Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast

On this episode of the Podcast, we talk to Matt and Austin from North American Motorsports Research, better known as NAMR.They have developed and released the Subaru Tuning software - Atlas which is a free software that lets you get access to the ECU of yourFA20DIT or FA24DIT Subaru WRX and see what the ECU is going, make changes, tune your car, Datalog, etc. It has been a long time since a new Tu...

Mike Kojima is someone that needs no introduction because of the notoriety that he has from his roll at Sport Compact Car magazine, and more recently MotoIQ.Mike was at Pikes Peak this year with the Evasive Motorsports Ioniq 5 N and our paths crossed and I was able to get him to come on and have a chat on the Podcast! In this episode, we talk about what it was like working with the Hyundai Ioniq 5...

In the Automotive Aftermarket world, there has been a change happening in the background that has been under the radar up until the last few years. A few Private Equity groups have been slowly starting to take hold of more and more Automotive brands, and in some cases of late, the changes that are coming out of this are becoming more and more noticeable. With this in mind, Jon sat down with Justin...

There has been a lot that has gone on since we last had this group together, and we wanted to cover all of those topics in this episode. Dewey was just running his car Boogie at Gridlife Midwest Fest, and we start off talking about how that all went. Subaru has now announced that they are working 3 new Manual Transmission cars that should be coming out by the end of next year, the most exciting of...

We have been getting a lot of questions lately about DCCD Controllers and how the Subaru STI DCCD works after we put out some videos looking at the workings of the DCCD.We had enough that we decided to put together a Q and A to answer them, and it was long enough that we decided we should put it out as a Podcast! In this episode, we talk about:Which controller is better, MAP DCCD, or iDCCD?What ha...

What is the best Driving Experience? Is it Analog? Or is it Digital? Most of what you will hear lately revolves around an Analog Driving Experience. But is really as good as it gets? Part of the motivation for this topic is the Driver Controlled Center Differential that comes in the STI. The more you start to understand how much of a difference the DCCD configuration can make, it becomes clear tha...

It is almost hard to picture now, but there was a long time when we couldn't get a WRX or STI here in the states, even though they were available most everywhere else around the world. Then, in 2001, the WRX finally landed. In this episode, Jon talks with Justin from Overtake USA and Dan from Mach V Motorsports about what it was like when the WRX finally landed, and how it changed the world of...

There are two things that Subaru has told us the BRZ will never get from the day that the design was revealed.1. It will never get a turbocharged engine2. It will never be All Wheel DriveBut now they have built the Boxer Rally spec. Z which is both. How did we get to this point? When we thought that this AWD BRZ Rally Car was just going to be a clone of the Toyota Celica that we have seen testing...

For Episode #195 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast, Tanner, Art, Dewey, and Jon sit down to talk about recent events. Art is just back from a two week trip to Japan, and we talk about what he did, and Subaru culture in Japan. Dewey just won Street Mod at Gridlife South Carolina and set a new track record in the process. Subaru Just revealed the Boxer Rally spec. Z All Wheel Drive BRZ Rally Car, a...

Ryan Douthit of Driving Sports TV is our guest for this episode of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast. Ryan gets to drive most all of the new vehicles as Subaru releases them, so he has driving most all of the newest Subaru's, so he has a unique perspective on the direction that Subaru is moving in. In this episode, we talk about the newest Subaru EV's, including the Subaru Trailseeker, and Subaru Un...

For Episode #193 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast, we couldn't land on a single topic, so we covered just about everything that was on our minds. Were the days of Subaru Forums really the good old days? When was it the PEAK time to modify your Subaru? How does the BRZ fit in the Subaru lineup? Are Bugeyes easy to find these days? What about First Gen BRZs? And lots more. A big thanks to Art,...

This went up on YouTube today, but it is a good primer for the Podcast that will go up tomorrow. I decided to put it up here as well just in case any of you aren't following us on YouTube. Hope you enjoy this conversation, and Stay Tuned for the Podcast tomorrow! There has been a lot of discussion of late about the All Wheel Drive BRZ Rally Car that Subaru just unveiled, and for good reason. I...

