{"id":32385,"date":"2020-08-20T04:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T11:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=32385"},"modified":"2020-08-19T17:23:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T00:23:38","slug":"155-rob-krider-racing-insights-from-a-california-highway-patrol-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/155-rob-krider-racing-insights-from-a-california-highway-patrol-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"155 \u2013 Rob Krider: Racing Insights From a California Highway Patrol officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4545\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-32385-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=32385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"155_-_8-13-20_14.47.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%3D32385\" 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32382 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-scaled-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-scaled-64x43.jpg 64w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rob-Krider-NASA-National-Champion-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>On this week\u2019s Speed Secrets Podcast, Rob Krider joins me to talk about his writing career; his novel, <em>Cadet Blues<\/em>; his \u201cother\u201d job as a California Highway Patrol officer; and his experience when his car caught fire. Ever wonder the similarities between racing and police driving? We get into that, too!<\/p>\n<p>Rob\u2019s speed secret: Drive fast enough to scare yourself once a lap; make micro-improvements; be consistent.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider is a National Champion racecar driver from the NASA Honda Challenge series and he writes the &#8220;Toolshed Engineer&#8221; column for\u00a0<em>SpeedNews<\/em>\u00a0magazine. He is featured in the documentary film,\u00a0<em>Double Down<\/em>, about earning a podium finish at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Besides racing and writing, Rob earns his living as a California Highway Patrol officer. He attributes a lot of his success behind the wheel from his training at the CHP Academy. From that experience he authored the novel\u00a0<em>Cadet Blues,<\/em>\u00a0a humorous take on police training.<\/p>\n<p>Links Below:<\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider&#8217;s book about surviving the California Highway Patrol Academy,\u00a0<em>Cadet Blues<\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cadet-Blues-Rob-Krider\/dp\/1495108589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cadet-Blues-Rob-Krider\/dp\/1495108589<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider&#8217;s documentary film about the 25 Hours of Thunderhill,\u00a0<em>Double Down<\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssY5LsQ91jY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssY5LsQ91jY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider&#8217;s archive of how-to articles on racing,\u00a0<em>RobKrider.com<\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robkrider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.robkrider.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider&#8217;s National Champion racing team,\u00a0<em>Double Nickel Nine Motorsports<\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.team559.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.team559.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Krider on Instagram,\u00a0<em>KriderRacing<\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kriderracing\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kriderracing\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4546\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-32385-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=32385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/speedsecrets\/155_-_8-13-20_14.47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"155_-_8-13-20_14.47.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%3D32385\" 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>On this week\u2019s Speed Secrets Podcast, Rob Krider joins me to talk about his writing career; his novel, Cadet Blues; his \u201cother\u201d job as a California Highway Patrol officer; and his experience when his car caught fire. Ever wonder the similarities between racing and police driving? 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