Best SCCA Podcasts (2023)

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Driven to Compete

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Meet James Cahill - SCCA driver and regional executive for the Kansas region and has so many more roles in the SCCA 19:14

10h ago19:14

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Meet James Cahill - SCCA driver and regional executive for the Kansas region and so many more roles in the SCCA. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, transportation, and maintenance work on a variety of racecars in the Austin area. On the same site since 2003, located ac…

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The JP Emerson Show

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Mile High Racer Kiari Hussey is Putting the Boys on Notice that She’s in It to Win It 47:25

5h ago47:25

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With her eyes set to competing in super comp in another year and a coveted Wally award already occupying space in her trophy case, 15-year-old jr dragster champion and Colorado resident Kiari Hussey tells us when she’s not blasting down the dragstrip you can find her wrenching on several project cars or quite possibly, perfecting her jump shot. Con…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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From Autocross to Pro Racing to Track Day Tire - Johnny Miller 1:03:14

27m ago1:03:14

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Johnny Miller is a very accomplished race car driver and he shares so much! The conversation ranges from Johnny's racing career which started in SCCA autocross to why being relevant is important in your racing career (hint: this helps with getting sponsorships for grassroots racing). He grew from Autocross to racing professionally in Trans Am, IMSA…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 52: FIRST EVER Track Day 43:31

2d ago43:31

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Its been a while since I had my first track day experience.... so I sat down with Jared Mason (@jaredmason2) after his FIRST WEEKEND on track... and it was a great one! If you know someone going to the track for the first time... its part of your duty to help them... and this episode will definitely do that! If you like what you hear, please downlo…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Chris Kern - Chris is a long-time member of the SCCA and is currently the race chairman for his local division 20:50

2d ago20:50

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Meet Chris Kern - Chris is a long-time member of the SCCA and is currently the race chairman for his local division. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, transportation, and maintenance work on a variety of racecars in the Austin area. On the same site since 2003, locate…

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The JP Emerson Show

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She’s funny, she’s bubbly, she’s outgoing but strap her into her top fuel dragster and Krista Baldwin all business 57:46

2d ago57:46

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NHRA Top Fuel Dragster pilot Krista Baldwin regularly blasts down the track in speeds in excess of 320 mph but her social skills both on the track, at the track and pretty much every day makes you wonder if she isn’t just having the time of her life. Connect with Krista: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristabaldwinracing Instagram: kristabaldwi…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Finding & Landing Sponsors - How To Build Your Sponsorship Plan (A Replay) 40:20

2d ago40:20

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Here's a replay of Bill's popular sponsorship episode. As we head into the new year your sponsorship planning should be well underway and this episode will help. Bill Snow shares his insights into how to build a sponsorship plan for your racing program. Sponsorships have to go beyond product sponsors if you want to get to the next level of getting …

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 51: Being a series leader, building a new car, and how much you should hate cheaters 1:02:10

3d ago1:02:10

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As soon as I started the podcast, Micheal Young (@trackthatshit) claimed episode 501 (the car number on his Integra Type R)... and as soon as he began building his "new" car... I started talking to him about episode 51 (the car number on his K swapped Civic)... and the rest his history. Mike is the NASA MA Series Leader for Honda Challenge... part …

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Buck and Tammi Entriken - Buck has been racing since 1968 and Tammi is an accomplished autocross racer in the SCCA 38:56

9d ago38:56

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Meet Buck and Tammi Entriken - Buck has been racing since 1968 and Tammi is an accomplished autocross racer in the SCCA. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, transportation, and maintenance work on a variety of racecars in the Austin area. On the same site since 2003, lo…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Just Getting Started - Camp Teague 22:20

10d ago22:20

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Camp Teague is just wrapping up his first season of racing and he jumped right into wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar. It was through networking and meeting Kyle Lockrow (who was a previous guest on the podcast) that Camp was able to get into racing. He first caught the car bug by watching the Disney movie, Cars. With Camp being so new to racing …

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 50: NASAs Super Touring Class(es) 59:50

16d ago59:50

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I sat down with Super Touring 4 racer, Mid Atlantic 2023 ST4 Regional Champ, Adam Chugg to go over the "catch all" class for racing... bring your car... any car... and tailor it to your budget, speed needs, and/or desires.... Learn about Super Touring on this podcast! if you like what you hear... download, share, rate (5 stars) and review the podca…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Mike Gorman and Zack Barfield - Mike owns Open Throttle Racing and Zack drives for the team 25:38

