Off-Road Racer Podcast

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Off-Road Racer Live - Josh the Auto Buyer - 2026...

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2026/10/05

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this edition, Matt Martelli and Bob Bower sit down with Josh Stabile, better known as Josh the Auto Buyer, who was responsible for bringing this entire group of builders, prerunners, racers, and off road personalities together at the Expo.Josh talks about how the idea came together in just a matter of weeks, starting with a few phone calls and growing into an

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39:21

Off-Road Racer Live - Eric Conner of SoCal Suspension...

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this edition, Matt Martelli and Desert Dime sit down with Eric Conner of SoCal Suspension to talk about his unusual path into off road, starting with a career as a professional skateboarder before moving into cars, fabrication, prerunners, and eventually desert racing.Eric talks about growing up around skateboarding in Southern California, skating professionally

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28:34

Off-Road Racer Live - Rob Lindsay of RJ Fabrication -...

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this edition, Matt Martelli and Bob Bower sit down with Rob Lindsay of RJ Fab to talk about his path from working in a high school metal shop to building some of the most detailed and creative off road vehicles in the industry.Rob talks about starting out building street and drag race cars, eventually turning fabrication into a full time business, and how a

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31:57

Off-Road Racer Live - Ruslan Yankilevich - 2026...

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this edition, Matt Martelli and Desert Dime sit down with Ruslan Yankilevich to talk about his progression through off road racing, from starting in short course and making a name for himself with stunts, to racing desert and becoming part of the Roar Tribe program.Ruslan talks about racing the Mint 400 at just 11 years old, the challenges of trying to race

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39:00

Off-Road Racer Live - Blake Wilkey - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.Matt Martelli and Bob Bower sit down with Blake Wilkey to talk about his second season racing in the Pro UTV class, his progression from Class 11 into one of the most competitive fields in off road racing, and what it takes to run at the front as a privateer team. Blake talks about the pace of modern UTV racing, the importance of preparation, and the challenge of

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28:59

Off-Road Racer Live - Glenn Harris - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this episode, we sit down with legendary off-road racer and team leader Glenn Harris, a man whose career stretches back to the early days of stadium and desert off-road racing. Glenn started racing as a teenager, building his first desert buggy with his father before going on to compete at the highest levels of the sport. He became a major force in Mickey

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47:57

Off-Road Racer Live - Robby Woods & BJ Baldwin - 2026...

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt sits down with well known car builder Robby Woods. Robby shares his story, from a Moto racing career turned sideways, to selling scrap steel to build a short course program, racing with the best on a budget, and becoming a car builder. Robby share's his current ventures, including his upfitted TRX's and a new AWD Race Truck platform he

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18:13

Off-Road Racer Live - Greg & Lake Adler - 2026...

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2026/10/04

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt sits down with Greg and Lake Adler. Matt and Greg talk about Greg's recent purchase of the ORW company, the iconic off-road parts company that his Grandfather had started. The company has switched hands over the years, and has found itself back in the Adler's hands. The two talk about the shifts in the off-road industry, and how ORW is

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26:17

Off-Road Racer Live - Ryan Millen - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this Installment, Matt and Jim sit down with Ryan Millen. Part of the legendary Millen family, son of Rod Millen, Ryan has racing baked into his DNA. With a lengthy personal history in many forms of racing, including stage rally and desert racing, Ryan is a certified veteran himself. Matt, Jim, and Ryan go into his racing history, and how that has progressed to

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44:37

Off-Road Racer Live - BJ Baldwin - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt Martelli and Jim Beaver sit down with the legendary BJ Baldwin. As someone who has been on the podcast multiple times, Matt, Jim, and BJ took the oppurtunity to catch up. The crew go into BJ's history in motorsports stunts, where he takes inspiration from, and what some of his favorite stunts were. They also talk about some changes they

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27:49

Off-Road Racer Live - Ryan Kibbe - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt sits down with Ryan Kibbe, owner of Kibbetech, one of the most well known vehicle builders in our sphere. Matt and Ryan go into his history, how some small skills in repairing bikes for the neighborhood kids led his career into what it has become today. Matt and Kibbe talk about modern prerunner builds, and the things that Kibbe has built,

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10:07

Off-Road Racer Live - "Jedi" Jack Mamelli - 2026...

