Everyone Racers

Want to be ready for the green flag in 2026? 🏎️✨
Welcome to Everyone Racers #420! In this luxurious peak-Mercedes episode, 
Tim questions John’s penetration talk,
Chris sits next to the sun,
Chrissy mimes yelling at her cat,
Mental wants you to take pictures of the coolest, dumbest, weirdest thing you have seen at the junkyard,
And John Pagel tries out his brand new teeth!
Really, we sit down with the legendary "Tech Boss" John Pagel to break down the latest 24 Hours of Lemons rule changes for 2026. He is here to illuminate (see what we did there?) some of the new rules changes for 2026 regarding tow hooks, lighting and even some of the most common tech failures that can keep you off the track. 
Also, he agrees that you need to go check your race car’s fluids and bolt torques right now…
With a series record of 30 million miles of racing without a serious injury, John’s mission is simple: keep you safe so you can stay on the track as long as possible.
What you’ll learn in this 2026 Safety Deep-Dive:
The New Backlit Number Rule: Learn how to satisfy the new lighting requirements for under $100 using USB-powered sketching pads—a simple, brilliant hack to make your car visible and professional.
Soft Tow Straps are Mandatory: Discover why moving away from hard metal hooks protects both you and your fellow racers from "can opener" incidents on the track.
Winning at the Tech Shed: John shares the most common mistakes that keep teams in the paddock, from poorly positioned seats to uncompleted welds, and how you can avoid them.
The "30 Million Mile" Standard: A look behind the curtain at how the series maintains its incredible safety record through consistent, thoughtful engineering standards.
Expert Tech Consultation: Why communicating early and often with John Pagel is the secret weapon for any team building a new car.
Whether you're a veteran racer or building your first "crapcan" masterpiece, this guide is essential viewing to ensure your car passes tech with flying colors.
Subscribe to join our community of 10,000 racers as we keep the shiny side up! 🏁
Get in touch with John Pagel - Tech Boss here:
[email protected]
Or even here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1D9iex667J/
The NSX is back! Kinda… (Andrew Collins @ the Drive) 
https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-acura-nsx-is-back-from-the-dead-with-an-official-ultra-limited-redesign

Godspeed Hans Herrman. Porsche Legend passes at 97 (Victoria Beaver @ Car&Driver) 
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69977938/hans-herrmann-porsche-first-le-mans-winner-has-died-97/

Luftgekühlt Headed to Tokyo (Jeff Glucker @ Motor 1)
https://www.motor1.com/news/783973/luft-tokyo-porsche-show/
TOW STRAP LINKS
Crash bar wrap around 5500lb https://www.enjukuracing.com/products/bridgemoto-crash-bar-wrap-around-tow-strap.html
Sparco 6600 lb Tow Strap https://www.sparcousa.com/towing
Those cool light number panels from Amazon
https://a.co/d/9wDuvek

2026 Lemons Rally Schedule
https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 
Weaber Valley Speedway on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Weabersvalleyspeedway2 
 
Free Bingo Card Generator
https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator 
Play Cardle!
Playcardle.com 
Chris Blizzard Lighting Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0Wk6fGSO2G7y3fDUMeBcsJ58XCZF6w0E77wXuqNrV8/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwY2xjawKaAtVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjTmRidmN2bWFreVpWTVJMAR4qfvXupatPN52a6j2I2NhnvvfyNGFdmVcIZs37A3fWaYkKm-is8vJxOedoWw_aem_U2NDwxufdWEd0Pn-9DU3Hw
Mental’s Porsche 912 - https://youtu.be/_AEg7U4mWgI?feature=shared  
Download or stream here -⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NsFZDTcaFlu4IhjbG6fV9   
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Prep Secrets & Genius Hacks to Maximize Your Race Weekend
Welcome to Everyone Racers #419! In this BEX Chassis 419 Episode
Tim unexpectedly buys a garage door
Chris talks to much? What wut?
Chrissy invests too much in Beanie babies
Mental boxes up the FSAE car parts for the next owner (it’s not for sale)
But have you ever wonder what it REALLY takes to survive—and thrive—at a Lemons-style racing weekend? 🏁 In this episode of Everyone Racers, we dive deep into the lessons learned from countless race weekends, mechanical mishaps, and epic team adventures. From spare parts to pit strategy, we’ve got you covered.
🎯 What you’ll learn in this episode:
Parts & Repairs: Why exhausts, wheel bearings, and little “gremlins” can ruin your weekend—and how to stay ahead of them.

Trackside Tools & Prep: How to swap critical parts in minutes instead of hours, and why bringing extra tools can save your weekend (and help other teams too!).