22d ago25:38

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Today I sat down with Mike Gorman and Zack Barfield. Both of these guys are part of Open Throttle Racing. Mike owns it and races and Zack races for the team in WRL. They are doing very well this year and are very high in the points for their classes. Mike explains how he helps new drivers get on the track and Zack shares more about his racing exper…

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The JP Emerson Show

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In Front of the Camera or Behind the Wheel, NASCAR Roots Reporter Jacklyn Drake Gives You the Ultimate Race Day Experience 58:48

18d ago58:48

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Texas native and Sports Reporter, Jacklyn (Harris) Drake, was born with a passion for racing running through her veins. Attending her first racetrack at the young age of 6 weeks old, Jacklyn grew up in a household of racers and spent 13 years behind a steering wheel competing in Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets, Legends, and asphalt Late Models. Jacklyn's…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 49: My 2023 Race Season Wrap Up with Guest HOST! 1:25:44

17d ago1:25:44

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Jason Lineberg (@clearbrookspeedshed)... my dear friend, trusted wrench, sounding board for my race program, and bearded wonder... takes the keys to the podcast in my first in person recording... We talk about the 2023 season, the goals for 2024, and how WE are planning to reach those goals. If you want to know how I plan, how I think about my race…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Jerry Kaufman - Driver of the #147 for Morehead Speeds Works in WRL 54:15

19d ago54:15

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Today I sat down with Jerry Kaufman. I caught up with Jerry at the WRL race at VIR. I discovered that Jerry and I know many of the same people. He has a story that was pretty unbelievable. He's won a race while his car was being towed into the paddock by a wrecker. You have to hear how that unfolded. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Rac…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet David Fusco - Driver in the WRL and he also races karts in the Atlanta area. 27:20

21d ago27:20

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Today I sat down with David Fusco. When David isn't making his customers happy with his Italian restaurants, he's racing. The day I caught up with him, his team had just taken 2nd place in their class at VIR, but not without a pretty scary moment in the pits. He shares the story with me. I love his attitude to keep pushing and to keep improving. Ou…

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Homer - is the commentator for the Right Trailers Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conf Finals 41:34

22d ago41:34

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I met with Homer. I learned something from Homer - that the smallest package wins. Just the opposite of what I thought, but he explains. Homer was a ball of energy telling me all about drag racing and the different races that he announces and the rules for drag racing, which was all new to me. He's got a great story about how he started. It's such …

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Driven to Compete

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Tim White - is a Solo and ProSolo veteran in the SCCA. He drives a Cayman this year but he’s usually in a Street Mod car 45:32

23d ago45:32

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I met with Tim White. Tim does all kinds of motorsports in several different disciplines and organizations. He's raced in Grid Life, SCCA, and the One Lap of America. He's also a very popular guy at the Solo nationals each year in Lincoln Nebraska. He and a buddy took the torch from the previous owners to create a homemade margarita machine and let…

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The JP Emerson Show

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Drag Racer, Builder, & Content Creator Britney Friesen empowers women of all ages to never quit their daydream 55:15

23d ago55:15

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Britney Friesen’s hugely popular YouTube channel “Britney Automotive” from its very beginning takes you along as she is the first to say, learns the very basics of automotive skills to the social force she is today empowering others with step by step builds and instructional videos that would challenge any network big dollar production. From Dynos …

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Hard Work Pays Off - Les Epps 1:04:35

29d ago1:04:35

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Les Epps who races and works with Hard Times Racing and Round 3 Racing has a smile and personality that would light up any room and truly loves motorsports and racing. At age five his father said you can be an architect or race car driver and you know how Les answered. His dad then bought him go kart and put an asphalt track in their front yard. He…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 48: Balance and Evolving a Race Program 59:40

24d ago59:40

59:40

I sat down with Dillon (@EJ2_track_rat) to talk about his 2023 season... the balance he needed to strike in his race program (and life) to aim for his goal of being the H2 national champion... He didn't reach his goal, but I'm convinced he will one day... and we talked about some of the lessons learned and how he is evolving his race program to get…

