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We are continuing our bonus series on Racing 101 – So You Wanna Racecar with GHIT podcast #182: Racing 101 Part 3 – The Best Entry Points to Start High Performance Driving or Racing

We are getting back to our podcast roots and wanted to start a special series Vicki calls "So You Wanna Racecar" that Bill can't seem to say correctly. This is part 3 of the series (of ~10). On this episode, we try to summarize the easiest ways that we know of to start performance driving and racing your car. We selected these options by their ease of entry, ability to enter with little to no driving experience, and their safety. Cost and complexity of entry was also added as a secondary criterion that we discuss throughout that episode. The best advice we can give is to just pick one that sounds good for you and start.

Please let us know if we missed anything that you may want discussed in a future episode of our Racing 101 Series.

The outline for the series is:

Part 1: Building Your First Racecar (and options to not)

Part 2: Safety and Safety Related Equipment Needed

Part 3: Best Entry Points To Start Performance Driving

Part 4: Buying and Selling Cars (With Special Guest Lara Vernon)

Part 5: Going To and From The Event/Track – What To Expect

Part 6: Paddock and Pit – Best Practices

Part 7: Perspective of a New Driver (With Guest Adam Owens)

Part 8: Tools, Spares, Supplies Needed for a Race Weekend

Part 9: Common Issues All Drivers Will/May Experience in When On Track For the First Time

Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics (& Things We Forget to Mention Earlier)

Our next episode of Dominating with Dawson covers the issue some drivers will have that is referred to as the "red mist". This is something to be aware of and avoid at all costs. It does not improve your performance but often increased the risk associated with driving on the track. Sometimes just knowing it exists is the key to avoiding it or dealing with it if you experience it. The red mist is almost like having a temporary lobotomy while on track. Obviously not the best condition to be driving at any point, but especially on track. We even try to offer a few ideas on how to be cognizant of yourself to hopefully prevent the red mist issue. Please let us know if you know of any other methods that work, we would love to learn and to share them with everyone.

Also, as a bonus since we missed one last episode, we have a double shot of Dominating with Dawson. On the second segment, we go into things that you can do and should do on that straightaways as you progress. While not only illustrative of how many things there are to do on the straightaway, but we also hope we show that there is a near limitless number of things that need to be reviewed on the track and while on a straight you usually have a bit more time and can collect yourself and collect some information that is vital to keeping your car in order and improve your racing. As a new or first time racer, you will likely be overwhelmed, but as you progress, you will have more and more time to do some of the things we discuss here. With proactive, the racetrack will seem to slow down in your mind even though your lap times will likely be significantly faster than your first time on track, even in the same car. Racing on a track is surprisingly active even when it appears you aren't really doing anything, like driving straight.

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