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Mitch Wright has been a racer and consultant for decades and he’s worked with and for some great tracks including Pittsburgh International Raceway, Miller Motorsports Park, and NOLA Motorsports Park to name a few. His career spans decades in the motorsports world back to the mid 70s when he raced and earned 6 SCCA Club Racing Championships. Mitch owned and ran MotorWorks Import Auto Repair but racing was his passion having raced with: Huffaker Racing, he ran in the IMSA Renault Cup Championship, Martin Racing in the IMSA Firebird, Baker Racing SCCA Escort Series, Corvette Team and Manufacturers Championship, Mecum Racing, IMSA Grand Sport Camaro Team and Manufacturers Championship, Archer Brother Racing Dodge and Eagle Talon Trans Am World Challenge, the list goes on and on.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation • BumBee Seat
INSPIRATION
Mitch received lots of encouragement from his parents to embark on racing and meeting people including Larry Miller.
CHALLENGES
After one of his race season’s Mitch realized he had to figure out a different way to go racing other than paying for it out of his own pocket.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
His Trans Am Race Car, a Dodge Daytona
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein*
Out of the Mist by Burt Levy*
Jack Reacher Novels by Dan Ames
PARTING WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Be humble and surround yourself with people who know more than you do.
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.