2TRACKMIND Podcast

2TRACKMIND Podcast

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2TRACKMIND Podcast episodes

  • World Racing League with Patrick Alex

    Patrick Alex is back to talk about his first time racing with World Racing League at Sebring.

    0:00 - Introduction & Tea Time
    03:00 - World Racing League
    19:35 - International travel & Opportunity to race in the WRL
    33:03 - Meeting the grid
    54:40 - Being coached by pros
    1:11:00 - Managing team dynamics
    1:20:30 - Dealing with rental drivers
    1:28:15 - Wrap-up

    1 hr 34 min
  • Track Car of the Year with Driver's Paddock

    A special cross-over episode with  @DriversPaddock . Which car will be the track car of the year?

    0:00 - Intro

    2:33 - How Driver's Paddock got started

    6:40 - Cars driven in 2024

    9:45 - Interacting with review car owners1

    7:08 - Managing owner expectations

    18:48 - Feedback from the community

    20:35 - Learnings from 2024

    25:22 - How has this year affected your relationship with cars

    27:58 - Sustainability in reviewing cars

    30:04 - Most fun car of 2024

    32:13 - Which car would you want to own

    37:40 - Most disappointing cars of 2024

    43:28 - Driver's Paddock Car of the Year

    51:15 - What to expect in 2025

    57 min
  • We Gave Each Other the WORST Car Gifts Possible

    Jason, Patrick, Jay, and Vinh exchange horrible car gifts for each other with a catch...

    0:00 - Intro9:56 - White Elephant ground rules11:25 - 2024 retrospective36:32 - Goals for 20251:19:04 - White Elephant gift exchange1:50:58 - A long wrap-up

    2 hr 12 min
  • 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

    2 hr 32 min
  • 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

    1 hr 52 min
  • 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/

    1 hr 35 min
  • We Turned Mosport into a Podcast Studio

    Patrick and Jason record a podcast on a race track!

    Vlogging camera: https://amzn.to/3vjtP6T
    Vlogging mic: https://amzn.to/3RU1IEr
    Wireless mic: https://amzn.to/47ZxTI5
    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

    36 min

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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.