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Speedway Stories: Rough Truck panel
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Wally & Jhonny have some of the rough truck guys on the show to talk about there upcoming season!!
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Episode Introduction
00:01:27
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Welcome everybody to another edition of Speedway Stories. Tonight's a special night, as you guys have seen. I'm going to have a rough truck panel with some of the local drivers and stuff coming up on the show.
00:01:38
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Thank you all for tuning in. Daniel, once again, man, thanks for supporting and everything else. How's your Monday been, buddy? What's going on, Mr. Bongs? Good to see you, brother.
00:01:48
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Good to see you, too, man. Good to you, too, man. going on, Pat? Thanks for tuning in, buddy. um To start off the night so far, I have Brad here. We've got a couple of stragglers going to be coming in here a little bit
Introducing Brad and His Trucks
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and everything else. I'm going bring Brad up here with us. What's up, Brad? Thanks for joining us, buddy. evening brad yep Thank you for having me.
00:02:12
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Oh, anytime, man. What's up, Jamie? How you doing the tonight, big dog? Yeah, I got Wes Daivari coming up here and here in about a half hour.
00:02:24
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i was We were talking backstage. i I finally got one of the
Jason Daniels: Racing Legend
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one of the legends coming up on here too. besides I consider Brad a legend too because the man's been doing this 20 plus years. so pleasure Mr. Jason Daniels is going to be on the show here a little later on and stuff. He's got some stuff he's doing right now, but You guys will get to hear his stories and stuff here later. But for right now, you're you're stuck with my ugly mug, Johnny, and got Brad here.
Truck Modifications and Upgrades
00:02:56
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um So, Brad, how is your off-season been, man, since you got two trucks to deal with, since i talked we all talked to you last? Honestly, I have not really done much with the trucks.
00:03:10
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I've ordered a lot of parts, but... I'm just waiting on my engine to come back that way I can start putting it all together. Nice. So get you an upgrade?
00:03:23
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Uh, same engine. Okay. Okay. A little bit more compression. he So it's going to have a little more compression, probably a little bit, uh, better steering.
00:03:35
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I'm going to change out a few things on the steering. Did you get your the that new power steering setup put on there like a shorty's old truck and stuff that Dale has? Did you get that set up on there yet?
00:03:49
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um I am waiting on a couple of pieces that are coming in for the steering. That way I can try a different setup for the steering ram.
00:04:01
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And we'll just have to see how that goes. So I'm going to get rid of the idler arm that I was having issues with breaking off. so That was that was ah your curse a couple of times. A couple of races that you you had a chance of actually winning and stuff, and it cost you there. It's usually on the second run. Yeah.
00:04:24
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So, you know. As far as the Bronco goes, About the only thing I'm doing to that is probably putting another transfer case in it since my brother kind of ran that one over and put some holes into it.
00:04:37
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Yeah, that that kind of happens when it falls out. i mean Yeah, that one's kind of JB welded back together right now. but But I was going to say, isn't that the OG that was in the Bronco to begin with?
00:04:49
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No. No. No, that's, I think, the third transmission that I've had in it, but it's been in there for probably 10 years. So it's been a while.
Brad's Bronco: History and Durability
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The crap that you put that Bronco through, and then, of course, your brother getting it getting his hands on it, too. you guys especially You guys, you know what the loud pedal is.
00:05:12
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your experience But your experience speaks on it. I mean, that Bronco has endowed what, twice? Three times.
00:05:22
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Three times. I know at least twice. Yeah, the first time was... I think seven or eight years ago at Hartford. Yeah.
00:05:34
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then the last two times was the last two years I ran it before the modified. And just to let you know, that's why they call it Built Ford Tough. Exactly. That Bronco has lived up to the Built Ford Tough. I tried to kill it for years. oh yeah man It just won't die.
00:05:54
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Oh, no. Speaking of ah Jamie, hey, Jamie, next time, if you ever get a chance to drive it, you need to take lessons from Brad. It's called the gas pedal on the the pedals on the right, not in the center.
00:06:08
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Just giving you shit, Jamie, since you're in the chatter's box. Honestly, I don't even think I use the brake pedal hardly at all. No, I don't. You just give it gas, let off, hit the steering brake and hold it to the floor.
00:06:21
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i don't even I don't even think Connell even touched the frickin' – he didn't even touch the break on that bad boy. Not too much, no. He definitely didn't at Hartford.
00:06:34
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No. you ever watched the video, before he hit the long jump, he had his hand out telling everybody he was going to hit it Yeah, and he – He wasn't going to let him. i think that I think besides you using the cutters and stuff,
00:06:50
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He is really put – Derek Croton, I think that's the highest that Bronco has ever seen air underneath the tires. ah I think the
Race Planning and Experiences
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full January's it was higher. Oh, shit. Well, the only thing of it is seeing it in person, pitchers.
00:07:09
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Pitcher-wise for me, yeah, it was it seemed pretty high. But actually seeing it in person after all these years and seeing him launching it, especially at Croton, dude, that was insane.
00:07:21
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ah think It just sucks he got the repercussions of him hurt back over the whole ordeal, though. Oh, yeah. And that's the thing. i mean, don't know who's going to be driving it at the races this year.
00:07:37
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Is your daughter going to get behind the wheel a couple times this year, bud? Yeah, she's only 17, so there's only a couple races she can do. She can race Knox. Yeah, exactly.
00:07:50
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Hell yeah. Give her the shot to race the hometown show. Yeah. Between that, I'll probably run it a few times. And i don't know. We'll see.
00:08:01
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No double dipping again at Delaware. You're not allowed. I'm going to make sure you're banned. I never saw any rules that said you couldn't run both classes. No, that's only Morrow County. You're not allowed to do that, which is dumb.
00:08:14
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I mean... yeah Yeah, most of the time, as long as you have two different trucks, they really don't care. Yeah, usually most of the fares are pretty lax on it.
00:08:26
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yeah Yeah. It's going to be interesting to see. um Yeah, i got me I got finally got me an XJ that me and the boys in the process of doing.
00:08:38
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um i I actually ended up getting rid of the silver one. Found out that once I tore the carpet up, I wasn't going to patch the floors from moisture eating away at it and stuff. So I am made it go away. We're working on getting, we're right now on the process of actually working on getting another, another boxed Cherokee for him to have. So, but I got mine sitting here at the house. I'm going to, I'm actually going take a chance this year. on i might enter the points if they're don't, Tyler's doing points race this year.
00:09:13
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I'm going to give it a shot to try to hang with you big dogs this year and a stock four liter
Jeep Preparations and Sponsorships
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and go out and play as many times as I can this year. So I've seen quite a few of them keep up with us.
00:09:25
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So, yeah, mine, mine, mine's going to be, it just depends on how I drive. So, really but, but yeah, it's getting, getting a full cage tied in on the inner body, everything else. Um,
00:09:40
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Got some decent shocks I'm putting around on it. so That's the big thing on those Jeeps is the unibodies. Trying to keep them together. That's why I went with the Bronco because I had a Jeep before that.
00:09:56
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And the axle came up and smashed the rear subframe. yeah And came through the floor. o Yeah, I know. Well, and and the cool thing is, and if Tyler Mead's watching, I appreciate you, dude. I got to go pick up one of his busted axles. It's still got the ah a good front truss on it. I'm going to on the front axle, and I'm thinking about ordering one for the back, too.
00:10:20
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But I'm taking my frame. I'm going to take it down. I got plates and everything. I'm going to try to tie it all into the subframe and everything, kind of making almost a full frame deal when I tie the cage into it and stuff. So it'll help strengthen it a little bit.
00:10:35
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Yeah. So, but other than that, putting some, some decent shocks, pack the coal springs with tennis balls and I'm going to come play.
00:10:47
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yeah Go old school with it. All the tennis balls. Yep. yep Yeah. Until I can afford modified money. Yeah. You might want to find some sponsors for that one.
00:11:01
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Hey, I'm, I'm actually speaking of that. I'm excited out of the 25 years of me doing motor sports. This is the first year I can say I've got five sponsors that actually came on board with for me this year.
00:11:14
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After all this time, I finally got, got my, Oh yeah. I'm actually wearing one of my sponsors. It's talk of Ron motors. Um, he's actually my landlord. I ran off of also, he came on board. Um,
00:11:27
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My buddy Jason Ryan and his roofing company was actually my first sponsor that I picked up for the year. and And then my buddy Corey that's been on here from We Broke Garage, he stepped up and he's coming on. And then my wife's cousin, he's going to come on board. He's doing some of my stickers and stuff, logos for the for the for the Jeep and everything. And then, of course, of course we're going to throw them.
00:11:55
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the not the network on there and everything else. So I consider that as a sponsor too, to get the network out there. but we yeah oh yeah So I've actually got, I've got three sponsors that are paying sponsors that for their logos to be on my Jeep. So it's going be a pretty interesting year for you.
00:12:13
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Yeah. i'm I'm pretty excited. Like I said, I'm taking the leap. I'm, I want to come play and I won't run points this year. I mean, period I'm not no spring chicken, and I ain't going have many opportunities. So I might as well make my come second year back into it. Might as well make it worthwhile.
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yep
00:12:35
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You going to be running any of the monster truck shows this year? ah Yeah, I'm planning on going to Kentucky beginning of June if I can get my motor back. You got the Bronco.
00:12:50
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I do have the Bronco, but just want to test out the modified before any of the point
Challenges of Modified Truck Racing
00:12:56
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series races. Yeah, true. get out That's mainly what I use the monster trucks shows for is testing to the dial. You're testing to stuff.
