This week we catch up with Dave and Rhonda Waters. A great conversation with two great people who have been supporting flat track for decades. We talked about how they met, why they became team owners, and the challenges that come with balancing a full-time business along with two race programs.
00:24 - Scottie Update
00:42 - Dave & Rhonda Water intro
02:21 - Dave’s flat motorcycle racing background
03:21 - When Rhonda met Dave
03:40 - “I was too good, so they made me race with the guys…”
05:03 - What drew Rhonda into motorcycle racing
06:04 - Dave talks of current state of the sport
07:06 - What made you want to start a race team?
09:19 - Talks of being the only team running a KTM program
10:25 - Is Wyatt going to be riding the Yamaha more than the KTM (in 2018)?
11:25 - Was the 2017 with Wyatt a successful one in your mind?
12:14 - “…I didn’t know what Wyatt really looked like until I met him in Daytona…”
14:38 - Talks of what led to Wyatt jumping to a the AFT Twins class
15:41 - Story behind Sandriana Shipman joining the Waters Auto Body team
18:32 - Talks about the teammates meeting each other in Salem, OR at the One Moto Show
19:19 - Scottie lists the past riders who have rode for Dave and Rhonda
20:06 - Talks about 2018 plans for the team
21:10 - Talks about goals/expectations for the first two races
22:17 - What is your favorite race track?
24:15 - Funny Ryan Wells story
25:45 - Chad Cose jumping like a spider monkey
26:35 - Thoughts on the podcast
28:27 - If you were put in charge of AFT, what would be the first thing you would change?