Garage Heroes In Training

GHiT 0724:   Ethan and Jon - Review of The Thompson Race and Much More We caught up with the Slow and Mello team of Jon and Ethan shortly after the race at Thompson.  In addition we talked about a whole bunch of others things including Jeremy's coaching at the Little League World Series, Audra's race, and also a bit about improving your race program through sponsorship (do's and don't's) A link to...

GHiT 0722:   Mike Beers Racing and a Ross Bentley Event Review We caught up with Mike Beers a few weeks after the Ross Bentley instructional event at Pineview Run.  What did Mike think?  Did it help him in his next race?  That and much, much more.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiT722 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance...

DwD 0721:  Brad Goes to his First HPDE Solo  Brad returns to discuss his first HPDE solo with NASA Rocky Mountain.  We discuss the event and how things went for him.  Brad has always had some of the highest level of enthusiasm for racing on track that we have ever and it is still there.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@Gmail.com . A link to the episode is: htt...

GHiT 0720:   Ryan Susca WINS Racing in an endurance race is not 100% skill, there is a large amount of luck involved.  Added to this, when you have large fields, the odds are literally stacked against you.  However, past guest and teammate was able to upgrade from GHiT and won the overall race at the 24 Hours of Lemons event at Thompson and we had to get all the details and congratulate him on the...

DwD 0719:  Goals After a Driving Event Unfortunately, most of us do not have unlimited track time or money, so we should be trying to make everything we can with our limited time resource.  As an example, we go through the things that Vicki learned at her last event with Ross Bentley and what her plans are going to her next event, plus a bit of practice she can do while driving on regular roads. ...

GHiT 0718:   GridLife Circuit Legends at Lime Rock with Adam Jabaay With the upcoming Circuit Legends Festival at Lime Rock, we thought it would be great to catch up with Adam Jabaay about the season to this point and we did.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GLCL2025 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing: Y...

DwD 0717:  After a Long Time Away From Racing - To Do/Not To Do's If its been a bit since you have been on track, here are a few things to do and a few things to avoid when getting back into the sport.  We tried to dominate without Ben, but all we could muster was to denominate.  However, we still covered a lot of great ideas and tips to help resume racing, autocrossing, etc.   Did we miss somethi...

GHiT 0716:   Event Recap:  Ross Bentley's Driver Development Program with Ian and Mario Korf We have been to a ton of driving events aimed at developing your skills and improving your track driving and autocross.  When we heard about Ross Bentley holding a driver development program, it became a cannot miss event for the year.  How was it?  We discuss the event with two of the coaches, Mario and I...

WOoT 0714:  Fantastic Four Plus Mostly and No Racing Podcast and SPOILER FILLED The gang goes over the recent Fantastic Four movie and a deep dive on what we thought, what we liked, and what could have been a bit better.  We also project a bit on some other upcoming movies and potential upcoming trips to Comic Con.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FFFirstStepsPlus We hope you enjoy...

GHiT 0713:   Race Recap:  Lucky Dog at PIR with Deaf Power Racing We love our friends at Lucky Dog racing and Alan was able to get out to Portland International Raceway (again) for a few days with Deaf Power Racing.  Some of our home gamers may remember that our first race at PIR did not go as planned.  Luckily, this one would go much better.  Or did it? A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.c...

DwD 0715:  What Eyes Up Can Mean When at the track you will often hear "keep your eyes up" as a magical solution to everything.  But what does that mean?  What are they really saying or trying to say.  After a recent discussion by TomO and DJ on their podcast, we decided to go through a vision exercise and see what Ben does and compare it to what DJ and Tom do.  Special thanks go out to the the Li...

DwD 0712:  Report Cards:  While on Track Bill Struggles to ask the Question, but Ben comes through with an answer anyway.  We review the concept of on track report cards and things to do when on track to improve.     Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@Gmail.com . A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackREportCards We hope you enjoy this episode! If you...

