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On episode 111 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Bill Collins. Bill has only raced 3 events in B-Spec and is already up-to-speed with many of the other drivers. He drives a Mazda2. He spent several years running the Corvette in the SCCA T2 class but wanted to a different class that was cheaper but just as much fun, which led him to B-Spec. Over the years he's done some circle track and ice r...

On episode 115 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Mark Goodman. Mark is driving a B-Spec Mini Cooper. This is only his 3rd race weekend in the Mini but he spent a long time in Spec Racers. He started racing in 1989 and he's just one year away from his 40th anniversary in the SCCA. He's also raced Show Room Stock, RX7 endurance cars in ChumpCar, and Forumla cars. Our sponsor for this episo...

On episode 114 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Kevin Stuckey. Kevin grew up coming to Road America with his uncle and now he's racing on it. He shares his top secret best spectator spot at Road America. He just started racing in 2021. He shares the great memories he's had with his uncle including going together to the 2021 runoffs. He's raced in a Honda Fit and is now in a Chevy So...

On episode 110 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Steve Kaster. Steve lives in Green Bay, about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Road America. He drives a Ford Fiesta. We talk about our favorite track, Road America. He started in ChumpCar and rented a Miata. Other than that, he had only done 1 track day before jumping into racing cars. He raced lots of things as a kid including BMX and Motocross but ha...

On episode 134 of Inside the SCCA Presented by Goodyear Racing Tires we catch up with three drivers at the 2023 Runoffs. First up is Austin Bradshaw... he overcame an early week wreck to finish 6th in EP. Then we talk with John Brakke who competed in his 40th Runoffs race finishing 2nd in EP. Finally we caught up with the first Inside the SCCA Mystery Guest -- Taylor Hyatt -- she might have had th...

On episode 134 of Inside the SCCA Presented by Goodyear Racing Tires we catch up with three drivers at the 2023 Runoffs. First up is Austin Bradshaw... he overcame an early week wreck to finish 6th in EP. Then we talk with John Brakke who competed in his 40th Runoffs race finishing 2nd in EP. Finally we caught up with the first Inside the SCCA Mystery Guest -- Taylor Hyatt -- she might have had th...

On episode 109 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Rob Conners. Rob lives about 45 minutes from Road America. He drives a 2009 Honda Fit. He's only been racing in B-Spec since 2022. He used to race STU cars before B-Spec. He's worked as crew and mechanic for quite a few years before STU. But he's also got experience in SVRA, ChampCar, PCA, and One Lap of America. And he just start...

On episode 114 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Kevin Stuckey. Kevin grew up coming to Road America with his uncle and now he's racing on it. He shares his top secret best spectator spot at Road America. He just started racing in 2021. He shares the great memories he's had with his uncle including going together to the 2021 runoffs. He's raced in a Honda Fit and is now in a Chevy So...

On episode 87 of Inside ChampCar we catch up with Andy Cossick. The Ohio-based driver goes racing with his family in a Saturn. 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...

On episode 108 of Drive to Compete Carey sat down with SCCA B-Spec driver Paul Stephan. Paul drives a 2010 Honda Fit and has been racing in B-Spec for just over 2 years. He came from STU before that and he's also done some ChampCar racing. He also shared his story about winning the Tail of the Dragon race and another time he had to pull the fire suppression lever because his car was on fire. O...

In Episode 113 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Joe and Joey Rainey. Joe and Joey are a father son combo racing Mazda MX-5's in the SCCA, prepping for the MX-5 Cup with IMSA. They are from Arizona where they are avid members of a local car club. They run Audi GT4s there and have been pushing cars on the track for a few years. They had a packed schedule at Road America because they both...

On episode 112 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with David and Chris Daughtery. I don't know if there is anyone in the SCCA who doesn't know the name David Daughtery. He's won national championships in more than one class for something like 12-13 national championships. David has raced just about everything. Chris has done a lot of Kart racing and dirt racing (he explains how he end...

On Episode 107 of Driven to Compete Carey sat down with Mark Petronis. Mark was in a car on fire for over 3 minutes and survived. Mark is the owner of AMT Motorsport be has also has an amazing story of survival. Without his safety equipment and the heroics of emergency personnel and his friend, he might not be alive today. Listen in to his riveting story and take some advice about being prepared....

Episode 133 of Inside the SCCA is a brief chat with SCCA President and CEO Mike Cobb. We caught up for a few minutes as this year's Runoffs wrapped up. We chatted about the new B-Spec deal, his thoughts looking ahead to 2024... and the Runoffs return to Road America next year. Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! ---- Our Coverage of the 2022 and 2...

Bill and Brian discuss this week's financial news from ChampCar and the upcoming race event at Road America. 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 86 of Inside ChampCar - Laura O'Rourke, ChampCar Registration talks about registration stuff 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,...

On episode 106 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Cricket. Cricket is a hard working dude. He's got multiple jobs in addition to supporting race teams as a mechanic and he's finally put himself into a position to do some Spec Miata racing himself. Even with a small amount of experience behind the wheel, he's already doing really well racing. If you want to hear a story of someone work...

On Episode 130 of Inside the SCCA we look back at the 2023 SCCA Runoffs with a member of the Runoffs announce team, Tom O'Gorman. In addition to talking about this year's event, he tells his story about how he went from Solo driver to professional racing.... and how that led to announcing. Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! Our Coverage of th...

Bill Snow joins us a few days out from The Beaver River Grand Prix at PittRace. Will the Neons rule the day? 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,...

On episode 105 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Bryon Prokopf. Bryon and Carey share something in common. The Mazda2 B-Spec car that he currently owns used to be a car that he raced. He actually bought it from Carey's race team owner Chris Taylor at the runoffs at Indy in 2021, right after I raced it at Indy. The unfortunate thing was that Carey added some damage to the car because of a spi...

On episode 104 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Rob Piekarczyk. Rob is a super nice guy who also happens to drive very fast. I caught up with Rob at the June Sprints at Road America where he set the fastest lap of the weekend. Rob started his adventures in motorsports in autocross in college, then went into karting for a bit, then Show Room Stock, then Touring 3, then Spec Miata, then Super Tou...

On episode 103 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Brendan Kaczmarek. My conversation with Brendan was super interesting. He's been contracted by the SCCA to produce the live broadcasts of their Super Tour races. They stream live from the track with 12 cameras (that he personally places) around the track and they can also capture in-car video during the races. If you've ever wanted to know...

On episode 102 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Mark Greene. Mark is the Founder, Host, and Producer of Cars Yeah, a four-day-a-week podcast with over 2,300 interviews. The mission behind Cars Yeah is the mantra: Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™. Mark’s goal is to inspire automotive enthusiasts by interviewing inspiring automotive enthusiasts and sharing their stories of success. Mark is also...

In episode 101 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Will Lambros after yet another podium for him in the TCA class in the SRO GT World Challenge at VIR. He shares a bit about the race and he's looking forward to another chance to podium at Road America. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing Chris Taylor Racing Services is a longtime provider of storage, transportation, and mainten...

On episode 100 of Driven to Compete Carey met with Tyler Gonzalez. I caught Tyler on the very busy weekend for him at VIR for the SRO GT World Challenge. He races in 2 classes, the GR Cup and in GT4. He had just won a super competitive Sunday finale race for GR Cup just before sitting down with me. And he shares his favorite spot to pass at VIR. Our sponsor for this episode is Chris Taylor Racing...