RACERSHQ Podcast

Matt and Pat chat about TARP Racing's adventures at Hallett and Matt's NASA CMC debut in the #2 Camaro at Eagles Canyon Raceway.  It's been a rough beginning to the 2026 season.  Full assed effort, half-assed results.  Huge thanks to everyone that's been helping us out at the track and back in the shop.  We'll get 'em next time!  

Matt and Pat chat about TARP Racing's attempt to campaign the E36 at the 24  Hours of Lemons season opener in Birmingham.  Spoiler alert: it didn't happen, but good times were had. We've got several other campaigns in the works for the 2026 season, tune in to follow all of our shenanigans. Like and subscribe rate and review, we'll see you at Hallett. 

Matt and Pat recap the 2025 racing season and look forward to an exciting 2026.  We're headed to Barber Motorsports Park for the Lemons race and preparing for the debut of the #27 CMC Camaro.   https://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/events/rolex24-at-daytona/ https://24hoursoflemons.com/race-2/?id=432 https://nasatx.com/  

Matt and Pat chat about the NASA Texas Octoberfest event at MSR Cresson and some breaking news related to the 136 car.  The 67 car got buttoned up and ready to race.  Big shout out to Erik and Ben.  The audio quality is terrible.  Have fun.  https://drivenasa.com/road-racing/camaro-mustang-challenge/ https://youtu.be/laZpTO7IFtA?si=OJrwOrtEZi30McmK  

Matt and Pat chat about TARP Racing's arrive and drive efforts at Road Atlanta.  Pat got to hang at the track while Todd brought home another IOE.  https://www.roadamerica.com/  

Matt and Pat interview Mark Hutchison and chat about all of his silly LS swapped BMW adventures.  If you're in to simplifying the power delivery of a great chassis, tune in, like and subscribe, rate and review.  https://deatschwerks.com/ https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ton-portable-hydraulic-equipment-kit-58775.html  

Matt and Pat chat about the 2025 NASA Summer Shootout at Hallett.  Lots of mixed emotions and great culinary tips.   https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026814-lomo-al-trapo-salt-grilled-beef-tenderloin https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-harassment-by-a-debt-collector-en-336/  

Matt, Pat, Roland, and Alyssa returned from the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Hallett with several hot takes and some quick laptimes.  The 67 car keeps getting more reliable, but we're still having difficulty making it to the checkers.  We'll get 'em next time.  Good luck to Roland and Mark at this weekend's COMMA event! Arnold Spickard Recipe ------------------------- 2 parts light beer 1 part lemon...

Matt and Patt chat with Todd about an actual weekend of racing.  Matt and Todd raced down in Houston with NASA TX and Pat judged at the Lemons Pitt Race.  

Matt and Pat chat with Brent Picasso from Autosport Labs about the history of the company, Brent's journey through racing, data logging and telemetry, and some exciting new products.   https://www.autosportlabs.com/  

Matt and Pat take a break from racing to chat about their demi-glace challenge and all the wonderful outcomes, including fat washed bourbon.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UQeouQrfE  

Matt and Pat chat about the recent Lemons race at Road Atlanta, fat washed bourbon, puff pastry, and the 2024 Racers HQ Driver of the Year.   Like and subscribe, rate and review.  https://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/en/cooking/recipes/Ultimate-Beef-Wellington  

Matt and Pat chat with Jesse about 3D printing and it's application to motorsports.  We tried to stick to the basics for racers that are new to 3D printing.  Jesse and Pat have lots of great recommendations for printers, mods, materials, software and modeling.   Check out Jesse's Substack article on the subject: https://jesseabarrett.substack.com/p/so-you-think-you-want-a-3d-printer  

Matt and Pat chat with Chris about the SIMP Racing 929 effort at the 24 Hours of Lemons event in Houston.  We had lots of fun, had great pace, and were fighting for the W on Saturday.  Sunday was a less successful experience.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUl52_BEyE    

Matt and Pat chat about finishing up prep for the 24 Hours of Lemons at MSR Houston.  Pat's about ready to test the E36 after replacing the cylinder head and rerouting the exhaust.  Matt is doing all the 100k mile stuff on his K24Z3 swapped Miata.  Shout out to the boys at Lemons for their recent deep dive on that crazy 929 we piloted to IOE at Houston in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUl...

Matt and Pat chat with Brian Sommers about his history in circle track racing, INEX Legends, autocross, and his new adventures in crewing and spotting.  Big shout out to The Seal Alliance.   https://www.sealalliance.org/ Also, I found a source for Seal Oil. https://www.mikmaqcf.com/  

Matt and Pat chat with long time west coast lemons racer, Chris Blizzard. We take a deep dive into what it takes to build a winning budget endurance car.  

Matt and Pat chat with Ross Carmichael about NASA Super Touring and the 12-Hours of Charlotte.  Ross had an exciting experience at the enduro and we were all reminded of the value of good safety gear and procedures. 

Matt and Erik interview the legend of legends, Bobby Christensen.  He's got some great stories about competing at the top of the sport and even competing in Ferrari Challenge for a few years.  

Matt and Dave chat with Albert Wentzel about the Lemons Rambler. 

Matt, Pat, and Dave touch base with multiple time Big Bend Open Road Race champion, Doug Masters.  We learned a ton about the time distance rally format, and all the wonderful things this event brings to the small community of Fort Stockton, TX.   https://bborr.com/ https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Wex46Yf6udBHUe4AUHVYhemm2phvFs0&ll=30.525749465510916%2C-102.65558625&z=9  

Matt and Pat chat about their exciting weekent in Jennings, OK with the TARP Racing crew.  The new e36 build won practice.  Then it didn't.   Like and subscribe, rate and review!    

Matt and Pat chat about smoke machines, Lemons at Hallett prep, and F1 driver contracts.  Like and subscribe and rate and review

Matt and Pat chat about shaking down the E36 Lemons build at Eagles Canyon Raceway.  Things went smoothly, Eagles Canyon is a lovely track, and we're on target for the big race at Hallett in May.  

Pat and Matt welcome special guest Roland to chat about all the ways TARP Racing is taking on the world in 2024.  We won some races, we did okay at an HPDE, F1 happened.  Like and subscribe and rate and review.