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The Italian Alps on Motorcycle with Tom Blocker



Segment 3: August 3rd, 2024

With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics happening now, it is fitting that the Carolina Outdoors covers some of the many other wonderful events that are happening in Europe. Coming onto this episode of the Show, we have Tom Blocker – adventurer extraordinaire and Storyteller’s Night alum – to give insight into these colorful events and his experience with some of them!

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Fast Lane with Tom Blocker



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.