many things to do and even more potential things to possibly do, we try to cover several of the fundamental things to do and look at during this complex series of events and inputs that form the key to high performance driving and racing. This has the biggest shocking revelation in the history of our Dominating with Dawson series. Did it surprise you as much as Bill?
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ToDoInATurn
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0265: Kyle Lockrow Upcoming Professional Racing Driver
Kyle is a racing driver who has worked his way from a grassroots racing hobby to a professional career that has reached the NASCAR level. We had the opportunity to talk with him about his history and how amateur racing and especially amateur endurance racing has helped him progress and improve to the national level. His story is still being written, but after meeting him, we are huge fans and wish him nothing but the best. If that story isn’t inspiring enough, he did this in spite of racing with (our good friends at) Race Bar
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrow
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We learn how Kyle has transitioned from amateur racing to being involved with NASCAR. Believe it or not, racing our junk race cars has actually helped Kyle progress.
2) What can you learn from amateur racing that transfers to higher levels and even the professional level.
3) Kyle asks us about what our training regimen is and surprisingly, we actually had an answer he liked.
4) Kyle's schedule for 2022 is still to be finalized, but it sounds like a very busy year for him.
5) How amateur endurance taught Kyle how to pass and be passed, as well as sharpens his ability to race other cars.
6) Several of the differences between professional racing and amateur racing. Surprisingly, some of the pro's can even learn a few things from our amateur teams that would help them on a race weekend.
7) Bill rambles through a question to try to quantify what the differences are between the driver pool in the pro series and the drivers in the amateur series drivers. Kyle makes the best of Bill's awkwardly worded question, lol.
8) And then Kyle actually wanted to do our fast and furious story time questions. We thank him for tolerating our little slice of insanity.
9) We lose count of how often we made fun of Race Bar. RACE BAR!!!!!
To find even more from Kyle, please go to:
Website: www.KyleLockrow.com
Instagram: @Kyle_Lockrow
Facebook: KLockrow5590
or on LinkedIn
and someday soon TikTok
DwD 0264: Improving Your Sense of Speed on Track
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about ways to improve your sense of speed on a track. This includes the commonly referred to “butt dyno”, but can also include several other ways and several other senses that the driver can use to determine their relative speed as well as their absolute speed. We are sure we left out a few, but please let us know if you use something else, especially as your primary feedback.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SenseOfSpeed
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Do you know anyone who always wanted to drive on track but didn't think it was possible?
Do you talk to people about driving on track and they don’t understand but you know they would?
Do you want a bigger racing budget? Perhaps the CFO of the house isn’t involved in our sport (yet).
Vicki and Bill have attended several Track Night In America events and had a blast. It is a great way to see if you or someone you know would like driving on track without a lot of prep, money, or time required. We have often said that autocross was the gateway drug to high performance driving, but what if you don’t have a vendetta (yet) against small orange cones? This may be the best alternative we have found without jumping in with both feet to a full track weekend etc. We will need to have Justin on again to talk about his driving and racing exploits and hopefully subject him to our F&F Storytime segment.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TNIAonGhit
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Track Night In America: https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/
SCCA: https://www.scca.com/
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GHIT 0261: Our NJMP HPDE Event - Part Deux
We had a large group of drivers at the recent NASA Northeast HPDE event at NJMP’s Lightning course. Since schedules did not fully coincide last week, we broke our group up into two different episodes. We start off with our usual goals for the weekend and cover how the event went. For this episode, we had Audra on who had never been to this track and was driving her 2017 BMW M2 for the weekend. Adam came to the event and was going to use Bill’s M3 but due to mechanical issues, he had to use Vicki’s 1999 turbo NB Miata for one of his stints. Elizabeth was trying her new to her SpecE30 on the track. Lisa returns for a second visit on this event and drove Audra’s M2 at the event in the Hyperdrive session
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2021Part2
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with our personal goals for the event. Each event we try to make sure we each have at least one goal, but no more than 3 for the weekend.
2) Elizabeth had a bit of motion sickness after going out with Bill as a passenger. We may have found a cure for this, hopefully it will prevent motion sickness as well. We will test this again at our next few events.
3) Each level of the HPDE has a download session and some of the levels have classrooms during the weekend. We discuss the benefits of each and offer some suggestions for further improvement.
4) Highlights from the weekend and our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
5) Adam advanced from HPDE 1 to HPDE 2.
6) Audra advanced from HPDE 1 to HPDE 2.
7) Vicki advanced from HPDE 2 to HPDE 3.
8) Elizabeth advanced from to HPDE 2.
9) We also shared a ton of Ahh Hah moments we had at this event. Its awesome to hear how everyone of us progressed.
10) Adam gave a good review of driving the E46 M3 vs the turbo NB Miata.
11)
DwD 0260: Over Slowing for a Turn and A Few Ways to Stop
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk through the importance of the entry speed into a turn. One of the potential problems that comes in this area is learning how not to over slow for the turn. There is very little that can be done to make up for that lost time and speed. This can be the result of several different causes including trusting the tires or brakes, habits from street driving where you usually brake for every turn. This has recently become one of our team’s bigger problems and one of the largest potential areas for improvement. This will likely be part one of a few.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OverSlowing
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0259: Paul Gerrard - Author of Optimum Drive, Professional Racing Driver and Coach, and Top Gear USA’s “The Stig”
Do you REALLY want to be a great driver? If so, this is the episode for you.
Paul Gerrard is the author of “Optimum Drive - The Roadmap to Driving Greatness” and he knows what driving greatness entails as he has competed at many of the highest levels in motorsports and coaches many drivers pursuing their dreams. In addition, he was the Stig for Top Gear USA. Resume aside, he has a way of breaking down the pursuit of greatness that applies to virtually all areas of our lives, including racing. When he agreed to come on the podcast it was not an issue of what we should ask him, it was what we needed to leave out. Hopefully this is the first of many episodes with Paul.
And we learn the exciting news of Paul's next book that he is working on to help
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PaulGerrardonGHIT
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We discuss the natural skill vs learned debate about high performance driving and racing. This is great news for most of us.
2) A story about a bad tractor tire idea leads to a great Ayrton Senna story and then to a Jean-Claude Killy story.
3) How to develop a feel for what is fast and probably more importantly, how to improve your feel.
4) What is the key to becoming a great driver. It is a simple answer and the same answer for most aspects of your life.
5) Comparison on learning to be a racing driver at a racing school and a HPDE ladder system for a goal of professional racing
6) How vision skill issues can almost always be traced back to a lack of car control skills.
7) The importance of spending time on a skid pad as well as what to do when on the skid pad
8) Bill has read Paul's book 6 times but still gets things absolutely backwards. Time for a seventh lap.
9) We digress into couples therapy for a few minutes, lol.
10) How the key to improving your driving is the fundamentals.
11) We also go into why a car that is understeering is so difficult to work with and why a car that is below the limit does not help you as much to improve your driving as you would expect.
12) The best brake initiation practice and how it differs from street driving.
13) Potential fallacies of the smooth is fast mantra. As always, Jackie Stewart is an example of the exception.
14) We also go into all of the listener submitted questions from our Instagram and Facebook.
To find even more from Paul, please go to:
https://www.theoptimumdrive.com/
Instagram at: @theoptimumdrive
Facebook at: The Optimum Drive
Paul’s blog articles can be found at:
https://www.theoptimumdrive.com/f1-blog-entries
Paul contributes to The Fast Lane Car YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/TFLcar
Or email Paul at TheOptimumDrive@gmail.com
GHIT 0262: Jaime Garcia from the RaceFF podcast returns to Talk about his 1st wheel-to-wheel race and upcoming Endurance Racing Prep
Jaime Garcia returns to discuss his first Honda Challenge H2 race which was his first ever wheel to wheel race and satisfied his lifelong goal. We also talk through his upcoming preparation for his new 24 Hours of Lemons endurance race. In Jaime's last episode he was driving back his car after getting the cage installed so we had to see how his event went. Now we need to figure out how to get a photo of his (short) cross country exploits during the event. (Jaimie, please send us a shot or a link to where it is)(Christmas is coming you know, lol).
We also start discussing some of the differences in racing a front wheel drive car vs a rear wheel drive platform. We think Vicki is still going through some PTSD from her last race at Laguna Seca with Lucky Dog Racing League. We also discuss Jaime’s upcoming preparation project for his endurance race.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JaimeWheelToWheel
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Jaime discusses his recent H4 Honda Challenge race, how it went and what he can improve. He also goes into some of the car improvement projects that he has upcoming to improve his car’s capability and hopefully improve his competitiveness within class.
2) We discuss potential things we have learned about towing vehicles to the race track and a story of poor dealer service that led to our switching in tow vehicle (and Bill crossing off our local Ford Dealership, even though he is still eyeing a GT 350R longingly)
3) Tips we learned about renting car trailers from U-Haul.
4) We walk through Jaime's endurance race car plans and provide some tips and things we have learned, most the hard way, lol.
5) Jaime has an experience with the local carp parts store brake pads from his last endurance race. We try to appeal to his budget consciousness to upgrade to our brake pad of choice.
6) Our introduction to the anime show "Initial D". Time to do some homework.
7) We discuss the aspects of theming, tech inspection, and bribing the judges to help make up for experience and potential black flags.
8) Several tips on racing seat installation and making accommodations for a team of different sizes, heights and lengths.
9) In the past, we have had three drivers have claustrophobic experiences/panic attacks when getting strapped into the car. We discuss several things we have found to help if this happens.
10) Critical spares and parts to bring tot he track with you and how to decide what to bring and what not to bring. We have a bit of a philosophy for each of our cars that dictates what we bring to an event.
11) Bunches of little tips and tricks for detailing the last few percent of your car.
12) We start planning a 2022 meetup and race. Perhaps a honeymoon race?
13)
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about the two types of drivers we have on our team. Some of us approach track driving by overdriving the car and then backing down. Others of us approach the limit gradually working up to the limit. Both have their merits, but it is valuable to know what your default is and how to maximize your specific predilections, especially as an instructor or team captain. In this episode, we go into various indications of both under and over driving at a variety points across each lap.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OverDrivingVsUnderdriving
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Joe Adams joins us for an in depth discussion of all the introductory questions that we had related to oil and what their analysis can reveal within your car’s engine. We start with what the oil is actually doing within your engine and how through use it can indicate either the oil degrading or the degradation of individual engine components. We also try to cover the individual components used within the oil formulations and what their function is. After this episode, we know that we learned a few things about oil and how to save some money (for more track time) and reveal potential issues we may be having within our cars before they become very expensive or perhaps even catastrophic.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JoeAdamsOnOil
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) What does the terminology mean and what you need to make sure that your oil is going to work properly for your application.
2) How to determine when you need to change your oil due to the individual engine and your use of the vehicle. The testing can often result in cost savings by optimizing your oil change interval to your usage.
3) What other fluids besides engine oil that can be tested by Blackstone, as well as how to take the sample and send it in for testing.
4) We cover what the Blackstone Laboratories tests are and how their test team's test report will help you to interpret the information easily and quickly.
5) How best to take the sample and what liquids Blackstone Laboratories is capable of testing.
6) What to look for in your fluids and how to best make emergency substitutions or substitutions for racing applications.
7) Synthetic vs conventional oils. Is the (former) dinosaur better or worse.
Sorry Bill sounds like he is talking into a paper towel roll for most of the episode. He borrowed it from Mental (or the microphone disconnected during the recording)
Part 1 of 2
On this episode, we cover our latest HPDE event at NJMP's Lightning track with NASA Northeast. The track and the weather was a bit cold but we had a great time and a large groups of drivers and cars. We even had all 4 levels of the HPDE groups covered with at least one driver in each. To make things even better, Jen and Vicki's sister Debbie was driving in her first event and first time ever on track.
A quick rundown of who and in what is:
HPDE 1 Drivers:
Debbie in our 2019 ND Miata
Audra in her 2017 M2 BMW
Adam in our 2004 M3 BMW (E46 for you cool kids)
HPDE 2 Drivers:
Elizabeth in her new to her Spec E30 for the first time on track
Jennifer in our 2019 ND Miata
Vicki in her freshly street tuned 1999 turbo NB Miata
HPDE 4 and Instructing:
Bill shared the 2004 M3 with Adam
Hyperdrive:
Lisa went out in Audra's M2
The event was fantastic and everyone improved greatly after the two days. Notably, we had several drivers advance in the NASA HPDE ladder:
Adam was advanced into HPDE 2 after the first session
Audra advanced into HPDE 2
and Vicki advanced into HPDE 3 for the first time.
For all the details, and the Good, Bad, and the Ugly, why not listen?
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMPLightningHPDEPart1
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We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights Include:
1) Both Lisa and Debbie were first time track drivers this weekend and it can be eye opening to remind everyone of what it was like the first time on track.
2) We cover our personal goals for every driver going into the event and we see how everyone did after both days. (short summary is awesome)
3) Car prep stories were relatively mild this time until they weren't on our first stint Saturday morning.
4) What it was like for Debbie at her first track event and first time ever at a track.
5) Did we hook any new drivers? Well we did start planning a trip in July to another HPDE event, lol.
6) Lisa was able to review what the Hyperdrive event is for everyone and how it went for her on Sunday. She also compared driving on a track to her autocross event experience.
7) Did Jennifer (and Vicki) conquer their habit of lifting off the throttle midway on the long straights?
8) How did the drills Ross Bentley presented to them help?
9) We find a new issue for Vicki to work on in coming events and it may apply to your driving as well.
10) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly.
11) We may have found a solution to passengers who get motion sickness. It worked once so far. More testing to follow. Vicki really needs to conquer this if her long term goal is to be an instructor.
12) What happened that led to Bill going off track in turn 5 in the M3. Luckily we were able to fix the tire issue and get the car back on the track.
13) We end with a review of our winter challenge with 4 other racing podcast hosts and several listeners. We are looking to drop at least 25 pounds and also grow as drivers through reading at least one book per month and also practicing our driving by karting or iRacing. Open to everyone so come on in and if you complete the challenge, you will be eligible for bunch of swag from the 5 podcasts.
The scorecard is located at https://garageheroesintraining.com/survive-the-25/ and you can keep track of our progress, once we have some.
It's all in here.
And more.
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk through the common issues that many drivers have that some are much better setting the pace while leading another car and others are much faster trying to catch a car ahead of them. Are you a better leader? Or are you a better chaser or follower? Does it matter? Should it matter? We discuss our opinions. Please let us know your thoughts.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LeaderOrFollower
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Kim Coffey has been a car girl from a very young age and has recently discovered her passion for driving her car at the limit. It all started with a Supra Sunday with NASA and once the hook was set, she was off. She loves and drives her 2020 Toyota Supra for HPDE events, autocrosses and has even started Sim racing. If that wasn’t enough, she often takes her lunch at a local go kart track. We thought we would go over where she is this early in her driving journey and we are looking forward to seeing where she goes and what she decides to pursue in her high performance driving future.
There were some storm induced connection issues during the middle few minutes but most were easily editable and it resolved pretty quickly.
If you would like to help grow our sport and the podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KimCoffey
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We wanted to make sure to satisfy our listener requests, so just for Jeff, Chris, Chrissy, and Mental from the Everyone Racers podcast we introduce Kim Coffey to the high performance driving community.
2) How did she approach entering the new to her sport and how things have progressed to this point.
3) Kim eventually found our recent guest Dave Peters' HPDE Junkie website to locate her future track days.
4) A lot of people question the use of a classroom for HPDE. Kim provides some insightful comment on what she was able to learn from the classroom downloads at ACC.
5) Kim gives some great tips for someone going to their first HPDE to maximize their learning and improving their driving as quickly as possible.
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk through the importance of optimizing the pressure in your tires. No doubt this is of great importance to the performance of the tire as well as affecting the wear characteristics of the tire. We go through what you should try to target and several methods that can be used to determine the optimum tire pressure. Each method is a balance of cost, ease, and accuracy. There is no doubt we will revisit this topic again, probably more than once.
If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TirePressureTBD
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Tom Suddard is the Director of Marketing and Digital Assets at GRM. Tom’s first visit to our podcast was with zero notice and was at the invitation of Nine Live Racing’s Johnny C on episode #209 when we had our first episode on Aero. In spite of this, Tom decided to put up with us again in what we hope will be a long list of bad decisions in the future. What do you ask of a prolific supplier of articles and videos aimed at helping grass roots racers and drivers improve? Well, we choose to go into a great article that Tom wrote about “10 Ways to Keep Your Racing Effort Disciplined” which is a great article and will help almost everyone to improve a bit easier and more cheaply. We also covered a few other areas and will provide a bunch of links at the end of these notes for even more information. We have a ton more questions for Tom and hope to have him on again, as many times as he will tolerate us. Tom gave so many great tips during this episode, Bill is still taking notes.
Please subscribe to GRM to learn a ton and support the grassroots racing community. It is the best money we have spent in racing.
If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomSuddard
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
To find even more from Tom, please go to:
1) Grassroots Motorsports: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/
2) GRM Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Grassrootsmotorsports
Articles we referred to for this episode:
1) 10 Ways to Keep Your Racing Effort Disciplined:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/10-lessons-to-keep-your-race-e/162737/page1/
2) How to Wrap Your Race Car:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/LS-Swapped-2003-Nissan-350z/how-wrap-your-race-car-home-project-350z/
3) Trimming down Your Racing Car’s Harness:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/LS-Swapped-2003-Nissan-350z/getting-ready-trim-down-wiring-harness-project-ls-/
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss when your track car has an antilock braking system. We also discuss the other driver aides like stability control etc. being used on track.
If you would like to help the podcast, you can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice. This includes the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating. Even better, a podcast review. We would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast. There you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
If it may help you, here is link to the episode: https://tinyurl.com/ABSvsNonABS
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. The Apex Pro is a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Did you ever wonder what a driving coach does for their driver? We were always curious. Ross Bentley was kind enough to show us the start of the process.
Ross Bentley was kind enough to continue our tradition of having him on as a guest to help us celebrate every 50 episode anniversary. And as long as he keeps saying yes, we will keep asking him, lol. For this episode, Ross was kind enough to offer to help coach Vicki and Jennifer. While the exact recommendations may vary between the two ladies, the process that Ross follows could be applied to your own racing/driving and the suggestions Ross makes may be able to help you specifically as well. One thing that we learned during this episode was that we really want to work with Ross as a coach even more now after seeing what he is able to do in this short period of time. We cannot remember a time where Jennifer and Vicki were more excited to get back to the track and try out Ross’s suggestions. As always, when we have Ross Bentley on, this is a good one and we are adding it to our can’t miss episode collection.
If you would like to help grow the sport of high performance racing and our podcast,
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley250
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Ross starts off with what tracks do we like and why. We end up talking a good bit of this episode about Mid Ohio, especially in the wet.
2) What are the first three questions that Ross asks nearly every student he works with?
3) Ross comes up with some great practice techniques that Jennifer and Vicki (and you) can do while driving to break some bad habits and train preferred habits away from the track to improve your on track performance.
4) We learn the importance of even minor improvements and how then can multiply over a lap or a stint and create some very large improvements in the lap time results.
5) Looking for alternatives to braking later or harder?
6) Ross also works with Vicki on several ways to help her (and you) stop over slowing for a turn
7) We also go over goals and ways of handling pressure and using pressure to improve.
8) How being too polite on a track can actually become unsafe
9) Ross also works with what the biggest ahh hah moments were for Jennifer and Vicki this year.
10) We love drills to try, especially at an HPDE or an open track day. Ross gave us some new ones to try. And we will at our next event. We will report back after or NJMP event in early November.
11) After the last podcast with Ross, we missed one of the listener questions related to breaking down a turn backwards. Sorry for the delay.
To find even more of Ross Bentley’s wisdom and information, several of our favorites are available at:
1) The Speed Secrets website: https://speedsecrets.com/
2) His Podcast: Speed Secrets is available at all the podcast platforms that we know https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/
3) His Virtual Track Walks: https://speedsecrets.com/virtual-track-walks/
4) The weekly newsletter can be subscribed to at:
https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecretsweekly/
5) Free Track Maps: https://speedsecrets.com/trackmaps/
6) Free Driving tips: https://speedsecrets.com/driving-tips-2/
7) Free or nearly free eBooks: https://speedsecrets.com/ebooks/
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss the debate between fast hands and slow hands. The natural tendency of each driver varies, often by how they grew up. Go karters and autocrossers usually have a tendency to have faster hands. Ben discusses with us the usefulness of both and what we think of as the "proper" hand speed.
Also, Ben stakes a very strong claim in the debate between Eric Clapton and Eddie van Halen.
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If it may help you, here is link to the episode: https://tinyurl.com/FastVsSlowHands
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. The Apex Pro is a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Dave Peters started the HPDE Junkie website to help everyone to find a local HPDE track day by compiling every HPDE event across the United States at every track with every organization. He is an HPDE Junkie himself and has even had Ben Dawson as his coach early in his driving progression. The focus of this episode is on what an HPDE is and how to go about finding and preparing for a High Performance Driving Education Event, especially if this is new to you or a friend. It is a great conversation about what to do for a track day and what not to do. Further proof that anyone can go on track if they want to try high performance driving on a track.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/HPDEJunkie
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we are finally able to discuss what lift off oversteer is thanks to a recent article that Bill found on the internet. At least we now know what it is and how we can address this potential issue on the track. The fourth time is the charm. Finally. Lol.
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If it may help you, here is link to the episode: https://tinyurl.com/LiftOffOversteer
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. The Apex Pro is a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0246: Our Autobahn Country Club HPDE 2021
Vicki and Bill attended the recent NASA Great Lakes HPDE at the Autobahn Country Club. It was the first time Vicki was on this track and she was in the HPDE 2 run group. Bill was in HPDE 4 and instructed a HPDE 1 student Saturday and Sunday. Bill also completed his MSF Level 2 instructor in car training on Friday and had a great time with the drills and the mentors.
We cover a lot of the Autobahn South track and here is a track map if you need it: https://autobahncc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-south_circuit.pdf
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AutobahnHPDE2021
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Right off the bat, Bill mis-speaks during his joke, Herb vs Abe, my apologies.
2) Vicki goes over her track prep since this was her first time at this track. Luckily, the track is relatively flat and fairly easy to learn. Vicki’s favorite section was the 8-9-10 turn complex.
3) We both shared the 2019 Mazda Miata (ND2) and Vicki was able to settle into the new track car. We also go over her impressions of the Garmin Catalyst which is especially useful at Autobahn since the track is relatively short and you get a lot of laps in each session.
4) Our car prep issues with the 2004 BMW M3 (E46) were quite a story. We thought we had our prep processes under control but found something else we can do wrong. And then it snowballed, lol.
5) Lifting on the long straightaways? Vicki had that problem. Emphasis on “had”.
6) How did the MSF Level 2 evaluation go for Bill?
7) What trailer does Vicki envy? ALOT.
8) Vicki was unintentionally “that guy”. Or was she? You can be the judge.
9) We also cover how Vicki's Instructor (Brandon) did vs the Garmin Catalyst? (Quite well)
10) Vicki (and Bill) had some major accomplishments during the weekend. Any guesses?
11) Some of the issues Bill had instructing at the event.
12) TREC Racing. Ever heard of it? We discuss it and we finally have a plan for this next season.
In this Dominating with Dawson episode, we go over how to apply the throttle on a track, what our default habits are and the various reasons for deviating the application of the throttle. We also go into the various features of the track and the vehicle that may affect the application rate. We also try to cover what the desired throttle application strategies and things you may want to try to avoid. We also describe the way that Ayrton Senna used to apply the gas to keep the car on the limit.
Ayrton Senna Video Link: https://tinyurl.com/SennaSynced
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/https://tinyurl.com/DwDGasOn
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
The 91 Octane podcast is hosted by our two guests, Randy and Jon. The podcast focuses on car news and car culture, as well as their personal car passion related stories, including their projects and progression as drivers. They are based in Southern California, a hot bed for the world's car culture. They obviously love cars and we are excited to see what paths they choose to follow in the coming years.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/91OctanePod
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
In this Dominating with Dawson episode, we use a recent article by podcast friend Ross Bentley for this first installment of the If-Then Game. On this weeks episode, we focus on braking in track. Join us and play along with our two contestants from the Garage Heroes In Training Team. We are sure this will go into global syndication soon, lol.
Special thanks to Ross Bentley for letting us use his article as a basis for this episode.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/https://tinyurl.com/DwDOnBraking
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Everyday Driver started as one of the early YouTube channels in 2007 and again they started an early podcast in 2014 that Bill first discovered in late August. The fundamental premise for Everyday Driver is that cars can and should be fun and they work tirelessly to help by testing virtually all types of new cars and many used cars. In addition, a majority of their podcast segments are aimed at helping their listeners to find the car that matches their needs and maximizes the fun of driving everyday.
Paul and Todd were eventually able to grow this into a full time business for each of them and have a television show that is on its 9th season on the Motor Trend channel as well as having produced several of the finest automotive feature films, including the history of the 911, each of the BMW 3 series M cars, and every generation of the Corvette among others. At one point, we were even going to race Road Atlanta with Todd, Paul, and Chance but things fell through due to scheduling issues so that rain check was issued and we hope to cash it in post Covid. Paul and Todd are usually asking the questions or answering car related questions, so we tried to learn a bit more about them and their background during this episode.
Everyday Driver provided the final push to our team starting racing. So you can blame then in part for our podcast, lol.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EverydayDriver
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start of talking about our postponed endurance race and the potential for Todd and Paul to join us in a coming endurance race.
2) Paul and Todd were kind enough to go into their respective pasts and go through their individual processes that has allowed them to transfer from a part time YouTube channel to a full time operation that has a show on Motor Trend, several feature films, two YouTube channels, and a twice weekly podcast that is closing in on 650 episodes with well over 1,000 hours of the podcast content. And in their spare time, lol.
3) If you have ever wanted to drive the Nurburgring and/or Spa, Paul and Todd also run an annual tour of both that allows you to arrive and drive both tracks as well as the transit between.
4) Paul and Todd share the passion for cars and driving, but each are different in their preferences and driving style to compliment each other. They often end up discussing the different cars and end with different preferences. It is as close to watching a modern version of the "Siskel and Ebert" show that is aimed at cars and driving (with a bit less disagreement lol). Bill seems to usually be a "Todd" and Vicki seems to usually fall into the camp of "Paul".
5) We also go into how they transitioned from a part time, side operation to the more than full time operation that they now have. The highs and lows, as well as what was a bit harder than they expected.
6) Bill takes the opportunity to ask his Ladder question to Todd and Paul. It is roughly stated as what is the lowest car that is currently available would you like that is better "to you" than everything else that is less expensive. And then moving up the ladder, what car would be the next rung up the ladder until we get to cars in excess of $100,000 or so.
7) We inadvertently almost broke news on this podcast of a future series that they have yet to announce. Tune in to the Everyday Driver YouTube channel in the next few weeks for the reveal.
You can follow Paul and Todd at:
Website: https://www.everydaydriver.com/
YouTube Site: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayDriver
Alex Levinson has a ton or racing and wrenching experience, especially with Miatas of all vintages. So when he "volunteered" to come over for a work weekend, we quickly lined up everything we could think of to finish up several projects on each of the team's 3 Miatas. However, our best laid plans did not come together as we had hoped. New car lift? Worked great and a game changer! Bribe/food prep was as always on point. Listen and learn about what can happen on a work weekend, especially early on in your wrenching career.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GaragingWithAlex
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
In this Dominating with Dawson episode, Ben goes over his personal plateau story and what it means to be stuck at a driving plateau. To this point, our team has not been at a plateau and has been slowly or quickly improving to this point. One of the key areas to look at for breaking plateaus is to do something new or differently and learn from it. This is where going to an HPDE, doing drills, trying new lines, and utilizing coaching can help you to see an opportunity to improve. If you do the same thing every time, you will eventually reach a plateau at some level, almost by definition.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDplateau
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Jaime Garcia started the Race FF Podcast to share with everyone his racing and building progress and to help everyone get started in racing by showing them that it can be done. Since we have essentially the same goals, it was natural to have him on the podcast. As his podcast title indicates, Jaime races a Front engine Front wheel drive in both HPDE, time trials, and wheel to wheel. His current target is competing in Honda Challenge in southern California. Further parallels between the podcasts is that his fiance has recently begun sharing the car and working towards her racing goals. This episode was recorded live from the road on his recent trip back from having his car caged in Washington.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceFFPod
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We confirm that both podcasts will be racing very similar 1993 Honda Civic’s next year but Bill doesn’t know as much as he should about ours. Glad Jaime was here to help us know our own car, lol.
2) A surprise guest bird flew into his window during the episode, actually our second guest bird. It must be something to do with Honda Challenge racing that we aren't familiar with. We will need to talk to podcast guest and friend EJ2 Track Rat or more details.
3) Jaime discusses one of the often overlooked benefits of instructing drivers in that it helps the instructor as a driver as well, often in very different ways than when they are driving.
4) Jaime also discusses his transition from HPDE student, to time trial racer and instructor, to wheel to wheel racer into his upcoming Honda Challenge debut.
5) We also discuss several ways to minimize the expenses related in getting started, even if you have no car and almost zero money.
6) Jaime helps Jennifer with potential options for her HPDE and learning to wrench and daily driver car hunting. Any guesses? Who knows, maybe Jennifer will actually listen to this episode. Lol.
It all started with a great idea, let’s go to an HPDE event with the hosts of the Shifting Points podcast. Audra had raced with us at the Thompson race in August and Jess & Kathy had visited for moral support and wanted to try track driving. There was a ladies event with MassTuning set for mid September. Sounds like a blast. Until it wasn’t.
In what was supposed to be a two episode celebration of this event, we go into the prep and excitement of going into a track event and how things ended up. We hope Jess and Kathy can look beyond this event and potentially come with us to another event, maybe even this season.
Strap in, this one gets a bit wild towards the end.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CanaanHPDE2021
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we play our jeopardy jargon game with Ben and go into the topic of (Bill lost his place) oppo lock or counter steer and how it can be used on track.
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Tim Fokine is a commercial pilot and also involved with the training of pilots, as such it was no surprise that he is involved with the training of drivers and instructors within NASA Great Lakes and a few other groups. Bill first met Tim in HPDE 2 at Mid Ohio and Tim was further motivated to progress quickly, lol. This past week however, like a bad penny, Bill was back and Tim was his mentor in his prep weekend sessions for next month’s MSF Level 2 instructor certification weekend. During our discussion with Tim, we go over how being a pilot and a racing driver can be sometimes complementary and at the same time directly opposite in some ways. We also go into the NASA endurance racing series (TREC) as well as the transition from being an HPDE student to becoming a driving instructor. We barely scratched the surface with Tim and hope to have him on again soon.
We did have a bit of microphone echo at some points that we could not edit out. Our apologies.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TimFokine
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How Tim is introducing his entire family to our sport and how we are going to help coerce his beautiful bride next.
2) We received a message live during the recording from the HPDE student Tim and Bill worked with at the last Mid Ohio event together
3) How learning on a lower power/momentum car can benefit your learning, especially as a relatively new performance driver in HPDE's
4) Some of the benefits of learning in a lower power car on the track.
5) It sounds like we can expect to see Tim and a few friends joining us at endurance races in the coming seasons.
6) Vicki and Tim have a great discussion about the importance of being present, in the moment when driving on track.
7) Our first ever Joey Pollack flight training story. Hopefully we can have Joey on a future podcast.
8) Tim discusses the use of checklists and some of the better ways that they can be used in aviation and racing. Tim describes several great examples of how to use checklists in endurance racing.
9) We discussed the relatively new NASA TREX endurance racing series and may be able to finally start racing next season. There are several differences to the series we have competed in to this point.
The Garage Heroes In Training team has had quite a summer on the track so far and with our racing season beginning to wind down, but far from done on the track, we thought we would bring everyone up to speed with where we are with the podcast, how our driving and racing is progressing, and what our car related projects are going into the fall and winter repair and build programs. This is a quick episode, but we have so many moving balls (people and cars) it may appear random or confusing at points. However, there is a plan, and as always a spreadsheet or two. In case you missed it, our podcast format has changed recently due to popular demand. Monday is our normal podcast release day for the week. On Tuesday our Dominating with Dawson segment for the week will be released as its own stand alone episode. Wednesday may or may not have a bonus episode as needed. This could be a Way Off Our Topic episode (WOOT), a race review from the weekend, team updates, garage updates etc. We hope you enjoy the new release format. Thanks again. Special thanks to Chris and Chrissie from the Everyone Racers podcast and Three Pedal Mafia for stopping by last weekend to advise us on the 1993 Honda build and our path forward for the next few months.
Vicki is looking into what she could/should do with her currently turbo’ed 1999 NB Miata. Any suggestions?
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TimFokine
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go over jargon again and cover what body roll is, how it affects your car, and how it can help and hurt you on track. The physics of racing are consistent and not able to be broken, but knowing them allows you to use them to your benefit and minimize any deleterious impacts through driving accommodations and potentially in setting up or building your vehicle. Ben even offers several of the potential knobs that can be turned to affect the degree and speed of the body roll.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/UsingBodyRoll
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Ken Hill is an accomplished motorcycle racer and sought after coach. Ken was kind enough to join us for a great discussion on track driving and riding. While often thought of as very different, most of the skills and techniques translate fully between riding a motorcycle and driving a car on a track. Ken has a podcast that goes into a lot of Ken’s preferred techniques and philosophies about track riding that Ken had developed to assist him in his personal progression as a competitive racer and then refined them with his work with the very best of the best riders and drivers in the world. Once we had listened to Ken’s podcast, we simply had to have him on because he has a way of conveying the information that is unique and often leads to a deeper or different understanding of the principles that often leads to those “Ahh Hah” moments each of us is looking for when at the track. This is one of our must listen episodes if you are looking to grow as a driver, rider, and racer. As is his podcast, creatively titled as the Ken Hill Podcast.
PS We end up using PittRace as an example track during this episode so if it is safe, it may be helpful to have a track map during some of our conversation.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/KenHillwithGHIT
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a discussion of the potential consequences of high performance riding and driving. This is often glossed over but is an important aspect of our sport and must be kept in mind whenever participating on the track.
2) Ken also goes into some of his history starting with cars and then transitioning into motorcycles and recently completed the loop by adding his first personal race car.
3) His personal story started a bit later than what is typical and had an unanticipated benefit to his riding and coaching. Since he started late and had “less time”, Ken focused on how he could progress as efficiently as possible and make up for the lost time. This began his search for the fundamental principles and techniques that have been foundational to his personal riding and the riding and driving of his students.
4) To the surprise of no one, the importance of vision skills has been demonstrated as a key technique to improve as a driver and the great news is that this can be trained and improved to help virtually anyone interested in performance driving and riding. Ken also goes into the importance of what to look at (content), when to look at things and for how long (timing and duration), as well as an overview of some of Ken’s eye training techniques.
5) We go into the correlation between riding a motorcycle and driving a car on track. The similarities are not quite 100% transferable, but it is pretty close in most cases.
6) Our podcast has tried to bring in some of Ken’s principles, especially in our Dominating with Dawson segments with Ben. In this episode, Ken clarifies these concepts further and we go into his methodology of breaking down a bit further. We finally do a much better job at discussing what is an entry corner and what is an exit corner, how to determine and how that affects the optimal path and input timing within the specific turn.
7) The key items we discuss are the five principles that Ken utilizes to break down high performance riding and driving. 1) Bike/Car placement, 2) Vision/Focus, 3) Motor Controls, 4) Brake Adjustability, 5) Turn in Point/Turn in Rate, 6) Body Position/Body Timing
8) Ken may have provided the key to Jen and Vicki’s high speed braking zone issues that have limited/plagued them this season. We hope to see Ken at Nelson Ledges later this year and do the drills with Ken in the parking lot.
9) What are the 5 fundamental reasons for crashing? 1) Lack of Focus/Lack of a Plan, 2) Abrupt inputs, 3) Rushing Direction (entry), 4) Repeating a mistake, 5 Overconfidence
10) We also discuss the 5 reference points of each turn: 1) Exit Apex, 2) Entry Apex, 3) Slowest Point of a Corner (EoB), 4) Turn In Point, 5) Beginning of Braking (BoB). Another key is to work backwards, just as these are written and discussed. Additionally, we also touch on how to determine the Vital Point for each turn.
We have a ton more questions for Ken and hope to have him on the podcast again, soon. Please let us know if we missed something or were unclear during our discussion.
Links we discussed during the episode:
https://youtu.be/jIQrJBcadv8
https://youtu.be/hJEUEein4Uw
GHIT 0237: Breaking News With Eric Rood - On the Saving Saturn Protest and Other Lemons Rally News
As part of our journalistic responsibility, we caught up with Eric Rood from the 24 Hours of Lemons to discuss the recent protest at General Motors HQ that was aimed at resurrecting the legendary Saturn brand. The rally was respectful but filled with lots of deep, deep emotion. We also took the time to cover some of the other news from the recent rally. You are welcome.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SavingSaturn
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
The Jalopnik articles is found at: https://jalopnik.com/sign-toting-evangelists-show-up-to-gm-headquarters-dema-1847357485
DwD 0231: Breaking Down A Turn - One Approach
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go over a way that (hopefully future guest) Ken Hill breaks down a turn into entry turns and exit turns where you can prioritize either speed in, or speed out of a turn or balance of both. The discussion goes into a few different directions than originally intended, but hopefully this discussion will help you when driving on track.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TurnBreakdown
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Tom O’Gorman is currently racing the Grid Life GLTC series with ASM and has competed and won at some of the highest levels as a professional driver for several teams. He is also a sought after racing coach for drivers at all levels. We talk with him about his entire career, remaining goals, as well as his driver coaching. Far be it from us to not ask him about a few coaching questions.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TomORacing
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How he has grown as a driver by being able to experience a wide variety of cars quickly from a very young age when he was autocrossing. This cross training has led to his ability to adapt to cars very quickly and race in all style cars as needed.
2) We take a moment to ask Tom which car he hasn't driven in (yet) that he would like to drive a race in at least once. We think Adam may have to have a driver shuffle event to complement his field invert race, lol.
3) It is amazing how early and deeply auto racing “drove” within Tom when he discovered some of the early console driving games.
4) We firmly believe that if Tom wins both autocross events in the NSX, he should be allowed to keep the NSX. This could be another example of why we have no sponsors, lol.
5) Tom even shared a great example of how even for a driver at his level that some weekends just don’t go as well as we would wish and how Covid has impacted his racing. We also go into his GLTC series racing history and how the Grid Life series has grown and continues to grow. It is like a spec series in the closeness of the racing without a single car design.
6) We poke Tom for some Mid Ohio rain tips. He was nice enough to give a few of the things he has learned at his home track. Vicki is insistent wet Mid Ohio is like lava. Bill is starting to piece that together.
7) The potential of the use of a 200 tread wear tire in GLTC and the potential advantages and disadvantages of a potential switch.
8) Tom also discussed the Grid Life Sundae Cup series.
9) We also go into coaching drivers at all levels, the use of in car coaching, as well as video, data, and even coach driving demonstration to help every level driver improve.
10) Pushing limits and breaking though limits comes up again. Hypothetically, lol.
WOOT Stands for Way Off Our (normal) Topic so this is NOT a driving or racing episode
What began as a simple review of James Gunn's new movie The Suicide Squad quickly became a debate of the DC Extended Universe and the MCU from Marvel. Benny and Alex return to their WOOT origin and feel Bill is biased against the DCEU. So we rank all the DCEU and the MCU movies to date and discuss the upcoming movies in both series. We also had a short discussion of the first three Marvel tv shows on Disney+.
A link to this episode of the podcast is: https://tinyurl.com/DCEUvMCU
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go over why most of our racing series require the steering wheel lock to be removed from the vehicle and why airbags are not used in race cars. Apparently, the police were in the area during our discussion, apologies for the sirens.
Neither of these will help you on track in a race car and both can actually hurt you if left in place.
We finally have the whole El Jeffe team together to discuss our all ladies piloted team. Elizabeth and Audra joined Jennifer and Vicki to talk about the race, how things went over the weekend and if/when the ladies will be returning to the track together. The results of the race were exceptional. The only issues we had that were racing related were due to the initial issue we fixed on Saturday. Considering that this was Audra’s first ever wheel to wheel race and Elizabeth had only entered two prior events, we are viewing this as a great win for the team. Hear all the details, even some of the super secret ones. All in all, each of them grew as drivers and learned a ton this weekend!
Still waiting for Alan’s SpiderStang update but there was something shiny near his house so, …….
PS If you can't tell, Vicki was very excited to have the team back together to discuss the race.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Thompson2021PartDeux
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Some of the shocking differences that Audra experienced in her first wheel to wheel race.
2) Elizabeth and the team discuss some of the unforeseen benefits of having the seat adjusted for their size and not making due.
3) Audra goes over our race strategy for her first stint on Saturday, as well as getting to practice on Friday before the event started with a much lower car count on the track.
4) Elizabeth (and everyone) also found the practice helpful but really got a lot out of the (amazing) track walk with our friends at the Three Pedal Mafia.
5) Find out if we have grabbed Audra from autocross? We hope not. We love both.
6) The ladies discuss how important vision and spatial awareness is, especially as the speed increases or the traffic increases.
7) We also address how each driver is a member of the team and how each car is really also part of the team and (usually) work together on track.
8) The entire team began to see the benefits of having spotters on the track for each other, as well as the race craft.
9) Audra tries to convey the chaos of a race weekend. We have done so many events that we don't even notice anymore.
10) The team discusses several ways of managing traffic, as well as passing and being passed on a fairly crowded track.
11) How the ladies did in the paddock and garage prep by the team. We were a bit out of our normal groove with all the unintended changes to our team pre-race, but everything went really well even though we had 3-4 different issues this weekend, one was for the last 5 or so races.
12) Audra and Elizabeth also pointed out hat we missed a few opportunities to refine our tire pressures through the weekend. Added to our list. Along with a few other items we learned or noticed this race.
13) Pit Stops. We did a few, lol. Black flags, not so much.
14) Apparently, Audra is also part of the Connecticut tourism board and they were having a meeting in our paddock. Who knew?
15) It looks like Bill is going to have to find someone to drive with him (if the ladies have anything to say about it).
Don't forget that you can follow Audra and her co-hosts on the Shifting Points Podcast.
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss the mutual ideas of adapting a car to a driver and adapting your driving to the car. Both of these are keys to improving your performance at and especially during a race. We even have a great time with Vicki and Ben bulldozing each other several times in a row. Lol. We lost the last few seconds so this one ends a bit more abruptly than we had hoped.
Samir Abid has been a vehicle dynamics engineer for road and racing car suspensions for over ten years. He then created a sports engineering business to help pro and Olympic teams and athletes to optimize their performance through analytical techniques. In addition, Samir is also competing himself in club level racing and understands the needs and dynamics of racing at all levels. In an effort to help fellow amateur drivers, Samir created his podcast “Your Data Driven” and website to help share what he has learned on the top levels of sports. His focus is on improving your race car setup, collection, interpretation, and use of data, and your driving skills and approach. There is a ton of great information on each episode of the podcast and Samir also shares away a ton of useful tools on the Your Data Driven website, many for free. Some of our favorites are the “Complete Beginners Guide to Motorsports Data Analysis and his Ultimate Tire Guide. Samir is constantly generating new content and you can keep up with his work on his free weekly(ish) newsletter.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SamirAbidPart1
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We cover a bit of his work on the team trying to break the 2 hour barrier in the marathon and how the treadmill can be used to eject most runners when set to this pace. A great video (with over 17 million views) on trying to keep the record marathon pace is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYtn0j5ccAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYtn0j5ccA
2) Samir's experiences when first going to race on track. As always his "natural driving ability" was in for a shock once he competed with other racing drivers.
3) What information is fundamental to having good quality information including video and what data to review at the track between sessions when time is usually limited.
4) Setting goals vs analyzing results in racing and defining what a win is for each event you enter.
5) We go into the differences between our local (US) resources to learn at an HPDE vs the race training resources more common in the UK.
6) Samir is surprised at the concentration of cars that can be involved with budget endurance racing in many of the series in the US. Who knows, once the pandemic is behind us, Samir may be racing with us at an event. We hope.
7) Bill has a great question about racing car setup priorities but fails to actually ask it in a way that any human would understand. (Although Samir does provide an excellent answer to a horribly worded question) We will try again when we have Samir back on. lol.
8) The complexities involved with sharing a single car in our endurance racing series.
9) Several of the highlights and great information that Samir has had within his podcast to this point and several of the other resources he has available on his website.
Handy Links:
https://www.yourdatadriven.com - For the newsletter
https://www.yourdatadriven.com/the-complete-beginners-guide-to-motorsports-data-analysis/ - For the course
https://www.yourdatadriven.com/the-motorsports-playbook/ - For the book
https://www.yourdatadriven.com/your-data-driven-podcast/ - For the podcast
Our ladies team came to Thompson and even though the entire prep week blew up in our face, the weekend as a whole went fantastically. Vicki and Jen go over some of the highs and lows of the race on this episode. We are hopeful for a part 2 with Audra and Elizabeth, and perhaps even Alan, to go over their thoughts on the weekend. The El Jeffe race truck stumbled a bit at the beginning of the weekend, but we were able to work through the problem eventually with a bit of help from our friends in the paddock and we may have solved the intermittent electrical problems that have popped up over this entire season. More to follow next week.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonPart1
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We started with several of the prep debacles, for once they did not involve prepping the car, but unfortunately it involved just about everything else.
2) Since it was Audra’s first time racing wheel to wheel and Elizabeth’s first time in the truck, they thought it would be a good idea to get acclimated on the Friday practice.
3) Thankfully, this allowed us to start to work on the engine bogging issue. We go through the symptoms and what we tried to solve the issue. We may actually have found the true problem and we also ended up with a lot of spare parts.
4) Our generator issue continues and we aren’t sure if it is us or the rental RV’s. Do electrical problems only occur to teams that aren't electrically literate? Asking for a friend.
5) We try to cover how the SpiderStang team of Alan, Bennet, Quinn, and Elazar went, but left a lot of the details out for a future episode with them.
6) Thoughts on the track walk and the track in general. The data shows that both Vicki and Jennifer made great strides during the race, each setting personal bests by several seconds. Jennifer may have even conquered her issues on the long straights. We will confirm at our next event.
7) Any guesses on how many black flags for the ladies?
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we cover the new to Jennifer term of tossing a car into a turn. While it seems to be losing popularity, we have heard it a few times at the track in the paddock, so in our pursuit of not looking like we don't know anything, we thought we would cover it here. We then move into a discussion of driving styles and choices that may help you as well.
A link to the episode: https://tinyurl.com/DwD223
Ryan Power recently graduated from comp school with his racing license and competes in wheel to wheel sprint races in his 2019 ND2 Miata. Bill had met Ryan and been driving at HPDE’s with Ryan for the past few seasons. While still relatively new at racing, Ryan’s results are very good for his rookie season with several podium finishes and race wins. Unfortunately, Ryan has also experienced a significant incident on track and seen the inherent risk in racing wheel to wheel. We wanted to cover Ryan’s recent transition from HPDE to Comp School to racing wheel to wheel, as well as what it is like to get back on track after a significant accident.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RyanPowerOnGHiT
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Getting his car and supplies organized for racing his car as his one person team and some of the challenges of racing solo.
2) Tips on how to get started and what to focus on when learning to drive on track
3) Ryan also goes into some examples of how his learning progression was non linear and where he gained some of his most valuable experience and skill gains.
4) Plusses and minuses of racing/HPDE'ing in a single car versus multiple cars
5) What it was like getting back into the race car after the accident, both for prepping the car and Ryan.
We are planning for our first ever All Ladies 24 Hours of Lemons racing entry at the upcoming Thompson event. Vicki and Jennifer will be racing in the 2003 Chevy S-10/Isuzu Hombre race truck. They will be joined by past podcast guests Elizabeth and Audra, for her first wheel to wheel racing event. Alan will be racing in the 1984 Mustang GT Turbo with his sons Bennett and Quinn, who is joining us for his first race, and Elazar with Bill as a backup. We go through our prepping of the drivers and cars, as well as our goals going into the event. We started our team with a goal of eventually having an all female team entry and are finally able to do so at this event. Elizabeth has raced in Lemons several times before, but this will be Audra's first ever wheel to wheel race, although she has tons of experience in autocross. The race is coming up this weekend. We will try to keep you posted.
On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into what is meant by log booking or having a race car that is log booked. It is really not terribly complicated but it is something that you may eventually need to do and it is always better to not sound uninformed. Let us do that for you, lol. (PS It turns out we do have a log book from Lucky Dog, we just didn't know that was what it was.)
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDLogBook
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0218: Scott Robertson from the Track Walking podcast (Part 2 of Our GLTC Series)
For this episode, Scott Robertson reviews a variety of topics including his racing in the Grid Life GLTC series, his multiple One Lap of America entries, being a driving instructor, and his Track Walking podcast. Scott had an ill timed racing incident earlier this year just prior to the 2021 One Lap of America, not that any racing accident is ever well timed. He was somehow able to get the car back in running shape in time for the OLOA with the help of a ton of help from the racing community and extended family. His podcast approaches our sport and driving in general from a very different perspective and is unique among the racing and driving podcasts that are available. We hope to have his podcast co-host on Seth Lemke on in a coming episode and we cannot wait to meet his Grid Life and OLOA crew chief and co-driver Becky Burton at the track and hopefully our podcast.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ScottRobertsonOnGHiT
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How Scott’s racing career began and has continued to progress.
2) We discover how versatile Scott’s Miata is in its current role, road driven, race car, tow vehicle, and sometimes hotel room and base camp.
3) Vicki and Scott bond over their Miata love for a bit. Scott has a super secret spare stash and upgrade kit that we will get out of him someday. We’d love to get our NB Miata a bit more reliable and sturdy. (and we all know Bill loves upgrading his checklists, lol)
4) Details of his difficulties in preparing for this year's One Lap of America after his on track incident. It literally took a village (of racing friends) and every last minute to pull off the miracle save.
5) The intertwining of the 2021 One Lap of America and the current GLTC season have impacted each other and how the season has gone to this point.
6) Tips, Tricks, and Do’s and Don'ts that experience has taught Scott over the years of instructing new and soon to be drivers on the track at an HPDE.
7) Prepping for GLTC vs One Lap of America, and especially how to One Lap in a Miata race car
8) Several things Scott got from Coaching with (hopefully our future guest for our GLTC series) Tom O (Tom O'Gorman) but we can also confirm one item that was not part of Tom’s coaching.
9) Podcast goals and perspectives on what they are trying to provide to our sport.
To follow Scott, you can go to:
@TrackWalkingPodcast on Facebook or Instagram
@RobertsonRacing on Instagram
@RobertsonRacingMaita on Facebook
Our season highlight is the NASA Great Lakes HPDE event at PittRace and this year was no exception. Our team attendees consisted of Jennifer, Vicki, and Liam in the HPDE 2 sessions, and Bill was in the HPDE 4 group, as well as auditing several of the HPDE 1 and 2 classrooms and track sessions. As always, we were joined by our Three Pedal Mafia/Everyone racers podcast friend Chris, Chrissy, Jeff, and Jim. In total, we had 8 drivers in our paddock area in the HPDE classes and 6 cars for this event. In addition, our next gen trainees were all over the go karting track there and even raced a friend from the Penn State Formula SAE team from our Lemons races in NJMP and PittRace this year, Eric Junker. As a super special addition to the event, Ross Bentley was also an attendee and was helping out in all areas and levels of the event. We are very sure he is tired from this weekend, but it was great to finally meet him in person.
PS Sorry for Bill’s audio, apparently his microphone did not work during this episode.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittRaceHPDE2021
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into what is meant by “bedding of brakes” and several ways that it can be done. Thank you to our listener A. Powers for writing in with this question.
For even more details related to Brake Pads and many other braking components, please go to our episode with Wendy from Porterfields on episode 59. Quick link: https://tinyurl.com/WendyFromPorterfields
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/DwDBrakeBedding
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
As a bonus, here is Alan’s original introduction from all the way back on Episode Number 2. We hope you enjoy getting to know us better and learning where we are (or maybe where we think we are) and where we wish to go in the coming years.
If we missed something that you wanted to know, please let us know on our website or Instagram or Facebook.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AlansIntroOriginal
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
It has been several years since we did our host/driver introductions and we thought we’d update our newer listeners with a bit of background from each of our hosts.
Alan joined our team about 2 minutes after Vicki posted something about our first race. He has been a car guy since birth and is a trained mechanic and worked on real cars for several years prior to joining our team. Alan has succeeded in getting all four of his immediate family to race with us, as well as his brother. He has adopted the SpiderStang and is in the midst of preparing it for our upcoming race in Thompson CT. We cannot wait to see it back on track.
If we missed something that you wanted to know, please let us know on our website or Instagram or Facebook.
We have had several requests recently to break the episodes up by segment so the original interview will be coming along separately as well as the next Dominating with Dawson as a solo episode.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AlanReIntroduction
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
It has been several years since we did our host/driver introductions and we thought we would update our newer listeners with a bit of background from each of our hosts.
You can probably blame Bill for most of our team and our podcast, but he does have noble goals, lol. Bill was essentially a newbie to racing, driving, and pretty much remains so as far as car mechanical skills. As always, our motto of “if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing” applies to our team, our cars, and his driving education. In most ways, Bill is our team manager and tries to herd the cats as best we can be herded. He usually sets our team schedule and works on our systems, tools, supplies, parts, planning, and organization.
As a bonus, we included the original introduction we had way back when this all began (after we had only raced twice and had zero HPDE’s etc.). We hope you enjoy getting to know us better and learning where we are (or maybe where we think we are) and where we wish to go in the coming years.
If we missed something that you wanted to know, please let us know on our website or social media etc.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we all share some of our “best” car trailer stores we each have had in the past. Which one of our experiences do you think wins the title? Please let us know.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BillReIntro
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Ben and Vicki pretend to be interested in Bill for an hour plus. Time to increase their pay.
2) We go into personal and teams strengths, weaknesses and our growth since we started.
3) Bill tries to stay our of "sleeping in the tub" and manages to almost make it 27 minutes before inserting his foot into his mouth, again.
4) Finding the best HPDE group for your interests and goals, as well as using the different groups strengths to augment your learning. For instance some groups have more lap time, some have better in class or in car instruction, some may be closer or cheaper, or have a better schedule match to your availability etc.
5) The most shocking thing to Bill was Vicki's selection of her podcast highlight not being episode #68. We give a short summary but leave out many of the details and the carnage. probably worth a review for the details. Ben was very entertained.
6) We end with a review of Vicki, Ben, and Bill's opinions on their personal skill levels in a variety of racing skills and scenarios. Alan and Jen will cover this in the next team re-introduction episode with Alan.
7) The All Female GHiT racing team for our upcoming Thompson race is discussed for one of the first times. Prepped, raced, and repaired 100% by our female team members. Hopefully that last part is not needed, lol.
We have been following the Grid Life series, especially their GLTC series for the last few years and since our schedules don't align this year, we thought we would interview several of the drivers, teams, and hosts for the next few episodes.
Tiffany Kelly and Justin Kelly are both top drivers in the GLTC series and have competed as Team Kelly Racing. In addition, they have a racing school to teach other drivers and also race shifter karts to further hone their skills. During this episode, we go over their racing history, including what is GLTC for our listeners who may not be familiar. The Kelly's also have a fantastic YouTube channel where they go over many aspects of their racing lives and help show you how they do what they do. They were even nice enough to stay on and go through our Fast and Furious Storytime questions. We wish them both good luck in this weekend's GLTC race at Pikes Peak.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we start with what may be Bill’s dumbest intro ever and then work our way onto the topic of how to exploit chaos on the track to help you improve on the performance of the car and team. Ben even has a bunch of examples of what he is referring to and how he routinely uses these areas to gain an advantage or pass a few of his fellow competitors.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TeamKellyRacingOnGHIT
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How and why did they each choose the cars they are racing.
2) The reasons behind them not doing a K-swap but doing a J-swap to both their cars last winter.
3) How they both seem to be at an entirely different level with their knowledge of engine/mechanical part swaps and assembly options.
4) We all try to talk Vicki off the ledge and finally cut the hood of her Miata to add vents to let out some of the heat.
5) What is it like racing with your significant other, advantages and disadvantages, along with a few tips that they have learned along the way.
6) Some of the hurdles that come with starting to get fast when racing on a track, how did to deal with them and gain the confidence to push through that limit.
7) The story of paddock famous Uni the Unicorn.
To keep up with Team Kelly Racing please
Subscribe to their YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXf_WtojaK6gYmZGb1EXETw
Or follow them on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanykellyracing/
Also, Tiffany will be appearing on the Discovery Channel on their new show The Getaway Driver
It has been several months since we did a WOOT episode where we go Way Off Our Topic of racing and go into another are of our lives, our fandom of virtually all things superheroes. In this episode , we go over our thoughts about the three recent Disney+ MCU related shows: WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki, as well as the most recent Black Widow movie. This recording was prior to the season finale of Loki, so our predictions may prove accurate, insightful, or down right stupid, still TBD, lol.
