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GHIT 0097: Nathan and Mike Howe from the Lemons New Zealand racing team Hooncorp

Published: March 18, 2020, 2:25 a.m.

Nathan Howe and Mike Howe, who talked with us all the way from New Zealand, are part of the Hooncorp racing team and our guests for this week\u2019s episode.\xa0 We had to learn about the racing, the tracks, and the amazing roads in New Zealand from some locals.\xa0 New Zealand has been on our bucket list and has moved up several spots after this discussion.\xa0 The team has been racing longer than many of our team has been alive, so there a several pearls of wisdom in here along with our usual off tangent banter.\xa0 We hope you enjoy the episode.\xa0

Highlights from this episode include:\xa0

  1. An introduction to Nathan, Mike, their team and racing in New Zealand
  2. Tracks and notable roads in the area and quick track impressions and reviews
  3. Thoughts on how their team has done so far, including our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly
    1. Holden Commodore VN
    2. Nissan Pulsar
    3. Nissan Lucino
    4. The Muttstang \xa0
    5. Holden Commodore VK
    6. Suzuki Ignus
  4. Their cars and several we don\u2019t usually find here in the US including:
  5. Jen has geographical issues between New Zealand and Australia, luckily she doesn\u2019t follow rugby
  6. Their team history of over 30 years and counting
  7. A great quote \u201cThere is no point being the fastest car in the pits\u201d
  8. We had several other \u201cpeople\u201d chime in during the episode
  9. Several of the teams and themes in there New Zealand racing series
  10. SpeedyCop's great impression on the New Zealand racers
  11. Several local Lemons penalties
  12. A rather embarrassing story about Liam's friend driving a "stick"
  13. Nathan has a Nissan issue; it appears to have centered on the GT-R area of his brain
  14. We make a trade for seats in their Commodore for seats in our Capri.\xa0 I guess we have to finish the Capri now.\xa0\xa0

On this week\u2019s Dominating with Dawson segment, Ben covers the optimal seating position and driver positioning in high performance driving and racing to improve your comfort, performance and safety.\xa0

If you want to follow the Hooncorp Team, please follow them on:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Hooncorp/
or on Instagram at HooncorpNZ
or on GT Planet
or on a great video at https://youtu.be/H-WJqni76rY\xa0

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Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team