Episodes

  • 04 24 23 - Do Something Extraordinary: From Cancer To Checkered Flags
    Apr 24 2023

    04-09-23 Kart Kast Powered by Roll-Speed Performance
    Host: Tom Baker
    Guest: Brain Cancer survivor and former Kart racer Gabe Tesch

    Gabe Tesch had always loved racing. At age 11, before he turned a lap on the track, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He joins Tom Baker to share his story of faith, courage and triumph that has led him to victory lane.

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    57 mins
  • 04 09 23 - Two-Cycle Motor Talk: Is OK-N The New Rotax?
    Apr 9 2023

    04-09-23 Kart Kast Powered by Roll-Speed Performance
    Host: Tom Baker
    Guest: Engineering student/kart racer Jack Armstrong

    Two-Cycle kart racing is undergoing a bit of a transition with regard to motors. The OK-N motor seems to be gaining steam in the USA while Rotax is still popular in certain regions thanks to their new series. Where's all this going? Jack Armstrong has done some research, and he joins Tom Baker for this episode to discuss.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Karting The Coast With Christy Kendall
    Mar 30 2023

    Episode 3 of Karting's newest podcast has one of the true ambassadors for Karting, Christy Kendall. Christy is a racer, team owner, business owner and now series promoter. She sits down with host Tom Baker to talk about her four decades in karting, the state of the sport, her Mississippi-delta series and the revival of kart racing at NOLA.

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    58 mins
  • 03 02 23 Kart Kast 2 Graydon Hall, Derek Wargo, Keith Shampine
    Mar 2 2023

    KART KAST – March 2, 2023
    Powered By: Roll Speed Performance
    Guests: Racers Graydon Hall, Derek Wargo, Jr., Kart Lounge founder Keith Shampine

    The second episode of Kart Kast powered by Roll Speed Performance widens the scope of kart racing coverage to include one of the top dirt racers in the country, Tennessee’s Graydon Hall and Bayou Speedster Derek Wargo, Jr. Kart Lounge founder Keith Shampine joins Tom to preview the upcoming CKNA Spring Nationals at Charlotte and review the WKA Gold Cup Jacksonville event.

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    51 mins
  • 02 16 23 Kart Kast - #1 (Scott Heath, Keith Shampine)
    Feb 17 2023

    The first episode of Kart Kast launches with host Tom Baker providing the story behind the show's creation and what it's going to be about. Roll Speed Performance Founder Scott Heath talks about his new kart design and why he decided to take the plunge from racer to manufacturer. Keith Shampine from Kart Lounge.com provides the latest from the 4-Cycle Sprint and Road Race karting world before Baker wraps with his background and teases a bonus episode coming soon.

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    1 hr and 25 mins