Stringing Some (more) Wire
With racing season over, we’re hard at work on the Vega Resurrection, and we’ve made some significant progress since the last update to this blog. A few photos and notes: The overhead switch panel is mounted and wired. As you can see, I had to add a couple accessory switches to our carbon dipped K&R […]
154: Scotty Bodmer Interview
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11938691/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/737182/custom-color/fbd206″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] This week Luke sits down with very successful, yet maybe lesser known or talked about, racer Scotty Bodmer. Scotty has 11 track championships and a $20k win at Atco to his credit. Tune in to hear his story. Check out this episode!
Favorite Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast Episodes
If you know me, you know that I’m a huge fan of the medium of podcasting: on both ends. Jared Pennington and I release a weekly podcast of our own, The Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, and I consume a multitude of podcasts myself as well. Awhile back, I detailed some of my favorite podcasts here […]
153: Million Dollar Reflections
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11843118/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/737182/custom-color/fbd206″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] This week, Luke and Jed discuss a lot of things that have went on in the last couple weeks, highlighting mainly The Million. They also discuss one racers performances that have come together to be an incredible season in this week’s BTE Who’s Hot. […]
Accountability
“Life has a processional effect. Changes lead to more changes. Growth leads to more growth.” – Tony Robbins “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – The Dalai Lama I like to think that I’m pretty strong willed. If I set my mind to it, I can make things happen. While […]
152: NHRA Points From Top to Bottom
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11751968/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/737182/custom-color/fbd206″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Luke welcomes guest Kevin McKenna, senior editor of NHRA’s National Dragster. Together the two cover the NHRA points chases from top to bottom, they discuss which classes are up for grabs and who the contenders are. Tune in, as the season comes to a […]
Starting to String Some Wire
We’ve reached the point in the Vega Resurrection that it’s all on Chris and me. The chassis work is done. It’s powdercoated. Shawn Johnston and the crew at T2G Customs knocked the body and paint work out of the park. McIlvain Race Cars completed the carbon interior. At this point it’s really just a matter […]
151: Top 25 of ALL TIME!
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11671715/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/737182/custom-color/fbd206″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Ever thought about who the Top 25 racers in sportsman drag racing of all time? Luke and Jed break down THEIR ideas of the Top 25. Be sure to tune in, some will agree, some will disagree, but at the very least it can […]
Lifestyle
To this point in this series dedicated to health and wellness, I’ve detailed some of the motivation, habits, and rituals that I’ve adopted in my personal life. These have enabled me, at 38 years of age, to drop 30+ pounds and achieve the best physical condition of my life (and it’s not close). To this […]
150: Matt Dadas Interview
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11581196/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/737182/custom-color/fbd206″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Jed sits down with Matt Dadas to discuss what has been an incredible season. They discuss the progression of the season, where it started and where its headed. Matt was able to describe what it was like to be the car owner for a […]