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Race Review of Thompson 2022

Thompson 2022

GHIT 0363  Race Review of Thompson 2022 with the 24 Hours of Lemons

We entered three cars into this year’s 24 Hours of lemons race with the Honda Civic/Cookie Car still limping after our GridLife event, the El Jeffe/Bad Hombre/Trophy Truck/Chevy S10/Isuzu Hombre etc. prepped and ready for battle, and the MooStang/SpiderStang/1984 Mustang GT Turbo locked and loaded, almost.  This weekend was another hot and humid August race at the Thompson Motor Speedway, and we had a true Good, Bad, and the Ugly weekend.  We had another great weekend with all our friends at the track and we met a whole bunch more.  We cannot wait to get back on track again.  The team is in full post race hangover mode and some of our thoughts may not be directly related to what we said though our mouths.  Sounds like a normal podcast episode.  This week’s hosts and drivers are Jennifer, Vicki, Jeremy, and Tim B.

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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

GHIT 0363  Race Review of Thompson 2022 with the 24 Hours of Lemons

What is a Drivers Meeting

and Why You Should Always Attend

drivers meeting

DwD 0362:  Racing 101:  What is a Drivers Meeting and Why You Should Always Attend

In our continuing introduction to racing series and breaking down some of the jargon involved with getting into driving on a track, we talk through with Ben what a drivers meeting is, what is usually covered, and why you should always attend, even if you have been to literally hundreds of them.  We then go into a related communication technique that we use at the track, a common team text thread to communicate to all people at the event.  It is so easy and so very helpful.

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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 0362:  Racing 101:  What is a Drivers Meeting and Why You Should Always Attend

Optimal Mirror Positioning

mirrors

DwD 0360:  Optimal Mirror Positioning Tips

One of the fundamental aspects of racing that everyone agrees upon is the importance of your vision and constantly working to improve it.  Unfortunately, when you are starting out, this is even more important since it is very likely that your relative speed is lower than some of the other more experience drivers on a track and it is demanding both in front of you and behind you.  On this episode, we look at several options for selecting and installing the mirrors, as well as the mirror positioning to help improve your overall vision.

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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 0360:  Optimal Mirror Positioning Tips

The 2022 Rust Belt Ramble

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GHIT 0358:  Rally Wrap Up:  The 2022 Rust Belt Ramble

Rally Master Jeff Stobbs returns to report in live from the awards ceremony of the 2022 Rust Belt RambleRust Belt Ramble Rally between Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, The year there was a ceremony for dearly departed car makes of the past.  We cover highlights of the trip as well as many of the entries.  We are then joined by Finn, from The Car Farm channel on YouTube.  They entered the rally in their Buick Grand National.  Why is a Buick Grand National on a Lemons Rally.  Listen to find out.

One of the highlights from this event is the introduction of the Lemons Rally grill badges.  The badges actually began at the last rally, but we didn’t do a good job of interviewing so its new to us.  Lol.  Vicki also gets a few tips on what to do for her first upcoming rally this fall.

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/GHiT358 

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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

The Car Farm can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCarFarm 

GHIT 0358:  Rally Wrap Up:  The 2022 Rust Belt Ramble

Roles Within a Team

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DwD 0357:  Roles Within a Team Defined

It is often said that the key to winning an endurance race is a management problem and not primarily a speed problem.  In this Dominating with Dawson episode, we go over some of the roles for a team that are needed to successfully accomplish a racing or HPDE event.  Each of the roles functions are needed. Team members often will be required to help the team with several roles especially for those who attend events solo.  This episode will help your performance and also make you feel better about being tired after a race weekend.

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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” for a 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 0357:  Roles Within a Team Defined