Best Racetruck Podcasts (2025)

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DwD 0683: Top Ten Tips For Building a Race Car- And How to Save Time and Money 19:13

3d ago19:13

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DwD 0683: Top Ten Tips For Building a Race Car- And How to Save Time and Money Want to build a race car? We share many of our best lessons learned from buying and building a bunch of cars along the way. Special guest Kaan Canturk from the Blind Apex podcast. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link …

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GHiT 0682: Everything about Bill - His Racing Past, Present, and Future 1:26:06

6d ago1:26:06

1:26:06

GHiT 0682: Everything about Bill - His Racing Past, Present, and Future Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us. Next up: Bill A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.c…

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DwD 0681: Proper Clutch Adjustment for Racing 18:20

10d ago18:20

18:20

DwD 0681: Proper Clutch Adjustment for Racing Our first ever Dominating with Dawson with a question that we had from the recent Blind Apex Podcast with future guest James Houghton, he just doesn't know it yet. Where should your clutch engagement point be for racing and how to do so. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInT…

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GHiT 0680: What's Been Going On 44:06

13d ago44:06

44:06

GHiT 0680: What's Been Going On We have had quite the offseason this year and are looking forward to our eighth season. What tragedies have befallen our race cars. Why did we do that to our street cars/HDPE cars. Why is that bear limping? What races will we be at? All this, and more. Same Bat time. Same Bat channel. A link to the episode is: https:…

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DwD 0679: Jargon 101: Bore, Stroke, etc. Plus Bill's Bad Math and Vicki's Delaware Accent 13:28

17d ago13:28

13:28

DwD 0679: Jargon 101: Bore, Stroke, etc. Plus Bill's Bad Math and Vicki's Delaware Accent Ever wonder about engine displacement, bore, stroke etc? Just in case you did, we go into it a bit. Plus a bunch of rambling along the way. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://ti…

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GHiT 0678: Everything about Vicki - Her Racing Past, Present, and Future 1:14:56

20d ago1:14:56

1:14:56

GHiT 0678: Everything about Vicki - Her Racing Past, Present, and Future Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us. First up: Vicki A link to the episode is: https://tinyur…

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DwD 0677: Virtual Track Walk of VIR 37:19

24d ago37:19

37:19

DwD 0677: Virtual Track Walk of VIR Ben knows VIR, so we had to ask him ahead of our first ever race at VIR. It is a can't miss episode before you go to VIR. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/VIRVirtualTrackWalk We hope you enjoy this episode! If you wou…

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GHiT 0676: Everything about Jeremy - His Racing Past, Present, and Future 1:16:28

27d ago1:16:28

1:16:28

GHiT 0676: Everything about Jeremy - His Racing Past, Present, and Future Our team has a lot going on for this season and we start with reviewing where we have been, what we have learned, and what we still need to do and learn. Kaan, from The Blind Apex, has agreed to host this series with us. First up: Jeremy A link to the episode is: https://tiny…

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DwD 0675: Jargon 101: Log Book and Tech Inspection 15:32

1M ago15:32

15:32

DwD 0675: Jargon 101: Log Book and Tech Inspection Some series require the car to be inspected at prescribed periods of time and them reinspected at the track for other items. WE talk about the log book, the process, and some of the details and variations between several of the racing series that we have competed with. And if we left anything out, …

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GHiT 0674: Ecotec Miata's with Cameron Recknagel 1:22:16

1M ago1:22:16

1:22:16

GHiT 0674: Ecotec Miata's with Cameron Recknagel One of the most raced cars in history is the Miata. Vicki loves hers, especially when on track. EcotecMiata enables you to take you stock Miata engine out and substitute in a EcoTec motor that bolts right in and with a few other items, you can increase your Miata's horsepower by nearly double or more…

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DwD 0673 How to Not Be Too Nice on Track and Why 21:31

1M ago21:31

21:31

DwD 0673 How to Not Be Too Nice on Track and Why No one ever wants to be that driver, especially when on track. However, some drivers, especially when they are new, can err towards the other end of the spectrum and end up being in an even worse position when on track. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected]…

