Autosportradio.com 2017 guests for Tuesday January 31st..
Marvin Riley
Marvin has been the Director of Engine Development for INDYCAR since October 2014. As Director of Engine Development, Marvin manages the engine manufacturer competition for the Verizon IndyCar Series and sets the engine rules regulations and performance standards followed by the manufacturers in building and racing their V6 twin turbo engines.
Before INDYCAR, Marvin spent 10 years with Honda Performance Development as an engineer and project leader working on a variety of engines spanning the IRL, ALMS, IMSA, and the INDYCAR series. During his time with Honda, Honda engines won three Indy 500s (2005, 2012 and 2014) while competing with other manufacturers. Marvin holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management
Dillon Welch with his dad Vince
Dillon, 21, has graduated from at Ball State University, also Vince’s alma mater, and has called more than 50 national sprint, midget and silver crown events per year for United States Auto Club (USAC) during the past 18 months. The opportunity as a turn announcer came about when Dillon reached out to David Hyatt, president of MRN, for feedback regarding his play-by-play work.
“Earlier this year, I put together a highlight package of some of my better calls and sent that to David Hyatt in hopes he would offer me some feedback to grow as a broadcaster,” Dillon said. “I sent him a couple of videos and after the second or third one, MRN invited me to try out. He and everyone at MRN have been incredibly helpful.”
Dillon, a digital sports broadcasting major who produced regional Emmy-winning programs through his school’s sports production unit, was given an audition as a turn announcer in June at Michigan International Speedway.
Below is his next move:
