Podcast appearances and mentions of wayne rainey

Oh, you knew it was coming! Just admit it. First it was December and we got you Kevin Schwantz. Did you really think we could do that, and then not invite Wayne Rainey? Come on, be real! Yes, we've got Wayne with us this week so you just know this is going to be fireworks. But it's not all about legendary rivalries and racing so hard you can feel your teeth chatter - it's also about being really clever and technical in ways that the rest of the world sometimes doesn't understand yet. Case in point: there's a good argument to be made that Rainey was the first to use datalogging on the bike. Think Peter has a few questions about that? There's lots more to tell, but I'm not going to bother. In fact, why are you still reading this? We've got Wayne Rainey waiting behind the play button. Go, go, go!Want more? Visit our website or support us on Patreon. With big thanks as always to Brad Baloo from The Next Men and Gentleman's Dub Club for writing our theme song. Check out The Nextmen for more great music! 

Bob Starr considers himself “lucky,” having spent his entire career in the motorcycle industry, including more than 32 years at Yamaha in marketing and, currently, corporate communications. “I turned a passion of mine at a very early age into a lifelong career,” he says with the enthusiasm of a teenager, “and I have really, really enjoyed it. I hope I've made a difference in the industry and, certainly, to Yamaha.”As the New Hampshire native relates, motorcycles made an early impression. Playing in the front yard of his childhood home, he vividly recalls hearing a bike pass by. “It was a Triumph, and it happened to belong to a local volunteer fire-department member. I would always wave, and he would always wave back. He had pipes on it, and it made a lot of noise. It was very influential to me.”Some of the behind-the-scenes highlights that Starr relates to Mark Long, host of the “Driven to Ride” podcast, are almost too good to be true. Like the time Wayne Rainey proposed that fellow three-time 500cc World Champion and mentor Kenny Roberts ride a two-stroke TZ750 flat-tracker at the 2009 Indianapolis Mile in exchange for Yamaha sponsorship at a celebrity pro-am golf tournament. Lucky, indeed. Connect with Us:Website: www.driventoridepodcast.comInstagram: www.Instagram.com/driventoridepodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/driventorideEmail:hello@driventoridepodcast.com

Presented by Factory Backing Bill's Pipes has a rich history in off-road racing that started in the dirt track arena with legends like Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts, then ventured into ATV racing before finally landing in the motocross and Supercross disciplines, where it rose to prominence and earned several motocross championships with riders like Doug Henry, Steve Lamson, Travis Pastrana, Damon Bradshaw, Jason Lawrence, Buddy Antunez, Mike Brown and more. With founder Bill Cervera taking a step back, his step-son Jeff Springman and Brandon Dunn took over the reins and are guiding the brand back towards the top of the sport.

Adam, David and Neil preview the Spanish Grand Prix by debating three questions ahead of the race at Jerez, reflect on memories from the iconic track and take a little quiz. We're also delighted to have MotoGP Legend Wayne Rainey on the show to talk about Grand Prix, his career, MotoAmerica, COTA and the series' fresh American flavour. (Photos thanks to Yamaha/MotoGP.com) Join us for special and exclusive content on Patreon. Become a Paddock Insider for just 10 dollars a month: https://www.patreon.com/paddockpasspodcast Find us here: https://twitter.com/PaddockPassPod And here: https://soundcloud.com/the-paddock-pass-podcast Thanks to Renthal Street, KTM and Fly Racing for the support

It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. There are times when a racer wins a championship and finds himself without a ride for the following year. It happens to the best of them, including Wayne Rainey who won a Superbike title for Kawasaki only to watch as the team disbanded for the following season. Well, Xavi Forés finds himself in the unenviable position of looking for a ride after winning the 2023 MotoAmerica Supersport title. We caught up with the Spaniard to talk about that and more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice.Support the show

Com a chegada da Trackhouse para substituir a barrada RNF, a MotoGP começou a falar em uma segunda corrida nos Estados Unidos, já que quer conquistar o que considera ser um “mercado importante”. O Mundial de Motovelocidade, porém, vive um período de entressafra, já que não tem pilotos nativos dos Estados Unidos como titulares na classe rainha desde a aposentadoria de Ben Spies. O país comandado por Joe Biden, todavia, tem um passado glorioso no esporte, com campeões como Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey, Freddie Spencer, Kenny Roberts, Kenny Roberts Jr. e Nicky Hayden. Bom ressaltar, também, que em um passado não muito distante, a MotoGP corria três vezes no país, o que mudou com a saída de Laguna Seca e Indianápolis. Desde 2016, o GP das Américas, em Austin, é o único na programação.

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I söndags skrevs historia då Jesper Pellijeff slog det 33 år gamla banrekordet som Wayne Rainey hade på Anderstorp. Vi tog ett långt snack med Jesper om var han hittade mest tid, hur man kör Anderstorp mest optimalt, hur hans satsning ser ut i år och nycklarna till att köra fort på helgens MotoGP-bana Le Mans + en hel del annat.Det blir även snack om:- Marquez tillbaka efter skada- Hondas och Marquez överklagande gick igenom- Petrucci tillbaka- Inför Le Mans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Born in Southern California, Wayne Rainey started his dirt racing career in 1977, when clinched the AMA Superbike Championship (Kawasaki) in 1983 after a fierce battle with Kenny Roberts and Freddie Spencer. Rainey was introduced to GP racing by Roberts who had only recently retired at the time, and began competing full-time in World GP from the 1984 season (250cc). Rainey then returned to the AMA Superbike and won the series again in 1987 (on a Honda). He then got a regular seat in the GP500 with Team Roberts. Over the next three years Rainey worked at refining his racing technique with amazing level headedness and a great fighting spirit. A "Rainey Pattern," where he would take the lead and stay ahead all the way to the finish, was established after some intense battles with Suzuki's Kevin Schwantz, who had been Rainey's former rival in his AMA years. From 1990 through 1992 he was able to match with Roberts' achievement by winning three consecutive championships in the 500cc class. However, a sudden accident in 1993 with his fourth victory in sight ended his racing career. Thankfully, Rainey's passion for racing did not end there, and he returned as the team manager the following year. This team consisted of Tetsuya Harada, Kenny Roberts Jr. and Norifumi Abe. Wayne was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.

Esta semana os traigo a un mito de mi juventud, uno de los mejores pilotos del mundo, el mejor en mi opinión, que forma parte de la historia del motociclsimo y que tiene una curvita en los corazones de los moteros que lo vimos correr. Wayne Rainey, mister perfecto, formo junto a Kevin Schwantz, el duo perfecto capaces de hacer que nos levantasemos en cada adelantamiento.

¡En menudo charco me he metido! ¡Nada menos que elegir el mejor piloto de motos de todos los tiempos!… a ver cómo salgo de este lio. ¿Me ayudáis? Ya os adelanto que no he tenido valor para elegir uno solo, así que he elegido 6. Son los 6 pilotos que bajo un cierto punto de vista pueden considerarse como los mejores de todos los tiempos, no son mis favoritos. No están Mike Hailwood, Eddie Lawson, Jorge Lorenzo, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Casey Stoner o muchos otros super pilotos… Espero vuestros comentarios para ampliar esta lista pero insisto: No me valen nombres, sino un nombre y un argumento. Y si hay muchas y buenas respuestas, ¡habrá que hacer un segundo vídeo! -Por polivalencia: John Surtees. ¡Cómo no va a estar John Surtees en esta elección! Por polivalencia, es el único ser humano de la historia en ser el más rápido en dos y cuatro ruedas, 7 veces campeón del Mundo de motociclismos, 4 en 500, y una vez Campeón del Mundo de F1… y luego subcampeón y Campeón de la serie Can-Am, los únicos coches que ha sido capaces de ser más rápidos que los F1… si te interesa el tema hicimos un vídeo en Garaje Hermético titulado “Can-AM, más rápido que los F1”. -Por títulos. Giacomo Agostini. La elección de Giacomo Agostini requiere pocas explicaciones: Simplemente es el que más títulos tiene… ¡nada menos que 15! De ellos 8 en 500 y 7 en 350. Y 122 victorias. Habrá quien diga que esa cantidad de títulos viene dada por la superioridad de sus MV Agusta frente a la competencia, fruto de la “trampa” del Conde Agusta. Pues lo que decís eso tenéis toda la razón, en muchos de esos campeonatos su único rival era su compañero de equipo.Y acabó acumulando títulos. MV Agusta, ¡por Dios que nadie diga “augusta”! y por supuesto, el amigo Giacomo, al que tengo la fortuna de conocer en persona. -Por maestría: Ángel Nieto. Lo siento. Y considero que no es por ser español. La culpa de que considere a Ángel Nieto “EL MAESTRO”, con mayúsculas, que le haya elegido como el mejor por su maestría es culpa únicamente atribuible a una persona: A mi padre. Mi padre era motoristas probablemente más por necesidad que por afición, pero anduvo más de 30 años en moto todos los días y le gustaban las carreras. Pero lo cierto es que veíamos en la tele siempre que podíamos las carreras de “Angelito” y mi madre y yo, que somos de la misma pasta, nos poníamos cardiacos. Pero mi padre no. Mi padre decía: “Tranquilos, en la última curva de la última vuelta pasa a todos”… Y lo hacía. Y lo hacía una y otra vez. He tenido la inmensa fortuna de conocer bastante bien a “el maestro” y os aseguro que contando historias era sino más, al menos tan bueno como pilotando una moto. DEP. -Por innovador: Kenny Roberts. No estaba en la lista, pero al final he incluido a Kenny Roberts por innovador. Revolucionó la conducción de las motos de 500 y por ende de todas las motos potentes, desde su irrupción en el Mundial en 1978. Por cierto, hicimos un vídeo titulado “Las salvajes motos del Mundial de 500” y es que esas motos había que conducirlas. Lo de arrastrar la rodilla por la tierra fue una técnica que comenzó a usar otro piloto que podrían estar aquí: Jarno Saarinen. Pero Kenny Roberts fue más lejos: Hacia girar la moto a base de acelerador y de derrapaje, una técnica que práctico con éxito en el Dirt Track americano. -Por carisma: Valentino Rossi. Sé que elegir a un piloto como el mejor piloto de la historia por su carisma, es muy subjetivo… salvo si hablamos de “Vale”, de “The Doctor” del mítico número 46, del irrepetible Valentino Rossi. Y es que desde sus comienzos Valentino demostró tener un carisma especial. Kenny Roberts cambio la forma de pilotar las salvajes motos de 500, pero Rossi cambió la forma de “entender” el Mundial, de convertirlo en espectáculo con sus contantes bromas, como la paradita a “hacer pipi” en Jerez y otras muchas. ¿Un “payaso”? Sin duda Rossi podría haber pasado a la historia como un simple “payasete” un piloto simpático si no fuese porque sus 9 Mundiales, 7 de ellos en la categoría reina, el único que ha ganado con una 500 y un MotoGP, ha corrido 26 temporadas y ha conseguido 115 victorias. Y lo mejor, ¡está entero! -Por insolencia: Marc Márquez. Los hay con más carisma, con más títulos, pero ¿dime cuántos pilotos han logrado ganar el año de su debut en la categoría reina? Si no lo sabes te lo digo yo: Sólo uno. ¿Adivinas el nombre? Ya sé que la RAE define insolencia como “Persona que habla o actúa con una falta de respeto que resulta ofensiva”, pero cuando elijo a Marc Márquez por su insolencia, lo pongo como valor positivo. Pasa lo mismo que con Rossi: Es simpático y divertido, pero se sube a la moto y era “The Doctor”. Márquez era y es insolente en la pista y sobre la moto, pero cuando se baja de ella es una persona próxima y, como dice una amiga mía seguidora del Mundial, muy “achuchable”… aunque algo de esto cambió en 2015. Conclusión. Un video así debería acabar con la manida frase de: “And the winner is…”. Yo os propongo una cosa: Haced vuestras propuestas, hacemos un segundo vídeo y luego hacemos una encuesta con un buen premio… ¿os parece?

Three-time 500cc World Champion and MotoAmerica Wayne Rainey really needs no introduction so we'll jump right into it. The boys were fortunate enough to tie Rainey down for this week's episode of the Off Track With Carruthers And Bice podcast  with a not-so-quick chat in which Rainey talked about his recent trip to England for the Goodwood Festival Of Speed, his ride on his 1992 World Championship-winning Yamaha YZR500, MotoAmerica's growth, and much more. Give it a listen.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrainey60/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WayneRainey60Support the show

You just never know who you're gonna run into when you venture to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for a MotoAmerica event. Well, Carruthers and Bice struck oil on move-in day when they not only found three-time World Champion Kenny Roberts Sr. but were able to wrangle him into joining them for a sit-down interview for this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers and Bice. Roberts doesn't mince his words and he had plenty to say about myriad of subjects, including his recent trip to England to ride up the hill at Goodwood with his former rider Wayne Rainey.Support the show

Three time Motorcycle GP World Champion wows the crowd at Goodwood Festival of Speed, by riding his 1992 championship-winning YZR500 motorcycle around the famed racetrack. What makes this so historic? Give this a listen! And here's the story with photos and video footage- https://roaddirt.tv/wayne-rainey-rides-again/

Ya está disponible un nuevo episodio de Charlas de redacción, el programa donde parte del equipo de Moto1Pro os contamos de viva voz algunas de las noticias vistas en nuestra web durante los últimos días. En el capítulo de esta semana os hablamos del reencuentro de cuatro figuras icónicas del mundo de las dos ruedas: Wayne Rainey, Doohan, Roberts y Schwantz se han vuelto a subir a una moto en el Goodwood Festival of Speed. Además, también os contamos nuestra experiencia rodando con la Yamaha MT09 y lo que ha dicho este fabricante acerca del futuro de las motos deportivas. ¿Y qué nos decís de la sanción a Fabio Quartararo tras el GP de Assen? ¿Os parece justa? Recordad que podéis escribirnos todas vuestras preguntas a redaccion@moto1pro.com o dejarnos un comentario, nosotros cada jueves intentaremos darles voz y resolver todas las dudas posibles. ¡Hasta la semana que viene!

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore P/B Bike911.com - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross, and more. If you'd like to support the channel here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/gregsgaragetv In this episode, Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:  ARAI News - Enea staying with Ducati, but with what team? Do you want to ride with Wayne Rainey? Royal Enfield BTW is back!  MotoGP - Le Mans, the aftermath. What happened, who performed and who blew it?   MotoGP Fantasy - Join us!!  Win and ARAI Corsair-X by playing MotoGP Fantasy with us! And it is free. When you register to play join our league. https://fantasy.motogp.com/leagues/join  Use this code in the search! 3X2LNEY5  MotoAmerica - VIR is this weekend. The boys talk about what is exciting about MotoAmerica right now.  WorldSBK - Estoril, Bautisa, Rea, and Toprak.  Bye, Bye  Social Media Links: Jason's Instagram - @pridmore43 Greg's Instagram - @gregwhitetv Jason's Twitter - @jp43 Greg's Twitter - @gregwhite Greg's Youtube - GregsGarageTV

Hello and welcome to Episode 158 of Front End Chatter, Britain's most sideways motorcycle podcast, supported by Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists, and BikeSocial.co.uk, the best place on the web for all your biking news, views and reviews.  And on E158 we have:  • the implications of Marc Marquez' remarkable ride at COTA • what is going on with Alvaro Bautista's hair? • The return of the Honda Hornet, but not as we remember it • Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey ride together again at Goodwood Festival of Speed • Mufga's new bike revealed! • why are some modern bikes too cramped to even fit an alarm? • the merits of revamping your existing track bike instead of buying a new one ...plus much more!  Thanks for listening, keep your questions, thoughts and admonishments coming to anything@frontendchatter.com Follow me and him on the socials:  @SimonHBikes @Mufga

This week on For The Love Of MotoGPTim and Steve cover the latest MotoGP news, including:- Suzuki's new team boss- Wayne Rainey's return to a Grand Prix motorcycle- The VR46 team launchThe pair then go on to preview the Lusail International Circuit in preparation for the first round of MotoGP 2022!Enjoy the showMotoGP Fantasy League - https://bit.ly/3tiajDqMotoGP flags – https://bit.ly/3BHkLYOJoin us in the For The Love Of MotoGP Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157001171397403You can also find us on Instagram and Twitter @fortheloveofmotogp or you can reach us by email on fortheloveofmotogp@gmail.comThanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter E154, and – please put your lips together and pipe us a tune – it's our 8th birthday! That means Simon has been making Front End Chatter for 14% of his life – and 20% of Mufga's. Front End Chatter is proud, nay, positively tumescent to be sponsored and supported by Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists, and their multimedia wing, BikeSocial.co.uk. We implore, nay we beseech you to get your bike insurance with Bennetts – bike insurance run by motorcyclists, FOR motorcyclists, and putting more back into the industry than any other bike insurer, FACT. From BSB sponsorship to their YouTube channel with bike reviews and features and kit and gear tests, to the BikeSocial website with news, stories and tests – right through to BikeSocial Membership which gives you access to tons and tons of cool stuff such as: discounts at Sportsbikeshop, money off Yoshimura and Akrapovic exhausts, R&G stuff, Evotec stuff, a VIP weekend at the Nick Sanders Expedition Centre, and bargain track days exclusively for Bike Social members.   Anyway, before all that, a bumper episode of FEC including MotoGP testing from the disintegrating Mandalika circuit, rants about MotoGP Unlimited, surprising indifference to the news Wayne Rainey is riding at Goodwood Festival of Greed Speed, the new Yamaha Ténéré Wordle Raid, and a slew of lovely listener emails. Keep 'em coming to anything@frontendchatter.com And catch Simon and Martin on the socials at @SimonHBikes @Mufga

In this week's Episode, Jason and Bo sit down to discuss another motorsports legend in Wayne Rainey who rose to the top, experienced great tragedy, and refused to give up - continuing to elevate the motorcycling world in the United States

Racing Girls Rock Podcast with Judy Dominick December 4, 2021   Hello, everyone. This is Melinda Russell with Racing Girls Rock podcast. And it's my honor today to have Judy Dominic as my guest. I met Judy two or maybe three years ago. Now time flies, doesn't it, Judy? I met her at PRI in Indianapolis, and I reached out to her to see if we could have her as a guest on the podcast, because I know she's been involved in motorsports, and I want her to tell us how she got involved. But first we're going to learn a little bit about Judy, so please tell us a little bit about yourself. Whatever you're comfortable sharing, where you live, your family, pets, whatever you're comfortable with. And then we'll go from there.   JUDY: I currently live in Winston Salem, North Carolina. But I was born in Colorado and lived on a cattle ranch out in Eastern Colorado when I grew up. Then I've lived all over the country ever since. Indianapolis, Kansas City. I can't even remember where else? New Mexico, whatever. And the reason truthfully, my grandfather was a rodeo rider, and my dad was a race car driver. And so I grew up in the boys locker room no matter what I did. And I decided that I liked cars better than bulls.  Bulls think they're smart cars don't. So I started being with my dad and his racing, and then it just evolved. I took a few stops along the way to be a banker and to be a lobbyist. Then I owned a motorcycle dealership, and the racing started for real at that point when I bought the motorcycle dealership.   MELINDA: You've had a lot of fun over the years then I can tell.   JUDY: Probably too much, but that's okay.   MELINDA: And you can never have too much fun, I don't think…that's important. So, Judy, you started a little bit of your story, how you got involved in motorsports. So you owned a motorcycle dealership. So how did that lead then to you getting involved. I know you've been very involved in motorsports for a number of years. How does that go from owning a motorcycle dealership to getting involved in motorsports?   JUDY: Well, my motorcycle dealership allowed me access to some various kinds of motorsports in Colorado, world racing, sidetrack, motocross. And then I had some friends who owned a midget and a sprint car that I sponsored. And then a friend of mine named John Harmsen owned Jolly Rancher Candy. And I grew up with the Vandermere family because my dad raced against Johnny Vandermere up Pikes Peak and in different what they called big cars then, which are now champ cars. Well, champ dirt cars. And John Harmsen called me one day and he said, I have a driver I want you to meet and see if you think I should sponsor him. And I said, Why me? And he said, because you have good instincts. And I said, okay, so I drove down to Jolly Rancher. I was in Boulder, my dealership was in Boulder and Jolly Rancher was in Westminster, Colorado, and I walked in John's office, and there sat John Force… John Force, 1983; John Force, who hadn't washed his hair or put on a clean T-shirt or owned a decent pair of tennis shoes.        From there, I ended up being John's very first PR person. I'm very glad that it worked out well for Jolly Rancher. He won the Mile High Nationals that year, and they went on to sponsor him on the Western Tour. And he won two out of the four because that's when they went from Denver to Seattle to Portland to Sonoma. And then Mr. Harmsen was so impressed with that, he said, Well, what else can we do? And I said, USAC Midgets needs a title sponsor. So Jolly Rancher Candy became the title sponsor of USAC Midgets and my friends from Fort Collins with their midget, we all went to Turkey Night at Ascot and finished second. But I was the representative for Jolly Rancher and got to give away a ton of candy and found out that I really liked that. That was a lot of fun. I had a motorcycle road race team. So John sponsored my motorcycle road race team in the AMA, and we did pretty well for a privateer team. And along the way, I met this kid named, Well, I did some work in the truck series with Carelli's because they were from Denver. Rick Carelli and Kathy Carelli and Marshall Chesrown owned the truck when he left us at what was then the Winston West Tour, and they started in the NASCAR truck series at that point and went to winter heat out in Tucson for four races with them and Remax. And through them, I met some other people. I met Jeff Gordon's stepdad, and he introduced me to some people. And eventually I met this guy named Tony Stewart. And we were on the track just before the start of a race at IRP.        I was introduced to Tony, and he looked at me. And he was that skinny little kid with all that black curly hair. And he and Kenny Irwin started on the front row. So Kenny Irwin saundered over and Tony said to me, he said, You're going to want to know me someday. And Irwin says, no, you don't want to know him. You want to know me. And I ended up working basically with the both of them for quite some time until Kenny went to NASCAR as well. And then he had his own PR.   But then I was with Tony, and I was a business manager and his PR person. And chief babysitter for seven years. So that's kind of what started the whole thing. And then I went from Tony, did some contract work for Weld Wheels and for some different entities and different kinds of racing World of Outlaws, USAC Silver Crown, different places that I really loved. And Chevrolet called and said do you want a job? And I said, really? And they said we are going to start a factory truck program in the NASCAR truck series.   And one of our drivers, Jack Sprague, really wants you to be a PR person. And we want you to manage the program, which is where I met my business partner. And we want the two of you to manage it. And the rest is history. Sam and I hit it off. We became business partners. We did that program, and then it has grown. Our involvement then has grown from four factory Chevrolet trucks to covering NASCAR, Indy Car, IMSA and NHRA for Chevrolet and for Shell. And that's where we are today at trackside. And we have six employees. And we do all of the track side PR for those two companies in those four series.   MELINDA: And there's no downtime. Is there really?   JUDY: No, but it's okay. I don't know what else I would do. I really don't. I'm very blessed to have a great family in Minnesota, two brothers and lots of nieces and nephews, tons of friends. But I don't have children or grandchildren or any of that. So my family is at racetracks everywhere. So I've been lucky enough to help my family when I can and then have been lucky enough to work with some amazing, amazing drivers and all of those series throughout the years. And I feel unbelievably blessed because every year, I think, can it get any better? And somehow it does. Most of my focus now is on sports cars and Indy Car, but I still have my fingers NASCAR and NHRA.   MELINDA: And when you say about family, I hear this over and over from people. It's just such a family. And it's funny how you think that racing is huge. But when you really start to meet people like I met someone in Phoenix this weekend after the race, we went somewhere to get a bite to eat. A guy and his son had NASCAR shirts on. Daniel Hemrick had just won the race. And what a great race.   JUDY: It was an amazing race.   MELINDA: And what a great finish. And so I struck up a conversation like I always do. And we start to talk. And the young man and I have a lot in common because we're both media people. And then the dad says, do you know so and so and I looked at him… I said, yes. And then we start talking and we know several people the same. And it's amazing and surprising and wonderful all at once that you can just strike up a conversation because it said NASCAR on his shirt, and then find out you have mutual friends. And now the son goes to school here in Arizona, which is where I am for the winter. And we're going to get together. So now I have more friends and family, and I love it. I absolutely love it.   JUDY: Well, that's how we grow the sport.  My goal has always been since I started in this because when I started in this with Tony and was really thrust into the middle of the NASCAR garage at the height of it, because I took Tony from USAC from winning his Triple Crown in USAC. To Indy cars, winning the pole for the Indy 500, coming within 29 laps of winning the Indy 500 before he blew an engine to what was Busch Series then and probably the prettiest race car I've ever seen anybody drive, which is that number 44, Shell Pontiac, the black and white and red and yellow one, and then to Cup with Home Depot and Joe Gibbs Racing. And when I came in there, there were very few women. There were not even a lot of women in the media. And you had to prove yourself every minute of every day, and you had to stay above the fray to make sure that you were respected for why you're there and what you're doing and the job you do. My goal has always been to make it better than it was when I got there and make it easier for young women, not only young drivers, young women to come in and be accepted and have the opportunities. But not every woman can be a driver. They can be a person. They can be an engineer, they can be in marketing, they can be in public relations, and they all need to have the opportunity to excel at it because they have a passion for the sport, no matter what series it is, whether it's the dirt track at Houston or Knoxville or Daytona or Indy. It's the same game.   MELINDA: When I talk to gals, of course, a lot of them, especially if they're younger, what is it you want to do? What's your goal? They want to be the next World of Outlaws champ or the NASCAR, this or that. And I always talk to them, especially if they're younger, still in high school or whatever, and I'm like, I love your passion. But what else do you enjoy? Because everybody can't be the driver? We need engineers. We need tire specialists. We need PR and bookkeeping and travel and all the things for those teams. And to be realistic, we have to think, what else can I do? What's my plan B if I can't be the driver and that's something that I try to encourage and talk to women about. It takes so many people to put that driver on the track. And if you're not the guy or the gal driving the car, how can you stay involved in motorsports? For me, I never had the desire to be the driver. My son was a race car driver, my granddaughter's drive race cars. I never had that desire. But I love the marketing and the PR and the people I meet. It takes all of us, doesn't it?   JUDY: Yeah, it does take the village and what I always tell these young ladies and young men, for that matter, the young boys, who they go, I want to be the next Tony Stewart or I want to be the next now Kyle Larson or the next Elio Castroneves or the next Scott Dixon or John Force pick a sport, and I always tell them, why don't you be the first authentic you?   MELINDA: I love that.   JUDY: The most important thing is to be authentic, to be yourself. The way people will connect with you is if you're real, if you aren't real, if you put on a facade that you can't maintain. And unfortunately, you and I both we've been here a day or two. We've seen drivers that flame out because they can't keep up the image that they think they should be or who they think they should be. Then you look at somebody like Elio Castroneves, who has done this for the better part of 30 years. He wouldn't want anybody to know that, but you look at his age and realistically, and he does it at the same level he's always done it. And he is because the Elio that you watch on TV, that exuberance, that passion, that fire, that everything is the same Elio that you'll have a cup of iced coffee or a cup of iced tea with in the paddock during the quiet time on the track. They're the exact same guy. That's why everybody connects with him and so on and so on and so on. So the young kids need to be authentic. They need to also know if this road doesn't work, try another one. Okay. If you're not meant to be Steve Kinzer or Donny Schatz who I've had the pleasure and the honor of knowing Donnie Schatz since he was 14 years old and watched him race his very first race and was fairly convinced he wasn't going to live long enough to do what he's done. But somehow he figured it all out. And he had the great support of his family, his parents and his family. But not every kid that climbs in a sprint car is going to be Steve or Sammy or Donnie or Logan Schuchart or whatever. So. Okay, that doesn't work. What about a dirt late model? What about a pavement midget in the Midwest or a non-wing sprint car where there's 360s running everywhere, where they have 30 to 50 cars in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on a Saturday night of kids who are just trying to learn how to do it, and they do well,   MELINDA: Absolutely. And I love what you say about being authentic, because that doesn't just apply to race car drivers. That applies to everyone. The people that you know and you like and you connect with it's typically because they're real. I say that they're real. They're who they are. Day-- night, Christmas Day, July 4. Whenever it might be, they're the same person and know when you talk to them who you're getting. You never know sometimes with a NASCAR driver which one you're going to get on a certain day…   JUDY: There's a couple of them that come to mind.   