On The Record


.50 PIT PASSES, SHIOCTON, APPLE CREEK & LEO’S SPEEDWAY
Lowell Bennett has a memory like a trap door. He recalls .50 pit passes as […]

FROM RANDERCAR RACING TO RIGHT FOOT PERFORMANCE
In the mid 1990’s an opportunity came about for Mike Randerson to get back into […]

1992 – SELLING RANDERCAR RACING
In 1992 Mike Randerson sold his highly successful business (RanderCar Racing) and went to work […]

SCOTT SIPPEL – TALKIN’ WIMSA MINI SPRINTS, CHILTON, WILMOT & MORE
Who remembers the WIMSA mini sprints? The division seemed custom made for the quarter-mile, clay […]

1990 – THE BIRTH OF THE GRAND NATIONALS AT CHILTON SPEEDWAY
In 1990 promoter Steve Rudolph reopened the Chilton Speedway, a 1/4 mile dirt bullring located […]

THE EXPLODING PAVEMENT LATE MODEL SCENE OF THE MID-’80S
Fueled in part by the cost-saving 9:1 engine compression rules and the ARTGO tour, the […]

1982 – THE DIRT & ASPHALT SPLIT
By the time the 1982 season rolled around in northeastern Wisconsin the late model divisions […]

AUGUST 1, 1981 – MIKE RANDERSON PODCAST SERIES EPISODE 10
The short track racing world lost a legend on August 1, 1981 at Wisconsin International […]

EPISODE 9 – KULWICKI MEETS RANDERSON
It was during a rainout one Thursday night from the races at Wisconsin International Raceway […]

PODCAST 8 – PARKER, PEARSON, IVERSON & HOWE RACING CHASSIS
In 1977 Mike Randerson became a dealer for Howe Racing Enterprises race cars. That dealership […]