GHiT 0711:   Racing 102- Stuff We Missed Before Their First Race We have covered several newbie teams before their first race.  On this episode, we talk with one of them about stuff that we missed and forgot to discuss.  Our first How To on Race Number Two.  Welcoming back to the podcast Tim and Cliff. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceTwoUpgrades We hope you enjoy this episode! If...

WOoT 0709:  Superman and F1The Movie Mostly and No Racing Podcast and SPOILER FILLED The gang goes over the recent F1 Movie and a deep dive on the newly released Superman (2025).  What we thought, what we liked, and what could have been a bit better.  We also project a bit on some other movies including the basis for our next WOoT episode the upcoming Fantastic Four film.   A link to the episode i...

DwD 0710:  Losing vs Getting Beaten and more What started out with a simple question of what is the difference between losing and getting beaten digressed into a deeper discussion of a bunch or areas of racing.  In other words, another one of our podcasts.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@Gmail.com . A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LostOrBeaten W...

GHiT 0707:   Race Review - GridLife GLTC @ Mid O 2025 with Nick Barbato Nick Barbato came to Bill's rescue and reviewed the recent GridLife event at Mid Ohio.  Maybe Bill will stop rocking in the corner from live stream withdrawal, lol.  It was quite an event and some amazing things transpired in GLTC.  Oh, and NICK WON RACE4!!!!!!!!!!  Way to bury the lead. A link to the episode is: https://tinyu...

DwD 0708:  Listener Question On How to Get Better At Racing - And Just About Everything Else Ben is BACK and we talk about trust on track.  Why is it important?  How to gain it?  How to lose it?  the usual things to do and thigns not to do.  Part one of many.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@Gmail.com for a part 2. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com...

GHiT 0705:   Race Review - NJMP 2025 - The Italian Job Wins G&G  They came, they saw, they conquered.  The recent Halloween Meets Gasoline winner from NJMP, The Italian Job.  Oh, yeah, they drove a Mini Cooper with a full pasta dinner on the roof.  And Much more.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/YouWannaMeatballWithDat We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow o...

DwD 0706:   The Importance of Trust on Track Ben is BACK and we talk about trust on track.  Why is it important?  How to gain it?  How to lose it?  the usual things to do and thigns not to do.  Part one of many.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@Gmail.com for a part 2. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrustOnTrack We hope you enjoy this episode! If...

GHiT 0704:   Kelvin Arreola Wins the 25:01 Hour Race at Thunderhill and Much More Our guest has competed in Formula D and won the longest race in North America.  And virtually everything in between.  Welcome to the podcast Kelvin Arreola A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Thunderhill25Plus We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance dr...

GHiT 0703:   Race Review - NJMP 2025 - Slippery Slope NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception.  In this part, we review the Slippery Slope team that was racing their SpecE30 race car for reasons explained here. It came in un-themed but the ret of the weekend led to a ton of fun.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car-16 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you woul...

GHiT 0702:   Race Review - NJMP 2025 - Never a Goodnight NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception.  In the first of several parts, we review the first time at Lemons team, Never a Goodnight. They had two new to wheel to wheel racing drivers in a brand new race car build.  What could go wrong with that? A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car44 We hope you enjoy this...

Listener Request - Re-Release GHIT 0185  Racing 101 Part 6:  Paddock and Pit Area - Prep and Tips Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls "So You Wanna Racecar".  For this episode, A lot of our fellow teams recognize that our paddock game is often better than our on track game so we could not  escape...

GHiT 0701:   Race Review - NJMP 2025 - El Jeffe/The Trophy Truck NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception.  In the first of several parts, we review the weekend race for car/truck number 23, the Bad Hombre, El Jeffe, the trophy Truck.  What a weekend! A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car23 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast...

Listener Request - Re-Release GHIT 0185  Racing 101 Part 5:  What to Expect At Your First Track Day Our podcast is trying to encourage people to try high performance driving and racing, so Vicki wanted to start a special series she calls "So You Wanna Racecar".  On this episode, we go over a typical track visit from arriving at the gate to departing at the conclusion of the event.  It's like you g...