BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Podcast

As you know we’ve asked many of our guests about the ”mythical 3 car garage” or ”cars they had as posters on their wall as a kid” or ”sexiest car of all time” - but we thought this time... let’s turn the conversation around, and see what’s the ugliest car we could recommend for someone else? ... and can’t wait to see what our panel came up with. In keeping with the tradition of What Should I Buy? - we have to set some ground rules, in this case we have to define: ugly. Our usual suspects are always the Aztek, Pacer, Edsel, Bricklin and even the HHR. But if you suspend disbelief for a moment, you could argue that there ARE ways to make those cars cool. But tonight we’re talking about an entire new caliber of UGLY, the designs where no amount of mods could make them better, cars with looks that only a momma could love. Follow along with the episode using the show notes: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-wsib-ugly-cars-edition/

We had a great time talking with Kip Zieter and Rick Hughey about the IMRRC, but we felt like the listeners didn’t get to know them as a Motorsports and Car enthusiasts, so as an encore to the original episode, we’ve put together this mini-sode based on our post-session happy hour. Sit back, enjoy, and remember to Like, Subscribe and Support us on Patreon.

Boulders, Trees, Mud, ruts and sleeping under the stars. That’s right... that’s the recipe for Offroading! And tonight, we return to the road less traveled with our special guest, and former GTM member David “Drew” Andrews with a very in-depth and technical view on Overlanding; a sub-discipline of Offroading. Be sure to check out Drew’s Youtube channel! and Be sure to check out the follow-on PITSTOP mini-sode on our Patreon!

For years now GTM has participated in community, charity and philanthropic events like SCCA’s ”Helmets off to Heroes”, and last season we were introduced to the team from VETMotorsports, an organization that, since 2013, takes Veterans with service connected injuries and places them into Motorsports teams as a non-clinical therapy program. With us is Peter Cline, executive director and founder of VETMotorsports to explain how it all works. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Check out the follow-on article to learn more: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-vetmotorsports/ and Be sure to check out the follow-on PITSTOP mini-sode on our Patreon!

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of local, racing, electric-vehicle and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #7 covering the Winter of 2020-2021, and doubles as our Season 1 Finale! - Just some of the topics we covered this month: The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Is The Most Powerful Production Golf Ever And Keeps The Manual FCA-PSA merger completed, Stellantis official. 4th largest Automaker in the world Follow up from October - Tuatara (Too-uh-ta-ruh) Speed Record Superbowl Car Ads! You can still buy a brand new 2017 Viper in 2021 4-door 928! - Talk me out of it! Audi E-tron GT & C8 Corvette e-Ray? Rolls-Royce enters the EV market Tesla’s profit doesn’t come from selling cars & The Global Chip Shortage Motorsports News: Hamilton 7x Champ! Future of GT Racing at Lemans FLORIDA MAN + INSANE BARBIE JEEP RACING 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, GarageRiot and others. Learn how you can become a sponsor today.

Your car is talking to you... So listen up! - High performance driving requires intense concentration and focus, often leading to ignoring important signals your vehicle might be sharing with you. As we get ready to start another exciting racing season, we thought it was important to remind everyone how to diagnose issues with their vehicles, using their hearing! This technical episode serves as a quick guide to the “7 deadly sounds” and more that you should become familiar with when operating a vehicle. Check out the follow-on article here: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-the-7-deadly-sounds/ for additional details!

Some of you may know her as Dr. Lora Melman, a fellowship trained, board-certified and davinci robot specialist offering patients the latest in cutting-edge surgical techniques. But we know her as @fasttracksurgeon, one of our heroes under the helmet.  If you’ve followed her online you know she’s got a flair for bringing Surgical Lessons from the Racetrack, a series of musings on the intersection of Safety, Precision and Skill - explained as a crossover between the art of Surgery and the science of High Performance Driving. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere.

We had a great time talking with Dave Peters about how he built HPDEjunkie.com, but we felt like the listeners didn’t get to know Dave as a Motorsports and Car enthusiast, so as an encore to the original episode, we’ve put together this mini-sode based on our post-session happy hour. Sit back, enjoy, and remember to Like, Subscribe and Support us on Patreon.

