August 7, 2024 • 17 mins
Jordan Modiano joins the guys in studio along with his daughter to discuss the 3rd Annual Upstate Chevy Dealers Autism Acceptance Race For more information on how you can support this year's event visit https://racers4autism.com/ Or https://www.facebook.com/MMIRacing
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Lovak and guys on ninety five to nine Fox
Sports Radio.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
One of I listen. I've been saying this a lot today.
One of my favorite people, Jordan Morriano, joins us. Right now,
you need't even come alone. You've brought you brought real
talent with you.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Yeah, I did. I gotta bring my daughter, you know. Yeah,
She's the reason I'm doing this.
Speaker 4 (00:15):
Well and this being yet.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
I mean, I didn't know if you were gonna even
get to do it this year. You guys, the the
amazing race you do, all right, So tell me about
the race first, and then I'll tell you why I
wasn't sure if you were even gonna get a chance
to do it this year.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Sure, So you know, we do the Autism Acceptance Race.
So this year is gonna be a third annual Upstate
Chevy Deal is ten thousand dollars to win Autism Acceptance
Race at Albany Saratoga Speedway and it's all geared towards
raising awareness and acceptance for autism and raising money for
the foundations that we support.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
And that's gonna be going on September sixth, and uh,
there is a rain date in effect for the twenty seventh.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Hopefully we don't need that. But for this you you
banged up the car.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Yeah, that's where you know it's gonna get banged up.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
Spoken like a driver, right, everyone else that part of
the game.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It's racing.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
You know, there's two levels to this now. Of course,
you know, express employment. You make a good living, you know,
you helping other people make a great living. Absolutely a
you could have got hurt. You probably did get a
little banged up and then be it ain't cheap to
fix those things.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
No, it's definitely not cheap, you know. And just like
the race, we can't do this stuff without sponsors. So
we've got sponsors for the race car. We've got sponsors
for the race, and there's none of this happens without sponsors.
And you know you saw one of the cars down
to the old Buddy Firebirds. Yeah, you know it's the
old Firebirds is one of our sponsors. Belfour Restoration is
one of the sponsors.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
We can force got a little more money than the fibers,
We'll put it like.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That, you think, so slightly bigger company at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, the car doesn't get put together without those
kind of folks behind us GT Toys. I know you
guys know where you're currently in the GT Toys, Yeah,
you know. And those guys are awesome. Not only are
they on board and sponsoring the car, but they do
stuff at the racetrack and they're giant sponsors for the
Autism Acceptance Race every single year, and they were all
(02:11):
about getting the word out there and making sure people
have awareness and knowledge about autism, where to go for
help and what to do, and helping us raise the funds.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I have to remind myself that there might be somebody
listening here for the first time who didn't hear our
conversation back in twenty twenty three, and I said in
passing that you're a driver. There might be people who
don't know that. Jordan, take us through this. Your love
for speed, your need for speed.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think a movie said that at one point.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
How did you get into this.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And find.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
How to get into the need for speed? I think
it happened at birth. I probably came out real fast.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
Doctors got a catcher's.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
This one's gonna be a driver, right, He came out saying,
get out of the way. No, I've always had it
as a kid, I was racing being mexpikes and you
know I could drive. I was the guy who was
just speeding every place. No, it is what it is,
drag racing, go kart racing, you name it. If it
(03:11):
was racing to be done, I was racing. He put
me on skis, putting me at the top of the mountain.
I'm gonna beat everybody else down.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Is he like that at home?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Yeah? Yeah, I'm afraid to stop. I might not restart.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Well, it is, it's it's funny because like I was,
that was me when I was younger, and like even
with driving, like it's I probably did things when I
was younger.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Here in the Capitol region.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I'll apologize to the to the boys in blue right now.
But now I get up to like seventy five, I'm like, oh, better.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Back it down. Over the speed limit here kids.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
So you know one of the guys in the left
lane that pissous all off.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
But I don't go I know, I.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Say, I only that's the passing lane now. I used
that used to be the driving lane when I was
willing to go faster. Now it's the passing lane.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
I know.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I stay all the way I do. But why why
didn't you grow out again. You just had a crash.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
It's a crash. It happens every week. You know, it
is what it is.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
You drive like gods out there. That's a snowbang.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
A little better than that.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
That's fair, that's fair.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
It's you know what, it's a hobby. It's a passion. Yeah.
