The Racing Ear Podcast

The Racing Ear Podcast
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Hello my name is Trent Barr and thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  I have been a passionate historic sports car racing fan since I was a child and I started my first version podcast back in 2014.  I started going to historic sports car racing events and audio recording racing cars in the paddock and on the track.  Then I started up again and I wanted to interview people who have been in the racing industry.  I have been involved with hosting this podcast with 2-Time 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner, Rick Knoop and Auto Racing Engineer, Jeff Oldham.  I have been involved in over 40 episodes of interviews through the kindness of Rick and Jeff with very well know figures in the racing world.  More recently I started podcasting again by going to events and just being a Huell Howser-esque kind of interviewer / fan talking to people about their cars, whether they own racing cars, classic cars, or are just racing fans just like me.  I look forward to doing more interviews in the future as well as attending more historic sports car racing events in the future as well.  Thank you so much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  

  1. 04/18/2024

    TRE Ep 50 Rob Dyson and Rick Knoop Racing Memories.

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears,  This is a special episode where I was fortunate to be able to have a chat with Rob Dyson and Rick Knoop at the same time.  Rob and Rick were both very gracious to spend time with me chatting about sports car racing / professional road racing in all of its splendor and lore that was rekindled during this glorious phone call during Christmas Break 2023.     Rob Dyson is a professional race car driver and team principal at Dyson Racing and has been involved in the sport for over 45 years.   I first observed Rob Dyson and Price Cobb driving the #16 Porsche 962 at Laguna Seca in the 1985 Nissan Monterey Triple Crown weekend which was a part of the IMSA Camel GT series, the same race where I first observed Rick Knoop driving the Jim Busby Racing #67 BF Goodrich Special Porsche 962.    In 2001, I became reaquainted with sports car racing again following nearby events in the American Le Mans Series at Sears Point and Laguna Seca.  In 2002, Team Dyson brought out a new to them Lola MG that was in the LMP 675 class to Laguna Seca and subsequently had their first runs with the car after acquiring it after Petit Le Mans that year.    One of the greatest triumphs in motorsports that I have witnessed occurred in 2003 at Sears Point were Dyson Racing in their Lola MG LMP 675 #16 racing car driven by James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger beat the ever dominant Team Joest Audi R8 LMP 900 for the outright win at the 2003 Grand Prix of Sonoma.  This victory has stood out in my memory for many years.     I want to sincerely express my thanks to both Rick Knoop and Rob Dyson and Dyson Racing for allowing this call to happen.    Thank you so much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast!! Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    1h 30m

  2. 03/28/2024

    TRE Ep 49 2024 David Love Vintage Races at Sears Point Raceway

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears,  Mr Producer and I were able to attend the 2024 CSRG David Love Vintage Races held at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma California.  It was great to see this place in its glory on a late winter Saturday after a very wet winter with its green hills and tiny white flowers popping up all around the circuit.   Got to do more interviewing of participants with their cars and their opinions of the new track resurfacing that happend over the winter.  I also was able to capture these great cars coming through turn 2 in the various racing groups as they ran back on Saturday of the weekend.   Thanks again for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast!   I also wanted to mention that The Racing Ear Podcast is being featured on FeedSpot as being a part of the "10 Best California Car Podcasts".  As of March 26, 2024, this podcast is ranked #6 on their list. Thank you so much for your listenership!! GOD BLESS you and Happy Easter!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/california_car_podcasts/ Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    24 min

  3. 03/26/2024

    TRE Ep 48 Special Guest Kim The Diesel Mechanic

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears,  Here is a great conversation that I had with Kim Schiedel who is and was the owner of Schiedel's Fleet Services in Sacramento California for many years.  Kim has recently retired.  Kim also has many interests and passions that have allowed him to be involved in many endeavors throughout his life.  One of the interesting parts of his life was that he was involved in the local Hard Top / Super Modified racing circuit here in Northern California.  He also has other interests that are with brilliant machines!   Thank you Kim Schiedel for being a guest on The Racing Ear Podcast!! www.scheidelsfleet.com #theracingearpodcast Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    53 min