00:13:04
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Hey, what's up? lius That's cool. Yeah. Wes hit me up last Friday. goes, you gonna have that Jeep done and come to Kentucky in June. but I'm like, no.
00:13:15
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I don't plan on racing probably until either Marion or the Coshocton summer race. Nice. Yeah, if I really feel like it, I might take both trucks down there and see if JR will let Madison drive the Bronco.
00:13:34
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I think that'd be cool. Give her a little bit seat time, especially at a show like that. Yep. I'm going to come to Knox if JR lets me at Knox, man. I'm actually putting a decent paid job. My Jeep's not going look like trash come Knox County's monster truck show. I'm going to show up.
00:13:52
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I'm going come play as long as it ain't raining. yeah yeah Yeah, last year was mud on, basically. Yeah, I'm going to try to hit. I told JR when I had him up here on the show, if I got something, I mean, I'm not I'm not going to bring some clapped out rust bucket with holes sir to try to run some of his shows.
00:14:15
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i can I'm going to bring something decent. i'm want to come i want to come give it a shot and see what it's like playing on these shorter, tight tracks than what we're used to, like Croton, Mount Billion, and stuff like that.
00:14:30
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I mean, I want to test myself. I know I'm going up against you guys, but... these more the smaller tracks actually are better for stock guys. Oh, hell yeah. I mean, you get the long, open stretches, even if you have a Jeep, that, you know, Jeeps are pretty fast, but oh yeah you go up against a modified, you you're not going to be able to keep up with them.
00:14:55
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But as long as you have short, tight, you know, course, you don't have room to use the horsepower. So... Wyatt Peters, the Bronco needs hung up hung up on a wall with a picture of it on its nose next to it Eh,
00:15:17
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But yeah, man, I mean, it's just, it's one of those deals. of You know, i got the opportunity. then If I don't drive at the monster truck show, but I'm able to, i my boy's off work. I may end up just letting him.
00:15:32
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get the used to driving and stuff too using those monster truck shows as an example so hell yeah well that and then too if karen karen's running again that gives her somebody else to run with besides just you guys you know what i mean because yeah being being outgunned and stuff i mean she got somebody at least close to her yep really yeah and that's what madison really wants is she wants to be able to race with karen And I don't blame her. karen's It's fucking awesome being around Grandma Karen and you know and the whole group.
00:16:09
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let me know It's a good time. I just wish they would move Knox to Friday night so they can get more people, but I get it. yeah i mean It is what it is. a i mean For Wednesday night,
00:16:25
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They get a good crowd in there. Oh, yeah. I mean, there's a lot of people that show up for the Tough Trucks. It's usually their busiest packed night. I mean, that's always always the show. But, yeah, it's good. um I seen on the schedule, forget where it's at, Norwalk went to Friday night this year, I think it was.
00:16:51
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one of them One of them ended up switching on Friday night for Another one I've seen on the schedule. Actually, tell you. Yeah, it's better. Better for us too, I mean. It's better in the middle the week.
00:17:06
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the Well, and that's like the whole Marion situation.
Track Conditions and Challenges
00:17:09
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it's a I mean, it's a Monday night and everything else, and it's like drive clear to Marion to race.
00:17:16
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And I know it's a points race, so that's what makes it. that um that's when it's like, okay, do I actually do that or not? Yeah. Marion, I mean, they have trouble getting trucks in there anyways.
00:17:31
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They get maybe 30 trucks every year. Right. So.
00:17:39
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What's it like up at Marion? I've never been up to Marion for any, they're fair at all. Um, Marion is kind of set up like here on.
00:17:53
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I mean, it's not much different than that. They got basically where the derby pit is. They got a little course inside of that. And then you come back out and do a couple loops.
00:18:08
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so So.
00:18:12
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Usually it's pretty slick. Oh, is it really? Yeah, most of the track is on grass. So it's kind of hard to get traction. Nice.
00:18:24
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So it's one of those kind of deals, either got something that's going to grab and go or be able to control it as you're sliding around. so yeah okay Yeah.
00:18:39
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So with ah with those goals, that goal is mind. You got a target on your back too this year. A little bit. just a look Just a little. Just a little bit. Just as the defending points champ for from last year. i mean. Yeah. Like I said, the points series and just season all all around going to be interesting to see because.
00:19:10
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Through the grapevine, some of the some of the trucks that were for sale has got new owners and everything else that's out there. um One of the guys, the old hellhound, Stephen ended up selling that.
00:19:24
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He ended up by actually buying Austin's Purple Ranger. So he's going to be running that now. Yeah. so You get the right person in that Purple Ranger, and it's actually a decent truck.
00:19:38
Speaker
Hey, what's up, Haas? Thanks for tuning in, buddy. I'm doing good, man. If they can get that truck running right, it actually is a decent truck. to Oh, yeah. Well, when that truck was running good and Austin was on his game, he he did pretty damn good in that thing when he was driving it. Oh, yeah. He was starting to get the hang of it.
00:19:59
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So, yeah it takes a little bit. but we'll we'll see We'll see what happens with it. i I'm just curious to see Steven said the guy came from up there around upper Sandusky area and bought the the old hellhound that he had. So we'll see what happens with that. but they can His biggest problem was they were they went from ACES fuel injection system that they didn't know what the hell they were doing um tuning-wise and getting it dialed in to went back to a carburetor and it just...
00:20:38
Speaker
I don't know. I think it was mostly the driver, in my personal opinion. Not used to something like They've had multiple engines in that truck. and I've heard that they were having electrical issues.
00:20:53
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i mean, oh yeah you get the right person that goes through and, you know, fixes all the electrical issues and get a decent carburetor on there.
00:21:05
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And I think that truck would be probably the top five. da da Dave was showing me, fluhart and his cousin was showing me the wiring nightmare just to get the grid and the MSD system put it in because the way the wiring was done out from the previous owner and i'm like dude you should have just stripped that bitch out and started fresh ah why that's if you look we needed it done that's the way a lot of the trucks are if you actually look closely most of them it's like a rat's nest underneath a panel so oh yeah i know it's just one of those things
00:21:46
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and some of the guys, well, on yours, fortunately, I mean, you went through and kind of redid yours a little bit and
Wiring Complexities in Rough Trucks
00:21:53
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stuff. Plus, and dale Dale was kind of picky there for a little while on his wiring, and then it became what it was.
00:22:01
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But I know there's guys out there, some of the trucks, you look in it, it's like you're looking in one of those pro mod drag cars or something like that. It's like perfect, you know, there's nothing hanging where it needs to be hanging.
00:22:14
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But it just, if it works it works i guess yeah but so and the thing is is a lot of the trucks have been you know tossed around from person to person each person has their own electrical that they add to it and by the time you're done with like five or six owners you got all this electrical that goes to nowhere oh yeah brad is not lying about that i i do remember seeing a few of them that the after many hands change and there's all excess backs nest that was for wiring and some of those trucks oh yeah
00:22:58
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and i'm lucky enough that i simplified mine i don't have msd or anything special it's just a one wire hei distributor in it so know and i mean that's the thing that's the thing too you the one wire ordeal with Chevy. You don't really need all that shit with the Chevy drivetrains either. I mean, it's, I mean, look how many times in our Derby cars, man, most of the stuff had Chevy drivetrains in them. It was, we were one wire and done and push button start. Way you go.
00:23:29
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yeah a lot less things that go wrong. Yes. Oh, And I know a few guys that have, you know, all these relays and fuses hooked up to everything. And they keep popping fuses because the wiring's moving around on them. Yep. Well, and that's like getting back getting to that.
00:23:52
Speaker
I mean, like you said, when you've got six to eight hands, the truck's over its lifespan. I mean, everybody just either takes a little away and adds more to it. Or it's just...
00:24:06
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kind of shoved off to the side and they do their thing. I mean, that's how it is. Yeah. Now you want to see a truck that Brad can attest for this because he's seen it in person race against it Jason Daniels truck. Holy shit.
00:24:21
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o Yeah. That was on a whole other level. Yes. Yes, it is. But here and I mean...
00:24:32
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you look at the Pro 4 and Pro 2 guys, I mean, that's basically the, you know, 4 link all the way around everything. That's why his truck's set up. His wiring is tucked away, everything like he needs it to be.
00:24:47
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and he built that thing himself, so he knows exactly what everything is on it really and exactly the way he wanted it. so Oh, yeah. Well, and I mean, too, I can't complain the career he's got either to be able to Really have the knowledge to do that stuff and the tools and everything to do.
Building Competitive Rough Trucks
00:25:07
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I mean hell being a mechanical engineer you can't beat Yeah, okay. Okay. I'm gonna go build you know competitive modified rough truck.
00:25:17
Speaker
Well, here's my blueprint of a Pro 4 you know truck out here. I'm gonna build this You know I can do this and and he's done it. I mean he literally has And it's not like he did it like in a year or anything like that. He spent eight years putting that thing together.
00:25:37
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was it eight i thought it was almost damn near ten. er i think I thought when I talked to him at the yeah or at the Monster Truck show, he said I think it was eight years that that motor was sitting there. Because that's the motor out of his original Tough Truck.
00:25:58
Speaker
That's still the original OG motor? It's the OG motor out of that original one that he had, Killing Time. early No shit. So, yeah. Damn.
00:26:10
Speaker
He said it was sitting in his garage for all that time. Not bad. And i did I do remember following him on Facebook. I know the first two years of that, he had that thing...
00:26:24
Speaker
Almost damn near ready. And he tore it back apart and changed a bunch of stuff on it too, because he didn't like the way it was set up. Yeah. I mean, that man went through, I like i said, it and he's a great dude. I've met him a couple of times and stuff and talked to him for few, you know, what mostly at the monster truck shows, if he's the ones I've been to and he's very intelligent in it and he, but just his designs and stuff.