End up making great friends at the racetrack, you really do.
And you know, I've said this before, I'll say it again.
You know, we go racing on a Friday night or
Saturday night or whenever people do it. We live more
in fifteen minutes than most people do in a lifetime.
I mean, it's an incredible experience. And you know people
pay for those experiences. You know, they've got all the
(04:36):
different driving schools or driving experiences. We just go do
it every week as a hobby. And you know it's
different than you know, you've got people who play golf,
people who you know, play football, people who do whatever.
You know, build model cars. We build them and wreck them,
not intentionally.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Jared Bunyatta with us right now, right here on Fox
Sports Radio ninety five, nine nine eighty. All right, so
tell us tell us more about the race coming up
on September sixth ten thousand dollars.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Up for grabs.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Well, no, it's just ten thousand dollars to the winner.
So there's over thirty two thousand dollars up for gradsoh.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I thought you guys were split a ten k pot.
I forgot that. That's a thirty thirty two K up
for grabs.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Yeah, it'll probably be a little bit more than that, but.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, I mean I could probably hit the gas, but
a little harder I could. I mean, I could probably
put a number on the side of the pickup. But
we can go out there something.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah, it's it's pretty cool. I mean we're gonna have
people coming from all over I know, we've got some
entries from Canada already. It's the biggest pro stock race
in the country, if not ever in history. I think
last year was, and this year we went and made
it a little bit bigger and we're doing it. It's
for autism. I mean, at the end of the day,
if I didn't have the cause, I wouldn't be doing it.
(05:48):
You know, it's cool we get to twenty.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Two thousand, you'd get out there.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I mean, it's more important to you because I was
gonna ask you that, because you what's the mix of
drivers who understand the importance of the race and drivers
that just understand the importance of the purse.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
I think the purse is the draw and it's no doubt.
But the comments that I get from the drivers and
the teams and the other stuff and the compliments I get,
and I'm not doing it for that, but it's like, hey,
you're doing a great thing. This is a great cause.
You know, we're going to do everything we can to
come there and support. We know we don't have a
winning car, we want to be there anyway, and it's
(06:26):
about the support. And I think that says a lot.
I mean, let's face it. Currently the statistics show one
in thirty six kids is diagnosed with autism, and they're
still saying a lot good going diagnosed. I mean it
has an effect and has an impact on everybody. And
you know, my little girl sitting here with me right now,
you guys can see her. She's you know, talks, she's functioning,
(06:47):
she's everything. But not everybody is like her. And there
are some challenges that people have and some people don't
know where to get helped. Some people don't know what
to do. So if we can re the awareness, raise acceptance,
tie in some incredible sponsors who help us do that
and raise some money for some local organizations that really
(07:10):
help people and families on the spectrum. We're absolutely gonna
do it.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
The amazing part about this you talked about and raising
awareness here in the Capital Region and we've got to
grow this relationship with you. But what's happened here is
the last time I believe you're in studio with us
was February of twenty four. Levak, you want our challenge
and you gave that purse to bots and that awareness
of whether it's people hearing the name and talking about
the charities. I can tell you firsthand. My son is three,
(07:35):
he just turned four, but at preschools here in the
Capital Region, people who listened to the show came up
to me and asked me about bots.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
They're like, hey, I'm like, this is working.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
That people are actually finding out more about it, whether
it's social media posts, whether it's event like that.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
That's got to be the prod for you.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
It's like, you know what, the awareness is getting raised
because people are talking about it and having these conversations.
Now that really maybe fifteen twenty years ago when it
came to autism. Some people were in the dark about it.
They didn't want to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
And you know, we've got to raise awareness, we've got
to raise acceptance, because that's going to do a few things.
I mean, yes, BOTS is an incredible place for folks.
The Autism Society of the Greater Hudson Region, they have
lots of great programs. But there's more. You know, we've
got the Anderson Center. They're helping people with BOTS. School
districts don't know what they're doing. I mean schools, right,
(08:21):
schools need help, they need guidance, and they're.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Getting They're better than they were when we were all there,
but they're still not even close.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
Personal experience, I would disagree. Really yeah, personal experience, I
would disagree, but I'm not. I'm not going to go there.
