GHIT 0222: Ryan Power - Life as a New Racing Driver

Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 2:45 p.m.

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Ryan Power recently graduated from comp school with his racing license and competes in wheel to wheel sprint races in his 2019 ND2 Miata.\\xa0 Bill had met Ryan and been driving at HPDE\\u2019s with Ryan for the past few seasons.\\xa0 While still relatively new at racing, Ryan\\u2019s results are very good for his rookie season with several podium finishes and race wins.\\xa0 Unfortunately, Ryan has also experienced a significant incident on track and seen the inherent risk in racing wheel to wheel.\\xa0 We wanted to cover Ryan\\u2019s recent transition from HPDE to Comp School to racing wheel to wheel, as well as what it is like to get back on track after a significant accident.\\xa0\\xa0

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A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/RyanPowerOnGHiT\\xa0

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Highlights from this episode include:

1)\\xa0 Getting his car and supplies organized for racing his car as his one person team and some of the challenges of racing solo.

2)\\xa0 Tips on how to get started and what to focus on when learning to drive on track

3)\\xa0 Ryan also goes into some examples of how his learning progression was non linear and where he gained some of his most valuable experience and skill gains.

4)\\xa0 Plusses and minuses of racing/HPDE\'ing in a single car versus multiple cars

5)\\xa0 What it was like getting back into the race car after the accident, both for prepping the car and Ryan.

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