00:26:52
Speaker
If, If I wanted somebody and had an unlimited budget and time to wait on somebody to build it, if he'd do it, I'd like, here, Jason, take eight years and build me a competitive truck. I'll worry about getting the drivetrain later. Just build me the chassis.
00:27:07
Speaker
Hell yeah. to I mean, that's just that's just the attention to detail that man does did to this truck. it's It's just pristine. I mean.
00:27:19
Speaker
Yeah, I couldn't imagine what you'd have to pay to get somebody to build a truck like that. Well, I know. I'm sure that he saved a lot of money by doing everything himself.
00:27:31
Speaker
Oh, yeah. You actually pay the company or something to do all that. Well, ah looking up just to do a Pro 2 rolling chassis through. Oh.
00:27:46
Speaker
company out in California that does a lot of the Baja trucks and stuff is base is $80,000 and that's no motor, no nothing. That's just the chassis and body set up for you.
00:27:59
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You have to still add your drivetrain for it. $80,000. I'm like, wow.
00:28:11
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You got lucky with yours. I mean, you know what you got your hands in on the You knew that that chassis was good and everything else. Really? Yeah. Well, I mean, that's the main reason why I bought it, because there is one owner...
00:28:29
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And it was, you know, him working on it from start to finish. It wasn't a bunch of people random people that he had, you know, fixing it up or anything. Right. so if I had any questions or anything, i just call him up.
00:28:43
Speaker
He'd know exactly what it was. And it was basically set up like the Bronco. I mean, most of the parts were interchangeable. So already knew how to work on it. I knew how I wanted to set up the engine and everything in it.
00:29:00
Speaker
So what it was a perfect fit. Isn't that chassis? Wasn't that set up off of a Bronco chassis to begin with? I think it was an F-150. Oh, really? Okay. Which is the exact same thing. I mean, it's a little bit longer.
00:29:16
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Yeah. But, yeah, it was originally an F-150 chassis. Nice. So... And then he had a steel body on it when he originally built it. And then he flipped it at the four-wheel jamboree and had to redo the back half.
00:29:33
Speaker
so Speaking of the jambos, are you going to try to go to Indy this year? Yeah. Yeah, I'm definitely going to Indiana. um Not sure if I'm going to make it to Pennsylvania. If I do...
00:29:47
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I might just take the Bronco over there because it's right before Knox. And I don't want to ruin the modified before Knox. so Hey, that Bronco could still hang with the Mod boys over there.
00:30:00
Speaker
All the i tan holy yeah it's why boys and the Pennsylvania boys, they know what that Bronco is all about. and they've seen They've seen that thing firsthand.
00:30:12
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During the traveling days of the Jambos, man. So they know what that Bronco means business. But, yeah, I'm still, like I said, I'm still trying on my side next year to get it where I can have that show.
00:30:26
Speaker
I'd like to get the guys some of the guys from Pennsylvania to come over to to do, again, basically an Ohio versus PA modified side by side. Let's find out.
00:30:39
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which states got the baddest because technically you think about it, Ohio's still sitting on top thanks to Nick Anderson's last jambo he won.
Ohio's Racing Reputation
00:30:49
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I mean, i that's that's proof ohio Ohio still had the baddest modifieds in the Midwest.
00:30:56
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So doing the jamboree-wise.
00:31:00
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And that's one of the reasons why I'm trying to get a group of guys to go to the four-wheel jamborees. Just to show, you know, we're still racing. And, you know, nothing's really changed since, you know, what was it? 2020 was about the last year that they did the tough trucks.
00:31:21
Speaker
Yep. So. that All right before COVID freaking shut the whole country down. Yeah. So. But, yeah, I mean, I mean, it'd be cool. Yeah.
00:31:34
Speaker
I follow the rough truck scene, all that, motorsports scene. But from West Coast to East Coast, there's some bad mama-jamas all the way across this country in the tough truck community. the It'd be cool if there was a way to get everybody together in one location just ah just to see who actually had the you know the best of the best at one time. But And that's that's like pulling teeth because you got the California guys, Utah guys, stuff out there.
00:32:11
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the Mostly the Cali guys because of Larry McCormick and his monster truck shows and tough truck shows. Most of their stuff is like what we see here in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
00:32:22
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And then Pat that's here um on commented from Facebook. He's part of that mid Midwest tough truck series and stuff there in Oklahoma.
00:32:33
Speaker
They've got some. some pretty bad boys. I remember when Adam went out there and raced in Oklahoma that one year and did pretty good against those guys. Wasn't it Adam Hand?
00:32:43
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Nick Anderson went out there? Yes. Did the King of the Hammers? Yep. Nice. Yeah. So. Yeah, speaking of Pat, yeah, right there you go. He agrees. Yeah.
00:32:55
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Yeah, Pat, that would be cool. I mean, dude, and really the – The focal point for something like that kind of in a way, it's almost like it would be an Oklahoma area, that kind of area for everybody to meet in the middle.
00:33:13
Speaker
so At a point, if you if could get somebody that had to put up a good purse, everything else, and do a good show. I mean, it'd be cool as hell to have everybody together.
00:33:25
Speaker
I know I could get guys if it was fit your guys' in schedule. I know at least six of you that would be willing to go would probably travel to go do that if it was worth the worth the trip. You know what i mean?
00:33:36
Speaker
Oh, definitely. But, but yeah, my goal next year is still, I mean, I put out and I've already Mr. Tim Warner's actually helped me as his sponsorship deal, help me actually write up a sponsorship paper, all kinds of stuff for next year and everything to,
00:34:00
Speaker
ah reach out at the beginning of next year for the event, and I'm going to reset up, find out about the second week of October, try to keep it around near that Friday and Saturday um to do.
00:34:13
Speaker
But I'm going to try to get some big sponsors in this first year. So so it's worth the Pennsylvania guys. you Of course, I know I got all the local support around here because I see it all the time in the chat that I set up with all of us. I know.
00:34:29
Speaker
Maybe pull in some West Virginia, Kentucky boys. Might get lucky if it's decent enough. Maybe I can get some of the guys from out west to come out. I mean, there's a good chance of it just depending on how it falls and what falls into place prize money-wise. But I would love to have it where we find out who's the best modified rough truck racers in the country is if we can get it
New Trucks and Configurations
00:34:54
Speaker
together.
00:34:54
Speaker
And i'd be I'd be honored if it was one of my shows that I could do that with. hopeful Yeah. So. It'd be nice to get some new trucks showing up, you know, just to get some fresh ideas and everything. yeah Most of the trucks out there, they've been here for 10 plus years. There really isn't too many new trucks out there.
00:35:21
Speaker
i think the new, the newest truck that I remember in the last 10 years
00:35:28
Speaker
How was Adam's truck, Kowalski's truck, when he did the Raptor? um
00:35:37
Speaker
I think that was the newest modified I remembered. Up until this year. Yeah. Yep. So, yeah. And that's what I'm saying. i mean all these trucks have just changed hands and then you put a different body on it.
00:35:53
Speaker
But yeah it'd be nice to see, you know, some different configurations and everything. hell yeah. so Yeah, you ever you ever get a chance, man, go to the Midwest Tough Truck page on Facebook.
00:36:07
Speaker
Look at some of the setups on some of these trucks. It's pretty it's pretty neat. devins Devin Scott out there and that runs that series, he'd be a badass matchup for you, Bronco on Bronco crime, man.
00:36:22
Speaker
Hey, look who's late to the party.
00:36:26
Speaker
What's up, sweet cheeks? Wes, good to see you, brother. Good see you guys.
00:36:36
Speaker
But yeah, that'd be badass to see the Bronco on Bronco crime, man. It'd be nice to see a few other Broncos around. Oh, hell yeah. Around here, there is no more Broncos. They're all gone.
00:36:51
Speaker
What's a Bronco? yeah i think you get Anyone on Marketplace, they they look like a pile went out and pulled a rust bucket, a pile, dumped a five-gallon bucket of rust and said, here, I want $4,500 for this piece of shit. and It's getting harder for me to find parts for mine.
00:37:12
Speaker
It's sad, man. A genuine Bronco is a beautiful running car. Yeah. And I mean, I built that thing 16 years ago, almost 17 years ago.
00:37:22
Speaker
And back then, there was Broncos everywhere.
00:37:27
Speaker
Hell yeah. Yeah, Pat. Well, that's the main thing. and That's all of us guys here in Ohio, man. We've got to have a good time. Everything else racing. I mean, it's it's fun.
00:37:38
Speaker
But like Brad said, it'd be kind of nice to have a little new blood in the water, you know, to test test themselves against different setups. For sure.
00:37:49
Speaker
Wes, if I pay my trash bill now, will you grab all my trash in the morning? That is from Corey. Oh, looky here, boys. Not tomorrow. Hi, Mr. Daniels. Thank you for joining us tonight. How you doing, sir? Hey, no problem. Pretty good. How are you guys? We're doing good, man. I'm glad to have you up here on the show. You were able to get some time, man. I'm glad to have you here.
00:38:13
Speaker
Yeah, glad to be on. Sorry it's so late, though. Oh, you're good, man. know Like I told you in the chat, it I usually run in a couple hours if we've got everybody on here, and whoever's on here. Oh, yeah. we were We were just talking up on your build of your truck and everything and how picky you were. the I remember the first couple years watching you build it and tore it back apart and stuff to get it to your likings. very Yeah. Very picky, yep.
00:38:43
Speaker
Very particular with you know with my truck, especially the old truck. I was picky. This one, I was picky. and um I wasn't racing. I didn't have anything else to race. you know It was was kind of like, well, let's get it done right way I want it before i go back out again. My big question of it all, you base your truck based off the Pro 4 style suspension setup on that with the four links all the way around?
