Guests & Interviews

John Kolesa from AER

GHIT 0327: John Kolesa on AER (American Endurance Racing)

John Kolesa started American Endurance Racing several years ago and we had a great time racing with the series at PittRace. So we had to have him on to officially introduce everyone to the series. Since starting the series in 2014, AER has assumed a position towards the more competitive/higher performance segment of the amateur endurance racing community. The series was desiring to be more open to different cars and modified cars. AER has a simpler classing process that uses qualifying times to initially calls cars and then can re-classify cars throughout the weekend if there are drivers with significant range of skills on a team. The top class is an exhibition class that is based on a power to weight basis. The technology that AER uses during the race weekend is among the best we have seen in amateur racing.

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We hope you enjoy this episode!

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“. You will get 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

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

Highlights for this episode include:

1) AER’s history, how the series came to be, and why

2) We clarify the classification process that AER uses to set the different levels for the weekend including the top exhibition class for cars faster than they

3) How they try to control costs and the competitive balance by requiring a certain number of pitstops and a minimum stop duration.

4) The series uses RFID stickers to track the car and the individual driver performance and history. In addition, the Flagger system was a welcome addition to our car. It really helped improve the communication between the series and the individual drivers and cars.

5) Upcoming changes and additions to the upcoming races.

6) AER is currently running a special that allows new teams to enter a race weekend and have a reduced cost or even free.

7) We address several of the criticisms and concerns about the series and hope you will feel comfortable entering one of their races yourself.

8) Challenges the series faces with upcoming events and tracks.

9) We speculate on the effect that modern cars may have on grassroots racing in the future.

To get more details about AER, please follow them at:

Website: http://americanenduranceracing.com/

Instagram: @americanenduranceracing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanenduranceracing

GHIT 0327: John Kolesa on AER (American Endurance Racing)

Alex on PittRace with AER and Lemons

GHIT 0325: Race Review – Alex on Our Back to Back Race Weekends at PittRace with AER and Lemons

Alex Levinson drove both weekends for the team from the Skunk Oil Racing/Garage Heroes In Training team and missed our earlier reviews, so he gets to go over both weekends’ trials and tribulations. At the AER event, the team performed well on Saturday and finished P2 in our class and P4 on Sunday. The next weekend at PittRace was a 24 Hours of Lemons race and Alex drove with Dave and Jeremy for the weekend. It all started out well enough, but there were a couple of issues during the Lemons weekend, some minor and some major. Everyone came out safe and sound though.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this 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, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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 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” for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

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

HIT 0325: Race Review – Alex on Our Back to Back Race Weekends at PittRace with AER and Lemons

Dave Mills

Post our AER Race at PittRace

GHIT 0321: Dave Mills Post our AER Race at PittRace

Long sought after guest Dave Mills is finally on the podcast that you may know from his online presence as the Caddy Wrecker. Dave is a long-time racer, rallyist, and was working with the AER team at our race last weekend at PittRace. With so many things to talk about, we try to get a review of Dave’s rally and racing exploits as well as how he saw our race from the tower. We also cover the Flagger system that was in our car that we mistakenly called by another product in our prior race review episode. Please welcome to the podcast guest family. Please excuse any of the internet induced noises and Robot Dave that appears sporadically within the beginning of the episode.

Also, a podcast first, help Dave find a new fun daily driver. Let us know on Instagram, Facebook, or on our email at [email protected].

If you would like to help grow our sport and this 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.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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 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” for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

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

Highlights for this episode include:

1) Swag bribes work. Looks its Dave!!!

2) Some great tips about looking at what the better teams are doing and learning what they do and what they don’t do, especially in the pits and paddock areas. This literally can be the difference between winning a race and being midfield or worse.

3) Dave has had quite a few unique rally experiences, especially the rally that occurred right as Covid was ramping up early in 2020. He may hold the record for the longest time spent on a Lemons rally. We are also not sure if that is something to be proud of or not.

