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Tuesday, November 6th 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Ryan Susice talks about his hopes to win two in a row at Black Rock as they race this Saturday.
Sam Reakes IV recaps his rookie year with the Empire Super Sprints in our first Season in Review.

It’s a big day today for our country so make sure to get out and vote for the candidate you feel will be the best fore the job whether it is for president, congress or a seat in your own backyard. Your vote is important so make sure to get out and make your voice heard.

I’ll be in the studio on and off today hoping to catch people in between work and voting so we can have more new stuff to listen to tomorrow. And as you can see we did start our Season in Review interviews today and I used four questions that were submitted by listeners.

I will be changing up those six questions here and there so keep sending me your thoughts at doug@dougsdirtdiary.com and if I use your question, you’ll get a free t-shirt. So send me your questions today.

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a man who is really looking forward to this weekend. Ryan Susice talks about his hopes to win two in a row at Black Rock as they race this Saturday. He talked about the racing line he used to get out front to win last time out, offered his thoughts on the date change and the work that still needs to be done to the car they wrecked at the Win and You’re In show at Rolling Wheels.

Sam Reakes IV recaps his rookie season with the Empire Super Sprints in our first Season in Review. He talked about winning right out of the box, how that changed his perspective for the rest of the season and explains why he is so optimistic about the future of Sprint Cars here in the northeast.

Monday, November 5th 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Peter Britten remembers his races at The World Finals and how close he came to a big win.
Gil Tegg Jr. explains how his recovery from a motorcycle accident is going and his hopes for 2013.

I got busy on Sunday as I recorded a bunch of interviews from the home studio. Plus I have calls out to a whole bunch of folks and hope to hear from them later this week.

Tomorrow we will begin our Season in Review interviews as we decided on our six questions and used four from fans of the site. We may add or drop questions from this list as new ones come in so please keep them coming to doug@dougsdirtdiary.com.

A big thank you goes out to Matt, Craig and Rebecca for their help and they will have t-shirts coming their way soon. And don’t forget that racing resumes this weekend at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey as they wrap up their poker series and Black Rock will go this Saturday with their big Modified show.

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a man who almost won his first Super DIRTcar Series race on the biggest stage they have. Peter Britten remembers his races at The World Finals and how close he came to winning on Saturday. He told me how his car changed in the closing laps, how happy he was with his finishes this past weekend and looks forward to celebrating Thanksgiving for the first time in a few weeks.

Gil Tegg Jr. explains how his recovery from a motorcycle accident is going and his hopes for 2013. He told me what happened on that fateful night, how fortunate he was that things did not turn out worse and how his thinking has changed since last May.

Sunday, November 4th 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Rich Vleck explains why Black Rock did not race yesterday and why they are now set for Saturday.
In my latest Doug’s Thoughts I evaluate the 2012 season, talk about 2 day shows and banquets.

Saturday was a cold & rainy day and for some of you I heard there was snow and sleet in the mix. Certainly not a day you would want to spend outside and so Black Rock did move their $6,000 to win Modified show to this coming Saturday. Rich Vleck will tell you more in his chat.

I did not start Season in Review interviews yesterday as I am still looking for feedback on my “six questions” that we do every year. Of course the first two are the same…what was your best night of the year? What was your worst night of the year? After that I have ideas and am looking for feedback from you.

I’m thinking about “What is the overall outlook for your division?” “Who was your idol as a kid?” “What do you do for a living?” “What was the scariest thing you saw this year or ever?” And Gregg sent in “What is your main go to adjustment you often make at the track?” Good one Gregg!

But again I wanted to wait until today and get more feedback from you guys. So send me an email or message me on facebook and we’ll get going on those very soon.

Now let’s chat about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with more news on a rescheduled Modified show. Rich Vleck explains why Black Rock did not race yesterday and why they are now set for Saturday. He talked about how the weather was yesterday, how much they are hoping to get the Modifieds out early this coming Saturday and why they did not want to bag this show altogether.

In my latest Doug’s Thoughts I evaluate the 2012 season, talk about 2 day shows and banquets. I jump all over the place in this one and I hope you enjoy it.