00:39:12
Speaker
Yes. So it's probably most like a Pro 4. I'd say it's... So I did a lot of research on you know, like the torque tracks or core or whatever you want call them. ye The Pro Lights, I looked a lot of... The chassis was kind of mainly built off of a Pro Light.
00:39:33
Speaker
Rear suspension's a lot like a Pro Light. And then I kind of adapted a Pro 4 type front suspension in it. So... Yeah, it's kind of all custom. It's it's not as wide as a Pro 4. It's kind of shrunk down, so it's kind of scaled you know to what we do. I didn't we want something that was, you know, like super, super wide that couldn't fit through the cones and all that stuff. Right. It's definitely tailor-made to Tough Drive racing.
00:39:58
Speaker
Oh, yeah. I still remember you racing and everything else with the with the OG stuff, and then then you finally break this one out and see videos at the Monster Truck shows, and I'm like, damn.
00:40:10
Speaker
That is amazing. Yeah, thanks. It's a lot of work, lot of time, a lot of money, of course. Oh, yeah.
00:40:22
Speaker
You're going to be able to hit the – you're gonna you going to try to come to Knox this year, man? I want to. i want to try. We were on the way last year. We were on the road. i probably – I made it about 10 minutes from the house.
00:40:35
Speaker
Stopped and got diesel, and the truck wouldn't start. Yeah. weren't meant to... Nope, it wasn't wasn't meant to be. so You weren't meant to be last year. oh but yeah We were on the way. We wanted to go. It'd be awesome to see you out and everything else down here. Truck looked good at Indy this year for the indoor that you guys had over at the... JR put on over there at the Monster Truck Show. That was a lot of fun. With
00:41:07
Speaker
everyone there good test run right and in march early in the year we don't always get to test trucks that early and all that so it's good to get them out get to knock try to knock the rust off and you know so think it was good for everyone to get their trucks out that were there nice any you guys got any questions for jason i mean i know brad and wes know jason johnny you got any questions to ask jason at all man uh As much as I talk him up and everything else bragging about him that to you when we're when I talk to you and everything. to so Yeah, I try to keep up from the show. hear my name a lot. so um but I don't know about any questions, but it sounds like you're doing a hell of a gig, brother. Keep it up. You're doing great work.
00:41:56
Speaker
Yep, thanks. You're very welcome. Hey. I mentioned you, Nick, and then we talk, of course, with Adam and Ray and all those guys. you know i mean you were part of that You were part of the group. You, Brad, Adam, everybody. i mean i still remember like talking with Brad's cousin and everything. he was a little kid when the first rough truck was up on a horse pulling track. i mean i still remember Ray put the Bronco...
00:42:24
Speaker
put the Bronco into the side of a horse trailer sliding down the hill. Cause it was it was, raining that day. I mean, I still remember that stuff. So yeah, I've been following the rough truck, you know, world since around here, since it started. So. Sounds like y'all have had a hell of a time with it.
00:42:43
Speaker
Oh, it's been a blast. I mean, I've got my chances to run in it and then see these guys prosper with, especially how far the modified trucks has come. I mean, Jason, Wes and Brad,
00:42:54
Speaker
They can all attest to the way these trucks has come from basically throwing aftermarket shocks on them and throwing a roll cage in them. I mean, it's the horsepower, the chassis setups and everything's come a long way. Oh yeah. They used to bounce around all the time. i mean, back when I first started running, all the trucks were bouncing around. Now they land as smooth as can be.
00:43:20
Speaker
oh no Not all the time, Brad. Not all the time. Well, I mean, that you have the times where it just lands crooked or something, but... I don't know. um Mine's pretty smooth.
00:43:34
Speaker
Yeah, it looks like. It looks like you're in there for a Sunday drive, I mean. We're not all on your level there, Jason. There was a time for sure. I remember that. Looks like it's a lot easier to drive than your old one.
00:43:48
Speaker
ah Yeah. Yep. That was kind of point, too. Yep. Yeah, the old one was a lot of fun. definitely made it my own, too, but this one's um yeah definitely on another level.
00:44:00
Speaker
Yeah, I got to drive your old one last year a little bit, just playing around. That thing is kind of tricky, especially with the way the gas and the brake is. Yeah. Who's got his old one?
00:44:14
Speaker
Jared. That's right. Yeah, Jared has it. ye That's right. I forgot about that.
Truck Ownership and Transfers
00:44:21
Speaker
Yeah, I actually got to race against it at Fort Wayne, so that was pretty fun. Line up the side, you race it and be around it one more time at least.
00:44:31
Speaker
Thank you. you Well, like Brad said, the majority of the trucks around here, a lot of the the old old OG trucks, they just interchange hands in within the circle. I mean, it's it's one of those keep it for three or four years or however long somebody wants and then Somebody in the group usually ends up buying it and, like he said, put a different body and just go out and race more. I mean, you know they've been through hell and back.
00:44:59
Speaker
Yeah, exactly. that's It's kind of amazing. Although it's the same trucks for the most part. There's a few new ones, but just different drivers. so yeah Which is good to keep.
00:45:10
Speaker
They're good trucks. They're still racing. Yeah. I'm on the sport and another driver gets to to enjoy It's kind of nice to see trucks like your new one come out that's completely different.
00:45:24
Speaker
I mean, most of these trucks are kind of based off of, you know, what everybody else is doing. And you went out and pretty much did something completely different. And it's nice to see, you know, different setups like that. It's refreshing, man.
00:45:42
Speaker
Yeah, it's fun to look at when someone else comes out with something different off the wall. here we yeah You go over, look it over and see what they got and how they did things. And that's what I really like is just seeing how everybody builds their trucks and how they did suspension or whatever.
00:45:57
Speaker
I like the the build part just as much as the racing part, I think. likey I was to say with the building, especially when you do it yourself, the way you did that and everything else, man, it's...
00:46:12
Speaker
We've all got kids except Johnny. It's like seeing your firstborn, Dawn, you know, when you once that creation is done and you're able to do something, that it just it makes you feel good about it and everything else.
00:46:28
Speaker
It's like, hey, I did this. I didn't have, you know, you so and so. I just gave them money and said, here, build me this. And then I just drive it. You literally from the dust to what it is now pretty much all your trucks you've done that so exactly it's something in you know you're kind of proud of and anybody that you know does their own truck and you know their own work it's something you can take out and be proud of and and try to compete with and um yeah it just gives you that little extra that you know hey i did this like you said like this is what i did
00:47:05
Speaker
um you know Everybody likes to do certain things. They're good at certain things, and you know everybody wants to show off what they're good at. so yeah yeah Well, hopefully this year, no no bad juju or nothing.
00:47:18
Speaker
The Knox County fans can see your frustration, and you may be able to make it this year. And and if you do, it's going to be an honor. I mean, I know Wes and Brad's ran against you.
00:47:30
Speaker
Yeah, I may have a stock Jeep, but still to say I was – On the same track as you, it'd mean a lot to me. It's awesome. i Yeah, that'd be a lot of fun.
00:47:41
Speaker
When's the last time I've been at Knox? It's probably 2014, I think, is the last year I was at Knox. am Damn. It's been that long? It's been a long time, yep. That was 2014 was last year, ace for the old track.
00:47:55
Speaker
Brad, he shows up. He's not allowed to win in the Super Bowl after 12 years. Somebody's to keep him with it. Yeah, as long as I don't break my trunk. I think that means I'm due.
00:48:07
Speaker
yeah yeah but Yeah. It's going to be awesome because I came out of retirement last year after since 2009 being able to run or even doing anything like that.
00:48:20
Speaker
um I had the privilege of being a drive got a vehicle provided for me and got to drive for the first time. And I got the bug and went out and brought me a bought me a Jeep and stuff. And plus, I got my younger generation. My son's probably going to wheel it some this year and everything too. So we're going to get a semi-build-up for him where I know it's safe for me and it's going to be safe for him. But, yeah, I'm looking forward to the hometown show again this year. i was excited last year when I got to run again. Heck, yeah. I want you to try.
00:48:52
Speaker
Once you start doing it again, you get the you feel the bug, and know yeah like then you're hooked. You just want to go back, do it again, and do better. Knox is pretty cool. it's First time I went, I could kind of see why they call the Super Bowl. you know because I couldn't believe the sea of fans. like When I'm driving in the staging lane, like line it up. It's just fans after fans, just lined up tight. like No standing room only. It's just Yeah, but between that and the Croton Fair, man, those are, in my opinion, my two favorite fairs ever to run, Rough Truck or even Demolition Derby. I mean, it's it's that feeling like the you're on the big stage, you know, you're in front of your hometown crowd but for us, like me and Brad and stuff. And then with Wes being at Croton and everything because that's in his backyard, but to get to run that and see familiar faces, you know, cheering you on,
00:49:49
Speaker
Even with you being there, I mean, it's still that goosebump feeling. It's like, damn, all these people are here got eyes on me. I can't screw up.
00:50:02
Speaker
If you screw up good enough to put on show. who Yeah, then then you're then you're the crowd favorite for the night. Yeah. I've been there a few times.
00:50:13
Speaker
I mean, yeah, man. can feel it, but those guys, everybody pushes just a little bit harder, or maybe a lot a bit harder. Like, when you're there, you know you have to step your game up. Oh, yeah. i oh yes Especially for you mod guys.
00:50:28
Speaker
i I know it's a bit of a different animal, but back when me and a couple members of my family were doing for Fox Racing, man, it was it was very, like, pandemonium. You go there and you see what people have done with their bikes and how they start running, it it it gets the itch, man.