We tried to cover a lot of ground during a single episode, but if you want more details, let us know, we can easily go into a ton more detail one every single one of these shows.
We hope you enjoy this bonus WOOT episode!!!
We are Garage Heroes In Training after all.
Thankfully we are not training in the Red Room.
If you make it to the end, we do cover a bit of HPDE planning for both of our teams at the upcoming PittRace event hosted by NASA Great Lakes.
Link to this episode: https://tinyurl.com/WOOT2021July
PS For our racing friends, please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app update increases the capability of the system greatly, especially if you have a team or friends that race.
It has been several years since we did our host/driver introductions and we thought we’d update our newer listeners with a bit of background from each of our hosts.
Jennifer was a self proclaimed driver that started racing at less than zero. She attended our first race and joined the team as a driver at our second race. She has probably improved the most of any of our drivers to this point and is now a solid race driver and continuing to improve quickly. On this episode, we go over where Jennifer is currently in her driving career and what her goals are for the next few years. As a bonus, we included the original introduction we had way back to episode #14, long before Jennifer was “coerced” into becoming a podcast host, We hope you enjoy getting to know us better and learning where we are (or maybe where we think we are) and where we wish to go in the coming years.
If we missed something that you wanted to know, please let us know on our website or social media etc.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go back into the racing jargon bin and find out what shaving tires means, why you would do it, and what it might gain you on the track. We haven't ever done this and don't see it coming to our team anytime soon, but maybe it will help you or your team. Perhaps it is more prevalent in a sprint race than our more normal endurance racing events.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JenniferReIntroduction
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
It has been several years since we did our host/driver introductions and we thought we’d update our newer listeners with a bit of background from each of our hosts. Vicki started from ground zero as a newbie to racing, driving, and car mechanics and has progressed to become one of our top mechanics and an excellent racing driver. We go over where Vicki is currently in her driving career and what her goals are for the next few years. As a bonus, we included the original introduction we had way back when this all began (after we had only raced twice and had zero HPDE’s etc.). We hope you enjoy getting to know us better and learning where we are (or maybe where we think we are) and where we wish to go in the coming years. If we missed something that you wanted to know, please let us know on our website or social media etc.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go over the ways that a front wheel drive car and a rear wheel drive car behave differently on a track. This subject resurfaced with the start of work on our Honda Civic race car and Jennifer looking to get a Honda Civic project car. It is not the same, but it is somewhat surprisingly similar. Ben also goes into the first few things you can do to adjust the FWD car to behave more like a rear wheel drive car.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VickiReIntroduction
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Will aerodynamics help your racing car? We begin to explore the field of aerodynamics with Johnny Cichowski from Nine Lives Racing on this episode. As an introductory episode, we start with the fundamentals and work our way towards laying out a plan for adding aero to a race car that will result in actually having a faster race car. We started with the very basics of defining most of the basic individual components and then looked at the factors that affect the performance of the car and then moved on to covering the best approach to adding aero to your car and the best ways to test and dial in the performance and balance of the car. We also thought it would be great to add Tom Suddard from Grass Roots Motorsports onto the episode with zero notice. We apologize Tom.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we start with our best intro lead in ever, but then we eventually get into our topic of ways to avoid coasting or lifting while on track. Ben addresses not only the issue, but what leads to it starting and ways to break the habit. Cold turkey. Yes please, with a bit of tomato on sour bread please.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NineLivesRacing1
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) One of the things we like about Nine Lives Racing is their obsession with testing to optimize the design and make sure they design is optimized and effective.
2) Wings, wings vs spoilers, wing mounting structures, end plates, air dams, splitters, canards/dive planes etc. We cover what they are and what they do to make sure we are all on the same page to start before we get into the relative effectiveness and the various interactions between each.
3) Did you ever wonder where to start adding aero to your car? Or how to test to see if it helped? We present several options that can be done before or at the track. Rain may be your friend.
4) If you don't think aero can help, it has helped several cars with very low horsepower several seconds per lap, including some low power Miatas and one notable GRM VW Fox. (not a typo for a Fox body Mustang)
5) How does effective aero change the way a car behaves, wear on your tires, suspension/drive height, and how it feels to the driver.
6) We also had a great discussion of the proper sequence to add aero to the car and how to decide what is needed and when.
7) Wing position vs wing mounting position vs wing mounting method and the relative effect of each. Some things just don't matter.
8) Wings for a front wheel drive, up front, out back, both?
9) Common issues, mistakes, and misconceptions related to aero additions.
10) Pilot tubes? Pitot tubes? lol.
You can envy Johnny's welds and wings on Instagram at:
@ninelivesjohnny or @ninelivesracing
Nine Lives Racing: https://9livesracing.com
Grassroots Motorsports: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com
GRM's Instagram: https://instagram.com/grassroots_motorsports
“Tony Stark” was the obvious lead in to this episode with PGR Racing and their EV racing car that recently competed in the 2021 One Lap of America. On this episode, Andrew DeKoning and Chad Martin go into the pluses and minuses of racing an electric vehicle in the One Lap of America and racing an EV in general. We really had no reference to racing an EV, except for those unfounded rumors on several golf courses. Bill was stuck late at work so he sounds a bit “tinny” for most of this episode. We learned a ton during the episode about racing EV’s and we even know what PGR stands for now.
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over what a contact patch is and how it is the key to driving and racing. The contact patch is the portion of a tire that is in contact with the track surface, and the contact patch is influenced by the weight transfer during the driving. The control of the contact patch through the control of the weight transfer is the key to maximizing your traction and use of traction during driving and is a direct measure of the potential speed and track time that you can achieve. And we may have ended up planning a race with Ben Dawson.
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We have never driven an EV on track so Andrew and Chad review some of the differences that they feel, hear, and the driving changes that are required related to changing from an internal combustion engine (ICE) when transitioning to an electric vehicle (EV). Regenerative braking is also another significant difference between the two, along with the weight associated with the batteries.
2) Where an EV excels currently and where there are still limitations and challenges to racing EV’s.
3) What PGR Racing modified on their Tesla Model 3 to help with the challenges of the One Lap of America and why they chose the Model 3 vs the other available EV options.
4) Details on the upcoming test of autocross'ing a Tesla in Autopilot. No back seat driving though, thankfully, lol.
5) Bill fights not to make the Tesla model name joke. He may even have succeeded. (Hint: the model names are S, 3, X, and Y)
6) A recent market change is the availability of several options for making the car suitable for track use and there are several more expected to be coming in the future.
7) The downside of changing tires right before the start of the first event on the One Lap of America. Key word: mold release.
8) Everything you ever wanted to know about charging for the transits and at the track.
9) Did the Tesla have any mechanical issues and what the PGR team did to prepare the car for the event.
10) Tips that they have learned from their One Lap of America experiences in an EV.
We are all suffering from a serious sleep deprived, post-race weekend hangover, and we are all calling in from across the US with varying internet speed and connections. It starts with the somewhat normal Race Bar takeover and then we go into the race. For this event, our drivers consisted of Vicki, Alan, and Jennifer and our two adopted teammates Aaron Diamond from the Saabs of Anarchy racing team and Elazar Mann from Race Bar. It was a great weekend with many, many highs, and a few notable lows. It was almost back to normal, well as normal as a Lemons race can be, and it was great to see everyone again.
In this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we start off with our latest GHIT swag t-shirt that we made for the Dominating with Dawson and how we surprised Ben with it a few weeks back. We then try to get back into our topic for this episode where we go into several things that you can practice on the public roads and during your normal driving that will improve your track driving or refine skills that you may want to start to employ on the track. It is a great time to practice driving with left foot braking, heel-toe downshifting, as well as other less obvious areas of high performance driving. Luckily for Bill, Vicki missed his joke, so he did not have to sleep in the tub after this episode, leaving a bit more room for Bill, lol.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LemonsNJMP2021
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) The Trophy truck/El Jeffe/Bad Hombre/Loki truck made its way to the track a bit late, but the theming of the truck and our drivers was a big hit in the paddock and with several of the young fans at the track.
2) The race weekend started off with some small issues with the El Jeffe that we worked through the entire weekend. Then we had a few other issues as the weekend progressed. In other words, a normal endurance racing weekend.
3) Aaron does his best robot impressions, but the connection improves after a few minutes.
4) We had an issue with the engine losing power and having difficulty starting. Unfortunately, we were not able to diagnose and fix the issue at the track, but let us know if you have any suggestions.
5) Our two guest drivers describe the glory involved with driving the El Jeffe Trophy truck. Since Aaron usually races a front wheel drive (Saab) and Elazar is usually in a mid engine car (Toyota MR-2), the truck is a bit different. It is not what anyone expects. We think Aaron and Elazar are both hooked.
6) In addition to our power/electrical issue, we also had a continuing issue with our new exhaust design. We fixed it Lemons style to keep racing and then we made a plan to fix it permanently, of course this was after sending Jennifer out for her stint.
7) Bill makes a terrible American Pie joke. He says he was really tired.
8) Aaron has raced in Lemons for almost 5+ years and had only two black flags in the entire endurance racing career. However, in true GHiT fashion, he managed to get two more in a single stint on Saturday. As Mars Blackman said, "Its got to be the shoes."
9) Elazar describes how he dealt with a total brake failure going into the high speed turn 1, truly an example of dealing with a brake issue in one of the best ways possible. To add a bit to the weekend, Elazar was again subjected to a loss of the mounting bolt on the upper front control arm on the passenger side.
10) Alan goes for donuts, well just one donut, on our door. He may also have to adjust the HANS device or seek another design.
11) So in the end, we missed the checkered flag on Saturday by about twenty minutes and we missed it by again by about the same amount. Cue the sad trombone.
We had a great time, we learned some more, and we were able to spend some time with our old friends, our new friends and our soon to be friends.
A special shout out to our sister Jennifer who came to her first ever Lemons race and saw how much fun this can be. We hope you come back again soon.
Budget endurance auto racing is a worldwide passion and Motor Events Racing is leading the way across Australia and looking to grow the sport and share high performance driving with everyone interested or soon to be interested. The group sponsors two different series for those with different driving skill levels, budgets, and interests. For those not familiar with the details of the tracks available in Australia, we go into the different venues, types of racing, and future plans to open up endurance racing to everyone. We also go into the potential of a worldwide budget championship which sounds like a tremendous idea to us. Perhaps we can start with a home and home series once travel restrictions and budget allows.
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, Ben and the gang go into the details of trail braking, what it is and how you would physically sequence your inputs to capitalize on the benefits of this braking technique. We also get into when you would use this technique and why.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AustralianEnduranceRacing
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We go into the way the series are categorized, what the HP to Weight ratio and budget restrictions are for the various levels.
2) How the series raises serious money for cancer research, especially for rare types of cancer. One recent contribution was over $10,000.
3) If you are looking to travel to a race in Australia, we go into the various tracks and events, including the can’t miss events and venues. Bill is already planning.
4) Motor Events Racing runs a wide variety of event types, durations, and performance levels that should satisfy just about every aspiring racer.
5) How the team has learned from other races and race organizations and how they have modified the events to exceed the participating team’s expectations.
6) How the series is dealing with overly aggressive drivers and speed creep within the series.
7) Bill couldn't resist going into some of the favorite penalties that they have employed at races. Some great ideas for future judging opportunities.
8) We start laying the groundwork for the international exchange series and potential global budget endurance racing series.
For more info on the series and the events: motorevents.com.au or on Facebook at the Motor Events Racing pages.
We went back to Mid Ohio for a second lap in 2021 with Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill attending the May NASA Great Lakes event. It started out as a wet track and at Mid Ohio and that is always especially entertaining. We raced a turbo 1999 Mazda Miata (NB), a 2019 Mazda Miata, and a 2004 BMW M3 (E46) all were on street tires and racing brake pads and fluid. We go over the event where Vicki and Jen were in the HPDE 2 run group and Bill was in the HPDE 3 group. It all started out innocently enough and then the forecast went from warm and sunny to ridiculously cold and wet for Saturday and gradually warm and sunny on Sunday. The event was fantastic as always and the goals going in were designed for success. How did we do? We shall discover together within this episode. Special thanks to all the NASA Great Lakes team and the staff at Mid Ohio for a great weekend.
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over a variety of methods that can be used to improve your preparation for a “new to you” track and help you learn the track ahead of time and maximize your driving comfort on your first laps.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/2021MidOhioLap2
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We go into the details of the HPDE group 2 and compare it to the HPDE 1 and HPDE 3 groups. We also try to summarize the various drills that we did during the weekend.
2) Jennifer (and Vicki) have a difficult time prepping for a new track and since this was Jennifer’s first time at Mid Ohio, we worked our way through it, but we need to work on a better plan. Bill has ideas. Stay tuned.
3) Vicki tries to break a very bad habit that is really holding her back. She has a difficult time staying at full throttle until the brake zone, especially in high speed areas. There are some aspects of racing that require a great deal of commitment and even a bit of courage to work through. Her resolve to break through did lead to a quality 720 at the end of the big straight leading into China Beach.
4) How did Bill earn a steak dinner that somehow turned into Crack Barrel Meat Loaf.
Our second ever non-PG podcast, but it was so worth it.
Peter Hopelain joins us to discuss Bill’s bucket list goal of racing in the Thunderhill 25 endurance race. Peter has raced in the Thunderhill 25 nearly every year and also been on the podium several times and recently won his team’s class. We had a great discussion of the background of the race and how to prepare and compete. Peter was also kind enough to stay on with us to discuss racing in general, his non-profit racing team, as well as some of his goals going forward. We are so appreciative of Peter taking his time out from his incredibly busy schedule and giving us so much of his time. He even put up with some of our Fast and Furious Storytime Questions. We would love to have him on again and cannot wait to go into more details of his driving history and exploits.
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, Vicki eventually asks Ben a question (after perhaps the longest intro of all time, lol) and we start to cover some of the adjustments that are available to you that can help to dial in a car’s handling on track. We cover some of the basic changes and the effect that they will have on the way the car feels and handles in a high performance driving scenario. If you ever had a car that you wanted to adjust but were unsure how to, or in which direction to adjust, this episode may be very helpful to you. Adjustment areas we reviewed included: Sway bar/anti roll bars, tire pressures, wheel alignment, etc. This is the likely the first of a many part series.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PeterHopelain
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
We review our latest high performance driving education (HPDE) event at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) in Millville, New Jersey. We had four drivers at the event from our team. Jennifer, Vicki, and Liam were in the HPDE 2 run group for this weekend and Bill was in the HPDE 3-4 group. We each learned quite a bit a this event and we are all better drivers after.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben goes into the acronym OSB, which is sometimes used to describe someone in a learning environment where it stands for “Other Sports Beckon”. We all firmly believe that anyone can learn how to drive at a track or an autocross event. While there are differences in everyone at the rate that they learn, or their initial skill/experience level, literally everyone can get to a very proficient level if they take an approach of learning and are willing to put in the effort to improve. We then move into the area of how different teaching approaches are better able to match with different student personalities and how the needs of the student may change as their experience and skill level progresses.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMPHPDEMay2021
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Car reviews: Jennifer was in a 2019 ND.2 Mazda Miata with the stock OEM Continental tires and brakes. Liam was in his 2017 Toyota 86 TRD with Hankook RS4 tires and Raybestos ST-43 racing pads. Vicki was in her 1999 NB Miata with a Flyin’ Miata Turbo, Hankook RS4 tires and Raybestos ST-43 racing pads. Bill was in his 2004 BMW E46 M3 with yellow Pagid brake pads and Michelin Pilot SuperSport 4 tires.
2) Telemetry we used for this event: Apex Pro and Garmin Catalysts.
3) How we owe our friends Jeff and Jim from the Three Pedal Mafia for saving our weekend by letting us use their family’s RV. Let's just summarize by saying our prep for the vent did not go as planned. Situation normal.
4) Vicki’s prep to her turbo NB Miata did not go as planned before the event and at the event, but we did a few adjustments and all went well. It should be back up and running for our HPDE at Mid Ohio this coming weekend. Pro tip, do not try to adjust your harness while the car is running.
5) Vicki and Jennifer’s thoughts on being in HPDE 2 vs HPDE 1. It was Vicki’s second time in HPDE 2 and Jennifer and Liam's first time in HPDE 2. We also go into some of the differences in the HPDE’s between this event and some of the other organizations we have attended.
6) Let's talk about point by’s at every post stint debrief, lol.
7) Vicki’s impressions of driving the E46 M3 on track for the first time.
8) We go over our goals going into the event and how we did during the event and what we learned over this weekend. We also go into some of the challenges we each face as we progress and grow as drivers on the track.
9) Liam pops in for a quick summary towards the end with his thoughts on the weekend. He also had a great time at the event and finally had a chance to be on track with the Garmin Catalyst.
Andrew Rains returned to discuss the new second generation Apex Pro and the new release of the App. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, but we go into the latest changes to the Apex Pro hardware and the Apex Pro software/app and some of Andrew’s recent racing with Grid Life in the GLTC series at National Corvette Museum Motorsports track (NCM) a very challenging track with lots of turns and a wide variety of turns and use it as a basis for showing some of the information that can be gained from using the data and comparing it to another driver.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben, Vicki, and Bill go into the factors of VIR that make it the legendary track that it is and why Ben always refers to it as a benchmark for so many different types of turns. If you haven't already noticed, it is Ben’s favorite, lol. We probably have started to plan another race weekend to our season. Anyone coming with us or have a suggested upcoming event/weekend?
The Pocono video we discussed is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1RohRau9Hg at around 2.5 minutes in and no, this is not a normal occurrence.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ApexProGen2
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How the data from the Apex Pro showed Andrew what he was doing well and where he had opportunities to improve at NCM. Andrew also diagnosed how he could have changed his approach to the weekend and potentially improved his overall performance at a new and very complex/technical track like NCM.
2) We then move into the subject of the new Apex Pro hardware and Apex Pro app that was released recently. Luckily our discount code (above) works on this new generation hardware.
3) The app has also been improved to help new users acclimate to the app and especially related to the Crew View aspect of the app that lets you view the live data being shared by any friend or teammate at the track or even if you are away from the track.
4) We provide a review of how we use the Apex Pro on and at the track and how you can use it to improve during each stint and between sessions.
5) How everyone can use the system and due to its simplicity, even those of us who aren’t big data people can get a lot out of the Apex Pro, as well as the updated app.
6) There is even an upgrade program if you have first generation units and would like the new second generation unit.
NEEDED Links:
Andrew’s Video on the 5 minute data review.
Mid Ohio Track Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYsm3R-CzYs
Shawn Sampson of Sampson Racing Communications essentially started the use of in-car radio system use for amateur racing about 30 years ago. Since then, he has been working with all types of racing and racing organizations including NASCAR, NASA, and SCCA, as well as the US Coast Guard. During the episode, we go into the different types of radios, their use and capabilities, as well as various installation tips of what to do, and in our case a several things we should not have done. Our team has historically had a difficult time communicating within a race, but after this episode, we know what to do and how to test our systems so that at our next race we will have crystal clear two way communication across the entire track area. And some great news is that you may not need to buy anything else for your system. It could be a simple matter of improving your installation and eliminating several ways that commonly impact many/most radio installations. Now if we could only get a mute button for Alan, lol.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben, Vicki, and Bill go into the typical ways that you will get off and on a track for the first time to help minimize any stress related to starting out at your first track day or HPDE. Each track may have individual idiosyncrasies that vary, but the fundamentals are usually very similar. We also go into tips on hand signals and procedures that everyone has messed up early on in their high performance driving career at a track. This includes getting onto the grid and track, getting off the track, and within the paddock area. It is very easy to make simple errors and hopefully this will minimize yours and help you feel more comfortable coming out onto the track. Communication is the key, both before and especially during a track session. You cannot overdo your communication to your fellow drivers.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingRadios
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Do you have any questions related to your car radio? How the use of radios originally started with amateur racing and some of the advantages of having radios beyond improving your race performance.
2) Is your radio system doing everything you would like? Is your radio system crystal clear across the track?
3) If not, this could be the podcast to solve all your issues.
4) Do you want a Digital or an Analog system? Covered.
5) What about a 5-Watt vs a 25-Watt system? Does it matter? Is the price difference worth it/worth anything?
6) What about mounting issues? How to make it a clean installation of both the radio and the antenna?
7) Does the roof material/mounting surface impact performance? How can this impact your antenna selection and the mounting method for best signal?
8) What are the +/- 5 things that are impacting your current system?
9) Can the antenna that came with your radio be better than the roof mounted antenna? If so, why and what can you do to fix that and improve your system overall?
10) How your antenna cable can turn into an inductive coil and strangle almost all the potential signal and range.
11) Also, the importance of the helmet microphone type and placement. Also, your push to talk button is a common issue.
12) How to adequately test your system BEFORE you get to the track and have no time, tools, or parts available.
13) Picture of our radio gun case and Shawn’s multiple charging systems and soft packing solutions (crew wall bag)
14) IMSA vs NASCAR: What is the difference and what are the pluses and minuses of each.
15) Shawn helps solve our team internal squabbles on where to position our push to talk button.
16) UHF vs VHF systems. It matters, especially if not at an enclosed circle or oval type track etc.
17) What is the latest and best solution for in-car communication between the seats for an instructor at an HPDE? Is anything good? Chris Egan, please take note. Lol.
18) How does the location of your pit crew at the track impact the signal, especially within a metal garage, near a fence, etc.
19) Installation tips and tricks for putting the radios, microphones, and earpieces into the helmet.
20) How to keep the helmet installation from stressing during driver changes and especially during endurance racing.
21) Speakers or earbuds?
22) 5-Watt systems vs 20- or 25-watt systems? Is bigger better?
23) Do you need an FCC license for amateur endurance racing?
24) Bluetooth vs a wired system? Is it worth the price distance? What is the range? How is Bluetooth usually used in racing?
25) Can I tie in the radio system into my cell phone? Should I?
26) What can Sampson Racing Communication assist you and your team with?
27) What are the differences between the different antennas available?
28) And probably most important, on what and where should you spend your money to maximize your communication performance and minimize your expenditure?
29) Can I tie in my in-car communication into my in-car video system? What do I use?
30) What should you know about the Thunderhill 25 race?
Shawn Sampson on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ShawnsPersoanal
Sampson Racing Communication on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/SRCsYoutube
Ross Bentley was kind enough to return for a third time that turned out to be his fourth appearance thanks to the mysteries of podcast recording and his recent episode on the One Lap of America event. Jennifer, Ben, and Bill were able to go through a ton of great questions that were sent in by several of our listeners, as well as a few we had hoped to cover with Ross. As most of you know, Ross has literally written the book, actually a series, on high performance driving and racing and continues to work with drivers and organizations to increase the skills and effectiveness of the HPDE and coaching of drivers across the world. It is always a great idea to refer back to the Speed Secrets book series to improve your driving and find those little secrets that lead to those precious “ah hah” moments on track and lead to personal best times on track. If we are lucky, Ross will come on again to celebrate podcast episode 250. We actually recorded this episode prior to our victory at Pitt Race. Hopefully this episode will help you to win your next race as well. This may be our most helpful episode ever!
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben addresses the use of anticipation and the use of reaction on a track. As you progress, the more that your skills improve and your experience increases, the more anticipation can be used accurately and allows the driver to react to unexpected actions or issues as they arise due to track conditions or vehicle induced occurrences, both with your own vehicle’s performance and potentially another vehicle or driver’s actions.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentley200
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Some of the questions Ross answered on this episode include:
1) Jen asks Ross about her braking nemesis: Threshold braking: what it is, advantages and disadvantages, when to use it, and what it feels like etc. It’s not all about just braking later despite all the talk in the paddock you may hear.
2) Bill asks what were the biggest changes that he has learned since writing the original “Speed Secrets” book. As expected, Ross has learned a bunch and continues to grow as a driver and a coach.
3) Did you ever wonder what were some of Ross’s favorite drills and exercises at a track day event? After this, you won’t ever be “bored” just lapping around a track one day. Using these drills, you can really look to break through a plateau, even at a track you may have down cold. The first drill Ross discussed is even useful to those top level and world class pro level drivers.
4) Tips for what to prioritize and to include on your track maps/track notes to improve your driving at a particular track. Bill has a weird way of taking notes as part of his preparation for going to a track, but he is always looking to improve them whole at the event. This habit has really been proven to improve both his driving at a single track and his driving overall. As a bonus, we also discuss when and how to include data and/or video into the track map.
5) We look at ways that we use or could use to work towards improving and how we continue to try to improve each time we get to the track, off track, and hopefully each driving stint. Each driver has a particular level of performance that is their individual “10” they are working towards, but we also try to look at ways to create an even higher level and make their personal “10” level even higher. Because, these go to 11! Or at least they should.
6) What are some of the ways to improve your sensing of the available inputs during driving, especially a drivers sense of speed and the other sensory inputs that are often overlooked while driving and may be holding you back from a higher level of performance on track.
7) Alternatives to telemetry to get feedback while on track. Several are available in any car that you may be driving.
8) If you ever wondered about the differences between driving an Indy car and a well sorted GT car, Ross discussed this with us and recalled his calloused elbows, lol.
9) The potential impact of karting on your track driving, how it helps as well as how it differs from driving a car. The advantages and experience that can be gained greatly outweigh any deleterious habits but these are worth noting.
10) How to transition to left foot braking and incorporate it into your track driving. As well as if it is necessary or required.
11) How to break through a plateau. If you've ever been stuck and can't seem to improve, Ross goes through a few of the potential alternatives to breaking through this seemingly unbreakable limit that can be so frustrating.
12) Ross has some great ideas for every tack around the world. He also goes into one of the best ideas for Formula 1 that we have ever heard. Hopefully, the world will listen to Ross’s wisdom.
13) Jennifer goes into the areas of vision and mental imagery to assist with driving in a high performance environment. Some of this we have not ever heard until this episode. Cutting edge research is what you get from the Garage Heroes In Training podcast, lol.
14) If you have ever had to deal with an ill handling car, what can you do without having to come into the pit or make an adjustment to the car.
15) When racing at an endurance race, how to communicate the behavior of the car and what to adjust to hopefully improve the car. We also go into how to learn what the changes will do to your car. Bill has a copy of Ross’s free ebook on the subject, but has not read it yet. You could get one here: https://speedsecrets.com/tune-car-handling/ for free (for a limited time)
16) How to best prepare for your time with a coach. You want to work with a coach right? This way you can maximize the value for the time that you have.
17) Ross even begins to coach Jennifer during the episode. This may be a basis for our upcoming episode #250.
18) How to review your own driving video. Yep,that's here too.
We had been planning to have Eric on the podcast for several months but couldn't wait any more after he went to his first wheel to wheel event a few weeks ago at PittRace. We first heard of Eric as a result of his two Facebook groups related to high performance driving and high performance driving fitness. He was joined on this episode by his teammate Fred. They are forming a new racing team to help satisfy their recently acquired wheel to wheel racing itch.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben gets subjected to the term “Lift Off Oversteer”. Ben has not experienced it to this point, as far as he can tell. We end up discussing what it might be and how it is a result of weight transfer. We also go into how weight transfer can be used to help and to hurt you on a track. Regardless of whether this is a Bigfoot sighting or a real phenomenon, we take a bit of time to discuss the topic and its potential effects.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WhiskeyTangoFoxKaul
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Eric manages the High Performance Driving and Racing Enthusiasts and The HPDRE Fit Facebook group to help grow our sport. Fred is also a driving instructor for several groups, as well as a lead driving instructor for Extreme Experience. Their team is in the midst of creating a SpecE46 BMW racing car.
2) At Eric's first event he was fully sucked in immediately and wanted to drive a second stint as soon as he got out of the car for a driver change. The hook is very set. His long term goal is to drive the Rolex 24 in the next 10 years.
3) Eric and Fred go into how they have each helped grow the sport and assist drivers at all levels improve at the events they attend. We also go into some of the more common areas that people have trouble with at their first few events driving on track.
4) Fred goes into what Extreme Experience is, what the events focus on, and most importantly, why M3ntal, lol. We also cover the various types of learning venues, including high performance driving schools, driving events, driving education, and experience type events. The great thing is that the variability allows each driver to find the exact balance to fit their driving desires and goals.
5) What are the pluses and minuses of helping/instructing a driver from the “right seat” as well as a few track stories. Including what is a “tank slapper” and how to deal with it when/if it occurs.
6) Eric goes into the concept of smooth driving and how it can help being fast. We may need to have a segment with Eric and Ben in the future. I know I'd bring popcorn. lol.
7) How part of improving your driving often involves a bit of being uncomfortable.
8) Eric also goes into the creation and goals of the High Performance Driving and Racing Enthusiasts group and the HPDRE Fit group.
Ross Bentley returns to the podcast to review the 2021 One Lap of America event that finished last week. This was Ross’s first One Lap and he seemed to have a blast. I think the hook has been set and Ross’s inherent competitiveness will likely lead to him trying to win it in the future. We go into the event as a whole, its history, how the 2021 event went, and every detail we could think of to scout for Bill’s eventual entry in a coming year. It sounded like a great time and should probably be on almost every high performance driver’s bucket list. Now which car should we enter, hmmmm.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Ben clarifies what people mean when they say the term “pedal fest”. Bill first heard this related to drag racing. Vicki had heard it but not a clue as to what it meant. We also go into what the goal should be on track, the usual causes of the “fest” and ways to think about re-applying the throttle to minimize the issue. Ben also demonstrates the sound that your car may have if this happens to you, lol.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RossBentleysOneLap
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start with a display of a bit of podcast time travel involving Ross’s appearances on our podcast.
2) Ross summarizes how the original “Cannonball Run” event transformed into the current
One Lap of America” event and how it is structured.
3) The event consisted of a scheduled ~20 events at various tack facilities across the country that change from year to year. This year the total travel distance was almost 4,000 miles in the week, not counting any of driving within the events.
4) Tracks consisted of: Tire Racks’ Skid Pad, Grissom AFB for an autocross, Memphis International Raceway, Eagles Canyon, NOLA, Atlanta Motorsport Park, the Lanier Oval, Summit Point, and Gingerman.
5) What to pack, what to bring, how to prep, car and tire selection, etc. Yep, it's in there.
6) Great stories abound about the cars, the drivers, the track events, the transits, and even some good hearted sponsor induced bounties for the event.
7) We hope to have a few other teams on the podcast as well to discuss the event in coming episodes.
We met the Nittany Lemons at our recent 24 Hours of Lemons race at PittRace. Their team includes Eric Junker, who gets blamed for any electronics and powertrain issues, Jared Sable, who is the past SAE team captain and responsible for the team overall, and Becca Baker who takes care of the driver controls, brakes and safety systems, and car ergonomics. They were a great group and seemed to have a great time and fully embrace the Lemons racing paddock. Even with all their SAE team background, they learned a ton at the race.
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about Tire Talk. What does it mean when your tires start making noise on the track and how to use this new information source to improve your track driving.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NittanyLemons
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Jennifer takes the lead for this episode as we discuss the recent HPDE at Mid Ohio with the NASA Great Lakes group that Bill and Vicki attended as an early Father’s Day gift. The weekend was a bit chilly and started off with two dry stints Saturday and ended with two very wet stints. Sunday was the reverse. We go into the event as a whole and also go into what transpires at Mid O when it gets wet. Mid Ohio is widely known as one of the lowest traction tracks in the US when it gets wet and it did not disappoint Vicki as her first time driving at Mid Ohio. If all goes well, Jennifer will be joining Vicki and Bill at Mid Ohio in about a month.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go over passing and start with defining what dive bombing is and then get into a discussion of the preferred passing approaches, especially during HPDE’s and eventually in wheel to wheel racing. This includes a discussion of the point at which a pass is complete. We also talk about the approach when trying to pass in a lower horsepower/momentum car.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VickiandBillatMidO
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PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Last minute car changes end in Vicki and Bill sharing the Toyota 86 for this weekend’s event at Mid O.
2) This was Vicki’s first time at Mid Ohio and her first time driving the Toyota 86 on track. Bill prepared her for driving MidO in the rain, but it is really a hard thing to comprehend how different the traction level is from a dry track to the wet track, especially at MidO. How did Vicki do? What did she think of the track? What did she think of MidO when it's wet? Where does it rank in her personal track top 5 or 10?
3) How did Vicki do? What did she think of the track? What did she think of MidO when it's wet? Where does it rank in her personal top 5 or 10 tracks? Same for Bill.
4) Our earlier skid pad events helped when going around Mid Ohio, especially in the rain.
5) Vicki goes through her first weekend with NASA Great Lakes in HPDE 2. Bill was in the HPDE 3 run group for this weekend. There are several differences between the groups and we try to summarize the differences and how HPDE 1 builds into HPDE 2 and then into HPDE 3.
6) Bill and Vicki try to describe some of the drills that are run at the events. The drills really are great learning tools and tons of fun. Some of the drills were changed due to the lower grip of the rain stints. NASA Great Lakes remains our favorite HPDE group to really learn how to be a better driver and racer, increasing not only your speed but also your safety on track.
7) The three biggest differences that are key to how NASA Great Lakes HPDE program works so well include the in class sessions, the track drills, and the way that the post stint debriefs are held and used to help the drivers to learn more quickly.
8) Bill makes several attempts to get Jennifer to go to the next event at Mid Ohio. While each was weak, they added up to the desired end result, lol.
9) Vicki is tired from the trip and switches the terms “Spoiler” and “Splitter”. She really needs to get more sleep before podcasting, lol. Luckily Bill caught it, but ended up doing it poorly and started the process of ending up sleeping in the tub again. lol.
10) We have noticed that the more Vicki learns about working on the cars, the more she worries that something is wrong with the car and comes in to check. Now we need to work on finding the balance. Still “In Training”, lol.
11) Our telemetry for this event consisted on the Apex Pro and the Garmin Catalyst. Vicki is relaxing in the car and starting to really understand and use the devices to help her. This was also her first time using the Garmin Catalyst on track. We are starting to develop a process to use both, both on during and after a stint. Vicki especially likes the Garmin since it doesn't sound like Bill when she is driving.
12) A listener requested a discussion of Mid Ohio in the rain. We tried our best to summarize but it really is something that needs to be experienced. Bill also goes into how he approaches a wet track and how he approaches exploring the track to look for higher traction areas of the track.
13) Bill makes another feeble attempt to get Joey to come on the podcast. Someday he will weaken and say yes.
14) How does it feel to have a personal best during the weekend? Great. Except when it is a 1:50.01. Luckily Bill had one more stint to go out at the end of Sunday and break that personal best as well.
15) We go into the customary Good, Bad, and the Ugly, as well as what we learned during the weekend.
16) Vick says that Bill is right. Time to play the lottery. We might actually be on our way to the deserted island race track.
We initially met Elizabeth Jolly at our second ever race at the 2018 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson CT. We then listened to her on the first few Shifting Points podcast. Then we met her at our recent skid pad and autocross event at Lime Rock Park with the SCDA group. It was at this point, we realized that these three ladies were all the same person. We could say we were overwhelmed at our second race; we could also say that we didn't recognize her since she was in her “Flo” costume, but it was great to meet her in person for the second time. On this episode, we catch up with Elizabeth on her thoughts about the SCDA event, her new E30 race car and then we talk through how to learn to work on a car from a starting point of near zero skills, experience, and tools. Both Elizabeth and Vicki have both progressed far in the past few years and maybe someday Bill will as well. Lol.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into Ben’s extensive karting experience and discuss the various types of karts and kart racing available. Karting can definitely help your driving and racing, most things translate, and it is a great way to practice for relatively low cost. We do try to go into the parts of karting that translate and what doesn’t translate directly due to the difference in car geometry and suspension. While Ben is pulled away for his daddy duties, we take a slight detour into cake baking and decorating from our resident cake decorating expert, Miss Jen. Our first ever partial WOOT DwD episode. Even Ben came to the table with a Coca Cola cake, recipe tbd, lol.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ElizabethJolly
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill herds/hosts this episode. Vicki and Jen, as always, are so excited to have a fellow lady racing driver.
2) Elizabeth races autocross and endurance racing and almost all other forms of driving she can try. She started with a quick purchase of a 944 that then several other soon to be race cars. Her latest purchase is her new BMW E30 prepped race car. It even has a bit of history and we are sure Elizabeth will add to it as well.
3) Elizabeth and Jen commiserate about the wonderful weather at their first Lemons event. It was a downpour and the humidity hit a point where nearly all glass surfaces fogged making visibility even worse. We then go into the importance of seating position and the effect it can have on the driver’s ability to see as well.
4) Bill starts a plan. Nothing good can come of this. It's looking like a girls race weekend is upcoming. Bill is bringing palm fronds and a butler outfit for the ladies.
5) The discussion on beginning to learn about working on cars from scratch begins around 28:30 or so. Some great information that should help others go from garage zero to Garage Hero. See what we did there, lol. It was too easy to resist.
6) To the surprise of no one, Vicki relates the car to her past arts and crafts projects. The analogy does hold some merit from a material perspective. Elizabeth has even gone into the area of the electrical system and wiring of her 944’s.
7) The ladies provide a ton of tips and tricks that they have learned along the way. Some are very basic, but each one has been found to help us out.
8) Two words: parts car. (Does this mean Bill can buy another car? Sounds like it to him.)
9) Jen and Bill are next in line on learning to work on the race cars.
10) Vicki almost blows the super secret theme that we were working on and debuted at the Lemons race last weekend at PittRace. Photos
11) We then go into the favorite tools and tool highlights that Elizabeth and Vicki have at this point.
This is our Post Race hangover Episode Notes. We will replace later with a normal review when coherent, likely later this week.
In this episode, we go over how our first race weekend went for 2021. We had a great time racing and meeting all our friends.
Oh yeah, we WON our first race ever in the S10 El Jeffe Trophy Truck in Class C!!!!
Further proof that anyone really can do this. Why not start today? We'd love to see you on track with us.
The Semi Sentient Centenarians are a relatively new endurance racing team that are in the midst of an engine swap for their 1996 front wheel drive Buick Century A-body. Their team started much like every other team, including ours, and in their case they can blame Matthew, lol. They are a great bunch of guys learning as they go and trying to come up with the magical plan to dominate the C division of an upcoming race. They are another example of a group of people who were interested in racing but never thought it was possible or knew how to get started so they just jumped in and tried it and the hook was set. While we discussed their planned engine swap, we also had the opportunity to check back in the next week to see how the plan went. This is one team we can't wait to check back in with at the end of a full race season. So we didn't wait and added an update on the engine swap progress and project prognosis.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into the topic of what is a money shift and then once we define what a money shift is, we then go into several different types of shifting and shifting issues that you may encounter with a manual transmission. If you aren't driving a manual transmission, at least the segment should be entertaining.
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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SemiSentCent
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We learn how their team started, developed, and became the team and drivers that they are today. One thing that they did well was to talk to other Lemons and experienced endurance racing teams to accelerate their teams learning.
2) The team's racing philosophy is very simple: Podium/Top 3. So far, so good in the one race to date. Lol.
3) The stories of what they did and what they learned at their first race is tremendous. It sounds like they truly jumped in the deep end of the pool with their first race being a ture 24 hour race at CMP. It sounds like some of the Racing 101 series would have helped them. It looks like we were only one year too late. However, they did win the IOE at their first race so who are we to say anything?
4) We walk through the logic of their upcoming engine swap and whether this is a good plan. It sounded great, and then the turbo plan kicked in. Luckily they have a full five weeks to get this done before their race at Sebring. How hard could it be?
5) Bill even resorted to math, but the +40 HP plan seems to be set in stone.
6) We then check back in after the weekend to get an update on the progress and the prognosis.
Our 2021 season started off with another skid pad and autocross event at Lime Rock Park. This time the event was held by the SCDA. We go into our goals for the event, how we did, and hopefully a long list of what we learned. The weather was great and more than we could have asked for this early in the season. In addition to a great event with tons of track time, we also met Elizabeth Jolly and her new to her E30 BMW 3 series race car. Actually, it was for the second time, as we had met at our teams second ever race in 2018 at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut. Both Vicki and Jennifer were finally able to feel the pause in the CPR “Correct, Pause, and Recover” process of catching a car.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into the speed at which you will use your hands. Typically, karters and autocross drivers are trained to move their hands much more quickly than a track driver, but there are times where fast hands are preferred. There is a good discussion of the times where you need to move your hands more quickly and times when a more slow and predictable hand movement is optimal. We also digress into a gumball machine discussion for a bit. It was a late night of recording, lol.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving. For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SCDASkidPad
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start with a summary of the team’s goals going into the event and a summary of what the event would entail.
2) The cars that we brought with us were a 1999 NB Miata with a Flyin’ Miata turbo for Vicki. Jennifer was driving in a stock 2019 ND Miata with DOT 4 brake fluid, but otherwise stock. Bill drove a similarly prepped 2017 Toyota 86. Both Vicki and Bill were on our endurance racing tires of choice the Hankook RS4’s.
3) It was too early in the season for Lime Rock to open the sprinkler system for the skid pad so most of the day we drove on a dry skid pad. Jennifer and Vicki were able to get a few sessions on the skid pad with it wet.
4) We go into how we met Elizabeth and then proceeded to switch her into our race group and spent most of the day talking and driving with her. Her new to her E30 race car was awesome and she loved it from her first time behind the wheel on the skid pad, as everyone could tell on our Instagram interview with her, lol.
5) Jennifer’s stomach has an issue with the LRP autocross course, but it was obvious she had improved from our last visit in October.
6) We discuss our first time driving on a dry skid pad and how it went with a partially wet/partially dry surface.
7) How we did versus our goals and what we learned. We could tell you here, but what fun would that be.
8) Vicki wins this weekend’s GHiT award for being the most consistent on the autocross course as her best times differed by only 0.01 seconds.
9) To quote Vicki “I didn’t give two squats about the line”. Bill’s response “I could tell”, lol.
10) Bill was actually faster in the ND Miata that he was in the Toyota 86 while on the stock OEM continental tires. Bill also set his personal best ever Apex Score for several of the laps.
11) We ended our visit with a drive by stop at Don Pepe’s pizza. Its “on the way” home and a great stop if you are in the area.
This is the last part of our 10-part Racing 101 series where we go over several topics we didn't mention in the other episodes and things that our listeners reminded us to mention. We are always trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. We are sure that there are many more topics to cover and we will do so in upcoming episodes, as we are always learning. We also went over a recent podcast review and the sticker “bribes” are on the way. If anyone would like some decals for themselves, we are always willing to send them to you for a review.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over one of the most important topics related to racing, your confidence in the car that you are driving. There are a variety of ways to build confidence and as your confidence builds, your comfort will increase, and the focus can be applied to the driving of the car and the driving of your competitors and the race craft of passing and setting up passes of the other cars on track. This includes both car set up as well as familiarity of the car and track.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part10
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
GHIT 0190: Mike Skeen is our Guest
We were honored to have Mike Skeen join our podcast as a guest. He is an amazing driver and has seemingly competed in every type of driving we can think of and it seems he usually wins. We go over a bit about how he progressed and what he is currently racing, as well as a great discussion on the skills and abilities that can separate a great driver from a typical amateur driver. He has a talent for explaining racing that rivals his driving skills. I think Vicki and Jen have now added working with Mike as a coach at a track. Bill was already on board that train long before the episode. We are pretty sure Ben may even look to join us for that.
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we have our first ever series of storytime questions with Ben, Vicki, and Jennifer where we try out two new fast and furious storytime questions.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MikeSkeenwithGHiT
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) It all starts off with a bit where Vicki does a bit of a time delay/selective deafness to whatever Bill says. In other words, a normal day and episode. lol.
2) We learn a bit about how Mike worked his way up through various racing series and progressed to where he is currently competing as a professional driver.
3) Mike goes into the benefits of the different forms of racing he has done, how each helps him, and the benefits and excitement of cross training as a driver.
4) Bill dug deep and finally found something Mike hasn’t tried racing, yet.
5) Mike does a great breakdown on the typical skill differences that separate a good professional driver from an amateur driver in a way that not only helps us to understand but really clarified what we need to look for and work on. ~31:00 in.
6) It was also great to hear that even Mike Skeen is still working on his driving and learning things from his recent driving and coaching in some prototype cars. Once again proving that we are all always “In Training”.
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. In this episode, we go into the dark recesses of Bill’s mind and enter the world of Lists. We have lists for what tools to bring if it is an HPDE or an endurance race, what parts to bring, what to pack for the paddock, etc, etc. All will be available on our website at www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com and we update them at least once a season as we learn. On this episode, we start with a shorter list of things we bring to an HPDE. The list is shorter because the event is much less taxing on the vehicle and our HPDE cars tend to be newer or running better than our race cars (but we are working on that diligently) so they tend to require less work to keep running or to repair. We hope this gives you a good foundation to develop your own set of lists for tools, etc since every car has specific needs and issues, each team will have a different list after time to fit their own needs.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we cover what a Point By is, how to use it on a track, and how to respond to one if you are in the car being pointed by. It is a very useful tool on track for controlling passing and controlling traffic on the track. When used well, the event is more enjoyable for all. When used poorly, or not at all, it can often lead to tension and stress by all the drivers affected. We even have our first ever episode of GHIT Jeopardy. Vicki is somewhat less than pleased, but it is rapidly taking over the racing world.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part8
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We go into the recent track visit Jennifer had. Unfortunately, it was not racing related.
2) Vicki starts to discuss our new themes but won't share any details until they are unveiled.
3) Vicki and Alan have been working hard on the El Jeffe race truck for our upcoming race at PittRace and so far, things look like we are on schedule. We still have a bit of mechanical and fabrication to do, as well as a full re-theme. Fingers crossed.
4) Bill goes into the way that we break down tools by the event. We have different tools and part needs depending on what car or cars we are bringing and the type of event.
5) Some valuable advice on how we budget our tools and think about what type we keep in the garage and what we take with us to the track. We are not as random as we appear. lol.
6) The basics are a socket set, a wrench set, and a set of screwdrivers. Things tend to grow quickly from there, but don't forget, you can usually borrow tools if you are new at the track from your new friends that you will meet at the track.
7) One key decision is the ecosystem of your battery powered tools. Try to make sure to try to stay within a single family and minimize the battery cost. So review what tools you think you will need and like and make sure as many as possible of them are available.
8) Vicki also goes into her favorite Little Tykes Chair.
9) Bill also covers the ways that we have found to organize a drawer the best.
Additional Information and Links:
Detailed Car Repair and Maintenance Manuals (usually ~$25-30): www.emanualonline.com
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. On this episode, we have Adam Owens on to talk about his first track events he had last summer. Adam has a lot of fresh memories from these events and is a good friend of our team (and potentially future team GHiT member). In talking with Adam, it is even more apparent that the biggest thing stopping anyone from trying to drive at an autocross or a track event is just saying “yes” and doing it.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
In this episode, we cover the differences between driving at an HPDE or a track day where you are more or less driving as singular cars on track vs driving on track and racing wheel to wheel vs other drivers and cars. Neither is better or worse, but they are different, and both offer different challenges. Largely the key difference is increasing the number of factors you need to keep track of and this increase proportionately to the number of cars on the track and the length of the track (overall car density). In addition, there are often car specific details and peculiarities that will need to be considered. Ben puts it best don’t worry, “if you are on the track, you are already a winner”. Start slow with zero pressure, keep to shorter stints until you are comfortable with going longer while maintaining focus. We are looking for any great stories from your first-time racing on track. Please let us know for a great future episode.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part7
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Adam has done 1 day at a racing school, 1 HPDE, and 1 race to this point and is an enthusiastic racing driver in training. For his day job he is the host of the local radio morning show and we have significant audio quality envy of his audio quality. Post Covid, we will be reviewing our techniques with him.
2) Without any prompting, Adam says one of the issues he had in starting was how and where to get started. We are a bit biased, but we know of at least one podcast that is specifically aimed at this.
3) Adam’s bucket list goal was to drive a car on the race track. Now he just wants to do it again! And again. And again.
4) We discuss with Adam the impacts of Covid on the past racing seasons and the upcoming 2021 season.
5) How Adam first went on track at NJMP. It was really as simple as a google search.
6) We also go into how Adam and Bill first “met” and how small a world it is in that one of the teams Adam has been on track with our good friends at Safety Third Motorsports.
7) Adam goes into how it felt to be on the track for the first time at an HPDE event and then his first time on track in a wheel to wheel race at a Champ car event. As always, it was a bit different than he expected.
8) Adams pro tip to this point: No Coffee before a stint.
9) We go into the advantages and disadvantages of renting/arrive and driving a car at the track. It's not only a fiscal transaction but also a chief concern is the safety aspects.
Additional Information and Links:
Rental Safety Suits: http://www.racesuitrental.com/
Lucky Dog Seat Rental: https://tinyurl.com/LuckyMatch
24 Hours of Lemons Seat Rental: https://tinyurl.com/LemonsMatch
ChampCar Seat Rentals: https://tinyurl.com/ChampMatch
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. For this episode, A lot of our fellow teams recognize that our paddock game is often better than our on track game so we could not escape our Racing 101 series without covering our paddock prep and processes at a race weekend.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss the idea of racing in the rain or on a wet track. We strongly feel that this is a great opportunity to learn since you will have less grip and go at lower speeds. It also reduces the amount of wear to your brake pads and tires. Try to view this as a great thing for everything related to learning except for taking pictures of you driving on the track. The central trick is to mentally approach it from a positive perspective.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part4
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill ends up sleeping in the bathtub right from the start
2) We start off with several of the more popular options for where to stay at or near the track, hotels, RV’s, rental RVs’, local campgrounds, etc. We go over some of our experiences and preferences, as well as several of th factors to think about for each potential option.
3) There are also options for where to set up you paddock area at the track. Many tracks have enclosed garages that are available for rent. Almost all have electrical hookups as well.
4) Paddock organization strategies we have found to work for our team, as well as when we have had shared paddocks with several other teams and friends. As with the pit area and track area, we find it helpful to have a Paddock King/Queen to lead everyone, as well as several other jobs within the team.
5) If you have ever wondered about what supplies you should or could bring, we have what we have found to work best. Your mileage may vary and you can add or remove as fits your team. We tend to have a large number of team members at our races, so we may have a lot of things that your team may not need every time, but we wanted to be inclusive.
6) Vicki and Jennifer sprinkle in several tips and tricks that we have learned, developed, and stolen from other teams and paddocks.
7) Water, drinks, food, plates, cuttletry, masseuses, seating, tents, etc are all discussed. Add in seerla great tips of things to bring with you and things that are easier to pick up at or near the track.
8) Since at most tracks if you are staying on site you are essentially dry camping, there are a ton of tips and tricks that have been used by campers for years.
9) If there was one key word for this it would be to pre-prep whenever possible.
10) Breakfast tips, Lunch tips, and Dinner tips, including crock pots and crock pot liners, as well as snacks and things you can easily grab on the go.
11) We have also found that having a few white boards to be invaluable for communicating within our team. Each one will cover an individual area. The three we use routinely are our on track related schedule (planned and updated), any tools/parts/supplies needed, and Car Issues/Upgrades that need to be addressed at or after the race. The big thing is to communicate as well as you can as a team, under stress, and often scattered across the race track, paddock area, and local towns/parts stores, lol.
12) Totes and kitting your tools, parts, and supplies are critical to being able to quickly perform many of the more common jobs without having to scramble and look for various items and supplies, wasting time. An added step that should not be skipped is labelling the totes and kits with labels from a label maker or on post it that have been taped over to make them waterproof.
13) Tools and parts are a critical aspect that we cover quickly in this episode. We have an entire episode dedicated to this area in an upcoming Racing 101 episode.
14) We are still looking for a good solution for keeping our hands warm while racing in the rain, especially when its cold and rainy.
Additional Information and Links:
Our recommended and prioritized checklists are available on our website at: https://garageheroesintraining.com/racing-checklists/
Several of our favorite recipes can be found on our website: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com
Homemade Meatballs and sauce (for sandwiches etc):
Chicken Fajita
Steak Fajita
Hawaiian/Kalua Pulled Pork
Pancakes
Smores
Track Map
Tool Lists:
Little Tikes Chairs:
Our podcast is always trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. On this episode, we go over a list of the most common errors and issues that a first time driver may have on track. We taped the episode in two pieces and the editor (Bill) was not able to hide it well. We apologize. Do not fear or feel bad about any and all of these areas. These are the most commonly seen areas that you will be working to improve on at your events.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over one of the most important topics related to racing, your confidence in the car that you are driving. There are a variety of ways to build confidence and as your confidence builds, your comfort will increase, and the focus can be applied to the driving of the car and the driving of your competitors and the race craft of passing and setting up passes of the other cars on track. This includes both car set up as well as familiarity of the car and track.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part9
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill still messes up the series name. He is still dreaming about winning a race car for some reason. lol.
2) Awareness: The first area we go over is the awareness of the surroundings. Especially on your first events there is a lot of information coming at you seemingly all at once. It's normal, but as you progress, try to focus on the flags and the other cars and the track (lines and marks etc). It will gradually become natural.
3) Driver: The next area is what the driver is doing, gripping the wheel too tightly, not breathing, focusing on the rear view mirror etc. Try to be on time, ideally a few minutes early and prepare as you would for any physically demanding activity, ideally well rested and ready to perform.
4) Eyes: The eyes are an area of your driving that will require focus the first day, as well as the 10,000th day. It is an area of constant awareness and will be something you will work on your entire driving career. Specifically try to look far into the car’s future path and scan the entire area around your car and its path, as well as your fellow drivers.
5) Feet: The inputs into your pedals, especially the brakes are commonly not optimized for track driving with your years of street driving experience and habits. Also, the throttle/gas pedal as well as the clutch are other areas where most will struggle initially.
6) Hands: Mostly in the area of steering your car, but also shifting, positioning of the seat, the way you keep your hands on the wheel while turning.
7) Seat and Seat belts: Key to being able to control your car is your seating position and being secure and stable while driving at speed.
8) Miscellaneous/Other: There are a few other items that did not fit into the above criteria, but are worth mentioning.
9) Again, it is worth mentioning that these errors are nothing to worry about or think poorly of yourself. These are the most common things that we see and they are the normal areas that you will be working on improving at the events.
10) Eyes and errors in what and where you are looking. Typical issues are not looking far enough into the future or on focusing on a single target point. This is especially prevalent for the first time on track. Also focusing on the mirrors more than going forward and taking care of your driving line.
11) Also, especially for your first event, plan on preparing for this like an athletic event so staying adequately rested and controlling the social/party atmosphere are important in performing well and staying sharp.
12) Remember that other cars can be a resource to learn from, but not always a resource that teaches you what to do, many will be teaching you what not to do.
13) We also cover several of the typical areas of braking, both application, timing/sequencing, and release, that are very different from street driving versus track driving and key to progressing.
14) Another aspect of track driving that is significantly different from street driving is the application of the throttle, especially the application rate when driving cars with higher horsepower and torque.
15) We lost our amazing transition to errors using your hands/steering related errors due to technical issues with the recording. We apologize for the loss.
16) Another aspect of driving on track is the position and comfort of the driving position for the driver. This is usually closer to the steering wheel than street driving and there are several tips given to assist in minimizing the effort of driving and maximizing your car control.
17) Vicki learns a new term, the “Money Shift”. This is to be avoided at almost any cost.
18) And don't forget the golden rule: “Don't be a jerk” at the event or you will be “that guy” and nobody ever wants to be that guy (or girl)
Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls “So You Wanna Racecar”. On this episode, we go over a typical track visit from arriving at the gate to departing at the conclusion of the event. It's like you get to experience everything about racing on a track without the thrill of driving, and without the post-race hangover from your adrenaline crash. The goal of this episode is to help you to be prepared for what usually happens when you visit a track for the first time and hopefully reduce some of the anxiety of going into the “unknown”.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Race Car (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go into the seeming obsession in the paddock with late braking for turns. If it is your first time on track, please don’t try to push your brake points to the very last minute. Leave some room and focus more on your corner apex and exit. It is much faster and much safer, especially early on in your career of driving a track.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part5
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Our goal is to reduce some of the flood of information that occurs when you first go to the track for your first event.
2) Bill provides a tip to answering the dreaded question of “Do I look fat in this dress” and also goes into potentially what may be the worst response to the question.
3) Our team is founded on checklists and we provide several examples of what we use on our website at: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com. Hot tip though, having a checklist that you don't bring with you or use won't help you at all.
4) One of the tried and true sayings from our Lemons races “Numbers are hard”. Here are several tips that try to make them a bit easier.
5) Tips on garage and paddock layouts at the track.
6) We try to walk you through the point where you arrive at the track and all the way through the event. Many tracks and series have slightly different details and procedures, but we try to give an overview of many of the most common procedures.
