Grassroots racing lives here… | KONIG at Lime Rock Park for Gridlife

Grassroots racing is where real passion lives. Join us at Lime Rock Park for a day with our Gridlife drivers—real people chasing real speed, building their cars, and pushing their limits every lap.

We’re all about supporting grassroots motorsports and the community that keeps car culture thriving. Whether it’s long nights in the garage or early mornings at the track, these drivers represent what it means to be driven by passion, not just trophies.

From the energy of the paddock to the sound of the grid, experience the vibe of Gridlife at Lime Rock Park and see why grassroots racing will always be at the heart of what we do. And, as you’ll see, Konig wheels could be found EVERYWHERE throughout the event.

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K-Swapped RX-8 Built for GLTC | Brandon Ganem’s Track-Ready Beast | CARNATOMY

Welcome to Carnatomy, the series where we break down the anatomy of competitive motorsport builds. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Brandon Ganem’s K-swapped Mazda RX-8, purpose-built for Gridlife Touring Cup (GLTC).

We explore:

-Why a K24 engine swap was chosen over a rotary.

-Key components under the hood and throughout the chassis.

-The suspension, aero, cooling, and safety setup.

-What makes this RX-8 competitive in GLTC.

-Whether you’re into time attack, wheel-to-wheel racing, or just love seeing unique swaps done right, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration for your own build.

🔧 Builder: Brandon Ganem

🏁 Series: Gridlife Touring Cup (GLTC)

⚙️ Powerplant: Honda K24 Swap

🚘 Chassis: Mazda RX-8

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Carnatomy episodes featuring the wildest, smartest, and fastest builds in grassroots motorsports.

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: ALL AERO!!! ALL THE TIME!! Ft. Nine Lives Racing

On today’s podcast, we are joined Nine Lives Racing own Johnny Cichowski!

Established in 2007, Nine Lives Racing is originally a racing team and also a aerodynamics company specializing in CFD (cumulative distribution function) for vehicles and manufacturing of performance enhancing parts. Most popular for their wing kits and they also specialize in splitters, diffusers, and any other aerodynamic part to make you faster! The idea of making a more efficient aero wing came when Johnny Cichowski (Nine Lives Racing, Owner) worked at OG racing (Auto Racing safety gear manufacturer) as he was developing custom seats for Elan (maker of the NP01) and started looking at the extrusion they had made for their wing. Eventually they gave him one and he did some testing against a typical carbon wing. Turns out, the Elan profile added several MPH down the back straight and in turns at the Road Atlanta track. He decided right there to develop a more efficient aero kit. Started with making a kit for BMW M3 and the rest is history. On top of creating wing kits, Nine Lives Racing can also do CFD analysis and provide information and parts to complete the aero package.

For more on Nine Lives Racing:
Website: ► https://9livesracing.com
Instagram: ► @ninelivesracing
Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/NineLivesRacing
YouTube: ► Nine Lives Racing Channel

Thank you for Tuning in and please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels)

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

Konig’s Instagram: @konigwheelsusa
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Scott’s Instagram: @scott_konig
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Behind The Wheel Podcast: ALL AERO!!! ALL THE TIME!! FT. NINE LIVES RACING

On today’s podcast, we are joined Nine Lives Racing own Johnny Cichowski!

Established in 2007, Nine Lives Racing is originally a racing team and also a aerodynamics company specializing in CFD (cumulative distribution function) for vehicles and manufacturing of performance enhancing parts. Most popular for their wing kits and they also specialize in splitters, diffusers, and any other aerodynamic part to make you faster! The idea of making a more efficient aero wing came when Johnny Cichowski (Nine Lives Racing, Owner) worked at OG racing (Auto Racing safety gear manufacturer) as he was developing custom seats for Elan (maker of the NP01) and started looking at the extrusion they had made for their wing. Eventually they gave him one and he did some testing against a typical carbon wing. Turns out, the Elan profile added several MPH down the back straight and in turns at the Road Atlanta track. He decided right there to develop a more efficient aero kit. Started with making a kit for BMW M3 and the rest is history. On top of creating wing kits, Nine Lives Racing can also do CFD analysis and provide information and parts to complete the aero package.

For more on Nine Lives Racing:
Website: ► https://9livesracing.com
Instagram: ► @ninelivesracing
Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/NineLivesRacing
YouTube: ► Nine Lives Racing Channel

Thank you for Tuning in and please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels)

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

Konig’s Instagram: @konigwheelsusa
https://www.instagram.com/konigwheelsusa/

Scott’s Instagram: @scott_konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

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Behind The Wheel Podcast: Racing 24/7 + 365 days! Ft. Savanna Little + Nick Stentiford

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Pro racers and long-time friends, Nick Stentiford and Savanna Little! One of the few power couples in the road-racing community, these two give us a quick look into their lives as a racing duo, how it is to work together and what is next for these two and there programs! You don’t want to miss this one!

Go check out Nick Stentiford:
Nick’s Youtube: ► Nick Stentiford Racing
Nick’s Instagram: ► @ahhhhnick
Nick’s Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/nick.stentiford

Go check out Savanna Little Racing:
Savanna’s Youtube: ► Savanna Little Racing YouTube
Savanna’s Instagram: ► @savannalittleracing
Savanna’s Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/savannalittleracing

Thank you for Tuning in and please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels)

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

Konig’s Instagram: @konigwheelsusa
https://www.instagram.com/konigwheelsusa/

Scott’s Instagram: @scott_konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

Jared’s Instagram: @wheelandtorque
https://www.instagram.com/wheelandtorque/

More on the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast and to SUBSCRIBE:
https://konigwheels.compodcast

Behind The Wheel Podcast: Racing 24/7 + 365 days! Ft. Savanna Little + Nick Stentiford

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Pro racers and long-time friends, Nick Stentiford and Savanna Little! One of the few power couples in the road-racing community, these two give us a quick look into their lives as a racing duo, how it is to work together and what is next for these two and there programs! You don’t want to miss this one!