00:50:43
Speaker
You took to want to get more and more into it. That's exactly how I got into the motorbikes and stuff on that end.
00:50:50
Speaker
ah Yeah. very I think very similar to that. It sounds like it. Oh, yeah. the But yeah yeah, Knox County, Brad can attest for it. Wes can. You can because you've lived it.
00:51:04
Speaker
Yeah, it seems like that is besides like the jamborees and stuff for local fairs, Knox County seems to be where the mod guy is like you said, Jason, really step up their game. Even though some of the stock guys, I mean, that are competitive stock guys, they ah they do step up their game when it comes to Knox County, you know?
00:51:27
Speaker
Yeah, I think everybody has to. They know, like, they got to step up their game. There's crowds there. i think some of that might be the hometown crowd for a lot of the guys, too. Right. You always want to do well in your hometown crowd.
00:51:41
Speaker
I mean, Even having the outsiders like Nick and stuff come in and end up winning it. But they still he still had the support of everybody. And there's not really all you mod guys, man. It's like as soon as one of you guys come up, everybody's excited. Because for one, they're going to see a fast pass.
00:52:01
Speaker
And two, like Brad said, sometimes you guys end up being you steal the show because God forbid something happens. But it usually ends up being one of those deals, you you guys are the show for there. so i mean it yeah it just It's a sad part when it happens. It costs you more money in the long run because a mishap happens, but it's one of those things that gets that crowd on their feet. yeah Oh, yeah. yeah we got i got mess That's what I miss about the Bronco with the modified engine in it. I really didn't care if I flipped that thing.
00:52:42
Speaker
right now i got the modified with the fiberglass body and everything kind of i don't think i push it quite as hard as i do the mon the bronco that bro that bronco brad has been through hell and back and keeps coming back can i have some more please i mean like i said like i said that bronco has seen the belly up plenty of times and keeps coming back for more. I mean, it's it's just one of those things. You can't kill it.
00:53:13
Speaker
Yeah, but um that Bronco sounds like it's fun to run, though. Oh, yeah. You should be of it. I mean, it's not the safest thing in the world. I mean, it's the same thing as that the Jeep mod I'm running. I mean, I'm still on the same body.
00:53:30
Speaker
don't know how I keep piecing it together. Yeah, you've got better suspension. Well, other than the Bronco, yes. I'm just talking about, as far as a modified body, I don't know I keep putting it back together. Yeah.
00:53:45
Speaker
un Understandable. Honestly, i don't think I've beaten Jason with the modified yet. I'm
00:53:55
Speaker
not sure. I mean, we haven't raced a lot either, so. No, we haven't just a few times since put that modified together, but. I think definitely, uh. Yeah, go ahead.
00:54:06
Speaker
It's a tall glass of water that beat him in that truck. He was not lucky once with a Bronco. And trust me, it was luck. It wasn't anything else.
00:54:20
Speaker
the The Bronco, you definitely pushed to its limit. I don't think there's any like more driving you could do in that thing. Like, you max it out, I think. Oh, yeah, definitely. think that's the key, though, to you know anything that the guys have is just maxing out what you got. I think you you're doing that on' go for sure. Well, the only way I got to the final round against you was I actually ramped over the cars for the monster trucks because I spun out with Dwayne racing against him and said, screw and just went over the cars.
00:54:52
Speaker
Yeah. So but that's one way to do it Yeah. for football and that And that's another one, too. the He don't care when he drives good old Dwayne Lewis, man, when in Stonewall. he He lets that thing eat when he's driving. Really?
00:55:09
Speaker
Sometimes it's more fun to have a beater than actually have a true modified. ah Well, i mean I mean, when you guys look at it, with those fiberglass bodies and stuff, I mean, I priced out, like, just the nose through Cambridge.
00:55:27
Speaker
It's like $800 for an F-100 nose. $800 just for the nose. that's not yeah That's the fenders, the hood, and the fake grill that you put a sticker on and said for the Ford on it. $800. I'm like, and these guys are out here cartwheeling them, glad usually landed on the line. and It's like, ouch. Every time you see a piece of fiberglass come off, it's like, oh, ow. Oh, yeah.
00:55:53
Speaker
yeah ah Luckily, i think most times we can patch them back together right with us. Yeah. Ask Dale Workman. First time out in the white truck.
00:56:06
Speaker
Coshocton. Concrete barrier. Right to the nose. o He had that guy. Duck took it back together. yeah but First time out in the Jeep, the whole body came off. so Yeah.
00:56:22
Speaker
yeah I've seen guys take trash cans and cut up trash cans and rivet together and try to piece it back together. You got to do what you do. You got to have a lot of rivets.
00:56:35
Speaker
yeah No, I don't have a lot of rivets. So, Jason, I know what you talked about we've talked behind the scenes and stuff. Yeah. You wanted to talk about, and I know Wes and me talked about it too. Now that I got you up here, since you run a lot of the full throttle circuit and Brad, you've dived into it.
00:56:55
Speaker
You three are kind of the main, and I know Jason usually runs a lot of it too. What are you looking forward to this year with JR and them on this, the his circuit that he's starting and everything else with the tough truck ordeal?
00:57:10
Speaker
What do you think about that? Now that I can get your opinion on it, since I already know the inside man on the ordeal. Wesley? don't know who you're talking about.
00:57:22
Speaker
Yeah, um I'm pretty excited about it. I talked with JR at the races and first got connected to him down in Fort Wayne you know two or three years ago. um and We had that that same energy back then. like He was pretty excited about even just us doing that first show, just to see what it was like. and then Once he saw us, he was like, oh yeah, we need to get some more shows and he had some some ideas then about what he wanted to grow to and it's taking know it's taking guys like brad and west to you know do a couple more races with him you know talk through that stuff to actually grow it i'm pretty excited like what he's talking about like point series which is always one thing like ah i wanted to see you go to
00:58:08
Speaker
um And then, you know, bigger, bigger races, you know, bigger purses, new shows, right? Get some new races. um Now, I don't mind the fair races. I want to keep them keep them around, same ones, but just going to to new places, doing something different, right?
00:58:29
Speaker
Monster truck shows, a little bit different than fair race. You know, it's it's just different, right? It's oh yeah you go around, right? right you're You're going different rounds. You have to make sure your truck is is on point, ready to go. It's not going to get hot.
00:58:44
Speaker
You know, you don't have to do adjustments in between rounds. You don't have to mess with You have to make sure it's ready to go. Great for that next round. So that's a lot like the Jamboree series.
00:58:55
Speaker
um I think, you know, when you're going around like that and, But youre you're not doing a whole weekend, right? Right. talking about your One day, show up, get through it, and you're home.
00:59:09
Speaker
I mean, and I've had JR appear on the show with Wes and stuff with me. oh I like the concept of it, and I like the idea, too, the whole going down to Florence, Kentucky, down at the Speedway.
00:59:22
Speaker
Man, I can only imagine what kind of track they're going to set up for you guys because I've been to that – been to that dirt track and stuff down there, and they got a hell of an infield. They can make make a nice rough truck course down there, let alone the monster truck course for you guys to really let let your trucks eat down there. It'll be interesting to see come come that race in June that's coming up.
00:59:45
Speaker
But, yeah, he's got some big-ass ideas with you guys for the rough truck stuff. I mean, it'd be awesome. the Like we were me and him were talking the old TNT days.
00:59:57
Speaker
in the middle of the truck and tractor pulls or the monster truck show, you had the, you know, you had your stadium truck races going on as the fill in and everything else. And that's kind and that's what he's doing with these shows is bringing you guys in, you know, giving you a chance to be on the big stages. The way I look at it, because I know some of them like the Indiana race, that was a big deal for him because he loves being indoors like that to see what you guys could do.
01:00:27
Speaker
on the indoors built tracks and stuff. It looks like a lot of fun. Hell yeah. Yeah, um yeah it is.
01:00:39
Speaker
He came up to us after the show there in Fort Wayne. He goes, they absolutely loved you guys because we came out there and I can only say against Jason there, I ill let it all hang out on the track.
01:00:52
Speaker
Jason didn't see my ending move there, but That assembly truck was up in the air. but i know what But I like the aspect of bringing the nostalgic old days of us as kids. you know Well, for me being 44...
01:01:15
Speaker
Growing up watching on you you know TV, you tune in on a Saturday. You're getting to watch Monster Trip, USA One, Bigfoot, you know all them. and Then all a sudden, they're like, oh, while we're waiting here, we've got a two-part race series as the show, too, to do everything. I'm not far an age from you.
01:01:36
Speaker
i'm not that far an age from you Chris, kind of the same thing.
Racing Nostalgia and Indoor Events
01:01:41
Speaker
I've grown up watching the, you know, the monster trucks and the tough trucks together and the indoors and that's something else, you know, kind of on my bucket list a couple years ago with Fort Wayne. I wanted to race indoors somewhere doing something. Right.
01:01:54
Speaker
It was pretty cool. That crossed one of my bucket list things off and yeah, it's pretty cool to do. It does bring that nostalgia back. I remember back when i was a kid. So,
01:02:05
Speaker
Brad, with your experiences running this with them and everything else, and actually I'm going to ask you three all together. will' go each Give me each question.
01:02:18
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For county fairs compared to
01:02:32
Speaker
The track difference. Is it a lot smoother than what you would do at the county fair where you guys actually get the potential of getting – know some of them, Brad was talking earlier about a little shorter and everything else.
01:02:47
Speaker
But do you get usually can get the full potential of your trucks at some of these shows? At some of the shows, yes. It depends on – the monster truck venue is putting it on.