7) We go through the tech inspection process of both the driver’s safety equipment and the car’s mechanical and safety tech inspection.
8) Tracks also will have varying ways that they hold their practice schedule and we try to give a couple of examples that are most common. It is important to make sure you know what the schedule is and make sure you can get the value for the expense. If it does work for you, especially if you are a new driver or new to the track, we recommend signing up and getting some laps on the track, often with only a few other cars on the track.
9) If you aren't familiar with them, track walks are a great way to learn the track, especially if you can tag along with a group who is familiar with the track. If you see us taking a track walk, please feel free to join us.
10) Our endurance races usually start Saturday morning until Saturday evening, pause, and then resume Sunday morning and finish Sunday evening. As such, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings are very similar. Also, Friday evening and Saturday evening are usually similar, but often if things are going well, Saturday has a lot more social “opportunities” (read as parties) in the paddock.
11) Organizing the paddock and pilot area are key to getting the car prepped quickly and efficiently. Tips abound.
12) Most races end Sunday evening and the track closes in a few hours after that, so there are a few tips on prepping the paddock and pit area for departure to make this possible.
13) Try to get everything done as early as possible since there are often unforeseen issues and problems that arise unexpectedly. We give a few hypothetical examples we have “heard” about.
14) How did Bill get the nickname “toddler”
15) Some factors that may need to be considered when thinking about and setting up your driver line up, especially for the first stint.
16) There are also a few of the racing etiquette details sprinkled throughout the episode.
17) Bill gets several homework assignments for providing some lists on our website. It may take a bit, but they are coming and will be updated shortly. <<...>>
After a very long delay in editing, here is the episode we recorded several weeks ago (pre-Christmas) as a farewell wish to Jandy before he went on a long-term deployment. We did not expect to take as long editing, but we easily had triple the number of guests we have ever had and that made things a bit complicated. This is a fun episode with a good bit of Storytime from past racing events. Good luck to Jim on your deployment. We hope to see you back soon. And thank you so much for your service!
In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we give and introduction to the basic braking techniques and when you should use them on a track. The typical braking technique that you use nearly every time on a public road is never the proper technique when you are driving on a track and concerned about your lap time. But here we describe the main types of braking that you will work to use on track as your experience grows. We even go into a few techniques that you may not want to use initially, but we think you should be aware of, even on day 1. The main technique that you will want to use at first is threshold braking. Then there will also be a few turns where you only want to brush brake or even just lift off the gas pedal or throttle. In addition, we introduce the concept of trail braking. We do not recommend working on trail braking on day one for most drivers, but at the same time, we also don’t feel it is beneficial to be closed minded on only braking in a straight line. Especially if you have a more well developed braking proactive where you apply trail braking naturally. The key aspects to remember is to apply pressure quickly but not just stomp on the pedal to avoid upsetting the car or locking up the tires. Just as important is the concept of gradually releasing the brake pedal to help keep the car stable throughout the turn. Stomping on or popping off the brake pedal, as well as any of the pedals, is to be avoided.
As always, if you have any questions that you would like us to cover with Ben, please let us know in a (5 star?) podcast review or via email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or in a comment on our social media.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving. For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FarewellToJandy
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) It took almost 15 minutes just to herd the cats, so we put that as a “bonus” after the credits rolled
2) Guest roll: Jeff Caplan/Ron Mexico, Ann Moran/Giggles, Ruth Bates/Master Bates, Patrick Mchugh/Richard “Dick” Freelane, two secret commando guests who will go by Pat and Chris, Matty/Opah, Taylor Purcell/The Droner Boner, Estaban/El Banos, Lara Vernon, and our guest of honor Jim Andy Jandy Webb.
3) Story time upon story time ensues. Most are examples of what not to do, so we aren't sure this episode will make you faster but it should make you laugh a few times.
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 4 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the process involved with finding and buying a “new to you” car, or for those with a problem (Like Bill) how to best prepare to sell your car. Lara Vernon is on as our guest for a second time and is involved with buying and selling cars in her real life where she owns a boutique exotic car dealership called “Rare Exotic Vehicles” in Asheville NC that deals with very cool vintage cars and hot rods from the 1930’s on. The discussion deals with all types of cars, from a daily driver to a race car to a future race car to a parts car for the race car. Lara’s advice will save you time and money and get you further towards your goal. You may even find that flipping cars or parting out cars can help support your racing. This is one of the rare cases where the magician gives away a few of the secrets.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we go into how high performance driving education (HPDE) helps everyone on public roads, whether you have driven for decades or even if you are a new or soon to be new driver. It helps in all areas including the use of controls within the car as well as increasing the ability for the driver to anticipate and read the road and other drivers. We know of nothing that can be more effective in improving your driving as well as reducing the likelihood of an incident on public roads and everyday driving situations. Our three hosts all agree but each has a different number one improvement area that they feel has been improved through our driving education events and driving on track. We then wander into the relative safety of being on a track vs off track/on public roads. For those keeping score at home, the track is way safer than driving on public streets, even if you don’t count the safety equipment improvements involved with a prepared race car.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part-2
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a review of Lara’s recent win with her team on the 24 Hours of Daytona on iRacing where she will be getting her iRolex.
2) Critical aspects of the car searching process, what to avoid, what to look for, and how to look for things that will indicate a well taken care of car.
3) How the discussion of the car can lead to even better deals, both on the phone and eventually in person when possible.
4) Several of her favorite sites to look for cars online. Bill shares the Auto Tempest addiction and has a large set of open searches that he is always looking at, much to the irritation of Vicki.
5) Two words to try to avoid in most cases are accident and rust without a lot of further detail and investigation, rust being at the top of the list.
6) Lara also goes into the current market pricing and demand that she is seeing and how things are changing, even during our current COVID situation. It seems to be a seller’s market currently.
7) We also cover the transaction from the perspective of the seller. Yes Bill, you can sell cars as well. Try it. You might make Vicki happier.
8) Tips on how to inspect a car, what to look for, and where to get background on the particular model. Body, engine, fluids (level and color/smell), paint, with plenty of tips and tricks. Note to self: Do not let Lara near our race cars, they may not inspect well, lol.
9) Somehow, we ended up talking about our award winning race at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut during our second ever race. Granted it was the “I Got Screwed Award”, but hey, it is an award, lol.
10) We also go into a bit about her iRacing results and what is involved in some of her endurance races. Now if we could just get Jen and Vicki to not get motion sickness.
PS If you are preparing to sell a car, another former podcast guest, Jim Tramontano from “No Money Motorsports”, has a great article on things to do or avoid when listing your car to maximize your selling price and minimize the time on the market. https://tinyurl.com/SellingRaceCars
(Jim, you are way overdue for another episode)
Lara’s Contact information is:
Her business is are: www.RareExoticVehicles.com
@Lara.is.racing on Instagram
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 4 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the process involved with finding and buying a “new to you” car, or for those with a problem (Like Bill) how to best prepare to sell your car. Lara is on as our guest for a second time and is involved with buying and selling cars in her real life where she owns a boutique exotic car dealership called “Rare Exotic Vehicles” in Asheville NC that deals with very cool vintage cars and hot rods from the 1930’s on. The discussion deals with all types of cars, from a daily driver to a race car to a future race car to a parts car for the race car. Lara’s advice will save you time and money and get you further towards your goal. You may even find that flipping cars or parting out cars can help support your racing. This is one of the rare cases where the magician gives away a few of the secrets.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we go into how high performance driving education (HPDE) helps everyone on public roads, whether you have driven for decades or even if you are a new or soon to be new driver. It helps in all areas including the use of controls within the car as well as increasing the ability for the driver to anticipate and read the road and other drivers. We know of nothing that can be more effective in improving your driving as well as reducing the likelihood of an incident on public roads and everyday driving situations. Our three hosts all agree but each has a different number one improvement area that they feel has been improved through our driving education events and driving on track. We then wander into the relative safety of being on a track vs off track/on public roads. For those keeping score at home, the track is way safer than driving on public streets, even if you don’t count the safety equipment improvements involved with a prepared race car.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part4
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a review of Lara’s recent win with her team on the 24 Hours of Daytona on iRacing where she will be getting her iRolex.
2) Critical aspects of the car searching process, what to avoid, what to look for, and how to look for things that will indicate a well taken care of car.
3) How the discussion of the car can lead to even better deals, both on the phone and eventually in person when possible.
4) Several of her favorite sites to look for cars online. Bill shares the Auto Tempest addiction and has a large set of open searches that he is always looking at, much to the irritation of Vicki.
5) Two words to try to avoid in most cases are accident and rust without a lot of further detail and investigation, rust being at the top of the list.
6) Lara also goes into the current market pricing and demand that she is seeing and how things are changing, even during our current COVID situation. It seems to be a seller’s market currently.
7) We also cover the transaction from the perspective of the seller. Yes Bill, you can sell cars as well. Try it. You might make Vicki happier.
8) Tips on how to inspect a car, what to look for, and where to get background on the particular model. Body, engine, fluids (level and color/smell), paint, with plenty of tips and tricks. Note to self: Do not let Lara near our race cars, they may not inspect well, lol.
9) Somehow, we ended up talking about our award winning race at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut during our second ever race. Granted it was the “I Got Screwed Award”, but hey, it is an award, lol.
10) We also go into a bit about her iRacing results and what is involved in some of her endurance races. Now if we could just get Jen and Vicki to not get motion sickness.
PS If you are preparing to sell a car, another former podcast guest, Jim Tramontano from “No Money Motorsports”, has a great article on things to do or avoid when listing your car to maximize your selling price and minimize the time on the market. https://tinyurl.com/SellingRaceCars
(Jim, you are way overdue for another episode)
Lara’s Contact information is:
Her business is are: www.RareExoticVehicles.com
@Lara.is.racing on Instagram
We are continuing our bonus series on Racing 101 – So You Wanna Racecar with GHIT podcast #182: Racing 101 Part 3 – The Best Entry Points to Start High Performance Driving or Racing
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 3 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the easiest ways that we know of to start performance driving and racing your car. We selected these options by their ease of entry, ability to enter with little to no driving experience, and their safety. Cost and complexity of entry was also added as a secondary criterion that we discuss throughout that episode. The best advice we can give is to just pick one that sounds good for you and start.
Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Our next episode of Dominating with Dawson covers the issue some drivers will have that is referred to as the “red mist”. This is something to be aware of and avoid at all costs. It does not improve your performance but often increased the risk associated with driving on the track. Sometimes just knowing it exists is the key to avoiding it or dealing with it if you experience it. The red mist is almost like having a temporary lobotomy while on track. Obviously not the best condition to be driving at any point, but especially on track. We even try to offer a few ideas on how to be cognizant of yourself to hopefully prevent the red mist issue. Please let us know if you know of any other methods that work, we would love to learn and to share them with everyone.
Also, as a bonus since we missed one last episode, we have a double shot of Dominating with Dawson. On the second segment, we go into things that you can do and should do on that straightaways as you progress. While not only illustrative of how many things there are to do on the straightaway, but we also hope we show that there is a near limitless number of things that need to be reviewed on the track and while on a straight you usually have a bit more time and can collect yourself and collect some information that is vital to keeping your car in order and improve your racing. As a new or first time racer, you will likely be overwhelmed, but as you progress, you will have more and more time to do some of the things we discuss here. With proactive, the racetrack will seem to slow down in your mind even though your lap times will likely be significantly faster than your first time on track, even in the same car. Racing on a track is surprisingly active even when it appears you aren't really doing anything, like driving straight.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Racing101Part-2
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Attending an amateur race, particularly if it’s one you may eb interested in trying is a great way to “audit” the process and see what you may need to do and prepare for. Talking to others in attendance is a great way to learn and make your first racing friends. Cost estimate : Free to $10-30 or so
2) Autocross is often jokingly referred to as the gateway drug for performance riving. It is quick, relatively cheap, easily prepared for, and not too much preparation or safety requirements to start in most cars (Helmet, good working condition car, and good to go, in many cases there can be rental helmets on site). Cost estimate : $20-100 or so for entry
3) SCCA’s Track Night in America is a weeknight track event at a local track where you are welcome to go race your car on the track and see how it goes. There can be some instruction there and all drivers and street cars are readily accepted. A relatively cheap way to try your hand at a local track. Cost estimate : $100 or so to enter
4) HPDE’s and Track Days are closely related and on a spectrum of the amount of instruction being offered. It can be a single day event or the entire weekend. HPDE’s offer a higher fraction of your day with an instructor and may involve classroom sessions and potentially on track drills which are usually a ton of fun. Track days often have instructors available to set up or just ask to drive with you but are usually a bit less formal and structured. There is a wide range of events that go from one end to the other and finding the one that fits your personality and interests is as easy as signing up and trying one out, or all of them, lol. Requirements are usually a helmet and a safely running car. Again, rental helmets can usually be reserved ahead of time for the event. Cost estimate : $200-500 or so per day to enter
5) Rally events are not usually speed based events but are a great way of getting into the driving culture. There are several types, and each has a varying set up and goal structure. The cost can be quite low, and they are often used as a charity fundraiser or to support local community interests and needs. Cost estimate : $50-500+ or so to enter
6) There are several types of racing that are set for you to enter a race as your first step, things like Lucky Dog, the 24 Hours of Lemons and ChampCar are geared to accept and help first time racers. We did this. It may be a better plan to attend and HPDE event before trying this, but it is a very viable path if you wish to try your hand at racing as a first step. We did discuss several other types of racing, but they are not typically open to a first time driver and are more of a goal to work towards. Identifying a potential series of interest is a good way to focus on the car or cars that you look to get for racing. Cost estimate : varies pretty widely but $100 or so up to ~$750 or more per day (for the team) to enter plus significant car and safety equipment expenses etc. More advanced races can be significantly higher cost to enter and prepare for. There are rental options for an entire car or just for a “seat” to share the race with others.
7) Also, don’t ignore (go) karting. It can be indoor or outdoor and electric or gas powered karts. It is a great way to whet your appetite without having a car or even if you aren't old enough to drive a car on the street. A lot of the skills and approach crosses over to whatever type of racing you may wish to try.
When Brian was on with us last year, we started talking about identifying sponsors, working with potential sponsors, and how to get and treat sponsors to assist with the expenses related to racing. Since then, Brian has given several talks on this topic, as well as appearances on several podcasts. As always, our goal was to provide a complete summary of the area of sponsorship and allow you to be able to identify potential sponsors and find a way to help their business and your racing. If you use the strategies Brian covers and understand that it is not all about you, your speed, and your race wins, you should be able to start or grow your current driver/team/car sponsorship program. So technically, our podcast is not only free to you but may actually make or save you some money.
There is no Dominating with Dawson on this episode, but we will double up next Monday.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill establishes his wish list for a dream sponsor and Brian quickly dashes it against the rocks and we move to the reality of the current sponsorship and business climate.
2) Brian defines exactly what should be considered to be sponsorship and provides several examples of how these relationships start and develop.
3) Sponsorships are sometimes monetary but can also be discounted goods or services.
4) When approaching a sponsor, the key is to try to determine what the sponsor is looking for and how you can help them grow their business. Try to look at it from their perspective before thinking of what you can give or what you want from them.
5) Advertising and media exposure should not be the focus of your pitch.
6) What are the three components that make the strongest proposal to a potential sponsor.
7) What is a potential sponsorship program, how to prepare one, and how to increase your likelihood of success. We also go into the importance of having an internal champion is getting the traction needed to start the relationship even before you have a sponsorship program.
8) We even go into an area that is often overlooked by our racing friends: what does the business want in return from the sponsorship.
9) We even go through a scenario using an example business and product with an amateur endurance racing team as a worked example. Just for instance. Hey, it’s our podcast, lol.
10) Tips and guidance on how to approach your first sponsor that you probably already know within your personal social network.
11) Getting, maintaining, and growing a sponsorship relationship is a significant investment of time and effort by your team or at least one team member and can really be a near full time job.
12) Brian also goes into several examples of sponsorship deals that he has witnessed during his professional life.
13) How to present you and your team to the sponsor and what you should do before even sending them any information.
14) As many would have guessed, Bill tries to get Brian’s help with his dream Slurpee sponsorship. And then we walkthrough a potential path to Vicki’s dream sponsor of Flyin’ Miata for her baby. The thought behind these would be to show a worked example and what factors and approaches that may be helpful with trying to prepare for and start the conversation.
15) How and where to start your first steps towards working with a sponsor.
16) UPOD – Under Promise and Over Deliver. Words to live by in racing and in the real world. (Meat Space). Its right up there with “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing”
17) Brian was also kind enough to offer several additional potential models that can be pursued instead of, or in addition to, seeking sponsorship.
18) Vicki goes off program and starts talking racing EV’s in endurance racing from out of nowhere. It is kind of like the line from the Talking Heads “Well, How Did I Get Here”
This is part 3 of the series (of ~10) we go over several of the easiest and most popular paths to get your start performance driving and/or racing journey. This should be considered a starting point to work from and not an exhaustive, detailed list as there are many other potential paths and organizations available across the globe. We have already talked through several of these areas in prior episodes and will continue to cover each of these areas in future episodes. As always, each if us if forever “In Training” no matter what our current level of performance.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Expectations between Going To and From The Event/Track
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Continuing with our racing 101 Series within our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go over a condition that is to be avoided. It is commonly referred to as the “red mist” when racing or driving. This is somewhat like road rage and not only negatively impacts your performance but also increases the risk of damage to you, your car, and your fellow drivers on the track. Being cognizant of the red mist is often the biggest step to avoiding it by early recognition before becoming fully “mystified”
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) After some initial recording issues, …….
2) Attending an amateur driving event is a great way to start learning a bit and feeling comfortable with going to a track or racing event etc.
3) We often joke about autocross being the “gateway drug” for performance driving and racing. It is easy, requires very little equipment and preparation for your car, and is one of the most inexpensive ways to start performance driving. Budget requirements are usually well under $100 or so for the day.
4) If autocross isn't appealing to you because you always had the dream or desire to drive on a track, then perhaps SCCA’s Track Night In America is the best choice for you. You take your daily driver or your fun road car to a local track during the week and race it at the local track. This costs a bit more but is still usually less than $200 for the evening.
5) If you are looking for a bit more hands on coaching and structure, we always recommend attending an HPDE event. These can be at a track or even focused on autocross, depending on the event organizer and location. It is usually a blend of in class instruction and track time, often approximately 50/50 split, but the class time is very helpful and valuable. Budget around $500 or so for a two-day event. If you are looking of an HPDE targeting autocross, we enjoy going to the EVO School that costs about ½ as much for each day.
6) If you want a bit more track time and a bit less instruction, there are several track days at local tracks with a bit less structure and instruction, but usually a bit more time on track. We would recommend starting with an HPDE event, especially as a first time.
7) Road Rally events aren't really racing but a great way to get started and meeting your newest bunch of friends to be. Rally events are not a speed event but can be timed or can be based on finding checkpoints or completing challenges. These can be a single day or multiple days; costs vary greatly from $40 to much more and are often used as a charity fundraising activity or to help the local community in some way. These are usually on public roads and are often relaxed. Not every rally is like the Burt Reynolds movie Cannonball Run, lol.
8) We started by entering a race as our first event. It is a potential path. We would recommend at least one HPDE, but several series cater to first time race drivers and are set up to help you achieve this goal. The cost of entry can be low for an autocross event or over $1,500 for an endurance event to enter. There is also a higher level of car preparation and safety equipment involved. The shortest races would be an autocross where the races are usually under 1 minute each. Then there are sprint races where the race can be for a single stint searching for your one best lap (usually called Time Attack) or for some short wheel to wheel races the race can be 20-40 minutes or so. Endurance races usually start at 4 hours and can be single 24+ hour events or multiple days of multi hour races. Costs can vary from a less than $100 for an autocross race to over $1,000 and up for endurance races. Budgets can also grow dramatically depending on the event and the cars being used.
9) An alternative to racing your own prepped car in a race is to either rent a car or a seat in a car to try your hand at racing. The costs again can vary depending on the car and the race, but with this option, you do not have to purchase and prepare the car. This reduces the start up costs and effort required to get out on the track and that is the most importance thing to getting started. You will still need a helmet and the required safety equipment, but he car and associated supplies, tools, etc. are usually covered. Pricing can vary dramatically from a few hundred dollars minimum to several tens of thousands of dollars for high level events in semi-pro and professional events. NOT recommended for your first time, lol
10) At many events you will need to either bring a racing helmet or rent one on site. Always make sure to contact the organizer for their specific requirements and if there are rentals available ahead of time.
11) We did neglect to mention going on track with an “experience” type of event where you can drive on a real track in some very fancy car or race cars. These are usually lead follow and you get to go up to the speed that you are comfortable with a pacing guide ahead of you.
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 2 of the series (of ~10). On this episode of Bill is a Piñata, we go into the various safety related items that may be required to get on track or by the racing series. There are a large number of items and many different options and features to take into consideration. We try to summarize each item and area and provide a high level introduction that should help everyone to get started. We have covered several of these areas in detail in prior episodes, but we wanted to review them here for someone new to racing or new to high performance driving. Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into several Starting Grid and Paddock related tips: One of the potentially intimidating things is arriving at the track for the first time and not knowing what to do. I this episode, we cover what to do to get on the track for the first time including generic gridding and paddock setup and best practices to have a great time and keep everyone safe. After this we hope you will feel like you’ve been there already even if it is your first event.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Apparently Vicki and Jennifer were not familiar with the term “Luxury Mammal” which we first heard from Randy Bish.
2) We start off with a section covering racing seats and the use of seat inserts. We did have a full episode with Joe Marko from HMS Motorsports on episode #149.
3) Our Preference is to use a halo type seat with FIA certification and seat inserts to make a secure fit. Ideally without sliders but if needed, please use double rail secure sliders from either Sparco or from a Jeep TJ.
4) Mounting is critical for both comfort and safety, as well as getting into and out of the car, especially when using a halo seat or in smaller cars like a Miata etc.
5) Bill reminds Jennifer and Vicki of the broomstick test as an example of how much gap there should be above your helmet and the roll bar/cage.
6) Jennifer comes up with potential alternatives to help with fitting several different size drivers in a car. She has a future on “Top Chef”.
7) Our next discussion area is the racing helmet. It protects your melon. If it is a certified helmet, the only thing that really matters is that it fits you properly. If you can try it on before you buy, please do so. (Any movement is not good, and very tight areas can be a problem, especially in endurance racing. Puffy cheeks as a good sign) Also, if someone has a “Simpson head”, that does not imply the way they look. At the time of this recording, 2010 helmets are cycled out, 2015 helmets should be “on sale” and 2020 is what you should be looking for.
8) We discuss Greek desserts and the use of a balaclava with your helmet.
9) Racing suits, different types, and options, as well as underlayers and a few tips and things to do or look out for and several resources to find potential deals. As with the Helmets and seats, it is best to try them on before buying.
10) We finally found a reason to listen to our podcast. Don’t miss it. Lol.
11) We also cover several different types and brands of head and neck restraining devices to help protect you neck in case of an accident. There as several different types and additional complications when racing as a team and sharing H&N restraint devices. Simpson offers a hybrid system that can be used with 3-point belts that are in stock/OEM cars.
12) Flame resistant gloves and racing shoes are another item that may be required in most series and are a good addition to your driver bag. Gloves and shoes see a lot of wear and tear so expect to replace them more often than the above items. Also, conserve the wear of your fire resistant racing shoes by not wearing them around the race track and paddock, as well as not drying them in a dryer. Don’t ask how we know.
13) Also, most series will require fire retardant socks within your shoes. They disappear in the laundry just as well as normal socks, so be prepared.
14) One items that is often not thought about is underwear etc. Please stick with natural fibers like cotton. Most synthetic materials like nylons, spandex, etc. will melt and fuse with your skin if exposed to the heat of a fire.
15) Jennifer brings up the use of glasses and contact lenses in a race car. Bill has strong opinions related to his laboratory background in this area. Perhaps they may change your mind/opinion.
16) The use of ear protection, in car/helmet radios and helmet speakers etc.
17) There are several types of rear view mirrors available and we try to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type, as well as our team preferences.
18) Fire extinguishers and Fire Suppression systems are often required and a great addition to your car and team. There are a few types and options that have distinct advantages.
19) Other items discussed include the emergency stop switch, auxiliary lighting, and brake light systems, cages and roll bars, and safety harnesses/seat belts and the various options and features available along with a few of the tips and tricks we have learned so far. Still in training.
20) Also, at some races or series you will be using the hot pit or potentially setting up a home base/camp area on the pit. Each of these require different setups and equipment, as well as team member behavior and movement. We try to summarize the two most common pit area behaviors, but each series and track may have different rules or requirements. Always check prior to the race to make sure your entire team is familiar with the rules of the series and track.
21) Rob Krider is Called Brilliant. Not the first time.
22) Vicki wants to be clear that you should likely buy your first race car, just in case it wasn't clear after the last episode.
23) Start now. It is so much fun!
Used Racing Suits: Race Image: https://www.raceimage.com/
Rob Krider’s Magnetic Towels to prevent fuel spills: https://nasaspeed.news/toolshed-engineer/magnetic-fuel-spill-towel/
When we started this podcast, we had a list of guests that would compose our school of white whales that we dreamed of getting. One of the top was Randy Pobst. He is an excellent driver, instructor and television personality and has seemingly won every race event he has entered, sometimes multiple times. As good as a driver as he is, he is an even better person. He routinely attends amateur races, many times bringing his own “Flying Moose” team Volvo and walks the paddock and talks to everyone there and is always willing to help with friendly advice or to answer a question. To this point, our biggest regret for the podcast was the microphone issues we had early in the first episode with Randy as a guest at the Lucky Dog race in Portland at PIR. This time, we triple checked and we were able to have Randy on without any technical issues on our end. Please welcome Randy Pobst back to our podcast to talk all about cars and racing, and even a bit about motorcycles. We still miss his “Racing Line” series, and the “Head-To-Head” show is greatly missed. (It was hosted by two of our original white whales guests Jason Cammisa and Jonny Lieberman. Maybe we can trade a seat for an intro, lol.) Randy is so busy with so many projects, it is truly amazing that he takes the time to come onto our podcast.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, Bill wanted to talk about what a dead pedal is and how it is used on track. We aren't sure why he thought this was a good segment topic, but it really did turn out well.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Autocorrect strikes again on Randy’s earlier email in a most hilarious way. Perhaps a future theme option. And then Bill breaks out into a “Love Boat” reference. Most of our listeners may need to use Google. And then we break out into bad college food habits. We do eventually return to cars at some point. Promise.
2) The endurance racing talk begins, and we are talking before the Champ Car race where Randy has already posted a video or two from the race on his YouTube channel. Great video to watch.
3) Randy has a teleporter. It is the only way he can be at so many track events. We saw him in Charlotte and the next thing we know, he is posting from Laguna Seca and then the next day he is back at Charlotte in the Flying Moose.
4) It is story time about the time we shared a race car with Randy at Portland. It was our first time doing an engine change. Why is the Capri taking so long? We did it in less than one day there.
5) It appears that Randy has even more race car projects going than we do. That is equally comforting and troubling at the same time, lol.
6) Randy goes into several stories about driving, racing, and learning to work with cars, both mechanically and driving. If you don’t get faster from this episode, you should listen to It again. Randy is a firm believer in constantly learning ad fully admits he is always “In Training”.
7) One of our favorite quotes ever, - When you are in trouble, why would you want to crash faster.
8) We discuss what you should be looking at and Randy’s preference for saying “Eyes In” vs that more standard “Eyes Up”, same meaning but a different reaction or perception by the student driver.
9) How karting can help you with your driving but can also hinder your progression if you do not take into account the differences inherent in the different suspension and drivetrain variables in each.
10) The difference Randy sees between racing for a team and leading a race team at an event.
11) We eventually worked our way back to where we discussed tires and their importance in racing and your car’s performance.
12) Randy is an adopter of our proposed racing series with 500 treadwear tires from Walmart as the spec tire for the series. We wonder if Douglas would be interested in a partnering sponsorship.
13) A story about a lemons race car with a stripper pole? Yep, it’s in here and it wasn't just a decoration.
14) How to become a sponsored race driver? Randy goes through how he did it and what may work for you.
15) Randy shares several of his thoughts on getting a car to be faster and handle better. This is one episode where if you apply what we discuss with Randy, you will be faster.
16) Our questions are like apexes for Randy, he gets really close to them, sometimes touches on them, while he drives by at high speed, lol.
17) Randy discusses modern cars and the plusses and minuses of the increasing horsepower and the maturation of the many driver aides.
18) He even puts up with us and our Fast and Furious Storytime Questions.
19) Vicki starts to discuss front wheel vs rear wheel drive cars with Randy. She is still not a fan but maybe she will listen to Randy.
20) Randy was also kind enough to share a secret approach he uses at Watkins Glen.
Special Post Game Bonus: Vicki and Randy talking about their ADD’s impact on their racing and about skid pad training.
We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls “So You Wanna Racecar” that Bill can’t seem to say correctly. This is part 1 of the series (of ~10) where we go over where we started and how things went at our first events. We then move on to how to build your first race car. In case it isn't clear, Vicki strongly feels its better to purchase a car that already races in the series you wish to enter. So, if you need to build your first race car or only if you need to make sure your race car is ready for your first race, this episode goes into the various steps and areas that should be your primary concerns. As with most areas, especially safety related, if you aren't already familiar with the specific area, please seek help from us or someone with experience, or the racing series technical representatives. This should be considered a starting point to work from and not an exhaustive, detailed plan. We have already talked through many of these areas in prior episodes and will continue to cover each of these areas in future episodes. Always In Training.
The outline for the series is:
Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)
Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed
Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving
Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)
Part 5: Expectations between Going To and From The Event/Track
Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices
Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)
Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend
Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time
Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)
Continuing with our racing 101 Series within our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go into many of the ways to enjoy racing at the track. Especially when you are just getting started, racing is not only about winning the race, but there are also hundreds of “wins” each time we are at the track, many of which occur when you are not even driving on the track. Just going and trying is a victory. Winning isn’t everything and it definitely is far from the only thing.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start off with a quick summary of our first racing events.
2) The car preparation required varies widely, depending on what you are trying to do.
3) At first, we cover what is required for an HPDE event or an autocross event. There you need very little besides a helmet, but we do cover a few potential upgrades like brake fluid and better brake pads.
4) We then go into the preparation needed if you want to go on track with a particular target series or type of racing. The first step is deciding (or guessing) where you want to learn, race, and compete. Then you need to look at the rules for that series. Everything is there, but it is at varying levels of difficulty in reading and understanding the rules and their implications.
5) One additional factor that you should take into consideration when looking to buy or build or fix your first car is making sure it is fairly easy to get parts, support, and work on. Ideally you should choose to use an already proven type of car that is widely used and raced, ideally with a low cost of consumable items, i.e., brake pads, rotors, tires etc.
6) The first step would be having patience and waiting for the right car to start with. The less issues to start with, the easier this whole process will be to complete. Once you have the car selected and in your work area, you should likely look to clean the car up (inside, out, underneath, and within the engine bay) and during this time, perform a thorough inspection and generate a list of to do items that you will find.
7) If it a dedicated race car, you will likely be taking the entire interior out of the car so that you can install your roll bar and/or full cage. In general, you will remove anything heavy, anything flammable, and anything not required to race the car. We prefer to leave the defroster for the windshield. It’s up to you but be careful of the electrical systems and the ground connections. If you damage any one of these, they can be very difficult to trouble shoot. Also, in some series, you will need to remove the lock from the steering wheel.
8) The next area to address is installing a roll bar or a full roll cage. A roll bar is a project that you may want to try even if you are new to racing. However, a full roll cage is likely one of the most difficult projects required in racing. It is not a great beginner project and we would recommend working with an experienced cage builder or racing team in your area. This is not an area where you should risk a mistake. Besides the skills required, the design of a cage is not a trivial endeavor, both for safety reasons and fitting within the rules of the series.
9) Vicki is very subtle in her preference towards buying your first race car and learning from there. This is by far the easiest method to get started and reduces the hurdles/excuses to not getting started TODAY.
10) Once the cage or roll bar is installed, you will want to paint the cleaned interior of the car and the bars for two reasons. The first is to protect the bare metal. The second is it is easier to keep clean and inspect the interior for part, tools, debris, before going out on track. The key to a good project is prepping and protecting surfaces that you don’t want painted like glass, electronics, wiring, etc.
11) This is an opportune time to review the rules again to make sure you are planning to conform to the series. It is much easier now, than redoing or undoing. It is also often way cheaper. We also provided several tips for generating a to do list and ways that we have found to work for our team that can have as many as 20 or more people working on the cars at a time.
12) At this point, it is a great time to reset your car and do a full inspection including changing/replacing all fluids and wear items like brake pads and rotors, and any rubber bits within the suspension etc. (Essentially try to look at and at least inspect anything on the car that goes round and round or up and down) In many cases, you will not know the history and current status of the car and this is a great time to make it yours and bring everything up to date and current. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Bill has a long list, and it is available on our website.
13) Vicki mentions No Money Motorsports blog where he tries to show how to save a bit of money and still enjoy your racing hobby.
14) Next is safety. Don’t ever try to skimp on this area and make doubly sure to meet any and all safety standards. You can replace your car but your drivers, not so much.
15) It is at this point that you should even consider working on the process of making your car pretty and things involved with the livery of your race car. There are a few different ways to add numbers and a multitude of ways to change design/color.
16) Bill misspeaks HVLP as High Volume, Low Pressure as high velocity. Sometimes the brain doesn’t engage fully with the mouth.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) The Perfect race car
2) Throttle Steering
3) Understeer
4) Vision and looking through turns
5) Weight Transfer and Controlling it to improve your driving
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Jacob Simonsen joined us to talk all things NaZCAR which is leading the way in New Zealand for opening up racing to everyone with their entry-level low-cost endurance racing series and he is also starting a series to graduate to for the more serious and faster cars and drivers called NaZCAR Pro. NaZCAR was formerly the New Zealand affiliate of the 24 Hours of Lemons but has split off to form its own brand, two racing series, and a licensing/sanctioning body for racing in New Zealand. We would love to get to a race, or two, or three, with their series and hopefully we can put this together for 2022. We aren't sure exactly the route for our race car and trailer at this point, but we have time to make a plan. We would love to help grow their series, it sounds like a blast.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go over one of the techniques that can be used to catch your car if things are getting out of control. The technique involves inputting the correcting input, pausing for the brief time to where the car accepts the input and is near neutral and balanced and being ready to recover as soon as that point is reached. It is sometimes called CPR or Correct, Pause, and Recover.
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.
For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) During the podcast Jacob is sitting in a beautiful area of the country, the sun is shining brightly, he is tan and warm, and the New Zealand race season is just starting up while we are in the midst of a big snowstorm. We are so jealous.
2) Jacob and his team are committed to making sure that there is a place for entry level, low-cost endurance racing and also giving people a place to move to if they are faster, more serious, and possibly a bit higher/more midrange budget that has recently become a sanctioned National Championship Series.
3) We go into the challenges and opportunities of racing in an area that is somewhat a remote “island” and the ingenuity that can be required to make and keep a race car running well, especially for endurance racing events.
4) Jacob shared a ton of great stories from past races in the New Zealand series. Now we really have to get to one of their races.
5) A great history of how racing in New Zealand has developed over the years and some of the thins Jacob is looking at doing to help grow the sport by increasing inclusivity.
6) The advantages of also being a licensing agency for racing in New Zealand.
7) How the two-racing series will interact and complement each other.
8) Jacob covers several of the tracks and events that they hold within the two series. Somehow Bill asks about the logistics of racing so far away. What could he be planning?
9) We go through some of the highlight cars from the series and few wishes for future car entries. Time to start building.
10) Perhaps the best solution is to do an arrive and drive swap. Now if we can only get a sister team in New Zealand and it would be helpful to be allowed to travel again. Hopefully, they won’t expect us to drive like the Speedy Cop team.
11) Vicki goes into the logistics of staying at or near the track as well as how to set up the paddock for a race.
12) Bill goes car shopping for cars to race in NaZCAR or to bring back and race in the US. And no one is surprised.
If you want to follow the series
Facebook at NaZCAR
Website is Nazcar.nz
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Speed through a turn
2) Sway bar
3) Talent vs learning
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Relative importance of Commitment vs Perfection
2) Seat and Mirror positioning
3) Shuffle Steering
4) Single Inputs progressing to more complicated multiple inputs
5) Slow Turns and Fast Turns
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
We are enthusiastic podcast listeners and found a podcast hosted by our guests called Shifting Points. Their podcast is also aimed at helping people get started in our sport. Luckily, they approach it from the perspective of autocross, so we haven’t lost our entire audience to them, yet. Since we all share the same passion, we had to invite them onto our podcast and talk all things cars and driving. They are a great group of ladies and we will be going up to an autocross event with them this season and plan on doing our best to get them into endurance racing. Why should it be an « or » when it can be an « and ». “And” is so much more fun. Please welcome Kathy, Jess, and Audra to the podcast.
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On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we go into two types of drivers that we see, those that tend towards overdriving their car and those that tend to underdrive their car. If you are learning or instructing a driver, it is useful to see how to best approach driving improvement by understanding the differences between these two personality approaches to high performance driving. It is also useful to see how the other half lives and learns. Neither is right or wrong and both approaches can learn to be really fast. The only difference is in the path that they tend to follow and the way they increase their speed.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) It seems our two podcasts have almost the exact same taste in cars. Seems like a future autocross battle in the making. Hopefully, this summer. Probably wise to place your bets on the Shifting Points podcast team for a clean sweep victory.
2) We go through the history of how our ladies started autocross driving, met each other and how this eventually ended up with them starting a podcast together.
3) Both podcasts started out knowing little about fixing and working on a car and have progressed rapidly with help from car friends and YouTube.
4) We review how to enter an autocross local to you, where to find them, and what is involved. The barrier to entry is as close to zero as any type of driving event and is a great way to get a taste for high performance driving with almost any car and very little risk, cost, and prep required.
5) Tons of Mini stories. Apparently, Mini’s have feelings. Lol.
6) Both groups go into why we started podcasting and some of the benefits and growing pains involved.
7) It took a bit of time, but we eventually did make our move to convince them to try endurance racing. Vicki was less than subtle, but did you really expect anything else from us by now? It may end up with an all-female driver GHiT team this year. Bill will have to be relegated to sous chef for the weekend and let the talented drivers show their stuff.
8) We mined for a few tips and tricks to starting up and entering your first autocross event. Autocross is truly accessible to everyone interested in having fun in a car. Most of the prep is for the driver’s comfort with the weather and food. Your car is probably already good to go as it is, but getting it checked over may be a good idea. Well, you will likely have to clean out your car, but that is usually a good thing, especially for our cars. Lol.
9) Kathy and Bill share a certain talent related to torquing lug nuts. Stories were shared. Hopefully, they will both grow out of it soon. Lol.
10) Tips on how to find any autocross events within the area you live or may be visiting. Also, if concerned, the autocross events are classed by car and many times there are classes for first time/new drivers.
11) Audra’s tap root car story broke Kathy
12) Jess just released an album with her band. It would be great to hit the top hundred list with the latest release from The Strattones! It might even pay for her next autocross event.
13) Jen asks her next question while on mute. Eventually she figured it out, lol.
14) Kathy may have discovered a way to get red wine out of cloth seats with a combination of red wine and Diet Coke. Try at your own discretion.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Hydration during racing
2) Left foot braking
3) Pit Driver to Driver Info Exchange
4) Playing Flag Games
5) Pre-race in race and post-race thoughts
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual series if episodes that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Goals for Endurance racing
2) Factors that affect a turn and how your car will behave
3) Fear as a factor in going faster
4) HPDE Goals
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Brad Brownell is an automotive journalist and is also well known for his involvement with starting Radwood and their newest car festival that is for electrified cars entitled Autopia 2099. His passion for cars and the people who love them is evident throughout the episode, especially by the excitement he displays when talking about the cars that have come to events in the past and will hopefully come to festivals in the future.
Threshold braking is often the braking method of choice on track, with there are many areas of a track that this may not be the best braking method to employ. On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we try to go into examples where threshold braking is best used and several areas where there may be better options.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. We have two systems for our team and Bill is looking to add a third for this season, pending CFO approval from Vicki. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) While talking about Autopia 2099, Brad confuses Roy Rogers with Buck Rogers. (See it’s not just us, lol.) It’s probably a result of talking with Jay Lamm too much about EV’s, lol.
2) Brad is a car guy through and through who metaphorically devoured any car magazine he could when studying abroad in Spain.
3) We think Brad has taken care of all of his spare time, yet he is looking for more things to do.
4) Brad finally brings a Bill & Ted reference to the podcast. Long overdue.
5) Brad goes into a full description of a Radwood event and the new Autopia 2099 festivals.
6) We go over some of the highlight cars that come to mind and then ask the question everyone is wondering. What is the white whale for Radwood that hasn’t come to the event yet?
7) We tried to get the Radwood schedule for 2021. Brad put up a good fight, but he wisely avoided getting too specific with the uncertain nature of the upcoming season.
8) The trials of starting a virtual Radwood event. It went well at first, but lost momentum after cars and coffees resumed.
9) Rad For Sale is a great resource that is coming soon where you can find and purchase various cars from the Radwood area of the 80’s and 90’s cars.
10) Fake cocaine stories? Yep, they are in here. It was the 80’s after all.
11) Radwood is threatening to export to several areas around the world. We lobbied for many of our listeners favorites. There are signs of life. We even offered a sponsor to Brad to help with the costs.
12) Potential partnering and sponsorship opportunities were suggested, and some may even come to fruition. Pit Viper sunglasses was suggested more than once by our listeners.
13) Bill misheard that Brad’s family had driven 300,000 miles on a lease. Luckily, that was not the case.
14) Brad has some of the most entertaining car history stories we have ever heard.
15) Jennifer's method of learning how to drive a manual transmission may have been exceeded by our guest. It wasn’t on track, but it may be the winner.
16) We may have the most surprising answer for the car decade driven for the rest of your life ever. Hint, it’s not within the Radwood era. Brad even avoided the Radwood era for his top 5, almost.
17) If in Scotland, you may find Brad on his dream drive. We are still looking for the exact road, but we will let you know when we find it.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Hand positioning
2) Rotation
3) Understeer
4) Oversteer
5) Penalty Box Discussion
6) Red Flags
7) Seating position and mirrors
8) Downshifting at the track along with Goals for an HPDE
We finally broke Aaron down and he agreed to come onto the podcast with the rest of the Saabs of Anarchy team that we race with in many of our endurance races. They started racing in Lemons many years ago and each have had several Saabs for street use and for some reason they all thought it would be a good vehicle to endurance race. Stephen and Ryan recently started a podcast called The Autoholic Podcast. They are a great group of guys who enjoy racing and seeing what they can make a Saab survive (an impressive 8,000 racing miles and still counting). They also theme pretty hard. The team consists of the brothers Aaron and Stephen Diamond, Josh Tamarkin, Ryan Abranovic, and Don “The Saab Wizard” Rowe.
The podcast and blog can be found at: https://www.the-autoholic.com/
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we discuss the concept of leaving escape routes which is useful on the track and possibly even more so on public roads.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We cover how the team originated and how they came to race Saabs and continue to add to the race car fleet, all still Saabs.
2) In this episode, you also get a peak behind the counter on how we “make the sausage” when Vicki reads a note on the Google Doc as a question to our guests. Yes, it is official, we are still in training, lol.
3) How the team developed the “Saabs of Anarchy” moniker (without ever watching the show) and how their themes have continued to develop over the intervening years.
4) Vicki exercises her inner bulldozer, again.
5) Some great stories from their teams first race and several other notable races, including a recent true 24-hour race in Houston with Travis Pastrana in the field.
6) A 1993 car is referred to as a vintage car. We are officially old. Lol.
7) Prepare to be besieged by the various Saab models through the years. Your Google Fu may need to be put to the test in this episode if you aren't already indoctrinated into the Saab family of vehicles.
8) We can't help but pick on The Autoholic podcast for not being on iTunes Podcast network, but it is now so you can subscribe at almost everywhere podcasts are available.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Racing in the Rain
2) Racing line etc.
3) Using video and YouTube for prep and Driving
4) Dive Bomb
5) Driving a new to you car
6) Fast turns vs slow turns
7) Flags
Loni Unser is our guest racing driver for this episode. She is a fourth generation racing driver and has quickly worked her way up through several racing series in all types of cars and racing. She has recently announced that she will be driving the Swamp Dragon Hot Sauce car in the MX5 Cup. She graciously accepted our invitation to the podcast and is easily one of the nicest and friendliest guests we have ever had. We hope everyone will be following her career and we hope to see her at a track in the future (most likely as she is passing us, lol)
On this week’s Dominating with Dawson, we begin to cover one of the key aspects of a driver’s personality and tendency by looking at helping two types of drivers progress. If you look at drivers as a spectrum, each will fall somewhere between a driver who tends to push a car hard and perhaps even overdrive a car naturally vs a driver who tends to approach the limit more slowly and gradually. Every driver is different, but each of us will likely share aspects of each type, but it is always useful to look at the way the driver’s personality can impact their driving and optimal learning approach.
You can follow Loni as Loni Unser on all the various social medias.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We go over many of the positives and potential negatives of being an Unser at a racetrack. We really want to go to the family go cart race for the holidays.
2) Some great stories and perspectives on how racing has grown and evolved since her family started racing, things like the addition and improvement safety systems and fire suits etc.
3) Jen brings up her crash at Charlotte as a preemptive strike before Bill broke out the video. Maybe her new nickname will be Quickdraw.
4) It turns out that Loni is also an instructor at B.R.A.K.E.S. We have been with our son and it has helped him and thousands of other new drivers to learn so much more than most driving classes. We hope will have someone from the B.R.A.K.E.S. program on soon.
5) Loni raced with WRL last year and will be driving the Swamp Dragon Hot Sauce ND Miata in the MX5 Cup next week. Loni’s approach to learning is very impressive. She is trying to learn as much as she can, in as many areas as she can, to help her become a better, faster, and well-rounded driver that can assist in any way needed to help the team perform.
6) Loni’s perspective on racing and her philosophy shows that she has chosen the correct path and is headed for a great career.
7) The benefits and the accompanying pressures of being an Unser at the race track, as well as how her family is coping with their daughter racing.
8) We also cover how Loni’s background with downhill skiing and racing compliments her approach to track driving. There is a great deal of similarities that may not be apparent initially.
9) Loni also goes into how it was balancing her college studies with her racing schedule. We think she may still be catching up on her sleep.
10) We bet that you cannot guess what Loni’s tap root car is. Garage Heroes In Training decals will be sent to anyone who guesses it before listening. Two free decals if you actually listen.
11) We think we may have a business idea to help fund Loni’s racing teams.
12) One of Loni’s favorite racing drivers is Katherine Legge. We are hoping to have her on the podcast at some point. We apologize ahead of time to Miss Legge, lol.
13) We show a bit of why we edit. Still in training.
14) Another vote for us going to VIR. It must happen this year.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On Part 3, we go over:
1) What is an Arrive and Drive and how do they work
2) First time driving on track tips, including the don’t's
3) What is an Apex and why are there so many talked about for each turn
4) A fun discussion about what is meant by "Two Feet In"
5) Buying a car for racing or HPDE
6) First time driving at a New Track and how to approach it
We hope you enjoy this bonus episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Ian Korf was our guest for this podcast. Ian is an amateur racer and driving instructor when at the track, as well as the author of the book “You Suck At Racing” that is aimed at helping newer drivers progress, as well as his similarly titled blog. Ian and Ben have raced together for several years on the west coast and obviously have had more than a few stories to share. In spite of Ian have a well thought out and logical approach, he still enjoys racing as much as anyone we have met.
Since Ben was on, we took this opportunity to have a live Dominating with Dawson with Ian as a special guest. For this Dominating with Dawson segment, we went into
You can find Ian’s book at:
https://www.amazon.com/You-Suck-Racing-course-novice/dp/153318562X/
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Vicki and Ian may have already met online gaming. Still TBD.
2) How his interest in driving started and how his blog progressed from examining racetrack incidents and eventually transitioned and led to the book. It was that lure of the $500 race car.
3) Ian went into his low-cost racing Yaris and how he has managed to find a way to actually make racing relatively inexpensive. Does anyone have or know of a lower cost option? We would love to know.
4) Plywood splitters? Absolutely. This is almost low budget racing OEM equipment.
5) Ian may have accomplished two things that we have been searching far. His Yaris may be the car that races everywhere and more surprisingly, he may have more spreadsheets about racing than Bill. Still TBD at this point, lol.
6) We then discuss how to get people started in driving, both those that have interest and those who don’t. The track is so much more fun and a way safer way to enjoy your car.
7) The difference in helping novice drivers grow within our sport and how it is different, sometimes vastly different for intermediate drivers.
8) Apparently Ian has zero black flags in his entire career. I am 100% sure that none of us can say the same.
9) Ian also goes into several ways to gain skills while off track, at least in meat space. How virtual racing can assist in your driving.
10) Breaking news related to an update of the book and potential expansion to intermediate drivers, including data.
11) Why poker is a game of imperfect information and how racing is a game of imperfect amount of practice.
12) Ian has a series of drills and we weren’t smart enough to ask what they area. We will have to get together again. One we did get was to drive the track without using the brakes at all. Zero braking. Hopefully, we can get a section on the next book.
13) Bill sucks up to Ian and asks to help with the book.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Car Control and more on rotation
2) Coasting (at the end of straights)
3) Crabbing or cheating a turn
4) Accidents and Mistakes - What to do and what not to do
5) Alignment General Discussion and tire temperature and pressure
6) Apex discussion - part 2
We have had a few guests requested and here is one of them, Johan Samanta is a driver that started endurance racing over a decade ago. In his real life, he is a Neurologist and at the track, he may need one, lol. Johan travels across US to races from his home in Phoenix. We last raced with him at the Lucky Dog race Charlotte Roval August 2020 and a great time was had by all. Johan also shared many of the things he has learned in his racing career and we discuss many of the reasons to race beyond “winning”. You can save a ton of money by learning from others. In addition, we have a special F&F Storytime question guest for this episode: The GD Yo Man!
On our Dominating with Dawson, we go into dealing with the marbles around the track (as well as what the marbles are). We also provide a tremendous method to learn or teach where the flag stations are at a new to you track. Special thanks to Robin Burnett for showing us how.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How does a Neurologist end up needing one, oops, we mean how did Johan get started in racing and a lot of his racing history to this point and how he has changed his racing over the years.
2) We go over Johan’s first ever race with Lucky Dog at the Charlotte Roval where we were literally sharing the garage with their team, and tools, and parts, and shave ice, and…. Cathy and the Lucky Dog team get two more thumbs up!
3) Bill simply cannot rests making a Ricky Bobby quote. Honestly, we are surprised it took this long.
4) The places to save money, as well as the places not to, like safety equipment. We also provide several cautionary tales regarding poor or counterfeit safety equipment.
5) Johan also goes into several other “bad” ideas that are so bad that they are good ideas for a Lemons race. Some of them are things like eastern European racing cars, adding turbos, and several others. How hard could it be? Actually, these will likely make endurance racing even a bit harder.
6) Pit strategy, tips, best practices, and goals and other “free” ways to save time on the track.
7) We then go into a prioritization of ways to improve your driver and, if you must, your car.
8) This is the episode if you ever wanted to learn how to endurance race a Super Beetle. Boy, that search string is not going to increase our Google search results for this episode, lol.
9) Our second guest comes in at around 59 minutes. Vicki and Jen were less than prepared for THE GD Yo Man!!!!! That is Mr. Yo Man to you. After this, you will know the Yo Man much better, probably better than you ever wanted. Lol.
10) I think Jennifer is still broken from this interview.
The fundamental basis for our podcast has always been to help drivers at all levels improve and while we still have a fun on every episode, we are always trying to improve and help others improve. One of the best received additions to our podcast has been the Dominating with Dawson topics that Ben Dawson was kind enough to help us with. Here is the first annual episode that compiles all of the segments for this year.
If you could let us know what your favorite topic was, we would love to know. Also, if you have a topic for us to discuss, please let us know and we will make sure it comes out as soon as possible.
On this episode DwD covers:
1) Autocross and Sprint racing vs endurance racing
2) Trail braking
3) Heel toe downshifting
4) Driving like .... (Senna etc)
5) Apexes and points of rotation/car angles
Andrew Rains joins us for this episode to talk through his racing history and then we went deeply into the Apex Pro telemetry system. We have used our two Apex Pro’s many times this season and everyone has liked the simple interface while on track and the data analysis capability off track is simple and fast, yet powerful. We have only scratched the surface to this point, but we wanted to make sure everyone we know was aware of the Apex Pro system and we all learned a great deal more about the system with Andrew. After this episode, we can understand why he is a sought after coach at the track.
Meanwhile, on our Dominating with Dawson segment, we thought it was time to discuss the concept of scrubbing speed, what it means and how to avoid it, as well as how it can be used to assist you on track to lower your lap times.
As always, if you have any questions that you would like us to cover with Ben, please let us know in a (5 star?) podcast review or via email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com or in a comment on our social media.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Andrew and the Apex Pro team was kind enough to provide our listeners a discount code for a free Phone Mount when you buy an Apex Pro unit on their website. Please add both the unit and the phone mount and then enter the discount code. provided in the episode
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Information about the Apex Pro can be found at: https://apextrackcoach.com/
Andrew and the team can be contacted at: apex@apextrackcoach.com or at Andrew@apextrackcoach.com
Also, Andrew is competing well at the recent Grid Life GLTC NOLA event even though his #719 BMW is on treaded tires vs everyone else on racing slicks here:
Race 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7olV427w28
Race 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PufQoz_a7hA
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We learn about Andrew’s extensive racing experience, as well as his current E36 M3 WRL and Grid Life GLTC BMW car, past, present, and future.
2) Vicki thinks she is on mute. Then she knows she is on mute. Then it sinks in. The life of a mom. Lol.
3) Andrew really has a great racing philosophy and a way of thinking about being at the track.
4) We discuss several potential issues that people cite that prevents them from starting and a variety of ways to overcome them, including contacting Andrew or us at any point. Every driver we know would love to have more people to share the track with. It is much more fun for everyone.
5) The discussion on the Apex Pro at 19:50 with one of Bill’s longest intros ever that Vicki jumped in and made even longer, lol.
6) Andrew provided a great overview of the Apex Pro device and its operation at 23:20
7) We begin to explain the detail of the actual operation and interpretation of the lights when on track and how the patented Apex Pro algorithms work in the background. The best news for most of us is that it works even if you can't even spell algorithm.
8) Vicki and Jennifer relate how the Apex Pro has helped them on track at their current level of driving. Those simple little LED lights can provide so much feedback on track and so quickly, it really is amazing. Especially when a driver may be early on in their learning and can often be overwhelmed with the number and speed of sensory inputs when driving at speed.
9) We then go into the setup (that is super easy and quick) and beginning use of the data within the app that is collected automatically.
10) Andrew even answers some of our “how do we” questions with useful tips and tricks, several that we had thought of to this point.
11) Questions answered include: Options for multiple drivers and endurance races, approximately how long will the battery last, how to save battery during the day if not powered within the car, how to add tracks, especially for autocross use, can I use the Apex Pro without a phone, how the auto-start and auto-stop features work and interact with the phone screen being on, what does the apex score mean and how to interpret it, some of the potential values and options to utilize the power of the notes section.
12) How the Apex Pro light display works, what the light colors mean, and how to interpret the lights and probably most importantly, how you can use them to make driving changes on track during the stint.
13) Andrew also goes into the other data you can get in your car if your phone is visible. Then we go into the full data capabilities that are available post session using the Apex Pro app.
14) Our resident engineer has his usual requests for future features. He just can't help it. Please bear with him, we try, every single day. But it appears that Bill may finally have had a good question.
15) Andrew then moved into the beginning level of looking at data, almost a 101 review. Once you have used the unit, or any telemetry unit that offers data, this discussion would form a very good foundation for looking at your data the first time and how to correlate the data to your track feel/impression. Intro at ~51:20
16) Simple 101 process outline: 1) Think about where you did not feel comfortable or where you think you may have left the most opportunity to improve, 2) Look at those areas on the track map overview screen, 3) Speed vs distance plot and check if the top of the speed trace is rounded (coast or slow transition) or is it sharp and you moved from full throttle to brake quickly, 4) Look at your minimum speed in corners and if a fast corner you would like a u-shape and in slow corners, you would like a V-shape (fast is above ~60 mph or 100 kph)
17) Options for exporting the data to larger visual areas, like an iPad or a computer as well as additional options, like Track Attack, to compare with other drivers who may use other data collection systems.
18) Bill resumes his friction circle soap box discussion. Andrew graciously tolerates it. Is there any foundation to Bill’s theory? Still tbd.
