CKIW iRADIO 76 Shows

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH GUEST CHRIS HOLBROOK- 6/7/22

We had him on on the beginning of the year and the time flew by too quickly, we had a blast! We invited our guest today Chris Holbrook of Holbrook Racing Engines to come back on with us for another easily enjoyable and far ranging podcast. On today's show, topics include: the crazy first part of the season, what happened to that seat time, pick up street racing, the 2022 Holbrook success so far, part shortages, strip club, getting parts (if any) from suppliers and waiting, piston rings and connecting rods, customer engines delays, track breakage, lowering the RPMs for Fords rule, baked beans on hot dogs, what Chris is doing now, here comes Del this year and what Chris is teaching him, balancing family and racing, looking at that winner circle,  a Chevy in the Glover camp, the stoker kit story, Chris's favorite race this year, rear end dope, pound of ice cream, US 131, Milan Dragway, shrinking cars, vacation time perhaps, the new car, S550 or S650 dilemma, how Del got his name, Varsity Ford, street racing newbies and so much more. We cannot say enough about Mr. Holbrook. Rapidly became one of our favorite guests to have on. He's just outstanding. We will clearly have him on again.

CKiW iRADIO 76 PRESENTS ”THE DETROIT SPORTS AUTHORITIES” WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SUE MARTIN

Here is another show that we do here at CKiW iRADIO 76. Here is where we talk about sports with a slant towards those Detroit teams. This show is NOT bought or paid for like those other shows so we can be 100% clear with our thoughts (and yes, the language does get a not for work at times). Today, have invited CKiW's Special Event Director Sue Martin to be back with us again this week. Topics on today's show include: hey, everything is breaking news!, coach for the Red Wings (choose wisely), NHL playoffs snooze, Tiger snooze, lucky to catch Minn. in a lull, Medows, love that .188 BA team snooze, money well spent on SS, love that Beau, starting pitcher snooze, biggest disappointment on the Tigers so far, Walt Terrell, Ice Milk, Jimmy John Field snooze, USFL disaster, Holland over Stevie, who asked for guy on second base, how to help MLB in a hurry, NBA playoff ratings, 3 snooze, the last 7 minutes excitement, NIL @ Michigan, don't play hurt, sport betting on your phone and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH GUEST KATHY PECAR LIGHTBODY FROM EYES ON DESIGN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN EXHIBITION AT THE FORD HOUSE.

Every car person can tell you what their favorite car is, and that has something to do with the power-plant, but is mostly it is by the design of the car itself. We are talking car design today on the "5:15" our guest Kathy Pecar Lightbody-Chairman of the EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition at the Ford House. Today's topics include: how EyesOn started, the strong connection between automotive designers, how Kathy got involved in this, how they got to show the cars at the Ford House, the Meadow, how the shows are different each year, how they find the cars that will appear, how the visitors will know why these cars are important by the signage, "it's a very different type of car show", does Kathy ever sleep, 300 volunteers, the GM Design dome, a full run down of all of the events, Peter Brock, M1, a pine wood derby, the visionaries, meeting Corvette designers and so much more! We found Ms. Lightbody an excellent representative from EyesOn Design and as a guest too. She is more than welcome return with us anytime.

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW WITH GUEST JAY PAYSO 5/31/22

The man's clock has 25 hours a day and he fills them all up (and then some). Our guest today is the returning Jay Payso of Payso Productions. Today's topics include: would Jay buy or run a track, how many events he has this year, what it takes to be a promoter, rain days, drag racing fans, Ubly, Jay's Mustang, no ET racing, Jay's crew, being a weatherman, poking the bear, talking about the posters of all of his races, remembering his first promotion and how it came together,  dealing with being a celebrity, the promotion that he learned the most from, traveling to all of the tracks in 2022, would he promote music or other avenues, his sponsors and so much more! Jay is absolute one of the top line promoters to watch in 2022 and beyond.

CKiW iRADIO 76 PRESENTS ”THE DETROIT SPORTS AUTHORITIES” WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SUE MARTIN AND PAUL JUREK

Welcome to the only Detroit sports show not bought and paid off by any team, so they can tell you "like it is". Today we have our Special Event Director Sue Martin (you get to hear her talk baseball!) and the DSA 5th Beatle Paul Jurek as our guests today filling in for our Sport Director Mark Milicic who is drinking with Maple Leaf fans. Topics talked about today include: those Leafs-hey #67- and who do they sign next year, that stupid NHL playoff format, Tiger long term cash, who is that better hitter on the Tigers, who is that Tiger all star this year, who is that mystery Tiger pitcher, Boyd no, Sue says Miggy is going to hit,  AJ goes when?, remembering Todd Jones, Sue on the shift and the DH (yikes!), enter Paul, Clash Wrestling (we had fun), USFL and will they make it through this season, NBA Suns and out, Todd Jones II, Paulie Blue Skys, Paul talks Tigers who cannot hit, Detroit or Cincy, see ya Lions draft, those Fords (zzzz), Tigers magic number, remember the Tiger rookie that could start right away and oops, Jax and go, no Detroit juice, no Detroit owner gets hurt if you don't go and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH DAVID LINE FROM THE 4th ANNUAL MEMORIAL BAPTIST CAR SHOW

We were invited to see this cozy car show a few years ago and told the promoter for the event to remind us when the next one will be scheduled. Reminded we were and today our guest is David Line who is the show-runner for the 4th Annual Memorial Baptist Car Show in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Topics discussed today include: the history of this event, watch those burnouts, rain or shine event, how to enter your car, the different classes, bring that tractor, free hot dogs at noon (say what!), people voting on class winners, looking for them 50 cars, naming the crew, talking to other churches about this event and so much more. Cool small town car show vibe in a big city. If you are in the area...

