Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation
by Mike Smith & Derek Esquibel
The Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation is a new podcast started by Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, hosting guests from all parts of the Karting Community. We chat about every thing Karting, as well as sharing banter and stories from their lives both at and away from the track...
Episodes
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Episode 55: Scott Gordinier - Part 2
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 9th, 2024, and is the final episode for Season 4. This Finale has hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing long time So-Cal karter Scott Gordinier: from a driver in his younger years, to a...
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Episode 55: Scott Gordinier - Part 1
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 9th, 2024, and is the final episode for Season 4. This Finale has hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing long time So-Cal karter Scott Gordinier: from a driver in his younger years, to a...
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Episode 54: Jonathon Sugianto
Recorded on July 20th, episode 54 for the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Jonathon Sugianto. "Sugi's" story starts as a young kid introduced to racing by flipping through the channels, finding NASCAR, and what would become his...
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Episode 53: Chris Giumarra - Part 1
Recorded on June 24th, the 53rd edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Chris Giumarra. Chris has been in the sport of karting his entire life; from a "track kid" at their family owned track in Cuddebackville, New York, to a...
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Episode 53: Chris Giumarra - Part 2
Recorded on June 24th, the 53rd edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Chris Giumarra. Chris has been in the sport of karting his entire life; from a "track kid" at their family owned track in Cuddebackville, New York, to a...
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Episode 52: KC Cook "REVISITED" - Part 1
Episode 52 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel circle back with long-time friend KC Cook in their first ever 'REVISITED' show. KC's first time sitting down with the FCP was all the way back in March of 2020 for episode #1, and he's back to...
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Episode 52: KC Cook "REVISITED" - Part 2
Episode 52 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel circle back with long-time friend KC Cook in their first ever 'REVISITED' show. KC's first time sitting down with the FCP was all the way back in March of 2020 for episode #1, and he's back to...
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Episode 51: Chase Jones - Part 1
The debut of Season 4 of the The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Episode 51 get a late start, first being recorded in March of 2023, as hosts Derek Esquibel and Mike Smith have seen many changes in their personal lives - including a change in their recording location. Almost a...
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Episode 51: Chase Jones - Part 2
The debut of Season 4 of the The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Episode 51 get a late start, first being recorded in March of 2023, as hosts Derek Esquibel and Mike Smith have seen many changes in their personal lives - including a change in their recording location. Almost a...
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FCP Season 4: Welcome Back!
The Full Caster Podcast Returns! Recorded on March 18th 2024, lots has changed for hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel since the last time the FCP was live, with new homes and new jobs - and now a new place to record! We are so excited for what is in store for Season 4 of the Full Caster Podcast…
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FCP Special Edition: CalSpeed Last Laps - Part 1
Recorded on December 29th, 2022 as part of the "CalSpeed Last Laps" podcast, Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with CalSpeed Karting's founder Rob Niles to have a look back on near-20 years it has been in business. Beginning with its origins starting in 2003, and chronicling its rise to be…
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FCP Special Edition: CalSpeed Last Laps - Part 2
Recorded on December 29th, 2022 as part of the "CalSpeed Last Laps" podcast, Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with CalSpeed Karting's founder Rob Niles to have a look back on near-20 years it has been in business. Beginning with its origins starting in 2003, and chronicling its rise to be…
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FCP Special Edition: CalSpeed Last Laps - Part 4
Recorded during CalSpeed's send-off event on December 18th, 2022; Mike Smith, Derek Esquibel and several guests share their stories about CalSpeed from the past near-20 years it has been in business... Join us for Part 4 of the 'CalSpeed Last Laps' on the Full Caster Podcast! 00:00 - Intro 00:20…
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FCP Special Edition: CalSpeed Last Laps - Part 3
Recorded during CalSpeed's send-off event on December 18th, 2022; Mike Smith, Derek Esquibel and several guests share their stories about CalSpeed from the past near-20 years it has been in business... Join us for Part 3 of the 'CalSpeed Last Laps' on the Full Caster Podcast! 00:00 - Intro 00:21…
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Episode 50: Logan Calvin - Part 1
The 50th installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, this is actually the Season Finale for Season 3 of the FCP, getting done on October 4th, 2022. Logan Calvin joins hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel for this episode, and they not only talk about Logan's tenure as the...
