On this episode of the Konig BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST we sit down with Travis Reeder, 2017 Formula Drift Pro 2 Rookie of the year and 2nd place finisher. Travis doesn’t hold anything back providing very specific details about how he moved his way up in competitive drifting.
If you or anyone you know is into grassroots drifting, grassroots racing and building a reliable, extremely efficient program that can operate on a budget, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! Travis goes into what skills and vehicle modifications are needed for every level of competitive drifting as well as all of the aspects of operating a program.
So much of the information Travis supplies extends well surpass drifting and really is a solid takeaway for anyone that is building a race program. You can head to the podcast page below and see the timecode cheatsheet to jump around!
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Travis Reeder, 2017 Formula Drift Pro2 Rookie of the year and 2nd place finisher talks about the development of his program from the beginning, how people should build their skill set, their car’s and their programs as well as so much more.
If you’re a grassroots drifter, pro-am drifter, grassroots racer or even just wonder what it’s like trying to build and run a competitive program, this episode is for you!
It isn’t every day you can crawl into someone’s head and learn from their experience. Travis gives you a ton of valuable information he learned from his experiences so you can bypass some of the pain. We hope you find this episode informative. Travis is a great guy!
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CONTENT CHEAT MENU (podcast audio): 0:18 | 10 Question Quick Fire 1:50 | Intro 2:44 | You could learn from Travis Reeder 4:00 | The efficiency of your program 6:01 | How much staff before, during and after an event 8:15 | How Travis linked up with Konig…Caleb Quanbeck with the assist! 12:55 | Exposure from work and bigger drift programs 16:02 | First exposure to drifting 18:09 | First mods in drifting/progression of the car. 22:07 | Would you change your engine progression? 22:42 | Going to more power…advice for developing drifters 24:00 | Same platform x seat time = reliability 24:42 | Difference between pro-am, pro2, pro 26:05 | Most important skillset 27:30 | Pro-am level cars needs and don’t need! 30:21 | Horsepower to grip ratio 31:11 | Difference in the car between pro-am to pro2 (more advice to drifters) 32:36 | Pro2 championship was so close! 34:35 | Did you know what Lawrence needed to win? 37:48 | Not moving up to Pro for 18 40:19 | Watching the Pro Rookies make the jump 43:00 | How much more intense is Pro vs Pro2? 47:00 | What changes are needed to move to Pro1 49:09 | Progression of Formula Drift / Drifting 50:52 | Power needed for Pro1 53:14 | Dylan Hughes is my favorite Tandom 55:00 | Tandom 56:06 | Questions from Instagram 56:14 | The 255 Tire rule (pro2) 57:24 | Take away for drifters and racers alike 105:57 | Gramps and Grams FTW!! 107:45 | Outro / Contact Info
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On this special edition episode of BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST, Scott and Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine discuss what went down at Formula Drifts Round 3 in Atlanta and much more! Tune in and give us some feedback!
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On this special episode of the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast, Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine sits down with us to discuss his “10 things learned from FD Atlanta”. You can find Joey’s “10 things learned after each and every event on Formuladrift.com. We also touch a few of the more notable highlights from Formula Drift Atlanta, interesting things from FD season so far and revisit the PRO 1 probable/potential podium finishers that we talked about from the last special FD episode …. (details/cheat sheet below!)
CONTENT CHEAT MENU: 0:18 | Intro 1:20 | Quick Review of FDATL 3:25 | Bottom Pro1 Drivers vs Top Pro2 Drivers 7:27 | Pro1 vs Pro2 14:08 | Pro1 Rookie of The Year Race 16:37 | Qualifying scores consistently higher 19:30 | Touchback on 100pt qualifying score 20:54 | Tuerck might have ended landed on podium 21:58 | Where’s the line…being accountable for contact 26:58 | Jumping the starting light 31:25 | James Deane’s Kryptonite appears to be Kristaps Bluss 32:36 | Bluss Wins! 35:44 | Uncharacteristic crashes at FDATL 39:06 | End of season podium prediction 44:33 | Lawrence qualifies! 45:11 | No tire, no problem! …de-beading 48:27 | Wrap up / Contact info
On this episode of BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST we chat it up with Drifter, Pro BMX’er and Youtube Personality, CALEB QUANBECK! Caleb gives us his story about how he got into drifting, being a Pro BMX’er, the struggles of a You-Tube Personality and we also get to talk about his future journey into fatherhood! Tune-in and give us feedback on what you think…
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Caleb Quanbeck, one of the most real dudes on YouTube, takes us behind the camera and gives us a 2-hour all-access pass. Caleb’s YouTube content is a real dose of reality for those who live and breathe cars, love drifting or are building a program on a limited budget. Caleb came from modest beginnings and made his mark in the BMX world. His passion for cars and drifting realigned the main focus of his content from BMX to cars and has altered the path of his life.