19) We even had a chance to go into the Apex Pro Crew View feature and how it can be used. Bill is getting more and more excited. And then we started to discuss the ability to add in OBDII data.
20) Options for integrating into other data systems and video options including Race Render. ~1:13:45
21) Our team has been working on a comprehensive survey of all the data systems, but we have only completed the systems we have personally tested to this point. If interested in the results or helping us try some of the missing systems, please let us know.
22) How best to analyze multiple drivers and/or multiple laps within the Apex Pro system as well as external software systems.
23) We end our discussion of Apex Pro discussion is at ~1:29 and begin our F&F Storytime questions
As the year wraps up, we review how our 2020 racing season went and what we would like to do and accomplish in 2021. Obviously, the year did not go as we had hoped or planned with the COVID pandemic impacting all aspects of normal life and routine, but we did make some significant growth and made the best out of a horrible situation. Goal making is one thing that is very easy to do, but also very easy to skip, however, we have found it to be very beneficial to our growth as racers as well as is our personal and professional lives.
On our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go over what it means to be driving at the limit, what is the limit, and how to get closer and closer to the limit safely and effectively.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start of looking at what our goals were for 2020 and how we did
2) The next segment covers what we want to accomplish going into 2021, including items that we would like to improve about our driving and our team.
3) We then begin to look at things that went well this year and things we could have done better.
4) It probably wouldn’t be a podcast without our doing a Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, so we did.
5) The final step was we tried to grade our year and then determine a few things that would, if completed, would define a successful year for ourselves and the team.
6) We did forget to go into The Mirror that we added to aid us in getting in better shape for racing, so we added it as a bonus section after the credits.
John Lavin and Dean Hesser join us to discuss improvements to our car preparation processes. This includes before leaving for the racetrack, as well as at the racetrack and after the race. We learned a ton of things that we should have been doing but weren’t simply because we didn’t know or hadn’t thought of it yet. We hope that this episode will save you at least one headache at the track or eliminate one breakdown or even better prevent an issue on track that causes damage to you or your car. We don’t have a lot of can't miss episodes, but this is one of them for sure.
In addition, Dominating with Dawson we discuss some of the goal options for endurance racing. It is not simply a situation where you are either first or last, but really it is a race where you and your team are trying to work together and perform at the highest level internally and the final position is a relative measure of the team’s performance versus the current bar that weekend. While winning overall, or even your class, is a great accomplishment, it is not the only measurement available each weekend, especially early in your racing career.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill makes up a new word, “ThankYouNess”, well you know what we mean.
2) How Dean has “capitalized” on being target fixated during a race. Your results may vary.
3) Then we go into a “Weekend At Bernie’s” worthy moment. For those under 40, it’s a movie.
4) A brief summary of why many of the Safety Third Motorsports team members have ended up using BMW’s as their weapon of choice on track.
5) Bill cannot help but to make fun of the test drive at John’s shop where the GHIT M3 HPDE hit a deer. Sometimes you can't make this stuff up.
6) A discussion of their team’s racing plans for 2021 and how both teams generally decide where to race.
7) How their team has progressed and grown over the years. It appears that our team is actually following their progression, both in how our team is organized and how our drivers are individually progressing. Perhaps there is hope for us. Who knew? Lol.
8) How Dean and Jen both ended up learning and growing as racing drivers as a result of their track incidents.
9) What is prepping a car? What is involved? What do you do before the race, during/at the race, and after the race to prepare and preserve your car and make sure that it has a higher likelihood of performing well.
10) Basic assumption: Assume everything is broken after a race and then verify before you take it to your next event.
11) Develop a wear rate of consumables and moving parts and then develop a preventative maintenance plan to replace before they fail at the track.
12) Overview: Repair things as they break or replace them ahead of time at a certain interval. Determine your team’s philosophy and plan appropriately.
13) A standard rule of thumb is to use a margin for wear, it can range from 75% to 80% to 90% of the experienced failure rate before replacing a still good part. This does not address issues due to abuse or an accident etc. As an example, if your front wheel bearing fails after 100 hours or racing, you may want to replace them all before they break at 75 or 80 or 90 hours. The balance of costs and/or effort vs your acceptable safety/failure factor is a personal/team decision.
14) Several available options range from paint marking nuts and bolts to adding safety wires.
15) What should you do when at the track and prepping for the race in the morning.
16) What to do the night after are race while racing the next day.
17) What to do post-race weekend while packing up to leave the track.
18) Why checklists are so very important and how your team will need to develop it from your own experiences and particular car.
19) It was good to hear that we aren't the only team to have had radio communication issues at the track. They have come to the same solution as we have. Painfully.
20) The key is really to minimize the number and potential for errors.
21) We finish up this segment with the post-race recovery process for your race car. Don’t just put it away to wait for the next track event.
22) We wrap up with a post episode discussion of the skid pad and the value that it has had to our driving, as well as Dean’s.
We found several of the original sound files and decided to put this together for a bonus Christmas gift to everyone. This is the podcast recording sessions that started everything. We originally intended this to fill in a week gap that the Everyone Racers podcast took for Chris and Chrissy’s wedding. However, it took almost thirty tries for us to get to this point.
In addition, we added an early snippet of our first GHiT podcast introductions. I guess we did get better over time, but honestly, we really had to, there was nowhere else to go.
We were such newbies back then. Hopefully, we can look back three years from now and feel the same ways about our team now vs then.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
PS Don’t blame us. Bill’s editing skills have improved to where this was possible and almost sounds decent.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) A few of our best E1R intros followed with our own feeble attempt to follow their episode guideline at the time.
2) A very brief wrap up of our recent race at Thompson with the 24 Hours of Lemons, our teams second overall race, and Alan and Jen’s first ever race. The race weekend was very hot Friday and then very wet and humid for the rest of the weekend.
3) One of our first jokes came at the expense of Jeff. Very fitting.
4) The announcement of the team’s newest puppy, a Bernese Mountain dog named Zoe Lemons Fischer.
5) Even back then, we had prep issues. Still a focus of our improvement.
6) Alan had bad internet at the time and was using the local Starbucks internet since it was much faster. Lol.
7) When 4-5 psi is an issue on your SpiderStang, a 1984 Mustang GT Turbo, obviously you turn it up to 15 psi or so.
8) The end of the Capri at Thompson is reviewed a bit. The project is still ongoing.
9) Special shout out to Bruce and all his help with fixing the Capri until late in the morning, only to find out our issue was a broken cam shaft.
10) Our first ever racing trophy was received at the Thompson race. Unfortunately, it was the
I Got Screwed” award and even more unfortunately, it is still our only reward, but at least we have one, lol.
11) Alan’s first black flag came this weekend. But not his last.
12) Our first ever attempt to help the E1R podcast with a sponsor reading. It did not go well
13) Vicki provides just the tip. It was on the help of Friday practice. We would add pre-race prep to this as well. A lot of this can be done ahead of time with YouTube and various track guides and track walks available, especially our favorites from Ross Bentley and Racers360.
14) We even discuss our plans for the Capri after the transmission and engine issues at Thompson. The plan is still the same. Our skills just haven’t allowed us to get it to the finish line. Yet. Stay tuned.
15) Proof we can have an episode last less than one hour.
Trey Shannon returns to discuss several options to get in better shape for racing and life that can be done with or without a gym. We talk through a wide variety of ways to shave pounds off each car you drive by carrying fewer (extra) pounds in the driver seat. Trey usually works with several pro level drivers and many with professional aspirations. Podium Performance not only deals with physical preparation, but mental, visual, and many other related areas that can impact your driving performance, especially in long races or races with challenging conditions like heat etc. If you happen to live in the Charlotte NC area, Trey is local to you and he works out of Podium Performance Fitness at www.podiumperformancefitness.com or 540-815-2737.
We discuss the relative importance of driving perfect lines versus driving with full commitment on our Dominating with Dawson. This philosophy was brought up to Bill at a recent HPDE last summer and had a dramatic improvement on his lap times at the event. Maybe Bill was too smooth (for the first time in his life).
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) The podcast starts with a reference that won’t make sense unless you listen to the post credits. Is it worth it to make it all that way? TBD, but we hope so.
2) What would a good starting point program look like to get into shape or back into shape.
3) Trey also offers many suggestions for activities that can be done with body weight only or minimal equipment that you may have at home already.
4) Leopard crawls: what Bill usually has to do to get a new race car.
5) RPPWFB. Familiar? Its an oldie, but a goodie around here.
6) How often to work out and how long can be very dependent on your starting condition, but something is always better than zero.
7) Remember, getting into better shape does not mean becoming a better circle or more round.
8) How has exercise and people’s dietary habits been affected by the COVID induced isolation? Trey also goes into several online options to look for guidance at home, many of which are available for free on YouTube etc.
9) Trey also goes into the additional intensity that tempo can offer if you have limited weight at home. Bill dates himself with a Billy Squire reference. Trey being much cooler (and much younger) makes Flower by Moby reference. Both are tremendously effective ways to raise your pulse and intensity, even with light or very light weights.
10) Basic, fundamental diet discussion that leads to portion size control as a great place to start and work from, as well as the benefits of establishing an eating schedule.
11) Trey expands upon the one key principle that everyone needs to keep in mind, you cannot out work a bad diet, but you can easily out eat any workout program.
12) Vicki finds that the Noom app is very helpful for her to help control her diet and food consumption.
13) If you are very interested in the aspects of nutrition and diet, please look to working with a nutritionist to determine your exact needs and perhaps any food allergies etc. Even Trey’s team works with a nutritionist with several of his clients.
14) Why does it always come back to Slurpee’s with Bill? Trey tolerates it a bit and then they come up with a potential plan for controlling the craving for something while retaining control of your dietary inputs.
15) How to start with small steps and changes to begin a path towards huge results. Trey also goes into a planning approach to be ready for next season.
16) Slurpee substitute smoothie is included below.
17) Several gift tips for holiday gifts to help get in shape this year.
18) Vicki looks for tips from Trey on how to ease into a fitness and diet program, while secretly just trying to control Bill.
19) Hard Hog makes its first appearance in the fitness lexicon. We shall see if it catches on. Also, this proves that Vicki doesn’t just make up terms in racing.
20) Approaches for working with and around any prior injuries, pain, or joint issues.
Some of the online or at home programs we discussed include: Tone It Up, several Beach Body programs, The Mirror, Peloton, among a near limitless number of potential alternatives.
Bill makes a commitment to Trey that the next time he is on there with be 25 pounds less of Bill. We really hope we see Trey again. Lol.
Anyone interested in joining Bill in the contest, please let us know. We all know he loves a competition and is more than willing to bet many stickers etc.
And Trey’s smoothie recipe is as follows: you can put in pretty much whatever you want, but I usually make mine two at a time, and I include the below ingredients.
- 1 Banana
- 1 Cup Strawberries
- 1/2 Cup Blueberries
- 1/2 Avocado
- 1/2 Cup Spinach
- 1 Multivitamin
- Dash of Cinnamon
- Dash of Turmeric
- 1/2 Serving BCAA Powder (Amino Acids - this is where the Slurpee flavor comes from)
- 1/2 Serving Protein Powder - Vanilla
- Water (maybe a little bit of nut milk in there too)
For the strawberries and blueberries, I buy frozen bags. This makes things much easier, plus fruit that has been picked and almost immediately frozen tends to be slightly more nutrient rich than the "fresh" counterpart. I'll freeze my own bananas, as I have yet to find pre-frozen bags of those.
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Adam Jabaay is a co-founder of the GridLife series and was kind enough to come onto our program to talk about GridLife and his driving and racing history. We were told by several people at the track that we needed to attend a GridLife event and after doing some homework and talking with Adam, we agree. The series is a mix of high level racing, HPDE, drifting, and a huge social aspect in the paddock. We may need to take a vacation after the event to recuperate, lol. You can find more info on GridLife at the website: https://www.grid.life/ and we are anxiously waiting for the 2021 schedule to finalize our plans. Also, please follow Adam on his podcast that is nearing 400 episodes, we are way behind.
We cover all the apexes on this episode of Dominating with Dawson. If you were ever curious, we not only go into the different jargon/labels for apexes but what they mean and why they are where they are. No mathematical geometry, nor proofs required.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Norm Abrams reference number one for our podcast, but that would be a WOOT episode.
2) We recorded post the GridLife event at NOLA and Adam was still recovering, unpacking, and finding what he left at the track. His phone battery did make it all the way through the episode though.
3) How the Slip Angle podcast is the platform for communicating to the GridLife paddock and future paddock.
4) Adam also covers a lot of the history of GridLife and the eternal question: What is GridLife and what happens on a GridLife weekend. Remember the first rule: it stays at GridLife. We are hoping to attend the Gingerman event if it is during the summer when school is out.
5) Sprint Races? Check. HPDE? Check. Time Attack? Yep. Drifting? Check. Concerts? You bet. Post-race weekend hangover included free of charge.
6) What is GLTC? How it became what it is? How to build a car for it? It’s all in here. Once class to rule them all.
7) What is the Time Attack event? What cars and levels/classes are available? Where would your car fit? A summary is here, but likely you should review the rule book for final classing determination.
8) What is a festival event vs a normal weekend?
9) How does drifting fit into the weekend? What types of drifting events do they hold?
10) How GridLife can have several thousand spectators at these events.
11) How the first ever tandem drifting competition went at NOLA? How someone can drift through turn 12 at Road Atlanta or even through the esses?
12) Can we hope to see an endurance type event at GridLife? Asking for a friend.
13) GridLife iRacing? Yep. Also, GridLife has been on Forza. Adam and the team are even working on a festival type event, perhaps even for this off season.
14) Tips and tricks for attending a GridLife event. Stay at the track. Come with a car already prepared. Sleep the week before.
15) You can't have Adam Jabaay on a not discuss RV’s. So, we did. And his latest exploits going down to NOLA. Trailer hub maintenance is a real thing.
16) The weirdest recommendation to buy Koni shocks ever.
On this Way Off Our Topic (WOOT) episode, we overdo our review of The Mandalorian prior to the season 2 finale and predictions for what we think and/or want to happen in the finale. We then move into the recent announcements of upcoming movies and television series. Since we haven't had a WOOT episode in a long while, we went really long with this one. Our hosts for this episode are Jeff, Josh, Benny, Vicki, and Bill.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Craig Watkins joins us for this episode to discuss his driving history, as well as his time spent as an engineer for Flying Lizard Motorsports, among others. Craig concentrates now being an amateur racing driver and feels the pain of being a single person team. We also go into his business that started as a tool he needed to help him as a race car engineer and grew into what we know as Smart Racing Products that offers several solutions that are easy to use to set your car alignment up, even if your car is a truck or a bus. We hope to have Craig on again to go into the area more deeply in the future. We had recording issues so the episode is a mix of two parts, and you may be able to tell a difference in recording almost halfway through. We cannot express how happy we were when Craig said he would come on again to cover the first section that we could not edit well enough to use.
Our Dominating with Dawson segment goes over how to get more out of an HPDE event or a track day by setting goals. It has helped our team to maximize the benefit of each event and get the most bang for the buck/minute of track time. This process will help you to improve as well.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
You can get your Smart Strings, Smart Camber etc. from Smart Racing products at: https://www.smartracingproducts.com/
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill’s longest intro to date. Vicki had very little patience for it.
2) Craig covers most of his racing history, off road and on track driving, to becoming a race car engineer, to how he arrived at the present day as an amateur racing driver.
3) How professional racing is different but fundamentally the same as amateur racing.
4) What are some of the functions of a chief race car engineer and how he used several key pieces of data and the driver feedback to get the car as fast as possible.
5) Bad physics/chemistry flashbacks abound. Ideal gas law is fundamentally a relationship that says the Pressure X Volume is proportional to the Temperature. PV = nRT for those playing at home.
6) How the tires are really the critical control point to focus on to get your car to be fast and drive most easily.
7) What is the #1 most critical measurement tool to have in your racing tool belt, how to use it, and how to make sure you minimize variability by using a one individual gauge for all your measurements.
8) And then we also look to what the next few items and measurements are to further refine and improve your car’s performance and “dialing it in”.
9) A great summary of what the 24 Hours of Lemans – Lemans Classic event is and why you may want to add it as a bucket list item for you and your team.
10) Tire pressure at target. Then tire temperature uniformity across the tire surface and across the four tires +/- 30 degrees F or C?. If you aren't sure of your exact tire temperature range, around 150 degrees is a good first level estimate to where you enter your tire’s performance window.
11) What are the three primary aspects of your tire alignment, Camber, Caster, and Toe, what they represent, what order to adjust them in, which ones are more critical to performance, and rough starting points for you to begin to optimize from further. As expected, we also get into some of the ways to set up the car to measure and adjust these parameters. We also discuss the other terms that are sometimes referred to including thrust angle.
12) The two ways that tire grip is generated. And there really are only two.
13) While each of the settings are car dependent, we attempt to give some broad based approximate starting ranges that will aid you in establishing a baseline point to begin from to set up your race car. We also try to explain how each parameter, and direction of change, affects the car’s performance.
14) As with several of our prior episodes, Craig explains how the best teams are better by simply being better at the several fundamental aspects of car prep and team operation during a race. And if you sprinkle in a bit of luck, they will compete well and have a better than average chance to win.
15) Craig teases us with his excel list of adjustments and effects that came from his experience as a race engineer. Next time we see him, we are going to get a copy. We have a chance at getting at least the format of the list, without the exact content. tbd.
16) Craig also brings up the very valuable point to remember that you are the one to define how deep down the rabbit hole you want to go and that should be the primary determinant in how deeply you get into the car and its set up.
17) Bill finally gets to make a String Theory joke, but it wasn't very funny. Situation normal. But it was way better than his tuna joke.
18) We also go into the way to use Smart Strings and Smart Camber to measure and adjust your cars alignment before and even at the racetrack.
PS Did anyone catch the semi-subtle Three Pedal Mafia reference in this episode? GHiT decals can be sent out to you if you let us know.
You may know Chance Hales from his work with the Everyday Driver TV Show, Podcast, and YouTube channel, or from his excellent Instagram follow @phattyhales for a ton of great photos of spectacular cars in amazing locales. With our team finally starting to get things together, we wanted to improve our non-driving related knowledge and skills as well and realized that as much as we like taking pictures and videos at the track and on the road, we have not kept up with recent advances that may improve our images. It is also an excellent gift idea for those who may want to improve their equipment with a seasonal gift or three and is an excellent way to get a non-driving CFO to enjoy the track a bit more and feel included in your driving passion.
I think we broke Ben on this Dominating with Dawson episode where we cover the concept of “two feet in” and make sure everyone is clear with what it means and how this technique can dramatically minimize the deleterious impact of an error that may momentarily exceed your current skill level on track.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start of with a quick introduction including an overview of Chance’s 1967 Mustang resto-mod and 2000 Porsche 911, his recent promotion to NASA HPDE 4, and how he grew into his current photography and videography profession, as well as Everyday Driver.
2) Bill mentions the story of how we first met each other online and how many of you can blame the Everyday Driver team for us starting racing and this podcast. They do apologize profusely.
3) Vicki learns what a “cars and coffee” is for the first time. Bill, I thought you raised her better than that.
4) Chance and Vicki go into what camera and accessories are needed as an upgrade to using your phone or a point and shoot type camera.
5) Chance also goes into the different types of cameras and some of the extensive jargon in a way that even Bill understood.
6) We also go into what are some of the options and features associated with a next level but still non-professional camera set up.
7) We go into the lenses most likely needed for shooting at a track, as well as some lenses that are awesome but cost more that most of our cars.
8) Chance is also an excellent videographer for both the Everyday Driver TV show on the Velocity channel, their feature length movies/DVDs, as well as their YouTube channel and goes into the various choices and alternatives, including GoPro’s and several options that provide even higher quality.
9) We did go into the details of shutter speeds and aperture settings, but in a way that most non-photographers will finally be able to understand. The good news is that most of the cameras have an automatic setting or a simple semi-automatic setting that will work for most shots of interest at a track.
10) Chance also gives a few resources to find the both equipment and several that have a resource that can advise you for the best options to fit what you are trying to capture.
11) Key settings and what their approximate ranges should be include aperture, exposure, and the number of frames per second.
13) Vicki and Chance also had several cheap and simple tips, tricks, settings, and add-ons to help protect your equipment and simplify the process by narrowing the need for manual settings and adjustments.
14) Our first Space Balls reference ever was made by Chance and it was long overdue.
15) Chance also helps us with several great resources for editing photos and videos.
16) Vicki misunderstands Chance saying “raw” and thinks it’s a type of graphic file. Bill makes a bad He Man joke.
17) Bill has a bad flashback to when everyone used something known as “film”. Things ae so much easier now.
18) Chance even offers a set of standard “shots” that you should pursue at each event. We also go into the best way to compose a shot to at least appear to be a better photographer than you really may be.
19) Tips and tricks to shooting in the weather to protect yourself, the camera equipment, as well as some tips to getting better shots that take advantage of the conditions.
20) Bill asks about a Leica camera, but meant to say Lytro. Worth a look? TBD. We will have to ask Chance next time.
21) Depending on your goals and budget, we are sure to have given you a few options that will improve your team’s photos.
22) Bill and Cahcne alsoi discuss their annual “Pilgrimage Trip” to Spa and the Nürburgring. Vicki wants a camera so Bill thought, just in case…..
You can view Chance’s portfolio work at: https://www.chancehalesphotography.com/
The Everyday Driver home page is at: https://www.everydaydriver.com/
Bob Chapman’s work can be found at: http://www.autosportimage.com/
Ross Bentley, world class racing coach and author, was kind enough to join us to help celebrate our 150th episode! Since Ross has literally written THE book on racing and high performance driving, we always look forward to talking with him any chance we get. Our team has improved in the almost year since Ross came on episode 100, but have our questions? You will have to be the judge of that. As always, Ross is able to answer everything we are curious about and even provide some insight into the area that we had not even thought of to this point. If you want an episode that will help you drive faster, Ross is the perfect guest. We have already started our new list of questions in case we can talk him into episode 200. If you have any, please let us know. Also, Ross has resumed his weekly podcast and if anything, it is better than ever. You can subscribe to it on any of the podcasting platform of your choice. Also, his book Speed Secrets is the most essential resource we know of to learn to be a better driver and race driver. The great thing about Ross is he can answer every single question we can think of. The bad thing about Ross is he makes you think about it in another way. This ends up with many more questions and usually Bill goes off and overthinks it, again. Vicki missed a really good one this time (she was fixing her broken MX5 suspension in the hotel parking lot.
How to get better at the turns is the (potentially) surprising subject of this Dominating with Dawson, but we attempt to discuss how to approach a fast corner and a slow corner. Depending in the specific track, one or two of the turns will be most critical to a fast lap time and it can often be one of these two types of corners. This will be the first part of this area that we discuss as there is a lot of detail and discussion to be had in this area. We did use several specific turns at Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Monte Carlo, and Mid-Ohio to describe these types of turns explicitly. We are also sure, Ben slipped in a VIR reference at least once or twice. For this discussion, the term fast is usually referring to a turn with a minimum speed of over ~60 mph or ~100 kph.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Ross quickly gives away why he is back on the podcast with us. Lol.
2) We talk with Ross about our (then) upcoming skid pad event at Lime Rock Park and he was kind enough to go into what we could do to maximize the learning at the skid pad. It turned out that this was almost exactly what our friends at Safety Third Motorsports had already arranged for the event. Even after the event, we still have a long way to go to be able to catch up to Ross’s friend Johan Schwartz who was able to hold a drift for 232.5 miles, with live refueling while drifting.
3) Ross goes on to explain a way to have a car turn more when understeering by reducing the steering input you are asking from the car. Its counterintuitive but exceedingly helpful.
4) How does practicing on a skid pad help your street driving, as well as your driving on a track.
5) When to use slow hands and when to use quick hands.
6) Bill even asked the questions that he is over thinking, again. Things like is there a relationship between the apex and the resumption of throttle during a turn. Bill’s pursuit of foundational axioms continues, lol. And why is he talking about thermodynamics on a podcast about racing?
7) A great discussion of what sometimes can fool you on track. For instance, sometimes as lap of a turn may have felt “good” but ended up slower.
8) Ben comes up with a truly new question to Ross! Nicely done.
9) The importance of focusing on what to do and not solely on what not to do, especially in racing.
10) Jennifer asks a great question: what can she do to improve during the off season?
11) Ross goes in depth on mental imagery techniques and actually gives Jennifer (and everyone) an exercise program that has shown to significantly improve your driving outside of being on track. Summary: Relax body and slow breathing to slow your mind down
11a) Monday night: entering and setting up to drive the track at speed, and push pace a bit with actually mimicking the physical movements. Focus on the technique of driving Pitt race. Refresh the same for 10-15 minutes the following morning. Mantra: Pitt Race etc.
11b) Tuesday night: Close eyes and focus on personal driving confidence improvements and then drive the track again. Follow with a Wednesday morning refresh. Mantra: Confidence or I’m here etc. (in driving)
11c) Wednesday night: focus on ultra-sensory perception and expansion of details. Follow up Thursday morning. Mantra: Sensitive
11d) Thursday night: Focus on race craft and starting scenarios and racing scenarios and try to envision ways to gain position. Repeat refresh next morning. Mantra: I’m ready or I’m going to the front
11e) Friday night: Focus on adaptability of dealing with a car that isn’t quite correct. i.e. left turns aren't same as right, you lost a gear, brakes are an issue, shock going away, etc. etc. Mantra: Adapt
11f) Saturday: Focus on a specific driving technique you are working on, like brake pedal release etc. Mantra: on the technique
11g) Sunday night: Focus on the thrill of driving at the limit and just driving without conscious thought. Mantra: TBD by you
12) Ross and his students have all found the value of the using mental imagery and seen large benefits, especially when expanding the practice beyond the physical driving as we described above.
13) We also went over several other off season, off track practice topics that anyone can do while in the off season.
14) Bill also brought up the relatively recent release of the Garmin Catalyst, how it works, and how it can help most if not all drivers at the track. It does not replace a coach, but can definitely help anyone to be faster and try new techniques on the track by looking at what you are doing and helping you to optimize from what you are doing to a better approach. Most of us would be surprised by how it can help you break a plateau. (We are still working to get a guest on the show to diver deeper into the Catalyst. We have not given up.) Ross coincidentally has helped in the development of the Catalyst and it really shows. The Catalyst even helped Ross improve his personal lap times and we are sure it will help you as well.
15) Ross covers what areas are typically key to focus on at various driving levels of proficiency. Several of the habits are similar across the driving levels, sometimes even to the highest professional ranks.
16) We go into the relative importance of driving at the limit vs driving the perfect line. It looks likes Robin for NASA Great Lakes was correct with his tip to Bill at Autobahn CC this summer.
17) A few brake light stories that Ross has “heard” about, as well as a great story about Ross driving the most “evil” car he ever drove at Nazareth.
18) Ross was even willing to entertain us with the fast and furious story time questions that we haven’t asked him already. Some will surprise you, but all were very entertaining. We were especially looking forward to Ross’s answers to his favorite corner of a track.
Joe Marko was our guest from HMS Motorsport joins us to discuss several of the key aspects of safety for your race car, key aspects to take into consideration, as well as installation guidance, basically a one stop shop, but it was so much content and information, we are sure this is only part one of several more. If you are going to be working on your car or especially if you are building a car this winter, this can help you significantly.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we cover what to do and what to avoid when steering the car on track. Also a few tips that have seemed to help Vicki and Jennifer break their former shuffle steering habit. And Ben balances eggs on his hood?
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) A history of Joe and his team at HMS Motorsports, as well as how they have focused on safety for motorsports cars and drivers for the past 25 years, including all levels from amateur racing through NASCAR.
2) We finally know how to pronounce Schroth properly.
3) How HMS began working with NASCAR after the Dale Earnhardt accident at Daytona and how the relationship has grown in the intervening time to where almost every driver is using belts from HMS.
4) We cover what is a DOT or street legal seat belt or harness vs only for track use.
5) How your harness belts, shoulders, lap, and crotch belts should be installed to maximize safety and prevent submarining in an accident. And more importantly why.
6) What are the differences between SFI and FIA rated harnesses and how that came to be.
7) What is the difference between and 5-point belt and a 6-point belt and why one is usually better than the other?
8) We go into the ideal mounting geometry and the geometry of where the belts should be on the driver. Joe also gives an ingenious, yet simple solution for drivers of different sizes requiring different length belts. We know, we did tell you there would be no math, lol.
9) Why you may want to get the enduro style belts? They are a bit more expensive but offer significant advantages, especially when fitting drivers of several sizes, like in endurance racing events or shared cars at HPDE and track day events.
10) Seat mounting and harness mounting guidance that may save you when you most need it. We also go into how to properly design a seat back brace and perhaps most importantly the shape of the brace interface with the seat.
11) Halo seat designs and considerations, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Interior nets can be a close approximation of a halo seat when installed properly.
12) Webster's dictionary has not gotten back to us for our proposed entry of “luxury mammals” that we first heard from prior podcast guest Randy Bish when i-racing. We will keep everyone updated with our progress.
13) Joe also helps us to explore several potential options for fitting drivers of different size into a single seat in our endurance cars. Our winter to do list is growing.
14) The importance of how you mount and align your seat as well as the interaction this has with the belt/harness system effectiveness.
15) What the new Snell 2020 helmet certifications mean and how they may affect your current helmet if it certified to 2010 or prior. Joe also explains why there is a time limit of a helmet and under what circumstances you should replace your helmet even if it has not expired.
16) We even go into how to care for and clean your helmet from track use or in case of more extreme events after one too many “thin mints”. This question is for you Bruce.
17) A helmet dryer is not the same as when you use a blow dryer, which can damage a helmet.
18) How to mount your radio wiring or camel back type straws and how not to. Hint: hole drilling is bad.
19) Joe also presented several options to help keep your visor and/or eyeglasses from fogging. Bill is actively looking for pin lock visors as we speak.
As a bonus, we have an extensive post credit bonus discussion of Jennifer’s recent accident at the Charlotte Roval, what happened, and several alternative safety improvements that may have reduced the damage to our driver.
Links to several of the items discussed:
Custom Seat Insert System: https://www.hmsmotorsport.com/item/bsci-foam-seat-pouring-kit
Schroth Bead seat inserts: https://www.hmsmotorsport.com/item/schroth-profi-seat-kit/seat-fitment
HMS Motorsport’s YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0etXlIQnDtbfHzCtGwduQ
Brian Bohlander is a very accomplished race driver having competed for over 30 years and has won the Mint 400 Class 5500 and is a 3-time Thunder Roadster champion. In his professional life, he is the marketing director for Peak antifreeze and is responsible for all sports and racing partnerships. As if that was not enough, he is also the Comp school director for NASA Great Lakes. During the episode, we try to compare two of the primary paths for training and qualifying to compete in wheel to wheel racing: attending a formal racing school or working your way through the HPDE levels and graduating through Comp school. Please note that this was recorded prior to our skid pad event that we covered in earlier episodes.
We discuss the different methods of determining your braking point markers and their relative importance in our Dominating with Dawson segment. We start with a discussion of the relative importance of the point where you begin braking and the point where you come off the brake. Then we digress into a wide variety of discussion points, some related, some very much not. We each learned a bit of what we each do when on track. Who knew?
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We start with a bit about off road racing and quickly go into several strategies for organizing and prepping for a track event. It is not only a skill challenge, but a large and complicated logistical challenge.
2) Brian has probably the shortest and most direct racing philosophy that we have heard to this point.
3) What is Comp school and how it compares to attending a racing school and where HPDE’s fit into the landscape, including a brief history of where we started driving instruction and how we arrived to where we are now.
4) We learn that the NASA CCR (~ rule book) actually has a definition of what a “pass” is on track and how to and how not to pass, but also addresses what each drivers responsibility is during a pass.
5) What is Comp school? What do you do and learn while in Comp school? What are you qualified to do after passing Comp School? Hint: Safe, Predictable, and FAST are three key points that allow you to advance.
6) How the NASA program works to prepare you a driver for better, fast, and safer driving on a track, wheel to wheel racing, time trials, or even to eventually work towards being a competent and certified performance driving instructor.
7) What is the best path to learn depending on your personal goals.
8) Several tips that we tried to apply at our skid pad event a few weeks ago at Lime Rock Park.
9) Brian gives some opinions on the use of data and how it can help you while you are learning and progressing as a driver.
10) Track Attack Software comes up again. Please let us know if you have used it what you think of it. Also, if you would like us to try to get them on a guest, please let us know.
11) Brian does a very good and clear description of trail braking and how to use it bet on a track. So, if you haven’t ever been 100% clear on what trail braking is or why you would want to use it, this may be a great episode for you. Even if you already use trail braking, this may increase your understanding and use of the technique.
12) We also have a chance to go into the auxiliary benefits of learning to drive in this manner and how it helps you when driving every day on regular street roads.
The latest HPDE with NASA Northeast last weekend completes our season of track driving and instruction for 2020. We try to summarize it as well as how the COVID 19 impacted racing season went. And Bill can’t wait to start planning 2021. It was a great weekend on track with fantastic weather, especially for mid-November in NJ. We came with three cars good to go. We left with zero. Seems to be a familiar refrain. The winter to do list gets longer.
On Dominating with Dawson, we cover driver communication going into and out of the car at the track.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We cover our goals going into the event.
2) How was Bill’s new HPDE car on track for the first time. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again or the fourth time is the charm.
3) We also cover how Vicki and Jennifer applied the things they learned at the Lime Rock skid pad on the track.
4) Bill gets to see the Lightning track for the first time, even though he/we drove this track for several hours last year. Hood-Gate.
5) Jennifer got to drive with and review the data from the Garmin Catalyst for the first time.
6) Vicki also started reviewing and using the data from the Apex Pro for the first time ever.
7) Both Jennifer and Vicki got a lot faster throughout the weekend and seemed to have some of their best driving stints ever.
8) Bill went on track for the first time ever in the ND Miata.
9) What were the areas of greatest improvement for Jennifer and Vicki. Both made significant gains in both their lines and their car inputs. Also, now they were both able to take input from the data and video and apply it on their next stint.
10) Bill apparently can't count turns past 5 and gets confused with turn 7. We will blame this on our post-race weekend hangover.
11) Bill really wants to put racing brake pads onto the M3 for the next track event. The all-season tires were not as big a deal as anticipated but will also need to be improved for our first event next season.
12) Vicki’s last stint led to an off on turn 5 that has caused some issue with her suspension. Exact point of failure is still TBD at this point.
13) We were able to get a lot of good video and hopefully good data. We cannot wait to analyze further and learn what we can work on and how we are improving.
14) Jennifer breaks the news that Ross Bentley is coming back as a guest for our 150th episode that is coming very soon!
15) Vicki went into her off track event late Sunday at turn 5.
16) Brief review of some of our off season work and planning for next season.
We thought we would get a short podcast out to update how the day has gone and what we have been doing today. Jennifer is in the Soul Red 2019 Mazda MX5 (Miata) ND2 and is in HPDE 1 this weekend. Vicki is in her first HPDE 2 and, as always is driving her 1999 Mazda Miata with the Flyin' Miata turbo. Bill finally found an HPDE car that he can fit into that wasn't stolen (yet) by the girls, a 2004 BMW E46 M3. The day went very well and we all learned from the time on track. We cover highs and lows and end with a short story time from Bill about the last stint of the day. This will cover Saturday and we will likely have a longer episode covering the whole event in the future.
If you are here, please say hi. Jennifer actually ran into a listener in her HPDE class.
Also, if you happen to have some race pads for an E46 M3, Bill has cash money.
We have finally gotten to our long postponed skid pad event. Our original event in March was cancelled due to COVID 19 and when John from Safety Third Motorsports was kind enough to offer an invitation to an event at Lime Rock Park using the skid pad and autocross track, we gladly said thank you! Was it everything we had hoped for? Should you go to a skid pad? Did it help us? Would it help you? Why do our cars always break the night before we leave? All this and more will be answered in this episode.
A seemingly simple subject for our Dominating with Dawson segment, but very important. How to position your mirrors and the importance of a good seating position on performance driving.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Goals for the event going in
2) How the event was organized. It included a brief 1-hour classroom meeting, followed by several sessions and drills on the skid pad and ending with several sessions on an autocross course.
3) Jennifer drove in the stock 2019 Mazda Miata MX-5 ND2. Bill drove in the mostly stock 2017 Toyota 86 and Vicki drove her 1999 turbo NB Miata MX-5.
4) Keeping with tradition, we had an issue with one of our cars and this time it was Vicki’s NB Miata that had two blown struts in the rear. Parts were unavailable, but Alex Levinson came to the rescue with some struts that he had.
5) How to change the suspension of your NB Miata twice in the parking lot of a hotel the night before, and morning of the event.
6) A brief review of the classroom session, with a few quiz questions to Jennifer and Vicki. We may need another session. Lol.
7) Skid pad drills and what we learned. There were three drills we tried: speed testing, inducing understeer, and inducing oversteer.
8) Vicki had some struggles (again) with in car instruction and we try to get to the bottom of it and how we can look to improve that issue going forward.
9) A comparison of how our three drivers and our three cars compared during the skid pad event.
10) How the autocross course was laid out and what drills we used.
11) How Alex “The Unintended Gigolo” faired in his attempt to use all three cars on the skid pad and the autocross course.
12) Jennifer and Vicki learned heel toe downshifting and did quite well. Bill, not so much.
13) Bill goes into the autocross part of the event and had some issues with the traction of the course or his over driving, or even more likely, lack of skill.
14) Jennifer improved so much that she actually got motion sickness for the first time while driving at the event. And she’d do it again!
15) How both Vicki and Jennifer learned to get comfortable with the car getting loose and even looking forward to it. Still so much more to learn and get comfortable with, but a great first step.
16) We cover the final part of the autocross event where we were timed. On the GHIT team, Alex was fastest, Vicki was second, Jennifer (on an empty stomach) came in third but was by far our most consistent driver at the event. Bill prefers to remain unquantifiable by hitting a cone and posting a DNF.
17) We try to cover the event with our traditional “Good, Bad, and the Ugly” but Vicki and Jennifer had so much fun that there really wasn't an ugly.
18) Vicki is planning on some additional skid pad practice in an upcoming snowy parking lot.
19) Bill is committed to incorporating heel toe down shifting into his track driving.
20) Ben will be very happy with the latest version of couples therapy, lol.
Special thanks to John Lavin and John Murphy for hosting and leading the event. Hopefully, we did well enough to get another invite in the future.
Colton (aka Train) and Steve (aka Woodchuck) are two of the four hosts of the “B Squad Hotrod” Podcast on to discuss how they have learned and continue to learn to work on their hotrod projects, cars and other related projects, like building a huge garage from scratch. We also get into some of the current and upcoming projects and goals for the coming few months. A great podcast hosted by two sets of brothers, in 4 states, and three time zones, they work together towards finishing the project and learning a ton along the way. Since they are B Squad, they came on our podcast, because A Squad would be a guest on a big time TV show.
Ben joins us on our Dominating With Dawson segment to talk about how to buy a car for a project or to become a race car. It is the first of a many part discussion and we will be having at least one returning guest to go over this area more fully in the future. Usually, it I said that you make your money when you buy a stock, or a house, or a car, but in our case it is more like you are only starting to lose your money once you buy the car, lol.
As you would expect, we try to bring them over to the dark side and build a car for a race. We will see how successful we are. We offered to help and race with them. That may not have increased the likelihood of their racing, lol.
Please send in your projects so we can share with the B Squad to help show them what we are doing and drag them into racing.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) What are the projects of B Squad and some of their background and learnings along the way. With their guidance, we may work our way up to the B squad at some point.
2) The logistics of being located in 4 states and 3 different time zones between the four hosts and their individual projects.
3) Everyone is jealous of Woodchuck’s projects: huge garage with a lift, a Humvee, 1967 fastback Mustang for the family CFO. Progress continues despite working full time in the public health arena of Wyoming.
4) Train’s projects are equally distracted by his (over) full time firefighting/paramedic and when time allows him to work on his 1941-46 Chevy Pickup with an S10 frame swap and full engine swap resto mod.
5) The way that B Squad works out the mechanics of working together with each other remotely. It involves a lot of calls, photos, video calls, and infrequent in person trips when possible.
6) It seems that all of their interests can be traced back to one of their father’s Corvette.
7) Train being in south Texas battles the heat most of the year and Woodchuck in Wyoming battles the cold winters.
8) Suggested first projects to begin learning to work on your own car or project and what to grow into eventually and then where you may want to bring in some professional help.
9) Why you may not want to let Train work on your electrical issue, especially if it is perhaps a 200 dollar 1974 Impala. Take home: shot gun shells are not functional fuse replacements.
10) Vicki somehow make an analogy between learning to work on a car and learning a new video game that actually works pretty well even though it initially sounded a bit weird. If only there was a cheat code with the joystick.
11) The El Jeffe tire story comes back to life to help Train feel a bit better about his Impala.
12) Ever wonder how Woodchuck got his nick name, its covered here. And we finally get to ask the question that has pondered the world forever.
13) Some discussion on how to deal with your tool storage when you need portability and mobility to work outside the home garage. Also, a discussion of several alternatives for how to layout a home garage.
14) Train is not a big fan on body work. He would probably be very open to help if you happen to enjoy it.
15) Train is introduced to cars-parts.com. We are sure it will help, especially with some of the later model car projects. B Squad was the source where we learned of the project Farm YouTube channel which has been helpful.
16) Woodchuck makes a great suggestion of trying to find a mentor to learn from/with.
17) If you notice, there seems to be a truck them with most of Train’s answers and interests. Perhaps we could get him into our race truck one day.
After a recent HPDE event with NASA Great Lakes at the Autobahn Country Club near Chicago, Bill sent in some video of a representative lap to Racers360 to try their video coaching and see what he could work on to improve. Dion von Moltke, from Racers360 and a podcast guest from episode #92, evaluated one of Bill’s laps and who knew, it wasn't all that bad. We thought it would be a great discussion of the use of video and the added benefit of having a professional driver and coach review the video for you. Bill learned a great deal and every driver will. This is especially valuable to the two ends of the learning curve. The newer drivers will start off breaking any bad habits and the higher level drivers will finally have someone qualified, capable, and available who could help them refine the last few items to help shave the final few tenths to get closer to their potential. The cost (~$100) makes this an exceptional value to all drivers looking to improve. Ben and friends discuss the concept of weight transfer during the Dominating with Dawson segment. Whether conscious or subconscious, it is an underlying fundamental to high performance driving and managing this is key to getting the most you can out of a car and reducing lap times.
You can email Dion directly at Dion@racers360.com
And follow him on Instagram at or twitter @Dionvmr
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
The raw lap video a bit after 11:30 in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am-epQIjT4&t=758s
A 5-minute snippet of Dion’s review of Bill’s lap can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2-NzD3o4Y
Eric Meyer from NASA Great Lakes also discussed this lap from a data analysis perspective here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtlsfwbSso
1) We review some of Dion’s racing accomplishments including his time as an IMSA driver, winning the 24 hours of Daytona and the 24 hours of Sebring twice and his current work with Racers360 that is aimed at all levels of amateur racing of cars, motorcycles, go karts, etc.
2) A discussion of NJMP’s Lightning track and its (obvious) nickname. Just look at the track map.
3) The advantages of personalized coaching and the feedback opportunities it opens up the coach and the driver.
4) Dion asks Bill to self-asses his driving strengths and weaknesses. This discussion was very short and very long, respectively.
5) The coaching consisted of not only the “what”, but the “why” as well as an estimate of the potential impact on lap times and safety that area involved.
6) A big discussion of Turn 9 and Turn 10 at Autobahn that applies to several other turn complexes that lead onto long straights where sometimes you sacrifice a turn and sometimes it is not the best choice. It appears that as in life, nothing is 100% all the time.
7) Turn 1 at Autobahn is a high speed right hand turn that Dion went into in general and also used as an example of how best to break down a turn (backwards) to determine what to do for a specific turn, especially if you are unfamiliar with the track or turn.
8) To the surprise of absolutely no one, we also discussed vision and the need to relax and look very “long” and “wide” with good scanning practices.
9) Dion is a fan of trying to work on one or two things at a time and not overwhelming the driver while learning.
10) Bill gives a brief description of the Garmin Catalyst and how it worked for him at Autobahn during his first weekend with the unit.
11) Dion gets (unfairly) put on the spot with looking at Jennifer’s crash at the Charlotte Roval. He agreed that is looks like a catch done well and a recovery not quite quick enough. Dion also recalls a time where he was able to catch a similar incident and save the car (with a bit of luck). It can be found at about 40-45 seconds into the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPq5K1giAC8
12) Racers in training weight loss challenge is entered. Please let us know if you want to participate. Dion may even help despite not needing to lose any weight personally.
13) Bill looks to scoop up a few brownie points when the opportunity arises.
14) Some of the takeaways and how they apply to all laps and all tracks. Many are going to be incorporated into his practice session at the track and on the sim.
15) Bill vents his standard color matching issues. Still no traction received.
16) Track Addict may be worth some investigation and if your budget allows perhaps an AIM SmartyCam.
17) Bill drags Dion into his current level of overthinking the geometry of a turn.
18) Another vote for the Senna documentary. Maybe Vicki will finally watch it. It is really fantastic, even if you aren’t a race driver.
19) Post credits discussion of Mid-Ohio, with and without the chicane before the keyhole, and some volleyball discussion.
GHIT Podcast Episode 0142: Alex Levinson Orchestrates a Coup D’état with Some Friends
We never had control to lose, but we somehow lost it anyway. You have been warned
It all started innocently enough, Alex Levinson was coming onto the podcast and we had a plan to talk about racing and go karting. Little did we know there was a devious plot afoot. It began to dawn on us as he was signing in and the Zoom window label came through as Amanda. All was good, he was pretending to be Amanda, we would love to be half the driver and have half the mechanical knowledge and skills she has. Then the video came through and there was Amanda and Alex, but there was more. Off to the side, there was Donnie Petrunak, another well-known racer and a man who adds vowels to the pronunciation of his name without actually taking the time to write them into his name. Inauspicious start, but no worries, yet. Then we asked one question and I’m not sure we spoke again, lol. Strap in for this one, it’s quite a ride.
On our Dominating with Dawson, we cover one of Ben’s favorite racing games, playing with the flags and how the simple act of paying attention can help you during a race.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Comparison of the NASCAR approach to our Lucky Dog approach at the Charlotte Roval
2) An update on Alex’s 2000 NB Miata daily driver that was crashed into at Charlotte while parked in the lot. It doesn’t even make a good story.
3) A tremendous story about Alex’s encounter with Paul Blart Jr.
4) Donnie “the Fist of God” Petrunak gives an update of his latest car battles and it sounds just like a normal day in the life of the Fail Inc Motorsports racing team and Florida Man Racing. Remember, no “i” in Petrunak, but being high maintenance, he wants one pronounced anyway, lol.
5) Apparently running cheaty BMW’s runs in Amanda’s family, so its really not her fault since its hereditary.
6) Stories and introductions to their three racing teams and cars. Alex takes 10 minutes, Donnie about 3, and Amanda about a minute, just like their lap times. Lol.
7) Donnie has his doctorate but apparently cannot count past 6, since that is the number of cars he “claims” to have.
8) Hospital, hospitable, same, same. Words are hard, maybe as hard as numbers.
9) Alex impersonates one of those old toys where you pull a string and it just keeps talking and talking.
10) Amanda answers the question as to what happened to her E36 BMW at Thompson. That car is usually an anvil and a monster.
11) Donnie has an issue with a certain wall at Daytona. But the walls always seem to win.
12) Alex offers Donnie’s services to all the front running cars at NHMS and we warn others about allowing Mental nearby.
13) Several opinions about running a true 24 race from our guests. Still sounds like work to us though.
14) Alex gets a new nickname. Say hi to his new nickname “Grandpa”.
15) Jen gets to ask a question. Bet you forgot she was there. I'm pretty sure she did too.
16) We received an update that we are the #4 automotive podcast in all of Indonesia. Thank you to the fans there and please ignore our guests. They were like an alcohol fueled dragster, just without the dragster. They even laughed at a one or two of Bill’s jokes.
17) How Donnie learned to drive. This explains a lot.
18) Alex realizes that he is actually a race winning Porsche driver (as is Amanda), but he still can’t pronounce Porsche.
19) Donnie has one of the best “car that got away” stories we may ever hear.
20) Alex has an amazing car ultimate road trip path.
Rachel Baker and Gina Ma from Driving Forward Together joined us for this episode where we discuss the goals and ambitions for Driving Forward Together and where they would like to be in the coming years. We also get to know Rachel and Gina’s driving and racing history as well as getting to know them a bit better. We hope to see them out at a race next year. On Dominating with Dawson, we cover more vision, as in looking through the turn and trying to see as far down the track as possible. Information is power in racing too.
You can follow Driving Forward Together at:
Instagram and Facebook at Driving Forward Together or on their website.
Also, they have some great merch through their Facebook page, some is even free.
If you want to follow Gina, her Instagram is amazingly titled @GinaIsCuterThanAnyPanda
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) What is the history of Driving Forward Together and how the group hopes to improve our racing culture and more.
2) How Gina and Rachel started out with cars and initially started racing
3) Gina and Jennifer bond over the 2 Soul Red ND2 MX5 Miatas.
4) What Driving Forward together is doing to assist ladies in autocross and motorsports
5) How autocross and track days can appeal to different personalities and we all agree that you should try as many forms of driving and racing to find the best fit for you.
6) How to find out about autocross and how easy your first event will be.
7) A great discussion of the various women only events and series.
8) We also go over the Faster Together incentive program that has partnered with EVO School and Beyond Seat Time, we have done both separately and found each to very helpful towards our driving progression.
9) How COVID 19 has affected their season so far and any accommodations that are being institute, as always it seems to be a fluid situation and vary from location to location.
10) They also offer several great interviews of fellow drivers in their Driving Forward Series that can be found on their website.
11) Some solid tops to the new and soon to be new autocross drivers.
12) A tremendous story that illustrates the importance of driving vs the importance of the car. Great driving will usually make up for a great deal of horsepower and dollars spent on the vehicle.
13) The barrier to entry is really very mall to start at your first autocross event. For reference, entry will usually be less than $100 per driver, sometimes often under $50 and all you need is a helmet and shoes. Rental helmets are often offered as well. So, borrow a car or take yours and give it a try.
14) Bill is working to go up to Massachusetts. It sounds like Rachel really has a great set up.
15) A horror story of Gina’s first time at an autocross. This almost never happens, everyone is usually nothing but supportive and looking to share the fun.
16) Ziggy wants to let us know his favorite car movie.
We cover Bill’s first HPDE 3 with NASA Great Lakes at the Autobahn Country Club South Course layout that is near Chicago. It was our teams first HPDE 3 and it was fantastic. NASA Great Lakes really shines with their HPDE curriculum. In addition, we had the opportunity to try the teams new Garmin Catalyst on track for the first time and we were very impressed. Several notable driving improvements were during the event and perhaps even a few Ahh Hah Moments. In addition, we discuss the “perfect” race car in the Dominating with Dawson segment for this episode.
We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as Bill enjoyed the NASA Great Lakes event!
Special thanks again to the entire Great Lakes team for running another top notch event, as always.
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) A short track review of the South track at Autobahn. In addition, it was our first time on track with electronic flags.
2) We compare the relative costs of a track day weekend vs a divorce etc.
3) Differences between NASA Great Lakes HPDE 1, 2, and 3.
4) We cover some of the tremendous drills that start of most of the track sessions. They are very valuable to improve your driving skills and racing experience in a controlled and safe manner.
5) How NASA GL has altered the different HPDE levels and improved as they learn to account for COVID induced changes and still improve the quality of the instruction for each of their students in a very quick reaction, demonstrating their ability to respond nimbly to their students feedback.
6) Garmin Catalyst first impressions and review after using it to review our track driving for the first time this weekend. The in-car coaching was a very good addition to the weekend while we were in the car without an instructor. We hope to have a full episode with a guest in the next few weeks. We posted a few videos on our YouTube channel that has some of the Garmin instructions included if you are curious.
7) Bill is a big fan of the opportunities options that prioritize areas for potential improvement/low hanging fruit along with the potential quantified time improvement potential.
8) Jen asks the question Bill never wants to discuss with Vicki in earshot: How much is it? Vicki, close he webpage, just close the page.
9) Just remember, these are only $500 cars………
10) Why does Bill always confuse Buddy Rich and Buddy Guy. No idea, but the model/example still applies.
11) Mork from Ork shows up for a small guest slot, some of you will see it.
12) Bad news on two of our GoPro’s. They may not be useful for our in-car video due to the dynamic range of brightness or contrast from within the car vs the outside.
13) The anniversary that never seems to end.
14) A very good discussion of focus and being fresh on track, as well as a probably wise decision to use good discretion and skip the last session at the end of Saturday.
15) Bill’s prep for a new track is getting better and almost where we would like it to be. The process we use during an HPDE is really getting dialed in and allowing us to get the most out of each stint and maximize the benefit for each HPDE we attend.
16) We cover some of the most significant improvements and a few Ahh Hah’s from the event.
17) The goal of HPDE 3 to push beyond your comfort level and look for more speed was very good and appropriate after the training received in HPDE 1 and 2 with NASA GL.
18) The go kart track looked amazing, although we did not have a chance to try.
19) Bill makes a play at adding another HPDE/track day for NJMP. Schedule tbd. Details to follow. He would really love to get Jennifer and Vicki out once more with the Catalyst. It should help them both greatly. Some planning details still to be resolved.
20) What is left to get Brad safely out the door and what is left to start the process of GHIT Colorado. Look for us to come out to High Plains raceway and other tracks in the area as soon as Brad is set up and ready for us. Also one last chance for Bill to pick on Brad for signing up for several HPDE’s and not
This episode of our podcast is a listeners request, Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill go over what we have been up to and begin to look at where we are going for next year. Lots of changes, lots of cars gone, still a few to go, and lots of new cars added, most need some TLC. We think we are on a good path, but you can be the judge of that. Also, on this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we get into a discussion of driving skill vs driving talent. Lots of opinions, lots of thoughts, probably the first of several discussions related to this. In the end, there are very few people, if any, who if they are interested in our sport and apply themselves, cannot get to a competitive level and become a very good driver and racer. At least that’s what we think.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Our upcoming skid pad & autocross car control event at Lime Rock with Safety Third Motorsports. Jennifer and Vicki as so excited it is hard to explain, even for them.
2) How the 2.75 Porsche 944’s and 1.0 Boxsters have found new homes and Brad’s starting to prep his E46 330 for his move to Colorado. Maybe we have the beginnings of a Midwest/Mountain time zone team. 4.75 cars in one weekend.
3) The plan for the SpiderStang Mustang and the black Honda Civic are still tbd at this point, but may be available.
4) Bill has located a HPDE car that is undergoing some upgrade and preventative maintenance with the help of John Lavin from Safety Third Motorsports. It is a E46 that is changing from a SMG transmission to a manual transmission because that is just so much more fun and engaging.
5) An E46 330 shell magically appeared and is the long-term project car for Bill’s goal of running the NASA Thunderhill 25 by 2025. So far, we have 3.5 drivers who are interested and now need only one more driver and Bill to get some more skill.
6) What are we doing with 1974 Capri. We have plans, but not enough skill at this point.
7) Should we build two Civic race cars, we don’t know for sure at this point. Still TBD.
8) Our 2017 Ford F150 black cap is also looking for a new home
9) Mechanical status for each car and the progress to be accomplished over the off season this winter.
10) Bill is apparently stuck in bad joke/dad joke mode throughout this episode. We apologize.
11) We talk about what the plan is for modifying the cage in the yellow Honda Civic and the two smaller jobs of fixing the engine and adding new/better seat mounts.
12) Vicki is reminded of the winter project that was set for last winter. Perhaps we will have better luck this year. TBD. Maybe someday the ND Miata may actually have an interior again.
13) Bill tries to get some planning on the upcoming themes. Vicki and Jen don’t want to get into it at all. Bill thinks its all a coverup for no plan. We shall see.
14) Vicki learns about the most romantic anniversary gifts ever. Why does Vicki put up with this? How did Bill ever get so lucky?
15) We are all three going to complete some car related courses this winter. Eventually, we will be competent mechanically and electrically. (These had better be good courses if they are to get us there, lol.)
16) New/recent garage tools and capabilities that will aide us this winter, with a quick review of each.
17) We reverse the “what does someone know about you that no one knows” question on each other. Bill stuffs a big foot into his mouth during this one. He will be sleeping in the bathtub for a long, long time.
18) Vicki learns that Thunderhill is located in California.
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Lara Vernon is our guest for this episode. She is a racing driver that is rapidly moving up the ranks of amateur racing. We have raced alongside her at our last event in Charlotte on the Roval and she just returned from winning the B class event with the true 24 hour race at CMP with the Sorry For Party team, driving in both their Firebird and 944 race cars during the race and posting the fastest laps for the weekend. Lara also owns a boutique exotic car dealership called “Rare Exotic Vehicles” in Asheville, North Carolina, that deals with very cool vintage hot rods and cars from the 1930’s to excellent examples suitable for Radwood and other venues.
