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Segment 2, September 9th, 2023
For many getting outdoors means slowing down. However going slow never was in the cards for Tom Blocker. After graduating from NC State in the early 1970s with a degree in Economics, he continued adding to his resume by getting into racing motorcycles, cars, & then a career in the automotive industry.
Tom can be heard each week via WBT Radio as a contributor with Bo Thompson (Storyteller alum, WHY BO TALKS) about cars & the automotive industry, but we’re going to shift the angle a bit.
Blocker speaks on:
-Getting his first motorcycle
-His parents view of his pursuit
-Growing up in Cary, NC
-Developing skills as a form of safety, caution, & confidence
-The Hemingway quote, ““There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games,”
-Helping the new generation do it right?
Tom Blocker will be on-hand at the local store Jesse Browns’ for Storyteller Night at Jesse Brown’s. He can still be found racing his beloved Porsche or motorcycle & enjoying the thrills of going fast, mixed with being safe & teaching others in his story, Fast Lane.