S2E34: Warren Ferguson | Work hard, play hard - The Sprint Car Dream

On today’s episode we’ve got legendary sprint car driver Warren Ferguson, a privateer in the scene. Growing up in Granville, just around the corner from Parramatta Speedway, it had always been Warren’s dream to race 410’s. Warren has raced not only in Australia, but the United States also! A dream many aspire to. 

Tune in to hear about Warren’s early BMX career, growing up alongside big family names in speedway, Liverpool and Westmead Speedway memories, understanding how speedway works (including how some promoters like to mess with the tracks), US vs Aussie Speedway, online dating, wild road trip stories, debt collecting with Joey Saldana’s dad, why some sprint car drivers retire, sponsorships and what really happened while working on the Homebush Olympic site. 

We could go on and on about the stories he told but instead of rambling on, how about you have a listen and tell us what you think of Warren’s stories, beyond the helmet. 

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TIMECODES:

00:00:00 EPISODE SNEAK PEAK

0:01:10 – SPONSORS

0:01:25 – SHOW INTRO

0:02:03 – INTRODUCING WARREN FERGUSON

0:11:17 – WAZZA’S BMX COLLECTION

0:20:09 – NEWCASTLE’S MOTODROME & OTHER NOSTALGIA  

0:31:01 – WHY DO PROFESSIONAL RACERS LOSE RIDES AS THEY GET OLDER?

0:40:47 – THE AMERICAN STYLE OF SPRINTCAR RACING IS SOMETHING ELSE

0:51:00 – DID WARREN ACTUALLY DRIVE KEVIN BURTON INTO RETIREMENT?

1:07:16 – JOE SALDANA THE DEBT COLLECTOR

1:15:24 – WORKING ON THE HOMEBUSH OLYMPIC SITE

1:22:45 - THE FAST FIVE!

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LINKS TO WARREN FERGUSEN:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprintcar32n

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warren.ferguson.50

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LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS:

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