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Getting Up To Speed talks to dirt track race car drivers, track promoters, and more worldwide. In these interviews, you'll learn more about their lives and the history of their involvement in motorsports.
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Payce Herrera, the 2024 Junior National champion and National and the B&B Racing Chassis Southern Region Rookie of the Year in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, joins the Beyond The Flags podcast. From Price, Utah, the sixteen-year-old had a fantastic season, accumulating over twenty Hobby Stock wins and scoring the Utah state championship. Listen about his journey from an early age in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts and getting behind the wheel of a Hobby Stock, his adventures in the Midwest,...
2024 has been a year of conquest for Dylan Thornton. Originally from Santa Maria, California, but now residing in Belle Plaine, Iowa, Thornton won the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey's in both the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Sunoco IMCA Late Models which compliments his Sunoco IMCA Stock Car triumph at the event the year prior. In addition to that success, he won the Nippy 50 at Maquoketa Speedway in the Spring and is coming off a big payday at the ...
Saturday, September 28th, 2024, will long go down as a historical moment in the racing career of Andy Obertello. This was the date the Hollister, California chauffeur won the Pettit Shootout at Ocean Speedway, one of the crown jewel events in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds. Obertello, in this interview, discusses following in his father's footsteps, winning the 2013 track championship at Ocean, why he runs the #29, all the tremendous h...
Tom Berry Jr. returned to his native Pacific Northwest for the first time since 2016 and won the $10,000 to win Skagit Aggregates Survive The 55 at Skagit Speedway on September 28th. In this interview, you'll feel a strong connection to his journey, from a kid from Medford, Oregon, to moving to his current hometown of Marshalltown, Iowa., becoming a National Champion in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, winning some of the biggest crown jewels in IMCA including the Speedway Motors IMCA ...
Gavyn Manning is an emerging in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds among the competitors in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region. The Bakersfield, California tells us about his championship season at Bakersfield Speedway, his success at Santa Maria earlier this year, his hope of making it to the IMCA TV Winter Nationals at Cocopah Speedway, and more!Don't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it on a variety of platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iHeart Radio...
Last year, he emerged victorious in the National Championship for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, and this season, Chaz Baca Jr. is on course to repeat that feat and become a two-time champion. Learn about the intense challenges he faces in winning the national crown, the significance of the #75, and other compelling topics!Don't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it on a variety of platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and iTune...
2024 has been a year of triumph for Matt Sanders. He claimed victory at the Freedom Cup Mini Series at Cottage Grove Speedway, secured the IMCA Wild West Speedweek title for the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, and in July, he triumphed at the $15,000 to win Western SportMods Nationals at Yreka Speedway in California. In this interview, we explore the inception of the Sanders family racing legacy, their unyielding dedication to travel from the Southwestern Oregon coastal town of B...
Jim Pettit II, a living legend in West Coast racing, hails from Prunedale, California. His success on both pavement and dirt is nothing short of massive. This year, he's ready to take on the competition at the prestigious Pettit Shootout at Ocean Speedway, ran in tribute of his late parents. Get ready to hear some fascinating racing stories from former car owners and competitors and discover what makes the Pettit Shootout one of the greatest events in the country!Photo Courtesy of Action Capt...
Skagit Speedway made a triumphant return to the Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly program in 2022, a season that also saw the debut of the Skagit Aggregates Survive The 55 event. This unique event, with its grand prize of $10,000. Rick Smith, a familiar face at the Alger, Washington facility, has a history of success in the Late Model, Sprint Car, and Friesen Performance IMCA Modified ranks.In fact, he was the first driver to win a sanctioned championship since the facility's last time had IMCA, in...
Ray Kniffen Jr. enters Championship Night at Southern Oregon Speedway, trailing Junior Boardman by just one point. As the pilot of the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified #64 preps for the final round, we got a chance to chat with him about his iconic family's racing history, his connection to the legendary Art Pollard, the Posse Grounds, and the nostalgia of the 'good old days' when drivers ran both pavement and dirt on the same weekend, and more! Photo Courtesy of Shadows Of Light Photo...
