He's Dialed What? Podcast

Another repeat champion on our tour from 2020 and looking to do it again in 2022! Bill Sanford champions the 8.50 index category and talks about how "winging it" is still working out well for him. He also discusses plans for 2022 for both himself and his daughter.

A young lady with a lot of pride and passion for racing. Kaylee and her family talks about a phenomenal 2021 season that included both a division and track championship in 2 different vehicles! A great listen for our younger audience who is still trying to find their way and motivation in racing.

A first time champion and in dramatic fashion! Relive the fantastic season of our 12.50 index champion Scott Almstrom as he walks us through the thrill of a miraculous comeback and how he managed to do it in a vehicle he drives to the track.

A THREE-PEAT! Although this is only the second interview we've had with Andy, a third championship in a row is not something to lightly glaze over. Not only do we talk about Andy's success, but the success of his wife and how much fun it's been racing with your spouse!

Championship talks continue with Ralph Blackburn today! He is a returning champion from 2020 and we take a deep dive into the 2021 season and get really into the numbers. Always a great listen with Ralph in the spotlight!

A long time since we have shared some stories with you all, today Eric Khoury shares his racing experiences both growing up and during his 2021 championship run for the local Top Sportsman series!

Bad news: banquet got postponed. Good news: banquet is back on!   So, disclaimer, these interviews were recorded pre-banquet date 1. But TODAY we have future rising stars Alicia & Jaylee representing the junior dragster class champions at New England Dragway!    Ever considered getting your kid into drag racing? Look no further than this week's dual interview to get a taste of what junior drag racing is all about! No intro or outro, just interviews this week!

Our last interview before banquet weekend with the NHRA Pro ET Champion of the World Dan Caissie! Dan is always great for a few stories and we share some great ones today while talking about the championship in tandem.  ALSO BE AWARE: 8PM on our Facebook page TONIGHT, we have the presentation of the podcast awards!! Tune in to see if your favorite driver won!

We have the first World Championship interview EVER on the He's Dialed What? Show & Podcast today and we are switching from NHRA to PDRA in today's episode. Nick talk's about a phenomenal 2021 season that ended with numerous event wins, and almost 2 World Championships in the same season. Very insightful about an association we don't get to talk about a whole lot. Banquet weekend is almost upon us!   LINK TO NEW ENGLAND SUMMER BUCKS ---> https://fb.me/e/2QsySAGMo

Today we are talking TEAM NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY BABY, and the incredible run that started in August with the junior dragsters and ended with the bracket finals domination in October. Listen to our team captains talk all about what it means to be a part of Team NED! Remember, every year you have the chance to qualify for this prestigious team by signing up for the ET series locally first and earning points all year to qualify!   DONATE TO THE MUISE FAMILY BELOW   Donations made payable to: The Muise Family Fund PO BOX 2062 Danvers, MA 01923-2062

Another week and another division championship interview (how many can we get up too?) A returning guest this go around and really gives a deeper look into winning a championship on the NHRA side of things. We are getting closer and closer to banquet time who is ready to PARTY?! Also stick around after the interview to hear the *partial* results of the first ever He's Dialed What? Show & Podcast awards! THANK YOU ALL for 181 received award ballots!!!   Of course the episode this week is a little sour with the unfortunate news of Chris Muise. He quickly became a beloved member of our community with a heart of gold. Please join us in the comments in sharing our condolences and prayers for his friends and family during this very difficult time.

We are picking back up with another championship interview from one of our local drivers who had some success representing Team New England Dragway to earn a division title. Remember, each week we will have a new driver to discuss their season with! Also, the awards ballot expires 12/31, just TWO days away, don't miss out on a chance to vote in the first ever He's Dialed What? Show & Podcast awards!   LINK TO VOTE------> https://forms.gle/m8rVueGCWRG6adH36

The first of many championship interviews to be conducted this offseason kicks off today! Of course, with every championship interview, we hope you get to learn a little more about a driver you either didn't know before, or someone you don't get to interact with on a frequent basis. Come back next week as we continue to roll through!   AWARDS BALLOT LINK: https://forms.gle/dPAF7NsD1Se3VybLA

The final build up to our championship series is here! We discuss the improvements/additions to the Bounty Program and the Last Man Standing Award throughout the upcoming 2022 season! Be sure to interact with us!   https://forms.gle/x3uEMxFqWMaA6uGP8

Join us today when we breakdown the 2021 season overall, as well as some of the specifics, with content creator Neil Van Zile! Neil plays a huge roll in the racing community with his various projects, most notable the Northeast Drag News. We also have a short segment about the He's Dialed What? Show & Podcast 2021 Awards! Follow up on our Facebook page or website for details on how to find the voting form, deadline is 12/31/21!