01:03:01
Speaker
Some of them, the jumps are a lot worse than the county fairs because they're so used to monster trucks, which, you know, can handle a lot different jumps and everything.
Track Design and Safety Improvements
01:03:16
Speaker
But for the most part, um with JR and everything, i think he does a good job of getting with us.
01:03:25
Speaker
and building tracks that suit our vehicles to put on, you know, the best show possible.
01:03:34
Speaker
Jason. we Yeah. Yeah, definitely. What, what Brad said, it was a deal in Fort Wayne and, you know, the drivers were out looking at track. We said, ah, I really like in this part, you know, Jr. Got there and, you know, he listened, you know, it was open to making some changes. So, um, the tracks are,
01:03:54
Speaker
you know I think the you know without having to do a lot of Wes probably knows more than I do, i think they're going to vary a lot depending on where they're at, the venues, the fairgrounds. The more the more room we're going to be able to open it up. but yeah Like anything else, you know tight course, you know Chicago style, are you're going to be some type of tight side-by-side racing, but a long course, who knows? i mean right Maybe we'll run side-by-side, do more jumps.
01:04:25
Speaker
Definitely depends on the space, I think, for sure
01:04:31
Speaker
sure. Like last year, compared to what you guys had to deal with, like it we'll use Knox as an example on Monster Truck Show. They definitely make you guys suck it in on the course that they gave them the area to build you guys a track there last year on top of being a muddy mess.
01:04:47
Speaker
That was kind of a I know me and Wes talked a couple times when he was on the show. It'd be nice if they, nice for the monster truck show, have what the Wednesday night show has to open up for the tough truck side.
01:05:02
Speaker
Give you guys a little more, let them build a little bit more for for that side. Oh yeah.
01:05:11
Speaker
Yep.
01:05:14
Speaker
So what's the type? Go ahead, Wes. So with, Well, I'm trying to do a JR, and it's kind of working, kind of, we're still working out the details and bugs and stuff when it comes to how the track is built and if they're going to listen to me or not. Like, we ran into the issue at Fort Wayne where the track builders only want to listen to JR. I understand that. You know, he's the boss.
01:05:49
Speaker
Cool. But JR also had me out there asking me personally, like, hey, well, the your guys hit this. I'm like, they'll hit it, but you ain't going to get any wow factors or air out of this jump because we're going roll. us you know So I tried to get the track a little bit better on what it was.
01:06:14
Speaker
Unfortunately, we had a guy come on the stock or the stock guy across a little bit of a scene. But we got that figured out. um But going forward, JR is starting to really see what we want, how we want it, and his ultimate goal is to build a better track where we won't ah hurt our trucks.
01:06:37
Speaker
That's the main goal with JR. So basically, it's nice having a promoter that's willing to give where you're not going to break everything like most of the fair board builds tracks where he...
01:06:50
Speaker
we've We've all been there and I've all worried and i've witnessed it. you know Some of those tracks that they've built is, yeah, they want carnage, but you guys, that's not what what your trucks are built for is the carnage part. It's there to race.
01:07:05
Speaker
Yes, you got you know do the jumps and stuff, but you're also to be competitive. But at the same time, these tracks that some of these fairs build, they damn near kill people here because they don't know what the hell they're doing. Yeah.
01:07:20
Speaker
And, you know, back to little bit what Jason said. You know, me and Jason ran van work together. You want to talk about a small track. That was a small track. There ain't much we can do on that.
01:07:35
Speaker
um Right. It's because of the areas. Like you guys said, it depends on what they say. Hey, this is what you're working with. It's either going to be a decent size or you're going to end up possibly trading paint because they give you Only so much space to build the ship for.
01:07:53
Speaker
So, as far as that goes, JR, if JR thinks there's going to be a wreck happen, he's not going to put this side by side. He's going to make sure... don't want to put this. He's going to do his best and avoid a collision.
01:08:10
Speaker
Because he don't want that. That's how we get more regulate regulated than what we are. Right. It's kind of keep us... safe. He don't want to build anything where we're going to be wrecking, losing tires, throwing stuff into the crowd, stuff like that. So he's trying to make it a safer experience for all involved.
01:08:33
Speaker
But also keep the competitive edge as well. but but so But doing the happy me, basically doing a 50-50 deal where it's going to be safe, but you guys can still be competitive against each other and put on a show.
01:08:47
Speaker
I like that. Yeah. I love that idea. He wants us to come out there and lay it all out there. That's what keeps us coming back. I mean, if we go if we start going out there, putting around, you know, on a track where we can open it up, fans ain't going to be as enthusiastic about it. Yeah, exactly.
01:09:12
Speaker
So, he's trying to keep the speed, the air up, but also keep everybody safe in the process. Yeah, we've got to be safe, but also got to put on a show, but safety definitely number one. We don't want guys getting hurt. We don't want crowd getting hurt or fit crew, whatever, family. Everybody safe.
01:09:33
Speaker
go home Go home with all your limbs intact and no hospital visits if if it can be avoided. Exactly, yeah. Yeah, and we don't want to tear stuff up. We don't want to know haul guys off the track with a broken truck and stop the show for that and So I'm sure you want good fast course, you know, no breakage. That is one of the things he stressed when I had him on here was pretty much every other sentence when we were talking was he's he's big on safety.
01:10:03
Speaker
It don't matter who it is, what it is, monster truck, rough truck, demolition derbies that he puts on or whatever. He goes, I'm looking out for safety first for my drivers and my fans.
01:10:16
Speaker
And we're going to go home in one piece. Some people may not like what I do for safety because they want to be safe. He goes, I just tell them to leave. If you don't like it, leave.
01:10:28
Speaker
Yeah. Right.
Safety Checks and Past Incidents
01:10:30
Speaker
And, you know, unfortunately in our sport, we've seen what happens when people aren't safe. not one Not once, yeah but twice.
01:10:40
Speaker
Three times. I know two times. it I mean, it was bad enough that They ended up in the hospital little for a while. Well, right. There was two times there, but there was also ah time before that where I think Logan jumped in front of a truck to save ah mother and child.
01:11:02
Speaker
Whoa. No, that was Ray Scholes. That was Ray. Was that Ray Scholes? That was Ray Scholes. yeah because we haven't okay it was old washington when they first did the summer race they did not have barriers up between the long jump and the infield and one of the guys somehow blacked out off the long jump okay yeah ki it was yeah because i got because i got ray and lacy in the process of the whole ordeal yeah and then we had then we had the preston and shorty incident because somebody didn't have breaks
01:11:40
Speaker
i I mean, that du that and I know this is my opinion, and I know I've talked with Brad in person. I've talked with Wes in person. I honestly think one of the things they need to do, and Brad and Wes can vouch for this, and I'm sure you can too, Jason, they need to make sure you're able to stop no matter what.
01:12:03
Speaker
we've Me and Brad literally stood and watched one guy, no shit, say he had no brakes on his vehicle and went out and ran because they don't check that shit.
01:12:15
Speaker
And that's what happened at one of the races that was sure damn pressing. The guy didn't have brakes at all. yeah And then we had, then remember the show me and you were standing and talking. The guy told us to move because his brakes didn't work and he still went out and fucking ran. I still say they need to have at least one person as you're pulling up, make sure to check.
01:12:41
Speaker
Lonnie, was I don't know if you guys feel the same way. Lonnie, during the summer race, one of his key things before you step foot on that track, make sure he let you move five foot and make sure your brakes work before you could go on on his track during the summer race at Critton.
01:12:56
Speaker
I think they need somebody at these fairs to do that shit. Especially with these stock guys. So, I mean, as far as full throttle goes or the event I'm putting on later this year, my first promotion,
01:13:11
Speaker
That is one thing we are doing. That's one thing I talked to JR about. I'm the tech guy for the monster truck shows. Just because he don't know what these trucks are.
01:13:23
Speaker
Stuff like that. But that's one of my big things. I need to know you're able to stop because let's face it, these monster truck shows, the fans are right there.
01:13:36
Speaker
mean, they're really right there. Yeah. ah I got a question about that. You got to stop eventually, so what do you do if you have to stop eventually?
01:13:47
Speaker
That's why there's concrete walls and barriers in place. But at the same time, I mean, I get it. Shit happens, but when you literally know that you don't have this stuff and you show up to these shows with thousands of people and hundreds of them in the pits and close by, that's that's fucking stupid on my in my opinion.
01:14:09
Speaker
Don't unload the bitch off the trailer. Go home. Get the hell out of here. I mean. Honestly, it is. so Something about. or Kind of like what you're talking about.
01:14:23
Speaker
Is. The one. ah Situation that comes to mind. Is one last shot in Knox County. He came off the long jump.
01:14:34
Speaker
oh Fire came off. He did everything he could to get that truck stopped. Yeah, and that's like that's a misfortune that happens. But I mean, it's it's the thing of it is, willingly and knowingly, you have an unsafe vehicle.
01:14:50
Speaker
It's pure. You might as well have a book might as well have somebody shit-faced drunk out there driving if you're going to be that stupid. You know what I'm saying? That's basically what it is. Yeah. And that's why before you come on the track with you know anything that I'm at,
01:15:08
Speaker
yeah know When you unload it, come up the tech. I want to know you have brakes. I want to know you're able to stop this truck if something goes wrong. yeah i more tell I'm tell you now, my I feel my brake pedal go to the floor. Guess what? It's going right back on the trailer. You guys can have the money to go out to the purse.
01:15:27
Speaker
I'll be like, I can't run. I don't have brakes. I'm not endangering myself and anybody else out there. Right. And, you know, ah like... ah Where was I going with this? Like I said, when you have situations where, you something happens on that track and you lose your brakes, or for instance, like me at Hartford Monster Truck Show last year, I came off a jump, knew something wasn't right, and I pulled off the track.
