Welcome to our first Short Shift, a mini-podcast of sorts! The ladies are at Foxwoods (errrr, Mohegan Sun? Do they even know where they are?) testing out the high-speed gas powered karts at Monza Karting in Connecticut.
Listen for a quick review of the track , thoughts on crowding, getting bumped, and how good it feels to pass someone.
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In this episode of Shifting Points, the ladies chat with Chang Ho Kim, owner of FunHondas in Maynard, MA. Chang Ho Kim also happens to be a fantastic instructor, tire expert, autocrosser, rallycrosser, ice racer, and hyper-miler. Don’t worry. It will all make sense.
In this episode:
What’s a safety run?
SCCA Solo Nationals.
Why instructors are awesome and you should use them.Â
Teaching kids how to drive.
Testing tires.
Hyper miling. Yes, it’s a thing.
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In this Episode Kathy and Audra talk with Amanda Moore, Autocrosser, Archer and track junkie. Kathy and Amanda give us a review of Evolution Performance Driving School and we learn a whole lot about brakes!
We also learned a lot about recording in a bar, how we should pack batteries in our podcast kit, and some other stuff. But that’s a podcast for a different day.
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MaeLynn Filteau joins Kathy and Audra to talk about her experiences planning car club events such as runs and rallies (spoiler alert: Always say thank you to the event organizers!). But before she talks about what really goes into planning a car club event, she talks about her love of all things Mini (and MINI).Â
In this episode:
What goes into planning a car club event
What not to do at a car club event
The challenges of planning events
How to keep the majority happy
Event scope creep
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Kimsoo is a 15-year old who has been doing karting with SCCA as long as we have been doing autocross. There are many things we could say, but Kimsoo says everything better than we ever could, so we’ll just let her take the wheel for this episode.
In this episode:
What’s junior karting
How to get your kids involved
How to get your own kart (and should you?)
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Today we sit down with the Guenthners – Bob, and his son Dylan.Â
Bob is a funny guy and a fantastic autocrosser, but it’s 12-year old Dylan who steals this week’s show. We were super impressed with Dylan, who competes at indoor/outdoor karting and shares his experiences as he sits down with us behind a massive spread of trophies in front of him.
In this episode:
League karting for kids and adults
Non-league karting
Yes, Bob really autocrossed with a Camaro and a Dodge Magnum
The benefits of autocrossing on an airport runway
Bob’s experiences as an instructor
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Join the ladies as they reflect on the day’s autocross course and how they felt about it, along with a few guests who talk about what they were driving and how they got into local car clubs.
In this episode:
New, young drivers reflecting on what they’ve learned from autocross
The Tire Rack Street Survival School for new drivers
What makes for a good autocross day?
How to find car clubs to drive with
It’s OK to come to an event and know nothing about cars
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Join Audra, Jess and Kathy as we chat about how we prep our cars in the spring for autocross season, choose tires, clean out our bins from last season (expired sunblock and stale granola bars, baby!), and what we pack in our bins for the upcoming season.