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH GUESTS JEREMY JONES AND MATTHEW PRIEST FROM CLASH WRESTLING

Our season begins in a few short weeks, so we decided to bring members of staff to go see some real heavy duty wrassling to have a fun night out. We are going to "Clash to the Future" this Saturday and invited the promoter of Clash Wrestling Jeremy Jones and the voice of Clash Wrestling "The Professor" Matthew Priest to be on with us. On today's show, topics include: how Clash Wrestling started, show sequencing, giving new wrestlers more exposure, the state of Wrestling in Michigan, behind the scenes at wrestling, how to get the talent, how indy rock bands and wrestling are similar, how hot is Detroit for the indy wrestling scene, who to cheer and boo in Clash Wrestling, Allen Park, Paul from our Detroit Sports Authorities says a Woman's Match is a must! (you want to keep on Paul's good side), Hollywood Wrestling, how to get tickets, why we don't like WWE, why you want to see indy wrestling, why it is better to see wrestling at the Allen Park Civic Arena , meeting your favorite Clash Wrestler, how fans should react (make it loud), where to buy the swag and tickets, the epilogue and so much more.

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH PERRY AND PAM MERLO FROM THE MILAN DRAGWAY

CKiW iRADIO 76 has been following the Milan Dragway story for a long time now. It's a story that should be a mini-series and it would be a blockbuster. We like the owners of Milan and we make sure to have them on whenever we can so we can provide to you all kinds of facts about Milan Dragway right from the source. It's the CK way. Our guests today are the hard working Perry and Pam Merlo from the Milan Dragway (Harry was gettin' them sponsors). Topics talked about the show today include: what is new at Milan, the new staging lanes, the new burnout box, talking about the track surface, what is the opening date and is it doable, Detroit Dragway Reunion, new Christmas  tree, getting the timing system updated, Pam and that pushing work schedule, how much that Perry and Pam had to learn on the job, folks helping out-Tim, Mark, Les, Chip, Chuck, Bill, J.R., Ron, Dennis, London Township, how Dirty Harry's Performance Shop came together and what it will be, concessions and how that is progressing, water systems at Milan, the deep schedule, how late in the year they may be racing at Milan, VIP building, new sponsors signs, will there be a pre-opening, a 1963 newspaper article and who will be running the first official race at Milan this year, Pam Merlo joins in with us, Harold and that schedule, Autorama, talking about other drag strips, the goodwill towards Milan Dragway from the racers and fans, keeping Perry awake, when will Milan be satisfied and when will  they are done, improving the pits, the playground is on site, Chris Baxter, drag racing and entertainment, band playing at Milan, Bike Night(s) and what that includes, NHRA, lane sponsors, racing Wednesday to Sunday, track rental, new employees, what Pam didn't see coming, being transparent, receiving great support, getting the keys December 20th and January 3rd, the goal date, the Merlo's previous involvement with drag racing, the drag racing community, the announcement of who is going to be the FIRST to lay rubber on the burnout box, no name change to the track, the return of Friday nights, Nostalgia Nats, Team Z, a bit of that court case in Monroe, the epilogue and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO Presents: The Detroit Sports Authorities 5/3/22

Welcome to the Detroit sports show not bought and paid for so they can tell you like it is! On the show today, the guys talk about: yay Blash is gone, those doggone Leafs, see ya Babcack, names for the new coach for the Wings, swindle Holland please, Bert for a blue liner, Wings rookies, Tigers in LA, yes Beau, $77 mil for what, Miggy's bat speed, go Tork, Tigers in the field, 2b in need, no stupid mock flipping NFL draft, Lions picks and who cares, looking at them Steelers, Ov or not, look out Reds and so much more!

CKiW iRADIO 76’s ”THE 5:15 SHOW” WITH GUEST RICH BERLISK OF NOSTALGIA SUPER STOCK INC.

We covered his group at the Nostalgia Nationals at Milan Dragway a bit back and we had so much fun with them, we wanted to get him booked on our show. Our guest tonight is Rich Berlisk- President of the Nostalgia Super Stock Inc.. Topics covered on the show today include: that weather in WI, tracks in WI, the history for NSS, where are those female drivers, 33 years of being a club, where they are going to appear this year, 45 cars in the club, family traveling with the club, split racing,  heads-up match racing, watch that red light, nostalgia racing being hot, Steve Timoszyk, hero cards, bring in all generations of fans, all of the different cars in the group, amount of high tech electronics in the car, running on gas, how NSS puts on a wild show for the fans, 7 real Hemis, how heavy these cars can be, members from all walks of life, driving those stick shift cars, AMX, dad and son running '59s, how the pairing are made, what NSS want to satisfy, how to get fans back in the stands, NSS entertains, good nature ribbing those other car makers, how Rich got to buy his first Mopar, how he got back into drag racing, their sponsors,what you have to do get into the NSS and so much more. We will be re-booking Mr. Berlisk, guaranteed...