MELINDA: I know. I probably have some KB stuff somewhere here. I mean, I have several favorite drivers. He just happens to be one of them. But you never know which one you're going to get. Which one you're going to get. And yet there are other drivers. Chase Elliott. He's pretty much the same guy every day unless you ruffle his feathers.   JUDY: Yeah. Martin Truex is the same thing. Martin Truex is the most true to himself human being I've ever met. He is. And he has a heart bigger than is measurable because he stayed with Sherry. He's been with her by her side as she goes through all of that. He's a big supporter of Sherry Strong and helping raise the money for the charity. And yet he is the same guy. One of the Corvette drivers that I've had the pleasure to work with is a young man named Antonio Garcia, and he drives the number 3 Corvette. And Antonio is the most soft-spoken, quiet, he's a Spaniard, but he's very soft spoken, very quiet young man. He gets in that car and he's like a transformer. He pushed that shield down and locks it, and a whole, another human being comes out behind the wheel. I mean, not bad, just unbelievable talent, aggression when he needs to have it controlled aggression. He's a winner. He's a champion. He takes the helmet off, pulls the shield up, takes the helmet off, and he's back to the really quiet, soft-spoken guy. There are those who do that very very well. They do what they need to do in the car. But on the outside of the car, they're people. They're real people.   MELINDA: They are real people. And that's the thing that NASCAR fans and people that watch the sport put people on a pedestal. And that's not fair, either, because they are real people and they have real lives. And they have ups and downs just like you and I do. And we say, oh, well, don't take your work home and don't take your personal life to your job. That's a lot of times impossible. And so we don't always know what's happening in their personal lives behind the scenes. And I always try to think where they might be coming from because everybody has bad days, right? Whether it's driving the car or working with the fans or whatever. But we forget that they are real people with real lives, with real problems, and we shouldn't put them on a pedestal and expect them to be perfect or so much better than, yes, they set an example for thousands of other young men and women.   JUDY: Yeah, they do.   MELINDA: I get that. But we also have to remember that they're human beings   JUDY: And they deserve the room to be human. You don't know if someone's grandma is ill, right? You don't know these things about them. They are subject to the same things we are. We're 4000 miles from home and the neighbor calls and says your burglar alarm just went off. Well, they probably have the same thing happening. They're just lucky enough to maybe have caretaker who can go over or a good friend. But they are. And the person who has shown us that more. I mean, a lot of drivers are really good at that. But I tell you, one person this year that I've had the absolute honor to work around and get to know is Roman Grosjean. And here is a man who looked like the Phoenix rising out of the fire by all intents and purposes, he probably should have died in that F1 crash last year, the last race, but he didn't, for the reasons that none of us know and probably will never know. He has come to America. He has turned into an incredible Indy car driver. The fans love him. He is gracious to them. He is adorable to be around. The media love him. And last year he was an F1 driver, and we all would have said, oh, he's an F1 driver, don't pay any attention to him. Not true. He is an amazing human being. And when he started telling us all stories about buying the motor home and putting his wife and kids in the motorhome, once they got done with school in France and going all over the country in the motorhome so they could decide where they wanted to live in America. And it was adorable. It was all the things that we forget. It's like Scotty McLaughlin does America. It's like he's in awe of Bed, bath and beyond. I'm like, I go into Bed, Bath and beyond and go, oh, my, I got to go. But Scotty McLaughlin says, Judy, we don't have this where I come from. And Roman Grosjean talked about going to Mount Rushmore and how staggeringly beautiful that was for him. And he'd never seen anything like that. And I'm thinking to myself, you have the Eiffel Tower in the arc de triumphe and a few, million other things, not to mention Longlaw, but he was absolutely mesmerized by Mt. Rushmore. So it's been really fun because we all got to get back, brought back to the reason we do this. And then you see somebody like Pato and Rinus who win with such joy...such joy! And you went, oh, yeah, that's why we do this. Oh, yeah. That's why we do this.   MELINDA: One of the reasons that he might find joy in the motorhome and all that is because he did survive. And he has a different outlook on things and the fact that the people drove in the motorhome looking for where they want to live, what a smart thing to do.   JUDY: I know I would have never thought of that.   MELINDA: I would have never thought of that. And then, like Mount Rushmore, how many people that live in the United States and maybe even live within 3 hours let's say of there have never been there. Because you tend to take for granted the things that are close by.   JUDY: Or that they'll always be there.   MELINDA: It'll always be there. I live less than an hour from Lake Michigan. And do you know, it's been three summers since I've even been there.   JUDY: And it's such a beautiful, but we all do that. So it's really fun to watch in all of these series. We get a Indy car and sports car, but it's happening in every NASCAR. It's happening a little bit in NHRA. These people coming in from I wanted to try this. I don't know if I can do it or not. And the people they remind you that there is a reason why we are all still so passionate about it. So it makes me want to work even harder to make sure there is a place for this to go on. After I've finished running around to 30 race tracks a year, I'm proud of what I've accomplished, and I'm proud of the people that I've worked with. Some of them, I put my face in my hands and went, oh, my gosh, it's been a great ride. And I'm very very grateful to a lot of people who gave me a chance when they didn't have to.   MELINDA: Well, especially, like you say, when you started a woman doing what you did or anything in motorsports was pretty much unheard of. And you broke that. You broke through and you showed them that it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman doing that job. It's about credibility. It's about knowledge. It's about being capable of doing what you need to do. And that's the same as a racecar driver. I talked to so many girls. I'm like the car doesn't know if you're a girl or a boy. Just get in and drive.   JUDY: Yeah. And do your best. And if it doesn't measure up to where you think it should take a step back and go, is it me? Is it the car? Do I just not know enough and keep in mind that there are some of these guys that have been at it of 20 years. Yeah. Donnie Schatz has ten Championships and ten Knoxville National wins because he worked hard at it. Same with Sam and Steve and all those guys. But I do have one story that's really funny. I think it's funny. When Tony was in the Busch series, we were running Indy car because he had to fulfill his contract to John Menard. And finish out his Indy car contract, which was actually IRL then, but he had to honor his contract to John Menard and then also run the Busch series for Joe Gibbs. So we were getting toward the end of the season. We were done with IRL, and he was going to run the last, like, ten, eight races of the NASCAR Busch Series.   So I went to the NASCAR trailer, and I knocked on the door, and Mike Helton came to the door and he looked at me. And he said, who are you? And I introduced myself, and I had the Shell shirt on then because he was in the Shell in the Busch Series. And I said, I was just wondering if I could speak to you and Mr. Hunter about Tony Stewart, because he's going to come to Cup next year. And he's not Jeff Gordon. He's Tony Stewart. But he has an incredible amount of talent. And I just want everybody to give me a chance. And I'm going to make sure that he is worthy of it and he earns what I can control. But I'd like for you guys to know that. And Mike Helton, who is giant. He is such a big man. He towers over me, almost twice as tall as I am. And he looked at me and he said, wow, I said, what? He said, I don't think I've ever had anybody ask to come into the red trailer. I said well, Dale Senior comes here all the time. That's Dale Senior. That's a whole different thing, he said. I don't think I've ever had anybody else ask to come in. So I went in. I sat down with Mr. Helton, Mr. Hunter and Bill Jr. He was still alive. And I told him I asked him to give him a chance. And I told him that he might not be the easiest to work with because he was very passionate about what he did. And I would work on that as best I could, but to give him a chance because I thought he would be good for NASCAR and that he would do something.   Of course, he and Robbie Gordon get in a fist fight the first day of practice at Daytona. And I'm like and Helton says to me He's going to be good huh. And I went, oh, but we survived. And he did. And when I was at his Hall of Fame dinner, I was invited. I was honored to be invited there. And Mr. Helton was there. And he was with a group of people. And I was walking by, and he said, you aren't going to say, Hi. You were talking to all these nice people. And he said come here and he put his arm around and he said, I want you to meet Judy Dominic. He said, She's the one we have to blame for Tony Stewart. If she hadn't brought him here, we wouldn't have to put up with all that. I looked up at him. Really? He went, no, he said, thank you. He was everything you said he would be. And then some, sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and just hope that you have to believe enough in yourself to know that you can do it.   You have to be authentic. And I was me. I went in there with, like, oh boy this could go whatever way and I could be in big trouble. But if you don't take that leap, you don't ever know what might happen.   MELINDA: Oh, that's so true. And one of my husband's favorite things is, what's the worst that could happen? They could say, no, we don't want to talk. There's 100 things they could have said. And look at the fun and the joy and the excitement and the drama that Tony Stewart brought to NASCAR. Yeah. There's never going to be another Tony Stewart.   JUDY: No. And people say to me, Well, Kyle Larson is as good as Tony. And I said in some aspects, he might be a better driver. But what he doesn't have.. his fire is just channeled way differently. And while he's going to win a lot of races and a lot of Championships, but he will never bring the fireworks with it. He will just be that guy who puts his helmet on and goes and does it better than anybody else. One of these days, I was just like, we never thought Jeff Gordon had a temper. And we never thought Jeff Gordon got mad. And all of a sudden, we're looking at Jeff Gordon running over the hoods of three cars to get to Kevin Harvick, at Bristol and try to beat the tar out of him… and get in a fight with Jeff Burton on the back stretch at Charlotte. And you go, so maybe in Kyle somewhere, there's just a teeny bit of fire. But there's a ton of talent, talent that we haven't even tapped yet.   MELINDA: We haven't even seen the scope of the talent in that young man. And I followed him when he was in NASCAR before, and I always just thought he's so versatile. And I like that about him that he drove a lot of different kinds of cars and everything. But the thing about Tony Stewart, when he sat down to press conference, we never knew what he was going to say.   JUDY: And I would just be standing in the back of the room like this, and the media would turn around and they go, Way to Go Judy! So they would goad him and they did it on purpose. And he would take the bait sometimes. And it was like, we'd walk in and I'd go now, don't let them. No, I won't. I got this. I got this. But it was okay. It was fun. I would not trade one minute of the seven years with that man for anything.   No, or any of the other drivers I've worked with, and now it's a whole new crop. Indy car is so fun now because we have all these kids that are just crazy fast. And they don't know what it feels like to show the wall at 240 miles an hour yet. Hopefully they don't find out. But, I mean, we have ten kids under the age 25 that are rock stars. And the old guys are going hmmmm where did they come from? But ten years ago, they were those kids. What's going on in racing right now is awesome. Chevrolet has the youngest average age of drivers in NASCAR. So between all of our teams, we have the youngest group of drivers, which is exciting, because that means long term. We can do something, and hopefully they'll do something.   