Podcasts about american endurance racing

GHIT 0327:  John Kolesa on AER (American Endurance Racing) John Kolesa started American Endurance Racing several years ago and Bill had a great time racing with the series at PittRace, so we had to have him on to officially introduce everyone to the series if you are not already familiar with AER.  Since starting the series in 2014, AER has assumed a position towards the more competitive/higher performance segment of the amateur endurance racing community.  The series was desiring to be more open to different cars and modified cars by having a simpler classing process that uses qualifying times to initially calls cars and then can re-classify cars throughout the weekend if there are drivers with significant range of skills on a team.  The top class is an exhibition class that is based on a power to weight basis.  The technology that AER uses during the race weekend is among the best we have seen in amateur racing. A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/JohnKolesaonAER If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast: You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much.  Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it. We hope you enjoy this episode! PS  If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you.  We are amid installing the system in two of our cars.  If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ PS2  Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not 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.  Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/ 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)  AER's history, how the series came to be, and why 2)  We clarify the classification process that AER uses to set the different levels for the weekend including the top exhibition class for cars faster than they 3)  How they try to control costs and the competitive balance by requiring a certain number of pitstops and a minimum stop duration. 4)  The series uses RFID stickers to track the car and the individual driver performance and history.  In addition, the Flagger system was a welcome addition to tour car and helped improve the communication between the series and the individual drivers and cars. 5)  Upcoming changes and additions to the upcoming races. 6)  AER is currently running a special that allows new teams to enter a race weekend and have a reduced cost or even free.  7)  We address several of the criticisms and concerns about the series and hope you will feel comfortable entering one of their races yourself. 8)  Challenges the series faces with upcoming events and tracks. 9)  We speculate on the effect that modern cars may have on grassroots racing in the future.   To get more details about AER, please follow them at: Website:  http://americanenduranceracing.com/ Instagram:  @americanenduranceracing Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/americanenduranceracing

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Christina Lam is a Skip Barber Racing instructor and an SCCA and NASA road racer. She made it on the podium 7 times in 2019. She also has done some endurance racing with American Endurance Racing and PBOC; her teams have won 4 times and podiumed 5 times in the 10 races they’ve entered.

Christina Lam is a Skip Barber Racing instructor and an SCCA and NASA road racer. She made it on the podium 7 times in 2019. She also has done some endurance racing with American Endurance Racing and PBOC; her teams have won 4 times and podiumed 5 times in the 10 races they've entered.

