The Blind Apex Podcast

Send us a textYou and your car will evolve as you grow in motorsports... AND you need to be able to track your growth as a driver AND if the changes you make to the car are actually helping... I think I'm at this point in my "career"... so...Matt from trailbrake.com and Bryc from AIM join me to talk me through some options... A LOT has changed with the AIM ecosystem in the last 5 years... and its time for me to go back. If you like what you hear, please share the podcast. Support the show

Send us a texteNASCAR driver turned SpecE30 racer... Garrett Manes, joins me face to face in the SIMSEATS showroom, to talk about his transition from sim racing to "real racing." He shares tips and tricks on what really applies in the sim world that can impact your IRL track driving. Dont waste time on the sim... make it effective. Support the show

Send us a textEvan McLaren (@bigmacvtak), your 2024 ClubTR champion and podcast listener, joins me to give his perspective on learning a new track... He's had to go to new tracks and win on his journey to being ClubTR champ... and I have at least 2 new tracks on my list for 2025... There is a lot of unpack in this one... get a pen and paper ready! If you like the podcast... please share to help it grow! Support the show

Send us a textWith PRI, the holidays... and a new Grid Life class ... it makes scheduling guests tough... So I sat down with Jason Lineberg to talk about the 2024 podcast stats and if I'm going to be able to keep this podcast moving forward. If you want to support the podcast... all we ask is that you share it with the slow drivers in your life. Support the show

Send us a textDo you want a "faster car" than a GLTC car? Do you still want single class racing in a super sprint format?!?!?You are in luck! NEW for 2025 is the Gridlife GT class! Adam Jabaay joins me to talk all things GridLife GT and what GridLife will look like in 2025! If you want to support the podcast... all we ask is that you share it! Support the show

Send us a textJackie Andrews... driver coach, racer, and Honda Challenge rules committee member... joins me to explain what happened with the rules and how the process works (with NASA). Are we disappointed? YES ... Will we give up? NO! I get on my soap box a couple of times... and i might talk out of the side of my mouth at least once... but we are working on that. Please share the podcast if you want to help it grow! Support the show

Send us a textRyan Pyles of Virginia Tech Motorsports (https://vtmotorsports.square.site/) joins me to talk about Formula SAE and their program! If you are looking for a young engineer or have a youngster looking at schools that loves motorsports... I can't think of a better opportunity for growth than a FSAE program. Join Ryan and me as we talk about what a FSAE program consists of and how it help engineering students become the best they can be. Support the show

Send us a textDeren Ardinger (aka @honduh_challenged) joins me to talk limited slip differentials... obviously my car is having some excessive transmission wear, and Deren is my transmission voodoo guy... so we talk limited slip differentials, how they work, and how you can set them up. No I wont tell you how my OSG is set up... because I have NO IDEA... YETTo support the podcast... just share it... thats all a podcast needs to keep the motivation... I promise!Support the show

Send us a textDriver coach and half of the Track Walking Podcast, Scott Robertson (@robertsonracing @trackwalkingpodcast), joins me to talk about when you need to seek out coaching and how you need to approach it. Shocker... I'm personally looking into it, and I had some reservations until I talked with Scott! To support the podcast please share it with friends that are slow and need to get faster. Support the show

Send us a textDaytona and Sebring winner, and driving coach, Dion von Moltke (blayze.io), joins me to talk about habits we can start/reinforce/continue as we street drive that will help us while we are on track... When you are hooked, you are hooked... and you want to maximized EVERY SINGLE opportunity to get better... we give you a dozen examples in this episode! If you like what you hear... please share the podcast to help it grow!  Support the show