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On episode 117 of Inside the SCCA we will talk about SCCA's new flagging and communications tool Flagtronics. Our guests will be James Ballenger -- the owner of Flagtronics and Todd Buras a past Spec Miata National Champion... and a driver with a ton of experience using the system. We'll talk about what it does, how it works and why it's an important tool for both race organizers and d...

On episode 83 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Jason Hart. Jason is genuinely one of the nicest, humblest guys I've ever met. He's worked so hard for so long to get to where he is. He has a great story of perseverance to position himself in a sweet spot of splitting his time between driving and coaching. He was driving in the GT4 class at the GT World Challenge when I caught up with him...

First-time wheel-to-wheel racer Camp Teague races with ChampCar at the Lifeline 24-Hour Classic. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports broadcaster and producer Brian Bielanski and ChampCar's director of marketing, Bill Strong. Each week we will discuss the races and the happenings and talk with team owners, drivers, an...

On episode 82 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Jacob Hiller. Jacob is an alignment and car setup specialist, driver, and race engineer. He drives and engineers for a WRL endurance team called Open Throttle Racing in the GP3 class. He also works part-time for some of the professional series and he also has a full-time job so he's a busy guy. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racin...

Chase Girard Title Meet Chase Girard - He's worked as a race technician and is riding 2nd seat in the pace car at COTA. ---------------------------------------------- Description On episode 81 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Chase Girard. Chase is an avid rallycross participant, lives in Austin, and has worked with multiple race teams. He's worked as a race technician and is riding 2nd...

On episode 80 or Driven to Compete Carey met with Carter Fartuch. Carter is a first generation race car driver and he started in karts when he was younger. He's done all kinds of racing but this weekend he was racing the Supra GT4 in the GT World Challenge. When he's not racing he's got a very busy job hiring and teaching the Skip Barber instructors. Our sponsor for this episode is Chr...

Episode 116 of Inside the SCCA we continue our series of shows previewing the 50th Solo Nationals. Our guest on this episode is the 2022 SCCA Solo Driver of Eminence and 4-time Solo Nationals Champion -- Larry "Lefty" MacLeod. We'll talk about all the happenings and competition at this year's Solo Nationals. Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA...

On episode 81 of Inside ChampCar Jim Begley from Begley MNotorsports joins us to talk about his super cool Datsun 510/Bluebird. From endurance racing at Indy, all the way to the B-Class win at Gingerman. This car has quite a history and even comes as Greenlight 1/64 scale toy car. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports broa...

Today I met with Michai Stephens. Michai has been racing since he made a decision at 21 to pursue racing. Michai drives a Mercedes GT4 for the JMF Conquest Racing team. He's been able to do it via scholarships the entire time. It all started with a 2-day and 3-day shootout conducted by Skip Barber, where he proved himself and won the opportunity to attend an entire season of racing school. He&...

On episode 78 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Matt Forbush. Matt owns Forbush Performance. But this year he taking his GT4 cars and working directly with Skip Barber and racing for them. It's a great opportunity for both teams to collaborate. He gives some insight into what makes running a race team so hard. I met Matt at the SRO GT World Challenge at COTA. Our sponsor for this episode is...

On episode 77 of Drive to Compete Carey met with Jorge Gonzalez. Jorge is a friend of mine. He's personally helped me and my car in more than one race. He is also a fly-in mechanic for the JMF Conquest Racing team. He also co-owns an NC Miata that they run in the ChampCar series. Now that they've figured out the car and are winning most of their races, it's time to move to WRL. And you...

On episode 74 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Jesse Webb. Jesse is a fast rising young pro, racing a Mercedes GT4 at COTA. Jesse is on the JMF Conquest Racing team. He started karting in the US in 2017, he's Canadian. But when Covid hit, he jumped into the Nissan Sentra Cup to get into cars. After he won the rookie championship, there was no looking back. He was invited to a shoot-out to s...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: Episode 115 of Inside the SCCA is reflection time. I'm about to embark on a six week whirl-wind tour of two of the SCCA's iconic events and I have a ton to be grateful for. Join me for a bit of a trip down memory lane! Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! Our coverage of the 50th SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln is p...

