Garage Heroes In Training

GHiT 0678:  Everything about Vicki - Her Racing Past, Present, and Future Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn.  Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us.  First up:  Vicki A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutVicki We hope you enjoy this epi...

DwD 0677:   Virtual Track Walk of VIR Ben knows VIR, so we had to ask him ahead of our first ever race at VIR.  It is a can't miss episode before you go to VIR.   And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VIRVirtualTrackWalk We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-p...

GHiT 0676:  Everything about Jeremy - His Racing Past, Present, and Future Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn.  Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us.  First up:  Jeremy A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutJeremy We hope you enjoy this...

DwD 0675:   Jargon 101:  Log Book and Tech Inspection Some series require the car to be inspected at prescribed periods of time and them reinspected at the track for other items.  WE talk about the log book, the process, and some of the details and variations between several of the racing series that we have competed with. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@g...

GHiT 0674:  Ecotec Miata's with Cameron Recknagel   One of the most raced cars in history is the Miata.  Vicki loves hers, especially when on track.  EcotecMiata enables you to take you stock Miata engine out and substitute in a EcoTec motor that bolts right in and with a few other items, you can increase your Miata's horsepower by nearly double or more.  We wanted to learn a bit more about this a...

DwD 0673  How to Not Be Too Nice on Track and Why No one ever wants to be that driver, especially when on track.  However, some drivers, especially when they are new, can err towards the other end of the spectrum and end up being in an even worse position when on track.   And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl...

GHiT 0672  Eric Rood Joins us to Talk Lemons 2025 and a 2024 Review Plus More  Our favorite everything bagel, Eric Rood, joins us to talk all things Lemons, including a review of 2024 and an exciting new 2025 schedule.  And if that wasn't enough, we talk about a whole lot more. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EverythingBagel2025 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to he...

DwD 0671:   Traffic Management One of the key separators of endurance racers is the drivers ability to get through traffic, especially in multi class racing.  For this episode, Jeff joins us again to talk about various tips and strategies to help you get through traffic, even if you might not have the faster car.  And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com...

GHiT 0670:  Ron and Jon Capps from NHRA Drag Racing (and much more)  We haven't ever drag raced, so naturally, we start at the top of the sport and we were lucky enough to have Ron and Jon Capps from the NHRA come on a discuss the current top level Funny Car racing with the NHRA.  Please join us in watching them this weekend as the seasons tarts in earnest.   A link to the episode is: https://tiny...

DwD 0669:   Best Driving Songs In a 100% fun DwD, Jeff joins us again to discuss the best driving songs of all time.  Is it a song that talks about driving?  Is is a song that makes you want to drive?  Is it a song that makes you want to drive fast?  We prefer all of the above.    And if we left any songs out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https...

GHiT 0668:  Dewey (Eric DeWitt) Returns to Talk about Qualifying Laps & Time Attack, Plus a Whole Lot More  Dewey is back and we really wanted his input on what to do when trying for that one fast lap when on track.  This could be when in a time attack competition or when the series you are competing in sets the starting grid by the car's qualifying lap.  As expected, we wander into a whole lot mo...

DwD 0667:   Renting Seats - Tips For Both Perspectives In the latest dominating with Dawson, we are joined by Jeff Wakeman, the namesake for our racing truck "El Jeffe" and member of the Three Pedal Mafia.  We discuss various aspects of renting seats, primarily in endurance racing.  What to do and not do from both the drivers perspective and the car owner/teams perspective. And if we left anything...

GHiT 0666  Ryan Goodnight and Duckia Zhang  Looking to build a race car team from scratch?  Duckia and Ryan are starting a team and we try to help with the process to develop their car, their team, their paddock, etc etc etc.  Hoping that this one will save you some time and money by learning from us what worked and what didn't.  Oh, did we mention that 4 of the 5 drivers have never driven on tack...

DwD 0665:   Learning Racing:  What We Re-Discovered When Learning Another Sport  In what may be Vicki's least favorite episode, Bill and Jeremy talk about aspects of learning Chess that directly apply to learning to race and drive on track.  It may sound like it makes no sense, but this episode could easily be three times as long and may be the first of multiple parts.    And if we left anything o...

GHiT 0664:   Roy Dietsch - And Then we Talk Best Brake Pads  We subscribed (as you should) to Roy Dietsch's YouTube a few months ago and when his recent episode went into his new favorite brake pads (replacing our team favorite the ST-43's), we knew we had to bring him on.  Nothing seems to get racers more revved up online than the best brake pads.  So on your mark.  Get Set.  Go.  Or stop in this...

DwD 0663:   Fueling for an Endurance Race Weekend - Listener Question  We love our listener questions and for this episode we cover what we recommend for fueling your race car during an endurance racing weekend.  This includes fuel containment options in the real world, as well as NJ.  We also go into some of the options that may help save your budget early in your racing career when you need virt...

GHiT 0662:   Sean Condon - A Listener's Goals for 2025  Sean Condon was one of our listeners who wrote in after our goals episode and was willing to come on the podcast.  We go over his racing history and obviously his plans for the upcoming season.  This is the first of what we hope will be an annual tradition.   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SeanCondon We hope you enjoy this epis...

DwD 0661:   What You Should Be Doing This Offseason  All race cars have been known to have issues during a race and especially after a full season.  We talk about what you should be doing in the offseason to prepare for a great 2025 season.. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/OffSeasonPrepIdeas We hope...

GHiT 0660:   Best Corvette for Racing with Mark Petronis  Looking to build a race car from a street car?  The best answer for many types of racing may be a Corvette.  But which one?  What to look for?  What to look out for?  We get a great run down from Mark Petronis who runs a company that supports improving all corvettes for use on the track and for racing.  Call Mark at AMT Motorsport if you ev...

DwD 0657:   When to Keep Racing vs When to Park the Car  All race cars have been known to have issues during a race.  We talk about when to drive around the problems (and how) as well as when it may be a better plan to go into the pits. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceCarIssues We hope you enjoy...

GHiT 0658:   Aric Streeter Knows Racing  We have been long time fans of what Aric Streeter has been doing with racing.  We first heard of him from GridLife, possibly from the Slip Angel podcast and since then he has been all over and helping everyone improve in racing, including at the One Lap of America.  We had so much to talk about going into the podcast, we knew this would be part one of many....

DwD 0659:   Racing in Slower Cars is GREAT  We often hear discussion about racing/driving on track in faster cars.  Especially concerning is when the person talking is relatively new to high performance driving and/or racing.  Ben and Bill discuss many of the advantages of racing in slower cars.  A central point in racing and high performance driving is getting close to the limit of the vehicle on...

GHiT 0656:   Race Review:  NHMS 2024 with Slippery Slope Our sister team Slippery Slope Racing was able to make it to the 2024 NHMS endurance race with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  It was far from an easy event.  What happened?  Did they recover?  How was the 2024 Season as a whole?  It is in here. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SlipperySlope2024  If you would like to help grow high-per...

DwD 0655:   Ben Talks Instructing  It had been quite a while since Ben had formally instructed on track at an HPDE.  As his season ender, Ben was invited to instruct and he did.  How did it go?  What did his student need and where did they improve?  And what car did they have?  Its a good one. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com   A link to the episo...

GHiT 0654:   Cage Party for Friendsgiving Having Friendsgiving has become quite the racing tradition since we started racing.  This year, we elected to focus primarily on building a cage with a few other smaller racing projects.  We had Jeremy and Scott McMichael up for their first ever cage build and we were guided as always by the C&C Racing Factory, Chris and Chrissy from the Three Pedal Mafia...