With everyone quarantined or at least social distancing, we have had several requests to re-publish this episode on Sim Racing.    On this episode, we had Scott Barton as our guest.  Scott is a very accomplished racing driver and very knowledgeable in the area of Sim Racing.  We thought we’d learn more about both on this episode.  Sim racing can be great way to get cheap track time, especially in the off season or during the work week when you aren’t near a track.  As with most aspects of racing, you can go as deep as your interest and bank account will allow.  We hope you enjoy the episode.  Highlights from this episode include: 1) Scott’s racing history and progression to where he is currently racing mostly in the AER series (American Endurance Racing) where he has recorded a very impressive series of results since originally learning at HPDE’s in 1999 and racing in 2009.  2)  Scott’s latest goal is try to round out his collection of first overall wins in Lucky Dog and WRL to complete his already stellar collection of 24 Hours of Lemons, Champ Car, and AER wins and have recorded overall wins in every major street tire endurance racing series in the US. 3)  Scott is also a driving coach and is involved with many teams, students, and racing series and organizations. 4)  We then began to cover various software and hardware choices available, make some recommendations (links below) as well as describe some of the many systems and options that are available for a wide range of budgets.  5)  The three basic systems we reviewed started with a single monitor, a three-monitor system and a VR based system with a good set of steering wheels and pedals.  A sim vibe/butt kicker would be a very nice addition is budget allows. 6)  More advanced options mentioned include motion/ full motions simulators, spring loaded harnesses, 7)  Computer requirements in general, such as a 4-core processor, i5 or newer, with a video card capable of running a VR headset at 1080p and 90 fps (or better) should be sufficient for your system. 8)  We also cover how to deal with motion sickness in VR if that happens to you in the beginning. 9)  Scott was even kind enough to entertain us with our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly series.   Also, Scott can assist you with defining your system if needed at his website below.    Items and Links discussed within this episode include:   Steering wheel and Pedals:  Logitech G29, G920:  https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/driving/driving-force-racing-wheel.html AccuForce Steering wheels Fanatec Wheel and Pedals:  https://fanatec.com/us-en  e.g. v3 inverted pedal set, Clubsport base/mount Heusinkveld:  https://heusinkveld.com/products/sim-rigs/sim-rig-gt/?q=%2Fproducts%2Fsim-rigs%2Fsim-rig-gt%2F&v=7516fd43adaa   VR: Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset:  https://heusinkveld.com Oculus Rift:  https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/   Optional Accessories/Upgrades: Butt Kickers:  https://thebuttkicker.com/ Full Motion simulators – Various sources RaceDepartment.com  for cars and tracks Realteus force feel seat pad:  www.Realteus.com   Chassis movers:  various sources   Sim Racing choices:  iRacing:  https://www.iracing.com/ Assetto Corsa:  https://www.assettocorsa.net/home-ac/ R Factor:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/365960/rFactor_2/ Project Cars:  https://www.projectcarsgame.com/explore/?lang=en-us   Please feel free to contact Scott at: Website: https://www.facebook.com/ProFormanceCoachingcom Facebook Group:  Sim Racing Deals at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/SimRacingDeals/   Thank you again.    Best regards,   Bill, Vicki, and Alan Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team

On this week’s episode we have Scott Barton as our guest.  Scott is a very accomplished racing driver and very knowledgeable in the area of Sim Racing.  We thought we’d learn more about both on this episode, just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.  Sim racing can be great way to get cheap track time, especially in the off season or during the work week when you aren’t near a track.  As with most aspects of racing, you can go as deep as your interest and bank account will allow.  We hope you enjoy the episode.  Highlights from this episode include: 1) Scott’s racing history and progression to where he is currently racing mostly in the AER series (American Endurance Racing) where he has recorded a very impressive series of results since originally learning at HPDE’s in 1999 and racing in 2009.  2)  Scott’s latest goal is try to round out his collection of first overall wins in Lucky Dog and WRL to complete his already stellar collection of 24 Hours of Lemons, Champ Car, and AER wins and have recorded overall wins in every major street tire endurance racing series in the US. 3)  Scott is also a driving coach and is involved with many teams, students, and racing series and organizations. 4)  We then began to cover various software and hardware choices available, make some recommendations (links below) as well as describe some of the many systems and options that are available for a wide range of budgets.  5)  The three basic systems we reviewed started with a single monitor, a three-monitor system and a VR based system with a good set of steering wheels and pedals.  A sim vibe/butt kicker would be a very nice addition is budget allows. 6)  More advanced options mentioned include motion/ full motions simulators, spring loaded harnesses, 7)  Computer requirements in general, such as a 4-core processor, i5 or newer, with a video card capable of running a VR headset at 1080p and 90 fps (or better) should be sufficient for your system. 8)  We also cover how to deal with motion sickness in VR if that happens to you in the beginning. 9)  Scott was even kind enough to entertain us with our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly series.   Also, Scott can assist you with defining your system if needed at his website below.    Items and Links discussed within this episode include:   Steering wheel and Pedals:  Logitech G29, G920:  https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/driving/driving-force-racing-wheel.html AccuForce Steering wheels Fanatec Wheel and Pedals:  https://fanatec.com/us-en  e.g. v3 inverted pedal set, Clubsport base/mount Heusinkveld:  https://heusinkveld.com/products/sim-rigs/sim-rig-gt/?q=%2Fproducts%2Fsim-rigs%2Fsim-rig-gt%2F&v=7516fd43adaa   VR: Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset:  https://heusinkveld.com Oculus Rift:  https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/   Optional Accessories/Upgrades: Butt Kickers:  https://thebuttkicker.com/ Full Motion simulators – Various sources RaceDepartment.com  for cars and tracks Realteus force feel seat pad:  www.Realteus.com   Chassis movers:  various sources   Sim Racing choices:  iRacing:  https://www.iracing.com/ Assetto Corsa:  https://www.assettocorsa.net/home-ac/ R Factor:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/365960/rFactor_2/ Project Cars:  https://www.projectcarsgame.com/explore/?lang=en-us   Please feel free to contact Scott at: Website: https://www.facebook.com/ProFormanceCoachingcom Facebook Group:  Sim Racing Deals at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/SimRacingDeals/   Thank you again.    Best regards,   Bill, Vicki, and Alan Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast and team members in the GHiT Immature Endurance Racing Team      

