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 kar...
Feb 15, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 42
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 kar...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 42
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 an...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 41
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 an...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Mike and Derek bring back Matt Johnson as a guest host during the recap show LIVE on Facebook on Tuesday, December 28th 2021. They look back on a few of the guests and memories from episodes 21-40 in season 2, as well as chat with Matt about what has been going on a bit in karting since the last recording back in September. Join us for the Season 2 Recap of the Full Caster Podcast, with guest host Matt Johnson!
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Episode 40 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Christian Brooks as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, and caps off season two of the FCP. Christian has risen up the ranks of karting from kid karts, all the way through to seniors, winning many races and championships along the way, including multiple trips to Europe at the Rotax World Finals. These days, he is working his way up the 'Road to Indy' ladder, but splits his time between cars and karts as a top...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Episode 40 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Christian Brooks as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel, and caps off season two of the FCP. Christian has risen up the ranks of karting from kid karts, all the way through to seniors, winning many races and championships along the way, including multiple trips to Europe at the Rotax World Finals. These days, he is working his way up the 'Road to Indy' ladder, but splits his time between cars and karts as a top...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 13th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and Team Principal of the Formula Works Karting Team, Tony Siragusa! For episode 39 of the FCP we chat with Tony about how his introduction into karting happened through his father getting his son a kart, and how that eventually turned into running a full-on karting team and business. Not your conventional story of getting into...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on September 13th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the owner and Team Principal of the Formula Works Karting Team, Tony Siragusa! For episode 39 of the FCP we chat with Tony about how his introduction into karting happened through his father getting his son a kart, and how that eventually turned into running a full-on karting team and business. Not your conventional story of getting into...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Recorded on August 23rd, the 38th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview David Dodson. David made a name in karting at a young age as one of the best Junior drivers to come out of So-Cal and the United States as a whole in the 90's, making the move to compete in Europe. Carrying into his adult years, and David became one of the best karting tuners in the business with a meticulous process and an intense attention to detail....
Sep 14, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Recorded on August 23rd, the 38th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview David Dodson. David made a name in karting at a young age as one of the best Junior drivers to come out of So-Cal and the United States as a whole in the 90's, making the move to compete in Europe. Carrying into his adult years, and David became one of the best karting tuners in the business with a meticulous process and an intense attention to detail....
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with with one of the "household names" in Masters karting here in the states for Episode 37 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation, Paul Bonilla. Getting a late start in karting terms, Paul got into his first kart in the early 90's at the 'mature age' of 23, and started cutting his teeth at places like Adams Kart Track and regional series like the Gatorz Karting Cup. Eventually going on to represent the USA at the Rotax World Finals, Paul ...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with with one of the "household names" in Masters karting here in the states for Episode 37 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation, Paul Bonilla. Getting a late start in karting terms, Paul got into his first kart in the early 90's at the 'mature age' of 23, and started cutting his teeth at places like Adams Kart Track and regional series like the Gatorz Karting Cup. Eventually going on to represent the USA at the Rotax World Finals, Paul ...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Episode 36 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on John Baldasare as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Starting in quarter midgets as a kid -where he established himself as one of the best- John's next foray in motorsports was straight into shifters, briefly in 80cc, and then 125cc. While he rubbed elbows with some of the best in the early shifter days and was one of the fastest of the time, he took time off to focus on his career before coming back in 2010 ...