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GHiT 0672 Eric Rood Joins us to Talk Lemons 2025 and a 2024 Review Plus More 1:26:41

1M ago1:26:41

1:26:41

GHiT 0672 Eric Rood Joins us to Talk Lemons 2025 and a 2024 Review Plus More Our favorite everything bagel, Eric Rood, joins us to talk all things Lemons, including a review of 2024 and an exciting new 2025 schedule. And if that wasn't enough, we talk about a whole lot more. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/EverythingBagel2025 We hope …

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DwD 0671: Traffic Management 33:17

2M ago33:17

33:17

DwD 0671: Traffic Management One of the key separators of endurance racers is the drivers ability to get through traffic, especially in multi class racing. For this episode, Jeff joins us again to talk about various tips and strategies to help you get through traffic, even if you might not have the faster car. And if we left anything out, please le…

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GHiT 0670: Ron and Jon Capps from NHRA Drag Racing (and much more) 42:21

2M ago42:21

42:21

GHiT 0670: Ron and Jon Capps from NHRA Drag Racing (and much more) We haven't ever drag raced, so naturally, we start at the top of the sport and we were lucky enough to have Ron and Jon Capps from the NHRA come on a discuss the current top level Funny Car racing with the NHRA. Please join us in watching them this weekend as the seasons tarts in ea…

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DwD 0669: Best Driving Songs 22:42

2M ago22:42

22:42

DwD 0669: Best Driving Songs In a 100% fun DwD, Jeff joins us again to discuss the best driving songs of all time. Is it a song that talks about driving? Is is a song that makes you want to drive? Is it a song that makes you want to drive fast? We prefer all of the above. And if we left any songs out, please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gm…

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GHiT 0668: Dewey (Eric DeWitt) Returns to Talk about Qualifying Laps & Time Attack, Plus a Whole Lot More 1:29:28

2M ago1:29:28

1:29:28

GHiT 0668: Dewey (Eric DeWitt) Returns to Talk about Qualifying Laps & Time Attack, Plus a Whole Lot More Dewey is back and we really wanted his input on what to do when trying for that one fast lap when on track. This could be when in a time attack competition or when the series you are competing in sets the starting grid by the car's qualifying l…

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DwD 0667: Renting Seats - Tips For Both Perspectives 23:38

2M ago23:38

23:38

DwD 0667: Renting Seats - Tips For Both Perspectives In the latest dominating with Dawson, we are joined by Jeff Wakeman, the namesake for our racing truck "El Jeffe" and member of the Three Pedal Mafia. We discuss various aspects of renting seats, primarily in endurance racing. What to do and not do from both the drivers perspective and the car ow…

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GHiT 0666 Ryan Goodnight and Duckia Zhang 1:42:38

2M ago1:42:38

1:42:38

GHiT 0666 Ryan Goodnight and Duckia Zhang Looking to build a race car team from scratch? Duckia and Ryan are starting a team and we try to help with the process to develop their car, their team, their paddock, etc etc etc. Hoping that this one will save you some time and money by learning from us what worked and what didn't. Oh, did we mention that…

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DwD 0665: Learning Racing: What We Re-Discovered When Learning Another Sport 24:37

2M ago24:37

24:37

DwD 0665: Learning Racing: What We Re-Discovered When Learning Another Sport In what may be Vicki's least favorite episode, Bill and Jeremy talk about aspects of learning Chess that directly apply to learning to race and drive on track. It may sound like it makes no sense, but this episode could easily be three times as long and may be the first of…

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GHiT 0664: Roy Dietsch - And Then we Talk Best Brake Pads 1:05:52

2M ago1:05:52

1:05:52

GHiT 0664: Roy Dietsch - And Then we Talk Best Brake Pads We subscribed (as you should) to Roy Dietsch's YouTube a few months ago and when his recent episode went into his new favorite brake pads (replacing our team favorite the ST-43's), we knew we had to bring him on. Nothing seems to get racers more revved up online than the best brake pads. So …

