Tony Salloum, the founder of VAC Motorsports, is legend of BMW racing and tuning. He builds and sells some of the finest parts you can put on your race car. We sat down with Tony at The Performance Racing industry Show to understand how he got into cars, racing, and how he started VAC Motorsports.
We talked about how Tony first got into cars at his father's shop as a kid and how he ran the family food truck and restaurant. Then at age 19, Tony’s started his first auto-body shop and really started learning how to build cars and race cars. We talked about his first rally car(not a BMW) and this uncle’s auto-body shop and his BMW 635csi in the hills of Jerusalem. The story is fascinating. Tony builds and sells some of the finest parts for race cars, but the story of how he got started is even better!
http://www.vacmotorsports.com
Bill Caswell and John Ackerman reminisce over their racing adventures from Rally Tennessee to the Nurburgring 24hr to Foutecross to the Monaco Grand Prix to the 24hrs of Lemons.
The two discuss the best ways to see races, and how others sneak into sold-old races. They cover their first year entering the Baja Pig in the Baja 1000 and other important racing stuff like “How to destroy a BMW 750Il using a Dodge Neon.”
Bill Caswell discusses Sim Racing and other effects of the Covid Pandemic on motorsports with Anders Green. With actual racing on hold, many turned to simulator racing including the pro racing series and manufacturers. Drivers got paid real cash to race “video games” and some even lost their real "on track" jobs because of their behavior online.
Bill Caswell sits down with automotive journalist Bryan Campbell to discuss Bryan's most recent adventure at the Mint 400 where he raced a ZeroOne Odyssey.
Later the conversation moves to a Ducati trip at Moto GP cIrcuit in Spain and what’s its like tp put a few hundred miles on a Shelby Cobra Kit Car around Los Angeles. Or what it's like to camp in Death Valley in a 4x4 camper van rented through an app. You'll hear about Bryan's experience driving a tank, and a bit about his life during social distancing and the pandemic.
You can follow Bryan on Instagram: @BusinessBryan
This episode is a fun conversation with Bart Hockerman, better known as, “Bart from Pegasus” and James Oliver of OBP Pedals at the Performance Racing Industry Show. We talked about their roles in car culture, their jobs, travels, and car trips. But mostly it’s just a fun conversation about cars and all the ridiculous stuff we’ve seen and done over the years. Also, OPB just released its controversial, but awesome, hand brake called “The Fun Stick.” So there’s a bunch of childish jokes and fun in the episode.
http://www.obpltd.com
https://www.instagram.com/bart_from_pegasus/
https://www.instagram.com/thejamesdaily/
Bryon Dorr caught the outdoor adventure addiction through whitewater kayaking, and worldwide adventures to remote places ensued. He crafted his own professional path as a photographer, journalist and marketing consultant in the automotive and outdoor industries, while full time overland traveling for nearly 8 years. You’ll usually find him out exploring by adventure motorcycle or 4x4, while seeking out opportunities to ski, mountain bike and kayak.
We sat down with Bryon to talk about his life on the road, the vehicles he built and used for his adventures, and learned some cool tricks for surviving in the wild with a truck. We also learned what not to do…. But mostly we learned how to explore life and create your own path.
Greg Salzillo won the 2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tour with a 1957 Nash Metropolitan built by himself and his friend Dave Ford. The car is very custom yet maintains much of the old patina as well and now its being turned into an actual Hot Wheels car!
Greg and I talked at The Performance Racing Show about how he got into cars and why he built the Nash. We learned about the Hot Wheels Legends Tour and how he nearly lost the Nash before winning winning the El Segundo round of the tour and moving onto SEMA where he took first overall. We talked about hot rod and rat rod culture and what it takes to build your own custom vehicle. We also talked about where he gets his ideas and concepts from: “The metal kind of talks to you”
Greg also told us about his shop (and the fields of lavender) where he and Dave Ford build their cars like the 1933 Green Truck and the Model A that came before the Nash. Greg has built a lot of cars, but so far it’s been for fun and to inspire his kids to grow up and do the same. Now that his car is being turned into a Hot Wheels, he’ll get the chance to inspire even more kids.
Joe Beckham is a motorsport marketing gypsy and excels at branding and promotion. He runs Axcel sports which provides motorsport apparel and branding solutions to some of the top race teams in the United States. We sat down with Joe at The Performance Racing Industry Show to discuss what works in motorsport marketing, and more importantly, what doesn’t work.
We talked about when is it time to improve your teams look? How small of an order can you place for apparel? What things should you have in place before pitching sponsors or taking your game to the next level? But we also discussed how you can do this at a smaller level. How you can take what you do trackside, and convert it into real work market place activities.
Some of the tools are for larger teams, but many of the concepts apply to grassroots racers as well. Ever called a TV station to cover you? Joe Beckham tells us how some these tools can work for you. How you can take control of your motorsport marketing and promotion. Joes runs Axcel Sports and provides motorsport apparel and branding solutions to some of the top teams in the US. But he can also outfit smaller teams as well. Check out their website: https://www.axcelsports.com (The checklist mentioned in the podcast is coming soon!)
Have you ever wanted to design and build your own board game? Jeremy Dutchess of Dudes and Dice built a rally racing game called Rally On. He’s in the final stages of the design process and is almost ready to release it. We sat down with Jeremy at The Performance Racing Industry Show to learn how he took a fast-paced sport like Rally and turned it into a board game.
We learned about technical features of the game, the game play, the considerations for car damage during the race and how it effects your time. We also heard how 3d printing changed the process of designing you own game and about testing the gameplay at the giant gaming conference called Gamecon.
Rally On will launch through Kickstarter to fund the initial production. If you want to know more, Check out their Instagram page: @dudesanddicellc or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dudesanddice/
Trevor Andrusko and I discuss the latest drivers safety gear from the Performance Racing Show in Indianapolis. Trevor is motorsport consultant and professional driver coach. He runs Track 9 consulting with Tyler Hoffman and provides turn key solutions for racers of all levels. If you want to learn to race, or plan a racing season, or develop a race car, or build out your own team, Trevor and Tyler can help you with the process.
Trevor and I walked the PRI show and looked at the latest in driver safety gear and found some amazing products. 11 point racing harnesses, $12,000 carbon fiber seats and a new fire retardant long underwear that might just save your life.
You can reach Trevor and Tyler through their Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Track9MotorsportsConsulting/
Tony Salloum, the founder of VAC Motorsports, is legend of BMW racing and tuning. He builds and sells some of the finest parts you can put on your race car. We sat down with Tony at The Performance Racing industry Show to understand how he got into cars, racing, and how he started VAC Motorsports.
We talked about how Tony first got into cars at his father's shop as a kid and how he ran the family food truck and restaurant. Then at age 19, Tony’s started his first auto-body shop and really started learning how to build cars and race cars. We talked about his first rally car(not a BMW) and this uncle’s auto-body shop and his BMW 635csi in the hills of Jerusalem. The story is fascinating. Tony builds and sells some of the finest parts for race cars, but the story of how he got started is even better!
http://www.vacmotorsports.com
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