GHiT 0299: James Candelaria

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

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GHiT 0299: James Candelaria from Candelaria Racing Products (makers of the Sentinel System) and Hagerty\'s The Drive Within with Round 3 Racing

We continue our introduction to Round 3 Racing (R3R) and Hagerty\'s\\xa0 "The Drive Within" with another team member James Candelaria.\\xa0 James races with the R3R team in the WRL endurance racing series.\\xa0 Last season James was racing in the #601 Porsche Boxster and this season he will be in their new #609 M4 GT4 BMW.\\xa0 If you watch the series, James was present but his on screen role was slightly diminished a bit as a result of a racing incident which we also discuss during this episode.\\xa0 \\xa0

In addition, James races in a variety of cars and series, and in his "spare" time he started up Candelaria Racing Products.\\xa0 The lead offering is the Sentinel Streaming System that solves one of our teams issues and allows us to combine the race car data with our in car video and race standings in one simple package.\\xa0 In addition, all of this information is available live through streaming.\\xa0 We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars and will cover the installation and use of the Sentinel system in future episodes.\\xa0 If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, James was kind enough to offer a 10% discount code to all of our listeners.\\xa0 Please enter "GHIT" during the checkout process.

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JamesCandelaria299

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PS\\xa0 Please don\\u2019t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don\\u2019t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.\\xa0 Just enter the code \\u201cghitlikesapex!\\u201d when you order.\\xa0 They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.\\xa0 The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Highlights for this episode include:

1)\\xa0 What do you do when you find our you are about to have your first child?\\xa0 Well, James goes out and buys a Corvette.\\xa0 We knew we would get along immediately.

2)\\xa0 The story that illustrates what to do on track with a bad "feeling" brake pedal and the importance of pre-planning your reactions as a driver ahead of time for as many potential situations as possible.

3)\\xa0 If you want to hear the sound of Vicki\'s brain bending, James goes into a description of driving a car with aero.\\xa0\\xa0

4)\\xa0 A bit more behind the scenes stories of R3R and the Drive Within show.

5)\\xa0 We go into some depth on the Sentinel System that integrates your car\'s telemetry data with the current racing results and combines this with any in car video and allows for all of this to be streamed live and recorded for future use and review.\\xa0\\xa0

6)\\xa0 \\xa0Bill and James bond over being robots.\\xa0 And it dawns on Vicki that the data and video she wants may not be exactly what she wants, lol.

7)\\xa0 James has been into Vette\'s for a long time, even the super rare 1983 model he had at a young age.

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To follow James further:\\xa0

Candelaria Racing:\\xa0 https://candelaria-racing.com/\\xa0

Instagram: @CandelariaRacingProducts

The Drive Within:\\xa0 https://www.hagerty.com/media/series/drive-within/\\xa0

Round Three Racing:\\xa0 https://www.round3racing.com/\\xa0

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