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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- are responsible for putting on the events of the Tri-C club at CalSpeed Karting, but also have a local winter series, as well as summer night series that run at Adams Motorsports Park.  Get to know both of them in the latest installment of the FCP, with roots back to the famed Moran Raceway, and more! Join us for Episode 46 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Nathan & Trisha Thibodeaux!

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- are responsible for putting on the events of the Tri-C club at CalSpeed Karting, but also have a local winter series, as well as summer night series that run at Adams Motorsports Park.  Get to know both of them in the latest installment of the FCP, with roots back to the famed Moran Raceway, and more! Join us for Episode 46 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 1 with Nathan & Trisha Thibodeaux!

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 an incident to find an even bigger fire and passion for driving. Making the move to the States after earning a drive at Skip Barber, he progressed through the MX5 Cup and now races in the GT4 class in IMSA. Also a Team owner in the MX5 category with McCumbee/McAleer Racing and having his own karting team -McAleer Racing- he is involved in karts and cars as a driver, coach, and team owner. Join us for Episode 45 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 1 with Stevan McAleer!

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 an incident to find an even bigger fire and passion for driving. Making the move to the States after earning a drive at Skip Barber, he progressed through the MX5 Cup and now races in the GT4 class in IMSA. Also a Team owner in the MX5 category with McCumbee/McAleer Racing and having his own karting team -McAleer Racing- he is involved in karts and cars as a driver, coach, and team owner. Join us for Episode 45 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Stevan McAleer!

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 best Senior-level karters in the USA, but also has made the move into cars via the ARCA West series and Sunrise Racing. Join us as we chat with him about everything from winning IKF Duffys, to the the challenges of swapping a kart for a stock car! Join us for Episode 44 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Jake Drew!

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 best Senior-level karters in the USA, but also has made the move into cars via the ARCA West series and Sunrise Racing. Join us as we chat with him about everything from winning IKF Duffys, to the the challenges of swapping a kart for a stock car! Join us for Episode 44 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 1 with Jake Drew!

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 chat off season prep, views on rules and officiating, driver etiquette, the pitfalls of getting into karting, and even brainstormed possible solutions like how licensing could work. Whether new to the sport, or a passionate long-time racer, this episode has a little of everything... Join us for 'Roundtable One' of the Full Caster Podcast! 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Going from one season to another 09:10 -  Choosing what to do for the year 37:40 - Driver etiquette and penalties 47:58 - Knowing who you’re racing 1:18:10 - Who should be allowed to run what and where 1:35:24 - Class structure on the national scene  1:58:00 - Figuring out your own program 2:12:56 - Fighting, how to handle the scenario

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 himself until his late teens after moving to America - and on two wheels! When he did finally make the transition to karts, he would run side by side and learn much from Jesus Vasquez, and shares many stories along the way; from championships in Yamaha, to the 'King Taco' events at Auto Club Speedway, and even the SuperNats, Ty Matta has seen it all in the past 20+ years in karting... Join us for Episode 43 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Ty Matta!

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 himself until his late teens after moving to America - and on two wheels! When he did finally make the transition to karts, he would run side by side and learn much from Jesus Vasquez, and shares many stories along the way; from championships in Yamaha, to the 'King Taco' events at Auto Club Speedway, and even the SuperNats, Ty Matta has seen it all in the past 20+ years in karting... Join us for Episode 43 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 1 with Ty Matta!

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 competing on asphalt, but also in the dirt with his JHM Dirt Kart Experience. Actually starting out as an up and coming and award winning mechanic in formula cars in his late teens, Huff made the move to karting in his 20's and has had success in everything from being a tuner, a driver coach, as well as a team and business owner. Join us for Episode 42 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Josh Huff!

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 competing on asphalt, but also in the dirt with his JHM Dirt Kart Experience. Actually starting out as an up and coming and award winning mechanic in formula cars in his late teens, Huff made the move to karting in his 20's and has had success in everything from being a tuner, a driver coach, as well as a team and business owner. Join us for Episode 42 of the Full Caster Podcast, Part 1 with Josh Huff!

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 back to how he started racing in the mid 90's -first in 4-strokes and then into 2-cycle racing- before getting his shot in cars in the SCCA. From there we hear about the formation of his own race team and shop, and hear how he has gone from the back of a pickup, to one of the top karting teams in the United States. Join us for Episode 41 of Full Caster Podcast, Part 2 with Seth Nash!