That's a whole other we could do a whole other
radio show on my experience with school districts. Okay, But
as more people are aware, everybody's going to have the
level up. You know, I'm in the employment industry, and
I know there's companies who are more than happy to say, Okay,
(08:48):
you know, we're going to work with people who have
on the autism spectrum, more special needs or handicapped or
whatever it is, and more and more companies looking at
doing things like that. But that would never happen if
people like me, people like you guys, people who bring
this stuff to the forefront, weren't doing that when happened
these open conversations about it. And I'm gonna gotta hit
(09:10):
the sponsors because if they weren't there, I wouldn't have
this opportunity. If Upstate Chevy Dealers didn't come to the
table for a second year in a row, and I
imagine it's going to be a third, to fourth and
a fifth because they wanted the name to be the annual.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
You know, I like it.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
I mean I wouldn't have the opportunity to sit here
and talk about that and be an advocate for change
and acceptance and everything else.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Well, and it's you know, for me, I have a
soft spot because my brain doesn't work quote unquote normal.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
We know, yeah, no, that's well docked.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
And if I didn't find this avenue where I get
to run my mouth for them, I couldn't do a
lot of normal jobs like the The Firebird suits me
because it's there's fifty million things going on at once.
Speaker 4 (09:55):
And this suits me because well I'm smarter than gods.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
But but like, but like, I'm well aware that my
brain is different, and it's you know, I think everyone's
brain is somewhere on a spectrum. They just don't realize
it until you realize that. You don't realize how much
you can help somebody who's a dial two or three
in a different direction in the years in the spectrum.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Absolutely, everybody's brain is different. I mean we're all different.
And you know, there's a great meme that went around
on social media and it shows Einstein and say, you know,
if you you know, try to teach a fish, if
you're great a fish on how its ability to climb
a tree. It's always going to fail. You know, everybody
think everybody does things differently, everybody learns differently. Everybody has
different strengths and characteristics. But as a whole, we've got
(10:38):
to look at people individually and see what do they
bring to the table, what are they good at, what
are they not. We've also got to have some understanding
that people have. You know, some people have different types
of triggers and what is it? How do we avoid
it or how do we help work through it. And
by any chance is it a superpower? Because you know
there's a lot of people who have a lot of superpowers.
(10:59):
You know, you're talking about yourself.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
Will back that.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
You know your mind is always going and you know
going this way or that way, this way or that way.
Well you found something that works for it, that becomes
your superpower.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
And well, please, if Mike Cord is listening, he said superpower.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
Okay, sup.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
There right now slashing my tire.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
So he didn't say, shut up, badass, don't don't slash
my tires. No, that's what you had to do to
me and tell me the super Bowl? No, hear about
that next time we talked pay all right.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
So, so her superpowers that you can't shut up?
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Right, and there's a there's a there's a value to it. Rache,
come on, man, you're with me, you get it. She's like, no,
don't talk to me. I don't blame her, no, but
this is all right. So, so the race coming up
on the sixth and and the easiest way to support is.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Just to go, Well, yeah you can go, but if
you in go to the race, go to our website.
So I started not for profit this year called Racers
for Autism and oh.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
You started this one. I started it.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Look at you.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
I didn't know you had this all right, I started it.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
You know.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
I had all folks at Brown Media. They were so kind.
They developed the website for us, which was great. So
we've got a place on the website where drivers can
go and register to race. We also have a place
where people can donate, you know, and anything we take in,
you know, after we cover whatever expenses that we have,
and it's minimal, that one he's gonna get forwarded right
(12:33):
out to the Autism Society the Greater Hudson region and
to bring on the spectrum. So yeah, racersfour number four
autism dot com. Go there and you can donate, you
can learn about the cause, you can find out everything
that we're doing.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
And yeah, shout out to Brown Media. A wonderful job
there by Rebecca and Don and all the whole crew
over there doing great things. Tell them to be nicer
to me via email. Okay, those are those two. They
could be tougher, not every No, they're nice. So they
do a great job. They just they make sure they
get the job done. That's all I shout to Rebecca.
Done wonderful people.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
They do.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
They do a great job. I've got to give them
that credit.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Sorry, I making a donation real quick before I forget,
because otherwise I will forget.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Oh, it's easy to do, right, I mean, it's it's
a click the button.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
It's there, like I'm almost done, as a matter of fact,
Like I have a card saved on here, so it's
even easier.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
That's and it's quick.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
Once we can do it.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Listen, you'll get crazy. My superpower is not deeep pockets.
