ATV-TALK A Motorsport Podcast

Mark Notman is a world class ATV mechanic. He went from XC racer to race mechanic. Notman is bike builder for seven-time XC champion Walker Fowler. His machines ran first and second in XC Pro. During his episode we got the full story of his racing and mechanical journey. Listen carefully to his episode because he dropped helpful tips and that man really knows his ATV’s!

In the early seventies when racing M/C was taking off. Steve Walker was a young and talented rider. San Diego local, engine builder, Danny Duncan discovered Walker and took him under his wing. Their relationship is still going strong after all these years. During their episode they talked about how the system Danny used to teach and develops riders is still in place today, nearly 50 years later!

Torey Matajcich is the three-time consecutive women champion this is also her second solo episode on ATV-TALK. During her episode, she talked about the trials and tribulations of the 2021 season. She spoke about the strengths and skills she gained by racing Pro-Am. In 2022 WORCS is adding the women professional class and that will only help raise international awareness in women off-road sports.

Tucker Rath is a young TT professional ATV racer. During his episode he talked about learning his craft, navigating the industry, and having an industry legend for a father. And we talked about the pluses and minuses about his legendary dad. Rath is also deeply involved in the building and production of ATV parts at Rath Racing. Please enjoy this wonderful episode!

As we welcome the new year ATV-TALK decided to do a end of year recap episode. During 2021 we heard from multiple champions, mechanics, and important figures of the off-road industry. I invited past guests Kory Ellis from the business side of the industry and Cain Smead for the media side of the industry to talk about everything that happened in 2021. We hope you enjoy this recap Happy New Year!

Barry Hawk and Walker Fowler are both seven-time XC champions. They are friends, former teammates, and two different generations of riders and machines. Fowler and Hawk sat down with us and told us all about what it takes to become a seven-time champion. They talked about the industry, electric bicycles, and much more. The episode was a lot of fun to tape. Hawk and Fowler are two great champions a...

Andrea Berger is three-time WMX champion, Torey Matajcich is three-time Woman’s WORCS champion, and Hannah Hart is two-time WXC champion. We invited them for a special Women champions episode. These ladies are making a huge statement in the industry about women in professional sports. During their episode the champions discussed some exciting news coming from the west and the advancements in the s...

Joel Hetrick has a lifetime of racing. He started as a young man watching his heroes race. He dreamed that one day he would be a part of that group of elite pro athletes. He raced through the lower levels and won most of them but occasionally was bested by others. Joel is now a member of a very limited club and he’s a two-time national champion. Some say he is the fastest man on a quad today. We h...

William Yokley has been a guest on ATV-TALK before. He is a professional ATV Racer and one of the best racers of his time. He is a master of two different styles of high-level racing. XC with trees, mud, and tight technical terrain and Desert with high speed, sand, and hidden dangers. During his second episode, we discuss the common link between the two disciplines, the mental game, focus, and rel...

Jim Hardy is a racer, ATV enthusiast, and builder. During his episode, Jim, told us his ATV origin story. He told us about how he started out in the ATV industry, how he learned to race, and how he prepped his own machine while helping others at the same time. Jim was given an amazing opportunity to help out the Phoenix Race team and during the episode, he discusses how Joel Hetrick is part of his...

Welcome back to our new section ATV History. For our very first episode, we invited legendary factory rider Mike Coe and ATV industry pioneer Danny Duncan for a two-part episode extravaganza. Our next episode will be the second part of Mike and Danny’s episode. They gave us more information on the evolution of the ATV industry and finished up with some amazing three-wheeler and four-wheeler race s...

Daryl Rath is a household name in the ATV industry. He builds nerf bumpers, accessories, and other products needed for racing and recreational riding. He’s very fast and can hold his own on the professional TT track. Although we’ve had Daryl on the podcast before in an episode about his racing career, today we’re here for the other side of his story. Like everyone, Daryl has another part of him th...

On November twenty 2021 the ATV-TALK team traveled to Primm Nevada for WORCS Round 10, the final race of the season. We invited Jacob Stevens and Travis Damon to get together for a race recap and review. We talked about the riders coming from the east coast, the XC series that tested their skills in the desert, and the best west riders. Check out the action as we talk about the end of the year poi...

