Episode 73 - Austin and Adam catch up while Austin is on the way back from California. We talk about Adams drama at the SCCA Majors at Road Atlanta, upcoming guests Austin recorded with while in California, and other silly things as you've come to expect when we record a show together. If you enjoy the show, share it with a friend. Give us a like or a review on the iTunes store and help us climb the charts! www.tracktuned.com/slipangle
Episode 72 - Jason Kohler and Justin Hille are both very accomplished club racers and both have jobs in the automotive industry. Jason has won multiple NASA championships while Justin has won his share of SCCA majors events. Listen in as we discuss how they got started, how awesome their day jobs are, and hear Jason's take on the transponder placement myth.
Episode 71 - Austin and Adam are joined by Scott Giles, Renee Hines, and Tom O'Gorman for the last show from the Great Lakes Racing Expo. Many laughs are had, many stories are told, and we learn about the Honeybadger that everybody loves so much. We also learn about a secret forum and about the origins of Honda Challenge. This is a show that you can't miss. It's seriously a great time.
Episode 70 - Sam Myers joins Austin and Adam at the Great Lakes Racing Expo to talk about how he got his start into racing. They also discuss NASA's Honda Challenge which Sam is a big part of, and his experiences spotting at the 24 Hour of Daytona.
Episode 69 - Lee Grimes joins us once again at the Great Lakes Racing Expo in Ohio. We talk about how he got his start racing, what it was like as a kid working timing and scoring at SCCA events, and the various vehicles and experiences Lee has had over the years.
Episode 68 - Adam and Austin hang out with Tall Kyle ***NSFW*** and talk about Hondas, Felicia, Hondas, Project Cars, Vape Life, Wrenching, Honda Meet, Hondas, Beards ***NSFW*** Women, Ball Bags, Felicia, Dogs, Datsuns, Asians, Hondas, Beer, Show Cars, Hondas, ***NSFW***, Track Days, Motor Explosions, K Swaps, CRXs, Hondas, Felicia ***NSFW*** ***NSFW*** ***NSFW***
Episode 67 - Austin sits down with Jason Saini (and later Karl Slowkowski) to talk about Professional Racing, how Jason got his start in autocross and later road racing, and his latest adventure - Greenwood Motorsports and Wagons in Evanston, IL. From Ford Escort LXs and M5 swapped BMW wagons to his time racing with CJ Wilson, this is one episode you don't want to miss. For more, visit www.gmswagons.com .
Episode 66 - Austin sits down with Danny Popp - Multi-Time Optima Ultimate Street Car champion, NASA National Champion, SCCA Solo National Champion...Champion of all the things - and most of the time in Corvettes. Listen in as they talk about how Danny got his start, what makes a Corvette work so well, and tons of other great content. All that and more in this episode of SlipAngle.
Cruising in a rad M3 on the way home from Cinncinattttttiii from the Great Lakes Racing Expo, Adam and David Calzada from K miata chat about the K series platform, dyno testing, and other stuff...lots of other stuff. Or at least a little other stuff.
Episode 64 - In this episode of SlipAngle, Austin sits down with 2012 GT Academy Champion Steve Doherty. Listen as Steve talks about his journey from Gran Turismo addict to International racing driver. We also talk about his circle track days before any of the success with the GT Academy program and learn what it's like to compete in the shootout at Sliverstone and race overseas.
Episode 63 - World Challenge TCB Driver Tom O'Gorman is on the show to talk about how he got his start autocrossing, how last season in the Pirelli World Challenge TCB Honda Fit went, and his hopes for the season. Tom tells us about crowd funding the end of his season last season and we also have a brief recap of the most recent WC weekend at COTA at the beginning of the show. For more on Tom, visit tomoracing.com.
Episode 62 - We are live from our Karting night at K1 Speed in Addison, IL back in February. Afterwards we head to Ryan Weddle's house for an after party party podcast with Ryan, Chuck Matthews, and Hilary Frank recorded around 1am. Things get pretty hilarious.
Episode 61 - Austin is joined by Mike Cohn and Ryan Weddle on the way back to Chicago from 4 hours north in Wisconsin where some shennanigans were had on the ice. We talk about what it's like to drive on the ice, studs vs winter tires, and hear a little from champion driver, Andy Smedegard. We also discuss autocross vs road course, and hear a little bit about autocrossing karts from Mike.
Episode 60 - Austin and Adam are joined by Hollie Heiser for Dinner with Ricers Episode 2 after the opening day of the Chicago Auto Show. Austin brushes up on his Spanish, Hollie talks about her first cars and instructing in exotics that cost more than most listener's houses, and Adam eats a pizza.
Episode 59 - Ken Lingenfelter is an ultimate car guy - running a performance parts business, collecting exotics oddball cars alike, and traveling all over the world particiapting in various automotive events. Austin, Adam, and Hollie catch up with Ken at the Chicago Auto Show to talk about his car collection, his racing endeavors, and some of his favorite vehicles. For more on Lingenfelter Performance Engeering, visit http://www.lingenfelter.com/...
