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Listen to Matt's past interviews with Doug Elkins of Doug's Dirt Diary

 

April 30, 2011

(2:45) Matt Billings showed off a new look on his Modified and told me how it has done so far this year. He talked about how one of his sponsors stepped up their support, how he did at Merrittville the week before and how long the drive was after a tough night. [listen now]

October 9, 2010

(1:45) Matt Billings was getting ready for his first small block race on the mile and offered his thoughts. He talked about how well his Modified has been running, wondered about his strategy for the race and spoke about how drivable his car has been all week long.  [listen now]

August 18, 2010

(10:36) Matt Billings walks me through his fourth win of the year that happened Friday at Can Am. He also told me how tacky the track was in hot laps, described some of the flooding that took place in the Brockville area and looked ahead to a busy three race weekend that includes a 100 lapper. [listen now]

July 30, 2010

(1:57) Matt Billings picked up some spots late in the 30 lap Modified feature to finish fifth and talked about the wild final lap of the race. Oops, I forgot to turn off the recording right away. Shhh! [listen now]

July 30, 2010

(2:22) Matt Billings updated me on his latest races in the 358 division and described some of the issues he and the team have been dealing with over the last few weeks. [listen now]

June 15, 2010

(8:50) Matt Billings tells me how he got the win Friday night at Can Am and then hurt his engine at Brockville the very next day. He told me how well his car ran in the feature race, when he knew he had a problem on Saturday and described what they are doing to get back to the track this weekend. [listen now]

May 18, 2010

(10:46) Matt Billings tells me how he got to victory lane at Cornwall on Sunday in just his fifth ever start in a 358 Modified. He talked about why they went to the show, why he was not all that optimistic coming into it and ran down how the rest of his weekend went. Nice job Matt!  [listen now]


April 22, 2010

(3:51) Matt Billings was practicing at Can Am with his new 358 Modified and told me about his hopes for his rookie season. He talked about how much faster this car was compared to his crate Sportsman, how much he lit up the tires in his first time out and how important it is to have a light right foot. [listen now]

February 3, 2010

(8:18) Matt Billings tells me about his move to a 358 Modified and why he feels now is the right time to do so. He described the work they are doing to get ready for this move, explains what the toughest things are associated with this jump in class and where he will begin his 2010 season. Wish you the best Matt.  [listen now]

November 7, 2009

(19:22) Matt Billings talks about the year that was for him in my latest Season in Review interview. He talked about his Sportsman championship at Brockville Ontario Speedway, explained why things went so well for him in 2009 and answered my series of nine questions as well. [listen now]

October 20, 2009

(12:03) Matt Billings told me about his third place finish last Saturday in the Sportsman Super DIRTCar Series race at the Brockville Ontario Speedway. He told me what they did to the car after having trouble in the heat race, thought back to his big win at Syracuse and explained how the people in his home town reacted to his accomplishment. [listen now]
September 20, 2009 (2:28) Matt Billings talked about his Sportsman heat win at Can Am Speedway and the trouble he had the night before at a Super DIRTCar Series race at Canandaigua. [listen now]

August 24, 2009

(2:31) Matt Billings told me about a recent fifth place finish he had that had him smiling a lot more than you might think. He talked about some of the damage that happened on that night, described the work it took to get it back together and wondered if he might get a championship this year. [listen now]

June 24, 2009

(9:54) Matt Billings described how he got to the front to win the Sportsman feature on Monday night at the Can Am Speedway. He also told me how nervous he was when he first rolled onto the racetrack, how cool it was to share the stage with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and remembered last weekend’s races as well. [listen now]

June 8, 2009

(2:34) Matt Billings described how his car felt in hot laps at Can Am and how his season has been going so far. He talked about how tough the field is on Friday nights, wondered why the car counts are so big up north and how he is doing on Saturdays at Brockville Ontario Speedway. [listen now]

October 4, 2009

(1:37) Matt Billings remembered coming to Fulton Speedway several years ago as a fan and wondered what his first experience on the track would be like. He also told me what he was thinking about as he looked down at the speedway, ran down his plans to run the nightly shows next week and his hopes to be the rookie of the year in the Sportsman division. [listen now]

May 4, 2008

(1:04) Matt Billings took the checkered flag in the second qualifying heat race in the Sportsman division and talked about how his go-cart experience helped him on the track. He also chatted about the tight racecar he had and the hungry drivers that were nipping at his heals during the race. [listen now]

May 4, 2008

(3:46) Matt Billings remembers his Can Am experience at the go-kart track and tells me about the things he hopes to accomplish on his season opening night on the big track at the other side of the grandstand. He also told me about his Sportsman races at the end of last year, how much the practice session helped him a few weeks ago and talked about his plans to run Brockville as a regular this season. [listen now]

VIDEO:

 

BROCKVILLE SPEEDWAY - OntarioOval.com

SUPER DIRT WEEK ROOKIE OF THE RACE

2010 SUPER DIRT WEEK PRE RACE

BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY - OntarioOval.com

2009 SUPER DIRT WEEK POLE SITTER

2009 SUPER DIRT WEEK WINNER

 

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