Pit Strategy & Safety: Mastering driver changes, fuel swaps, and yellow/red flag procedures to minimize time lost.

Logistics & Comfort: Chairs, lighting, easy-ups, weather protection—and how to stay sane while working on your car.

Budget Tips: Planning ahead to avoid overspending, buying spares early, and prioritizing repairs.

Post-Race Process: Logging notes, tracking spares, building a “no-blame” culture, and keeping your team on the same page.

Fun & Community: Why LeMans weekends are about friendships, laughter, absurd repairs, and unforgettable stories.

💡 Pro Tips:
Pre-order parts to your local store near the track—don’t scramble at 3 a.m.

Practice pit stops and fuel jugs at home to optimize timing.

Label your bins and tools to make everyone more effective.

One mechanical change at a time—avoid upgrading everything at once!

Whether you’re a first-time racer or a seasoned LeMans veteran, this episode is packed with actionable advice, hilarious stories, and insider secrets from the paddock. Learn how to spend more time racing and less time fixing your car… all while having the most fun weekend possible!
📣 Join the conversation:Tell us the dumbest reason you didn’t finish a Lemons race—we want to hear your stories!
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💌 Questions or show ideas? Email us: [email protected]
Remember: have fun on purpose, laugh a lot, and keep the wheels down. See you at the track!
Michael K’s recommended cheap impact wrenchhttps://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-20V-Max-Brushless-1-2-inch-Mid-Torque-Cordless-Impact-Wrench-with-4-0Ah-Lithium-Ion-Battery-and-Charger/5589903045?classType=REGULAR&adsRedirect=true
2026 Lemons Rally Schedule
https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 
Weaber Valley Speedway on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Weabersvalleyspeedway2 
 
Free Bingo Card Generator
https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator 
Play Cardle!
Playcardle.com 
Chris Blizzard Lighting Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0Wk6fGSO2G7y3fDUMeBcsJ58XCZF6w0E77wXuqNrV8/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwY2xjawKaAtVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjTmRidmN2bWFreVpWTVJMAR4qfvXupatPN52a6j2I2NhnvvfyNGFdmVcIZs37A3fWaYkKm-is8vJxOedoWw_aem_U2NDwxufdWEd0Pn-9DU3Hw
Mental’s Porsche 912 - https://youtu.be/_AEg7U4mWgI?feature=shared  
Download or stream here -⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NsFZDTcaFlu4IhjbG6fV9   
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Welcome to Everyone Racers #418! In this “BMW That Definitely Exists” episode, Tim threatens last year's goals, Chris promises to not get in someone else’s bed at races Chrissy’s video of TIG welding was a highly watched video of 2025 
Mental doesn’t poop himself and has a great year! Really it’s our 2025 New Year's Goals special, so the gang looks back at a year of "buckets of success" and total fails. From Mental’s battle with turbo diesels and 2mm-too-big blades to Tim’s complete contractor fail in Maine, we’re laying it all out.
Inside this episode:
BMW 418d Deep Dive: 143 horses of "polite responsibility" and 0-60 in a blistering nine seconds.

Automotive News: A guy got stuck in a Waymo trunk, and California's new "Fast Action" speeding program.

Racing Junk Find: A $1,000 Fiat Spyder race car with "unassessed front end damage"—the perfect bad idea for 2026.

2025 Goal Retrospective: Who actually met their goals? Spoiler: Chris sold the MG, but the pilot's license is a "great fail".

2026 Racing Roadmap: Building garages, making a Lotus "operable," and why someone wants to join the 150mph club at Bonneville.

