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

⭐️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️  ➡ https://youtu.be/yapOGxVkNo8 

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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

⭐️ LINKS TO ALEX ORR ⭐️ ➡ 

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

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

⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡

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

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