Episodes
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Episode 18 - "Racing in the rain to Nationals" with Mason Buck
Mason is an up and coming young driver from the Pacific Northwest, so Davin decided to talk with Mason about what skills are developed by racing in the rain.
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E17 - "Let's go to the indoor kart track" with Mike Smith
Mike Smith is an interesting guy. Started with indoor karting, Sport Karting and is now the general manager at CalSpeed Karting. Davin and Mike talk about the values of going to the indoor kart track, what it's like being a track director, and getting more insight into the VLR Spec series for LO206.
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EP 16: "What do you mean I have to bring value?!" - Talking Sponsorship with Chris Rhoad
Chris and Davin have an open discussion about how to bring value to partners when developing sponsorship relationships in racing. They share some tips of what works, and also some stories about what can be a turn off.
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EP 15 - "From Rock Island to the Nationals" with Jordon Musser
Jordon talks with Davin about how he went from his start in karting, to racing at the higher levels. Jordon talks about the value of quality relationships in order to make the next step. Note: Apologies for the interview audio, but this one is very interesting!
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Ep 14: "What makes a good engine?" with Robbie Seward
Robbie Seward from BBS Race Engine Development comes on the podcast to talk about different karting engines. What makes a good national program, we talk about Stock Honda, KA100, KT100 and more!
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EP13: "Why should I go Dirt Karting?" with Kyle Keenan
Kyle Keenan talks to Davin about what makes dirt karting a unique experience.
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Ep. 12: Tom Kutscher on the State of Karting and SKUSA's future with Chris Ortenburger
Chris Ortenburger from Eyenovation Media sits down with Tom Kutscher of SuperKartsUSA to talk about the happenings so far and the road ahead for SKUSA.
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Ep. 11: Talkin' 'bout Karting's roots and Road Racing with Greg Wright
Greg Wright from Rapid Racing talks to Davin about why racers should be more interested in road racing. They also talk about how to get new people into the sport, and why the sport should be more focused on the fun element.
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Ep. 10: Setting World Records, Finding Sponsorship and Fitness with Trey Shannon
Davin talks to Trey Shannon, two time karting world-record holder and personal trainer with another 'Drinks with Karters'. We talk about Trey's world records, what it's like racing for 24 hours in a kart, what foods people need to take to the track and exercises would help karters the most.
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Ep. 09: Davin Explains Karting to a Newcomer at a Starbucks
Davin is the one getting interviewed this time for Episode 9, as one of the members of his gym wants to learn more about karting for a school project. Figured we'd turn it into a podcast!
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Ep. 08: Designing a Career in Racing with TJ Koyen (Oktane Visual)
Davin talks with long time racer and entrepreneur, TJ Koyen who is owner of Oktane Visual. We talk about why TJ loves to talk about karting so much, the importance of community in the sport, and his experience as a business owner making custom helmets and gear for racers. #makekartingfunagain
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Ep. 07: Data Driven to Drive Faster with Roger Caddell, AIM
Roger Caddell talks about his background with data acquisition in motorsport, as the National Training Manager of AIM Sports LLC. We talk about how racers can become more comfortable with understanding data acquisition, and some insights on how data can be used as a tool to improve, rather than a...
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Ep. 06: USAC Arrives in Karting. Conversation with Mike Burrell
We talk with Mike Burrell from USAC Karting about his thoughts and background in the sport, how to get the most out of karting, and his experiences doing Robopong. #keepkartingfun
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Ep05: Overcoming Adversity with Jenna Grillo, Racing for Fibromyalgia
James interviews Jenna who's not letting Fibromyalgia or anything else stop her from racing. Shownotes and more: https://goo.gl/fyDDOd
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Ep. 04: Re-Starting Karting at 50 - TJ Hollingsworth Midlife Karting Crisis
(Re)Starting Karting at 50, the story of a "Midlife Karting Crisis". Shownotes and discussion: https://goo.gl/4ZCj4T
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Ep. 03: Never Give Up: Sabré Cook
In this episode, we talk to S1 driver, and multi-time karting champion Sabré Cook. Read the shownotes and join the discussion here: https://goo.gl/WuQ1Bi
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Ep. 02: "What The **** Is KartPulse, anyway?"
On this episode of 'Drinks with Karters', Davin and James talk about why they started working on KartPulse in the first place. See the full shownotes and join in the conversation here: goo.gl/Isav3l Also, a meme turns into a ten minute conversation over beer. Tune in and let us know what you…
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Ep. 01: Race Monitor: Past Present and Future with Mike Weatherman
Chat with Mike from Race Monitor, learn about features coming to RM and his background in kart racing. Opening and Outro Themes by Johan Kalifornski.