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THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: On episode 139 of Inside the SCCA we talk about getting it done no matter the challenge. Edwin Liu is our guest. He autocrosses an Acura NSX. There is VERY little room in an NSX... but he's figured out a way to get everything to the events without towing -- or even having a friend bring some stuff for him. It's the ultimate "when there's a will there&...

Joining Brian and Bill on episode 92 of Inside ChampCar is Chris Rallo. He does a bit of everything for the National Championship-winning Porsche Boxster. He drives the rigs, does all the computer stuff, driver coaching, and strategy, and he was the fueler on one of the IMSA TCR cars. He also does some of the shop work. He prepped the #10 personally all year, which finished in the top 10 of every...

On episode 138 of Inside the SCCA we dig into Club Spec -- the SCCA's dual car multi-discipline spec car program. The details about Mustang and MX-5 builds are out and Heyward Wagner is going to join us to answer some of the questions that are coming out about the new program, the cars, the builds and the costs. Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible!...

On episode 127 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Jerry Kaufman. I caught up with Jerry at the WRL race at VIR. Jerry is the driver of the #147 for Morehead Speeds Works in WRL. I discovered that Jerry and I know many of the same people. He has a story that was pretty unbelievable. He's won a race while his car was being towed into the paddock by a wrecker. You have to hear how that unfo...

Our guest on episode 91 of Inside ChampCar is Donnie Girard -- He's the chief mechanic for the RVA Graphics & Wraps BMW. 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 t...

On episode 126 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with David Fusco. When David isn't making his customers happy with his Italian restaurants, he's racing. David is a driver in the WRL and he also races karts in the Atlanta area. The day I caught up with him, his team had just taken 2nd place in their class at VIR, but not without a pretty scary moment in the pits. He shares the story with...

On episode 130 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Chris Kern - Chris is a long time member of the SCCA and currently the race chairman for his local division. 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 acros...

On episode 125 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Homer. Homer - is the commentator for the Right Trailers Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals. I learned something from Homer - that the smallest package wins. Just the opposite of what I thought, but he explains. Homer was a ball of energy telling me all about drag racing and the different races that he announces and the rules for dra...

On episode 129 of Driven to Compete Carey met Buck and Tammi Entriken - Buck has been racing since 1968 and Tammi is an accomplished autocross racer in the SCCA. 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 acr...

On episode 124 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Tim White. Tim does all kinds of motorsports in several different disciplines and organizations. He's raced in Grid Life, SCCA, and the One Lap of America. Tim is a Solo and ProSolo veteran in the SCCA. He drives a Cayman this year but he's usually in a Street Mod car He's also a very popular guy at the Solo nationals each year in Linc...

On episode 128 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Mike Gorman and Zack Barfield. Both of these guys are part of Open Throttle Racing. Mike owns it and races and Zack races for the team in WRL. They are doing very well this year and are very high up in the points for their classes. Mike explains how he helps new drivers get on the track and Zack shares more about his racing experience. Our sp...

On episode 123 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Mike Casino. Mike used to drag race so he's comfortable with the christmas tree format for the ProSolo but he has 10+ years of experience in all Solo events. He's won a national championship in his SSP Corvette but now he's running a '22 BRZ in D-Street. Since this was my first Solo event, Mike did a great job of running me through...

On episode 122 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Velma and Raleigh Boreen and Jeff Cox. All three have been instrumental to the growth of autocross in the SCCA and continue to be driving forces for it's growth. Raleigh and Velma co-drive a Camaro and Jeff drives a GT500 Mustang. Raleigh and Velma work closely with the SCCA and for many events, they are part of the staff. Raleigh started...

On episode 120 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Jason Parker. Jason's official title is game master for Tech For Troops. Tech For Troops is dedicated to empowering Veterans and their family with computers, skills, and Information Technology (IT) work force training. Jason has overcome several obsticals of his own as a vet suffering after serving. They host an iRacing league and other gaming...

On episode 119 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Leann Falk. You need to hear this story. I've known Leann for over 2 years and I didn't know 10% of what she told me during the interview. She has so much racing experience but the most impressive thing is her determination to be a driver and to race. The things she did to support her passion for racing will make you second guess on if you...

On episode 118 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Bryan Heitman. Bryan drives a MX-5 Global Cup car. He has been on a super accelerated learning curve in just under 2 years. In that short time he started tracking his car and then he and his buddies all bought Covid simulators and raced each other in MX-5 simulator cars in iRacing. They fell in love with the sim version of the car so they all boug...

On episode 116 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Peter Zekert. Peter's first race in his B-Spec car was earlier in the day I interviewed him. But he's been racing in the SCCA for years in GT Lite, GT4, and GT5s since the early 80s. He's got some very interesting stories from when he spent 15 years as a high threat driving instructor for the US military and special forces. You won&#39...

On episode 117 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Stewart Black. Stewart drives a Chevy Sonic and that makes a lot of sense since he owns Bill Black Chevrolet & Cadillac. I met Stewart on the track in the B-Spec a couple of years ago, but since then he's also gotten into GT2 with a Corvette. He's still working through the kinks in the Corvette, so until then, he jumped back into his S...

On episode 137 of Inside the SCCA our guests are Randy Bish and Christian Korey -- drivers of a H-Street Crown Vic that was in a heated battle to stay out of last place with yours truly at this year's Solo Nationals. We had a blast... and their "Meme Street" concept is epitome of "fun with cars". Note: This episode includes some adult language. Partners - A big thank you to...

On Episode 90 of Inside ChampCar -- Chris Sneed joins us as he is preparing to release the much anticipated ChampCar VIR24 documentary. For more information on the doc "The 24 Hours of VIR" go to Chris' Instagram or TikTok pages... @TheChrisSneed will get you to both. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports bro...

On episode 121 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Jeff Banker. Jeff has been working flagging and communications (F&C) at tracks for 30 years. He's seen it all and has been in the seat closest to the action without actually being in the car. He's a F&C chief for several different racing organizations. If you are at Road Atlanta, look him up. Our sponsor for this episode is Ch...

THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE SCCA: On episode 136 of Inside the SCCA our guest is Stu Cowitt. Stu is a long time member who has held a bunch of positions in the club from Flag Marshal to Flag Chief and now he's a Steward. We go behind the scenes to talk about how stewards operate on a race weekend. Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! Race-Keeper is the...

On episode 89 of Inside ChampCar, we're talking to Nate Gardiner, a racer and the guy behind Premium Dudes, a team with an awesome BMW E30 race car. We'll chat about the tough job of being a dad, building race cars, and running a racing team, all at the same time. Inside ChampCar is the weekly deep dive into the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series. Hosted by veteran sports broadcaster a...

On episode 135 of Inside the SCCA Presented by Goodyear Racing Tires -- is our 2023 Runoffs Award Show. Roll out the red carpet -- we're going to hand out some hardware! We'll be giving away 13 awards -- 4 for each day of action at the Runoffs. The categories: Women on Track, Under25, Veteran Racer, and Perseverance. Then our final award is the 2023 Gee Dubb Henderson Award of Excellence....

On episode 88 of Inside Champcar we chat with Lee Muhleman from Daring Greatly Racing. We talk about what it's like to drive Grand Dad's Cadillac. This is the quote that was the inspiration for the team name Daring Greatly Racing. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belo...