Podcasts about Grassroots Motorsports

Send us a textOn this episode of the Dirty Right Rear Podcast, hosts Jeremy Sutton and Jeremy Boyer sit down with Gross Family Racing (Haleigh Gross and her dad Gary Gross) — a true grassroots racing team with heart, grit, and a love for speed! Brought to you as always by The Barn, this conversation dives into the family's journey from the pits to the track and everything in between.Whether you're a dirt track diehard or just love stories about family, determination, and racing culture — this episode is for you. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content from the track, the garage, and everything in between!#DirtyRightRearPodcast #GrossFamilyRacing #TheBarnMedia #AMod #BMod #MissouriRacing #DirtTrackRacing #FamilyRacing #WomenInRacing #GrassrootsRacing #HaleighGross #GaryGross #RaceLife #MidwestRacing #RacingPodcast #SupportLocalTracks #RaceDayVibes #DIRTcar #SaturdayNightRacing #TheBarnPodcasts

Send us a textFeeling behind as the racing season kicks off? Don't panic — you're not alone, and we've got your back! In this episode of Late To Grid, Bill shares practical, last-minute tips to get you and your car ready for autocross, track days, endurance racing, and HPDE events — even if your garage projects didn't exactly go as planned over the winter.Whether you're aiming for your first-ever motorsports event or you're dusting off your helmet after a long off-season, this episode covers the essentials to help you succeed: tire inspections, fresh fluids, brake upgrades, suspension checks, and safety equipment updates. Bill shares real-world lessons learned from racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Daytona International Speedway, and Nelson Ledges Road Course — highlighting why Ohio is a fantastic place for beginners to launch their racing careers.You'll also hear advice on how to pack smarter for track days, how to avoid last-minute surprises, and why focusing on safety, mindset, and seat time is the smartest way to improve. Bill emphasizes grassroots racing community values and offers tips for physical and mental preparation for drivers just getting started.If you're looking to dive into grassroots racing, autocross, track days, or endurance events, especially around Ohio, this episode is packed with everything you need to hit the track with confidence.⚡ Keywords: Motorsports, Racing, Autocross, Track Day, High-Performance Driving, HPDE, Ohio Racing, Beginner Racing, Racing Career, Grassroots Motorsports, Endurance Racing, Track Prep, Racing Team, Car Setup, Atomic AutosportsListen in, get motivated, and remember: Don't be late to grid!

Send us a textHow do people really get into motorsports? In this special “Best Of” episode of the Late to Grid Podcast, we throw the green flag on the most inspiring, quirky, and downright passionate origin stories from our favorite grassroots racers.Host Bill takes us on a fast lap through more than a dozen guest highlights—each one sharing how they first caught the racing bug. From pushing go-karts uphill, wrenching on beat-up Miatas, attending legendary races as kids, or tagging along with track-day mentors, these stories celebrate the diverse and relatable entry points into motorsports.Whether you're already deep into HPDEs, autocrossing on the weekends, dreaming of your first endurance race, or just motorsports-curious—this is the episode for you. Learn how real people, many with zero racing background, took their first steps and built their racing careers one lap at a time.

Dan Dennehy is back for his third visit on the podcast to talk about time trials and the upcoming time trial experience at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.Learn more about the TT Experience School: May 31 & June 2 TT Experience SchoolDan's previous episodes:You down with OPTT?SCCA Enduro RecapDan's five tips for a better Time Trial:PrepTire PressuresThe LineSet Up NotesData Capture......You'll have to listen to get the detailsDan shares some personal updates - which are awesome.  So excited for him!!Get on track!The Atomic Autosports track day, which is geared towards novices, is September 1, 2024 at Nelson Ledges Road Course.  This will be the Sunday during the 944 Fest weekend.  Learn more here: Atomic Autosports Open Lapping DaySave on race tires!Use code: AtomicVIP at TrackDayTire.com to get special pricing on Hoosier and Toyo tires.  That code will also get you a buy three get one free deal on the Continental Extreme Contact Force (TW200) tire.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Find all episodes on the Atomic Autosports website.

The May Challenge is focused on what you need.  Where do you need to improve?  Make a list and start working on it.  The goal is to be better tomorrow than you were today.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Find all episodes on the Atomic Autosports website.