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DwD 0663: Fueling for an Endurance Race Weekend - Listener Question 15:17

2M ago15:17

15:17

DwD 0663: Fueling for an Endurance Race Weekend - Listener Question We love our listener questions and for this episode we cover what we recommend for fueling your race car during an endurance racing weekend. This includes fuel containment options in the real world, as well as NJ. We also go into some of the options that may help save your budget e…

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GHiT 0662: Sean Condon - A Listener's Goals for 2025 1:05:39

3M ago1:05:39

1:05:39

GHiT 0662: Sean Condon - A Listener's Goals for 2025 Sean Condon was one of our listeners who wrote in after our goals episode and was willing to come on the podcast. We go over his racing history and obviously his plans for the upcoming season. This is the first of what we hope will be an annual tradition. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl…

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DwD 0661: What You Should Be Doing This Offseason 33:32

3M ago33:32

33:32

DwD 0661: What You Should Be Doing This Offseason All race cars have been known to have issues during a race and especially after a full season. We talk about what you should be doing in the offseason to prepare for a great 2025 season.. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: ht…

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GHiT 0660: Best Corvette for Racing with Mark Petronis 1:07:31

3M ago1:07:31

1:07:31

GHiT 0660: Best Corvette for Racing with Mark Petronis Looking to build a race car from a street car? The best answer for many types of racing may be a Corvette. But which one? What to look for? What to look out for? We get a great run down from Mark Petronis who runs a company that supports improving all corvettes for use on the track and for raci…

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DwD 0657: When to Keep Racing vs When to Park the Car 21:15

3M ago21:15

21:15

DwD 0657: When to Keep Racing vs When to Park the Car All race cars have been known to have issues during a race. We talk about when to drive around the problems (and how) as well as when it may be a better plan to go into the pits. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: https:/…

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GHiT 0658: Aric Streeter Knows Racing 1:13:54

3M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

GHiT 0658: Aric Streeter Knows Racing We have been long time fans of what Aric Streeter has been doing with racing. We first heard of him from GridLife, possibly from the Slip Angel podcast and since then he has been all over and helping everyone improve in racing, including at the One Lap of America. We had so much to talk about going into the pod…

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DwD 0659: Racing in Slower Cars is GREAT 17:46

3M ago17:46

17:46

DwD 0659: Racing in Slower Cars is GREAT We often hear discussion about racing/driving on track in faster cars. Especially concerning is when the person talking is relatively new to high performance driving and/or racing. Ben and Bill discuss many of the advantages of racing in slower cars. A central point in racing and high performance driving is …

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GHiT 0656: Race Review: NHMS 2024 with Slippery Slope 55:02

3M ago55:02

55:02

GHiT 0656: Race Review: NHMS 2024 with Slippery Slope Our sister team Slippery Slope Racing was able to make it to the 2024 NHMS endurance race with the 24 Hours of Lemons. It was far from an easy event. What happened? Did they recover? How was the 2024 Season as a whole? It is in here. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/SlipperySlope202…

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fixed DwD 0655: Ben Talks Instructing 26:44

3M ago26:44

26:44

DwD 0655: Ben Talks Instructing It had been quite a while since Ben had formally instructed on track at an HPDE. As his season ender, Ben was invited to instruct and he did. How did it go? What did his student need and where did they improve? And what car did they have? Its a good one. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageHeroes…

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GHiT 0654: Cage Party for Friendsgiving 1:05:09

4M ago1:05:09

1:05:09

GHiT 0654: Cage Party for Friendsgiving Having Friendsgiving has become quite the racing tradition since we started racing. This year, we elected to focus primarily on building a cage with a few other smaller racing projects. We had Jeremy and Scott McMichael up for their first ever cage build and we were guided as always by the C&C Racing Factory,…

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DwD 0653: Heel Toe – Part 2 27:39

