The Racing Network

On episode 54 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Matt Smothermon. Even though I met Matt at his first ever wheel to wheel race, he already has some incredible experience. He's working with an organization that has allowed Matt to go to the Skip Barber Racing School and he's played integral roles as a volunteer for the Skip Barber organization. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Ta...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: On episode 110 of Inside the SCCA we catch up with 3-time SCCA National Champion Danny Steyn. Not only is he a super fast race car driver... he's had a remarkable career as a photographer... and he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive giveaways, Livestream Q&As and more: patreon....

On episode 77 of Inside ChampCar -- Winner of everything, except a TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series overall win, Todd Buras and team finally takes the overall at Sebring. 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...

On episode 53 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Charlie Vehle. Charlie might hold the record for number of years racing of the folks that I've interviewed so far, but as I know and what every tells me, he's a bad ass in the car. Charlie is such a cool guy to hang out with and race against. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtim...

On episode 52 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Jonathan Wickert. Jonathan worked together with his identical twin brother to build their B-Spec cars and they are already looking for what to build next. He's a great example of someone who just dug in and figured stuff out. He's a huge proponent of growing the B-Spec class and he's shared his complete build list for his 2012 Chev...

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On episode 51 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Connor Zilisch. Connor is in high demand as a professional driver. He races just about everything but I ran into him racing a Spec Miata at VIR. Find out what it takes to be a 16-year-old pro. Much respect. https://www.facebook.com/ConnorZilischRacing Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longti...

On episode 50 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Mike Skeen. Mike is an amazing professional driver with some huge accomplishments and big plans for the future. He's already won the Baja 1000 and Pike's Peak. He's constantly traveling to race or to coach drivers. Find out how he started his career. https://www.mikeskeen.com/ Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Ch...

Episode 109 of Inside the SCCA we continue our series of shows previewing the 50th Solo Nationals. Our guests are SCCA Hall of Famers Bob and Patty Tunnel, Kathy Barnes and Karen Babb. Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive giveaways, Livestream Q&As and more: patreon.com/racingwirenetwork 📹 GREATEST HITS: Flagging 101: THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: FILL THIS IN ...

On episode 76 of Inside ChampCar Bill and I celebrate Independence Day -- looking back at The Senator 14-Hour at Sebring presented by UUC Motorwerks. 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...

On episode 49 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Melinda Russell. I had such a great conversation hearing Melinda's story and passion for women in motorsports. If you are a woman and would like to know more about motorsports, you need to connect with her. She's on just about every platform. https://iwmanation.com Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racin...

On episode 48 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Jasper Drengler. Jasper has over 100 wins to his name and has raced all kinds of cars in just about every racing organization. But his most recent accomplishment was officially racing in all 50 states with plans to race many more places internationally. You've got to hear his story. Visit is FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/23182618...

On episode 47 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Bill Fischer. Bill and his family started from ground zero 6 years ago and now have a successful racing organization helping people who never thought they would ever race - to get into a racecar. He also co-hosts a very popular racing podcast called Garage Heroes in Training. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Ra...

On episode 7 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Kent Carter. Kent is a veteran racer who currently races in the SCCA in the B-spec class. He's done it all over the years. 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 sin...

Title Meet William Keeling - Spec Miata SCCA driver ---------------------------------------------- Description On Episode 46 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with William Keeling. William is from the Houston area and has been racing for several years. He had a scary accident that kept him from racing for a couple of years but he came back. But this will be his final year racing his spec Miata.....

On episode 45 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Michael Pettiford. Michael has been racing just about everything for over 38 years and he started his racing school 38 years ago. They can help clients gain their competition licenses for cars or motorcycles. Michael really started going fast in motorcycles. He's a very accomplished driver. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Raci...

On Episode 108 of Inside the SCCA we are joined by F3 Driver Nicole Havrda. Nicole is the current points leader in the Formula Pro USA Western Championship. Many of those races are run in conjunction with SCCA races on the West Coast. Nicole has also competed internationally. Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive giveaways, Livestream Q&As and more: patreon.com/ra...

Inside ChampCar Podcast - Bliss Racing wins F at CMP Inside ChampCar After their F-Class win on Saturday at the Carolina Grand Prix at Carolina Motorsports Park in the Bliss Racing Mazda Miata, George Bliss, Jeff Bliss, and Jeremy Albert talk about how to take a stock Miata to the top even while sitting in the paddock. https://www.facebook.com/BlissRacing Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive in...

On episode 44 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Joe Gersch. Joe is out of Conroe Texas and races his Yaris in the B-Spec class in the SCCA. He's been going to the track since he was 10 years old and for the past 50 years he's only missed a handful of the June Sprints at Road America. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime prov...

On episode 43 of Drive to Compete Carey sat down with Rafa Martinez. Rafa is out of Houston Texas and has developed an expansive racing orgainzation in just a few short years. Listen in to hear about his upcoming racing season in Europe and his expansion plans for the Rafa racing facilities and organization. www.rafaracing.club Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Raci...

On episode 42 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with John Phillips. What a pleasure talking to a guy that I've raced against and to learn more about his past. He's been involved in racing for over 40 years. He's won the national championship for B-Spec and he's drived on just about every track, in just about every car, for multiple racing santioning bodies. Everyone knows and res...

In Episode 9 of Driven to Compete Carey was excited to sit down with Shaun McKenzie.  He is currently the director of promotions and marketing for BMW CCA Club Racing but he's also held numerous positions in the club over the years. Shaun has been a member of the BMW CCA Genesee Valley Chapter since 1999. Shaun started racing his #839 CMOD E46 in 2010. He has been a fixture at the BMW CCA race...

Episode 107 of Inside the SCCA we continue our series of shows previewing the 50th Solo Nationals. Our guest is SCCA Hall of Famer and Multi-time Solo Nationals Champion Roger Johnson.

On Episode 41 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Jim Drago. Jim is a two time national SCCA spec Miata champion and he's also won nationals in NASA and can always be found at the front of any race. He's been racing for 20 years and owns East Street Racing which supports a number of drivers. If you have a Miata question, Jim is your guy. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Ra...

On episode 74 of Inside ChampCar we talk with a guy who has driven everything from dirt and asphalt ovals to endurance road racing... and he has one of the coolest day jobs out there. Stephen Cox is one of the hosts of the Mecum Auto Auctions shows. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports broadcaster and producer Brian Biela...