Track Walking Podcast

04/06/2024

Seth gets his red string out again... Scott straps in for one of the wildest connections to date.

The guys talk about wanting to keep both their eyes, how predictive lap timers MIGHT be terrible, and what retirement planning can teach us about driving on track.

Seth gets his red string out again... Scott straps in for one of the wildest connections to date.

28/05/2024

Seth recounts being scolded... Scott has tried a few different ways... and Brock loves being called names.

Brock Yates Jr joins us to talk about the One Lap of America, its different iterations, his affinity for "sh*t-mixers," driving a BMW faster than he'd like at Daytona, and what's next.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-167-rudebutnotrudeintentionsbrockyatesjr?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3Ym91CfaUwNK9KBwhiYBbkuKHhI1HRmuGKAivtuKN0sQnUpa6aSxanEaY_aem_ARWbTtPsm7iHbTAjIbufprtz6k1Tvf8daPqK5LxjmhRDV9KpNiOzvyEXLamgogN5T8i-3VIEY1ZTYFqYoVIPfIzW

Seth recounts being scolded... Scott has tried a few different ways... and Brock loves being called names.

16/05/2024

Seth asks questions, and Scott has a hard time putting a sentence together...

They talk about the Gridlife Big Willow event that Scott flew into to be lead instructor and GLTC Driver Development Dude... and about how little sleep Scott got.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-165-gridlifebigwillow?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3bpzv_3HO8THVJMY-UjytUFWMSE7Pl0HltU2QnUd0N2N9nQ5gMb1EvP4A_aem_AXrx5R2YFi-8oXem5ftH1UbQnv5-1ZrxoRcIH2iwNA5RAgA1R2f7REkSe4KgCNiO06d0lOSBA8vdfL2BWQ6YWolc

Seth asks questions, and Scott has a hard time putting a sentence together...

14/05/2024

Scott wonders how heated seats work in the rain... Seth is confronted by the idea that he might have good seasons in his life because he's creative... and Mike wants to retire into the wilderness and do pottery.

Mike Cohn joins us to talk about how he involves himself in his passions, Honda's, the insanity of Chop Top Challenge, and how he happened into something new... and the world of opportunity.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-164-goodattheendmikecohn?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2FH-iprqdfg0f8vLGBir5PZ4A8yqFeIf5PQTsiBfvhcqfSxj1QqPqhbkQ_aem_AZ6NazjaC8hE8tXM4nK2LyzLRrHqwBUV99WLr_LRgpe371YvbqIxXpudcCJh6RuswCv8V-L5rwi2lAyFmCxcAOf1

Scott wonders how heated seats work in the rain... Seth is confronted by the idea that he might have good seasons in his life because he's creative... and Mike wants to retire into the wilderness and do pottery.e

07/05/2024

No show this week because Scott is off on One Lap collecting stories. There is some live timing that you can find at the link below.

01/05/2024

Seth pokes at the plan... Scott sticks to his roots... Rob wants to sleep in his truck... Aric is looking forward to the experience.

Rob Fields and returning guest Aric Streeter join us to talk about their 2024 One Lap of America effort in the Fields Auto Works Cardinal Coupe.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-163-differentbutsameonelapinthecardinal?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2XzcrfaVODauajdbtavWc85uLDsKA8P0_SqZRLRGlGKoz74L3QYfN1lfg_aem_ARA9Ih5BU2vvUnIGhk0SukMYTYEEWF4dAXiH3gzoN5aeRUaGphRgfXLv3PMrgj1elDXm7BRrfRHHhi3SkjQyBiRJ

Seth pokes at the plan... Scott sticks to his roots... Rob wants to sleep in his truck... Aric is looking forward to the experience.

23/04/2024

Seth gets to feel what it's like to be Scott... Scott wonders what Seth's wife thinks about how he is... and they talk about the first race of Seth's season!

