Off Track Podcast

2021 saw Tom Neave lift his first National championship (on the asphalt) after being crowned Pirelli National Superstock Champion at Brands Hatch. It wasn't all plain sailing after the season preparation began with a painful injury then illness for the Lincolnshire twin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early access...

Steve Sawford was one of a group of talented racers that dominated the 250cc class in the 90s and he joins us to share his stories from those heady days alongside James Haydon, Chris Walker, Jamie Robinson, Jay Vincent, Ian Newton, Nigel Bosworth, Hizzy and more... The 90 mins will fly by just as it did for us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support t...

Asher Durham returns as promised to chat about racism in racing and his experiences in his career so far. It's a different track than normal for us but a subject that was worth talking about with Asher. There are plenty of laughs in there, too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early access to shows and the chance to...

Ryan Vickers, fresh from his third season in BSB with the RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki squad, chats about his career so far including that stellar STK600 season and gives us a clear insight into what it's like to go from Superstock straight to Superbike as he's still the only rider to make that leap. Interesting chat amd a great fella. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

We caught up with Conor back at Silverstone but had to delay release by a few weeks after Chrissy and Dom published their chat the week ours was due out. We chat about all things Road Racing, how it all started and his burgeoning coffee and pizzeria business back home in Ramsey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early acce...

Taylor Mackenzie joins us this week to chat about his final race, that emotional post-race retirement announcement and his future in Moto3 Grand Prix as Team manager for the MLav Vision Track Academy Moto3 team, overseeing and advising their two riders Scott Ogden and Josh Whatley in their maiden GP seasons. Taylor is open and as honest ever and excited for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Ian Lougher is one of the most successful motorcycle Road Racers ever. The multiple TT, NW200, Ulster GP and Oliver's Mount winner talks us through his 40-year career in the sport, his favourite memories, and recounts some of his finest battles. It was a privilege to sit and listen to Ian, and we're quite sure you'll enjoy it, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

A departure from the normal topic as we are joined by local father and daughter, Ian Parkington and his 14-year-old daughter, Grace. Ian races in Formula Ford and Grace races Karts. It's a fascinating chat as we chat about their careers as well as the life of a young lady racer in a male-dominated sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the...

On this week's show FHO Racing Team Principal, Faye Ho, talks to us about her new initiative for raising the profile of female racers alongside the racers themselves in the shape of Holly Harris, Scarlett Robinson, and Charlotte Marcuzzo. We also grab 15 minutes with Joe Francis, as he talks us through his toughest season yet and the switch to FHO Racing for the final two rounds of 2021. Host...

JR Performance are a relatively new team to the British Superbike support paddock but already have a Junior Superstock title to their name with Ben Luxton in 2020 and this season they are once again fighting for the title with Joe Talbot, ably supported by Liam Delves. We chat with team boss, Joe Richardson about his career in the paddock and building the team before bringing in the riders for a c...

Asher Durham is in his ninth British Championship season already and he's only 22. We caught up with him to chat about his career through the highs and the lows and also the difficulties involved in trying to race without big financial backing. It's a tough story at times but all told with the unerring positivity that Durham brings. Great fella, great listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Craig Neve is a true racing privateer contesting National Superstock and the Ducati TriOptions Cup in BSB and the major Road Races (when they return in '22). A late starter in the sport Craig, is open and honest about his journey so far and the difficulties involved both physically and financially. Dan Jones has been racing competitively for what seems like forever and with a trophy-filled hi...

We're on pit wall with Australia's Ben Currie at Silverstone ahead of the BSB weekend. The Gearlink Kawasaki British Supersport contender talks us through his career to date and the story of how he ended up residing in North Wales as well as the obligatory Hire Car Story. Ben's a really engaging fella and one we'll certainly be having on the show again. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

First up, Storm 'Lord' Stacey joins us for a catch-up on his time in Bennetts British Superbikes so far before his team boss, Brent Gladwin, drops in for 10 minutes to have his say on proceedings so far. Then it's a trip to the support paddock once again as 13-year-old Honda British Talent Cup rider, Luca Hopkins, joins us for a chat - he's a real character and is noticeably co...