4M ago27:39

27:39

DwD 0653: Heel Toe – Part 2 In our first ever two part Dominating with Dawson, we go further into the topic of downshifting and the discussion in the “You Suck at Racing” blog by Ian Korf. If you ever pondered or even argued about downshifting on track, this may be an episode that makes you happy or sad or angry, lol. Base Article: https://yousucka…

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GHiT 0652: Club Spec with Blair Deffenbaugh from the SCCA 1:34:21

4M ago1:34:21

1:34:21

GHiT 0652: Club Spec with Blair Deffenbaugh from the SCCA When we first started racing we were looking to build a car that we could race anywhere and everywhere. It did not exist. But now, we are getting closer with the Club Spec series run by the SCCA. Choose which car, make a few minor and easy upgrades and you are at the sharp tip of the field. …

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DwD 0651: Heel Toe – Part 1 26:29

4M ago26:29

26:29

DwD 0651: Heel Toe – Part 1 We were all fascinated by a recent blog post by friend of the podcast Ian Korf on his “You Suck at Racing” blog that dealt with the efficacy of heel toe downshifting on track. We started off discussing the article and then meandered into a deeper discussion into what heel toe downshifting is and how to do it. I think we …

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GHiT 0650: Sam Smith AND Ross Bentley Help Us Celebrate #650 1:55:09

4M ago1:55:09

1:55:09

GHiT 0650: Sam Smith AND Ross Bentley Help Us Celebrate #650 Ross Bentley joins us again to celebrate episode #650. In addition, Sam Smith joins Ross this time. Sam, Ross and (hopefully) future podcast guest Jeff Braun host the amazingly popular podcast called "Its Not The Car" and we were honored to have them both on our podcast. We start off with…

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DwD 0649: Proper Pass Presentation 15:50

4M ago15:50

15:50

DwD 0649: Proper Pass Presentation Proper presentation for passing can help in both a race and especially in a HPDE/track day. We discussed why and how. Agree? Disagree? Did we miss something? Please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/ProperPresentationForPassing We hope you enjoy this epis…

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GHiT 0648: Peter Granberg 1:21:37

4M ago1:21:37

1:21:37

GHiT 0648: Peter Granberg Peter Granberg joins us this week with Vicki leading the way and Bill calling in from the road to repairing our E46 BMW race car. Peter has been racing and recently focused on competing in GridLife's Club TR time attack series. He has also begun to work with friends of the podcast at Robertson Racing and the coaching and h…

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DwD 0647: Do You Always Use ALL the Track 12:51

4M ago12:51

12:51

DwD 0647: Do You Always Use ALL the Track One of the things that you will often here is that you should use all of the track. While we do not disagree, there are a few situations that we discuss here that may be opportunities to improve your lap time by not using all of the available track. And if we left anything out, please let us know at GarageH…

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DwD 0645: Curbs – Friend or Foe and How to “Use” Them 22:43

5M ago22:43

22:43

DwD 0645: Curbs – Friend or Foe and How to “Use” Them Ben is mildly obsessed with passing and speed on the track. One aspect of the track that we haven’t ever really discussed in detail is the presence of curbs at certain locations around the track, mostly at corner entry, exit and the apex. Some can be friendly, others not so much. We discuss opti…

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GHiT 0646: Gift Ideas for the Racer and Driver 1:18:46

5M ago1:18:46

1:18:46

GHiT 0646: Gift Ideas for the Racer and Driver Looking for gift ideas for a driver/racer in your life? We have thoughts and try to avoid the things that we really don't want or won't use. Things that took a little thought and care or at least appear to. We try to save you some time during the hectic season and this year, we even got it our before t…

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GHiT 0644: Data for “Non Data” Drivers with Matt Romanowski 1:26:42

5M ago1:26:42

1:26:42

GHiT 0644: Data for “Non Data” Drivers with Matt Romanowski There seems to be two types of drivers (and people): data people and no data people. We have both on our team and we took the opportunity to test this episode with one of our non-data people as a test subject. So, if you are a non-data person or have one you race with, this may be a great …