🏁 Epic Victory at the Lifeline 24-Hour Classic! 🏁 Join us in this thrilling recap of the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series Lifeline 24-Hour Classic at Virginia International Raceway! In this adrenaline-pumping edition of Inside ChampCar Podcast, we chat with Doug Oakley and Tom O'Gorman, part of the team of drivers and crew who helped secure a remarkable victory in this grueling enduran...

On Episode 73 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Jeremiah Burton. Jeremiah is not new to the track, but his first race ever was an SRO race. He is well known in automotive circles because he's a familiar face with Donut Media, a super popular YouTube channel. This was Jeremiah's first race ever, actually, it was the first time he had ever been on slicks. And he did incredibly well for thi...

On Episode 72 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Cooper Broll and his parents. Cooper is driving in the TCA class in SRO. Cooper was a competitive skier for years but got Lyme disease when he was younger. He was severely ill for years and ultimately had a pick line in his arm for a year to help manage the Lyme. He has gotten a lot better. And little did he or his parents know he had some incredib...

On episode 76 of Drive to Compete Carey met with Ross Bentley - World renowned driver, coach, and creator of all things "Speed Secrets". If you're into racing, you've heard of Ross Bentley. I was so excited to have Ross on my show. I wanted to learn more about him so that's what we covered in this first interview. He's done so much in racing and has helped so many other d...

On episode 75 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Drew Sparks - Executive Director of Greenpower USA - a racing organization for kids. https://www.greenpowerusa.net Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, transportation, and maintenance work on a variety of racecars in the Austin area. On the same site since 2003, located...

On episode 71 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Brazilian driver Celso Neto. Celso started racing karts at age 6 but soon moved up to cars at age 14. He's been dominant in every series he's raced in and now he's racing The Civic Type-R in the TC class in the GT World Challenge for Skip Barber Racing. He podiumed in both of the races he entered this weekend. Our sponsor for this episo...

On this episode of the Women's Motorsports Network -- Melinda catches up with Speedway Motorsports CEO, Jessica Fickenscher. Jessica shares the challenges and successes from the All Star Race at North Wilkesboro, and what it means to be the Chief Experience Officer.

On episode 70 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Willem Van Walsum. I met Willem at the SRO GT World Challenge at COTA where he was supporting the Skip Barber Racing team. He's on his third week working with Skip Barber. He helped explain how he uses data taken from the cars to design improvements for the cars. I also caught him in a lively conversation about Q-in and Q-out (what's the be...

On episode 114 of Inside the SCCA we continue our series of shows previewing the 50th Solo Nationals. Our guest on this episode is Solo Nationals 100%er Sue Anderson. Not sure what a 100%er is -- you'll have to tune in to find out! Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! Our coverage of the 50th SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln is presented by Mazda Mot...

Our guest on Episode 80 of Inside ChampCar is Chris Huggins from Pinkies Out racing. Chris is the only car owner to win four VIR 24 Hour Races in a row. Chris is also the VP of ChampCar's Board of Directors. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports broadcaster and producer Brian Bielanski and ChampCar's director of ma...

On episode 69 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Walker Kemp. He met Walker at the SRO GT World Challenge at COTA where he was supporting the Skip Barber Racing team. He's responsible for one of the TCA cars. He shares some of the responsibilities that he has for the car and the team. The story of how he got into motorsports is humbling. He started working at a shop at age 16, sweeping floors...

On episode 67 or Driven to Compete Carey met with Todd Coleman - Todd races an Aston Martin GT4 now, but started in the Ferarri Challenge. Todd was so much fun to chat with. He is a gregarious guy and so positive despite a rough start to the season. He's got a great story about what he had to do to acquire his racing license in time for his first season of racing. He also shared some super int...