Bracket Breakdown recaps Spring Fling Million week in Las Vegas, mixing race results with plenty of talk about regional bragging rights. Ronnie Court breaks down East vs West performances, standout laps, and the big story: Tyler Bohanan’s million-dollar win after multiple fuel-pump failures and a triple-zero-two finish. They also spotlight Donovan Williams’ dominance, Andy Schmalz’s pro success, and Matt Datis’ wheelie-heavy Grand Am run. The crew reviews Million Dollar Friday’s trip-zip drama, broadcast/anthem moments, plus MVP picks, then pivots to upcoming Winter Nationals at Pomona and weather/points strategy.
"Well, uh, should we get into the the meat and potatoes of this deal and
Let's bring on the voice one of the voices of the spring fling million. Mr. Ronnie court. How are you doing tonight dog?
...
Nasty time slips coming out of that joint this weekend"
A “time slip” is the paper the track gives you after your run. It shows how fast you went and how long it took, so you can compare your results.
“Time slips” are the official printouts from a drag strip that record elapsed time (ET) and trap speed for each run. They’re how racers compare performance and verify improvements across rounds or events.
"Ronnie is that is that your first time ever at the spring fling million? ... I was on the mic two years ago for it. Okay, I raced it a couple years"
The “Spring Fling Million” is the name of the racing event they’re talking about. They’re comparing this year’s experience to past years and discussing what was different.
“Spring Fling Million” is the event being discussed, and it’s clearly a recurring motorsports weekend with its own traditions and format. The conversation centers on how the event felt, what changed year to year, and how participants experienced the atmosphere.
"How many people do you think and and look there's there's no doubt diesel prices probably affected some travelers, but For overall for the event. It was great to see a lot of the East Coast"
They’re saying expensive diesel fuel probably kept some people from traveling to the event. If it costs more to tow and drive, fewer teams may show up.
“Diesel prices” are mentioned as a factor that may have reduced travel for some attendees. In drag racing and bracket racing communities, fuel costs can directly impact whether people bring tow vehicles, trailers, and crew to events.
"Prior to the fling was you know Are you gonna see a lot of the the heavy hitters dominate or you're gonna see some of these new names come up and and I always Led to think more towards those heavy hitters really dominating this fling..."
“Heavy hitters” are the racers everyone expects to do well. The host is basically asking whether the usual top guys will win again or if new drivers will surprise people.
“Heavy hitters” refers to the established top competitors—drivers or teams with a strong track record. The discussion contrasts them with “new names,” which implies a question about whether proven front-runners will dominate or if newcomers will break through.
"...when you start so early and young and you get to the point where you're racing a full-sized dragster at 1819 20 you've been racing for 10 12 years."
A dragster is a race car built specifically for drag racing. It’s made to go as fast as possible in a straight line for a short race.
A dragster is a purpose-built car for straight-line drag racing. It’s typically lightweight, has a very long wheelbase, and is designed to accelerate as quickly as possible over a short distance.
"...That's the thing is is not only where they racing but juniors has changed so much A lot of people turn around head to the pits or whatever when juniors come on if you stay on watch it these days..."
“Juniors” means younger drivers competing in drag racing. The idea is that they learn the skills early, so they’re more prepared when they move up.
“Juniors” refers to youth categories in drag racing, where younger drivers compete and learn the sport’s timing and consistency skills early. The speaker notes that junior racing has evolved and now includes more advanced start-line and strategy knowledge.
"...it's not just flat-footed See who gets there and maybe a breakout like these kids are driving now"
In bracket racing, you pick a target time (a dial-in). If you run quicker than your target, you’ve “broken out,” and that often costs you the race.
In bracket drag racing, a breakout is when a car runs faster than its dial-in (the target time). Breaking out usually means you lose because you beat the expected number and the other racer can still run their dial-in.
"...So I still don't think we're seeing the conversion rate to big cars as we want But the ones that are are coming in there nasty. I think I think Lou and The this is bracket racing elite team got a good thing going with that."
Bracket racing is a drag race where you’re not only trying to be fast—you’re trying to match your own target time. The person who gets closest without running too fast usually wins.
Bracket racing is a drag racing format where cars race against each other using dial-in times. The winner is determined by who runs closest to their own dial-in without going faster (avoiding a breakout).
"...that Grand Am I mean, it does say California car duster on it. So it's a little bit of a sediment to the..."
The Dacia Duster is a small SUV, meaning it’s taller than a regular car and usually has more room. It’s designed to be a budget-friendly way to drive something that can handle everyday roads and rougher surfaces. It might be mentioned because it’s easy to spot and common in certain areas.
The Dacia Duster is a compact SUV built for practical everyday use, with a focus on affordability and versatility. It often comes up in discussions because it’s a common “value” choice for people who want more space and higher ground clearance than a typical hatchback. In a podcast context, it may be mentioned in relation to how it’s used or recognized on the road.
"Obviously, he's a he's a pretty nasty combo in that Grand Am. I Mean it does really cool wheelies, too ... buttery GT super stock wheelies man"
A wheelie is when the car’s front wheels come up off the ground. It usually means the car is accelerating so hard that the tires and suspension can’t keep everything planted.
Wheelies are when a drag car lifts its front wheels off the ground during acceleration. They’re a sign of strong traction management and torque delivery, and they often happen when the car’s setup and tires can’t keep the front end planted.
"Actually noticed this weekend that I thought the sound on the jets flying by was the best... You can see them and you know someone on the mics talking about it... cooperating on the flyovers because it was it was awesome."
A flyover is when planes fly over the event for show. It can make the broadcast sound different, but it also looks and feels really cool on TV or livestream.
A flyover is when aircraft pass over the venue, usually for a show of ceremony or to set the event atmosphere. In motorsports broadcasts, flyovers can also affect audio quality and timing, so organizers sometimes coordinate mic placement and feed routing to keep the sound usable.
"I love the stream and I love that they brought their stream in-house... I know they brought in some outside people to build that but they're doing a great job."
In-house streaming means the event is running its own livestream instead of relying entirely on an outside company. It often leads to a more consistent broadcast style because the team knows the event.
“In-house” streaming means the event’s media production is handled internally rather than fully outsourced. The speaker notes they still brought in outside help to build the stream, but the ongoing operation is managed by the event team.
"...they'd stuck it in Donovan Williams face... Like he had just done the burnout and they had that thing like this far from his face..."
A burnout is when the driver spins the tires in place for a moment. It can help the tires work better for the next run, and it’s also a dramatic moment that cameras love to capture.
A burnout is when a driver spins the tires briefly to heat them and sometimes to clear debris from the tread before a run. The speaker references a “burnout” moment captured by a close camera angle, emphasizing how production choices can affect what viewers see.
"...you got guys who are down on the starting line for hours doing the Live camera on the starting line, which I personally for me is just awesome because then you you get to highlight those small details..."
This is a camera that stays focused on the start area while the race is happening. It helps you see what’s going on with the cars right before they launch, including small details you might miss otherwise.
A live starting-line camera is a broadcast feed focused on the grid/launch area, capturing details like staging, driver reactions, and car-specific modifications. For enthusiasts, this camera angle often reveals small visual cues that don’t show up well in wide shots.