MELINDA: Didn't Chevrolet let's plug them a little bit. Didn't they just win the manufacturer's Championship, correct?   JUDY: Yes. Drivers and owners in cup. They won the manufacturers in Xfinity as well. And we're about to win manufacturers, drivers and team and IMSA with Corvette Racing, and they'll finish one, two. And then Cadillac, we've won the manufacturers. But it's going to be a heck of a battle down to see whether we can get the driver's title and the owner's title. The 31 Wheeling Cadillac is going to have to beat that Acura of Michael Shank Racing with Ricky Taylor in it. And so it will be a great race at Motul Petit this weekend.   Yes. And Brittany Force is second in the points going into top fuel for going into the final. And then Greg Anderson and Erica Enders are 38 points apart, and both of them going for their fifth title. Greg is already the winningest pro stock driver ever. So he broke all Warren Johnson's records except titles, but he broke all the rest of them. But he has more wins than Warren. Nobody else has more wins than Greg in pro Stock. So even Bob Flynn, I thought maybe Bob Flynn would have more wins, but he didn't.   But they didn't run as many races back then either, when Glenn was racing. So we have a lot that can happen this weekend, too.   MELINDA: I listen to Sirius radio and I'm pretty sure it was there that I heard a gentleman from Chevrolet.   JUDY: That was Mr. Campbell. He's my boss. Big boss.   MELINDA: Okay. All right. That was telling about their success and everything. He said that our goal every year is to win the manufacturer's Championship and everything. I loved hearing from that side of it. It's not just the racers, it's the people like him, and it means a lot to the whole team, everybody involved. And I can't say enough about motorsports and how much I love it.   JUDY: Well, you do a great job with this. And I know the women in racing appreciate everything you do. And thank you so much for doing this. And don't give it up. It has such value. You just don't know how much value it would have.   MELINDA: I appreciate that, especially coming from you, because that's a huge compliment, Judy. That really makes my day.   JUDY: Well, thank you for having me.   MELINDA: Absolutely. So is there anything I haven't asked you about that you'd like to share. I just don't want to leave anything out. You're so fun to talk to.   JUDY: Well, when you go back when I had the motorcycle dealership, I had an AMA race team, and I had 2-750 super bikes, and I had a 1000 CC endurance bike, 2-600 super sports and a TZ 250. And we went and ran the AMA circuit as a privateer team, which would be like being Furniture Row Racing in Cup. And against all the factory Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, you know. And then when I was in the motorcycle business, I had Yamaha, BMW and Ducati in my dealership, and I was fortunate enough to have been voted the President of the US Dealer Board for each one of those brands because I was the only female that owned a dealership. And Yamaha, the Japanese were a little like what?... the Italians loved it, which was sometimes problematic, but we worked our way through it. And the Germans were like, seriously?... but when I sold a lot of motorcycles for them, then they got over the fact that I was female and I loved motorcycle racing. I still to this day, I sit and watch Moto GP, or I tape it if I'm not home because that's such a skill set that if you're not around it, you don't understand the skills that go into that. And those not that to take anything away from anybody that races on four wheels. But they have two wheels in road racing or flat track. They have a one inch patch of tire on the track surface, and they have two wheels, and they are the roll cage. There is no roll cage around them. So when it goes wrong, it usually goes really wrong. But on the other hand, when it doesn't, it's the most amazing thing to watch. And so I've stayed attached to that. I was really lucky back in the day to have been the only importer in the United States for Maverick wheels, Marc Senior Wheels and Brembo Brakes for motorcycles. And I sponsored Team Roberts in what was then called 500 CC Motor GP for Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson and John Krasinski and Kenny Roberts Jr. And to this day, I get to call Wayne Rainey, a friend, and I'm really proud of that. He and I had a lot of fun. We had a lot of fun together, as well as all the kids that road for me. And I don't know, I love midgets. I love Sprint cars. It's hard to do when you do the job I do.   You have to make sure that you don't walk over the fan line. But when I go to a motorcycle race or I go to a dirt track or I hopefully get to go someday to an F1 race. But if I don't, I'm watching on my television. I geek out. And I am the biggest race fan on the planet. When I do my job, you can't do that. You have to maintain that distance of professionalism, and sometimes things go awry that you have to respond to. So you have to be a professional. But I am still a huge fan of racing. And the day I don't work on a pit road or a pit lane or whatever. I will go, and I will cheer my brains out. Just like all the rest of the grandstands.   MELINDA: I have an interesting story to share with you. So I met my second husband, and he was a big motorcycle fan. He had ridden motorcycles since he was little. He has a Yamaha FZ1 still to this day, it has, I don't know, 77,000 miles on it.   JUDY: Wow.   MELINDA: And it's as good today as it was when he bought it. It's a great bike. But anyway, so when I met him, he said, the fun is not on the back. And so one day on my lunch hour I went to the Secretary of State's office, and I took the written test, and I passed it. I had my little card so I could ride with a seasoned driver. So I took it home and showed it to him. And he was blown away. And I was 50 years old. And we went and bought a little Honda 250 or something little to learn how, so I could learn how to ride, then I had a Honda Shadow. And then I had Honda VTX 1300R. And I rode it and I had that until I had back surgery. And I just couldn't drive the bike anymore. But we used to go to Mid Ohio to the motorcycle races. Year after year, best track. I bet, ten years in a row we went there. It was like the thing we looked forward to the most the whole summer. Nikki Hayden, the Bostrom Boys, Miguel Duhamel.   JUDY: Yeah. Miguel,   MELINDA: We absolutely loved those guys and going there.And fast. Oh, my goodness. It was just I had to go at 06:00 a.m. To put your thing up. So you'd have shade. It was just our favorite thing to do. And now we're into all kinds of racing. But that still is where our hearts are.   JUDY: It's hard to shake it. Those things… you sit there and listen to them go through the gears and that thing screaming at 14, 5, 15 thousand RPMs. It's really hard to beat that.   MELINDA: And Michael Jordan had a team. Yes, he did at the time. And then when he became involved in NASCAR, I had people say, wow, he's interested in racing. I said, oh, he's been in racing a long time. You just didn't know it because you didn't follow motorcycle racing. And I really never had a lot of fear. And so the one time at Mid Ohio, they were offering you could pay to ride on the back, and they would take you around the track. Right. And how many fast? I don't know. But it was fast.   And so I kept saying to my husband, I want to do it. I want to do it. He said, go do it. As I start to walk over to where you go to pay your money, it starts to rain. I never got to do it. And I said, God was telling me I was too old. I shouldn't be doing it. So it caused the rain to come. I would have loved it. I would have loved to do that to ride on this.   JUDY: Yeah, I was writing a piece because I did a lot of writing also during the motorcycle days, the truck series days. Then it became I couldn't do any. I didn't have time. I did a radio show for a while out of Denver, Colorado, and I loved that. But I was doing a piece for Yamaha's International magazine. And it was when the whole Moto GP was at Laguna Seca. And so they asked me, do you want to ride around the track? And I said, with who? And they said, With Johnny K?   And I said, yeah, I will. And they looked at me and I said, how am I supposed to write a story about what they do if I don't? I've watched them for years and years and years. I buy all the stuff that makes them do what they do for my guys and other guys. But I don't know how they do what they do.   MELINDA: I know.   JUDY: So they put me on. It was a super bike. It wasn't his GP bike because they weren't that dumb. And it was a world Superbike, and it was a Yamaha, but I'm on the back because they only have the one little saddle. So he said, okay, squish down in here as far as you can behind me. And so then back then, we have the quickfills on the tank where the quickfill dropped into the tank. So I pushed it in and I held on with my fingers like that and have my arms around him.   And I had full leathers on my helmet, my boots, my gloves, the whole thing knee pads and everything. And he said, okay, just move with me. I said, no problem. So we take off out of the pits, head up that Hill at Laguna Seca,and I'm thinking to myself, Who's going to call my mother and tell her I died on a motorcycle? No, I did the right thing. So we went the first lap and came down through the corkscrew and I'm screaming at the top of my lungs because it is the coolest thing I've ever done. Oh, my God. We pulled down Pill Lane, and he said, he turns around. He goes, Are you okay? I said, do another one. He looked at them all and they went, you want to do it? And he said, She's perfect. She knows exactly what to do. He said she leaned when I leaned, she did everything. And he said sometimes they get people on there that go all around and they'll just back it off and wick it down and just coast around. And so we took another lap.   And I will never forget that that was the most incredible ride. The second best ride I probably ever had was in a stock car with Dale Earnhardt, Sr. at Daytona. We were giving some customer rides, and he looked at me and he went, hey, I said, yes. You want to go for a ride? Yeah. And he looked at my boss and boss said, if she's dumb enough to go ride with you, go ahead. And I got in. And he did everything he possibly could to try to scare me because I'm watching the third turn wall coming at him.   And we're only like this far from the back stretch wall, I swear. And it was a hoot. And then the other best ride I ever had was in a Corvette with Juan Pablo at Indy. And that was just crazy. He is so crazy. good, it's unbelievable. Really.   MELINDA: I'm so jealous of your experiences because I would have gotten in all three of those rides without thinking, because I just don't have the fear. I mean, when you get on and you're going that's a different story. But I just would not have hesitated because it's just, oh, my gosh. I can't even imagine.   JUDY: I've been very, very blessed. I've been very lucky. I worked hard, but I'm grateful for every opportunity I've had. And I'm not done yet. I'm not done yet.   MELINDA: Oh, I know you're not. I still see the fire in your eyes.   JUDY: It's there… Yeah. I'm sad that this coming weekend is the last weekend. Jeez. But then January will be here before we know it and we'll be scrambling to get to Rolex, right?   MELINDA: It just goes so quick. 36 races of NASCAR went by in a flash, and we had two weeks off for the Indy race, Judy, in Nashville this year.   JUDY: Awesome. So awesome. Amazing.   MELINDA: It was amazing. And I've got my tickets for my first Indy.   JUDY: Good.   MELINDA: So I'm so excited about that. You know what? I'm not sure because I reached out to somebody that I know, but I'll let you know where they are. They're good seats because I had a connection that I met with this.   JUDY: Well, we do. Yeah. There's one thing about the Indy 500. All of the other races, the big races in any series are amazing. But there is just something about the start of the INDY 500 that you don't see any place else. You don't feel it when that place is full of 300,000 plus people, the drivers feel it. Everybody feels it. It's just crazy how fun it is.   MELINDA: Well, I'm told that the pre-race, the whole pre-race thing is worth everything to go. I can't wait.   JUDY: Kleenex in your pocket, though, because some of them make you cry. It's just so touching. Some of the things they do. I'm so good about honoring the history and honoring those who came before us. They're very good about that.   MELINDA: Well, Judy, I could talk to you for hours, but I know that you probably need to go have dinner and we will definitely see each other again.   JUDY: I hope so.   MELINDA: I'm so honored and pleased that you agreed to be on my podcast. I love the stories you've told and your passion and what you've shared, and we're going to have to do this again because we didn't get through near the stories I'm sure.   JUDY: No, we didn't. But I'd love to. Maybe we can talk again before the season starts next year, and we can see what we got in front of us with the new cars. All right. Well, thank you so much.   MELINDA: Thank you, Judy. You have a good evening.   JUDY: You, too.  

