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From Birfield Rings to Spider 9's, Thomas Kingston in Episode 52
From Birfield Rings to Spider 9's, Thomas Kingston in Episode 52
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Length:
94 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary on Conversations with Big Rich with a release of the first episode of Season 2 – Episode 52 features Thomas Kingston of Spidertrax fame.Thom Kingston, self-professed, highly competitive, problem-solver, shares all-things Spidertrax, from Birfield rings to Spider 9’s and how one led to the next. An authentic conversation with a true mover-and-shaker in the industry. 4:31 – National Champion in rifle 8:46 – what’s your back-up plan?11:00– Eddie had a Samurai13:41 – top ten in the SAE competition with an amphibious vehicle19:39 – product #1 at Spidertrax23:34 – why Colorado?31:18 – how we were able to pull off Spidertrax in college, we can’t hide anymore38:39 – It was like magic! 45:17 – Shifted our focus from competing ourselves to building components to work with teams49:43 – Tracy Jordan is the best53:49 – Oroville is freshest in my mind, “I don’t understand these lines”56:04 – the Spider 91:02:43 – the Rock Bug build, the whole story revealed 1:15:33– why my hands are on the shop floor1:20:59 – the future of Spidertrax We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Support the show
Released:
Apr 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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