You can Follow Lara’s racing exploits at @Lara.is.racing and her @rareexoticvehicles on Instagram or on Facebook.
On this episode’s Dominating with Dawson, we talk about the importance of hydration at the track and several ways to stay hydrated. No, not that way. At least until after the track goes cold.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Several excellent cars Lara has currently that are looking for a new home.
2) How autocross was (again) the gateway drug towards her wheel to wheel racing. It’s not free, but it is very good way to learn car control and is also a low cost way of getting started. (Winning several races and a championship was also a good way to show she was on the right track) and led to Lara getting her SCCA racing license.
3) Vicki confuses the Fiesta ST with the Fiestas that she remembered from years ago. Bill has not done a good job of visiting car dealers with her. This will likely be remedied shortly.
4) How she came to first meet Ron Mexico/Jeff Caplan and then the Race Bar team. How her first race with Race Bar went in late 2019 and then again at the Charlotte Roval a few weeks ago. An excellent companion for getting into the wonderful abyss that is endurance racing.
5) How Lara attempted to challenge Dick Freelane’s mustache, quite a noble but usually futile effort.
6) We hear about her experience racing at Road Atlanta in the snow. The track is plenty exciting without having to rely on being snow covered.
7) Lara has pursued and succeeded in amateur racing and has begun to dip her toe into some of the higher level opportunities with teams and sponsors. It is a challenging sport to convert to making a living, or even breaking even.
8) Lot of stories of her racing with Race Bar and some of the shared trials and tribulations both teams had at the Roval with Lucky Dog.
9) How Lara almost met Randy Pobst at the Charlotte Roval, how she almost raced against him, and how her Lobster faired against Randy’s Moose.
10) We discuss how to make your own skid pad using cracked corn animal feed. If she pulls it off, we hope we get an invite.
11) She not only wins in “meat space” but also won a 24 hour endurance race in iRacing.
12) The Ayrton Senna miniseries came up again in discussion. We cannot wait for it to come out on Netflix. If you have not seen the Ayrton Senna documentary entitles “Senna”, you are missing a great one.
13) Vicki shows off her car skills by confusing a Kia Soul with a Nissan Cube.
Danielle Tripp is our guest for this episode with special co-host Ben Dawson coming in as well. Danielle is a member of the Winsome Racing team with Ben and has quickly progressed from starting our as a car girl who went on a racing experience event, started driving in HPDE events to become a racing instructor and raced in her first race in 2019. It was great to catch up with Danielle and see how she progressed and where she wants to go. We have no doubt she will get there, and quickly. As a fellow Spec E46 (to be) racer, we appreciate the time and dedication it takes to build one of these on your own.
“Hold On Kids, Mom’s Driving!!!”
In addition, we also cover how to prepare for driving on a new (to you) racetrack. We each have your own personal methods and present several alternatives that you may want to try.
You can follow Danielle on Facebook at: Danielle Tripp or by following Winsome Racing. She is also on Instagram @dtrippnurseracer
Finally, in our Dominating with Dawson we go over how to introduce a new driver into racing, or more properly stated a few ways not to do it. Everything can be an example, some are examples of things to do, some are things not to do.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) We get into her certifications of bad ass-ery, both local and global.
2) How she started and how she first met Ben at the track and learned to be fast from him.
3) Me first hear about Banana Sandwich Mike. Still looking for him.
4) She drives an E46 BMW called “Peaches” (story included) and a Mustang named “Jesse”. How the names came to be is entertaining.
5) How the cheapest of Hot Wheels car has led to the decimation of many family finances on racing cars.
6) How Danielle was the impetus to her husband Jason starting to enjoy racing on track as well as the mechanical aspects of the sport.
7) How the cash flow out for attending a track event may be cheaper than the cost of speed on a public road.
8) Ben foolishly promises to drive with us at the Thunderhill 25 in our Spec E46 if its ever finished. Its recorded for all time.
9) Bill cannot help but make comparison of their Winsome Racing team to our Lose Some racing team. It is really just way too easy.
10) Jennifer and Danielle bond over working on cars and how it compares to working on human bodies. We are even more worried about going to a doctor now, lol, especially since Vicki agreed.
11) Ben does his best impression of Debbie Downer from SNL. Cue the sad trombones.
12) We discuss the potential issues with being a female at a racetrack, which so far has been exacerbated in our experiences.
13) The group discussion on prepping for a new track is helpful in showing several different things that you can do to be ready before you even arrive in the paddock. We also discuss ways to improve once you are on track as well. Many great ways to increase your enjoyment, especially early in the day/weekend.
14) Outdoorsy and RVShare make their usual appearance on the podcast. They should really sponsor us. Or maybe just give a free rental every now and then.
15) Bill over-preps and shares an example below in a link for one track. Please let us know what you do, especially if it is different or better. We are always looking to improve.
16) We do not support nor recommend stealing your parent’s car when you are underage, in spite of the fun we had during this episode.
17) Vicki is introduced to left foot braking for the first time. Mind >>> blown. It apparently has never come up so far. Or maybe it has, lol.
18) Bill recommends the recent Top Gear episode segment with the cars going to the golf driving range. One of the best segments ever.
19) Jennifer starts the South Dakota RV story but valiantly tries to get out without the details. Anyone want to hear more? Please let us know.
20) It looks like Reed will be trading cars with Danielle at an upcoming event.
21) Ben makes it very clear his feeling on new car nannies. Not a fan, especially on the track.
Roland Hahn is our guest for this episode with Ann Moran occasionally chiming in throughout the episode. Roland has been racing since the 80’s and has probably completed more races than we have laps (which is not really that much of an exaggeration). Some fascinating stories and history that will help you and your team in the next race.
On this episodes Dominating with Dawson, we go over Racing in the Rain. No, not the book, how to do it and how to enjoy it more.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) What Roland has learned at his last 875 or so races in all types of cars and racing. Yes, 875+ races and counting.
2) How he found his “home” in endurance racing and how endurance racing has changed since he first started at Nelson Ledges in 1987.
3) Race prep, racing practices, and safety equipment have apparently changed dramatically (for the better) since the 80’s.
4) Some team history about how Roland first met Ann and their current team began about two years ago, as well as how Ann began racing and met Roland.
5) Vicki somehow manages to bring Xena into the podcast. Still puzzled by how that fit into the discussion, twice, but it somehow fit, and led to a discussion of Vicki meeting Roland for the first time when he was in drag at NHMS last year.
6) Things Roland has learned to do and perhaps even more importantly things not to do over his racing career.
7) How Roland and Ann found their current BMW E36 and their thoughts about racing it and E36’s in general.
8) Post race “hangovers”, even if you don’t drink, are real. Especially if you race as often as Roland and Ann did last year.
9) We compare our relative “Hot Mess” levels and performance at the recent Charlotte race with Lucky Dog.
10) Roland does his best Karnac impression over a brake light switch at the Charlotte race.
11) The Dip Stick disaster that was Charlotte Roval and a really good title to a TV show episode.
12) How the two races at Charlotte went for their team. It was a bit of a battle for a long time, but in the end, it seems to have worked out well in the 10-hour race. This illustrates a series of the type of things that an endurance team can run into any weekend. The impossible is not impossible, but merely unlikely. The more laps raced, the more probably it becomes.
13) How Roland employed his experience and knowledge to survive a bit better than most on Sunday. 17 hours of racing at the Charlotte Roval was pretty hard on all the cars that were there, especially with the heavy breaking required for the Roval.
14) Jen does not share Roland’s preference for concrete canyon race tracks. Maybe with time, but definitely not at the moment.
15) Roland was very impressed with racing with Lucky Dog and with his level of experience, impressing him is not the easiest thing to do. Especially impressive considering the COVID related conditions and the team not having its full team at the event. More grown up but still playful is a great way to put it.
16) Roland was kind enough to go into some of the race prep areas and philosophy he tries to employ for every race. He may write a book someday. We can’t wait. Roland, do you need an editor or a co-writer? We know a guy.
17) ALWAYS learn something at every single race or you aren't really paying attention.
18) Succinctly put, we need a Roland. Every team does. We will be asking questions of him, often. Since he listens to our podcast, we are sure we have caused him to laugh out loud many times. Lol.
19) Tips to improve as a driver abound throughout this episode.
20) Roland provides the definitive answer to the long fought over question that torments the internet on a daily basis. Where do you put the transponder on the car to get the faster lap or to win at the finish line. You are welcome. (and we are sure the arguments will continue long into the future anyway)
Ben Dawson is our guest for this episode where we go over some of his racing history and a lot of how he has progressed to his current level and what he is looking to get into going forward. It was great to catch up with him and learn a bunch more about him and his driving. It is also the easiest episode ever to put in our Dominating with Dawson segment where we go over several methods for a driver to determine their speed and adjust accordingly on a track. This is especially important when you are learning and improving since your speeds will generally be increasing, as you wish it would, but that does impact your speed going into the subsequent turn or turns. Ben is tremendous driver, but not a hard core car guy and he treats the cars well, but more as a tool to use and get the most out of, as opposed to a piece of art or something to attribute more respect and awe to than deserved. There are definitely a few people we know who could enjoy their cars and driving more if they shifted a bit towards Ben’s more pragmatic car philosophy.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and
Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Everything you ever/never wanted to know about Ben and Ben’s driving history. Driving really does seem to run in the family.
2) Ben is unhappy we aren't familiar with his 1986 Taurus MT-5. We were quite happy not knowing about it, lol.
3) Ben is in the midst on balancing his family and his current Spec E46 track car build. we also go over some of the steps that Ben has progressed through and led to his current racing interest, including getting a bit sideways on the dirt roads in Alabama growing up, competitive karting, autocross, and endurance racing across the US.
4) How Ben’s racing philosophy has matured into a very simple mantra, if its not fun, I’m out.
5) We also discover how Ben got DQ’ed from a win at his pine wood derby car but did end up with a large “Bodacious Big Bear” bear (that he still has). I see a T-Shirt in the making, maybe even a Race Bar theme.
6) Tips for getting out there and trying to do some high performance driving or a track day etc.
7) A Good, Bad, and the Ugly for what to do and not do when looking to get started in high performance driving or racing.
8) A great bunch of stories and examples of how a team and a driver progresses through beginning stages and gradually moves towards a more seasoned racing driver.
9) Bill’s latest HPDE with NASA Great Lakes at Mid-Ohio last weekend in the Toyota 86.
10) Bill’s rather intimidating trip into the Keyhole turn with a McLaren 720S and a Shelby 350R and a race prepped Corvette in the rear view.
11) We also start discussing some of the turns at Mid-Ohio, as well as how to approach decreasing radius turns in general.
12) How much fun it was to take his driving test in the same session as one of the passing drills.
13) We get a question from Chrissy M that became an impromptu review of Mid-Ohio track itself, both the Club and Pro layouts that we ran over the weekend. AND we cannot help but take the opportunity pass on our compliments to their recent episode related to racing and burnout. It was fantastic, as always.
14) Ben says “mecca” and Jennifer and Vicki hear “naked, you can guess how the rest went.
15) A hilarious story about muscle relaxers and eating a tomato before going on track. Don’t try this at home.
16) Our first discussion of land speed records and record setting
17) The Cerveza race team makes another appearance. Still need to get them on the podcast. Anyone know them? We would love an intro.
Our upcoming schedule is a NASA Great Lakes HPDE at Autobahn (for the first time), a NASA Great Lakes HPDE at Autobahn NCM (for the first time), and a HPDE/Skid Pad/autocross event at Lime Rock. Potentially, we may be going to Summit Point for a skip pad event in October or November. Please let us know if you are coming or stop by anytime if you see us.
Links:
Mid-Ohio Track Map: https://speedsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Mid-Ohio.pdf
Bill’s current track rankings are as follows:
- Pitt Race
- Charlotte Roval
- Gingerman
- NJMP - Thunderbolt
- Road Atlanta
- Watkins Glen
- Laguna Seca
- Mid-Ohio
- Thompson
- Monticello
- New Hampshire
- NJMP - Lightning
- Pocono
At our recent Lucky Dog race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, we were lucky enough to be in the paddock next to Race Bar. Yes, they are back. Jeff/Ron even took a stint in our race truck. On this episode we go over the entire event from their perspective and how Race Bar helped us throughout the weekend. As we covered in our earlier race review episode, the entire event was a blast and Race Bar was a large part of the fun. Jeff Caplan/Ron Mexico, Jandy/Daddy, Patrick McHugh/Richard "Dick" Freelane, and Kaitlyn "Pineapples" Morgan joined us for this episode. We were greatly outnumbered.
We deal with hydration at track days, races and on the track in our Dominating with Dawson segment for this episode. We cover various options and what we have found to be effective at the track and in some of the highest temperature and humidity days we have seen both at the track, in the paddock and especially in the car which is usually much hotter than the local environment, especially when dressed in your safety and fire rated gear.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Apparently, we have been abducted by Race Bar. Who knew.
2) It took less than four minutes for us to absolutely lose control of the episode. Did we ever get it back. Still tbd.
3) Was Charlotte Intimidating? Nope. Was racing on a big oval intimidating? Nope. Was racing with Lucky Dog intimidating? Nope. Was Race Bar being next to us in the paddock intimidating? Oh yes, yes it was.
4) We had a great time hanging with Race Bar but, we really had to tag out around 10 or 11 in order to function. Not sure how they do it.
5) Race Bar strongly endorses the Lucky Dog series and it balance of good racing and lots of fun. This was the best race ever for Race Bar. Ever.
6) We talk about the great highs and lows of endurance racing, sometimes at the same event in the same hour.
7) The pleasures of being serenaded over the radio by Dick Freelane as he drove around the high banks at Charlotte during the race. Ron Mexico has a book recommendation that you may choose to ignore.
8) I think we made an impression on Race Bar with our track food skills. It made their top list. Twice. We may be drafted to be on site food services. we know Jeff will bring his own fork if needed. Lol.
9) We talk a bit about how our team tries to deal with issues and our occasional setbacks. The priority should always be the driver and the team. We can build more cars.
10) There appears to be a plan for the race truck/The Bad Hombre/El Jeffe. Not sure we know what it is or if we have a vote. I think we lost all voting rights once Ron Mexico got into the race truck and drove it around the Roval.
11) We cover our race team theory and philosophy at the current point in our learning curve.
12) Race Bar has a list of he top 47 highlights from the race. It is quite a list. Quite the list indeed.
13) Tips for ways to help and get started at a race if you are ever interested.
14) Why track security woke Cathy up in her Hello Kitty PJ's around 2 AM one evening. What happens at Race Bar, stays at Race Bar.
15) Why you should always say no to a story that starts with "Do you want to see a man in a van by a river..."
16) Confirmation of who took the "L" off of our "Mr. Pool" E36. Unfortunately, it does fit the car, even more now.
17) Stories of driving the Citrus Race Truck without power steering trying to catch another Race Bar vehicle.
18) Slap cup drinking games and rule interpretation seemed to vary and why Lonnie may have had a slow start one morning.
19) How Deaf Power Racing came to race with us at Charlotte. There are certain advantages to not being able to hear "Baby Shark" all weekend. Potential options for adopting them into a Race Bar west.
20) Apparently there is a plan. We are now aware that there is a plan. We still don't know the plan, but we think we probably should at some point.
21) We reveal the story of the arrival and unloading of El Jeffe at the garage when we returned. I'm not mentioning any names since I don't want to have to sleep in the bathtub. Worth a listen. And thank you to the listener who suggested we change our name to "Garage Heroes In Traction". Thank you Blake.
22) We may have plans for a Summit Point track event.
23) We attempt to CSI the potential reasons behind our Chevy S10 keeps eating Steering Pumps like Seymour from "The Little Shop of Horrors"
24) How the Oooga Booga method for fixing the Fuel Pump worked and gave us a few more hours on the track before we needed to replace it the next morning.
25) How the speaker flew off during the race and how much of a fan some of the corner workers were of their music selections during the race. Also, we go into the joys of having a 120 dB stereo system in your race car that is remote controlled by people that are several hundred miles away from the track.
26) A Good, the Bad, and the Ugly to be remembered.
27) Ah Hah moments we all learned from the Charlotte race.
28) A good discussion of Jennifer's accident and how it feels after a bit o reflection. A good thing for all potential racers and racing teams to hear.
29) Potential next steps for our team to grow.
30) VIR sweeps the best track ever for Race Bar. And we get a bit of history of how VIR came to be.
We were lucky enough to get four of the Lucky Dog team to discuss with us the Lucky Dog series and how their first ever east coast race went at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on the Roval. Jason Miles, Briana Miles, Chris Wilhelm, and Justin Parcher were our guests for this episode. Please snug up your racing harness, this one is pretty fun but actually has some good content to learn from and may improve your team.
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson we cover braking speed and how to manage your speed and adjust to different types of brake application and brake capability of different cars and especially when at a new to you track. Vicki and Jen excel at terminology and jargon, as always, lol. Then we get into the way to approach new tracks and turns, as well as a warning to be careful at our then upcoming race at Charlotte. Unfortunately, we ended up proving Ben to be prophetic.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Jason works in the pits for IMSA and was obviously less than impressed with the GHiT team's mechanical skills and performance in the garage.
2) How the Charlotte race went and the impact that the COVID 19 pandemic had on the plans and the race itself.
3) What its like inside the huge Charlotte oval/roval vs the more normal road courses that Lucky Dog typically runs on the west coast and how it was for a Lucky Dog track.
4) Differences between what Lucky Dog typically sees on the west coast vs this east coast event.
5) The tracks impressions of Race Bar and some of their music selections. They are still puzzled by how the car can run for so long with the music at their typical volume.
6) How the Flying Moose sounded going through the pits towards the end of the race. What Randy Pobst and his team were able to do and the speeds they could get out of that car were amazing.
7) Special shout out to all the tow crews at Lucky Dog. It even carried over to the event at Charlotte.
8) Bill makes a joke about finally not having Eric at an event. It's kind of went over a lot like our cars. Maybe we should change our name to "Led Garage Heroes In Training". Maybe not.
9) How our Lucky Dog race coincidentally crashed into the background of the NASCAR race program broadcast in the background.
10) How Jason almost reenacted the lightning scene from Caddyshack at CMP.
11) What works and what doesn't seem to work in a Lucky Dog race.
12) The Deadpool E36 is still not fully regenerated. Fingers crossed.
13) we have a challenge in finding Chris' Nova (and bringing it to a Lucky Dog race) that he had purchased three times, so far. It had Oregon Plate QRL-231 to aid in your search. Let's bring it to a Lucky Dog race so he has to tech inspect it, again.
14) Jason demonstrates why females are often referred to as the smarter half of a relationship.
15) Jason missed out on a Porsche opportunity, perhaps he might want our 2 and three-quarters 944. Still available. Just let us know.
16) If we want to torment Justin, please locate Oregon license plate 910-AFC and get it ready for a Lucky Dog race. Last he saw the car, it was likely halfway towards passing safety inspection.
17) Vicki dropped a Star Trek reference. Perhaps she is a Trekkie or a Trekker or whatever the politically correct term is now.
18) Jason's story got Bill very concerned when he thought Jason said that the fastest he ever drove was on a Ferry.
19) Justin may have the biggest boat for his highest ever speed we have ever heard so far.
20) Vicki and Jen now want to race a taco truck. Don't ask.
On this episode, we review the entire race weekend at the Charlotte Roval for our Lucky Dog endurance race. The first race started Friday night and ended Saturday morning. The second race was a 10-hour enduro that started at noon Sunday. It was our first time at Charlotte Motor Speedway, our first time at a big oval track, and our first race of the year. How hard could it be? What could go wrong? We found a few things. Luckily, we had several friends and new friends at the track to help us work through the problems and we all had a great racing weekend.
On our Dominating with Dawson segment, we start to discuss the progression of driving skill and driving styles as you improve, moving from the introductory stages where you try to limit your inputs to one at a time and how to progress safely to where you begin to use and work towards mastering multiple inputs and more advanced techniques like trail braking etc. There is a lot to discuss and we are sure to add more to this area in future segments.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) The two new car themes/liveries for our E36 "Deadpool" race car and our "'Dat Tang Truck" citrus racing truck. Several pictures will be on our website.
2) Mechanical car prep saga for the race.
3) Vicki and Jen drove the E36 BMW 3 series race car for the first time on track. we cover their first impressions from Friday's practice and the races.
4) Our issues with both cars. In summary, our race truck had issues with the power steering pump and hit a cone that tore off the oil line and also had issue with the mass air flow sensor. Our E36 had an intermittent problem with the fuel pump and then tried to converse with one of the walls ending its weekend.
5) Our thoughts on the Charlotte Roval and driving on the high banked turns, the chicanes, and the infield "mushroom" track of the Roval.
6) Vicki finally experienced her first use of controlled slip angle during her stint as she progressively got faster and more comfortable with the E36 race car Friday night.
7) The Bad Hombre/El Jeffe race truck experienced a brake fade issue, again, and was down on power until the issue with the mass air flow sensor was addressed (on Sunday)
8) How the weekend went for our two guest drivers from the west coast from Deaf Power Racing, Jeff Wright and Lonnie Tanenburg.
9) Jen's accident going into turn 8. We are waiting for Deadpool to regenerate. Video on our YouTube channel and on our website on the post for this episode.
10) How Jen is feeling after her accident and what the prognosis is for the rest of her season.
11) We had a little fun picking on the vultures next to us picking the bones off the E36 carcass. Lol.
12) What we should do about replacing the E36.
13) How we are going to treat the video like the Zapruder film and figure out what happened and what we can learn from the incident.
14) We invent a new drinking game for this episode where you drink once for every time Race Bar is referred to as brilliant and/or somehow helps us get back out onto the track. Try it. Our podcast only gets better with drinking.
15) Jeff Caplan from Race Bar took a run for an hour in our race truck and even with power steering issues and being at less than full power, he seemed to really enjoy the race truck.
16) We came. We saw. We were conquered.
17) Bill is still working on getting all the names straight on the Race Bar team, since each of them seems to have at least three names. Lol.
18) Racing at night and on the high banks, we looked just like NASCAR, just at half speed, lol.
19) Our racing and HPDE plans for the rest of 2020.
20) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly for the weekend, as well as what we learned and several changes we may need to make going forward to improve.
21) Cue the Kenny Loggins....
22) Jennifer may have the best and shortest responses to her Bad and Ugly ever.
What are our plans going forward to replace the E36? What do you think we should do? Please let us know what you think we should do in a comment or ideally in a podcast review or email us at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
Danny van Dongen is an accomplished racing driver and has started several businesses in Europe and the US, including a racing school, a racing series, as well as successfully starting up Hankook Motorsports that offers tires for racing in the US to nearly all forms of both amateur and professional racing series. We would like to thank Danny and the team for their RS4's our tire of choice for endurance racing and the official tire of both Lucky Dog and WRL endurance racing series. We try to summarize some of Danny's racing career initially and then we move into the area of tires, their construction, and their proper use in racing. This is hoped to be a good introduction to tire technology, hopefully we can have Danny back for a 201 level discussion.
On this Dominating with Dawson episode, we talk about the monster under the bed that many do not acknowledge, fear as a factor in going fast and going faster. Fear is literally a totally natural thing and affects everyone at some point. We talk about it, where it may arise, and several ways of dealing with it. This may be a first of several parts in this area.
You can follow Danny on Instagram at @DannyvanDongen
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) How his racing experience has helped with both car testing and development as well as tire testing, also complimenting his business development in both areas.
2) How his race at the 25 Hours at Thunderhill went last year and the pleasure of a mostly night race on a very muddy track. His skid school training was really pushed to the limit.
3) How the different Hankook Motorsports tires are designed and manufactured to be longer lasting and more stable, perfect for endurance racing.
4) A discussion of the benefits and challenges in designing a tire, both slicks/racing tires as well as the 180 tread wear tires we race.
5) The basics of tire designations and understanding the letters and numbers typically on a tire such as 245/40 ZR17 vs 225/50 VR16 etc.
6) Tips on tire and rim selection and the importance of the interaction of the rim width and the tire tread width.
7) Important considerations like rim width to tire width, tire profile, tire loading, tire circumference interaction with the car gearing, etc.
8) How the mass of a tire affects the heating up of the tire and affects the endurance/stability of the tires.
9) Whether you need to break in a tire, how to break it in, and why the cars are always swerving back and forth at the beginning of a race.
10) How best to pre-heat your tires on pace laps. Also, please avoid the marbles, nothing good can come from them.
11) Heat cycling, proper tire break in, and storage of tires for racing slicks and possibly RS4's. Sunlight is not your tire's friend.
12) Optimum tire temperatures and hot tire pressures for the RS4's and similar tires.
13) Whether heat cycles are an issue on RS4's, as well as racing tires and slicks.
14) Bill reminisces about his bad Armor All experience when he was much younger.
15) The importance of tire temperature and pressure and general windows for the Hankook tires. Including how to measure and interpret the tire temperatures when testing at the track, as well as suggested car or tire changes to respond to tire temperature variation across a tire or from side to side and/or front to back.
16) Temperature ranges and pressure ranges for slicks and R comps tires and how it varies by the compound you select.
17) Autocross users may need to look at using tire warmers to alleviate the problem of thermal transients and never reaching a true steady state temperature or pressure.
18) Jason from Lucky Dog has been keeping a secret from us related to using RS4's in the rain on a track. We will have to talk with him at Charlotte, lol.
19) A good discussion of filling the tires with air vs nitrogen vs carbon dioxide. The key is keeping the water out so that it wont boil in the tire affecting the stability of the air pressure during a race.
20) What is involved in keeping tire records and how to actually use the information. Sounds like Bill will be making another excel spreadsheet immediately.
21) We tried to get some breaking news on the new RS5's but we did find two new size additions that are coming soon. All NDA's stayed intact during the episode.
22) Vicki brings up the time when Bill lost a tire, again. She just can't help it whenever an opportunity arises.
23) Vicki is jealous of the Lucky Dog RS4 tires having a Lucky Dog sticker and is trying to figure out how to do it with our logo. Still tbd but she is all over it.
Nate Tennis from DirtFish Rally school joins us on this episode to discuss rally driving, racing, and training. Nate reviews his background (since essentially his birth) and how his school approaches teaching the principles of rally driving to their students. His extensive background in rally and off road racing for over two decades and counting helps tremendously in teaching their students since 2010. DirtFish's original vision was to become the premier rally school in the United States. Moreover, DirtFish has evolved into one of the most prestigious professional rally school in all of North America, and earning a reputation in all forms of performance driving, specialized training, education and all-out commitment to rally.
Beyond rally, DirtFish is a great frontier to learn about handling, speed, agility, and car control skills, with a profound enthusiasm for the dirt and gravel driving derived car control from its rallying roots. If your car control skills could use some sharpening and especially if you are not 100% comfortable with you car getting unstable or sliding in a turn, this may be the best investment in improving your driving skills.
You can follow Nate and the adventures at DirtFish Rally School at:
@Nate_Tennis on Instagram
Or at www.dirtfish.com
Or to email Nate use: nate@dirtfish.com
Dominating with Dawson Factors that affect a turn and how your car will behave
Make sure to mention "Garage Heroes In Training" to get your coveted zero dollar discount when you register for a class at DirtFish.
You can follow Nate and the adventures at DirtFish Rally School at:
@Nate_Tennis on Instagram
Or at www.dirtfish.com
Or to email Nate use: nate@dirtfish.com
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Best regards,
Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training immature endurance racing team drivers
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Bill gets pronunciation help with eh town name where DirtFish is located in the Cascade Mountains area of Washington (Snoqualmie, its actually a bit easier than it first appeared, its all about where the syllables break)
2) Special hello to Nate's parents, our two newest listeners, lol.
3) An intro to what rally is and how it works, just in case you may not be fully fluent in it.
4) How accessible the rally cars and drivers are if you attend an event.
5) Types of rallies include sprints and range up to several hundred miles over multiple days and how the transits work. PS It is not necessarily a Ford van.
6) Types of cars, types of tracks, types of surfaces, safety equipment requirements, and how to begin to set up a car for rallying, as well as where to find a rally event across North America.
7) What DirtFish is and what they specialize in at the school and how the school curriculum is structured for the different class sessions that range from a few hours to several days to account for almost any budget and schedule.
8) How the driver and navigator work together and communicate prior and during the rally stages.
9) Bill proposes a tremendous plan for rally events when Nate is racing against the Subaru factory team.
10) Nate walks us through what the differences and commonalities between rally and track racing and how the skills of rally can augment and improve your track driving.
11) DirtFish may be able to help us with our ice racing goal for the weekend, provided the ability to travel and race remains possible.
12) Vicki misinterprets what "BYOS" means as related to our ice racing future.
13) We workshop a new T-Shirt design for the DirtFish school.
14) We have found a way for anyone to learn how to controllably slide their car, even Vicki.
15) Bill has a terribly awesome idea for a cross platform race where part is rally is on the track at the Ridge. Cathy/Lucky Dogs, are you in? We would love to help if we can.
16) Rally training may also be a tremendous way to help any new driver from avoiding an accident by greatly improved car control and situational awareness.
17) How to get comfortable with the instability of driving at the limit.
18) How the principles of rally driving can compliment any f your driving kills you may have already learned on track or autocross'ing etc.
19) Zoe Lemons Fischer, our Bernese Mountain dog, makes another appearance during the podcast.
20) What happens if you lose track of what page of the trail notes you are on and how to give feedback from the drivers position.
For all your rally driving learning or to find a race in any area, please go to www.dirtfish.com> on their events calendar which covers any event that they are aware of at: https://dirtfish.com/calendar.
Or alternatively at the America Rally Association at: https://www.americanrallyassociation.org/
Jen, Vicki, and Bill review how the NASA Great Lakes HPDE event at PittRace went last weekend. It is our team's most anticipated HPDE event of the year and we were not disappointed. Jennifer had our friend Chris as her instructor for the entire weekend and it showed as she progressed dramatically through the event in her ND Miata. Vicki was also in HPDE 1 with another friend Jim as her student partner and also learned a ton, especially related to weight transfer in her NB Miata. Bill was in the HPDE
2 group with both Chrissy and Jeff in the E36 race car and the stock Toyota
86 for this weekend. With COVID 19 controls in place, there was no right seat driving instruction option, but NASA Great Lakes is continually learning, adapting, and responding with improvements that allow for a great amount of instruction for every student.
The Dominating with Dawson segment for this episode was initially in the area of coasting but we quickly wandered off into proper use and application of the throttle and aspects of controlled or over controlled track driving as opposed to pushing the limit and getting out of a comfort zone.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Our group of 7 brought 7 cars with us and Chris did his best Randy Pobst impersonation by driving almost every one of them during the weekend.
2) Our teams struggle with car preparation and timing continued and we agree they must be addressed going forward.
3) Jen, Vicki, and Bill all had goals going into the event, largely as we discussed after our last HPDE at GingerMan several weeks ago.
4) Track learning/prep is very important to allow us to focus on our driving and not be distracted by "learning" the track at the same time for a new to us track
5) We discuss the Saturday event and the Sunday event and how we did not prepare our meals as well as normally because we were way behind. Sorry to our camp sharing friends.
6) Vicki converts Jen's RV sink into a disposal, for a short time.
7) We compare and contrast HPDE 1 and HPDE 2 from this event.
8) We individually cover the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the event
9) Vicki "surveyed" the track extensively after turn 10 during her spin on Saturday. Vicki did get to wave to Jennifer as she drove by a bit later.
10) Chrissy, Vicki, and Chris encountered a handling issue on the NB Miata that was easily fixed by adjusting the adjustable shocks in the rear. Who knew? PS We are sorry for not listening to you earlier Chrissy.
11) Jen solved her downshifting issue going into a turn that has plagued her to this point. This was solved by slowing down by letting out the clutch, especially on track. The best part is that Jennifer can also practice this on the street during her daily driving.
12) Jennifer failed miserably by not getting her training partner over to our podcast. Lol.
13) We learned a lot from this event both about our prep and our driving.
14) Bill admits we have too many cars and need to downsize significantly.
15) Vicki summarizes our teams learning and progress to this point.
16) Vicki's "ah ha" moment included understanding weight transfer and improving her down shifting/sequencing going into turns. Hopefully, this will help when she races a front wheel drive car again.
17) Jennifer's "ah ha" moment included shifting and especially downshifting and actually her hearing tires "sing" through the turns for the first time ever on track.
18) Bill's "ah ha" moments included 1) Bringing Lemons "skills" and HPDE "skills" together into a complimentary driving style utilizing both, 2) Comparison and E36 race car and the Toyota 86 street car, and 3) How significant the difference between sticker tires and scuffed tires. We won't be sending any of our newer drivers out on track with sticker tires ever.
19) Vicki did not get out onto the track in the E36 BMW race car due to an accident in the prior session closing the track on Sunday prematurely.
20) Some of the advantages of lead follow and some of the difficulties we saw. NASA Great Lakes addressed these by actually switching the lead follow to what is essentially a switch of the cars into a "follow - Lead" where the student is in front of the instructor at several points.
21) Goals for our next HPDE event for each of us.
We try to give answers to questions our listeners want to know, usually to help them progress as drivers, but sometimes we get requests to answer questions that are not going to help you drive any better, ever. This is one of those times and one of those episodes. Several of you have asked us these questions at the track or via the inter webs, so here they are, as requested.
Throttle steering is the subject for our Dominating with Dawson segment this episode. This is one of the ways that you can make a car turn without using your steering wheel.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Somehow we combined the Fast and Furious questions with the Newlywed Game during this episode.
2) Who has driven the fastest on our team. Any guesses? Unfortunately, not all have hit triple digits, yet. New team goal for our next HPDE!
3) Alan wanders off during the podcast with his wireless microphone. Can't even herd cats on the podcast.
4) Jennifer stretches the limits of what a car sound is, just a bit.
5) What were some of our team members "Ahhh Hahhh" moments.
Christian "Mental" Ward joins us for a very special episode where we try to break down any barriers that are keeping you from getting started and trying high performance driving or going out to a track or autocrossing etc. As with every Mental episode, we have tons of stories and go very, very long.
So strap in for a great episode where we show various ways for you, YES YOU, to start TODAY! PS this will also apply to getting some improved training opportunities for the new drivers in the family. Avoiding an accident is the best safety system. If you enjoy taking the fun way home from work/school, if you enjoy going around exit ramps, but you haven't tried anything further, this episode should show you how to break through any barrier that prevented you from REALLY enjoying your car.
"That guy can sure spin a yarn" - Jeff Wakeman
Barriers Broken during this episode:
1) I don't have a racing license
2) I don't have a car to race with
3) My car isn't ready
4) It's too far away
5) I am too intimidated by the people or the other cars/may car, or the track
6) I don't know how to get started (Hint you can contact us or E1R etc.)
7) I'm a ______ e.g. Girl, too young, too old, out of shape, the wrong shape etc. etc. etc.
8) I will one I _____ (insert any number of wonderful wish list items)
9) It costs too much
10) I don't have time
11) Ego issues
12) Where can I find where I can ______
Our Dominating with Dawson segment for this episode goes into the often overlooked art involved with downshifting, how and when to do it properly, how to practice during your daily driving, and how it can help your car last quite a bit longer during a race.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) References to Hamsa and Matt
2) Hot tub rule #1 at the track
3) Details of the Deer Incident/Inside Joke can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TS0Ve1sUL8
4) Your race car is never, ever finished. Ever.
5) Waiting to get your car faster or a faster car will actually impede your learning progress. Counterintuitive but absolutely true.
6) Teen driving training discussion and resources (a few links below)
7) This episode may contain some tough love, but it's all with love.
8) We take advantage of the opportunity and hit Mental with the Fast and Furious questions, finally
Descriptions:
Autocross: Racing usually in a large area around a temporary course usually composed of orange cones
HPDE: High performance driving education - Where you can learn to drive better, usually on a race track Track Night in America: an event held at a local track where you can drive your car around a race track and dip your toe into the pool
iRacing: a brand of sim racing on a computer that the focus is on more realistic racing than a traditional racing game.
Lots of links:
SCCA: https://www.scca.com/
NASA: https://www.nasaproracing.com/
Track Night in America: https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/
Go Carting: Lots, use Google
24 Hours of Lemons: https://24hoursoflemons.com/ Lucky Dog:
https://www.racelucky.com/
AER: http://americanenduranceracing.com/
Champ Car: https://champcar.org/
WRL: https://www.worldracingleague.org/
Race Seats for Rent: Lots (Google) including The Dog Pound for Lucky Dog and OK Stupid for Lemons seats and Kingpin Motorsports.
Driving Experiences: Lots, use Google
Grass Roots Motorsports magazine Link: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/guest-blog-open-letter-lgbtq-car-enthusiasts
No Money Motorsports: https://nomoneymotorsports.com/2020/06/09/the-14-most-effective-tips-to-spend-less-on-track-days-and-racing-maximize-your-track-time/
Motorsports Reg: https://www.motorsportreg.com/
Teen driving Training near Atlanta: https://atlantamotorsportspark.com/teen-driving/
B.R.A.K.E.S: https://putonthebrakes.org/
Race Image: http://www.raceimage.com/
Racers Parts Wholesale: https://racerpartswholesale.com/
GHiT Handy Links: https://garageheroesintraining.com/racing-resources/
EVO School: http://evoschool.com/
Team O'Neil Rally School: https://www.teamoneil.com/
Skip Barber Racing School: https://www.skipbarber.com/
DirtFish Rally School: https://dirtfish.com/
Bondurant: https://bondurant.com/
The "Marks" clubs, e.g.
BMW CCA: https://www.bmwcca.org/
PCCA: https://www.pca.org/
Audi: https://audiclubna.org/
No Man's Land Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c0dj11dn98
The Wraith Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC1DRl26Guo
Cathy joins us on the podcast again to talk about the first ever Lucky Dog endurance race on the east coast that will take place in 4 weeks at Charlotte Motor Speedway on their Roval and we will be under the lights! There is no way we would miss this race and it will likely be our teams only wheel to wheel race this season. Cathy discussed how the Lucky Dog season has gone this year and what updates to the race procedures that they adopted to assist with COVID 19 compliance. If you haven't been to Lucky Dog race yet, this may be a great opportunity. There are still a few spots left to enter a car and there may be seats available on their website under the "Dog Pile" area. We simply cannot wait.
Dominating with Dawson covers the term throttle steering and helps us to understand what it means and how it can be used on track to add a little more to your driving repertoire.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Cathy's history at the Charlotte Motor Speedway
2) How COVID 19 has changes the Lucky Dog paddock procedures and how everything is still very fluid and changes day to day and especially track to track
3) Changes that have been tried so far include no pitting on pit row, requiring a face mask or a racing helmet at all times, limited track access for kids and spectators/visitors.
4) The details of the Charlotte race include over 18 hours of racing, The BBQ event is still a go for Saturday evening, and a 10-hour race Sunday.
5) There is over $10,000 in prizes and awards available during the weekend, not counting the $10,000 in watches from Rebel Watches (We Are Rebels!) and the $3,000 d in tires from Hankook tires, hopefully our much preferred RS-4's.
6) We may be able to debut the new 196 Honda Civic is all goes well with the prep and cage.
7) Attendees will include traditional west coast Lucky Dog entries as well as many east coast and midwest teams.
8) Horse trading seats as a way of trying new tracks and events
9) Potential tracks that may appear on the 2021 Lucky Dog schedule.
10) How Lucky Dog works with a flexible qualifying model to balance competitiveness and still allow for new and experienced drivers in a single event.
11) Randy Pobst will be racing his Volvo at the Charlotte event. He will be much faster than we are.
12) The mystery of the Fuss Fantom E46 continues.
13) Greg and Bill may have similar car buying issues. But on the bright side, Bill may have solved a race car solution for both coasts. Greg, call us.
14) Bill is confused between goats and sheep and everyone is confused with Lucky Dog racing and racing dogs.
On this flashback episode, we cover our team's second ever race at Thompson with the 24 Hours of Lemons series in 2018. How did the race go? Well, it was our first ever two car race. It was the first ever race for half of our team (Alan, Jennifer, Casey, and Pete). It was our first time on track with the SpiderStang and our friends at Prompt Critical showed Liam and Cassian how to "adjust" the boost on the SpiderStang. The Capri died and is still dead to this day. We won the "I Got Screwed" award. Details of our weekend and what we learned shall be provided. PS Never show your new to racing teen age team mates how to adjust the boost. Also, on this episodes Dominating with Dawson, we go over car control and what it means when someone refers to a car "rotating".
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) We quickly gloss over the new raspberry additions that Alan and Bill added to Vicki's garden area.
2) We cover from post-race of our first race at NJMP to the conclusion of our second race at Thompson
3) How our team grew from our first race with 4 drivers to where we had a two-car team with 8 drivers. Our preparation was not quite up to what it should have been. Especially with 4 additional drivers, two of which that had never driven a manual transmission before.
4) The advantages and disadvantages of a teen drivers on a racing team
5) How a perfectly performing a running car from our last race did not stay that way during the trip back from the track, to the great surprise of all involved. Carburetors are not our center of expertise and decided to let us know.
6) How the SpiderStang theme came to be and what we learned in doing it. It ended up looking great, but the process was not one we would recommend. Sometimes you learn what to do and sometimes you learn what not to do. We also mention how we built "Bondo", a PVC and spray foam version of a mannequin to be used as Spiderman on our car.
7) Vicki's trials and tribulations for her first time driving to a race with a race car trailer. It did not go very well.
8) How our first time trying to stay at the track went. In a word: poorly. We have come up with much better sources for renting RV's to stay at the track since then.
9) How our new drivers first time driving went. Quick checklist, panic attack at being strapped in, panic attack about going on a racetrack in the pit lane, first ever racing in the rain and heavy fog, and how to be a rolling chicane on the track.
10) Prompt Critical helped us with our cars but gave away a bit too much information to Liam and Cassian. They now knew how to adjust (read as increase to maximum) the boost of the turbocharger. After all, more is better, lol.
11) How to dial in a brake proportioning valve during testing.
12) Alan's chipmunk powered internet popped up again, a few times. Bill had no idea on how to edit this, but it seems pretty funny.
13) How we became an award-winning racing team at this event. It all started with Jennifer and her license in driver tech inspection. Well on our way to minor internet celebrity status. Still on the way to this day.
14) Things we learned at our first ever rain race and our first ever fog race, all at the same race.
15) The story of the death of the Capri and the birth of El Jeffe, The Bad Hombre.
16) We share the secret concoction to keep fog off your windshield that was shared with us by the Three Pedal Mafia.
17) Alan treats his body like a temple? And we finally found the root cause for why Alan doesn't want to work on the Capri.
18) Bill tries to avoid sleeping in the bathtub even though we won the coveted "I Got Screwed" award.
19) Finally, we go over the post-race awards and the trials and tribulations we went through to get home afterwards.
Bill Griffin has worked his way up to through the HPDE ranks to where he is a racing driver as well as an instructor, actually Jennifer's instructor from GingerMan a few weeks back. We talk with him about his history and progression from having zero experience in performance driving to where he competes regularly with NASA and Grid Life as well as instructing when he can. Bill grew up liking racing as many people who grew up near Indianapolis did and eventually began driving himself when his work and family life allowed, proving again that it is never too late to start to enjoy performance driving and even racing. He is a very relaxed and knowledgeable driver and Jennifer loved having him as an instructor. We cover how the NASA Great Lake GingerMan HPDE classes went without being able to have in car instruction and offer several options that may be ways to improve the teaching methods without right seat instruction as an option due to COVID 19. The event was awesome, but as with everything else, you can always improve, in everything. You can follow him on Instagram at Bill Griffin.
On one of our simplest episodes of Dominating with Dawson we review crabbing or cheating into a corner.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) We cover Bill's progressions from newbie track driver and not terribly mechanical to a regular racing driver and instructor (who has been to the track 5 weeks straight and counting) (Very jealous)
2) What is a competition (or race) license, as well as several methods and paths towards getting one.
3) Bill seeks guidance to how to schedule a season of racing with the rest of our team. Perhaps an appointment for hearing testing is in order.
4) Bill also goes into a quick review of some of the exotic sports cars he gets to drive with Extreme Experience and their clients. This is especially useful if you are taller, like Bill who is 6' 4".
5) Bill (the other) also goes over the potential limits in size for a driver in a Mazda Miata MX-5. We have seen one with a cage that fits the owner that was 6' 8" and swallowed Bill up quite easily.
6) Bill even goes over why he chooses to remain instructing the HPDE 1 group of students.
7) We cover how the NASA Great Lake GingerMan HPDE classes went without being able to have in car instructional and offer several options that may be ways to improve the teaching methods without right seat instruction as an option due to COVID 19. The event was awesome, but as with everything else, you can always improve, in everything.
8) Suggestions included 1) potentially using in car radios to communicate to the students, 2) lead follow groups of only two students, 3) only using partial lead follow (allowing students to assume lead position and instructor to follow), 4) perhaps grouping the instructors and cars to match performance, 5) using better/more universally defined hand signals, 6) more use of different cones for initial track learning, 7) perhaps adopting an unofficial "HPDE 1.5" level/group within the HPDE 1 population, 8) incorporating the use of in car video, 9) positioning instructors with notebooks around the track to view at significant turns or areas of the track to provide feedback to the classroom or debrief sessions, 10) potential pathways to getting increased options for right seat/in car instruction.
9) The tricks and differences in being an instructor in a lead follow environment versus being in the right seat and the potential for lead follow groups to become longer groups, which can make some of the instruction into a bad game of telephone.
10) Riding a bike vs walking the track during a track walk.
11) Several tips for new to track or high performance drivers.
12) Bill unprompted supports Bill with the prep required before coming to the track as well as using 2-3 max goals and a few comments for each track session, especially during an HPDE event. Now if we could only get the Wilson sisters to agree, lol.
13) How your first few HPDE events can feel like your brain is drinking from a fire hose and how to potentially reduce this effect (like following the ideas from #12 above)
14) Bill F. tries to sneak in a Good, The Bad, and the Ugly segment on how Jennifer did during here HPDE event. Bill G. is much too nice to comply, but we will keep trying.
15) How driving in a lead follow instruction environment make lengthening your vision particularly difficult.
16) Tips for everyone (and us) on their next HPDE event. Ours will be at Pitt Race in late July with NASA Great Lakes.
17) The importance of focusing on consistently hitting your track marks and letting the speed build naturally. Because it will.
18) How teaching and instructing has helped Bill's racing and how Racing has helped him as an instructor. Hopefully, it will help our Bill when he gets there, lol.
Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill check in to review how the recent HPDE at GingerMan went with NASA Great Lakes. We are not in our usual location and are recording under a roof in a KOA near Traverse City Michigan so there may be a bit more background noise than normal but we wanted to record while everything was still very fresh, even though we were all pretty exhausted.
On this week's Dominating with Dawson, we go into a discussion to clarify apexes and Ben's approach and how the point of rotation can apply to your driving, including a discussion of Ken Hill s podcast and how we should approach this during he (at that point) upcoming HPDE at GingerMan.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) We compare the structure of this HPDE which focuses on drills and with the COVID 19 separation not allowing for in car instruction at this point.
2) The advantages and disadvantages of a lead follow, especially if it was a group of three this became more of an issue.
3) How quickly NASA Great Lakes is responding to the new rules and conditions on track in a rapidly evolving climate and imposed rules by each state and track.
4) What aspects of racing Vicki and Jen learned at this HPDE and what skills they refined during the weekend.
5) How HPDE track days allow for focusing on the correct and repeatable line vs our racing where we rarely use the line and handle traffic while driving both on and offline.
6) The drills we used during the weekend, including running the track in reverse.
7) How a great track walk with a very large group led to great discussion and options for approaching several sections of the track that even some national champion drivers learned more about racing options at GingerMan.
8) Ways to practice on your daily drive to help improve your track driving.
9) Apex everything!
10) The comparative differences between the HPDE 2 and HPDE 1
11) The skid pad - Winter driving event we had scheduled for earlier this year is again one of the negative highlights for our season
12) Vicki and Jen both had issue with getting their vision farther down the track, especially in the lead follow used during their HPDE 1 group.
13) Both Vicki and Jen both felt their speed progressively increased on the track throughout the weekend. It really was almost as if we needed a 1.5 level for these COVID impacted events.
14) In car video issues during the weekend impacted our results but we discuss what we think the video will show of our driving through the weekend. We shall see once we download our videos later this week.
15) There were some pretty spectacular cars at GingerMan this weekend and we could not help but pick a few of our favorites that came to mind in our racing hangover induced state.
16) Bill tries to work through Jennifer's acceleration issues during the weekend and hos hypothesis is that she isn't fully revving
17) Bill inserts his foot fully into his mouth. He will likely be sleeping in the bathtub for the rest of the week.
18) Vicki almost got arrested for stealing as one night by mistake.
19) Somehow, Vicki and Jennifer were introduced to the term Camber during our track walk for the first time. Not sure how we missed it up to this point but apparently we did.
20) We also went through our thoughts on the track and several of our favorite and more difficult turns for each of us.
21) Vicki's favorite track of the weekend was NamregNig (GingerMan backwards)
22) Bill tries to get out of the hole he dug with John Pagel.
A few hopefully helpful suggestions for NASA we think are:
1) Groups of two students with each instructor max
2) Group cars and instructors by style, i.e. low HP cars with low HP instructor cars etc.
3) Perhaps a 1.5 level with less lead follow and more with the instructor in the position watching the student from behind.
Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill are going to be attending the NASA Great Lakes HPDE at GingerMan, a new track for our team. This is a short episode where we cover our preparation for the HPDE and our goals and areas of focus going into the HPDE event. In addition, we cover coasting on a race track (Hint: Don’t) and how to avoid it in this episode’s Dominating with Dawson segment.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Christina Lam is a racing driver for several series, is an instructor for Skip Barber and NASA, as well as a frequent contributor to Grass Roots Motorsports magazine. We first started following her as her “After A Crash” 9-part series started a few months back and became instant fans of her approach and her dedication to racing, education, and giving back to the racing community. On this episode, we go over how she started to be involved from a point of little knowledge and car/racing influences to where she is not only competing at national events, podiuming many times, and instructing others to improve their skills. It is a fantastic and quite rapid journey from newbie to racing veteran and her latest challenge last season will inspire you and hopefully get you to reach further towards ever higher goals.
On our Dominating with Dawson, Ben goes over the difference in driving approaches for endurance racing, autocross, as well as various types of sprint racing.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) We have had a long, long work week in the garage, so long that Vicki blanked on her name for a moment and Bill can’t spell SCCA, lol.
2) How she started off racing in Autocross one weekend and then had the opportunity of a lifetime drop in her lap a short time later (driving on a little place known as The ’Ring).
3) Christina’s first time on track was her first time driving a stick. This may be a good rival for what we ended up doing to Jennifer at her first race at Thompson Speedway. Not our best plan, but we did learn from it.
4) We share post-race hangover stories and several great ideas for further race cross training. Rally, V8 supercars, Ice racing, so much fun to be had, so little time.
5) What is involved with being a one-person team and how she accomplishes all that is required for a race weekend. The big key is prep. Second rule, prep. If you need a third rule, be prepped early.
6) We go into her accident last year and how she recovered, both physically and mentally, as well as her new race car.
7) What is involved with an SCCA protest
8) How Christina found her #46 M3 shell to start her new build
9) How much sleep she lost while working to prep for new car the upcoming 2019 national SCCA Runoffs in 60 days.
10) Christina goes into the plusses and minuses of an E46 M3 vs E46 330’s etc
11) Christina shares some of her nerves and almost PTSD after the wreck, what she had to work through and getting back into the car on track at VIR
12) What it is like being a female in a predominantly male sport at the track.
13) How Christina’s first car quickly turned into a second car.
Honorable mentions and sponsors that have helped Christina along the way:
Drive Gear Racing: for arrive and drive ice racing. Seems like a terribly great idea.
Hugh Stewart from High Speed Motorsports: http://www.hispeedmotorsports.com/
Katherine Legge @ www.KatherineLegge.com
Simona De Silvestro @ www.Simonadesilvestro.com
TC Designs @ www.tcdesignfab.com
Hoosier Tire @ www.hoosiertire.com
Epic Motorsports @ www.epicmotorsports.com
Racing Harness Technologies (856() 912-1237
Skip Barber Racing @ www.skipbarber.com
Just in time for the upcoming NASA Great Lakes event at GingerMan, Chief Instructor Eric Meyer was kind enough to join us and discuss his past and current association with racing and instructing, as well as the genealogy and philosophy that has led to the current NASA Great Lakes HPDE program curriculum. It is by far the best of the HPDE instruction we have attended across the country and we think highly enough of it that we regularly attend their HPDE events that are sometimes well over a 10 hour drive each way from us. Eric also is another great counterexample of the false age-old adage about "those who can do, and those who can't teach" as he has won a ton of racing trophies in Grand Am, World Challenge, and Touring cars, among others. Our Dominating with Dawson segment goes over the practice of left foot braking, its potential advantages, and how to try to begin to incorporate it into your driving repertoire.
We hope you enjoy the episode and we would love to see you at the upcoming NASA Great Lakes event in GingerMan!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) How he originally started racing at a track and how quickly and deeply the hook was set.
2) Some of the issues that he encountered when first entering the sport and how they shaped his interest in helping others
3) Where he sees opportunities to continue to improve our sport and how he can give back to the racing community.
4) How NASA Great Lakes history has led to their focus on the educational path has led to the current HPDE structure. It is a great balance of driving on the track with the classroom and download education.
5) Eric turns the table on Bill to answer Bill's own question. It was tremendously fun and allowed Bill to brag about the NASA Great Lakes HPDE.
6) A discussion on the priorities of teaching driving skills and situational awareness as foundational aspects of the NASA Great Lakes HPDE.
7) We believe that we may have uncovered Eric is secretly competing in sewing. We may be wrong.
8) Eric also goes into some of the philosophy of what his team is looking for to progress through the levels as well as some of the criteria in transitioning from level one to level two, as an example.
9) We discuss several of the drills that you will do within the various HPDE levels, some of which we have lovingly stolen and use on our track day practice sessions.
10) We even go into some of the educational techniques former podcast guest John Santiago uses in the HPDE 1 classroom and track sessions. Vicki and Jen will be getting the full experience next weekend. Bill is jealous and will attend as many of their classroom sessions as his HPDE schedule permits.
11) How has the COVID related challenges and rules impacted the event and the HPDE sessions specifically, especially the traditional right seat style in car coaching and the various group classroom sessions. It sounds like things may be even better than the prior structure.
12) One of the surprises we may see at GingerMan may have been revealed.
13) Eric says that we need to add Mosport to the track bucket list and Bill is already pondering how to possibly get to the Chin event at Barber in November.
14) Tips and tricks to the upcoming GingerMan event, both on track and off. Jen is thrilled with the runoff areas GingerMan affords to assist with learning with less potential detrimental impact.
15) We have an informal agreement to meet at the local microbrewery. Now we just need to have time and energy.
16) A Pinto makes a podcast appearance again, much to Vicki and Jen's pleasure.
17) We aren't absolutely sure if Eric really liked our Fast and Furious questions but he really faked it well if he didn't.
18) Eric has a weakness, and apparently it is Mazda rotary engines.
19) If you are ever at a bar and need to know how many kegs you can fit into a 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass, this is the podcast for you!
20) Bill forgets to thank Eric for an earlier long conversation they had related to Bill's goal of becoming a qualified instructor as soon as possible.
John Pagel is our guest for this episode. John Pagel is the Tech Tyrant and is the head of tech inspection for the 24 hours of Lemons and has a shop called Evil Genius in Davis, California that serves a wide variety of metal fabrication needs for racing teams. John also teaches how to fabricate roll cages. When he comes east, we will be attending one of these sessions. We thank John for all his efforts and the entire Lemons team for their endless work to keep everyone safe at our races. We did have a few dropped words due to connection issues, but the episode is a must listen.
Dominating with Dawson covers some of the aspects of sway bars this week and the potential uses and adjustments they make possible.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) John explains how he was originally banned for life from racing in Lemons after his team’s car hit Jay at an early Lemons race and the unlikely path that this actually led to him being hired as the head of tech inspection.
2) We go into his work with the 24 Hours of Lemons as well as what he does from within his shop at Evil Genius in Davis, California
3) How he got his start racing showroom stock in a Ford Fiesta
4) We recorded the episode a few weeks ago and speculate on when the racing series will resume.
5) John also has custom designed universal seat mounts to better fit seats into all cars, but are especially useful for the smaller cars. We will be ordering at least one set to try to get Bill to fit into his ND Miata with a helmet.
6) Everyone should be very proud of the exemplary safety record of the series so far and what the future improvements may be to continue to improve the safety of Lemons racing.