Kevin Schwantz is one of America's greatest motorcycle racers, and it doesn't hurt that he's funny as hell. Coming up through the American ranks in the 1980s, Kevin went on to become one of Suzuki's MotorGP factory riders, engaging in legendary battles with Wayne Rainey through the 1990s until finally winning the MotoGP World Championship […]

Perry King and Laurette Nicoll are the perennial emcees of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. AMA Life Member King is an actor and director whose career on stage, screen and television spans more than 50 years. Nicoll is a motocross rider and sidecar enthusiast who has reported for AMA Supermoto, Mini Moto SX, Endurocross, the X Games, Formula Drift and Nitro Rallycross during her 18 years in the broadcast industry. In this episode, they reminisce about their many Hall of Fame shows and favorite memories from the dozens of Hall of Fame inductees they have extolled on stage, including Dave Arnold, Wayne Rainey, Don Emler, Kurt Caselli, John Kocinski, Gloria Struck, Tom White, Malcolm Smith, Tommy Hays, Kenny Tolbert and Kenny Roberts.Support the show (https://fs4.formsite.com/AMARacing/form21/index.html)

Our guest is Keith Code, founder and director of California Superbike School, which has trained more than 150,000 students over the past 40 years, with track schools throughout the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. Sixty-five world and national championships have been won by racers trained by Keith Code or his coaches, and champions such as Wayne Rainey and James Toseland have used Code's methodology. Code has been a regular columnist in Motorcyclist magazine, and he's the author of several books including “A Twist of the Wrist” and “The Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles.” California Superbike School holds training from February through November at tracks throughout the U.S.

Our guest is Wayne Rainey, president of MotoAmerica and a motorcycle racing legend. Rainey is a 2-time AMA Superbike champion (1983, 1987) and 3-time Grand Prix World Champion (1990-1992) in the premier 500cc class. In 1999 he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, and in 2000 FIM named Rainey a Grand Prix Legend. Rainey is the president of MotoAmerica, which has managed and promoted the AMA Superbike series since 2015. We discuss Rainey's racing career, MotoAmerica's efforts to grow U.S. motorcycle racing, and MotoAmerica's different classes, including Honos Superbike and Mission King of the Baggers. The GEICO MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest will be July 9-11 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Tickets are available online, and racing coverage can be streamed on MotoAmerica Live+ or watched on Fox Sports FS2 and MAVTV. Check out the MotoAmerica website for details.