DwD 0569:  How to Pass a Faster/More Powerful Car On Track An article by Randy Pobst in Grassroots Motorsports magazine stirred up this bit of conversation related to passing fast and more powerful cars on track.  While this may initially seem to be impossible, it usually the only way we are able to pass cars on track, lol A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/PassingFasterCars We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing: You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate 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. Best regards, Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers Money saving tips: 1)  Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry. 2)  Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. 3)  Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons:  https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/

Saevar Thordarson joins the Late To Grind to talk about his coffee ownership journey.  Learn more about Heritage Coffee:Heritage Coffee WebsiteHeritage Coffee InstagramHeritage Coffee FacebookConnect with Saevar:Saevar on InstagramSaevar on LinkedInThe first ten (10) people that stop by Atomic Autosports in Wickliffe, Ohio and say that they listened to the Late To Grind podcast will get a coupon for a free coffee at Heritage Coffee.Find previous episodes of the Late To Grid podcast on the Atomic Autosports site.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Check out the podcast sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - XEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

If you live in Cleveland, Ohio you know Mark Nolan.  He's been on air for 35 years and always has a smile.  Plus, he's a car guy who is going racing.He just sold his Tex Powell build Oldsmobile GT car so that he could focus on getting more seat team, work towards his SCCA competition license, and go racing.Mark talks about balancing everything in life and making decisions to support that.Connect with Mark:FacebookInstagramFind previous episodes of the Late To Grid podcast on the Atomic Autosports site.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Check out the podcast sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - XEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

How did you February go for you?  Are you in a better place than you were on February 1st?Let's keep the momentum rolling!!Here's the Late To Grid March Challenge:Live a healthy lifestyleConnect with three friendsRegister for your eventsStep outside your comfort zoneSet (or revisit) your goalsAre you up for the challenge?  I know you can do it!I reference three episodes:Motorsports Fitness With Trey ShannonGet In Shape With TrilogyGoal SettingRacing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Sarin Kodappully takes to areas we never thought of when thinking about racing and life.  He proposes the question, Where do you the joy from by being involved in racing?  Think about that!  Powerful.Sarin is a pure racer who has been passionate about motorsports for his entire life. His pursuits in motorsports have taken him to kart racing, sim racing, open wheel racing, sports car racing, autocross, track days, time trials, and endurance racing.Outside of motorsports, Sarin works as a vehicle dynamics engineer for Nexteer Automotive, developing motion control technologies such as steer-by-wire, brake torque vectoring, and four wheel steering. Sarin's Advice:Racing is preparation (What can be done in advance?)VisualizationBe honest with yourself and understand your goalsConnect With Sarin:YoutubeInstagram Website Sarin gives a shoutout to https://schneider-swiss.com/. Be sure to check them out!Has Sarin been Late To Grid?  Once.  It's a good story.  Other than that he always gets to grid early.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Check out the podcast sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - XEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Will Nonnamaker from Team Shalen joins Bill on this episode to talk about racing and business.Will started racing in SCCA club racing and grew through the racing ranks eventually getting into Grand Am racing.  He and the Shalen team are now focused on the ChampCar Endurance Series and are constantly on the podium.Will's great quotes from this episode:Quit waiting for the perfect day to get out there - just get out there.Without good team members, it doesn't work.Connect with Team Shalen:FacebookYouTubeTeam Shalen WebsiteRacing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

It was great to have Devan on the podcast again.In this Beers with Bill episode I catch up with Devan to chat about his 2023 season and what he has planned for 2024.  We cover Gridlife, SCCA Time Trials, the Ultimate Track Car Challenge, his ChampCar build, and lots more. Have a guess what tool that Devan loans out most at the track? We talk about getting started in ChampCar and how to approach the .Here's the link to Devan's episode which was released in Season 3. Devan Keeling on the Late To Grid PodcastFollow & Connect With Devan:YouTubeInstagramFacebookSponsors:DEIHawk Performance9 lives racingAMSOILCortex RacingRacing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

The Neohio SCCA held its January Social at Track First in Akron Ohio and Bill set up the Atomic Autosports studio in one of the McCann Racing lounges and boy did some of the attendees have some great goals and motorsports advice to share.Listen in as attendees share their 2024 racing and motorsports goals as well as the best motorsports advice they've received.Learn more about Track First.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Matt Harbert is an automotive technician at Atomic Autosports and Rad Air in Wickliffe.  He's also the team lead on the Rad Air Racing team and I finally had him on the podcast.Matt's full of energy and represents the great part of our sport.  I am excited to see people like Matt taking an interest in grassroots racing and contributing to the industry rather than just be in the industry.Matt shares some great advice...Don't modify your car crazySkip Miata and buy a CorvetteHave fun (many people have told him this)Get seat timeChange your fluids and look over your car prior to an eventConnect with and keep up with Matt (or try)...InstagramFacebookRad Air RacingHas Matt been Late To Grid?  Very close and there's a big lesson involved.We give a shoutout to Andy Graham and his team at BoltsandNuts.com.  Listen to Andy's episode here.Racing with Rad Air.  Want to get on track in wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar?  Checkout the listings on Seat4Sale.Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