  4. 03/14/2024

    TRE Ep 47 Remembering Sweet Lou Gallagher

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears, I wanted to put together an episode for someone that went out of their way to allow me the opportunity to have a tour inside of a 50,000 watt major metropolitan radio station in Sacramento California.   Lou Gesicki who's radio name is Sweet Lou Gallagher gave me a tour of KFBK News Radio 1530AM and 93.1FM on the eve of Thanksgiving 2023.  Sweet Lou often times would fill in for Pat Walsh who does "The Pat Walsh Show" on KFBK News Radio 1530 AM and 93.1 FM from 7pm till 10pm on weeknights in Sacramento California.     Sweet Lou had put out a request on the "Memories of Sacramento" facebook group to convert aircheck cassettes from one of his morning radio shows on Magic 101.1 FM in Auburn California from back in late 2000 to very early 2001.  The show was called Mornings with Lou and Mel on Magic 101.1 FM in Sacramento California.  Lou Gallagher and Melanie Polka were the predominant hosts of the show.   I was able to chat with him about his career in the radio industry on the night that he gave me a tour of the iHeart Media radio station which included KFBK and KSTE, the station that carries the "Armstrong and Getty" morning radio program on Talk 650 KSTE.  I wanted to thank Pat Walsh for being willing to share the aircheck recordings with his audience recently.  I also appreciated the opportunity to be able to attend Lou Gesicki's Celebration of Life back in early March 2024.   Lou was also involved with a regular 3pm to 6pm PST afternoon drive internet radio show that is called "That 70's Channel", which is an internet radio station that features 70's radio hits.  The slogan is "The Biggest Hits Of The 70's, And More..."     Lou was also involved in a YouTube channel that was with his best friend Ronnie called "Men Are So Smart".   Lou was also the track announcer for the All American Speedway in Roseville California for a period of time as well.  He used to interview people who were enjoying the auto racing that regularly happened on Saturday nights during the hot Sacramento summer nights.    I converted one of Lou's aircheck tapes into a YouTube video that is on my channel called "The Observant Ear" which is titled, "Magic 101 FM Morning Show"  Thank you again Sweet Lou and his wife Teresa for making the tour of KFBK possible.   GOD BLESS you Lou Gesicki!         Rest In Peace Louis James Gesicki, July 17 1959 - February 4 2024.   https://www.that70schannel.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@MenAreSoSmart/featured https://www.iheart.com/podcast/68-the-pat-walsh-show-27274639/ https://youtu.be/VbYqt_5Bx1M?si=Tz3c6DBZDOBQ92vV Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    39 min

  5. 12/10/2023

    TRE Ep 46 Cars And Coffee El Dorado Hills Christmas Time Spectacular

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again fellow Racing Ears, I got to visit the Cars and Coffee Folsom Group in El Dorado Hills during Christmas Time 2023.  It was a bit cold but it was good to get out and practice talking to enthusiasts about their cars.  I enjoyed learning a little bit more this time about the cars that showed up on a cold but bright Saturday morning in December.   Thanks again for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Racing Ear Podcast!! God Bless You!! #carsandcoffeefolsom www.carsandcoffeefolsom.com #theracingearpodcast @theracingearpodcast Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    25 min

  6. 11/27/2023

    TRE Ep 45 Cars and Coffee Folsom Thanksgiving Spectacular 2023

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears,  Mr. Producer and I were able to attend the Cars and Coffee Event in El Dorado Hills California.  This event was put on by the Cars and Coffee Of Folsom California Group.  This group meets every Saturday at the El Dorado Hills Regal and IMAX theater parking lot.   I enjoy attending, chatting, and learning more about these great and historic cars.  Their owners of these cars share great stories, great anecdotes, and where they are in the restoration process with their cars.  Thank you to all the members that stopped to chat with me about their cars.    Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  #theracingearpodcast #carsandcoffeefolsom Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    32 min

