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| Thursday, July 29th 2010 | |||
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Danny Serrano tells Mike how he is feeling and looks ahead to the Friends of Mike race this weekend. He talked a little about the man they are honoring at New Egypt, why he wanted to keep his memory alive and how much people have helped to make this show bigger every year.
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Willy Decker talked with Mike about the last time he came to Fonda and what he had with him on Tuesday. He also told him what broke on Sunday at Utica Rome, how nice it is to be running for a real nice purse and why the Thunder on the Thruway series appealed to him.
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Matt DeLorenzo came into the night as the Modified point leader at the Fonda Speedway and talked about a recent illness. He told Mike when he started to feel badly, how much he enjoys the stretch of big money races and how tough it is to balance work & racing.
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Larry Wight spoke about the work they had to do to get a pair of cars ready for Tuesday at Fonda. He told Mike about the pair of brothers who helped him get the Modified set up for the track, compared Fonda to some other racetracks he knows and explained how hard it can be to switch from one type of racecar to another.
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Earl Pearson Jr. was a long way from home and talked about his trip to race in New York State this week with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series. He wondered what the racetrack would do later on, thought back to his trip up north last year and how much he enjoys coming to new racetracks.
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Stewart Friesen met Mike in victory lane and spoke about winning his first ever Modified feature at Fonda. He talked about how much the win meant to him, how close he has come in the past and looked ahead to racing again on Thursday at Utica Rome.
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Dan Kaszubinski talked about the hustling they did to get his car ready for Saturday’s 360 Sprint Car show at Rolling Wheels. He also told me about the last minute stuff they did, explained why they took a weekend before off and updated me on how he is handling the burnout factor.
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Bobby Breen told me what he saw at Rolling Wheels when he pushed off to put heat in the motor. He talked about the need to be fast early on as time trials & hot laps were together, how much he likes the set up they put in the car and described the work they are doing to help kids.
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Tim Kelly came into Saturday at Rolling Wheels 4th in the ASCS Patriot points and talked about his hopes for later in the day. He told me about some of the struggles he had had this year, the wrecks he has been involved in and the need for some good racing luck.
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Jason Rood told me what happened two weeks ago at Utica Rome that led to a DNQ finish. He talked about the help his fellow racers offered to fix the problem, what they did in the meantime to make sure it does not happen again and what it felt like in the car when it happened.
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Jim Nagle told me how his season has been going at Utica Rome and the win his car got at Fonda. He talked about the type of track condition he prefers, explains how David Towns got into his car for a night and what he learned from watching it win.
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Andy Fisk evaluates the state of the DIRTcar Stock Car class and offers his thoughts on the future. He also talked about the increased cost to the cars over the years, how tough it is to off set the cost of racing and why purse increases are tough to justify when car counts are low.
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| Wednesday, July 28th 2010 | |||
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Bubba Broderick talks about how well his season is going and why he changed chassis manufacturers for 2010. He also spoke about how cool it is to have a pair of A-Main wins under his belt, how well he & his crew chief are communicating and what the guy behind the wheel is doing better as well.
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Ted Lamb told me why he was not taking hot laps and looked ahead to a pair of rides at Super DIRT Week. He talked about how close the racecars at his shop are to being ready to race, wonders if he’ll have one of those new cars out tomorrow night and explains why he feels good about where he’ll be in a few weeks.
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Shawn Donath offered his thoughts on Rolling Wheels and explained why he likes the track so much. He also talked about how fortunate he is to be where he is, why past experience at the track would help on this day and wonders is his extra laps would pay off.
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Kyle Moffitt tells me why we have not seen much of him this year and how he is doing racing weekly at Ohsweken. He talked about the last time he took on the touring drivers, thinks back on the last time he came to Rolling Wheels and wonders if a new setup would work at the fast 5/8 mile track.
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Pete Taylor remembers his Utica Rome win a while back and talks about what happened since then. He talked about the conditions he had on his winning night, what the car does on the other nights and wonders if he is outthinking himself a little.
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Anthony Perrego talked about his why he has trouble at the Utica Rome Speedway as he got ready for the ROC Sportsman race on Sunday. He told me where he feels he needs to get better on the ½ mile track, thought back to his last race in Vernon and how a vibration on Saturday sent him to the pits while running sixth.