The new year is almost here and it's time to get your goals in place to make sure that you won't be late to grid.Why is goal setting so important for racers?  We have a lot to do and having goals will help us make decisions that get us to the desired outcome that we have for our racing efforts.In this episode I walk you through how to set goals and detail out the items that need to be completed to achieve your goals.  It might seem like work, but having your goals outlined will help you save time and money.  Who knows, it might help you win races too! I mention the Johnny Miller episode and here's the link. I review the SMART approach to goal setting...The goal needs to be S – SpecificM – MeasurableA – AchievableR – RelevantT – Time-Bound I hope this episode helps you achieve your racing goals!Want to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Tim Obert from High Voltage Indoor Karting joins the Late To Grid Podcast to share his motorsports journey.Tim talks about hanging at the track with fellow Corvette families and wanting to build a go kart everywhere there wasn't one.He's worked for Penske, Springsport Speedway, and Pepsi.  Tim's a big collector of IndyCar memorabilia.We talk about his indoor karting can help driver's stay sharp all year long.Tim's advice:Say yes!Just ask. Has Tim been Late To Grid?  Yes!  Not only was he late to grid, he missed getting to grid.Connect with High Voltage Indoor Karting:FacebookInstagramX/TwitterConnect with Tim: InstagramX/TwitterWant to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Johnny Miller is a very accomplished race car driver and he shares so much!  The conversation ranges from Johnny's racing career which started in SCCA autocross to why being relevant is important in your racing career (hint: this helps with getting sponsorships for grassroots racing).He grew from Autocross to racing professionally in Trans Am, IMSA, and NASCAR.He's set track records at many tracks, landed great sponsorships, and built a tire business to help grow grassroots racing.Did you know that the government of New Zealand once paid racers and teams to race in their country?  Johnny talks about it.Johnny shares the idea that racing is a game of details. He's right!  Listen in as he talks about this concept.  His advice?  Set goals - it helps get you where you want to go.We also talk tires.  How to store, where to start with tire pressures, how to choose.How to connect with Track Day Tire:TrackdayTire.comGet Sponsored!InstagramFacebookYouTubeEmail: Sales@trackdaytire.comWant to live Life In The Fast Lane?  Connect with Bill Snow to learn more about franchise opportunities with Rad Air Complete Car Care.  Learn more at: Franchising with Rad Air.   Fill out the short form near the bottom of the page and Bill will be in touch.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Dean Case progressed from race fan as a kid, to automotive engineer as an adult, before devoting the past 20 years of his professional career to automotive communications with an emphasis on motorsports and engineering PR.  He has been a staff engineer with Mazda, Ford, and Nissan. After going freelance Dean has had contracts with SAE International, Mazda Motorsports, Aerovironment, Motivo, Grassroots Motorsports, Ferrari North America, and SRO Motorsports.  On the electric vehicle front, he was a part of the Ford EV team of the 1990's, and had a Nissan Altra EV as his company car from 1998-2006. He has also been a longtime volunteer with SAE and has given automotive career talks at over 50 universities. 

Camp Teague is just wrapping up his first season of racing and he jumped right into wheel to wheel racing with ChampCar.  It was through networking and meeting Kyle Lockrow (who was a previous guest on the podcast) that Camp was able to get into racing.He first caught the car bug by watching the Disney movie, Cars.With Camp being so new to racing he shares so many interesting points that can really help our listeners get started in racing.Camp's advice to those that want to get into racing, network, meet people, get to the track. He also shares this nugget, If you don't try, the answer will always be no.  How powerful!He recommends listening to the more experienced people around you.  It will only help you.Connect with Camp:InstagramFacebookTikTokDon't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - InstagramThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Les Epps who races and works with Hard Times Racing and Round 3 Racing has a smile and personality that would light up any room and truly loves motorsports and racing.At age five his father said you can be an architect or race car driver and you know how Les answered.  His dad then bought him go kart and put an asphalt track in their front yard.He started autocrossing and then did a three day HPDE event at Autobahn.  He was hooked.Advice from his mom - you can have anything you want as long as you work hard at it.  Les has worked hard and put the effort in to get where he is today.  Heck, he's delivered pizza in his race car!His 2023 has been, in his words, smooth.  He was at the track for 33 weekends in 2022 and it was a hectic season.  As Les has worked on time management, it's helped make things smoother.  Plus, he's driven three new tracks and three new cars this season - which he has enjoyed. Les just drove across the country in a Celica to compete at Grid Life at Laguna Sega.  We talk about T-Pain, what Grid Life is all about and his experiences driving a car with fixed seats and no cruise control.  Do all Skittles taste the same?  We discuss it!He's won at Daytona and is looking forward to tackling the Indy road course at some point.Why does Les bring champaign to every race?  Advice from Les:Nothing comes for free and you have to prove yourselfJust show upHave funThere's lots to do in motorsports - find what you enjoyKevin's first to grid reasoningBest advice he's received...You can either drive the car into the trailer or put it in sideways.  Know your limit.Les gives a lot of shoutouts to those who have helped him get on track.  Connect with Les:YouTubeFacebookInstagramDon't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - InstagramThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Andy Blanchard joins the Late To Grid podcast to talk about his motorsports journey which includes moving from sim-racing (he repurposes arcade consoles) to a track day with Reed Kryder (here's a link to Reed on the Late To Grid podcast) to wheel to wheel racing with Lemons and ChampCar. Bill and Andy talk about Andy's 2023 season, what's planned for the off-season, and what 2024 has in store for the team.  They are really hoping to do an endurance race at Nelson Ledges Road Course.Andy shares the fun story of acquiring his race car and the interest that the previous owner still has in seeing their family car now on track as an endurance racer.Andy's highlights the advice he's received that's been helpful:Look as far ahead as possibleSmooth is fastGet a cheap car to beat onHere's the advice Andy shares with those getting involved:Do an HPDE eventGet a simulator (if you have the budget)When Andy wants to learn more or research he visits forums, DriveAccord.net, and K20A.orgConnect with Andy & Street Fighter Racing:YouTubeAndy gives a shoutout to their sponsors:Golden Age CheeseButchers Son. Corning, NYVolo. Corning NYNine Eleven Fab.  Streetsboro, OHHas Andy been Late To Grid?  Yes, at first race at Gingerman Raceway.  Listen in to hear why.Don't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.  Connect with Michael here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

