Tony LaPorta broke out to the national dirt racing scene in 2021 when he took over the reins of the United States Auto Club's full-time announcing duties. His tenure there was over at the end of the year, and he spent the next two years trying to find his way back behind a microphone. That call came with the formation of the High Limits Racing series and Tony found himself back behind the mic, and back on the screen handling the pit reporting duties for the newly founded series. His personal and story-based approach has made him one of the top media figures not only in dirt racing, but the entire sport of auto racing.

In this episode, Tony talks about the experiences of living life on the road, what his favorite stops have been along the way, and how they handle pleasing four different people all with different personalities. Tony lays out how he first got into racing and then subsequently announcing. Tony and Zane talk about the importance of storytelling before Tony shares his final thoughts.

A special thanks to Rich Farmer and the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame for allowing us to record this episode in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame.

Bobby Elliott is freshly out of high school near his hometown of Allenton, Michigan and navigating his extremely busy life in the college classroom, at the job site, and at the racetrack behind the wheel of his family owned 410. Rapidly seeing improvement every single time he hits the track, Bobby has his eyes set on making it big in the sport. Utilizing social media to garner a following and leaning on strong family ties to the racing industry, Bobby has the framework laid out to launch into regional and national stardom.

In this episode, Bobby talks about his roots in racing. Traveling up and down the road racing micros in part of the country not known for its micro scene. Bobby and Zane talk about relationships and maintaining a social life as a driver and a media person. Then the two dive into how Bobby keeps his mind straight with all the noise that comes with a bigger social media presence.

Clyde's own Austin Black started racing go karts before making the jump to the one-of-a-kind dirt truck division. After a stint there, him along with his dad decided to take another step to the highly contested 305 sprint car division. With 2024 in the rearview mirror, Austin sets his sights on 2025 and finding the consistency that he had in the years prior.

In this episode, Austin and I talk about his climb up the ladder from go karts to sprint cars, why the decision was made to step up at each level, and what the challenges have been between each one. We also dove into how Austin keeps his mind fresh during the offseason and resets before the 2025 season comes around. We also talk about mentors and idols in our own unique spaces and how they play a role in our lives.