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Beth Wagner Townsend

@beth.life
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Rockford, IL. Blogger, open wheel auto racing & hockey fan, feminist, mother, serial doer of unfamilyvaluesness, one-woman midwestern church basement wedding reception.

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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15h
I want the Jitterbug version of a Roku remote. One big button in the middle that goes to whatever app I had open at the same time last night and starts whatever show I fell asleep to from somewhere close to the spot it stopped.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 28/09/2026
They were inspired by all of the sprint car fuel cells that got yeeted to the moon last year
Diagram of a patent for ejecting a battery from underneath a car
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 28/09/2026
The last time I was at the Orpheum in Madison was to see The Mavericks, my last show before Raul Malo died. I don't usually attach a venue to an artist like this but Raul was of course very different.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Stopped to see if Beaver Dam got the dozer yet but didn't get far. Lots of recognizable structures still up. It's weird to experience the entire life of a race track - I was here from the first WoO show.
Photo of entrance of closed race track in Beaver Dam
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Matt Margolis @itsmattslaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
support your local law firm and go sue somebody
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
We have to get from Plymouth to Madison tonight for Bruce Hornsby so obviously we drove an extra 45min the wrong direction for a Forbidden Naan at Ryan's on York in Manitowoc and a visit with the Badger.
Photo of the Forbidden Naan at Ryan's on York in ManitowocPhoto of Ada in front of the SS Badger
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
"We just passed a street called Gobblers Roost. I think we're definitely in Decorative Gourd country." - Zach
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/09/2026
"I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal." buff.ly/pykYN6f
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Breakfast and a long overdue catch-up with @tjslideways.bsky.social
Beth and TJ
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Hotels near dirt tracks have a lot of conversations with corporate that corporate doesn't understand, I bet
Sign asking hotel guests not to use Hotel towels to clean carsSign telling race car haulers where to park
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Happy 9th anniversary of being a Dirt Track Guy to this absolute smoke show
Photo of Zach
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
well well well look who woke up long enough to tap her watch on a point of sale machine @adaventurer.com
Ada posing with merch purchase
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
I had forgotten the feeling of being so dirty it's subcutaneous
Photo of me at the dirt track
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Due to comically poor planning on our part, our kid's first "beater" car is probably going to be a pretty sweet Jeep Wrangler. She does not appreciate that we keep pointing out that she could easily be a push truck driver here at the Plymouth Dirt Track.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Dear Interstate Racing Association, the people don't want two dashes. The people want a motor claim rule. It's me, I'm the people.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
Announcer: That leaves us with just one question - RACE FANS ARE YOU READY TO GO RACING? Zach: There's two questions left because I don't know if I won the 50/50 yet.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 27/09/2026
did I tell my family there would be 4 classes tonight, of course not, I focused on the cheeseburgers
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 26/09/2026
apparently we have like a 4-way IRA championship situation which means the night will be filled with IMPLICATIONS, exactly how I like it
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 26/09/2026
The World's Greatest Motorsports Fan is #thrilledtobehere at the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championship at the Plymouth Dirt Track. @adaventurer.com @natwagner.bsky.social
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 26/09/2026
I think at least 3 out of 5 members of my family were swayed into going to the IRA race tonight with me by the reminder of the Texas toast grilled cheese cheeseburger situation at Plymouth Dirt Track.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 26/09/2026
Feature winners from last night at @tjslideways.bsky.social because I need you to see Don Don ON TOP. I had to catch the replay because I was resting up for REAL LIFE SPRINT CARS IN CENTRAL TIME tonight at Plymouth with Teej himself.
tjslideways.com
Feature Winners: Friday, September 25, 2026
Feature winners for Friday, September 25, 2026…
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 26/09/2026
feels like we've entered our third hour of qualifying at Eldora and the Outlaws are still in my personal time zone hell so I guess I'm going to get into baseball or something
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 25/09/2026
I actually feel sorry for Cleveland today
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 23/09/2026
I went to an entire Melissa Etheridge concert tonight and drove home and we're doing fence repair in heat races on Dirtvision, god I hate time zones
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 22/09/2026
"You gotta check out Macho Gang Anal Spyder. It's Spyder with a Y, of course." - things my husband says now that we have a home DDR system with 1,800 songs
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 21/09/2026
One of my favorite pics of @adaventurer.com in today's photo memories from 2013. Neither Harley nor the pavement midget program are still with us.