"That morning, I guess he caught on fire fuel pump went bad not once not twice, but I guess three times and Got it all figured out just in time to to make the million"
The fuel pump’s job is to send gas from the tank to the engine. If it fails, the engine may not get enough fuel, and the car can run poorly or even cause dangerous problems.
A fuel pump is the component that supplies fuel from the tank to the engine. In drag racing, a failing fuel pump can cause lean running, misfires, or even fires, which is especially damaging during a high-stakes event.
"they they struggled in the cobalt. They were talking about converter issues and you know not quite getting it there"
A torque converter is part of an automatic-style drivetrain that helps the car launch. If it’s not working right, the car may not accelerate the way it should off the line.
“Converter issues” points to problems with the torque converter, which is common in automatic or automatic-conversion drag setups. Torque converter problems can hurt launch performance and consistency by affecting how engine RPM and drivetrain torque couple during acceleration.
“Seat time” is the practice time behind the wheel needed to learn a car’s behavior and refine reaction and driving technique. In drag racing, more seat time often translates to better consistency between rounds and quicker adaptation when switching cars.
"Kyle did a very good job this weekend
he'd he'd love for that to end with him hoisting the big check"
“Hoisting the big check” is slang for winning the event’s top prize. In bracket racing recaps, it highlights the ultimate goal after many rounds of eliminations.
"[1971.7s] That's another guy who obviously he can wheel a door car, but like if donovan's in a dragster
[1977.2s] There's not many times where I wouldn't pick him, you know
[1980.0s] Against the field because he's just super nasty."
A “door car” is a drag racing car that looks more like a normal car body, with doors. The way it drives and hooks up can be different from a dragster.
A “door car” is a drag racing vehicle with a more conventional body style and doors, as opposed to an open-wheel dragster. In drag racing, the car type matters because setup, traction, and driving technique can differ significantly.
"He he got the champagne bath and uh, it was uh, it was pretty pretty awesome pretty awesome to see
A couple of those champagne bath pictures are like I'd be printing them and framing them on the wall"
A champagne bath is when the winner pours or sprays champagne as a celebration. It’s a common “you won!” tradition at races.
A champagne bath is a celebratory tradition where winners spray champagne over themselves or the crowd. It’s common in motorsports victory moments and is often photographed for social media and keepsakes.
"He could have easily just as easily won that on a red light and you'll take it
Because that's not your that's not your deal."
A red light means the driver started at the wrong time. In drag racing, that usually means they lose even if they go fast.
A red light at the start of a drag race indicates a false start or a timing violation, resulting in a loss for that driver. It’s the opposite of a clean, competitive launch and is often considered an “undeserved” win.
"...awesome to see, uh, mr. Brotherton down to the finals. I mean, you're two ten thousands away..."
The finals are the last races of the event, where the best cars compete for the win. Making it there usually means you’ve been performing well all day.
The “finals” are the last round of elimination racing, where the top competitors race for the win. Reaching the finals typically requires multiple successful runs and good setup, not just one fast pass.
"...down to the finals. I mean, you're two ten thousands away From being the million dollar winner..."
That phrase means the winner and loser were separated by an extremely tiny amount of time. In drag racing, even a blink-fast difference can decide who wins.
“Two ten-thousands away” refers to a very small time gap—two ten-thousandths of a second—between competitors. In drag racing, outcomes can be decided by tiny differences, so this highlights how close the race was.
"...how many people have been the runner-up at a spring fling million... that's a major honor..."
“Runner-up” means the competitor who finishes second in the event’s final round. In drag racing, being runner-up at a major money race is a strong indicator of consistent performance and tuning, even if it doesn’t end in the top prize.
"[2365.3s] But certainly deserved it. I saw in the chat someone was asking the uh the lone ranger chop top, uh orange
[2372.7s] Ford ranger
[2374.2s] Got it and uh pretty slick ride, man."
A “chop top” means the roof has been cut down to make the vehicle look lower and more aggressive. It’s a common hot-rod customization.
A “chop top” is a custom body modification where the roof is cut down to lower the cabin and change the truck’s proportions. It’s a classic hot-rod style cue that often goes with other show-car details.
"[2397.5s] ryan and and kind of learning about the history of it
[2400.1s] It was it's grandpa's and then they they parked it his dad raced it he he races it and then they they reach in
[2406.9s] And lift the hood off because the logos pivot and spin and my my mind melted man"
They’re describing a moving detail: the logos actually rotate when the hood opens. It’s a custom feature meant to impress people at shows.
This describes a mechanical show-car feature where the hood-mounted logos move—pivoting and spinning—when the hood is opened. It’s the kind of custom fabrication detail that differentiates a show build from a typical modded truck.
"[2458.8s] It's got the delorean style
[2461.1s] Where the tonneau cover and the tailgate are are one piece and the whole thing comes up
[2465.7s] and it's"
A tonneau cover is the cover over the truck bed. Here, it’s been designed to work together with the tailgate so the rear lifts as one piece.
A tonneau cover is the panel that covers the bed of a pickup to protect cargo and improve appearance. In this build, the speaker notes it’s integrated with the tailgate so the whole rear section lifts together.
"What about uh, mvp's park should we uh, should we drop the mvp of the week? [2511.4s] Absolutely [2512.5s] You go first ... [2516.5s] Well, we already discussed my mvp of the week."
They’re picking an “MVP of the week,” kind of like a player-of-the-week award. It’s based on who performed the best during the races, not just who won once.
The hosts are using “MVP of the week” as a bracket-style award for standout performance during the event. In motorsports talk, it’s a way to highlight the driver/team that impressed most, even if they didn’t take the overall win.
"Hey at the in and out booth and you get a burger with your"
They’re referencing In-N-Out as a recognizable place at the event. It’s basically telling you where to find the booth/promo.
“In-N-Out” is mentioned as a location marker for the event booth (“at the in and out booth”). While not a racing component, it’s a recognizable brand used to describe where the buyback-related promotion happens.
"We're giving away number two's animal style for best losing package in the buyback round at the winter nationals"
“Animal style” is a particular way In-N-Out prepares a burger. In this segment, it’s being used as the prize for a competition.
“Animal style” is a specific In-N-Out menu style (often associated with spread, grilled onions, and other modifications). Here it’s used as a prize description for the buyback round.
"[3278.9s] and the goat [3281.4s] tremendous and [3318.3s] There's a lot of great announcers... [3322.3s] Steve riggan's the goat as far as i'm concerned."
Steve Riggan is mentioned as one of the top announcers. The speaker really likes his work and is excited to see him involved again.
Steve Riggan is referenced as a prominent announcer (“goat” level) the speaker wants to work with. In motorsports, announcers shape the broadcast and event experience, and recurring talent can be a big part of fan engagement.
"Excited for you on your south summer showdown. Excuse me [3402.2s] Entries sold out first day [3404.6s] and [3405.6s] That's that's pretty exciting news."
That means the race filled up super fast—people signed up immediately. When that happens, it often means more racers are interested and the event can be more competitive.
“Entries sold out first day” means the event reached its maximum number of race entries very quickly. For racers, that usually signals strong demand and can affect how competitive the field will be.
