Garage Heroes In Training

GHiT 0568:  Tom Lomino Was Long Overdue

Racing with Tom Lomino has been racing with us since we started and long before we arrived.  He has a predisposition for VW’s and has raced a few since he star…

DwD 0569:  How to Pass a Faster/More Powerful Car On Track

An article by Randy Pobst in Grassroots Motorsports magazine stirred up this bit of conversation related to passing fast and more powerful…

DwD 0567:  Gripping your Steering Wheel

We discuss the best way to grip a steering wheel and hand position with a bit more related topics.  This may be one of the few times where more is not better…

GHiT 0566:  Elizabeth Jolly – Lap 3, Plus a New Plan for Vicki

It had been too long since we had Elizabeth Jolly on the podcast.  She was at our first ever All Ladies team endurance race at Thompson …

DwD 0565:  Car Setup Targets

What is faster, setting up a car as fast as it can be or setting it up to maximize driver comfort with the car performance.  This gets even more complicated when dealin…

 GHiT 0564:  Johan Schwartz – All About Racing and Car Control

We loved our car control clinic at CMP a few weeks ago and Johan Schwartz was kind enough to come onto the podcast this week.  During th…

DwD 0563:  Proper Preseason Preparation Performed Perfectly

With the season rapidly approaching, we wanted to go over some tips to prepare you and your team for the first event.  The reduction in s…

GHiT 0562:  Racing Subarus the Best way with Dewey Dewitt

Dewey Dewitt, fresh off his 2023 Time Attack Championship with GridLife, joins us to go into the details for properly racing and preparing Su…

 GHiT 0561:  Recap of our Car Control Clinic at CMP

At long last, Vicki’s Christmas training gift was here.  We attended a Car Control Clinic at CMP’s skid pad with Johan Schwartz.  Vicki and Bill bo…

DwD 0560:  What Not to Do Before Going on Track for the First Time

There are several things that can affect your starting up driving on track or autocrossing.  In this episode, we go over many of t…

GHiT 0559:  Trailer and Towing – Part 2

We start off with a quick review of some listener feedback.  Apparently, some of our listeners have created some pretty amazing trailer and towing setups and w…

DwD 0558:  Listener Question:  What is the difference between a “better” driver and a “faster” driver

In an earlier podcast, we talked about how Bill is looking to become a faster driver as opposed…

GHiT 0557:  Scott Robertson on Racing Car Setups and Optimized Data Interpretation

Scott Robertson is the co-host of the Track Walking podcast and team member of Robertson Racing.  With Scott hosting…

GHiT 0556:  Rally Master Jeff returns to Review the Virginia is for Clunkers Rally and Preview the upcoming Route 66 Rally

Jeff Stobbs, Lemons resident Rally Master, returns to review the recent Virg…

DwD 0555:  Listener Feedback on Towing and Best Pizza

We received a bunch of emails and comments related to our Pizza episode and our Towing episode part 1.  Ben loves nothing more than passing ev…

GHiT 0554:  Waka Motorsports with Rich Russo

We were instant fans of the Waka Motorsports YouTube channel and first met Rich Russo and teammates at NJMP and then Thompson on their initial scouting tr…

DwD 0553:  Brakes:  Rotors, Pads, and Bleeding

We have already gone deep into the area of brakes, brake pads, fluid etc. with Wendy from Porterfield’s a few years ago but we thought that it may b…

GHiT 0552:  Anthony Magagnoli – Record Setting Racing Driver

Anthony Magagnoli is a unique combination of racing driver, racing coach, and working for various OEMs on vehicle dynamics and set up.  In…

DwD 0551:  Arrive and Drive – The Hardcore Way

Taking a note from the Mighty Car Mods YouTube channel, we take a stab at what we would do for a heroic arrive and drive.  On their episode they enter…

GHiT 0550:  Celebration with Ross Bentley Helping Our Team Drivers Improve - Santa Style

Ross Bentley returns to help celebrate our 550th episode.  Ross indulges us in helping refine Vicki’s racing i…