SidePods Podcast

This is your Race sherpa™ – Derek Ross and our 2019 IndyCar Championship Finale Event Report – from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca … can you believe it … this must be the longest IndyCar off season – EVER ! We thought as the first race of 2020 IndyCar season is about to happen in […]

We explore the Question of Why We Race – We are onsite for the 99th running of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 Mile Race – but we look at all aspects of Why We Race

What is it that makes a Racer a Champion ? No matter what type of Racing, Champions always stand out. Not just because they are the Champ, but for a number of factors not usually seen by Auto Racing fans. This Sidepods Podcast audio episode here on RaceRemote is from our audio vault. This was […]

The Sifter – That’s what I call Turn One at the St. Petersburg Street Circuit. The Sifter will be the first real true test for the dawn of a brand new era in IndyCar competition. This upcoming race is the most highly anticipated IndyCar Season Opener in modern Open Wheel Racing history. There are numerous […]

Hello I’m Derek Ross and I am a Race sherpa ™ I love that I get to share my passion of Motorsports with others. As a Racing Subject Matter Expert, I have the pleasure of taking V.I.P. Guests behind the scenes at Automobile Racing Events and turning them into passionate insiders of the sport that […]

IndyCar’s New CEO Randy Bernard has gone from riding a wild bull to being the lead driver in a race to get Open Wheel Racing back into the Winner’s Circle. Randy has set himself some performance markers in his journey to regain the hearts and minds of the North American Motorsport fan. “If I can’t […]

Prior to the running of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race the Sidepods Podcast had an opportunity to talk with four time Indy 500 Winner and racing legend Rick Mears about racing and qualifying strategies that make a winning racecar driver. We chatted with Rick Mears before the new qualifying format had played out for […]

Arie Luyendyk Jr. talks of growing up in and around racing as well as what it was like growing up in a racing family. Arie gives some good advice for those who are working to move up the ladder in Motorsports. He talks about driving different kinds of Formula Cars, A1GP Racing Cars, Indy Lights […]

Roger Bailey is the Executive Director for the Firestone Indy Lights Series and someone known to many a young driver who have worked to make their living behind the wheel of a single-seater racing car. Since we’ve had the pleasure of knowing Roger since the early 1990’s, we figured it was high time we sat […]

Dan Wheldon spoke with the SidePods Podcast at the recent PRI Show in Orlando. Dan, who resides in St. Petersburg, Florida is often best known for his win in 2005 of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.  He not only won the Indy 500 in 2005 but also the IndyCar Series Championship. We wanted to dig […]