On this episode of the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast Caleb talks about his daily life, what it’s like to run a drift program, the struggles of being a YouTuber, how to get sponsorships, how he got into drifting, the full story about how he linked up with Konig and he’ll even discuss the sex of his baby, plus much more! If you have some time, give it a listen! As always we put a timeline cheat sheet below so you can skip around!
If you’re able to head over to our YouTube Channel (Link below) we have the full video available that you can watch and it includes a quick look at the new house and shop.
CONTENT CHEAT MENU: 0:20 | 10 Question Quick Fire 3:14 | Intro 4:25 | Recent troubles for Caleb 7:37 | Why a podcast…relationships 8:40 | Why Caleb’s on the BTW Podcast 9:58 | From the brand’s perspective 14:26 | Sponsorship talk 19:44 | Social interactions and replies 22:55 | Loyalty 23:30 | How Caleb approached Konig 28:13 | Verifying a potential sponsorship candidate 31:40 | Taking it personal 34:26 | Other brands 36:02 | Another reason Caleb found Konig 36:50 | Provide value/ long-term relationships 39:30 | Travis Reeder introduction story 46:59 | We’ve become close 51:50 | This is my job! 53:49 | New shop tour and talking about the car giveaway 57:10 | Trailer tour (extra parts and tires) 58:00 | Tire management / running a program 59:26 | Early YouTube struggles vs. today 1:05:45 | No video… no money 1:07:57 | Advice for new YouTubers 1:14:30 | A Memorable proposal, being different 1:16:00 | Smaller channel getting sponsorships 1:18:18 | More content 1:20:23 | Adam LZ example 1:23:50 | Early days and getting into cars 1:28:00 | Getting into drifting 1:33:30 | Build quality and working on your own car 1:38:27 | Worst car injury so far 1:42:00 | Know the car like the back of your hand 1:43:22 | Where current value is in sponsorships 1:46:25 | B is for Build 1:54:38 | Collaborations = growth? 1:51:58 | The goal of it all 1:52:08 | What’s next and having a baby 1:57:36 | Is it a boy or a girl? 2:00:02 | Lifestyle change… BYE L.A. party life 2:02:10 | New house office peak 2:03:54 | Wrap-up
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On this special edition episode of BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST, Scott sits down w/ Wrecked Magazine’s own Joey Redmond and they review what went down in Orlando Speed Way for Formula Drifts Round 2 Pro series and much more!
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We are releasing our first podcast of BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST w/ our first guest… Jonathan Wooley, Editor-in-chief of S3 Magazine! As an editor and owner of a primarily print publishing company in this podcast, Jonathan brings a unique perspective as we talk about things like sponsorships, car features, social media, print magazines and their life expectancy, car culture, some of the most interesting and popular motorsports currently and much, much more! Tune-in and give us feed back on what you think…
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On this special episode of the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast, Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine sits down with us to discuss interesting things from FD Orlando and so much more…. (details/cheat sheet below!)
CONTENT CHEAT MENU: 0:18 | Intro 0:40 | The Special Format 0:50 | The Ovals 3:30 | OSW Challenges Drivers / Teams 4:40 | Drifting on the Banks 5:37 | Tire Management 6:50 | Matt VanKirk 9:00 | Adequate hp for FD POR 11:20 | Dirk Stratton 12:00 | Dean Kearney 16:25 | Odi / Matt Field Fued 18:20 | Forsbery / Vaughn Gittin Jr 19:00 | RTRs ran into issues at FDORD 22:40 | The “Cone” Rule 25:40 | Deane / Wang matchup FINALLY!…But… 29:43 | Forsberg wins after 1,485 days 33:20 | Aasbo’s Legacy 37:00 | Winning mindset 40:06 | Plateau of power in FD 43:55 | Has FD become mainstream? 47:20 | Instagram helped to push drifting 48:45 | Kevin Lawrence & jump to Pro1 50:25 | PA Drifters 52:15 | Topics for next time 52:57 | Who’s going to be on the podium at the end of the season? 57:40 | The “ELUSIVE” 100pt qualifying run 59:35 | Ending / Contact info
We started a podcast and invite you to listen in when you have time. The Konig “Behind The Wheel” podcast isn’t about our wheels but rather in-depth conversations about cars, car culture, lifestyle and more! Every episode we will sit down with a different automotive personality or industry friend to run through anything and everything automotive related. We hope you can listen in and join us.
BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST: Ep00 – Welcome
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