Go check out Nick Stentiford:
Nick’s Youtube: ► Nick Stentiford Racing
Nick’s Instagram: ► @ahhhhnick
Nick’s Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/nick.stentiford

Go check out Savanna Little Racing:
Savanna’s Youtube: ► Savanna Little Racing YouTube
Savanna’s Instagram: ► @savannalittleracing
Savanna’s Facebook: ► https://www.facebook.com/savannalittleracing

Thank you for Tuning in and please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels)

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

Konig’s Instagram: @konigwheelsusa
https://www.instagram.com/konigwheelsusa/

Scott’s Instagram: @scott_konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

Jared’s Instagram: @wheelandtorque
https://www.instagram.com/wheelandtorque/

More on the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast and to SUBSCRIBE:
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BTW PODCAST – #WHEELWEDNESDAY – SEND IT ’21! FT. JAMES HOUGHTON

On this week’s Behind The Wheel “Wheel Wednesday” podcast, Vice President, Scott and Marketing Coordinator, Jared with sponsored racing driver, James Houghton – Owner & Driver of the K-Tuned GLTC TSX. After setting world records with his fully-built, time attack Integra Type R, James told us the story of how and why he ended up choosing to build and race an Acura TSX in wheel-to-wheel racing. As a Canadian citizen, he also talked about the challenges of running an international race program during the COVID Pandemic as well as what it’s been like for him to transition from Time Attack Racing to Wheel-to-Wheel.

Race season is upon us, so listen now to get that race adrenaline going!

The full audio version is live on iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher right now!

If you like what we are doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and of course, the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

Wheel Offset podcast

You can also, subscribe or download the podcast on our website, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & Stitcher:

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FOLLOW:

James Houghton Instagram: @time_attack_typer
https://www.instagram.com/time_attack_typer/

Scott Weiss: @scott_konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

Jared Auslander: @wheelandtorque
https://www.instagram.com/wheelandtorque/


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Behind The Wheel Podcast: – Wheel Wednesday – SEND IT ’21! FT. JAMES HOUGHTON

Racing season has arrived and we are super pumped about it! To kick things off right, in this week’s #wheelwednesday podcast, Scott (Konig Wheels, Vice President) and Jared (Konig Wheels, Marketing Coordinator) are joined by our good friend and time attack driver James Houghton! We talk about the K-Tuned GLTC TSX, what challenges 2021 has brought to the track and so much more!!! If you’re a motorsports enthusiast in any facet you won’t want to miss this one!

Thank you for your support and for listening/watching!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels )

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

James Houghton Instagram: @time_attack_typer
https://www.instagram.com/time_attack_typer/

Scott Weiss (Konig) Instagram: @scott_Konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

Jared Auslander (Konig) Instagram: @wheelandtorque
https://www.instagram.com/wheelandtorque/

www.konigwheels.com

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BTW PODCAST – #WHEELWEDNESDAY – LET’S SAVE OUR RACE CARS!!!

On this week’s Behind The Wheel “Wheel Wednesday” podcast, Vice President, Scott talks about the RPM ACT(Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act). The RPM Act is common-sense, bi-partisan legislation to protect Americans’ right to convert street vehicles (cars, trucks and motorcycles) into dedicated race-cars and the motorsports-parts industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete. The bill reverses the EPA’s interpretation that the Clean Air Act does not allow a motor vehicle designed for street use—including a car, truck, or motorcycle—to be converted into a dedicated race-car. It also confirms that it is legal to produce, market and install racing equipment. Tune in today and find out how you can help with SEMA’s efforts and much more. Thank you for tuning in!

For more information check out: https://www.sema.org/epa-news

Listen now for more information on how you could help with the RPM Act and much more! The full audio version is live on iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher right now!

If you like what we are doing here, please subscribe! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and of course, the full video version of every episode is on YouTube! Thank you!

Wheel Offset podcast

You can also, subscribe or download the podcast on our website, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & Stitcher:

itunes spotify youtube stitcher

FOLLOW:

Scott Weiss: @scott_konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/


www.konigwheels.com

Behind The Wheel Podcast: – #WHEELWEDNESDAY – RPM ACT!!!

In this week’s #wheelwednesday podcast, Scott (Konig Wheels, Vice President) talks about the RPM ACT(Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act). The RPM Act is common-sense, bi-partisan legislation to protect Americans’ right to convert street vehicles (cars, trucks and motorcycles) into dedicated race-cars and the motorsports-parts industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete. The bill reverses the EPA’s interpretation that the Clean Air Act does not allow a motor vehicle designed for street use—including a car, truck, or motorcycle—to be converted into a dedicated race-car. It also confirms that it is legal to produce, market and install racing equipment. Tune in today and find out how you can help with SEMA’s efforts and much more. Thank you for tuning in!

For more information check out: https://www.sema.org/epa-news

Thank you for your support and for listening/watching!

And please, if you like the podcast and what we’ve been doing here, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and we always put the full video interviews on our YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels )

(we’d love if you subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!

 

FOLLOW:

Scott Weiss (Konig) Instagram: @scott_Konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/

www.konigwheels.com

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