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-162-iwasaracinggodthen?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0xbJMq9guNFqZMSA1iQCgbmMzXNaZK7dNljiFw8vwyw7E2OjL1aOeez0g_aem_Ab1nkRelrKDkstimcom271Nxjd3qVb0hP4-cJr1gPU41nj7BhvrUAGyvEVTYCKlPnffJF2DOpehqPnfiuCCjVA_M

Seth gets to feel what it's like to be Scott... Scott wonders what Seth's wife thinks about how he is... and they talk about the first race of Seth's season!

16/04/2024

Scott doesn't want to call it tipping over, Seth is proud to be passed by Sloan, and Sloan doesn't think falling off a bike at 70mph sounds fun anymore.

Sloan Essman joins us to talk about taking a year off riding to support his son in the junior pro's, getting into bikes for the economy, and the first time he realized his son was better than he was.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-161-motorcycleracermotorcycledadsloanessman?fbclid=IwAR3oKxyXkP8N43RE6XMpN6KQnzGzZKH2HnuB9h5JFeg5pgd6X_uhhR-a3R4

Scott doesn't want to call it tipping over, Seth is proud to be passed by Sloan, and Sloan doesn't think falling off a bike at 70mph sounds fun anymore.

10/04/2024

Seth continues to be a Gridlife freeloader... Scott is deep in the details... and they look at the difference between prescriptions and descriptions, statements and questions.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-160-prescribingdescriptions?fbclid=IwAR3HgI4mCKzSJawjpGhsu3IB1VtIDVaK9H5ByREtl56QAxCNtA29PltX0LY_aem_AUPYiKxGvV07E4d4XiJIGUSzc5j4FvXG9k0GyW2t5oiMZ7GwoVb1w1G2bGXblBeotlS-E8Q9C4WKfL3s6qWlDrAP

Seth continues to be a Gridlife freeloader... Scott is deep in the details... and they look at the difference between prescriptions and descriptions, statements and questions.

03/04/2024

Seth is glad there are people like Cody, Scott wonders why do it the hard way, and Cody has an emotional connection to his cars... and they all recall the smell of 80's cars.

Cody Smith joins us to talk about losing everything, racing a Cutlass, and snowmobiles.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-159-everythingofvaluecodysmith?fbclid=IwAR26HhrjE_qNVfre2g0XHpNDGuI-n2D6svCrIpQ0MtMz169-9lRkRinWdwc_aem_Ae3QfCyQ4GoUjH-oOnlMtfL9AWXxaRbnTL1BWQJx5gV0Z7fpiTcCuPWLQ5nZrrRpz3bxXgOHqodbaktwUhxVGj8z

Seth is glad there are people like Cody, Scott wonders why do it the hard way, and Cody has an emotional connection to his cars... and they all recall the smell of 80's cars.

26/03/2024

What's scarier to you: being judged by the people around you, or judging yourself in solitude?

Seth can't get a quote out of his head and says things like "whoo whoo," and Scott put that quote in his head and tells Seth he's wrong...

"Intention is all there is. The work is just a reminder." - Rick Ruben, "The Creative Act: A Way of Being"

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-158-theintentionandthework?fbclid=IwAR0s99_SmkomMGFKxlLqJJmVQWsN5yzQtghQDZlWcf99lk1ZlH_UriboEYo

Seth can't get a quote out of his head and says things like "whoo whoo," and Scott put that quote in his head and tells Seth he's wrong...

19/03/2024

Seth likes Jaaaaags, Scott wonders what's in carbs, and Amos is definitely the smartest guy in the room.

Amos Winter joins us to talk about engineering challenges, not being killed by kangaroos, new versus valuable, and his love of analog cars and turning wrenches.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-157-livetorideanotherdayamoswinter?fbclid=IwAR0g9wG8l167qDFjEu5fOSyK-PEBYHUrMnklxq0aHxslw4yAEd0BIp1rkGw

Seth likes Jaaaaags, Scott wonders what's in carbs, and Amos is definitely the smartest guy in the room.

