Pit Lane Parley

In this weeks episode, Jess and Mike are joined by Belardi Auto Racing Owner Brian Belardi. We get his take on their current Indy Lights season, their partnership with Foyt and Byrd Racing in the Indy 500, some other racing topics, and as usual some questions to get to know Brian better as a person. We discuss the wild weekend at Barber Motorsports park with many lengthy discussions on some decisions made over the weekend in race control and on/off the track by the drivers all weekend! Join in the discussion on our social media @PitLaneParley, there's plenty to talk about as it is FINALLY just about May! We also discuss our thoughts as we've hit the 1/4 mark in the season with some surprises and disappointments so far! Tune in each week on wildfireradiosports.com, iTunes, Spotify, CastBox, and more!

On this weeks episode, Jess and Mike discuss the many storylines from the Long Beach race. From the Bourdais penalty to all the events and decisions that made Long Beach into one of the more entertaining races there in some time. We go on to discuss more potential new Indy Car teams in the series, the upcoming race at Barber Motorsports Park and some thoughts on whether or not the pits should stay open or closed under caution!   Tune in Fridays on www.wildfireradiosports.com 315-415pm Eastern for the show live or listen on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, and more.

Welcome back! Guest host Matt Hickey continues to help out Mike for another week (Jess will return next week) We discuss the race at Phoenix, dive into how amazing Robert Wickens' start has been, and Will Power's comments about Rossi passing him. We dive head-on into the hot topic of the week thanks to Robin Miller's racer.com article and why ovals arent actually dying, but how they can improve to get more crowds out there. We discuss other recent oval races going back to the 1990s that have been great (RIP Nazareth Speedway), discuss more Indy 500 entries announced and even give F1 some love at the end of the episode. Remember leave a review of the show (include your twitter handle) and be entered to win a free #InJayFryeWeTrust shirt PLUS 2 pit/paddock passes to a race of your choosing (thanks to Jay Frye himself for that) contest end Friday morning 10am eastern on April 20.   Listen to the show on www.wildfireradiosports.com live Fridays from 315-415pm Eastern, on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Podbean and more on demand!

This week Matt Hickey @IndyCar_MN guest hosts with Mike while Jess is away and Matt and Mike are joined by Byrd Racing CEO David Byrd! What a great interview. We discuss his family's racing roots, how he got the Belardi Racing/Baldwin Brothers racing parntership with USAC driver Chris Windom for the Freedom 100 and "Windoms Wild Week" where Chris will be driving 5 different racing disciplines in 7 days! We get David's thoughts on the current IndyCar landscape and other fan submitted racing questions. Our #InJayFryeWeTrust shirts will be posted online today and made available for sale next week! Remember you can find the show on all podcast platforms (NOW SPOTIFY TOO!) or listen live on Fridays from 315-415pm Eastern time on www.wildfireradiosports.com!

This week we welcome Indycar President of Competition and Operations Jay Frye to the show! We get to know Jay better and discuss his thoughts on the current Indy Car outlook! #InJayFryeWeTrust . We round out the show discussing more IndyCar sponsor news, some thoughts before Phoenix next weekend and rant about the F1 debacle in Australia! Tune in live Friday 315-415pm on WildFireRadio Sports and join the discussion on our social media @pitlaneparley ! Next week, Matt Hickey will be a guest host while Jessica is away and we'll be joined by Byrd Racing CEO David Byrd          

Indy Car driver Stefan Wilson joins us for the first 20 minutes in this weeks episode! We get Stefan's take on the start to the 2018 season and how he's feeling approaching the month of May! He gives the best answer yet to the #cheese question and we learn more about his amazing sponsors! The rest of the episode we discuss the NBC TV contract, Pippa Mann's sponsor announcement (another very good one) and discuss some other Indy musings! Next week, we have a very special guest joining us, if you listen to the episode we drop a very big hint at the end! Join in the discussion on social media, @pitlaneparley and listen live on www.wildfireradiosports.com or on their iOS/Android app on Fridays 315-415pm Eastern time.

Guest host @IndycarMN and joining the show for the first time, Open-wheels.com blogger @tannerjwatkins join the show while Jess is away this week and we dive headfirst into an eventful season opener! We discuss the controverserial pass by Alex Rossi on Robert Wickens, TV production/the new TV deal, and more thoughts on the direction Indy Car is heading. #InJayFryeWeTrust . Remember the show is live on www.wildfireradiosports.com or on their iOS/Android App from 315-415pm every Friday, and we can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Castbox, Stitcher, Overcast, and Podbean! Join in our social media discussion @pitlaneparley !

The last episode before the first race of the season! John Oreovicz, formerly at ESPN, an esteemed Indy Car writer for many years, joins us for the season preview episode! Season predicitions are made. We give some rare praise to F1 for it's online streaming offering and wonder what is wrong with Team McLaren and Fernando Alonso. We debate the bumping or no bumping for the 500 this year, as the internet rumors have started to run wild. Don't forget you can hear our episodes on all the usual places, but it will be played every friday from 3:15-4:15 eastern on www.wildfiresports.com (or on their iOS/Android app) check it out there and support a growing sports network including Indy Car writer, Mike Silver! Their social media is @_wildfireSports ! Stay tuned next week where we recap St Pete! #TeamPitLane

We welcome dirt racer, whose car the podcast was on during the Chili Bowl Nationals, Nick Berry to the show to learn more about him and his racing! Jess gets in everyone's favorite question while Mike gets to know more about Nick and the different types of cars and styles of racing Nick is into. We talk smack about each other's favorite sports teams and even talk about our pets. We touch on some Indy Car news as we enter the last offseason weekend of the year! Jess makes a huge announcement about the 500! Don't forget to join in the discussion on @pitlaneparley, a new topic of the week will be up soon. Soon you will be able to find our show as part of the WildFire Sports Radio Network (www.wildfireradiosports.com) @_wildfiresports ! Next week we will record and get everyone ready for the Grand Prix of St Petersburg down in Florida!

Welcome back to Pit Lane Parley! A quiet week in the news doesnt mean that we are quiet! Some early season predictions are started, we discuss the potential for a 3rd engine manufacturer and the news that Continental Tire has approached Indy Car about entering the tire mix for Indy Car. T-shirts for "The Cheese Party" are almost sold out and then the #inJayFryeWeTrust shirts will be designed! Comment on the poll of the week topic for a chance to win a free shirt from us! Join the discussion on social media, @pitlaneparley (twitter and instagram) or facebook.com/pitlaneparley! 

Welcome back! @mike_joachim and @bakerjm13 welcome back fantasy indycar expert and league owner @indycar_MN for a second time! We discuss the Phoenix test, the beautiful 2018 Indy Car liveries, Alonso and Sports car chat, and of course, Danica's announcement. We make a fantasy Indy Car predicition for 2018 and end the show with 3 great pitfalls of the week. Tune in and join the discussion on social media, @pitlaneparley. Both our Twitter and Instagram accounts have pictures of our first T-Shirt (inspired by the Josef Newgarden interview) that is now available for order!