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Episode 54 - Austin travels to Long Road Racing in Statesvillle, NC to talk with Glenn Long and John Dean about the new Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Cars.  Glenn Long talks about his history in motorsports, how his son Tom Long moved up the ranks from doing HPDEs to driving professionally, and the beginnings of Spec Miata. We also talk about the development steps taken to prepare the new ND chassis for the Global MX-5 Cup.  Last year's MX-5 Cup champion, John Dean tells us about what he's looking forward to in the new cars.  You can learn more about Long Road Racing at http://www.longroadracing.com/ and find out more about the Global MX-5 Cup Series at http://www.mazdamotorsports.com

Episode 53 - Austin sits down with Driven CEO & Founder Zack Skolnick.  Zack is a young, driven (no pun intended) individual who has raced everything from Karts to Circle Track to Grand-Am.  Listen as Zack and Austin discuss his various experiences in motorsports, karting, and how Driven Race Group came into existense with just a single Steering Wheel.  To find out more about Driven, visit http://www.drivensteering.com.

Episode 52 - We've got Intern Derek on the show today to talk about his first track day experience, what to expect from his upcoming track day with NASA, the best $15k car for dual duty, and SA2010 helmets.  

Episode 51 - Austin and Adam talk about Stock Cars, Turbo S2000s, and #GRIDLIFE registraion.  We also have our first segment from our West Coast correspondent, Matt Viarmontes who interviews Fei-Long Tran - Hot Import Nights Manager and Global Time Attack Competitor.  Austin and Adam also debate what to do with $1.5 billion, and Austin goes through his tuner magazine collection.

Episode 50 - Rocky Mountain NASA Regional Director Dave Balingit visit with Austin while in Atlanta picking up his new NASA NP01 Prototype.  We talk about his trip, his driving background, and how he got started with NASA back in the early 1990s.  

Episode 49 - The guys catch up with International Amateur Racing Celebrity Greg Amy to talk about pimped out gopeds, 70s Fuel Injection to Carb swaps, Miatas, 1995 Audi S6s, One Lap of America, and why the Easy Road isn't the Greg Amy way of doing things.  Other topics include race fuel check procedures, Del Sols, what Greg plans to do will all of his various vehicles, vintage racing, current fuel prices...and the list goes on and on.  Greg also answers the two questions he thinks need to be answered by all of our guests after our towing podcast - tow in gear or out of gear, and straps crossed or straight.  Greg's always talked about his ability to please many people at once...and he delivers.

Episode 48 - Adam and Austin talk about how they got into cars and what it was like early on.  Surprisingly, they both bought the same issue of Super Street as their first import magazine and they both started reading Sport Compact Car because of their families.  All this and more in todays episode of SlipAngle.

Episode 47 - (Part 2) Possibly one of the most influential driving coachs in the world, Ross Bentley has written many books on driving under the "Speed Secrets" name.  A few weeks ago, Ross was gracious enough with his time to sit down with Austin in Seattle, WA and record a few driving tips for use in future SlipAngle shows.  While there, Austin and Ross sat down and had nearly a two hour conversation on professional driving, driving techniques, and how Ross started writing books and coaching.  From driving technique and training, to mental stamina and work ethics, many topics are covered during Parts 1 and 2 that are sure to be benefical to drivers of any skill level.  For more on Ross and Speed Secrets, visit www.speedsecrets.com.

Episode 46 - Possibly one of the most influential driving coachs in the world, Ross Bentley has written many books on driving under the "Speed Secrets" name.  A few weeks ago, Ross was gracious enough with his time to sit down with Austin in Seattle, WA and record a few driving tips for use in future SlipAngle shows.  While there, Austin and Ross sat down and had nearly a two hour conversation on professional driving, driving techniques, and how Ross started writing books and coaching.  From driving technique and training, to mental stamina and work ethics, many topics are covered during Parts 1 and 2 that are sure to be benefical to drivers of any skill level.  For more on Ross and Speed Secrets, visit www.speedsecrets.com.

Episode 45 - We were going to record a Holiday episode since our friday episode fell on Christmas Day, but we decided instead to spend the time witht eh ones we love.  In place of a new episode, we go back in time to the first episode we ever released - Episode 1.  We will be back next Tuesday with an all new episode!  Thanks everyone for the support!

Episode 44 - Austin and Adam are joined by Brent and Kelley Picasso of Autosport Labs to talk about how they got started developing data aquisition systems, their experiences driving, and their newest project in the RaceCapture line.  View the RaceCapture kickstarter campaign here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/autosportlabs/racecapture-and-podium-race-it-share-it-prove-it and learn more about Autosport Labs at their website - https://www.autosportlabs.com/.  For more on the Podium platform to share and compare data, visit https://podium.live/. 

Episode 43 - In the first Episode of "Dinner with Ricers", Austin and Adam enjoy a nice Mexican meal at Acapulco Joe's in Downtown Indinapolis after The Performance Racing Industry Show.  They are joined by Brad "Brap" Adams, ITRExpo dude Jay Haire, Pint-sized Hollie (Pocket) Heiser, and Brett from Fusion Works Fabrication.  Tons of puns, great conversation, and random information plague this episode of SlipAngle.  Listen in for a good laugh....

Adam recorded with friend-of-the-show Christian Shipp on, in the middle of the night, on the way to the racetrack... they talked about tracks, Christian's Automotive-ADD issues, and even autocross

Episode 41 - Kontrolle Engineering finished 4th in E1 at the 25 hour race at Thunderhill and "Survived the 25".  We talk with crew chief Justin Ross, 17 year old female driver Natasha Balough, and professional driver Gregory Liefooghe about the race, the conditions, strategy, the spec e46, and a whole lot more on episode 41 of the SlipAngle show.  For more from Kontrolle Engineering, visithttps://www.facebook.com/totalkontrolle/. For more on the race, visit www.nasa25hour.com

Episode 40 - We cruise around Buttonwillow Raceway with Danny George.  Danny has run a few season of Formula Drift and has been running time attack events in his drift Miata over the past few season.  He's run at Pike's Peak Twice and has done all sorts of cool stuff.  Listen an as Austin and Danny brainstorm stupid things to do, devise a new way to change lemons and chump racing, talk about the million mile lexus, and decide that people just need to get out and do more stuff.  Special appearance by Don from Cleveland, OH.  For more on Danny George and Danny George racing visit http://whosdannygeorge.com/.

Episode 39 - Austin visits with Master Fabricator Moti from Blackbird Fabworx.  Moti moved to the states from Israel with a love for fabrication and miatas and was able to combine the two into a career.   Listen in as they talk about fabrication, miatas, Legos, where the Blackbird Fabworx name originated and a whole host of other topics.  For more on Blackbird Fabworx, visit http://www.blackbirdfabworx.com/

Episode 38 - Austin and Adam are joined by Brad "BRAP" Adams while Austin waits for a flight to Seattle from Indianpolis.  Austin and Brap talk about their quick trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the guys discuss the various aspects involved with towing, along with some hilarious stories centered around towing thanks to an email from listener Blake Chilson from Steamboat Springs, CO, and Adam drops his new shiny recorder during the show.

Episode 37 - John Concialdi is the founder of AEM Performance Electronics.  AEM has been a staple in the tuning scene from nearly the very beginning.  Lawson Mollica is AEM's director of Marketing.  Both have been heavily involved and influential in the modern day tuning culture and have some amazing stories.  Listen in as Austin and Mikey (@mikeyspec) sit down and rehash where AEM has come from and where they are headed.  For more on AEM Performance Electronics, visit their website at http://www.aemelectronics.com/.

Episode 36 - Adam and Austin are back!  This time, they take it back to the old school days of 4 months ago and record a show with no guests.  GASP!  Can they do it?  Will it be interesting?  Find out this week on Episode 36 of the SlipAngle Show brought to you by tracktuned.com.  Be prepared for a lot of shameless plugs, Porsche Experience Center Talk, chatter about Austin's trip out west and two weeks and 4 thousand miles in Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus, and a whole host (no pun intended) of other banter.

Episode 35 - Austin stops by Flyin' Miata in Palisade, CO to sit down with Keith Tanner of Flyin Miata to talk about - what else - Miatas.  Topics include Keith's Targa Newfoundland Experiences, the new ND miata, and a whole host of other driving related topics.  For more on Flyin' Miata, check out www.flyinmiata.com  To see a quick shop tour and a few feature cars, visit us at www.tracktuned.com in the coming days.