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But not like when I'm just
For
You've got to spend it with loved ones and hopefully the Easter Bunny dropped by your house
Yes, sir Easter Bunny stopped by here for sure
And I was laughing a bunch yesterday because there's like a stone cold meme going around
Where stone cold like kicks through this stone wall
And it was like this is what Jesus was like on the third day and like I saw the meme like 200 times yesterday
They probably never got one either
Yeah
Yeah, it was good for us. We had a little you know just traditional, you know dinner like spring Thanksgiving in the spring, you know
Heated up the house with the oven and made some
Tasty steaks might we kind of do steaks instead of like hams or turkeys. So
We did some my oldest daughter and I cooked up some filet mignon, you know
Yeah, some some Easter filets
So that was good. Had a big egg hunt. I must have for didn't get I must have lost the invite in the mail
Or yeah, I missed that text miss that text buddy
But it was good
And man the weather like beautiful weather yesterday. It's it's like 80 today here. It's fantastic
It's been a it's been really nice down here
I've been wearing short sleeves and in shorts first thing in the morning
Suns out guns out for sure you should see my white calves though. It's so bad
So I've been with some getting some shorts on cuz my legs. It's not cool
Gotta work on that. Oh, buddy. Yeah, they need some help. I need some help
Who was that checking in who we got checking in got wall walker out here
What up west side?
Walt's our our
mid country
Specialists midwest, baby
You know midwest
Yeah
Yeah, there he goes that Larry bird looking mother
He that's Henry's fault too man, he did it he flipped that switch
You know Larry flipped the switch and then just rained them from downtown
Pretty impressive performance that I know we'll get into. Oh, yeah, and John Victor
He laid down a pretty nasty lap
I think he was trips and take 110th hour or something like that. It was nasty or seven
So he'll correct me, but it was it was a ridiculous lap
always good to see Victor down at the Vegas no matter what race it is, but uh
Nasty time slips coming out of that joint this weekend
Well, uh, should we get into the the meat and potatoes of this deal and
Let's bring on the voice one of the voices of the spring fling million. Mr. Ronnie court. How are you doing tonight dog?
What's going on guys? How are you?
We
We're doing pretty good
We only let you have one day off of this deal and
Hopefully your voice will hold up for for one more hour. Yeah
It's been a it's been a marathon between doing Tucson and Vegas and obviously they're they're week-long events, but man, you know
When you when you do something that you love and and the racing is that good and you get to work with some great voices
It's easy. It's easy. Oh
Yeah
Go ahead. I just saw Pete Lance here's checking in from
From soon to be
wet
the wetter nationals
Down there, so we'll we'll see I'm pulling for you Pete
Ronnie is that is that your first time ever at the spring fling million?
I used your first time on the mic, but have you been to that event before? Yes. Yeah
I I was on the mic two years ago for it. Okay, I raced it a couple years
And so I've I've been I've been blessed to be able to to be down in Vegas a couple times for that event
See that I don't know all my court racing history. So I needed that
You know, I heard a little bit of chatter online, you know million day was 320
I got to looking back. I was like, oh, I wonder where that stacks and you know when when Luke wanted just a couple years ago
Million day only had like 290 mm entry
So certainly smaller than last year, which was a milestone year for the 10th annual
I don't know that that's a fair comparison, but what did it feel like, you know for someone who's been to
Some a couple of those events both in the pits and in the tower
Did it feel feel like a fling? Was it was it a noticeable difference or how was the energy this weekend?
It was great felt like a fling
You know, obviously you had some new things added this year as well to the the second shot shootout
Which was super cool kind of do that things 10 years too late. We've been should have been doing that the whole
But you know what the beauty is is that you got a partner on board who wanted to do it and
Mentley did a great job with that and the the fling was was
Honestly, we were kind of pulling straws, right?
How many people do you think and and look there's there's no doubt diesel prices probably affected some travelers, but
For overall for the event. It was great to see a lot of the East Coast
Representation and you know when the east coasters come man, the the top the talent goes up
Notches the the the amount of tight racing that you have the the track
Thankfully, the weather was was pretty darn good for a majority of the weekend
You know the Vegas breeze was there, but you know overall it was it was a great time. It was a really great time
Yeah, you guys started out a little windy kind of like carried that Tucson wind straight to Vegas, but
You know got things going and you mentioned the East Coast
you know actually last couple years you look back at the wind sheets West Coast has been showing out at the fling and
This was a year the East really I think took that thing back and you know, especially after Tucson
Which they did great out there right minus the minus the East versus West race
You know showed up and showed out I think the way we expected but really dominant
You know kind of some of those guys you would normally expect
You know the Williams the Williams boys you got Matt dad is in the mix
Maybe maybe Brethren was one that wasn't on my bingo card
Not that he's not a capable racer, but not you know wasn't on my bingo card
but they yeah, they just really came in and wrecked shop and
Course T-Bo get in the big boy one of the one of the one of the
Discussions I think
Prior to the fling was you know
Are you gonna see a lot of the the heavy hitters dominate or you're gonna see some of these new names come up and and I always
Led to think more towards those heavy hitters really dominating this fling because of the fact that you're not gonna have these
Significant masses of people gas prices affecting things
And so you had a little bit more of a condensed field and you you listed the names, right?
Gary Donovan picking up 30 K's datas bohanan
You know and and even some of you know, you saw West Coast dominant performance in pro and Andy Schmall
And so some of those and they they really came out and flexed the muscles. Yeah, my boy Schmall was nasty
Man man. He was nasty. I
Don't think that that that this weekend limits Andy Schmall. He's nasty all the time
One of the things that I mean I sent this to Troy yesterday because I was pretty fired up, but I
Think that the people who claim East Coast racers are better than West Coast racers
There's obviously more density of talent in the East Coast and there is the West
But I think my biggest beef is they keep saying we're the dominant coast, right?
Well, guess what the same five people that won this weekend still wreck house on the East Coast every weekend, too
So I think those boys deserve credit, but I don't think the entire East Coast deserves credit. Sorry
I don't deserve credit for Sean Schafer's
win, but
Team West Coast so
I'll try to you know, the the East Coast West Coast discussion. I
I've had enough of it
It's over the last two weeks. I will say this
You know, I appreciate the East Coasters coming out to the West Coast
and I really hope that the West Coasters can all kind of get together at some point and
Travel to the East Coast as well, too
so, you know, it's great to see racing alive and well and
You saw great performances out of the heavy hitters and you know, certainly the East Coast has
I was talking to to Gleggy after the Tucson race and he talked a lot about how man
I'm kind of learning a little bit more about how the different regions and how the racing is, you know
Here in the West Coast, you guys know we're 300 400 miles away from a racetrack, right?
