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  • EDDIE MUENSTER - CATCHING UP WITH A SHAWANO SPEEDWAY HALL OF FAMER

    Green Bay's Eddie Muenster is considered one of the pioneers of the northeastern Wisconsin IMCA modified racers dating back to the late 1980's.

    We recently caught up with this 2023 Shawano Speedway Hall of Fame inductee. Eddie reflected upon his career in motorsports, which actually began in motocross. Give it a listen!

    9 min
  • ED REICHERT - DECADES OF COVERING DIRT SHORT TRACK RACING

    Spooner, Wisconsin's Ed Reichert has been covering the short track racing scene on dirt tracks for decades in Wisconsin, Iowa and MInnesota.

    We recently caught up with the retired school teacher and we talked about the days of the popular racing trade papers, short track trends over the decades and much more. Give it a listen!

    11 min
  • GORDIE SEEGERT JR. - REFLECTIONS ON HIS DIRT LATE MODEL CAREER

    Gordie Seegert Jr. , a recent Shawano Speedway Hall of Fame inductee, had a solid career wheeling dirt late models at tracks like Shawano and Langlade County Speedway in Antigo. He actually cut his teeth at the long defunct Hales Corners Speedway near Milwaukee.


    We recently caught up with Gordie and he shared with us some great stories about his storied racing career. Give it a listen!


    8 min
  • SCOTT HANSEN IS NAME DROPPIN'

    In our ninth and final segment with Scott Hansen we throw some names at Scott of fellow racers, friends and other players in the racing community and Scott provides his honest take on those folks. Everybody from NASCAR, ASA, ARTGO and many others.


    This one's a dandy folks and a great way to wrap up the "Titletown's Racing Champion" podcast series. Enjoy!

    11 min
  • MAKING A LIVING SHORT TRACKIN' IN THE '90S

    In the '90s the sponsor money flowed freely and the regional and national pavement short track scenes remained on solid footing.


    Scott Hansen, racing for Baker Motorsports and All-Star Racing, enjoyed racing for a living on the paved short tracks from coast-to-coast.


    Hansen talks about those experiences in episode 7. Give it a listen!

    11 min
  • SCOTT HANSEN - WIR DOMINANCE, BOYCOTTS, BUDWEISER & MORE

    Green Bay's Scott Hansen, despite not having a Fox Valley zip code, managed to win five straight Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) late model track titles from 1985 thru 1989 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.


    During that period he was able to land a lucrative sponsorship from Budweiser with Dean DIstributing, and even got into a bit of a tiff with ARTGO promoter John McKarns and WIR promoter Roger Van Daalwyk when it came to getting appearance/show money or a lack of it.


    Scott tells all in episode # 6. Give it a listen!

    11 min
  • SCOTT HANSEN - TRANSITIONING FROM DIRT TO TAR

    In the early 1980's Green Bay's Scott Hansen continued to battle on the dirt tracks of northeastern Wisconsin.

    But it was a chance meeting with a Green Bay insurance agent at a car wash of all places which turned out to be an eventual game changer for the soon-to-be five time WIR late model champion.

    Check out episode # 5!


    12 min

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