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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

Overdoing It & Potential Burnout

Burnout

DwD 0354:  Overdoing It and Leading to Potential Burnout

As is often the case, we sometimes show you what not to do.  This time, it was after three straight race weekends in multiple states that Bill entered a zombie state.  This is not optimal for performance or enjoyment and can not only turn a fun recreational past time into a large effort/struggle, but can also impact your performance and potentially the personal safety through car preparation and/or your driving.  We illustrate this by our recent poor performance after our last endurance race.  It is still a good idea to treat a HPDE/race weekend as a sporting event and prepare for it accordingly, including food, drink, and sleep.  Ben offers up several indicators that can help you self diagnose when this may be happening to you at an event.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:

Awesome choice #1:  Subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice and every episode will show up.  

Even Better:  If you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating

Mostest Bestest:  if you would leave a podcast review

We really appreciate it.

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 0354:  Overdoing It and Leading to Potential Burnout

March 8th: Survive The 25

2021 Competition Edition – Quick Snapshot

Top 5’ish

PositionEntrantPodcastPoints
1Alex LListener75 points
2BillGHiT63 points
3Eric KListener41 points
4Vicki GHiT39 points
JeffE1R39 points
6Jon91 Octane33 points

Full Update as of February 2, 2022

Survive the 25

February 2nd update: Sometimes with a hobby, things can get out of balance. Especially if your hobby is in the least bit competitive and you are a competitive person. This is particularly true of racing drivers. And that is why we are starting the Survive the 25 challenge.

As such, four of the hosts from four of your favorite podcasts have joined together for a 2021 winter challenge.

We have agreed to a contest where hopefully we will all win.

By April 15th, each of us will have

  • Lost at least 25 pounds (~11.5 kg)
  • Read at least 5 racing books
  • Raced in at least 5 karting races or sim racing events for at least 1 hour

We would love it if you would like to join us.

Simply post on Instagram using the hashtag #SurviveThe25 and we will figure out how to get a leaderboard together and maybe some swag from your favorite podcasts.

Survive the 25 Podcast Host Challengers

In the South Jersey corner, we have Jeff Wakeman, one of the hosts of the Everyone Racers podcast

In the SoCal corner we have two podcast hosts.

Joining us from parts unknown, is Jamie, host of the Racer FF podcast.

Also from the SoCal corner, we have Jon who cohosts the NinetyOneOctane podcast.

And from the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, we have one of the hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast.

Who will win?

Who will not win?

Do you have a favorite?

Why aren’t you listening to all of these podcasts?

Please let us know in the comments below.

Last updated: Just started

CompetitorsPounds Lost
(1 pt per pound)
(2 pt per lb
– Sundae Cup)		Books Read
(5 pts ea)		Races Completed
(5 pts ea)		Total
max
75 pt		Winner?
Podcast Hosts
AKA
Sources of the Swag
Jaime
RaceFF
Podcast		-5 lb5 pts
1) Making Sense
of Squiggly Lines		10 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan		25TBD
Jeff
Everyone
Racers
Podcast		-7 lb5 pts
10 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan		27TBD
Jon
NinetyOne
Octane
Podcast		-8 lb10 pts
1) How to Build
a Car		5 pt
Nov		23TBD
Vicki
Garage
Heroes In
Training		-4 lb5 pts
1) Optimum
Drive		10 pts
Nov
Dec		23TBD
Bill
Garage
Heroes In
Training		-9 lb15 pts
1) Optimum
Drive
2) How to
Build a Car
3) Winning is
Not Enough
4) The Mechanic’s Tale		15 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb		49TBD
Tony
Unaccepted Podcast		5 pts
10 pts
Nov
Dec		15
Listeners Entered
Alex L-12.5 lb
Complete!		420pts65TBD
Amanda T-4 lb1) Speed
Secrets		10 pts
Nov
Dec		23TBD
Dave C-7 lb10 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan		22TBD
Eli V-4 lb218
Eric K-6 lb216
Jake-10 lb10 pts
Nov
Dec		20
Justin-6 lb1) Race to
Win
2) Race Car
Engineer		5 pt
Nov		21
Patrick C10 pts
Nov
Dec		10
Could be YOU
Updated as of: February 2nd, 2022

Survive The 25 – Full Update –

2021 Edition

Snapshot

Top 5

PositionEntrantPodcastPoints
1Alex LListener55 points
2BillGHiT37 points
3Jon 91 Octane23 points
4AmandaListener23 points
5JeffE1R22 points
As of January 13th, 2022

Full Update as of January 2, 2022

Survive the 25

Sometimes with a hobby, things can get out of balance. Especially if your hobby is in the least bit competitive and you are a competitive person. This is particularly true of racing drivers. And that is why we are starting the Survive the 25 challenge.