Today's guest is a multi time World Champion who's aim is to have as much impact on the sport in his post riding career, than his did during his prime riding years. We all know the story of Wayne Rainey's racing career, his accident and many will know a lot about his role in MotoAmerica. This is a man, however, with hours and hours of untold stories to tell. We hope you enjoy the episode. 

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Episode 38 - Wayne Rainey by Cory Texter & Sammy Sabedra

A first for the podcast - a feature length virtual sit down with one of the biggest names in F1 over recent decades, who happens to also be a massive MotoGP™ fan! Mark Webber has not only been a fan since he was a young lad ripping up his garden on a dirt bike back home in Aus, but has a unique view on the inside of our sport over the last couple of decades while racing at the very highest level of four-wheeled motorsport himself. From his friendship with Mick Doohan, looking behind the scenes in Rossi’s garage, sitting on Wayne Rainey’s World Championship winning bike at his home in California, to track days with WorldSBK legend, Troy Bayliss - who better to ask about the parallels between the two biggest motorsports on the planet than this nine-time F1 race winner? As ever, if you enjoyed the episode, we’d really appreciate you leaving a review on your chosen podcast platform as well as a thumbs up on the YouTube version as well! See you next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore p/b ARAI Helmets - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:        MotoAmerica: The premier US roadracing series gets back on track in 2 weeks! MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey calls in to talk to the guys about it.  MotoGP - Joan Mir to stay with the Suzuki Factory team through 2022 with teammate Alex Rins. MotoGP - No wildcard riders allowed in 2020. What does it all mean?  MotoGP - Rumors of the 2020 Calendar with no US round?  Bye, Bye

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:       Supercross - A1 wrap-up SXFantasy p/b ARAI Helmets - Greg did not get his picks in. JP explains why this league is a good one! We've chosen pulpmxfantasy.com for out 2020 SX Fantasy League. Join the Greg's Garage Podcast League now to win an ARAI Corsair-X Helmet of your choice!  MotoGP - Michelin introduces a new rear tire for 2020. Why is this important?  MotoGP - 3-Times World Champ and MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey comments on MotoGP racers and their future.  MotoGP - Andrea Iannone's B Sample comes back positive.  WorldSBK - GPOne.com reports that Alvaro Bautista on the new HRC Honda CBR RR-R broke Johnny Rea's track record from September!  Race Calendar - Racing this weekend.  Bye Bye

Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes disproves the theory that “He who can does; he who cannot, teaches.” Hayes not only does, but he can also teach. Hayes talks about his highly successful 2019 season of coaching in the MotoAmerica Series and his upcoming J 4orce Training Camps in the newest episode of Off Track with Carruthers and Bice. Instagram: @joshhayes4Twitter: @hayes131Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.hayes.378Support the show (http://motoamerica.com)

It’s been a wonderful week at MotoAmerica with Wayne Rainey riding a motorcycle again and so much more. Carruthers and Bice talk about it all in this week’s episode of Off Track with Carruthers and Bice.motoamerica.comSupport the show (http://motoamerica.com)

In this episode I have a great discussion with Paul Carruthers and Sean Bice, who aside from being avid motorcyclists and huge fans of motorcycle racing, are the co-hosts of MotoAmerica’s own podcast and, much more importantly, are a big part of the dedicated team that works mostly behind the scenes to make MotoAmerica a professional, fascinating, exciting and entertaining motorcycle racing series. Episode Links * MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) * MotoAmerica Off Track Podcast (https://motoamerica.com/podcast/) * Off Track with Carruthers and Bice - #45 MotoAmerica Super Fans on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VfuZNNYgGE&list=PLskzXSjH0lBM4ZeK29JK4BhYquvNUiPxh&index=8&t=0s) * MotoAmerica Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/MotoAmerica/) * MotoAmerica on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/motoamerica/) * MotoAmerica YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/MotoAmerica1) * MotoAmerica Live+ (https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com/) * Wayne Rainey (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=86) * Kevin Schwantz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Schwantz) * Kel Carruthers - AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=139) * Noco Moto Podcast Episode 60 Guest Paul Carruthers (https://nocomotopodcast.com/episode-60-guest-paul-carruthers/) * Cycle News (https://www.cyclenews.com/) * Ridge Motorsports Park (https://www.ridgemotorsportspark.com/) * Indianapolis Motor Speedway (https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/) * Throttled Episode 143 - when I started covering MotoAmerica (https://throttledpodcast.com/episode-143-final-mpc-results-plus-motorcycle-news/) * Throttled Episode 144 - when I go over what MotoAmerica is all about (https://throttledpodcast.com/episode-144-husqvarna-gets-some-good-news/) * Discussing the Two Seater Experience on the Throttled Podcast (https://youtu.be/lb2GAczPs0s?t=04m30s) * Episode 026 where I discuss the MotoAmerica Two Seater Experience (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/026) * My Kyle Wyman Episode (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/025) * Kyle Wyman Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013269905321) * My Braeden Ortt Episode (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/021) * My Chris Bays Episode (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/023) * Chris Bays Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/chrisbays621) * Cooper McDonald on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CooperDMcDonald) * Circuit of the Americas (COTA) (http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/) * New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) (https://njmp.com/) * Barber Motorsports Park (https://barberracingevents.com/) * Roadracingworld.com (https://www.roadracingworld.com/) * Bridgehampton Race Circuit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgehampton_Race_Circuit) * Louden Road Race Series (https://www.nhms.com/local/loudon-road-race-series/) * Thousand Island dressing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Island_dressing) * Long Island Ice Tea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Iced_Tea) * Long Island (Tennessee) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_(Tennessee)) Contact Me * Donate to support the podcast (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Podcast Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * Podcast YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guests: Paul Carruthers and Sean Bice.

A short and great interview with World Chapoin Wayne Rainey about the up and coming 2020 MotoAmerica Season

You can’t spell “KRAVE” without the “R” and the “V,” and in this week’s episode of Off Track, Carruthers and Bice talk with Wayne Rainey and Richard Varner, two members of the KRAVE Group, which launched MotoAmerica five years ago. The new schedule, two new racetracks, and the lots of other MotoAmerica topics are discussed, so be sure to check it out.motoamerica.comSupport the show (http://motoamerica.com)

In this episode I have a really cool chat with MotoAmerica racer Chris Bays who started riding motorcycles on the street about 15 years ago and has been racing motorcycles for the last 5 years at the club and professional levels. While he still likes the idea of riding on the street, Chris’ attention is fully focused on his racing these days. As he mentions in this episode, once he got bitten by the racing bug, he just couldn’t not race. I’m sure that anyone that has been bitten by the motorcycle bug will understand. Once you’re hooked, you’re hooked! This episode is also the perfect opportunity to announce this podcast’s official sponsorship of Chris Bays and the Number 621 RBoM Racing Suzuki SV650 in the remainder of the MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship season. So, fire up the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming app or surf on over to Chris’ social media, or to my podcast’s social media and check out the podcast stickers on the racing livery for Chris’ bike. To help celebrate this new partnership, I am also excited to announce that Bays Racing and this podcast have teamed up to give away one free general admission ticket to see MotoAmerica racing live. The ticket can be used at one of the remaining MotoAmerica rounds in this 2019 season either in Pittsburgh, New Jersey or Alabama. Stayed tuned until the end of the episode for details on how you can enter to win. Episode Links * Chris Bays Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/chrisbays621) * Chris Bays Racing 621 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chrisbays621/) * Bays Racing 621 on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSBLlKIvqSodZeaWTYTaRw) * RBoM Racing on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RBoMracing/) * MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) * MotoAmerica Twins Cup (https://motoamerica.com/twins-cup/) * MotoAmerica Live+ (https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com/) * MotoAmerica Off Track Podcast (https://motoamerica.com/tag/off-track-podcast/) * Wayne Rainey (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=86) * Braeden Ortt (https://www.braedenorttracing.com/about-braeden-ortt/) * Western Eastern Roadracing Association (WERA) (http://wera.com/) * American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) (https://www.afmracing.org/) * MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/) * World Superbike (WorldSBK) (http://www.worldsbk.com/) * British Superbikes (BSB) (https://www.britishsuperbike.com/) * Autralian Superbike Championship (ASBK) (https://www.asbk.com.au/) * American Flat Track (AFT) (https://www.americanflattrack.com/) * Barber Motorsports Park (https://barberracingevents.com/) * Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum (https://www.barbermuseum.org/) * Circuit of the Americas (COTA) (http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/) Contact Me * Donate (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guest: Chris Bays.