Aug 17, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Episode 36 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on John Baldasare as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Starting in quarter midgets as a kid -where he established himself as one of the best- John's next foray in motorsports was straight into shifters, briefly in 80cc, and then 125cc. While he rubbed elbows with some of the best in the early shifter days and was one of the fastest of the time, he took time off to focus on his career before coming back in 2010 ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Recorded on June 16th, the 37th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Tom Kutscher of SuperKarts! USA. As the owner of SKUSA, Tom and his crew put on regional programs like the California ProKart Challenge, the Winter Series out of Florida, their new program in Mexico, and of course the biggest race of them all, the SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas. From his origins as a kid from Sweden, to finding karting and falling in ...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Recorded on June 16th, the 37th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Tom Kutscher of SuperKarts! USA. As the owner of SKUSA, Tom and his crew put on regional programs like the California ProKart Challenge, the Winter Series out of Florida, their new program in Mexico, and of course the biggest race of them all, the SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas. From his origins as a kid from Sweden, to finding karting and falling in ...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Episode 34 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Ryan Perry as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Ryan is the eponymous owner and manager of the Ryan Perry Motorsport karting team, with the team finding success on the National scene since its debut in 2012. A bit of a wheelman when he was younger as well, Ryan shares stories from his early days racing at the Bakersfield karting club, moving on to regonal and National competition, challenges of transitioning...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Episode 33 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with former Junior Formula Ace, Sports Car racer, and one time Indy Car Driver, Rocky Moran Jr. Coming from a racing family where his dad Rocky Sr was a paid race car driver that competed in GTP and the Indy 500 among many other things, the Moran name is perhaps better known in karting for another reason: the fabled Moran Raceway. While short lived, Moran Raceway still is talked about ...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Episode 33 of The Full Caster Podcast: A Karting Conversation sees Hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel catch up with former Junior Formula Ace, Sports Car racer, and one time Indy Car Driver, Rocky Moran Jr. Coming from a racing family where his dad Rocky Sr was a paid race car driver that competed in GTP and the Indy 500 among many other things, the Moran name is perhaps better known in karting for another reason: the fabled Moran Raceway. While short lived, Moran Raceway still is talked about ...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 33
This installment of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, was recorded on May 24th 2021, with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interviewing the President of the Auto Club Speedway, Dave Allen! For episode 32 of the FCP we chat with Dave about how he got started working in the racing industry, working up from a paid internship at Laguna Seca right out of college, to eventually the top tier position at the Speedway where CalSpeed Karting calls home outside of turn 4. And the love of...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 32
The 11th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation for season 2 was recorded on May 3rd, 2021, as hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel sit down with another long time karter, Howie Idelson. Howie is known in the karting ranks as a standout out talent in his own right, but these days, perhaps the name Idelson is better known from his kid Dane, who is carving his own reputation in the Junior ranks. We chat with Howie not only about his time through the 80's and 90's in karting, bu...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Episode 30 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation; this is actually the halfway point for Season 2 of the FCP, getting done on May 10th, 2021. Miles Calvin joins hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel for this installment, chatting first about his origins on two wheels with BMX and then Speedway motorcycles, before moving on to his days indoor karting at Dromo 1, and then finally outdoors with CalSpeed and the Super Series. Arguably one of the best in the business in the arrive and dri...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Episode 30 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation; this is actually the halfway point for Season 2 of the FCP, getting done on May 10th, 2021. Miles Calvin joins hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel for this installment, chatting first about his origins on two wheels with BMX and then Speedway motorcycles, before moving on to his days indoor karting at Dromo 1, and then finally outdoors with CalSpeed and the Super Series. Arguably one of the best in the business in the arrive and dri...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Recorded on April 29th, the 30th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Derek Zimmermann. Derek is a staple in the paddock and the sport of karting, lending his extensive knowledge as a driver and a tuner to multiple drivers, but typically founder under the Nash Motorsportz tent. In this episode we take a look back at his career, chatting about his early days competing at famed So-Call tracks such as Adams, Apex, Grange, an...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Recorded on April 29th, the 30th edition of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview Derek Zimmermann. Derek is a staple in the paddock and the sport of karting, lending his extensive knowledge as a driver and a tuner to multiple drivers, but typically founder under the Nash Motorsportz tent. In this episode we take a look back at his career, chatting about his early days competing at famed So-Call tracks such as Adams, Apex, Grange, an...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Episode 28 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Dante Yu as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Dante is known as one of the top talents currently in the Senior category of North American Karting, formally a SKUSA California ProKart champion in the junior ranks, and now a regular front runner in the top flight senior categories nationally. Follow along through his rise in karting starting in kid karts and through to seniors, as well as his experiences racin...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Episode 28 of the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation brings on Dante Yu as a guest with hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel. Dante is known as one of the top talents currently in the Senior category of North American Karting, formally a SKUSA California ProKart champion in the junior ranks, and now a regular front runner in the top flight senior categories nationally. Follow along through his rise in karting starting in kid karts and through to seniors, as well as his experiences racin...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Recorded on March 21st, episode 27 for the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview their good buddy Mark Connell. Mark actually didn't get started on anything with a motor until he was an adult, but has fond memories of growing up doing BMX, and becoming a super fan of NASCAR and the Long Beach Grand Prix. After 20 or so years of racing motorcycles, he finally got into karting in his 40's, starting in sport karts, while carrying success th...
Apr 13, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Recorded on March 21st, episode 27 for the Full Caster Podcast - A Karting Conversation, sees hosts Mike Smith and Derek Esquibel interview their good buddy Mark Connell. Mark actually didn't get started on anything with a motor until he was an adult, but has fond memories of growing up doing BMX, and becoming a super fan of NASCAR and the Long Beach Grand Prix. After 20 or so years of racing motorcycles, he finally got into karting in his 40's, starting in sport karts, while carrying success th...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 27
