ATV-TALK A Motorsport Podcast

"Shattering Gender Roles: Shannon's Journey in 80s Racing" In this episode, we meet Wayne, an influential figure in the racing program PEP. Little did we know, he would become a game-changer for Shannon's racing aspirations. Wayne persuades Shannon's dad that a quad is a way to go, completely transforming Shannon's racing trajectory. As the sole female pro racer during that time, Shannon boldly ju...

Meet Summer Kukla, a 17-year-old girl with a small stature but a big passion for racing American Flattrack. For Summer and her family, racing is more than just a hobby - it's a way of life, and their goal is for her to advance to the pro level. Despite being up against full-grown men, Summer is constantly challenging herself by moving up in class and machine size, ensuring that her skills are test...

The 2023 MX season for Andrea Racing has been impacted by external factors and economic conditions. Despite these challenges, Andrea is focused on competing in local and a few national races, while working hard on new developments and training at a higher level. The busy race schedule and professional work life have taken a toll on her personal life, being away from family for extended periods of...

Leon believed that going to MIT would be the best way to achieve his dream of joining a professional race team, rather than finishing high school, getting a job at a local dealership, and hoping for the best. While at MIT, Leon met the owner of Root River Racing and the rest of the team. He sold them parts and helped out whenever he could. Follow Leon on his journey to fulfill his dream of joining...

Chad left Gatorback with a broken collarbone, scoring a 1 in Moto 1 and a 0 in Moto 2. Moving into unknown territory, Chad quickly spoke with his doctor to figure out a plan. On Monday, he underwent surgery and had a strengthening gusset added to his broken bone. With no word coming out of the Hetrick or Wienen camps, the ATV MX world was turned upside down, and after 12 years, a new points leader...

Jeffery Rastrelli comes from a racing family. His father, a former Pro ATV racer, has years of riding under his belt. He gave Jeffery the tools to build his own program. The truth is when people enjoy what they do for a living they are better, more robust, and able to make a difference in their racing program.  During his episode, Jeffrey told us about his 2023 goals. Jeffery’s Health and foc...

In 2022 Blair was running in the top 3 in both classes Pro am, pro sport until there was get off at iron man in the mud . Trying to come to his injury over early on unfortunately surgery was the only option  Graduating High school and moving to have more time to train on the machine and prepare for a 2023 season that could put him in to a sport on the proline in 2024. The purchase of a YFZ450...

Training at the advice of the physical therapist Jacob is coming to terms with where he is focused on life racing moving forward. Jacob had to fight off the inner voice to give in, sit down, give up, and call it quits. Building a new machine for the first time in 3 years asking Jacob about the rule change bringing in hybrids Jacobs's new YFZ450R with be Off-Road ready after the summer break As Jac...

The technical sides of physical efforts, machine, tire wear, and environment all make or break the race. For those looking ahead to make moves in difficult situations that can happen during a race. Cody is developing methods to keep his body and mind working together. Is like building a video game in his mind while blazing a trail through the trees. At the same time knowing his body has limitation...

In the off-season, the weather is so cold in Indiana that there’s no testing or riding. The new focus on training is increasing overall stamina for the end of the moto to increase overall finishes. 2022 was Logan's year of finding the best fit that made him comfortable to gain speed and endurance. The results at the end of 2022 showed that the development of the new package was doing the trick and...

In 1985 Suzuki released the Quad racer LT 250R. This set Cory’s world on fire. He told his parents he wanted to race ATVs. They didn't know anything about ATV racing, but fortunately, he's parents were open to their son’s desire to race quads. Local races in southern California were an every-weekend thing. Even Wednesday and Friday nights. This is how Cory’s story takes off. Brian Fry changed ever...

Rolling into 2022 the eyes were on the veterans looking to see who would come out on top when they washed the mud off Kinsey was in the 2 spots round two changed the game when the day was over she was on top of the box. Kinsey is having the season of a lifetime not finishing off the box all year locking it up with 2 races to go the support from her competitors and fans helped fuel the excitement&n...

