Best Autocross Podcasts (2024)

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GHiT 0583: Autocross with Audra 1:01:01

2h ago1:01:01

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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 a…

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DwD 0584: “Good” Coilovers/Shocks – Are They Worth It 19:14

15h ago19:14

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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 t…

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452-Barely Clearing The Lowest Possible Bar 1:12:51

3h ago1:12:51

1:12:51

While we may not be the best, we're almost kind of fairly certain that we're probably not the worst. Maybe. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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DwD 0582: Weight Management On Track – AKA Friction Circle Take 6? 15:31

2h ago15:31

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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 o…

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451-Ian Perspires, Dave Perseveres and We Have Our "Percepitations" Shattered. 1:12:51

25m ago1:12:51

1:12:51

This week we discuss Dave's recovery, albeit at the expense of not being able to join Ian on his recent concert-going journey, Ian's non-ideal day behind the wheel, and the sliding-doors versions of ourselves. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0581: Heyward Wagner on his One Lap of America 59:38

4h ago59:38

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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,…

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5 Tips For Better Time Trial Results + The New TT Experience School with Dan Dennehy 55:42

9d ago55:42

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Dan Dennehy is back for his third visit on the podcast to talk about time trials and the upcoming time trial experience at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Learn more about the TT Experience School: May 31 & June 2 TT Experience School Dan's previous episodes: You down with OPTT? SCCA Enduro Recap Dan's five tips for a better Time Trial: Prep…

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GHiT 0580: Bryan Lanham from the Adrenaline Chunkies 1:11:10

4h ago1:11:10

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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…

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DwD 0579: Comp School Stories and Tips 38:30

3h ago38:30

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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…

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450-DAVE DOWN!!! 53:16

2h ago53:16

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Our resident soft boy is in pain this week. Listen in to find out why Dave missed the first autocross event of the season and why Ian was able to see the Northern Lights. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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Get On Track with NASA HPDE - Joey Pollak and Derek Mortland 54:03

17d ago54:03

54:03

Joey Pollak and Derek Mortland, who both instruct with NASA Great Lakes and AutoInterests, join Bill to talk about their motorsports journeys and how drivers can get on track with NASA and NASA's HPDE progression program. Learn more... NASA Great Lakes Drive NASA (National Website) Email Joey Email Derek Save on race tires! Use code: AtomicVIP at T…

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GHiT 0578: Brad Lee Finally Races Wheel to Wheel 1:05:47

1h ago1:05:47

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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 B…

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449-Ian And Dave Present Their Brief Beef. 1:01:50

3h ago1:01:50

1:01:50

Whew, what was a close one! Once we get past our beefy rap beef we dive deep into a WILD little car that could inspire us to stand up a higher Patreon tier. Let's all make bad decisions together! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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DwD 0577: Tool Organization - At Garage/Home and At the Track 27:38

20d ago27:38

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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…

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GHiT 0576: Bob Miller – Your Oil Needs for Racing 1:18:51

6h ago1:18:51

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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 tal…

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MIKE DUSOLD - Shop Owner turned Champion Racecar Driver | TCS #001 2:01:27

25d ago2:01:27

2:01:27

Mike Dusold is the shop owner of Dusold Designs (Texas), current driver of a 1300HP road course/time attack/hill climb 1967 Camaro and a two-time Optima Ultimate Street Car champion (2018,2019). Four time Pikes Peak Hill climb competitor, LS FEST Grand Champion, Super Lap Battle & Grid Life competitor and competes in many other racing series across…

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The Late To Grid May Challenge - Make It About You 4:03

26d ago4:03

4:03

The May Challenge is focused on what you need. Where do you need to improve? Make a list and start working on it. The goal is to be better tomorrow than you were today. Racing with Rad Air. Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar? Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale. Want to live Life In The Fast Lane? Connect with Bill Snow to l…

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448-Aw Crap, Burble Tune Entered The Chat. 59:06

18d ago59:06

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Ian shares a hot take on the state of burble tunes, Dave is tired from an AMAZING three days of driving and killing ALL OF THE BUGS with his adorable little Italian meatball. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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DwD 0575: Car Livery - Part 1: Base Coat/Color Change Options 34:09

6d ago34:09

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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 difficu…

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GHiT 0574: Getting Our SCCA Racing Licenses - We Hope 1:03:18

14d ago1:03:18

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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…

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447-Yeah? Yeah. Yeah! 39:35

10d ago39:35

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There's a lot to unpack in this episode...emotions, vocal ticks, an incredible Lamborghini, sweet memories tied to music and cars, and as usual WEIRDOS with vanity plates. We love you! Yeah! You!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0573: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 3 Pedal Mafia 1:07:48

12d ago1:07:48

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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…

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DwD 0572: How to Learn a Track As Quickly As Possible 29:09

1M ago29:09

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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 We h…

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GHiT 0571: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 2 50:03

1M ago50:03

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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 …

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GHiT 0570: Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 1 42:21

1M ago42:21

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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, bu…

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446-WANKPANZER!!! 56:45

1M ago56:45

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Pain. As people with ridiculous car hobbies, we're well acquainted. In this episode we discuss our multi-faceted friend. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0568: Tom Lomino Was Long Overdue 1:39:18

27d ago1:39:18

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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 escapa…

