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Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast

Flatirons Tuning

The team at Flatirons Tuning in Boulder, CO talks about motorsports, Subaru, rally racing, time attack, wheel to wheel racing, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, current events in the car world, and sometimes we get technical about car parts. We sit down with a group of drivers and experts each week to tackle new topics and bring you stories, news, information, and updates.

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00:20:03

What is Subaru Cooking up for 2027?

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/10/02

Ever since we saw the three new Manual cars that Subaru said they were developing a few months ago, we have all had questions.And recently, with hearing some of the news that came out of the National Dealers Meeting, coupled with the realization that most of the STI 6-Speed transmissions have been discontinued, this has been top of mind again.Love Cars TV actually published a lot of the actual Subaru Press Release at that time, and I decided it was a good time to go back and watch that again, and

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01:33:00

Can we solve Rally's Popularity Problem?

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/09/17

Rally Colorado was a couple of months ago now, and we had a rare opportunity at this event. We got to watch the Rally.We even did our best to capture our spectating experience, and you may have seen the video that we put out about that:https://youtu.be/1yPpkkQbGAY?si=xhyztoGa8kKPT-9eNow, on pretty much the whole drive back, we talked almost non-stop about how much fun we had, and how baffling it was that most people aren't following Rally here in America. And we had a few ideas about how to fix

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01:15:57

Taking Subaru's Off-Road - Episode 211

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/09/10

Subaru's and Dirt Roads go hand in hand. But over the last decade or so, lots of you have been taking your Subaru's much further, and into more challenging terrain.On this episode of the Podcast, I wanted to dive into taking Subaru's Off Road, and I was able to find some great guests to bring me up to speed.Ryan Douthit of Driving Sports TVCarey Lando - aka MtnSubi Milton Salguero - aka silverbulletxv So how good is X-Mode?And how capable is a Forester Wilderness? Or a Forester

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01:21:43

What is going on with Used Subaru's? - Market Chat -...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/09/03

For Episode #210 of the Podcast, Dewey, Tanner, and Art are back.This episode starts out with a quick discussion of a new Shirt design that we are launching here at Flatirons Tuning.You can check out the new shirts here:https://www.flatironstuning.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=SprueFrom there, we dive into our main topic which is the Subaru Market.If you had $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, or more, what Subaru would you buy? Or what Non-Subaru would you want?We all go through our picks, and land on the

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01:00:26

Gobstopper 3, Subaru and Rally, New STI? - Olly Clark...

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2026/08/27

Olly Clark of Roger Clark Motorsport is back on the Podcast for this episode.We catch up with Olly first about the latest developments of Gobstopper 3.Matt Clark has found a way to add AVCS to their GS3 spec shortblock, and this is in part motivated by getting the car to a point where they think it would be ready to race up Pikes Peak.We talk about how Pikes Peak and the Nurburgring are similar, but also very different.Subaru has a long history in Rally and RCM has been right there through a lot of

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01:15:20

Why are Subarus starting to Dominate at Gridlife -...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/08/20

Dewey has just locked up his 3rd Gridlife Street Mod Championship this year, and more and more Subaru's are not only competing, but making it onto the podium in both the Street and Street Mod class.Not long ago, it seemed like most everyone was building anything but a Subaru as a race car unless they were building a Rally Car. But now Subaru is back, and it seems like there are more Subaru's turning up at local track days, Gridlife events, etc.So what has changed?In this episode, Jon sits

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01:09:55

Catching up with Tanner Foust - Goodwood, Rally,...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/08/13

Tanner Foust is just back from driving the RUF B8 at Goodwood. He has won championships in US Rally Cross, Formula Drift, he has 4 X-Games Gold Medals, and this is just the top line of his racing resume.He was also one of the hosts of Top Gear America, which is most likely where many of you know him from.Having been part of motorsports and media for more than 2 decades now, he is now part of the Driven Media Platform.But way back at the beginning of his career, one of the first National

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01:11:50

Talking Subaru's with Demetri from Prime Motoring

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/08/06

Subaru's Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive allows them to excel in many different applications, but one that might not be as obvious is Drag Racing.Through the years, this has presented a number of different problems. The first of which was, how do you make big power with a Subaru EJ engine? Then, how do you keep the drivetrain together once you are aggressively launching the car and making big power?There are no shortage of challenges here, but there are a few people that have been diligently working

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01:20:13

Dewey wins Street Mod, Art goes to Subiefest CA, and...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/07/30

For Episode 205 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast:Dewey just locked up his 3rd championship in Gridlife Street Mod class out at Watkins Glenn last weekend competing in Gridlife Summer Apex. We start out talking about all that went into making that happen.Art is just back from Subie Fest California where he was in the Overtake booth, but also got to ride in a couple of very cool Subarus as well.From there, we talk about the State of Subaru Enthusiasm. What are people excited about, and how well is

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01:19:58

Big Changes, CARB Parts, and Green Speed full details...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/07/22

Cobb Tuning has been at the center of Subaru Performance basically since it was founded in 1999. When they released the first version of the AccesPort in 2004, they completely changed the way that Tuning worked, and established the foundation for what the future of Subaru Performance would be for decades to come.In this episode, Jon and Dan (Mach V Motorsports) sit down with Tadd Crayton (President of Cobb Tuning) and Billy Brooks (Chief Technical and Compliance Officer) to get a clear picture of

