In this episode of The SXS Guys Offroad Podcast, I'm joined with the legend himself Austin "Fish" Farner of Fishgistics! Austin covers races for the Best in the Desert and Score International Baja races providing both social updates and media sharing, but also race team commentary on the live broadcasts. Tune in and listen to his history, a dive into covering these crazy desert races, and find out what has changed over the years to make covering these races both easier and more difficult!
Rundown
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:25 - How it Started
0:06:51 - Experienced Tracking
0:09:58 - Game Changers
0:13:22 - Different Races, Logistics
0:15:56 - Difficulties in Covering Events
0:21:21 - Evolution of Desert Racing
0:24:31 - Media & Sponsors
0:29:26 - Social Pages
0:33:30 - Differences Covering Race Series
0:36:41 - Making Moves to Grow Coverage
0:44:52 - Capturing Race Memories
0:48:40 - Behind the Fish
0:51:48 - Radios in Racing
0:56:11 - Pre-Running Baja
1:00:21 - RZR Pro R & Progression
1:05:12 - Intersection of Desert Trucks & UTVs
1:10:29 - A Greenhorn Class
1:14:44 - Favorites
1:16:02 - Rage at the River
1:19:00 - Looking Forward
1:20:25 - Wrap-Up
Applicable Links
Austin Farner (Facebook, Instagram)
Fishgistics (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube )
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