What started out as trolling 944 Fest on Instagram turned into lots of fun banter and an excellent weekend at Nelson Ledges playing with Porsches and having a great time.It only made sense to have Travis and Cat on the podcast to talk about 944 Fest and their backgrounds.We talk about a lot of different things and we laugh a lot too.  They seem to make quite a few OnlyFans.com references -that must be a site for 944 things.  They have ten, yes ten 944s.  They have a very cool story about how they met. Plus, they host a great event.They are published!  944 Fest For DummiesWe also discuss a sweet track event being planned during the 2024 944 Fest.  Listen in to learn more.Connect with 944 Fest944 Fest on Instagram944 Fest on Facebook944 Fest on YouTube944 Fest on TikTokwww.944Fest.comDon't for get that Michael Ribas has a special offer for Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan. Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

The off-season is shorter than we think and Michael Ribas joins the podcast to share some ideas about how to make the most of the off-season.Michael Ribas is a performance coach (business, life, everything) and was a guest in season two of the Late To Grid podcast.  Here's his episode. Here are some ideas to get you started in your off-season planning and execution:1. Take a break.  Connect with your family. Relax2. Perform a recap of the season. What worked, what didn't, and what do you need to do before next season.3. Make a plan.  Create a budget, make a schedule, ask for help, check your spares and trailer, measure your progress.4. Set the goal and execute.Don't forget about the who.  Spend time working on you.The best advice he has received?1. Did dad said, avoid getting in a fight.  If you do get in a fight - hit first!  This means take action.2. Effort = Results (my favorite). Words of wisdom that Michael shares with his clients includes meeting people where they are.  Where they are in their life, their sport, their career.  Your advice only has meaning if it's applicable to where they are. Connect with Michael & Exceed Transition Coaching:Exceed Transition Coaching on FacebookExceed Transition Coaching on InstagramMichael Ribas on LinkedInMichael offers a special offer to Late To Grid Listeners - Save $100!The first step in Michael's coaching program is a strategy session that costs $175, but he's knocking a $100 off.  Following this 90 minute session you'll have a better idea of where you need to be and how to get there.  Michael will also provide you an actionable plan.Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Toby Weber started competing in Autocross events in 2014 in a Lotus 7 and has grown his motorsports endeavors to include track days, time trials and wheel to wheel racing.  He also  works with Xtreme Xperience as an instructor.Toby has had a stellar 2023 season including a first place in class at the 14 hour enduro at Nelson Ledges Road Course.  In 2024 he plans to continue competing in the OPTT time trials, continuing with endurance racing, and working with Xtreme Xperience.  Toby once thought that motorsports was only for people with money.  It's important for everyone to understand that motorsports is open to everyone, regardless of money and it's great that Toby got involved as he's an asset to our sport. When it comes to advice, Toby highlights that seat time is important and people should just go out and try it to see if it's something they want to do.  A big take-a-way he had from this season is to only change one item on your car at a time.  Too many changes means that you can't pinpoint what worked and what didn't.Connect and Follow Toby:FacebookYouTubeInstagramLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

