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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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Autocross is an affordable and accessible form of amateur motorsports competition. Our objective is to provide information on autocross in general with an emphasis on autocross activity in Upstate New York.
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The Cone Coach Podcast

Cone Coach, Neal Tovsen, Shane Donahue

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ConeCoach is focused on helping autocrossers go faster. Each episode, we'll focus on specific topics you can use to improve your car, and the nut behind the wheel. Hosted by Shane Donahue and Neal Tovsen.
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Welcome to Inside the Cockpit! In this podcast I will discuss the SCCA Runoffs, Hoosier Super Tour, and Majors Series all across the country. The show will also feature guests where we will discuss the Formula Vee class as a whole.
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Flashback to the Track

James Armas, Mark Urban

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Two guys who are life long racing fans and have always wanted to share their vast amounts of random Motorsports knowledge with the world who started a podcast. Listen to James Armas and Mark Urban talk about an old race or Motorsports event you've probably never heard of. From NASCAR to Indycar, IMSA, NHRA, CART, Grand AM, SCCA, Trans-AM, and maybe a Monster Truck Rally. It's more than a review, it's educational too.
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Gear Vlogz Automotive Podcast is a daily podcast/vodcast that brings you the latest news from the Automotive world. Your show host Mario Gear has been involved with the automotive industry for well over fifteen years from general auto repairs to SCCA World Challenge GT Teams support and he plans to share his love and passion for all things Auto-related.
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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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Lonesome Rhodes Behind the Wheel is a podcast about cars. We will have on curators from various car museums across the country, including the Pioneer Museum in Minden, Nebraska, the Museum of speed in Lincoln, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, the Orphan Car Museum in Ypsilanti, the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, and the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan among them. We will be going to car shows throughout the summer months, and talking to car historians such as Phil Skinner, ap ...
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The Driving Experience is just that, a place where people share their passion for cars and driving. Do you have a classic, a favorite place to drive, an adventure to share, the guests on The Driving Experience do! Come along for a great ride!
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Skidmarks Show

Jeff Allen & Ethan D.

