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Mike is back to wrap the trilogy.

- A nice wrap on his driving days.

-Driving for Dick Fowler.

- Motivation for life

- How to deal with dubs, by Mike Maietta

- The toughest driver he ever raced

Stage 2 includes a ton of great nuggets.

- How Mike's accident affects racing over 30 years later. 

- Richie Evans was going to let him drive the 61. What did he say?

- How to avoid being angry....by Mike Maietta 

- Why ordering food on an iPad is part of what's wrong with society

- Why Mike would be a better race car driver today

The 9x BRMS track champ loads up on race stories, plenty of non racing stories and other things.

Mike's 'job' at the race track when he was 9

His family wasn't keen on him racing

Digging up Beech Ridge

Why he never went 'tour' racing

We pick up stage 2 with Lemons racing. Lemons is good enough for Travis Pastrana...and sounds like a hell of a time.

Cole and Matt go to a fight with Billy Penfold...then slowly back away from the scene

They end up back at Beech Ridge...and in the path of the Dirty Lew

The most badass racecar that never took a lap...but why?

Matt's inspirational story from pancreatitis to health. 

Lots of swearing.

With over 50+ NASCAR wins at Beech Ridge, Cole Watson takes on the Thursday Thunder/NASCAR Night stat debate.

PLUS!

Why Fords?

How they beat tech...once.

Cole worked for...Tom Mayberry? 

How affordable entry level racing was in the 90's

Racing drama at all levels...especially karting

Lots of laugh out loud in this one. Grab a gear. 

We wrap up our time with the brothers and dig into NASCAR development deals that never developed, Mike Rowe rivalry (not the 2023 version, and Trevor goes deep on how close he was to losing his life.

We pick up the story with Trevor joining RMR...the first time.

How Jay Cushman's ride came into play

Was Trevor checked up by NASCAR teams?

Young man goes west to Nashville Fairgrounds 

How tight the budget was circa 2009

Heartbreak in the PASS 400...again...and again.

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Trevor Sanborn jumped into Super Late Models before he had a drivers license. In the last 20 years, has driven and won all over the place. Older brother Corey was also a competitor and sure does have stories.

- We talk the 50th Oxford 250

- How the Sanborns were involved in one of the biggest wrecks in Beech Ridge Motor Speedway history

- Corey's over his head in ACT

- Why was Trevor so quiet?

- What he learned from Maine greats like Bobby Babb and Bub Bilodeau 

- The Sanborn connection to the night Bub passed

- Does Trevor regret not winning a NASCAR championship?

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Chum's back for Stage 2 with more great stories including the infamous 'Ride of Your Life' night, schooling his son in-law, getting his grandson Rusty Poland up to speed, and how retirement just doesn't work for him. 

The man who was at Beech Ridge...day 1. If there's anyone who has seen and been a part of it all, it's Chum. He's been behind all the greats and we dig into stories of Homer, Dickie, Jeff Stevens, and others.

Chum's grandson, Rusty Poland guest's as co host...and you're really going to enjoy this one.