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Episode 99 of Inside the SCCA is a preview of this weekend's SCCA Super Tour event at Thunderhill. My guest is Prototype 1 driver Jim Devenport. Jim is currently third in the 2023 P1 point standings. He won Round 4 at Circuit of the Americas and he swept rounds 5 and 6 at Buttonwillow. 🦺 INSIDE THE SCCA MERCH: COMING SOON! Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive gi...

Episode 67 of Inside ChampCar is Behind the Wheel with RJ Till: Exploring the Thrills and Challenges of Endurance Racing. From ChumpCar to the World Racing League, RJ Till has gone from working pit lane at ChumpCar to running one of North America's fastest-growing endurance racing series. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran...

In episode 13 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Mike Sewell from Atlanta. Mike is the chief instructor for the BMW CCA club race school and he's been racing for 5-6 years with BMW CCA. 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 th...

On Episode 12 of Driven to Compete Carey sits down with Justin Pizzullo. Justin literally just went through, and passed, the BMW CCA club race school to get his competitor license. But Justin is already deeply involved with racing. He was at VIR supporting his dad's race and it won't be long before we see Justin racing wheel-to-wheel. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing. Ch...

In episode 12 of Driven to Compete Carey talked with David Harrison. David helps run the club race school for BMW CCA and he's also a long-time driver in BMW CCA. 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, locat...

Carey talks with Charlie Valdez. Charlie and his family are dear friends. Charlie is an AMAZING driver, successful race team owner/manager, full-time student at UNC Charlotte, driving coach, and one of the nicest dudes I know. Managed and operated by Charlie Valdez, Valdez Motorsport has become a successful one-stop shop for drivers across the country. Charlie has experience driving and crewing fo...

In episode 11 of Driven to Compete Carey sits down with Charles Harding. He's been racing cars for years and currently drives an E46 M3 in the C modified class in BMW CCA. It was great to get his story. 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...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: Episode 98 of Inside the SCCA is the next installment of our SCCA 101 series -- Start Stand 101. Our guest is CalClub Chief of Starters Tracy Cain. 🦺 INSIDE THE SCCA MERCH: COMING SOON! 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...

Kyle Fegley is one of the original ChumpCar racers with Schumacher Taxi and other teams. 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, and crew....

Today I sat down with Carrie Wurz. She is the general manager at Bimmerworld and has worked there for 16 years. She's also a racer with the BMW CCA. It was great to get her story about her connection with the racing world. 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 rac...

Episode 97 of Inside the SCCA is a conversation with 6-Time Runoffs Champion Jesse Prather. We will talk about his storied career as a driver and car prep guru. We'll also talk about what it takes to go fast at Hallett.

On episode 65 of Inside ChampCar -- The Black Flag: The ultimate penalty in auto racing. Stories from Jimmie Letchworth, ChampCars' Black Flag Enforcer. 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 rac...

Episode 96 of Inside the SCCA was the first installment of my Racers Roundtable. I've always said that I should be the sole arbiter of what's interesting so tonight I invited Gabe Fehribach, Paul Jensen, and Trevor Hermance on the show to talk about whatever they wanted to talk about. I didn't know what their topics were until after we started the show. Our three topics... the Super To...

Inside ChampCar Episode 64 - Sean Casey of Fetterhund Motorsports talks about his travels and racing in ChampCar 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 own...

On episode 95 of Inside the SCCA we preview this weekends Hoosier Racing Tires SCCA Super Tour from Virginia International Raceway with our superstar last minute fill-in guest Gregg Ginsberg. Big thanks to Gregg for pulling guest duty after our guest had to cancel at the last minute.

On episode 63 or Inside ChampCar we talk to this band of Florida mechanical engineers who have built a low-boost Porsche 944 that dominated the number one position at the Hawk Performance Daytona 14-Hour. The Floridiots, long-time ChumpCar/ChampCar racers, finally win at the year's biggest race. Take a seat on the couch, and let's tell some stories. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive...

Inside ChampCar Less than a week from the start of the annual Hawk Performance Daytona 14-Hour endurance auto race. On episode 62 we sit down with Speedway Creations Justin Devane. They have a D-Class 1994 Pontiac Firebird entered in this classic banked oval road course race. Will this be the year that a Pontiac takes the win? Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar...

This week on episode 94 of Inside the SCCA we talk about racing simulators -- and the difference between a gaming sim and a driver training tool. Our guest is Matt McGivern from Spark Virtual Racing. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPWw4nE_NpE https://www.drivesvr.com/ https://blayze.io/

Our guest on episode 61 of Inside ChampCar is Andrew Sides. He's a member of the ChampCar tech staff, a ChampCar driver, US Navy submariner. 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 h...

In episode 93 of Inside the SCCA we do a deep dive (pun maybe intended) into the saga of the Buttonwillow Super Tour. Mother Nature clashed with the racing gods and the racing gods won. SCCA's Kevin Coulter, Cal Club's Mark Smith and I talk about the mega effort that went into reconfiguring the track to go racing after a section of the racing surface was turned into a lake. #scca #funwithcars #rac...

On Episode 60 of Inside ChampCar Zinnia Hathiram joins us after a fun weekend at Harris Hill, where she drove the K-series-powered Honda Insight. Zinnia is one of the resident young hot shoes at Harris Hill.    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...

This week on episode 92 of Inside the SCCA we talk about the upcoming Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour at Road Atlanta. Our guest is reigning FE2 National Champion and rising star Bailey Monette.

Inside ChampCar Episode 59 | Jason Kennedy from Sparrow Speed joins us from Northern Virginia. Sparrow Speed is one of the few OG ChumpCar/ChampCar race teams going all the back to 2010!   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....

On episode 91 of Inside the SCCA -- we begin our month long tribute to the women who are such a big part of the SCCA. SCCA's Women on Track initiative honors 31 women during the month of March -- which is Women's History Month.  One of this year's honorees is Dee Schweikle. She's a three time Solo National Champion and she's a 100 Percenter.  That means she's competed at every Solo Natio...

RacingWire Minute Feb. 28, 2023