Saturday, November 3rd 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Katelyn Kane talks about her practice sessions in an asphalt Late Model at Hickory Motor Speedway.
Rich Riggs told me how he won his first feature race ever and remembered his big crash in 2007.

Well with the postponement of the Black Rock Speedway race today we are officially in off-season mode here at Doug’s Dirt Diary. We’ll be in the studio today to chat and may even begin our popular Season in Review interviews. If not tomorrow, then any day now that’s for sure.

We are still looking for our six questions that we do every year. Of course we always start out with the same two every year. What was your best night of the season? What was your worst night of the season. But we need four more. I have four in mind but am always looking forward to input from you so send your thoughts to doug@dougsdirtdiary.com.

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a young lady who is busy with the Race 101 program right now. Katelyn Kane talks about her practice sessions in an asphalt Late Model at Hickory Motor Speedway. She told me the one big thing she had to learn before she could drive the car, evaluated how she did in her three sessions and how they barely made it down to North Carolina in time.

Rich Riggs told me how he won his first feature race ever and remembered his big crash in 2007. He talked about the car he recently picked up that got him the victory, what he was thinking about with one lap to go and looks forward to racing with his sons in 2013.

Friday, November 2nd 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Pat Ward won the first show of the season at Five Mile Point and talked about being a fan on Friday.
Mitch Gibbs was the I-88 Speedway champion and wondered about some hand signals he saw.
Doug Manmiller watched the non-qualifiers race and spoke about how good the racing was.
Mike Mahaney was in the 77x at Five Mile Point and talked about drawing the number one pill.
Brett Tonkin had his younger brother’s car with him and explained why he decided to run it.

Well Friday is finally here and we made it through what was an interesting week in the northeast. We finish out our week here with more big names in the Modified world as every driver on the site today was a multi-time feature winner this year.

Tomorrow the weekend is here and there will be a lot of good things to do. I’m hoping you guys are alright and life is back to normal as we get ready for the weekend after the storm.

I did find out last night that Black Rock Speedway will not race tomorrow due to the cold weather. There4 is a chance that the show could be rescheduled and as soon as that information comes out we will have it here. Sorry guys!

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a driver who was the first interview I did for this website back in 2006. Pat Ward won the first show of the season at Five Mile Point and talked about being a fan on Friday. He told me how good a show the Sportsman put on, wondered why he has done well over the years at the tine ¼ mile and his hopes to pick up a big win Saturday at Black Rock.

Mitch Gibbs was the I-88 Speedway champion and wondered about some hand signals he saw a crew man giving him. He told me why he likes Five Mile Point so much, how important it is to save your tires and what he is thinking about for 2013.

Doug Manmiller watched the non-qualifiers race and spoke about how good the racing was. He told me how his car did in the hot lap session, what he needed to do adjustment wise and looks ahead to running in Bridgeport in two weeks.

Mike Mahaney was in the 77x at Five Mile Point and talked about drawing the number one pill. He told me about the new chassis he was going to drive, how it felt to him in hot laps and how things are going back at the very busy family farm.

Brett Tonkin had his younger brother’s car with him and explained why he decided to run it. He talked about how racy Five Mile Point can be, how close he came to winning multiple times at the track and remembered how the car did last time out.

Thursday, November 1st 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Billy Decker talked about The Dirt Track at Charlotte and how his car felt in hot laps at Five Mile.
Ryan Godown had a weekend off for a wedding and told me how recharged he was afterwards.
Kevin Bates finished in the top five in point at Five Mile and talked about his three feature wins.
Justin Holland came into Saturday as the Five Mile champion and talked about the accomplishment.
Elmo Reckner spoke with Brett Deyo about his goals for the pair of cars he had at Five Mile Point.

Thursday is here and hopefully all of you are all cleaned up from the storm and life is getting back to normal. I did all the work on the site this week on Sunday just to be sure and our server is in California and not here in the northeast so hopefully everything is running well.

We have three folks on the site today who will be running at the big one in Charlotte beginning tonight if all goes well. Friday is a complete show while Saturday’s race will be shown live on SPEED.

I’ll be heading to Black Rock this Saturday if everything works out and Allie will be back with me to take some more photos and do some more interviews. If you’d like her to chat with you, send me an email to doug@dougsdirtdiary.com and we’ll see what we can do to make that happen.