At GTM we’re not just about the cars. We got all sorts of other events for our member to enjoy, like our Fantasy Football League. And now that the Football season is nearly over, #superbowl - we thought it would be fun to return to draft night with this digitally remastered episode, reviewing Football AND Cars! We answer the hard hitting questions like: If you were an NFL rookie, what car would you buy? And who has the best car in the NFL? Or the Top-15 sickest whips driven by NFL players and more. So sit back and enjoy the shenanigans.

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of local, racing and random car-adjacent news. As we prep for Season 2 of Break/Fix, join us for this special directors cut episode of the Drive Thru segment called ”Would You Like Fries w/ That?” along with some new stories you haven’t heard! Behind the Scenes content, along with video available through our Patreon. The Drive Thru is sponsored in part by: HPDEjunkie.com, GarageRiot and others. Learn how you can become a sponsor today.

Welcome to the British Owners Club! Where misery loves company... and we recently discovered there are a large number of GTM members who own or have owned British cars. And therefore, we thought it would be a jolly good time to have them on Break/Fix to discuss their experiences and share stories. Get ready for dry wit and a lots of tongue & cheek, as we throw in a couple bonus rounds of What Should I Buy? for good measure - BRITISH OWNERS EDITION. Check out the follow-on article for pixs of our members British rides: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-british-owners-club/

Everyone is looking for somewhere to belong. One of the main reasons for me that GTM was created was because we wanted to return that social aspect and sense of belonging back to track days. Utilizing social networking online is huge and a great way to stay connected to our groups. However, as much as the internet brings us closer together, it also tends to divide us into factions, and petrolheads and car enthusiasts are not exempt. We even get as granular as marque clubs, model-specific forums, and branded content and websites no one has ever heard of.  What if there was one corner of the net where there was no place for political rants, baby pictures or kitty memes? What if there was a place where obsessions run on petrol? Enter GarageRiot - The Car Enthusiast Social Network - where you’ll meet wrenchturners, master mechanics, tuners, traders and enthusiasts of all types. And with us tonight is Donovan Lara, GarageRiot’s CEO and Founder, to explain how it all works. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Check out GarageRiot today ＞＞ www.garageriot.com - and be sure to check the bonus ”Pit Stop” mini-sode on our Patreon

Now, you might be asking yourself - what does a Motorsports group have to do with gaming? A lot, actually. And in 2020, because of COVID we saw a huge up-tick in virtual racing and eSports as an alternative to ”being at the track.” Everyone from IndyCar, IMSA and Formula One were ”competing online” using iRacing, and other platforms. And even pro-am groups like SCCA have moved into this realm, while GTM on a smaller scale has been hosting virtual racing leagues since 2016.  Gaming in many ways is a gateway into a sport - like racing - but can also be used as a training and conditioning tool. We’re going to be talking a lot about how ”hand/eye coordination” - ”developing speed/reflexes” - ”and esports safety” - plays into the world of Motorsports. And joining us for this episode of Break/Fix is a gaming expert, known on Twitch to many as “Jericho”, and now the host of Amazon Prime’s “Chasing the Crown” … is our guest Tucker Boner.

He’s everywhere, but no where at the same time. GTM’s 2019 DE Champion, Judd G... international man of mystery. In this member profile episode, we catch the illusive ”carmen sandiego” of GTM - if only for a moment and get some insight into his Motorsports past.  (This episode is part of our Pit Stop sub-series).

GTM prides itself on being more than just a community of petrol-heads, we’re an extended family. And in keeping with our Fellowship philosophy, when a member is in need, we find a way to band together and help. That being said, we got some recent news about one of our members and a change in their family situation so we immediately went into action to find a way to help. In this special Pit Stop episode, we chat with Stacey Clark from the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org) to discuss Lupus, the Make Your Mark! Fundraising system and how they’re working with us on our upcoming Virtual Racing League for Lupus. Details on this event can be found here: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/vrl-for-charity/  -- DONATE TODAY: https://donate.tiltify.com/@grantouringmotorsports/gtm-vrl-for-lupus