Episode 58 - Wondering what it's like to drive at a major press event? Also wondering what Austin's favorite car at the Chicago Auto Show is? Wondering how karting went last week? Or how the Chump Car Race at Road Atlanta was? Wondering what we are doing these next few days? Wondering why we are asking these questions for you that you probably wouldn't ask yourself? Yeah...us too. It's been along day.
Episode 57 - Heyward Wagner from the SCCA is on to discuss the direction of the SCCAs newest programs, the expansion of Track Night in America, and his histrory with the organization.
Episode 56 - Justin Tilus works for Maxxis Tire and is an avid autocrosser. Austin sits down and talks with Justin about how he got his start into motorsports, different vehicles he has owned, and how his career path landed him a job with Maxxis. They also talk about the new Maxxis street tire, the VR-1 and the more track focused RC-1. For more on Maxxis Tire, visit www.maxxis.com.
Episode 55 - Austin and Adam catch up to date with what's been going on lately in their garages. Austin talks about karting, Adam about CRX suspension and Sways. Austin also goes over various jobs he's had the opportunity to partake in recently. We also go over future shows we hope to record in coming weeks.
Episode 54 - Austin travels to Long Road Racing in Statesvillle, NC to talk with Glenn Long and John Dean about the new Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Cars. Glenn Long talks about his history in motorsports, how his son Tom Long moved up the ranks from doing HPDEs to driving professionally, and the beginnings of Spec Miata. We also talk about the development steps taken to prepare the new ND chassis for the Global MX-5 Cup. Last year's MX-5 Cup champion, John Dean tells us about what he's looking forward...
Episode 53 - Austin sits down with Driven CEO & Founder Zack Skolnick. Zack is a young, driven (no pun intended) individual who has raced everything from Karts to Circle Track to Grand-Am. Listen as Zack and Austin discuss his various experiences in motorsports, karting, and how Driven Race Group came into existense with just a single Steering Wheel. To find out more about Driven, visit http://www.drivensteering.com.
Episode 52 - We've got Intern Derek on the show today to talk about his first track day experience, what to expect from his upcoming track day with NASA, the best $15k car for dual duty, and SA2010 helmets.
Episode 51 - Austin and Adam talk about Stock Cars, Turbo S2000s, and #GRIDLIFE registraion. We also have our first segment from our West Coast correspondent, Matt Viarmontes who interviews Fei-Long Tran - Hot Import Nights Manager and Global Time Attack Competitor. Austin and Adam also debate what to do with $1.5 billion, and Austin goes through his tuner magazine collection.
Episode 50 - Rocky Mountain NASA Regional Director Dave Balingit visit with Austin while in Atlanta picking up his new NASA NP01 Prototype. We talk about his trip, his driving background, and how he got started with NASA back in the early 1990s.
Episode 49 - The guys catch up with International Amateur Racing Celebrity Greg Amy to talk about pimped out gopeds, 70s Fuel Injection to Carb swaps, Miatas, 1995 Audi S6s, One Lap of America, and why the Easy Road isn't the Greg Amy way of doing things. Other topics include race fuel check procedures, Del Sols, what Greg plans to do will all of his various vehicles, vintage racing, current fuel prices...and the list goes on and on. Greg also answers the two questions he thinks need to be answe...
Episode 48 - Adam and Austin talk about how they got into cars and what it was like early on. Surprisingly, they both bought the same issue of Super Street as their first import magazine and they both started reading Sport Compact Car because of their families. All this and more in todays episode of SlipAngle.
Episode 47 - (Part 2) Possibly one of the most influential driving coachs in the world, Ross Bentley has written many books on driving under the "Speed Secrets" name. A few weeks ago, Ross was gracious enough with his time to sit down with Austin in Seattle, WA and record a few driving tips for use in future SlipAngle shows. While there, Austin and Ross sat down and had nearly a two hour conversation on professional driving, driving techniques, and how Ross started writing books and coaching. Fr...
Episode 46 - Possibly one of the most influential driving coachs in the world, Ross Bentley has written many books on driving under the "Speed Secrets" name. A few weeks ago, Ross was gracious enough with his time to sit down with Austin in Seattle, WA and record a few driving tips for use in future SlipAngle shows. While there, Austin and Ross sat down and had nearly a two hour conversation on professional driving, driving techniques, and how Ross started writing books and coaching. From drivin...
Episode 45 - We were going to record a Holiday episode since our friday episode fell on Christmas Day, but we decided instead to spend the time witht eh ones we love. In place of a new episode, we go back in time to the first episode we ever released - Episode 1. We will be back next Tuesday with an all new episode! Thanks everyone for the support!
Episode 44 - Austin and Adam are joined by Brent and Kelley Picasso of Autosport Labs to talk about how they got started developing data aquisition systems, their experiences driving, and their newest project in the RaceCapture line. View the RaceCapture kickstarter campaign here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/autosportlabs/racecapture-and-podium-race-it-share-it-prove-it and learn more about Autosport Labs at their website - https://www.autosportlabs.com/ . For more on the Podium platfo...
