What does it take to go from indoor karting weekends to racing in Spec Miata and Spec MX-5 Cup? Meet Joey “Stiglette” Andrews, a young driver from Southern California who’s quickly making a name for himself in the SCCA. In episode 243 of Inside the SCCA, Joey shares how Top Gear, indoor karting, and the legendary SoCal car culture kickstarted his path into motorsports. We dive into: His first laps at MB2 Racing and K1 Speed 🏎️The leap to outdoor karting and Spec Miata 🔥Why the car culture in Los Angeles is unlike anywhere else in the world 🌴How community and family fuel his racing dreams ❤️If you’ve ever wondered how grassroots racing starts—or dreamed of turning laps yourself—this is an inspiring conversation you don’t want to miss.👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe—and tell us how YOU got hooked on motorsport!#Motorsport #Karting #SpecMiata #SimRacing #CarCulture #InsideTheSCCAPartners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible!William R. Pintaric and Associates. David Pintaric is a long-time SCCA racer. He's also the Principle at the investment and financial planning firm William R. Pintaric and Associates. Check them out at https://www.wrpintaric.com/Solo Performance Specialties - Learn more at https://soloperformance.com/ – Check out SPS for all your autocross racing needs. Babyface Fabrication – https://www.babyfacefabrication.com/ – Josh has two decades of experience as a fabricator, most recently working for championship winning NASCAR teams. He has more than 70 wins in the top three NASCAR series, along with multiple championships and a little success racing his own cars and snowmobiles.Full Send Sims – The Official Sim Rig of Inside the SCCA. https://fullsendsims.com/Ray Esports is the official sim racing league of the Inside the SCCA podcasts -- from the "Unofficial SCCA eSports Racing Leagues on Tuesday nights, to the weekend warrior leagues on Saturday and Sunday. Go to rayesportsracing.com for all the info you need. Code Blue by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About Brian: Brian has lived a parallel life of motorsports and journalism for more than 30 years. He started in motorsports in 1986 as his father’s 16-year-old “crew chief” on SCCA FV, Sports Renault and IT Honda CRX efforts. He has also competed in, and plans to compete again, in SCCA Club racing, Autocross and Road Rally. He's an award winning journalist who has worked in news in network staff positions with CNN and CBS and local news in seven markets from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to New York and Los Angeles. In 2009 he founded RacingWire, one of the first web-only motorsports news services given credentialed access at NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA events. He currently hosts several podcasts including “Inside the SCCA” and is an editor/producer for KNX 97.1FM NewsRadio in Los Angeles.