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Tom Denton has been winning a lot with his Pro Stock at Utica Rome and told me the type of condition he loves. He talked about what happens when the track is heavy, what he needs to do to compensate for it and what his heat race strategy is on a weekly basis.
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Mike Welch joins our discussion on the future of Stock Cars and what he feels can keep it going. He talked about the people who knows who have cars but don’t bring them out, explains why he could not get his car back to a Pure Stock and the rule changes that made these cars basically Pro Stocks with smaller tires.
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Mike White explained why the big storm at Can Am led to him towing to Rolling Wheels on Saturday. He also told me how his season has been going up on the ½ mile track, how well the stock cars are doing up north and wondered what he would do in his first trip to Elbridge.
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| Tuesday, July 27th 2010 | |||
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Tony Veneziano reports on the World of Outlaw races from Williams Grove and Lebanon Valley. He talked about well the Pa. Posse did at defending their home turf, how one driver defied conventional logic to win on the high banks and gets ready for a three race Canadian swing.
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Chip Burdick updates me on the repairs taking place at Can Am Motorsports Park and what the weather people think did the damage. He talked about the work on the tower, the grandstands and the plans they have to reopen this weekend for three straight days of racing. I will see you there guys!
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Justin Collett evaluated how his season had been going with the URC and how an early win helped. He also remembered the last time he came to Rolling Wheels, how tough time trials were going to be and how he feels about qualifying as a group.
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Danny Creeden described the role he was filling as he worked with another race team at Utica Rome on Sunday. He also talked about his top ten finish the night before, what he feels can happen to improve the racing on Saturdays and why he switched his Friday home to Accord.
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Shayne Ely told me he picked up a win with the ASCS Patriots in his first season in a 360. He talked about what he was telling himself in the closing laps, what he was focused on when he heard racecars to his outside and why he did not get off the bottom part of the racetrack in Brockville.
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Bill Unglert talked about his move to a 360 Sprint Car and described how he has been adjusting from the 600 he drove before. He also told me about his hopes to win the Rookie of the Year award with the URC, what he raced before and how important it is to pay attention to the air as you follow another car.
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Claude Hutchings Jr. remembered his recent wins at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. He told me how well he did in the lawnmower race, who helped get him into the deal and described the car that won him first place in the drag race as well. I’ll tell you, if it has wheels, this kid can drive it!
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Ron Hawker joins our discussion on the future of Stock Cars and why he feels car counts are down. He also talked about the role of rule changes, how much different the DIRTcar Stock Car is from what he sees at other places and where he would like the rules to go in the future.
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| Monday, July 26th 2010 | |||
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Jim Rothwell told me about the laps he did get in on Saturday at Skyline and described the handling issues he had before the rains came.
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Bob Henry Jr. talked about leading laps last week in the Modified feature at Utica Rome and his one week suspension from Oswego.
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Stewart Friesen had a joke played on him last weekend by some young people from Five Mile Point and told me about the value of photoshop. Oh, good tip for you Sportsman guys here too!!!
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Mike Loney had a short night on Saturday at Five Mile Point Speedway and talked about his quest for feature win number one of the 2010 racing season.
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Pat Ward got a Modified feature win last Sunday at Utica Rome and told me how nice it was to get to the front and take the checkered flag.
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Willy Decker described how things have been going for him, how much better he is doing with his small block on Sundays and how the track grooming session at the break hurts him early.
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Jeff Leslie jumped the initial start of the first Sportsman qualifier at the Utica Rome Speedway ROC show and explained how he got back out front to win his heat.
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Steve Way got a break to win Sportsman heat number two at the Utica Rome Speedway and talked about a problem he had in the race that he was hoping to fix before the feature.
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Matt Janczuk took the win in the final ROC Sportsman heat race at the Utica Rome Speedway and told me how tough it was to stay low.
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Bobby Varin led every lap to win the 1st Modified heat race of the night at Utica Rome and described the looking around he did while he was out front.
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Ronnie Johnson explained how he got to the bottom quickly to win the second Modified heat race of the night at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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Willy Decker made a last corner pass to win his Modified heat race at Utica Rome and talked about the lines he ran on the track.
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Matt Janczuk explained how a late caution gave him the opportunity to win his first ROC Sportsman feature ever at the Utica Rome Speedway.
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Bobby Varin led all but two laps in the Modified feature on his way to a feature win at the Utica Rome Speedway and told me about his concerns about weight. Fans, you can really learn something in this clip and not just about puddles. Highly recommended as this is inside information!