01:16:01
Speaker
Right. It's just, You got to keep that in mind when you're racing. And some of these guys don't understand that. braley i have an exit point Brad's been in those sketchy situations, you know? i mean, it's it's happening. he just You got to know when to throw the towel in. I mean, yes, you're going to have breakage.
01:16:24
Speaker
I get it. But it's just, like I said, knowing damn well you unloaded that off loaded it on the trailer and off the trailer at this event. knowing this shit is bad and you're end engaging like i said yourself and everybody else right which say didn hey man it's stupid yeah yeah a couple years ago at uh huron first race back in the truck uh second round know was kind of going for the win about half half a lap in it tore the rear caliper off brake pedal once before i'm like oh that's it and so it's just coasting through and
01:17:00
Speaker
um yeah definitely wouldn't go for it after that like it's got to be smart well with you guys you guys in your model well you guys in your modifieds man you guys got some balls behind that shit and something breaks you're still moving it's going to trigger you until you stop i mean it doesn't matter i mean prime example travis stevens at knox that truck still slid almost another 200 foot after that wheel broke off Yeah, we don't have enough shutdown room as it is. i mean, most places, we're on the brakes as hard as we can, sliding it sideways to get it stopped.
01:17:38
Speaker
If you don't have brakes at all, you there's nothing you can do about that. Yeah, and that that's that's where I say you got keep in your mind an exit plan.
01:17:48
Speaker
You got to be willing put your truck in a wall to save someone else. Yeah. Yeah. I mean... mean that You can always build another truck. You can't bring a life back.
01:17:58
Speaker
and yeah and and i've been And I've been seeing it more and more. And the sad part is it's all the stock guys, you see this shit going on. and and it's And it's like, dude, I want to say – you can ask Brad that day. was like, I wanted to walk up and say something to I'm like, dude, you don't need to be driving this if you don't have brakes.
01:18:20
Speaker
Oh, yeah. I even said something to the fair board members standing 10 feet away from him. This guy literally said he has no brakes and they didn't even i didn't do anything. Brad was right there beside me when I did it. I'm like, seriously?
01:18:36
Speaker
but think some of this has to come back on the fair board too. They're not going to do anything about They're asking for trouble. but I know. What about regulations?
01:18:50
Speaker
Well, my thing is, Johnny, with the regulation stuff, and it's they need to – when they do their flyers for fares, and these guys can vouch for it from day one, working breaks is literally in the in the damn flyer when you run rough truck.
01:19:12
Speaker
Do they enforce it? No. They need to fucking enforce it. That's just asking for trouble. Yeah, and and here and Huron is literally the prime example of shit on the fair board. Yes, the guys, like Brock just said, they did a lot better with the safety stuff, but it needs to be across the board at every fair that holds these events on.
01:19:42
Speaker
You have to put the safety first. What really gets me about Huron when this shit happened with Shorty impressed and Preston, they announced he didn't have brakes.
01:19:52
Speaker
Well, they were basically joking about it during the race. maybe Really? Yeah. The announcer made a joke about the fact that he didn't have any brakes because he kept having to slam it in reverse to stop.
01:20:05
Speaker
That's crazy. And he kept running into everything. Oh, my God. But, yeah. but i mean other But, I mean, other than that, I mean, this Get off this subject before I get mad even more because it just drives me nuts because of common senses. You guys can vouch common senses in existence other than a small group anymore when it comes to motorsports.
01:20:29
Speaker
um I mean, it's not only in our tough truck community. um I've seen it in the drag racing world. Brad, you've seen it in the derby world too through all the times we've derbyed.
01:20:42
Speaker
But, yeah, it's just one of those deals. The events. And then promoters, when you want to put on the show and they wonder why the insurance premiums are so damn high, I found out firsthand trying to put on a show what you got to go through.
01:20:58
Speaker
i have a packet here that is 19 pages long just to try to put on a show to get an insurance. And because of incidents like that, that's insurance is through the roof, why mud runs are dying down because of idiots, yeah they're not – you know, controlling the drunks getting behind the wheel at a mud bog or something, and they're causing damage and hurting people, and they wonder why, oh we can't have this no more.
01:21:25
Speaker
Yes, because the insurance is unaffordable for putting on an event. You ain't going to make no money because it's all wrapped in your insurance.
01:21:35
Speaker
oh As far as covering your ass, they won't cover those people's ass because of how heinous it is. oh yeah. and Well, not... So, they make you sign a waiver and saying you're reliable for this, that, and the other.
01:21:51
Speaker
Every damn fair we go to. And people take that for granted. And what happened to Travis Stevens, he had to end up paying for, I don't know, some of it or all of that side-by-side he hit.
01:22:04
Speaker
No, I think the fair board actually finally did step up and say they were paying for it. Yeah, Travis did... travis got travis did he offered a He offered to pay you know for it, but, yeah, the Fair Board Knox County actually stepped up because it was Mount Vernon Fire Department side-by-side that it happened to. so But, yeah, they they actually – our Fair Board for that situation actually did step up, and they manned up, and they handled the situation.
01:22:38
Speaker
But it's just – it's those things that those kind of things that are unfortunate that happens.
Staging Area Safety Measures
01:22:44
Speaker
The other thing is, for that particular incident, they should have never been staged there.
01:22:53
Speaker
I mean, let's be honest, they were right in the line of fire. oh They are every year. They they are every year that that since it's moved down to the grandstands.
01:23:06
Speaker
Yeah, well, now they put concrete up front them, it looks like, or I think they did last year. They did last year. They had them behind. which All right.
Jason's Season Goals
01:23:15
Speaker
My question is, I'm going to start with Jason.
01:23:18
Speaker
um i know I've asked Brad and Wes this. What's your goals for this rough truck season, man? You got any big goals for this year? um It makes more races, really. them Main goal? Yeah, just go to more races. and I really like to do the throttle point series.
01:23:39
Speaker
um I probably won't be able to do you know a ton of races. but some have to be kind of selective. um But there's a you know the few big ones. I always like a few I like. um I always try to go to, know, Huron, Knox, um you know, the two biggest ones we really like going to and then the full throttle stuff. And, you know, course, you know, for me being on the the west side of Ohio, don't have very many close races anymore, but Marion, Ohio, um Mount Gilead,
01:24:13
Speaker
you know those are the closer ones for me. Okay. I try to make those if I can, but it's kind hard with kids and sports and all that. I understand that. I understand that.
01:24:27
Speaker
I'm going to have to get pretty selective with where I go, but the full throttle deal, I think it's definitely at the top, what I want to do.
Point Series and Engaging Youth
01:24:35
Speaker
Well, I mean, that's what the full throttle deal, and I mean, for all you guys, if you do all three end up in the point series besides Brad, like you said, being the defending champ of our local point series, I think that's a pretty awesome deal.
01:24:50
Speaker
And I look for for that to continue to grow. And if we can continue getting this younger generation that's coming up, like Brock and few of the other guys and everything else, if we can get get them to some of these shows, i think it'll be i think it'll be around for a while, especially on that aspect side of the of the shows and everything else for the tough trucks during the monster truck shows, let alone the local scene. So yeah, nothing against the, you know, the local point series, uh, Brad won. i thought that was an awesome idea when they first started that. I really wanted to do it's just, I haven't had the opportunity to to make the races. Some of the races are are kind of far for me.
01:25:35
Speaker
right it's definitely something I wanted to do with. Yeah. Oh yeah. yeah oh yeah Especially the ones that are actually part of the points. I mean, it is kind of spread out a ways from each other for a on the ordeal and everything else. And it it, and like Brad said, it's a lot of work for the guys that runs that series.
01:25:58
Speaker
I mean, between working and family life, it's like, do I drop this race and use it as my drop for the points thing or. or you missed two or three races because you had, you know, like you said, Jason, you're like me, the sporting events and stuff for your kids. And Brad would be too. if Kids are in. um Okay. I got a points race, but also my kids got this. Guess what?
01:26:22
Speaker
Sorry. Points race is going to take the back burner over my kids any day of the week. So, yeah, that's right. So, so Wesley, I'm going to start with you.
Wesley's Racing Aspirations
01:26:33
Speaker
What is your big goals this year for you?
01:26:35
Speaker
i know you got a, kind of a plateful for you besides racing. What's your big goal for 2026 for the rough truck season? Man, I want to keep it simple.
01:26:47
Speaker
I just want to get first place. That's really where I want to be. i want to get first place win at a fair race and see how this new point series goes and hopefully do pretty good in it. Uh-oh, I lost Brad. He must have got a phone call.
01:27:09
Speaker
But yeah, I mean, ah it's going to be, it's going to be cool to see um how this point series comes out for the monster truck thing.
01:27:20
Speaker
I like the idea. I mean, it's cool as hell because like J.R. said, how most the monster truck shows are here in the state of Ohio. So, I mean, that's, that's going to help out, help out a lot too with, with that series that he's got going on. So, I mean, it's awesome. The,
01:27:38
Speaker
be included in on that. they
01:27:45
Speaker
I must be losing service because I can't hear you guys. You probably lost service, Wes. Drop down and come back. Drop out.
01:27:57
Speaker
I'm kind of surprised the the full throttle
Local Racers in Advertisements
01:28:00
Speaker
deal. It seems like they release ah you know an event with a monster truck and in Ohio and it's like you know or eastern Indiana, and it's pretty close, really, for me. so a lot of those are kind of local, um almost even more more easier to get to than some of the fair races that we go to.