4) How Dave’s professional experience has helped with the Flagger system that is being used by AER and is being reviewed by several other racing organizations. Hopefully more to follow on this system in an upcoming podcast.

5) We revisit the internet video where one driver missed a vast series of yellow flags. If you missed it, the first video was on VinWiki and the actual rebuttal is available separately.

6) What it is like to be “running” the race vs running in the race.

7) As Dave is our first guest from AER, we go into a brief discussion of the differences between AER and several of the other series we usually discuss. Especially the required pit stops system and some of the technology that the AER series employs in this mostly amateur series.

8) Dave askes for some help in deciding on his next daily driver. A podcast first and perhaps our first public service announcement.

9) Dave’s experience living off grid. Its not for everyone, but he gives some tips and tricks that made it better.

For more of Dave’s exploits:

Instagram: @caddywrecker

GHIT 0321: Dave Mills Post our AER Race at PittRace

Race Bar Wins (?)

at Lucky Dog’s Spring Race at CMP

GHIT 0317: Race Bar Wins at Lucky Dog’s Spring Race at CMP

Our review of the Lucky Dog race at CMP continues with our friends at Race Bar. The tranquilizer dart was apparently very effective and we almost kept control of the podcast, lol. This was the first ever class win for Race Bar and it was great to share it with them. Enjoy this episode with Jandy and Richard Freelane.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this 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, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.

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

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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 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” for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.

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. They are a great system and invaluable to safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross, etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

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

Highlights for this episode include:

1) A traditional Race Bar opening.

2) We cover the detailed prep that led to the Race Bar victory.

3) Dandy brings his own Top Ten list outline for the episode. A podcast first for us.

4) How it is to drive with a professional driver as part of the team and why professional drivers would want to drive with our amateur field of drivers.

5) How treating the maintenance of a car like an airplane can help reduce the issues that you may have at the track, even n a 1980’s BMW race car.

6) Ryan Susca gets a big thank you for all the help and his contributions to the Sunday victory.

7) Some of the greatest words to live by courtesy of our friends at the Track Walking podcast!!!

8) Who knew, we even go into some driving approaches to improve your times around the CMP track.

9) An example of classic Race Bar priorities in car repair. There is wisdom in there somewhere.

10) The response that you can get in Virginia when driving a Race Bar car home after a race. Some lessons of things to do and several things not to do.

11) We end with a bonus discussion of the intellectual property and team of skilled drivers contained by the Race Bar empire.

GHIT 0317: Race Bar Wins at Lucky Dog’s Spring Race at CMP

Kyle Lockrow’s Second Lap with GHiT

– On Winning the Lucky Dog Sunday Race, His Coaching, and a Big Sponsor Reveal Announcement

GHiT 0316: Kyle Lockrow’s Second Lap with GHiT – On Winning the Lucky Dog Sunday Race, His Coaching, and a Big Sponsor Reveal Announcement

We raced with Kyle Lockrow at the recent Lucky Dog event at Carolina Motorsports Park. Kyle helped our team get the BMW E36 back on track Sunday by doing an overnight parts run for us and also helped his teammates at Race Bar collect the victory in the race Sunday, a true racer. We went over the race and how Kyle approaches racing in the rain or on a wet track and the tremendous benefits of driving on a wet track. We also go into some depth of our upcoming coaching with Kyle later this season.

For more of Kyle, please listen to GHiT episode 265 at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/KyleLockrow

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

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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 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” for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

For further information or to contact Kyle Lockrow for coaching etc.:

Kyle’s Website: https://kylelockrow.com/

Instagram: @Kyle_Lockrow

Facebook: KLockrow5590

Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RUSH8RZ0WQ-8wm7tkfgjg

Tune into the ChampCar Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChampCarEnduranceSeries

Moore’s Automotive Sales and Recycling: https://www.facebook.com/MooresAutoParts/

GHiT 0316: Kyle Lockrow’s Second Lap with GHiT – On Winning the Lucky Dog Sunday Race, His Coaching, and a Big Sponsor Reveal Announcement

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