Bill Wood posted on December 14, 2011 23:00
Tech House and Speed by Bill Wood: Episode 100
Guests: Kenneth Hansen (00:00), Charles Esplenlaub (15:06), Crazy Leo Urlichich (27:58), Craig Lowndes (40:39)
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At the end of the racing year we take another whirl around the globe checking out the constant variety in motorsport from Australia to Sweden. And at all the stops we bring back great chats and tales with winners, champions and legends. And that includes a python "wrassler" and a self proclaimed Crazy Man from Moscow. It's a great show!
In Segment One we talk with 14-time European Rallycross Champion Kenneth Hansen, the man who changed the way the sport is done forever. He now has his own team and he's in the process of organizing his driver line-up for next year. That includes a driver who finished third in the ERC championship. Will he be back? We talk about that with Hansen, principle at Kenneth Hansen Motorsport.
In Segment Two we are trackside in Southern California on The Streets of Willow where we find Charles Esplenlaub, Mazda factory driver, who gets to be the stand-in for Patrick Dempsey when the actor can't make it to a race because of his day job. But the real story from Esplenlaub is an incredible tale of getting yanked from a fishing boat by a 12 foot python. The story of one that didn't get away! You'll love this.
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In Segment Three we talk with Leonid Urlichich, Crazy Leo, the Canadian rally driver from Moscow who spent years bouncing off of rocks and trees before he found a way to stay in the middle of the road and get the speed to win an event in Canada and even beat a factory team to finish second in the Canadian championship in 2011. This is a crazy story about a crazy rally
driver named Crazy Leo.
Finally in Segment Four we go back to Australia where we talk with another V8 Supercars legend, Craig Lowndes, a three time champion who finished second in 2011 to his teammate on the TeamVodaphone squad. Lowndes talks about his season, his music tastes and why dancing on the pedals in a 12 hour race is nothing like dancing for 12 minutes in a country line dance at a
club. Those V8 Supercars drivers know how to party! If you have missed any part of this episode or guest, you can go to iTunes where this and past shows are available for your convenience. Tech House & Speed archives are also available "On Demand" or via RSS syndication at www.ByBillWood.com, www.TechHouseandSpeed.com or at www.RaceFanRadio.com! Enjoy!! TRT: 54:30