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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!
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Guest Jacob Duncan YouTube - @jacobduncannn Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacobduncannn/ Website - https://duncanmotorsports.bigcartel.com/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. 0:00 Intro 2:37 Surviving FD Tech Inspection 4:34 Licensed Via Scouting Report 5:19 Scariest Battle of His Life 7:25 Why He Skipped Pro-Am 9:14 Advice From Adam Heishman 10:25 Synergy Race Development 12:18 LS vs JZ 14:42 The JZX Is Slept On 15:51 Bigger Turbo, Adding Nitrous 18:20 Trans Snapped on the Bank 19:57 Losing Power Steering 21:21 Bought a Race Car at 13 25:54 Zeknova Tires 26:41 Working Since Age 12 27:34 "Daddy's Money" Comments 31:01 Landing the First Sponsors 32:58 What Sponsor Deals Actually Are 33:53 Time Sponsorship Eats Up 36:23 Home Tracks in Virginia 37:14 The Convertible Practice Car 40:04 Rest of the Season 43:00 Indy Race Weekend 46:28 Practice Didn't Go As Planned 48:59 Seeding Battle vs Rueger 53:46 Battle vs Ryan Coffman 58:44 Winning the Seeding Bracket 1:01:39 Full Circle With Dad's Engine 1:03:15 Top 32 vs Sean Booth 1:06:01 Crash Ends the Weekend 1:08:31 Breaking Down the Crash 1:12:29 Outro
Guest Rhys Conklin IG - https://www.instagram.com/rhys.conklin/ YouTube - @rhysconklin55 Website - https://www.conklin-racing.com/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line.
Guest Dustyn Farrell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/little_webbie16/ YouTube - @Dustynf19 Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. 0:00 Intro 0:51 Two Car Build 3:05 Turning Down FD 4:45 7 Dead Alternators 6:09 Getting The Spot 7:33 Getting Faster 8:32 Tire Patty Kid 10:41 19 Hour Drive 12:32 First Lap 14:56 The Crash 18:35 Bent Subframe 20:46 Overnight Rebuild 22:17 Last Battle 23:22 Wally Data 25:48 Same Chassis 28:32 S Chassis Forever 31:02 S13 And Hot Pit 32:46 Metal Branding 34:35 Who Pays 36:37 Culture Shock 39:42 Outro
Guest Matt Shulman YouTube - @MattShulman Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattshulmannnn Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. 0:24 ProAm Journey To FD 1:01 Learning From Mistakes 2:52 Rainy First Practice 3:31 900 HP Car Evolution 4:07 Why Not Build New 4:51 Cost Of A Season 5:19 ProAm vs Pro Differences 5:59 Wally System Changes Everything 6:29 One Lap, Gone Weekend 7:31 Building Self-Confidence 8:15 Wet Track Strategy 10:40 Stacked ProSpec Field 12:55 Wally Data & Mimic Graphs 16:15 Car Measurement Controversy 18:24 Seeding vs Qualifying Debate 20:27 Car Build & Suspension Setup 22:58 Engine, Turbo & Torque 24:09 ECU Wiring & Next Round Prep 27:02 Day Job: Fiber Splicing 28:45 Sponsor Relationships Over Deliverables 30:25 Sponsor Problems This Year 32:05 Advice For New Drivers 32:46 SEMA vs PRI Networking 34:04 Face-To-Face Beats Email 36:37 Announcing Injuku Racing 38:12 Chasing Red Bull 39:35 Podcast & Wheel Shoutouts 41:18 Pit Mats & Gloves Bit 42:03 Social Handles & Sign-Off 51:27 Recap & Outro
Guest Derek Madison Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/derek_madison/ YouTube - @derekmadison541 Infamous Merch - https://infamousracewear.com/ Gateway ProAm Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gatewayproam/ Website - https://www.gatewayproam.com/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ 0:00 Intro 2:19 Engine Build, Blowup & Rebuild 4:52 Practice Recap & Qualifying Runs 11:01 Gaming the New Wally System 19:36 Why FD Banned Protests 21:16 Team Budgets & Sponsor Pullback 27:21 Buying a Semi Truck Cheap 32:58 New Engine, New Motivation 37:12 The Ford Ranger 39:53 Karting, PRI & Rallycross Talk 43:03 Announcing Gateway Pro-Am 48:27 Car Prep & Effort 51:47 Road Course vs Parking Lot 54:44 The Case for Live Streaming 58:08 Media Strategy & Growing the Sport 1:02:46 Rulebook, Tires & Sign-Up 1:09:15 Building the Pro-Am Team 1:11:24 Trophies & a Championship Belt 1:12:56 Dialing In for Race Day 1:15:43 Shout Outs & Sponsor Thanks 1:17:51 Outro
Guest Cody Buchanan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbuchanan272/ YouTube - @Garage272 Website - https://272motorsports.com/ Circle of Drift Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy 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 thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ 0:00 Intro 1:06 Meet Cody Buchanan 2:28 Long Beach Round 1 Recap 5:34 Carbon Kevlar vs Fiberglass Explained 9:50 Three New Platforms Coming 11:18 Building the New Pro Car 13:13 The Three-Week Rebuild Story 14:33 Magnussen Supercharger Swap 17:47 7 Test Laps Before the Event 19:32 Qualifying Run and Score 21:17 Battle Result and the Judges 22:11 New Wally Scoring System 26:01 Race Media Streaming Debate 28:24 Making Drift Financially Sustainable 32:08 Game Plan: Atlanta and Beyond 38:34 RB vs JZ: He Takes the Bait 41:22 How He Got Into Drifting 42:08 Shoutouts and Sponsors 45:28 Outro