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DwD 0643: Setting up a Pass 28:42

5M ago28:42

28:42

DwD 0643: Setting up a Pass What makes Ben’s eyes light up? Talking about passing on track. We make Ben happy by talking abut things to think about when setting up a pass. A special guest drops in towards the end of this one. Live from PittRace. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episod…

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GHiT 0642: Our Season Review and 2025 Goals 1:07:10

5M ago1:07:10

1:07:10

GHiT 0642: Our Season Review and 2025 Goals With the last race at PittRace with Lucky Dog, our 2024 season is a wrap. How did we do? How many of our goals did we hit? Any? And then we get to what are we looking to accomplish in 2025. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GoalReview2025 If you would like to help grow high-performance driving…

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DwD 0641: Dealing with Flags and Penalties 21:52

5M ago21:52

21:52

DwD 0641: Dealing with Flags and Penalties Lemons has a unique method of dealing with flags and penalties. We go over a few things to do and many things to avoid. The same can be said for many other racing series, and racing in general. And if we left anything out, please let us know at [email protected] A link to the episode is: htt…

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GHiT 0640: Evan McLaren – 2024 Club TR Champion 2:22:43

5M ago2:22:43

2:22:43

GHiT 0640: Evan McLaren – 2024 Club TR Champion With the 2024 GridLife season ending a PittRace a few weeks ago, there were two people competing for the top of the podium and it all came down to this weekend. No stress, easy peasy. Well maybe not. We go through the entire season with Evan and as is normal, everything appears easy and he is an overn…

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GHiT 0639: Lena Chin 1:20:43

5M ago1:20:43

1:20:43

GHiT 0639 Lena Chin Past to Present and Promising Future We finally met Lena Chin at the GridLife PittRace event a few weeks back. (Thank you Nick) and could not wait to have her on the podcast. In this episode, we cover some of Lena's racing history, how she got involved with GridLife and GLTC, as well as what some of her upcoming plans are for th…

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DwD 0638: Race Review on Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog 31:04

5M ago31:04

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DwD 0638: Race Review on Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog We review our first ever race with Ben. And there is hardware involved. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/LDRLHardware If you would like to help grow high-performance driving and racing and maybe even our podcast, lol: You can subscribe to our podcast on the po…

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DwD 0637: Our First Ever LIVE Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog 18:15

5M ago18:15

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DwD 0637: Our First Ever LIVE Dominating with Dawson from PittRace with Lucky Dog It finally happened, we recorded our first ever in person Dominating with Dawson from PittRace while we were racing with Lucky Dog. It was quite the weekend. Here is our update after our first racing day on Saturday. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PittR…

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GHiT 0636: Ryan Susca - Upgrades to Your Trailer and RV for Racing (and life) 1:16:17

6M ago1:16:17

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GHiT 0636: Ryan Susca - Upgrades to Your Trailer and RV for Racing (and life) We catch up with Ryan Susca and interrogate him on what he has done to his trailers and RV's that make them the envy of everyone in the paddock. With the season winding down and winter project season starting locally, this may be the best time to do a little upgrade proje…

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GHiT 0635: PittRace: GridLife Review and Lucky Dog Preview 39:43

6M ago39:43

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GHiT 0635: PittRace: GridLife Review and Lucky Dog Preview Racing schedule for 2024 ends this year with the national championship with GridLife and then the first Lucky Dog race in the northeast. Nick Barbato was/will be with us at both, so we cover a post GridLife and a pre Lucky Dog. Two of our favorite racing series and a time for us to test and…

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GHiT 0634: Tires Age and Feel Like What 26:16

6M ago26:16

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GHiT 0634: Tires Age and Feel Like What We had a recent podcast related to tires and maintaining the tires, but upon further review, we did not go into how the tires can degrade and what that can feel like. So we did. What did we miss? A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TireDeg If you would like to help grow high-performance driving and …

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