Disco Derek West spills on family, racing, opportunities, and why he’s retired now. A twenty-year career with over 100 wins in all elements of off-road, Derek has always been a wheelman. He can drive anything and podium. 3:54 – Four wheelers started the driving bug9:03 –my very first race is a holeshot race and everyone’s wrecking!14:07 – John Lloyd was the one who got me into off-road16:12 –Camp Jeep in Branson is where I met Ritchie20:17 – Ashley was driving my comp rig to college24:18 – I learned you have to trust your rig and trust your spotter28:00 – the sponsors weren’t interested, nobody was interested30:48 – I am just the monkey behind the wheel 33:32 – I hated optional lines37:58 – got invited to KOH in 200943:40 – I got second place, and somebody said “What happened?” I was proud of that second place51:39 –that was the hardest race58:11 – the solid axle is actually doing extremely well1:02:05 – the origin of “disco”1:05:03 – if you can swing it, pay for it yourself, sponsorship is a job. We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app. Support the show