01:28:20
Speaker
oh yeah, definitely is. I mean, well, and it's cool, too, whenever you see the full-throttle advertisement now, it's your truck and Wes's truck on the flyer as as the advertisement when he's got Tough Truck Racing going.
01:28:36
Speaker
And it's like, dude, I know these guys. i've seen I've been around these guys, you know, all these years and stuff, racing and everything and watching them and cheering them on. And now they're now they're out here performing what I consider a big stage. I mean, yeah, it's not Monster Jam or Stadium Truck Racing, but you're included in something huge with these Monster Trucks. And it's freaking awesome.
01:28:59
Speaker
Yeah, it's pretty cool to be on a flyer like that. Oh, yeah. but When the jamborees were going on, I was on a couple of those too. Yeah. It still doesn't get old, right? Seeing your your truck on a flyer like that, it's pretty cool. so and i i really hope It's really just from from going to these, right? and The more you go to, the more pictures, the more exposure. And and I think JR's got a great thing going, and it and it was crazy when he's like, yeah, Indiana's my home state. I'm like, what? You might as well just live in the summertime over here in Ohio, dude.
01:29:34
Speaker
and he And he does it, and he was telling me he does this stuff either burns his vacation days up to put these shows on or he's just leaving work. You're welcome, Wes, for being up here, man. I appreciate you coming up tonight, buddy.
01:29:48
Speaker
west But, yeah, it just help me it's just freaking cool as hell to see him give back to the motorsports community that he's involved with. Besides, I love how he expanded out.
01:30:02
Speaker
He went from doing demolition derbies to now what I consider the grand stage of monster truck racing. What better could you ask for besides promoting derbies?
Promoters Elevating the Scene
01:30:13
Speaker
Now you're putting on all in the Midwest and everything, these monster truck shows, and then bringing you guys out as well to show you to people that you know may never seen them at their local fairs or anything, but they're getting the opportunity to interact with you guys as the drivers. I mean, it's fricking awesome as hell.
01:30:33
Speaker
Oh yeah. Yeah. JR, I know, you know, done a few events for other promoters and, you know, he can tell he really likes doing this. Like he's, he's doing it cause he enjoys it. You know, yeah he's in his love, the sport, been in it for a while.
01:30:49
Speaker
And he he really cares about you know the competitors too. He wants a good show, but he really cares about all the people working there. So he's a good leader, good promoter to to really you know be involved with.
01:31:01
Speaker
um yeah I've worked with, so he's one of the better ones for sure. And I i mean, and just getting to know JR, I've personally on my aspect of promoter wise, monster truck wise was J&M Motorsports, which was Tim Howard and stuff.
01:31:18
Speaker
i got the I got the privilege last year to actually be to work a monster truck show there at Curtin last year, which I thought was cool as hell running the timers with Renee, Al's wife and stuff.
01:31:33
Speaker
It was neat being right there trackside, you know, getting to see the monster trucks up really close. Plus watching the guys race was freaking awesome. I mean, it's, really but I think, I think both promotions is is amazing what they do for the Rough Truck community since we don't really, didn't there for a long time had the jamborees after they kind of shit canned them.
01:31:56
Speaker
So they gave gave you guys a platform to be on and and they continue growing to give you guys more more shows, more exposure, and it's awesome.
01:32:09
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. You had to go get the laptop, didn't you, Brad? No. Oh, no, I had a phone call and it kicked me out. ah Yeah, Wes, is he lost signal where he couldn't hear no more. So he just dropped out and everything.
01:32:25
Speaker
So now that you're back, besides defending the title this year, what's one of your biggest goals this year?
Racing with Family
01:32:32
Speaker
Well, one of them would be to actually win Mount Vernon since, you know, I only live a mile away. Yeah.
01:32:40
Speaker
That would be one. And my other goal is just to race with my daughter. heights That's awesome. yeah that um Myself, personally, i getting the race with my son this year is going to be awesome.
01:32:57
Speaker
I mean, to compete with him, and especially when he gets his own, to be able to have that chance to have bragging rights in the household of whoever's the fastest time at at the fairs we both show up to, but just to be able to just being able to share that with him. I mean, a couple of years ago, he got to race the summer race.
01:33:17
Speaker
Thanks to my wife's cousin. Um, he got his first taste of it and he's been hooked ever since. I mean, driving wise, but all my kids has got that fricking motor oil running through their veins. They love motor sports events. So, but he's really bit the bug of wanting to be a wheel man. So,
01:33:35
Speaker
This year's extra special for me because we're going to share seat time and stuff until we get his ready for him. So that's what I'm excited for. Plus entering the points this year and going out and having fun.
01:33:48
Speaker
I remember how much fun it was after being back in the seat last year. I mean, this is why I love doing it. Madison keeps talking about how she's going to scare the shit out of me like I've been carrying the crap out of her. So we'll see how that goes.
01:34:05
Speaker
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Brad.
01:34:09
Speaker
I don't know. You scared the shit out of all of us more than... It's going to take something very super scary to scare the shit out of you because you've already put yourself through that and everybody else. Yeah, but it's different when it's your kid doing it. Yeah, I get it. If it's not you and the truck, then it's completely different situation. Oh, trust me. was on edge.
01:34:32
Speaker
He was... just that the colorado that split last summer yeah at croton that was my wife's cousin's truck the year prior to that was the boy drove that and high centered to it on the dirt mountain he's the one that high centered it for his first race so that was his first thing so it's gonna be it's gonna be different for him because he's gonna have something four-wheel drive not two-wheel drive so he's gonna have a little more grab and learn the turning radius with this jeep so it's But yeah, I get it, man. I was on edge with him even running. It's just one of those, it's like, please don't roll. Please please don't hit the wall. you know i get it.
01:35:11
Speaker
But yeah, it's it's definitely different when you're not behind the wheel. It's like, okay, I i know i got a family to go to, but I got to let it hang. I want to win.
01:35:22
Speaker
you know It's one of those deals. you But yeah, it's it's awesome, man, to have all these goals and stuff and Jason, I'm glad you finally got to join me, man, up here on the podcast,
Guest Reflections and Thanks
01:35:34
Speaker
dude. i I'm like a little kid in a candy store, finally, besides, you know, hanging out with you back in the day and everything else when we were younger and stuff and you were getting into it. But to actually have you up here has been great.
01:35:46
Speaker
um Like i said, i appreciate I appreciate everybody coming up. I'm going to ahead and drop you guys down. Thank you so much again for coming up. Good luck to you guys this season.
01:35:57
Speaker
yeah Anytime. I'll see you guys later. Yep. Thanks for having me. See you later. Yep. See you. See you Brad. But yeah, thank you all for tuning in tonight. This was awesome. Special ordeal having Mr. Jason Daniels up here.
01:36:15
Speaker
None, the guy watching him race through the years and everything else, Brad and Wes coming up, Pat, you'll definitely do it. You, you can definitely do it, buddy.
01:36:27
Speaker
I got faith in you, man. Yep.
Future Shows and Avoiding Drama
01:36:30
Speaker
But it's awesome. I learned so much tonight from all y'all. Dude, Pat, it's awesome to see you still going at 69 years old and and enjoying yourself racing rough trucks out there.
01:36:40
Speaker
That's huge inspiration for people to keep keep with your passion. It don't matter. Rough truck racing, drag racing, anything motorsports, just stuff in life that you really enjoy other than the shit that gets you in trouble with the wall.
01:36:55
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But I want to thank everybody tonight for being in the chat. And thank my guests for coming up here on the Rough Truck panel here on Speedway Stories. um Johnny, once again, brother.
01:37:07
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It's been a pleasure. Well, brother, always. Tune in tomorrow night for Glick's House of Music. Glick's got... I can't remember the guests. Tune in at 8 o'clock here on the network.
01:37:19
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Wednesday is Glick's Comedy Lounge. I forget the comedian. I need to make... I need start writing this shit down. I'm an idiot. But he has a guest... Thursday night now, we will be having double Speedway stories from here on out on the network due to the cold-blooded conversations kind of dying.
01:37:46
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There's too much drama in the reptile community going on right now, and I don't want to bring that to to the network or for my fans and everything else with stuff going on.
01:37:57
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It's a shame because I look up to a lot of these people that this crap's going on between each other. So I decided I want to do a double speedway stories. So that gives my guests that if they can't join us on Monday nights, it gives them the option of Thursday night to come up.
01:38:13
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um And then of course, we're here Friday night for shop talk. Wally's motor sports world. We come in and talk all things, motor sports, anything with wheels and motors more and welcome to come up, bring you up on the panel and stuff. We'll talk,
01:38:27
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talk cars, dirt bikes, motorcycles, boats. It don't matter. like Oh yeah. As long as it's got a motor and engine in it and stuff, we'll talk about
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01:38:37
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it. Um, Saturday night, nonsensical nonsense. It's the granddaddy of this channel and this network.
01:38:44
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Um, we have the open panel challenge. Come in, hang out, shoot the shit, have a good time. We just let it all hang. Keep your, just keep your privates to yourself. Other than that, come in, have a great time.
01:38:57
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Um, Sunday night, I don't know if Glick and ca Kayla's doing it, but usually Sundays, they have Behind the Veil. They talk about the haunted houses and haunted prisons and stuff about Ohio.
01:39:12
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And then we're back here. Monday night for another episode of Speedway Stories. Out of North Carolina, next Monday night, my guest will be Phillip Hall.
01:39:23
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He just got done just got done racing at Dennis Anderson's. Spring race. Nice. Racing a rough truck and stuff. He will be our guest next week on the show. So make sure you tune into that.
01:39:36
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And you all have a wonderful week. You guys have a blessed evening. i will catch you guys on the next one. Bye. Bye. tell them ae