Best Autocross Podcasts (2025)

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Inside PRI 2025: Strategic Networking, AI in Racing, and the Power of the Game Plan 29:36

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Send us a text In this episode of the Late to Grid podcast, Bill Snow takes us inside the 2025 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Indianapolis. Covering over 1,000,000 square feet of exhibitor space, Bill explains why this is his favorite industry event and how grassroots racers can benefit from attending. He breaks down the importance of ar…

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531-Van Man Ian Radios In From Cheeseland 52:39

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This week Ian reports in from the dairyland and increases the carbon footprint of our show by tenfold. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone, we love you!By Apex Adjacent

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530-Anniversary Adventures with Jenny and Ian!!! 1:12:54

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This week Ian and Jenny tell us all about their 20th anniversary vacation! You'll hear all about he highs and lows of vintage car rental, how to fix a train cabin with a USB cable and more! Congrats on 20 years! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0744: Scott Robertson - Year in Review and Our Coach for 2026 1:32:47

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GHiT 0744: Scott Robertson - Year in Review and Our Coach for 2026 It is always great to talk with Scott Robertson of Robertson Racing and the Track Walking podcast, but this year we are going to be working with Scott to improve our skills on track, and off. For the first section of this episode, we go over Scott's past year and then (smoothly?) tr…

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From Karting to Goodyear Racing: Jay Chapman on Career, Tires & Grassroots Motorsports 48:55

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Send us a text In this episode of Late To Grid, Bill sits down with Jay Chapman of Goodyear Racing to unpack a motorsports career built from karting roots, NASCAR weekends, Grand-Am adventures, MX-5 Cup development, and now supporting racers across vintage and grassroots programs. Jay shares stories of growing up in a karting family, wrenching and …

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GHiT 0743: Queers Shifting Gears - Race and Year In Review 1:19:51

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GHiT 0743: Queers Shifting Gears - Race and Year In Review Our friends at Queers Shifting Gears have come a long (LONG) way in the past year or so and went from knowing what Lemons racing is to KNOWING what Lemons racing is. We saw them at our race at Summit Point and now we get to see how that race went and how the year of endurance racing progres…

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529-Expert Ian Versus Disclaimer Dave 58:27

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Some folks read an owner's manual as a cautionary tale while others take it as a challenge. I don't think you're going to have a hard time figuring out where each of our hosts land on this one. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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Brock Yates Jr. on One Lap of America, Car Culture, and the Wildest Stories You've Never Heard 54:27

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Send us a text On this episode of the Late To Grid Podcast, Bill sits down with Brock Yates Jr. — the man carrying on the legacy behind the legendary One Lap of America. If you know the Yates name, you know the stories run deep. And if you don’t know Brock yet… you will by the end of this episode. Brock shares: Growing up surrounded by racing legen…

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528-Dave's Fiat Gives Cold Shoulder and Ian's VW Gives Creepy Crackles 52:51

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Car things are happening this week! The GS F gets lined up and driven, the Abarth decides to give Dave the silent treatment, and Ian's VW Alltrack crackles oddly. Weird! We love you!!!By Apex Adjacent

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527-Our New Car Is Here!!! 34:41

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Dave's GS F has arrived! But he can't drive it just yet. UGH. WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0742: Lemons Racing 2025 Review and 2026 Preview with Eric Rood 1:03:41

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GHiT 0742: Lemons Racing 2025 Review and 2026 Preview with Eric Rood 2025 was quite a season for the 24 Hours of Lemons racing series and we discuss the almost complete 2025 season and preview the 2026 schedule with our favorite Everything Bagel, Eric Rood. Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected] A link to the …

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526-THIS IS HAPPENING!!! 44:07

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Paper bag, check. Breathing, check. Buckle up folks, this is happening, Dave is getting a new-to-him car and it's a biggie! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0740: Fire Laps Returns - Even Better and Much More 53:30

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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 …

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GHiT 0741: Aero for Endurance Racing with Mario Korf 1:03:15

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GHiT 0741: Aero for Endurance Racing with Mario Korf We are joined by Mario Korf to talk all things aero, but especially with a focus on the use during endurance races. We address many of the typical concerns, misunderstandings, and lore in the area of using aero in endurance racing and even using aero with a front wheel drive car. Did we miss some…

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DwD 0739: Lessons Learned From Endurance Racing 17:20

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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 [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.co…

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525-Our New Car? What Now? 44:36

2M ago44:36

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This week Dave discovers he won't be the only one owning his next car, and we're not talking about the bank. Think more hairy, more sassy, and with a big burnout predilection. Woah boy. We love you more than Ian loves doing donuts in rental cars (allegedly)!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0739: Race Recap: Summit Point - Part 2: One More Time with Feeling (and Energy) 1:14:12

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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…

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Cooling, Camaraderie, and the Cayman GT4: Jon Miller's Motorsports Mastery 48:18

2M ago48:18

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Send us a text In this episode of the Late to Grid podcast, we sit down with Jon Miller—autocrosser, rally racer, and performance cooling expert from Mishimoto. Jon shares his deep-rooted motorsports journey, which began with his grandparents racing SCCA rallies in the '50s and '60s, and an early secret lesson in driving a manual transmission Ford …

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DwD 0737: Proper ABS Usage on Track 19:28

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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 GarageHeroes…

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524-Local Lyft Life Risks 50:08

