On today's podcast I have on the legendary KDM tuners own Josh. He is half of KDM tuners. We talk about his start in the import market and moving into the Korean car market. Josh is one of the few making performance engines for the first gen Kia's and Hyundai's and can help you with your performance needs.
New episode out now and I talk about cleaning up before I make another mess. Also What is your lock in snacks? Then I talk about the provisional rules to sundae cup.
On this podcast I finally work on project Togepy and work on prepping for the new engine build and I find out if the head is salvageable. Also talk about cleaning and the sale of Big Willow raceway.
On today's podcast I have Joel Reyes from Riaction coilovers. This was a big of an interesting one since we had a peanut gallery from Carlos, Meng and many more in the Motel 6 at willows outside of Thunderhill raceway.
On this episode Carlos and I help Khaaaaan with some content. We talk about a gatekeeping the word "racing". We touch on why sundae cup to me, is such a great class. We talk about a lot time attack and W2W.
On todays podcast I have on Chris Vera from Honda Challenge Northeast and part of project one motorsports. Chris moved from drag racing to now doing W2W racing and fought for 2nd place in the 2024 NE H2 reginal championship. Chris is a genuinely good dude, and I look forward to seeing next time I go east. If you need parts make sure to hit up project one motorsports.
On today's podcast I have on Jon from Ninety one octane. We talk about the eerily identical situation we are in with 2 blown engine cars and having another car with the same engine. We talk about his podcast coming to a close updates on his M3 project and a special challenge to a famous east coast podcast...
On this episode of the podcast, I cover my trip to Up garage's first store in the USA. Is all 13,000 dollars' worth of Recaro's or is there options for cost effective people like me. I also cover the Reginal Championships for Honda Challenge and the Northeast battel for 1st place being only 10 points separating p1 and p2.
On this episode I catch up with the homie Carlos Valenzuela aka CVR49 on Instagram. Since I gave him the Irish goodbye at laguna this was the first time we had a chance to talk about the event. As always, we talked about much more from his love the s2000 to thoughts on moving from California.
On this episode I go over the much need Honda Challenge update and talk about the progress or lack of progress on the engine swap for project togepy.
Oh boy do we have updates. Project togepy first time out on track and we see if its even competitive. I give a recap of Gridlife Laguna Seca and what a roller coaster it was.
On this episode I cover my recent bout with rona, why i have fallen behind on project togepy and what issues I foresee at laguna seca. I also talk about Nasa National championships.
On this episode of I have on Gridlife club TR class competitor Evan Mclaren. Evan drives a k24 swapped integra and is part of the Acuity team and has been featured on multiple media for fortune auto coil overs and Falken tires. Evan also tells a story that get his certified trash panda car enthusiast in one shot.
On today's episode I have one of my favorite YouTube stars Dave Pratte. Dave is a fellow wrong wheel drive enthusiast, and we talk about dirking in Japan with Tarzan Yamada, blowing up at TODA build GSR at Big willow. We also talk about his start and how he came to be in this space. Dave is honestly a down to earth person that was joy to have on. Make sure to watch all new episodes of speed Acadamy every Saturday.
On this episode I cover the HC update and the lime rock update to shout out some of the racers I have had the pleasure of meeting at Pit race 2023 nationals. I also give some updates on project Togepy and why it's good to keep things simple and not be too fancy.
On todays podcast all the way from Germany I have on Martin also known as timeattack_ej1 on Instagram. I learn a lot about German time attack and we share our love of single jingle d series. I learn a lot about what time attack in Germany and how Martin keeps his track car alive and well. I had blast talking to Martin and we will for sure catch up again I feel I have only scratched the surface with this podcast.
On this episode I give on update on the sundae cup car and even though I have not made as much progress as I would have liked to make things are moving along quite well. I also Give my 2 cents about if Sundae cup is or is not time attack given
super humbled to have Emillio and Ed from 949 racing. We talk about the return of the legendary 949 6ul racing wheel. IMO one of the most iconic 15in 4x100 wheels you can run on a golden era Honda. We touch on Emillio's racing and the creation of the 949 wheel the stop in production and a bit of how it compares to the competition. Emillio and Ed made this an easy podcast and I can't wait until I see the main office.
On this episode we cover the Honda Challenge update and I give some updates on project Togepi. I also talked about something most car people hit every once in a while, and that is dwindling motivation.
On the podcast today is Jackie from the northeast NASA. We talk about big changes in terms of the end of her 516 EG hatch and we get a breaking update on her new race car. We also found out if she is a certified trash panda car enthusiast. I always enjoy talking to Jackie and having her on and hopefully soon hanging out with her in person.
On this episode I cover the long-delayed Honda Challenge update. We talk about the long the 8th gen civic being sold and moving on with project Togepi. It is bittersweet to see it go but I will be fully focused on getting Togepi ready hopefully for Laguna Seca.
Charles Sharp comes on the podcast, Race instructor and SoCal NASA Head of Spec 944 and also a good friend comes on the podcast. Chuck is someone who showed me a method and a set up I tried my best to emulate with having 1 car and 2 drivers. I also have chuck on to talk strategy on how to understand my future competition in the GT7 class with Porsche owners club. Chuck is a truly good human and It was a joy to have a conversation with him. If you want to learn how to w2w a spec 944 he can be a g...
GYM! on today's podcast I have on another fan of cost-effective racing and an all-around good person Jim. We talk about his love for his new tow rig and I Deview a new segment called working title for now but trash car peeps. Not related to are you garbage podcast but heavily influenced from it.
On this episode I step outside of my comfort zone to talk to Steve the man behind AKD who makes AWD conversions for golden era Hondas and beyond. This was such a good conversation and I felt I learned a lot about a subject I knew little to nothing about.
On this episode I talk about the story of my flight nightmare going to hyper fest. The 8th gen civic si is now for sale and we now begin the move to project Togepi.
On this episode I have on Jim from sundae cup known on Instagram as Smitholine. We talk how going from an ap1 s2000 to a fit was not a downgrade, how fits can help you find the limit on faster cars, and conspiracy theories about Garths Brooks. I really enjoyed our conversation and the pressure to go out to a Gridlife Midwest festival is the highest and tightest it has ever been.
In this special joint podcast with the guys from the ninety one octane podcast we talk about Hyper fest and touch on some of the shenanigans from the event. if you would like to see the video, please check out the the ninetyone octane YouTube channel.
Back on the pod is Jackie from Jackies Corner podcast. We talked about what she has been up to changes she has done to her EG and we give our now consistent incorrect analysis for who will have the fastest lap at Hyperfest. Make sure follow her podcast and if you need coaching she is available.
On this episode I talk about the Gridlife event at Big willow. The Honda challenge update. I talk about how I am Hyped4Hyperfest and a little about how testing went for the team topak event it did not go well for me spoiler alert.
On this episode I cover the Honda challenge update for the HC2 race at Watkins glen and Jackie's new PB. I also give a breakdown of viewing spots for GLTC at Big Willow. Also who will win the fastest FF lap in club TR this weekend?