This really was just supposed to be a quick update week to recap the incredible 2021 season we had, while also talking about what's coming up over the offseason. Sadly, as most of us know, we have more to talk about. What does the future hold? We take a more in-depth look at what the whistleblower post could mean for our future for racing in New England.    SIGN BELOW! https://www.change.org/p/the-racers-save-new-england-dragway?recruiter=70200733&recruited_by_id=a55a6f00-4bd4-11ec-bcb5-33838dbfa025&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_31407025_en-US%3A4&fbclid=IwAR2of3rafnFoB8cFQbvmgnG9PU0230E2jB0QDV2iDX7QrVyOeZ6wfabdg58

Our first 7 track championships are going to be decided this weekend, as well as the finalization of our Team New England Dragway bracket finals roster. What an exciting week in drag racing in New Hampshire. Join us, as we discuss everything that's going on at NED this weekend, what you can win, how you can win it, all sorts of gambling and more! Be sure to join us Saturday and Sunday morning live on Facebook and at the track for this recap one more time!   TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 Weekend Festivities & Awards - 6:08 Championship Scenarios for #1s - 35:28

This month has been a real sour note on the 2021 season so far, with numerous tracks along the east coast being affected heavily by the amount of rainfall we've had in the month of July. We've missed talking with you guys about racing, so to get everyone excited for a truly great race coming up, we talk with our original guest, Craig Rice, about the Papa Ray Rice Memorial race coming to New England Dragway on July 24. Also, we have our first team outing of the season at Bristol, Tennessee for the kids, bounty program and technical glitches as part of our discussion today.   TIME STAMPS   Podcast Listings & General Information - 1:00 Papa Ray Rice Memorial race breakdown - 17:05 Bounty Program, Timing System Glitches, Wrap-up - 38:00

Some of these drivers have waited since July 8, 2019 to get another crack at a national event Wally boasting Epping's name and NOW we are finally here. The 2021 running of the NHRA national event at Epping comes to town this week and we brought a plethora of guests to give us some of their insight to the upcoming weekend and their own racing careers. By far, our longest episode thus far on the podcast and with the most guest speakers. We'll come back next week and break it down, hopefully with some racer spotlights with winners at the national event this weekend but we're bringing lots of stories with some local favorites at this week's upcoming event. AND you get to listen to someone other than me! Time stamps below, sportsman eliminations start on Saturday, June 12 first thing in the morning and we wish the best of luck to our racers this weekend!   TIME STAMPS   INTRO   DJ PIRES - 14:37   MIKE SAWYER - 51:06   TIM STICKLES - 1:18:00   JOEY WALLIS - 1:55:25   WRAP-UP AND 2021 PREDICTIONS - 2:44:10

No race results to report, unfortunately, but we still have plenty of new content for all of you! A new racer spotlight segment with Pro ET and Super Street driver Joe Henderson as he gives us some insight to his racing career, his season up to this point, and the future of Henderson racing. We also talk about how weather delays effect racing and what promoters and race officials can do to help us, the customer, make the most of our time. We look forward to the next 2 weeks talking about the NHRA national event and even mention a neat find we had relative to a NHRA class this week.   TIME STAMPS: Intro - 1:00 Racer Spotlight: Joe Henderson - 5:15 Weather Delays - 28:10 Cool find & Wrap-up - 53:40

We have fallen behind since project Volare has taken up a lot of time over the last few weeks, so we have 3 weeks of results to recap with you all! On top of that, we have our first major points update of the season, bounty discussions and what's coming up this weekend at New England Dragway and in the NHRA realm. We also briefly mention where the podcast episodes are heading in the upcoming few weeks. New guests coming soon, and it could be you! Don't hesitate to reach out to be a part of our community building in our podcasts episodes.   TIME STAMPS:   Race Results - 3:30 Points Update - 38:20 Bounty Program and Podcast updates - 1:01:00

We breakdown all the results from the first weekend of the ET bracket series, talk about the points very, very early in all of the categories that have participated so far, and talk about the updated power rankings that will come out next week! We also talk more to our bounty program that runs for both Pro and Super Pro courtesy of the podcast AND now we have a sponsor for the next few weeks with TAC Industrial LLC! PLEASE LISTEN OVER THE FIRST 6 MINUTES TODAY, VERY VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

We haven't talked to you guys and gals in almost a month! It's been busy around here, and this isn't nearly the episode quality I wanted to give you all, but I wanted to recap April and talk about the show coming up AND the exciting news surrounding the ET points series for the 2021 season. THIS IS A RAMBLE EPISODE. You've been warned, but next week, more enjoyable content is coming with the return of music and maybe even some guests. 

This might be our last champion interview of the 2020 offseason! Eric Cabral is on today to talk about his championship and a lot of history behind his racing career and driving for car owners. We talk about the past week's racing action and give you all a little insight to our new segment next week called Happy Hour. 

