{"podcast":{"title":"Pipe Dreams","slug":"pipe-dreams-6012614","podcast_index_feed_id":6012614,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d9cbb61c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://pipedreamspod.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36440063/36440063-1674602521487-5f5f28b509bcd.jpg","author":"James Rispoli, Corey Alexander","episode_count":44,"summary":"Sharing the trials and tribulations of racers, motorsport industry professionals, and more. Hosted by longtime buddies and current MotoAmerica racers James Rispoli and Corey Alexander.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T00:17:01.770137+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipe-dreams-6012614"},"episode":{"title":"Blake Davis - MotoAmerica's Rising Star","slug":"blake-davis-motoamerica-s-rising-star","published_at":"2025-07-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipe-dreams-6012614/blake-davis-motoamerica-s-rising-star","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipe-dreams-6012614","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pipe-dreams/episodes/Blake-Davis---MotoAmericas-Rising-Star-e34qups","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d9cbb61c/podcast/play/104741116/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-27%2F402940523-44100-2-edf11bf627bc6.mp3","summary":"Pipe Dreams Podcast is back for Episode 30 with Blake Davis, widely considered one of the hottest young talents in American road racing today. At just 17, he’s already a two-time MotoAmerica national champion, and he’s doing it the more traditional way—earning factory support and building a path toward the world stage with Factory Yamaha behind him. Blake opens up about growing up in Lynchburg, Virginia, starting on two wheels at just 3 years old, and how the people around him helped shape a racer ready to succeed in a class full of champions. He shares why he shifted to home schooling to better focus on his racing career, while still making time for the normal teenage moments—proms, Friday nights with friends, and staying grounded outside the paddock. We talk about his breakout Twins Cup championship in 2022, defending the title in 2023, and what it means to be carrying the weight of America’s hopes on the international stage. Blake also reflects on wishing he had taken things more seriously earlier on, recognizing that many of his European rivals have been training like GP professionals since childhood. Looking ahead to 2025, Blake discusses joining Strack Racing alongside Mathew Scholtz, a former Superbike rider and the defending Supersport champion. With a learning curve ahead, he’s hungry to prove himself once again—this time in a new class, with championship ambitions still burning strong. Follow ⁠@pipedreams_pod⁠ on social media!____________________________________________________________________________________Please support our partners: Law Tigers Motorcycle Attorney's: If you ever find yourself in an incident that may or may not require legal representation please call 1-800-Law-Tigers.- No recovery, no fee for personal injury claims, and no expenses unless…","meta_description":"Pipe Dreams Podcast is back for Episode 30 with Blake Davis, widely considered one of the hottest young talents in American road racing today. At just 17,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8452,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pipe-dreams-6012614/episodes/blake-davis-motoamerica-s-rising-star/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipe-dreams-6012614/blake-davis-motoamerica-s-rising-star.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}