Podcast appearances and mentions of tom o'gorman

Coy and Andy talk Sim Racing versus Track Racing versus Autocross with Honda Development driver and National SCCA champion Tom O'Gorman! Tom shares his thoughts on what will happen in the future with sim racing and if more drivers will embrace it after the pandemic is over. We also pick the pro racers brain about his transition from autocross to B Spec racing to becoming a factory team driver for Honda. Tune in and let us know your thoughts!

Episode 215 - We're at Road Atlanta for the 3rd annual Gridlife South Festival.  We've got Tom O'Gorman on the show talking about his new TCR car and the differences between World Challenge and IMSA.  We talk race strategy between sprint races and the longer races he's been running in TCR.  Christian Shipp joins in on the fun while our buddy Ed falls asleep.  

In this final segment of our conversation with Tom O'Gorman, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, we discuss the areas of opportunity in the bond market that he and Franklin Bissett Fixed Income are currently favouring. Where are the Fixed Income Opportunities in a rising interest rate environment? Thank you for listening. About Tom O'Gorman Tom O'Gorman, CFA, Senior Vice President, Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, Franklin Bissett Investment Management in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tom O'Gorman is a senior vice president, director of fixed income at Franklin Bissett Investment Management and has been with the organization since 2010. Mr. O'Gorman shares co-lead responsibilities of Franklin Bissett Income Strategy Development and Implementation, including Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund (2010), Franklin Bissett Institutional Fixed Income Program (2010), Franklin Bissett Canadian Balanced Fund (2011), Bissett Canadian Core Bond Trust (2012), Franklin Bissett Strategic Income Fund (since inception), Franklin Bissett Canadian All Cap Balanced Fund (2013) and Franklin Bissett Monthly Income and Growth Fund (since inception). Prior to joining Franklin Bissett, Mr. O'Gorman spent 20 years managing U.S. and Canadian fixed income. He spent 10 years with Prudential Financial as an analyst and was the head of portfolio management for Munich Re in NYC for 10 years, overseeing a $30 billion portfolio of Canadian and U.S. fixed income assets. Mr. O'Gorman studied at Berklee College of Music, holds a bachelor's in business administration from William Paterson University and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

In this segment of our conversation with Tom O'Gorman, CFA, SVP, Director of Fixed Income as Franklin Bissett Investment Management, we discuss the possibility that China's Forex reserve bond buying, which has resumed very strongly in the second half of 2017, may be the White Knight of the Fed's unwinding of QE as it turns down the volume on it's bond purchase program.   About Tom O'Gorman Tom O'Gorman, CFA, Senior Vice President, Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, Franklin Bissett Investment Management. Tom O'Gorman is a senior vice president, director of fixed income at Franklin Bissett Investment Management and has been with the organization since 2010. Mr. O'Gorman shares co-lead responsibilities of Franklin Bissett Income Strategy Development and Implementation, including Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund (2010), Franklin Bissett Institutional Fixed Income Program (2010), Franklin Bissett Canadian Balanced Fund (2011), Bissett Canadian Core Bond Trust (2012), Franklin Bissett Strategic Income Fund (since inception), Franklin Bissett Canadian All Cap Balanced Fund (2013) and Franklin Bissett Monthly Income and Growth Fund (since inception). Prior to joining Franklin Bissett, Mr. O'Gorman spent 20 years managing U.S. and Canadian fixed income. He spent 10 years with Prudential Financial as an analyst and was the head of portfolio management for Munich Re in NYC for 10 years, overseeing a $30 billion portfolio of Canadian and U.S. fixed income assets. Mr. O'Gorman studied at Berklee College of Music, holds a bachelor's in business administration from William Paterson University and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.  

In this segment of in depth discussion about the bond market, Tom O'Gorman points out that while there is definitely inflation within financial market prices, its not clear whether there is clear pricing and consumer inflation. Are central banks caught between a pillar and post of conflicting views on inflation? What lies ahead? Our conversation continues.   About Tom O'Gorman Tom O'Gorman, CFA, Senior Vice President, Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, Franklin Bissett Investment Management in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tom O'Gorman is a senior vice president, director of fixed income at Franklin Bissett Investment Management and has been with the organization since 2010. Mr. O'Gorman shares co-lead responsibilities of Franklin Bissett Income Strategy Development and Implementation, including Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund (2010), Franklin Bissett Institutional Fixed Income Program (2010), Franklin Bissett Canadian Balanced Fund (2011), Bissett Canadian Core Bond Trust (2012), Franklin Bissett Strategic Income Fund (since inception), Franklin Bissett Canadian All Cap Balanced Fund (2013) and Franklin Bissett Monthly Income and Growth Fund (since inception). Prior to joining Franklin Bissett, Mr. O'Gorman spent 20 years managing U.S. and Canadian fixed income. He spent 10 years with Prudential Financial as an analyst and was the head of portfolio management for Munich Re in NYC for 10 years, overseeing a $30 billion portfolio of Canadian and U.S. fixed income assets. Mr. O'Gorman studied at Berklee College of Music, holds a bachelor's in business administration from William Paterson University and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