But no, I'm you know, we've been fifty bucks you know. Hey,
you know, and it's easy and it's right there, and
you're absolute. I was going to register the race, but
I was going to register God's to race.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
That's not good. Please.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
There are rumors floating around we're going to be there Vack.
By the way, we're trying to work out those details.
Our hope is to be there for the race this year.
We have a promotions team. We got to clear everything through.
But our hope, Jordan, is that we will be there
in some capacity. That first fraudy in September, that's not
that I did not say, do not edit this audio.
Don't I did not say that.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Social media Racers for Autism dot out on the website.
Get all the details it Stember sixth, Hopefully we won't
need it, but September twenty seventh is there in case
it rains out. You brought us these amazing cops. These
are great. I see here. There's one problem. It's a
really nice like cop and it's got the reusable straws
with the cleaner for the straws. I'm gonna my child
(14:23):
will smell this as I drive into the driveway, and
you don't need that. And I will never see this company.
I will see it. I'll see her drinking out of it.
Speaker 4 (14:32):
So you know what. That's being a dad. Yeah, yeah,
that's fair.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
That's a dad.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
That's fair.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Give them everything all from our back.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
Right, Yeah, whether we want to or not, go ahead.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
So hey, Rachel, what are you gonna do with the race?
I'm gonna start the race and I'm practically.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
A celebrity for the Please.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
You're a celebrity for the races. Oh, you're gonna throw
the green flag and get us going?
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Awesome?
Speaker 2 (15:09):
All right, Okay, listen, I was thinking about going for Jordan.
I'll definitely go for it. She's a celebrity. Yeah, well celebrity.
Speaker 4 (15:16):
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
All right, well listen it definitely it's a great time.
You're probably are looking for something to do, you know,
this is a great way to do something, have some fun,
make a quick donation. In the past, there's been cars
we could take pictures with and all that stuff.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Absolutely, so we've got a you know, the same call
that we had down at the block party, which.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Kids love that thing. You need a crowbar or some
kind of bribery to get the kids out of that car. Yeah,
if you actually so.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
On my modi Ano Motorsports facebook page, if you go
there and you look at photos, there's i mean there's
tons and tons of photos of the race call with
kids climbing in and out of it that day. It
was absolutely amazing. It's I mean, that's one of the
cool things about being a driver and having a car
and doing events like that is seeing the kids. You
(16:00):
were one of them. You get in a lot of
the time, though, but yeah, it's very cool seeing that
and then seeing the parents light up when you tell
the kids, hey, you want to get in the car
and they're.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Like really, yeah, you know, well it's again we had
we there was one little kid who was in there.
Couldn't even see the guy he was in there. But
Rachel will be in the car. Are you gonna drive
it soon? You think you're gonna go out there and
have the need for speed too?
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Probably when I get older, there you go.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I like it all right, I'm scared of it. Good
for you for doing it, Jordan, Rachel, thank you so much.
Make sure you guys go to Racers for Autism dot com.
Get all the details, make quick donation. It's it's real simple,
real easy.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
And come on out that Friday night all when he
Saratoga Speedway. I mean, it's any Friday night's great. Obviously
I got to push that Friday night September sixth for
the Autism race. But it's great family fun entertainment, and
it's inexpensive. I mean, it's way cheaper to go with
a family there, get some great food and watch them racing.
A longer event than it is to take a family
(16:58):
out to the movies.
Speaker 4 (16:59):
And the season's not not long you think it is.
Everybody goes are going to go at some point.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
Go now and keep going, keep that place going, and
uh we'll be able to do more great races like
this one.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
Yeah, a few more and then we're done for the year.
So absolutely come on out and support us. Thank you
guys so much for having us.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
Thank you, thank you to Jordan, Thank you for Rachel.
What an awesome there you go. What's your job? I know,
I kind of laughing Rachel every weekday three to six.
Speaker 4 (17:25):
I like it.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
I kind of want her to finish off the teas
that We've got coach John Jirock making his show debut,
a former coach I played for coming up in studio.
