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Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 195 “Supermodified Christmas 2012″

December 17, 2012 By Bobby G

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Wailing with Wing Side Up is the ONLY weekly show about “The Ultimate Short Track Race Car” the supermodifieds. Hosted by “The Voice of the Supermodifieds” Bob Gangwer, it’s a whirlwind hour of insider news, interviews and interaction.

This week on Wailing with Wing Side Up, Bobby G. celebrates a supermodified Christmas and points you in the right direction to find great gifts for the supermodified fan on your list. He’ll be joined by Kevin Timmins of Breezegraphics Supermodified Art who’ll show you a few examples of the supermodified static clings and artwork he has available.

You won’t want to miss SuperStories with Lew Boyd presented by Coastal181.com. Lew will have a special selections from the Coastal Claus Top Ten that make for some good from Coastal 181 will make for some good reading in the supermodified off-season.

The audience is encouraged to interact via comments on the Wing Side Up YouTube Channel, Twitter (@wingsideup hashtag #WailingWSU), Google Chat.

AND: For this show only, we’ll have an expanded chat in The Wailroom so you can hang with all the other supermodified fans, friends, freaks & fanatics!

Simply click the On-Air icon on WingSideUp.com to enjoy the show or watch via our YouTube channel.

Wailing with Wing Side Up-”All Supermodifieds, All of the Time”

Original Broadcast Date: 12.17.12

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SuperStories-Horn Attack

November 1, 2012 By Bobby G

By Permission: Excerpt from Lew Boyd’s “Tear-Offs” 10/29/12

Two weeks ago at the annual World Series at Thompson (CT) Speedway, Steve Grant threw the green to a feisty field of NEMA midgets before a bulging grandstand. It was one colorfully sunbathed sight, but also a pretty scary one. Some will tell you the flyweight rocket ships are simply too fast for the daunting high-banked 5/8.

One jockey, Jeff Horn, was particularly notable for his balance of patience and aggression as he motored up through. What memories that conjured up for me, watching him fly down that runway of a backstretch.

In the late sixties, a loose-fit group of us, long on hair and short on experience, got into dirt modifieds and commandeered an old garage in Framingham, Mass. In no time a tough but gentle and ever-smiling guy was at the door, signing on to help however he could. Jeff Horn was our age, but far more mature and knowledgeable. He was just back from ’Nam, had just married the uncommonly beautiful Carmen Rock, and he sure could get around Norwood Arena in a late model. You can bet all of us were also impressed with the way he drove Ray Kelly’s midget, the last ride in the Northeast with no roll cage.

What we didn’t know then was how deeply Jeff’s racing threads were woven. His great-grandfather, Norbert Horn, raced the Vanderbilt Cup shows a hundred years ago; his grandfather raced early open wheelers. Jeff’s own first rides were in Carmen’s dad’s car. Clarence “Cornfield” Rock was a great dirt track wheelman in the North Country and Canada back in the day.

In the seventies Jeff moved into NESMRA supermodifieds, usually his own, constantly flexing his muscles, especially aboard Timmy T’s #77.

Carmen and smiling Jeff and their race-obsessed son Mike also had a decade of successful seasons with Bay Hays and his #47 midget. Jeff replaced legendary Armond Holley in the ride. They were simply outrageously fast, winning virtually everywhere….

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Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 183 “Autumn Amblings”

September 24, 2012 By Bobby G

Special Edition of Wailing with Wing Side Up

Fall is here and it’s time to take a look around the supermodified world for the beautiful sites and sounds of the season. Join host Bob Gangwer for Wailing with Wing Side Up for a very special edition of the only broadcast devoted exclusively to supermodified racing at 7p est from the gPad.

FEATURING: SuperStories w/ Lew Boyd presented by www.Coastal181.com and special guest SpeedTV & Speedway Illustrated’s own Dick Berggren! We’ll be discussing the North East Motor Sports Museum, Dick’s tenure as a supermodified racer, and a few untold SuperStories.

ALSO: Marketing @Full Speed w/ Annamarie presented by MarketingAtFullSpeed.com Listen as Anna tells you about Positive Leadership to Attract Sponsors

AND: ERA supermodified winner Richie Castor along with a preview of the Seekonk 200 ISMA show w/ Gary Sagar of Kraze Korlacki Speed Equipment

Give It To Us!

