Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. Ronald Tortola hails from Texas and was a life long athlete who came across endurance racing during the brief period of Death Race’s absence. Participating in Hurricane Heats and Agoge, he thought he was prepared … Read More
Podcast Episodes
The Power of Sobriety and Single Motherhood with Tera Spencer | LotDR Episode 049
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this week’s episode, we hear from Tera Spencer, a single mother who got sober and found fitness as her new outlet. Upon discovering fitness, she found Camp Rhino in Las Vegas, and shortly after … Read More
‘Family Reach’ Ambassador Mynet Velez | LotDR Episode 048
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. This week Tony continues his conversations with a string of female interviews with Mynet Velez, Law Enforcement Officer, and ambassador of Family Reach; a non-profit that raises money to help cover the living expenses of … Read More
International Death Racer Alex Terrazas | LotDR Episode 047
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. Alex Terrazas is an International Spartan Championship racer who caught his first glimpse of the Death Race in 2014 when he volunteered for the Mexico Death Race. With the help of some gentle persuasion, he … Read More
The Original “Barn Beast” Jason Jaksetic | LotDR Episode 046
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this week’s episode, Tony catches up with the creator of the Spartan WOD, Jason Jaksetic. Jason was no stranger to the world of endurance races when he found himself living on Joe’s property to … Read More
The Formidable Leyla Di Cori | LotDR Episode 045
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In Episode 45 we catch up with Leyla Di Cori, a veteran of both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ Death Races. Up until two months ago, Leyla had spent the better part of the past decade … Read More
Marine Corps Major Maggie Seymour | LotDR Episode 044
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. On this week’s legend, we meet Marine Corps Major Maggie Seymour. In 2014 Maggie’s military experience had already taught her how to play the Death Race game; go hard, get out of your head, hack … Read More
The Ever Charitable Frank Fumich | LotDR Episode 043
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In this weeks’ forty-third podcast episode, we talk to Frank Fumich; an entrepreneur whose racing career includes raising funds for causes close to his heart. Listen as he recalls his history leading up to his … Read More
Winner of the First Death Race Ever Doug Lewis | LotDR Episode 042
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. This week’s podcast features the father of all death racers, 2007 Inaugural Winner Doug Lewis. Doug, was an Olympic medalist in skiing who went into the Death Race expecting little more than a quick trail … Read More
‘Super Dad’ Death Racer Jesus Chavez | LotDR Episode 041
Welcome to the Legend of the Death Race Podcast, where you’ll hear the legends of past Death Racers, new and old. In the forty-first episode, we catch up with Jesus Chavez as he recalls his experience from the 2014 Summer and Mexico Death Races. His legend includes creative ways to train for the Vermont slopes in … Read More