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215. Racing a 950HP Pro 4, UTV Racing, and Building Race Trucks In House w/ Andrew Carlson
Andrew Carlson joins us to talk about racing Pro 4 short course off-road, plus racing a Polaris UTV in the same weekend. All while doing a a full-time engineering job. He's also a Red Bull athlete who's done F1 show runs on city streets.
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0:00 Intro and Pro 4 short course racing
5:53 Why UTV racing is exploding
9:46 Pro Lite, and what carried over from moto and snocross
15:02 Aggression, passing, and racing people how you get raced
19:37 Labor, handmade parts, shock tuning between races
29:04 Motec, engine builders and rebuild cycles
40:23 Practice laps, test days and controlling variables
50:37 String pots, live valve, and the notebook
1:00:37 Polaris factory support and secret projects
1:09:13 CAD, fabrication, chassis rules and the FIA redraw
1:23:16 Trucks vs UTVs
1:33:17 Becoming a Red Bull athlete, F1 show runs and stunts
1:47:44 Favorite tracks, drifting a Pro 2
20 Aug 2026
214. Lexus GT3's Final Year, Racing IMSA, and Chasing Titles w/ Aaron Telitz
Aaron Telitz joins us to talk about racing the Lexus RC F GT3 for Vasser Sullivan in IMSA, race week prep, engineer feedback, the RC F's final season, and what a season in IMSA actually costs.
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0:00 Intro - Aaron Telitz and the Lexus RC F GT3
2:05 Race week prep, testing and the simulator
5:03 Talking to engineers and driving style
9:38 Favorite tracks, hardest tracks, best place to spectate
11:52 Karting, Skip Barber, and funding a racing career
19:35 Pro Mazda to Indy Lights to the call from Jimmy Vasser
23:28 Nine years with Vasser Sullivan and the new 2027 GT3
28:00 Race day, strategy meetings, engineers and fuel numbers
31:15 Big wins, crashes and chasing the Rolex
40:07 Factory teams, GT World Challenge, Simulators
53:12 RC F GT3 specs, test days, penalties and race distances
1:10:16 Getting into racing (and what it costs)
14 Aug 2026
213. C8 ZR1 Impressions, Porsches, and 26 Years In The Car Business w/ Colton Ray
Colton Ray has spent 26 years in the car business and joins us to cover how he spec'd his 1,064 hp C8 ZR1, why he bought the 996 Turbo X50 before the market caught up, surviving the Mint 400 in the Pro Turbo class, and the rite-of-passage cars every enthusiast needs.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Growing up in a Nissan shop and dad's AMC Gremlins
2:36 C8 ZR1 and 996 Turbo
3:46 The SR20-swapped 240Z and the VG30 Datsun 510
9:38 Stock head bolts, 23 psi, and head gaskets
14:10 Karting, the Gremlin drag car, and race weekends
22:18 The C8 ZR1 and the 996 Turbo X50
43:47 Side-by-Sides and the Mint 400
1:01:06 Scooters and a 240cc two-stroke mini GP bike
1:13:54 The car business, Marketing and Operations
1:23:15 Collector Cars and Manuals
1:36:04 What Car(s) should everyone have at least once?
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