Make sure you get into The Wailroom and interact with your other supermodified fans, friends, freaks and fanatics as well as host Bobby G. during the broadcast. ‘Hit the Wailbag’ with your comments or questions for our guests, or send Bobby G. a Tweet or instant message throughout the show to ‘wingsideup.’

It’s Always LIVE, Interactive, All Supermodifieds All of the Time on Wailing with Wing Side Up!

Join us by clicking the On-Air icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen or HERE

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Filed Under: Media, On-Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up Tagged With: Annamarie Strawhand, Dick Berggren, Englewood Racing Association, ISMA, Lew Boyd, Marketing at Full Speed, Richie Castor, Seekonk Speedway, Wailing with Wing Side Up

Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 180 “Rocket Rob, Shoe 2, Jonny Mac & Handicaps”

August 20, 2012 By Bobby G

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Masterful modified regulars steal supermodified money. The Shoe is back on the other foot and everyone is wondering who has the handicap badge for a better parking spot. Gather round the web for a lively discussion about supermodified racing August 24, 2012 at 7pm on Wailing with Wing Side Up.

Scheduled Guests Include:

ISMA Ollie Silva Summer Classic Champion-Jon McKennedy
ISMA Waterford Wings n Wheels Winner-Rob Summers
MSA Midvale Winner-Dave Shullick, Jr.

PLUS: SuperStories w/ Lew Boyd presented by Coastal181.com featuring special guest Lee Allard-builder of the famous ¼ TWISTER!

AND: Discussion on the possible mid season changes to the ISMA Handicap System

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Filed Under: Media, On-Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up Tagged With: dave shullick jr, Jon McKennedy, Lee Allard, Lew Boyd, Rob Summers, supermodifieds, SuperStories, Wailing with Wing Side Up

Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 171 “SuperWeekend”

June 11, 2012 By Bobby G

It was an incredible weekend of supermodified racing across the country with every single supermodified sanction and track scheduled to run and only one getting rained out. Let “The Voice of the Supermodifieds”, Bob Gangwer help you digest it all as he brings you all of the winners of the weekend on Wailing with Wing Side Up starting at 7pm est

Scheduled Guests Include:

MSA Lorain County Speedway winner-”The Snake Charmer” Trent Stephens
Oswego Speedway victor-David Danzer
ERA Colorado National Speedway first place finisher-Harold Evans
ISMA Waterford Speedbowl dominator-”Liquid” Lou Cicconi
Madera Speedway Al Pombo Classic Champion-”Kewl” Kyle Vanderpool

DON’T MISS: SuperStories w/ Lew Boyd Presented by Coastal181.com. This week Lew will be joined by author Walt Scadden and they will dive into a discussion about Walt’s research on rear engine supermodifieds and we’ll talk about his tenure as a rear engine supermodified racer.

AND: Word of the Week, Twitter Travels, Facebook Finds, and slammin good jams from the Wing Side Up House Bands.

We Want YOUR Input!
Make sure you get into The Wailroom and interact with your other supermodified fans, friends, freaks and fanatics as well as host Bobby G. during the broadcast. ‘Hit the Wailbag’ with your comments or questions for our guests, or send Bobby G. a Tweet or instant message throughout the show to ‘wingsideup.’

Photos, video, audio and great discussion awaits you when you tune in to get the facts and interact-LIVE from The gPad, Monday June 11 @ 7pm est only on Wailing with Wing Side Up.

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Filed Under: Media, On-Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up Tagged With: David Danzer, Harold Evans, Kyle Vanderpool, Lew Boyd, lou cicconi, On Demand Archives, supermodifieds, SuperStories, Trent Stephens, Wailing with Wing Side Up

Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 165 “Cooling Off”

April 23, 2012 By Bobby G

With all of the hot topics in supermodified racing, a little rain to cool the tempers may be the best thing to come along this week. Join “The Voice of the Supermodifieds”, Bob Gangwer on Wailing with Wing Side Up starting at 7pm est to learn more about the advantages of cooling off.

Featured Guest:

Lee USA Speedway 350 Supermodified Racer Mike Spurling

Don’t Miss: SuperStories w/ Lew Boyd presented by Coastal181.com and a fantastic story about Jim Cheney.

