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 25: HYPERFEST Recap with @stevebrownracing
2023 Hyperfest has concluded... and at the request of listeners... I'm doing an event recap with Steve Brown... my paddock partner and fellow Honda Challenge racer.
Hyperfest is an even…
Episode 24: Tire Pressures and Temps with @32_Racing (J. Baker)
In this episode I sit down (again) with Jonathan Baker of @32_Racing to talk about tires... specifically how to find your ideal tire pressure, how to adjust it... and how to take tire t…
Episode 23: Honda L Series Swaps with Scott Malloy
I was able to sit down with Scott Malloy, Grid Life official, car builder, and future GLTC racer to go over the "new" Honda swap.
The L series engine is a 1.5L turbo engine available in…
Episode 22: Building Race Cars and Honda Challenge H1 with Ryan Bradfield
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ryan Bradfield (@hondarcb) to talk about the details required to build a race car... as he is currently building a Honda Challenge H1 J35 powered…
Episode 21: Health, Fitness, and Racing with Carey Rouse
I got to sit down with Carey Rouse... personal trainer, B-Spec racer, and host of the Driven to Compete podcast to talk about health and fitness and its impacts on racing. If you strugg…
Episode 20: SPEC MIATA, crash Miata, spec piñata ... with NO MONEY MOTORSPORTS
On this episode, Jim from nomoneymotorsports.com joins me to talk spec Miata... it pains me to say this, but it is the answer... until you want to have real fun... even Jim knows the jo…
Episode 19: RaceFFPod Invades with Honda Swaps and Stuff
Jaime Garcia of the Race FF Pod invades The Blind Apex Podcast.... Jaime and I have too much fun when we get on the mic, but sometimes you need that right? We get into Honda Swaps of th…
Episode 18: HFGT with Jack Cobetto
NASA is bringing a "new" class to the racing world... based on the the Super Touring 4 rules, HFGT intends to bridge the gap between amateur and pro racing. I sat down with Jack Cobetto…
Episode 17: Grassroots Endurance Racing with Garage Heroes in Training
On this episode I sat down with Vikici and Bill Fischer of Garage Heroes in Training about grassroots endurance racing. If you are interested in participating or starting your own team.…
Episode 16: This is HYPERFEST
I sat down with NASA MA Race Director Chris Cobetto about his brain child... HYPERFEST. The first HYPERFEST was one of the most influential race events in my young motorsports "adventur…
Episode 15: Basic FWD Suspension Setup and Nationals Talk with Jackie Andrews
In this episode I sit down with driving coach, NE Honda Challenge Director, and H1 driver Jackie Andrews to go over the basics of FWD suspension setup and we even had some 2023 Honda Ch…
Episode 14: Daytona 24 and Endurance Racing ... with a PRO
On this episode I speak with Trevor McClure from StraightChicane.racing about the 2023 Dayton 24 hour... what its like being a professional spotter and strategist... and some tips for t…
Episode 13: Sponsorship
On this episode, I speak with long time personal race program supporter James Innes of IPG Parts (ipgparts.com) about getting sponsorships, expectations, and what it all means.
If you l…
Episode 12: The Basics of Squiggly Lines (data) with Peter Krause
I got to sit down with long time driver coach and racer Peter Krause. We discussed the basics of data, data systems, and when/how professional coaching can help. If you are just thinkin…
Episode 11: RULES... we don't need no stinking rules!
On this episode I talk with Marcel De Carpel, National Director for Honda Challenge... specifically we talk about the overall process, challenges and difficulties of the rules committee…
Episode 10: Track Family
On this episode I talk with Jake from OutMotorsports about the importance of "track family" and how having a good, healthy, and accepting track family can help you on and off the track.…
Episode 9: Nationals Prep v2023
On this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Baker to discuss how to prep for a "nationals" event. The details are NASA specific, but the methodology is universal to "national" championshi…
Episode 8: The Future of Flagging
In this episode I talk to Matt Eastling of the Flagger in Car Alert System (nevermissaflag.com) about the advances of in car flagging/alert systems. There are definite advantages to hav…
Episode 7: K swap Life 1.0
I talk with Adam, driver of #princessthecivic , about the basics of a K swap, how to get started, and what you need to prioritize. This is "the future" of Honda road racing... tune and …
Episode 6: What is a Race Program
I am joined by Chris Michaels, 2021 Honda Challenge H2 National Champ, as we attempted to define the often used term... "race program."
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