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Episode 50: Logan Calvin - Part 2
The 50th installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, this is actually the Season Finale for Season 3 of the FCP, getting done on October 4th, 2022. Logan Calvin joins hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel for this episode, and they not only talk about Logan's tenure as the...
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Episode 49: Greg Welch - Part 1
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on August 22nd 2022, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and principal of Forward Direction Motorsports, Greg Welch! many these days know Greg from his FDM team and race shop based out…
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Episode 49: Greg Welch - Part 2
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on August 22nd 2022, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and principal of Forward Direction Motorsports, Greg Welch! many these days know Greg from his FDM team and race shop based out…
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Episode 48: Sean Fite
Recorded on August 1st, episode 48 for the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview long time sport karter, Sean Fite. With roots in Sprint Cars watching his dad race as a kid in the late 80's to 90's, Sean actually didn't get his first…
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Episode 47: Sean Buur - Part 2
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on July 16th 2022, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing someone who is perhaps mostly seen these days behind a camera, Sean Buur. For episode 47 of the FCP we chat with Sean not only about his...
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Episode 47: Sean Buur - Part 1
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on July 16th 2022, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing someone who is perhaps mostly seen these days behind a camera, Sean Buur. For episode 47 of the FCP we chat with Sean not only about his...
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Episode 46: Nathan & Trisha Thibodeaux - Part 2
Recorded on May 27th, the 46th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview The Thibodeaux's of Tri-C Karters, Nathan and Trisha. As two of the three principals of the Tri-C Karters club, this dynamic duo -along with Eric Nelson-...
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Episode 46: Nathan & Trisha Thibodeaux - Part 1
Recorded on May 27th, the 46th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview The Thibodeaux's of Tri-C Karters, Nathan and Trisha. As two of the three principals of the Tri-C Karters club, this dynamic duo -along with Eric Nelson-...
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Episode 45: Stevan McAleer - Part 2
Episode 45 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with their buddy and longtime Sports Car racer, Stevan McAleer. Hailing from Scotland, Stevan takes us through his journey as young karter, where his start came from bouncing back from…
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Episode 45: Stevan McAleer - Part 1
Episode 45 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with their buddy and longtime Sports Car racer, Stevan McAleer. Hailing from Scotland, Stevan takes us through his journey as young karter, where his start came from bouncing back from…
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Episode 44: Jake Drew - Part 2
Episode 44 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up current ARCA West Series driver and top-flight senior karter, Jake Drew. Starting in kid karts in the the early 2000's, Jake worked his way up from there to not only become one of the...
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Episode 44: Jake Drew - Part 1
Episode 44 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up current ARCA West Series driver and top-flight senior karter, Jake Drew. Starting in kid karts in the the early 2000's, Jake worked his way up from there to not only become one of the...
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FCP: 'Roundtable One'
Recorded on January 12th, 2022, Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel host their first ever "Roundtable" discussion, bringing on former Full Caster Podcast guests Matt Johnson, Jesus Vasquez, and Race Liberante. Covering all sorts of karting topics and from multiple different views in the industry, we…
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Episode 43: Ty Matta - Part 2
Recorded on March 7th, the 43rd edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Ty Matta. Growing up in the Philippines, Ty was introduced to karting at an early age via his uncle who raced F2, but actually didn't start racing…
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Episode 43: Ty Matta - Part 1
Recorded on March 7th, the 43rd edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Ty Matta. Growing up in the Philippines, Ty was introduced to karting at an early age via his uncle who raced F2, but actually didn't start racing…
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Episode 42: Josh Huff - Part 2
Episode 42 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Josh Huff as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Josh is the eponymous owner and manager of the Josh Huff Motorsport karting team and the JH Motorsports kart shop based out of El Cajon California, not only...
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Episode 42: Josh Huff - Part 1
Episode 42 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Josh Huff as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Josh is the eponymous owner and manager of the Josh Huff Motorsport karting team and the JH Motorsports kart shop based out of El Cajon California, not only...
