Dominating with Dawson

Shift Timing: When and Why

DwD 0306: Racing 101: When and Why to Shift Your Car On Track

On the latest issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about some of the details of both when and why to shift your transmission on track. We start off with a bit of wandering, but eventually work our way towards a great discussion on shift timing. This will undoubtedly be the first of several episodes on the topic of shift timing.

Quick Summary: Ben Dominates. Alex Denominates (but actually has a question related to this topic, alert the press). Vicki starts off answering a totally different question. Bill tries to herd several cats. Sounds like a normal episode.

If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

DwD 0306: Racing 101: When and Why to Shift Your Car On Track

The Importance of Knowing the Top 10’ish Cars In an Endurance Race

DwD 0301: the Importance of Knowing the Top 10’ish Cars In an Endurance Race

On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about why it is important to know the top ten or so cars in an endurance race. There are plenty of reasons to know the top 10’ish cars, especially if you are one of the top ten, but it is also important if you are not. Also, the strategic implications of being outside the overall top ten, but competing for a class win in a race with multiple classes. We each have different opinions and strategies and preferences to deal with this aspect of racing. And we do some serious cat herding during this episode and only wandered a few thousand miles off topic.

If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice. This includes the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code. For all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

DwD 0301: the Importance of Knowing the Top 10’ish Cars In an Endurance Race

Track Driving – With Nanny’s?

DwD 0297: Track Driving – With Nanny’s or Without

On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we go into another listener submitted question from Ron Mexico related to driving on track with the car’s driver nanny’s on. First we cover from a high level what a driving nanny is and then we go into our thoughts on driving on track with the nanny’s “assisting” you and when/if there is ever a good time to use the nanny’s.

So what do you do with the driver assistance aides on track? Do you leave them on or do you turn them off? What factors would influence the use of them, like weather and student driving level/experience etc.?

If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

DwD 0297: Track Driving – With Nanny’s or Without

Discussing and Defining “Tenths”

DwD 0295: Discussing and Defining Driving at “X” Tenths

On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, we talk about one of those concepts that is always discussed in the paddocks, especially at HPDE’s and endurance races. This week we go through a discussion of driving “intensity” that is often referred to in the arbitrary units of “tenths” as in driving at 8 tenths or 9 tenths or never drive at 10 tenths in an endurance race etc. What does this really mean? We discuss this after a quite side discussion on driving other peoples cars. Then we wrap this up with a tremendous article that our friend Peter Krause and former guest wrote about an example of a quantitative description of his definition of each of the “tenths” from low intensity to the higher and highest levels possible.

We hope the discussion is helpful in not only starting to refer to each level on a common reference but also the discussion it leads to when describing and defining your own personal driving limits and target.

If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TenTenthsOrSo

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. With our code, you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

DwD 0295: Discussing and Defining Driving at “X” Tenths

Getting Advanced in HPDE Too Quickly

– It Sounds Good, but Is It?

DwD 0293: Getting Advanced in HPDE Too Quickly – It Sounds Good, but Is It?

On this issue of Dominating with Dawson, another listener submitted question leads to a discussion of getting advanced too quickly in HPDE. While this may initially be flattering to one’s ego, it may not be the best for the HPDE student’s overall progress and development as a driver and can also lead to increased risk on track that does not directly lead to increased skill for the driver and/or other drivers on track.

If you would be interested in helping grow our sport of high performance driving and our podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice. This includes the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review. We would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/TooFastTooQuick

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

DwD 0293: Getting Advanced in HPDE Too Quickly – It Sounds Good, but Is It?

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