Off Track Podcast

This week we make a return to stately Laceby Manor as former Grand Prix racer and Senior TT winner Roger Burnett joins us to discuss the world of rider management. Rog guided both James Toseland and Neil Hodgson to WorldSBK success and a helping hand with a host of riders through the years. These days Rog puts all his attention into Ryan Vickers and was instrumental in the deal that has taken Ryan...

After their well-received Off Track debut back in March, Jordan and Frank make their return to the show after successfully completing their maiden full British Superbike Championship season with their rider Glenn Irwin. Bringing home 8 wins, a 2nd and a 3rd and not forgetting that historic week on the North Coast of Northern Ireland where the team collected another three wins and Glenn made histor...

Five great chats from Motorcycle Live as we're joined by Hager PBM Ducati's GLENN IRWIN , Rapid Honda's OWEN JENNER , Cheshire Mouldings Ducati man RORY SKINNER , Moto Rapido Ducati's LEON HASLAM and finally, still awaiting his 2025 plans, it's STORM STACEY ! Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early access to shows and the chance to ask questions of th...

As we’ve discussed many times on the show, commentary is THE most divisive subject among race fans. We all have our favourites, many yearn for the old days, and make no mistake it’s not a job I fancy as my skin is nowhere near thick enough! Thankfully my guest this week is the one of the most recognisable and best loved voices in motorcycle racing over the last 20 years and more.  From WorldSBK to...

My guest this week is the Bennetts British Superbike Champion of 2022 – after lifting the title with OMG Racing my guest switched attention to the WorldSBK championship for '23 and '24 and while the results weren’t as many of us and Brad had hoped he makes his return to the Bennetts British Superbike championship a faster more complete rider and one that’s hungry to retain his title with...

Welcome back to Off Track Podcast with me Dave Neal, my guest this week is a true legend of British Motorcycle Racing – with wins at the NW200, Macau, a British Supersport champion, Endurance racing podiums, contesting the Phillip Island Classic and a top level rider coach as well, this man has been there and pretty much done it all and on almost every make of motorcycle available! Please drop a f...

Welcome to Off Track Podcast this week’s guest makes his return despite his insistence that last time was the last time – let me say now that the show isn’t a q&a interview as you’ve become used to, it’s a rare proper chat so we do step over each other from time to time. You hear more from me than usual with Howie not spending so much time in the paddock this season but it’s great to have him...

From winning the Superstock title last season then being stripped of it almost immediately, to the planets aligning for the opportunity of a lifetime to contest the Endurance World Championship with one of the most recognised teams in the championship was a chance he seized with both hands to become 2024 Endurance World Champion with Yoshimura SERT Suzuki alongside teammates Etienne Masson and Gre...

This is an absolutely fascinating episode proudly sponsored by 1p mobile, the UK's cheapest PAYG mobile tariff. It’s been 11 years since I last sat down with this Josh Brookes on his own and it's a show I’ve very much looked forward to doing since we refreshed and relaunched our show back in Feb ’23. In those 11 years he’s won two British Superbike titles, podiumed at Suzuka, ridden to s...

Motorcycle racing can give the highest of highs while retaining the ability to kick you when you’re down and my guest this week has seen his fair share of both. His talent has never been in doubt but his career thus far has never quite fulfilled that talent. For 2024 Fraser Rogers made his return to the Bennetts British Superbike championship with TAG Honda where despite a serious MX crash earlier...

Dave's flying solo this week after logisitics and plan changes for our guests meant we had to shift it up a gear and let our host out on his own unsupervised and unscripted... There's a first time for everything and we reckon its ok for a first go as Dave looks ahead to the penultimate round of BSB before delving into a few questions off our social media pages to round out the show.  Enj...

Welcome to this special episode with Pertamina Enduro VR46 MotoGP man, Fabio Di Giannantonio. As is the way with these MotoGP interviews it’s just 10 minutes but it’s amazing how much you can understand Diggia's character in that time and find out a lot about the man himself, it’s very reminiscent of the Toprak chat back at Donington Park.  Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you l...

This week my guest is a man who’s firmly inserted himself as a Bennetts British Superbike Championship contender in 2024. Fresh off the back of his Man of the Meeting performance at Cadwell Park with his maiden Superbike win at the circuit, a second place and his second win on the Sunday, the King of the Mountain and Cadwell 90 trophy winner Kyle Ryde is our guest this week. We sat down with the G...

