TeamTGM had an incredible weekend at Daytona. P2 and P6 in the Michelin Pilot Challenge 4 hour race on Friday and P7 in the Rolex 24 Hours at Dayton On Saturday/Sunday.  In addition to the racing we also had the pleasure to meet up with Edvin Dzafcic from Trak Racer as he dropped off a complete sim rig for Owen.  Seeing as how Owen was pretty busy all weekend, the boys set the rig up in the infield RV lot for some late night racing of their own at Daytona.  Listen in as we talk to Edvin about...

Jody Covington has been a long time kart racer and enthusiast.  Join us as we talk about his passion for karting, when it started and his journey to re-establishing the Tennessee Karting Association.  Along the way Jody became friends with and helped our very own Owen Trinkler.  The journey has now come full circle as Jody is now helping Owens boys get their start in karting.  This is a great conversation and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 

MTSU place kicker, Matt Crews, brings IndyCar to Nashville.  Ok, technically thats true, buttt.......Listen to this episode of DrivinLife and hear about the path Matt took from MTSU place kicker to CEO of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.  

Ken Thwaits with Showtime Motorsports and Franklin Road Apparel sits down with the guys to talk about the TransAm race at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.  To say he had a lot going on that weekend is an understatement!  He shares with us how he became a sponsor of the race.  How he had a brand new race car delivered just days before the race.  And, how he raced from the back of the field up toward the front.  We hope you enjoy this conversation with Ken as much as we did!

The event that DrivinLife and Nashville have been waiting for.....the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix!!  Join Owen and Donovan as they get after the recap of the full weekends worth of events.  Plus we throw in about 3 minutes of Nascar at the Glenn and IMSA Michelin Pilot Series racing at Road America.  Lets jump right into this episode!

Another great weekend of Racing!  Formula 1 at Azerbaijan brought us great racing, huge disappointment and mistakes.  Nascar saw the Xfinity series at Mid Ohio with some new pit rules and maybe not a surprise winner.  The Cup series was at Sonoma where we saw great racing, fast cars and familiar faces at the end.  Listen in as we give a run down of all the weekends racing

Join us on this episode as we sit down with Ken Thwaits to talk about the weekend at LIme Rock Connecticut.  Or as Owen fondly called it...Slime Rock.  It was wet again this weekend for the Trans Am race and Ken was immortalized with a beautiful shot of him going off track in turn one.  Listen in as Ken gives us the full race breakdown.

Join us as we recap all the racing from the Memorial Day Weekend.  Two incredible races in the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Both were fantastic races and Owen and Donovan couldn't wait to share this Recap Show! Let us not forget that the Memorial Day weekend is a time when Americans everywhere celebrate and honor the service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country.  Everyone at DrivinLife would like to thank...

On this episode we sit down with friends of the podcast Jeremy Sweeney and Chris Barrett to talk about their experience at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.  We talk about that and, well, a bunch of stuff.  We had a blast, they had a blast and we hope you enjoy this episode as we just chat with some fans!!

Owen and TeamTGM had a big weekend at Daytona.  2 different cars, 2 different races and 2 weeks at the track.  Join us as we talk about how Owen and TeamTGM finished and get the behind the scenes details from Owen about what its like to be on track for 28 hours of competition in 2 days. 

We are back for Season 2!  Join us for a brief intro to our plans for 2021, what derailed us at the end of '20 and discussion about the first race of the season.  It is great to be back!!  Thanks for joining us.

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series TeamTGM is entering Rolex 24 At Daytona, as well as returning for the full 2021 season.  Big news from TeamTGM this week and Donovan had the chance to have a conversation with Team Owner Ted Giovanis for a great conversation about the decision to enter a car in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.  This is great news for fans of TeamTGM as they plan to enter a Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GT Daytona (GTD) class.  Ted talks about the logistics involved with putting the...

Music City Grand Prix COO Jason Rittenberry returns to the podcast with news of 2 additional support series races for the Grand Prix weekend.  Added to the schedule will be the SRO GT World Challenge America series with GT3, GT2, and GT4 cars on track as well as TransAm TA2 cars in their own race.  These are perfect additions to the race weekend as it gives fans a wide variety of on track racing with 3 distinctly different types of cars competing for the win.  We will be having Jason back to...

