The Circle of Drift

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Everything it took him to be in Formula Drift | Circle of Drift #192

Everything it took him to be in Formula Drift | Circle of Drift #19228 Jul43 min

<p>Guest</p><p>Matt Shulman</p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCwAMNDqIWHGptnDavI1883A" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> @MattShulman </a> </p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattshulmannnn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/mattshulmannnn</a></p><p><br></p><p>Circle of Drift Partners</p><p>SimHQ - <a href="https://simhq.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)</p><p>Kansei Wheels - <a href="https://kanseiwheels.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://zeknovaus.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://synergyracedevelopment.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT⁠</a></p><p>Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - <a href="https://www.chasebays.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chasebays.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you want to be on the Podcast, email me at thecircleofdrift@gmail.com! Use &quot;Drift Resume&quot; as the Subject line.</p><p><br></p><p>0:24 ProAm Journey To FD</p><p>1:01 Learning From Mistakes</p><p>2:52 Rainy First Practice</p><p>3:31 900 HP Car Evolution</p><p>4:07 Why Not Build New</p><p>4:51 Cost Of A Season</p><p>5:19 ProAm vs Pro Differences</p><p>5:59 Wally System Changes Everything</p><p>6:29 One Lap, Gone Weekend</p><p>7:31 Building Self-Confidence</p><p>8:15 Wet Track Strategy</p><p>10:40 Stacked ProSpec Field</p><p>12:55 Wally Data &amp; Mimic Graphs</p><p>16:15 Car Measurement Controversy</p><p>18:24 Seeding vs Qualifying Debate</p><p>20:27 Car Build &amp; Suspension Setup</p><p>22:58 Engine, Turbo &amp; Torque</p><p>24:09 ECU Wiring &amp; Next Round Prep</p><p>27:02 Day Job: Fiber Splicing</p><p>28:45 Sponsor Relationships Over Deliverables</p><p>30:25 Sponsor Problems This Year</p><p>32:05 Advice For New Drivers</p><p>32:46 SEMA vs PRI Networking</p><p>34:04 Face-To-Face Beats Email</p><p>36:37 Announcing Injuku Racing</p><p>38:12 Chasing Red Bull</p><p>39:35 Podcast &amp; Wheel Shoutouts</p><p>41:18 Pit Mats &amp; Gloves Bit</p><p>42:03 Social Handles &amp; Sign-Off</p><p>51:27 Recap &amp; Outro</p>