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Good on you Ian for standing up to it. The substance abuse is very prominent in Australian speedway and the Usa, performance enhancing hardcore .

What an amazing interview Wade, Ian really wanted to tell His story, You could hear it, You could See it, Very emotional 😢, Thank you for sharing. Ian, In my mind, Will always be a Champion. 👏👏🏁🇦🇺

Really well done 👏👏💯🏁🏁

Wow. What a wonderful human. Ian, you are helping so many people with this interview.

Get we ll wade Ur one of the gd guys at race tracks get well soon mate

The way Ian talks about western Sydney is the same way we eastsiders talk about the east side of Des Moines. Lee Township against the world. I hope he gets a ride if he wants one. Great interview Wade!

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1975 - Eddie Leavitt won driving R & H Farms #40. Roger Beck Chassis. White frame black car R & H Farms sold car to Gary Moulin, Gilman City, MO. 1976 - Eddie Leavitt won driving #4J. Don Maxwell Chassis. Orange frame, orange car. Someone restored #4J. I saw it on display in KC @ Elmer Lane's annual picknick 20 years ago But what do I know?

We love Big Jerr! T-Gun

Class act in multiple fashions!! No better for the sport of racing!

Another tremendous interview!! Thanks Danny and Wade. 🇺🇸🍀🇺🇸

Cant believe this interview, one of my favourite all time racers. I never saw ian as arrogant or rude, i saw him as the steve waugh of sprint car racing, cool under pressure. This interview uncovers the man that is Ian Madsen. What a great person and i hope i get to shake his hand one day. Wade your interview technique is exceptional.

This is the most raw thing I've watched ! Well done to you Wade and Ian that's so strong of you to be so open !!!!

The Classic hasn't been the same without him. Legend of the sport!

Seen him in a sprint car many times in California. On heck of a driver . One of my favorites of the time. !! And for His son .., wow a real wheel may like his father.

Thanks for being so open and I hope it helps others that are going through the same deal. Its unfortunate that alcohol is such a big part of so many cultures.

Top work to both you guys, very raw but very factual as well, I only hope that it reaches those that need this same guidance. Thank you Ian for the great racing that has been part of that was my love for sprintcar racing , reaching back to my supermod days in SW of WA too many years ago now.. I do hope you slide the skid lid on again and you are out entertaining us all once more....and to Wade as a Pearce RAAF cricketer, you serve up a good video product...lol Good luck to you both going forward.

Thanks for doin this. Gr8 memories

Great interview, Thanks

Fantastic interview!!!Thank you both.🇺🇸🍀❤️

Very good interview Wade. I have been involved with recovery for over 40 years now. My Dad drank and was able to get sober in 1981, when I was 13. He was active in The Fellowship up until he passed in 2021. He was a miracle, as he always said, thanks to God and AA. It not only saved his life, it save mine and my mother's as well.

Wishing you many good days ahead! Keep doing what you're doing and hope you can help others.

Well Ian U legend mate stay well keep on rollin mate ....great job wade

Congrats 🎉 ian ive loved watching u race here in perth when u did was awesome get back into it dude

Ian Kerry looking bk at u he looks so much like his brother gd to see u looking healthy mate

That was a great interview, thanks Wade and Ian

Stumbled upon this guys i am a speedway fan and was captivated by this interview its a topic that hits close to home stay strong Ian and wish you all the best mate youll get there regards Sean.

I met Ian Briefly once at a LUCKY pub in St Marys i was having a beer with Joe his dad strangely or not i dont recal him having one but i will say his Dad never stopped talking about him after he left . Glad to see hes goin good.😊

You won't find anyone more open than Ian is this interview. Keep fighting Ian, you've got this....Well done Wade.

Great Interview wade.You're the best of the best.Ian very brave mate.Stay positive mate and surround yourself with loved ones.I watched you race many times and I'm sure the speedway community is in your corner mate.Best wishes

WOW So much that i didn't know about Ian, amazing how open he was. That takes COURAGE. Keep at it mate. Thank you Ian Madsen. To Wade a wonderful interview, you did good.

Great work, Wade.👍 and want to wish Ian all the best for his future. You are both 100% correct, saying that you never know what someone is going through, and we should make it our priority to be kind on all occasions.

I’m an addict, you can’t escape it by moving geographically somewhere else, I’m also an introvert it’s a viscous cycle for sure, “wherever you go there you are” as my rehab therapists would say

Wow! New found respect for Ian Madsen the man. Always been a fan of Ian the wheelman. Good vibes and strength, Ian.

Thanks Wade for the most informative and interesting interview with Ian. May all go well from now. God bless

Congratulations Ian and wish you all the best, Wade this was hard to watch at times but these things are real life. Cheers👍👍

I love you and I am going through the same thing

Amazing stuff brother. This will help so many people. Best of luck Ian as you continue to navigate this journey.

Best of luck on your new you ! I used to say that I was raised by my alcoholic Mother but in reality I knew I had to raise myself and fortunately did ! Having graduated from High School at 18 I became aware that I was an adult and going to separate myself from my mother's enigma so to speak and joined the USAF and became my new life manager. We(my mother and I) did become friends later on in life and she had become sober, but never completely! I understand your journey and wish you all the best on your Journey !!!

A lot of courage right there. Good on you Ian

Certainly a great family. 👏👏👍👍

Doug Wolfgang drove for them as well.

Amazing Driver ,fantastic storyteller, God Bless, R.I.P. Racer.

he's a dickhead

Great video. Thanks. 🍀🇺🇸🍀

Now this is the REAL heartbeat of America..!!! Keep up the great work, and thank you..,Wade

I agree with Brian .., the best thing about NASCAR , is that it cures insomnia…

With every Hero there needs to be a good Anti- hero ,people boo Larson not because they hate him, but the nice guy image at all times gets boring.We need black hats too.., the Aaron Reutzel and Justin Sanders are the “Asshole “ that society needs to help keep us all from insanity..IMHO

Great interview Wade, I love to see all the faces of a race team,not just the driver..In my opinion NASCAR has become too corporate and left it roots, I like what High Limit has brought to the table, I think race teams should be profitable and not just a tax deduction.

Wade, thanks for the timely reminder to all, get well soon.