Steve Day is a voice known to millions of MotoGP fans around the world as the voice of the motorcycle Grand Prix series. He takes time out of his busy schedule between Silverstone and Aragon to chat to our host, Dave Neal, about his career so far with the highs and the lows and also how he became a children's author. It's a fascinating 45 mins with Steve and we round off with the usual H...

Experienced Team Manager, Iain Hopcroft drops by for a brew and a chat with host Dave Neal. The pair talk about what it takes to be a Team Manager, what's involved and why he enjoys it along with a look at his racing career and some of the riders he's worked with at Oxford Products Moto Rapido Ducati plus the obligatory favourite corner and best hire car story. If you know the riders who...

Josh Owens is currently out of action after injuring his hand in a crash at Knockhill during Round 2 of the British Superbike Championship. Owens is a really engaging character and it's a fascinating chat with our host Dave Neal about his history and how he came to be a British Superbike rider at such a young age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail S...

In this Off Track special, Pedercini Kawasaki rider, Jayson Uribe, joins host Dave Neal in between rounds to chat about his WorldSBK debut at Most, Czech Republic. Since then Jayson has competed at Navarra with a much better weekend under his belt after the difficulties of Most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early acce...

Paddock chat straight from Donington Park as British GP2 Championship leader, Charlie Nesbitt joins us as does Appleyard Macadam Yamaha Supersport contender, Brad Perie before we round off with Honda British Talent Cup challenger, Northern Irishman Jamie Lyons. Each rider tells their own story as to how they came to be where they are now and the inherent struggles that the riders face through thei...

TV's Greg Haines joins our host Dave Neal somewhere in deepest Warwickshire to chew over the World Superbike season so far. The pair chat about the recent races at Most in the Czech Republic as well as the stories of the season so far and the welcome addition of James Toseland to the comms booth as he sits in for James Whitham when the races overlap with BSB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Carrying on our dip into the younger side of racing we chat with Junior Superstock title contender, Jack Nixon and British Supersport campaigner, Scott Swann. Two very different characters but great friends - Jack, the 20-year-old Kent rider challenging for top honours this season after a stellar start to '21 and Scott, the softly-spoken 19-year-old from Northern Ireland chat with our host, D...

Thorneycroft Racing is owned and run by 23-year-old Bradley Wilson, possibly the youngest team manager in the British paddock. Bradley tells the story of how the team came to be and how it's grown in such a brief period of time. Also joining us is Kentucky's Eli Banish and his dad, Tim, a 12-year-old racer making his UK debut in the Honda British Talent Cup under the watchful eye of tale...

Taking a well-earned breather after a difficult start to the 2021 WorldSBK season, Leon Camier takes time out of his busy schedule to chat with our host, Dave Neal, about his success at home with three British titles to his credit and and talks candidly about his time and opportunities in the World Superbike Championship. We also have the obligatory favourite corner favourite corner question and b...

Friday evening in RICH Energy hospitality with Sidecars on track in the background was a suitable scene for a hilarious chat with one half of Chasin' the Racin' as Geordie lumberjack, Dom Herbertson joins us for a dive in to the world of Road Racing and his BSB weekend before Eurosport's Matt Roberts slides a chair across and brings an added and welcome dimension to the chat. Hosted...

Our intrepid host has been making a nuisance of himself in the BSB paddock again and returns with a quartet of chats. National Superstock trio Joe Sheldon-Shaw (apologies in advance for the sidecars in the background!), Luke Hedger, and Levi Day along with 2020 British Talent Cup winner, Franco Bourne who's now learning his trade in Junior Superstock under the watchful eye of Pete Boast. The...