Welcome to Off Track Podcast, have you missed us? That week off was very much needed and we’re more than ready to push on to the end of the BSB season and into the winter months! This week’s show is a cracker! Timing is everything with these shows and we’d already agreed with Tom Ward to do the chat over the weekend at Cadwell – little did we know he’d be in the points on his first go on the Rapid...

He's a British motorcycle racing commentary institution; from WorldSBK to BSB most famously alongside the great James Whitham, Jack Burnicle became the voice of Superbike racing on Eurosport and into homes across the UK. It's been three seasons since Jack graced our screens so we headed off to the Wirral to see how he's doing and what he's been up to.  ENJOY! Send us Fan Mail S...

Well, we’ve saved the best til last from Silverstone..it’s Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 team boss Hervé Poncharal! I’d been told by so many people before we sat down that Hervé is an absolute gentleman who loves to chat (which is useful for a podcast guest) and they weren’t wrong – what an absolute pleasure it was to sit with him and just listen to his view on life and racing. This episode is proudly spo...

It's the fourth of our chats from the Monster Energy British Grand Prix – in this episode it a short chat with Speed-Up Racing’s Alonso Lopez ! The Spaniard is making his name in Moto2 and finds himself on the shopping list of MotoGP teams for 2025, will he get his chance like his teammate Fermin Aldeguer? Time will tell….  Remember to like and subscribe on whichever platform you listen on an...

Any rider in MotoGP that rides a Honda is struggling, that’s clear to see, but what does it feel like from the rider’s view? We sat down with Idemitsu LCR Honda’s Taka Nakagami to find out just HOW frustrating things are at the moment riding for the Japanese giant that is HRC. After the weekend rumours began to circulate that Somkiat Chantra is being lined up to replace Taka, if true then it'...

We sat down with the ultra-talented Moto3 Championship leader at Silverstone to find out a little bit more about the 18 year old Colombian who is destined for great things in the MotoGP paddock. The Aspar Team rider is a delightful young man with his head firmly on his shoulders but also one who truly enjoys his racing and his life without a hint of arrogance. Like a smaller Toprak, he was engagin...

It was announced by MLav Racing at Silverstone that Eddie O'Shea will become the latest Briton to make his mark in Grand Prix racing when the series hits Indonesia in late September when Eddie turns 18. We sat down with Eddie at the home of the British Grand Prix to find out how the Leicestershire rider feels about becoming a Moto3 Grand Prix rider and what's changed in the weeks since h...

Welcome to Off Track Podcast my guest this week is man who so many of you have been waiting patiently to hear from… he was 250 British Champion in 1995, raced in 250 Grand Prix, British Superbikes, British Supersport and the Isle of Man TT before settling for a new life in California, ladies and gentleman it's Jamie Robinson This episode was sponsored by Zerofit – King of Baselayers® - who ha...

Welcome to Off Track Podcast and the second of our WorldSBK specials. After winning the Moto2 World Championship in 2021 Remy Gardner lasted one season in MotoGP before finding himself without a ride in the championship, a switch to GRT Yamaha in WorldSBK followed for 2023 and in 2024 that relationship continues. A stand-in ride for Alex Rins on the Factory Yamaha M1 at Sachsenring was a shot in t...

Welcome to Off Track Podcast, our show this week is the first of two WorldSBK specials – three chats over two shows starting with 7 mins with BMW Motorrad’s championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu and then 20 mins with WorldSBK rookie Marc VDS Ducati man Sam Lowes – there’s a small audio issue with my first three questions to Sam but it doesn’t impact the show and is corrected after about 90 secon...

Last week it was the Pocket Rocket but this week it’s the Rocket himself, Ron Haslam! We sat down with Ron at his farm as he tells stories from his illustrious career and the people that were instrumental in his rise to Grand Prix racing and beyond. When you visit the farm the first thing you realise is that Ron’s still as involved as ever and doesn’t stand still for long so to get him for two hou...

After the Donington Park BSB round we headed to deepest Derbyshire to the Haslam Farm where we sat down with 2018 BSB Champion Leon Haslam. We chat about the end of last season and the start of 2024, in which Leon makes quite a personal revelation as to where he is physically. It's always a pleasure to sit with Leon and this episode was no different... Enjoy! This episode was sponsored by Zer...