GHIT 0110: Blake Field and Ben Dawson with Thoughts on Improving performance at the track, but not necessarily on it
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Blake Field and Ben Dawson have raced many times with each other and now are on our podcast together.\\xa0 While it started off as if another Race Bar takeover, we actually did provide several useful pieces of information and tips that will help you and your team at and on the track.\\xa0 That is not to say the episode is without our usual banter and attempts at humor, but there may be a nugget or two in this one.\\xa0 Also, Ben pulls double duty on this episode and we discuss general guidelines for tire alignment for track use on front wheel, four wheel and rear wheel drive cars, including a discussion on tire pressure and temperature measurement and use to refine your car\\u2019s set up.\\xa0
We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Best regards,
Bill, Vicki, Jennifer, and Alan
Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast
and team members in the GHiT
Immature Endurance Racing Team
Highlights from the episode include:
1)\\xa0 Alan can\\u2019t tell time and Bill blows the intro and Ben has questions for Alan that will go unanswered (for this episode).
2)\\xa0 Blake reveals his predilection for racing in cars that are embarrassing to be passed by.
3)\\xa0 Ben admits that he far outkicked his coverage with his beautiful bride.\\xa0 Bill and Alan both agree with and have followed Ben with this philosophy.
4)\\xa0 Ben endorses i-Racing and sim racing as a path to improve your driving skills, just not in the way he did it.
5)\\xa0 Blake illustrates the advantages of pre-race practice, especially at the track on Friday if possible.
6)\\xa0 John Pagel gets along and enthusiastic shout out for all he has done to help us and everyone with their safety.
7)\\xa0 Blake surprises us with his team racing another Chevy S-10.\\xa0 Vicki\\u2019s eyes got really, really wide when he mentioned it.\\xa0 Blake also gave a quick run through on several easy and effective upgrades to it.\\xa0
8)\\xa0 We discuss our plans and how many cars we may bring to the Lucky Dog race on the Charlotte Roval.
9)\\xa0 We finally have a brief discussion on the Bondurant High Performance Driving School.\\xa0 Long overdue.
10)\\xa0 A very good discussion of what you can learn from a large, lemons-type field, with the widely varied driver skill and experience of the field, and how you should approach each passing opportunity.\\xa0 Each field and each series, and even each race, has a different set of challenges, each of which can help you grow as a driver.
11)\\xa0 Blake and Ben discuss some of the off-track actions, including before going to the track, that can really help improve your performance on the track.\\xa0 It sounds much less impactful than it really turns out to be, so please don\\u2019t disregard these activities.
12)\\xa0 We go over some of the ideas and checklists that we use.\\xa0 The link to our updated checklist if below if you want to review or use or better, incorporate into your own.
13)\\xa0 Candle Wax dripping?\\xa0 Check.\\xa0 Covered it.\\xa0 Lol.
14)\\xa0 Mark Blundell\\u2019s qualifying effort at Le Mans.\\xa0 Video link below
15)\\xa0 We continue to plan our Lucky Dog Series race at the Charlotte Roval.\\xa0 Two cars are in, three is possible.\\xa0 TBD.
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