{"id":23983,"date":"2019-08-15T03:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T10:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=23983"},"modified":"2019-08-10T20:52:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T03:52:53","slug":"137-cj-wilson-pro-baseball-player-to-race-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/137-cj-wilson-pro-baseball-player-to-race-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"137 \u2013 CJ Wilson: Pro Baseball Player to Race Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3771\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23983-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=23983-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/speed-secrets-podcast\/id1192075386?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fspeedsecrets.com%2F%3Fp%3D23983\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9ea86275-9f66-45ea-98d0-b1815b249b07\/speed-secrets-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23984 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson-510x510.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cj-wilson.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><strong>CJ Wilson<\/strong> joins me to talk about his transition from pro baseball player to race driver. We talk about the superstitions &amp; routines baseball players rely on and how they apply to motorsport; what he learned from being a Major League Baseball pitcher that he uses in racing; how to practice with intensity; the different techniques required for an aero downforce car versus one without aero; and the overall mindset one needs to succeed. You\u2019ll love this episode \u2013 especially his description of feeling the tires when you\u2019re driving at the limit.<\/p>\n<p>CJ pitched in\u00a0Major League Baseball\u00a0for the\u00a0Texas Rangers\u00a0from 2005 to 2011 and the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels from 2012 to 2015. He is the founder and owner of\u00a0CJ Wilson Racing, which has competed in\u00a0the IMSA\u00a0Michelin Pilot Challenge and\u00a0WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. His ultimate racing goal is to win Le Mans \u2013 and based on what you hear from him in this podcast, you can\u2019t help but believe he\u2019s going to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Follow CJ\u2026<br \/>\nPodcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/thethrottledogs.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Throttle Dogs<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thethrottledogs.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/thethrottledogs.libsyn.com<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/supercar_cj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@supercar_cj<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cjwilsonphoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cjwilsonphoto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3772\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23983-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=23983-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"137_8.15.19_-_8-10-19_19.16.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/speed-secrets-podcast\/id1192075386?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fspeedsecrets.com%2F%3Fp%3D23983\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9ea86275-9f66-45ea-98d0-b1815b249b07\/speed-secrets-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>CJ Wilson joins me to talk about his transition from pro baseball player to race driver. We talk about the superstitions &#038; routines baseball players rely on and how they apply to motorsport; what he learned from being a Major League Baseball pitcher that he uses in racing; how to practice with intensity; the different techniques required for an aero downforce car versus one without aero; and the overall mindset one needs to succeed. You\u2019ll love this episode \u2013 especially his description of feeling the tires when you\u2019re driving at the limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speed-secrets-podcast"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23983"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23988,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23983\/revisions\/23988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}