2M ago50:08

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Passenger Ian reports the highs and lows of his recent travels and Dave discloses his potentially pending automotive purchase. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0737: Race Recap: Summit Point - Remember We Are All Counting On You 45:18

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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? Pl…

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523-PUSHING BUTTONS in the Lexus LX 700h F Sport 1:01:10

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Oh boy. Buckle up folks, this is the episode we've had on our minds since summertime. We're going to talk about it, the car that almost broke us, the Lexus LX 500h F Sport. Did we love it? You'll see, but rest assured, we love YOU.By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0736: GHiT (finally) Goes Autocrossing/Solo 53:12

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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…

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Zero Experience, 24-Hour Race: Nigel Boyce's Jump Into Wheel-to-Wheel 35:58

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Send us a text In this episode of Late to Grid, we talk to Nigel Boyce, a mechanic who went from zero wheel-to-wheel experience straight into a 24-hour endurance race! Nigel shares his unique path, starting with a lifelong love for cars, graduating to autocross and time trials in his Honda Civic Si, and finally finding his track car in a Dodge Neon…

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DwD 0735: Passing Proximity - Near or Far? 11:18

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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 [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingProximity…

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522-Like It? Love It! 52:22

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This week Dave confesses his affection for an Ian recommendation and we dig into the psyche of Cybertruck owners groking themselves silly from inside their own cars. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0734: Prepping for NHMS and Summit Point Races - And More 56:10

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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@g…

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DwD 0733: When to Turn Off Traction Control When On Track - Plus Instructor Storytime 28:37

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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 GarageHeroesI…

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521-BLEEP BLOOP!!! 1:09:44

3M ago1:09:44

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This episode is almost "Oops all bleep bloops", but we find time to discuss the demise of Lexus LS, beginning our grieving process for one of the greatest sedans of ALL TIME. Pour one out for a real one everybody. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0732: Waka Motorsports K Swap 1:07:51

3M ago1:07:51

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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 [email protected] A link to the …

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From GTI to Miata: Nisa Borghi’s Autocross Journey 45:50

3M ago45:50

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Send us a text This week on Late to Grid, Bill sits down with Nisa Borghi to talk about her path into motorsports—from giving her VW GTI a personality on Instagram, to celebrating 100K miles at her first autocross, to taking on the challenge of a rear-wheel-drive Miata. Nisa shares what it was like stepping into the SCCA community, co-driving with …

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GHiT 0731: Gary McCormick Returns to Talk B Spec Racing 40:22

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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 [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Ga…

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DwD 0730: Mental Bandwidth - A Limited and Vital Commodity on Track 28:37

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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 Gar…

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520-Ian The News 42:09

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Our resident de-escalator gets a bit of publicity this week, advocating traffic calming measures in his own neighborhood. Join us as we talk about how to make streets safer for everyone. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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519-Good News And Good God...What Is THAT?!? 50:09

3M ago50:09

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This week we share some good news from the SCCA Autocross community and are amazed by a wild 'Murican Mali-Mino. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0729: The Costs of Racing with Frank Schwartz 1:14:16

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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://…

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It’s Never Too Late to Chase Your Racing Dream 56:33

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Send us a text This week on Late to Grid, we sit down with Jon Krolewicz to dive into his incredible motorsports journey. He shares how a third-grade book report on the Indy 500 sparked a lifelong passion , and how a chance meeting with a pro driver his own size transformed his dream into a plan. Jon offers practical wisdom for anyone looking to ge…

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GHiT 0728: What to Do to Recover From a Mistake on Track (and learn from it) 18:50

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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 kno…

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518-Breaking Fast 49:06

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This week we talk about our Lemony race weekend and how your spouse's true crime obsession can help you in the garage, really! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0727: Nick Barbato Returns to Talk GLTC at Lime Rock 2025 with GridLife 53:34

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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 s…

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GHiT 0726: The Top 10 Things WE Wish We Knew When WE Started 29:42

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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 [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TopTenThingsWeNeededToKnow We hope you enjoy this episode! …

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517-Mostly Wrong But Kinda Right 57:22

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This week Ian discusses his difficult duties and Dave debuts yet ANOTHER segment - Hondas We're Here For! You know who else we're here for? YOU! We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0725: Peter Krause Returns and We Start a New Tradition for the GHiT Podcast with Him 1:42:10

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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 attend…

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GHiT 0723: Is It (Really) Worth It to Upgrade to Racing Brake Pads 20:57

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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 [email protected] A link to the episode…

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516-Ten Years Of This Nonsense?!? 57:42

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Tinfinity! This week we briefly touch on our tenacious ten year run, talk more Mount Carmore, and find ourselves just as confused as a certain trash panda presented on a tire cover. It will mostly make sense, maybe. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0724: Ethan and Jon - Review of The Thompson Race and Much More 1:20:23

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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 t…

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515-Spite Promotion 50:48

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Car ownership can inspire some wild journeys, and in this week's episode Ian and Dave discuss the voyage into the depths of the Lemons car dash, where hopefully OBD treasures await. We love you!By Apex Adjacent

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GHiT 0722: Dave Beers Racing and a Ross Bentley Event Review 1:00:55

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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 …

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DwD 0721: Brad Goes to his First HPDE Solo 58:45

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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 GarageHeroesInTrainin…

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514-Mount Carmore!!! 1:16:06

4M ago1:16:06

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This week we continue our discussion to see if anyone or anything can dethrone the absolute blistering lineup that Toyota/Lexus brought circa 1998. We love you!By Apex Adjacent