Reel45 Podcast with Greg Hancock and Stefan Juhnell - Speedway

Episode 23- Planes, trains and automobiles

With the speedway season about to kick off, Greg brings Luke Becker back to the Podcast to discuss their first week in Europe. Battling the extended winter blast, they elaborate on their last weeks travel between Sweden and Poland as well as chasing a place to practice somewhere in Poland. They’ve been plagued with sun, snow and rain along with freezing temps but that doesn’t stop them searching. It’s not all fun and games when making your first career move to another part of the world but Luke Becker seems to be in good hands anyway. Between Greg and his crew, Luke’s future is about to kick off in a big way.

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Episode 22- A bunch of Gumballs

Today we discussed the season opener for European Speedway and Greg’s anticipated return to racing. He is leaving the California shores in a matter of hours to start his mission back to the top. We also had a great recap of the recent JR Speedway Gumball Rally which was a massive success for all the kids including King Karl who made his Gumball debut. The Thrills of Victory and the Agony of Defeat!

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Episode 21- Youth Gone Wild / Sebastian Palmese

We had a cool chat with Sebastian Palmese who is the current USA 250cc National Champion and one with a huge future in the sport. Sebastian is one of the most humble and caring people that anyone could meet. He was born to get sideways! His father Jason was a BMX National Champion from California so Sebastian has the winning ambition in his blood. He already has 2x 150 National Championships, 2x 250 National Championships but is yet to win the hugely popular Jr Speedway Gumball Rally that takes place at Industry Racing this Sunday March 11th. You will be able to livestream this event form the Industry Racing website http://industryracing.com!

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Heat 20! Opening Doors with Luke Becker..

Welcome to this weeks Episode 20- Heat 20! Opening Doors with Luke Becker

Listen to this inspirational story of an only kid who truly wants to make the great and become a World

Speedway Champion. Luke Becker grew up as any other young dirt loving kid who just

wanted to go fast. His no holds barred, just give me the chance attitude is incredible. A

broken Tib and Fib in round 2 of the 2017 US Nationals is the only thing that stopped this kid

from getting the green light to race in the UK in 2018. Now he will do it his own way with the

help of fellow American Greg Hancock. Check it out!

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Episode 19 - “California’s Not Going Anywhere”!

Welcome to this weeks Episode 19- “California’s Not Going Anywhere”! This Episode is a cool story about the American riders who have been to Europe for a year or more as well as those who have not yet made the hop across the water to chase their dreams and why. Many people continuously ask me why there are not more Americans in Europe and what’s going on with American Speedway. Here you will get the story straight from the sources:

Greg - Not Really the Past :()
Ricky - The Present
Max and Dillon Ruml - The Future

Whether its life, family, friends or just the comforts of home what is holding them back? It’s interesting, amusing and slightly emotional when you hear the story of Max Ruml taking on not only his own responsibilities of life and racing but also the father figure role to step up and help to support his own brother starting at age 19. This kid holds a lot inside yet is the most organized and kind hearted kid you could meet. Enjoy the episode!

We really want to thank Ricky, Max and Dillon for taking the time to give us their life stories to date and to share their thoughts about racing and chasing the dream.. These are some amazing individuals and we wish them the best of luck in all they do.

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Episode 18 - Its all a mindset

Its all a Mindset! Welcome to Episode 18- Speedway of Nations. With the recent announcement of the new Speedway of Nations, we wanted to have a chat about the new format and what Greg thinks it will do for the sport and American Speedway. It’s great to see a new happening with Speedway and this adds light to the future of World Team racing. We also discussed the current prognosis of Greg’s shoulder injury and his anticipated return to the track. The Season is fast approaching so what’s in store for Greg Hancock as we wind down the winter months and wind up the start of the new Speedway Racing season. Greg says its all about the mindset so listen up.. :)

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Episode 17- Kelly Inman- The True Friend & a Freak of Nature! :))

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In this episode we meet Greg's long time friend Kelly Inman. They've been friends since Greg was about 10 years old and have shared so many good times, memories and experiences. From riding wheelies up and down the street to running business or flying around the world chasing the dreams, they have maintained a great friendship. Kelly's story is a fascinating one filled with fun, work, racing bikes and cars plus some seriously difficult health challenges. You will love hearing this so sit back with a fresh cup and enjoy.

We Thank Kelly for taking the time to reminisce and share some of his life with us.

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In Depth with Chris Holder!

Welcome to Episode 16 "In Depth with Chris Holder". We caught up with Chris in his travels and dug deep into his childhood, family, sports and how he became the 2012 World Speedway Champion. There was a lot of fun included in this episode but also a look at the ups n downs of racing and life in general. Chris tells his story in a unique manner explaining to us what it's really like living this lifestyle. 

2017 was a year to put behind for both Chris and Greg but now they have been fortunate to receive wild card positions for the 2018 World Championship and have also joined forces with Team Hancock Haj Grand Prix! They have a lot to improve on from 2017 and are more than determined to do just that. Listen here and get the whole story. It's all real!! 

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EPISODE 15- Gabriel Waliszko

Welcome to Reel45 and Episode 15 with Gabriel Waliszko from the Polish TV network NC+ and Canal+ Sport. We had an in depth chat with Gabriel about his life growing up in Krosno, Poland watching Speedway, playing sports and later studying journalism. This all led him to eventually become a TV commentator and personality well known throughout Poland and to the worldwide speedway viewers.

Greg has developed a friendship with Gabriel over the years and we felt that people needed to know what actually goes on behind the camera. It’s not just about showing up to an event on the day, there is huge amount of time and work that goes into it. Gabriel has a huge interest in Speedway but he must also have interest in a vast majority of other sports as well. He needs to be knowledgeable in so many areas to keep up on the daily activities, results, news and of course gossip. :() He has so many great stories and memories including some of the biggest names in Polish sport like Tomasz Gollob but that’s not all. 

Listen to this great episode and get an insight into Polish Speedway, Sport and life in general. There might be a few delays and breaks in this edit because we recorded with Gabriel sitting in Poland, Stefan in Sweden and Greg in California but we had a lot of fun mixing all the languages. We must “Thank” Gabriel for his time and great support of the Reel45 Podcast. 

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The Real Sissy!

Welcome to Episode 14 "The Real Sissy"! A cool family story that outlines the life of Carrie "Sis" Hancock and what it was like to be the youngest of the siblings and also the only sister to the Hancock Boys. She grew up like any young girl but you wouldnt find just Barbie Dolls and dresses in her closet. Sissy was with her brothers every step of the way riding dirt bikes, bicycles, skateboards, washing bikes and leathers. She was also probably helping them to do their homework from time to time. She had the caring, helpful, mother instinct from day 1 yet one of the hardest working women you can find. Growing up around the speedway tracks installed a large network into Sissy's world which led her to work with and run a business for American Speedway World Champion and legend "Bruce Penhall", business with another Speedway legend "Mark Cherry and curently plays a large role in a business called Baja Tours owned by  former Honda HRC man and industry legend "Chris Haines".  She is no slouch and still one of, if not the biggest fan of brothers Greg and Dave. You have to listen to her story of growing up with her brothers, watching Greg leave his homeland to pursue an international motorcycle racing career, watching older brother Dave make a move to Illinois and become the lone sibling taking on life in California. It's a great listen... :() 

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