On this Fibonacci episode 75, Mental needs a DD that can drive stick, Jeff flat shifts an MGTD, Chrissy stalls 20 times on the way to work, and Chris sleeps in the back of a Fiat.  Really, we talk all about the wonders of the manual transmission, particularly the fun of learning, teaching, failing, and succeeding in the dwindling voodoo art. Laugh at our mistakes, as we sure did.   E1R YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrTs8wdzydOqbpWZ_y-xEA?view_as=subscriberRacing For Heros https://www.racingforheroes.org/E1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/chgzx4Jeff’s Ploar plunge page .. https://stockton.crowdchange.co/5820/page/78585    Lucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comChampcar https://champcar.org/World Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/Xtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

Suffer through 3 minutes about Jeff's dogs, then onto Baker Street episode 74. We air grievances and play psych 101. Mental gets enthusiastic and then bored, Jeff comes up with a great idea and then doesn’t get it done in time, Chrissy is mad that everyone isn’t happy, and Chris is a jerk and then gets us back on track.  Really, we all take the Meyers Briggs personality test and then find out how we are all great and how we are all terrible, and how this all impacts setting up a functioning race team and maximizing everyone’s strengths.Fire system discharging: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pdfs/FireBottleDischargingSPA.pdfEmail Mental for your team to take the MBTI  everyone.racers@gmail.comBecause you know it's in your head, Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6aKnRnBxMLucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkE1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/w4f8cjLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comChampcar https://champcar.org/World Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/Xtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

On episode 73 International Scout, Jeff thinks fondly of Caligula, Mental is envious of men in chicken suits, Chrissy skips over herself for a change, Chris doesn’t eat gummy bears while recording, and Eric Rood makes DC Doug assume the fetal position.  Really, we talk with guest number 1, Eric Rood, all about the Lemons Retreat from Moscow Rally. We hear all about the terrible weather, the return of the K car, the candy van with rally cat, chicken tax evasion, and repairing Yugos with rocks. We also preview Lemons, Lucky Dog and Champcar, go through race results, and have an on the spot! LeMons Rally https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/E1R Bingo, new version!   https://mfbc.us/m/chgzx4Miata 30thhttps://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/happy-30th-birthday-mazda-mx-5Avoidable Contacthttps://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/02/06/avoidable-contact-all-the-cars-ive-crashedChampcar https://champcar.org/Lucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comWorld Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/Dead Pedal Racing http://deadpedalracing.com/Xtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

On this 3 day pass episode, 72, Mental Mental likes likes to to echo echo, Jeff does tow vehicle history CSI, Chrissy has a Type R picnic, Chris doesn’t eat gummy bears, and Bill likes to drive an unregistered minivan.  Really, we have a great conversation with Bill Strong, marketing director for ChampCar who is live at Road Atlanta with Mental, talking about his series, telling lots of racing stories, eating some pizza, and roping pedestrians into cameo appearances.  We learn lots about where ChampCar is today and their amazing live coverage of every event. Stef and the NSX Team https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/30/all-woman-acura-nsx-imsa-auto-racing-team/Mitch’s Auto Parts https://www.mitchsautoparts.com/E1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/w4f8cjXtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersChampcar Live https://www.youtube.com/c/ChampCarEnduranceSeries/liveChampcar https://champcar.org/, champcar.liveLucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comWorld Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/LeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

