The Circle of Drift podcast

The Circle of Drift

Dawson Kula

We bring conversations around drifting, track days, builds, sim racing and many more with some of the best personalities in the industry to provide the info to help you grow in this sport. Tune in EVERY Sunday for a NEW episode! Hit the Bell notification So you're always updated!

196 Episodes

Is this his year for FD Pro? | Circle of Drift #197
10/21/2026
1:17:34
GuestCory TalaskaWebsite - https://talaskaracing.com/YouTube - @CoryTalaska Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corytalaska/
The DARK side of drifting... | Circle of Drift #196
9/28/2026
52:48
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
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ProSpec Rookie get's FIRST FD Podium | Circle of Drift #195
9/14/2026
43:10
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
Vaughn Gittin Jr taught him drifting at Age 11 | Circle of Drift #194
8/23/2026
1:01:20
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.
This Wreck costed him the ENTIRE Round | Circle of Drift #193
8/9/2026
41:43
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
Everything it took him to be in Formula Drift | Circle of Drift #192
7/28/2026
42:40
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
Pro FD Driver starts his own ProAm Series | Circle of Drift #191
7/13/2026
1:18:26
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
Where his FD Pro Debut went WRONG... | Circle of Drift #190
6/28/2026
45:48
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
How Fiberglass Body Kits SHOULD be... | Circle of Drift #189
6/7/2026
1:20:23
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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The Reason why he LEFT Formula Drift | Circle of Drift #188
5/22/2026
45:52
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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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