Mario Andretti

  • Radio Interview

    I’m feeling pretty proud of myself.  I just walked into the bedroom and said with pride “Todd, I’m 46 and I just made an audio clip of my radio interview into a movie on my computer!  How cool is that!”.  Since writing my book I have learned to do SOOOO many things!  Things I didn’t know were even possible!  Now to get the radio interview “movie” on YouTube and linked to this blogpost 🙂
    Last week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by FAITH FM in London, Ontario.   It was a fun interview with Marion on the Heading Home show!  She even asked about my love of drag racing!  The picture below is of my friend Jeff Arend in his race car!  He’s all big and famous now 🙂  I have to watch TV to see him!Screen Shot 2014-05-28 at 11.34.13 PM
    One of the racetracks my parents owned was in the FAITH FM London listening area.  We talk about it in the interview and how I got to meet Mario Andretti last year!!! You’ll have to listen to find out 🙂  Marion asked me about my book, WATER IN THE DESERT and how I came to write it.  She wanted to know what I was going to be sharing at the upcoming Women’s Conference in London that I’m speaking at this Saturday, May 31st.
    Screen Shot 2014-05-28 at 11.27.24 PM
    The Afternoon Splash Conference is going to be so much fun!  You can check out my website (http://www.sherrystahl.com) for more details or Listen to the Interview and hear all about it.

    Click to listen to the Interview on YouTube.

    Read More

  • Mom & Dad's Induction with Mario Andretti!!!

    What an amazing night!  My mom and dad, John and Sharon Fletcher were inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame for their investment into the sport of Drag Racing.  My parents have owned two NHRA drag strips in Ontario Canada.  I spent most of my life at the race track and driving fast is in my blood!  Dad started racing as a teen.  He became a mechanic and started Fletcher Performance with my mom.  Then he renamed it Fletcher Bros. when his younger brother Danny was old enough to work for him.  By the time I was a young teen my parents had 3 stores that fixed cars, sold used cars and sold high performance race car parts. They had drivers racing cars under the Fletcher Bros. name.  My parents then bought  Dragway Park in Cayuga.  I spent my highschool and College years working at the drags.  What a fun time it was and so good for my family.  My parents sold Dragway Park and bought another track and named it London Motorsports Park.  They worked hard and did so much to further the sport of drag racing in Canada.  This night will be one I remember fondly as my parents were recognized and honoured for their hard work.  It was a proud moment for me!

    It was an incredible night made more exciting that my parents received their acceptance into the hall of fame with MARIO ANDRETTI!!!  It was an unbelievable time meeting him.  Spontaneously after the awards ceremony Mario had them auction off his “Checker Flag” socks for charity.  My dad, who has little will-power at auctions couldn’t resist and bought Mario’s socks right off his feet for $550.00.  It brought so much fun to the evening and now my parents have a very funny momento for the family room!  The news of Mario’s auctioned socks hit the Toronto and area newspapers a few times in the week following the ceremony.  I tweeted Mario about it and he actually retweeted me and replied!  We felt like famous people 🙂  Lots of fun!

    Read More

  • Mom & Dad’s Induction with Mario Andretti!!!

    What an amazing night!  My mom and dad, John and Sharon Fletcher were inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame for their investment into the sport of Drag Racing.  My parents have owned two NHRA drag strips in Ontario Canada.  I spent most of my life at the race track and driving fast is in my blood!  Dad started racing as a teen.  He became a mechanic and started Fletcher Performance with my mom.  Then he renamed it Fletcher Bros. when his younger brother Danny was old enough to work for him.  By the time I was a young teen my parents had 3 stores that fixed cars, sold used cars and sold high performance race car parts. They had drivers racing cars under the Fletcher Bros. name.  My parents then bought  Dragway Park in Cayuga.  I spent my highschool and College years working at the drags.  What a fun time it was and so good for my family.  My parents sold Dragway Park and bought another track and named it London Motorsports Park.  They worked hard and did so much to further the sport of drag racing in Canada.  This night will be one I remember fondly as my parents were recognized and honoured for their hard work.  It was a proud moment for me!

    It was an incredible night made more exciting that my parents received their acceptance into the hall of fame with MARIO ANDRETTI!!!  It was an unbelievable time meeting him.  Spontaneously after the awards ceremony Mario had them auction off his “Checker Flag” socks for charity.  My dad, who has little will-power at auctions couldn’t resist and bought Mario’s socks right off his feet for $550.00.  It brought so much fun to the evening and now my parents have a very funny momento for the family room!  The news of Mario’s auctioned socks hit the Toronto and area newspapers a few times in the week following the ceremony.  I tweeted Mario about it and he actually retweeted me and replied!  We felt like famous people 🙂  Lots of fun!

    Read More