7) We go into the many common issues new teams (and old teams) will have with passing tech and the very simple ways to avoid issues.
8) John was even kind enough to offer his thoughts on what a new to racing team should do to get their feet wet in racing, providing some of the best tips we have heard.
9) A truly memorable discussion of the “Line” and the unrealistic expectation of using it in a race with 150 cars or more.
10) Some of the car cages that has built in the past are quite impressive like a Lancia Scorpion, Borgward Isabella, or a Humber Super Snipe.
11) How one team painted their cage to look like PVC, complete with barcodes and the purple adhesive at the joints.
12) We will have at least three attendees when John teaches cage building on the east coast.
13) John also went into some welding tips, especially related to the settings of the helmet darkness.
14) The differences between a halo and a down bar style cage.
15) What a back bend is and why they are an issue in roll cages and should be avoided for structural reasons.
16) A general discussion of the advantages of a custom cage vs a kit and also why bolt in cages are not suitable for most track racing (usually bolt in cages are only permitted for drag racing and circle track racing).
17) Typical tech failure areas
18) Bill tries to ask a question about our Splash Gate fuel spill incident but words the intent of the question poorly. This did not go well.
19) What are good expectations to be able to get out of a car if it’s on fire (<15 seconds or less) and what to do first after a wreck (Put your hand up in case you are upside down before releasing your harness belts)
20) Some of the most entertaining and surprising Fast and Furious answers we have ever had.
Jim “Daddy Earth” Webb, Pat “Richard Freelane” McHugh take over another episode of the podcast (lol), but it was for a great cause and contribution to our society during this COVID 19 pandemic. Jim and Pat have been working with James Ballenger from Ballenger Motorsports to raise funds and to fabricate and distribute face masks, face shields, and all kinds of assorted PPE for the Richmond region and anyone in need across the country. Hopefully, you can add to the relief effort in some small way. To bring it back to racing, we did get into a good discussion on the details and decisions related to converting your car from an OEM fuel system to using a fuel cell. This is a truly inspiring story of what a bunch of race drivers and James Ballenger’s team and Ballenger Motorsports were able to accomplish in a short amount of time.
As we always say, racers are some of the best and most generous people we have met. This crisis has still not passed, so if you or anyone can help, it could literally be lifesaving and I am also sure we would like to be in a better position if there is ever a bounce back in the infection rate. It took a bit to get the editing done, but the message and need remains the same. Even if you can’t be of assistance in fabricating or assembly, there is always something that needs to be done that would assist.
The Dominating with Dawson segment deals with what to do and what not to do when going on track for the first time.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Working to make a difference in trying to contain and protect people from the COVID 19 virus
2) Some of the unexpected challenges of helping deliver PPE to those in need
3) How even little steps are significant, especially if we compound upon each other
4) Karen makes an appearance for the first time on the podcast, lol.
5) You can learn more at VirginiaNeedsPPE@gmail.com or contact them through email
6) The parallels between this program and what happens in an endurance race are amazing.
7) This effort will continue into the future as the economy starts to resume and a larger population of people can use shields and masks.
8) If you want to donate to the effort, you can go to GoFundMe.com under Virginia Needs PPE
9) Bill volunteers to let James and the team pass us during our next race. It is the least we can do, lol.
10) Even the next generation of Race Bar, Oliver, comes in for a brief podcast experience.
11) A short Race Bars race car fleet review and its recent new addition with a super-secret theme
12) Fuel cell discussion on details, locations, options, and aspects of the conversion and installation including some of the best options for venting the fuel cell.
13) Ben is still sorting his nuts and bolts. We hope he finished soon.
14) Jim’s latest deep dive is in the area of fuel discriminator valves. Because Race Car.
15) Rob Krider’s magnetic towels for catching fuel as you fill gets another shout out.
16) Some good discussion points on the morals of resuming racing events at this point.
Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill tried to talk through the recent work weekend at the garage and then we reviewed the NASA Great Lakes HPDE Bill attended at Mid-Ohio. Everyone was quite tired from the weekend, but we wanted to get this out while it is still fresh in our minds and to fulfill the “fix” of a few listeners who wanted more detail from the HPDE after Bill’s “too short” episode from Saturday. If you have any more questions, we will have at least two more NASA Great Lakes Episodes in the coming weeks with other instructors and drivers from the event, so please let us know. We also had two competing tools of the week from Jen and Vicki while they were prepping the cars for their new theming. On this episodes “Dominating with Dawson” segment we go into Pre-Race Thoughts and how we prep for a race weekend and a driving stint, with some of our usual digressions along the way.
We hope you enjoy the episode and apologize for being a bit scattered and tired during the recording!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) We start our discussion Live, inside the Hindenburg, or at least it sounds that way. We are sorry but our microphone unplugged as we started recording .
2) Progress on the mechanical and electrical projects that are needed in the BMW E36 race car, including the new passenger seat for HPDE usage
3) Progress on the fuel cell and sway bar projects for the El Jeffe Chevy S10 race truck and the beginnings of the new theme.
4) Our progress tape system we are using to communicate the progress and status of our various projects between all the team members that are working. Hopefully it will help us (and you) to keep track of things and eliminate silly/avoidable errors, like torqueing lug nuts.
5) Two new additions to the team, Randy and Dennis, who are helping us out and Randy may even drive with us in the upcoming races.
6) We review and compare the three types of painting we have used on prior cars. This includes spray cans/rattle cans, Plasti-dip spray cans/spray wrap, and auto paint using a HELP system.
7) If you do use a normal spray can or rattle can, please make sure to use the auxiliary handle to make it much easier to hold the nozzle open. After 40 or more cans, your fingers will be much happier. Details are on our website under the tips and tricks section if you are not familiar with this attachment. Its usually around 5-8 dollars.
8) The demise of our “Bob Ross Penalty” adorned to the side of the El Jeffe/Bad Hombre race truck
9) We then discussed the HPDE at Mid-Ohio and how the changes to the Toyota 86 affected the handling of it on track
10) Bill goes into the preparation process he uses for an HPDE, as well as for a new track.
11) We also go into a few of the bad habits we have developed from our primary racing in endurance racing.
12) The COVID/social distancing related changes and impacts on the event schedule and potentially on upcoming HPDE and racing events
13) Our dogs Zoey Lemons Fischer and Ziggy Stardust Skripchuk made guest appearances throughout the episode in the background.
14) Bill messes up by calling a C ZOO Corvette a Camaro. Boy, he was tired, lol.
15) Bill gets into the track prep and track map notes he makes prior to going to a new track using Mid-Ohio as the example.
16) We describe the four drills that we used in the HPDE 2 run group this weekend.
17) The final two sessions were Bill’s favorites of the day, likely due to his being more comfortable with the track and hopefully his improved driving skill. TBD. Everything went well until Bill mixed his lefts and rights in describing the chicane going into the keyhole.
18) Bill’s goals going into the HPDE we accomplished, and in some cases too much in the other direction.
19) Best practices and habits for getting the most out of an HPDE event.
20) Bad endurance racing induced habits: Slow to learn a track, no firm fixed points for each turn, too comfortable winging it and adjusting line and speed by visual and by feel, need to tighten up and be more consistent, especially in an open track condition and an HPDE.
21) Goals for Bill’s next HPDE session include: 1) better prep, 2) Fixed points on the track for BoB and EoB, Turn in, and Track out. (apex is set)
22) Jen’s tool of the week is a grinder with a wire wheel to remove rust and paint because it is so Zen. Vicki’s tool of the week is the Power Bleeder for bleeding brake fluid and changing brake fluid. Thank you Randy for letting us borrow it. The tool of the week should have been a pillow.
23) We finally figured out why Bill is here.
24) Vicki wraps it up when she was done, lol.
A quick episode to cover the highlights of today's HPDE event at Mid Ohio with NASA Great Lakes. We also summarize the changes within the event to account for social distancing and how it impacts the event. We will have another episode later this week to go into greater detail, as well as review Sunday.
We used our time machine to before we had a podcast and have a post-race review of the first every Garage Heroes In Training team racing event at NJMP. We had a blast! It was so easy that we doubled our team size and started racing two cars at each race. All you need to do is prep the car, race the car, and then drive home. Why was everyone saying this was hard? We didn't understand. Yet.
On "Dominating with Dawson" we go over dive bombing, what it is, what it means, and how to avoid it, both from the passing and being passed perspective.
We thought we would have a post-race episode; it has been so very, very long. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Part 2 with our Thompson race will follow shortly. Hint: It did not go nearly as smoothly.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) How our team came to be and how our first 2 (well really three, oops) cars started
2) Alan fidgets in the background. Must have been shiny. He later goes for a walk in the bird sanctuary?
3) Liam and Cassian's teenage humility, mechanical talent, and dominant driving skills coming into the their first race. The only question was who would get the fastest time of the weekend and who would finish second. The rest of the field was inconsequential relative to their skills. Lol.
4) Chris bashes Liam and Cassian's domination dreams for the weekend at the Friday practice.
5) The rules do not preclude you from looking at a track map, nor looking at racing laps on the track before you go there.
6) We proved yet again the age old adage that it is better to look good than to be good and we looked Marvelous! Just ask Billy Crystal.
7) Our plan for 30-45 minute stints was tremendous (to start our weekend) but we probably should have extended them after the first set for everyone. It is still a great idea to start short on your first stint the first time out on track.
8) A podcast first, Vicki said track out correctly for the first time ever. Training is working!!!!!
9) We talk about our first ever track walk and the value of it.
10) All that we learned along the way.
11) "We found our idiots!"
12) What is a post-race weekend hangover and how to get tiger stripes on your left arm.
13) I think Alan started wither sorting nuts and bolts or washing dishes. Still tbd.
14) We learned so much during our first race. We were such newbies.
15) All newbies can go racing too!
16) A very good discussion of driver stints and optimizing for each driver and their experience level and preferences.
17) Alan proclaims his love (and slight stalker tendencies) towards watching the in car video from Futility Motorsports. Alan would appreciate a hand signal at the next race to say hi, if you could.
18) We go over our bad initial training of Jen with driving an manual transmission.
Erik Torgeson and Chris Wilhelm joined us to talk about their racing history and the Lucky Dog racing series. Erik is the Director of Operations and runs the Dog Pound penalty area during the races. Chris is the head of vehicle safety and technical inspection as well as usually covering radio control and timing and scoring during the Lucky Dog races. Erik is also known as Bulldog while Chris is the Junk Yard Dog (JYD). In addition, we go into the upcoming race (hopefully) at the Charlotte Roval where Lucky Dog comes to the east coast for the first time. We cannot wait to go to another Lucky Dog race and we found a few items we will need to add to our list to pass tech for Lucky Dog, as well as several of the differences between Lucky Dog and the 24 Hours of Lemons series we traditionally race in on the east coast.
You can find Erik and Chris and the entire racing series at www.racelucky.com and say hello for us please if you see them a the races.
Apex of Failure on Facebook for the RX-8 project Erik referred to.
On Dominating with Dawson, Ben covers several of the racing lines and approaches to circumventing a racetrack in the most expeditious manner.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Bill apologizes for his pit lane violation at Laguna Seca by not stopping for his egg timer.
2) Vicki points out that we did not review the rules prior to the last race. This is not best practice. Perhaps her interpretation of the goal of the pit lane timer was a bit off, as well as her not attending tech inspection led to a good discussion of the safety practices for the Lucky Dog Series.
3) Why Lucky Dog has elected to use pit lane timers and why they chose to use window nets, as well as many of the key inspection points prior to a race, along with several of the key differences between the safety requirements of Lucky Dog and several of the other racing series.
4) Alan steals our Lucky Dog branded Hankook RS4 tires for his daily to "test" them, lol.
5) We also go into the importance of the attitude of the Lucky Dog series and how it magnifies the fun of the racing weekend.
6) A lot of the details related to the upcoming race in Charlotte.
7) Our to do list is adding in dash bars into two cars and window nets into one. We are planning on bringing three cars and have an undetermined number of drivers since it is difficult to firmly plan with everything going on currently.
8) Erik and Chris should get Lucky Dog style trophies to represent their Lucky Dog names.
9) Both Erik and Chris have a history of racing that includes autocross as well as their start with working with a series in ChampCar.
10) Chris goes into the excellence of a Ford Fairlane in autocross.
11) Erik sends out a non-controversial message to auto crossers. Please send you comments to GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com>
and we will forward them to Erik for you.
12) We discuss the upcoming season and the uncertainty still within the system, especially with the different states and tracks involved.
13) How racing is not only tremendously fun but also generates great friendships that can last many lifetimes.
14) Car 196 may yet live on in the upcoming Charlotte Roval! (But in a new
form) We also discuss our mutual history with them in Lucky Dogs. It turns out it may not all be our fault after all. But it likely was.
15) Erik sends out a non-controversial message related to Honda-based race cars. Please send you comments to GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com>
and we will forward them to Erik for you.
16) Vicki sets a new record for the number of edits when going into her Laguna Seca experience. This one will be tough to beat.
17) Bill reminisces about her services of the car at Laguna for Mental. It reminds one of the second autopilot scene from "Airplane".
18) Probably two of the worst, and potentially scariest, "Ugly" story we have heard in a while. Some people can be very scary when under the red midst. Bill couldn't help but make another "entrepreneur" joke from the recent YouTube and Facebook racing kerfuffle with a different, but perhaps related drivers. (THESE "DRIVERS" ARE FAR FAR FAR FROM TYPICAL)
19) Alan gets offended that Erik has the title of "Black Flag Guy" but it is for a totally different reason than he originally thought. Alan's version of the title is still intact. Unfortunately.
20) Some of the key differences and details that are needed for the
Charlotte race.
21) Race Invaders gets a shout out. We are long overdue for having you on.
22) Both Erik and Chris agree that ORP (Oregon Raceway Park) is there favorite track. We are adding it to our list. Now, how do we get a car onto the west coast? New project!
John Lavin joined us from the Safety 3rd Motorsports racing team for a great discussion of his racing and team history, including how his background in racing snowmobiles, motorcycles, and snowboarding has led to and helped with his racing cars. His team started with an initial car that was intended for Lemons but ended up being a second gen Supra that was better fitting into an episode of Better Call Saul and ended up in ChampCar and started with the usual issues and tremendous stories as his team grew. The team is currently running in several ChampCar events each year, as well as several other organizations in multiple divisions.
We are hoping to talk John into letting us attend one of their upcoming races to learn more, if they will have us. Please follow them on Instagram at Safety3rdMotorsports.
In our Dominating with Dawson segment, we go into racing in the rain and while some complain, it’s really actually better in many ways for learning and definitely should not be skipped or avoided.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Sharing the pain of herding cats as the team manager’s primary role.
2) It appears John's path is similar to Bill’s, just executed much better.
3) VIR gets another big endorsement, and it wasn’t from Ben this time.
4) First race stories for the team, a true 24-hour race at VIR.
5) Why they eventually switched from a Supra to a BMW to the annoyance of all the Fast and Furious fans.
6) Racing is really a situation of management by crisis, we agree and couldn’t have said it any better.
7) Several discussions on the differences and benefits of a racing school, as compared to HPDE’s and track days.
8) A comparison of ChampCar and the Lemons series, with a bit about AER as well.
9) How the teams racing philosophy has changed as they have become faster and a bit more competitive.
10) A very good discussion on transitioning a team from having run racing a car to racing to compete. A challenge our team is likely approaching.
11) We offer our excellent BBQ rub and BBQ sauce for some of their secret sauce, so far to no avail, lol.
12) Practicing at track days vs learning from an instructor and several other benefits of instruction.
13) A discussion on the various aspects of car control, what it is and several techniques that can be used to improve it.
14) The everlasting rumor of Lime Rock closing has reached Vicki for the first time.
15) John even sneaks in a discussion of the modern style racing line for Lime Rock.
16) Since John’s team races an E36, we can't help but discuss some of his thoughts on the E36 setups and even more importantly how to evaluate and develop them for yourself or when using a shop to assist.
17) We even went into more depth around tire temperature and tire pressure and tire selection.
18) A dual team meetup is preliminarily in the works and sounds like it will be great fun! Still working on the Baja road trip invitation though. Lol.
19) Bill tries to talk John into lowering his standards and joining us for a race or for weekend racing fun. Still TBD to see if John is capable of making a decision that bad.
20) John was even gracious in acknowledging our difficulty with the rear hub bearing a few weeks back. We may even be able to replace the control arm Bill broke after our quarantine ends.
21) Towards the end, we even went into team HPDE and team bonding ideology that are helpful to all levels of teams.
After months of badgering, we finally weakened Amanda Tully enough to where she agreed to come onto our podcast. After a disappointing 2019 where she finished 2nd, 1st, 1st, and 1st, we couldn't wait to hear what she was going to do to improve this year, LOL. Actually, it was a great pleasure to catch up with her and learn about her racing history and how she and her team came to dominate the east coast races last year. Amanda also discussed with us her recent transition to sim racing and we all shared some of our growing pains, as well as a lot of the fun we are having while home. Vicki was able to put on her Amanda t-shirt and fangirl for the entire episode. It was an unintended coincidence that she appeared in episode 111, but it fit with their results from last season.
On this episode of Dominating with Dawson, Ben covers what to do if you have an incident on the track to minimize the effect on your day, and your car.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) How we first met Amanda and her team at our first ever race at NJMP in 2018.
2) How Vicki and Amanda bonded at NHMS in the 3PM overflowing hot tub last year.
3) How Amanda progressed from full newbie racer with HPDE experience to her current successes in Lemons. It all started with the lure of the fun $500 race car. Her experiences indicate that even we may eventually get good at this, we shall see.
4) Amanda may have helped Bill with the "what spares should we bring" discussions that we always seem to have. Since Amanda said it, Vicki may finally agree. We shall see.
5) We try to dissect the "issues" that led to her low performance of the year at Pittsburgh last year where they "only" finished in second place. But they did win the "I Got Screwed" Award.
6) How HPDE and especially her past motorcycle HPDE track days may have influenced her driving style, as well as her skill.
7) We tried getting some more info related to Amanda's latest car for Lemons. it's still super secret, but we know it is coming. Rumor has it that we may even be able to pass her team once this year.
8) Amanda and Bill try to help Vicki with her nervousness in joining the races. Both shared some of there best/poorest i-Racing performances so far.
9) We also discuss several similarities and differences we are seeing in sim racing and our more normal meat world racing. Peripheral vision, lack/different G force feedback, tire grip/physics, and various software settings seem to not be helping any of us at this point. Still having fun though.
10) Sim racing: It's the same, but it's not.
11) Vicki displays a story about why testing on Fridays should not be optional, especially if it's your first time at a track.
12) Amanda was even kind enough to go into what she would recommend to improve your performance and fun at a race. It is all fairly simple, but very important things that she has learned from others and through personal experience.
13) Brandon and Kelly both get a quick shut out. Kelly, you need to come out on track.
14) We also continue our continuing discussion on in car data and lap timing. Amanda is pretty firm in her position and her opinion isn't going to change any time soon. Pursuit of a fast lap time has hurt her team's performance in the race so many times. It is far more important to get all your laps similar and all your drivers as close as possible.
15) Our mutual friends in the Folgers car get another shout out.
16) Bill bonds with Amanda on spares and tools for the track. Vicki still seems less than enthused.
17) Amanda is not a fan of our RS4 tire use but prefers the Azenis 615's. We think it may be worth a retry at some point. Maybe she will borrow or test ours. Once we find a few more BMW 8.5" * 17" DSII rims (or DS2).
18) We need to see if there are any cars that Amanda likes besides her E36 and E92. There has to be at least one.
19) We even bond over our poor i-Racing seats.
20) We joke around about a recent i-Racing event with the Three Pedal Mafia at the expense of our great friends Jeff and Mental.
Blake Field and Ben Dawson have raced many times with each other and now are on our podcast together. While it started off as if another Race Bar takeover, we actually did provide several useful pieces of information and tips that will help you and your team at and on the track. That is not to say the episode is without our usual banter and attempts at humor, but there may be a nugget or two in this one. Also, Ben pulls double duty on this episode and we discuss general guidelines for tire alignment for track use on front wheel, four wheel and rear wheel drive cars, including a discussion on tire pressure and temperature measurement and use to refine your car’s set up.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Alan can’t tell time and Bill blows the intro and Ben has questions for Alan that will go unanswered (for this episode).
2) Blake reveals his predilection for racing in cars that are embarrassing to be passed by.
3) Ben admits that he far outkicked his coverage with his beautiful bride. Bill and Alan both agree with and have followed Ben with this philosophy.
4) Ben endorses i-Racing and sim racing as a path to improve your driving skills, just not in the way he did it.
5) Blake illustrates the advantages of pre-race practice, especially at the track on Friday if possible.
6) John Pagel gets along and enthusiastic shout out for all he has done to help us and everyone with their safety.
7) Blake surprises us with his team racing another Chevy S-10. Vicki’s eyes got really, really wide when he mentioned it. Blake also gave a quick run through on several easy and effective upgrades to it.
8) We discuss our plans and how many cars we may bring to the Lucky Dog race on the Charlotte Roval.
9) We finally have a brief discussion on the Bondurant High Performance Driving School. Long overdue.
10) A very good discussion of what you can learn from a large, lemons-type field, with the widely varied driver skill and experience of the field, and how you should approach each passing opportunity. Each field and each series, and even each race, has a different set of challenges, each of which can help you grow as a driver.
11) Blake and Ben discuss some of the off-track actions, including before going to the track, that can really help improve your performance on the track. It sounds much less impactful than it really turns out to be, so please don’t disregard these activities.
12) We go over some of the ideas and checklists that we use. The link to our updated checklist if below if you want to review or use or better, incorporate into your own.
13) Candle Wax dripping? Check. Covered it. Lol.
14) Mark Blundell’s qualifying effort at Le Mans. Video link below
15) We continue to plan our Lucky Dog Series race at the Charlotte Roval. Two cars are in, three is possible. TBD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lMItc4cy8U
Brent Picasso from Autosports Lab and fellow racing driver joined us to discuss a very exciting addition to their system called TireX. TireX allows the driver and the paddock to real time monitor the tire temperature across the tread continuously while the car is on track. This can help in a multitude of ways including monitoring tire performance, set up effects, and driver induced effects. In addition to being real time, it also was designed to use a graphical display that can monitor tire temperature and distribution in an easily digestible manner. If you drive a car where the tires contact the road, the TireX system may prove to be invaluable to you and your team. If you drive a time travelling DeLorean, it may not be as helpful.
In Ben's Dominating with Dawson segment, we discussed driving styles and potential ways to use YouTube and other video to learn a track or to improve your driving.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Our Podcast is available from Apples Podcast App, or on Android at all the typical podcast sites like Google Music, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio etc.
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Autosport Lab and TireX: https://www.autosportlabs.com/
Brent, can we order one with the plug and play harness? Pretty please?
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Brent and Bill catch up on what Brent and his team have been up to, including a very successful Indiegogo campaign.
2) How TireX came to be and what its capabilities are, as well as some of the very important questions it can answer for your car and driver performance, especially if there is a team aspect to the race.
3) We talk about squiggly lines and graphical interfaces and how they can be helpful to different types of people and their individual ways of digesting information.
4) Advantages of real time live data vs post session traditional tire temperature measurements, especially in specific turns or across the car from left to right or front to back.
5) The amount of time saved can easily pay for the system itself by allowing the team to dial in a car set up much more rapidly.
6) Bill simply cannot avoid making a predator comment. Get to the Choppa!!!
7) Brent even discusses the typical peak performance window for your tires.
8) We discussed how the TireX works, its capabilities, size, and installation options as well as various display options for the data collected.
9) Ways to use the data to communicate to the driver if they ae driving too aggressively or too conservatively in a specific turn etc.
10) Use of he TireX system in rainy conditions.
11) Bill had several usage and capability related questions for TireX and its integration with the other RaceCapture and Podium systems. Hint, there is still a lot of capacity left in the system even with 4 channels per tire in use.
12) Mounting options and a discussion of some of the advantages and disadvantages of specific orientations, especially for the front wheels due to their steering.
13) A quick review of the RaceCapture Track and RaceCapture/Pro systems
14) Bill also goes into mounting the GPS antennae in a daily driver Miata, for a friend, lol.
15) Track days are seeming to start opening up and we may be able to go back soon. We miss it. Badly.
16) Bill pleads to his favorite HPDE group at NASA Great Lakes for the upcoming Mid-Ohio event. He is going whether he gets off the waiting list or not.
Randy Bish is a relatively new lemons racer for the League of Legitimate Nigerian Businessmen racing team that is off to a spectacularly good start by making all the best bad decisions possible, including racing their 1972 Ford Pinto. On this episode, we go over his racing experiences so far and cover the topic that no one ever thought they wanted to know: what is the best way to race a Pinto in endurance racing. Jennifer and Vicki particularly enjoyed this since their first car was also a 1972 Pinto. Randy may be new to Lemons, but he seems to have found his tribe.
On Dominating with Dawson, Ben covers being on track for the first time, what to do, and what not to do. It can be intimidating at first thought, but hopefully, this will assuage some of your potential concerns and give a brief guideline if you are going to a track for the first time and what the other drivers would like for you to do. Short summary, stay on line, stay safe, and be predictable. They also expect you to be off pace, so don’t worry about them or the F1 and Indy Car scouts in the grandstands.
To follow Randy and his team, you can find their team on Instagram or Facebook as the League of Legitimate Nigerian Businessmen with their official pace car of mediocrity.
We hope you enjoy the episode! The episode you never asked for.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Design discussion of why the flames go in reverse from the back of his Pinto. Our more seasoned listeners likely already know.
2) How he learned all the details of his grandfather while his grandpa was behind the while as Randy was a boy.
3) A summary of his two races last year at Pitt Race and Gingerman with the 24 Hours of Lemons.
4) Randy’s very novel and very lemons charity fund raising method on the 24 Hours of Lemons i-Racing events, how this horribly awesome idea came to be and how much money he was able to generate for charity at the cost of some of his liver. Maybe someday he will remember the race, but we doubt it.
5) We may actually have convinced Vicki to race this Thursday. Tune in this Thursday and we shall see.
6) Matt Ferenchak and Florida Man Donnie get a few mentions, some even complimentary, lol.
7) Randy Bish tries out for being a spokesmen for the Michelin Ice-X tire for amateur endurance racing.
8) How a water pump can become a spinning end mill of death.
9) How the initial “success” at Pitt Race led to his team going all in and winning the Heroic Fix at their next race at Gingerman.
10) We find out the Randy Bish has a car obsession with big, Detroit luxury boats, the floatier the better. But that does not seem to explain his having owned 3 SVX’s.
11) Their team’s experience as the unintentional role as the unofficial Yellow Flag “Pace Car” at Pitt Race.
12) Randy actually was able to use the term provenance and Pinto in the same sentence. Admirable.
13) We go deeper than anyone ever thought possible into the advantages of a racing Pinto.
14) “Tires are evil and must be punished”. Words to live by. And Jen’s train agrees.
15) Bill gets an honorary place on Randy’s list of favorite drivers. But it turns out to be kind of like winning the Heroic Fix award in Lemons.
16) The El Jeffe makes a surprise appearance in being a desirable race car to swap into, but then again, Randy is used to driving a Pinto race car so….
Phil Wurz, fellow racing driver and the short straw drawing team member at BimmerWorld was kind enough to join us for a discussion on his racing history and add to our Usual Suspects discussion related to racing BMW, especially E36's and E46's, including a good amount about Spec E46. Phil has been with BimmerWorld since 2007 and conducted this interview from in front of his E30 race car, one of the best backgrounds we have had during our podcast. BimmerWorld supplies a very wide variety of parts and also prepares cars for racing in two national GT4 series. During this episode we learn a bit about Phil and his driving history as well as his thoughts on racing BMW's across may types of racing and what can be done to improve performance, handling, and reliability.
To follow along with Phil and the team at BimmerWorld, please like their Facebook page or email them from the website where everyone's company email is available.
On Dominating with Dawson, Ben discusses all of the wide variety of types of racing apexes, and how best to think about approaching a turn and what considerations can affect the desired approach for each turn.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) His philosophy on replacing and upgrading as you grow and learn with your car
2) Vicki shockingly brings up the E36 rear wheel bearing removal and then won't let anyone ask any questions for a bit. Well, really, much more than a bit.
3) Alan "compliments" Bill on his skills with using the press on the rear bearing and finally admits his running away from the operation once the slide hammer came into the picture.
4) Bill impersonates the sound of the control arm breaking in the press.
5) Alan calls Bill an Axle, by mistake/mispronunciation.
6) Alan admits to adding a bit more wear and tear, since he is the mechanic.
7) Alan gets very excited over Phil's tow vehicle and that leads into the area of an upcoming flat nose school bus "ramp truck", potentially with a rear airbag suspension.
8) Our first podcast that is interrupted with the sounds of freedom. Mental likely scheduled it to mess with us.
9) We then walk through where the current sweet spot is for BMW's in terms of value, performance, and parts availability. We even compare the E36 vs the E46 which seem to be swarming the endurance racing fields. Yes, we are guilty.
10) Stunningly, and fir the first time, Alan hears that it's not necessary to drive at 10 tenths all the time. We shall see if it helps.
11) Vicki learns what a money shift is without costing us an engine. And Alan breaks out the FNG acronym in honor of the Three Pedal Mafia trip to Laguna Seca.
12) A good review of the growing Spec E46 series and other uses for these cars, as well as some of the advantages of spec classes, especially for people relatively new to racing and setting up of a race car.
13) Vicki requests a spare Spec E46 car for the team. Bill is currently searching on Autotempest.
14) Bill was bored and added some new questions to the Fast and The Furious questions
15) We are still looking for a good LSD solution for our M240i and Bill Begs for a spare E36 rear control arm, for a friend of course.
16) In the after credits B roll, Phil mentions a tool to remove the rear wheel bearing from an E36. Where was that when we needed it. Well, actually, we still need it. And Bill begs for some spare E36 rear control arms. For a friend.
We hope to see Phil at the Charlotte Roval with Lucky Dog on the weekend of August 14-16.
Cathy McCause Fuss of the Lucky Dog racing series returns for the 8th or 9th time. Unfortunately, only one episode has ever been published due to connection errors and other computer issues. Why she puts up with us, we don't know, perhaps it's because she is one of the best people we have met since we started racing. During this episode, we go over a lot of the Cathy's history and her perspective of racing from the Series perspective. We also get into her thoughts of how racing and endurance racing are progressing and helping to grow our sport.
On this episode's Dominating with Dawson, Ben goes over what is an "Arrive and Drive" and the details of racing in that situation. We go over a lot of the options, concerns, and advantages of being an arrive and drive driver, as well as being the team renting to the arrive and driver.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Bill felt like he was going down the hill into turn 12 at Road Atlanta when Cathy's connection went robot a few seconds in.
2) What the impact of the COVID 19 has been so far and speculative hopes and expectations for the rest of the season.
3) the Lucky Dog i-Racing league and it sponsored, you can even win race entries, and other racing supplies from the Lucky Dog sponsors
4) We develop the exchange rate between Clairol hair color and Hankook RS4's.
5) We go into the process of working with the tracks, rescheduling, and the potential impact of the current COVID 19 related impact and issues on the tracks and the series, and the drivers, as well as some of the amazing steps Cathy and Lucky Dog have done to help the overall racing population, including paying 2021 track rental fees.
6) Bill shamelessly plugs the upcoming Lucky Dog race at Charlotte in mid-August.
7) Cathy threatens us with bringing the 196 car out to the race for us. We much rather like her alternative bonfire idea.
8) How several members of the Lucky Dog racing community, and the overall low cost endurance racing community, have helped in dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic.
9) We brainstorm a bit, well really a mild drizzle, on what options we can come up with to help save the 2020 racing season
10) Bill apologizes for his black flag digression earlier this year at the Lucky Dog race at Laguna Seca in January
11) Cathy even was kind enough to go through our "Usual Suspects" but this time from a race series perspective and how her series has progressed through Miatas, into BMWs, and recently into Hondas and several Fords.
12) Self ejecting starters as a way to save weight
13) Speed creep and its concern as we progress to including more modern cars where horsepower increases seem easier and easier, especially with all the recent time people may have had with the stay at home orders.
14) Cathy's strategy for classing cars in Lucky Dog and addressing the variability in car and even individual driver capability.
15) As expected, we eventually reviewed or last race at Laguna Seca and our other Lucky Dog race in Portland.
16) Brakes and brake pads were a big discussion point. One way to get to a faster lap is to be able to slow down even faster. Hopefully, we have an upcoming guest from Hawk on the show.
17) Hilarity ensued when we started talking about the spares being brought to the track.
18) Rally Dogs? And yes, we had an East coast rally dog volunteer.
19) Also, a rookie time attack challenge option came into being.
20) How Lucky Dog is working to partner with the local Club racing, especially for the HPDE and learning aspects, hopefully raising the tide for all.
21) How our team has been invaded by two of the drivers we know from Lucky Dog
22) Opportunities for arrive and drives at the Charlotte race abound with teams and drivers looking to come east for the race.
23) How the Lucky Dog racing series came to be.
24) Cathy fears answering what car she would love to start with as a race car.
25) How Lucky Dog's i-Racing league is helping racers scratch their itch.
26) She is still looking for the known unknown E46 Greg has hidden. Somewhere.
27) There seems to be a potential for an east coast west coast race car exchange program. Greg, Call us!
Julian Cordle is our guest for this episode and celebrate Blursday! Julian races with the Snow Speeder Pilots Association racing team that races on the west coast, one of the original Lemons teams from the inaugural Altamont race. The episode starts off with all of our usual professionalism and then, well really, who are we kidding. The alphabet is apparently still a challenge for us. Julian started with Lemons in 2012 after he first heard about the 24 Hours of Lemons on Jalopnik. He met his team on his driveway and immediately left for his first race two states away. We reminisce about his early days, setting Guinness Book of World Records records, and through to his latest Chrysler 300 race car build.
Dominating with Dawson covers what happens when you have a mistake on track and how to minimize the potential outcome. Ben also cites taking a peak at the professional racing driver Sandro Espinosa as a potential reference for how someone preemptively catches a car pre-slipping to avoid an issue. Also, Danica Patrick on how to prepare for a big hit when you can no longer avoid it.
Sample links discussed:
Sandro Espinosa at Road Atlanta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd1QnaUq3kc
Danica Patrick Crash Prep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya3bE8CT1Kk
We really hope you enjoy the episode.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights include:
1) His battery powered recliner that is faster than some of our race cars
2) How a man from Alaska grew into a low-cost endurance racer
3) Our first XR4TI makes an appearance on our podcast
4) Jen chimes in with her opinion on our teaching her how to drive a stick. Julian tops to with learning with a vehicle that "offered" electrical shock incentives.
5) How the 25 Hour at Thunderhill led into Race Cast
6) How he helped with organizing the world record that was set at a Lemons event in Thunderhill
7) What the overall process is of setting and getting recognized as a world record
8) Vicki starts off with "since you seem to be a person", lol.
9) Several tips and tricks to help teams and drivers compete at the track, besides behind the wheel
10) White boards for at the track organization and how to use them to plan your race strategy
11) A BIG shout out to Randall Pinney and we all hope you are feeling better
12) Sonoma Raceway makes an appearance in the Good, Bad, and the Ugly segment.
13) 1989 Camero, 'Nuff Said
14) We develop a new Lemons penalty, well sort of.
On this episode, we finally talked Liam into coming on the podcast by making it in the style of one of his favorite shows on YouTube, Hot Ones. Since Bill has almost zero tolerance for spicy food, Vicki tagged in to assist with the interview and we also took advantage of the opportunity and covered several aspects of teenage driving, driver training, and racing. If you prefer, there is a live video recording on our YouTube channel, creatively named Garage Heroes In Training.
B.R.A.K.E.S. website: https://putonthebrakes.org/
Our Dominating with Dawson segment for this episode add Heel-toe Downshifting to our jargon repertoire.
We hope you enjoy it. The episode is still going for Liam and Vicki, lol.
Also, we would like to the thank the team over at Hot Ones for their great YouTube episodes and wish them the best of luck. They can be found on their channel at "First We Feast" or by searching for "Hot Ones" on YouTube.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Liam's history of learning how to drive and eventually race cars, he is still relatively young at 19 years old.
2) Some thoughts and suggestions on training a young driver in general and how it has been helped by racing and race training events
3) We go into a fair bit of detail related to one of the best training events Liam has gone to with the B.R.A.K.E.S. program.
4) Vicki breaks out into her "its like trying to nail jello to a wall" when talking about racing with teens on our team.
5) Angry Goat Peppers "Hippy Dippy Green" sauce was very well received. Two Thumbs Up.
6) Why Bill gets father of the year a few years back
7) We try to provide help and suggestions to new racers or soon to be racers throughout the episode. Please remember to ask before hopping into the hot tub.
8) Liam tries to compare the 2017 Toyota 86 to a stock ND2 Miata and a Stage 2 Flyin' Miata turbo NB Miata, however the wings inhibited some of his brain processing capability and the virtues of learning to drive and daily driving a +/- 200 HP car.
9) Vicki tries to come up with three good things about her first car. And fails. 3 bad things were way easier.
10) You start to see the affect of the hot sauces about 25-30 minutes into the episode
11) Liam takes a walk about at 40 minutes in and can barely think to answer from then on.
12) What car or cars got away for each of us.
13) Liam reveals his love for the SpiderStang and Capri
14) Da Bomb hot sauce lives up to its reputation
15) "I feel like I met the devil" and "Why is it the tongue"
16) Liam can't speak and tries to use sign language, not the best for an audio podcast
17) Liam wants a shot at the Datsun Z and Vicki surprises Bill with saying she wants to drive Black Betty
18) The hot sauces apparently make Liam delirious when he comes up with his dream car to build into a race car.
19) Vicki and Liam's favorite and least favorite tracks so far. NJMP makes both lists for Vicki.
20) Liam calls Brad out for a round 2. Silly boy.
21) Liam's brain left the building, several times during this episode
22) Mental sort of gets a shout out, not really, but it was funny
23) An endorphin infused discussion on endurance race craft approaches and ways to compete successfully, especially with longer stints.
24) We end with Bill attempting to herd the two cats for a final question and then a delirious ranking of the sauces.
Sam Smith, Editor At Large for Road and Track and Co-host of the NBC Sports Proving Grounds television show joins us for this episode. We try to cover Sam's impressive history with the automotive and mainstream media, as well as his driving and racing history, but we only seem to have scratched the surface of Sam's great stories. You can quickly see his gift for storytelling and ability to recall details and intricacies, as well as his optimism and enviable modesty. It is quickly apparent that Sam truly loves cars and especially those that he finds to be immersive and involving.
Also Ben reviews two videos pertaining to the driving style of the legendary Ayrton Senna on this Dominating with Dawson segment.
Links to the videos:
Senna Throttle Technique is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kcLyYhThE
Senna Footwork (with accurate audio) is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzLjZWrpzmQ&feature=youtu.be
If you want to contact Sam Smith, he recommends DM'ing him on Twitter or Instagram @ThatSamSmith. Or you can read his articles on Road & Track and don't forget to watch for him on NBC Sports Proving Grounds.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights for this episode include:
1) How his current Caterham 7 project car progresses from a box to a functioning car
2) His automotive past and how he worked his way through the tangled web of automotive journalism to have a successful professional career in a very tough business area
3) An overall discussion on driving being a skill and a sport, but definitely learnable by many is not all
4) Now Nigel Mansell confirms we are not going to be a pro racing driver anytime soon
5) Sam's racing history is pretty incredible and has some absolutely spectacular cars including a McLaren F1 and F1 GTR, an actual Formula 1 car, and a few great stories of his racing (with Mental) at the 2019 NASA 25 Hours at Thunderhill in the rain and the ever so lovely mud.
6) Bill valiantly tries to sell a Citroen SM, for a friend. Still available for a good home. We know a guy.
7) Bill digs a hole on a comment that will likely lead to issues from some of our friends and soon to be friends who are Porsche fans.
8) How his schedule has been impacted by our current social distancing due to the Covid 19 virus
9) When car technology and societal sanity intersected, perhaps for the worse.
10) Sam's experience with racing the RX-7 Black Betty (rambutan) when it was still set up as a time trial car. He misses the old, scary setup.
11) His thoughts on modern cars in general, are they too fast, too intrusive, and are there any good drivers' cars still available and the potential impact it may have on racing in the future.
12) Sam also lists several of the current cars that are highlights within the available assortment at your local dealer for both on and off-road driving fun.
13) Electric cars and electric car motorsports/racing, and the varying degrees of success for each.
14) Thoughts on autopilot and potential impending issues in the transition to full autonomy (SAE Level 5)
15) His experience with test driving a true Formula 1 car and how he grew to acknowledge the difference between his level and those gifted individuals driving at the level of Formula 1, as well as the actual level of performance of the car itself. The tip of the spear is very, very pointy indeed.
16) Breaking News for one of the first times: Sam's "Ugly" story is one for the books! It involves another one of our original bucket list guests to be (hopefully) Jason Camissa and a Ford GT, but we will go no further.
With everyone quarantined or at least social distancing, we have had several requests to re-publish this episode on Sim Racing.
On this episode, we had Scott Barton as our guest. Scott is a very accomplished racing driver and very knowledgeable in the area of Sim Racing. We thought we’d learn more about both on this episode. Sim racing can be great way to get cheap track time, especially in the off season or during the work week when you aren’t near a track. As with most aspects of racing, you can go as deep as your interest and bank account will allow. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Scott’s racing history and progression to where he is currently racing mostly in the AER series (American Endurance Racing) where he has recorded a very impressive series of results since originally learning at HPDE’s in 1999 and racing in 2009.
2) Scott’s latest goal is try to round out his collection of first overall wins in Lucky Dog and WRL to complete his already stellar collection of 24 Hours of Lemons, Champ Car, and AER wins and have recorded overall wins in every major street tire endurance racing series in the US.
3) Scott is also a driving coach and is involved with many teams, students, and racing series and organizations.
4) We then began to cover various software and hardware choices available, make some recommendations (links below) as well as describe some of the many systems and options that are available for a wide range of budgets.
5) The three basic systems we reviewed started with a single monitor, a three-monitor system and a VR based system with a good set of steering wheels and pedals. A sim vibe/butt kicker would be a very nice addition is budget allows.
6) More advanced options mentioned include motion/ full motions simulators, spring loaded harnesses,
7) Computer requirements in general, such as a 4-core processor, i5 or newer, with a video card capable of running a VR headset at 1080p and 90 fps (or better) should be sufficient for your system.
8) We also cover how to deal with motion sickness in VR if that happens to you in the beginning.
9) Scott was even kind enough to entertain us with our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly series.
Also, Scott can assist you with defining your system if needed at his website below.
Items and Links discussed within this episode include:
Steering wheel and Pedals:
Logitech G29, G920: https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/driving/driving-force-racing-wheel.html
AccuForce Steering wheels
Fanatec Wheel and Pedals: https://fanatec.com/us-en e.g. v3 inverted pedal set, Clubsport base/mount
Heusinkveld: https://heusinkveld.com/products/sim-rigs/sim-rig-gt/?q=%2Fproducts%2Fsim-rigs%2Fsim-rig-gt%2F&v=7516fd43adaa
VR:
Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset: https://heusinkveld.com
Oculus Rift: https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/
Optional Accessories/Upgrades:
Butt Kickers: https://thebuttkicker.com/
Full Motion simulators – Various sources
RaceDepartment.com for cars and tracks
Realteus force feel seat pad: www.Realteus.com
Chassis movers: various sources
Sim Racing choices:
iRacing: https://www.iracing.com/
Assetto Corsa: https://www.assettocorsa.net/home-ac/
R Factor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/365960/rFactor_2/
Project Cars: https://www.projectcarsgame.com/explore/?lang=en-us
Please feel free to contact Scott at:
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ProFormanceCoachingcom
Facebook Group: Sim Racing Deals at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SimRacingDeals/
Thank you again.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Rob Krider who is a driver and managing partner of the Double Nickel Nine Motorsports racing team joins us on this episode. Rob has a problem in that he and his team won’t let anyone else win, lol. His team is the reigning 4-time national champion in NASA’s Honda Challenge series, while also having both team cars on the podium each year. Our discussion covers not only their team history but what they have learned since starting in the 24 Hours of LeMons series and progressing through other racing series and classes. Within this episode, there is useful information that can be applied to any racing series and any racing team can improve your results with little, if any, expense. To see a lot of Rob's team in action folks can watch the documentary film "Double Down" about racing in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill where his team took an ex-24 Hours of LeMons car and beat the factory Mazda racing team. Link to the video at www.team559.com.
In addition, Rob was kind enough to guide us through the latest in our series covering the Usual Suspects of racing car platforms and went into a deep dive about racing Hondas and Acuras, especially in endurance racing.
Finally, Ben covers both Understeer and Oversteer in the latest Dominating with Dawson series. We just couldn’t cover them separately, so we went for a double shot.
We hope you enjoy this episode. It will make you faster!
PS If you are interested in watching or reading more of Rob and his teams exploits, please go to:
KriderRacing on Instagram
www.RobKrider.com
www.Team559.com
www.DoubleNickelNineMotorsports.com
And don’t forget to get a copy of Rob’s book “Cadet Blues”, a humorous look at one of his most fun driving training events at www.cadetblues.com
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1) Some of his team’s best learnings since starting in LeMons several years ago
2) Rob and Bill commiserate about putting together team communication emails and texts that are summarily ignored
3) How Double Nickel Nine Racing team has “added” to the various series rule books through creative race car engineering
4) Jennifer asks the dirtiest of the dirty question that you can ask a race car driver
5) The value of a spare/donor parts car and Vicki tells Bill to go buy another car. He left the podcast to search CraigsList
6) Team structure and organization techniques to maximize performance across all levels of racing, even a two-car team of 60 people for the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill
7) Their scouting trip preparation for national races
8) What is the Double Nickel Nine garage involved in
9) A comparison of large LeMons fields to some smaller or shorter or higher performance fields
10) How they communicate within their team, especially on track with their spotters
11) Storytime of Alan’s stint at Thompson last year where he would not come in for a driver change. Rob fully approves.
12) Rob gives the advantages “keys to success” in Honda and Acura racing
13) Diapers win races, well they used to anyway
14) Rob shared some endurance racing wisdom, like pit stops practice and it’s not about top lap times but it is about endurance
15) What is a Honda Taco and how it is to drive one
16) We finally find a way to compare ourselves to Roger Penske
17) We go over several tips and tricks from several of Rob's helpful articles, many are linked below
18) Be a Racing team or Beer racing team? Correct answer is: Yes
19) You can hear an alert for every time Bill's computer went blue screen of death if you listen closely. It happened often
20) Bleed brakes after every endurance session
21) Rob and Alan bond over tire balancing. In the end, it comes down to the preparation done before coming to the track
22) Get things done as soon as possible. Don’t start when you have just enough time left to get it done.
23) Internal competition for fastest lap is detrimental to team performance and overall team success.
24) Rob’s team has learned that for endurance races, lap timers are not allowed within the car.
25) EJ2 Track Rat has a fashion suggestion for next year’s nationals
26) How to choose an engine machine shop to work with
27) Rob's documentary film about endurance racing, titled "Double Down" is available free on YouTube, 1 hour 15 minute run time on the Krider Racing YouTube channel.
28) Tactical Ops Brewing's Double Nickel Nine IPA named after the race team with an image of their Honda Challenge car on the bottle. This stuff is high test at 10.9% ABV!
And here are some of our favorite articles that we discussed on this episode:
- How to Create A White Board Track Map
- How To Design and Build RaceDeck Flooring For the Paddock
- Portable Tool Cart
- Jack Stand Stripes
- Documentary Film “Double Down” Available Free on YouTube
- Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
- Five Pro Tips For Effective Brake Bleeding For Reliable Track Use
- Tire Preparation Basics
- Tablet Dashboard
- Balancing Marriage and Racing
- Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
- The No-Flex, No-Nonsense Advantage of Spherical Bearings
- Get The Flex Out: How Spherical Bearings Improve Handling & Speed
- Simple Ways to Clean Up and Protect Your Racecar's Wiring
- Strength and Lightness: Installing ARP Studs and Skunk2 Racing Lugs
- Nothing To Fear: Simple Steps To Replacing A CV Boot
- Easy, Accurate, Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Vehicle Alignment
Keith Tanner who has literally written the book on improving the performance of a Miata, actually three books, and works with the team at Flyin’ Miata joined us for this episode to discuss his driving history and he was also willing to add to our recent series on the “Usual Suspects” and addresses many aspects of the use and optimization of all four generations of Miata’s/MX-5’s. Since we have two MX-5’s on our team already and we are routinely passed by them at every race and HPDE event we have been to, we could not have this series without going over them. The MX-5/Miata is one of the more flexible racing vehicles available and with little modification, it can be competitive in many types of racing, as well as being a perfect choice for HPDE and track days. Additionally, the cost for wear and maintenance is quite low in terms of both cost and frequency, due to its light weight and the wide availability of parts.
Our Dominating with Dawson segment goes over the term Trail Braking, what it is and how it can be used on a track as you increase your skill and experience.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Please subscribe to our podcast on iOS most use the Podcast app or Android users may use the Android App, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher etc. We have also added this to our YouTube channel, especially useful with subtitles if you are hearing impaired, as several of our drivers are.
If you could leave a review, that would help us greatly and you can also add any questions or topics you may want us to cover.
Thank you again and best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights include:
1) How to choose which version of Miata depending on what your interests are and/or how your personal geometry needs may require, including potential to LS swap
2) History of the Miata, how it came to be and how its racing pedigree arose and developed throughout the 30 plus years of production
3) We mention Long Road Racing during the episode, but they have been recently replaced by Flis Performance for ND prepped cars for the Global MX-5 Cup Series
4) How did Keith originally get into Miatas, including his gateway drug called Autocross and how he has expanded his interests and testing though the years
5) How Flyin’ Miata develops and designs its parts internally and with its suppliers to serve a wide variety of needs and performance interests
6) Can you say LS Swap? Flyin’ Miata can!!! And it fits into a Miata as well, lol.
7) Bill reviews how he came to have and lose the NB Miata to Vicki in a single day
8) Overall advantages are lightweight, relatively cheap to operate and maintain, great driver feel, excellent handling and grip in turns, a great car to learn and develop your driving skill, and relatively bullet proof. Disadvantages are relatively low power and acceleration (true momentum cars) and straight-line speed.
9) NC Miatas (2006-2015) are in a sweet spot for depreciation and a bit larger than the other models. It is also a bit difficult to install a full cage.
10) NA and NB Miatas are a bit smaller, lighter, and “fun” to drive. Downsides, they are getting pretty old.
11) ND Miatas are smaller and lighter than NC, similar to the NA/NB’s and the power is increased above the others, especially the NA’s and NB’s. Also it has the only adjustable steering wheel in the Miata family. Weaknesses may be in the transmission area and you may want to augment the cooling.
12) Recommends looking at used spec Miata for value, especially the 1.6-liter versions that are not as competitive in the series as the 1.8-liter cars.
13) How to inspect and maintain your Miata, especially as the NA and NB’s are getting close to 30 years old or more. Hint look at your cooling systems effectiveness, including the transmission and differential.
14) Pluses and minuses of our Flyin’ Miata Stage II NB Miata, cooling and transmission etc.
15) Advantages and disadvantages of the 5-speed vs the 6-speed transmission in the older Miatas
16) Keith’s thoughts on gauges vs ECU control and how to tell if there is an issue without additional gauges and which gauges may be helpful in general
17) Some of the potential issues involved with a LS Swapped Miata and some of the many issue that had to be addressed during their development to be able to have a system they could offer to their clients.
18) We even get into the new ND and ND.2 models
19) Keith discussed some stories about his past experiences in the Targa Newfoundland
20) Bill and Keith compare stories when they both lost a wheel while driving and other lessons Keith learned while racing and testing over the years
21) In the end, Keith even tolerated some of our more off the wall inquiries and concerns
22) Alan valiantly tries to help a listeners with what gear to use when doing burnouts in a turbo NB Miata.
Ross Bentley was kind enough to come on as our guest and help celebrate our 100th episode. Ross is known throughout the racing world as a great driver, author, and coach about high performance driving and racing, where his racing experience at the highest levels is augmented by his passion for learning and sharing to help raise the knowledge base as a whole for the good of our sport. This discussion was aimed at learning more about Ross and his history, but when you have a chance to ask him a question about racing, you take advantage. We are hoping we can get him on again in the future. Maybe every 100 episodes, but we would hate to have to wait that long.
PS We rarely request anything, but during our discussion, Ross seemed to be unaware of the impact his books have had. If you have a moment, please post a picture of you with his book/books on Instagram with the hashtag #ThankYouRoss to show him the impact he has had. Thank you.
On this week’s Dominating With Dawson, we go into the first of an ongoing series where ewe get into some of the jargon involved with racing. This week we review Rotation, what it means, and how to use and control it.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
This episode’s highlights include:
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How Ross fascination in cars and racing started and his history in racing
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His thoughts on the impacts of current amateur and amateur endurance racing on our sport
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With racing, what is not enough. Go for the Why!
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Skid pad use and discussion
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Alan admits to an issue with Turn 1, all of them
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Tire grip and how to control/manage the grip on individual tires while on track
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Why and how at the limit driving can be different for different drivers, even in the same car
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The equal, if not even more, importance of knowing what you do “right” as well as what you did “wrong” and by how filling your lap with doing things right will remove the time to do something wrong, leading to improvement.
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Areas where drivers typically could improve at various levels in their learning career processes and various habits and processes to build upon
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How to improve you driving through cross training
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His prescription for moving from a novice driver to a very successfully, advanced amateur racing driver
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He clarifies the difference between driver training, driver education, and driver training.
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Vicki picks Ross’s brain on front wheel drive vs rear wheel drive to absolutely no one’s surprise
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The best description of the importance of how you release the brake we have ever heard, and BOB vs EOB based drivers
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It looks like Ross’s podcast is coming back and we cannot wait!
For our 99th Episode, Chrissy Mittura from the Three Pedal Mafia and the co-host of the Everyone Racers podcast was our guest for this week. Chrissy was one of the key influences that helped us to start our team, so we thank her all the time and blame her some of the time, lol. Chrissy is not only and excellent driver that we are passed by routinely but has also helped our team immeasurably not only at the track but preparing for the track and our various HPDE events. With Chrissy finally being able to come on our podcast, we now have a complete set (four of a kind?) of the Everyone Racers podcast hosts. Now we have to work our way through the remaining Three Pedal Mafia team. You, our listeners, have been warned, lol. Chris may even learn something during this episode.
On this week’s Dominating with Dawson segment we go over racing a “new to you” car, what to look for, what to look out for, and how to begin to get comfortable safely to reduce your lap times.
Highlights from this episode include:
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Chrissy is in a new position with being able to talk and not being interrupted
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Kate’s recent dream about Chrissy
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Vicki reviews a video of her driving at her first ever race at NJMP
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Alan claims the title of “Cone Clearer” while driving the El Jeffe race truck, unfortunately, not a joke
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Vicki gets all philosophical with Chrissy over here approach to racing in Lemons and racing in general
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A full review of the Trucklet
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We are the second to break some new car news and pick at the gaping wound of the Citroen paperwork one last time
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We come up with a potential solution to the current podcast curse in the Lucky Dog racing series and racing on a Sunday (3 strikes and counting)
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Kate is looking for Chris to help with getting Alan towards any form of clean
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Kate picks Chrissy’s brain for her upcoming season (we hope) where Kate is taking over as Crew Chief at our races
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The Grill Guys of 3PM get a shout out
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Great tips on pit stop coordination and paddock optimization
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A discussion on passing in high traffic Lemons fields and potential sad face aspects of racing
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Many tips and tricks from Chrissy’s many years of racing in Lemons
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Potential herding strategies and a reluctant admission of the impossibility of herding shiny squirrels and the upcoming potential sainthood for Kate
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Pitt Race HPDE with NASA Great Lakes gets a full endorsement from Chrissy, as well as Bill
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Chrissy calls her shot for our upcoming Thompson race in August
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CMP vs Lemans, two things you never thought would be in the same sentence
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What it’s like to race with and learn from your significant other, we may or may not have asked for ourselves, but it is sure to help you as well
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What to do when the cars are running well and there is down time available. We almost never have that as an issue.
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We discuss the merits of singing while driving with a new demo tape
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Alan breaks news about our upcoming Pitt Race event during our Good, Bad and the Ugly. Everyone takes it well, well sort of. Kate takes a very, very glass half full reaction.
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Alan: Domination? Chrissy: Have you seen me? Best retort ever
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The Save The Tatas team and car gets several shout outs during the episode
We hope you enjoyed the episode as much as we did.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Ben Liaw from Rogue Engineering was kind enough to come on this week's podcast. Ben races and also supports his racing clients at Rogue Engineering in Upper Saddle River, NJ, where they not only assist with race car prep and on track support but design and manufacture many parts improvements for many BMW models.