Out on the East Coast, man, you live in Tennessee or Alabama
You're you're a stones throw away from a racetrack
So you just race more and when you get more seat time it makes you a better driver
So, you know, you got talent all over the country and and obviously it's been proven that that talent all over the country can win
An event like the spring fling million and so
But yeah, it does kind of add a little bit of a fun little rivalry
You know, I think everybody knows that that in the end, you know, we're all just having fun
But no East Coast guys really really they dominated the spring fling million. They really did one of the one of the things
that I want to hit on is a
first stop
We'll start with 30k Wednesday the winner was Gary Williams over Jane Lawyer Lawler, excuse me
The interesting thing to me is there is like an 11 race win streak of a door car winning and
Gary carried that in the truck over Jane who was also in a door car
The next day Matt Datis in a door car over Jacob Collins
Jacob had a great weekend. He went early on Wednesday
Final on Thursday, just the kid is is gonna be one of the next up-and-comers. If not, he already is
He's he's on my note sheet right here, man. That that young fella can wheel it
Like I saw lots of laps double-o dead on and I'm just oh dude
I'll be saying it his way. I think he's only been in a big car like two years or something at this point
He just debuted in a big car a couple years back
maybe two seasons ago 24 maybe and
The young fella can flat out wheel it man. I was super impressed
He's got a real sharp real clean paint scheme or wrap whatever it is on that on that thing that blue and black
Jacob was looking clean and mean man all weekend. So well and talking him in the winner's circle
And I had to correct myself because a part of me wanted to say what he's gonna be one of those guys where remember the name
It's like stop he is here. I mean he is showing up in these winner circles and it's interesting
to talk to him off the microphone because it's a guy who you could you can hear the intelligence and how he speaks and the
things that he's saying and
You know, he's gonna get a lot of opportunities and I was talking to Peter afterwards and I'm like, man
These kids coming out juniors. Jesus. I don't know what kind of water they're drinking
But I want it because they are they're pretty nasty
But you know when you when you start so early and young and you get to the point where you're racing a full-sized dragster at
1819 20 you've been racing for 10 12 years. I mean you're you're savvy veteran
You've been you've been chasing you've been backing in the guys you've been holding you cut killer lights
That's the thing is is not only where they racing but juniors has changed so much
A lot of people turn around head to the pits or whatever when juniors come on if you stay on watch it these days
And you guys know I mean these kids are stomping it to be dead on it's not just flat-footed
See who gets there and maybe a breakout like these kids are driving now
And they know about holding and they know about stop spot dropping and they know about all that stuff
And they're flickering the bulb and do it. You know what I mean?
Like it's it's a whole different game now in the junior
So I still don't think we're seeing the conversion rate to big cars as we want
But the ones that are are coming in there nasty. I
think I think Lou and
The this is bracket racing elite team got a good thing going with that. This is bracket racing junior
I mean if you think about it
he's
Reaching a lot more younger kids and hopefully getting them interested and getting better and when you're good junior drag racer
Makes you want to take the next step and and get into a big car and when you're a good big car racer
You're just gonna bring all your friends in and and and keep the sport growing. So
Cool to see that for Jacob Collins
anything to add
He hit me up and said he's gonna try to come up summer showdown. So
It'd be good to see him
We got him on the alternate list for the gamblers and try to you know, we'll see if he gets a spot on the on the gamblers
But we'd love to see him up here
Trading blows with with some of the Northwest guys for sure. Oh
Yeah, but uh
Matt data sorry bouncing back to Matt giving him his flowers. He drove the wheels off of that Grand Am I love that Grand Am
I mean, it does say California car duster on it. So it's a little bit of a sediment to
the the west side
Imagine being the guy who gets to just get all of Jimmy's old cars
I'm surprised
It's I guarantee if it stays for sale long enough, he'll have that one too like who's got it better than Matt Dallas like
Whenever Jimmy's getting rid of one of his old super stockers like let's just grab that real quick
Oh
Guy was locked in and he was locked in honestly right from the get-go even back in Wednesday
But you're talking about a guy who again one of those heavy hitters
That's that's always kind of hanging around and he he was he was stellar and obviously adds his name to a
few group of people who've won at least three of those kind of main events and so
dude dude was locked in and
Obviously, he's a he's a pretty nasty combo in that Grand Am. I
Mean it does really cool wheelies, too
So, I mean what more can you ask for out of Matt Datas turning on wind lines doing the wheelies?
Driving the wheels off of it buttery GT super stock wheelies man
Anything that trips the 60 foot with the rear tires. I'm all about baby
Same even if it's a big tire, that's okay
Let's uh
Go ahead. No, what's next? Where you going? Let's say let's get into a
Million dollar Friday
Started out with the 50k run for the money. There was a couple
scares for old Peter
What was there like six or seven trip zips we had?
Yeah, oh gosh, I think we counted almost 10 just in the session alone
There were there was one there was one total there was two total we had I think two three totals
Yeah, and it's so funny because you know Peter plays it off, right? He's like, ah, you know, it'll be good
No, no big deal. And then he starts pacing outside of the
The announcers booth and like you can kind of tell like he's pacing around the announcers booth because he wants to hear
who's going trip zip and
We we almost had the way we were we were trip zip under by a thou
trip zip dead one and
unfortunately, we could not give away Peter's money which was I was really hoping we'd be able to do but a
Valiant effort from all the racers and
Honestly, it was a super cool session because it was the best air of the weekend. And so you saw guys
I mean carrying wheelies all the way out to 330
and obviously a
Fun time seeing them go go for broke if you will and and try to drop her dead zero
Run for the money is fun to watch and I think you know in addition to those perfect lights
I think there was quite a few
Double all either green or red dead zeros, you know, I mean on the other end
They they were able to drop it in there and and just miss it up front
So always fun. You kind of sit on the edge of your seat
Attention starts building you get a couple guys on a roll, you know, I meant I mentioned this on the mic
It's it's kind of like watching bottom of the night to the baseball game, right?
I mean, it's like every pitch could be the end
Every hit could be the one and so you you kind of yeah
You pay for the whole seat
But you only use a quarter of it because you're just on the edge just like whole baby
And then he then he drops it dead one and under by a fountain like oh, we're so close
Yeah, well and when you've had years where someone's done it, you know, it just reinforced like it might happen
You know, it'd be it'd be another one of those things if no one's ever done it, but it's been done, you know
So and it's a it's crazy also to me that how often does a perfect run up happen? Not very often, right?
