2TRACKMIND Podcast

By 2TRACKMIND

Listen in on Jason, Patrick, Jay, and their guests ramble on about grassroots motorsports. We cover track days, time attack, endurance racing, sim racing, and working on our racing junk.... more

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December 21, 2024 Saving the FA24 with Formula Delta
The boys from Formula Delta (Ping, Kelvin) join us on the podcast to discuss their motorsports history, their EK Civic track car, and launching a business to manufacture a new high-capacity oil pan for the FA24 oil starvation issue plaguing the BRZ and GR86.
0:00 - Intro
4:09 - How Formula Delta got its start
5:35 - Early Formula Delta projects
9:12 - What is kinematics anyway?
11:30 - Suspension design of the Acura RSX
21:22 - Ping & Kelvin's earliest car memories
28:35 - How Ping & Kevin collaborate effectively
32:07 - Unconventional tactics with Ping's EK Civic
34:13 - Reverse stagger wheels and tires for FWD
36:25 - Hyundai Genesis Brembos on Civics
38:12 - Drawbacks to running a smaller wheel in the rear
44:33 - FWD drivers are just built different
49:02 - Can you take Function over Form too far?
52:26 - 'Organic' functional shapes in design
55:55 - The reason behind the oil pan
1:01:19 - Why is the FA24 suffering more than the FA20?
1:06:38 - How much overfill is too much overfill?
1:09:55 - Designing the new high capacity FA24 oil pan
1:18:43 - Roping effect of the timing chain
1:28:18 - Production plans for the new oil pan
1:31:03 - Why take on this level of risk
1:37:46 - What's coming after the pan
1:40:42 - Are our expectations too low from manufacturers?
1:47:09 - 3rd gen engines?
1:51:49 - The 80/20 of car setup
2:00:30 - Are drivers just goal-seeking robots?
2:02:26 - Intersection of financial literacy and the car hobby
2:19:55 - Modest Dream Garage
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2h 32min
October 29, 2024 Endurance Racing — Two Truths and a Lie
Only one race remains before the end of the 2024 Lucky Dog Racing Canada endurance racing series. Join Jason, Patrick, Jay, and Vinh as they reflect on the season's controversies and results.
0:00 - Introduction
4:40 - Race Weekend 1
9:30 - Fake it 'til you make it
11:00 - Jay' has "never" driven in the wet
15:30 - Turn 11 and 3 quarters
23:00 - Balance of Performance for Race Weekend 2
28:30 - It's always a grounding issue
30:30 - Let's talk about windows
39:00 - Luke's new (spare) car
40:20 - Team Partout Skeleton Crew
42:00 - Gohn racing in GT2?! (Race Weekend 3)
44:00 - Patrick set phasers to kill engines
47:30 - Everyone gets a pass on Jay
50:45 - Losing laps on red flag restarts
53:00 - Race weekend 4
55:00 - Rickety Raft gets rickity-er
58:00 - Missing transponder (oops)
1:00:20 - Jay the mercenary switching jerseys
1:02:00 - No minimum time pit stops
1:05:30 - What the F is a Solar Load?
1:06:55 - Giuliano, Eugene, and Marcus join the pod
1:08:40 - Shaun's first endurance race and popping a tire
1:11:00 - The most controversial race start of Jay's racing career
1:12:15 - The race start from Nick's perspective
1:19:30 - Swapping a flat tire during the race
1:21:30 - Black flag and black flag reversal
1:27:30 - Being held up by slower classed vehicles
1:30:30 - Visor up fuelling penalties
1:32:00 - Final boss fight
1:33:20 - Pythagorean Theorem and unintentional DRS
1:38:00 - The final showdown
1:44:00 - Three Words
1:48:00 - Making peace
1:49:35 - Chris Paczynski joins the chat
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1h 52min
July 04, 2024 Scott Shadbolt — Keeping with the Times
Scott Shadbolt joins the podcast to talk all things E46 and keeping up with the modern stock of BMW machinery.
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1h 25min
May 28, 2024 The Current State of Time Attack
Jason, Jay, and Patrick discuss the current state of time attack in 2025.
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1h 21min
May 18, 2024 Yalim Acimis (Track Use) — How To Make Car Content
Yalim Acimis (Track Use) joins the podcast to discuss his journey as a new car content creator and his experience with on-track instruction with two local legends.
Yalim: https://www.instagram.com/track.use/
Jason: https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/
Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports/
Jay: https://www.instagram.com/driverspaddock/
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1h 35min
April 30, 2024 We Turned Mosport into a Podcast Studio
Patrick and Jason record a podcast on a race track!
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Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1
Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/
Website https://2trackmind.com/
OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS
Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport
JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online
Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage
BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports
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36min
April 15, 2024 Vinh Pham — Building the Team
Vinh Pham joins us on the podcast to talk about building the dream team for endurance racing. We recorded live at RCLUB!
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1h 53min
February 20, 2024 Shaun Ma — Case for FWD
Shaun Ma joins the podcast to discuss the merits of FWD and how to get them to rotate for track duty.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
3:34 - Shaun's motorsports background
9:35 - Getting back into motorsports
12:30 - Shaun's first OTA competition
18:00 - Why front wheel drive
24:18 - FWD track starter pack
36:35 - FWD running costs
48:48 - Testing the M-Tech TT
59:50 - Jason's wall tap at TMP
1:10:35 - Testing the BMW G87 M2
1:14:18 - Shaun's car collection
1:17:22 - The future of FWD
1:20:35 - Shaun's Modest Dream Garage
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Shotgun mic: https://amzn.to/4aAjbcn
Garmin catalyst: https://amzn.to/3NEU6mv
Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1
Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/
Website https://2trackmind.com/
OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS
Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport
JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online
Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage
BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports
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1h 26min
February 06, 2024 Kevin Wong — Attacking Time
Kevin Wong, Director of Ontario Time Attack joins us on the podcast to discuss the past, present, and future of OTA.
0:00 - Intro
5:50 - Kevin's trip to Hong Kong and the local car scene
17:12 - Kevin's motorsports background
26:50 - Getting involved with Ontario Time Attack and the governing body
41:10 - The history of the iPAX system
54:30 - 2023 banquet recap and bucket seat controversies
1:15:40 - Changes for 2024 and rationale
1:24:00 - Bracket-based lapping days
1:32:39 - How OTA will remain unique compared to other time attack offerings
1:38:35 - Protesting PIP schedules
1:46:44 - Kevin's Modest Dream Garage
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Vlogging tripod: https://amzn.to/3NDzXgL
Shotgun mic: https://amzn.to/4aAjbcn
Garmin catalyst: https://amzn.to/3NEU6mv
Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1
Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/
Website https://2trackmind.com/
OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS
Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport
JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online
Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage
BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports
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1h 53min
January 18, 2024 Chuck Carvalho — Let's Go Racing
Chuck Carvalho, the CEO of Lucky Dog Racing Canada joins us on the podcast to discuss his motorsports background and how he got the LDRC Endurance Series off the ground. Not to be missed if you're interested in joining the series!
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Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1
Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/
Website https://2trackmind.com/
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
4:05 - Chuck's motorsports background
8:25 - Chump Car Canada history
13:35 - Chuck's endurance racing history
16:35 - The beginning of Lucky Dog Racing Canada
23:55 - How to put on a race weekend
25:20 - Refreshing the rulebook
27:05 - Managing negative perceptions of 'cheap' racing
29:16 - Impact on local tracks
34:55 - Driving at VIR with Scalar Performance
37:45 - Manual brakes, ABS, and power steering in endurance racing
42:06 - 2024 rulebook updates
1:04:23 - Jason pitching new rules ideas
1:13:56 - The future of LDRC
1:14:42 - Racing in the US at Pittsburgh
1:17:02 - Advice for new teams on how to get started
1:29:00 - Q&A
1:52:30 - Wrap-up
OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS
Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport
JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online
Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage
BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports
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1h 55min

FAQs about 2TRACKMIND Podcast:

How many episodes does 2TRACKMIND Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.