Showing posts with label #BIR. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 21, 2017

2017 Speed Talk Stats

2017 was the 9th year of Speed Talk on 1360 radio on KRWC and SpeedTalkon1360.com
Jason interviewed drivers from Elko Speedway and Dean Reller interviewed drivers from Granite City Speedway every week.

We had the opportunity to interview some retired NASCAR stars this year at events organized by Mystic Lake Casino, and also during the Kyle Petty Charity Ride.


Harry Gant: https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/harry-gant-on-petty-charity
Rick Allen: https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/rick-allen-on-petty-charity
Charity Ride Recap https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/speed-talk-5-20-17-ron-krog-rick-allen-harry-gant
Rusty Wallace NASCAR https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/rusty-wallace-at-mystic-lake
Bobby Labonte NASCAR Cup Champ https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/bobby-labonte
Michael Waltrip at Mystic https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/michael-waltrip-interview

We also were lucky enough to cover the IndyCar event at Iowa Speedway and get exclusive interviews with drivers JR Hildebrand, Charlie Kimball and Ed Carpenter.


JR Hildebrand https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/jr-hildebrand-2nd-place-at
Charlie Kimball https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/charlie-kimball-15th-at-iowa
Ed Carpenter https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/ed-carpenter-p12-in-iowa-corn-300
IndyCar Recap https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/speed-talk-7-15-17-indycar-and-flat-track-motorcycles
Racing SFX https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/indycar-sfx-at-iowa-speedway
IndyCar at Iowa 2017 Race Story



We covered the Truck Series event that Jon Hunter Nemechek won at Iowa Speedway.
Race Recap: https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/speed-talk-6-24-17-outlaws-trucks
Grant Enfinger https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/ending-p4
Chase Briscoe https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/briscoe-p7
Christopher Bell https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/bell-p5
Truck Series at Iowa Race Story 2017

There was an incredible ARCA race at Elko Speedway with Austin Theriault as a winner, we also did three weeks of preview interviews before the race.


We covered an exciting Xfinity Series race won by William Byron at Iowa Speedway.

Here is the interviews we did after the World of Outlaws race won by Donny Schatz at Granite City Speedway.


We covered what could be the final Trans-Am series races at Brainerd International Raceway in 2017.

We ended the year covering the ARCA Midwest tour during #Thunderstruck93


Our TOP Stories receiving the most clicks were:
1- All Time Pod-cast listing Full Pod-cast listing
2- Speed Talk is BACK 9th year on KRWC
3- End of Trans-Am era Trans-Am at BIR
4- Matt Goede is recovering Goede injured on Snowmobile
5- Schatz wins WoO at Granite City Donny Schatz 2017
6- ARCA at ELKO preview ARCA ELKO preview 2017
7- Theriault wins ARCA at ELKO ARCA at ELKO 2017
8- Lawrence wins TA1 at BIR Cameron Lawrence win 2017
9- Helio Castroneves wins IndyCar at Iowa Helio 2017 win
10- Q and A from Iowa Speedway Ed Carpenter at Iowa

Jason's Most Played Interviews:
1- Natalie Decker Natalie Decker 2017
2- Derek Lemke Derek Lemke 2017
3- Brent Kane Brent Kane 2017
4- Tristan Swanson Tristan Swanson first win
5- Cameron Lawrence TA winner at BIR
6- Dillon Sellner Dillon Sellner 2017
7- Taylor Goldman Roller Girl 2017
8- Donny Schatz WoO winner at Granite City
9- Baiden Heskett Baiden Heskett 2017
10- Dave Reed Dave Reed 2017

Dean's Most Played Tracks:
1- Taylor Goldman Rollergirl Interview 2017
2- Ron Krog, Rick Allen, Harry Gant Segment Kyle Petty Charity Ride Segment 2017
3- Scotty Brandt Interview Ice Man 2017
4- Tony Buffomante TA 2 winner at BIR
5- Adam Brachle Youth Impact Racing 2017
6- Jason's April Fools Segment River Crow Radio Show
7- Willie Mullins ARCA driver
8- Kevin Cywinski ARCA Former Champ
9- Cole Anderson ARCA 2017 ELKO preview
10- Brody Willett ARCA driver 2017
11- (tie) Dalton Zehr Midwest Tour ELKO winner

A Big Thank You to our sponsors, without these businesses we would not have a radio show, please support them.

Elko Speedway ELKO
Performance Driving School at BIR
Highway 55 Trailer Sales in Buffalo MN Highway 55
Lou Fegers Racing Equipment in Delano MN LFRE

If your business would like to support Speed Talk on 1360 for $50 per show contact Jason

Thank you fans for listening, we plan on being back on KRWC radio 1360am next April.  Saturdays 10-11am just search KRWC on the free Tunein app or go to KRWC1360.com



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Monday, June 29, 2015

Trans Am comes to Brainerd early

The Trans Am series will be racing Sunday July 5th in the Ryan Companies Independence Day Classic at Brainerd International Raceway.  This race has traditionally been held over Labor day weekend.

To preview this event, here is an interview we did with Gary Curtis, Director of the Performance driving school at BIR.


 https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/speed-talk-6-27-15-gary-curtis-bir

This series raced at BIR from 1969 to 1989 but then it just went away.  It was revived and brought back to BIR in 2010 and then acquired by Minnesota veteran driver Jim Derhaag who raced his 151st and final Trans Am event here in 2010.  That first race back saw only 7 cars on track and MN native Tony Ave won by 65 seconds, almost a full lap over 2nd place.