In this episode I leave the Atomic Autosports studio and jump into the truck to head to Pitt Race for the ChampCar race.  I thought, why not record a quick episode?I share some RX-7 updates (944 Fest, Mid-Ohio, and more), but I also share some frustrations I have.  Why am I frustrated?  Life.  I am not doing the things I want or need to be doing and it's frustrating,  I share some insights and I offer some ideas to reduce frustrations.  Maybe you share the same frustrations? Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

The Wednesday Night Crew comes into the Atomic Autosports studio to share their updates on the ChampCar races that Rad Air Racing competed in and we talk about the upcoming Pitt Race event.Keep up to date on the team on Instagram: Rad Air RacingLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Renting a race car is a great way to get on track and not worry about the hassle of storing, prepping, maintaining, and transporting you race car.  Frank and Bill discuss the rental programs that Grass Paddock Motorsports offers and how it works.Frank Schwartz is one of the driving forces behind the growth of B-Spec racing and many people called him crazy for buying a B Spec race car.  He applied his business knowledge to B Spec racing and now it's the fastest growing form of racing in the United States.Curious on how B Spec racing started?  We cover it!Frank is a great example of why I love this sport.  He's always willing to help others, he's interested in growing the sport, and it's all about having fun at the track.When asked about the best motorsports advice he has received, he shares a very interesting perspective.  The advice was ill timed.  Meaning the advice given did not have a foundation to be helpful.  Wow!  Think about that for a moment.  As we give younger drivers advice let's make sure they have foundation to build upon with the advice we are sharing.Frank's advice to those that want to get started...get to the track as a volunteer or spectator.  Better yet, crew for a team.  You'll learn quite a bit.Why rent a race car?You don't have space for a race car at home.You are just getting startedYou've entered a driver's school You race three events a year - it's financially less expensive to rentYou don't have the time to maintain a race car (time vs money)Franks shares that he's always Late To Grid - and with good reason.  He's helping his renters!Connect with Frank & Grass Paddock Motorsports:GPM WebsiteGPM on YouTubeLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Carmudgeons made it through unscathed!  Jason's Honda Beat didn't — it wound up getting towed 148 miles home using Hagerty Roadside Assistance. Instead, the well-traveled Rover 3500 SD1 provided Jason's transportation needs. Derek relied on his reliable Citroën CX. The week is a nonstop celebration of cars, with literal dozens of events from manufacturer debuts and parties to single-marque car shows like the Werks Porsche Reunion to single-country shows like Legends of the Autobahn or Concorso Italiano. Then, of course, there's the Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, the Little Car Show, the Grassroots Motorsports kickoff party, Motorlux at the Monterey Jet Center, auctions by Broad Arrow, RM Sotheby's, Gooding, and Barrett-Jackson — to name just a few. And that's not even mentioning the Concours itself, or the 2 weeks of nonstop vintage racing at Laguna Seca. It's impossible to see even half of the events during car week — but here's a guide to surviving the most amazing car week of the year. == The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill loves the business side of motorsports and that is what makes this episode with Matt Jones so fun.Matt is an orthopedic surgeon who recently pivoted to become a tech entrepreneur and started Towlos.com which connects trailer owners with trailer renters.  Like most great ideas Matt saw the need for access to trailer rental when he and his friends wanted to trailer their Corvettes to the track.Some of Matt's advice:Life is too short to be stuckHave the courage to make mistakes Respect cold tiresUse advice of people you trustYour spouse/partner is your #1 investorHow to connect with Matt & Towlos:Email: matt@towlos.comTowlos.comTowlos on InstagramTowlos on FacebookMatt was recommend by two previous guests; Andrew Rains and Steve Jaworski.Has Matt been Late To Grid?  Yes!  Listen to find out why.Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Bill interviews Manfred Woodall who became interested in motorsports through the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix when he was 13.  Manfred bought a Honda S2000 and started autocrossing.  He then campaigned a Pontiac GXP Soltice.Then in 2018 he hunted down a Camaro to get back involved.Manfred talks about how he loves being at the track and  the motorsports community. He also shares the news he received earlier this year regarding a cancer diagnosis.  The great news is that he fought and won!  This serves as a great reminder that men need to get their PSA test (prostate-specific antigen test).Manfred provides an interesting perspective that motorsports doesn't have to be obsessive as sometimes competition can sometimes overrun life.  I am glad he shares this as I believe that some people get scared off thinking that it has to be all-encompassing, which it doesn't.  Being at the track should be fun.Advice shared:Slow down to go fastLook and anticipate Have a routineWhat's next for Manfred?  Maybe vintage racing in a Datsun 240Z or a BMW 2002.How to connect with Manfred:Manfred on InstagramManfred in FacebookSpoiler alert!  He's never been late to grid - he shares how he gets to grid early. Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

