On The Record
LARRY INGEBRETSEN – “WHEN YOUR TOOLBOX GETS BIGGER THAN YOUR COOLER YOU’VE GOT A PROBLEM”
De Pere native Larry Ingebretsen years ago uttered the most famous of quotes that relates […]
NAME DROPPING WITH ROGER VAN DAALWYK
In this 8th and final episode in this podcast series with longtime WIR owner/general manager […]
THE HISTORY OF WIR’S POPULAR EVE OF DESTRUCTION
One of the most popular events in recent decades at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, […]
BRIAN WAECHTER – SHORT, BUT SUCCESSFUL RACING CAREER
When Brian Waechter’s racing career kicked off in the late ’80’s in northeastern Wisconsin the […]
THE BIRTH OF THE ‘DIXIELAND’ – WIR’S TRADITIONAL ‘TUESDAY NIGHT BIGGIE’
In episode # 6 with longtime WIR owner/general manager Roger Van Daalwyk, Roger details the […]
FOX RIVER RACING CLUB HISTORY AT WIR
For several decades the Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) has promoted the weekly, ‘Thursday Night […]
STERNARD’S STEP UP – KEEP LIGHTS ON IN STURGEON BAY IN ’24
We recently caught up with cousins John & Adam Sternard. The pair explained what drove […]
OUTAGAMIE SPEEDWAY – LOOKING AHEAD TO 2024
Outagamie Speedway recently released it’s 2024 season schedule. We caught up with John Tienor of […]
THE BIRTH OF THE RED, WHITE & BLUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT WIR
The legendary Dick Trickle captured the first ever Red, White & Blue state championship series […]
EVEL KNIEVEL’S VISIT TO WIR
When legendary daredevil Evel Knievel made a visit to WIR in the early 1970’s […]