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Speed and Grease
by Colin Reffner
The "Speed and Grease" Podcast is hosted by Colin Reffner. Colin is most recognized from his deep roots in short track racing. Speed and Grease embodies more than just fast cars. It's about the time, effort, and dedication it takes to pursue your passions and dreams. We look forward to bringing you guests from motorsports, to business, to supper clubs, and everything in between. There are many people with amazing life stories and experiences that deserve to be heard and remembered forever. If speed and grease runs through your veins too, join us, as we bring those stories to you.
Episodes
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031: Mark Martin - It Shaped The Racer That I Became
Mark Martin, born in Batesville, AK and a NASCAR Hall of Famer. Mark's talent and endless work ethic skyrocketed his racing career, that began in 1974, and in only seven years led to a five race NASCAR CUP Series schedule in 1981. Through that time, Mark had incredible success in ASA and at the...
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030: Vic Getzloff - The Big Knight
Vic Getzloff, crew chief for the Winningest Stock Car Driver, Dick Trickle from 1981-1989. Vic talks about hitch hiking to Griffith Park Speedway, selling tires, driving a race car, and working for Dick Trickle. Tune into Speed and Grease on YouTube and your favorite Podcast Platforms! YouTube:...
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029: Mike Miller - We Were A Band Of Brothers
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028: Joe Krzykowski - The School of Hard Knocks
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027: Terry Baldry - Decades of Adapting and Success
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026: Andy Monday - Go All In And Really Work For It
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025: Nick VanStrydonk - Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome
In this episode, we take a deep dive into going fast, faith in God, and farming. Nick VanStrydonk grew up the son of a powersports dealer. At his earliest years he could be found riding a dirtbike and racing kitty kat snowmobiles. The path of racing snowmobiles brought him through the ranks with...
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024: Cardell Potter - You Spend Your Whole Life Focused On One Thing
Being involved in any form of racing involves an immense amount of time if you want to succeed. Cardell Potter's journey into racing started at an early age on a kitty kat snowmobile. Kitty kat racing led to years of moving through the ranks of ice oval snowmobile racing. After reaching pro champ...
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023: Alex Gilhart - You've Got To Take Care Of Everyone Involved
Alex Gilhart grew up spectating many races with his family at a very early age. At the age of 4 he got the opportunity to wave a flag in the flag stand one night at the former State Park Speedway. You could say that moment was the start of it all for Alex. Greg McKarns gave him his first real...
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365 Days of Speed and Grease
✨365 days of Speed and Grease ✨ Thank you to all of our guests that have traveled and taken the time to come record an episode. To all of you that have tuned in, followed, and shared the show on varies platforms, THANK YOU! I wish you all a safe and Happy New Year! #colinreffner #speedandgrease...
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022: Luke Parmeter - The Sandbox, Supercross, and Storytelling
Luke Parmeter, an award winning filmmaker and content strategist, grew up hill climbing dirt bikes like others in his family. Losing a national title by .05 of a second weighed on his mind even after putting the dirt bikes aside in his teenage years. Through days of skateboarding with his…
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021 Scott Hansen - I Wouldn't Rewrite One Single Page In The Book
Enjoy a full episode of Scott Hansen talking about his racing career and sharing some amazing stories! Tune into Speed and Grease on YouTube and your favorite Podcast Platforms! YouTube: https://youtube.com/@speedandgreasepodcast?si=9jU5BAwlPQ-6cI5h Apple Podcasts:...
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020: Rich Bickle Jr. - You Learned From The Best And Had To Race Against The Best
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019: Bryan Reffner - Bac Kar To NASCAR And Back Again
Bryan Reffner, son of racing legend Tom Reffner, was born and raised in Rudolph, Wisconsin. Growing up around racing, he was first a gear head before he ever had interest in racing himself. Originally, he only started racing because his older brother, Baird Reffner bought a hobby stock. Having…
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018: Brock Heinrich - I'm There To Put On A Show
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017: Ryan Farrell - Building Relationships and Racecars
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016: The Reffner Kids - Do You Like Going To The Races?
Enjoy an episode with the Reffner kids and hear what they have to say about racing!
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015: Mark Mackesy - Everything Above That Was Icing on The Cake | Part 2
Part 2 of 2 for Episode 015 with Mark Mackesy! Being brought to the race track at just 4 days old to his dad's race, was just the beginning of life at the races for Mark Mackesy. When a work injury put his dad's racing on hold, it gave Mark the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Super Late...
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015: Mark Mackesy - Everything Above That Was Icing on The Cake | Part 1
Being brought to the race track at just 4 days old to his dad's race, was just the beginning of life at the races for Mark Mackesy. When a work injury put his dad's racing on hold, it gave Mark the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Super Late Model. Eventually then splitting time with his...
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014: Gregg McKarns - Living By The Golden Rule
Gregg McKarns, along with his wife Angie are the owners of Wisconsin's Fastest 1/2 Mile race track, or as they call it, "The Family Farm". It is the place where they are working the land to make a living. Gregg, the son of legendary race promoter, John McKarns, was born into racing and took a…
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013: Brandon Reichenberger - Chase And A Championship
Like many born into a racing family, Brandon Reichenberger wanted to be at the races as much as he could as early on as he can remember. He started racing at the age of 4 years old and when he wasn't racing, he was helping his dad at the track. At 8 years old, you could find Brandon spotting for...