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Episode 41: Seth Nash - Part 2
Welcome to Season 3 of the FCP! This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on December 20th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the eponymous owner of Nash Motorsportz, Seth Nash! Episode 41 kicks off the new season with Seth, going...
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Episode 41: Seth Nash - Part 1
Welcome to Season 3 of the FCP! This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on December 20th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the eponymous owner of Nash Motorsportz, Seth Nash! Episode 41 kicks off the new season with Seth, going...
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FCP Live: Season 2 Recap
Mike and Derek bring back Matt Johnson as a guest host during the recap show LIVE on Facebook on Tuesday, December 28th 2021. They look back on a few of the guests and memories from episodes 21-40 in season 2, as well as chat with Matt about what has been going on a bit in karting since the last...
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Episode 40: Christian Brooks - Part 2
Episode 40 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Christian Brooks as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, and caps off season two of the FCP. Christian has risen up the ranks of karting from kid karts, all the way through to seniors, winning many races and...
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Episode 40: Christian Brooks - Part 1
Episode 40 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Christian Brooks as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, and caps off season two of the FCP. Christian has risen up the ranks of karting from kid karts, all the way through to seniors, winning many races and...
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Episode 39: Tony Siragusa - Part 2
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 13th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and Team Principal of the Formula Works Karting Team, Tony Siragusa! For episode 39 of the FCP we chat with Tony about how his...
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Episode 39: Tony Siragusa - Part 1
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 13th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and Team Principal of the Formula Works Karting Team, Tony Siragusa! For episode 39 of the FCP we chat with Tony about how his...
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Episode 38: David Dodson - Part 2
Recorded on August 23rd, the 38th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview David Dodson. David made a name in karting at a young age as one of the best Junior drivers to come out of So-Cal and the United States as a whole in…
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Episode 38: David Dodson - Part 1
Recorded on August 23rd, the 38th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview David Dodson. David made a name in karting at a young age as one of the best Junior drivers to come out of So-Cal and the United States as a whole in…
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Episode 37: Paul Bonilla - Part 2
Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with with one of the "household names" in Masters karting here in the states for Episode 37 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation, Paul Bonilla. Getting a late start in karting terms, Paul got into his first kart in the early 90's at the...
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Episode 37: Paul Bonilla - Part 1
Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with with one of the "household names" in Masters karting here in the states for Episode 37 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation, Paul Bonilla. Getting a late start in karting terms, Paul got into his first kart in the early 90's at the...
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Episode 36: John Baldasare - Part 2
Episode 36 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on John Baldasare as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Starting in quarter midgets as a kid -where he established himself as one of the best- John's next foray in motorsports was straight into shifters, briefly…
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Episode 36: John Baldasare - Part 1
Episode 36 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on John Baldasare as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Starting in quarter midgets as a kid -where he established himself as one of the best- John's next foray in motorsports was straight into shifters, briefly…
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Episode 35: Tom Kutscher - Part 2
Recorded on June 16th, the 37th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Tom Kutscher of SuperKarts! USA. As the owner of SKUSA, Tom and his crew put on regional programs like the California ProKart Challenge, the Winter…
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Episode 35: Tom Kutscher - Part 1
Recorded on June 16th, the 37th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Tom Kutscher of SuperKarts! USA. As the owner of SKUSA, Tom and his crew put on regional programs like the California ProKart Challenge, the Winter…
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Episode 34: Ryan Perry
Episode 34 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Ryan Perry as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Ryan is the eponymous owner and manager of the Ryan Perry Motorsport karting team, with the team finding success on the National scene since its debut in 2012.…
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Episode 33: Rocky Moran Jr - Part 2
Episode 33 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with former Junior Formula Ace, Sports Car racer, and one time Indy Car Driver, Rocky Moran Jr. Coming from a racing family where his dad Rocky Sr was a paid race car driver that…
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Episode 33: Rocky Moran Jr - Part 1
Episode 33 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with former Junior Formula Ace, Sports Car racer, and one time Indy Car Driver, Rocky Moran Jr. Coming from a racing family where his dad Rocky Sr was a paid race car driver that…
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The Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation is a new podcast started by Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, hosting guests from all parts of the Karting Community. We chat about every thing Karting, as well as sharing banter and stories from their lives both at and away from the track...
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