Pro FD Driver starts his own ProAm Series | Circle of Drift #191

<p>Guest</p><p>Derek Madison</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_madison/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/derek_madison/</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCZOTNRhp70d0HRaUOsgcapg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁨@derekmadison541⁩ </a> </p><p>Infamous Merch - <a href="https://infamousracewear.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://infamousracewear.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Gateway ProAm</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gatewayproam/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/gatewayproam/</a></p><p>Website - <a href="https://www.gatewayproam.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.gatewayproam.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Circle of Drift Partners</p><p>SimHQ - <a href="https://simhq.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://simhq.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> (5% off with code CIRCLEOFDRIFT)</p><p>Kansei Wheels - <a href="https://kanseiwheels.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kanseiwheels.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Zeknova Tires (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://zeknovaus.com">⁠⁠⁠https://zeknovaus.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Synergy Race Development (Use code CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://synergyracedevelopment.com/">⁠⁠⁠https://synergyracedevelopment.com/⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Battle Aero Drift Karts (Code - CIRCLEOFDRIFT) - <a href="https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.battleaero.com/CIRCLEOFDRIFT</a></p><p>Chase Bays (5% off code - CircleofDrift) - <a href="https://www.chasebays.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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>Host - Dawson Kula</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dawson.codp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>2:19 Engine Build, Blowup &amp; Rebuild</p><p>4:52 Practice Recap &amp; Qualifying Runs</p><p>11:01 Gaming the New Wally System</p><p>19:36 Why FD Banned Protests</p><p>21:16 Team Budgets &amp; Sponsor Pullback</p><p>27:21 Buying a Semi Truck Cheap</p><p>32:58 New Engine, New Motivation</p><p>37:12 The Ford Ranger</p><p>39:53 Karting, PRI &amp; Rallycross Talk</p><p>43:03 Announcing Gateway Pro-Am</p><p>48:27 Car Prep &amp; Effort</p><p>51:47 Road Course vs Parking Lot</p><p>54:44 The Case for Live Streaming</p><p>58:08 Media Strategy &amp; Growing the Sport</p><p>1:02:46 Rulebook, Tires &amp; Sign-Up</p><p>1:09:15 Building the Pro-Am Team</p><p>1:11:24 Trophies &amp; a Championship Belt</p><p>1:12:56 Dialing In for Race Day</p><p>1:15:43 Shout Outs &amp; Sponsor Thanks</p><p>1:17:51 Outro</p>