What a week in the drag racing world, we have a new segment to add into our news and results section this week, a champion interview with Outlaw 8.50 Index Champion Bill Sanford and we finally debrief what this Driver Series is at Lebanon Valley Dragway. A packed episode with lots of everything, it's starting to get exciting and our season is right around the corner!   TIME STAMPS:   News/Results - 3:40   Bill Sanford - 30:22   Driver Series/What's Up Next - 1:09:56

Another member added to the Champion's Tour! We have brief results of the NHRA D2 race at Gainesville and the World Doorslammer Nationals at Orlando, and then we cover quite a bit of racing talk with our Dennis K. Burke Super Comp champion Don Milson. It's a long one this week, but I think this week we really start to get closer to episode content you can expect as we move into the 2021 season. 

The Henry Chronicles! If you know this guy, he takes a beating at the race track...not so much on it as he is one of our 2020 track champions, but certainly off it. Although it may appear some of this is directed at him, he seems to participate in some of the reckless behavior as well. Certainly more of an interrogation than an interview, but either way, fun all the way around!

If 417 race wins and 39 championships sounds like someone you don't want to listen to, you may not be winning as much as you could. Ron takes us through his racing journey and talks about many different aspects of the sport in general, how it's changed, and how he's dealt with different situations. We briefly touch on the championships of 2020 but the stories we hear will last a lifetime. 

Continuing on with the champions tour, 2020 A&B Tire Pro champion Jim Choti gives us a breakdown of his season, we reflect on his past championship and how that experience ultimately lead him to the Race of Champions victory at this past year's bracket finals! We also give a little more in depth look at the official 2021 New England Dragway by noting the differences from the tentative schedule, as well as some important dates you need to be aware of. Don't forget to stick around until the end of the episode to get your questions featured on the next upcoming interviews!

One of my favorite topics in the bracket racing world is being discussed today, because we are hearing from the future of the sport! Dennis K. Burke Jr Dragster Champions Cody & Tyler tell us about their season, and we also get some insight from the parents that make it happen behind the scenes. If you know someone who has a kid that is into cars, or are thinking about getting your kid involved in racing, this episode is 100% for you!   TIME STAMPS   0:00 - Intro/Preview 8:00 - Jr. B Cody Champion Interview 1:04:26 - Jr. A Tyler Champion Interview

The title speaks for itself! If you want to see a specific class, check the time stamps below.   Motorcycles & Sleds - 11:55 Street - 14:25 Jr. B - 20:24 Jr. A - 27:38 Pro - 40:09 Super Pro - 56:09

This week, Ralph Blackburn is on our champions tour, as he talks about his career in racing and what lead him up to capturing the 2020 Real Street championship. Also, we talk with Steve Gregoire about the 1/8 mile vs. 1/4 mile debate and some new suggestions, finishing up with my thoughts on the subject as well. Only 2 major pieces of information to share with you all this week, but some pretty neat stories that came from both Ralph and Steve. We are off next week but don't worry! The podcast isn't going anywhere.   TIME STAMPS: 2:35 - Champions Tour w/Ralph Blackburn 1:42:15 - Attempted round table discussion of 1/8 v. 1/4 w/Steve Gregoire 2:06:30 - My take on the 1/8 v. 1/4 discussion  

This week we take a quick look at the tentative schedule with Brandon Karaguezian, specifically in the ET points series, we here from Andy DeCastro about his short and successful career in the Outlaw 10.5 series, recap the New Year Nationals and talk about the weekend ahead. A lot of depth and information in this week's episode!   Jesse Enos obituary - https://www.ccgfuneralhome.com/obit/jesse-enos-jr?fbclid=IwAR3KU9yYNVMfjd_g70fiWVp1eF6g_yUz6_IvQ6OcLCuSyiTDXl4b3Jp2hbI#.X_NiDco-lAg.facebook   TIME STAMPS:   0:00 - Intro/Community information 7:19 - New Year Nationals recap 16:27 - Tentative schedule w/Brandon 39:20 - Champions Tour w/Andy 1:42:35 - Wrap-up & Northeast Practice Tree Nationals

We spend a little time recapping the SFG Christmas Bash and how that ties in with a little comment I read this past week from our first episode. The tentative schedule was released, but we're saving that for next week. Preview of the 2020 New Year's Nationals wraps us up today, results to follow next week, along with an Andy DeCastro interview.

To kick off our trial run of the show, I sat down with Craig Rice, the 2020 Red's Shoe Barn Super Pro class champion. Craig talks about growing up racing in the late 90s when he started, how his season went before it even started, and shares his thoughts on the biggest no box race New England Dragway has seen in years. We recap all of our champions this year, talk about some track news and also cover the 2021 NHRA Division 1 schedule briefly.    TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:07 - Champions recap 7:12 - Track news 11:22 - NHRA schedule discussion 27:55 - Craig Rice 1:32:00 - Episode wrap-up