On Behind the Wheel podcast, we enjoy telling stories of drivers who let nothing stop them from achieving their dreams. While some may wait their whole lives to accomplish those dreams, others rise to the top early on – people like Krista Baldwin.
To kick things off in 2019, we decided to catch up to a successful business professional who waited longer than most to begin developing his passion for motocross racing, but did not let this stop him from becoming the oldest Ironman finisher in the 2018 Baja 1000.
For those who followed RacingJunk.com’s recent coverage of this year’s SEMA premier automotive specialty products trade event, you are sure to be aware of the name Kyle Tucker.
A very special holiday is upon us, and three NHRA drivers have a great reason to celebrate. In our latest edition of Behind The Wheel podcast, we caught up with the two young drivers who proved that nothing could stop them from earning their first ever NHRA world championship in 2018.
Welcome back to Behind the Wheel. Those who are enjoying our stories with speed demons on two wheels will want to tune in to our latest episode. If you have been following this column for the last few years, you will probably be familiar with the name Valerie Thompson.
Those who enjoyed our last episode of Behind the Wheel will be excited to know that we are once again enjoying a speed related story on two wheels. But while North Carolina native Garrett Robertson enjoys time on his bike in the back woods, our latest guest enjoys taking her 1956 BMW R60 – Class PPC-650 as fast as she can on the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.
When you think about racing, what comes to mind? Is it big stock cars going around an asphalt track for hundreds of miles? Maybe you think of large nitrous vehicles going hundreds of miles an hour down a mile-long drag strip? How about racing on two wheels on a treacherous wooded trail?
J.R. Todd is accustomed to succeeding where it’s unexpected.
While many of us are familiar with drag and circle track racing, your friends here at RacingJunk.com have yet to slip Behind The Wheel with a unique driver like Brendon Raymondi.
We recently caught up to a popular Funny Car driver to find out how he drove his way to the big leagues of the NHRA and how certain people in his life gave him the direction and passion to get there.