DJ Alessandrini and Tom O'Gorman

Lizard Brains: Driving Drivers

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Tom O'Gorman and DJ Alessandrini talk about racing, life and about how racing is life.

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DJ Alessandrini and Tom O'Gorman

Episodes

Episode 207: Trying Too Hard 09.07.2026 1:19:08

Tom and DJ discuss dealing with pressure and then the talk about examples of people trying to dang hard Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 206: Smaller Bites Helps Motivation? 01.07.2026 1:22:20

Tom and DJ talk about the sources of motivation and things we can do to influence it. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 205: Old Rag and Full Course Cautions 25.06.2026 1:30:54

Tom talks about commentating Watkins Glen and DJ talks about hiking in Shenandoah National Park Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 204: Toledo Midwest Festival 18.06.2026 1:31:26

Tom and DJ talk about their separate weekends at Gridlife's Midwest Festival and the Toledo Pro Solo Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 203: White Water and Hot Takes 11.06.2026 1:35:38

Tom and DJ talk about their weekends. DJ went white water rafting and Tom was commentating Road America SCCA racing. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 202: The School of Lizards 04.06.2026 1:28:16

Tom and DJ talk about the Lizard Brains School Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 201: The Journey vs The Results 28.05.2026 1:21:55

Tom and DJ discuss thoughts that were had during spring nats. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 200: How To Identify A Pushy Car 20.05.2026 1:27:27

Tom and DJ talk about their weekends at the WDCR Pro Solo and the Thunder Hills Open. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 199: The Eric Kutil Podcast! 14.05.2026 1:36:54

Eric Kutil is a guest on the podcast and talks about fitness, suspension tuning, Hybrid Racing, driving other cars, building other cars Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198f: OLOA 2026 Tom and Salil Win Again!! 09.05.2026 32:26

Tom talks about his and Salil's win for the 2026 One Lap of America Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198e: OLOA 2026 Hastings, Road America, and an Oval 08.05.2026 40:20

Tom and DJ talk about OLOA 2026 Hastings, Road America, and an Oval, The Salil show! Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198d: OLOA 2026 High Plains and Cold Rains 06.05.2026 22:06

Tom and DJ quickly catch up on the happenings at High Plains raceway during One Lap of America 2026 Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198c: OLOA 2026, Nashville Roval, Hallet, and the Tale Of A Nail 05.05.2026 49:24

Tom and DJ catch up from 2 days of competition during OLOA 2026. Nashville Roval and Hallet were discussed along with some drama during the transit. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198b: OLOA 2026 Wet Skid Pad 02.05.2026 35:15

Tom and DJ discuss OLOA Day 2 and the skid pad Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 198a: Sticker Day OLOA 2026 01.05.2026 46:13

Tom and DJ go over Day 1 of One Lap of America 2026 Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 197: OOPS ALL QUESTIONS! 30.04.2026 1:30:25

Tom and DJ dive into user questions like..... How do y’all continue to find joy, not just speed, in cars after your wealth of experiences? What are some characteristics skills or commonalities that separate Good from great drivers? How did you decide it was time for a break last year? How does one find fast early? Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK H...

Episode 196: What if the Solo Nationals Schedule Was Changed Up? 23.04.2026 1:30:11

DJ and Tom talk about possible schedule changes for solo nationals. We talk about car setup. We also talk about how a recession would change Motorsports. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 195: Compared ZR1 Notes, Smash/Keep/Pass? 16.04.2026 1:30:02

DJ and Tom catch up after Tom does some recon for One Lap of America. We compare notes on a ZR1, and then play Smash/Keep/Pass Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 194: Dave Ogburn's Tire Pressure SECRETS 09.04.2026 1:46:48

Dave Ogburn joins Tom and DJ on an episode where we learn how we could also be racing on the Nurburgring. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 193: A Commentary of the Commentary 02.04.2026 1:25:25

Tom talks about his weekend doing track side commentary at Sonoma this weekend for SRO and DJ talks about the second Las Vegas Pro Solo. DJ also goes on quite a few rants because he was riled up about some silly challenge to sour creams dominance as a condiment. Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 192: DJ's a HOT Las Vegas Lot Lizard 26.03.2026 1:29:49

Tom and DJ discuss the Vegas Pro Solo #1, talk about being monsters during competition, answered some questions written into the podcast involving one about driving curriculum Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 191: Is Your Fear Rational? 19.03.2026 1:25:12

Tom and DJ discuss when fear on racetracks is rational and irrational. Also, where is the line, and how to determine what type of fear you are experiencing? Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 190: Tom is the Nastruck Hero We Need 12.03.2026 1:26:37

Tom and DJ Discuss Tom's eventual future as a Nastruck driver with his meteoric rise on Lime Rock's social media page Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 189: Almost as Many MPHs as Episodes 05.03.2026 1:21:49

Tom sets up his new sim rig and DJ gets to drive a C8 ZR1 Discord Link Youtube Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store

Episode 188: DJ is AMP'd Up About Figure Skating 26.02.2026 1:28:22

DJ talks about his weekend at Atlanta Motorsports Park. Tom talks about his weekend commentating for an SCCA Majors race. Then, both of them talk about Alysa Liu and how her Olympic performance can translate into driving and competition overall. Discord Link Show your lizard brains on the outside with Merch! CLICK HERE FOR THE MERCH Spicy Cat Racing Store