We welcome retired professional Joe Byrd for his fourth ATV-TALK Episode. We got to sit down and talk about what an amazing accomplishment it was for eight-time National Champion Gary Denton to be inducted in the AMA Hall of Fame. We talked about other champions in the industry and Joe also gave some instructions on teaching riding schools. We hope you like the episode as much as the rest and hope...

Welcome to ATV-TALK On The Road, a brand new series about the travels of the podcast team to different ATV & Motocross events. For this episode, the team of ATV-TALK got a rare opportunity to spend time at the ATC addiction compound a museum full of ATC/ATV/MX memorabilia. Dave Wylie (Owner) and friends gave us a walk through tour of the amazing place. We saw different machines and pieces of i...

The ATV-TALK team decided it was time for a section dedicated solely to ATV/ATC History. Industry Legends Mike Coe and Danny Duncan start us off by co-hosting a two-part episode and taking a walk down memory lane to teach the history of the industry. We talked about ATCs, their evolution, and building these great machines! Please listen to our new segment ATV History for a good dosage of amazing H...

On October 2nd 2021 the ATV-TALK team traveled to San Bernardino California to assist the Glen Helen WORCS race. During the event we had the opportunity to collaborate with WORCS and held a live press conference with the East and West Pro Racers before their race. I sat down with Joel Hetrick, Jacob Stevens, Grayson Eller (East), Kenny Sanford, Logan Huff, Travis Damon, Mike Sloan, and Beau Baron(...

Ian Harris is owner of SSI Decals and an ATV enthusiast. Launching in 2005, SSI Decals sets the standard for after-market graphics in the off road industry! During the episode Ian tell us his story about how he took over the family business which started all the way back in 1947 and combined it with his hobby of ATV racing. SSI Decals carries complete lines of graphic kits for an assortment of dif...

Keaton Sterk is an up and coming influencer in the ATV World. He’s developing new products for his own racing quad, and he is mechanic and quad dulcet for three-time WMX Champion Andrea Berger. This combination is really helping him with product development and advertising! Here at ATV-TALK we hope to give him another platform to extend his career. Please enjoy the episode.

For Inspired episode 20 I invited ATV-TALK inspired Dr Robert Wye Cheatham. He is an ICU Doctor that has seen many ATV related cases. His medical career is unusual since he took a different route to become the Doctor he is. He failed out of school and worked jobs that did not challenge him enough until he finally understood he needed to apply and push himself to succeed. During his episode we got...

Holly Carroll is relatively a new comer to the ATV Nationals scene. 2021 was her first full year of the atv nationals, Holly was hoping for a top five finish. She reached her goal an ended up getting fifth. Holly has pro riders like Andrea Berger watching her progress, she must be doing great! Listen in to Holly talk about her first year in the atv nationals!

Pablo Copetti is a quad racer from the Yamaha Rally Team and Del Amo Motorsports. He races the Dakar Rally and has come in 3rd in both 2017 & 2021. He’s a pretty interesting man always chasing new dreams and fun fact he’s originally from Argentina. We believe It takes a special kind of person to set out across any unknown desert on an ATV with limited fuel capacity and just a map (full version...

Tavis Cain is an ATV/MX up-and-coming racing star from the early 2000s. One day he just stop racing and we never found out why. Today Tavis is back riding again and he’s ready to talk. We decided to break Tavi’s story into a two-part episode and we’re sorry to inform the second episode was accidentally released first. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask you to still listen to part one. For...

Jeffery Rastrelli is a pro ATV/MX racer. He’s national #5 with an up and down season. Finishing strong was the motivation he needed to start prepping for racing in 2022, with the help of his father who also was a professional ATV racer. During his episode we talked to Jeffery about his career and his plans to put him self on top box soon!

Marsha Garcia is an ATV racer and Trigeminal Neuralgia Warrior! She is a strong survivor that refuses to let her desease define her. Marsha has been racing ATVs since 2008. She suffers from Trigeminal Neuralgia aka "The Suicide Disease". It is called the suicide disease because there is no cure and surgery is not always successful. Her focus on life is to bring awareness to this horrible cond...