CKIW iRADIO 76 Shows

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST DAVID M. FINDLING-COURT APPOINTED RECEIVER FOR THE MILAN DRAGWAY SALE.

The Milan Dragway sale was getting to be too much of cloak and dagger, "this guy told me", I heard it on the internet" etc. CKiW iRADIO 76 does NOT believe in dealing in all of that bovine scatology. We go DIRECTLY to the source when we need real answers.Today, we have David M. Findling who is the court appointed receiver for the Milan Dragway sale. Mr. Findling powers are given to him by the court, so he is THE source to answer all the questions that we have about the sale. Topics today include: is there a time line for the sale, why the sale takes the time that it does, how much interest is there, whom may be potential buyers (big clues), what he thinks about the condition of Milan Dragway, can he open the dragway now, how much is he looking for in a purchase price, did Mr. Findling ever drag race, what he sees as the future of the dragway, this and so much more! All of your questions should be answered after you listened to this podcast.

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST CRAIG J. BLANKENSHIP

This is the now famous podcast that we did with Craig J. Blankenship of CB Asphalt Paving. This is the first time that Mr. Blankenship reveals publicly on our "THE 5:15 SHOW" that he is putting his hat in the ring to buy the Milan Dragway and his thoughts of what the track needs (starts @15:17 into the show). We also talked about all things asphalt too...

THE CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST JON TOMKINS FROM THE GREAT LAKE GASSERS

Jon Tomkins of the Great Lake Gassers is joining us today. We talked to Mr. Tomkins at the Ubly Dragway for a few minutes, and we knew he would make a fine guest on the "5:15". Topics talked about today include: how his famous 1960 Ford Falcon came to be, LTD V8 style, how drag racing runs through his family, real engine "tuning", Ramchargers speed shop, going to auto shop in high school, swaps meets, working on police interceptor cars, his famous grandfather, AFB fun, getting his son involved with drag racing, being with the Great Lake Gassers and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST THE LEGENDARY BRIAN WOLFE

Making his 5th trip on our "5:15 SHOW", we know him as Brian from the Block, you may know him as the Legendary Brian Wolfe. We had Brian on today to talk about a passion of his-the 7.3 liter "GODZILLA" motor. Quickly becoming popular with the Ford drag racing crowd, we spent just about the entire time talking about the history and the future of the "Godzilla". Mr. Wolfe did take time out to answer questions from folks who sent them in. You will now know the real differences between a 427,428 and 429 Ford V-8's besides a few cubic inches. Also, Mr. Wolfe gave his thoughts on electric cars of the future. We will certainly have him back to discuss that in more detail. Brian is one of our favorites to have with us and we look forward to having us for a 6th time!

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST DALLAS BROWN FROM THE AMERICAN HOT ROD ASSOCIATION (AHRA)

What can Brown do for you? He can help your dragstrip! Dallas Brown of the American Hot Rod Association is our guest today. Topics discussed on the show today include: how to get AHRA at your track, the "75% rule", e-drag racing, thinking outside of the box, jr. dragsters, the "10 Classes", racing indoors, giving sportsman racing a boost, Indy car, AHRA bracket and payout, more money for the third pedal, buying race tracks, midwest drag racing tracks, the "Slanted Nationals" and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST BILL JENNINGS OF LAPEER INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY

Bill Jennings is one of our favorite guests on the "5:15". Rarely do you find a straight shooter like him and he is more than ready to "tell you like it is"! Topics included on the show today include: getting that petition signed by folks around the track, what are the restrictions for the LID currently, what going to the township May 12th will mean for the future of LID, unnecessary road blocks running the track, "free advice", his thoughts of the past owner, how things got to be so crazy after he bought the track, what Bill sees at the future of LID and so much more! Be assured, we will be having him back in the near future...

THE CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUESTS CHIP GREENE AND CHUCK RAYMO FROM THE GERIATRIC RACE TEAM

These two gents you WISHED were your uncles! We had so much fun with guests Chip Greene and Chuck Raymo from the Geriatric Race Team (GRT), we booked them already to be back with us. Genuine and hysterical, these fellows took us for a freewheeling romp about their view of the wide world of drag racing. Included topics on today's show: how they got into drag racing, their race cars, their sponsorship of Milian Dragway, Roger Lindamood, Detroit Dragway, interaction with their fans, their health and how that got them into racing, how to get kids back to the track, trying to get a dragway built around Monroe, saying hi to the most beautiful wives in the world, don't let Chuck drink more than 12oz of water before making a hit, how Chip and Chuck both got their cars and so much more! There is a rare epilogue at the end. Absolutely a classic show...

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUESTS CLYDE NEWSOME AND LEVI PRATER FROM THE SLOAN ONONDAGA DRAGWAY

It's tough to get a new business started, let alone reviving a historic dragway.

However, with our guests spokesmen Clyde Newsome and Levi Prater for the Sloan Onondaga Dragway (SOD), we think the track will be in great hands. We are glad to have both men with us as they can answer questions about  the SOD factually, without any Bovine Scatology.  Topic's discussed on tonight's show include: How they got involved with SOD, what their duties with the track, how they like to interact with the fans, how they got the track ready to go, how is the track surface, the new electronics, the incredible SOD fanbase, food trucks, Mr. Woody Sloan, fan seating, the future of SOD and so much more!

 

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST DANNY GLOVER-THE PINCKNEY PULVERIZER

We wouldn't want to meet him in a bar fight, but we could listen to him for days. Our guest today is the now world famous Danny Glover, aka the"Pinckney Pulverizer." Topics on today's show include: Danny's first try at racing, "borrowed" his dad's car to go racing and how he was finally caught, his first job to so he could buy his first 421, sneaking friends into drive-in movies, growing up a car guy in Livonia, drag classes he raced, his evolution of drag cars, getting out of racing and what brought him back in, Ubly Dragway, how his family gets together monthly at Ubly to watch him race and camp, how approachable he is at the track and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76's "THE 5:15 SHOW" WITH GUEST DONNY BRASS OF THE FAST RACING SERIES

Wait! They are stock looking muscle cars, but can have some heavy-duty internal modifications AND racing on bias ply tires? We gotta know more! Our guest today is Donny Brass of the FAST Racing Series. Today's topic include: the classes of FAST, the racing format, some rules and regulations, East Coast FAST, where FAST runs, safety equipment questions, US 131 period correct parts are a must, what to do with folks who like to stretch the rules, v-8s only please, it's Studebaker Ted time, friendly members in the pits on race day, race that '66 Vette, heads up and 1320 feet (we like these folks!), two Vettes in the family, big block hunting with a small block and so much more. Ed. Note- This FAST Racing Series sounds to us like an exciting series for fans to watch. We like the way they made their own classes and series and thought outside of the box. Mr. Brass makes for an excellent spokesperson for the club. We will be watching this series and perhaps it will qualify as one of our "High Performance Clubs To Watch" in 2022.