In this episode of the Late To Grid podcast, Bill shares some of his recent on track experiences including karting at Thompson Kart Raceway, a Track Night in America at Nelson Ledges, and having the RX-7 at a Time Trial event.  He also has Adam DeLong on from the Ohio Valley Region of the SCCA to talk about the August 11th Time Trial event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.Learn More & Register: OVR Time Trial @ Mid-OhioOhio Valley Region of the SCCA WebsiteEmail Adam: timetrials@ovr-scca.orgLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Another engineer on the show! Brian Salo shares his motorsports journey which includes autocross, track days, time trials and wheel to wheel racing.What does he enjoy about motorsports?  Driving and the connection with the race car - plus the accomplishment of getting better and faster. Brian mentions these previous guests: Chris Carlisle & Ross Bentley.Catch up and connect with Brian on his YouTube ChannelAnd has he ever been late to grid?  The answer is yes, but you'll have to listen to get the details. Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Wow,  we covered a lot of topics with Kyle Lockrow!If it has an engine, Kyle will race it!  He started in karts and has raced modifieds, legends, late models, sports cars, and has worked with NASCAR truck teams on testing.  Plus, he's a regular spotter and coaches drivers.  Does this guy sleep?Kyle shares some great advice:Get into wheel to wheelTake a breath Have light handsGet a driver coachGet this...Kyle shares a story of how one of the drivers he coaches improved his marriage through being better on-track.  Seriously!  How to connect with Kyle:Kyle's website (there are links to all his social media on his site)Kyle on InstagramKyle's YouTube ChannelLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Bill is back in the Atomic Autosports studio to bring you a new podcast format titled; Beers with Bill.  The idea is to catch up with previous guests over a beer and talk about racing and life. For the first edition of Beers with Bill, Mike Kubiak is on the podcast.  Mike is the kind of guy that makes being at the track enjoyable.  He's always smiling, is willing to help, and is a great competitor.Bill caught up with Mike just a week after the SCCA Time Trial event at Nelson Ledges where, despite a broken spring, he brought home some hardware.  BTW, he was Late To Grid during this event!This is Mike's third appearance on the podcast.  Here are his previous episodes:Mike Kubiak - Time Trial CompetitorTalking Tires with Mike KubiakMike's advice:Check your car, fluids, pads, and bolts prior to an eventCheck your ego.  After 18 years he is still hiring coaches.  Look for areas to fixBring lots of waterAlso discussed on this episode; Mike's sponsors, Grid Life, updates and modifications to Mike's car, tires, and making set up changes to your car.How to connect with Mike:FacebookInstagramEmail: kubs363@gmail.comLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Kevin Boehm joins the podcast to talk about his motorsports journey and share his advice to get active in grassroots racing.Kevin is a championship-winning driver and engineer.  He currently competes in the Pirelli GT4 America series in the No. 92 CrowdStrike Racing/AWS BMW M4 GT4 with co-driver Kenton Koch.​In 2020, Boehm was awarded the TC America series TCA Drivers' Championship and TCA Team Championship as well as the TCA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a four-time Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Champion.When not at the track, Kevin works as a Senior Engineer and test driver at Honda Research and Development, Inc., which handles research design and product development for a wide array of Honda production vehicles.Kevin shares great advice for those wanting to get into our sport - help out and volunteer! To connect with Kevin visit:Kevin's WebsiteInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The new Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is out and is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

In this episode of the Late To Grid podcast I catch up with the members of the Rad Air Racing team who had just finished the Shortest Night of Nelson Ledges, a 14 hour endurance, race where the team took a second place finish in their class.Looking to rent a seat or find a seat?  Check out the Seat 4 Sale episode.Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The new Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is out and is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

In this episode ai sit down with Saevar Thordarson from Heritage Coffee in Solon Ohio to talk about why his company decided to sponsor a race team.We talk about what he liked in the opportunity, how his involved has helped his business and its future growth plan, and how motorsports sponsorships differ from the other advertising pitches a business owner gets bombarded with.Saevar and his team have gotten involved with the Rad Air Racing team and Saevar talks about the first few months of that relationship.If you want to learn more about racing and motorsports sponsorships, check out my episode on sponsorships.  Building A Racing Sponsorship Plan Looking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The new Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is out and is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Who wants to get in great shape this summer and be best version of themselves? Bill is hosting a 75 Hard challenge for the motorsports community starting on June 9, 2023.  Are you in?In this episode Bill shares the details you need to know to get in on the challenge.Send Bill an email to get in on the challenge and if you are interested in being a guest on an upcoming episode to discuss your progress in the 75 Hard HPDE challenge.oh, Don't forget to listen to Trey Shannon's episode on being physically fit for motorsports success.  Trey Shannon on the Late To Grid podcastLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The new Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is out and is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