We've got coach Catuso from You Already Football. What a
great way to start off this hour. We got more
on the way next. Ye're listening to the voice of
the Capitol Region sports fan, Fox Sports ninety five, nine
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It's Lovak and guys on ninety five to nine Fox
Sports Radio.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
One of I listen. I've been saying this a lot today.
One of my favorite people, Jordan Morriano, joins us. Right now,
you need't even come alone. You've brought you brought real
talent with you.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Yeah, I did. I gotta bring my daughter, you know. Yeah,
She's the reason I'm doing this.
Speaker 4 (00:15):
Well and this being yet.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
I mean, I didn't know if you were gonna even
get to do it this year. You guys, the the
amazing race you do, all right, So tell me about
the race first, and then I'll tell you why I
wasn't sure if you were even gonna get a chance
to do it this year.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Sure, So you know, we do the Autism Acceptance Race.
So this year is gonna be a third annual Upstate
Chevy Deal is ten thousand dollars to win Autism Acceptance
Race at Albany Saratoga Speedway and it's all geared towards
raising awareness and acceptance for autism and raising money for
the foundations that we support.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
And that's gonna be going on September sixth, and uh,
there is a rain date in effect for the twenty seventh.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Hopefully we don't need that. But for this you you
banged up the car.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Yeah, that's where you know it's gonna get banged up.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
Spoken like a driver, right, everyone else that part of
the game.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It's racing.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
You know, there's two levels to this now. Of course,
you know, express employment. You make a good living, you know,
you helping other people make a great living. Absolutely a
you could have got hurt. You probably did get a
little banged up and then be it ain't cheap to
fix those things.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
No, it's definitely not cheap, you know. And just like
the race, we can't do this stuff without sponsors. So
we've got sponsors for the race car. We've got sponsors
for the race, and there's none of this happens without sponsors.
And you know you saw one of the cars down
to the old Buddy Firebirds. Yeah, you know it's the
old Firebirds is one of our sponsors. Belfour Restoration is
one of the sponsors.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
We can force got a little more money than the fibers,
We'll put it like.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That, you think, so slightly bigger company at the moment.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, the car doesn't get put together without those
kind of folks behind us GT Toys. I know you
guys know where you're currently in the GT Toys, Yeah,
you know. And those guys are awesome. Not only are
they on board and sponsoring the car, but they do
stuff at the racetrack and they're giant sponsors for the
Autism Acceptance Race every single year, and they were all
(02:11):
about getting the word out there and making sure people
have awareness and knowledge about autism, where to go for
help and what to do, and helping us raise the funds.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I have to remind myself that there might be somebody
listening here for the first time who didn't hear our
conversation back in twenty twenty three, and I said in
passing that you're a driver. There might be people who
don't know that. Jordan, take us through this. Your love
for speed, your need for speed.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think a movie said that at one point.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
How did you get into this.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And find.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
How to get into the need for speed? I think
it happened at birth. I probably came out real fast.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
Doctors got a catcher's.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
This one's gonna be a driver, right, He came out saying,
get out of the way. No, I've always had it
as a kid, I was racing being mexpikes and you
know I could drive. I was the guy who was
just speeding every place. No, it is what it is,
drag racing, go kart racing, you name it. If it
(03:11):
was racing to be done, I was racing. He put
me on skis, putting me at the top of the mountain.
I'm gonna beat everybody else down.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Is he like that at home?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Yeah? Yeah, I'm afraid to stop. I might not restart.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Well, it is, it's it's funny because like I was,
that was me when I was younger, and like even
with driving, like it's I probably did things when I
was younger.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Here in the Capitol region.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I'll apologize to the to the boys in blue right now.
But now I get up to like seventy five, I'm like, oh, better.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Back it down. Over the speed limit here kids.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
So you know one of the guys in the left
lane that pissous all off.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
But I don't go I know, I.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Say, I only that's the passing lane now. I used
that used to be the driving lane when I was
willing to go faster. Now it's the passing lane.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
I know.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I stay all the way I do. But why why
didn't you grow out again. You just had a crash.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
It's a crash. It happens every week. You know, it
is what it is.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
You drive like gods out there. That's a snowbang.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
A little better than that.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
That's fair, that's fair.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
It's you know what, it's a hobby. It's a passion. Yeah.
End up making great friends at the racetrack, you really do.