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New podcast weblogSkidMarks Show is based on cool cars and rock stars featuring race car drivers and celebrities. Join JEFF ALLEN and Ethan Demetrius Laying down tracks screeching across America
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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. …
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Send us a text Ryan Pyles of Virginia Tech Motorsports (https://vtmotorsports.square.site/) joins me to talk about Formula SAE and their program! If you are looking for a young engineer or have a youngster looking at schools that loves motorsports... I can't think of a better opportunity for growth than a FSAE program. Join Ryan and me as we talk a…
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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 …
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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…
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Send us a text Join Bill from Atomic Auto Sports as he chats with Andrew Markel, Technical Director of Content for Babcock's Media and a lifelong motorsports enthusiast. Andrew shares his incredible journey, from witnessing Formula 1 in Detroit as a child to his current work creating automotive content and his ongoing passion for grassroots racing.…
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Send us a text Deren Ardinger (aka @honduh_challenged) joins me to talk limited slip differentials... obviously my car is having some excessive transmission wear, and Deren is my transmission voodoo guy... so we talk limited slip differentials, how they work, and how you can set them up. No I wont tell you how my OSG is set up... because I have NO …
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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 A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ProperPresentationForPassing We hope you enjoy this epis…
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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 h…
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Send us a text Driver coach and half of the Track Walking Podcast, Scott Robertson (@robertsonracing @trackwalkingpodcast), joins me to talk about when you need to seek out coaching and how you need to approach it. Shocker... I'm personally looking into it, and I had some reservations until I talked with Scott! To support the podcast please share i…
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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. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageH…
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Send us a text Luke Ryker from Track Heroes joins us to share his inspiring story of using high-performance driving to help veterans and first responders overcome PTSD. Discover the science behind this unique program, how it works, and the incredible impact it's having on the lives of those who've served. Learn about the different stages of the pro…
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Send us a text Daytona and Sebring winner, and driving coach, Dion von Moltke (blayze.io), joins me to talk about habits we can start/reinforce/continue as we street drive that will help us while we are on track... When you are hooked, you are hooked... and you want to maximized EVERY SINGLE opportunity to get better... we give you a dozen examples…
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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 opti…
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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 t…
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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 …
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Send us a text Get the inside scoop on SEMA 2024! We hit the show floor and talked to top industry players: Hawk Performance, Hoosier Tire, NRG Innovations, and Design Engineering, Inc. (DEI). Learn about their latest products, tips for track success, and how their innovations can elevate your racing game. From brake pads to tires, seats to heat sh…
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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. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com A link to the episod…
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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 If you would like to help grow high-performance driving…
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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 A link to the episode is: htt…
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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 overn…
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Send us a text Bill Snow welcomes Eric Baun, a sales rep and avid racer, to the Late to Grid podcast. Listen as Eric shares his motorsports journey from his first track day in a Volkswagen to his current passion for karting and endurance racing, including his surprising start in wheel-to-wheel racing, his experience managing multiple sclerosis, and…
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Send us a text Reformed Miata driver and GLTC hot shoe Vette driver, Luke McGrew, joins me to talk about the C5 Corvette and how it should be the new answer for "what should my first track car be?!?!?" We get into what they need to be reliable and what to upgrade as you progress. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast with someone slow…
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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 th…
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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 If you would like to help grow high-performance driving and racing and maybe even our podcast, lol: You can subscribe to our podcast on the po…
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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/PittR…
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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 proje…
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Send us a text Bill Snow welcomes Adrian Willoughby, a Mini Cooper parts expert and avid racer, to the Late to Grid podcast. Listen as Adrian shares his motorsports journey from dirt tracks to endurance racing, including his first track day, his surprising start in wheel-to-wheel racing, and the importance of safety and community in the sport. Get …
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Send us a text I hand the keys to the podcast over to Bill Fisher (@garageheroesintraining) to guide the conversation on my driving and how the podcast has helped me... and he sprinkled in some listener Q&A questions too! To support the podcast... please SHARE it with friends. It's truly the best way to help any podcast!…
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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…
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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 If you would like to help grow high-performance driving and …
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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 almos…
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Send us a text Jackie Andrews joins me to talk about the details in your (and mine) suspension that get overlooked. Lord knows I have overlooked them... because I need to address them this offseason. We even get into some of the Honda Challenge rules we can expect in 2025... outside of the new tire. To support the podcast... share with friends, dow…
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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 What did we miss? What did we get wrong? Pleas…
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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 Ac…
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Send us a text Join Bill Snow on Late To Grid as he chats with Jasper Drengler, a passionate racer who's taken on everything from dirt ovals to the Nurburgring! Get ready for a wild ride as Jasper shares his incredible journey of racing in all 50 states, the thrill of his first race win, and his upcoming challenge: the Baja 1000! Key Takeaways: Fin…
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Send us a text Carbon brakes are an evolving technology that is being used more and more "street" cars... they are no longer just for super cars! Rami from ReBrakeUSA.com joins me to teach us about carbon brakes, the types, how to use them, how to maintain them, and how good they can be on track. Educate yourself now because the technology and use …
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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 bein…
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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 …
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Send us a text Mr. Speed Secrets himself, Ross Bentley, joins me to talk about the importance, how and when to conduct a track walk. Something we often take for granted can be such a powerful tool in our drivers tool kit! We talk about the mindset to have, how to prepare, and tips while taking the track walk to optimize the information we gather! T…
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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 th…
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Send us a text Join Bill Snow on Late To Grid for a tire talk with a twist! Johnny Miller and Johnny V Miller, father and son, from Track Day Tire.com, reveal the secrets of the brand new Hoosier Track Attack tire. Get insider tips on this game-changing tire, learn about its unique features, and hear about the incredible testing experience that had…
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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…
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Send us a text Kenton Koch or the Random Vandals Race Team... winner of mutliple 24 hour races, joins me to talk about mental focus while racing. We had to overcome some technical issues, but there is some great information. Its time for some self reflection and assessment... to really see what you need to do to take your mental game to the next le…
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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 u…
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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 bac…
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Send us a text AJ Hartman (AJ Hartman Aero) and Mario Korf (Occamsracers.com) baby sat me, my preparation, and my wind tunnel tear sheet for my wind tunnel trip... and they join me to go over some of my numbers, provide best practices guidance... drop some news on maybe developing a book... AND encouraging people to go to the wind tunnel themselves…
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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?…
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