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012: Dr. Amy Falk, MD - I Want To Make Medicine Feel Better
Dr. Amy Falk, MD is a Board-Certified Pediatrician and a Graduate of Chicago Medical School. She completed her Residency at UW-Madison and then returned to her hometown to begin practicing in pediatrics. After over 8 years of practice, Dr. Falk is now on a journey to fix a broken system. That...
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011: Royce Rossier - Plus Many More
A job with Albert Getzloff selling race tires and also helping Clem Droste, was just the start of Royce Rossier's involvement in racing. That job later on turned into driving a hobby stock and super late model for Albert. Down the road Royce took over for Clem as President of the famed CWRA. An...
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010: Marv Marzofka - If You Were Good Enough, You Could Make Money With It
When someone talks about short track racing legends, one of the names that is sure to be mentioned, is Marv Marzofka. Born in the small town of Rudolph, WI. The same town as Dick Trickle and Tom Reffner. Wanting to get off of the family farm, Marv headed to the race track with a $50 race car. On...
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009: Kody Hubred - Two Reds, A Yellow, and A Blue
Waving a checkered flag out the window of his Dad's race car led to wanting to carry that checkered flag around the local race track himself. The path to racing anything isn't easy. Kody Hubred talks about what it took to get to the race track in his first race car and what it has taken to stay…
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008: Kirby Kurth - My Parents Said We Need To Get Kirby Away From Race Cars
Not long after he heard his parents saying, " We need to get Kirby away from race cars", Kirby Kurth was outside shoveling dirt at his parent's new house, when he heard a sound coming through the woods. That sound was from the race cars of Tom Reffner and John Bovee. Kirby zig zagged through the...
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007: Chris Weinkauf - From Farming and Flower Arrangements To The Fast Lane
Chris Weinkauf, raised up dairy farming and taking family vacations to the Dixieland 250. When his grandma no longer needed her conversation van for flower shows that Chris would help her at, it quickly became a race hauler that pulled his shop class made race trailer. His racing career began in...
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006: Pat Barrett - 33 Years of Flagging and Still Enjoying It
After an invitation in 1964 from Dick Trickle to visit Griffith Park Speedway, Pat Barrett caught the racing bug at 3 years old. His enjoyment for racing grew into attending races all over Wisconsin through his childhood years and eventually going to races with Dick Trickle as a crew member.…
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005: Tom Ress - Being A Crew Chief and A Mentor
When his neighbor began taking him to State Park Speedway in a tow truck, it soon turned into pedaling his bike to the end of his favorite driver's driveway. That then led to becoming part of the team. At an early age of being taken under the wing of Mark Mackesy and his crew, Tom Ress developed…
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004: Jerry Gille
Jerry Gille, 41 years of being behind the wheel of a race car and a lifetime of spreading the gospel of racing. With many successful years of his own racing at the famous Rockford Speedway and Madison International Speedway, to name a few. Jerry also spent years contributing to the success of…
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003: Ron Beyer
Ron Beyer, born a Wausau, WI native and growing up with Dave Marcis. One of the pioneers of Central Wisconsin racing talks about being friends and teammates with Marlin "Shoes" Walbeck, being involved in meetings on the building of several Wisconsin race tracks, and overcoming his tragic wreck at...
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002: Fr. Dale Grubba
Fr. Dale Grubba, a Roman Catholic Priest, a marathoner, and an author, has spent his life serving God, and also the racing community. For many years he has spent his time preserving Wisconsin's racing history. Even after decades of living out his passions, there is no slowing down in site. He can...
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001: Cody Knutson
Cody Knutson is a former factory Ski-Doo professional ice oval snowmobile racer. Born in Central Wisconsin and at a very early age found himself hanging onto the handlebars of a dirtbike. Dirt biking took a backseat to baseball as the years went by. Entering his senior year of high school, a…
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Introducing The Speed and Grease Podcast!
The "Speed and Grease" Podcast is hosted by Colin Reffner. Colin is most recognized from his deep roots in short track racing. Speed and Grease embodies more than just fast cars. It's about the time, effort, and dedication it takes to pursue your passions and dreams. We look forward to bringing…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The "Speed and Grease" Podcast is hosted by Colin Reffner. Colin is most recognized from his deep roots in short track racing. Speed and Grease embodies more than just fast cars. It's about the time, effort, and dedication it takes to pursue your passions and dreams. We look forward to bringing you guests from motorsports, to business, to supper clubs, and everything in between. There are many people with amazing life stories and experiences that deserve to be heard and remembered forever. If speed and grease runs through your veins too, join us, as we bring those stories to you.
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The "Speed and Grease" Podcast is hosted by Colin Reffner. Colin is most recognized from his deep roots in short track racing. Speed and Grease embodies more than just fast cars. It's about the time, effort, and dedication it takes to pursue your passions and dreams. We look forward to bringing you...
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