We had two of them. Yeah
That weekend before the run for the money and so if I was Peter, I would be
My butt would be eating my shorts for sure
You know what Sandlin and who had the other one Chuck Sanders Chuck Sanders Chad Sandlin Chad Sandlin. Yeah, man
They'll love truck getting her done. Mm-hmm
All right, I like it a little bit
How about that national anthem by your co-announcer that thing was awesome. I loved it
Yeah, no, it was great to be in the booth the weekend with Nate Hershey and Brent Carver and and I have never worked with Brent
I never met Brent right up until the the event but did a great job and and then it's so funny because
You know, the two walk down to do opening ceremonies out in front of the platform with all the first responders
and I'm kind of the guy who who's in the booth who throws it to them and
Probably about two minutes before we throw. I realized I'm like
Wait, wait, who's singing the anthem and for whatever the reason I never knew and then they're like, oh, no Brent's gonna sing
I was like, oh really and then he obviously did a great rendition and then you know, we we
Had some great timing with the jets flying over and I hope the stream caught the jets
I think it did but
It was it was free. It was something. It was very very cool and we appreciate them for
cooperating on the flyovers because it was it was awesome. I
Actually noticed this weekend that I thought the sound on the jets flying by was the best had been
It's usually garbled and junky or you can't hear it
But you can see them and you know someone on the mics talking about it
You could hear that you could hear the jets every time they flew over and it actually sounded good
it sounded pretty cool and
Yeah, so that was a I love the stream and I love that they brought their stream in-house
You know, I know they brought in some outside people to build that but
They're doing a great job. You know, I don't I can't help but think if you guys remember that
I think it would have been the final motormaney
Um
Broadcast of it or whoever had done it and there was a boom camera
Hmm, and they'd stuck it in Donovan Williams face
Like he had just done the burnout and they had that thing like this far from his face and he's you know
Swatted out and chirped at him and then I never saw that I think the next year they started doing their own video
And I always wonder if it was
If it was because of that
Yeah, I always give credit to Warren Evans and the team and and Tristan and Joey and less they do a great job
Austin does a great job with with the videos and it really is it's a it's a full effort between
announcers and the video guys and you got guys who are down on the starting line for hours doing the
Live camera on the starting line, which I personally for me is just awesome because then you you get to highlight those small details
About people's car, you know
Tribute stickers and small little modifications that they've made that that just amplify a broadcast
So that if you're sitting at home, you feel like you're at the event
I guess over the wall angle was sick right at the starting line. Yeah, we tried that out this week. No, that was good
I liked it. Yeah, I guess the the term race it experience it isn't just for the people at the track
If you're viewing at home, you get quite the experience just watching their live feed. I love their camera angles
It's just that much more intimate and it's it's awesome
So
Moving on to our next big topic. How about Tyler bow hand in man?
Broke the string for the door cars, but Tyler was on fire that day
literally
and as well
and
He had he had quite the troubles
That morning, I guess he caught on fire
fuel pump went bad not once not twice, but I guess three times and
Got it all figured out just in time to to make the million
He actually got pushed off the starting line in the the run for the money and I come to find out
the fuel pump had run some trash into his carburetor and
They got that figured out and it paid off for
Tebow, what do you know Ronnie? Yeah, it's it's crazy to talk to Bohan and afterwards because it's like, you know
You a lot of times you don't hear about this right until until the end and you know
The the million is such a mentally difficult event in the first place, you know, you wake up Friday morning
It's just a different vibe. It's just a different tension
I mean you're staging with a lot of money on the line
And then you deal with the fact that you're you're you're driving a vehicle that is not cooperating
We've all been there right as racers
We we've driven a car that you know
It's sputtering or not running well or you know
You got issues with with fuel or spark or whatever may be and then you talk about cars on fire
Wheels are falling off fuel pumps going bad and then the dude parks it in the winter circle by triple zero two
It really showcased the mental
The the extreme mental strength that Bohanan has
and just the raw natural talented driving too and uh, he uh, he he earned it man. He he earned it because that that was a
while weekend for him
Another impressive thing is he he didn't hardly ever race that car the last couple weekends
He was mostly in the cobalt and just switched over to the dragster on a limb
obviously jayden was doing well in the cobalt and
I guess he wanted to go that route and so him jumping into the the dragster was kind of a last minute decision and uh,
I mean
Tyler's Tyler's made enough runs and in anything to where he could probably get comfortable real quick in anything so
But for for me
The that's impressive because it takes me a couple runs to get used to a new car, but uh,
Yeah, even going back to twosan, you know, they they struggled in the cobalt. They were talking about converter issues and
You know not quite getting it there and then they they bring it to vegas and stuff starts to click jayden did very
You know pretty pretty well in the cobalt and um, but yeah, we were actually kind of asking that question thursday night of like
Who's driving the dragster who's driving the cobalt and uh, obviously it paid off in the end. So
job job well done to that camp because
That that was that's a tough race to win man
You know you talk about racing all day and the the time between rounds and dealing through doubles and buybacks and again
Just the the amount of money that's on the line. It's different from now a lot of these east coast guys
You you do that on an every weekend basis and you get a little bit more comfortable
So that's where that seat time pays off so much
But nonetheless, it's still different when you travel all the way to las vegas and again
You've got heavy hitter round after round after round
There's there's really no letting up in any way shape or form sometimes we we say in some of those events where it's like
Well in the second third round you you start to tighten up
Man, it's tight right out the gate, right? I mean, we were just talking about the roadx run for the bunny, right?
I mean, they're they're nailing it, you know, three two one total right off the bat
And so you have to be so sharp immediately and keep that sharpness all day long
into near midnight where you're staging for hundreds of thousands of dollars and
he obviously
Got her done and and to do it in the the slimmest margin of victory in in fling
million history triple zero two is
Probably got to be a little bit sweeter for him
It was it was a killer way to end the night and you know
Didn't surprise me at all that he jumped in the dragster
That's a race that he's not going to take chances in the cobalt because he can win that thing
And so what I wasn't surprised to see him in the dragster
I was surprised early rounds and I don't have like the run sheet in front of me
And so I could be wrong, but he didn't feel like early on like he was stellar
He was turning on the win light, but I don't remember
Taking you know particular notice to any of his early round
You know numbers they were just good enough to win, but I don't think he was crushing it
But then steadily throughout the day he got better and better and better and then 11 take trips for the dub
in the milli. I mean
That's just stupid. Uh, that's just nasty and and um, you know
You get you put tyler in something that has a 240 inch wheelbase and give him any chance at all and he's gonna find a way to get it done
Yeah, yeah, and you know and that's why I picked him to win super comp. You know, he hasn't got started yet this year
You know, it was it was between that and super stock and it's like I think he's better in the dragster
You know, I know he wants super stock a lot, but he's so good in a long car
And he's proven it time and time again, man. He's uh
hell of a performance for tebow
Did you ever have any doubt that him jumping in anything that will hollerman has prepared wasn't gonna be really good?
Um, here's your sign that even though it wasn't good initially
It was good enough to get the job done
Well, and I think the car was probably fine. I don't know that tyler was great first thing first off
You know, and I don't know maybe, you know, I guess we we heard about the issues
They were having with it, you know, but but how those affected
It's you know consistency. I don't I don't know but uh
but yeah, man, I mean he
He's driving good stuff. He's not gonna jump in some junk, you know
And and even if they had a few bugs to work out anything that will he's turning wrenches on it's gonna be be solid
and uh,
He's just he's got the skills man to figure it out and uh, and you know round after round like you say I remember last year
You know
That was the most impressive part to me about watching cooper do what he did
Wasn't that he did it
I mean as impressive as it is right like someone does it every year
Uh, and and you have to win 10 or 11 rounds to do it and and someone does that every year
It was the consistency
All day long
From 8 a.m. Until 2 a.m. Right you're you're at 2 a.m. You're coming up with the same kind of focus that you had at 8
And that's a special thing that not a lot of people have
Well, and when you race these 30 k's millions where there's you know, 300 400 entries
I mean you you guys know it is such a round by round
It's it's funny because we we compared it to march madness right survive in advance
That's really kind of what it is and you really kind of have to slug your way through the rounds
Until you can start to get to the laders
But but I think naturally you almost kind of feel like all right
We're kind of through the thick of it of buybacks and doubles and all that stuff
And now we're it's single everybody across the board
We're getting towards the split and you almost feel like you want to exhale
But you know you can't because you're sitting around this split with the nastiest sharks that are around in our bracket racing world
And so it's like, you know, you almost kind of have to dig deep and kind of hit that next gear of like all right
We're we everything we do is to get to this point now. Let's go to work
And uh, obviously t bow did a great job of that
We did have one driver doubled at the split. Do you mind me who that was?
