Kickstart Crisis

Send us Fan Mail After witnessing the Baja 1000 firsthand, Tom and Paul recap their first season as racers and all of their experiences that made their "top 5 moments" of the 2025 year. With less than two years before their race start in Baja, the duo reflects back on their quest in order to look forward to the next one...

Send us Fan Mail Tom, Paul, and friends make it down to this year's 2025 Baja 1000 race, a course that started and ended in Ensenada. What they found was beyond their expectations as they became one year closer to racing the Baja and respecting it more than ever before. 

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Paul head back down to CO Springs for their second annual CORCS finale at Aztec Family Raceway. How'd they fare their second time around on the same course they started their race careers on last year? Find out and stay tuned for our season wrap up coming soon!

Send us Fan Mail Race #5 is in the books! We tried out a different race series this month called the Webe Racing Company hare scramble series, which we highly recommend! Find out who rode to glory... and who did not. 

Send us Fan Mail It's a been awhile since our last race, and we're reflecting back, as well as looking forward, on how this midlife second career is going. New stories, old laughs, and everything in between. 

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with honorary "Dr. John Shirkey", an athletic mental health coach and good friend of the show, who is training us to keep a positive outlook even in the face of adversity. Perk your ears up and keep your eyes up as John teaches us a thing or two about positive mindset as we embark on our Baja journey. 

Send us Fan Mail Race #2 of the CORCS series in the books! A little bonus material on how well Tom and Paul did on two different enduro race courses. 

Send us Fan Mail After an amazing interview with Baja racing legend Johnny Campbell, Tom and Paul head down to the monster itself, the Baja Peninsula, to get a taste of what's to come. Coastal cruising, cacti punching, and whoops for days, the guys found themselves looking at this Baja beast in a new light, for better or for worse. Will the trip change their perspective on their future endeav...

Send us Fan Mail It's a once in a lifetime event to meet the best of the best in any sport. In terms of Baja 1000, the GOAT title belongs to Johnny Campbell. Not only did we meet Johnny, but he gave us the opportunity to sit down with him and tell us everything we need to know in preparation for racing the Baja. Our gratitude goes out to Johnny and the rest of the JCR family for letting us co...

Send us Fan Mail See how Tom and Paul recount all the ups and downs of their first race of the 2025 season. Who survived? Who crashed? Did this help them get any closer to achieving their dreams of racing the Baja in two years? Find out on our shorter race recap episode. 

Send us Fan Mail The race is on! Tom and Paul prep for their dirt bike race careers, figuring out what it means to go fast on a motorcycle. Can they keep up with the other amateurs? Will racing put an end to Baja dreams? Find out what happens when the green flag drops and going slow is not an option. 

Send us Fan Mail Tom, Paul, and their family and friends head out to the desert for some dry trails to train on. They discover more about the desert, the cold, their abilities, and their tolerance of technology. 

Send us Fan Mail Crashing is a part of any sport on two wheels, but when Tom takes a major spill on his dirt bike he didn't realize how far it would set him back. Does the Kickstart Crisis have what it takes to even get to the starting line of the Baja? What challenges and obstacles are going to test the resiliency of Tom and Paul? 

Send us Fan Mail Tom decides we should call his old high school pal, Trevor, because he knows a thing or two about the Baja 1000. Does he think we have what it takes to race? 

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Paul sit down to discuss how this kickstart/midlife crisis came to be. They examine their past, present, and future of sports, which now includes dirt biking. All roads lead to the Baja 1000 in a few years.