In April I gave a presentation at the SCCA's 2023 Day of Motorsports at Nelson Ledges Road Course to help beginners with their track day prep.  I then recorded a similar version of the presentation to share with our listeners on our YouTube channel and now it's in audio form for the podcast.Key Take A Ways:What Is Car PrepHow To Prepare Your Car For An EventWhat To Pack For Your EventWhat To Do During The EventWhat To Do After An EventLooking for track day tires?  Bill can save you some money!  The new Continental ExtremeContact Force 200 is out and is the tire everyone is talking about.  Head over to trackdaytire.com, add four ECF tires to your cart and enter code SnowVIP and that 4th tire ends up being free.  How awesome is that?  Great tires and saving money.  Plus, if you are in the Akron or Cleveland Ohio area, have the Atomic Autosports team mount and balance them for you.     Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests share their advice to help you.

Nick Boyas is Vehicle Controls Engineer for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems in Avon, OH and co-owner of Maniates Motorsports in Parma, OH. He races an Improved Touring A - Honda Civic EF.Connect with Nick:Instagram: nboyeasInstagram: Maniates_motorsportsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nboyeasCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTokThanks for listening and taking an interest in growing grassroots racing. The Late To Grid podcast shares the stories and inspiration that help listeners along their motorsports journey. Want to start to do track days, HPDE events, and eventually race? Our guests have the advice to help you.

How cool is it that I have Ross Bentley on the Late To Grid podcast to talk about his motorsports background?  Very cool I think!Ross is a driver coach for high-performance and race drivers.   He loves to help drivers of all levels and types with not just the physical aspect of performance driving, but also the mental game.  Ross's coaching services include;  in-person 1-on-1 and group coaching, as well as seminars and workshops; also online webinars, training videos, and through writing books and articles.Like many of my guests, Ross's family introduced him to motorsports.  Ross went to racing school and his first season was a modified car on an oval track and then got into road racing.  He was always looking to get to the next level.  He found that he really enjoyed helping others and figured out a way to get paid for it which helped him fund his next step in racing.Ross shares some great memories, stories, and advice in this episode.Ross's advice:Have fun!Keep in mind that a 'super trick' does not exist.Do the basics betterBe politely persistent (when it comes to chasing with sponsors)Connect with Ross:Visit the Speed Secrets Website and join his mailing list.Ross on InstagramSpeed Secrets on FacebookCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTok

Devan Keeling is a Mechanical Engineer who caught the racing bug as a sophomore in college when a classmate invited him to an SCCA event.Devan is coming off of his best season with taking the Ultimate 1 Championship for OH&PA and has a the U1 track record at Nelson Ledges and Pitt Race. Devan's advice for getting on track:You don't have to mutilate you daily driverGet with a groupJust show upDon't modifyConnect with people like Kryder RacingThen...RegisterGet seat timeGet basic toolsWhere does Devan go to learn?Driver 61Facebook GroupsYouTube VideosFollow & Connect With Devan:YouTube InstagramFacebook Sponsors:DEIHawk Performance9 lives racingAMSOILCortex RacingCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTok

Randy Ericksen doesn't drive, but he has a unique perspective on motorsports as he sees the sport through the lens of his cameras.He caught the racing bug at 5 years old when his parents took him along on Time, Speed, Distance rallies and over years finds himself at the coolest tracks either taking pictures or capturing video for race teams.  He also works for Michelin at select endurance races to make sure that the tire are ready to go for the teams.Randy produces a podcast that covers adventure racing - find it here on Apple Podcasts.Some great advice Randy shares:Be niceThank workersDon't get in the way of the eventIf you can shoot (film) a little league game, you can shoot an MLB gameConnect with Randy and see his work:Online Portfolio FacebookInstagramIf your team is looking for still or video content to promote your team and your partners/sponsors, be sure to connect with Randy.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTok

So you want to go out and find sponsors for your racing program, right?  Do you know where to start?Bill Snow shares his insights into how to build a  sponsorship plan for your racing program.  Sponsorships have to go beyond product sponsors if you want to get to the next level of getting funding for you and your team.  Having a plan and knowing your value is key to building your program.Over the years Bill has been involved with securing sponsors, fan activation, building plans, and developing value for organizations involved with motorsports.  He's conducted sponsorship seminars and works with drivers that are looking to take their motorsports program to the next level.Topics covered include:What businesses to targetHow to build a planValue adds that need to be part of your planWhat if they say noWhy working with a charity is importantFind this episode on YouTube and see the accompanying slides here.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTok

