The Circle of Drift

Guest

Cory Talaska

Website - https://talaskaracing.com/

YouTube -  @CoryTalaska 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corytalaska/

Adam - "Stay your story is not over"

If you or anyone you know needs help please call or text 988 or text 'TALK' to 741741

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Guest

Adam Heishman

Website - https://www.wallhugsmotorsports.com/

YouTube -  @wall_hugs 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wall_hugs/

Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

0:00 Intro

1:08 How Wall Hugs Got Its Name

2:25 Caliper Failure in Atlanta

4:33 Battling Your Buddies in ProSpec

5:19 Top 16 Loss: "Now It's Me"

7:17 Why He Switched to SRD

9:40 Business, Parts & Sway Bars

12:45 Synergy Race Development

13:49 Heaviest Car in ProSpec

16:14 Setup Lessons From Chelsea DeNofa

18:26 His Spotter, Crew & Family

21:33 Using Wally Data

24:11 Sim Racing Before FD

26:04 Baseball Scholarship Cheat Code

28:09 Advice for New Tandem Drivers

29:27 Zeknova Tires

30:14 Holley vs Link ECU

33:21 His Mental Health Story

34:48 988 and the Roof Ribbon

36:07 "You're Here for a Reason"

37:41 Chase Memories, Not Money

40:32 Dream: Free Hugs Events

42:42 Best Community in Motorsports

46:27 What's Next + Ride-Alongs

48:52 Outro

Guest

Jacob Duncan

YouTube -  @jacobduncannn 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacobduncannn/

Website - https://duncanmotorsports.bigcartel.com/

Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

0:00 Intro

2:37 Surviving FD Tech Inspection

4:34 Licensed Via Scouting Report

5:19 Scariest Battle of His Life

7:25 Why He Skipped Pro-Am

9:14 Advice From Adam Heishman

10:25 Synergy Race Development

12:18 LS vs JZ

14:42 The JZX Is Slept On

15:51 Bigger Turbo, Adding Nitrous

18:20 Trans Snapped on the Bank

19:57 Losing Power Steering

21:21 Bought a Race Car at 13

25:54 Zeknova Tires

26:41 Working Since Age 12

27:34 "Daddy's Money" Comments

31:01 Landing the First Sponsors

32:58 What Sponsor Deals Actually Are

33:53 Time Sponsorship Eats Up

36:23 Home Tracks in Virginia

37:14 The Convertible Practice Car

40:04 Rest of the Season

43:00 Indy Race Weekend

46:28 Practice Didn't Go As Planned

48:59 Seeding Battle vs Rueger

53:46 Battle vs Ryan Coffman

58:44 Winning the Seeding Bracket

1:01:39 Full Circle With Dad's Engine

1:03:15 Top 32 vs Sean Booth

1:06:01 Crash Ends the Weekend

1:08:31 Breaking Down the Crash

1:12:29 Outro

Guest

Rhys Conklin

IG - https://www.instagram.com/rhys.conklin/

YouTube -  @rhysconklin55 

Website - https://www.conklin-racing.com/

Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

Guest

Dustyn Farrell

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/little_webbie16/

YouTube -  ⁨@Dustynf19

Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

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0:00 Intro

0:51 Two Car Build

3:05 Turning Down FD

4:45 7 Dead Alternators

6:09 Getting The Spot

7:33 Getting Faster

8:32 Tire Patty Kid

10:41 19 Hour Drive

12:32 First Lap

14:56 The Crash

18:35 Bent Subframe

20:46 Overnight Rebuild

22:17 Last Battle

23:22 Wally Data

25:48 Same Chassis

28:32 S Chassis Forever

31:02 S13 And Hot Pit

32:46 Metal Branding

34:35 Who Pays

36:37 Culture Shock

39:42 Outro

Guest

Matt Shulman

YouTube -  @MattShulman 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattshulmannnn

