Send us a text How did March go for you? Are you in a better place than you were on March 1st? Let's keep the momentum rolling!! Here’s the Late To Grid April Challenge: Continue to live a healthy lifestyle, but turn it up Read one book Prepare for your events - Inventory concept Connect with people - Networking Finish your projects Are you up for the challenge? I know you can do it! I reference three episodes: Motorsports Fitness With Trey Shannon Get In Shape With Trilogy Goal Setting Racing w...
Apr 02, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text Saevar Thordarson joins the Late To Grind to talk about his coffee ownership journey. Learn more about Heritage Coffee: Heritage Coffee Website Heritage Coffee Instagram Heritage Coffee Facebook Connect with Saevar: Saevar on Instagram Saevar on LinkedIn The first ten (10) people that stop by Atomic Autosports in Wickliffe, Ohio and say that they listened to the Late To Grind podcast will get a coupon for a free coffee at Heritage Coffee. Find previous episodes of the Late To Grid...
Apr 01, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text If you live in Cleveland, Ohio you know Mark Nolan. He's been on air for 35 years and always has a smile. Plus, he's a car guy who is going racing. He just sold his Tex Powell build Oldsmobile GT car so that he could focus on getting more seat team, work towards his SCCA competition license, and go racing. Mark talks about balancing everything in life and making decisions to support that. Connect with Mark: Facebook Instagram Find previous episodes of the Late To Grid podcast on t...
Mar 25, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text How did you February go for you? Are you in a better place than you were on February 1st? Let's keep the momentum rolling!! Here’s the Late To Grid March Challenge: Live a healthy lifestyle Connect with three friends Register for your events Step outside your comfort zone Set (or revisit) your goals Are you up for the challenge? I know you can do it! I reference three episodes: Motorsports Fitness With Trey Shannon Get In Shape With Trilogy Goal Setting Racing with Rad Air. Want t...
Mar 02, 2024•6 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text Sarin Kodappully takes to areas we never thought of when thinking about racing and life. He proposes the question, Where do you the joy from by being involved in racing? Think about that! Powerful. Sarin is a pure racer who has been passionate about motorsports for his entire life. His pursuits in motorsports have taken him to kart racing, sim racing, open wheel racing, sports car racing, autocross, track days, time trials, and endurance racing. Outside of motorsports, Sarin works...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text Will Nonnamaker from Team Shalen joins Bill on this episode to talk about racing and business. Will started racing in SCCA club racing and grew through the racing ranks eventually getting into Grand Am racing. He and the Shalen team are now focused on the ChampCar Endurance Series and are constantly on the podium. Will's great quotes from this episode: Quit waiting for the perfect day to get out there - just get out there. Without good team members, it doesn't work. Connect with T...
Feb 19, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text It was great to have Devan on the podcast again. In this Beers with Bill episode I catch up with Devan to chat about his 2023 season and what he has planned for 2024. We cover Gridlife, SCCA Time Trials, the Ultimate Track Car Challenge , his ChampCar build, and lots more. Have a guess what tool that Devan loans out most at the track? We talk about getting started in ChampCar and how to approach the . Here's the link to Devan's episode which was released in Season 3. Devan Keeling...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text How did you January go for you? Are you in a better place than you were on January 1st? Let's keep the momentum rolling!! Here’s the Late To Grid February Challenge: Limit alcohol consumption Continue a weekly exercise routine Follow a nutrition plan that supports your fitness and health goals Reach out to three people that can help you Get seat time - indoor karting & iRacing Revisit your goals Are you up for the challenge? I know you can do it! Racing with Rad Air. Want to g...
Feb 01, 2024•5 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode of the Late To Grid podcast Bill sits down with Chip Manuel to learn more about Chip's motorsports background and how he approaches autocross competitions. Chips says that he was first a car guy (think Fast & Furious) and then found motorsports. Hi did his first autocross while studying at Clemson. He shares some awesome insights about how to approach autocross events and how to get faster. Chip's advice to autocross beginners: Compete with those that are bette...
Jan 29, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text The Neohio SCCA held its January Social at Track First in Akron Ohio and Bill set up the Atomic Autosports studio in one of the McCann Racing lounges and boy did some of the attendees have some great goals and motorsports advice to share. Listen in as attendees share their 2024 racing and motorsports goals as well as the best motorsports advice they've received. Learn more about Track First . Racing with Rad Air. Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar? Checkou...