12/03/2024

Seth feels like an old man, Scott is getting his ass beat... and they talk about the culture of virtual racing.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-156-fakeracing?fbclid=IwAR2C0oZqmdJIjJPLq_z58ciW6fm4q6mTp93N9Xyppj2G3p3mHQTsT-V1AHw

Seth feels like an old man, Scott is getting his ass beat... and they talk about the culture of virtual racing.

07/03/2024

If you see me at Super Lap Battle this weekend, stop me and say hello. I'm shy in person, but I do like to talk

05/03/2024

Seth wants to hear about liter bikes... Scott gets it easy tonight... and James is glad his Cobalt SS got wrecked.

James Morgan joins us to talk about why he quit riding bikes, when his daily turned into more of a racecar than his racecar, giving hugs, and how moving into his own space allowed him to start learning again.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-155-unwindingchaosjamesmorgan?fbclid=IwAR1mtjdtcKyXoElqC_bZhcFyIYHGIZp_-9wTQ3zIee8MglLzUcZiCF1rrdw

Seth wants to hear about liter bikes... Scott gets it easy tonight... and James is glad his Cobalt SS got wrecked.

27/02/2024

If Seth burned down all your race car stuff... what would you do?

Seth threatens Scott with possible insurance fraud, and Scott wants to find a giant parking lot (CALL MEE!!!!)...

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-154-momentum?fbclid=IwAR1z9oTm-5evk8MPll25oWA05sEubJEXnEL_I7OERPoDjJnzjr6I8KUIDJw

Seth threatens Scott with possible insurance fraud, and Scott wants to find a giant parking lot (CALL MEE!!!!)...

20/02/2024

Abe wants to talk about hunting, Adam is a helper, Seth "used" to be a hippy, and Scott definitely frosted his tips.

Another co-episode with our buddies at Slip Angle talking about 90's culture, our youth, what car Scott needs to get, Abe's frustration with calling it "hunting," Seth's long long hair in high school, and Adam's inability to sit still. Had a lot of fun with this one.

Abe wants to talk about hunting, Adam is a helper, Seth "used" to be a hippy, and Scott definitely frosted his tips.

13/02/2024

Scott sings the praises of procrastination... kinda... and Seth has flashbacks to playing T-Ball as a kid... we talk about some common things that get in your way on the path to success.

What have you learned that has thrown barriers to your success?

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-152-roadblockstosuccess?fbclid=IwAR2gNDHwnLW1tCw_vWu6VUze8CGVS22W9A65H2gOcvu0y-T4pb5tdmKj_1U

Scott sings the praises of procrastination... kinda... and Seth has flashbacks to playing T-Ball as a kid... we talk about some common things that get in your way on the path to success.

06/02/2024

Seth doesn't even show up... something about his power being out, Scott wonders if comparison is the thief of joy, and DJ thinks competition and improvement are bff's.

DJ Alessandrini joins us to talk about video games, playing trumpet, go karts, and instant feedback.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-151-thelizardsbraindjalessandrini?fbclid=IwAR2YiSu3UEdUJp1C-qqRKX1l8EWuZ7_VMqbIAjJBRz2tSgpRhb4mWMLv36Y

Seth doesn't even show up... something about his power being out, Scott wonders if comparison is the thief of joy, and DJ thinks competition and improvement are bff's.

30/01/2024

Seth uses big words, Scott changes the subject, and they take a look at how we approach this whole track driving stuff... Minimalism, essentialism, and minimum viable product... this episode has it all!

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-150-wherewewanttogetinlife?fbclid=IwAR1iq3j3VloiNhiAHYeLzRWeTZy7O5TAP0dpLpnJ7vRIdAY_QoRIKc_gvyk

Seth uses big words, Scott changes the subject, and they take a look at how we approach this whole track driving stuff... Minimalism, essentialism, and minimum viable product... this episode has it all!