Canandaigua banquet reminder, November 9th, 2012 at Club 86 in Geneva, NY. Cocktails at 6:30 dinner at 7:00pm. Jeremie and Lori will be honoring the Top 10 Modified/Sportsman, Top 5 Street/Pure Stocks, and the Top 3 Sprint drivers.
Drivers MUST be pre sent to receive their point fund money.Reservations must be received by November 5th. Visit the CMP website for a printable reservation form. The deadline is Monday so hurry!!!

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with three drivers who race this weekend in the biggest dirt show of the year. Billy Decker talked about The Dirt Track at Charlotte and how his car felt in hot laps at Five Mile. He described the racing surface he saw, spoke about how he has done at the track the last few years and how much TV exposure on back to back Saturdays on SPEED could help everyone involved.

Ryan Godown had a weekend off for a wedding and told me how recharged he was afterwards. He talked about his improving results at the track, how much different Five Mile Point is compared to his weekly tracks and looks forward to The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Kevin Bates finished in the top five in point at Five Mile and talked about his three feature wins. He talked about being a guaranteed starter for the race, why he would prefer not to use it and gets ready for a trip down to Charlotte this weekend.

Justin Holland came into Saturday as the Five Mile Point champion and talked about the accomplishment. He told me how proud he was of what his team did, how two tracks helped him get much needed confidence and what it was like to be a Sportsman graduate racing in a Modified.

Elmo Reckner spoke with Brett Deyo about his goals for the pair of cars he had at Five Mile Point. He talked about his hopes to learn something about set ups, the need to be better on one particular tire and how much different the tracks of the Southern Tier are.

Wednesday, October 31st 2012

New on the Audio Page for today:

Rick Laubach talked about picking up win number 11 of the season last weekend in Delaware.
Gary Tomkins speaks with Brett Deyo about his hopes for later and the 30 plus car he was driving.
Danny Tyler remembered his win in the Short Track SuperNationals and a big wreck last week.
Mike Clapperton just got back into racing this year after some time off and told me how it went.
Chris Ostrowky has had a tough season and told me how a wreck cost him a car a while back.
Ray Bliss Jr. was coming off a fifth place at Black Rock and talked about his past at Five Mile.

We hope all of you are okay and that the storm didn’t hit you too badly. Hopefully this whole thing has brought all reminded us all what it really important. Let’s hope the next few days of cleanup go well as we deal with the aftermath of this storm.

Don’t forget that there are two shows this weekend for racefans to go to. Charlotte will host the World Finals and the finale of that will be broadcast live on SPEED Saturday night. How about that huh? Back to back Saturdays with dirt track action on SPEED. Who knows, maybe we’ll convert come of our NASCAR fans to our form of racing.

And thanks to columnist and promoter Brett Deyo for his help at Five Mile Point. He did three interviews for us and the very first one he did on Saturday in the pit area is on the site today. Thanks Brett!

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a driver who was coming off a win in his last race. Rick Laubach talked about picking up win number 11 of the season last weekend in Delaware. He told me how a heat win set him up for a pole start on Saturday, how the track changed on the second day and his hopes to run the Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium.

Gary Tomkins speaks with Brett Deyo about his hopes for later and the 30 plus car he was driving. He talked about the trouble he had at Penn Can last time in the car, wondered what some changes to the car would do and what it has been like for him to be a Modified car owner.

Danny Tyler remembered his win in the Short Track SuperNationals and a big wreck last week. He told me how badly damaged the car was, why he likes Five Mile Point Speedway so much and compared what he has to what he was parked next to.

Mike Clapperton just got back into racing this year after some time off and told me how it went. He told me how well things got going as the season got going at I-88 Speedway, explained what the biggest thing he had to work on to be fast and why the second win meant a little more than the first.

Chris Ostrowky has had a tough season and told me how a wreck cost him a car a while back. He talked about learning a new car the past few weeks, recapped where he has raced in his career and his number one goal in these late season shows.

Ray Bliss Jr. was coming off a fifth place at Black Rock and talked about his past at Five Mile. He told me how his car was in hot laps, remembered leading this race a few years ago and looks ahead to going back to Dundee this Saturday.


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