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The Blind Apex Podcast
A podcast covering topics and theories associated with club racing and grassroots motorsports... helping the amateur racer get faster (including myself)
Episodes
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Episode 194: Are we in an Aerodynamics Renaissance?!?!
Send us Fan MailJames from TARR Aero (@tarraero) and Adam from Epsilon+ (@Epsilonaero) join me to talk about their up and coming aerodynamics companies, some…
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Episode 193: Ecotec Miata Swap Update
Send us Fan MailIts been over a year since we heard from Cameron at Ecotecmiata.ca .... He's been working hard at perfecting the swap and ensuring its robust…
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Episode 192: Are we living in the Gold Era of Amateur Motorsports?!?!?
Send us Fan MailDave Pratte, co-founder of Speed Academy, joins me to talk about how good we might have it in todays amateur motorsports world. What we have…
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Episode 191: Moving to a Faster Race Class
Send us Fan MailI'm headed to Super Touring 4... and Jackie Andrews (@lo_buk_motorsports) talks me through all the things you need to think about when you move…
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Episode 190: Track Data Proliferation Continues with LapLift.app
Send us Fan MailWe collected a lot of data in our race/track cars... and the barrier to analysis varies by driver. Alex Krochik of Laplift.app joins me to talk…
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Episode 189: Old Cop Cars > Miata
Send us Fan MailBrian... aka Astrocreepspeedshack joins me to talk about his adventures, cross country track tour logistics, and the importance of having fun…
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Episode 188: Analog Driving Skills
Send us Fan MailNicholas Barbato of Barbato Speed Factory (@nicholasbarbato) joins me to talk about the importance of your analog driving skills, what they…
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Episode 187: Fire Suppression
Send us Fan MailAs a follow up to Episode 186, Brandon Marshall of Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems North America, joins me to talk about things we need to take…
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Episode 186: Fire and the Lessons Learned
Send us Fan MailGLGT race, Chris Delucia (@c.delucia) joins me to talk about his recent race car fire... what he did right, what he did wrong, and the changes…
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Episode 185: All things Miatas
Send us Fan MailDave Gambino of RP Performance joins me to talk Miatas... in case you guys havent been convinced by my sales pitch on the C5 Vette ... we talk…
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Episode 184: Wings and Endplates (Wind Tunnel Data)
Send us Fan MailMario Korf from Occamsracers.com joins me to do a wind tunnel debrief... He took a crew to the wind tunnel to test wings and endplates, among…
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Episode 183: Small Business in Motorsports with Doryoku Mfg
Send us Fan MailCharlie Moua of Doryoku MFG joins me to talk about my K24 issues AND growing his business from the best valve covers in the game to new…
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Episode 182: GridSeat... Filling Seats in Race Cars
Send us Fan MailMario Gomez of Gridseat.co joins me to talk about discovering endurance racing and his mission to get more people into it... the easy way. If…
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Episode 181: Bespoke Parts from Small Companies
Send us Fan MailBailey of Pizza Boy Metal Works (@pizzaboymetalworks) joins me to talk shop... when, how, what to know in advance and the costs associated with…
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Episode 180: FK8/FL5 Type R 101
Send us Fan MailAustin of Wunderladen Racing joins me to talk about the parts development and needs of the FK8/FL5 Type R platforms... form a street car, dual…
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Episode 179: Truck and Trailer Maintenance
Send us Fan MailAK from CHAOS Fab Shop (chaosfabshop.com @chaosfabshop) joins me to talk about truck and trailer maintenance. The Chaos team spends most…
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Episode 178: I'm a Hack with a Wrench and a Mic
Send us Fan MailJaime, from RaceFFPod, brings a box of tissues as I explain how to destroy an ENGINE and TRANSMISSION at the same time. When tolerances stack…
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Episode 177: Exhaust Side of the Engine
Send us Fan MailJohn from Hytech exhaust... a man that has been building high quality, race proven (on all levels) headers and exhausts... joins me to talk…