And you know, I've said this before, I'll say it again.
You know, we go racing on a Friday night or
Saturday night or whenever people do it. We live more
in fifteen minutes than most people do in a lifetime.
I mean, it's an incredible experience. And you know people
pay for those experiences. You know, they've got all the
(04:36):
different driving schools or driving experiences. We just go do
it every week as a hobby. And you know it's
different than you know, you've got people who play golf,
people who you know, play football, people who do whatever.
You know, build model cars. We build them and wreck them,
not intentionally.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Jared Bunyatta with us right now, right here on Fox
Sports Radio ninety five, nine nine eighty. All right, so
tell us tell us more about the race coming up
on September sixth ten thousand dollars.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Up for grabs.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Well, no, it's just ten thousand dollars to the winner.
So there's over thirty two thousand dollars up for gradsoh.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I thought you guys were split a ten k pot.
I forgot that. That's a thirty thirty two K up
for grabs.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Yeah, it'll probably be a little bit more than that, but.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, I mean I could probably hit the gas, but
a little harder I could. I mean, I could probably
put a number on the side of the pickup. But
we can go out there something.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah, it's it's pretty cool. I mean we're gonna have
people coming from all over I know, we've got some
entries from Canada already. It's the biggest pro stock race
in the country, if not ever in history. I think
last year was, and this year we went and made
it a little bit bigger and we're doing it. It's
for autism. I mean, at the end of the day,
if I didn't have the cause, I wouldn't be doing it.
(05:48):
You know, it's cool we get to twenty.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Two thousand, you'd get out there.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I mean, it's more important to you because I was
gonna ask you that, because you what's the mix of
drivers who understand the importance of the race and drivers
that just understand the importance of the purse.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
I think the purse is the draw and it's no doubt.
But the comments that I get from the drivers and
the teams and the other stuff and the compliments I get,
and I'm not doing it for that, but it's like, hey,
you're doing a great thing. This is a great cause.
You know, we're going to do everything we can to
come there and support. We know we don't have a
winning car, we want to be there anyway, and it's
(06:26):
about the support. And I think that says a lot.
I mean, let's face it. Currently the statistics show one
in thirty six kids is diagnosed with autism, and they're
still saying a lot good going diagnosed. I mean it
has an effect and has an impact on everybody. And
you know, my little girl sitting here with me right now,
you guys can see her. She's you know, talks, she's functioning,
(06:47):
she's everything. But not everybody is like her. And there
are some challenges that people have and some people don't
know where to get helped. Some people don't know what
to do. So if we can re the awareness, raise acceptance,
tie in some incredible sponsors who help us do that
and raise some money for some local organizations that really
(07:10):
help people and families on the spectrum. We're absolutely gonna
do it.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
The amazing part about this you talked about and raising
awareness here in the Capital Region and we've got to
grow this relationship with you. But what's happened here is
the last time I believe you're in studio with us
was February of twenty four. Levak, you want our challenge
and you gave that purse to bots and that awareness
of whether it's people hearing the name and talking about
the charities. I can tell you firsthand. My son is three,
(07:35):
he just turned four, but at preschools here in the
Capital Region, people who listened to the show came up
to me and asked me about bots.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
They're like, hey, I'm like, this is working.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
That people are actually finding out more about it, whether
it's social media posts, whether it's event like that.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
That's got to be the prod for you.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
It's like, you know what, the awareness is getting raised
because people are talking about it and having these conversations.
Now that really maybe fifteen twenty years ago when it
came to autism. Some people were in the dark about it.
They didn't want to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
And you know, we've got to raise awareness, we've got
to raise acceptance, because that's going to do a few things.
I mean, yes, BOTS is an incredible place for folks.
The Autism Society of the Greater Hudson Region, they have
lots of great programs. But there's more. You know, we've
got the Anderson Center. They're helping people with BOTS. School
districts don't know what they're doing. I mean schools, right,
(08:21):
schools need help, they need guidance, and they're.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Getting They're better than they were when we were all there,
but they're still not even close.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
Personal experience, I would disagree. Really yeah, personal experience, I
would disagree, but I'm not. I'm not going to go there.
