RACERSHQ Podcast

RACERSHQ made it to episode 100 after 7 years and three hosts!!!  Join Matt, Nate, Pat, Roland, and Erik as we recount our 2014 and 2021 enduros at Sebring.  Lots of towing adventures and typical lemons break fix endurance racing. Thanks to all our listeners and sponsors for helping us make it this far. 

Matt, Pat, and Nate chat about tow rigs and all the lessons learned over the years.  We rank your silly tow rig ideas, share some tips and tricks, and remember some epic tow fails.  Like and subscribe and rate and review. 

Matt and Pat chat with Todd Spikard about his obsession with Ford Mustangs and his rookie season in NASA's Camaro Mustang Challenge series.  We also remember fellow Lemons racer, Big Pete.  

Matt and Nate chat about all the interesting motorsports seasons about to start.  It's clear that spec miata racer, Nate, prefers spec chassis racing where limited tuning and the driver make all the difference. 

Matt and Pat and Nate chat about the upcoming 2023 Formula 1 season.  We make bold predictions. Lots of exciting battles to watch. We can't wait to see what the season brings us.  Also, we talked about the joys of cordless wrenches. https://www.amazon.com/2457-20-Milwaukee-Cordless-Lithium-Ion-344Y584H351707/dp/B01MEDKJB8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VPZVTN90JJEE&keywords=milwaukee+wrench&qid=1677116550&spref...

Matt and Nate interview Dave and Ian from the Apex Adjacent Podcast.  They've got some great stories about their journey through car culture including starting a podcast, weird card twitter, spicy italian autocross cars, and doing their best not to burn down lemons trucks.  Go like and subscribe and rate and review.    https://open.spotify.com/show/322M3Rk9XrArz2XUDm7XdS?si=fc91380b7d744d95 https:...

Matt and Nate chat with Pat about his recent arrive and drive at the 24 Hours of Lemons enduro at Barber.  We also take a deep dive into the various options for decorating your race car; wrap vs. paint vs. dip vs. paint transfer from a retired police interceptor. Check it out!   https://24hoursoflemons.com/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b5005081006/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TlMuYEBhiY  

Matt, Pat and Nate chat with Hunter Biederman of .08 Motorsports about the 2023 NASA Texas season opener at MSR Houston.  We talk about turning a perfectly good Spec Miata into a competitive ST6 car, opposition research, the big wreck, and much more.     https://discord.gg/PypaSPKh https://www.reddit.com/r/IMSARacing/comments/10nd9dh/first_24_so_far_the_highlight_was_seeing_a/ https://www.youtube....

Join co-hosts Nathan Adler and Pat Mulry for all the hype as the pod brings its first racing season preview. This time it's sports car racing in advance of the 24 hours is Daytona, but the next one might just be tractor pulling spring training. Listen to the very end for bold predictions so that you can call them out in the comments after the race!

Join us for this very special episode with our wives and partners.  Some said it couldn't be done, but Matt and Nate interviewed their lovely wives, a conversation broke out, and valuable insight was had.  If you've ever wondered what it's like to be married to a grass roots race car driver, here's your chance. Enjoy. 

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing the winner of the 2022 24 Hours of Lemons Driver's Championship, Neal Losey.  It's a great story about his dedication to this league, and the friends he made along the way. Tune in for all the details. 

Matt and Pat chat about some project updates, Lemons at Hallett, roll cage installations, testing at Eagles Canyon, and some F1 2023 hot takes. 

Matt and Nate chat with long time friend and autocrosser, Pax Rolfe, about his adventures at the 2022 SCCA Solo Nationals.  He's got some great insight into the commitment it takes to trophy at this highly competitive event.  In other news, Nate's super excited about https://garage61.net/ It's a great free tool for analyzing iRacing data and comparing your laps and setups with an impressive univer...

In this special holiday edition of the RacersHQ podcast, Pat and Matt chat with Eric "Everything Bagel" Rood from the 24 Hours of Lemons. Eric regales us with tales of his Nixonian start in budget endurance racing, his ascent to the lofty position of Rally King, and the insider perspective for what makes for a great race weekend from the judges' side of the bench. For his White Elephant gift, he b...

This week we catch up with Pat "The Ironman" Mulry to hear all about his successful two driver attack on the 24 Hours of Lemons event at Road Atlanta.  The team drove perfectly, the car ran perfectly, and they scored a top 10 finish.  YDAGJ.

Nate and Matt chat with Ryan Odi about his motorsports journey and his new found excitment for autocross. Ryan's attacking the 2023 SCCA Autocross season with his new STR prepped NB Miata. Nate provides a deep dive analysis of the STR class and autocross data solutions.   Ryan Odi (@ryan.odi) • Instagram photos and videos

Matt and Pat chat with Hunter Biederman about his ChampCar race in NOLA and his upcoming debut in NASA's ST6 class. Hunter has some great insight from his rain drenched enduro down in New Orleans and his transition from Spec Miata to ST6, a power-to-weight ratio based class full of retired SM's.  We also talk about Pat's upcoming 24 Hours of Lemons race at Road Atlanta in the TARP Racing e36 and t...

Matt and Pat welcome TARP Racing teammate Roland Vaughn to recap our race at the 2022 Yokohama Stuntin' & Splodin' Soiree at MSR Houston.  We had a fast car and clean driving, but our fuel system kept us off track for a few hours.  Todd's JV team beat us in their maiden event and became YouTube celebrities.  Radios worked like a champ, but LTE connections failed.  BBQ was had. Go team.  Boxcar BBQ...

Matt and Nate recap their weekend at Hallett's COMMA Round 7.  It was a rough weekend, with both drivers coming in #DFL, but lots was learned and good times were had.  We're looking forward to build season and more road racing in 2023.  If you want the full experience, play a few tracks from this punk rock classic before proceeding. It really helps set the mood. Spotify – Proud To Be

Matt and Pat chat about all the cool stuff we're doing with the Race Capture Pro data logging and telemetry system.  We also make our US Grand Prix predictions and congratulate Pat on his new call sign. Lots of good technical talk.  Check it out.  link to the fiber glass roof antenna kit: Deep Mount Antenna Coax Kit w/ Grounding Disk (for fiberglass or thick surfaces) (sampsonracing.com)  

We've got a great episode with lots of valuable information related to in-car communications.  Pat, Dave, and I chat about what type of radio to use, what type of antenna, where to place your antenna, how to hold your handheld radio, etc.  Please rate, review and subscribe if you're interested in more valuable road racing content.  Check out Dave's instagram for lots of pics related to this episod...

14 years ago, Pat Mulry read and article in the New York Times, and never looked back.  With no experience building race cars or racing in general, TARP Racing started competing in the 24 Hours of Lemons.  Since then, Pat has built an enduring team and lots of friendships.  Tune in to hear Pat's endurance racing tips and tricks.  

Jacob Deily's headed to Road Atlanta in his TCR Hyundai Veloster to run the Michelin Pilot Challenge race this coming Friday, and we got to hear all about it!  We're very excited to see how this local team performs in their big debut. Go Jacob!!! In other news, Nathan and I autocrossed a broken Spec Miata. #winning

Lots of hot takes on the latest news, some trash talking, and we've got Nathan Adler reporting out on his first Spec Miata race at Hallett.  The team ran another spec miata and a mustang, so it was a busy weekend.   

This week we interviewed our co-host, Nathan Adler.  He talks about his path to spec miata racing and all the things he's doing, or not doing, to prepare for his wheel to wheel debut at Hallett.