Episode 43 - In the first Episode of "Dinner with Ricers", Austin and Adam enjoy a nice Mexican meal at Acapulco Joe's in Downtown Indinapolis after The Performance Racing Industry Show. They are joined by Brad "Brap" Adams, ITRExpo dude Jay Haire, Pint-sized Hollie (Pocket) Heiser, and Brett from Fusion Works Fabrication. Tons of puns, great conversation, and random information plague this episode of SlipAngle. Listen in for a good laugh....
Adam recorded with friend-of-the-show Christian Shipp on, in the middle of the night, on the way to the racetrack... they talked about tracks, Christian's Automotive-ADD issues, and even autocross
Episode 41 - Kontrolle Engineering finished 4th in E1 at the 25 hour race at Thunderhill and "Survived the 25". We talk with crew chief Justin Ross, 17 year old female driver Natasha Balough, and professional driver Gregory Liefooghe about the race, the conditions, strategy, the spec e46, and a whole lot more on episode 41 of the SlipAngle show. For more from Kontrolle Engineering, visit https://www.facebook.com/totalkontrolle/ . For more on the race, visit www.nasa25hour.com...
Episode 40 - We cruise around Buttonwillow Raceway with Danny George. Danny has run a few season of Formula Drift and has been running time attack events in his drift Miata over the past few season. He's run at Pike's Peak Twice and has done all sorts of cool stuff. Listen an as Austin and Danny brainstorm stupid things to do, devise a new way to change lemons and chump racing, talk about the million mile lexus, and decide that people just need to get out and do more stuff. Special appearance by...
Episode 39 - Austin visits with Master Fabricator Moti from Blackbird Fabworx. Moti moved to the states from Israel with a love for fabrication and miatas and was able to combine the two into a career. Listen in as they talk about fabrication, miatas, Legos, where the Blackbird Fabworx name originated and a whole host of other topics. For more on Blackbird Fabworx, visit http://www.blackbirdfabworx.com/
Episode 38 - Austin and Adam are joined by Brad "BRAP" Adams while Austin waits for a flight to Seattle from Indianpolis. Austin and Brap talk about their quick trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the guys discuss the various aspects involved with towing, along with some hilarious stories centered around towing thanks to an email from listener Blake Chilson from Steamboat Springs, CO, and Adam drops his new shiny recorder during the show.
Episode 37 - John Concialdi is the founder of AEM Performance Electronics. AEM has been a staple in the tuning scene from nearly the very beginning. Lawson Mollica is AEM's director of Marketing. Both have been heavily involved and influential in the modern day tuning culture and have some amazing stories. Listen in as Austin and Mikey (@mikeyspec) sit down and rehash where AEM has come from and where they are headed. For more on AEM Performance Electronics, visit their website at http://www.aem...
Episode 36 - Adam and Austin are back! This time, they take it back to the old school days of 4 months ago and record a show with no guests. GASP! Can they do it? Will it be interesting? Find out this week on Episode 36 of the SlipAngle Show brought to you by tracktuned.com . Be prepared for a lot of shameless plugs, Porsche Experience Center Talk, chatter about Austin's trip out west and two weeks and 4 thousand miles in Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus, and a whole host (no pun intended) of oth...
Episode 35 - Austin stops by Flyin' Miata in Palisade, CO to sit down with Keith Tanner of Flyin Miata to talk about - what else - Miatas. Topics include Keith's Targa Newfoundland Experiences, the new ND miata, and a whole host of other driving related topics. For more on Flyin' Miata, check out www.flyinmiata.com To see a quick shop tour and a few feature cars, visit us at www.tracktuned.com in the coming days....
Episode 34 - Austin, Adam, and Wags travel to Eibach in Corona, CA and sit down with a few guys from Eibach and then go on a tour of their facilities which are truly world class. Be looking for an article on the trip to be up on tracktuned.com soon. To find out more about Eibach, visit www.eibach.com
Episode 33 - Sam Barnett shares the story of his unique path to pro racing. Find out how his racing business knowledge, famous rock bands, and the Mazdaspeed program helped him get behind the wheel. Having never been on a racetrack before the age of 26, Sam has been able to accomplish what many of us dream about. His story is truly an inspiration for any aspiring driver.
Episode 32 - Will Faules and Dave Balingit from the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) join Austin Cabot live from the 2015 SEMA show to discuss the new NASA NP01 car and series, how to start doing track days and moving up the NASA Ladder Program with their HPDE and Time Attack programs. They also explain the NASA racing classing structure and the various spec series. Another episode packed full of great content, here on SlipAngle. You can find out more about NASA racing at www.drivenasa.com...
Episode 31 of SlipAngle by tracktuned.com - Austin and Wags sit down with Emilio Cervantes of 949 Racing to talk about his driving history, thoughts on optimizing a racecar, driver focus, endurance racing prep (especially the 25 Hours of Thunderhill) and a host of numerous other things. If you drive a car on a track, this is an episode you won't want to miss. You can find out more about 949 Racing at http://www.949racing.com ....
