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The racing world recently lost Warren 'Corny' Schmidt.

Corny hailed from the Leopolis/Pella area and was a big part of Shawano Speedway history dating back several decades. He raced himself and served as a flagman and race director over the years.

We caught up with Corny last year and Corny reflected on some stories from racing over the years. Enjoy these memories. Rest in peace Corny.

While his own stock car racing career wasn't all that long, Doug Vanden Langenberg served as the chief starter for a number of northeastern Wisconsin dirt tracks.

Doug shares some great stories with us during his flagging career. Give them a listen!

In episode two of our series with 2024 Shawano Speedway Hall of Famer Verlyn Giguere, the Green Bay native talks about things like 'bending the rules' a bit and that may or may not include a story about (gasp) nitrous oxide!

Give episode No. 2 a listen!

Current Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) president Tom Hockers gives us a sneak preview of sorts of what's ahead for the FRRC's 'Thursday Night Thunder' schedule at Wisconsin International Raceway in 2024!

Give it a listen!

In this maiden voyage of the Verlyn Giguere podcast series of interviews, Verlyn talks about getting his feet wet in his rookie season at Shawano Speedway in the early 1980's.

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Before he was an accomplished starter at a number of Northeastern Wisconsin dirt ovals, Doug Vanden Langenberg had some fun behind the wheel of a dirt late model himself during the mid 1980's.

Listen in as Doug tells us all about it!

De Pere native Larry Ingebretsen years ago uttered the most famous of quotes that relates directly to the "fun" factor in short track racing.

"When your toolbox gets bigger than your cooler, you've got a problem."

Listen in as we talked to this retired racer who's among the likeable fellows you'll ever meet.

In 2012 we caught up with Billy Moyer at the World of Outlaw late model show at Shawano Speedway.

Interesting to hear some of Moyer's takes on the sport of DLM racing some 12 years later. Some things have changed. Some things have REALLY changed.

Give it a listen!

When Brian Waechter's racing career kicked off in the late '80's in northeastern Wisconsin the IMCA modifieds were still relatively new to the area.

The Kewaunee pilot raced his way to track titles on the dirt in Seymour and Luxemburg. We recently caught up with Waechter who reflected upon his racing career which wrapped up almost a quickly as it started in the early 1990's.

Give it a listen!

In our 8th and final episode of the Roger Van Daalwyk podcast series , the longtime WIR track owner/general manager provides some keen insight to some of the more colorful players who've helped shape WIR into the iconic facility it is to this day.

Give it a listen!