All Gas No Brakes

All Gas, No Brakes Episode 20: Sir Lawrence O’Connor
In this episode of All Gas, No Brakes, Sir Lawrence O’Connor from Port Hardy, British
Columbia takes a timeout from celebrating his 64 th birthday to chat with host Scott Barglof in
advance of the Duel in the Desert taking place November 10 th through November 12 th from the
XR Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and streamed live on XR+ .
The conversation begin with Scott and Sir Lawrence discussing the social atmosphere in Las
Vegas that makes the Duel in the Desert such a special event. Sir Lawrence, a sucker for fine
dining, mentions that he likes to stay after the Duel in the Desert for a couple extra days to
enjoy Freemont Street and a meal fit for royalty.
The conversation then shifts to Sir Lawrence’s 2022 Bristol Dirt Nationals Modified
Championship, the night that Scott, himself, performed the Knighting Ceremony of Sir
Lawrence. The trophy that accompanied this Crown Jewel win is the only trophy Sir Lawrence
proudly displays in his home!
The episode concludes with Scott and Sir Lawrence discussing what to expect from the
upcoming Duel in the Desert. Sir Lawrence is quick to heap praise on Mike Van Genderen
and the track prep crew at the XR Las Vegas Dirt Track and the improvements they have
been able to implement in recent years.
Listen to the full episode to hear how Sir Lawrence got started in dirt track racing, how a race
team based out of British Columbia is able to compete across the United States, the trip Sir
Lawrence takes to cap off the racing season and more! Then be sure to catch all of the Duel
in the Desert racing action live at raceXR.plus !

On this episode of the podcast we talk to XR Super Series Dubuque winner Bobby Pierce. We talk about the race, his season, the speed he has, the roll he is on, his upcoming schedule and more on this episode.