We Went Fast

AUDIO VERSION! Don't have time to sit and read the written story? I'll read it to you! This is the audio version of "Chapter 4: A Ricky Carmichael Story", published on January 1, 2020. As The GOAT starts his second season as the analyst for Monster Energy Supercross on NBC Sports, he explains it was a position he not only didn't expect to hold, but originally didn't want. 

Now 40, Carmichael opens up about life after racing and striving for success in each new chapter of his life. 

Special link to We Went Fast discounts at the end of the show. 

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Don't have 30 minutes to sit and read the Ron Lechien story? I'll read it to you! This is the audio version of "Making of the Machine: A Ron Lechien Story", originally published in July 2019. Read by the author, Brett Smith.

The original story was published in July 2019, during the voting process for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame class of 2019. Lechien got the votes (after spending 3 years on the ballot) and was officially inducted on December 6, 2019. We Went Fast attended the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Just before dinner started, DMXS’ Kevin Kelly and I lobbied with The Dogger to make some last minute changes to the speech he worked hard on. He laughed and said he was already nervous enough. ⁣⁣
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It was a heavy and emotional night for a guy that (at least to us bleacher rats) always seemed to handle pressure easily. Rob Buydos, a member of the HOF MX committee, introduced Lechien and Jeff Emig presented him the ring and then Ronnie gave a grateful speech to close the evening. ⁣⁣
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After the ceremony ended, a small group of us broke into a bench racing session about which MX legend should be next on the ballot. 

Don't have 25 minutes to sit and read a story? I'll read it to you! This is the audio version of Miracle Boy: the Austin Forkner Story, originally published in February 2019. Read by the author, Brett Smith.

We Went Fast article episodes are available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Larry 'Motor Mouth' Huffman narrates the audio version of The Ballad of Big Dave. Didn't have 30 minutes to read the article when it was published in late July? Now you can sit back and let the original "Voice of Supercross" read it to you while you drive to work or hopelessly search for that master link clip you dropped on the garage floor. Huffman announced races and TV coverage from 1972 to 1988-ish. Remember the line "He's on him like a dog and a piece of meat!"? Yeah, that was Larry.

Patrons of We Went Fast got the first chance to listen to this production  Find out more at http://Patreon.com/wewentfast

Larry Huffman is a dear friend of mine and I grew up listening to his voice. It's a special treat to be able to bring you this.

The Ballad of Big Dave is a We Went Fast original article about Dave Coombs, the West Virginia promoter and founder of MX Sports. Twenty years beyond his death, his legacy is seen at every dirt bike race held in the United States.

NOTE: This podcast is family friendly.

In the early eighties, a trio of motorcycle racing promoters from Ohio and West Virginia were looking for a facility. A country music legend needed to fill a campground. A sanctioning body wanted more members and a marquee event. And amateur motocross racers wanted a true and fair national championship.

We Went Fast has teamed with the Racer X Podcast Network for this documentary-style journey into the genesis of the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championship and what amateur racing life was like before 1982. Characters include Ron and Dick Lechien, Davey Coombs, Rita Coombs, Todd DeHoop, Tim Cotter, Rick “Super Hunky” Seiman, and more.

Notes: This show is FAMILY FRIENDLY. This same episode is concurrently appearing on the Racer X Podcast Network.

Credits: Many thanks to the Coombs family and Paul Schlegel for sharing their stories, especially Rita Coombs, who doesn't do interviews often (read: never). Nicholas Smith wrote the score and sound design engineering.

Listen up. No, seriously. I had some people make this request and I thought it was a good idea. So, here's an audio version of the recent article, Chad Reed: Against the Current. Read by the author, edited by Nicholas Smith.

I'm working on creating a podcast channel for these on iTunes and Stitcher, etc.