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Randy Ericksen doesn't drive, but he has a unique perspective on motorsports as he sees the sport through the lens of his cameras.

He caught the racing bug at 5 years old when his parents took him along on Time, Speed, Distance rallies and over years finds himself at the coolest tracks either taking pictures or capturing video for race teams.  He also works for Michelin at select endurance races to make sure that the tire are ready to go for the teams.

Randy produces a podcast that covers adventure racing - find it here on Apple Podcasts.

Some great advice Randy shares:
Be nice
Thank workers
Don't get in the way of the event
If you can shoot (film) a little league game, you can shoot an MLB game

Connect with Randy and see his work:
Online Portfolio
Facebook
Instagram

If your team is looking for still or video content to promote your team and your partners/sponsors, be sure to connect with Randy.

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Kris McCrone is an entrepreneur who was re-engaged with motorsports in 2018 by his kids who found pictures of his late father and brother from the 80's and 90's racing.   

Currently, all of his efforts have been focused on building the Motorsports Experience Park in Lorain, Ohio and operating the Ohio Sprint Series.  Phase I of the facility - The LOK (Lorain Ohio KartPlex) will be operational in the Summer of 2023.

Like many of our guests, Kris was born into motorsports and his children are racing in karts today.

Kris shared some great advice, Surround yourself with people that will bring you up. 

Bill and Kris talk about the growth of motorsports and karting which seems to have resulted from Drive to Survive on Netflix.

Connect with Kris:
McCrone Motorsports on Facebook
Ohio Kart Parts on Facebook
Three Tenths Website
Ohio Kart Parts Website

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So you want to go out and find sponsors for your racing program, right?  Do you know where to start?

Bill Snow shares his insights into how to build a  sponsorship plan for your racing program.  Sponsorships have to go beyond product sponsors if you want to get to the next level of getting funding for you and your team.  Having a plan and knowing your value is key to building your program.

Over the years Bill has been involved with securing sponsors, fan activation, building plans, and developing value for organizations involved with motorsports.  He's conducted sponsorship seminars and works with drivers that are looking to take their motorsports program to the next level.

Topics covered include:

• What businesses to target
• How to build a plan
• Value adds that need to be part of your plan
• What if they say no
• Why working with a charity is important

Find this episode on YouTube and see the accompanying slides here.

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What started off as an idea to get the Wednesday Night Crew together for build updates and advice turned into a long episode of laughter and jokes.  We managed to get some updates on their two Dodge Neon builds and talked about about two of the  team's current sponsors, Heritage Coffee & Hoppin' Frog Brewery.


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You down with OPTT?

You will be after this episode.  Bill sits down with the a few of the guys involved with a really cool time trial concept that continues the Northern Ohio and Western PA rivalry. 

This is the second year for the Regional Time Trial Championship that is designed to foster inclusion and fun between the NEOhio, Steel Cities, and other SCCA regions.

Plus they've lined up some really cool award categories with awesome sponsors including MisFit Autowerks, Hawk Brakes, Summit Racing, and  Yellow Bridge Brewing.

A big thanks to Dan Dennehy, Taylor Allen, Eric Franz, and Chris Carlisle for sharing their time trial knowledge and the best driving advice they've received.

The best driving advice they've received?
Taylor: Slow your hands down
Chris: Stay away from tricks
Eric: Keep eyes up
Dan: Seat time is key

Guest's Instagrams:
Dan Dennehy
Taylor Allen
Chris Carlisle
Eric Franz

Links discussed during this episode:
OH/PA Track Night & Time Trials Enthusiast Facebook Group
Steel Cities - SCAA
Neohio - SCCA

Previous Episodes:
Dan Dennehy & Chris Carlisle - SCCA Enduro Recap
Eric Franz
Chris Carlisle - Joy Killer Racing

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Bill sits down with Jennifer Bradford from the Neohio SCCA to talk about her motorsports background and the upcoming Neohio SCCA Day of Motorsports.

Jennifer has been an SCCA member since birth, no joke, and is involved in racing, just like her mom, dad, and brother.  Jen races her F500 in autocross and time trial events and is working to obtain her competition license.

