The Blind Apex Podcast
A podcast covering topics and theories associated with club racing and grassroots motorsports... helping the amateur racer get faster (including myself)
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 146
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 45: Dampers and Clicks
In this episode we get back to some hard core learning... with NASA Mid Atlantics own Scott Blair. We learn the basics of how dampers (shocks and struts) work and the basics of adjustme…
Episdoe 44: The 10th Gen Civic SI as a race car?!?!?
If Honda is going to survive in club racing in the "mid term" the 10th Gen Civic Si is going to have to carry the torch! I sit down with Jasper Drengler to discuss the basics... and wea…
Episode 43: Opinions on how to approach the "off season" with Jon from the 91octane Podcast
Offseasons are situationally dependent... what "you" want to do is subjective... Joining me to have some fun, be opinionated, and talk about our 2023 "winter" offseason... the man who b…
Episode 42: 2023 NASA Nationals Lessons Learned
I sat down with "rookie" Honda Challenge Racer to do a little recap of the nationals event and get his perspective on the lessons he learned from "the big event." Patrick is a sim racer…
Episode 41: Hillclimbs with Seth Monteleone
Seth Monteleone (@mount_tele_lion) joins me to talk about his passion for hillclimbs! In this episode we talk about some of the history and culture of hillclimbs, as well as car prep an…
Episode 40: Arrive and Drive Racing vs Owning Your Own
I sat down with Carey Rouse of the Driven to Compete Podcast to talk Arrive and Drive Racing... We talk money... and compare running a B-Spec car with a Honda Challenge H2 car... its no…
Episode 39: Racing in the R*^n with Ross Bentley
In this episode I sit down with Mr. Ross Bentley (race car driver, race coach, author, and podcaster) of the Speed Secret series to talk about racing in the r*^n. I learned a ton from a…
Episode 38: 2023 NASA Nats Analysis - Honda Challenge H2
Do you ever wonder what your competition thinks of you?!?!?! Well I sat down with Michael Baldrige of the NASA Great Lakes Region to review the 15 drivers going to nationals to race for…
Episode 37: TRACK TALK Pitt Race
I am joined by Bill Fischer of Garage Heroes In Training to talk about this "home track," the Pittsburgh International Race Complex... known as Pitt Race! If you are going to 2023 NASA …
Episode 36: Spec(withnospace)3
SPEC3... does it really need an intro? It's one of the hottest and fastest growing classes in NASA... and I sat down with Sean Ohara Esq. and Taylor Johnson to talk about the class, the…
Episode 35: TRACK TALK - Summit Point Raceway (Summit Main)
I'm joined by returning guest, Aldo Alcayaga, an instructor, Honda Challenge racer, and good friend to talk about the track "Summit Main" at Summit Point Raceway. This new series to goi…
Episode 34: I like BIG BRAKES and I cannot lie
On this episode of the podcast... I sit down with Austin Goetz of Wunderladen Racing (https://www.wunderladenracing.com) to talk about who needs a big brake kit, how they are developed,…
Episode 33: SPEC E30 with Carter Hunt Sr
Fun, simple, durable, cheap... This is the world of Spec E30... and on this episode I sat down with the founder of the class, Carter Hunt Sr, to talk about its founding and what it take…
Episode 32: Maximizing Dyno Time
In this episode I sat down with Deren Ardinger; Honda Challenge racer, tuner, race car mechanic/guru, and personal friend; to talk about how to find the right tuner, how to prepare for …
Episode 31: Sim Racing with Sim Seats
On this episode I sit down with Zach from @sim.seats (sim-seats.com)to talk about how video games can help you get faster on track... and by video games, I mean DIY and pro built simula…
Episode 30: What the local Professional Track Photographer can do for you!
In this episode I talk with Tony Politi of www.politipixels.com (@politipixels on IG) about the benefits of getting professional track photography and how to make sure your car looks th…
Episode 29: Social Media, Marketing, and Racing
As a follow up to Episode 13: Sponsorship, I sat down with fellow racer and professional marketing consultant Liv Willis of @horsepower_marketing to get the details on how to develop yo…
Episode 28: Honda Challenge - Restricted Prep
Do you track a Honda EP3, RSX, or 8th, 9th, or 10th gen civic?!?!?! Do you want to go race it?
Honda Challenge - Restricted Prep is the class for you!
On this episode @ashleytheguy_919 …
Episode 27: From Student (or racer) to Teacher (instructor)
On this episode I sit down with Dillion (aka EJ2 Track Rat) to explore my desire to potentially become an HPDE Instructor ... and what he thinks it takes to become a good one. If you ar…
Episode 26: We HART the One Lap of America
I am joined by Nick Amato, an engineer and racer with the Honda America Race Team (HART) to talk about their 2023 One Lap of America campaign. I've always wanted to do One Lap... and he…