On this Cressida episode, 71, Mental runs some hose, Jeff argues about scouts, Chrissy accepts Jello shots from a stranger in Atlantic City, Chris shops online during the recording, and Eric uses a bunch of linky-dinks.  Really we talk all about in car video from someone who knows way more than we do and we learn a ton! Special guest Eric Meservey from Tetanus Racing tells us all how to get video that doesn’t suck without wasting cubic dollars by learning from their mistakes, this is one of our most actually informative episodes ever. Nerdie Racing Communications http://nerdieracing.com/Nerdie Youtube video from barber 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we4bhs-MyrQNerdie Communications YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC540nqlWZ7kA8EqMITD69HALucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkE1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/w4f8cjLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comChampcar https://champcar.org/World Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/Xtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

On episode 69 dude!, Mental tries to be Terri Gross, Jeff had too much Baileys, Chrissy does Tequila shots in a cupcake hat, and Chris sleeps against a wall. Really, we talk all about our experience with Lucky Dog Racing League at Laguna Seca.  Hint: Laguna is awesome. Tavarish donation https://twitter.com/autoalex/status/1083414234040537089Cam Murphy  https://www.instagram.com/p/BsobSj6hbiN/Xtreme Xperience Giveaway https://www.thextremexperience.com/monthly-giveaway/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=prospectingwww.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkE1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/w4f8cjLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comChampcar https://champcar.org/World Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/LeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 

On episode Nixonian episode, 68, we are not crooks, Mental is giving away Plymouths like Oprah, Jeff picks the wrong week to quit sniffing plasti-dip, Chrissy brings pie on an airplane, and Chris has Laguna track maps on the back of his eyelids.  We also talk all about how excited we are to race with Lucky Dog Racing League at Laguna Seca. We talk about what to expect, all of the differences from what we are used to, and our prep for the weekend at a new and amazing track. Lucky Dog Fueling Safety Video - https://youtu.be/y9az_f7rWUkE1R Bingo, https://mfbc.us/m/w4f8cjLucky Dog Racing: https://www.racelucky.com24 Hours of Lemons: www.24hoursoflemons.comChampcar https://champcar.org/World Racing League http://www.worldracingleague.org/American Endurance Racing http://americanenduranceracing.com/Xtreme Xperience: www.XXSpeed.com save 25% with code EveryoneRacersLeMons Rallys https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/Long roof for life:https://jalopnik.com/strong-growth-in-wagon-sales-may-be-the-opening-salvo-i-1831561302?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook 

John Kolesa is the Founder of American Endurance Racing, known as AER. The idea was born out of a desire for an inclusive endurance racing series.  John’s goal is to provide a fun, safe, racing experience for drivers to participate in endurance racing using any production-based racecar. The races are multi-class with cars competing against other in-class cars and wins are based on the total number of laps completed. His goal is to allow for a huge amount of track time on the best tracks with minimum prep rules at a reasonable cost. It all started in 2014 when John, who was an amateur racer, decided there needed to be an endurance option for people like he and his racing buddies.

Episode 133 - Austin and Adam sit down for some laughs with Writer, Teacher, Driver, and instrcutor, Christian "Mental" Ward.  In addition to writing for Road and Track, Hooniverse, and the Truth About Cars, Mental also drives on an American Endurance Racing team with some of the Road & Track Staff, Matt Farah, and some other heavy hitters in the automotive media industry.  Listen as we talk to him about how he got his start doing autocross with some big name Street Outlaw stars, got into writing, and started instructing.  You can find him on twitter and instagram @M3ntalward.