Bill and Jennifer discuss:

• Jennifer's F500 season & motorsports background
• Neohio SCCA Day of Motorsports
• Women in motorsports & getting started

 
What the Day of Motorsports includes:

Cars  and Coffee Cleveland  car show
Safety demonstrations
Presentations from experts on car prep, tires, and brakes
Regional vendors and suppliers
Opportunity to learn about how to get involved (behind the wheel & volunteer)
The day ends with a Track Night in America event

How to contact Jennifer:
Email Jennifer

Links discussed during the show:
Neohio SCCA Facebook
Day of Motorsports Facebook Event
Neohio SCCA Website
Register for Track Night in America


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Chase McIntyre started his racing journey in his senior year in high school when his parents sent him to the Mid-Ohio driving school as a graduation gift.  From there he rented a Spec Racer Ford from previous guest Reed Kryder to see how he could do in a real race car.  He went on to get his NASA and SCCA license during a driving school at VIR.

Chase races a Spec Miata and in 2021 won Rookie of the year and the SLT championship with Neohio SCCA.

In 2022 he won the Neohio regional Spec Miata Championship with Spec Miata wins at Nelson Ledges and Mid-Ohio.

For 2023 Chase intends to continue in Spec Miata with a focus on regional and super tour events with the goal to get to SCCA run offs.  He'll also compete in some endurance events.

Some of the great advice Chase shares:

• Use Simulators and YouTube to learn new tracks
• Check out the book, Making Sense of Squiggly Lines
• Network + We should all be nice to one another

Connect with Chase:
Twitter
Instagram
Email
YouTube

Chase's Sponsors:
CarboTech Brakes
Kryder Racing

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Andy Graham is a 5th generation, fastener businessman and he shares not only his motorsports background, but also his business journey.

He's also a bit famous and has been asked to sign autographs and people recognize the BoltsandNuts.com logo.  Andy and his company are big suppliers to some of the biggest names on YouTube and that has paid off in a big way for him and business.

Wants wants get behind  the wheel of his 1LE Camaro and do some track days and maybe an autocross or two this season.
 
Best business advice: I wish I would have started earlier.

How to connect with Andy:
Andy on Instagram
BoltsandNuts.com on Instagram
Andy on Facebook
BoltsandNuts.com
BoltsandNuts.com Website
Email:  [email protected]

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Who knew that drinking bourbon on a porch one day would lead to creating a platform that makes it easy for teams to sell seat time and for drivers to explore renting seats in race cars?

Well, that's exactly what we talk about in this episode.

Chris Crouch from Seat 4 Sale joins Bill to talk about the Seat 4 Sale platform.

The team at Seat 4 Sale created the company and website to make racing more accessible for those wanting to get into racing, as well as making the business of seat rentals much easier for those teams wanting to rent seats. Their goal is to connect racing teams with drivers and make things as easy as possible!

In this episode:

• Learn how Seat 4 Sale started and what plans they have for the future
• Teams will hear how to to list their available seats
• Drivers will learn best practices for engaging with teams

How to connect with Seat4.Sale:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn

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When I started the Late To Grid podcast, Steve Jaworski's story is exactly what I hoped I would be able to share.

Steve was always a spectator at motorsports events, but then he  bought his dream car and  researched how to get on track.   He is now entering his third season of on-track activities and his enthusiasm and level of involvement is growing

Here are the some of things you'll hear in this episode:

• Look where you want to go
• How instruction can help with tire wear and speed
• Why to still go to a track day when it's raining
• Seat time is seat time - enter events!

Steve rattles off so many of our past guests including:
Reed Kryder
Jason @ AutoInterests
HPDE Junkie
Dan Dennehy
Track Night in America
Track First

I love Steve's advice of "be nice to folks".  Spot on!  He shares some other advice during the episode as well.

Has Steve ever been Late To Grid?  No, not late - but unprepared.

How to connect with Steve:
Red Flag Garage on Instagram
Red Flag Garage on Youtube
Steve on LinkedIn

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