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt sits down with "Jedi" Jack Mamelli, who's part of the new wave of racers that grew up racing in the Youth UTV classes. Jedi has been working his way up through the UTV classes over the last few years, and has recently been racing in the UTV Pro class. Jack and Matt go into what the process has been like, and what Jack's goals are in UTV

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36:01

Off-Road Racer Live - Paul Fisher, All American...

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt and Desert Dime sit down with Paul Fisher, known as All American Sender, known for producing videos of him preforming stunts in his prerunner. The crew go into the history of freestyle and stunt-based motorsports, with the inception of the famous Gymkhana series, and Paul's take on the format, with his Flight School series on YouTube. Paul

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18:43

Off-Road Racer Live - Jerry Welchel - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this installment, Matt sits down with Jerry Welchel, a veteran in both desert and short-course racing. Currently, Jerry is racing with Alex Wacker, and are expecting the brand new Camburg AWD Unlimited Truck in the near future.

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21:59

Off-Road Racer Live - Danny Thompson - 2026 Off-Road...

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.Matt catches up with Danny Thompson, who has been a guest on the show previously. Danny Thompson is son of the late great Mickey Thompson, who may be credited as the man who kickstarted off-road, and stadium, and short-course racing as sports. Now, Danny competes at the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting land speed records in a number of classes. Matt and Danny go into

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17:41

Off-Road Racer Live - Kyle Craft - 2026 Off-Road Expo

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2026/10/03

Welcome to the first edition of Off-Road Racer Live. These recordings come from the 2026 Off-Road Expo, in the Josh the Auto Buyer booth.In this episode, Matt sits down with Kyle Craft, one of the most well known co-drivers in the sport. Kyle currently co-drives for Alan Ampudia, one of the best Trophy Truck racers down in Baja. Matt and Kyle go into his career in off-road racing, from his own racing, to racing with some of the greats like James Dean and BJ Baldwin. The two then go into some of the

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80:27

Episode 99: Cole Hardin

Off-Road Racer Podcast ·

2026/09/03

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, Matt Martelli sits down with Cole Hardin, fresh off his overall win at the Vegas to Reno.Cole talks about what it takes to race at the front of the field in some of the fastest desert races in the country, including the unique challenges of Vegas to Reno and how quickly things can go wrong when you are running 120 plus mph for miles at a time.Matt and Cole also get into the differences between some of the major desert courses, from the high speed

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133:29

Episode 98: Chris Forsberg

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2026/07/09

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, Matt Martelli sits down with Chris Forsberg, three time Formula Drift champion, Nissan driver, and one of the most recognizable names in modern motorsports.While Chris built his career in drifting, his approach has always gone beyond one discipline. From building cars in his own garage to developing a professional racing program, Chris has been involved in every part of the process. That same mindset eventually led him into the desert, taking on a

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78:11

Episode 97: Justin "Bean" Smith

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2026/06/25

n this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, Matt Martelli sits down with Justin Bean Smith, one of the most versatile drivers in off road racing today. Whether it's Trophy Truck Spec, Unlimited Truck, or jumping into someone else's program, Justin has built a reputation for being ready when the opportunity comes. Justin shares how his career has evolved from getting early opportunities behind the wheel to becoming one of the sport's most sought after fill in and development drivers. Along the way,

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71:25

Episode 96: Steve Barlow

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2026/06/11

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, Matt Martelli sits down with Steve Barlow, an influential figure in off road racing and a key player in the growth of short course racing during its most successful era. Over the course of his career, Steve has worn just about every hat imaginable. Racer, team owner, promoter, executive, and industry leader. From his early days in off road racing to helping build some of the sport's most recognizable teams and series, Steve has had a front row seat to

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