Sturgis (Kentucky) produced a great racer in Bill Baird.
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Adrenalin-junkies unite and listen in to our favorite, Bill Baird. Stunt planes to dirt to asphalt ovals, bill has done so much. Join us for episode 269 and hear Bill’s story!. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
6:33 – Sturgis, KY was the second school in the US that was integrated after Little Rock. Third grade, I went to school with 1200 National Guard troops around.
14:03 – Never been to a racetrack, I’ve never seen a race before in my life, I was a fish out of water.
17:17 – Somewhere between 98 and 99 I started understanding everything about the race car.
23:27 – I picked up the car up from Shannon and drove back to Oklahoma to race; but Shannon’s car had a kick to it!
34:35 – I’ve been in Moab 17 times…what got me going out there was retracing my dad’s life while he was out there.
41:58 – I got out of it when you couldn’t run Tire Balls anymore; I had a single-seat car, I’m 56 years old, I couldn’t handle a tire by myself.
Special thanks to Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
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