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Garage Heroes In Training

Garage Heroes In Training

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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.
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We share the stories and inspiration that will help get more people behind the wheel and on the track. Track days, HPDE, SCCA, NASA, ChampCar, LeMons, and autocrossing - we interview drivers and industry insiders that will help drivers along their motorsports journey. The name, Late To Grid? In the past the host, Bill Snow, was always late to the track, late to get the car ready, and hence - Late To Grid. His goal with the podcast is to grow the sport and highlight the tools and resources th ...
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Join Audra, Jess, Kathy, and usually a guest or two every month as they dive into topics such as autocross, track, car prep, karting, and rallying. If you love cars and want to learn more about all the exciting opportunities to meet others who love cars, then listen up!
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Speed Secrets Podcast

Ross Bentley: Performance & Race Driver Coach

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The Speed Secrets Podcast is all about high performance and race driving. In it, Ross Bentley has conversations with guests, resulting in tips, advice and inspiration you can take to the track. Digging into topics such as trail braking, cornering lines, race track specific advice, data acquisition and video analysis, upshifting and downshifting, handling and car setup, steering techniques, and the skill of using the throttle - all while driving on track - the goal is to not just entertain yo ...
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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 resul…
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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 app…
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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 budg…
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Send us a Text Message. Join Bill Snow as he chats with Travis and Kat, the organizers of the legendary 944 Fest, happening this Labor Day weekend at Nelson Ledges! Get ready for an inside look at this iconic event, including: A blast from the past: The story of the very first 944 turbo! The 944 Fest magic: How this event brings together a passiona…
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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: h…
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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. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/MultiCarTeams We hope …
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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…
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Send us a Text Message. This month, Bill encourages listeners to take a hard look at their "room" - their circle of influence, the people who shape their lives and their motorsports journey. Are those around you pushing you toward your goals or holding you back? Bill shares insightful advice on the importance of surrounding yourself with positive, …
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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…
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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 …
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Send us a Text Message. Join Bill Snow on Late to Grid as he chats with John Troche, a 79-year-old autocrosser with a lifetime of motorsports experience. John shares his incredible journey, from owning a Cobra at 22 to conquering the autocross scene. Get ready for inspiring stories and valuable advice! Key Takeaways: - The thrill of owning a Cobra …
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Send us a Text Message. Buckle up, gearheads! This week's solo episode of Late to Grid is a personal one, as host Bill takes you on a nostalgic journey through his own motorsports adventures. From early days at the Indy 500 to his current role as founder of Atomic Autosports, Bill shares stories of karting, endurance racing, and the creation of Rad…
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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 tal…
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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 i…
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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 o…
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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. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TowPigsSuck If you would like to help gro…
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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 discu…
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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 ep…
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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 epis…
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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 path…
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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 examp…
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Send us a Text Message. This month's challenge from host Bill Snow is to not get more done, but having less to do. When we say no to something we are actually saying yes to something else. Where can you delegate in your life? What can you say no to? Save on endurance and track day race tires! Use code: SnowVIP at TrackDayTire.com to get you a buy t…
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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. A …
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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 personal…
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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. A link to the episode is: htt…
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New, Slower Version 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. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2024MooStang3 If you would like to help grow high-performance driving and racing and maybe eve…
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New and Improved, now even slower, lol. 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…
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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. A link to the episode is: https://tin…
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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. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/BenIsBackOnTrac…
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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 speci…
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Send us a Text Message. This week on Late to Grid, Bill welcomes Taylor Allen to the Atomic Autosports studio for a chat about his motorsports journey, which has taken him from a surprising first track day experience in a Buick Regal to driving vintage Indy cars. Taylor shares his early days of autocrossing and time trials, his hilarious “Taylor Al…
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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, b…
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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 fr…
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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 t…
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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…
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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…
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Send us a Text Message. Get ready to unlock the secrets of racing data! Join us as Bill Stevens, a seasoned racer and Race Keeper guru from BNS Racing Services, takes us on a thrilling ride through the world of data acquisition. Race Faster with Data: Unlock the Secrets of Race Keeper with Expert Bill Stevens 🏎️ Think data is just for engineers? Th…
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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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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 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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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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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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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 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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Send us a Text Message. 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! …
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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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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 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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Send us a Text Message. 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? Con…
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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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