Kyle Caltrero. Kyle. Yeah, Kyle did a very good job this weekend
I obviously he'd he'd love for that to end with him hoisting the big check
But uh, somebody who won a lot of rounds doubled into the 16 at split
He honestly did very well for a majority of the weekend
But for whatever the reason, you know, you again, you talk about so many rounds and sometimes things just got to fall your way
Right. I mean, I I could think of several drivers who were who were cutting killer lights and dropping great packages
And they're nine total and then the other guy's six, right? I mean, they're eight total and the other dude's four
and it's just like
Sometimes you just are on the wrong end of uh pulling into the lane wrong. So it is what it is
There was a bunch of sub 15 total no goods this weekend against people where you're like, I mean, I think I think, um
I think Whitfield had one where I was like, I was like, oh buddy like laid down a nasty lap
You know, and it was like but there wasn't no no win like for that
You know go home and it was like third round or something
Maybe I think I think it was after buyback and I was just like oof
You know any other round that's getting it done and and and there was quite a few of those man
And you know, Kyle someone we talked about he was on the original east coast list
at Tucson, I think he got subbed out for somebody
Um in the end, but we talked a lot about him, you know going into that and uh
You know, he he was wrecking shop. I picked Donovan Williams to win the biggie just missed it
Missed about one day. Well, and he went deep like there was a minute there. I was like, I'm gonna call this shot
you know, I thought it might happen and uh
But he went pretty deep
I think he was down to eight cars or whatever the number was around that around that mark and then yeah, then got it done the next day
um in the truck like
That's another guy who obviously he can wheel a door car, but like if donovan's in a dragster
There's not many times where I wouldn't pick him, you know
Against the field because he's just super nasty. So I didn't know that he had that kind of versatility in a
In a door car. I don't think I've got to see him race a door car much but uh
And that little s10 delivers for those williams boys
Oh, yeah
One one more thing before we wrap up million dollar friday
Yes, tyler won a lot of money, but the money will go away
One of the things that that kid's always gonna remember is the night he got the limo ride
The showgirls the suite the champagne bath
Uh, tell us a little bit about that winners circle celebration. Ronnie. You were there firsthand
Oh, man, you should have seen his face riding around in the limo
It just get in the can store right and you know, you you got the limo sitting
Right there ready to go and and you get done with the high of winning and
Celebrating with family and then it's like, all right. Let's let's let's go decompress and brought the trophy into the limo
And they were they were doing laps around and I mean it was it was great time, you know
And that's that's just cool to see because again, those are those are things you'll take away and remember for for the rest of your life
You know and when you do it with friends and family and uh, you know people that people that you love
Um, it just makes it that much better. And so yeah, it was it was a cool winners circle
He he got the champagne bath and uh, it was uh, it was pretty pretty awesome pretty awesome to see
A couple of those champagne bath pictures are like I'd be printing them and framing them on the wall
It's pretty there's some pretty solid ones in there
Uh, so yeah pretty cool to see man, uh another shout out to t-bow. Uh, just a fantastic job
You know again 11 take trips to put a to put a bow on it is uh, it doesn't get any nastier than that
So that's the that's the way you want to win
You know, he could have easily just as easily won that on a red light and you'll take it
Because that's not your that's not your deal. You know, you do your job, but um, you'd much rather go 11 take triple zero
Than than some anything else, you know, so what a way to kind of put a put a bow on it
Yeah, you you hope that the drivers are the ones who who get to settle it in the end and and i'll give a quick
Shout out shout out to uh chat axford who my heart broke for him, man
When that when that dragster locked up broke a planetary
Uh at four it's like, you know, you always nobody wants to win that way, right?
You want the drivers to be able to settle in and um, you know, he can hang his head high knowing that he had a great performance
You know, and he he will be back at this gig, but um, you know, you you hope that always it's a cleaning green
They're settling at the top end. It's it's it's a it's a fair fight and uh, yeah
It was it was stellar final. It was it was worth staying up for
It was late one. It was
We uh, we also need to need to give a shout out to greg brotherton. I haven't mentioned him yet
Guy uh flies in drives, uh, steve williams dragster
He's been here the last couple years driving that car, but again, not very familiar with that car other than
Once a year at the fling so uh for him to wheel that thing down. I mean, he's going for 30s. That's one
bad hot rod
Um, and if you don't know greg brotherton owner, I believe of brodex cylinder heads
Who sponsors that run for the 50k?
Very smart guy. Um, he's got steve williams behind him who is also very smart. So, uh
Just just awesome to see, uh, mr. Brotherton down to the finals. I mean, you're two ten thousands away
From being the million dollar winner totally different story, right?
You know, that's the they again
They got a great racing program and a lot of talented people there and um, yeah to come up that just
Just that short is uh, it's obviously difficult
But you know what I tell you what how many people have been the runner-up at a spring fling million, you know
I mean, that's a man. That's a major honor and and uh, he should be very proud of that performance because it was a good one
That's a that's a runner-up picture. You're definitely taken
You know and uh and parkin for and yeah, he drove drove fantastic
I was I was wondering I'm like I wonder how far steves went recently in that car
Because I always think it's funny when people borrow someone's car and then go win the race with it
You know, it's like it kind of puts some pressure on whoever owns that car when they get it back like hey, man
This thing's pretty good
so
you know
So I hope steve, you know gets it in some winter circles now because we'll know it we'll know it's not the car
So I think that's funny and shout out to our guy Doug Johnson
Doug's been going some rounds
And he was he was going some rounds this week too and
Saw him pop up on my live feed quite a few times
He didn't quite get quite as deep as I know he wanted to get but for a guy who's
Not known as a big money racer. I think certainly in comparison to his nha stuff
Cool see Doug Johnson getting it done out there
Little insider on Doug Johnson and his son Grady. So Grady actually races one race a year and it's the spring fling
They they double it and Grady shows up and shows out when it's his turn to
Press the gas in that dragster and it was pretty excited to see that Grady won the the race tech dragster raffle
for a hundred bucks
I wouldn't be surprised if Grady puts a dragster together now
He's had some success at the fling. So uh shout out to the johnsons
We may have another one on our hands to deal with. Oh, yeah
I want to see it when it gets done. Did you see paul dowdy's new dragster?