Jan 22, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text Matt Harbert is an automotive technician at Atomic Autosports and Rad Air in Wickliffe. He's also the team lead on the Rad Air Racing team and I finally had him on the podcast. Matt's full of energy and represents the great part of our sport. I am excited to see people like Matt taking an interest in grassroots racing and contributing to the industry rather than just be in the industry. Matt shares some great advice... Don't modify your car crazy Skip Miata and buy a Corvette Have...
Jan 10, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text The new year is here and it's the perfect time to hit the reset button on whatever has taken your focus away from being your best. In this episode I offer up a challenge to start the year off by taking steps to be a better you. Participate in Dry January. No alcohol for the entire month. Write down and detail out your 2024 goals (racing, business, life). (listen to my goal setting episode if you need help) Exercise at least four days a week. (Consult your doctor before starting an...
Jan 01, 2024•5 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text The new year is almost here and it's time to get your goals in place to make sure that you won't be late to grid. Why is goal setting so important for racers? We have a lot to do and having goals will help us make decisions that get us to the desired outcome that we have for our racing efforts. In this episode I walk you through how to set goals and detail out the items that need to be completed to achieve your goals. It might seem like work, but having your goals outlined will he...
Dec 27, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Send us a text Tim Obert from High Voltage Indoor Karting joins the Late To Grid Podcast to share his motorsports journey. Tim talks about hanging at the track with fellow Corvette families and wanting to build a go kart everywhere there wasn't one. He's worked for Penske, Springsport Speedway, and Pepsi. Tim's a big collector of IndyCar memorabilia. We talk about his indoor karting can help driver's stay sharp all year long. Tim's advice: Say yes! Just ask. Has Tim been Late To Grid? Yes! Not o...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Send us a text Johnny Miller is a very accomplished race car driver and he shares so much! The conversation ranges from Johnny's racing career which started in SCCA autocross to why being relevant is important in your racing career (hint: this helps with getting sponsorships for grassroots racing). He grew from Autocross to racing professionally in Trans Am, IMSA, and NASCAR. He's set track records at many tracks, landed great sponsorships, and built a tire business to help grow grassroots racin...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Send us a text Here's a replay of Bill's popular sponsorship episode. As we head into the new year your sponsorship planning should be well underway and this episode will help. Bill Snow shares his insights into how to build a sponsorship plan for your racing program. Sponsorships have to go beyond product sponsors if you want to get to the next level of getting funding for you and your team. Having a plan and knowing your value is key to building your program. Over the years Bill has been invol...
Nov 27, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Send us a text Camp Teague is just wrapping up his first season of racing and he jumped right into wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar. It was through networking and meeting Kyle Lockrow ( who was a previous guest on the podcast ) that Camp was able to get into racing. He first caught the car bug by watching the Disney movie, Cars. With Camp being so new to racing he shares so many interesting points that can really help our listeners get started in racing. Camp's advice to those that want to ge...
Nov 20, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Send us a text Les Epps who races and works with Hard Times Racing and Round 3 Racing has a smile and personality that would light up any room and truly loves motorsports and racing. At age five his father said you can be an architect or race car driver and you know how Les answered. His dad then bought him go kart and put an asphalt track in their front yard. He started autocrossing and then did a three day HPDE event at Autobahn. He was hooked. Advice from his mom - you can have anything you w...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Send us a text Andy Blanchard joins the Late To Grid podcast to talk about his motorsports journey which includes moving from sim-racing (he repurposes arcade consoles) to a track day with Reed Kryder ( here's a link to Reed on the Late To Grid podcast ) to wheel to wheel racing with Lemons and ChampCar. Bill and Andy talk about Andy's 2023 season, what's planned for the off-season, and what 2024 has in store for the team. They are really hoping to do an endurance race at Nelson Ledges Road Cour...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Send us a text What started out as trolling 944 Fest on Instagram turned into lots of fun banter and an excellent weekend at Nelson Ledges playing with Porsches and having a great time. It only made sense to have Travis and Cat on the podcast to talk about 944 Fest and their backgrounds. We talk about a lot of different things and we laugh a lot too. They seem to make quite a few OnlyFans.com references -that must be a site for 944 things. They have ten, yes ten 944s. They have a very cool story...
