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On Episode 26 of Drive to Compete Carey sat down with Dean Lambros. Dean is a 17-year-old racing phenom who's been racing since he was 5. He races and works for Skip Barber and he's about to start college and he'll be playing Division I football. He's a great example of someone who developed his skills through the Skip Barber racing school and organization. Our sponsor for this epi...

On episode 5 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Austin, TX driver Travis Wiley. He's currently enrolled at UNC Charlotte in mechanical engineering but he's been racing for years. Travis is an experienced US National Karting driver and he's currently driving Spec Miata at NASA and SCCA races. He's got a really cool story and high aspirations. Today's episode is sponsored b...

Rev up your engines and tune in to Women's Motorsports Network for a captivating conversation between host Melinda Russell and guest Lori Waran, the trailblazing track president at Richmond. Lori shares her journey to becoming the first female track president in 76 years for NASCAR and emphasizes the importance of networking and staying connected throughout her career. Listen in as she discuss...

In episode 24 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Greg Sproles. Greg races in the BMW CCA but he's taking a bit of time off to get back to 100% health, but he was just cleared to help instruct with the BMW CCA club race school. He's also got a very emotional story about his son and a great story overall related to racing. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Tayl...

Episode 102 of Inside the SCCA is a spotters guide of sorts to people involved in the year's Indy 500 with ties to the SCCA. Stick around until the end because there's a really cool story about the little team that could... and a former Runoffs driver turned Indy 500 mechanic.

Bill Strong hosts episode 70 of Inside ChampCar. We talk about this past weekend's race at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit. 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 w...

On episode 23 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Blair Deffenbaugh. Blair is a fellow B-Spec racer in the SCCA. He's been racing for 11 years and he just came off an incredible performance at VIR with a win and a 2nd place. Blair is a super nice guy and you should listen in to his story. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provi...

On episode 22 of Drive to Compete Carey sat down with Billy Glavin. Billy and his dad Bill both own Jr. III Racing based out of Mooresville NC. He's been drawn to motorsports since he was a teenager and has held some very impressive positions over the years. Now he races and runs a very successful race program in several different amateur and pro organizations. He's got an impressive story...

On episode 21 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Alex Phelps. Alex is literally a lifelong member of the SCCA and has been deeply involved in the racing world his entire life. He has his own company and he also works on special projects for the Skip Barber organization. And he's a very successful racer. I wish we would have had more time to hear more of his stories. Our sponsor for this...

Meet Zack Barnes - Driver - Atlanta ---------------------------------------------- Description Zack Barnes is a dedicated member of SCCA Houston Region who has been actively engaged in the Solo community for close to two decades, both at the local and national level. Over the years, Zack has contributed his time and energy to various volunteering initiatives within his Region. Additionally, he pre...

“I started realizing that there still is a big hole of you know, in motorsports of women, women of color, diversity in general.” Michelle Della Penna Empowering Women and Diversity in Motorsports Get ready to rev your engines with the Women’s Motorsports Network Podcast! Hosted by founder Melinda Russell, each episode provides you with all the latest news and excitement in the world of motorsports...

On episode 20 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Scott Reiman. Scott has been racing since 2006 and has always been deeply involved with BMW CCA. Now he's the current chairman of the club racing arm of the BMW CCA. He is also an instructor in the BMW CCA racing school. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, tra...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: Episode 101 of Inside the SCCA we start our series of shows previewing the 50th Solo Nationals. Our guest is SCCA Hall of Famer, 100%er, and historian Rocky Entriken. 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: FI...

Our guest on episode 69 of Inside ChampCar is Mitch Garner of Fox Shoddy Racing. We talk about racing at Hallett and in the mid-west. 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 a...

On episode 19 or Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Adam Roberts. Adam is the race team manager for Skip Barber. He supports a host of cars across a number of racing organizations for Skip Barber. He's also an avid and successful racer. Listen in to hear his story and all the cool things happening at Skip Barber. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Servi...

On Episode 18 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Will Lambros. Will races for and works for Skip Barber Racing. He's super talented at 19 years old but he's been racing since he was 6. He races Legend cars, spec Miatas, Formula 4 cars, and now he's driving in the Pirelli World Challenge in the Honda Civic CI. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racin...

Meet Will Harris - Driver & president Peachtree Chapter BMW CCA On episode 17 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Will Harris. Will was literally the first new person that I met during my visit to VIR and he's one of the most hospitable guys I've ever met. Without Will's help, I wouldn't have had a place to sleep at the track. He's fairly new to racing but he's jum...

On Episode 2 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Chris Taylor. Chris has been involved in racing since he was a kid. Now he owns his own race team and still finds time to drive. Chris owns and operates www.christaylorracing.com  He builds and supports race cars and their drivers. He instructs drivers. And he races and rents out race cars for his own race team which competes nationwide in the...

Rev your engines for Drag-N-Drive World Championship Are you a fan of motorsports? Then the Women's Motorsports Network BONUS EPISODE with Drag-N-Drive's Michael Narx is just what you're looking for! Host Melinda Russell interviews Michael Narx, who runs Drag-N-Drive.com. The platform covers a community of racers and their co-pilots who load up their race cars and everything they need...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: Episode 100 of Inside the SCCA is a preview of this weekend's SCCA Super Tour event at Portland International Raceway. My guest is E Production driver Austin Bradshaw. Austin began his career at ten training in karts up until earning his SCCA Competition License in 2017. In three short years of racing he has been able to win multiple National SCCA Majors Tour even...

Our guest on episode 68 of Inside ChampCar is none other than CEO and President Dana Morrison. He gets us caught up on a bunch of stuff happening with the series... and takes a unexpected questions when Brian goes off topic! 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 d...

In episode 16 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Terry Elliott who was visiting VIR from his home in Canada. Terry races in the BMW CCA. He started racing in 2019 and hasn't slowed down, except for the temporary difficulties for a Canadian with the Covid border shut-downs. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage,...

On episode 15 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Sean McKay who races in the IP class in a BMW E36 M3 in the BMW CCA. Sean has been on the track since 2009 and has a great story. Sean also wanted to give a shout-out to his racing mentor Ray Korman from https://kormanautoworks.com Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of stora...

On episode 14 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Phil Wurz. Phil is the operations manager at Bimmerworld and he's also a long-time racer in BMW CCA currently racing a Spec E46 BMW. Phil also does a good deal of ChampCar racing. 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 va...

On episode 2 of Driven to Compete Carey talks with Stephanie Anderson. Stephanie has an amazing story about pursuing her passion for racing and is a great example for anyone else who's willing to put in the work and the time to chase their dreams. Stephanie is based out of Dallas and races in the SCCA in the B-spec class. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Chris Taylor Racing...