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Danny Varin had a nice 3rd place finish in the 30 lap Modified feature at the Utica Rome Speedway and described the wild racing he was part of in the final laps.
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Stewart Friesen described the contact he had on the frontstretch in the 30 lap Modified feature and wondered if it hurt his car on his way to a fourth place finish.
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Brian Weaver explained how the trouble he had in turn three led to him losing two spots late to finish in fifth place in the 30 lap Modified feature at Utica Rome.
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| Sunday, July 25th 2010 | |||
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Lance Yonge tells me about some of his past at Rolling Wheels and wonders about the group time trial session that would get his Saturday started.
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Trevor Lewis talks about how well he usually does in Central New York as he got ready at Rolling Wheels and told me about his hopes to race his 410 next weekend.
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Scott Pursell explains why he did not run a lot at the beginning of the year, how he feels now and what he hoped what happen later in the day at Rolling Wheels.
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Justin Barger spoke about group time trials at Rolling Wheels and why he knew he had to get his set up right away to get a good starting spot.
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Jason Barney told me why he was hoping for hot laps, what the team was working on in the pits and wondered if he had a safe set up he could put in his Sprinter.
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Taylor Caprara evaluated how he has been doing as he sits halfway through his third season in the Street Stock division and told me why he took the trip to Rolling Wheels on Saturday.
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Blake Breen won the first heat race of the night at Rolling Wheels Raceway and talked about the rain that fell right before they got the green flag.
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Justin Barger walked me through his pass for the win in the second heat race of the night at Rolling Wheels Raceway and told me about a motor issue they had.
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Trevor Lewis took the win in the rain shortened heat race for the 360 Sprinters at Rolling Wheels Raceway and described his pass for the lead in turn four.
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Cory Reed tells race fans and race teams what to do with their wristbands and ticket stubs from the rained out 360 Sprint Car show Saturday night at Rolling Wheels.
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Jamie Christian has a new deal for this year and talked about his move from a Modified to a 305 Sprinter as he got ready for his heat race at Rolling Wheels.
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| Saturday, July 24th 2010 | |||
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Tiger Chapman tells me how the clean up is going at Can Am and their hopes to be racing again this Friday. He told me how badly damaged the facility was, how much different it looks today compared to two days ago and how fortunate it was that this did not happen on a dark race night. I hope to see you guys this Friday.
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Rich Vleck previews the big 360 Sprint Car races taking place later tonight at Rolling Wheels Raceway. He talked about some of the talent coming to this event, explains how the format will work and remembered who won the A-Main the last time this was on the card. I’ll see you later tonight Rich!
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Michael Sanchelli previewed the Hard Clay Challenge for small blocks and talked about some of the drivers who have committed to the event. He also went over the simple rules for the 40 lapper, explains why he likes small blocks so much and reminds the fans about some cool prizes they could win if they buy a program. I know I’m getting one with hopes of driving one of those Indy Cars.
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Chad Homan told me about the motor problems that have sidelined both his Modified and Micro Sprint. He talked about what he’ll do in the meantime, wonders when he’ll get back on the track and if that fresh motor will give him a late season boost. It could!
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| Friday, July 23rd 2010 | |||
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Bryan Howland talked about his recent races and looks ahead to the big 360 Sprint show at Rolling Wheels this Friday and Saturday. He told me about the crash he had at Cornwall, the keys to getting around The Fast Track and described how tough the competition will be at this two day event.
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Paul Habeck told me about the need to scale back his adrenaline in the first few laps of the race night. He talked about over driving at times, described what happens when he does that and offered up his hopes for night number one of All Star Weekend.
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Peter Britten thought back on Friday night at the Cayuga County Fair Speedway and where he feels he needs to improve. He talked about the wrong call he made for time trials, how tough it is to be behind early in the night on a series race and described the nice racetrack he saw the night before.
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Steve Gray was getting ready for his time trail at Cayuga County and summed up his season to date. He told me how fortunate he is to be leading the points at a pair of racetracks, how his knowledge of the track could help him in a no hot lap time trial session and why he is smiling more these days.
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Mike Vaughn explained why he has sold his Street Stocks and will now race a Crate Late Model instead. He talked about where he had to go to pick up a car, described some of the advice he has received from drivers who are currently in the class and where he will be racing the car. Best of luck Mike!
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