Best Endurancerace Podcasts (2025)

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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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Buckle Fever w/ Shannon Weil 1:23:38

4d ago1:23:38

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As the Western States lottery approaches, host Scotty Sandow sat down with the legendary Shannon Weil, co-founder of the Western States Endurance Run, to talk about her book, Buckle Fever. The book explores the history of the Western States Endurance Run and how the passion and creativity of the founders cultivated a race that became one of the wor…

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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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Ultra Shorts: What's the Issue with Amy Clark 14:41

26d ago14:41

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Podcast host Scotty Sandow sits down with URM editor in chief Amy Clark to get a sneak peek of the Dec 2025/January 2026 issue. No major spoilers because the issue just went to print, but Scotty talks with Amy about new columnists, the issue theme and why this one is going to be an awesome edition to get in your mailbox (along with the annual UR tr…

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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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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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DwD 0737: Proper ABS Usage on Track 19:28

1M ago19:28

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

2M ago53:12

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

2M ago11:18

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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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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

2M ago28:37

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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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Jared Beasley & The Endurance Artist 1:03:21

2M ago1:03:21

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Host Scotty Sandow sits down with UltraRunning Magazine columnist Jared Beasley, an author and journalist who never expected to find himself embedded in the sport of ultrarunning and just wrote a new book called The Endurance Artist. The book offers an all-access pass to some of the world's most grueling races — and to the mastermind behind them: G…

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

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

2M ago40:22

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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

2M ago28:37

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

3M ago1:14:16

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

3M ago1:42:10

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

3M ago1:20:23

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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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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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Ultra Shorts: What's the Issue w/ Amy Clark 23:33

4M ago23:33

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Host Scotty Sandow and editor-in-chief of UltraRunning, Amy Clark, sit down to discuss the August/September issue including tips on how to train on technical terrain, a sports bras 101 feature, a review of essential gear for running 100 miles and coverage of Western States, Bighorn 100 and much more. Subscribe to UltraRunning Watch this episode on …

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GHiT 0720: Ryan Susca WINS 1:02:08

4M ago1:02:08

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GHiT 0720: Ryan Susca WINS Racing in an endurance race is not 100% skill, there is a large amount of luck involved. Added to this, when you have large fields, the odds are literally stacked against you. However, past guest and teammate was able to upgrade from GHiT and won the overall race at the 24 Hours of Lemons event at Thompson and we had to g…

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DwD 0719: Goals After a Driving Event 23:00

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DwD 0719: Goals After a Driving Event Unfortunately, most of us do not have unlimited track time or money, so we should be trying to make everything we can with our limited time resource. As an example, we go through the things that Vicki learned at her last event with Ross Bentley and what her plans are going to her next event, plus a bit of pract…

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GHiT 0718: GridLife Circuit Legends at Lime Rock with Adam Jabaay 1:15:50

4M ago1:15:50

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GHiT 0718: GridLife Circuit Legends at Lime Rock with Adam Jabaay With the upcoming Circuit Legends Festival at Lime Rock, we thought it would be great to catch up with Adam Jabaay about the season to this point and we did. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GLCL2025 We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podc…

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DwD 0717: After a Long Time Away From Racing - To Do/Not To Do's 27:31

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DwD 0717: After a Long Time Away From Racing - To Do/Not To Do's If its been a bit since you have been on track, here are a few things to do and a few things to avoid when getting back into the sport. We tried to dominate without Ben, but all we could muster was to denominate. However, we still covered a lot of great ideas and tips to help resume r…

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GHiT 0716: Event Recap: Ross Bentley's Driver Development Program with Ian and Mario Korf 1:47:10

4M ago1:47:10

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GHiT 0716: Event Recap: Ross Bentley's Driver Development Program with Ian and Mario Korf We have been to a ton of driving events aimed at developing your skills and improving your track driving and autocross. When we heard about Ross Bentley holding a driver development program, it became a cannot miss event for the year. How was it? We discuss th…

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WOoT 0714: Fantastic Four Plus 1:53:05

4M ago1:53:05

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WOoT 0714: Fantastic Four Plus Mostly and No Racing Podcast and SPOILER FILLED The gang goes over the recent Fantastic Four movie and a deep dive on what we thought, what we liked, and what could have been a bit better. We also project a bit on some other upcoming movies and potential upcoming trips to Comic Con. A link to the episode is: https://t…

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Craig Thornley on Waldo 100k 51:15

4M ago51:15

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Waldo 100k race director, Craig Thornley, sits down with host Scotty Sandow to talk about the history of this Oregon ultramarathon and why it's such a classic, old school race. As one of UltraRunning Magazine's 2025 Old School Ultas, there's a lot more to the event that makes it so special including the volunteers, unique awards for on-course activ…

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GHiT 0713: Race Recap: Lucky Dog at PIR with Deaf Power Racing 1:08:10

4M ago1:08:10

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GHiT 0713: Race Recap: Lucky Dog at PIR with Deaf Power Racing We love our friends at Lucky Dog racing and Alan was able to get out to Portland International Raceway (again) for a few days with Deaf Power Racing. Some of our home gamers may remember that our first race at PIR did not go as planned. Luckily, this one would go much better. Or did it?…

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DwD 0715: What Eyes Up Can Mean 21:46