Also, on this week's Dominating with Dawson, we went over driving a new to you race car and what you should do prior to driving and how best to acclimate to the new vehicle.
Highlights from this week's episode include:
1) Stories of how his business grew from designing and manufacturing to mechanical and racing assistance
2) Some thoughts on car prep for racing
3) A great discussion of various BMW models that are used in racing, including strengths and areas where you may want to augment the stock parts and systems. Most 3 series models were discussed including the E30, E36, E46, E92 as well as the more modern F series models, as well as a few 1 and 2 series models and Mini's, including relative strengths and weaknesses between them.
4) Our first real discussion about the AER endurance racing series
5) Potential upgrades for racing our M240i
6) Spec E46 race cars and priority the addition of upgrades, including the subframe issue
7) Bill gets into a discussion while Vicki has computer issues
8) Alan picks Ben's brain throughout while he also goes shopping while we are recording "for Vicki" lol
9) Bill put Ben in an unfair spot to compare BMW's to other typical cars, like Boxsters/Caymans and Miata/MX-5's etc. Ben, you have our apologies.
10) Vicki wanted to appeal to Ben for any assistance with her latest E36 rear wheel hub and bearing replacement project/debacle. Ben offered his typical preventive maintenance program for hubs and bearings for his AER endurance racing.
11) We even go into critical spares and critical spare philosophy and the potential tradeoff vs pre-race prep
12) Several Dante references and a new level called "Wheel Bearing Hell". Vicki views this as the hidden 8th level.
13) Rogue Engineering's incredibly smart wheel studs with a hex end on both ends in case of a sheared stud
14) Bill finds a brand of power tools where he is fully qualified, and even Alan agrees
To contact Ben and his team or follow along with their various exploits, you can go to their website at https://www.rogueengineering.com/ or follow them on Instagram at Rogue Engineering.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast your favorite podcast source. If you have any questions or topics you would like for us to cover, please feel free to let us know at: www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com or via email at: GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and you can follow us on Instagram at Garage Heroes In Training or on Facebook at GarageHeroesIT or Join our Friends of GHiT group.
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We hope to see you out there racing with us.
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Nathan Howe and Mike Howe, who talked with us all the way from New Zealand, are part of the Hooncorp racing team and our guests for this week’s episode. We had to learn about the racing, the tracks, and the amazing roads in New Zealand from some locals. New Zealand has been on our bucket list and has moved up several spots after this discussion. The team has been racing longer than many of our team has been alive, so there a several pearls of wisdom in here along with our usual off tangent banter. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Highlights from this episode include:
- An introduction to Nathan, Mike, their team and racing in New Zealand
- Tracks and notable roads in the area and quick track impressions and reviews
- Thoughts on how their team has done so far, including our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
- Holden Commodore VN
- Nissan Pulsar
- Nissan Lucino
- The Muttstang
- Holden Commodore VK
- Suzuki Ignus
- Their cars and several we don’t usually find here in the US including:
- Jen has geographical issues between New Zealand and Australia, luckily she doesn’t follow rugby
- Their team history of over 30 years and counting
- A great quote “There is no point being the fastest car in the pits”
- We had several other “people” chime in during the episode
- Several of the teams and themes in there New Zealand racing series
- SpeedyCop's great impression on the New Zealand racers
- Several local Lemons penalties
- A rather embarrassing story about Liam's friend driving a "stick"
- Nathan has a Nissan issue; it appears to have centered on the GT-R area of his brain
- We make a trade for seats in their Commodore for seats in our Capri. I guess we have to finish the Capri now.
On this week’s Dominating with Dawson segment, Ben covers the optimal seating position and driver positioning in high performance driving and racing to improve your comfort, performance and safety.
If you want to follow the Hooncorp Team, please follow them on:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Hooncorp/
or on Instagram at HooncorpNZ
or on GT Planet
or on a great video at https://youtu.be/H-WJqni76rY
Thank you for listening to our podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast your favorite podcast source. If you have any questions or topics you would like for us to cover, please feel free to let us know at:
www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com
or via email at: GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com
and you can follow us on Instagram at Garage Heroes In Training
or on Facebook at GarageHeroesIT or Join our Friends of GHiT group.
And if you really would like to help us out, please leave a rating and review on your Podcast App of choice, Apples Podcast app, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, or whatever podcast app you use and we will address any questions that you leave on the review.
We hope to see you out there racing with us.
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
GHiT 0096: Eric Rood is our Special Guest
Eric Rood from the 24 Hours of Lemons racing series reviews his history and the upcoming Lemons series, especially the rally events.
Eric Rood is our guest on this episode where we review his car history, the upcoming 2020 Lemons races and especially the Rally events. We first met Eric when he was judging one of our races. Alan quickly knew all about him after he visited him 4 times. In addition to being an awesome judge, he has written for several automotive sites and currently helps steer the direction of the 24 Hours of Lemons series, especially their social media presence and the Lemons rallies. If you see Eric, please ask him about touring with Ozzy! (Details are in the first three minutes of our show)
If you would be so kind, please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite listening platform. We would greatly appreciate it.
Highlights for this episode include:
1) Our best introduction to an episode, EVER
2) Vicki is vying for our lead master mechanic position/opening
3) We break news of an upcoming Lemons YouTube video on the latest Lemons Rally
4) Bill shamelessly begs for reviews and ratings of the podcast
5) What does the title of Everything Bagel exactly mean in the Lemon’s org chart
6) Eric’s writing and racing history and how he first started with racing in a Lemons event
7) What does being a catalog copy editor entail and how much you can know about office folders
8) Overview of the Lemons Rally events and describes the “process” of competing
9) Eric discusses some of the most forgotten cars we have ever discussed on the podcast, some thankfully forgotten
10) Rally stories abound including the Asheville Pinball Museum
11) Alan makes his debut as our sound board
12) Eric discusses a long list of cars he has had and would like to see in Lemons
13) An amazing (and backward) Good, Bad, and the Ugly with the best “Good” we have ever had
14) Our trials and tribulations related to getting our E36 BMW race car prepared for our upcoming race
15) Alan may actually have an apprentice “In Training”
16) We are now looking for a "Hub Tamer" Does anyone know anything about them?
17) We have a high level discussion about our telemetry system and electrical system upgrades. More details will come in an upcoming episode.
This week’s Dominating with Dawson segment reviews proper hand position while racing and how that can impact your driving performance and control of the car.
To keep up to speed with Eric and the 24 hours of Lemons team, they are on all the social medias as the 24 Hours of Lemons or via his email at eric@24hoursoflemons.com
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
GHIT 0095: Nick Pon of the 24 Hours of Lemons team returns to kick off the 2020 season
Nick Pon returns to our podcast to discuss the current 2020 season for the 24 Hours of Lemons series and the various new aspects of the series for 2020. As usual, we digress several times and wander around our subject, but Nick very kindly tolerates us for unknown reasons. We eventually go into what the series is about and how welcoming it can be to everyone who has an interest in racing and how to get started within the series. There is even a new driver bonus program for 2020.
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Some of the highlights for this episode include:
1) We cover the first two races of the year at Barber and Inde in Arizona and the first rally from Moscow to Paris
2) What to do if a plane lands on the track
3) The return of the Scrotium race at Road Atlanta and the usual snowy race to end the season
4) Any upcoming things, themes, cars, and tracks
5) Novel ways of staying outside the black flag area
6) The two 24 hours races and why we may never get one in the north east, but we do get the Hooptiecon at NJMP again this year
7) Cars, themes, and theming requests for current and future teams
8) We begin a program to get Lemons into VIR
9) An intro to Lemons in case you aren’t familiar with the series and its welcoming climate
10) What car does Nick want to race in from the series
11) We explain to our younger listeners how cars were bought using a thing called the “paper”
12) Our podcast tradition of picking on Alan has its latest installment or three
13) Nick new moniker as “The Place Setter” and helps us with our travel race schedule
14) Nick gets subjected to several of our newer questions related to his car proclivities
15) We go a bit out of our normal order on this episode but following the rules isn’t really our strong suit
16) A semi-subtle shout out to our friend Erling
17) We go into our never-ending battle with our BMW E36 rear hub and bearing
18) Vicki leads a discussion of tool drawer organizing techniques, strategies, and options. We will be putting several posts on our website if you are interested.
19) Vicki steals Alan’s section and gives her first ever Batcave Tool of the Week
20) Alan shows the importance of following the process and the order of the operations
21) We then go into a long discussion of some of the issues we have been having with removing the rear hubs from the E36 race car
In our Dominating with Dawson segment, Ben goes into a discussion of the black flag penalty box, what happens, and how to handle it properly.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Trey Shannon from Podium Performance Fitness is our podcast guest for this episode, just in time for the local gym to be freeing up from all the failed New Year’s resolution people. This is our second annual episode with Trey, and we go over a variety of aspects of improving your fitness to help improve your driving, especially during the off season. Trey is located near Charlotte NC and is helping many high-level drivers and teams with their off track preparation both physically and mentally. Driving improvements will help reduce individual lap times as well as reducing any fatigue related deterioration during extended stints.
If you are interested in improving in this area of your driving, please feel free to contact Trey at: Podium Performance Fitness in Cornelius North Carolina (near Charlotte) or on the website at www.PodiumPerformanceFitness.com and follow them on Instagram and Twitter.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Male vs female optimization
2) Adaptations for racing vs general fitness or other sport specific workouts
3) Low impact options to increase endurance baselines
4) How to establish a baseline performance level
5) Calories and portion control
6) Race day caloric demands
7) Fitness/Working out is the tool to improve performance and your food intake is your tool to gain or lose weight
8) We cover several of the popular exercise and weight loss strategies
9) The difference between the Rock and the Pebble
10) Vicki is a strong proponent of raspberries stuffed with chocolate
11) “Cauliflower if just broccoli without a tan”
12) Bill’s Slurpee addiction comes to light, again
13) A story starts with “I saw this video on YouTube…..”
14) Left arm preacher curls for driving down the strip or boardwalk
15) Non gym options for exercising at home
16) HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training
17) Visual performance improvement techniques for racing improvement
18) Vestibular system and its potential to reduce motion sickness
19) Brock String
20) Alan has a new mantra, same as the old mantra
This week’s Dominating With Dawson segment discusses some of the differences between racing on fast turns and slow turns.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
#PodiumPerformanceFitness #garageheroesintraining #garagehereosintrainingpodcast #hypertrophy #proprioception #cheatdays #workingput #racingfitness #racelucky #24hoursofLemons #raceprep #HIITTraining #motionsickness #vestibularsystem #BrockString
On this week’s podcast, we go over how we did for our 2019 goals and set new goals for the 2020 season. In addition, our Dominating With Dawson segment goes over most of the flags you may see when driving on a track.
As always, if you have a topic or request for an upcoming show or a Dominating segment, please let us know within a podcast review or an email to GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com. Thanks again!
Highlights include:
1) We continue to improve our intro skills, still in training, lol.
2) What we have been working on recently and our upcoming plans
3) Jennifer’s Lego League team has made the state finals
4) It has been a big few weeks at the Skripchuk household all around with 5 items at least
5) Our continued struggles with our BMW E36 hubs and Todd Rundgren may be able to help, along with several other of our bad puns and double entendres
6) What our goals for 2019 were and how we did
7) Jennifer needs to aim a bit higher for at least one of her goals
8) Jen proposes a requirement that teens learn on a manual transmission
9) What our upcoming 2020 goals are for this race season
10) Apparently Vicki and Jen are accepting custom themed cakes
11) Kate is the latest team member to get a nickname
12) Vicki is still working on her racing jargon
13) Bill lays an open challenge to El Jeffe
14) 2 week ahead car prep commitment by us all
15) Batman Tool of the week is a slide hammer or slap hammer
Our Batman tool of the week is a Slide hammer and how to use it best.
Our Dominating with Dawson Segment this week in covering the basics of the flags you may see at a track.
We hope you enjoyed our podcast. We hope to get better as we go. Much like our racing team. If you ever need to contact us you can do so at:
Instagram: GarageHeroesInTraining or our website for longer articles at www.GarageHeroesInTraining.com and at Facebook as GarageHeroesIT and our Friends of GHIT page.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Dion von Moltke is our special guest for this week’s podcast. He is a professional racing driver who has won several major races including the Rolex at Daytona 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hour among many others. Dion is currently focused on an excellent online coaching website with several other professional drivers/coaches at Racers360. Racers360 provides many types of coaching to improve any level driver including track guides, technique improvement, webinars, as well as personalized driving reviews of your individual video or data. The costs are very reasonable at $100 per year for a Drivers Lounge membership that has access to all the universal videos and webinars and the individual data and video reviews are $99 per lap. If our results are typical, the improvements can be quite substantial and the value cannot be beaten.
For this episode, we cover a variety of topics including:
1) Dion’s racing history
2) An overview of Racers360 and its various offerings
3) Coaching is available in many areas of racing including wheel to wheel, autocross, karting, and motorcycle racing
4) How the coaches are curated and how they tailor their coaching to each individual driver
5) The tiers of the Racers360 personalized coaching: One Lap analysis for an +/- 15 minute review of your lap for $99 thru the full race analysis to review your skills and race craft
6) Many, many race craft tips and techniques to improve your driving and several common areas where you can improve
7) Comparison of professional vs amateur racing strategy and techniques
8) The best modifications to improve your lap times: HINT IT IS NOT ON YOUR CAR
9) What is BOP
10) When is the best time to start looking for assistance from the Racers360 coaches
11) Potential car set up opportunities available at Racers360
12) Dion recommends we get more cars. Bill agrees very quickly.
13) What lap video should you submit
14) The importance of hitting the apex, as well as car angle at the apex
15) We bond over our shared GTI history
16) What is his favorite shape steering wheel
17) Alan refers to El Jeffe as a trophy truck
In addition, we begin our weekly series with Ben Dawson where we go into various topics related to racing and help you to understand and improve your driving skill and knowledge. This week’s topic is “Smooth is Fast” Part 1. If you have any questions or topics for us to discuss, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
You can find Dion and his team at: www.racers360.com or using his email at Dion@racers360.com or Team@racers360.com. We really love the team and the help that they have offered.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Jeff Bloch aka “Speedy Cop” was our guest for this week’s podcast. We discussed Jeff and his team’s history within racing and building some of the most memorable cars to race on a track of any type. Jeff and the Gang of Outlaws have been racing for more than a decade and have won 9 IOE’s and almost every other award in the 24 Hours of Lemons racing series, as well as success in most other series including Lucky Dog and AER. While most known for the design of the cars, some are also quite fast and we can remember fondly getting passed many times at our last NJMP race by an Aquarium car. His knowledge and detailed memory of each car is really astonishing. One day we would hope we could get to 10% of his team’s level.
Speedy Cop and The Gang of Outlaws episode highlights include:
- How many of these cars come to be and eventually get built and raced
- Racing and Car History
- How did you choose your cars like the:
- Upside Down Camaro
- Griswold Family Truckster Station Wagon
- Jurassic Park SUV
- Spirit of Lemons Cessna Race Plane
- Lancia Scorpion
- V16 Lincoln Continental
- Accordion car
- SpeedyCopter
- Reliant Regal Rally Car
- Speedy Weenies Hot Dog Stand
- Pop-Up Camper
- Trippy Tippy Hippy Van
- AMC Pacer Fishbowl/Aquarium
- Light Bright car
- Bill has a design suggestion, which should likely be ignored for something even better
- How his team has changed over the years and how each member has continued to important even after they may have reduced their activity within the team and how Jaime, the amazing the team CFO is
- How to Rent and then Build a Lemons car for a weekend, from scratch and some of the other craziest things experienced since joining Lemon’s
- How does it feel to be a memorial award and still be alive?
- Structural options for adding features to cars
- Any Cars that got away?
- Dream car for road? For a race to start from?
- What car would you love to switch with that you have raced against?
- Thoughts on how you have done so far and tips for relatively new teams, mechanics, and/or drivers
- Our Traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
The best way to keep up with Jeff and the team is:
Instagram at: SpeedyCop
Facebook: OfficialSpeedyCop
YouTube channel: SpeedyCopVideos
Website: www.speedycop.com
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
A bit late on this episode, but we cover a ton of the various factors that can improve driver comfort. This will help with speed, lessen fatigue, and improve safety. We hope you enjoy this episode. Topics include:
Pre-race preparation
- Seat position and size halo/containment seats
- Seat angle and seat size
- Seat Height and helmet height
- Seat range and angle of sliders
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- Additional padding, Foam pads/risers and Expanding foam
- Air ducts, and helmet inlets
- Exhaust flow and no leaks
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- Sound and noise reduction and ear plugs, if needed
- Signs and labels within the car
- Radios and Pit-to-car communication
- Dead pedal
- Surgical tubing for Harness release
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- Verify harness is fitting for biggest and smallest drivers
- Verify everyone knows how to assist with tightening harnesses for drivers
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- Several styles of harness
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- Hook/Latch Link vs Cam Lock
- Pull down vs Pull up vs Ratcheting
- Steering wheel position, tilt, and removeable
- Mirror choices, rear view and side mirrors
- Ability to reach all controls, switches, pedals, etc. easily
- Racing Suit sizing
Pre-Stint
- Water/fluids, and Minerals especially potassium and magnesium
- Ginger pills and/or Dramamine for motion sickness and queasiness
- Rest/Sleep
- Food
- Camelback or Water bottle
- Silk Glove liners if cold
- Cool shirt and coolers if warm
Stints
- Driver Order and its potential effect on harness and seat changing time
- Windshield clean and methods to keep fog free
- Helmet shield cleaned and not foggy
- Eyeglasses
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- Stints: Start short, we used 30 min at our first race and work up per driver. Some teams and drivers can go as long as 4+ hours
- Drink as needed, stay ahead, once behind it is too late
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- Critical if doing more than one stint per race weekend
- When you think you are losing concentration, you already have been and its been too long
Hopefully, this will help you, your team, and your car preparation.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
For this shorter episode of our podcast we thought it would be helpful and fun to go over our individual lists of the top ten things we have learned in our first two years of low budget endurance racing. We also had a few items added in from Kate as well as several thoughts from our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
In addition to our top ten list, highlights include:
1) If its worth doing, it worth overdoing, again.
2) Bill’s math side is affecting his line and apex visualization and target, still
3) Jen needs to work on her subtlety
4) Vicki is confused with what racing means, but refers to it assuming she is addressing new drivers
5) We review our top choices for low cost endurance tires and brakes at this point
6) Square tires are not desirable
7) Vicki and Bill discuss tire pressure and its potential effects on traction and grip and car handling
8) Bill pretends to be Richard Dawson
9) Black flags are not atta boys or girls
10) Jen learns about blips and has homework for the morning
11) Jen’s cat makes an appearance by rubbing on the microphone and says hi
12) Alan apparently makes an appearance via Jen
13) We talk about the video Mental said not to talk about
14) Another discussion on the difference between front wheel drive and rear wheel drive cars
15) Jim makes another drop in appearance
16) Matt F, Randy B, Roger M, Jason H, and James M were kind enough to add a few items to our lists
17) Purple mist with sparkly pop rocks
It seems like the only things we learned were from the Three Pedal Mafia. Hopefully, you can find a team willing to help mentor you early in your racing team’s growth to assist you.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Jim Tramontano is a racing driver primarily in Spec Miata and the creative force behind the No Money Motorsports blog. He started racing and tries to balance a personal life and a racing hobby within the confines of a real-world budget and time availability. He has tried many things to save both time and money. Many have worked, but some, not so much. He shares our interest in spreading the word about how much fun can be had with our sport and how it can be accomplished by almost everyone while maintaining a low budget. We subscribed to his blog many months ago and hope you will too. He is also a fun follow on Instagram.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) His history and growth in the sport and his blog
2) Vicki relearns to not stop on track with the brakes applied
3) The differences in Spec Miata and Spec MX-5 (and a bit Spec Mazda/MX Cup)
4) We discuss some of the Planet Miata visit we recently had and Miata’s in general
5) How he broke his Dodge/Mopar addiction, almost
6) Some of the details of the Spec Miata series vehicles
7) Scrubbed tires/Scrubs are introduced to Vicki for the first time
8) Several top tips and tricks to use when racing and being fiscally responsible or at least be able to buy even more toys a bit more easily
9) Many budget saving bookmarks and methods he uses
10) Camel Camel Camel as a source of parts etc
11) Vicki hears about ice racing for the 6th time/first time, lol
12) Vicki has her priorities straight, brake pads first, hubby a distant second
13) A no fail approach to torqueing your lug nuts, well almost
14) Vicki learns of bump drafting for the first time and isn’t quite sure about it, yet
15) Vicki, ever so subtly, tries to get another female driver by luring his wife out to the track some day
16) We begin to make a very bad plan for his current daily driven Civic Si into a low budget endurance race car
17) Vicki denies an early drive experience and reminisces about here long lost Wrangler
18) A bit of trash talk amongst friends towards the end
You can follow Jim on his blog at: https://nomoneymotorsports.com/
Or on instagram at: @ no_money_motorsports_blog
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
On this episode, we had Greg Birch on from the SilverSleeves racing team from the west coast. We first met the team at Laguna Seca earlier this month but both of us had less than ideal racing weekends. It was great to catch up with Greg and we look forward to racing with them again.
Highlights for this episode include:
1) What is a Wolseley Hornet, its history, and how to get one onto the track, as well as future plans
2) Greg’s Mini fascination and history with both classic Mini’s and modern Mini’s
3) Canada is a great place to get low cost cars for racing due to insurance rules and where Bill and Alan are going soon, very soon
4) Where the Magic Bus nickname came from and its full history
5) Some of the driving rules for their team and perhaps how they should be our teams
6) a reasonable place to get driver training in the pacific northwest
7) The SilverSleeves car assortment, like the Austin 1800, and MG 1100 and the Barbie Corvette
8) Getting to hear the words competitive and Ford Probe engine in a sentence
9) What is a Hydrolastic Suspension and its “advantages” in racing
10) Racing in Lucky Dog and the 24 Hours of Lemons series
11) We come up with a way to expand upon their primarily British car themes
12) Bill’s idea to limit speed creep win low cost endurance racing and fortifying Class C cars
13) Discuss the mini as the predecessor to all transverse front wheel drive cars that are so prevalent today and its racing heritage
14) Team fastest lap punishment ideas and a discussion on speed creep in low budget endurance racing
15) Tire wear versus tire growth, lol
16) Waterford Hills Race track
17) Dialing in our new JCW Mini Cooper with as much cater as we can get
18) Too many cars and a way to possibly limit the issue with your significant other
19) One of the best team mantas we have heard
20) A very helpful the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
21) The inherent greatness of in race racing with a friend on the track, like when Greg raced with Todd of Everyday Driver that may be in their upcoming tv episode on Motor Trend
22) Best west coast tracks to add to our list
We had no luck getting any info on the new theming ideas that SilverSleeves is working on but look forward to the big reveal.
Hydrolastic suspensions for everyone!!
Here are a few videos where the SilverSleeves team and cars are featured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lata9v4SUkI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NLSdQDQWF4
https://youtu.be/tGccAVdWo98
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Another Way Off Our Topic (WOOT)) episode this time, where we review 1) the past year in movies and select our favorites. 2) We then go into the top movies of the decade. 3) We also go into the movies of 2020 we are most looking forward to and finally, 4) we cover the worst movies of the past year. While initially, it does not seem like we have any car talk, we did manage to get a few related car topics into the show. We hope you enjoy this episode where we cover a bit over 100 movies and shows.
If you agree, disagree, or have any comments, please feel free to let us know on Instagram at GarageHeroesInTraining or on Facebook at GarageHeroesIT or via email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
Highlights from Benny, Alex, Vicki, and Bill’s discussion include:
1) Alex does his favorite robot impression early on
2) “Bane” makes several appearances and interviews Alex a bit
3) Benny and Alex give their thoughts on Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
4) Bill lights up Alex like a lightsaber with a Xerox discussion, lol
5) Benny shares our opinion on Joe Pesci
6) Bill does not seem to understand directions for these lists and also finds various ways to cheat his way to having ties
If you have any show requests, please let us know.
We end with our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Neil Peart from the band Rush. He will always be our vote for the most air drummed drummer of all time, even when not close to the way he actually performed.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
On this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Baak of the Faster Farms team who we met at last week’s Lucky Dog race at Laguna Seca. Vicki and Amanda had some very exciting racing for a dozen laps or so until things ended poorly on our end. Their team races a Plymouth Belvedere, as everyone should. After repeatedly racing with them Saturday and Sunday, we had to have them on to find out more about the team, Amanda, and Adrian who made an impromptu appearance. We enjoyed our conversation and hope you will too. We can't wait to see them again, hopefully at the track.
Some highlights include:
1) How and why a Plymouth Belvedere came to be a race car for the past twelve years
2) Faster Farms team history and its ties to a real chicken ranch/pick and pull
3) We compare the different racing areas, like California, Colorado and the east coast race crowds
4) How they installed their crystal auto-brake system to make other cars break before passing them
5) Bill has a(nother) bad plan for west coast racing
6) We also begin to make a plan for an upcoming Thompson race
7) Seeking revenge on Willow Springs
8) The upcoming Alameda parade
9) Probably the best “Good” story we have ever had with our Good, Bad, and the Ugly segment. We are pretty sure Adrian isn’t familiar with the word “good”, lol.
10) Shout out to our many Belgium and Australian listeners
11) Differences between the Lucky Dog Series and the Lemons series
Hopefully, we can be a bad influence and get them out to Thompson for a race at some point, maybe even getting our all-female driven car team goal accomplished.
You can find them at FasterFarms.com
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
#PlymouthBelvedere #Thunderhill #FasterFarms #LemonsBelvedere #GarageHeroesInTraining #GarageHeroesInTrainingPodcast
We conclude our wrap up of our racing at Laguna Seca with the Lucky Dog racing series by summarizing our Sunday race and our overall thoughts and experiences. We had a great trip out to Laguna Seca and the track is wonderful. Did our Saturday continue into Sunday. Yes. Did our car give it everything it had? Yes. Did we finally break the podcast curse and finish a Lucky Dog race? Well……listen and find out.
Highlights of our review include:
1) Race car status and prep review
2) Mental’s first rolling start in a race and our thoughts on tire warming of street tires
3) Mental’s Stint to start Sunday race day
4) The setup of our race car and how to drive it optimally
5) Many of the differences between the Lucky Dog series and Lemons
6) Vicki’s technique to remove some of the oil leaking into the cabin of the car
7) A discussion on window nets
8) Mental seems to have a “new” Miata attraction developing
9) Performance variability between the series and within some of the car’s by different drivers
10) Our goals for the weekend and goals for our day/stints
11) Our primary issue turns were #6, #9 and #1 (and late Sunday any straightway, lol)
12) Vicki’s thoughts on going through the Andretti Hairpin 3 wide and the aftermath
13) Our repair efforts, several of them
14) Erik won an award from the race, with a bit of our help
15) The joys of a random steering direction on center
16) Our end of day exploits
17) Favorite cars we were able to have several great laps of back and forth racing with
18) Mental completes his full set of competing in all amateur endurance series that use production-based cars
19) Track thoughts about Laguna Seca
20) The upcoming Champ Car race at Watkins Glen
21) Mental takes over hosting and we review our goals going into the race
22) Bill shockingly overthinks things and wanders down a path away from racing
23) Bill befuddles Mental enough that he is left without words
24) We question our training and preparation and Mental
25) Bill points out a gift that Mental received but wasn’t even aware
26) Vicki and Mental bond over Veggie/Vegan and Bill will have none of it
27) Front wheel drive thoughts and the difference between it and the way a car is prepared/set up
28) Best/Favorite cars of the weekend
29) Our usual Good, Bad, and the Ugly
30) Overall trip takeaways
Mental was able to get down to a 1:54 on Sunday
Vicki was able to get to a 2:06 on Sunday
Bill was only able to get to 1:59 on Saturday
Fastest lap of the weekend was 1:41 on Saturday and 1:40 on Sunday by the red #97 Miata
Overall, we loved our time with Lucky Dog and their team. Please try to race with them if they are ever near you.
Also, we really want to thank Erik for allowing us to use his car and experience this great track.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
#racelucky #raceluckydog #garageheroesintraining #garageheroesintrainingpodcast #fasterfarms #deafstig #deafstigsbodyshop #ThankYouCathy #becauseracecar
On this episode, Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, Kate and Bill went over our 2019 season and our 2020 goals. Are we on the same page? Do we even belong in the same book? Listen in and find out. Some of it was news to us, lol.
Areas covered included:
2019 Review:
1) How did our Team’s 2019 go in your opinion, Highlight and Lowlight
2) How did your personal season go? Highlight and Lowlight
3) Things you want to keep the same/similar and Things we need to change or improve
4) Biggest team weakness or missing need
5) Best Race or HPDE and Worst Race or HPDE
6) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
2020 Goals:
1) What race goals do you have For you, For the team, For cars
2) Personal, Non-driving/racing goals
3) What driving/HPDE goals do you have, Any tracks or races interested in for 2020
4) Any additions to our team in terms of People, Tools, Training, Paddock, Cars,
5) Roles/Responsibilities, and Team talents missing/needed
6) What would define a successful year? For you and for our team
7) What would you say to the other members of our team
We try to do this every year and would recommend it to you and your team. Bill’s inner planner sometimes takes over.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jen, Kate, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
This was a very quickly done episode by a bunch of very tired hosts and is recorded and unedited live from Laguna Seca after our first day of racing. Recording levels varied a bit more than normal but we all ended up with one of our sillier episodes. Hopefully, you will enjoy it as much as we did.
'Nuff Said
With Vicki, Bill and special guest Mental Ward
On this week’s podcast, we were finally able to interview Kate and Bennett Danvers and share with you a bit of their background and experiences with our team. Kate shared many words, Bennett, few. We hope you enjoy the weeks episode.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Overall background of each, including driving, racing, and car history of each and the family
2) How to power oversteer a John Deere tractor and the impact on the grass cut, as well as life with a Mark VI GTI first car
3) Team areas of responsibility during race weekend and upcoming changes to our team for 2020
4) Bennett’s amazing tracking abilities and what kept Kate from coming to her first race so long
5) Bennett’s claim on the fireproof onesie and our plan to get Quinn into our insanity
6) What cars are their dream cars, especially fellow lemons paddock cars
7) Wildest racing memories, so far with Lucky Dog and the 24 Hours of Lemons
8) What we have done well so far, including the Good, Bad, and the Ugly, and some upcoming improvements we can work on. Bennett can only find good in our food, lol.
9) Bennett offers words of optimism/prediction for our 2020 season
10) Heat upgrade for our winter garage is announced, so if anyone wants to come and visit, it should be warm this winter
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
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SPOILER FILLED EPISODE: On this week’s Way Off Our Topic (WOOT) episode, we try to review the most recent Star Wars movie, “The Rise of Skywalker”. We try to get a broad range of opinions from relatively hard core Star Wars fans to fans who have seen the movies and we also range from 11 years old to over 50. In general, we all liked the movie. We had issues with some parts, but in general, the internet backlash is much stronger than any of us felt it should be. With us this week, we had returning Guest Jeff with his son Josh (11), returning guest Craiggers with his son Noah (18), along with Vicki and Bill.
Highlights and Discussion centers on the following points:
1) Our individual Star Wars history and fandom
2) An in-depth review of most of the major points of “The Rise of Skywalker” along with several discussions along the way, as well as our usual trivia bits
3) Jeff discusses Roger Bannister’s breaking of the 4-minute mile
4) New canon and force capabilities expansion
5) The very full nature of this movie plot and Craig’s very likely theory
6) Potential editing choices/options to simplify the movie and add more to sections and/or stakes to the movie
7) Is Hux really Biff
8) Force users: anyone vs by birthright/family lineage
9) Acting comparison between prequels and sequels
10) The Han Solo cameo and would it have happened is Carrie Fisher had not passed away
11) Luke’s change in tone vs Episode 8
12) Overall thoughts and rating of the movie
13) Impact of Carrie Fisher’s death on the movie and plot points
14) Star Wars: Disney vs Lucas films, Closer than you would think
15) Retcon of The Last Jedi/Episode 8
16) Favorite characters, both lead and supporting
17) Coolest Light Saber of the entire series
18) The Star Wars family tree discussion and significant Naboo commonality
19) The original sequel trilogy layout vs what we saw
Our Final Ratings:
Jeff: Wanted to shift focus and expand upon certain other areas 8.0
Josh: Too Complex, 8.0
Craig: Sith level avoidance, as would be expected, but 8.0
Noah: Avoided, rather similarly, Sith in training? 7.0
Vicki: Still shipping Ben and Rey to a 8.0
Bill: 8.5, not quite a 9 as was thought upon first viewing
And finally a check in on The Mandalorian through episode 7 and a bit about The Witcher
Did we cover everything? If not, let us know in the comments and we may have a part 2.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Zack Klapman is a car guy through and through and was our guest for this week’s episode. You may know him from the Smoking Tire podcast and YouTube channel or from seeing him on air on the NBC /Drive show or as a producer for /Drive as well as several other television shows like “Proving Grounds”. We were able to talk with Zack quite a bit about his overall car interests and how he began working in the area. As usual, he was a decade long in the making overnight success who made it through perseverance and constant hustle.
On this episode we covered:
1) How the recent NASA 25 Hours at Thunderhill race weekend went in their Spec E46 with all the rain and then the mud
2) Zack’s background and what he is involved with currently, both as on-air talent, as a writer, and as a producer.
3) How YouTube videos and channels have changed since The Smoking Tire originated
4) How did cars get into Zack’s blood and what his interests are at this point and in the future. Hint: He does not seem picky, lol.
5) His first Lemons race and the fun of passing a slot machine race car
6) His goals include racing in virtually all endurance racing series including AER, Lemons, Lucky Dog, Champ Car, WRL, etc. and a whole host of tracks across the US and around the world
7) We discuss his (hopefully) upcoming appearance on the “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” show. We think it would be perfect for him.
8) Crazy stories from his past TV and video work, such as his very hot lap with Chris Harris at the Nürburgring that involved some of Chris’s serious driving skills being on full display
9) Driving through Morocco while filming with a relatively small tv crew.
10) His initial learning on how to wrench on a car in a pre-YouTube era without ChrisFix
11) A very entertaining and funny Good, Bad and the Ugly segment that included some cars you never expected to hear on our podcast
12) Several audience questions
13) His upcoming driving lessons with Kevin Madsen
We ended with a few basic outlines of our team and how we started and a few tips that Zack wasn’t aware of yet as a relatively new to racing driver that may help you as well.
To follow Zack, please use his social media accounts or catch the following series:
Twitter @ ZackKlapman
Instagram: FakeZackKlapman
The Smoking Tire Podcast
/Drive on NBC Sports and iTunes
Proving Grounds on NBC Sports
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
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#NASANorCal
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On this episode we started out with one show idea and quickly flexed into another when Judge Phil Greden from the 24 Hours of Lemons was able to join us after some scheduling issues. Judge Phil is also an automotive journalist and often uses the pen name of Murilee Martin and writes for a variety of venues including Autoblog, Autoweek, Jalopnik, Truth About Cars, Car and Driver, Roadkill, and the 24 Hours of Lemons. We had been hoping to have Phil on as one of our original bucket list guests and we were not disappointed and we really hope we can get him on again, soon. His stories are priceless and seemingly endless.
Highlights and discussion topics of the episode include:
1) New installation of the permanent 240V line for the welder is complete
2) Alan tries to blame Chrissy for his mess and no one buys it, ever
3) Alan defines what’s a bucket load of shims and then decides we aren’t going to use them
4) We may have a plan for our long-awaited female only race car entry
5) Tips for working in the cold temps/potential items for Christmas gifting. Hint layers
6) Phil’s latest junkyard finds and exploits and several tips for finding things of interest
7) Phil’s Lemons history and how he came to be a judge at over 160 races so far
8) Tips for how to improve at lemons, as if that matters, lol.
9) Where Murilee Martin originated, the full story is at his website below
10) How the Lemons series has progressed and the culture came around to the present day
11) Our next Miata with a HT4100 engine
12) Lemons hopeful entries in the coming years, especially several late model Detroit offerings
13) Tips for finding cars particularly suited to Lemons racing
14) Theories on what makes certain car surprisingly good or surprisingly bad in endurance racing
15) The difference between the $500 limit rule as written vs as interpreted in Lemons
16) Various fruitless paths to “domination” that have been shown to be lacking
17) Which of the automotive journalists are really good drivers off the top of Judge Phil’s head
18) Should GHiT be interested in a Lada, Phil knows a guy….
19) Potential leads and guidance on our 1974 Capri never-ending build
20) How lucky we were to start our racing team with assistance from the Three Pedal Mafia
21) Parts selling on the internet stories from over the years
22) Crazy Lemons racing stories including lightning strikes and tornado chases
23) How the post-race hangover is real, even if you aren’t racing
24) The internet famous Lemons Wrap-up videos and what goes into them
25) How the driver fields differ across the US
26) Splash Gate makes a come back
27) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly per Judge Phil
28) How to get started in endurance racing and resources that are available
29) The relative importance of team/pit organization vs driving skill
We will put out another short episode to discuss the AIM Data Acquisition and Analysis seminar Bill attended last weekend that we started.
Now if only we could get a weekly segment of “Story Time with Judge Phil”. Maybe we can bribe with a seat at our races? Please let Phil know if you’d be interested.
JudgePhil@24hoursoflemons.com
http://www.murileemartin.com/
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Alan, Zombie Vicki, and Bill go over our recent Friendsgiving Work Weekend with special guest from the Everyone Racers Podcast hosts, Chris and Chrissy who came up to guide, instruct, and assist us with several of our cars that, as always, need repair and improvements. Highlights to the discussion include:
1) Our two and a half Porsche 944’s that are available and soon to be posted for sale for HPDE or racing use.
2) Capri update and our updated plans going forward
3) Winter is here in Northeast PA and when the sun goes down, the temperature leaves the garage in a hurry
4) How we organize our garage for both parts and cars and how Chris helped Vicki determine what is good to keep and how to identify the unknown items we have collected since our race team started.
5) What parts are worth keeping and what parts have donated all they have to give
6) Alan’s hamster powered internet shows up again
7) Our plans for the new Honda race car project code name Godzuki
8) The difference between parts replacement projects and part fabrication projects
9) Our repair update of the race truck/El Chrissy/The Bad Hombre steering issues and exhaust leak and the potential for a power steering line cooler to be added
10) Our repair update of the BMW E36 race car
11) How many ignore the potential for their race car to be their own planetarium
12) Alan bonds with several local FLAPS in our area
13) We need a bunch of camber shims to fix our S-10
14) We have renamed our race truck due to this week.
15) Alan gives a visual description of suspension geometry
16) A discussion of our hubs and bearings for the E36 and transferring the brake cooling ducts to our other race cars
17) Vicki and Bill plan to go to a local race shop to see what is available for our use
18) Alan’s fall led to a broken jaw, so does disagreeing with Kate. You can choose which is the cover story and which is real.
19) Alan impersonates a BMW E36 while Chris was investigating our electrical wiring issues
20) Spare parts and supply at the track discussion
21) Vicki, pre-Zombie, and Bill received a welding lesson on our Miller 211 MIG welder and began the learning process in earnest
22) Vicki relates welding to her art background
23) Chris and Chrissy had a spare moment to test our Mazda MX-5 on the test track for a good shakedown run
24) Skid pad event discussion and planning for this winter/spring at Lime Rock
25) Car show Fails on YouTube, a worthwhile time waster
26) The best way to say thank you/bribe people to help you (Hint: Food, drink, and beer)
Special thanks, as always to Chris and Chrissy for coming up and helping. We learned a ton and accomplished quite a bit. We hope our bribes of food, drink, and racing were sufficient to lure you up again, hopefully soon.
If anyone wants a garage tour, we could put up a video (excuse the mess) on our YouTube channel. Just let us know.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
For part ID and a great source for auto parts: www.rockauto.com
Our Miller 211 Welder: https://www.millerwelds.com/equipment/welders/mig-gmaw/millermatic-211-mig-welder-m30024
Welding related YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq70AnPkj4-UApS_m_6mPw
Everyone Racers Podcast: http://shoutengine.com/EveryoneRacers/
SPOILER FILLED. We had a chance to finally review the new Disney+ star Wars related series the Mandalorian. After the first three episodes, we are all impressed and looking forward to seeing where we go from here. Our hosts were joined by our friend Jeff from the Everyone Racers podcast, a long time Star Wars fan and pop culture in general. In this episode, we gave a brief synopsis of all three episodes so far.
Thoughts, Theories, and Discussions included:
1) Show timeline and summary of what we know about the series as a whole
2) Is Mando a good fighter or does he always need saving by outside forces
3) Favorite moments
4) Weekly releases yeah or nay
5) Favorite characters and then quickly Favorite Character not including “baby yoda”
6) Things we are hoping for or looking forward to
7) Several of the popular “baby yoda” theories and their potential impact
8) Thoughts on Disney plus and the various content
9) Episode 9 theories and desires:
Somehow we even managed to make several auto and racing realaed references in this episode. I doubt there are any other Mandorlorain review podcasts that made those connections, lol.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
On this week’s podcast, we finally “met” with Dillon Brennan also known as EJ2 Track Rat after missing each other multiple times at the last Watkins Glen HPDE event. While he is an accomplished driver and instructor, he started EJ2 Track Rat to help raise awareness to everyone that they can also get out on track and enjoy our great sport with a low budget. You can follow him on his Instagram account and his blog, and soon on his YouTube channel.
Highlights include:
1) Dillon’s driving history within autocross, HPDE, and wheel to wheel racing (so far)
2) We interview a parrot for the first time
3) Honda engine codes and chassis codes aplenty, so if you are playing scrabble or battleship, feel free to try to use these random letters and numbers
4) How he has found ways to get onto the track and learn with a small budget (one less excuse for everyone). Things like working events for future credits, SCCA Track Night of America, etc. and the beginning of their “Lobuk” initiative
5) One way not to get a college test delayed for a track day
6) What is Honda Challenge series and how much fun can be had in this form of wheel to wheel racing
7) Bill shows off his Honda engine code prowess, or lack thereof, several times.
8) We compare notes on potential ways to paint and theme your car’s livery, including a new one to us, Sharpie paint pens
9) What is EJ2 Track Rat and what they are involved in currently and future goals
10) The importance of a support group of friends and family towards making this a successful and very achievable activity for nearly everyone
11) We review all of our favorite tracks and also get a brief walkthrough of Lime Rock from Dillon
12) Vicki complains about the deer, again.
We end with a plea for help with our Porsche Boxster and its ability to break every slave cylinder we can find. Any thoughts or options are greatly appreciated.
If you want to follow along with Dillon and the EJ2 Track Rat’s, you can follow them at:
EJ2_Track_Rat on Instagram.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
On this week’s episode we have Scott Barton as our guest. Scott is a very accomplished racing driver and very knowledgeable in the area of Sim Racing. We thought we’d learn more about both on this episode, just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Sim racing can be great way to get cheap track time, especially in the off season or during the work week when you aren’t near a track. As with most aspects of racing, you can go as deep as your interest and bank account will allow. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Highlights from this episode include:
1) Scott’s racing history and progression to where he is currently racing mostly in the AER series (American Endurance Racing) where he has recorded a very impressive series of results since originally learning at HPDE’s in 1999 and racing in 2009.
2) Scott’s latest goal is try to round out his collection of first overall wins in Lucky Dog and WRL to complete his already stellar collection of 24 Hours of Lemons, Champ Car, and AER wins and have recorded overall wins in every major street tire endurance racing series in the US.
3) Scott is also a driving coach and is involved with many teams, students, and racing series and organizations.
4) We then began to cover various software and hardware choices available, make some recommendations (links below) as well as describe some of the many systems and options that are available for a wide range of budgets.
5) The three basic systems we reviewed started with a single monitor, a three-monitor system and a VR based system with a good set of steering wheels and pedals. A sim vibe/butt kicker would be a very nice addition is budget allows.
6) More advanced options mentioned include motion/ full motions simulators, spring loaded harnesses,
7) Computer requirements in general, such as a 4-core processor, i5 or newer, with a video card capable of running a VR headset at 1080p and 90 fps (or better) should be sufficient for your system.
8) We also cover how to deal with motion sickness in VR if that happens to you in the beginning.
9) Scott was even kind enough to entertain us with our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly series.
Also, Scott can assist you with defining your system if needed at his website below.
Items and Links discussed within this episode include:
Steering wheel and Pedals:
Logitech G29, G920: https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/driving/driving-force-racing-wheel.html
AccuForce Steering wheels
Fanatec Wheel and Pedals: https://fanatec.com/us-en e.g. v3 inverted pedal set, Clubsport base/mount
Heusinkveld: https://heusinkveld.com/products/sim-rigs/sim-rig-gt/?q=%2Fproducts%2Fsim-rigs%2Fsim-rig-gt%2F&v=7516fd43adaa
VR:
Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset: https://heusinkveld.com
Oculus Rift: https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/
Optional Accessories/Upgrades:
Butt Kickers: https://thebuttkicker.com/
Full Motion simulators – Various sources
RaceDepartment.com for cars and tracks
Realteus force feel seat pad: www.Realteus.com
Chassis movers: various sources
Sim Racing choices:
iRacing: https://www.iracing.com/
Assetto Corsa: https://www.assettocorsa.net/home-ac/
R Factor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/365960/rFactor_2/
Project Cars: https://www.projectcarsgame.com/explore/?lang=en-us
Please feel free to contact Scott at:
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ProFormanceCoachingcom
Facebook Group: Sim Racing Deals at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SimRacingDeals/
Thank you again.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team
Brent Picasso has been racing since 2009 and has since created a company that provides the RaceCapture and Podium real time telemetry and data capture/display systems. We cover the development history and capabilities of the system, as well as his racing history. With what originally began as a self-tweeting race car, they have been able to develop one of the best and most complete systems we have seen to date.
Podium is capable of being used with virtually all data collecting systems and converts the data into many potential formats to aid in understanding and analyzing. RaceCapture is a separate system that comes in three levels suitable for once in a blue moon track day participants to full time professional racing teams.
His initial racing history began at Thunderhill with what was originally intended to be a Peugeot entry but eventually led to turbo Miata and 1,000 penalty laps and the race to zero laps began. The initial wheel to wheel racing action set the hook and he hasn’t looked back since. Since then, in addition to the Peugeot, his conquests included a turbo 3-cylinder Mercur XR4Ti, a Crown Vic, and a second gen V6 MR2. (Bill really wants a piece of that MR2 since he had one in college)
1) The development history of both RaceCapture and Podium and how each can be used together or with other data capture systems like AIM, MoTeC etc.
2) The use and capabilities of the various systems and how they interact
3) Data collection capabilities as well as how the data can be followed, used, and displayed, both in real time at the track, remotely, or within the racing car itself.
4) There are three levels of the RaceCapture system, what they are used for and how they differ
5) Podium app capabilities, use, and several upcoming features and capabilities
6) Ability to look at data in real time or as a review, especially with racing coaches and friends.
7) These systems appear to lower the barrier to look at and use any data you are collecting currently or in the future
8) Driver data comparison techniques and use
9) Some of the key improvements of this environment is the lower barrier to using and understanding and improving as a result of the data
10) The interface is also able to be used as a real time, in car dashboard and/or dashboard replacement
11) It is also able to be used not only in the car, but also in the garage/paddock at the track, and even remotely, all in real time on a wide variety of hardware including computers, laptops, iPads, phones, etc.
12) What is predictive lap time, how it is calculated and potentially used on the track
13) How the system works with driver changes etc., so common in endurance racing
14) Pit use vs in car use vs post-race review usage and options
15) Options and thoughts for use with multiple cars/multi car teams
16) We try to overview the installation process and requirements, as well as how they vary depending on the car being used, its OBD2 capabilities etc.
17) Options and thoughts regarding additional sensor use for things like brake pad temperature or tire temperatures
18) What is Canbus and how it can be used with the system to increase the capabilities and data that can be collected and monitored in real time, like differential temperature etc.
19) Shift X3 capabilities and usage to form alarms and warning systems for the driver of potential car issues such as engine rpm shift lights, oil and water pressure and temperatures etc.
20) Advanced customization options are also available for those interested through Lua programming capabilities built into the system
21) Options and use within dedicated race cars, as well as occasional track/daily driver cars
22) In car dashboard replacement options with using the system
23) We are very excited with several of the upcoming additions to the systems and steps to continuously improve the ease (of use and data “digestion”) and capabilities of the systems and how they integrate with each other and external data sources like video etc., as well as several advanced pit-to-car communication capabilities
All of this can be used for track days, HPDE events, and racing events at all types of venues and tracks, including impromptu tracks and non-traditional racing areas common with Autocross events etc.
We are placing our order for several of these systems next week and will likely have our review in an upcoming episode(s) as we progress.
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Several links mentioned within the podcast:
Autosports Lab/RaceCapture: https://www.autosportlabs.com/
Podium App: https://podium.live/software
Aim Sportline: https://www.aim-sportline.com/index.htm
MoTeC: https://www.motec.com.au/products-currentrange/product-directory/
This week’s guests are once again from Race Bar, repeat offender, James Webb/The Jandy Man is now joined by Patrick McHugh/Richard Freelane, and Ben Dawson/Awesome Dawson, formerly of Winsome Racing and Race Bar pseudonym apparently still under construction, lol. You can blame us for trying to wrangle another episode from the Race Bar team. Instead of a visual guide of VIR, today we get a tour of a boat and the harbor by Richard Freelane.
We did manage to get a bit more of their team history and race car history and a few hints of things to come. If you have or know of any crab related lemons vehicles interested in helping this crazy team, they are looking for you. The stories varied in area, as we have come to expect from Race Bar, but they are always entertaining.
We even managed to have some actual race related information that could allow you to improve. We knew it was in there, we just had to keep digging to find it. Lol.
1) We talk through an introduction to Race Capture and a bit about Mega Squirt, what it is useful for and how to use it, especially important when you have a racing team with varied skill and experience levels. We also look at the importance of lap times with respect to endurance racing and endurance racing teams.
2) Special contacts to look for at VIR and Road Atlanta when your car needs a little extra TLC or repair, especially if you are looking for BMW or Miata parts.
3) HPDE and how to get better at racing, both faster and more consistent.
4) Somehow we had a quick review of both teams’ cars and their history.
5) Brief tire and brake pad selection discussions for endurance racing.
6) A comparison of the progress that can be made at HPDE’s and iRacing.
and finally, Bill picks Ben’s brain a bit about becoming a driving instructor in the future.
We talk with Craig Ledbetter aka Craiggers, one of our favorite judges and team member of the Terminally Confused racing team from the 24 Hours of Lemons team. Initially we review our future race at CMP and some of the recent debacle we had with relocating our El Jeffe/Bad Hombre race truck from a few episodes back. Bill also makes a subtle plea to be a judge at some point.
Craiggers has been a car guy for many, many years and has been racing for almost a decade. We try to summarize many things from his vast history and things he has learned to do well, and things he has learned not to do. His first car, at his first race, failed tech, so his history has started similarly to most others we know. Unfortunately, his first race did not end with a checkered flag due to a lug nut tightening issue and a lack of repair talent and experience at that point.
Craiggers and Curt are also well known in the southeast for their green egg derived barbecue parties in the lemons paddock. Its not quite America’s Butt but it is reportedly awesome and a do not miss item. We end up bribing them to bring up the green eggs to the NJMP race in 2020 by offering them seats in the soon to be completed Capri. No pressure Alan. Ok, a lot of pressure, since its up to you to feed the entire lemons paddock.
We eventually went into how our team is doing and what we could do better along with how his team has progressed and learned over the years. This ended up taking a lot of the episode and ends up with tons of good information. This also forms the basis of the winter training program we are working on, as we speak. Alan reviews his legendary pro move to load a trailer. Luckily, Vicki won’t listen to the podcast. Lol.
A lot of these stories came from the recent race at NHMS where we just raced and Craig was one of the judges.
Craig gets into his deliciously/devilishly bad plan for his RX-8. Its not quite as bad as Alan mis-heard, but it is still a bit of engineering required. It will likely come out better than Craig’s repair of the Fury at an earlier race. (Details within)
We ended up developing a training matrix for our team, largely as a result of this episode. Please let us know if you are interested. We like to share what we learn. Some of it may even be useful.
Key points of interest we covered were:
1) How to successfully compete in lemons, beyond self-selection
2) Is speed creep in Lemons factual or perception, or merely a result of the overall increase in performance of relatively newer cars
3) ECU Tuning and modification strategy
4) We develop a new strategy of making our cars last longer (If we don’t drive them, …)
5) Alan and Craiggers discuss wheel bearing condition and potential management strategies, which led into the discussion of Alan and his CSI investigation/discussion with Judge Craiggers. Strap in, this one is a doozy, and Alan
6) (Im)proper use of 1970’s LTD’s as cornering aides
7) Managing room and knowing which cars (and drivers) to manage in heavily crowded tracks
8) Bill has bad Road Atlanta flashbacks from last year
9) Many Judge stories from Judge Craiggers
10) NJMP planning and potential bribing opportunities if we had 3 racing cars ready
11) Craiggers takes a very solid run at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
12) Bill’s mom’s actual podcast listening is brought into question
13) Is it possible to make a Lemons legal rocket powered car? Why yes, yes it is.
14) How to properly use 1960’s brakes in a racing condition and at least one method for how to determine if a car is race ready
15) Potential ways to entertain Lemons judges at a race
Where else are you going to hear about a jet powered golf cart? Now, that’s real racing!
Craig is nearly useless for theming, but a bunch of fun, as always.
We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we have.
On this week’s episode, we lose all pretenses of control with our guests from the Race Bar/Baby Shark racing team stage a coup of the podcast. Strap in for one of the most unique episodes that we have ever had with your unofficial hosts for this week James Webb and Jeff Caplan. Jennifer, Alan, Vicki and Bill were just along for the ride on this one. With that, here is the Baby Shark episode, just when you thought it was out of your head from NHMS!!!
On this episode, we attempted to cover:
1) Just who is Ron Mexico and why is Ron Mexico and how is Ron Mexico and a virtual tour of VIR
2) Bill Breaks the record for horn sound effects needed in one episode to retain our Non-E rated streak
3) It takes almost 6 minutes to get to our intro, you’ll see why
4) We did not have the entire team on, but probably couldn’t handle them if we did
5) The origin of the BMW 7 series race car/bar and our introduction at the last NJMP race
6) How and why “Baby Shark” came to be and how the “livery” came to be
7) The differences in Lemons teams and Champ Car teams as well as their response to Race Bar
8) Our great new race driver Jeff Wright and his NHMS experiences
9) Deaf Power Racing team impending launch
10) Alan wants a car stereo upgrade to our cars, yet another bad idea
11) What PCCA thinks of Race Bar at their HPDE
12) Their 10-year plan
13) The GHiT goals and reasons why we are doing this
14) Several drive by guests came on as well
15) Vicki explains why we stopped on the way home from NHMS and how the Three Pedal Mafia came to our rescue, again
16) They share their issues with car growth in their stable as well
17) Ron Mexico interviews at least twenty people for unknown reasons
18) The world series even makes a surprise appearance
19) Story time from the VIR 24 hour race with Ron Mexico and trash can football
20) Team intervention and exorcism goals for 2020
21) and we ended with a very entertaining and even useful Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Bill eventually admitted defeat and just went with wherever we wound up
Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT
Our Immature Endurance Racing Team
Our podcast this week focuses on our race weekend at NHMS with the 24 Hours of Lemons teams. We had a bit of a struggle getting ready, but the cars eventually cooperated and raced well, at least for a bit. In the end, we had a great time and caught up with a lot of friends and made several new ones this weekend.
On this episode, Alan, Jennifer, Kate, Vicki and Bill are still recuperating from the race weekend hangover, but did manage to discuss:
- Vicki learns the alphabet, finally.
- Pre-race prep and race car struggles.
- We broke the first rule of racing and brought an non-prepped car to the track
- El Jeffe/The Bad Hombre/The Trophy Truck/Race Truck was finished literally hours before the race.
- The E36 BMW struggle did not complete until midday Friday afternoon when our great friend Bruce figured out a simple electrical issue that we could not find on our own
- We had to pick up a windshield, which was in Canada
- Bill learns to not joke with the border police
- Normal race induced issues led to a lot of on track repairs and replacement for the race truck, especially related to our steering, power steering, and steering rack.
- SpiderStang was almost brought into race trim since we had all hands on deck and needed two cars
- We rolled the dice and brought the E36 to the track and hoped we could fix it with the aide of our friends in the paddock area
- Friday testing went well with El Jeffe and we were able to get almost all of our new to NHMS drivers
- Jennifer clears all prior NHMS demons from last year
- Kate enjoys her first time on this track and then promptly has internet issues in mid story
- Jennifer is very excited and saw many benefits of the Watkins Glen HPDE we sent to two weeks ago.
