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Track Insurance

Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports

Ryan Staub
Ryan with team
Lockton Motorsports

GHiT 0432:  Track Insurance with Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports

We were joined by Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports to discuss track day insurance.  This is an essential area to consider if you cannot afford to walk away from your car in case of an accident.  Track insurance and off track insurance can vary quite widely and is almost always NOT covered by your normal car insurance.  It should also be a consideration for where you choose to go for your track days, HPDE’s and racing events.  So much that we didn’t know and hopefully this helps you as well.

If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:

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  Are you 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/

Best regards,

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

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

GHiT 0432:  Track Insurance with Ryan Staub from Lockton Motorsports

Nik Romano – Suspension 101 – Part 1

Nik with a suspension

GHiT 0430:  Nik Romano from Fast Sideway – Suspension 101 – Part 1

Nik Romano joins us to start to dig into the aspect of the race car that we know the least about, the suspension and suspension adjustments.  In this episode, we go into the most common different types of suspensions and suspension design and how they work and how these designs and adjustments can lead to some of the biggest gains on track.  This is a great starting point if you know or understand nothing about suspensions and suspension adjustment (because we are right there with you).  We learned a ton already in this part one and cannot wait until Suspension 101 part two.

If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:

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  Are you 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  Are you looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system? If so, please use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems. The code will give you 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/

Best regards,

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

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

Links:

http://blogs.youwheel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Macpherson_Strut_Suspension.jpg

GHiT 0430:  Nik Romano from Fast Sideway – Suspension 101 – Part 1

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Tom O’Gorman Returns for a Second Lap

Tom O'Gorman Cover
Tom O'Gorman Coach
Night racing at Road Atlanta

GHiT 0428:  Tom O’Gorman Returns for a Second Lap

Tom O’Gorman returns for a second lap and we catch up on what he has been up to since his last visit.  This includes his new podcast with DJ Alessandrini called “Lizard Brains”.  Did we talk about Tom’s recent IMSA pro race at Daytona?  Yep.  Did we talk about the twin autocross events last year in a brand new Acura NSX?  Indeed.  What about endurance racing, did Tom talk about his recent run at the national championship with ChampCar?  Yes, yes we did.  What about the differences in returning to the pro racing paddock after a few years racing and coaching with grassroots racing series including GLTC?  We did and included a few things each of us can take from pro racing paddocks and help our racing.  Bridgestone RE 71 RS tire review, Tom’s YouTube series on learning mechanic’ing on his BRZ.

If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:

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 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/

Best regards,

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

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

GHiT 0428:  Tom O’Gorman Returns for a Second Lap

Tom O at Daytona

Top 5 Tracks that are Fun to Drive

Top 5 Tracks

DwD 0427:  Top 5 Tracks that are Fun to Drive

With the upcoming 2023 One lap of America coming up, Ben, Vicki, Jennifer, and Bill decided to have a lighter DwD episode and go over what are their Top 5 tracks that are fun to drive.  We also go into some of the details of the track that make them so much fun.  We then end with a review of some of our favorite turns we have driven so far.

So what is your Top 5 favorite tracks, so far?

Did we ever cover our 5?  Tune in to find out.

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  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

Top 5 Tracks that are Fun to Drive

Tom Thalmann

and His 675,000+ mile 911

odometer
And Counting….
996 911 Turbo

GHiT 0426:  Tom Thalmann and His 675,000+ mile 911

We read about Tom Thalmann and his daily driven Porsche 911 Turbo and Ben said “I need to know more about this guy”.  So we did.  We talk about how Tom has bonded with his 996 turbo and many stories of the drives and what it has taken to keep the car on the street.  Have not fear though, Tom also takes the car on track several times each year.  So if you see an Artic Silver 911 Turbo on the roads, its probably Tom, lol.  We also get into his upcoming cross country trip to Laguna Seca with Rennsport Reunion VII and how he will replicate a large portion of the original Cannonball Run path until veering north to Laguna Seca.  (A veritable left turn at Albuquerque)

Tom also has one of the best road trip ideas that we have ever heard.  Anyone have any better ideas?  Please let us know.

If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:

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  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/

Best regards,

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

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

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