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From GNCC mudders to Arenacross under the lights, Zac Herrin has built a career giving motorsports athletes a voice — and he’s doing it across some of the biggest stages in off-road and stadium racing.

In this episode, host Heather Wilson Schiltz chats with Zac about how he unexpectedly had a microphone put in his hand, what it’s like calling GNCC with 45-minute lap gaps versus 20-second Arenacross laps, and how announcers balance storytelling, professionalism and real emotion when races don’t go to plan. They also dig into podium interviews as a skill riders should practice just like starts and corners.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• The moment that launched Zac’s announcing career
• Why GNCC families endure tight turnarounds and brutal conditions
• The key differences between calling GNCC and Arenacross
• Why riders should practice interviews like they practice racing and how that ties directly to value for sponsors
• The behind-the-scenes reality of live production: what’s in the headset, what’s on the screen, and what’s not
• How announcers can influence perception and why personality matters
• How Zac protects his voice and energy across long race weekends and a heavy travel schedule

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This episode offers up a change of pace from traditional episodes of Momentum: A Motorsports podcast.

Motorcycle podcasts collide for a laid-back, laugh-heavy round of "Motorcycle Jeopardy." Hear questions ranging from MSRP to roadside oddities, Airbnb stays, and U.S. highway trivia. Test your own knowledge as you listen or watch, or simply enjoy the show.

Host Heather Wilson Schiltz (Momentum: A Motorsports Podcast) is joined by Drew Faulkner and Mark Scherrens (Moto Adventurer Unscripted), Ted Kettler (Motorcycle Men Podcast + Ride With Ted), and Trevor Schoonover + James Wright (Tallboys and Trackmasters) for a friendly “Hollywood Squares” style showdown.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Quick intros, each host’s favorite bike, and a few hilarious fun facts
• Ted’s game rules
• MSRP guesses that expose who shops bikes “for fun”
• Learn OEM colorways and paint names: It’s not red. It’s Candy Ardent Red.
• Roadside attractions you may want to add to your next route
• Coast-to-coast interstate knowledge
• Post-game banter and ideas for future categories (tires, beer and event marketing)

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📲 Connect with Motorcycle Men Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and website.

📲 Connect with Tallboys and Trackmasters on Facebook, YouTube and website.

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Preston Campbell grew up in the back of a box van traveling to races with his dad, Johnny Campbell. Today, he’s built a racing career of his own -- contesting in National Hare and Hound races for JCR Honda and international rally competitions for Honda HRC. In this episode, host Heather Wilson Schiltz sits down with Preston to talk about his progression from NHHA to finishing runner-up in the Rally2 class at the legendary Dakar Rally.

Preston shares what it’s really like to race nearly 5,000 miles over two weeks in Saudi Arabia, what road book navigation is like, and why slowing down to regroup was his strategy when mistakes happened. From 4 a.m. starts and 12-hour days on the bike to sleeping in desert bivouacs to riding at average speeds of 60+ mph, this conversation gives an honest look at what Dakar demands physically and mentally.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• How National Hare and Hound racing prepared him for high-speed rally competition
• What Dakar actually looks like — 13 stages, almost 5,000 miles, one rest day and nonstop navigation
• How road book navigation works and why it feels like “texting and driving” at race pace
• The physical and mental grind of 12-hour days
• Managing mistakes without turning one error into two
• What marathon bivouacs are like (including sleeping in motorhomes or even tents in the dunes)
• The behind-the-scenes support system of the Monster Energy Honda HRC team
• How he decompressed after returning home — and what’s next in rally racing

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