The Circle of Drift

GuestCory TalaskaWebsite - https://talaskaracing.com/YouTube -  @CoryTalaska  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corytalaska/

Adam - "Stay your story is not over"If you or anyone you know needs help please call or text 988 or text 'TALK' to 741741https://afsp.org/GuestAdam HeishmanWebsite - https://www.wallhugsmotorsports.com/YouTube -  @wall_hugs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wall_hugs/Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.0:00 Intro1:08 How Wall Hugs Got Its Name2:25 Caliper Failure in Atlanta4:33 Battling Your Buddies in ProSpec5:19 Top 16 Loss: "Now It's Me"7:17 Why He Switched to SRD9:40 Business, Parts & Sway Bars12:45 Synergy Race Development13:49 Heaviest Car in ProSpec16:14 Setup Lessons From Chelsea DeNofa18:26 His Spotter, Crew & Family21:33 Using Wally Data24:11 Sim Racing Before FD26:04 Baseball Scholarship Cheat Code28:09 Advice for New Tandem Drivers29:27 Zeknova Tires30:14 Holley vs Link ECU33:21 His Mental Health Story34:48 988 and the Roof Ribbon36:07 "You're Here for a Reason"37:41 Chase Memories, Not Money40:32 Dream: Free Hugs Events42:42 Best Community in Motorsports46:27 What's Next + Ride-Alongs48:52 Outro

GuestJacob DuncanYouTube -  @jacobduncannn  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacobduncannn/Website - https://duncanmotorsports.bigcartel.com/Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.0:00 Intro2:37 Surviving FD Tech Inspection4:34 Licensed Via Scouting Report5:19 Scariest Battle of His Life7:25 Why He Skipped Pro-Am9:14 Advice From Adam Heishman10:25 Synergy Race Development12:18 LS vs JZ14:42 The JZX Is Slept On15:51 Bigger Turbo, Adding Nitrous18:20 Trans Snapped on the Bank19:57 Losing Power Steering21:21 Bought a Race Car at 1325:54 Zeknova Tires26:41 Working Since Age 1227:34 "Daddy's Money" Comments31:01 Landing the First Sponsors32:58 What Sponsor Deals Actually Are33:53 Time Sponsorship Eats Up36:23 Home Tracks in Virginia37:14 The Convertible Practice Car40:04 Rest of the Season43:00 Indy Race Weekend46:28 Practice Didn't Go As Planned48:59 Seeding Battle vs Rueger53:46 Battle vs Ryan Coffman58:44 Winning the Seeding Bracket1:01:39 Full Circle With Dad's Engine1:03:15 Top 32 vs Sean Booth1:06:01 Crash Ends the Weekend1:08:31 Breaking Down the Crash1:12:29 Outro

GuestRhys ConklinIG - https://www.instagram.com/rhys.conklin/YouTube -  @rhysconklin55  Website - https://www.conklin-racing.com/Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠⁠⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.

GuestDustyn FarrellInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/little_webbie16/YouTube -  ⁨@Dustynf19Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.⁩  0:00 Intro0:51 Two Car Build3:05 Turning Down FD4:45 7 Dead Alternators6:09 Getting The Spot7:33 Getting Faster8:32 Tire Patty Kid10:41 19 Hour Drive12:32 First Lap14:56 The Crash18:35 Bent Subframe20:46 Overnight Rebuild22:17 Last Battle23:22 Wally Data25:48 Same Chassis28:32 S Chassis Forever31:02 S13 And Hot Pit32:46 Metal Branding34:35 Who Pays36:37 Culture Shock39:42 Outro

GuestMatt ShulmanYouTube -  @MattShulman  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattshulmannnnCircle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.0:24 ProAm Journey To FD1:01 Learning From Mistakes2:52 Rainy First Practice3:31 900 HP Car Evolution4:07 Why Not Build New4:51 Cost Of A Season5:19 ProAm vs Pro Differences5:59 Wally System Changes Everything6:29 One Lap, Gone Weekend7:31 Building Self-Confidence8:15 Wet Track Strategy10:40 Stacked ProSpec Field12:55 Wally Data & Mimic Graphs16:15 Car Measurement Controversy18:24 Seeding vs Qualifying Debate20:27 Car Build & Suspension Setup22:58 Engine, Turbo & Torque24:09 ECU Wiring & Next Round Prep27:02 Day Job: Fiber Splicing28:45 Sponsor Relationships Over Deliverables30:25 Sponsor Problems This Year32:05 Advice For New Drivers32:46 SEMA vs PRI Networking34:04 Face-To-Face Beats Email36:37 Announcing Injuku Racing38:12 Chasing Red Bull39:35 Podcast & Wheel Shoutouts41:18 Pit Mats & Gloves Bit42:03 Social Handles & Sign-Off51:27 Recap & Outro

GuestDerek MadisonInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/derek_madison/YouTube -  ⁨@derekmadison541⁩  Infamous Merch - https://infamousracewear.com/Gateway ProAmInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/gatewayproam/Website - https://www.gatewayproam.com/Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFTChase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.Host - Dawson KulaInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0:00 Intro2:19 Engine Build, Blowup & Rebuild4:52 Practice Recap & Qualifying Runs11:01 Gaming the New Wally System19:36 Why FD Banned Protests21:16 Team Budgets & Sponsor Pullback27:21 Buying a Semi Truck Cheap32:58 New Engine, New Motivation37:12 The Ford Ranger39:53 Karting, PRI & Rallycross Talk43:03 Announcing Gateway Pro-Am48:27 Car Prep & Effort51:47 Road Course vs Parking Lot54:44 The Case for Live Streaming58:08 Media Strategy & Growing the Sport1:02:46 Rulebook, Tires & Sign-Up1:09:15 Building the Pro-Am Team1:11:24 Trophies & a Championship Belt1:12:56 Dialing In for Race Day1:15:43 Shout Outs & Sponsor Thanks1:17:51 Outro

GuestCody BuchananInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbuchanan272/YouTube -  @Garage272  Website - https://272motorsports.com/Circle of Drift Merch Shop⁠⁠⁠https://circleofdrift.co/⁠⁠⁠Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2) - ⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - ⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.Host - Dawson KulaInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0:00 Intro1:06 Meet Cody Buchanan2:28 Long Beach Round 1 Recap5:34 Carbon Kevlar vs Fiberglass Explained9:50 Three New Platforms Coming11:18 Building the New Pro Car13:13 The Three-Week Rebuild Story14:33 Magnussen Supercharger Swap17:47 7 Test Laps Before the Event19:32 Qualifying Run and Score21:17 Battle Result and the Judges22:11 New Wally Scoring System26:01 Race Media Streaming Debate28:24 Making Drift Financially Sustainable32:08 Game Plan: Atlanta and Beyond38:34 RB vs JZ: He Takes the Bait41:22 How He Got Into Drifting42:08 Shoutouts and Sponsors45:28 Outro

Guest Rj ContrerasInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/rjdrifts/Big Duck ClubWebsite - https://www.bigduckclub.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bigduckclub/Hotpit AutofestWebsite - https://www.hotpitautofest.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hotpitautofest/Circle of Drift Merch Shop⁠⁠https://circleofdrift.co/⁠⁠Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.comSynergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.Host - Dawson KulaInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

GuestMike PowerInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikepowerdrift/YouTube -  @Mikepowerdrift  Circle of Drift Merch Shop⁠https://circleofdrift.co/⁠Circle of Drift PartnersSimHQ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)Kansei Wheels - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2)Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at [email protected]! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.Host - Dawson KulaInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