This past weekend at
@limerockpark, our
@RacingAmerica team was tested before we even went live for our
@GoTransAm broadcast.
Shortly before the broadcast went live, one of our broadcasters was unable to join us. Then the rain came and wiped out our entire pre-race show. Everything we had prepared was out the window in an instant.
Our producer Emily McCarty didn't flinch. She restructured the entire broadcast on the fly, moved me from pit road to hosting the pre-race show with no warning, and spent the whole broadcast feeding me and
@AndyLally in our ear exactly what we needed in real time. On top of that I was already handling PA announcing and pit reporting throughout the race -- all of it in a downpour.
And then there was
@mikejoy500, one of the most decorated voices in motorsports, stepping into the booth with virtually no preparation and making it sound effortless. That is what decades of experience looks like. An absolute honor to share a broadcast with him.
The biggest thing I took away from this weekend: be comfortable being uncomfortable. The broadcasts early in my career that had those last-second curveballs felt like the worst experiences at the time. Now I know they were the most valuable. Because when something goes sideways on a major broadcast, and it will, those are the moments you draw from.
Major props to Emily McCarty, Andy Lally, Mike Joy, and the entire Racing America and Trans Am team.