- We may finally have solved our braking issue with the El Jeffe race truck
- Bill creates a new word for the dictionary
- Bruce saved our team having to get another engine and perform and engine swap by solving our issue and getting the engine in the E36 to fire.
- Bill confirms that by fire, they meant to get it running and not that it had caught on fire.
- Special thanks to the Thunder for Days team in their Folgers E36 BMW for all their assistance as well. Apparently, they travel with an entire parts tore worth of spare parts to each race. Thankfully. And Wisely. We owe you all.
- Our one time only Guitar Heroes In Training Theme for this race
- Vicki confuses AC/DC and Kiss somehow
- Mia tormented Craggier as the Plague Doctor all weekend
- Several other teams were theming hard this weekend including appearances by the Three Pedal Mafia’s Ambiguously Gay Duo themed new Pontiac Solstice and the entire gang that represented Baby Shark.
- Jennifer’s costume was very helpful in getting our cars to have no penalty laps
- Harley Quinn and the harlequin GTI were also a big hit, ad it was quite fast on the track.
- We had a run on power steering pumps for the race truck this weekend, using three total, and we also lost the steering rack/box
- We then run through the race for the race truck and then for the E36 race car
- NHMS this year was the most aggressive race we have been in and there were many incidents, especially Saturday
- We also had a Guest driver this weekend, Jeff Wright, who we met at our Lucky Dog race in Portland this summer. We hope he had a great time. His smiles
- Our wheel spacers led to tire tracking issues in the El Jeffe race truck
- We eventually (think) we lost the steering rack and had some steering difficulty that eventually led to the race truck parking for the last half of Sunday
- Jennifer gets here first black flag in the race truck
- Bill ran first in the E36 on Saturday and raced with several of our friends on the track for long periods of time
- We peaked at 5th place overall, our highest position ever. Now we need to figure out how to stay there for the whole weekend.
- We learn that there are two different style safety harnesses/safety belts
- Saturday night dinner and post-race festivities
- Vicki finally meets her girl crush, Amanda Tully, in full costume, in the Three Pedal Mafia’s hot tub, built for 4, but somehow managed to squeeze in 9 that evening. Hopefully, we will have her on as a future guest.
- The festivities went long into the night.
- Alan eventually gets into a on race CSI investigation that gets edited out a bit.
- Vicki proves that numbers are hard
- We end up talking all over each other during the review of Alan’s Sunday stint
- The Egan’s new car modifications led to a lot of fun but also a lot more gas usage
- We ended our day in the BMW E36 when we lost either a wheel bearing and/or a hub
- Team improvements for next year were abundant
- Radios for each team member if possible
- Earlier starting prep on race day morning with more people
- Training matrix will be developed and monitor our progress towards overall team knowledge and skill improvement for next year and the future
- New Pit Crew Chief election for 2010 season is very likely
- Spares parts for the BMW for next season
- On site car alignment verification capability within our team
- We begin planning our off season and our 2020 season, including re-theming several cars for the 2020
Thank you to all our friends, we cant wait to see you again next season!
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NHMS race weekend prep status.
One race, two cars, neither working. The rest is good though.
On one hand we have the BMW E36 3 series from 1998. Issues, yes. It won’t start. It seems to not be getting power to the computer system and won’t turn over. We found one wiring issue and are tracking down any others, slowly. One good thing is that the prior owners live very close to our race, so as a last resort, we may ask for some assistance.
El Jeffe/The Bad Hombre: Braking issues abound. Still. The caliper/pads do not fully release from the rotors, which may be the issue we have been battling this entire season.
On this episode:
- Alan breaks up into a game of boggle with things like DME, EWS2, etc.
- Vicki breaks back in and tries to get us to explain what is going on
- Bill breaks down the entire battle we have been having with the brakes on the race truck
- El Jeffe brake theories, plan, and a review of the current status
- An El Jeffe Transit story for the books
- Alan talks about flashing ECU’s and seeking additional help to get the E36 running well again.
- Alan does his best weatherman impression and forecasts clear skies for the E36
- Kate even makes a quick guest appearance towards the end
It seems to be a standard week before the race. Now will this turn out? Tune in tomorrow, same bat channel, same bat time.
Or actually when we record at the track this weekend.
Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we review our weekend HPDE with NASA North East at the world famous Watkins Glen International racetrack. We had a great weekend with 5 of our team showing up and two other friends from the Everyone Racers Podcast and The Three Pedal Mafia racing team, Chris and Chrissy.
We summarize the prepping of the many cars we brought and the debacle it became for almost every car we brought.
Cars we prepped included:
- BMW E36 1998 race car
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- Roll bar prep and Passenger racing seat installation
- Issue: Won’t start as we were prepping to leave. Issue still TBD
- Roll bar padding and switch to racing seats and racing harness from OEM
- Issue: 4-point belts aren’t acceptable so hot swap at Watkins Glen to install two new 6-point harness sets
- 1999 Mazda MX-5 Turbo Miata with Flyin’ Miata Turbo
- Installed new roll bar
- Issue: did not finish roll bar installation and did not remember to reconnect the battery before giving it to Jennifer
- 2019 Mazda MX-5
- Mostly no issue, except cleaning
- 2017 Toyota GT TRD
- Bad Lug bolts and Missing Lug bolts
- Waited until day before to get parts, ended up with bad hub threads and missing bolts, and doesn’t know how to click the pay button after registering for the HPDE
- Cue the sad trombone please
- 2013 Dodge Dart
- Did not have time to change to race seats, nor brake pads and fluid, nor tires from standard OEM
- 2017 BMW M240i
- No issues since Chris and Chrissy are always prepared, unlike us.
- Race Prepped Honda Civic
Brad was an excellent test passenger for three different cars on the track. He reviews his first ever race laps in the Turbo NB MX-5 versus the race prepped Honda Civic vs a new Acura NSX.
Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill covered our in car instructors and areas we worked on and improved over the weekend.
These areas included:
- Track vision
- Racing lines in general
- Braking points and braking pressure and the proper application and removal of the braking pressure
- Turn in Points
- Input sequencing
- Several drills, including vision and non-shifting the entire lap or session
- Car control
- Learning and feeling what is correct and what isn’t with immediate feedback
- Late apexing vs early apexing and turn in
- Prep is key to racing
In addition, we also reviewed our thoughts of the track and the NASA North East HPDE event in general.
We also reviewed the relative performance of the Turbo 1999 NB MX-5 to the newly updated 2019 MX-5 ND.
Racing is both physically and mentally challenging, even at the beginner and intermediate levels. For this week’s episode, we were very proud to have Trey Shannon as a guest. Trey is located near Charlotte NC and is helping many high level drivers and teams with their off track preparation both physically and mentally. The discussion will go over many areas that you can focus on and improve not only your best lap time, but also improve your consistency over many laps. The degradation due to fatigue can lead to not only slower laps, but also the demands can lead to loss of focus and increase the likelihood of driver errors and potential damage to the car and driver(s).
During this episode we discuss:
- Physical preparation
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- Anaerobic and Aerobics
- Mental Preparation and acuity
- Cardiovascular fitness
- Diaphragm vs chest/shoulder breathing
- Breathing exercises and breathe control
- On track relaxation strategies and techniques
- Neck, Shoulders, Hands and Core Stability
- Eye exercises and hand eye coordination
- Sleep
- Diet and Nutrition, especially on race day and race weekend
- Hydration
- Off season preparation, Pre-race, at the race, during the race, and post-race options
- Training periodization and improving well rounded fitness for all aspects of life
- Cramping and cramp prevention
- Heat and Cold management strategies
- Outdoor training ideas and options
- Improving proprioception and other driver “feel” capabilities during the race
- Pre-race warmup techniques to get you in the zone in the first few seconds behind the wheel
- Cognitive ability degradation with fatigue is easily quantifiable and very significant
This is critical when you are looking to compete in an endurance type of racing where the ability to be at or near your fastest consistently could dramatically improve your overall performance by many TEN’s (10’s) of seconds, not just the usual TENTH’s (0.1’s) everyone pursues. It not only affects your overall speed, but the quality of the decisions and skills on the track, especially over time.
If you are interested in improving in this area of your driving, please feel free to contact Trey at:
Podium Performance Fitness in Cornelius North Carolina (near Charlotte) or on the website at PodiumPerformanceFitness.com and follow them on Instagram and Twitter.
On this week’s (delayed) podcast we go over how to plan and prepare for a race weekend nutritionally. We will usually have a 3-4 day weekend with 12-40 drivers and crew to feed, so we know what works well for us and what doesn’t. It really does affect how well the weekend goes and can seriously Impact your driver’s and team performance in a significant way.
Some of our top tips include:
- Prep before leaving for the track and when to start cooking
- Meal planning and prep thoughts and techniques
- Some of our best recipes
- Hydration, beyond suds
- Our typical schedule and communication strategy, also known as divide and conquer and start cooking in bulk the Monday or Tuesday before race weekend.
- Crock pots and crock pot liners are your friends (Including the use of Insta-Pot)
- What is a Wartburger and why you want one
- Storage, utensils, and serving needs
- On track/last minute pickups, including ice, water, fruit, etc.
- Do not put pickles into the ice tubs, especially if the lid is open/loose
- 5 gallon drink coolers filled with ice water and Gatorade or lemonade
- Minimize prep and cleanup at the track as much as possible
- Clear totes are very helpful for organizing and finding at the track
- If possible, have a separate set of things from your normal kitchen during the season to make pre-race packing as easy and quick as possible
- Scheduling meals and responsibilities on track day
- Snacks, drinks, open platters etc. for in between meal grazing
- Advantages of Camp Sharing with other friends and teams, preferably both
- Cleaning wipes and other techniques to deal with potentially limited water supplies at some track infields and pit areas
- Favorite gadgets and prep tools
- Smokers, Crock Pots, Sous Vide, Turkey Fryers, etc.
- Favorite meals and meals that are difficult/require “too much” prep for at track preparation
- Other food and drink related thoughts
- Variety of the menu from race to race is also something to consider
We will be producing many of the best recipes we use on our website shortly after this episode (once Bill finished prepping the 6 cars we need to end our season)
We end with a much anticipated (by Bill) Hella Sweet or But Terrible that went over like a Led Balloon.
Please let us know if you or your team have any suggestions and recipes if possible and we can share them with everyone with either an email to garageheroesintraining@gmail.com or even better within a 5 star review from wherever you downloaded our podcast.
On this week's podcast episode we go over wheel alignment and measurement techniques that can be used at home and at the track by almost everyone with Gil Winingham from QuickTrick Alignment. Having a minor change to the alignment can lead to very significant effects, increasing speed, decreasing lap times, and easier/safer driving and handling.
Please contact Gil at: https://www.quicktrickalignment.com/
Our team now has a new race car build about to begin. Long Roof for Life: Project Codename: Godzuki!!! It is a “new to us” Honda Civic that we will be converting into an endurance race car after this season. Since we know “Mr Honda” we will have backup knowledge to assist us as we go. Our plan is to build this car as a demonstration project for our listeners. If you have any ideas or thoughts, and suggestions on what we should do, please let us know within a podcast review or on our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com.
On this GHiT Team focused episode this week, we covered what we have been up to in the garage this past week or so. Lots of HPDE and NHMS race weekend prepping on all counts. Vicki has been obsessed with car detailing for the past two weeks on her 1999 NB MX-5 with a Flyin’ Miata turbo. Inside, outside, in the engine bay, adding decals, etc. Alan avoids the Capri with everything else that could possibly be worked on and Bill is working on the 4 HPDE cars for Watkins Glen and two additional race cars this week (The cheap Boxster is trying its best to avoid remaining cheap). We also get into the Race Truck brake issue and our path forward; still not sure we have a plan. Vicki makes her point that we could use an additional team member with mechanical skills, but we still don’t know how to find our missing skillset.
We cover how to go about converting a streetcar into an endurance racing car and in what sequence.
Our general priority is to first make sure it is safe by stripping it down and making sure what is structural is sound and repair as needed. After this, we add in safety features like the roll cage, racing seats, racing harness, and fire suppression systems etc. Do not forget to address the brakes and braking system with good racing pads and racing fluid, and likely improved brake rotors and calipers. Please review our episode #59 with Wendy from Porterfield's if you would like much more detail in this area. Tires and brakes are probably the biggest performance bang for the buck improvements you can do.
The next priority we like to follow is to improve our driver skill and the durability of the car towards the abuse it is about to receive. This would include better grades of the various fluids, better suspensions, oil coolers, radiator improvements, transmission coolers, differential coolers, etc. Potentially adding a better clutch etc. as they fail during racing.
As far as driver improvements, we really like HPDE events for the type of racing you will be doing, for instance NASA HPDE for road racing, EVO School for Autocross, etc. Really any type of coaching will usually lead to significant improvement, especially if early in your racing career. Don’t forget to use your daily driving time to help practice and improve several aspects of your driving skills, like heel and toe, hand positioning and movements, and long range vision etc. At this point you have a good solid foundation and you can work to dial in the car further and continually improve.
Once solid, we start looking at better clutches, improved drivetrains by adding in an LSD or a Torsen or even a locked/mini spool type etc. and avoid the open differentials where you only drive one of the wheels. The costs of these improvements tend to be a bit higher than the earlier steps.
Nice/Next level additions to have at some point would include:
Telemetry and video analysis to allow you to compare driver styles and performance via the data collected.
Engine power increases can be a very expensive path unless you swap out the engine
Suspension improvements like lowering the car, improving handling with springs, sway bars, coil overs, etc. Lightening the vehicle.
Aero is also another great path to improve performance at a reasonable cost.
Don’t forget alignment is a great bang for the buck potential improvement, especially a good alignment and then a racing camber and toe adjustment.
We ended with Vicki’s Tool of the week for use with vinyl decals, stripes etc.: It is called Knifeless Tape and it allows you to cut any designs and shapes needed into any vinyl to make your desired edge designs.
And finally, Vicki volunteered to list several of our cars for the “we” of our team. “We” shall see.
Again any questions, suggestions, movie references, and/or car purchases, please contact us at our email at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com and or even better within a podcast review.
Another new intro bumper starts off our summary of Disney’s D23 expo with most of the highlights. We cover most of the announcements and also give our opinion on most and background in many cases if you are not familiar with the different properties. We also highlighted two additions to the Disney park areas.
We cover a wide variety of the recent announcements including:
Moon Knight
She Hulk
Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan version
Black Panther 2: May 6, 2022, title still TBD
The Eternals: November 2020, added Gemma Chan as Sersi (no longer playing Dr Minerva?) and Barry Keoghan and Kit Harrington (as Black Knight) (Bill makes two feeble joke at Mr. Harrington’s expense, but Bill knows nothing!)(and Benny doesn’t get either)
Black Widow: Footage was shown, not released, yet
Star Wars 9: Rise of Skywalker: Trailer #2 shown, and internet predictions abound
Kingsman 3
We woot our woot episode by talking about The Matrix and Bill’s top movies of all-time list
Artemis Fowl
Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Raya and the last Dragon: with Awkwafina and Cassie Steel 11/2020
Spiderman and His Amazing Friends: on Disney Junior – Animated
Lizzie McGuire: Hillary Duff starring on Disney+ show
The Muppets: Short form TV show on Disney+
Obi Wan Kenobi: Series Disney+ starring Ewan McGregor
Star Wars Galactic Cruiser Hotel: Specifically for Jeffe, announced for Disney World
Mulan: Showed some of the live action footage
Frozen 2
Avatar: Logo for revealed
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: Poster shown
Cruella Deville: Emma Stone starring as
Soul: Disney Pixar movie
Noelle: Disney+ movie starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader
Clone Wars: animated series returning
Monsters at Work: Disney+ TV series
Avengers Campus: Announced for Disney Land
Tom Holland presented for Disney/Pixar movie Onward, …… “I love you 3000”, seemed quite sad during talk
Spiderman Sony/Disney Talk here
Krypton Soapbox Time again
Top 5 Most Wasted villain list (attached)
Our open invitation to Kevin Feige remains! We won’t try for spoilers but would love to review the MCU and his career to date.
Chris Egan is our special guest driver from the Futility Motorsports endurance racing team. We last saw Chris at the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Thompson. We review his lemons racing history as well as the team’s recent over-temp issues at their last race. Chris started racing with a Shelby Daytona and somehow he is still going (with the Futility Motorsport Saab). Chris has also raced in several HPDE’s and tried his hand at autocross. Chris races with his family (father, brother, and sister) and is shooting for a top 20 overall. Chris covers why the Daytona is no longer the team vehicle and how the 250k mile Saab came to be a race car.
We also talk about the pressures and responsibilities of being a square on the E1R bingo card and the history of the “Young Chris Egan” moniker.
Chris is a mechanical engineer who has a penchant for following in the steps of Rube Goldberg, so he fits right into the lemons paddock. A natural born tinkerer in all areas, we also go over the recent intercom system that Chris has been working on and developing. As expected, Bill had no shame and requested a test model for our upcoming HPDE at Watkins Glenn.
The conversation led to many different areas of discussion, including:
HPDE vs racing vs autocross comparisons in learning and experience on track driving and improving your ability to read and predict other drivers, both on and off the track.
Chris recalls several of the wild and crazy things he has seen both on and off the track at a lemons race, including a burning man themed paddock
Vicki and Chris talk about making their own tracks at NHMS by not going up the hill. Chris seems to have worse luck at NHMS than we do.
Lots of trial by fire and learning what “to do” and what “not to do”.
Building an old Toronado in Jahn Pagels shop with Spank the night before the Sonoma race.
We make a challenge for a twin-engine car driven by two stick shifts. (one single clutch would be acceptable)
We also go through a quick math problem with Alan over the plusses (time) and minuses (laps) of his recent red mist collection of black flags.
We also go round and round on what we are doing with the El Jeffe race truck brake heating issues and the Capri engine/transmission swap with input from Chris
Chris get subjected to a Good, Bad, and the Ugly review of his racing career/history.
We make a bet between Chris and Alan on who finishes their project car first (getting the engine to fire). Who do you think will win? Chris and his E36 or Alan with the 3.8 liter Capri swap.
Biggest takeaway: Finish the work on the car as soon as possible, not just in time for the race.
How many other racing podcasts would also have a Wacky Racers reference in the flow of the conversation?
We (Finally) cover the recent San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC). We cover the entire event with what we found of interest. Marvel dominated most of the announcements, but we tried to cover everything.
Including:
Krypton, several times
The Witcher and Henry Cavil
Top Gun Maverick Trailer
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot movie and all of Kevin Smith’s movies
Terminator: Dark Fate
The Cats Trailer
It 2
Picard trailer
The Orville
The Watchmen TV series
Pennyworth
Akira (delay)
The Boys on Amazon
Bill is back into buying comic books! Especially the recent Hickman X Men series reboot
Marvel TV news: Agents of Shield final panel, and ABC’s new show speculation, Cloak and Dagger, The Runaways
All the CW DC shows, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning and the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event this coming year
Doom Patrol series renewed
The animated Harley Quinn tv series
Marvel Phase 4 announcements
Black Widow in May 2020
The Eternals November 2020
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier tv series in Fall 2020
Shang Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings Starring Simu Liu in February 2021
Bill bets Benny a Slurpee that Benny likes the movie and it will break One Billion Dollars
Wanda Vision TV show in the spring of 2021
Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness May 2021
Loki TV Series speculation coming in 2021
The Hawkeye TV series in the Fall 2021 with both Clint Barton/Jeremey Renner and Kate Bishop
Thor Love and Thunder in November 2021
West Coast Avengers and Young Avengers speculation/discussion
MCU Phase 4 and Phase 5 speculation
Also announced movies like:
Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Captain Marvel 2
Black Panther 2
Fantastic Four
“Mutants”
What If animated series with Jeffery Wright
Blade in Phase 5
Sony-Marvel Crossover potential speculation on Venom 2 and Mobius movie tie ins
Howard the Duck animated series
D23 Speculation
Bill gets on a soapbox, twice, this episode including:
Krypton is a must watch show
Why the short season/few episode season is a bunch of OOOGAAA horn
Vicki has homework to watch Akira and listen to The Sessions Podcast with Bob /Marley
Thoughts about the recent new Corvette C8 reveal since our last episode
And we wrap up with our most looking forward to picks and a big shout out to:
Christian James Hand and his podcast called “The Session” where he breaks down popular songs track by track in a most entertaining manner. We can't wait to see him live when he comes to the east coast.
We will follow up with a D23 review as soon as possible, hopefully with some Marvel Phase 5 information.
Wendy Charlier has been our primary contact at Porterfield’s since we started our team and has been with the company 20 years. Wendy has a racing background from her family that goes back many years.
Also, for those of you that are not familiar with them, Porterfield’s is a private company that services all kinds of performance applications related to the braking your car and heat management, including brake pads, rotors, calipers, fluids, full brake kits etc., as well as other aspects of performance & racing like suspension components, oil coolers, starters, heat protection items, and batteries, and many others items. So if you need any brake pads for virtually any car or truck, they have them or will make them for you.
Highlights from this episode include:
Brake Pads Selection Factors
- What tracks
- What type of racing, historic, endurance autocross, dirt, etc.
- What use
- What car
- What heat/temperature is expected
Rotors
- Vented vs solid
- Drilled and/or slotted (Hint don’t cross drill if you are racing)
- Slotted
- One piece vs two piece
- Proper sizing and selection
Calipers/Pistons
- The effect of the piston size, piston quantity, and the total piston surface area
Brake fluids, types, uses, comparisons
Wendy also recommended several brake pads to choose from depending on your driving needs, autocross, sprints, HPDE/track days, road/endurance racing etc.
- We also cover the brake pad torque performance and its impact on braking and brake feel
- A good bit of discussion on our racing pads of choice the Raybestos ST43’s
- Other brands available include the Porterfield brand, Hawk, Performance Friction, Pagid, and several others from Raybestos
- How brake calipers can affect brake pad selection, especially with respect to the available pad thickness
Brake Fluids selection
- Dry boiling point vs wet boiling point
- DOT 3 4 5 etc. (racing use DOT 4)
- Frequencies and reasons to change, bleed, etc., like if it boils, bleed it …..
- Hydroscopic effects on brake fluid and its boiling point depression and why brake fluid is hydroscopic
- How varying local humidity levels can affect brake fluid performance
- Brake fluid compressibility and its effect on pedal feel
Brake lines and selection and advantages of braided stainless steel lines
(real) Brake Ducting and cooling solutions (not using pool noodles), both neoprene and silicone, with wire reinforcement
Sizing of ducts and positioning tips on both the inlet and outlet sides
NACA Ducts and other options
Oil coolers
We also reviewed a reusable oil filter that we are absolutely dying to try.
Finally, Bill also attempted to talk Wendy off her personal cliff and start her amazing race career. We will get Wendy out racing soon.
So please join us for an excellent podcast reviewing all aspects of braking your race car. And no, brakes don’t just slow you down.
This episode is dedicated to our friend Aaron Leinemann. He has had some unexpected bad medical news and a GoFundMe page has been started to assist. Please share whatever you can to assist Aaron and his amazing family. Link at the end.
On this episode, our team reviews the 2019 24 Hours of Lemons race GP du Lac Chargoggagogg(etcetera) AT Thompson Speedway in Northeastern Connecticut. We entered our Race Truck “El Jeffe” a 2004 Chevy S-10 with many Isuzu Hombre body panels and our new to us 1998 BMW E36 3-series car for our first race with it after buying it about two weeks prior. El Jeffe was updated from the former Stan Lee livery to and Avengers Endgame livery and the E36 was quickly themed in the paddock to be a Captain America car.
We review Friday practice and spend most of the episode covering the race on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include:
- New Drivers, several first timers at Thompson
- Thompson track walk and review
- Saturday and Sunday within El Jeffe
- Saturday and Sunday in the BMW E36
- El Jeffe brake issues and a potential fix and path forward to alleviate this ongoing problem.
- Our 4 black flag debacle and how it impacted our position in the race (HINT not well)
- Bill got to make two signs with Connor to slow the cars in the pits
- A minor incident where a car came across the bow of the El Jeffe and removed moist of the front end facia
- Saturday night’s Potluck Dinner hosted by the Three Pedal Mafia team for Stuntin’ and Explodin’ fest
- We show our exceptional math skills several times this episode
- Team awards for the weekend
- Hella Sweet or Butt Terrible idea of the week
- To do’s and improvements for our next race
- Radio and Helmet communication issues
- Then things devolved from there
Aaron's Go Fund me link:
https://www.gofundme.com/calling-all-racers-support-a-teammate-in-need?pc=tw_dn_cpgntopnavlarge_r&rcid=r01-156579899205-2044fc655aa44466&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dn_cpgn
We were honored to have internationally renowned racing coach Peter Krause join us for an introductory discussion of data collection and analysis to improve your track driving while minimizing the addition of risk. The conversation was exceptional and covered a wide range of areas and topics. Some of the highlight areas we covered include:
- Data collection systems, options, and comparison
- What to use, how to use, and several options for how to analyze the data
- His virtual track walks with Ross Bentley, especially the Road Atlanta Vicki, Alan, and Bill studied prior to our race at Road Atlanta last December
- We also discussed the use of Video to compliment the data and several ways to get to intelligent video which includes the track video with several displays of the data
- Several stages of progression in data collection and analysis
- Predictive lap times and the use and implications in car
- Keys to breaking through stagnation and plateaus in driving
- A simple and clear delineation between good and great drivers
- Several different ways of presenting the data including tabular formats, strip charts, and colored maps which can aide in the use and interpretation of the data collected.
We also cover several of the more popular commercial systems including:
- Race Monitor app
- Harry’s Lap Timer
- Aim’s Solo, Solo 2, Solo 2 DL, MXM, and MXL
- GoPro Hero 7
- VBox Sport
- Race Render
- Use of OBD blue tooth dongles
- Race Chrono
- Porsche Precision Track App
- BMW M App
Peter also recommended two books that he finds useful in introducing more detail into the use and the analysis of the data. We have already ordered our copies.
- Making Sense of Squiggly Lines by Chris Brown
- Practical Race Car Data Acquisition by Bob Knox
If you ever wondered what the top three key data collection parameters are, Peter shared his views as a driver coach who hopes everyone can use these three metrics to help with their self-learning.
- Engine speed/rpm
- Throttle position
- Brake Pressure
If you have any more questions or wish to talk with Peter in more depth, he is easily contacted through his website at www.PeterKrause.net and please pay special attention to his websites area on Track Wisdom.
Other references we also recommend include:
AIM sports YouTube channel
Race studio Analysis
And of course, the Virtual track walks Peter made with Ross Bentley that are available on the speed secrets website.
We can't wait until we can go into a bit more depth with Peter after we utilize his wisdom in our coming races and HPDE’s.
On this episode, we were happy to have the lead instructor of the NASA HPDE group that Bill attended a few weeks ago. We tried to cover John's background, NASA Great Lakes teaching philosophy and approach. We think this is one of our best episodes yet and hope it serves to get at least one of you to go out and try performance driving. We would love to see you at the track. Please make sure to say hello
For our main topics, Alan, Vicki, and Bill go over where we are with the Capri resuscitation progress and Bill's recent NASA HPDE event at Pitt Race. Additionally, we talk about a how Alan's Yankee ingenuity has "helped" in mocking up the Capri build, his "free" source of "new to us" metal, wheel spacers.
We also have a detailed explanation in how to alleviate the potential pressure involved with having a racing hobby and any potential friction that may cause with your significant other.
And, yes, we may need an intervention to get the Capri to Thompson. Anyone free and/or bored want to meet in CT?
We are trying new software so please let us know what you think, etc, especially nice would be to leave a podcast review from wherever you subscribed. Thanks again.
Bill reviews how his first day with NASA Great Lakes went at Pitt Race. It was hot, but the instruction in the car and in the classroom was excellent. Chris was able to be his instructor. The day ended with another few laps on the kart track. An excellent day one. Really looking forward to day 2.
Bill is going solo this weekend but going to cover what he is expecting at the HPDE event with NASA Great Lakes at Pitt Race. Having raced here earlier this year, it may have helped, but we shall see. Hopefully the brakes will not catch on fire this time. Bill is driving a 2017 Toyota 86 TRD this weekend for the third time ever on a track. And hopefully home after Sunday, lol.
On this episode, Benny and Bill review the most recent Superhero movie Spiderman Far From Home. We also cover the entire Spiderman movie history including the three Spiderman movies, the two Amazing Spiderman movies, the most recent two Spiderman "Home" movies, as well as Venom and Into the Spiderverse. Our discussion also includes a deep dive into both end credit scenes and their implications moving forward.
Randy Pobst is a well known professional racing driver for many series, organizations, and manufacturers including the testing driver for Motor Trend on the endlessly entertaining “Head to Head series” for many years. During this interview, we cover a good amount of Randy’s extensive racing history as well as many other topics including our Lucky Dog Honda race car and front wheel drive car setups in general.
Unfortunately, we missed a great discussion on the importance of tires due to a microphone failure. Tires are the first thing Randy recommends toward improving your track performance, followed by brakes, then reliability improvements. We also took this opportunity to discuss with Randy what he would recommend in terms of driver improvement, including key driving skills, weight transfer, and controlling the weight management. He offered many insights during our talk, but one we had not applied yet was to “Think power out of a corner, brake into a corner and then roll onto the power to go fast”.
We were in the pit area with a lot of background noises, as well as one microphone failure until about 24 minutes in, when we were able to fix one of the microphones so please bear with us, some of this information is incredibly valuable. We apologize for the higher background/hiss than we would have liked. We hope you enjoy the episode. Randy is a great driver, but an even better person. We would love to have him on again at any point.
Alan, Jennifer, Vicki, and Bill with a few drop ins cover our race weekend with the Lucky Dog Series at Portland International Raceway. It starts with a review of practice Saturday morning, then our 7-hour endurance race Saturday and our work to get back out late Sunday.
We compare Lucky Dog to our home series the 24 Hours of Lemons. While similar, there are differences, pluses and minuses for each, so we compare the two in the continual pursuit of the perfect low budget amateur endurance car racing.
There were a ton of great teams there, most of which passed us on Saturday as we were towards the slower end of the field.
We recorded this shortly after we completed Sunday so there is a bit of echo since we were in the pit. However, we did manage to give out our team awards for the weekend.
Racing Results for those who are keeping track at home:
Saturday: We were in 37th place when our engine went away Saturday and ended up at 41st for the day. We did not get to participate in the 2 Saturday endures due to the engine issue. Our fastest lap was 1:38.664 by our guest driver Randy Pobst, but we managed to 1:45.870 as our internal team best. (Randy was able to get to 48th fastest lap of the day and Alan’s time would have placed us as the second slowest car in the 60 car field that ran a lap Saturday )
Sunday: We ended up getting on track after a long day of engine swapping and rebuilding and finished 3 laps and ended up finishing around 48th out of the 64 cars this weekend and 48th fastest of the 48 cars that ran on Sunday.
Fastest lap of the race weekend was 1:29.932 by Blue Bayou for reference to the relative performance to the field.
We came, we saw, we were conquered.
Here is how our day and night have gone. Its got a good, bad, and ugly, but what would you expect from us after all. Its live and unedited from the paddock, so sound quality may be less than stellar.
Any questions, please let us know on our Instagram. We will try to cover them tomorrow or tomorrow night if we finish fixing the car.
Thanks again.
Well this episode started out as a quick update and we intended to show you some of the planning that goes into a race weekend when you have to travel a significant distance. What we ended up with was a bit of what we intended plus a whole lot more. We go over a training session using go carts, new ear plugs for racing and a variety of other things. Technical issues in the background abound as well, but they will hopefully be entertaining.
With the Dark Phoenix movie released, we took this opportunity to review the entire Fox X-Men movie series, in depth and SPOILERS aplenty. We cover each movie, as well as the three animated series and the two current X-Men related television shows (Legion and The Gifted). As usual, we digress and wander around the subject matter and related areas. We hope you enjoy this latest episode of our Woot series where we go way off our usual racing topic.
Our 2019 NJMP Lightning Race Review with the 24 Hours of Lemons series includes:
Quick review of the Lightning track Review
Alan’s many visits to the Black flag area this weekend
Some flagging issues we saw
We had a few self-induced incidents and a few outside influences during the race
It was Kate’s first race
Podcast Reviews finally, Thank you.
Arrival with two not fully working cars set us back for the weekend and we really never caught back up
Shout out once or twice to Judge Craigers
We had a few issues with the Cars, mostly because we came with not fully finished cars
Jennifer was in a tunnel during the episode
Car highlights included Speedy Cop’s new Aquarium via 2 AMC Pacers, the Big Bad Caddy and “Wurst Shifter” pit vehicle, Race Bar Car, Godzilla, the new Three Pedal Mafia race car, Matt’s new Surfin' Bird T-Bird, Mom Rocket team for keeping that grassy spot very clean all weekend, The racing Hudson, and the Sunbeam.
Many shout outs to all the teams there, we only mentioned a few of them, but everyone was great.
We were passed by many if not all of you who were there,
Track was easier but aggression
What should be our team penalty for getting black flags? Any suggestions welcomed. Please leave a comment.
We end with our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly, as well as what did we learn from this event.
Kate kept up with Black Betty for 5 laps! It would have been slightly more impressive if they weren’t yellow flag laps, lol.
We all also learned how to fill a hot tub with a pickup truck
Our results from NJMP were that El Jeffe/The Hombre/The Race Truck finished 60th overall out of 133 and 25th in B out of 68 cars with a fastest lap of 1:29.082. The Spider-Stang finished 105th overall and 49th in B with a fastest lap 1:36.75 by our guest driver Matt
On this episode, the whole gang reviews the recently ended HBO series Game Of Thrones. We hope you enjoy the episode. Benny, Alex, Vicki, and Bill get into the various characters, highs, and lows of the series and books.
On this episode, we were joined by Nick Pon from the 24 Hours of Lemons HQ. Nick is a car enthusiast for the vast majority of his life and worked with the Lemons team since the inception. During this interview, we were able to go over Nick's history, both with Lemons and personally.
Highlights included:
- Thoughts on how you Lemons has gone so far, the Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- What is planned for NJMP next weekend with Race, Radwood, Hooptiecon and everything else on site
Also please check out Nick's latest article at Autoweek related to a 24 Hours of Lemons race car that turned into much more. (and no, that is definitely not our Capri)
https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/capremium-when-cheap-race-cars-turn-out-be-valuableish
Jeff Wakeman from the Three Pedal Mafia racing team and the Everyone Racers Podcast joins us for this week's episode. We had a wide ranging discussion covering many topics including:
Jeff’s first car
Some of Jeff and the Three Pedal Mafia early history
The Wartburg vs the Trabant
Past few seasons results, and challenges
Building two new cars for this season
Team Goals for 2019
Summit point led to no stunting and 'splodin rule
Track Discussion of the NJMP Lightning track for our upcoming race
Bill makes the same bad joke
In between races maintenance practices
- Fix any broken parts
- Full nut and bolt check
- All suspension bits, end links suspension bolts, shocks, struts
- Oil change every race
- Brake pad check
- Wheel bearing check (12-6 and 3-9, every day)
- Shocks and struts
- Rim check
- Brake Rotor check
- Calipers
- All lugs and lug nuts
- Fire system
- Electrical system
- Clean up and Vacuum
- Brake fluid every season, unless overheated then change immediately
- Tires for flat spots, cuts, bubbles etc.
- Fuel cell foam every season, unless fuel filter clogging etc.
- Exhaust inspection, will rattle apart
- Transmission fluid every few seasons unless issues
- Read tire tread after every day
- Wheel bearing check at 12-6 and 3-9 every day
- What exactly is involved with “Dialing In” a new car
- What is the exact definition of Mental Extrapolation and an itemized correction list/rant
- Race Car Development guides
- Vicki gets excited about power steering for the Spider-Stang
- Street and Normal mechanics vs endurance racing mechanical needs
- Alan takes a few shots to the bow, in a very good natured way
- Vicki has two tickets, Bill only knew about one, until now….
- Jeff is oddly collecting tickets from every state
- Bill makes bad decisions about towing with the new rental truck
- However, Jeff presents his quick summary of what to do and what not to do to related to speeding to avoid speeding tickets book review
- Keep your eyes up
- Speeding ticket story time
- We end with a discussion of Avengers Endgame and many other hero
- Game of Thrones discussion, or how to end a story via Cliff Notes
- Upcoming theories and desires
- Ranking of many marvel movie favorites
- The upcoming Watchman series on HBO
- Monoculture in modern entertainment, is it ever possible again with streaming and bingeing becoming more and more popular
- How Lemons could be the solution to this and everything else
- Upcoming ace at NJMP with Hooptiecon and Radwood as well
- Star Wars discussion and predictions
- Jeff Does a Road Warrior impression
We apologize for being helpful to your racing this time. We will resume our normal uselessness next week, lol.
For this episode, we wanted to look back on our team's first year racing Lemons and what we did, what we did well, what we did poorly, and begin to refine our plan for the coming year. Alan also covers his recomended tool of the week.
For this episode, we wanted to look back on our team's first year racing Lemons and what we did, what we did well, what we did poorly, and begin to refine our plan for the coming year. Alan also covers his recomended tool of the week.
We received a ton of questions from you and reconvened to answer all that we could. Thanks for asking!
PS We are planning our summer and have some ideas but would love to hear from you on what would be of interest. Please drop us a line at garageheroesintraining@gmail.com or even better give us a review and include your ideas there within the review.
If you think you have the driving itch or may have an interest, how can you try racing to find out if its for you? We also cover what is a preferred path towards your personal driving greatness. As always, the biggest key is safety and safely progressing up your individual learning curve.
During this episode, we also cover various ways to get out on track, how to progress with many options given including experience type driving events, one day HPDE's, SCCA Track Night America, SCCA and NASA events, various Mark clubs like BMW, Porsche, Audi, etc. etc. Naturally we also cover low cost endurance racing series, Go carts/carting, autocross, and other low cost methods to race. Racing lemons. Towards the end, we also cover a brief overview of various decisions and interests that may shape your individual progression including whether you want to race vs a clock or wheel to wheel racing (or both), sprint racing vs endurance racing, open wheel vs closed wheel/road cars, buying your own vs renting a race car or just renting a seat. We tried to provide an overview and include an approximate cost where we could to help with budget discussions.
As always, with Mental it always involves great stories and a good bit of digression by both of us across a many subjects.
Always try to remember that the key is remain on the primary tasks of #1 safety and #2 having fun!
Race school recommendations aplenty, but not all inclusive.
Plus we work through Vicki’s flat tire excursion while we were taping
PS We did manage to keep it under 3 hours this time, lol.
Jennifer, Liam, Vicki, and Bill attended the EVO School for Autocross this weekend in upstate NY near Seneca Falls. It was Bill's second time and the first time for everyone else. We all agree that the instructing staff was awesome and the structure was excellent. We all learned a ton and would recommend it to anyone interested in trying to push their driving limits in a safe environment for the first time to experienced racers and autocrossers. The course is designed to help everyone progress from whatever level they are currently at. In addition, there are two more levels of courses offered by the EVO School and we can't wait to try those as soon as possible.
On this episode, Vicki, Alan, and Bill discuss race weekend preparation using this week's EVO School race day and our next Lemons race at NJMP as examples. In addition. Alan covers his tool of the week, a Quickjack 5000. No relation to Sunblock 3000.
We tried to get everyone together but it ended up being only Benny and Bill. We may have following episodes reviewing the movie but there is our first one that several of you have been requesting. Thank you for your patience. We did manage to keep it under the running time of the movie. Barely.
Avengers Infinity War Spoiler Heavy Episode
Alex, Benny, and Bill welcome in the new Avengers Endgame movie that opens tomorrow with a review of the first part Avengers Infinity War with our comments. We also give a few predictions for Endgame. We will return after we all see Endgame this weekend with our review.
Another Way Off Our Topic episode featuring Benny, Vicki and Bill Reviewing Shazam. It is a spoiler review, many attempts were made and the episode was somehow lost and not released for unknown reason. Despite rumors to the contrary, I did not mess this one up to avoid releasing it
We initially review some basic Shazam history and then we disagree on the quality of the movie. Bill has a lot of issues with it, but Benny and Vicki are both strong defenders (and wrong).
Vicki agrees with Bill at least once, please alert the media but Benny and Bill go after it for most of the show. We also discuss the upcoming Joker movie, the new Suicide Squad movie and finish with a discussion on the imminent Avengers Endgame movie including speculation and predictions for the aftermath and future MCU movies. Also, Bill gives his tip on how to dress for End Game per Jim Ross. And we apologize in advance, our post credits section is extremely long.
We reviewed our first race of the year at Pitt Race with the 24 Hours of Lemons series. We had some issues during the weekend that prevented us recording at the track so we went into some detail during this race review. Including:
Tech inspection
Greasing palms with lots of fake money
Virtual Track walk
Practice schedule at the race
The awesome race track at Pitt Race (We will be back)
Brake fires (yes, plural)
Car Spins/Trimming the infield grass with our Aero
Racing in the rain, again
Changing track conditions all weekend
Overview of each racing day
We also tried cover how we ran the race and our thought process, post race diagnosis and plans
and we ended with our segment on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, along with the highlight of the weekend
Things we learned and changes to continue to improve
We are midway in prepping for our first race of the season and wanted to review some of the details involved with preparing for a race weekend.
We also cover several of the lower cost options that are available to get anyone (meaning YOU) out on the track if you wanted to try it out. These included high performance driving education/events (HPDE), autocross and autocross education events, driving experience opportunities where you take a few laps in a rented car, or race car, or super car of your choice, racing schools, our predominant choice of low cost endurance racing, various “mark” series like Porsche Car Club, BMW, Audi, etc. etc., national and local events run with NASA and SCCA, drag racing, test and tune nights, drifting, spec series like spec Miata or spec E46 etc., rally courses, cannonballs, One Lap of America, and many others.
We covered what to expect, how much it may cost and what you get from each of the options. We hope at least one of these fits your interest and budget. Once you come up, we are very confident you will find it to be an amazing experience and probably should plan on your second event as soon as possible.
We are sorry to keep Vicki awake for this episode.
This week we welcomed Ann Deane to our podcast. We met her at NJMP a few weeks ago when she was participating and also instructing at the Hooked On Driving event.
The discussion covered many topics and areas including:
Racing and learning to race cars, things we could have done and still could do better
Wish list items and plans for the coming season
How to approach a new track and what to do to learn a new track, we used Road Atlanta as an example for our preparation for Pitt Race next weekend
We also go over how the day went when teaching Vicki and Jennifer at NJMP. Items to work on included:
Clutch and input timing for a manual transmission
Breathing is not optional in racing
Cameras/GoPro’s, data and video learning
Alan and Bill got a last minute invitation to Evo Performance Driving Event at Giants Stadium in NJ. Vicki acts as the interrogator, lol. We ran it live!
Highlights include Alan going off road, Bill committing several acts of car-on-cone manslaughter, and things we learned in our driver education progression.
Greetings from the track. We reported in from NJMP while we are at our High Performance Driving Education (HPDE) event and review our impressions, things we learned, and things we are still working on. We hope you enjoy this episode. Most of it was recorded inside a car at the track with other cars in the area so in some spots the audio quality may vary.
Vicki and Bill go over what goes on at a high performance driving event, how to prepare for the event, and what to bring etc. Our season kicks off with a weekend of HPDE at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) in Millville New Jersey this weekend. We took a page from our friends at Everyone Racers podcast and "ran it live". We will likely have an update episode from the track this weekend. If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello. We would love to hear from you.
We hope Alan comes back to us soon.
Spoiler filled and unedited podcast post everyone seeing the Captain Marvel movie at least once this weekend. It turns out that Benny was the closest in his prediction on our preview podcast last week. It turns out we all really liked it, even more than we had hoped and predicted on our show.
In this episode we discussed:
Our initial rating of the movie
Listener feedback from Jason H and El Jeffe and our thoughts of their opinions
Bill gets tremendous bonus points for calling out the Right Stuff movie reference in the movie. It’s almost like Babe Ruth calling his homerun shot. Well, not really, lol.
Vicki is on the hunt for a Fonzie lunchbox to be used as us at the track first aid kit
Captain Marvel’s Movie vs comic book history
Cats vs Flerken’s
Ben Mendelson’s acting and his role
Soundtrack, nineties flashback and Vicki’s continued girl crush on Gwen Stefanie
Stan Lee tributes and train cameo and Bill’s eye leakage
Our traditional the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly segment, scenes and actors/characters
Benny stays true to his brand and gives his 6’ 7” 13-year-old girl perspective on the movie
Torrie Wilson WWE Hall of Fame election shout out and congratulations to her
Vicki loves Carol’s FLEX towards Ronan the Accuser
Benny seems to hate the Kree and continues his rant against Marvel’s movie villains
Bill fights his base humor instincts to make a pun about the Kree city of Halla
Benny and Bill and Vicki disagree about the Skrull portrayal in the movie, but it isn’t a Mandarin level issue
Vicki and Bill disagree about the portrayals of Annette Benning – roles redacted to minimize spoilers in description
Bill is concerned over a potential block in the path to a future Secret Wars saga. Benny walks him back from the cliff a bit
Captain Marvel’s powers and mixing into the MCU, especially relative to Thanos
Avengers Endgame speculation
Marvel’s MCU de-aging machine and its use of the time stone
Samuel L Jackson and Nick Fury in the movie
Bill wants a huge director cut with more Carol Danvers, Benny wants at least 15-20 minutes
The end credit scenes and predictions for Avengers End Game
Phase 4 speculation
Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman comparisons, logically
Avengers post End Game speculation
Vicki changes her tune on Brie Larson and her portrayal of Captain Marvel
Bill provides useless trivia on Brie Larson’s training partner for the movie
Benny is now looking at getting back into GLOW
We all agree, go see the movie for yourself. Don’t let the reviews from reviewers with agendas keep you from a very solid entry in the Marvel MCU
And finally, the discussion you always wanted: Flerkens!!!
In the end, we all want a time stone to get to Avengers End Game ASAP. Can it come out early, please!!!!
PS Mr. Feige, we would accept any invitations to a critic screening.
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NON SPOILER FOR THE MOVIE: One this episode, Vicki, Benny, and Bill began with a deep dive into the history of Captain Marvel and Carol Danvers in preparation for the upcoming Movie this week. As usual, we discussed a whole lot more and we hope you enjoy it. We will cover the movie later this weekend. Benny is expecting a 9.5 out of 10, Vicki a 7, and Bill an 8. We all hope Benny is right!
We are very happy to welcome the Hydrocephalus Racing Team to our podcast this week. They are a great team of friends and family that we first initially met at their first ever Lemons race in Thompson CT. Unfortunately, Vicki and Bill apparently recorded in the Tube of Mockery we borrowed from Mental, so it sounds like we are huddled up in a cave somewhere.
If you are interested in supporting research in the area of Hydrocephalus, please go to their website to learn more about it and what we can do to support their efforts at: http://hydrocephalusracingteam.com/ for all kinds of information and links.
- When and how to use the term “Scrutineer”
- How (and Why) to race a prepped minivan in Lemons
- The art of “subtle” racing in a minivan
- How not to prep for your first time racing
- We begin to hatch a plan to get their team CFO onto the track
- Vicki can’t keep a secret to save her life (about the GHiT posters)
- How to learn about cars when growing up and working in a local junkyard
- Our Race Truck Progress – Its ready for Pitt Race
- Math and racing sometimes don’t apply to radiator leaks
- Two or three potential lemons car stashes in the upper Midwest and Alaska, one with hang time experience
- Effectiveness of our roll cages and safety equipment in an accident
- Fog is not your friend on the track, especially on your windshield
- Gentlemen driver documentary on Netflix right now
- and eventually listen to them ponder why they can't hear through their microphone, hint, it’s not a speaker, lol.
We hope you enjoy the episode and please subscribe to our podcast using your podcast network provider of choice, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, etc.
On this episode, we interrupted our Autocross month for a quick update on a recent roll cage installation weekend we attended that was hosted by the Three Pedal Mafia and focused on their new to them Nissan 300Z. We also cover other work that was done during the Cage Party.
We also reviewed our progress on resuscitating the 1974 Capri and getting it back onto the track this season with a new drive train and how our progress goes towards replacing/repairing/upgrading the entire drive train from stock 1974 2.8 liter Capri engine to a more modern Chevy/Buick 3.8 liter design.
Finally, we also touch on preparation for an upcoming welding course that Bill is taking.
Please excuse a few spots where we lost internet recording. On this episode, Bill has the worst intro of any podcast in history, Vicki stages a coup d’état of the hosting duties, Alan shows up late, and we have recording issues galore so our episode for this week is posting late. Despite this, Jason Hopkins who is the founder of the Citrus Racers Lounge was an awesome guest and we hope you enjoy this week's episode.
Things we covered:
- Last week’s Facebook conference in Menlo Park CA
- How many Smokey and the Bandit Movies exist
- Differences between thinking you are ready to race and being ready to race
- Other ways to contribute to a racing team, even if you never drive
- Bill makes several bad jokes about Massachusetts drivers and driving
- Jason shared a ton of great guests we need to have on soon
- Bill begs for all members of the lounge to subscribe to the podcast in vain
- Alan practices juggling bottles in the background several times, I hope I edited them all out
- Lesser know great driving/mountain roads in New Hampshire
- Happy Birthday to Mental (and his hair)
- Dream Lemons builds
- Alan: Mechanic and Referee
This week, we welcomed Chris Kamery to the podcast to continue our discussion on Autocross this month. Chris is an avid and accomplished driver mostly in the upstate New York and neighboring areas. We cover a wide range of topics related to start racing in autocross and what to do and what not to do. We also attempt to drag him into the dark side of endurance racing. We hope to see him out at the track soon.
Topics covered included:
- Car requirements and preferences
- Track design and review
- Typical struggles of new and first time drivers at an autocross event
- Several places to look for local autocross and other driving events
We may even have been helpful again this week. We cannot promise this to continue, lol.
On this episode, Vicki and Bill welcomed Sam Strano to our show to discuss another form of racing called autocross. This involved timed racing laps of a course that is usually artificially defined by a series of cones in a parking lot, air strip or other paved area. Sam is a multiple time national champion in autocross and we are now signed up for at least one race and one training session and knowing us there will be more to follow.
Please stop in or visit Sam's company at: http://www.stranoparts.com/
On our latest episode, we had Chris Abbott of the Three Pedal Mafia and the Everyone Racers podcast as our special guest. Chris is one of the nicest people we have met at lemons and has probably passed us more times than any other driver in the series, sometimes even in our own car.
On this episode, we talked about a wide variety of topics including:
- Our wish you were sponsoring us, Alpine Stars
- Alan does his Dalek impersonation
- New car race prep strategy
- Giraffes and racing
Also as a special surprise to those of you who listen to the Everyone Racers podcast, we made special accommodations and you can actually hear Chris speaking on this episode, lol.
We are very happy to have our first guest from our friends at the Everyone Racers podcast and also a member of the Three Pedal Mafia, Christian "Mental" Ward. While our usual episode is around 45 minutes to a bit over an hour, this one went a bit longer. We actually had some audio issues so it ended up under 3 hours of a great conversation. If you listen to us on the way to work, we may have your whole week covered. So either you have our apologies or you are welcome.
We first noticed Annika Carter on Instagram where her moniker is Not.My.Boyfriends.Car and that is the best Instagram name that we know of ever. We then noticed she was going to be racing with us at Road Atlanta for our last Lemons race of our 2018 calendar season. She has quickly worked her way up and races as much as she possibly can. She has already earned her racing license through NASA and we know she can drive as she passed us many, many times during our weekend together. Alan, Vicki, and Bill discuss how things have been going as well as her upcoming plans and goals. Please welcome Annika to our podcast as this week's special guest.
We also added in a brief discussion on the upgrades to our Capri/Camaro transplant oil system, going over oil cooling and the differences between a wet and dry sump system.
Finally, we also discussed whether or not to start a third project race car where we get a low dollar daily driver and convert it into a race car for use on multiple racing series that we are interested in. We’d like to hear from you if you would be interested in us starting this project and giving updates and progress summaries along the way on our website and of course the podcast.
Thanks again for listening and please leave a rating and review on whatever your podcast application of choice is along with any questions or requests for guests, questions, or topics you may have.
We met this team at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in Thompson Connecticut last August. It was their first race, but we could tell just by talking to them there that they were hooked. Did they do well at the race. No. But they had a blast and we know we will be seeing them again at several races this season. They are young and learning quickly. We hope you get to know them a bit better after this episode.
We continue our team drivers interview series with Jennifer. She is new to racing and new to driving a manual transmission. We also added a short section with Mia and Jacob, our youngest team members at this point. Probably not the best plan with post Christmas and elevated sugar levels, but why not. At least we saved interrupting Alan and his family over the holiday break.
Benny and Bill try to get in an episode on the road during the holidays to review the latest DC movie release "Aquaman". We also decided to rank our top 5 DC movies of all time and then also rated our bottom 5. We did have some sound level issues and more background noise than usual, but recording on the road and during the holidays is not our norm.
Chris LoCurto has been a mentor to most of our team for many years. It started when he hosted the Dave Ramsey podcast "EntreLeadership" and then when he started his own business and podcast "The Chris LoCurto Show". We never miss an episode. Vicki and Bill have also had personal coaching from Chris for several years and gained a tremendous amount of insight into ourselves and each other. We highly recommend both his podcast and his coaching. What many may not know about Chris is that he is a true car guy and races several times a year and has won many races and championships. I'm sure he'd race more if his schedule would allow, but his is too generous with his time for giving to others.
Benny and Bill discuss their impressions of the Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse movie and also cover the super hero movies of 2018. Our audio went out on one channel. It is now fixed.
Alan and Bill cover what their goals are for the 2019 racing season to improve on 2018.
For this podcast, we complete our third day at Road Atlanta with our second day of racing. Practice and Day one went pretty well. Recording this episode did not. We had some serious recording issues and apologize for the delay. In addition to Sundays race, we also review some paddock and trailer improvement ideas we saw and Alan summarizes what to look for in an engine lift/hoist.
Our team competed at Road Atlanta today. It was cold and rainy all of today and likely will be again tomorrow. What happened, how did we do, what went right and wrong, we may have answered some of those questions, I'm so tired, I'm not sure anymore. It seemed like one of our better episodes, but you will need to be the judge of that.
For today's episode, we summarize how things are going so far at our first visit to Road Atlanta. Its a bit wet and cold, but so far, it has been a blast. More updates should follow along as the weekend progresses.
Sadly Late
We have been asked more than once why did we start a podcast. Well, we were listening to our favorite racing related podcast and good friends at Everyone Racers a few weeks back and they needed to skip a week. We tried to get them an episode in time to help fill the gap. It took us a bit over 24 times to finally get something presentable. Largely due to operator error. No one has ever asked to hear it, so we thought we'd post it here. At no one's request, here it is.
PS Our latest episode is 9+ hours deep into editing and still going. Recording issues abound. It may show up soon or we will record it again. The trials and tribulations of a podcaster.
In this week's episode, we try to walk you through the process and procedures that are typical at a race day or race weekend, using a 24 Hours of Lemon's race weekend as an example. We also try to review key areas to help ease any anxiety that may be present at your first (or fiftieth) race. We hope this helps. Please let us know if we missed anything or if you have any additional tips or tricks that we could share with everyone.
In this episode of our podcast, Alan, Vicki, and Bill finish going over some of the details and history of the GHiT racing team and several of the things we have learned along the way.
The episode ran a bit long, so we split up our discussion into two parts. come up. You can find the first part below or earlier in your podcast feed.
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We had to have a special Way of Our Topic episode to celebrate the life of Stan Lee with his passing today. The world lost its modern-day Shakespeare and we tried to honor his work and memory. This episode is pretty light on car related content but hopefully we showed a bit of how important Stan was to a large portion of our world. Thank you, Stan The Man., Excelsior!
In part 4 of this 4+ part series, we review some of the beginning process of our team, how we got together, and what we have learned so far. The episode ran a bit long, so this is part 1 of two for this subject.
In part 3 of our team introduction series, Vicki interviewed Bill and we learn about his driving history and some details of what he brings to our cars and paddock. This episode is a bit shorter than a normal episode, but we hope you enjoyed it. Apparently, the hosts did.
In part 2 of our team introduction series, Vicki is interviewed and we learn about her driving history and some of her artistic talent as applied to our cars and paddock. We may even have gotten permission from the GHiT CFO on a new car. Just maybe.
We all learn a bit more about our teammate Alan. This is part 1 of the 4 part series where we cover a bit more about our three primary hosts and our team.
Welcome to our first official episode. Today we review our exploits at the 24 Hours of Lemons race at New Hampshire Motor Sports in Loudon, NH. We also cover what we have been working on, suggested options for starting a new team, and our preparation for our upcoming race in Atlanta.