66 - Ron Bernhagen (Part 1): Need To Do Something Different

Marc Meyerhoff and Mike Mueller welcome the Owner and President of the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series (UMSS), Ron Bernhagen in studio, for an exclusive interview about the UMSS, the Renegade Racing Brand, Schedules, Rules and the future of the brand.

In the first of this two-part interview, we get a little background on Ron and how his passion for the sport of racing began. Being a life long fan of the sport and of sprint car racing he saw an opportunity to make sprint car racing relevant again in the Twin Cities area with ownership stake in Cedar Lake Speedway. After a few years and many ups and downs, Ron came to the conclusion that he "Needed To Do Something Different." And with that, began the conception of the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series.

Ron details how the UMSS began with the winged 360's, evolved to the Traditional Sprint Cars, where the tide turned for the 360 division and how the rebirth of the wing series for the UMSS came to be with the 305 and similar specs and rules to the Traditional Series.

Turning the wheel to the 2022 season for the UMSS and Renegade Racing Brand, first on the docket, the 2022 schedule! Many dates already announced with Cedar Lake Speedway being called home again in 2022. The schedule looks and feels a little different. Is there plans for a Memorial Day Weekend? Why is the UMSS not returning to Alexandria in 2022? Ron's thoughts on the Labor Day weekend 3 day races for the North Dakota Nationals and are there possibly anymore dates to be announced in the coming weeks?

That's just part one. We still got part two, too go! More news, discussions and announcements with Ron that we're sure you'll won't want to miss. But you'll just have to wait for that on episode 67.

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