Matthew Hagio has traversed much of the Western United States in 2024. In the last month, the team has scored impressive Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod wins at Ocean and Merced Speedways. Hear about his rise to success, the story behind the #14H, his thoughts on the reopening of Santa Maria Speedway, and more!Photo Courtesy of Ron Pelton Jr.Don't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it on a variety of platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iHea...
Regarding Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks racing in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region, Nathan DeRagon has been the man to beat. He has already accumulated an incredible total of nineteen feature wins, leading the region and the state of Arizona in the points championships. In this interview, the Peoria, Arizona pilot talks about growing up in San Diego, how he started racing in Mini Dwarfs, why he chose the #19, and more!Photo Courtesy of Ron Pelton Jr.Don't miss an episode of t...
Embarking on his third trip to the Midwest in 2024, Troy Morris III is filled with anticipation for the Speedway Motorsports IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey's. Aboard the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified #07X, Morris reflects on his inspiring journey from Micro Sprints, his nationwide travels, the growth of his 'brand', and much more!Photo Courtesy of Tyler Hagan PhotographyDon't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it on a variety of platforms including ...
Troy Foulger, the reigning California State Stock Car champion from Oakley, California, shares not only his racing journey in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, but also his personal life. He talks about his beginnings in Karts, his family, his successful partnership with car owner Bill Bowers, his favorite vacation spots, Super Nationals, and more!Photo Courtesy of Sarah Pointer PhotographyDon't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it...
In 2023, he won a qualifier for the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey's. He ended third in the big dance and scored $10,000 at Skagit Speedway for the Survive The 55. We are talking about Grey Ferrando of Stayton, Oregon, who won $3000 this year at the Whisler Construction Mod Frenzy at Sunset Speedway and $5000 in June at Yreka Speedway for the Rich and Nicky Biehn Memorial. Currently sitting in the Top 5 in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region and in the Top 10 i...
This Saturday, August 10th, at Sunset Speedway Park, the "Banks Bullring" will host the Whisler Construction Mod Frenzy. Among the competitors looking to take home the money is inaugural winner Eston Whisler. Calling the Northern Oregon Coast home, the Otis, Oregon pilot has become the Shaw Race Cars Western Region shoe in his Friesen Performance IMCA Modified #82. In this interview, hear about Whisler juggling a busy work/school schedule, his first time in a Modified, how Karts helped him in...
Despite his brief stint in a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, Austin Rognlin has already made a name for himself in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region. His journey, which began in late 2021, has been nothing short of eventful. He secured a major win at his home track, Grays Harbor Raceway, ventured to the IMCA TV Winter Nationals, and engaged in intense battles at Skagit Speedway's Survive The 55, among other experiences. In this feature, we explore his racing journey, from his decisio...
Joby Shields is on the Beyond The Flags Podcast today. The Gold Hill racer is a former Marine and currently races the #555 Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod. Hear his beautiful story about the Reps 4 Vets organization, his early days in racing, all the many social media projects he's involved in, helping out at Southern Oregon Speedway, why the Shields family runs the #555, and more!Check out his YouTube channels:Service To Speed Podcast (https://youtube.com/@servicetospe...
Ty Clemens has been the King of Big Sky Country in three out of the last four seasons, winning the state championship in 2020, 2021, and 2023. The Belgrade, Montana racer also won the Shaw Race Cars Western Region title in 2022. In this interview, Clemens discusses his meteoric rise in the current campaign, winning $5K at Gallatin Speedway, being the only multi-feature winner in 2024 at Electric City Speedway, and more!Photo Courtesy of Dirtflingin VideoDon't miss an episode of the Beyond The...
Roger Bell has been a staple driver in the Willamette Valley for several seasons. Recently joining the ranks of the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts, the Marcola, Oregon motorist discusses his family's roots in racing going back to the 1970s, die cast collecting, car shows, and more!Photo Courtesy of Jason Davenport PhotographyDon't miss an episode of the Beyond The Flags podcast! You can catch it on a variety of platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and iTunes. Si...
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