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

0:24 ProAm Journey To FD

1:01 Learning From Mistakes

2:52 Rainy First Practice

3:31 900 HP Car Evolution

4:07 Why Not Build New

4:51 Cost Of A Season

5:19 ProAm vs Pro Differences

5:59 Wally System Changes Everything

6:29 One Lap, Gone Weekend

7:31 Building Self-Confidence

8:15 Wet Track Strategy

10:40 Stacked ProSpec Field

12:55 Wally Data & Mimic Graphs

16:15 Car Measurement Controversy

18:24 Seeding vs Qualifying Debate

20:27 Car Build & Suspension Setup

22:58 Engine, Turbo & Torque

24:09 ECU Wiring & Next Round Prep

27:02 Day Job: Fiber Splicing

28:45 Sponsor Relationships Over Deliverables

30:25 Sponsor Problems This Year

32:05 Advice For New Drivers

32:46 SEMA vs PRI Networking

34:04 Face-To-Face Beats Email

36:37 Announcing Injuku Racing

38:12 Chasing Red Bull

39:35 Podcast & Wheel Shoutouts

41:18 Pit Mats & Gloves Bit

42:03 Social Handles & Sign-Off

51:27 Recap & Outro

Guest

Derek Madison

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/derek_madison/

YouTube -  ⁨@derekmadison541⁩ 

Infamous Merch - https://infamousracewear.com/

Gateway ProAm

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gatewayproam/

Website - https://www.gatewayproam.com/

Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

Host - Dawson Kula

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

0:00 Intro

2:19 Engine Build, Blowup & Rebuild

4:52 Practice Recap & Qualifying Runs

11:01 Gaming the New Wally System

19:36 Why FD Banned Protests

21:16 Team Budgets & Sponsor Pullback

27:21 Buying a Semi Truck Cheap

32:58 New Engine, New Motivation

37:12 The Ford Ranger

39:53 Karting, PRI & Rallycross Talk

43:03 Announcing Gateway Pro-Am

48:27 Car Prep & Effort

51:47 Road Course vs Parking Lot

54:44 The Case for Live Streaming

58:08 Media Strategy & Growing the Sport

1:02:46 Rulebook, Tires & Sign-Up

1:09:15 Building the Pro-Am Team

1:11:24 Trophies & a Championship Belt

1:12:56 Dialing In for Race Day

1:15:43 Shout Outs & Sponsor Thanks

1:17:51 Outro

Guest

Cody Buchanan

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbuchanan272/

YouTube -  @Garage272 

Website - https://272motorsports.com/

Circle of Drift Merch Shop

⁠⁠⁠https://circleofdrift.co/⁠⁠⁠

Circle of Drift Partners

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Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2) - ⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠

Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

Host - Dawson Kula

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

0:00 Intro

1:06 Meet Cody Buchanan

2:28 Long Beach Round 1 Recap

5:34 Carbon Kevlar vs Fiberglass Explained

9:50 Three New Platforms Coming

11:18 Building the New Pro Car

13:13 The Three-Week Rebuild Story

14:33 Magnussen Supercharger Swap

17:47 7 Test Laps Before the Event

19:32 Qualifying Run and Score

21:17 Battle Result and the Judges

22:11 New Wally Scoring System

26:01 Race Media Streaming Debate

28:24 Making Drift Financially Sustainable

32:08 Game Plan: Atlanta and Beyond

38:34 RB vs JZ: He Takes the Bait

41:22 How He Got Into Drifting

42:08 Shoutouts and Sponsors

45:28 Outro

Guest

Rj Contreras

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rjdrifts/

Big Duck Club

Website - https://www.bigduckclub.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bigduckclub/

Hotpit Autofest

Website - https://www.hotpitautofest.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hotpitautofest/

Circle of Drift Merch Shop

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Circle of Drift Partners

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

Host - Dawson Kula

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Guest

Mike Power

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikepowerdrift/

YouTube -  @Mikepowerdrift 

Circle of Drift Merch Shop

⁠https://circleofdrift.co/⁠

Circle of Drift Partners

SimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)

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If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

Host - Dawson Kula

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