Garage Heroes In Training

DwD 0589:  Power Steering - Good or Bad on Track?

In an effort to answer a listener, Bill and Ben discuss having power steering in a race car.  In a classic case of "it depends" we go over several …

GHiT 0588:  Race Recap – NJMP Thunderbolt 2024 – Part 1

Our race season continues with a huge field at the newly resurfaced NJMP Thunderbolt track with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  Our team had 4 cars at…

GHiT 0587: Team PGR Reviews their Second Overall Finish in the 2024 One Lap of America - Oh, Yes, It Was In Their EV

On this episode, Team PGR returns to the podcast to talk about the 2024 One Lap of…

DwD 0586:  Understeer - Types and Potential Adjustments

Ben and Bill discuss the different types of understeer and several options to improve your lap times.  This includes things that you can do t…

GHiT 0585: Rob Fields - One Lap of America and Building Original Race Cars 

Rob Fields has an amazing background in aerospace and other advanced technologies but now works and runs Fields Auto Works …

DwD 0584:  “Good” Coil Overs/Shocks – Are They Worth It

In an effort to start yet another internet flame war, a listener asked us “Are the fancy coil overs really worth it”.  We answer this questio…

GHiT 0583: Autocross with Audra 

We were so close to going to a local autocross that we thought it would be great to talk to Audra about what to do and expect.  Autocross is a great way to start impr…

DwD 0582:  Weight Management On Track – AKA Friction Circle Take 6?

We are looking to improve our track driving and one of the concepts that some of us are still working on is how best to manage th…

GHiT 0581:  Heyward Wagner on his One Lap of America

Heyward Wagner is back after his recent adventure on the One Lap of America in his newly built Club Spec Mustang.  As we discussed with Heyward on…

GHiT 0580:  Bryan Lanham from the Adrenaline Chunkies

Bryan Lanham hasn’t been racing with the 24 Hours of Lemons for a long time, but he and his team have had quite a lot happen in a relatively shor…

DwD 0582:  Comp School Stories and Tips

Ben, Vicki, and Bill talk about their comp school days, how things went, and some tips for attending Comp School.  Ben and Bill went to two different NASA re…

GHiT 0578:  Brad Lee Finally Races Wheel to Wheel 

Brad Lee has been working with us for several years to get to race wheel to wheel on track with us.  Obviously, he should aim much higher, but we ge…

DwD 0577:  Tool Organization - At Garage/Home and At the Track

On a Ben-less Dominating with Dawson, we go over one of Bill's obsessions, tool organization.  He has tested almost every style of tool …

GHiT 0576:  Bob Miller – Your Oil Needs for Racing

Bob Miller joins us to talk about motor oil and oil analysis.  Bob runs the Racers Oil Analysis Resource that will provide you with oil analysis and…

DwD 0575:  Car Livery - Part 1:  Base Coat/Color Change Options

In our first emergency episode of Dominating with Dawson, without Dawson, we tried to cover an area of racing that we have investigat…

GHiT 0574:  Getting Our SCCA Racing Licenses

Vicki, Audra, and Elizabeth went to Thompson for the Thursday/Friday event that if they passed would give them their novice racing license that becomes a …

GHiT 0573:  Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 3 Pedal Mafia

Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  We were joined by several members of the National…

DwD 0572:  How to Learn a Track As Quickly As Possible

Bill is about to compete in the One Lap of America and will be visiting most of the tracks for the first time.  Ben discusses several ways to …

GHiT 0571:  Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 2

Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  We were joined by the famous Slippery Slope racing team and s…

GHiT 0570:  Race Recap – PittRace 2024 – Part 1

Our race season has begun with our kickoff race at PittRace with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  We had a large team and we over did our theming effort this t…