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Episode 176: Vettes, CRXs, Boxsters and How to Feel Your Tires
Send us Fan MailCarlos (@cvr49) joins me to talk about how he got into his vette and fresh new balance shoes... and we devolved into how he uses the outlap to…
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Episode 175: High Quality Race Springs
Send us Fan MailDid you know springs are a wear item on your race car? Did you know they dont just compress but they can bend? Frank from Swift Springs joins…
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Episode 174: The Induction Side of the Engine with Bain Racing
Send us Fan MailJake from @bainracing joins me to talk about the induction side of the engine. In a world of peak HP or detuning engines for classes... we need…
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Episode 173: Hyperfest 2026
Send us Fan MailRace and Hyperfest Event Director Chris Cobetto joins me to talk about Hyperfest 2026. 24 years of Hyperfest... the event lives on, evolves…
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Episode 172: Advice, Your Setup, and the Rules
Send us Fan MailBecause of the drama from the sway bar episode... Ms. Jackie Andrews (@lo_buk_motorsports) joins me to talk about all the advice on the…
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Episode 171: The Penske Way
Send us Fan MailAt the end of 2026 I will be upgrading to Penske dampers on the 8th gen Civic... I sit down with a Penske Shock Tech, Brian Miller, and…
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Episode 170: DriverLink.io
Send us Fan MailRemember when Race Hero died? Are you having flashbacks fighting with Speed Hives last year? THERE IS A SOLUTION!!!! Jon from DriverLink.io…
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Episode 169: Aero Myths with Andrew Brilliant
Send us Fan MailAndrew Brilliant, of world time attack fame and beyond, joins me to talk about aero myths in club racing... and what we can do to better our…
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Episode 168: Track Talk - Sebring International Raceway
Send us Fan MailNASA FL Chief Instructor Luis Jimenez joins me to give us a Track Talk about Sebring International Raceway... if you are thinking about NASA…
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Episode 167: Insights from an IMSA Lead Engineer
Send us Fan MailMegan Ryder, lead engineer of the #98 Bryan Herta Autospor Elantra N.... fresh off her race weekend at Daytona, joins me to talk car…
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Episode 166: Swaybar with it... Rock with it
Send us Fan MailJackie Andrews (@lo_buk_motorsports), our in house suspension guru and driving coach, joins us to talk swaybars and what they can do to alter…
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Episode 165: Suspension Frequencies with Honed Developments
Send us Fan MailGrant from Honed Developments (@honed_developments) joins me (again) to talk Suspension Frequencies and how to apply them in your life. He also…
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Episode 164: Committing to One Car
Send us Fan MailEli from Evilla Motorsports (@evillamotorsports) joins me to talk about why that lingering second (or third) project car might be holding you…
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Episode 163: RC cars to MX5
Send us Fan MailDeacon Greenfield joins me to talk about his journey... from a childhood with RC cars to building a CRX with his family to driving a NC…
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Episode 162: Its a Family Affair
Send us Fan MailRicky and Kat (@MSGbuilt) join me to talk about the father/daughter Miata adventure. Kat swears she is going to beat her dad on track one…
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Episode 161: Stepping "Backwards"
Send us Fan MailAyden Westbye joins me to talk about transitioning from a Camaro in HPDE to racing and TTing a Miata... some say its stepping backward... some…
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Episode 160: The End... Season 3 Wrap Up
Send us Fan MailJason Lineberg joins me so we can close out year 3 of the podcast.... I guess eventually we wont have to do these... but its good to chill out…
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Episode 159: Operation Motorsport
Send us Fan MailJason Leach of Operation Motorsport joins us to talk about how we can give back to veterans through motorsports. If you know a veteran, if you…
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Episode 158: Dillons First Endurance Race!
Send us Fan MailDillion and Peter joing me to talk about Dillions first endurance race. The trials, the tribulations, the lessons learned, and the epic…
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2025 GIVEAWAY Announcement!
