Garage Heroes (In Training)

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Dominating with Dawson

Why You Need to Improve Driving Off Line

off line driving

DwD 0399:  Why You Need to Improve Driving Off Line

In the beginning, everyone is obsessively concerned with driving on “the line” when on a track.  During this Dominating with Dawson episode, we talk about the importance of driving off line and getting as good as possible at driving off line.  There are many, many reasons why it is important, and we try to go into several of them including that this is the predominant way to pass other cars on track and how driving off line will augment your car control skills, among many, many others.

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PS2  If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems.  Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill

Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team

DwD 0399:  Why You Need to Improve Driving Off Line

Race Weekend Hangover

Post race hangover

DwD 0396:  Post Race Weekend Hangover Minimization

The post race (weekend) hangover is real, and it has nothing to do with what your drink of choice was during the weekend.  It often comes from a loss of sleep, a lot of activity, and the overuse of your adrenal glands during the weekend.  In the end, Monday or often especially Tuesday, you usually are in a partial zombie state and are from performing at your peak.  During this episode, we cover several ways that the weekends affect each of us and several ways that we use to help minimize the impact and duration of the post race hangover.  If you have any other tips or tricks, please let us know at [email protected]

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PS  Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you.  We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars.  If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT“. This will give 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.

PS2  If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems.  Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill

Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team

DwD 0396:  Post Race Weekend Hangover Minimization

Racing on Uphill and Downhill Areas of a Track

downhill

DwD 0394:  How to Capitalize on Uphill and Downhill Areas of a Track

In past Dominating with Dawsons, we have talked about the affect that camber has on track driving.  During this episode, we go into the effect that uphill and downhill sections can have going into and coming out of turns.  We also go into how to know when you are at the limit and what Vicki is concerned about when pushing toward the limit in various section on a track.  I think we may have reached a new breakthrough for her and hopefully you!

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PS  Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you.  We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars.  If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT“. This will give 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.

PS2  If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems.  Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill

Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team

DwD 0394:  How to Capitalize on Uphill and Downhill Areas of a Track

Lucky Dog Race at CMP with Read Tull and Ben Dawson

Read and friend
Read's E36 M3

GHIT 0393:  Race Review – Lucky Dog Race at CMP with Read Tull and Ben Dawson

We start the episode with Read Tull who races in the southeast and had Ben as his first HPDE instructor.  Read entered his E36 into the last Lucky Dog event in the southeast for the 2022 season and we share some common pain.  The weekend was a mixed bag of several highs and lows, but as always, Lucky Dog ran a great event, and everyone had a great weekend.  Ben showed up late to this episode and therefore we learn a lot of behind the scenes stories as well as  one of Ben’s podium traditions and hope to one day make a podium with Ben and be on guard.  The stories we get are priceless, lol.  We then move into how the race weekend transpired and how the team conquered or was conquered.  Domination?  Listen and learn.

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PS  If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you.  We are amid installing the system in two of our cars.  If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT” for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/

PS2  Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not 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 from https://apextrackcoach.com/

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Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill

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

GHIT 0393:  Race Review – Lucky Dog Race at CMP with Read Tull and Ben Dawson

Min Distance vs Max Speed

Speed vs distance

DwD 0392:  Balancing Min Distance vs Max Speed

On this week’s Dominating with Dawson, we start a discussion on the competing priorities of maximizing speed and minimizing distance.  Obviously, the balance of these will lead to the fastest lap times, but some areas of a track or sequences of a track will be optimized by sacrificing one or the other in certain areas to reduce lap time.  This concept is more often spoken about in autocross but applies to road courses as well.  This is especially challenging when you are at a track for the first time. So which is more important: Max Speed or Minimizing Distance

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We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS  Are you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with video? Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you.  We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars.  If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT“. This will give 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.

PS2  If you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems.  Please enter the code “ghitlikesapex!”. You will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill

Hosts and Drivers for the Garage Heroes In Training team

DwD 0392:  Balancing Min Distance vs Max Speed