Lizard Brains: Driving Drivers

Welcome to our latest episode of Lizard Brains! Today, we have a very special guest who is going to take us on a thrilling ride into the world of rally co-driving.Our guest is Ryan Dunham, a seasoned rally co-driver who has navigated some of the most challenging terrains in the world.In this episode, we get an exclusive insight into the exciting and often unpredictable world of rally co-driving. Ryan Dunham shares their personal experiences of being a co-driver and talks about the unique challenges they face on every rally. From reading pace notes to communicating with the driver and making split-second decisions, we get to understand the complexities and demands of the co-driving role.

We also dive into Ryan Dunham's journey to becoming a rally co-driver, including the challenges they faced and the sacrifices they had to make to pursue their passion. Ryan Dunham shares their insights on what it takes to succeed in the industry and the importance of mental and physical fitness for rally co-driving. Whether you're a motorsport enthusiast or just looking for an exhilarating episode, this is one not to be missed. So, buckle up and join us for an adrenaline-filled ride with Ryan Dunham as we explore the fascinating world of rally co-driving.

This intro was written by Chat GPT because DJ was tired. Enjoy the show!

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DJ and Tom catch up from the weekend. Tom worked a funeral that was more like a party, DJ spiraled while doing a in person sim racing event.

The eventually get to the topic which was more of a discussion point rather than a well organized topic. Tom's insight helps discover during the discussion why chasing goals is so lonley. They talk about experiences and try to come up with ideas on how to avoid burnout.

Then come the EEEEMMMMMAAAAAIIIILLLLLSSSSSSS

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Racing Pride Link!
Tom is doing a Q and A on their discord.

Track Walking: Different Among A Crowd

DJ drove to Wisconsin to hang out with Tom and crew. They talk about ice racing, motorsports they hope they get to do someday, bucketlist tracks, events cars.

Then they take on some EEEEEMMMMMAAAAAIIIIILLLLSSSS

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DJ and Tom discuss mind traps that are easy to find yourself in while participating in anything competitive. We say sorry not sorry for the polorizing guest of last week Carlton McCarguy. Come on people, we paid him to complete a contract and we are gonna get our moneys worth!

We jump into emails this week. There were some real gems of emails this week. We are so grateful to everyone who joins the conversation with their emails. If you would like to join the conversation or even create a conversation please write to us at

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DJ and Tom catch up since they really haven't been able to talk since the last episode was recorded almost 2 weeks!

We then got to meet Carlton McCarguy! What an amazing time being on his Carguy game show! Thanks again for putting that together Richard Sawicki.

Then we jump into EEEEEMMMMMMAAAAAIIIIILLLLLLSSSSSSSS

Before the topic this week Tom and DJ talk about coaching, how putting yourself out there is scary and talk a bit about their weekend at Barber Motorsports.

DJ and Tom talk about their first memories of pro racing. Tom talks about his first pro racing experiences and reflects on them. They talk about how pro racing could also be called business racing

Then of course we jump into EEEMAAAIIILLSSSSS

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DJ and Tom were at Barber Motorsports park for the weekend and stole the inside of Lukes trailer to record a podcast with Zac Lovoy. Realizing they were one Luke away from an all star podcast crew they were delighted to find out that Luke was a giant Lizard Brain fan and couldn't wait to bestow us with his infinite wisdom that none of us matter and no body cares about you. You'll have to listen to the episode to understand that it really is great advice to live your life as you want, in the moment, right now.

Thank you so much to Zac Lovoy and Luke McGrew for joining us on this episode of the podcast. So much fun was had recording this one.

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Audio equipement is brought to you by Mitch Marhefka of Autobossohio.com
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Your physical comfort in the car can matter as much as your psychological comfort in the car. In this episode we discuss things to assess and sort to make sure you are ready to drive this car to the best of what ever your ability currently is!

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In this episode we explore the psyche drivers go through immediately after a wreck. How do we get over that. How do you allow yourself to not worry about the bad things that can happen? How do we allow ourselves to push the limits again with the heartbreak, ego check, financial hurt with the incident still fresh in our memories? I think we all came away with this one with a better understanding of our mistakes dealing with our mistakes. There are things in this episode that I think everyone can take stuff away from.

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In this episode Tom and DJ talk about the where the podcast is and where we want it to be. What their plans are for 2023.Thet also talk about what our best moments of the year. This episode is a little special since it's the first in person episode that we have been able to record thanks to some fancy new recording equipment that were donated by Mitch Marhefka of Autobossohio.com

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