photo of Ada as a toddler, a dog named Harley, and a pavement midget
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Pro Legal Care LLC @prolegalcare.com · 21/09/2026
Knowing local rules and a judge's preferences can be as serious as knowing when to put pineapple on a pizza. Attorney Townsend discusses how important it is to hire an attorney who is familiar with the local rules and customs. #highlyskilledlawyer #rockfordil #freeportil #familylaw #divorce
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 21/09/2026
who asked for this
Photo of individual pack of canned oeasPhoto of individual pack of canned oeas
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 20/09/2026
Definitely could have started this broadcast before 9pm if we are going to interview all the old Roth drivers, damn
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 20/09/2026
Ryan Blaney really turning up the intensity on his Jack Hewitt cosplay
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 20/09/2026
your NASCAR crash and fight posts just make me miss the Rockford Speedway (RIP)
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 20/09/2026
sorry that happened, Jett, but I'm still not going to look up your Dave sponsor
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 20/09/2026
I missed the heats last night but I agree with whatever Chris Windom said about California. *yawns in central time*
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Ada Colette @adaventurer.com · 19/09/2026
Some of my favorite pics from marching band recently
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 19/09/2026
I put @adaventurer.com in piano lessons when she was 5 and somehow that means I am now at all the high school football games, shit should come with a warning
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 18/09/2026
Ada: How do I make the oil and bread from Nunzios at home? Me: Put the good bread in the oven, find the good olive oil, find the parmesan. *3 minutes later* Ada walks by with an Uncrustable: yeah, I'm not doing all that @adaventurer.com
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 17/09/2026
unfortunately my accent has been reactivated again by this adorable human crashing out over the rain delay at the Wissota One Hunnert that I saw on FB when @tjslideways.bsky.social shared it
facebook.com
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 16/09/2026
update: today the sad youth in my office taught me Harry's discography and then they learned that if you have your geriatric and extremely uncool boss's AmEx, you can jump the ticketing lines for the added show and everybody lived happily ever after
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 16/09/2026
High Limit definitely already recruiting this pos
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 16/09/2026
My kid (@adaventurer.com) and my neighbor and next Congressman (@nolleyforcongress.bsky.social)
Photo of Ada and Paul Nolley
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
answering my own phone because everyone in my office is trying to buy Harry Styles tickets at the same time
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
Helluva race, boys. Helluva race. Sorry about that tumble, eyebrows.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
I would like a Dirtvision feed that is JUST the lady yelling at the Warrior drivers over the radio. Can she also please yell at the WoO guys?
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
I believe my last/only race in Colorado was in 89ish, the last dirt race at Erie before they paved it. My brother has used this photo of himself in the Kodiak Wolfgang car in Erie as his profile photo on Facebook for the entire existence of Facebook.
Photo of my toddler brother in the Kodiak Wolfgang car
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
"Is this . . . is this why they call them bullrings?" - my very confused husband
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
if I'm not careful I'm going to have a new track record tonight
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 15/09/2026
@gibvoice.bsky.social John if there is a rodeo arena in the infield do we get a hat and buckle in victory Lane tonight
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Oaf @languidoaf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
CEO of Taco Bell: we’re actually worried that some of our upcoming items could destroy humanity as well
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 14/09/2026
Update: my brother's birthday trip is rained out already which means the last time I was at LaSalle Speedway is still the IRA show when @natwagner.bsky.social and I walked in on the concession workers arguing over who had to pick all the bugs out of the full popcorn machine.
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Beth Wagner Townsend @beth.life · 13/09/2026
My feral kid took me and my dad to the tiny little Chinese restaurant where she goes to do homework a lot and the owner was like "oh! you have parents!" when we walked in.
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