That's a whole other we could do a whole other
radio show on my experience with school districts. Okay, But
as more people are aware, everybody's going to have the
level up. You know, I'm in the employment industry, and
I know there's companies who are more than happy to say, Okay,
(08:48):
you know, we're going to work with people who have
on the autism spectrum, more special needs or handicapped or
whatever it is, and more and more companies looking at
doing things like that. But that would never happen if
people like me, people like you guys, people who bring
this stuff to the forefront, weren't doing that when happened
these open conversations about it. And I'm gonna gotta hit
(09:10):
the sponsors because if they weren't there, I wouldn't have
this opportunity. If Upstate Chevy Dealers didn't come to the
table for a second year in a row, and I
imagine it's going to be a third, to fourth and
a fifth because they wanted the name to be the annual.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
You know, I like it.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
I mean I wouldn't have the opportunity to sit here
and talk about that and be an advocate for change
and acceptance and everything else.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Well, and it's you know, for me, I have a
soft spot because my brain doesn't work quote unquote normal.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
We know, yeah, no, that's well docked.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
And if I didn't find this avenue where I get
to run my mouth for them, I couldn't do a
lot of normal jobs like the The Firebird suits me
because it's there's fifty million things going on at once.
Speaker 4 (09:55):
And this suits me because well I'm smarter than gods.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
But but like, but like, I'm well aware that my
brain is different, and it's you know, I think everyone's
brain is somewhere on a spectrum. They just don't realize
it until you realize that. You don't realize how much
you can help somebody who's a dial two or three
in a different direction in the years in the spectrum.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Absolutely, everybody's brain is different. I mean we're all different.
And you know, there's a great meme that went around
on social media and it shows Einstein and say, you know,
if you you know, try to teach a fish, if
you're great a fish on how its ability to climb
a tree. It's always going to fail. You know, everybody
think everybody does things differently, everybody learns differently. Everybody has
different strengths and characteristics. But as a whole, we've got
(10:38):
to look at people individually and see what do they
bring to the table, what are they good at, what
are they not. We've also got to have some understanding
that people have. You know, some people have different types
of triggers and what is it? How do we avoid
it or how do we help work through it. And
by any chance is it a superpower? Because you know
there's a lot of people who have a lot of superpowers.
(10:59):
You know, you're talking about yourself.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
Will back that.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
You know your mind is always going and you know
going this way or that way, this way or that way.
Well you found something that works for it, that becomes
your superpower.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
And well, please, if Mike Cord is listening, he said superpower.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
Okay, sup.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
There right now slashing my tire.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
So he didn't say, shut up, badass, don't don't slash
my tires. No, that's what you had to do to
me and tell me the super Bowl? No, hear about
that next time we talked pay all right.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
So, so her superpowers that you can't shut up?
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Right, and there's a there's a there's a value to it. Rache,
come on, man, you're with me, you get it. She's like, no,
don't talk to me. I don't blame her, no, but
this is all right. So, so the race coming up
on the sixth and and the easiest way to support is.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Just to go, Well, yeah you can go, but if
you in go to the race, go to our website.
So I started not for profit this year called Racers
for Autism and oh.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
You started this one. I started it.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Look at you.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
I didn't know you had this all right, I started it.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
You know.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
I had all folks at Brown Media. They were so kind.
They developed the website for us, which was great. So
we've got a place on the website where drivers can
go and register to race. We also have a place
where people can donate, you know, and anything we take in,
you know, after we cover whatever expenses that we have,
and it's minimal, that one he's gonna get forwarded right
(12:33):
out to the Autism Society the Greater Hudson region and
to bring on the spectrum. So yeah, racersfour number four
autism dot com. Go there and you can donate, you
can learn about the cause, you can find out everything
that we're doing.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
And yeah, shout out to Brown Media. A wonderful job
there by Rebecca and Don and all the whole crew
over there doing great things. Tell them to be nicer
to me via email. Okay, those are those two. They
could be tougher, not every No, they're nice. So they
do a great job. They just they make sure they
get the job done. That's all I shout to Rebecca.
Done wonderful people.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
They do.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
They do a great job. I've got to give them
that credit.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Sorry, I making a donation real quick before I forget,
because otherwise I will forget.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Oh, it's easy to do, right, I mean, it's it's
a click the button.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
It's there, like I'm almost done, as a matter of fact,
Like I have a card saved on here, so it's
even easier.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
That's and it's quick.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
Once we can do it.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Listen, you'll get crazy. My superpower is not deeep pockets.
