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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