Disco Derek West spills on family, racing and why he's retired now

Send us Fan MailDisco Derek West spills on family, racing, opportunities, and why he’s retired now. A twenty-year career with over 100 wins in all elements of off-road, Derek has always been a wheelman. He can drive anything and podium. 3:54 – Four wheelers started the driving bug9:03 –my very first race is a holeshot race and everyone’s wrecking!14:07 – John Lloyd was the one who got me into off-road16:12 –Camp Jeep in Branson is where I met Ritchie20:17 – Ashley was driving my comp rig to college24:18 – I learned you have to trust your rig and trust your spotter28:00 – the sponsors weren’t interested, nobody was interested30:48 – I am just the monkey behind the wheel 33:32 – I hated optional lines37:58 – got invited to KOH in 200943:40 – I got second place, and somebody said “What happened?” I was proud of that second place51:39 –that was the hardest race58:11 – the solid axle is actually doing extremely well1:02:05 – the origin of “disco”1:05:03 – if you can swing it, pay for it yourself, sponsorship is a job. We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app. All Automotive with Matt Clawson Automotive related topics. Anything from owning an repair facility to racing. Anything...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show