Owen spent the evening out at Cruisin and Groovin in Pleasantview TN for their annual Trunk or Treat car show.  There was plenty to see and do with over 250 car show entrants and better than 1000 spectators.  In this episode Owen interviews the long drive winner, Roger Doonsand ( Roger, I apologize if I butchered the spelling of your last name) and they chat about cars, track days, and recreating Cruisin and Groovin in Panama City FL.  Of course we talk racing and the recent season ending...

JP Crabtree, 3rd generation racer from Muncie Indiana joins us to talk about how he got started in racing and the upcoming All American 400 on Halloween weekend.  We get to talk a little bit about what got him started in racing and what he does during his free time, which admittedly he does not have a lot of!  This will be the first time he has raced at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and he will be up against the best of the best for this race.  Hear what his expectations are and his...

Jason Rittenberry is the Chief Operating Officer of the Music City Gran Prix.  We sat down with Jason to talk about his background in motorsports promotion and ultimately what brought him (back) to Tennessee.  Bringing the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, the premier level open-wheel racing in North America, to Nashville was no small feat.  Jason details how he got involved and the lengthy process they went through to get Indycar committed to running a race through the streets of Nashville.  The local car...

Carl George, Sr. VP - Development, HCA Inc. (retired) and David Conrad, Legendary Nashville Songwriter and Music Executive share a friendship and a deep passion for vintage automobile racing.  DrivinLife caught up with Carl and David in Carls 20,000 square foot garage.  Or is it a vintage automobile showroom?  Or maybe its a museum.....What ever you want to call it, it's cool!  Join us as we talk about what started the love affair with automobiles.  What got them into racing and the creation...

We are back to finish up our conversation with Ben Pitts.  In this episode we continue to talk about bikes and the wrap things up with a conversation about his new(ish) found passion for the 4 wheel variety of things that go fast.  Enjoy!!

On the show today we have local Nashville enthusiast Ben Pitts.  Ben is better known to those of us locally as Bendointhings on Instagram.  We sat down in the Bourbon Room of his home and talked.......Alot!  So Much so that we had to make it 2 episodes.  The conversation touched on Four wheel drive purpose built "jeeps", diesel trucks, motorcycles, and sports cars.  This was great for the podcast as we havent really hit much on off road or motorcycles.  Join us in Part 1 for a good ride into...

This week Owen and Donovan sit down with.....well, Owen and Donovan.  This is the 24th episode for DrivinLife Podcast and we just wanted to take a moment and reflect on where we are.  Where it all started, and where we are headed.  We really want to thank the wonderful guests that have given so graciously of their time to sit down with us and talk about what we all love.  We also want to thank the listeners for giving us a listen and deciding to hang out for awhile to see where this thing...

Coming Soon!  Family friendly and enthusiast driven, NME will offer viewing hills and amenities to welcome the entire family on weekends, and special events.  And thats just a small part of what they will offer.  In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeremy Carpenter and Eric Richey we dive into the multi faceted campus that will be Nashville Motorsports Enclave and gain a deeper understanding of their grand vision.  Give this episode a listen.  Open your mind a bit to the positive aspects of...

DrivinLife had the opportunity to sit down, in the middle of GC Performance Classics Shop, Nashville, for a great conversation with Owner Jeremy Carpenter and his Business Partner Eric Richey.  As is becoming customary with the guests we have on DrivinLife, we could have talked for hours.  As it turns out, this became a two part episode.  In Part 1 we talk about the back story.  Where both Jeremy and Eric got their love of all things automotive and what lead them to where they are now.  This...

Matt Shaw is a native to Tennessee.  He graduated from Tennessee High School and then King University, both in Bristol, obtaining a degree in Biology. Matt started his working career in the family ophthalmic business as an Optician. He later moved to Memphis where he trained and worked in the field of Pharmaceutical Drug Development.  Matt has a special interest in Porsche Racing and Restoration. He volunteers his time teaching high performance and safe driving skills through national...

For 2020, TGM debuted two brand new entries, as well as a new driver lineup, to run in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Grand Sport (GS) class. The team will field the No. 64 Camaro GT.R featuring drivers Ted Giovanis and Owen Trinkler, and the No. 46 Camaro GT.R featuring drivers Hugh Plumb and Matt Plumb.  Owen and Donovan caught up with Ted while in Atlanta and sat down for a chat to hear where it all began.