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DwD 0569: How to Pass a Faster/More Powerful Car On Track 17:34

21d ago17:34

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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: h…

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DwD 0567: Gripping your Steering Wheel 14:45

1M ago14:45

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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 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance…

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445-Uncomfortable Encounters 1:06:47

1M ago1:06:47

1:06:47

In this week's episode we start with a pair of uncomfortable encounters, take a detour past an Italian supercar with a bonus lurking German and wind up smack dab on idiocy. Life's a journey folks, just stay away from the Dodge kind. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0566: Elizabeth Jolly – Lap 3, Plus a New Plan for Vicki 1:27:19

1M ago1:27:19

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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 raci…

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CHASE FARROW - Pilot Episode | Driver, Racer, Audi Engineer for Texaco Camaro Show - TCS #000 1:45:36

2M ago1:45:36

1:45:36

We are unbelievably excited to bring you our latest project, The Texaco Camaro Show! On the pilot episode, this week, we’ll be kicking things off with Track Enthusiast, Auto Rallyer, Content Creator, and our very own Video Editor, Chase Farrow! Grab a seat and get comfortable while Chase tells us all about himself, how he got into racing, and how h…

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DwD 0565: Car Setup Targets 21:37

1M ago21:37

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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 …

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444-Station Wagons, Subscription Shenanigans, and Sleepy Boizzz 54:42

2M ago54:42

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In this week's episode the Sleepy Boizzz talk about Ian's exhaustive move, a new station wagon heading stateside, and huge marketing miss by Audi. Listeners, we're headed to bed. Ian's called big spoon. We love you.By Apex Adjacent

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April Challenge To Make You A Better Person (And A Better Driver) 6:26

2M ago6:26

6:26

How did March go for you? Are you in a better place than you were on March 1st? Let's keep the momentum rolling!! Here’s the Late To Grid April Challenge: Continue to live a healthy lifestyle, but turn it up Read one book Prepare for your events - Inventory concept Connect with people - Networking Finish your projects Are you up for the challenge? …

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Late To Grind: Saevar Thordarson from Heritage Coffee in Solon, Ohio 21:09

2M ago21:09

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Saevar Thordarson joins the Late To Grind to talk about his coffee ownership journey. Learn more about Heritage Coffee: Heritage Coffee Website Heritage Coffee Instagram Heritage Coffee Facebook Connect with Saevar: Saevar on Instagram Saevar on LinkedIn The first ten (10) people that stop by Atomic Autosports in Wickliffe, Ohio and say that they l…

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GHiT 0564: Johan Schwartz – All About Racing and Car Control 1:26:44

1M ago1:26:44

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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 whi…

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443-Victoria Scott Talks Lifesaving Toyotas, Pedestrian Safety, And Her New Book! 1:35:07

2M ago1:35:07

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This week Victoria Scott returns to the show! She's here to discuss her recent piece involving a much needed exodus via used Toyota Camry, the ongoing pedestrian safety crisis, and her upcoming book! Boom. Packed show. Amazing guest. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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DwD 0563: Proper Preseason Preparation Performed Perfectly 19:14

2M ago19:14

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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 We hope you enjoy this e…

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Mark Nolan - Cleveland's Car Guy Is Going Racing 32:00

2M ago32:00

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If you live in Cleveland, Ohio you know Mark Nolan. He's been on air for 35 years and always has a smile. Plus, he's a car guy who is going racing. He just sold his Tex Powell build Oldsmobile GT car so that he could focus on getting more seat team, work towards his SCCA competition license, and go racing. Mark talks about balancing everything in l…

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GHiT 0562: Racing Subarus the Best way with Dewey Dewitt 1:37:24

2M ago1:37:24

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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 perfor…

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442-All Your Data R Belong To Them - How Automakers Collect And Sell YOUR Driving Data 51:45

2M ago51:45

51:45

In dystopian tech news this week we discuss how automakers are collecting YOUR data on YOUR driving habits (with NO CONTEXT!!!), monetizing it, and how your insurance company ultimately weaponizes it to raise your rates. Yup. We love you.By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0561: Recap of our Car Control Clinic at CMP 1:21:29

2M ago1:21:29

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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…

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DwD 0560: What Not to Do Before Going on Track for the First Time 13:31

2M ago13:31

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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/WhatNotToWai…

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GHiT 0559: Trailer and Towing – Part 2 of 2 1:53:56

2M ago1:53:56

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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 imp…

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441-Strategic Hoarding And Ian's Special Babies 52:36

2M ago52:36

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There are certain moments in our lives where the insanity of our obsessions are reflected back upon us, and this is one of those times for Ian. In this episode we chat about Dave watching Ian's babies, bad Brabuses and more. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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DwD 0558: Listener Question: What is the difference between a “better” driver and a “faster” driver 21:03

2M ago21:03

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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…

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GHiT 0557: Scott Robertson on Racing Car Setups and Optimized Data Interpretation 1:30:53

2M ago1:30:53

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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 …

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440-Ian's Hot Beef And Automotive Fuse Emporium 46:15

2M ago46:15

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We don't know what Ian would serve at his restaurant when it comes to you know, food and whatnot, but we do know one thing: there would be PLATES and AMPLE TABLE SPACE. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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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 46:12

2M ago46:12

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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 missi…

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