Episode 30 - Austin, Adam, and Wags sit down with Matt Farah from thesmokingtire.com and discuss everything from the proper radio voice to getting the crap scared out of you by an 80 year old Bob Bondurant. Too many things to note individually, we suggest you just listen.
Episode 29 - (Part 2) Oscar Jackson is one of the original Honda tuners and has been modifying cars since the 1970s. Oscar Jackson, Jr. races nationally with SCCA and anywhere else he can land a seat with a steering wheel. The two of them have more stories than Austin and Adam could fit into 10 podcasts. Find more about Jackson racing at https://jacksonracing.com/
Episode 28 - Oscar Jackson is one of the original Honda tuners and has been modifying cars since the 1970s. Oscar Jackson, Jr. races nationally with SCCA and anywhere else he can land a seat with a steering wheel. The two of them have more stories than Austin and Adam could fit into 10 podcasts. Find more about Jackson racing at https://jacksonracing.com/
Episode 27 - Austin visits historic Laguna Seca for Miatas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. While there, he get's to talk to a few special guests that include Tom Matano, the original designer of the first Miata, Rick Weldon who runs the event, Brian Goodwin from Goodwin Racing, Ken Raif of Garage Star, Justin Ross who won the NASA TTE Western Division Championship, and Juliette and Elise who have famous videos riding their bikes down the corkscrew following their dad (and friend of the show), Matt...
Episode 26 - Austin and Adam are joined by Terry Fair of Vorshlag Motorsports and John "Waggs" Wagliardo at Vorshlag's locaiton in Plano, TX. Vorshlag runs a top notch facility and attention to detail is very apparent in their builds. This show covers a vast array of topics including the Vorshlag LS swapped FR-S, so tune in and listen up. Another SlipAngle episode you don't want to miss. You can find more about Vorshlag at http://www.vorshlag.com
Episode 25 - Jason Dienhart of Global Time Attack and Doug Wind provide unique prospective as event organizer and time attack participant. They speak with Austin Cabot and John Wagliardo about time attack, rules changes, time attack growth, and what the future may hold in episode 25 of SlipAngle.
Episode 24 - Austin picks Adam up at LAX after midnight and they talk about the next days in Los Angeles, the most recent round of #gridlife, Laguna Seca, and a few other things.
Episode 23 - Austin was at Miatas at Laguna Seca with David Calzada from KMiata and John Wagliardo (Wags) of Hanchey Vehicle Technologies which was right down the road from where the guys at Driving While Awesome (DWA) live in Santa Cruz. An email was sent, a plan was formed, and hilarity ensued. Thanks Bryan, Warren, and Lane of DWA for the hospitality and great conversation. Find more about Driving While Awesome at http://www.drivingwhileawesome.com...
Episode 22 - Ausitn and Adam are live from Daytona and the SCCA Runoffs with Greg Amy and a few other surprise guests!
Episode 21 - Adam and Austin have a 7am phone conversation with Greg Amy about the SCCA Runoffs at Daytona. Greg is running a heavier but more powerful car for this event, hoping the horsepower gains pay off on the oval section of this long road course. SlipAngle will be recording live on Friday evening during the Championship Spec Miata race under the lights at Daytona!
Episode 20 - Austin and Adam visit with Johnny C of OG Racing about brakes, safety, Z cars, LS motors, Honda Del Sols, and a range of other things. Johnny and Austin sip Crown Royal purchsed by Mosler Automitive, and Adam finishes up some special stuff from Austin, TX. Let the games begin! Find out more about OG Racing at http://www.ogracing.com/ . Follow Johnny at http://www.johnnycichowski.com/ .
Episode 19 - Another Party Podcast from ITR Expo with a bunch of babbling idiots...Again.
Episode 18 - Party Podcast from ITR Expo with a bunch of babbling idiots.
Episode 17 - Garrett Farmer recently graduated from college and decided to hit the road for a few months in the custom widebody BMW E30 that he built himself. Friend of the show, Christian Shipp, spotted Garrett at the SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, Nebraska last week and got us in contact with him. It just so happened that Garrett was headed to the Chicago area after Lincoln, so we persuaded him to come out to the #gridlife Inviational at Autobahn full course. Austin and Adam catch up with him...
Episode 16 - Adam and Austin sit down with the legendary Peter Cunningham of RealTime Racing at ITR Expo 2015 and discuss his racing past and the new Acura TLX they are campaigning in the Pirelli World Challenge. For more on RealTime Racing, visit http://www.realtimerl.com/
Episode 15 - Adam and Austin get JG Pasterjak from Grassroots Motorsports on the line to talk about his varied different experiences in the motorsports realm, prep for the 2015 Solo Nationals, racing at the Nurburgring, and the secret plethora of Acura NSXs at Pixar Studios. Another great episode you don't want to miss! Find more about Grassroots Motorsports at https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/ and be sure to check out their podcast as well!...
Episode 14 - Adam and Austin chat about the importance of brake lights on racecars, proper cleaning of a racecar, and get to have a few words with photographer and driver, Chris Sullivan, during a live magazine photoshoot of Adam's STL CRX. All this and more this week on SlipAngle.
