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While Formula Ford has received its due in print and archival footage, one area that has lacked is the one-on-one recorded interviews with some within the sport that have made it what it is for the last 50 years- hearing the voices, the charm, the characters... Kent-ish hopes to provide that going forward with the first ever podcast devoted solely to FF racing and the people who have made it all happen. Oh, and regarding the name of the podcast- most have run FF standard Kent motors. Some of those been iffy, others predated the Kent with the Cortina...so ‘ish’ sums it up nicer than the packaging of the 1982 PRS.
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
They say don't meet your heroes.
I'm not sure who 'they' are, but they obviously don't know Jimmy Vasser. The 1986 SCCA Runoffs National Champion and 1996 PPG/CART IndyCar champ was a pleasure to interview on VERY, VERY short notice, and his love for the sport comes out crystal clear after all these years, so much so that it looks like you may see him back in a Formula Ford very soon.
In this episode we discuss winning the Runoffs, being the first Team USA Scholarship recipient, running the ultra-rare Lanan Formula Ford, and of course- how good Formula Ford racers make excellent IndyCar team owners.
I hope you are all well and that you're enjoying Kent-ish. Feel free to drop me a line.
Cheers,
JD
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Bryan Cohn has done it all. He's raced Formula Ford, prepped Formula Fords for others, rented FFs for others, worked on the other side of the fence running races, and even was one of the select few that raced a Peugeot 505 Turbo in SSB. All-the-while, Bryan has understood what the sport is all about, and has done it all with the best intentions in mind.
Enjoy,
-JD
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Steve Nickless well-and-truly wrote the book on Formula Ford. His 1993 book 'The Anatomy and Development of the Formula Ford Race Car' chronicled the history of FF going back to its roots in England in the mid 1960s and is considered by many to be the 'FF bible.'
Nickless also spent some time behind the wheel of FFs and has written for such motorsports publications as Formula, On-Track, SportsCar, RACER and Vintage Motorsport.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Whether it is his tremendous writing at Road & Track magazine, his previous work at Jalopnik (and many, many others,) or his on screen persona via NBC Sports Network's 'Proving Ground' - Sam Smith has a way of bringing out his love of all things motorized.
In 2014, Smith stumbled upon a 1968 Alexis Mk14, and thus became a FF racer. It was a short tenure, but his love of FF and the various principles that make up the cars remain.
Enjoy!
-JD
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
It is really hard not to like Ethan Shippert. Like my first guest Reid Hazelton, he not only works on his own FF, but also does a lot to try to change the sport for the better while also maintaining client cars with his prep shop, Shippert Racing Services. I hope you enjoy this one- it clocks in at 90 minutes in length, and it is filled with a lot of great FF content.
Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts as to how Kent-ish is going. My only stopwatch in this is your feedback.
-JD
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
The long-awaited episode #1 with Mr. Monoshock- Reid Hazelton. Reid was one of the first FF racers I met back in my debut season a decade ago, and I've always enjoyed debating where things are in the sport.
There were sound issues: three dogs I failed to put away.
Regardless, for a first go to it, all the wheels stayed on.
Enjoy!
-JD
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
A brief overview of what is in store in the realm of this FF themed pod.
We hope to give Formula Ford drivers, tuners, manufacturers and even those behind the scenes a place to share their personal history of the sport, as well as their outlook as to the future of FF as a worldwide class.
Our first proper episode should be out in April.
...stay tuned.