As such, four of the hosts from four of your favorite podcasts have joined together for a 2021 winter challenge.

We have agreed to a contest where hopefully we will all win.

By April 15th, each of us will have

  • Lost at least 25 pounds (~11.5 kg)
  • Read at least 5 racing books
  • Raced in at least 5 karting races or sim racing events for at least 1 hour

We would love it if you would like to join us.

Simply post on Instagram using the hashtag #SurviveThe25 and we will figure out how to get a leaderboard together and maybe some swag from your favorite podcasts.

Survive the 25 Podcast Host Challengers

In the South Jersey corner, we have Jeff Wakeman, one of the hosts of the Everyone Racers podcast

In the SoCal corner we have two podcast hosts.

Joining us from parts unknown, is Jamie, host of the Racer FF podcast.

Also from the SoCal corner, we have Jon who cohosts the NinetyOneOctane podcast.

And from the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, we have one of the hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast.

Who will win?

Who will not win?

Do you have a favorite?

Why aren’t you listening to all of these podcasts?

Please let us know in the comments below.

Last updated: Just started

CompetitorsPounds Lost
(1 pt per pound)
(2 pt per lb
– Sundae Cup)		Books Read
(5 pts ea)		Races Completed
(5 pts ea)		Total
max
75 pt		Winner?
Podcast Hosts
AKA
Sources of the Swag
Jaime
RaceFF
Podcast		-3 lb5 pts
1) Making Sense
of Squiggly Lines		10 pts
Nov
Dec		18TBD
Jeff
Everyone
Racers
Podcast		-7 lb5 pts
10 pts
Nov
Dec		22TBD
Jon
NinetyOne
Octane
Podcast		-8 lb10 pts
1) How to Build
a Car		5 pt
Nov		23TBD
Vicki
Garage
Heroes In
Training		-1 lb5 pts
1) Optimum
Drive		10 pts
Nov
Dec		17TBD
Bill
Garage
Heroes In
Training		-3 lb15 pts
1) Optimum
Drive
2) How to
Build a Car
3) Winning is
Not Enough		15 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan		37TBD
Tony
Unaccepted Podcast		5 pts
10 pts
Nov
Dec		15
Listeners Entered
Alex L-12.5 lb2.7515 pts
Nov
Dec
Jan		53TBD
Amanda T-4 lb1) Speed
Secrets		10 pts
Nov
Dec		23TBD
Dave C-7 lb10 pts
Nov
Dec		17TBD
Eli V-4 lb218
Eric K-4 lb19
Jake-10 lb10 pts
Nov
Dec		20
Justin-6 lb1) Race to
Win
2) Race Car
Engineer		5 pt
Nov		21
Patrick C10 pts
Nov
Dec		10
Could be YOU
Updated as of: January 13th, 2022

Survive The 25

Survive the 25

Survive the 25

Top 5’ish Scoreboard

Current PositionNamePoints Total
1Alex L57
2Bill – GHiT37
3Jon – 91 Octane23
4Jeff – E1R22
5Justin21
OtherPodcastOther Podcast Hosts
8Jaime – Race FF18
10Vicki – GHiT17
12Tony – Unaccepted15
ARE YOU IN?

Scorecard updated December 31, 2021

Our Survive the 25 Podcast Participants

Slip Angle Podcast: New Slip Angle Podcasts are posted every Tuesday and Friday (usually).  They cover track days, club racing, autocrossing, and other various driving hobbies. By drivers, for drivers. 

RaceFF Podcast: A podcast about road racing in So Cal focusing on FF cars.

Everyone Racers (E1R) Podcast : Everyone Racers is a podcast that focuses on amateur endurance racing from beginner to advanced, as well as the news, tips, and tricks that go along with our hobby. Four friends and often teammates; Chrissy Mittura, Christopher Abbott, Jeff Wakemen and Christian “Mental” Ward discuss current racing trends and news, as well as occasional interviews and guests who are interesting people with different perspectives on racing and car culture. You never know what they’ll discuss each week, but it will be entertaining!

Ninety One Octane Podcast: An automotive enthusiast and a self proclaimed track junkie break down cars, car culture, and everything in between. Randy from Detroit, and Jon from Los Angeles, offer differing and down right wild perspectives that go well past the usual car review dribble you have grown accustomed to.

Garage Heroes In Training Podcast: You are here, so you probably already know, but, we are an amateur endurance auto racing team. We hope to show everyone that they too can participate in performance driving. We are a relatively new team and learning right along with you. Our assumption is that you know very little to nothing about the sport but are interested in learning to drive better and eventually maybe even race in a local event of interest. We will cover all forms of racing and hope to be entertaining as well as educational.