Welcome to another two-part episode. In the first episode, we talk about the start of Cory Witherill's racing career. Following up again with him for episode 232 where he talks about his ATV career. Cory Witherill's mid to late 80s was an ATV racer from the golden state. Stadium racing to nationals the unthinkable happened that set in motion Cory’s career in motorsports.  A story for the ages...

Dane Molander is confident but not overconfident. Calm and reserved Dane feels he is ready for the competition at the pro level riding a machine that he feels will be the best.  The slow roll of parts is affecting the final products for Dane’s 1st Pro race in Daytona. In 2022 Pro-am came down to the last race. Winning or not Dane's team decided it was time to go up with a belief is ready to p...

In 2003 Doug was talked into riding an LTZ 400. This was the best thing to happen to Doug, earning a factory ride with Suzuki that lasted until he retired in 2009. Building a new machine that wasn't a pro-level and learning not to damage his race machine limited what the factory would do for the practice machine. Doug wanted more of a race quad. The reason for the slower stock machine was the hour...

In 1985 Suzuki came out with the first Quadracer 250. It was on the golden state series, speedway, and building a factory team. Brian found his way to make a living racing Quads. The real money came via speedway with Suzuki supporting the tv coverage. With a strong will and with a bold outgoing attitude, he knew he was able to win and ride these foreign-to-the-mainstream world ATVs. Starting to ra...

The friendship and business relationship has lasted through time Santos has evolved into a main player in the building and prepping industry of XC racing by exploring UTV’s  Santo Derisi Pro rider in XC from Banshee 350 twin to TRX 250R  2 strokes to 4 strokes change rider to sponsor and builder. Finding the path forward when you still want to race  Santo has found a way to address...

Brandon transitioned from Honda to Yamaha a year ago. This is a whole new game since Brandon is trying to come from a Honda-backed program. Yamaha is the main part of the program so the people that make the program stable was key.  Developing, growing, and moving forward Brandon’s inner strength is the glue that keeps it together. Growth in education to not only develop his machine but his mi...

Max fought through adversity with bad tires and missed set up for his first time on the West Coast. The overall outcome was good and he learned a lot. Looking back to the 2022 season. Lindquist started off with no seat time, engine issues, and psychological fatigue. Luckily, he ended up coming out with 2nd place. Max's overall 2022 season was a building year. All of the results weren’t what Max wa...

Casey Greek got recruited and started his career on the MX side. Then he moved to ATVs. He then landed on a factory team that helped start his factory career.  Years of experience have brought Casey into multiple jobs like shock side, racer development, and promotions. Greek spent years traveling, moving from coast to coast, and learning from the factories. He trains young riders and to top i...

The road to get here took time and testing years before we got to 2022 all the blood sweat and tears paid off with 3 different titles. David Ham has won championships, so he's no stranger to being on the top of the box. If we could pull this off it would be like a Dream come true. It started with Best in the Desert in Parker AZ, and a week later in Prim NV., this is how it went back and forth all...

Figuring out that the setup you brought out west would work the hard way Max learned the hard way Blood sweat and tears walker on the other hand spent time on the west coast building new shocks and testing  Grit and determination praise from your peers was the theme of the events in early November Hauvos put together the multi-discipline invitational race for 10K huge success and the WORCS ev...

Focus and growth were Bryce's goals for the year. He tried not to make mistakes that in the past would have derailed him. He finished the MX season strong. The quad cross Win put him on a higher lever by giving it his all and going for it.  Building Confidence is an essential part of every racers package. Bryce had a good end of the year setting up for his 2023. He is looking to start strong...

Championships are rare and winning 10 times is already unheard of. With 15 years of never being off the podium, Beau Baron is even more unbelievable, winning also motorcycle and UTV titles. Talented, smart, and lucky are what come to mind when speaking about Beau. Beau focused on the goal for more than a few years. His also being ATV Racer is a treat. He seems to have over other forms of racing wi...

Michael Byrd got to work with legends like John Natalli and current racers like Jeffery Rastrelli. That's quite a resume. All these events, riders, and roads traveled helped build a skill set that propelled him to the highest level. Seeing Chad Weinen washing his own machine was an uplifting moment. Byrd wondered why this multiple-time champion had no mechanic. He walked over to ask why that was a...