Send us Fan MailTUNE IN to hear what the giveaway will be for 2025! Go to @theblindapexpodcast on IG to find the post to enter! If you like what you hear…
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Episode 157: ASM S2ks and BRZ/FRSs
Send us Fan MailAndy Smedegard of ASMotorsports (@asmotorsports.us) joins me to talk about the development of the "trainer" S2000s and the new work with the…
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Episode 156: 8th Gen Civics (and 1 9th) Gone WILD
Send us Fan MailKevin Zhu meets the Honda Challenge 8th and 9th gen civic crew... and we all try to convince you guys to move away from golden era cars and…
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Episode 155: Making Car Adjustments
Send us Fan MailGLTC Legend, Eric Kutil (joins me to expand on the thoughts about "if you aren't making adjustments ever session, you aren't trying to go…
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Episode 154: Honda Challenge to GR CUP
Send us Fan MailPatrick Brunson and Scott Adams join me to talk about Patricks journey from Honda Challenge (which he still wants to race) to GR CUP (aka Spec…
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Episode 153: Sponsorship/Partnership 102 (aka an update)
Send us Fan MailJett from Lead Foot Racing joins me to talk about being marketable and adding value... and tips on how to gain partnerships for your race…
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Episode 152: Building Race Teams and the GridLife Commitment
Send us Fan MailJosh from KDMTuners (kdmtuners.com) joins me to talk about their 2025 season, the commitment it took to run the GridLife season from the west…
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Episode 151: AI Race Engineer
Send us Fan MailThe guys at RACESETUPPRO.COM join me to talk about how their product can help us get faster by dialing in our cars! I didnt think it could be…
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Episode 150: From the Surgical Room to the Garage
Send us Fan MailDr. Matt Jones of Towlos joins us to talk about traits you might already possess that you can lean on to help you in the garage and on the…
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Episode 149: DIY Budget Data?!?!
Send us Fan MailDan from osms.io joins me to talk about his open source budget friendly track/race car data system he is developing! Sure I just ordered an AIM…
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Episode 148: Intro to Porsche
Send us Fan MailI'm a Honda guy... but sometimes we want to up our game and look at the finer things in life... John Cengiz of Apex Autowerks joins me to talk…
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Episode 147: I'm BACK/Lessons Learned/Event Recap
Send us Fan MailVickey and Bill Fischer grill me on what i have been up to, the last race weekend and how it went... i'm only 7 months late with getting this…
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Episode 146: AI in Motorsports
Send us Fan MailDavid and Daniel Calzada of FireLaps joins us to talk about AI in motorsports, the current status, what the future might hold, and how FireLaps…
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Episode 145: Fast Food...
Send us Fan MailSustenance is important... and we all ignore it at the track for various reasons. I sit down with Eli from Evilla Motorsports to talk about the…
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Episode 144: Toyo R Followup
Send us Fan MailSome people love it, some hate it, and some people just dont care... the "new" Toyo R has been a "weird" tire to figure out... Ms. Jackie…
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Episode 143: Taking Driver Coaching to 11
Send us Fan MailMario Korf joins me to talk about the Speed Secrets Academy... a 2 or 3 day event packed with drills, taught by heavy hitter race coaches…
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Episode 142: Are Brake Lines Consumable?
Send us Fan MailShawn Bassett of Hel Performance USA joins me to talk brake/hydrolic lines.... wear and potential issues... and we go down a rabbit hole on if…
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Episode 141: Miatas and BRZs with 949 Racing
Send us Fan MailLong time Miata racer and founder of 949 racing and Super Miata, Emilio, joins me to talk about the basic needs for each chassis and the…
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Episode 140: Korean Domestic Market
Send us Fan MailHave we all (or just me) been sleeping on the KDM cars here in the US? Eli Villa of evillamotorsports.com joins me to talk about the modern KDM…
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Episode 139: Car Culture and Motorsports
Send us Fan MailBryc Talley, from subiefest.com, is back on the podcast... and are going to talk a little about the current state of the car culture AND how…
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Episode 138: The Motorsports Lifestyle
Send us Fan MailEvan Mclaren comes back on to talk about eating ramen and crying on the internet... well maybe to stop crying on the internet and to start…
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Episode 137: Making Subarus Reliable... On Track
Send us Fan MailEric "Dewey" Dewitt, driver of Boogie, and of Heat Exchanger and IAG Thrusday Thing fame.... Joins me to dispell myths and rumors... and map…
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Episode 136: First Track Cars (with rules)
Send us Fan MailJon and Tony from 91Octane join me to talk about their first track cars... and what you might want to make your first track car... Jon was…