BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Podcast

No one ever goes into any Motorsports event and says “today, I want to come in last” the essence of competition is that we’re all fighting to be the best! Training, conditioning, practice and even superstition all seem to go out the window when the green flag drops. Have you ever wondered why you can be ”in the zone” and perform at your best on a practice day, but during the race nothing ever seems to come together? Maybe it was bad luck? or maybe… you mentally sabotaged yourself? To discuss why people “psych themselves out” and how to prevent it from happening is Dr. Jacques Dallaire, Ph.D, founder and president of Performance Prime, where he spends his time working with race teams of all disciplines to “develop the mindset of champions.” This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere.

There’s always a reason NOT to do something. And In our case it’s the gnawing clawing feeling of “what if” holding us back from trying Motorsports, we were all there once. Many of us aren’t anymore, and that’s a result of organizations like OpenTrack, that make it possible to have total coverage of your prized vehicle no matter what happens at an event.  OpenTrack’s flexible track day insurance solutions allow drivers to do what they love most - get more time behind the wheel and on the track.  From single-event policies to 365-day coverage, you get the insurance you need, when you need it.  And with us tonight to discuss why you should protect yourself and your vehicle investment with OpenTrack is Brett Larson, Head of Sales for OpenTrack Insurance. This episode is sponsored in part by Hooked On Driving (HOD). HOD partners with OpenTrack and offers you extended coverage quickly and easily, as you register for your events. Concentrate on driving, not the ”What If’s” - Get yourself and your car on track, on America’s best racetracks, with Hooked On Driving.

For many of us, our stories begin with amateur racing in SCCA, and our guest is no exception. Full time-secretary and piano teacher by day, by the age of 26 she moonlighted in racing behind the wheel of a Ford Pinto which doubled as her daily driver. Quickly moving up the ranks, she fought alongside names like Haywood, Stuck and Ribbs in Trans-Am and IMSA. She would take home titles in races like the 12 hours of Sebring, 24 hours of Rolex and 24 hours of the Nürburgring. In 1992, the mold wasn’t just broken… it was shattered, and at the age of 45, proving that neither gender nor age matter in Motorsports - she entered the Indianapolis 500, earning the title rookie of the year. We are proud to welcome, the one and only, Lyn St. James to Break/Fix. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Go behind the scenes on this episode, exclusively on Patreon!

Remember that show with Jeff Foxworthy where we used to watch people show off how smart they were and if they could pass a fifth-grade exam? Well… Tonight, we’re taking a Break/Fix spin on that, in “Can you explain it to a 3rd grader?” a back to school special where Mountain Man Dan squares off against automotive questions from our 8 year old panelist, Clio.

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of automotive, motorsport and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #25 where we come out from under the DT#24 hangover and have a double showcase covering news from July and August along with lots of other news from around the automotive world.  Showcase: GENERAL MOTORS with a bonus mini-showcase: HYUNDAI!  How did we miss the Buick Grand National redesign? Criminally undervalued collector cars! Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae is the end of its kind Sally Carrera brings in $3.6M for charity auction BMW & MB models that are trending higher in the used car market with Millenials A subscription model for Heated Seats? Just when we thought Dieselgate was over: Stellantis sentenced for cheating in Jeeps & Rams Our take on the Hyundai N Vision 74 Concept and the RN22e 1300HP Ford GT500 - “Code Red” Already a scandal! Lawsuit Alleges DeLorean Stole Karma Intellectual Property How about Tesla’s $10k sustainable Trailer Home? California DMV out to kill ”full self driving”  Florida construction equipment and shopping carts wreak havoc, GP cars on Czech Republic highways and Wicca spell book used to burn a car!  Community News, brought to us by CollectorCarGuide.net HPDEjunkie.com Track Day Report and much, much more!  Behind the Scenes content, along with video available through our Patreon. Check out the follow-on article for all the pixs and links to items talked about in this episode. The Drive Thru is sponsored in part by: HPDEjunkie.com, CollectorCarGuide.net, AmericanMuscle.com, Garage Style Magazine, GarageRiot, Hooked On Driving, Project Motoring and others. Learn how you can become a sponsor today.

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of ”cheap and fast” and not much reliable. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.

From the great halls of their house. There are assembled three, who hope to one day be, the world’s greatest driving heroes. Created from the cosmic legends of the universe, comes our team Captain, The Vision, Bill Fischer. Their soon to be Wonder Woman, Vicki Fischer. Our Captain Marvel and head flight trainee, Jennifer Skripchuk. And our Batman - the master of tools, gadgets, and all things mechanical. Our mild-mannered soon to be billionaire Alan Danvers. Their mission: to fight injustice, share what is right and wrong, to get you out of your house and come out racing with them and serve all mankind. They are the Garage Heroes in Training team.

Let’s set the scene, you, our loyal listener, are interested in learning to be a better driver and maybe even have aspirations of racing. However, you know virtually nothing about performance driving and motorsports. Well, tonight’s guests are an amateur endurance auto racing team hoping to show everyone that they too can participate in performance driving and racing. They are a relatively new team and are sharing their experiences of do’s and don’ts, with you. Some of you might recognize our guests from their Super Friends inspired intro, where The Vision and soon to be Wonder Woman host the “Garage Heroes in Training” podcast, which has recently eclipsed 300 episodes and covers all forms of racing. And as they say … “hopes to be entertaining as well as educational.” We are honored to welcome Bill & his beautiful bride Vicki Fischer, hosts of “Garage Heroes in Training” to Break/Fix for Part-1 of this crossover episode.