23/01/2024

Seth sees a hole, Scott sees confidence in criticism, and James makes motivation out of feeling bad.

James Smith, you may know him as Jim Smitholene, joins us to talk about Subarus, kids, teaching as a way to know yourself better, and his path to Sundae Cup.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-149-believeyourecapablejamessmith?fbclid=IwAR2eB4QStXWssZCYg13IAjydq-ObFXDUp1kWuYKKrZgc7Bu51-il-kBy7g0

Seth sees a hole, Scott sees confidence in criticism, and James makes motivation out of feeling bad.

16/01/2024

Seth wants to make the worlds largest garage door calendar, Scott walks away when he starts wandering, and we talk about how to best use our time working on cars.

What are your tips and tricks for getting stuff done? Any special planning? Do you work based on time or task?

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-148-garagetime?fbclid=IwAR3dhZT7MLW9fJl_oyosS7lPcNfUu1uX_typyDGi3yNkLsuz4h9NEQ41ItI

Seth wants to make the worlds largest garage door calendar, Scott walks away when he starts wandering, and we talk about how to best use our time working on cars.

09/01/2024

Seth had a wrong theory, Scott wants to know where the hell Emma came from, and Emma wants to be a doctor.

Emma Adams joins us to talk her history in customer service, martial arts, automotive, and how that's opened new exciting opportunities in unexpected places.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-147-dontsaynotoopportunityemmaadams?fbclid=IwAR1qBpddhp9083Kff__rF8oTu44uLH3CEB5PzZ49ijsBEGEOZBesfG84Ekg

Seth had a wrong theory, Scott wants to know where the hell Emma came from, and Emma wants to be a doctor.

03/01/2024

What do you want to do, or not do, in 2024?

Seth makes resolutions, Scott definitely doesn't... and they discuss their hopes/plans for their fourth calendar year of the podcast.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-146-2024andyou?fbclid=IwAR34feWl5o8e766rpYl_ENYMMtPx-B4-jHS7zTgdt7nFHbPc2PJW6kFxlyU

What do you want to do, or not do, in 2024? Seth makes resolutions, Scott definitely doesn't... and they discuss their hopes/plans for their fourth calendar year of the podcast.

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from Track Walking. Here's your present if you haven't seen it yet.

Follow along with Jeremy Swenson and the "Corvette Quartet" at the Gridlife Midwest Festival Weekend in July 2023. Gridlife Touring Cup is a wheel to wheel r...

19/12/2023

What have you quit? What are you thinking about quitting?

Seth calls it quits and has feelings about it, Scott doesn't want to confuse quitting and failing...

The guys talk about the difficulties, cultural conceptions, and potential benefits of quitting.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-145-callingitquits?fbclid=IwAR3Qci2YJ9KgEDGRxW67J0FkV9otYW8DBdh9h7inwaqrD5PKTSYr0qyqxA8

What have you quit? What are you thinking about quitting? Seth calls it quits and has feelings about it, Scott doesn't want to confuse quitting and failing...

15/12/2023

We're looking into 2024, and would like your feedback!

What are your favorite episodes?
What topics would you like us to talk about (could be expansions of another episode or a totally new topic)?
Any questions we could address?

Comment or send us a message!

13/12/2023

Seth boldly resists the urge to talk about motorcycles, Scott wonders where optimism comes from, and Joel wants to restore the human condition.

Joel Phillips, OG track buddy, joins us to talk about growing up watching WRC and F1, Audi's, getting into tracking as an escape, why he thinks challenge, potential, and restoration are connected, and how he's going to work to bring some healing to the paddock.

https://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2020/9/2/track-walking-episode-144-potentialjoelphillips?fbclid=IwAR3oW8xv_x1bWEpuC9jmytDg0y5nBFuEeJfDCRJTYkJV23CVl69GxFrntPo

Seth boldly resists the urge to talk about motorcycles, Scott wonders where optimism comes from, and Joel wants to restore the human condition.