GET INVOLVED: We want to hear YOUR 2026 goals! What's one easy goal and one "hard" goal you have for your build? Drop them in the comments below! 👇
Start 2026 Off Right With a Proper Car Setup! Get Race Setup Pro  (save 20% with code “EVERYONERACERS” until March 31, 2026) https://www.racesetuppro.com/
Waymo SUV has Guy Stuck in the Trunk (Ron King @ Jalopnik) 
https://www.jalopnik.com/2056173/woman-finds-man-hiding-in-trunk-of-waymo/
Pilot Program Targets Speeders to Make California Highways Safer - California DMV https://share.google/2uZW3xJFgLjlyqg8k
Jim Moylan, Inventor of The Fuel Door Arrow (fason Torchinkski @ the Autoptian) https://www.theautopian.com/rip-the-guy-who-put-the-little-arrow-on-your-fuel-gauge-though-i-think-there-was-an-earlier-one/
1977 Fiat Spider ‘Some Assembly Required on Racing Junk for only $1000
https://www.racingjunk.com/vintage/184748796/1977-fiat-spider-with-parts.html?category_id=4&aces_make_id=&mileage_min=&mileage_max=&photos=&video=&location_distance=&location_zip=&year_min=&year_max=&price_min=&price_max=&seller_type=&condition=&search=&keyword=&state=&country=&province=&date=&order=price-low-high&np_offset=33
Mel Robbins Podcast 
https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-351/?utm_campaign=9718386-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8kRSUa077zw9Zlb7CERa7zlLP5VFfGiDwmpDldxEOV2G_q_Wz_JUDV1cZESOewJtDvg4Mxcl7NjJiS1c4XnJXhjlUyqA&_hsmi=394248342&utm_content=394248342&utm_source=hs_email
Weaber Valley Speedway on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Weabersvalleyspeedway2 
Chris Blizzard Lighting Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0Wk6fGSO2G7y3fDUMeBcsJ58XCZF6w0E77wXuqNrV8/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwY2xjawKaAtVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjTmRidmN2bWFreVpWTVJMAR4qfvXupatPN52a6j2I2NhnvvfyNGFdmVcIZs37A3fWaYkKm-is8vJxOedoWw_aem_U2NDwxufdWEd0Pn-9DU3Hw
Mental’s Porsche 912 - https://youtu.be/_AEg7U4mWgI?feature=shared  
Download or stream here -⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NsFZDTcaFlu4IhjbG6fV9   
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Everyone Racers is the weekly podcast for low-dollar racing, Lemons/ChampCar/NASA/SCCA competitors, and every automotive enthusiast who knows the paddock is the best part of the weekend. Hosted by Chris, Chrissy, Tim and Mental, we mix racing knowledge with bad decisions, comedy, and real-world wrenching.
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Why Your Race Car Setup is Failing (and how to fix it while getting 20% off!)
If you’ve ever corner-weighted a car and wanted to throw the scales across the paddock, this this Mercedes-Benz SL Mille Miglia 417 episode is for you…
In this episode Tim tours various airport lounges, Chris rewires his home to work without power, Chrissy is running in short sleeves for Colorado winter while Mental goes unguided, tosses his FSAE car onto saw horses, just to have it fall on him.  
Really, we sit down with Jeff & Tim, the creators of Race Setup Pro—a software tool built by racers, for racers—and break down why most amateur race cars are leaving massive time on the table… even when the parts are “right.”
We talk real-world suspension setup, corner balancing frustrations, and why “just turning a wrench” isn’t enough if you don’t understand what the car is actually doing.
Race Setup Pro is grassroots setup software for every level of motorsports from HPDE to IMSA. “It’s software designed to help you optimize your setup. It’s interview based, so you answer questions about your car, how you like it to feel, and what it’s doing on track, and it makes recommendations on how to adjust tire pressures, dampers, sway bars, etc.  It will even give advice on aero, spring rates, alignment, and corner balance.” It can grow with you and your team as you progress through the various forms of motorsport.  
And because they are awesome, Tim & Jeff are offering you a 20% discount!
Why corner balancing feels impossible the first time (and how to fix it)

How Race Setup Pro turns chaos into clarity

The most common setup mistakes amateur racers make

Why your car feels fast… but isn’t

How to make measurable setup changes instead of guessing

Real paddock stories from Gridlife, SCCA, NASA, and endurance racing

A healthy dose of low-dollar racing humor

Whether you’re racing: SCCA, NASA, Gridlife, Endurance racing or HPDE / Time Attack
…or just wrenching in your garage wondering why the car still feels off, this episode will change how you think about setup.
Corner weighting and suspension tuning shouldn’t feel like voodoo. Race Setup Pro gives you:
Clear data visualization

Logical setup directionRepeatable results

Less frustration, more laps

If you’re tired of: ❌ Chasing setup changes ❌ Second-guessing adjustments ❌ Copying someone else’s numbers
…this software is worth your attention.
Learn more about Race Setup Pro (link in show notes)
Subscribe for weekly racing tech + laughs
Drop a comment: What setup problem drives you crazy?
Race Setup Pro (save 20% with code “EVERYONERACERS” until March 31, 2026) https://www.racesetuppro.com/
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Entire Corner Weighting Setup for on Racing Junk (which pairs perfectly with your newly subscribed Race Setup Pro)
https://www.racingjunk.com/other/184761477/suspension-setup-pad-with-wireless-longacre-scales.html#8
Infrared Thermometer Temperature with Thermocouple Probe - https://a.co/d/ctaBp6w
Piggly Wiggly Mercedes (Mercedes-Benz SL Mille Miglia 417)
https://www.evo.co.uk/mercedes/sl/15308/mercedes-benz-sl-mille-miglia-417-details-and-pictures

