"They respected my story.
It compelled them."
$10,000 to a driver with a story worth telling — a new category, each month.
You submit it. You tell it. Fans vote.
THE LINEUP — 12 categories, real racers only.
WHAT IS THE LINEUP?
12-months and 12 Categories covering ALL of Motorsport where real racers share their stories — and fans decide who deserves the spotlight. Drivers win the CASH and prizes each month.
HOW IT WORKS
1
MONTH 1
SUBMIT
Tell us your story. The 411- Who you are. Why you race. What it gives you back. If there is a personal cost. No polish needed — just the truth. This isn't about trophies or sponsors. It's about the reason you show up.
2
MONTH 2
INTERVIEW
Down-Selected drivers to 4, sit down with us on camera. Your words. Your way. No scripts. No handlers. Just a conversation like you're at the track. We handle production — you just talk. Your story, told the way only you can tell it.
3
MONTH 3
VOTE
Fans watch Premiere showing. Fans vote. The story that compels them wins. One month of open voting. Free members vote. VIP members get 10x voting power. Real people deciding which story hits them hardest.
4
MONTH 4
WIN
Monthly winners announced on the 5th . Your legacy, amplified. $10,000 and a spotlight that reaches beyond your local track. Your story lives here — and people who never knew your name will know it now. Those four drivers will also get VIP access.
WHO'S BEHIND THIS?
JVThunderCat Media LLC — built by a racer and retired aerospace sr. engineer, for racers. Started in 2006 with a website that crushed Yahoo's server farm because 38 million people showed up.
This isn't corporate motorsports. This is grassroots. Real people. Real stories. Built by racers, not committees.
JVTHUNDERCAT COM
The Hub - All Gas, No Limit
RACIN' FOR A LIVIN'
The Podcasts with Tommy's and ThunderTalks Roudtable
JVTHUNDERCAT STUDIO
JV's Interviews and much more.
JVTHUNDERCAT MEDIA
For your Entertainment Music, comedy and more!
THE LINEUP
$10K to drivers with stories worth telling
WHEN EAGLES FLY
A life Long story written by JV and Marguerite Ashton
TOMMY'S GARAGE
The Garage. The Grind. The Glory.
RACIN411
The Info. The Insider. The Real Deal.
JVTHUNDERCAT VOTE
Where Fans Decide
Driver Name
A third-generation racer from small-town Indiana who learned to wrench before he could drive. Started in go-karts at age 8, moved to street stocks at 16.
Now 24, he runs a two-car team out of his family's barn with his younger brother. Works full-time at a machine shop to fund Saturday nights.
"Racing isn't what we do. It's who we are."
Driver Name
Single mom of two who got back into racing after a 10-year break. Her dad raced hobby stocks in the 80s — she grew up in the pits.
Bought a $2,500 car off Facebook Marketplace, rebuilt it in her garage over the winter with help from YouTube and her kids. filer filer
"I wanted my daughters to see Mom chase something."
Driver Name
Retired Army sergeant who found racing after coming home from his third deployment. The track became his therapy. Some filler
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Now runs a veterans' outreach program through his race team. Brings other vets to the track every weekend — win or lose.
"The noise, the speed — it brings me back to life."
Driver Name
High school shop teacher by day, street stock driver by Saturday. Uses his race car to teach students about welding, fabrication, and real-world physics.
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His students helped build the car. Some of them are now in the pits with him on race night.
"If I can get one kid off the couch and into a garage, I've won."
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Get the inside lane on THE LINEUP — early category drops, driver features, voting reminders, and member-only giveaways.
- ✓ Priority access to THE LINEUP and votes count 10x!
- ✓Full access to Studio Interviews, Music Videos, Podcasts, drops, and announcements
- ✓ VIP Member-only giveaways, merch moments, and insider notes
- ✓ Priority access to THE LINEUP and special releases
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