In this episode I talk with retired motorcycle racer, author, inventor, entrepreneur and founder of the California Superbike School, Keith Code. Keith and I talk briefly about his early days of motorcycle racing, and then how he came to start training riders in 1976 with his "Keith Code Rider Improvement Program". Keith goes over the fact that no one was doing motorcycle coaching at the time that he started his program. At first he wasn't sure if he could teach others as he didn't consider himself to be a very good student. But after doing the Student Hat Course developed by L. Ron Hubbard, Keith found that he now understood the barriers that people run into when learning and studying a new subject. He also found out that not only could he learn, but that he had actually become a very good student, and that he also now had the understanding and communication skills to teach others as well. Keith personally trained and coached Wayne Rainey, one of the founders of the MotoAmerica motorcyle racing series, and winner of the Daytona 200 and three time winner of the 500cc World Championship. We talk about how Keith taught himself physics and engineering so he could understand the dynamics of how motorcycles work and apply that to help motorcycle racers and road riders improve their riding skills both on and off the track. All of this led to the founding and great success of the California Superbike School. The rest, as they say, is history and now celebrating its 40th year in operation, the school has 100 coaches and students around the world in 13 countries including parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, such as India, Scandinavia, Italy, England, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and the Philippines. Keith has personally trained 130,000 riders and his school has trained 200,000 riders worldwide. In Keith's school, everyone improves, guaranteed. If someone feels they haven't improved, they are given additional training free of charge. Keith's school is currently coaching Rocco Landers who is currently leading the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup series. If you would like to learn more about L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology or The Student Hat Course, see the links below and contact me at soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com. Episode Links * Keith's Corner (http://superbikeschool.com/about-us/keiths-corner/) * California Superbike School Forum (http://forums.superbikeschool.com/index.php?act=SF&f=11) * Articles by Keith Code (http://forums.superbikeschool.com/forum/18-articles-by-keith/) * Keith Code's Biography (https://superbikeschool.com/keith-codes-biography/) * California Superbike School (https://superbikeschool.com/) * "A Twist of the Wrist, Vol. 1" Book (https://superbikeschool.com/product/a-twist-of-the-wrist-vol-1/) * "A Twist of the Wrist, Vol. 2" Book (https://superbikeschool.com/product/a-twist-of-the-wrist-vol-2/) * "A Twist of the Wrist" DVD (https://superbikeschool.com/product/a-twist-of-the-wrist-dvd/) * "A Twist of the Wrist II" DVD (https://superbikeschool.com/product/a-twist-of-the-wrist-ii-dvd-released-october-2009/) * L. Ron Hubbard (https://www.lronhubbard.org/) * Dianetics (https://www.dianetics.org/) * Scientology (https://www.scientology.org/) * What is Study Technology? (https://www.scientology.org/faq/scientology-and-dianetics-training-services/what-is-study-technology.html) * Free "The Technology of Study" Course (https://www.volunteerministers.org/training/study/overview.html) * Wayne Rainey (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=86) * MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) * MotoAmerica Off Track Podcast (https://motoamerica.com/tag/off-track-podcast/) * Rocco Landers (https://roccolanders.com/pages/new-about) * Fast Eddie (https://www.motojitsu.com/about) * Motojitsu (https://www.motojitsu.com/) Contact Me * Donate (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guest: Keith Code.

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:    This is the audio from the LIVE MotoAmerica Podcast from Friday, July 12th, 2019 at Laguna Seca's combined MotoAmerica/WorldSBK weekend.  We kick things off with an interview. President of MotoAmerica and 3-times World Champion Wayne Rainey join the boys.  And then they talk EBC Brakes Superbike and welcome on guest JD Beach.  Supersport talk it next followed by LuqiMoly Junior Cup and guest Dallas Daniels with a special announcement from ARAI helmets.  We wrap things up with Stock1000 and Twins

At the end of MotoAmerica’s BEST. WEEK. EVER., Carruthers and Bice turn it up another notch with their guest Wayne Rainey, President of MotoAmerica, three-time World Champ, and two-time AMA Superbike Champ. Wayne talks about the new MotoAmerica broadcast package featuring coverage on FOX Sports 2, NBC Sports Network, and live streaming of all the races via MotoAmerica Live+. Don’t miss this showcase episode of Off Track.Instagram: @wrainey60Twitter: @waynerainey60Support the show (http://motoamerica.com)

Three great MotoGP races at Motorland Aragón and a weekend full of MotoAmerica races and interviews from Barber Motorsports Park. Jim and Derek wrap up the races and Scott Bolton brings us the interviews. Zoom, zoom! -- ©2018 MotoPod Twitter...

There's the usual blabbering about whatever, Best/Worst bike in the world this week, and a new segment where a strange yet familiar character named Motodamus explains the new trends not even yet on the horizon! Best bike in the world this week Worst Bike in the world this week Prince Motorcycle

This week on our motorcycle podcast we head on down to the Moto Talbott museum in Carmel Valley for a special interview. We got the chance to sit down with the one and only Wayne Rainey. Wayne is a legend in motorcycling (no really, the AMA awarded him that title) with 3 world championships under his belt. He also happens to be the president of the MotoAmerica racing series, despite the fact that he had a career ending crash in 93 that left him in a wheelchair. But that hasn't slowed him down. His post crash life included racing karts and owning his own race team. We dive into the current state of American racing, as well as getting to know a bit about his history, as well as what it takes to get a curve at Laguna Seca named after oneself. With Liza, Miss Emma, Naked Jim, Nak and Michael. Go to the races! http://www.motoamerica.com/ https://youtu.be/gNJTEeGIZqo www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

Let's kick off the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM Road Race Championship at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tx April 21-23 with updates from insiders! Wayne Rainey joins us LIVE to discuss the season ahead. We will delve into hist take on the tour as it is about to get underway. Wayne brings valuable insight that no one else can bring us.  George Latus of the Latus Motors Racing Team based out of Oregon is set to campaign the Kawasaki ZX10R. What is his view of the series and his teams efforts? We find out in this episode! Learn more at: motoamerica.com Talking Motorcycles is powered by Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.  

Dennis Mahan is an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame tuner/builder/rider coach. We discuss the motorcycle scene in Southern California and all of America starting in the 50's. Dennis provides in-depth insight into the overall racing scene today as well.  Few tuners have been able to recognize and assist as many AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame riders as Dennis. Motorcycling household names such as Gary Jones, Marty Tripes, Jimmy Ellis, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Neil Keen and many more have ridden Mahan tuned motorcycles. We hope you enjoy this show featuring one of America's great tuners! Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to:  The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Clearwater Lights

Wayne Rainey is joins us for an indepth sit down conversation about MotoAmerica after their second season. In the process he makes a very big announcement concerning their spec tire partner for 2017 and beyond.  We discussed their first year accomplishmets and moved into the things they have been able to do in their second year. Two big items on his agenda were discussed indepth. We also discussed the things that are on his to-do list going forward. With only the Yamaha Superbike Challenge of New Jersey remaining in year two of the new sanctioning body, it is an appropriate time to take a look back in the rear view mirrors and Wayne did that openly and honestly in our interview.  Few individuals could have brought more to the KRAVE partnership than Wayne Rainey for his chosen role with the series. Having been a two time champion in AMA Superbike and a three time champion in the 500cc World Championship Rainey understands the needs of the paddock. He also has his experience as a team owner in the World Championship to draw from.  We hope you enjoy this exclusive interview on the same day that MotoAmerica kicked off their final round for 2016 at New Jersey Motorsports Park  Follow Talking Motorcycles and Barry Boone both on Facebook and Twitter. Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Crosley Brands!  Special thanks to: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Clearwater Lights and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Please hit the subscribe button at the top of the player while listening to the show to get immediate alerts anytime we schedule a new episode. The easiest way to capture the show automatically is the subscribe on iTunes as a Podcast in the iTunes Store. Simply search "Talking Motorcycles with Barry" and click "Subscribe" All of our episodes will be immediately downloaded to your smart phone and subsequent episodes will arrive as shows are completed.

MotoAmerica Unplugged! With 5 events completed and 4 remaining on the 2015 MotoAmerica schedule we go inside the first season with the decision makers! Paul Carruthers is the Communications Manager for MotoAmerica. We discuss their fan outreach and evaluate the successes, ideas for improvements and plans moving forward. Chuck Aksland is the A in KRAVE. As one of the partners Chuck is involved in nearly every aspect of the sport and the organization. We take a look at the season to date, what is working as well as what can be improved. Their are many moving parts to a professional road racing series. Chuck invested about 20 years as a key player in the Kenny Roberts operation and understands all those pieces and parts. Wayne Rainey is a 2 time AMA Superbike Champion and three time 500cc World Champion and serves as President of MotoAmerica. We will discover his thinking about the series at this point in their first season and evaluate successes and perhaps disappointments. Wayne is a man of action who can be seen circulating in the paddock area at every round of the series interacting with teams, fans, sponsors and promoters. In every respect he is hands on. Talking Motorcycles is powered by SOZO!   Facebook/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Twitter: @twowheelb