But no, I'm you know, we've been fifty bucks you know. Hey,
you know, and it's easy and it's right there, and
you're absolute. I was going to register the race, but
I was going to register God's to race.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
That's not good. Please.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
There are rumors floating around we're going to be there Vack.
By the way, we're trying to work out those details.
Our hope is to be there for the race this year.
We have a promotions team. We got to clear everything through.
But our hope, Jordan, is that we will be there
in some capacity. That first fraudy in September, that's not
that I did not say, do not edit this audio.
Don't I did not say that.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Social media Racers for Autism dot out on the website.
Get all the details it Stember sixth, Hopefully we won't
need it, but September twenty seventh is there in case
it rains out. You brought us these amazing cops. These
are great. I see here. There's one problem. It's a
really nice like cop and it's got the reusable straws
with the cleaner for the straws. I'm gonna my child
(14:23):
will smell this as I drive into the driveway, and
you don't need that. And I will never see this company.
I will see it. I'll see her drinking out of it.
Speaker 4 (14:32):
So you know what. That's being a dad. Yeah, yeah,
that's fair.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
That's a dad.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
That's fair.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Give them everything all from our back.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
Right, Yeah, whether we want to or not, go ahead.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
So hey, Rachel, what are you gonna do with the race?
I'm gonna start the race and I'm practically.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
A celebrity for the Please.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
You're a celebrity for the races. Oh, you're gonna throw
the green flag and get us going?
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Awesome?
Speaker 2 (15:09):
All right, Okay, listen, I was thinking about going for Jordan.
I'll definitely go for it. She's a celebrity. Yeah, well celebrity.
Speaker 4 (15:16):
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
All right, well listen it definitely it's a great time.
You're probably are looking for something to do, you know,
this is a great way to do something, have some fun,
make a quick donation. In the past, there's been cars
we could take pictures with and all that stuff.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Absolutely, so we've got a you know, the same call
that we had down at the block party, which.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Kids love that thing. You need a crowbar or some
kind of bribery to get the kids out of that car. Yeah,
if you actually so.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
On my modi Ano Motorsports facebook page, if you go
there and you look at photos, there's i mean there's
tons and tons of photos of the race call with
kids climbing in and out of it that day. It
was absolutely amazing. It's I mean, that's one of the
cool things about being a driver and having a car
and doing events like that is seeing the kids. You
(16:00):
were one of them. You get in a lot of
the time, though, but yeah, it's very cool seeing that
and then seeing the parents light up when you tell
the kids, hey, you want to get in the car
and they're.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Like really, yeah, you know, well it's again we had
we there was one little kid who was in there.
Couldn't even see the guy he was in there. But
Rachel will be in the car. Are you gonna drive
it soon? You think you're gonna go out there and
have the need for speed too?
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Probably when I get older, there you go.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I like it all right, I'm scared of it. Good
for you for doing it, Jordan, Rachel, thank you so much.
Make sure you guys go to Racers for Autism dot com.
Get all the details, make quick donation. It's it's real simple,
real easy.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
And come on out that Friday night all when he
Saratoga Speedway. I mean, it's any Friday night's great. Obviously
I got to push that Friday night September sixth for
the Autism race. But it's great family fun entertainment, and
it's inexpensive. I mean, it's way cheaper to go with
a family there, get some great food and watch them racing.
A longer event than it is to take a family
(16:58):
out to the movies.
Speaker 4 (16:59):
And the season's not not long you think it is.
Everybody goes are going to go at some point.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
Go now and keep going, keep that place going, and
uh we'll be able to do more great races like
this one.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
Yeah, a few more and then we're done for the year.
So absolutely come on out and support us. Thank you
guys so much for having us.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
Thank you, thank you to Jordan, Thank you for Rachel.
What an awesome there you go. What's your job? I know,
I kind of laughing Rachel every weekday three to six.
Speaker 4 (17:25):
I like it.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
I kind of want her to finish off the teas
that We've got coach John Jirock making his show debut,
a former coach I played for coming up in studio.
We've got coach Catuso from You Already Football. What a
great way to start off this hour. We got more
on the way next. Ye're listening to the voice of
the Capitol Region sports fan, Fox Sports ninety five, nine
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