paul dowdy's dragster
Man
What I don't know what color that is that green
Yeah, they kind of dark ish. Oh, it looks oh that thing is gorgeous and that was a that was another raffle
um
Deal or he bought it from someone who won the won the shoot out or whatever the deal
you know is one another one of those like unfinished bear deal and uh
It's cool to see those cars come back out because most people just sell them
You know first thing and so whether they build it or someone buys it and gets it built
It's cool to see it come back and man paul dowdy
He didn't win best appearing car
But certainly deserved it. I saw in the chat someone was asking the uh the lone ranger chop top, uh orange
Ford ranger
Got it and uh pretty slick ride, man. Yeah, right ryan old connor's ford ranger was uh turning heads in tusan
Honestly, like he was parked right by the gate when I was driving in every morning and I was like, oh my gosh, man
We got to check this out and his logo usage of of the ford logo
I thought was just artwork honestly, and then you know, they do the video. Nate did a great job interviewing
ryan and and kind of learning about the history of it
It was it's grandpa's and then they they parked it his dad raced it he he races it and then they they reach in
And lift the hood off because the logos pivot and spin and my my mind melted man
I was like that is so cool and so unique and then you got the canadian penny kind of ingrained into the door and I mean
It was a very deserving
Not because it just looks great, but it just has those small little details that really separated from the rest
So I don't know who chose it. I can't take that credit
It was a great choice great choice
It reminded me of like just as a nod to like late 80s early 90s pro street culture
Which I love right? I still like
big giant tires in the back slam down like like pro street is I still think that was the peak right and
You it's it's got some fatty tires. It sits low. It's low slung
It's got those little tricks like the door handles the Ford emblems
It's got the delorean style
Where the tonneau cover and the tailgate are are one piece and the whole thing comes up
and it's
Like super sick, man. I love seeing
You know people who put some some interesting twists on their race cars for sure
and it just
Shows the amount of craftsmanship and the hours put in for something like that and and I love that because that's just
Somebody who loves the automobile who's putting those little small customizations in and we all know how long that takes, right?
to do that small simple change took him hundreds and hundreds of hours and
It's cool to see I I was uh
Very impressed very impressed with the lone ranger
Yeah, it was pretty sweet
What about uh, mvp's park should we uh, should we drop the mvp of the week?
Absolutely
You go first
Me first. Yeah, buddy
Well, we already discussed my mvp of the week. I'm gonna go ahead and give it to jacob collins. He did not win
Per se, but he went a lot of rounds. It was very impressive performance and I had my eye on him all week
I uh, he did uh
Lose early in the million, but it was one of those those races where it was just
Uh, a good lap versus good lap and he was on the wrong side of it. So my mvp of the week jacob collins
down to you ronnie
Who do you got how do you choose?
How do you choose? I mean
Gary williams drives insane in the truck at some point. He won like 15 in a row
Donovan is dominant in that car donovan went deep with the dragster
Datus wins a 30k. He was killer. Tebow wins million
Andy schmalz over here winning pro every single day. I mean, how do you how do you choose?
I'll tell you. I'm gonna give three names. I'm gonna cheat here. I'm gonna cheat
I'm gonna give three names
Best driver over the weekend in my opinion was donovan williams
Donovan was elite round to round to round
There were certain times where he just ran into somebody was just a little bit better
But i'm gonna give best driver to donovan williams. I'll give him. I guess an mvp
To andy schmal winning pro twice is is killer. That's uh, pretty unbelievable. He did very well in the
Jamie's car as well too is as jamie was playing mom for the weekend
So shout out andy and then um, i'ma i'ma say the one who did the best when it mattered
Tyler bohanan went in the million is a big big deal
Um, I think we all know that bohanan had that talent
In fact, I think a lot of people would say that i'm surprised. He hasn't won the spring fling million already, but
To say that he's in that caliber is one thing to actually do it and then to go triple zero two at the top end is is stellar
so
But but again, there's just so many names that when you have an event like that gosh
You know, I I could go on and on but uh, I would give my my three names particularly in my mind donovan williams
andy schmal tyler bohanan
Ronnie stole my notes that next week the podcast will be starring parker and ronnie
I'm no longer necessary here
I same same thing for me is you know, I think donovan if it's just most rounds
Right, I think donovan probably won the most rounds
I bet andy came really really really close to that same amount of round wins
Um coming off the bottom is impressive. He's faster than a lot of the bottom guys
So he's chasing most of the time which maybe is a little easier
Um, I think andy brings a specter
The about him, right? I think there's an aura about him at this race in particular
Where like he's kind of got a weird advantage
I think just mentally like if you're staging up against andy and pro at the fling
Like chances are it's not going to go well for you
Uh, you know, I would even go that that goes across the country. Uh, there's a there's a
Grand junction that uh, I attend yearly and it's so funny because andy loves to be early
So andy will pull into the right lane at the shootout race
And everybody will start coming into the lanes and they'll see that banana yellow beretta and they go to the right lane
And there was at one point where there were 16 cars in the right lane
Totally we finally found the first left lane car. He he uh, I like to say he lives rent free and a lot of racers heads and
100 that's it nowadays, man. But but it's because he's so talented. Yep. Yep. He's he he earns every one of those laps
100 um, so yeah, I gotta put him up there. Uh, but to me it goes to tebow
um, just from the point sense that like
And he goes there and and of course he wants to win the million
Right, but he's coming in trying to do it off the bottom
Like that's a whole different challenge and a whole different quest that he's on right
Donovan and tebow come to win the million
Right, they could really give two shits about the 30s like it'd be cool to win them
But they're there to win the million dollar race, you know, and that's why tyler bohan is there
I'm here to win this race
Right now and then he did it and he did it in the fashion that he did it in
um, like
You know, that's that's the equivalent of somebody calling their shot at home plate
Like i'm here for this race if there's no 30ks
Tyler bohan is still there for a million dollar friday
There's a decent chunk of people that aren't right if there were no 30ks
They're not gonna come down and do that thing tyler bohan and would do it
You know, he's there and so he's there to win that race
And he accomplished his goal and when you come to somewhere with goals that lofty
And are able to accomplish them. Um, I just I don't know how you can't give it to tyler
um
For that reason alone donovan and andy drove their asses off
So shout out to those guys, but
You know tyler's the million dollar man for the next 20, you know 12 months. So
Tebow is my mvp the the the jury has spoken
Your mvp your greatest of all time of this week
and potentially the week before
tyler bohan and
Is your mvp?
Yep, shout out to everyone on the west coast who went rounds put in work represented us well out there at the fling
Many of you are are maybe listening to this while you're on your way to
A not-so-sunny pomona california
Yeah, pomona. They extended the the withdrawal deadline to wednesday for
There's potential rain in the forecast and I say potential
Hopefully hopefully it's potential. It's looking more certain than potential
It's like 90 chance on saturday and sunday
I have not seen a schedule yet, but if it were my guess
Sportsman will be finished thursday or friday before
Any of that what's the minimum number of rounds for 100 points?
I think it's five five rounds
I think so. Oh, well five five would get you 95
And then the sixth round would be a 105 got it
Because when you win top dragster you get 95 at a national so that's yeah five rounds 32 cars
yep
um
Yeah, I was thinking about that for like for phoenix and now for pomona. It's like
Yeah, this is one where if the field's just big enough, but not too big, right?