  7. 11/15/2023

    TRE Ep 44 Saturday at the 2023 Velocity Invitational from Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again fellow Racing Ears,  I took a courage pill and spent 110 quidd for a ticket to the 2023 Velocity Invitational.  Mr Producer and I had a ball seeing and hearing very famous and historic racing cars that were all staged in the one and only paddock area that is at Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point.   As I described in this podcast episode, there was a flavor for every possible historic sports car racing enthusiast's appetite.  50's GT racers, Historic F1 racers, Really Historic / Modern F1 racers, Historic Group C and GTP racers, WRC Rally racers, Can Am Racers, Trans Am Racers, Historic Indy Car racers, IMSA GTX GTO GTU racers,  ALMS / 24 Hours of Le Mans racers, and an Enduro that went from day into night both Saturday and Sunday that featured Mini's and Mustangs.  I wish I could've seen the sprint car racing that was happening at the south turn 11 hairpin in the evening.     I wasn't able to chat with as many people as I would've liked but I still chatted with a few folks and was also able to capture on track action from Turn 2 at Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point.  I also currently have a few videos up at The Racing Ear on YouTube with a few more on the way up there.   Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast GOD BLESS YOU!!         Thank you VETERANS for making this day possible!! #theracingearpodcast  #velocityinvitational #csrgracing #csrg #sonomaraceway @theracingear #mclarenmercedes Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    47 min

  8. 11/05/2023

    TRE Ep 43 2023 CSRG Autumn-Tacular Season Finale at Thunder Hill Raceway

    Send me a message. I would love to know where you are listening to me from!! Hello again Racing Ears,  I went to the 2023 CSRG Autumn-Tacular Season Finale at Thunder Hill Raceway and had a new way of capturing footage to make episodes.  I got to briefly chat with owners / driver members of the Classic Sports Racing Group which had its season ending event in early November 2023 at Thunder Hill Raceway in Willows California, just off of Interstate 5 south of Redding California and west of Chico California.  I enjoyed getting to know passionate sports car racing enthusiasts who owned these fun sports racing cars and got a tiny taste of what its like to own them, run them, prepare them, and troubleshoot them.  The CSRG consists of members who own racing cars such as:  the Formula Ford, the Formula Vee, the MG Midget, the MG Sprite, the Porsche 911, the Datsun 510, the Mazda Miata, and many other makes and models.  I really enjoyed the Saturday Night dinner and I am thankful to have been attending these events for 9 years.  I look forward to their first event of the year at Sears Point in March of 2024.   Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast!! #csrg  https://www.csrgracing.org/ #csrgracing #thunderhillraceway #sportsracingcars #historicsportscarracing #theracingearpodcast #formulaford #formulavee #datsun510 #mazdamiata #mg #mgmidget #mgsprite   Porsche 935 Number 70 owned by Charles Nearburg warming up in the paddock before a session at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway.   Footage of The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.   Support the show https://www.fiverr.com/s/paAkwE

    23 min
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Hello my name is Trent Barr and thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  I have been a passionate historic sports car racing fan since I was a child and I started my first version podcast back in 2014.  I started going to historic sports car racing events and audio recording racing cars in the paddock and on the track.  Then I started up again and I wanted to interview people who have been in the racing industry.  I have been involved with hosting this podcast with 2-Time 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner, Rick Knoop and Auto Racing Engineer, Jeff Oldham.  I have been involved in over 40 episodes of interviews through the kindness of Rick and Jeff with very well know figures in the racing world.  More recently I started podcasting again by going to events and just being a Huell Howser-esque kind of interviewer / fan talking to people about their cars, whether they own racing cars, classic cars, or are just racing fans just like me.  I look forward to doing more interviews in the future as well as attending more historic sports car racing events in the future as well.  Thank you so much for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.  

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  • Creator
    The Racing Ear Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    50
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    Explicit
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    © 2024 The Racing Ear Podcast
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