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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 tracks
• Check out the book, Making Sense of Squiggly Lines
• Network + We should all be nice to one another

Connect with Chase:
Twitter
Instagram
Email
YouTube

Chase's Sponsors:
CarboTech Brakes
Kryder Racing

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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 Instagram
BoltsandNuts.com on Instagram
Andy on Facebook
BoltsandNuts.com
BoltsandNuts.com Website
Email:  [email protected]

Check out our sponsors:
LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, Instagram
Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram
ETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC Instagram

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Who knew that drinking bourbon on a porch one day would lead to creating a platform that makes it easy for teams to sell seat time and for drivers to explore renting seats in race cars?

Well, that's exactly what we talk about in this episode.

Chris Crouch from Seat 4 Sale joins Bill to talk about the Seat 4 Sale platform.

The team at Seat 4 Sale created the company and website to make racing more accessible for those wanting to get into racing, as well as making the business of seat rentals much easier for those teams wanting to rent seats. Their goal is to connect racing teams with drivers and make things as easy as possible!

In this episode:

• Learn how Seat 4 Sale started and what plans they have for the future
• Teams will hear how to to list their available seats
• Drivers will learn best practices for engaging with teams

How to connect with Seat4.Sale:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn

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LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, Instagram
Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram
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Thanks 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. 

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When I started the Late To Grid podcast, Steve Jaworski's story is exactly what I hoped I would be able to share.

Steve was always a spectator at motorsports events, but then he  bought his dream car and  researched how to get on track.   He is now entering his third season of on-track activities and his enthusiasm and level of involvement is growing

Here are the some of things you'll hear in this episode:

• Look where you want to go
• How instruction can help with tire wear and speed
• Why to still go to a track day when it's raining
• Seat time is seat time - enter events!

Steve rattles off so many of our past guests including:
Reed Kryder
Jason @ AutoInterests
HPDE Junkie
Dan Dennehy
Track Night in America
Track First

I love Steve's advice of "be nice to folks".  Spot on!  He shares some other advice during the episode as well.

Has Steve ever been Late To Grid?  No, not late - but unprepared.

How to connect with Steve:
Red Flag Garage on Instagram
Red Flag Garage on Youtube
Steve on LinkedIn

Check out our sponsors:
LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, Instagram
Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram
ETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC Instagram

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Thanks 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. 

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In this Grid Walk episode I caught up with Jim Tramontano to hear about his 2022 Spec Miata season and learn more about how he spends his offseason.  We also talk about his 2023 plans which includes running with NASA North East  and getting to NASA Champs.

Jim runs the No Money Motorsports Blog which contains a lot of great articles to help readers learn more about grassroots racing.

Jim was a guest in season one and was on an episode where we talked Miatas.  We Talk Miatas S1 E28.

Jim shares a great tip on how to avoid being late to grid.

Connect with Jim:
Instagram: @no_money_motorsports_blog
Web: nomoneymotorsports.com

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Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram
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Jason Pribyl joins Bill in the Atomic Autosports studio to share his motorsports journey.

Jason started racing karts at age 6, moved onto Lucas Oil School Of Racing at age 13 and then onto F1600 in 2019.

In 2022 Jason participated in the Road To Indy program and raced Spec MX-5.

His advice for someone who wants to get started is to look at karting and track days.

Like many other guests, Jason talks about the importance of networking.  As Jason builds his motorsports career, he looks for opportunities  to be at the track, to network, and be seen.  He shared some great advice - talk with everyone and be friends with everyone.

Has he been Late To Grid?  He likes to be the first to grid, but does share a story of when he was Late To Grid in karting

Micheal Ribas from ETC Coaching talks about Relationship Coaching and the importance of it.

Matt Harbert from Atomic Autosports talks about what tools to pack for your next track event.

 Connect With Jason:
Jason Pribyl Autosports on Instagram
Jason Pribyl Autosports Website
Jason's YouTube Channel
Jason Pribyl Autosports on Facebook
Jason's Personal Instagram

Check out our sponsors:
LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, Instagram
Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram
ETC Coaching Michael Ribas on LinkedIn, ETC Website, ETC Instagram

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Being behind the wheel requires physical and mental fitness and Trey Shannon explains to our listeners how fitness plays an important role in making sure that drivers  are ready to be their best on track.  Trey is the Performance Director at PitFit Charlotte in Cornelius, NC.

As Trey prepared to complete in a 24 hour kart event he fell in love with the fitness and nutrition preparations that PitFit designed and implemented with him.  He was a full time engineer and started a side hustle of helping driver's with their fitness.  This side hustle provided top level motorsport performance training for drivers and crew and it eventually became Podium Performance, a full time endeavor.

Trey recommends sticking to the walls of the grocery store and explains this concept which is a very interesting.

Has Trey ever been Late To Grid?  You'll have to listen to find out.

When we recorded this episode it was just under two weeks before the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona and Trey and the team  have been getting almost two dozen drivers ready for the event.  How cool is that?

Micheal Ribas from ETC Coaching talks about Performance Coaching.  Performance Coaching can help with increased self awareness, increased productivity, and higher career satisfaction.

Matt Harbet from Atomic Autosports talks about the importance of lug nuts and why torquing lug nuts is a must do .


About PitFit:
PitFit on Instragram
PitFit on Facebook
PitFit on YouTube
Website
Email


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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 Website
SCCA Enduro Rules
Event Registration & Info (Registration opens 2/1)

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Happy New Year!

There's no better way to kick of 2023 than to have our first episode with Jason Kennedy from AutoInterests!

I met some of Jason's team at PRI and I knew I had to have him on the podcast.  Everywhere I go I hear people talking about his events and now I see why.

Jason created AutoInterests as he saw a need for access to track days and he found a way to utilize his technology background to help his events run smoother and make registration easy.  Now this software is available to venues and organizations that have a need for ticketing, registration, and on-site communication.

Hey, check out this offer!  Jason and his team are offering a discount to our listeners...here are the details:

Code: L2G
Expires: 2/10/2023

This code is good for $25 off an HPDE event registration at autointerests.com.  Coupon code will need to be entered into the coupon field at checkout.

How cool is that?  Hurry up though...the offer ends soon.


Learn more about AutoInterests and TrackSide:
AutoInterests Website
AutoInterests Instagram
AutoInterests Facebook
TrackSide Software Website
TrackSide Software Facebook

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Show Sponsor LMS-EFI Website, Facebook, Instagram
Show Sponsor Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram

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IMSA Michelin Pilot driver Luca Mars announces his exciting news about his LMP3 ride for the 2023 Daytona Rolex 24.  He'll be racing with the JDC Miller Motorsports team.  How cool is that?

We discuss his 2022 successes and podiums.  He also discusses his experience with the HPD and the very cool coaches he was able to work with.

For 2023 he'll be back with Kohr Motorsports in the Michelin Pilot series

Connect with Luca on Instagram & Facebook & Website.

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Show Sponsor Track-First Website, Facebook, Instagram
Show Sponsor Atomic Autosports Website, Facebook, Instagram

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Thanks 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. 

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