You could go score some decent points for not having to go a whole lot of rounds
so I think
There's gonna be some group of people who don't go they just bag it because they had to drive too far to chance it for some
Rain, but I think there's some folks. They'll sit there till the last minute till they call that thing
Right where it's like. Hey, I might be able to get 100 points for
You know five rounds here
Rather than having to go six or seven right, which I think if the weather was going to be 82 all weekend
You know, you're looking at field quotas across the board at the winter nationals and you're not going to see that this weekend now
As far as I'm aware, I haven't looked for a couple hours, but supercup is the only full
category
I mean, it's the most popular class. It's the first to fill. It's the last to be empty and
So there's no surprise there. Also not
Wednesday where it closes
One thing that
You mentioned there's crazy people out there who want to sit through the rain. I'm that guy
I'm also the crazy person who wants to go bake in 115 degree
phoenix
temperatures too, so
Um, I I think that's one of my favorite things about
Things like this is I want to be part of the story. I want to deal with the challenges and uh, just because
Wouldn't it be cool to win with with those types of challenges? It's it's right up my alley
I love it man and the winter nationals we've talked about this a bunch right to me. It's the
It's the one it's the granddaddy of them all if you grow up in the pacific northwest, right?
We have no connection to indy or some of these other things
But we know people who go to that one, you know, or we've been to that one or some of us have raced it, you know, not me but
But like people go to that one and and the winter nationals carries a special level of prestige out here on the west coast
And so yeah, I hope they get it in. I hope they get it off at least the sportsman classes
They can make up the pros whenever they want obviously. I love that stuff, but I'm so much more invested in the sportsman classes these days
I hope they get it in and you know, I saw a couple guys. I was looking at the points today. We got people with four events
You know posted already and so like
We're so early still but but it happened so quick right and pretty soon people got four and four on either side of the ledger and
You know, we got people creeping up to that 300 point marker
already just a couple events in so
I hope they get it in man. Don't look good, but I hope you all I hope you all get it in out there
Yes, sir, and it's it's kind of crazy. I mean the finals got rained out
Now we're moving to the spring and it's later date than than usual and we're we're also running into rain there
They're they're doing their best to avoid it, but I guess the rain the weather gods
Just keep following along and want to be at the races too
I think if they can do some maneuvering around with sportsmen
I I think they should be able to get it. I think the uh, the pros are going to be another thing
But uh, you know, I'm I'm with you Troy. I'm invested in the the sportsman side of things. I'm all pro sportsmen. So
Well, the poor pro guys though, like I don't think they'll have gotten a good track yet
This season, right? I don't remember how Gainesville was. I know it was hot and nasty in phoenix, right now
It's going to be cold and slick
in in Pomona, um, you know, the guys can't catch a break in the big big cars, but uh, yeah
I hope you guys get it in and and um, you know, it's uh, it's a special it's a special time
I think with the original weekend that it normally would have been I think it would have been like 80 if they'd had it that that weekend
but uh, here we are and I remember a few years back the year I believe that jessica won
The winter nationals in super comp
Luke posted a video that morning and it was like 50 degrees
foggy
And like there was something about it man. There was a feeling it wasn't beautiful sunny california, but it was um
It was still pretty special. So hopefully you guys will just get some moments like that have some overcast skies and decent air and
And we'll have us a race
Do you think that an hra pulls the
no time runs
shenanigans again and we just go straight into first round
I hope they do
It was the coolest thing they've done in a long time right and it's like
hell, I don't know, uh
If you're only gonna have 30 cars of class because a bunch of people drop out like let's throw some buybacks in there
Can you double
Let's throw let's throw a buyback in there give you half points if you bought back in
You know, but you could still get the wally
um
I like it
You hear to her hear first. Pomona is having buybacks
Hey at the in and out booth and you get a burger with your
We're giving away number two's animal style for best losing package in the buyback round at the winter nationals
Yes, sir
Well, uh, if if uh, nobody else has anything that pretty much wraps me up for all my notes, uh, excited to see how
Pomona plays out this week
um
excited to
Share some time with you guys and talk about the spring fling what was in a can't wait to see the next fling on the board
who wins that and uh
We'll see y'all
Ronnie tell Ronnie tell us where you're at next. Where's ronnie court going next into the uh
I get to stay home for a week or two to finish up the race cars before my racing season
And then i'm i'm flying to the spring fling in glott. So
I'll be i'll be on the call with uh, I think i'm with steve riggan. So that'll be a
and the goat
Oh
tremendous and
You know, that's the the beauty about the fling is that you get to work with some amazing people and great talents and
Super excited for that one and appreciate you guys letting me on and uh, yeah
for the uh season to finally kind of
Get through because this has been an awkwardly warm winter in colorado and uh, it's kind of it's kind of weird because it's like
You want the time to work on cars and save money and all that jazz
But also it's 80 in february and we could be racing right now. So it's like, I don't know it's it's crazy
Uh, give give steve a big hug for me man that guy
There's a lot of great announcers and and I love them all
Steve riggan's the goat as far as i'm concerned. I don't care who you put him up against. That's my guy
100 my hero
We're gonna try to bring him out for the summer showdown next year. I wanted to do it this year
but
he mentioned he probably had a conflict and and uh
My budget got a little short with some of the new prizes that we're doing and so i'm just gonna do it again this year
But uh, I need some help up there. The race is getting big enough. So we'd love to get him have fun there with the the new
Dunn Benson
Formerly known as galat motorsport park, right? Um, it'll always be known as galat. I think to everyone else, but uh, yeah
Have fun at that man. Um
Similarly finishing up the car over here
We opened up the gamblers at our showdown race the other day sold them out
So getting pumped and getting ready for that uh first weekend in june
uh, but fly out to uh st. Louis
We're by technology here in about three and a half weeks to kick off things with the twin fifties and the
And the tb crew so looking forward to that and just kind of coasting until then so
Awesome. Good luck brother. Have fun out there. Thanks for joining us and uh, good to chat with you today
Thanks guys. Thanks for all of you
Troy great show
Can't wait to
To hash it out again next monday
Excited for you on your south summer showdown. Excuse me
Entries sold out first day
and
That's that's pretty exciting news. Um makes you feel like you're gonna have a
A better car count this year. Um, yeah, I mean these are the gamblers
We sold the gamblers out last year, but but we had like one entry or two entries linger for a day or two
You know this year
And what's what's been interesting is that our no box racers for the first couple years have really shown up and shown out
They there's been more no box racers
The first two years
Then there have been top bull racers this year the top bull entries sold out almost immediately
Um, I don't know how quick they sold out, but when I went to check them the first time
They were they were sold out. Maybe there was one left and then it went so
Really stoked that the that the super pro guys are getting into it and supporting the race
No box sold out right after that. So it's not the first time we've sold out the gamblers
We've we've sold them out every time but but just the quickness in which they sold out tells me that
People appreciate the event. They get excited for it. It tells me we're on the right track
You know, we're gonna keep building
We're gonna keep looking for ways to improve but it tells me we're on the right track. So
Super excited about that and you know, we'll see how it goes. Hopefully
Everything else falls into place and the weather does what it's supposed to do
And we should have what would be
the highest paying
Bracket race in the history of the pacific northwest so
Which is luck
Oh, I'm I'm already super excited for it. Um, I will be there
Whether I'm racing or working the burnout box or I got a house car for you, buddy
I told a few people they could drive it. Nobody's committed. I got a house car for you, bud
We'll put you in the old Camaro
And uh, you know, send yon down through there if you want to so you just let me know
Sounds like a plan. All right, buddy. Okay guys, we'll uh, we'll see you guys next Monday
Uh, we'll have hopefully some Pomona winners to talk about and maybe we'll have one of them on so, uh,
Stay tuned. We'll see y'all next Monday
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