2 Drivers are Suing Laguna Seca (Adam Ismail @ the Drive)  https://www.thedrive.com/news/nissan-skyline-gt-r-owners-suing-laguna-seca-after-negligent-tractor-driver-smashes-cars-during-red-flag
Arizona to Remove Speed Limits? (Caleb Jacobs @ The Drive) https://share.google/J7fopJDvq46iiKxnz
Michael K’s recommended cheap impact wrenchhttps://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-20V-Max-Brushless-1-2-inch-Mid-Torque-Cordless-Impact-Wrench-with-4-0Ah-Lithium-Ion-Battery-and-Charger/5589903045?classType=REGULAR&adsRedirect=true

🏁 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:🧠 Why Race Setup Pro Matters

Welcome back to Everyone Racers, the podcast for weekend warriors, budget-built race cars, wrench-turning heroes, and anyone who loves the chaos of amateur motorsports. Episode #415 is a wild ride packed with racing news, wrenching disasters, automotive comedy, and deep-in-the-paddock storytelling every grassroots racer will appreciate.
In this Steering wheel Ep 415, Tim’s fancy truck makes him do his own driving, like a sucker! Chris hangs pictures, Chrissy got a new helmet while Mental breaks down and buys a Hyundai.
Really this week the gang talks about everything from golfing at Cypress Point, DIY sink disasters, buying a 2025 Toyota Tacoma, new helmets, Christmas trees, and the eternal struggle of traffic-assist systems that swear they see ghosts in the fog. We also dive into the hilarious chaos of a Waymo self-driving car wandering into a felony stop, Hyundai recalling only its silver cars, and a Tesla showing “people” in a cemetery at night.
 
Then it’s onto real racing: 🏁 Lemons Sonoma Preview – 141 cars, insane weather forecast, and spectators getting full paddock access. 🏁 Road Atlanta Preview – 112 cars, 22% BMW invasion, Fifth Avenue dominance (?) 🏁 Lucky Dog at Barber – Pintos, Miatas, and the usual Southeast madness. 🏁 ChampCar VIR Results – Close finishes all weekend long.
There's also a deep dive into used racing gear, buying radios & cool-shirt systems on the cheap, and listener comments that are as funny as they are brutally honest. Plus — the Pink Rambler returns!
If you love endurance racing, budget builds, track-day life, garage stories, and the pure insanity of grassroots motorsports… this episode has everything.
Waymo Self Driver Rolls Through Felony Traffic Stop (Justin Hughs @ Jalopnik)
https://www.jalopnik.com/2042619/waymo-robotaxi-cruises-through-felony-stop/
Abandoned Race Track near Mental’s House. (Steven Edelstein @ The Drive)
https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-deserted-racetrack-is-almost-30-miles-from-the-nearest-paved-road
Silver Hyundai's Freak Themselves Out (Jason Torchinkski @ The Autopian) 
https://www.theautopian.com/why-hyundai-has-to-recall-only-silver-cars-over-a-serious-safety-defect/
Racing Junk to Shop for your support gear
https://www.racingjunk.com/category/racing-safety-equipment/racing-equipment/12?page=1
Michael K’s recommended cheap impact wrench
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-20V-Max-Brushless-1-2-inch-Mid-Torque-Cordless-Impact-Wrench-with-4-0Ah-Lithium-Ion-Battery-and-Charger/5589903045?classType=REGULAR&adsRedirect=true
2026 Lemons Rally Schedule
https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/ 
Save PittRace
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BgoHsyZ3i/ 
Weaber Valley Speedway on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Weabersvalleyspeedway2 
Mental’s Porsche 912 - https://youtu.be/_AEg7U4mWgI?feature=shared  
Download or stream here -⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NsFZDTcaFlu4IhjbG6fV9   
⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrTs8wdzydOqbpWZ_y-xEA ⁠  - Our YouTube 
Everyone Racers is the weekly podcast for low-dollar racing, Lemons/ChampCar/NASA/SCCA competitors, and every automotive enthusiast who knows the paddock is the best part of the weekend. Hosted by Chris, Chrissy, Tim and Mental, we mix racing knowledge with bad decisions, comedy, and real-world wrenching.
 • amateur racing podcast • 24 Hours of Lemons • ChampCar endurance racing • Lucky Dog Racing League • Sonoma Raceway preview • Road Atlanta weekend • endurance racing tips • cheap race car builds • DIY race car maintenance • motorsports news & comedy • grassroots racing stories • mechanic fails & repair wins • self-driving car fails • Toyota Tacoma review • racing gear shopping tips • “how to get started in amateur endurance racing” • “budget race car build tips 2024” • “best helmets for amateur racing” • “what to know before racing at Sonoma Lemons” • “funniest motorsports podcast for car enthusiasts” • “grassroots racing news and updates”

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