Dump The Clutch

Cole Loftsgard, originally from Minnesota, started racing when he was 13 years old in go kart around road courses. Just 3 years later, Loftsgard moved to oval short tracks in Arizona, where he ran in the ASA Factory Stock division at Havasu 95 Speedway. The next season he ran a truck challenge series before racing a partial season in a super late model in the SRL Spears Southwest Tour in 2014. Currently Loftsgard runs with Round 3 Racing in a BMW M4 GT4. Loftsgard also runs select regional endurance races in a Porsche 718 GT4. He occasionally races with an endurance team in Brazil with an open top prototype. In his “off” time, Loftsgard works with a variety of auto manufactures at auto shows / auctions where he gives customer rides on track at speed, or around a drift course. He occasionally is a driver instructor as well in Nevada where he currently resides.

Learn how Julian Pena applied his Stanford education in mechanical engineering to a position at Hendrick Motorsports that lead to a NASCAR championship in 2016 and is still active in the sport today. (Originally aired 2019)

On this episode of Dump the Clutch, learn how Taylor Hagler went from watching races with her dad as a kid to being the first woman to win a driving championship in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.  Taylor has never raced a SLM on a short track, but a race car driver is a race car driver!

In this latest edition of Dump the Clutch, you will learn about Brad Zimmerman and how he became a big time gearhead, his path to North Carolina, working for one of the largest motorsports teams in the world and then settling in at Port City Racecars.

Hear from Port City Racecar employee, Haleigh Jordan, and her journey from the Mid-West to the heart of stock car country.  Moving to a different part of the country to chase her dreams was hugely terrifying but also equally rewarding.

Owner of Port City Racecars, Gary Crooks: 2022 Speedweeks overview, what observations are you making at the track and will the new Cup car cause Late Model racing to thrive even more?

In this episode you will hear from several racers that attended the recent GRIP Seminar in Mooresville, NC.  The seminar is in its 11th year and is designed to provided short track racers from across the country the chance to learn the intricacies of setting up their race cars for success.  The people and their stories that attended reflect a great cross section of personalities from all over the country.   

With nearly 30 years of experience with two of the largest and most recognized professional sports organizations in the world, I finally got to sit down with John Olguin to pick his brain about his thoughts and musings on pro sports PR.  Done right, the PR department can become a vital part to any organization and can help bolster sales, marketing and overall team culture.  

Listen in to my latest chat with Jeff Boyd as he starts his Davidson Town Commissioner campaign. Originally from PA, Jeff has spent a lot of time traveling for business and pleasure and brings a lot of good insight back from those travels that can be used to enhance our already great community. Thanks for the listen and have a great day!

On this episode I had the chance to sit down with Tim Neal. Tim is a Davidson resident and one of 8 running for a town commissioner seat in November. Tim and his family have a very interesting story whether it was living abroad in Luxembourg or building a dream home in downtown Davidson. Thanks in advance for the listen and have a great day!