Garage Heroes In Training

GHiT 0740:   Fire Laps Returns - Even Better and Much More It had been a wile since we spoke with David and Daniel from Fire Laps and we thought we had to catch up with how things were progressing.  Apparently, it had been way too long and things have advanced and grown in so many ways it was tough to cover them all in one podcast.  Their software has further developed and now can show you exactly...

DwD 0739:  Lessons Learned from Endurance Racing Endurance racing can teach you many different things and many are directly applicable to everyday life.  Here are some that we thought of and we are sure there are many, many more.      Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EnduranceLessons We hope you enjoy thi...

GHiT 0739:   Race Recap:  Summit Point - Part 2:  One More Time with Feeling (and Energy) Jeff and Eric join us to go over the late race for us of the season at Summit Point.  As evidence of the post race hangover effect, this is what happens when you have a few days to recover.  One more time, with Feeling, lol.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A...

DwD 0737:  Proper ABS Usage on Track We love listener questions and this week we were asked what our thoughts were on ABS usage on track.  Do we just hammer the brake and let the system figure it out or try to stay just below engagement, etc.  Ben had some great thoughts and Bill was there too.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode...

GHiT 0737:   Race Recap:  Summit Point - Remember We Are All Counting On You Our team combined with the Three Pedal Mafia for Lemons return to Summit Point.  How did our car do?  Is a post race hangover real?  That and a ton of Airplane! (the movie) jokes were shared all weekend.  Part 1 of a few where we review our race weekend.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraini...

GHiT 0736:   GHiT (finally) Goes Autocrossing/Solo Our team showed up in force to a recent SCCA Autocross (code name Solo) event.  We had four cars, five drivers and nearly a dozen errors, lol.  Want to know what it was like?  Want to hear all that we screwed up?  Its in here.  AND We had to have Audra on for this one.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.co...

DwD 0735:  Passing Proximity - Near or Far? We often hear people discussing how to pass, but not often do they ever review how close or far to be from a car that you are passing.  So we do.  PS  It REALLY matters.    Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingProximity We hope you enjoy this episode! If you...

GHiT 0734:   Prepping for NHMS and Summit Point Races - And More We have two of our cars entering the next Lemons race at NHMS and one entering the Summit Point race, our first time at the track.  What have we been doing?  How has prep gone?  And a whole lot of other news and updates.    Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: http...

DwD 0733:   When to Turn Off Traction Control When On Track - Plus Instructor Storytime We review when to turn off traction control when on track, as well as several of the other driver aid systems (nannies).  We then meander into a few fun stories about when we were instructing.   Do you have any instructing stories?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode...

GHiT 0734:   Catching up with Rich from Waka Motorsports Our friends over at Waka Motorsports had finally gotten there 1993 Honda Civic EG Hatchback dialed in after several races on the struggle bus.  Obviously that meant they needed to K Swap it.  Or did they? Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/WakasKSwapA...

GHiT 0731:   Gary McCormick Returns to Talk B Spec Racing We love driving cars at the limit and Gary McCormick returns to discuss how his latest adventures in racing B Spec with the SCCA is going.  Hint:  its going pretty well.      Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GaryBSpec We hope you enjoy this episode...

DwD 0730:   Mental Bandwidth - A Limited and Vital Commodity on Track  Ben discusses the limited but essential resource of mental bandwidth when on track.  The more you can convert to subconscious / muscle memory, the better you can perform on track and the more that you can respond to faster and better.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to t...

GHiT 0729:   The Costs of Racing with Frank Schwartz We have a great discussion of the costs associated with racing and the potential advantages of renting vs owning your race car.  While racing is never going to be called cheap, this is a very viable alternative, especially if you are just getting started in racing.     A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingCosts We hope you enjoy t...

GHiT 0728:   What to Do to Recover From a Mistake on Track (and learn from it) Everyone makes mistakes on track, almost all the time.  Some are big, some aren't.  With track time being precious and expensive, we decided to go over what you can learn from any mistakes on track and how to get the most out of them.    Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A...

GHiT 0727:   Nick Barbato Returns to Talk GLTC at Lime Rock 2025 with GridLife Nick Barbato returns to talk about the recent GLTC races and more at Lime Rock Park.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LimeRockGLTC2025 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing: You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provide...

GHiT 0726:   The Top 10 Things WE Wish We Knew When WE Started  We love a good countdown so we did one.  What are the top 10 things we wish we knew when we first started.   Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TopTenThingsWeNeededToKnow We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcas...

GHiT 0725 : Peter Krause Returns and We Start a New Tradition for the GHiT Podcast with Him Peter Krause is back and in a moment of weakness, he has agreed to help us celebrate with him every 50 episodes!!!  We could not be any happier.  Welcome to our third podcast lap with Peter.  In this episode, we talk about the recent driving event we all attended and several aspects of driving and racing th...

GHiT 0723:   Is It (Really) Worth It to Upgrade to Racing Brake Pads With Ben back, we go over a discussion we have had with many listeners about is it really needed or worth it to upgrade to racing brake pads for a race or even a track day.  So we did.  Did we miss something?  Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RacingBrakes We ho...

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...