PLUS: Marketing @Full Speed w/ Annamarie presented by Marketing at Full Speed. Tonight Anna tells you how to make the most out of the marketing opportunity that a rain out brings. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media, On-Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up Tagged With: Lew Boyd, Marketing at Full Speed, Mike Spurling, On Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up

SuperStories-Some Cars

December 19, 2011 By Lew Boyd

By Permission: Excerpt from Lew Boyd’s “Tear-Offs” 12/19/11

Most racers will tell you cars aren’t just metal objects. There can be some kind of strange personality thing attached to them, too. Even in this day of mass production, two chassis welded up identically and side by side can end up being Jekyll and Hyde. The one will never seem comfortable and never take a set while the other will handle seamlessly and just keep on truckin,’ no matter what happens.

A car known along the way as “the Clipper City Rocket” is surely a case in point. There has been a spirit around it, one that has never known how to quit.

Twenty-five winters ago, Freddie Graves was designing and gluing up class-of-the-field supermodifieds in the Oswego, New York, area. One of his pieces came East to Joe Barry’s Oil Company in Wilmington, Mass., and Joe hired Bugsy Stevens’ then son-in-law, Bobby Fitzpatrick, to drive it. They had their stout runs, but never were able to seal the checkered deal.

The car caught the eye of Bobby Witkum of the impressively successful Witkum racing family. Bobby bought it, dedicated it to ‘Clipper City,’ his hometown of Newburyport, Mass, and dedicated himself to taking it to the front. The concentration and mechanical massaging paid off, and he had the Clipper in the winner’s circle in four weeks.

Racing will be racing, though. Bobby recalls coming off the second turn at the banked 5/8 mile at Thompson, Conn., one afternoon in the injected big block. “You had to get the car’s attitude just right to get over that bump. Sometimes it could lift the wheels right off the track. I think that’s what happened. When it slammed back down, I broke a brand new U-joint on the drive shaft. I thought I had blown the engine.”

You could see why. Bobby flew down the backstretch a ball of fire before hitting the wall hard. It was a scary mess.

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Filed Under: SuperStories Tagged With: Bobby Fitzpatrick, Bobby Witkum, Coastal 181, Lew Boyd, Paul Richardson

Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 156 “A Supermodified Christmas”

December 19, 2011 By Bobby G

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If you’re anything like the typical race fan you are still looking for some last minute gift ideas for the supermodified fan on your shopping list. This week on Wailing with Wing Side Up Bobby G. will be LIVE from Sapp City in Goshen, IN Monday December 19 beginning @ 7pm eastern time to help you find some great last minute gift ideas that are sure to please.

Guests this week include: Chris Seelman of Kitty Kitty Enterprises and MORE!

Don’t Miss: Our new segment “SuperStories” w/ Lew Boyd from Coastal 181 Lew will share one of his favorite stories from his book “Hot Cars-Cool Drivers” about “The King of the Supermodifieds” Bentley Warren.

PLUS: Random Racer where Bobby G. makes the call to a random supermodified racer!

ALSO: Bobby G.’s Christmas Wish List

AND: The Wing Side Up Wayback Question of the Week presented by JakesSite.com, Word of the Week, Twitter Travels, Facebook Finds, Jams from the Wing Side Up House Bands and MORE!

Make sure you get into The Wailroom and you could be a winner just by interacting with your fellow listeners and Bobby G. during the broadcast. ‘Hit the Wailbag’ (wailbag@wingsideup.com) with your comments or questions for this week’s guests, or send Bobby G. a Tweet or instant message on Twitter, YIM, to ‘wingsideup.’

Put the Santa suit on and get ready to do some last minute shopping for the supermod freak on your list while you get the facts and interact with Bobby G. and friends on Wailing with Wing Side Up Monday December 19 @ 7pm est.
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Filed Under: Media, On-Demand Archives, Wailing with Wing Side Up Tagged With: Chris Seelman, Christmas, Coastal 181, Kitty Kitty Enterprises, Lew Boyd, Wailing with Wing Side Up

Wailing with Wing Side Up Episode 103 “Super Santa Stocking Stuffers”

December 14, 2010 By Bobby G

Get the Fact and Interact when you tune in Monday nights @7pm eastern for Wailing with Wing Side Up LIVE with "The Voice of the Supermodifieds" Bob Gangwer

If you’re anything like the typical race fan you probably are still looking for some last minute gift ideas for the supermodified fan on your shopping list. This week on Wailing with Wing Side Up Bobby G. will be LIVE from Scott’s Computer World in Goshen, IN Monday December 20 beginning @ 7pm eastern time to help you find some great last minute gift ideas that are sure to please.

Guests this week include: Brian Sweeney of BSP Images, Lew Boyd from Coastal 181 and MORE!

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