2TRACKMIND Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Only one race remains before the end of the 2024 Lucky Dog Racing Canada endurance racing series. Join Jason, Patrick, Jay, and Vinh as they reflect on the season's controversies and results.

0:00 - Introduction 4:40 - Race Weekend 1 9:30 - Fake it 'til you make it 11:00 - Jay' has "never" driven in the wet 15:30 - Turn 11 and 3 quarters 23:00 - Balance of Performance for Race Weekend 2 28:30 - It's always a grounding issue 30:30 - Let's talk about windows 39:00 - Luke's new (spare) car 40:20 - Team Partout Skeleton Crew 42:00 - Gohn racing in GT2?! (Race Weekend 3) 44:00 - Patrick set phasers to kill engines 47:30 - Everyone gets a pass on Jay 50:45 - Losing laps on red flag restarts 53:00 - Race weekend 4 55:00 - Rickety Raft gets rickity-er 58:00 - Missing transponder (oops) 1:00:20 - Jay the mercenary switching jerseys 1:02:00 - No minimum time pit stops 1:05:30 - What the F is a Solar Load? 1:06:55 - Giuliano, Eugene, and Marcus join the pod 1:08:40 - Shaun's first endurance race and popping a tire 1:11:00 - The most controversial race start of Jay's racing career 1:12:15 - The race start from Nick's perspective 1:19:30 - Swapping a flat tire during the race 1:21:30 - Black flag and black flag reversal 1:27:30 - Being held up by slower classed vehicles 1:30:30 - Visor up fuelling penalties 1:32:00 - Final boss fight 1:33:20 - Pythagorean Theorem and unintentional DRS 1:38:00 - The final showdown 1:44:00 - Three Words 1:48:00 - Making peace 1:49:35 - Chris Paczynski joins the chat

Scott Shadbolt joins the podcast to talk all things E46 and keeping up with the modern stock of BMW machinery.

Jason and Patrick kickoff the 2TRACKMIND podcast with an introduction to their personal motorsports journeys and set the stage for what to expect from this podcast.

0:00 - Introduction 4:32 - Our first cars 10:42 - Our first mods 18:30 - How the BRZ's motor blew 21:22 - What to look for when selecting parts for a build 25:55 - Our first track day experiences 41:48 - How do you make sure you get good coaching 51:17 - Entering flow state in driving 55:20 - Our first major track incidents 1:07:20 - Modest Dream Garage 1:22:12 - Wrap-up

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Jason, Jay, and Patrick discuss the current state of time attack in 2025.

Yalim Acimis (Track Use) joins the podcast to discuss his journey as a new car content creator and his experience with on-track instruction with two local legends.

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Jason: https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/

Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports/

Jay: https://www.instagram.com/driverspaddock/

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Vinh Pham joins us on the podcast to talk about building the dream team for endurance racing. We recorded live at RCLUB!

Shaun Ma joins the podcast to discuss the merits of FWD and how to get them to rotate for track duty.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro 3:34 - Shaun's motorsports background 9:35 - Getting back into motorsports 12:30 - Shaun's first OTA competition 18:00 - Why front wheel drive 24:18 - FWD track starter pack 36:35 - FWD running costs 48:48 - Testing the M-Tech TT 59:50 - Jason's wall tap at TMP 1:10:35 - Testing the BMW G87 M2 1:14:18 - Shaun's car collection 1:17:22 - The future of FWD 1:20:35 - Shaun's Modest Dream Garage

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Kevin Wong, Director of Ontario Time Attack joins us on the podcast to discuss the past, present, and future of OTA.

0:00 - Intro

5:50 - Kevin's trip to Hong Kong and the local car scene

17:12 - Kevin's motorsports background

26:50 - Getting involved with Ontario Time Attack and the governing body

41:10 - The history of the iPAX system

54:30 - 2023 banquet recap and bucket seat controversies

1:15:40 - Changes for 2024 and rationale

1:24:00 - Bracket-based lapping days

1:32:39 - How OTA will remain unique compared to other time attack offerings

1:38:35 - Protesting PIP schedules

1:46:44 - Kevin's Modest Dream Garage Vlogging camera: https://amzn.to/3vjtP6T Vlogging mic: https://amzn.to/3RU1IEr Wireless mic: https://amzn.to/47ZxTI5 Vlogging tripod: https://amzn.to/3NDzXgL Shotgun mic: https://amzn.to/4aAjbcn Garmin catalyst: https://amzn.to/3NEU6mv Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/ Website https://2trackmind.com/ OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports

Chuck Carvalho, the CEO of Lucky Dog Racing Canada joins us on the podcast to discuss his motorsports background and how he got the LDRC Endurance Series off the ground. Not to be missed if you're interested in joining the series! Vlogging camera: https://amzn.to/3vjtP6T Vlogging mic: https://amzn.to/3RU1IEr Wireless mic: https://amzn.to/47ZxTI5 Vlogging tripod: https://amzn.to/3NDzXgL Shotgun mic: https://amzn.to/4aAjbcn Garmin catalyst: https://amzn.to/3NEU6mv Subscribe for more grassroots racing content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZgb72jsBGJDupUA4Yc-Ow?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/2trackminded/ Website https://2trackmind.com/

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

4:05 - Chuck's motorsports background

8:25 - Chump Car Canada history

13:35 - Chuck's endurance racing history

16:35 - The beginning of Lucky Dog Racing Canada

23:55 - How to put on a race weekend

25:20 - Refreshing the rulebook

27:05 - Managing negative perceptions of 'cheap' racing

29:16 - Impact on local tracks

34:55 - Driving at VIR with Scalar Performance

37:45 - Manual brakes, ABS, and power steering in endurance racing

42:06 - 2024 rulebook updates

1:04:23 - Jason pitching new rules ideas

1:13:56 - The future of LDRC

1:14:42 - Racing in the US at Pittsburgh

1:17:02 - Advice for new teams on how to get started

1:29:00 - Q&A

1:52:30 - Wrap-up OUR SPONSORS & FRIENDS Driven Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/drivenautosport JRP: https://www.instagram.com/jrp_online Seems Legit Garage: https://www.instagram.com/seemslegitgarage BSquared Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/bsquared.motorsports