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Driven to Compete

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Mike Casino - is a Solo and ProSolo veteran in the SCCA. He’s currently driving a BRZ. 28:30

26d ago28:30

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I met with Mike Casino. Mike used to drag race so he's comfortable with the Christmas tree format for the ProSolo but he has 10+ years of experience in all Solo events. He's won a national championship in his SSP Corvette but now he's running a '22 BRZ in D-Street. Since this was my first Solo event, Mike did a great job of running me through the f…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Velma and Raleigh Boreen and Jeff Cox - SCCA Solo and ProSolo superstars 33:18

28d ago33:18

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Today I sat down with Velma and Raleigh Boreen and Jeff Cox. All three have been instrumental to the growth of autocross in the SCCA and continue to be driving forces for its growth. Raleigh and Velma co-drive a Camaro and Jeff drives a GT500 Mustang. Raleigh and Velma work closely with the SCCA and for many events, they are part of the staff. Rale…

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Jeff Banker - Jeff is the co-chief of the Atlanta region SCCA for flagging and communications 30:56

29d ago30:56

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Today I sat down with Jeff Banker. Jeff has been working flagging and communications (F&C) at tracks for 30 years. He's seen it all and has been in the seat closest to the action without actually being in the car. He's an F&C chief for several different racing organizations. If you are at Road Atlanta, look him up. Our sponsor for this episode is C…

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Driven to Compete

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Jason Parker - works for Tech For Troops, an org that supports veterans and military personnel 33:58

1M ago33:58

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I met with Jason Parker. Jason's official title is game master for Tech For Troops. Tech For Troops is dedicated to empowering Veterans and their family with computers, skills, and Information Technology (IT) workforce training. Jason has overcome several obstacles of his own as a vet suffering after serving. They host an iRacing league and other g…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Sim Racing to Wheel to Wheel Racing with Andy Blanchard 1:02:47

1M ago1:02:47

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Andy Blanchard joins the Late To Grid podcast to talk about his motorsports journey which includes moving from sim-racing (he repurposes arcade consoles) to a track day with Reed Kryder (here's a link to Reed on the Late To Grid podcast) to wheel to wheel racing with Lemons and ChampCar. Bill and Andy talk about Andy's 2023 season, what's planned f…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episdoe 47: Roll Center Voodoo 44:40

1M ago44:40

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I sat down with Ms. Lo Buk herself... Jackie Andrews to talk about the voodoo (to me anyway) that is ROLL CENTER. As mentioned on Jackies Corner Podcast, she was exploring roll center as a tuning option... and doing some reading in engineer books... it looks like my front grip issues might be related to roll center... and she agreed to sit down and…

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Driven to Compete

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Leann Falk - is a pro driver, a good friend, and has helped coach me for the past 2 years 44:10

1M ago44:10

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I met with Leann Falk. You need to hear this story. I've known Leann for over 2 years and I didn't know 10% of what she told me during the interview. She has so much racing experience but the most impressive thing is her determination to be a driver and to race. The things she did to support her passion for racing will make you second guess if you'…

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Driven to Compete

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Bryan Heitman - is a driver in the SCCA but he’s also prepping for the IMSA MX-5 Cup 29:15

1M ago29:15

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I met with Bryan Heitman. Bryan drives a MX-5 Global Cup car. He has been on a super accelerated learning curve in just under 2 years. In that short time he started tracking his car and then he and his buddies all bought Covid simulators and raced each other in MX-5 simulator cars in iRacing. They fell in love with the sim version of the car so the…

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Driven to Compete

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Stewart Black - is a fellow B-Spec driver in the SCCA and won the first race of the weekend at the June Sprints 44:24

1M ago44:24

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I met with Stewart Black. Stewart drives a Chevy Sonic and that makes a lot of sense since he owns Bill Black Chevrolet & Cadillac. I met Stewart on the track in the B-Spec a couple of years ago, but since then he's also gotten into GT2 with a Corvette. He's still working through the kinks in the Corvette, so until then, he jumped back into his Son…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Talking 944 Fest with Travis & Cat 52:24

1M ago52:24

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What started out as trolling 944 Fest on Instagram turned into lots of fun banter and an excellent weekend at Nelson Ledges playing with Porsches and having a great time. It only made sense to have Travis and Cat on the podcast to talk about 944 Fest and their backgrounds. We talk about a lot of different things and we laugh a lot too. They seem to…