There was a time in the early 2000's where Subaru Forums were the place to go to find information, parts, or to connect with the Subaru community in your area. There were a number of local forums but the central hub for many of us was NASIOC. The North American Subaru Impreza Owners Clubhttps://forums.nasioc.com/This was at one point the largest Subaru forum, and had tens of thousands of membe...

Are Subaru's reliable? Do they really have as many issues as you read about on the Internet? It is time to have a real conversation about it, and on this episode, we have the perfect group to get to the bottom of this topic. SmeediaArt from Overtake USAAnd Dewey from IAGWhat is the truth about Head Gasket issues on WRX's, STI's, and Subaru's in general? What about Ring Lands and Ro...

If you follow Rally, RallyX, or motorsport in general, there is a good chance that you have seen the Your Mom Races Rally Instagram page pop up on your feed. When Kelly decided to jump into Rally and RallyX, she decided to document her journey into the world of motorsport on her Instagram page. As it often does, things started out with a car and a few small changes here and there, and now Kelly is...

If you are building up a track car or a race car, and you need to add power, where would you start? A bigger Turbo? Supercharger? Maybe building up the engine and tuning the ECU?What about making your race car a hybrid? I think I am safe in saying that most of us would not even consider turning a car that didn't start out life as a hybrid into one, much less making it a hybrid to improve the c...

The 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon just started, and Subaru has made some big announcements. To make sense of all the bombshell news, we sit down with Dewey from IAG, Art from Overtake, and Smeedia in this episode! We thought that the focus was going to be around the STI that they were scheduled to unveil. It turns out that what they are going to call the “STI” in Japan, is what we had here in the US as th...

With the release of the latest Gymkhana video, Aussie Shred, we get to see the newest Vermont Sports Car creation in action at the hands of Travis Pastrana. When we last had Dewey, Art, and Smeedia on the podcast, the suggestion was made that we should talk about these new VSC cars because there is a bit of a question about whether or not they are actually Subarus. Why is this important? We get in...

When Subaru revealed two different STI concepts at the Japan Mobility show at the end of October, one Electric, and one Combustion, it started a lot of discussions. A few of which you have likely seen here on our channel and on the Podcast. The majority of Subaru Enthusiasts are very excited about getting an STI back in the lineup that has a traditional combustion engine for power delivery, even t...

Robb Holland has had a long and diverse racing career thus far. 2025 has been a great year for Robb with his win of the Time Attack 1 class at Pikes Peak, and a GT4 Class win in the SRO GT America class as well. Robb started out competing as a professional cyclist, and then found his way to racing on 4 wheels in many different classes, including competing in the British Touring Car Championship fr...

With the new STI Concept cars, and their new focus on Performance and Adventure, it seems clear that Subaru is changing their direction to some degree. It is easy to say that bringing back the STI is a huge step in the right direction, but is it as simple as just bring the car back? What does Subaru need to do to really connect with their Performance Enthusiasts? To talk about this, we brought on...

Damien Bradley has been running in the UK Hill Climb and UK Time Attack series for a while now. But this year, he decided to take on the challenge of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb! Now that some time has passed, we had to reach out to Damien to talk about his experience on Pikes Peak, and what it was like to Race to the Clouds. Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

Subaru just revealed the STI Performance B and STI Performance E concepts at that Japan Mobility show. The BIG news is that the Combustion STI Hatchback seems to be a hit. This could mark the return of the STI drivetrain with DCCD, and even though Subaru didn't give any specifics, many enthusiasts are excited. Even the STI EV concept is getting a fair amount of attention. So what does this mea...

There has been a flurry of Subaru news the last couple of days, the most noteworthy being about the 2 STI Concept cars that are going to debut in a few days at the Japan Mobility Show. The Performance-B STI that has a combustion engine, and the Performance-E STI which is fully electric. But there has been some big news about the BRZ as well, which is that Toyota looks to be switching to Mazda for...

Our guest for Episode #179 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast is Devin Hofmann of Devine Force Racing. Devin always had a passion for cars, and a curiosity about how they work. That passion has not only lead her into the field of engineering, but has also inspired her to not only track her STI, but compete in Grid Life Time Attack since 2020. Devin is also using her engineering background to inspi...