MP 948: The Week In IndyCar, Sept 24, with Mike Shank

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Marshall Pruett

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🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Meyer Shank Racing co-owner Mike Shank returns to The Week In IndyCar show to discuss the season to date with Jack Harvey, MSR's new Acura DPi deal in IMSA, and more, all powered by questions submitted by fans via social media. A sampling of the items posed this week: "How much crossover is there between race day personnel between IMSA and IndyCar? I imagine many of the staff are tied to manufacturer alliances like tire techs, HPD engineers, but how about others? Truck drivers? Caterers? Logistics people?" "Interested to know how you decided to grow the team the way you did (going from Indy only, to part-time to full-time)? What did the decision making look like on the business side of how and when to take the next step forward? And what are your goals for the future?" "Mike- what Van Halen song best describes your fine pilot Jack Harvey? And number two, would Jack even know what song you’re talking about?" "Michael, when I was a kid, I used to travel around to all the Central Division SCCA tracks and saw you drive a bunch of Atlantic races. I know you started racing before Atlantics though. What was your first race car and what are some of your favorite things about that time?" Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

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0:00.0	Today in the Marshall Proop podcast, we have your week and IndyCar guest episode.
0:08.1	Who is our guest, Ohio's mighty finest IndyCar, Imsa, Bushlight Consumer, and just Man About Town.
0:17.7	Michael Shank.
0:18.9	Before we say thank you to all of our show sponsors, let's say thanks to you for just being
0:25.1	a guy that gives so many people inspiration that even if they have no idea how to get into
0:30.6	racing, when they might do it, how they might do it, what they might do, you know that you
0:35.9	continue to stand out as someone that fans connect with
0:39.0	and say, I like what that shankai is doing and it makes me believe I could do some things too.
0:44.3	So thanks for being one of the good ones there. Did you say perspiration or aspiration? I got confused.
0:50.3	You know, in my household, especially during summer, I get a little bit of both going.
0:55.0	So let's say thank you to Cooper Tires and the Justice Brothers, as always,
0:59.9	Toronto Motorsports.com and Bell Racing Helmets USA.
1:03.0	Mike, I know you've got a little bit of stuff to do here, and I do as well.
1:06.3	So why don't we just get ripping right now with our listener Q&A.
1:10.7	And yeah, it's our IndyCar show, but hey, you play in a couple of different paddocks.
1:15.2	So we're going to honor that up front announcement today.
1:19.1	Formalize not the world's best kept secret, but you are stepping back up to a place that you love.
1:25.6	That is prototype racing alongside your ongoing IndyCar program
1:30.4	next year. So our pal John Ranjo says, Mike, going to get this question into the buzzer, but can
1:35.9	you give us some details on your freshly announced Accura deal for 2021 and beyond?
1:41.3	Well, we have a multi-year deal in place to run the DPI car, and depending on what
1:46.4	happens with the rules, that could very well carry over into the LMDH.
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