Guest Rj Contreras Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rjdrifts/ Big Duck Club Website - https://www.bigduckclub.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bigduckclub/ Hotpit Autofest Website - https://www.hotpitautofest.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hotpitautofest/ Circle of Drift Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (Use code Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Synergy 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 thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/
Guest Mike Power Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikepowerdrift/ YouTube - @Mikepowerdrift Circle of Drift Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - 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 thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/
Guest Jon (Battle Aero) Website - https://www.battleaero.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/battle_aero/ YouTube - @BattleAero Circle of Drift Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - 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 thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/
Guest Louie Garza Azrag (Wrap shop) - https://azragips.com/ East10Drift (Pro Am) - https://east10drift.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/east10drift/ YouTube - @East10Drift Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires available on www.circleofdrift.co Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
GuestKyle CoffmanInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sdrats/ YouTube @Kyle_Coffman Website - https://styledriftrats.com/ Grassroots Hero Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires available on www.circleofdrift.co Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
GuestSynergy Race Development (Matthew Glasscock)Website - https://synergyracedevelopment.com/ YouTube - @MGstunts89 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/synergy_race_development/ https://www.instagram.com/mg_stunts/
GuestDriven Luck CircuitYouTube - @DrivenLuckCircuit Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drivenluckcircuit/ Website - https://www.drivenluckcircuit.com/ Chase Bays Customer Appreciation Event https://www.chasebays.com/pages/events Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Guest Dustin Patton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dustinmotors/ Chase Bays Customer Appreciation Event https://www.chasebays.com/pages/events Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Guest Dustin Patton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dustinmotors/ Chase Bays Customer Appreciation Event https://www.chasebays.com/pages/events Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
GuestAdam Goodman YouTube - @Understeerking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/understeerking/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Late Garage Let them know the Circle of Drift sent you! Website - https://lategarage.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lategarage/ Address - 111 Lasalle Ct, La Vergne, TN 37086 Guest Wesley Cloud https://www.instagram.com/cloudmotorsports/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Guest Daniel Stuke Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuke.racing/ Grassroots Hero Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
Guest Collete Davis YouTube - @ColleteDavis Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/colletedavis/ Website - https://www.houseofprix.com/ Grassroots Hero Merch Shop https://circleofdrift.co/ Circle of Drift Partners SimHQ - https://simhq.com/ (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) Kansei Wheels - https://kanseiwheels.com/ Zeknova Tires (20% off - Circleofdrift2) - https://zeknovaus.com Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - https://www.chasebays.com/ KBD Body Kits - https://www.kbdbodykits.com/ FDF Race Shop - https://www.fdfraceshop.com/ BC Racing - https://bcracing-na.com/ Work with Circle of Drift or product placement on the Set thecircleofdrift@gmail.com Socials Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circleofdrift/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circleofdrift?lang=en Audio platforms Apple Podcast Spotify Amazon If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use "Drift Resume" as the Subject line. Host - Dawson Kula Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/ Schedule New Episode every SUNDAY
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