Oct 24, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Send us a text The off-season is shorter than we think and Michael Ribas joins the podcast to share some ideas about how to make the most of the off-season. Michael Ribas is a performance coach (business, life, everything) and was a guest in season two of the Late To Grid podcast. Here's his episode . Here are some ideas to get you started in your off-season planning and execution: 1. Take a break. Connect with your family. Relax 2. Perform a recap of the season. What worked, what didn't, and wh...
Oct 16, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Send us a text Toby Weber started competing in Autocross events in 2014 in a Lotus 7 and has grown his motorsports endeavors to include track days, time trials and wheel to wheel racing. He also works with Xtreme Xperience as an instructor. Toby has had a stellar 2023 season including a first place in class at the 14 hour enduro at Nelson Ledges Road Course. In 2024 he plans to continue competing in the OPTT time trials, continuing with endurance racing, and working with Xtreme Xperience. Toby o...
Oct 09, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Send us a text In this episode I leave the Atomic Autosports studio and jump into the truck to head to Pitt Race for the ChampCar race. I thought, why not record a quick episode? I share some RX-7 updates (944 Fest, Mid-Ohio, and more), but I also share some frustrations I have. Why am I frustrated? Life. I am not doing the things I want or need to be doing and it's frustrating, I share some insights and I offer some ideas to reduce frustrations. Maybe you share the same frustrations? Looking fo...
Oct 03, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Send us a text The Wednesday Night Crew comes into the Atomic Autosports studio to share their updates on the ChampCar races that Rad Air Racing competed in and we talk about the upcoming Pitt Race event. Keep up to date on the team on Instagram: Rad Air Racing Looking for track day tires? Bill can save you some money! The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about. Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th ...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Send us a text Renting a race car is a great way to get on track and not worry about the hassle of storing, prepping, maintaining, and transporting you race car. Frank and Bill discuss the rental programs that Grass Paddock Motorsports offers and how it works. Frank Schwartz is one of the driving forces behind the growth of B-Spec racing and many people called him crazy for buying a B Spec race car. He applied his business knowledge to B Spec racing and now it's the fastest growing form of racin...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Send us a text Bill loves the business side of motorsports and that is what makes this episode with Matt Jones so fun. Matt is an orthopedic surgeon who recently pivoted to become a tech entrepreneur and started Towlos.com which connects trailer owners with trailer renters. Like most great ideas Matt saw the need for access to trailer rental when he and his friends wanted to trailer their Corvettes to the track. Some of Matt's advice: Life is too short to be stuck Have the courage to make mistak...
Aug 23, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Send us a text Bill interviews Manfred Woodall who became interested in motorsports through the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix when he was 13. Manfred bought a Honda S2000 and started autocrossing. He then campaigned a Pontiac GXP Soltice. Then in 2018 he hunted down a Camaro to get back involved. Manfred talks about how he loves being at the track and the motorsports community. He also shares the news he received earlier this year regarding a cancer diagnosis. The great news is that he fought an...
Aug 14, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Send us a text In this episode of the Late To Grid podcast, Bill shares some of his recent on track experiences including karting at Thompson Kart Raceway, a Track Night in America at Nelson Ledges, and having the RX-7 at a Time Trial event. He also has Adam DeLong on from the Ohio Valley Region of the SCCA to talk about the August 11th Time Trial event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Learn More & Register: OVR Time Trial @ Mid-Ohio Ohio Valley Region of the SCCA Website Email Adam: timetrial...
Aug 06, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Send us a text Another engineer on the show! Brian Salo shares his motorsports journey which includes autocross, track days, time trials and wheel to wheel racing. What does he enjoy about motorsports? Driving and the connection with the race car - plus the accomplishment of getting better and faster. Brian mentions these previous guests: Chris Carlisle & Ross Bentley . Catch up and connect with Brian on his YouTube Channel And has he ever been late to grid? The answer is yes, but you'll hav...
Jul 31, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Send us a text Wow, we covered a lot of topics with Kyle Lockrow! If it has an engine, Kyle will race it! He started in karts and has raced modifieds, legends, late models, sports cars, and has worked with NASCAR truck teams on testing. Plus, he's a regular spotter and coaches drivers. Does this guy sleep? Kyle shares some great advice: Get into wheel to wheel Take a breath Have light hands Get a driver coach Get this...Kyle shares a story of how one of the drivers he coaches improved his marria...
Jul 24, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 26
