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Hello again Racing Ears, 

In this episode Trent, Rick, and Jeff were fortunate to have a first conversation with Mr. Jerry Woods.  Jerry Woods is the owner at Jerry Woods Enterprises which is a Porsche related specialist service shop that specializes in preparing Porsches either for the enthusiast driver collector or for the enthusiast collector racing driver.  

Mr. Woods is known as the crew chief for the world famous Dick Barbour Racing Garretson Enterprises Porsche 935 that is highlighted in the documentary on the Porsche 935 "Moby and the Warhorse Gang", which is the story of how volunteer mechanics from Mountain View California had success in the late 70's and early 80's in sports car racing events which include the 24 Hours Of Le Mans in Europe and the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the United States. 

It was truly an honor to be able to chat with Jerry Woods for this episode.  

Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello again Fellow Racing Ears,

In this episode, Trent, Rick, and Jeff were all onboard to have a great discussion and with the 2021 Motorsport Hall Of Fame Of America Inductee, Judy Stropus.  Judy Stropus was a pioneer in the development of timing and scoring in auto racing before racing transponders were invented.  

Judy became involved in auto racing back in the early 1960's when her boyfriend was road racing in SCCA events in a Jaguar XK120.   Timing and scoring was an essential duty for a race team and Judy was able to develop her version of this necessary team duty.  Her timing and scoring skills were quickly noticed by many teams throughout the pit lane.  Later, her talents gained the attention of Roger Penske, who soon after hired her for Trans Am with Mark Donohue and later Can Am, and even later, the Indianapolis 500.

It was a thrill and an honor to have Judy Stropus on The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello again fellow Racing Ears,

In this episode Rick and Trent were able to have a memorable conversation with Joe Catron.  They were recently all together at the Lucky Dog Racing League 8 Hour Enduro at Sears Point International Raceway on Saturday February 12 2022 where the racing team finished 8th out of 80 cars in the Vintage Exotics Porsche 997.  The Vintage Exotics Team on that Saturday was Joe Catron, Lenny Loftin, Rick Knoop, Mike Halo, Mary Lou, and Trent Barr.  

Joe Catron is originally from Southern California where he has roots in the Pomona California area at the beginning point of when the Pomona Fairplex racing circuit started back in the 1950's.  He has been around racing cars for a long time and he is still involved in racing in one way or another.  He is a driving instructor, racing team manager, racing driver, and is also an experienced yacht captain.   

Joe Catron Sr. was a racing driver who raced between 1956 and 1961.  He raced a Jaguar XK120, Simca Aronde, Volvo, Porsche 356 Super Speedster, Speedster, and 356 1600.  He also was very involved at Catron Motors which was a Volkswagen and Porsche dealership on East Holt Avenue in Pomona California.  

Thank you very much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.

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Hello again Racing Ears, 

Many thanks to Brad Kettler for coming on to chat with us on The Racing Ear Podcast.

In this episode, we all were able to discuss more of what the era was when the Audi R8 LMP 900 racing car dominated the 24 Hours Of Le Mans and the American Le Mans Series back in the early 2000's.  We also shared insight as to how the Audi R8 is now involved in the vintage racing world.

Thank you so much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello again Racing Ears, 

Here is another great episode of The Racing Ear Podcast.  For this episode Trent, Jeff, and Rick got to chat with Brad Kettler formerly of Audi Sport and of Champion Racing.  

Originally from Lafayette Indiana, Mr. Kettler was kind enough to come on and share how his passion for racing grew from being conveniently close to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the month of May during the 1970's.  He also shares insight as to what the movie "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen meant to him and how the movie inspired him.  

Mr. Kettler also brings to light several insights of what it means to be a racing engineer and a racing manager, before and after the 24 Hours Of Le Mans.  Mr. Kettler was involved in 6 overall victories with Audi at the 24 Hours Of Le Mans.  Brad Kettler was the team manager in 2005 when Champion Racing won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, giving Tom Kristensen his 7th overall victory.  

Thank you so much for listening to this episode of The Racing Ear Podcast.  

Many thanks to Jeff Oldham and Rick Knoop for arranging and adding insight for this episode.  Be sure to check out Part 2 of our chat with Brad Kettler coming very soon on The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello again Racing Ears, 

In this episode Trent, Rick, and Jeff had a chance to catch up with Dan Binks.  

Dan Binks is the legendary Crew Chief that was involved in the epic racing dynasty that was the Pratt & Miller Engineering Compuware Chevrolet Corvette Racing Team.  This team has a total of EIGHT class victories at the the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Over the years, this team accrued many class victories in the famed American Le Mans Series as well.    

