RaceCoin Podcast

Podcast with Host: Jai Shukla & Guest: James Allen Q1 - You have a quote: 100% effort, one team, one dream. - Let's dig into each of these what does it mean to give 100%?

Don’t leave anything on the table. James Allen has been someone who has had one dream since the age of 4! So pursuing something for a long time and trying to perfect your craft can’t be understated.

Q2 - Where does your drive come from for new ideas to execute rather than thinking you’ve already given it your all?

Try everything that you can think of and if that’s not enough then it’s not enough.

Q3 - How important is it to find a good team? What level of difference does it make? How did you find yours?

So important many people face so many issues but he believes he was so lucky when the first team he joined 5 years ago helped him out to become who he is today.

Q4 - How did it transform into a real team?

It was never a snap decision - the more you work together, they mentor and guide you. Straight up and honest with you are important qualities to look for.

Q5 - When did you know this is what you wanted to do?

Dad introduced him to GT when he was a kid. He begged and pleaded to buy him a go-kart and his father finally cracked when he was 13. Australian champion by the time he was 16 and then went onto Europe to Race Formula BMW and that was it!

Q6 - What would you recommend to someone who wants to become a driver?

Make moves - James Allen was in single-seaters for 3 years and made a switch to sports cars after that and got noticed. Don’t give up.

Q7 - Training - what’s that like?

Started doing a lot more cardio. 2.5 hours of cycling a week. Building more muscle for future races. Progressive training but you have to push yourself. To push yourself to be tired of how you would in the car and still try and be able to think about things when you are that tired.

Q8 - What sort of decisions are you trying to be aware of while training?

Keeping conscious, shift points, braking points, accelerating. Core stuff so he doesn’t fail and crash out.

Q9 - What about Japanese - is that something you would be thinking during training?

Ahaoi Gozaimas

Q10 - What’s it like to be on the Le Mans track?

Le Mans is where you are trying to stay awake and making sure you don’t fall asleep and back up in 3 hours. There’s pollen everywhere - it’s a nightmare for some people. It’s worse when you are trying to sleep when you can’t even breathe.

Q11 - How do previous races affect your attitude towards the next ones?

Initially, you are less confident. E.g. Alps or Eurocup - everyone was super aggressive and crashes on the first corner of every race. But with experience, you can relax and be a bit more patient.

Q12 - Does your position affect your mindset?

You want to beat your previous result when it comes to championships. Previous race just helps to build confidence. Whereas in a championship if you come 3rd you want to come 1st.

Q13 - Do you think about your position and the pressure of it while driving?

Should not think about the position, for me, it’s rarely at the forefront of my mind.

Podcast with Host:

Jai Shukla & Guest: Niclas Jonsson Q1 – Highlight of 46 years in racing

Working with dad and kid brother but a huge factor. Winning petite Le Mans, the wins across time but also working with professional people behind the scenes. Racing is a real team sport. If the cleaners weren’t doing their job, others wouldn’t be able to do theirs.

Q2 – Steps of becoming a racer

You have to be passionate about it. Keep living your dreams no matter the ups and downs. Niclas Jonsson is someone who lived in a rental car for 9 months when he quit his job in Sweden and first came to America. Just traveled around handing out his CV until someone gave him a chance.

Luck plays a part too of catching a break and meeting the right people at the right time. Now he’s created a management company to help others.

Q3 – How does experience affect your drive?

Age and experience vs reflex and pure speed when younger is a balance. Patience is something you develop in not trying to win the first corner or the first lap. There will be yellow flags and pit stops especially in endurance tracks. The importance of taking care of the brakes, the tires, the gears and having a good car to hand over to your teammate plays a crucial role in a team sport. Staying in shape gets harder as you get older no doubt but the journey is worth it.

Q4 – 2018 – how was it & 2019 what can your fans expect?

Things haven’t changed from a preparation standpoint. For Le Mans, he prepares 6 weeks out and wakes up in the middle of the night to work out in the gym for 1.5 hours to adapt his body and eating in a different way to be able to eat at 4 am. Hasn’t changed the way he prepared since the age of 20 just more pain when you get out of the gym.

In 2019 haven’t decided what it will look like yet but discussing opportunities. But loves working with 3 students who he coaches by providing physical, mental, nutritional, psychological training – like a full package to help them transform into the best drivers possible.

Q5 – What inspired you to give back?

Very few people will ever make it. Meeting the car and your level of performance in line is key for reaching your long term aim. Why – because he has a huge passion for it.

Q6 – At such a late stage, what are you learning?

New technology is something you have to adapt to but the only way to do that effectively is if you learn the basics.

Q7 – How does someone find a reliable team?

Community small so it’s not hard to find. See how things work, reach out to people, talk to people and of course have a passion for it.

Q8 – What makes you happier, your wins or your students?

Feels so proud and relate to them and he’s surprised at how happy it makes him see his students progress.

Podcast with Host: Jai Shukla & Guest: Joey Gase

Q1 - Making a real difference

Brain aneurysm caused the passing away of his mother and she was an organ donor.

Joey Gase puts honorary photos of people on his race car and ask people to paint his car with handprints and tries to bring about awareness to help the - 150,000 people in the USA on the waitlist.

Q2 - The dream

Racing in Daytona 500 - this has been his dream as a kid from Iowa – and sometimes getting flashbacks of seeing the races you see as a kid and then participating in them is surreal.

Q3 - Pressure

It’s always there when you are a driver but when you drive your just in your zone focussing on one thing and everything else just goes away.

Q4 - What’s real-life like?

Lots of stuff going on the business side from keeping the sponsors, going to sponsored events, to appearances and media all throughout the week. Training 3 to 4 times a week working on neck muscles, core muscles, and reaction time.

Q5 - Training

Sunglasses which cut out the vision so you have to catch a ball with only seeing for part of a flight and predicting trajectory. Visual improvements including peripheral vision. Even when tired being able to concentrate. 3-5 hours of racing and a split second could mean your career is over so mental stability is as important as physical if not more.

Q6 - Lessons

Always keep digging. Never give up. Staying balanced. Never go crazy.

Q7 - Something Personal

Shy guy. Hard-working. But racing is such a physical sport which isn’t obvious to a lot of people so staying calm is something he’s good at!

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