ATV-TALK A Motorsport Podcast

Cain Smead is the long time editor for Dirt Wheels Magazine. Cain Smead así has a riding background he started riding 3-wheelers in his younger years and then switched to Quads later on. Racing lead to being a test rider for the magazine and that turned in to the position he holds today. If you love Dirt Wheels Magazine this is the episode for you!

Davis Ham is a 3-wheeler ATV racer. Back in the 80’s the 3-wheelers were the rage. In the 90’s quads became the machine to ride. Racing stopped for years and the old machines got pushed aside. Luckily guys like David never got off the 3 wheelers. David and a few people with a dream kept believing they would come back, and they are back with vengeance. Tune in if you want to learn more about 3-whee...

Josh Merrit is a pro ATV racer. He won the ten hour, he’s a cross country racer, and he does a lot of building as well. He learned his trade and by working hard he brought his race results up to the effort he was putting in. The heart land challenge was his goal for this year and the result proved he should keep trying for the Gold. During his episode we compared sport quads and formal drive quads...

Dustin Shuler is a former ATV racer. He’s an ATV enthusiast and builder. He builds from TRX250R to Hybrid super quads, and his other hobby is being an ATV historian. During his episode we talked about hybrid quads, stock frame quads, and the early days in the ATV industry. If you love history this is the episode for you!

On October 2nd 2021 the ATV-TALK team traveled to San Bernardino California to assist the Glen Helen WORCS race. I invited Beau Baron to be my co-host for the Glen Helen Race recap. Beau and I sat down to discuss about the pro-race and the current points leader. We broke down the eastern invasion, practice, pit strategy, the pro section, the course layout and more. Please tune in for this blow-by-...

Tavis Cain learned to ride ATVs in Northern California. He became a professional ATV racer and got to travel the world in the early days of freestyle MX. There have always been questions of why did Tavis leave the sport and where did he go. During his first and second episodes with ATV-TALK, he will be answering those questions snd more. Don’t forget to listen to the episode if you’re as curious a...

Daryl Rath is a three-wheeler racer and ATV racer in multiple disciplines with uncountable achievements. On top of that, Daryl, became a product developer in the ATV industry with a successful accessories company. I decided to invite him because he’s an innovator of the industry and I really think you will like his insight. Please enjoy the episode!

Paula Kwiek is a women TT specialist and she’s won multiple championships. She is a mother and wife. During her episode she let’s us in on what it takes to go through the directions life takes you and about her helping to teach the other women about her sport. Please listen do her amazon episode and find out more about her story.

Being an enthusiast in the ATV world has given me the opportunity to meet and talk with some really great people. On Facebook I found a group named the New York ATV Addicts. It is an amazing group of ATV enthusiasts. Their page is dedicated to those that love to ride ATVs. They promote events in NY and get people together in groups to ride and have fun in the mud. During their episode they told us...

Andrea Berger is the 3-time consecutive Woman’s Motocross Champion. During her second episode, Berger talked about adversity, life-changing moves, different jobs, and living status. How these things all affected her climb back to the top. Andrea also talks about future pitfalls with her new location and the weather. Also during the episode listen carefully because there is a special guest appearan...

Kirby Cooke is a former TT Pro Racer. During his episode, Cooke took me through his introduction to ATVs, and how he got started racing in the first place. We walked through the years and different types of racing and his desire to stand on the top of the box was very apparent. You're going to need to wait and listen all the way to the end, to be able to find out if he made it to the top step on t...

Gary Denton Chad Wienen have accomplished something amazing, they’ve both won eight national titles in the premier class in the nation. During the episode Chad and Gary talked about the what’s changed over the years, their careers, and about different machines. The incredible weight having the #1 plate and the great joy it brings is definitely a huge topic during the episode. Please tune in for a...

Gary Denton is one of the all time greats. He is the eight-time consecutive National champion. During his episode, Denton, talks us about his motocross life before ATV’s and his transition times. Gary is a great friend and I hope you’ll take the time to listen to the episode and get to know more about his career. Plus he also spoke about the pressure of holding on to the elusive #1 plate!

In sports it doesn’t happen very often, father and son racing together and ending on the podium together. The Rath Family have made ATV history. Daryl and Tucker Rath are the father and son on the podium in a professional TT Race (Tucker won with Daryl in 3rd). Listen to their episode as they nigh talk about the race and the story of them competing in the same category.

Chad Wienen is the newly crowned eighth-time national MX champion. During his second episode with ATV-TALK, he talked about the seasons early struggles(with quad set up), his diet changes, and about his closet rival. Tune in to this great episode to know more about the champ!

Bryce Ford is an up and coming star Pro MX Quad racer. He’s a 12X AMA ATV Motocross Champion. His racing style stuns his competitors. He is currently fighting for a podium spot with a number of young talented pros. Tune in and listen to his episode with this young athlete. I think he hasn’t taken his eye off the gold but so far it’s looking like the third spot is going to be it, for this year.

Randy Dinkins comes from a long racing background. I invited him to be a part of the podcast because his story is amazing! He has a wide reaching knowledge of the industry like different types of riders and racing styles. It gives him the abilities to pick great people for quad wars. His love for ATV racing keeps him going even as he gets older. Check out his episode as this a really good one!

When it come to mental and physical health most of us take it for granted. Jesi Stracham can show you a path that can help you become better in every aspect of your life. Jesi Stracham is a trauma survivor on a mission to help individuals see the opportunity in their obstacles. She’s been on the podcast once before and talked about her story. Please have a listen to her episode and find out h...

Donna Ellsworth is a multi-time Woman’s WORCS Champion. She has raced against four other Women’s Champions during her racing time. During her episode, Donna talked to us about the struggles at the beginning of her racing career and being a woman in a men-ruled sport. Donna has seen many changes during her racing time, listen to her episode, and you will hear firsthand her news for the Women Racers...

William Yokley is one of the best racers of his time. During his episode we talked about his history in the ATV industry. The story being about a young man, who was told not to ride quads by his father and turned in to one of the all around best racers. He won at the professional level in XC, Desert, and more. I invite you to listen to Yokley’s story it’s pretty amazing and he is also a pretty coo...

You asked and we listened, recently I've gotten requests to bring in the Page brothers to the podcast. For episode 97 I managed to get one of the three. Robin Page knew that he wanted to race GNCC from a young age. He learned about racing by following in the footsteps of his older brothers. Page, his brother Brad, and William Yokley learned to race in the woods and before they even knew it they we...

Dave Wylie is an ATV historian, a collector of mystical machines. He went from having a 9-5 job to buying and selling ATV parts. He races three-wheelers and four-wheelers to this day. You should definitely listen to his episode as I assume someday, because of him, there will be an ATV museum in the future.

Hunter Hart had a great year riding. During his episode, Hart, tells us about He experimenting siding with 3 wheelers to grow skill set. He talked about his goals for the future and he even dreams of dethroning walker Fowler, who is right at the top night now! Please check out this episode we had a lot of fun taking it for you.

Daryl Patton started out riding drag three wheels in the sand dunes. Daryl was told by a friend and sponsor he had racing talent and that he should try racing on the track He did and it turned in to a new life. His racing story is pretty interesting I suggest you listen closely.

For this inspired episode I picked respiratory therapist Danny Ray Duncan. In these times we look to people that put themselves between us and the things that cause us Illness or harm. During his episode, Danny Ray Duncan II, tells us a few stories of his work and how he puts himself in harms way to try and keep us all healthy and breathing.