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01:10:05

Climbing Mount Race Car - Dunning-Kruger for Car...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/07/17

The path of the Automotive Enthusiast is one that is full of fun and excitement, but there are many traps and challenges that await you along the road. Those of us that have been building, tracking, or racing cars for years will tell you that those traps and challenges are how you learn and that finding your way through these trials is as much a part of being an enthusiast as having a perfect trouble-free day at the track.There is an argument out there that the less you know about what could go

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00:54:47

Atlas Tuning Software by NAMR

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2026/07/09

On this episode of the Podcast, we talk to Matt and Austin from North American Motorsports Research, better known as NAMR.They have developed and released the Subaru Tuning software - Atlas which is a free software that lets you get access to the ECU of yourFA20DIT or FA24DIT Subaru WRX and see what the ECU is going, make changes, tune your car, Datalog, etc.It has been a long time since a new Tuning software come out for a Subaru, so when we heard about this, we had to reach out to the folks at

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01:25:02

We talk Pikes Peak, Subaru, and the future of cars...

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2026/07/02

Mike Kojima is someone that needs no introduction because of the notoriety that he has from his roll at Sport Compact Car magazine, and more recently MotoIQ.Mike was at Pikes Peak this year with the Evasive Motorsports Ioniq 5 N and our paths crossed and I was able to get him to come on and have a chat on the Podcast!In this episode, we talk about what it was like working with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, and how it compared to some of the earlier cars that he helped get ready to run up Pikes Peak.We also

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01:22:21

Is Private Equity Hurting the Automotive Aftermarket?

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2026/06/25

In the Automotive Aftermarket world, there has been a change happening in the background that has been under the radar up until the last few years.A few Private Equity groups have been slowly starting to take hold of more and more Automotive brands, and in some cases of late, the changes that are coming out of this are becoming more and more noticeable.With this in mind, Jon sat down with Justin from Overtake USA, and Dan from Mach V Motorsport to dive into the subject.For this episode, we decided

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01:10:00

Subaru's 3 new MT Cars (New STI? TY85 WRX?), Dewey's...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/06/18

There has been a lot that has gone on since we last had this group together, and we wanted to cover all of those topics in this episode.Dewey was just running his car Boogie at Gridlife Midwest Fest, and we start off talking about how that all went.Subaru has now announced that they are working 3 new Manual Transmission cars that should be coming out by the end of next year, the most exciting of which is what they are saying will be the production version of the STI Performance B Concept car. But it

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00:27:58

Your DCCD Questions Answered - Syndicate Podcast #198

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/06/11

We have been getting a lot of questions lately about DCCD Controllers and how the Subaru STI DCCD works after we put out some videos looking at the workings of the DCCD.We had enough that we decided to put together a Q and A to answer them, and it was long enough that we decided we should put it out as a Podcast!In this episode, we talk about:Which controller is better, MAP DCCD, or iDCCD?What happens if you don't install a controller after doing a swap?How long can you leave the DCCD controller

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01:17:59

Analog Vs Digital - What is the best Driving Experience?

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/05/21

What is the best Driving Experience?Is it Analog?Or is it Digital?Most of what you will hear lately revolves around an Analog Driving Experience.But is really as good as it gets?Part of the motivation for this topic is the Driver Controlled Center Differential that comes in the STI. The more you start to understand how much of a difference the DCCD configuration can make, it becomes clear that this is one of the key aspects that makes an STI or modified Subaru handle the way that it does.But is that

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01:18:04

What the 02 WRX and 04 STI might tell us about...

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/05/14

It is almost hard to picture now, but there was a long time when we couldn't get a WRX or STI here in the states, even though they were available most everywhere else around the world.Then, in 2001, the WRX finally landed.In this episode, Jon talks with Justin from Overtake USA and Dan from Mach V Motorsports about what it was like when the WRX finally landed, and how it changed the world of Sport Compact Cars here in the US.What got Subaru to take the chance of bringing the WRX and STI over,

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00:18:41

Boxer Rally spec Z - How did we get here?

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/05/03

There are two things that Subaru has told us the BRZ will never get from the day that the design was revealed.1. It will never get a turbocharged engine2. It will never be All Wheel DriveBut now they have built the Boxer Rally spec.Z which is both.How did we get to this point?When we thought that this AWD BRZ Rally Car was just going to be a clone of the Toyota Celica that we have seen testing for the 2027 WRC season, it seemed like this was at least going to be part of Subaru's return to the

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01:18:07

Syndicate Podcast #195 with Art, Tanner, and Dewey

Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast ·

2026/04/30

For Episode #195 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast, Tanner, Art, Dewey, and Jon sit down to talk about recent events.Art is just back from a two week trip to Japan, and we talk about what he did, and Subaru culture in Japan.Dewey just won Street Mod at Gridlife South Carolina and set a new track record in the process.Subaru Just revealed the Boxer Rally spec.Z All Wheel Drive BRZ Rally Car, and we give our initial impressions about that as well.Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

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