Things have changed for the better over the past 5 years, the race set for this weekend has 41 entries and the Trans Am series now has 3 different divisions all racing together.  12 drivers are entered in the top TA division sporting Corvette bodies and 800 horsepower.


 #23 Amy Ruman from Kent (OH) is the point leader and has won 4 of the 5 races so far in 2015.  She has done well at BIR, she won here in 2012 and finished 2nd last year.  Here is an audio interview we did with Amy Ruman in 2014 http://deanreller.podomatic.com/entry/2014-08-23T10_30_13-07_00



 #87 Doug Peterson from Bonita Springs (FL) is a veteran driver who has won the previous two years here at BIR.



 #59 Simon Gregg from Ponte Verde (FL) is the 2012 Trans Am series Champion, but he has not won at BIR.


 #4 Paul Fix from Williamsville (NY) is 2nd in points and he is the only driver other than Ruman to win a race this year.


 #07 Jed Copham is our local Brainerd racer, plus he owns the track.  He does have a shot, nobody has more experience at this track, in 2013 he finished 5th.


 #36 Cliff Ebben from Appleton (WI) has been so close to winning here at BIR, but has come up just short.  He has had some bad luck too, including when he destroyed a car here back in 2011.


Qualifying will be Saturday July 4th at 2:20pm with the 40 lap 100 mile race on Sunday July 5th at 1:50pm, the race usually takes between 60 and 90 minutes to complete.  If the past races are any indication you can expect one or two cautions during the race.

The Brainerd International Raceway competition road course is 13 turns and 2.5 miles, I recommend trying more than one location to watch the action.  You can bring a chair or stand on the bridge, you can see the tightest and slowest corner on the track just past the pit lane and the drivers will race right underneath you.  I also recommend going into the infield and checking out the action on some of the high speed locations.  Bleachers are set up in numerous locations.  The race paddock and pit lane is also open for fans, it is a very active place during pre race and post race festivities.

The track was repaved two years ago, this Spring curbing was put in and the track work is complete.

Single day tickets are only $25 and kids 12 and under are free.  Get more information at www.brainerdraceway.com or www.gotransam.com

Modern Trans Am history at BIR:
2010    Tony Ave  (7 cars)
2011    Tony Ave  (12 cars)
            Tony Ave (12 cars)
2012    Tony Ave  (17 cars)
            Amy Ruman (17 cars)
2013    Doug Peterson (23 cars)
2014    Doug Peteson  (29 cars)
2015   ?   (41 cars entered)

For a full recap of the Trans Am action at BIR including interviews with the winners listen to Speed Talk on 1360 Saturday morning 10-11am on KRWC1360.com or search #BIR on Twitter.

This race will be broadcast on a tape delay on CBS Sports Network at a later date.

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Peterson wins Trans-Am again at BIR




Doug Peterson from Bonita Springs (FL) won the 100 mile Trans-Am series race at Brainerd International Raceway for the second consecutive year, "it was awesome," said Peterson "we were definitely working out there."

Peterson started on the pole because rain washed out qualifying and the field was set via point standings.  Peterson held that advantage the entire race but it was not a easy win as lapped traffic racing with each other caused some uneasy moments, "I wanted to let them race," said Peterson "we are so much faster then them in the straight away but in the turns we are pretty darn close."

With his 5th win of the season in 8 races Peterson extended his point lead to 39 points with only 3 more events on the schedule.
Peterson was impressed with Brainerd International Raceway "Its a great track, it has a lot of heritage, slow speed and high speed and you really have to drive this thing" said Peterson.


Amy Ruman from Kent (OH) finished second 7.3 seconds behind Peterson and had a great battle back and forth with Cliff Ebben for the second position.  "He seemed to be faster in the corners, we were having a little issue with grip," said Ruman "so I set him up out of (corner) 13 and got a good run down the straight away and passed him back."
Ruman moved back into the second position in the point standings with her runner up finish, "with all our bad luck lately, I'll take the second" said Ruman. 
Cliff Ebben finished third only 1 second behind Ruman.  Simon Gregg finished 4th and he was 36 seconds behind Peterson at the finish line in this caution free race.
The 40 lap race took only 1 hour and 2 minutes to complete the 100 miles with and average speed of 96.277 mph.



Ron Keith (middle) from Shawnee (KS) won the TA2 division finishing just ahead of a hard charging Tommy Kendall (right) for the win, Adam Andretti (left) made it to the podium with a third place finish.
Jerry Greene from Minnetonka (MN) won the TA3 division.   29 cars competed in this event and that is the largest number of cars since Trans-Am returned to BIR in 2010 and there was a noticeably larger crowd of spectators for this event than previous years.
For full results to go www.gotransam.com

Speed Talk on 1360 Radio will broadcast interviews with Trans-Am drivers Doug Peterson and Amy Ruman and also post race interviews with Tommy Kendall and Ron Keith on Saturday September 6th between 10-11am while we are on-location at the Classics by the Lake car show in Buffalo.
Listen on 1360 am radio, on the "Tune-In" app or at www.krwc1360.com
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