4M ago21:46

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DwD 0715: What Eyes Up Can Mean When at the track you will often hear "keep your eyes up" as a magical solution to everything. But what does that mean? What are they really saying or trying to say. After a recent discussion by TomO and DJ on their podcast, we decided to go through a vision exercise and see what Ben does and compare it to what DJ an…

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DwD 0712: Report Cards: While on Track 26:09

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DwD 0712: Report Cards: While on Track Bill Struggles to ask the Question, but Ben comes through with an answer anyway. We review the concept of on track report cards and things to do when on track to improve. Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected]. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrackREportCard…

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80 Year-Old Bob Becker's Badwater 135 Race Report 52:12

5M ago52:12

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Host Scotty Sandow sits down with Bob Becker. As a race director and ultrarunner, Becker recently became the oldest finisher of Badwater 135 at age 80. But this isn't the first time Becker has crossed the finish line of a major ultramarathon. As a pillar in the ultrarunning community, Becker talks more about his finish at Badwater, his ultrarunning…

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GHiT 0711: Racing 102- Stuff We Missed Before Their First Race 2:11:58

5M ago2:11:58

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GHiT 0711: Racing 102- Stuff We Missed Before Their First Race We have covered several newbie teams before their first race. On this episode, we talk with one of them about stuff that we missed and forgot to discuss. Our first How To on Race Number Two. Welcoming back to the podcast Tim and Cliff. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RaceT…

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WOoT 0709: Superman and F1The Movie 2:18:35

5M ago2:18:35

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WOoT 0709: Superman and F1The Movie Mostly and No Racing Podcast and SPOILER FILLED The gang goes over the recent F1 Movie and a deep dive on the newly released Superman (2025). What we thought, what we liked, and what could have been a bit better. We also project a bit on some other movies including the basis for our next WOoT episode the upcoming…

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DwD 0710: Losing vs Getting Beaten and more 28:34

5M ago28:34

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DwD 0710: Losing vs Getting Beaten and more What started out with a simple question of what is the difference between losing and getting beaten digressed into a deeper discussion of a bunch or areas of racing. In other words, another one of our podcasts. Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected]. A link to the ep…

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GHiT 0707: Race Review - GridLife GLTC @ Mid O 2025 with Nick Barbato 47:03

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GHiT 0707: Race Review - GridLife GLTC @ Mid O 2025 with Nick Barbato Nick Barbato came to Bill's rescue and reviewed the recent GridLife event at Mid Ohio. Maybe Bill will stop rocking in the corner from live stream withdrawal, lol. It was quite an event and some amazing things transpired in GLTC. Oh, and NICK WON RACE4!!!!!!!!!! Way to bury the l…

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DwD 0708: Listener Question On How to Get Better At Racing - And Just About Everything Else 21:05

5M ago21:05

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DwD 0708: Listener Question On How to Get Better At Racing - And Just About Everything Else Ben is BACK and we talk about trust on track. Why is it important? How to gain it? How to lose it? the usual things to do and thigns not to do. Part one of many. Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected] for a part 2. A li…

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GHiT 0705: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - The Italian Job Wins G&G 1:13:34

5M ago1:13:34

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GHiT 0705: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - The Italian Job Wins G&G They came, they saw, they conquered. The recent Halloween Meets Gasoline winner from NJMP, The Italian Job. Oh, yeah, they drove a Mini Cooper with a full pasta dinner on the roof. And Much more. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/YouWannaMeatballWithDat We hope you enjoy this…

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DwD 0706: The Importance of Trust on Track 27:51

5M ago27:51

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DwD 0706: The Importance of Trust on Track Ben is BACK and we talk about trust on track. Why is it important? How to gain it? How to lose it? the usual things to do and thigns not to do. Part one of many. Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected] for a part 2. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TrustOn…

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GHiT 0704: Kelvin Arreola Wins the 25:01 hour Race at Thunderhill and Much More 1:23:30

5M ago1:23:30

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GHiT 0704: Kelvin Arreola Wins the 25:01 Hour Race at Thunderhill and Much More Our guest has competed in Formula D and won the longest race in North America. And virtually everything in between. Welcome to the podcast Kelvin Arreola A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/Thunderhill25Plus We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to…

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Ryan Montgomery 38:56

6M ago38:56

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Fresh off a standout performance at the 2025 Canyons 100k, Ryan Montgomery secured a Golden Ticket and is headed back to Western States for the third time. With a previous 8th-place finish under his belt, Ryan returns with sharper strategy, bigger goals and deeper intention. But his story goes far beyond his success. As one of the few openly gay el…

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GHiT 0703: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - Slippery Slope 50:39

6M ago50:39

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GHiT 0703: Race Review - NJMP 2025 - Slippery Slope NJMP is always a blast and this year was no exception. In this part, we review the Slippery Slope team that was racing their SpecE30 race car for reasons explained here. It came in un-themed but the ret of the weekend led to a ton of fun. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/NJMP2025Car-1…

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Adam Popp & Dave Mackey 49:21

6M ago49:21

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In this episode, host Scotty Sandow sits down with two remarkable athletes whose stories push the boundaries of resilience and possibility: Adam Popp and Dave Mackey. Popp, a retired US Air Force veteran and above-knee amputee, made history as the first above-knee amputee to finish a 100-mile ultramarathon. This June, he's taking on the iconic West…