We recently chatted with Tom O'Gorman, Senior Vice President, Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, at Franklin Bissett Investment Management. Via the flattening of the yield curve the bond market has been expressing doubts about the economy, so we asked Tom O'Gorman to share his outlook, his perspectives on the market, and his thoughts on perception versus reality. Is the bond market right about the economy?   About Tom O'Gorman TOM O'GORMAN, CFA, is Senior Vice President, Director of Franklin Bissett Fixed Income, Franklin Bissett Investment Management. Tom O'Gorman is a senior vice president, director of fixed income at Franklin Bissett Investment Management and has been with the organization since 2010. Mr. O'Gorman shares co-lead responsibilities of Franklin Bissett Income Strategy Development and Implementation, including Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund (2010), Franklin Bissett Institutional Fixed Income Program (2010), Franklin Bissett Canadian Balanced Fund (2011), Bissett Canadian Core Bond Trust (2012), Franklin Bissett Strategic Income Fund (since inception), Franklin Bissett Canadian All Cap Balanced Fund (2013) and Franklin Bissett Monthly Income and Growth Fund (since inception). Prior to joining Franklin Bissett, Mr. O'Gorman spent 20 years managing U.S. and Canadian fixed income. He spent 10 years with Prudential Financial as an analyst and was the head of portfolio management for Munich Re in NYC for 10 years, overseeing a $30 billion portfolio of Canadian and U.S. fixed income assets. Mr. O'Gorman studied at Berklee College of Music, holds a bachelor's in business administration from William Paterson University and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Episode 164 - Austin sits down with Andy and Ann Hollis late at night at Utah Motorsports Campus once the Pirelli World Challenge race is over, dinner has been served, and teams have returned to their hotels for the night.  Some listeners may know Andy from his extensive tire testing with Grassroots Motorsports Magazine.  Ann is quite the driver in her own right and together Andy and Ann have competited in numerous Tire Rack One Lap of America events and won several national autocross events.  These days, Andy is helping out Tom O'Gorman with his HPD backed Pirelli World Challenge effort and toying around with K Swapped Miatas, McLarens, and GTRs.  Listen in as we sit in the Hollis Hilton (Andy and Ann's RV) and have a casual chat about their orgins in the sport.  We also learn about how many different autocross events you can attend in a single day.  What do you think the answer is?

Episode 155 - Part 2 of our live commentary from #GRIDLIFE Midwest Festival.  Honda factory backed Pirelli World Challenge Driver Tom O'Gorman joins us for a bit as does Time Attack Driver James Houghton.  Later, we have live in car commentary during two time attack sessions from The Smoking Tire and Drive on NBC Sports Matt Farah.  Also joining us is Zack Klampman near the end of the show.  If you enjoy the show, share it with a friend.  You can also leave us reviews and ratings in the iTunes store.  

Episode 106 - We are again joined by 2016 Pirelli World Challenge TCB Champion, Tom O'Gorman to hear about how the season ended for him, what in store for 2017, and learn more about the guy who has recently taken the sports car racing world by storm.  We talk SCCA Track Night in America, Stock Cars, 24 Hour Kart races, and more.

This podcast features Tom O'Gorman. Tom gives us a lot of insights into how he learned to autocross, what he does differently when autcrossing versus road racing. He shares many insights from his approach to course walking to what he focuses on when driving. He even left foot brakes....only when playing video games. After listening … Continue reading "Tom O’Gorman 2013 Driver of the year Multi-time National Champion and Pirelle World Champion"

We watch the B Spec race with a group of racer buddies, including Tom O'gorman, and Scca's Heyward Wagner.  Bowie tries to walk 10 feet away with a 5 foot mic cord, and general silliness happens.  

Episode 93 - Tom O'Gorman is almost certainly a better driver than you.  He's also interesting and wears cool sunglasses.  And he did turn one at Road Atlanta at 97 mph with no aero...in a car he had never driven before.  Listen to Tom.  Be like Tom.  

Today we have with us Tom O’Gorman of TOMO Racing. Tom is an extremely accomplished autocrosser, having won 2013 SCCA National Solo Championships, the 2012 and 2013 SCCA Pro Solo Championships, and being declared the 2013 SCCA Solo Driver of the Year. He also has had success in indoor karting both here in the US and in Germany. In 2014, Tom began road racing in the SCCA Improved Touring C class in a Honda Civic and won pole for both races of his debut weekend, winning one of those races. His success earned him the Rookie of the Year honors in the Ohio Valley Region SCCA. Tom now races a Honda Fit in the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-Spec class. In addition to his racing program, Tom serves as a full-time performance driving instructor with the SCCA Starting Line School, which is where I first met Tom, and heads the Koni Novice program for the SCCA’s Track Night in America program.

Episode 78 - Pirelli World Challenge driver Tom O'Gorman joins us again on the show to talk about his recent race weekend at Mosport, what it's like to be a Cover Boy, Autocrossing Evos, Track Night in America, and we convince him to come to next weeks Gridlife event.  It's always a blast when Tom is on the show and this one is no exception.  

Episode 71 - Austin and Adam are joined by Scott Giles, Renee Hines, and Tom O'Gorman for the last show from the Great Lakes Racing Expo.  Many laughs are had, many stories are told, and we learn about the Honeybadger that everybody loves so much.  We also learn about a secret forum and about the origins of Honda Challenge.  This is a show that you can't miss.  It's seriously a great time.

Episode 63 - World Challenge TCB Driver Tom O'Gorman is on the show to talk about how he got his start autocrossing, how last season in the Pirelli World Challenge TCB Honda Fit went, and his hopes for the season.  Tom tells us about crowd funding the end of his season last season and we also have a brief recap of the most recent WC weekend at COTA at the beginning of the show.  For more on Tom, visit tomoracing.com.