S3E44: Alex Orr | Real, Raw & Fiery - The Sprintcar edition

On today’s episode we’ve got the charismatic and entertaining Sprintcar driver Alex Orr.  This episode was absolutely on fire as we chatted for hours on spicy topics including: 

• Go-Karting as kids, plus why his Dad HATED it!
• Why and how Alex is working in the building industry
• Sprintcar HOT TOPICS: managing tyres, KRE engines + more
• Racing the Chili Bowl & one hilarious story
• Are drivers too robotic nowadays? 
• Promoting. Alex wants to show them how it's done.
• Alex’s brother is an MMA fighter!
• 'Spoilt rich kids racing’ 
• Hooly’s HOT SEAT! VERY controversial stuff
• The FAST FIVE

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#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #sprintcar #speedway 

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⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡ 

00:00 - Show Teaser

02:45 - Show & Episode Intro

04:00 - Growing up on the Central Coast & day job

05:45 - Go-karting early days with family 

08:50 - Why trades after year 12? 

10:45 - Alex’s dad HATED karts back in the day…WHY?!

12:45 - Does this mean cheating in karts?

14:00 - Costs of KRE engine locally vs overseas

17:00 - Parra vs Eastern Creek

19:45 - Shout out to Warrnambool

25:30 - Managing tyres in Sprintcar races

30:00 - Finding the ‘groove’ at Eastern Creek

32:40 - Super Competitive! What other sports is Alex into…

35:00 - Daughters in speedway?

36:45 - Racing the Chili Bowl 

44:30 - Chilli Bowl setup, can Alex trust his team?

47:05 - Racing alongside the American drivers

49:35 - Is Lachy McHugh aggressive & clean OR just aggressive & dirty?

50:00 - Are we too robotic? Drivers actions on/off track, in the pits & more

52:05 - THE BIG DREAM…promote a speedway event

55:45 - Remember the Ultimate Sprintcar Champs with the driver photos

01:00:50 - Bring back the pole shuffle!

01:03:10 - Wade Augner ‘Listen young grasshopper’ 

01:05:00 - How to promote a speedway event that’s entertaining

01:08:30 - SVG, Cam Waters…Supercar drivers entering Sprintcars

01:13:15 - FIRST time behind the wheel of a sprintcar

01:33:30 - Helping team mate Peter O’Neill 

01:18:10 - Does go-karting prepare you for Sprintcars?

01:19:00 - Thought on World Of Outlaws VISA issues

01:25:25 - Next stop…the USA!

01:28:30 - Finding love & the ‘one’ that gets your crazy sport passion

01:30:45 - Alex’s brother the MMA fighter

01:34:15 - The Orr family talent pool

01:35:30 - Back to fight sports and car racing banter

01:38:50 - Newcastle go-kart ‘ski-jump’ images are thanks to Pace Images - https://www.facebook.com/paceimages/ 

01:39:00 - Close ties with the Tanty family 

01:42:30 - ‘Spoilt rich kids racing’

01:45:50 - Thoughts on Kyle Larson racing the Indy500

01:50:00 - SEGMENT: Hooly’s HOT SEAT (controversial topics) 

02:23:05 - SEGMENT: The FAST FIVE!

02:29:05 - Future plans & show outro

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⭐️ LINKS TO ALEX ORR ⭐️ ➡ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orr.alex43/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orr.racing43 

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⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡

We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black,  creating success with people.

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