What started off as an idea to get the Wednesday Night Crew together for build updates and advice turned into a long episode of laughter and jokes.  We managed to get some updates on their two Dodge Neon builds and talked about about two of the  team's current sponsors, Heritage Coffee & Hoppin' Frog Brewery.Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram and TikTok

You down with OPTT?You will be after this episode.  Bill sits down with the a few of the guys involved with a really cool time trial concept that continues the Northern Ohio and Western PA rivalry.  This is the second year for the Regional Time Trial Championship that is designed to foster inclusion and fun between the NEOhio, Steel Cities, and other SCCA regions. Plus they've lined up some really cool award categories with awesome sponsors including MisFit Autowerks, Hawk Brakes, Summit Racing, and  Yellow Bridge Brewing. A big thanks to Dan Dennehy, Taylor Allen, Eric Franz, and Chris Carlisle for sharing their time trial knowledge and the best driving advice they've received.The best driving advice they've received?Taylor: Slow your hands downChris: Stay away from tricksEric: Keep eyes upDan: Seat time is keyGuest's Instagrams:Dan DennehyTaylor AllenChris CarlisleEric FranzLinks discussed during this episode:OH/PA Track Night & Time Trials Enthusiast Facebook GroupSteel Cities - SCAANeohio - SCCAPrevious Episodes:Dan Dennehy & Chris Carlisle - SCCA Enduro RecapEric FranzChris Carlisle - Joy Killer RacingCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterEpisodes on YouTubeOur Host, Bill - Instagram TikTok

Bill sits down with Jennifer Bradford from the Neohio SCCA to talk about her motorsports background and the upcoming Neohio SCCA Day of Motorsports.Jennifer has been an SCCA member since birth, no joke, and is involved in racing, just like her mom, dad, and brother.  Jen races her F500 in autocross and time trial events and is working to obtain her competition license.Bill and Jennifer discuss:Jennifer's F500 season & motorsports backgroundNeohio SCCA Day of MotorsportsWomen in motorsports & getting started What the Day of Motorsports includes:Cars  and Coffee Cleveland  car showSafety demonstrationsPresentations from experts on car prep, tires, and brakesRegional vendors and suppliersOpportunity to learn about how to get involved (behind the wheel & volunteer)The day ends with a Track Night in America eventHow to contact Jennifer:Email Jennifer Links discussed during the show:Neohio SCCA FacebookDay of Motorsports Facebook EventNeohio SCCA WebsiteRegister for Track Night in AmericaCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterOur Host, Bill - Instagram

Chase McIntyre started his racing journey in his senior year in high school when his parents sent him to the Mid-Ohio driving school as a graduation gift.  From there he rented a Spec Racer Ford from previous guest Reed Kryder to see how he could do in a real race car.  He went on to get his NASA and SCCA license during a driving school at VIR.Chase races a Spec Miata and in 2021 won Rookie of the year and the SLT championship with Neohio SCCA.In 2022 he won the Neohio regional Spec Miata Championship with Spec Miata wins at Nelson Ledges and Mid-Ohio.For 2023 Chase intends to continue in Spec Miata with a focus on regional and super tour events with the goal to get to SCCA run offs.  He'll also compete in some endurance events.Some of the great advice Chase shares:Use Simulators and YouTube to learn new tracksCheck out the book, Making Sense of Squiggly LinesNetwork + We should all be nice to one anotherConnect with Chase:TwitterInstagramEmailYouTubeChase's Sponsors:CarboTech BrakesKryder RacingCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterOur Host, Bill - Instagram

Andy Graham is a 5th generation, fastener businessman and he shares not only his motorsports background, but also his business journey.He's also a bit famous and has been asked to sign autographs and people recognize the BoltsandNuts.com logo.  Andy and his company are big suppliers to some of the biggest names on YouTube and that has paid off in a big way for him and business.Wants wants get behind  the wheel of his 1LE Camaro and do some track days and maybe an autocross or two this season. Best business advice: I wish I would have started earlier.How to connect with Andy:Andy on InstagramBoltsandNuts.com on InstagramAndy on FacebookBoltsandNuts.comBoltsandNuts.com WebsiteEmail:  info@boltsandnuts.comCheck out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - TwitterOur Host, Bill - Instagram

It's official!The Neohio Region of the SCCA is hosting a 14 enduro at Nelson Ledges in June!  The rules and licensing will allow for many to sign up and race.This is how we envision an SCCA enduro!!Bill & Dave also talk about the Day in Motorsports on April 22, 2023 and the growing Time Trials program.Event Details:Neohio SCCA WebsiteSCCA Enduro RulesEvent Registration & Info (Registration opens 2/1)Check out our sponsors:LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, InstagramAtomic Autosports Website, Facebook, InstagramETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC InstagramFollow us!Late to Grid - InstagramLate To Grid - FacebookLate To Grid - Twitter