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Driven to Compete

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Peter Zekert - is a brand new B-Spec racer and has only had his 2010 Honda Fit for 2.5 weeks 39:23

1M ago39:23

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I met with Peter Zekert. Peter's first race in his B-Spec car was earlier in the day I interviewed him. But he's been racing in the SCCA for years in GT Lite, GT4, and GT5s since the early 80s. He's got some very interesting stories from when he spent 15 years as a high-threat driving instructor for the US military and special forces. You won't fin…

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The JP Emerson Show

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Bob Ashton is the Man at the Controls of The World's Largest All Indoor Car Show devoted to Muscle Cars, Dealer Built Supercars and Corvettes 53:20

1M ago53:20

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Bob Ashton, is the Managing Member of the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. The World's Largest All Indoor Car Show devoted to Muscle Cars, Dealer Built Supercars, and Corvettes The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show is the world's largest all indoor specialty event devoted to Original Factory Muscle Cars and the finest Corvettes with an empha…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 46: SpecE46 1:17:58

1M ago1:17:58

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We overcome some of the technical difficulties of recording with 5 people to talk about the newest BMW based spec class in NASA... SPECE46! I was joined by 4 SPECE46 racers to talk about the classes humble beginnings, what it takes to build a car, and how easy it is to go fast in them!By Kaan

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Driven to Compete

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Mark Goodman - is a first-year B-Spec driver in the SCCA but longtime Spec Racer driver in the SCCA 28:25

1M ago28:25

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I met with Mark Goodman. Mark is driving a Mini Cooper. This is only his 3rd race weekend in the Mini but he spent a long time in Spec Racers. He started racing in 1989 and he's just one year away from his 40th anniversary in the SCCA. He's also raced Show Room Stock, RX7 endurance cars in ChumpCar, and Formula cars. Our sponsor for this episode is…

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Driven to Compete

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Kevin Stuckey - is from Wisconsin and he’s a fellow B-Spec driver in the SCCA 23:35

2M ago23:35

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I met with Kevin Stuckey. Kevin grew up coming to Road America with his uncle and now he's racing on it. He shares his top secret best spectator spot at Road America. He just started racing in 2021. He shares the great memories he's had with his uncle including going together to the 2021 runoffs. He's raced in a Honda Fit and is now in a Chevy Soni…

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Driven to Compete

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Joe and Joey Rainey - Father son combo racing Mazda MX-5’s in the SCCA, prepping for the MX-5 Cup with IMSA 25:11

1M ago25:11

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I met with Joe and Joey Rainey. Joe and Joey are from Arizona where they are avid members of a local car club. They run Audi GT4s there and have been pushing cars on the track for a few years. They had a packed schedule at Road America because they both entered their MX-5's in 2 classes each. There are also 2 other siblings in the family who alread…

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Driven to Compete

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David and Chris Daughtery - Multiple time national champion father and his up-and-coming son 36:29

1M ago36:29

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I met with David and Chris Daughtery. I don't know if there is anyone in the SCCA who doesn't know the name David Daughtery. He's won national championships in more than one class for something like 12-13 national championships. David has raced just about everything. Chris has done a lot of Kart racing and dirt racing (he explains how he ended up i…

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The JP Emerson Show

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Veteran Automotive Journalist, Photographer, Historian and Mecum executive producer Matt Avery is always On the Move 1:04:12

1M ago1:04:12

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His work has been seen in Hot Rod magazine and Muscle Car Review as well as The Chicago-based Daily Herald. His career included the television show Motor Week before joining the Cars.com editorial team as a senior video producer. A 2020 recipient of SEMA’s “35 Under 35” list recognizing rising young stars in the automotive industry and today he cur…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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How To Make The Most Of Your "Off Season" with Michael Ribas 37:29

1M ago37:29

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The off-season is shorter than we think and Michael Ribas joins the podcast to share some ideas about how to make the most of the off-season. Michael Ribas is a performance coach (business, life, everything) and was a guest in season two of the Late To Grid podcast. Here's his episode. Here are some ideas to get you started in your off-season plann…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episode 45: Dampers and Clicks 1:01:47