With tonight’s guest we could easily wax poetic about all his Mazda Cup and Touring Car racing but instead we need to focus on the amazing 26,000 mile journey that SRO TC America driver Joey Jordan IV and his van Flaco took in order to make his return to Motorsports. We had the pleasure to meet up with Joey at the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles where he works now, but before we get there, we have to rewind and unpack this telenovela filled with stories of man vs machine, love/hate and even some South American jail time! This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Get behind the scenes access and outtakes exclusively on our Patreon!

The 12 hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, the Rolex 24, the 24 hours of Le Mans, GT races on 5 continents, the Pikes Peak Hill-climb and NASCAR. What do these all have in common? A British-born racing driver who has competed in all of them and won many, some more than once. Some of you might know him best from his days with Team Cadillac and Corvette Racing… that’s right, our guest on Break/Fix tonight is the legendary Racer, Journalist and Educator... Andy Pilgrim.  This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Get behind the scenes access and extra content available on our Patreon!

When people hear the name John Z. DeLorean (JZD) whether they are a car enthusiast or not, they will tend to associate it with the DMC-12 automobile made famous by the Back to the Future franchise. Most people don’t realize how much of an influence JZD had on the automotive industry as a whole. His level of vision and talent exceeded many. Quoted as the godfather of the muscle car era when he introduced the legendary Pontiac GTO, he was always toying with the idea of his biggest venture, the “DeLorean Motor Company” (DMC), which in 1975 he began to realize. With full control, John was able to work on any concepts without restrictions. His first and only creation would be the DMC-12. And with us tonight is returning Guest Don Weberg Founder and Publisher of Garage Style Magazine, to share with us, his true confessions as a DeLorean owner. This episode is sponsored in part by Garage Style Magazine. Since 2007, GSM has been the definitive source for car collectors, continually delivering information about Automobilia, Petroliana, Events and more... because after all, what doesn’t belong in your garage?

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of automotive, motorsport and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #24 where we’re celebrating the Break/Fix 2nd Anniversary with a special in-studio audience and trivia night, along with lots of other news from around the automotive globe for July.  Showcase: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BREAK/FIX! Would you buy a BRADLEY C4 (audi chassis, not corvette) Audi 100 based slice of awesomesauce? Tesla competitors appearing all over, have you heard about: Lightyear, Aptera and XPeng? Mitsubishi making a come back with Evo 11! You can buy a NEW square-body, today... but Mountain Man can build it cheaper.  Journalists Tow Camper Behind Electric Truck, End in Stunning Failure When They Only Make it 85 Miles Kanye West - designing his own car? And you’ll never guess out of what. DeTomaso P72 Prototype Keanu Reeves docuseries on Ross Brawn/Brawn GP Ferrari LMDh/GTP Prototype Spy Photos Community News, brought to us by CollectorCarGuide.net HPDEjunkie.com Track Day Report and much, much more!  Behind the Scenes content, along with video available through our Patreon. Check out the follow-on article for all the pixs and links to items talked about in this episode. The Drive Thru is sponsored in part by: HPDEjunkie.com, CollectorCarGuide.net, AmericanMuscle.com, Garage Style Magazine, GarageRiot, Hooked On Driving, Project Motoring and others. Learn how you can become a sponsor today.

Do you ever find yourself flipping through the channels and stumble across something that keeps you glued to a show that you’d never considered watching before? That’s exactly what happened to me. I landed on an episode of American Pickers on History Channel, and much to my surprise they were visiting the Volo Museum.  And for those that don’t know ... the Volo Museum was established in 1960 by the Grams family in the Chicago suburb of Volo, Illinois. It houses 45 exhibits, over 15,000 historical items and over 400 rotating classic and collector cars ranging from the 1920’s to modern muscle! Join us on this virtual tour as we talk about the Museum with Jim Wojdyla marketing director for the Volo Museum.  VIDEO VIRTUAL TOUR and extra content available on our Patreon!

Jumping into a new hobby, especially Motorsports can be super difficult. It’s a seemingly impossible new world that’s been inhabited by others who already enjoy different disciplines. We know it can be intimidating and that’s what stops many from migrating from the street, to the track. Thankfully, there are communities out there that are always welcoming and willing to help out those who are looking to try something new. As the founder of Track Shaker, Scott Hartman is devoted to helping drivers experience new and exhilarating adventures with their cars through grassroots motorsports. Using his experiences in videography, event hosting and motorsports consulting he has spent thousands of hours creating and curating the helpful resources found on Trackshaker.com – Scott has definitely developed a unique set of skills in the automotive world and we welcome him to Break/Fix to share his story.

With a career in motorsports that spans everything from working for a major auto manufacturer, to time behind the wheel of a race car, to finally team ownership - Jim Jordan brings a wealth of experience to his role as the SRO Motorsports GT America, Touring Car Series Director.  In this week’s episode of Break/Fix, Jim explains his role and how his previous experiences have shaped his outlook as he helps guide SRO into the the latest “golden age” of sports car racing.  This episode is brought to you by SRO Motorsports America and their partners at AWS, Crowdstrike, Fanatec, Pirelli, and the Skip Barber Racing School.