Originally from San Diego, California, Dan Binks was introduced to auto racing by his Father.  Over the years Dan has been involved in racing with Lola, Mazda, Ford, and Chevrolet.  His competitive spirit is a major ingredient in all of his team victories but in the process has produced a lifetime of memories while building relationships with many dedicated and respected racers along the way.  

Dan Binks is on the board of directors of Camp Anokijig that is located in Plymouth Wisconsin just a few miles from Road America in Elkart Lake Wisconsin.  Camp Anokijig can be found at www.anokijig.com.  

Dan also has his own business of building racing engines that is a part of his race car restoration service.  Binks Motorsports can be found at: 
Facebook at @BinksMotorsports 
Instagram at binks_motorsports. 

It was an honor and a privilege to be able to chat with Rick Knoop, Jeff Oldham, and Special Guest Dan Binks for this episode!!

Thank you for listening at The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello again Fellow Racing Ears, 

Martin Raffauf is an auto racing mechanic that spends his time being a highly published auto racing Porsche racing historian.  He has written several articles that are currently posted on www.porscheroadandrace.com.   

In this episode, Martin Raffauf joins The Racing Ear Podcast to share how he started in auto racing working as a volunteer mechanic on a certain historic Porsche 935 for Dick Barbour Racing at Garretson Enterprises in Mountain View California back in 1978, while working for a certain well known world renowned computer company.  His experience is highlighted and documented in the Porsche 935 auto racing documentary "Moby and the Warhorse Gang".  

Originally from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Martin spent many years working alongside IMSA legendary mechanics, race drivers, and team owners.  He competed against Rick Knoop and Jeff Oldham during those years and it was great to capture things that they all remember when IMSA was in its beginning.  Many names and many stories during the days with IMSA took him to the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Many thanks to Martin Raffauf, Jeff Oldham and Rick Knoop for making this episode possible.  
Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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Hello Racing Ears, 

Many thanks go to Rick Knoop and Henry "Ike" Smith for making this episode happen at the glorious "Conversation Diner" in Central California.  As mentioned in our last episode, myself and Mr. Producer were able to visit Rick and Ike during the Holidays in 2021.  

In this episode we all had a conversation about how Henry "Ike" Smith became interested in cars which then developed into a  burning passion for cars that propelled him to the highest levels of auto racing as a driver, mechanic, and racing team manager.  

 From Pebble Beach to Vacaville to Billy Scyphers Jr to Steve Earle to Jackie Stewart, Richard Petty, Don Garlits, and Mario Andretti on the lawns at The White House with Richard Nixon to racing in Japan were discussed in this glorious part two episode of The Racing Ear Podcast.  

Thank you so much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast 

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Hello and Happy New Year 2022 from The Racing Ear Podcast, 
 
In this episode, Mr. Producer and I were fortunate enough to be able to visit with Rick Knoop and Henry "Ike" Smith during the Christmas Holidays in December of 2021.  We were also able to have a very historic conversation about the Canadian American Challenge Cup at the glorious "Conversation Diner".  We had an enjoyable time remembering what Can Am auto racing was back in the 1960's and the 1970's.  

Henry "Ike" Smith started working for Carl Haas in the development and refinement of Lola racing cars back in the 1960's.  Rick Knoop started driving McLaren racing cars back in the 1970's.  These historic accounts were astounding to listen to and it was compelling to hear also about how this historic racing series developed through innovation using genuine Chevrolet  parts.   

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Hello again Racing Ears,

It is my distinct honor and pleasure to welcome Mr. Paul Page to The Racing Ear Podcast.  Mr. Page is a legend in the coverage of the Indiana classic auto racing event that happens every Memorial Day weekend at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.  Mr. Page also wrote the book called "Hello, I'm PAUL PAGE "IT'S RACEDAY IN INDIANAPOLIS".  His legendary radio announcer and network television broadcaster career started when he first attended the 1960 Indianapolis 500.      

Jeff Oldham is also a part of this episode as well.  Jeff was born and raised in Indianapolis Indiana and has loved the Indianapolis 500 for many many years.  Jeff is an Aerospace Composites Engineer Manager for Piper Aircraft that is located in Vero Beach Florida.  Jeff has also known Rick Knoop for over 40 years.  Many thanks to Rick Knoop for introducing me to Jeff Oldham.  

We did this episode just a few days after the passing of the Great 4 Time Winner of the Indianapolis 500, Al Unser.  

We chatted about many influential people and shared many stories that were involved with the Indianapolis 500.  

If you are a fan of the Indianapolis 500 this is an episode that you won't want to miss.  

Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast!

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