2M ago1:01:47

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In this episode we get back to some hard core learning... with NASA Mid Atlantics own Scott Blair. We learn the basics of how dampers (shocks and struts) work and the basics of adjustment... and where they tie into the "handling" hierarchy of your car. Get a note book out... we are going to SCHOOL! If you like what you hear, please rate, review, do…

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Driven to Compete

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Bill Collins - is a driver in the SCCA, formerly driving a Corvette but now he’s joined the B-Spec family 18:05

2M ago18:05

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I met with Bill Collins. Bill has only raced 3 events in B-Spec and is already up-to-speed with man of the other drivers. He drives a Mazda2. He spent several years running the Corvette in the SCCA T2 class but wanted to a different class that was cheaper but just as much fun, which led him to B-Spec. Over the years he's done some circle track and …

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Driven to Compete

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Meet Drew Swank (aka Dr. Swank) - Drew is an iRacer and he’s blowing up right now 55:12

2M ago55:12

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Today I met with Drew Swank. Drew (Drew Swank Racing) has a 5k iRating and he drives a Porsche GT3 R. He's a huge proponent of iRacing and it's really cool hearing how someone just dove into something they love and that enthusiasm is overflowing based on his fan base. As Drew would say "Learn more about Simracing, iRacing, and refine your craft in …

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Steve Kaster - is a fellow B-Spec driver in the SCCA 32:37

2M ago32:37

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I met with Steve Kaster. Steve lives in Green Bay, about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Road America. He drives a Ford Fiesta. We talk about our favorite track, Road America. He started in ChumpCar and rented a Miata. Other than that, he had only done 1 track day before jumping into racing cars. He raced lots of things as a kid including BMX and Motocr…

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Rob Conners - is a fellow B-Spec driver in the SCCA 29:23

2M ago29:23

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I met with Rob Conners. Rob lives about 45 minutes from Road America. He drives a 2009 Honda Fit. He's only been racing in B-Spec since 2022. He used to race STU cars before B-Spec. He worked as crew and mechanic for quite a few years before STU. But he's also got experience in SVRA, ChampCar, PCA, and One Lap of America. And he just started a scre…

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Driven to Compete

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Paul Stephan - is a fellow B-Spec driver in the SCCA 29:16

2M ago29:16

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I met with Paul Stephan. Paul drives a 2010 Honda Fit and has been racing in B-Spec for just over 2 years. He came from STU before that and he's also done some ChampCar racing. He also shared his story about winning the Tail of the Dragon race and another time he had to pull the fire suppression lever because his car was on fire. Our sponsor for th…

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The JP Emerson Show

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The Evangelist of modern Drag Racing, Wes Buck Spreads the Word to The Congregation of Speed 1:10:47

2M ago1:10:47

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Wes Buck is the founder and editorial director of drag racing's leading publication, Drag Illustrated. When he’s not shoulder deep in planning the sports next great event such as next year’s much anticipated Superstar Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park, you can find him on the mic and in front of the camera on his own wildly popular show, the W…

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Late to Grid - Grassroots Racing

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Autocross to Time Trials to Wheel To Wheel - Toby Weber Shares His Racing Journey 41:24

2M ago41:24

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Toby Weber started competing in Autocross events in 2014 in a Lotus 7 and has grown his motorsports endeavors to include track days, time trials and wheel to wheel racing. He also works with Xtreme Xperience as an instructor. Toby has had a stellar 2023 season including a first place in class at the 14 hour enduro at Nelson Ledges Road Course. In 2…

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The Blind Apex Podcast

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Episdoe 44: The 10th Gen Civic SI as a race car?!?!? 53:33

2M ago53:33

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If Honda is going to survive in club racing in the "mid term" the 10th Gen Civic Si is going to have to carry the torch! I sit down with Jasper Drengler to discuss the basics... and weaknesses/strengths of the car. Jasper has build a TCA legal 10th gen, not from a body in white, but form a CoPart flood car and raced it successfully. If you like wha…

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Driven to Compete

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Cricket - is a driver in the SCCA and a mechanic involved in several racing sanctioning bodies 43:32

2M ago43:32

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I met with Cricket. Cricket is a hard working dude. He's got multiple jobs in addition to supporting race teams as a mechanic and he's finally put himself into a position to do some Spec Miata racing himself. Even with a small amount of experience behind the wheel, he's already doing really well racing. If you want to hear a story of someone workin…

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