Lizard Brains: Driving Drivers

In this episode Tom and DJ talk about their first. Their first autocross, first win, first time on a track, first road race, first road race win, our first love. Ok maybe we didn't have time for one of those. Then we get to some fun emails.

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Tom and DJ kidnapped Ryan Kristoff to hang out with them tonight as they talked about the SCCA runoffs and their favorite races. They dive into a while bunch of entertaining emails which included giving Ryan one of the weirdest emails they've had to date.

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DJ and Tom have a discussion on what racing is, what it was, and what it will be. When the future has self driving cars, where does the next generation of racers come from? Then we answer some really insightful and thought provoking emails. Please join in on the conversation and send us some emails at....

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DJ and Tom make a list of games that have influenced their lives the most. It was a fun trip down memory lane full of laughs, nostalgia, tears?! If having fun while recording the podcast was a metric for how good the episodes are, this is the best one yet.

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Tom and DJ talk about what balancing risk vs reward means to them. Tom tells some stories of getting in a car where the risk felt like part of the job. The discussion then turns into how much your "comfort" with the risk in a task influences how competitive you can be. Then we swing into our favorite sections EEEEMMMMMAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLLSSSSSS.

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Tom & DJ discuss their least favorite topic: losing. After a quick catch-up, DJ takes the opportunity of a loss at the SCCA ProSolo Finale to have a discussion about how to lose like a champ. Winning is easy, losing is hard; there's always something to learn. Then Tom gives away all of his hair secrets and more in Emails.

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Tom and DJ live through some memories about SCCA Solo Nationals. We probably offer some good tips that may or may not win you a championship. We laugh, we love, we cry, and then we read some emails! Lots of great questions this week.

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Tom and DJ have a special guest on the show. Eric Kutil! We've been trying to have Eric on the show for years! It's great to finally have him.

During this episode we talk about racing at Lime Rock. We discuss how talent is a myth, maybe? We answer some fun emails and learn some interesting facts about sour cream!

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Tom and DJ discuss competing against your friends and how to compete in a way that creates life long friends. Before we get into that topic we talk about the upcoming event at Lime Rock a little and DJ gets an email that allows him to rant about sim racing for probably a bit too long!

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Tom and DJ talk about thier weekend at Gridlife Mid Ohio, have a discussion on the delicate balance of a driver's class and a builders class. Then we answer some emails!

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