The Grasstrack Banter Podcast

It's the first part in our annual Christmas Party addition. Get ready to test your Grasstrack knowledge against the lads who clearly know a lot less than they let on about the sport that they claim to be experts on! Grab yourselves a drink and join the lads in our annual end of year get together.

News emerging from Rugby this week certainly stirred emotions, with plenty of strong opinions flying around. Many were keen to jump on and share their thoughts following a highly controversial press release concerning changes to the ACU Championships, including hints at alterations to the 1000cc sidecar class. Gareth, Mitch, Paul, Ben, Russell and Mark are joined by Andi Wilson and Trevski Steward...

This week we catch up with James Shanes. We haven't spoken to James on the podcast since August 2021. Since then, he's got married, had 2 kids, crashed his motorbike, had a 3 year long recovery and then finally made a triumphant and welcome return to racing this season. Hear all about it, plus our thoughts on the European Grasstrack and World Longtrack Championships dates and venues.

This week, Mitch, Mark and Gareth discuss the released lineup and changes for the 2026 FIM World Longtrack Series. Mark brings along his Hall of Fame entries and we remember a friend who passed away this week.

In a special pod, Mitchel sits down with grasstrack legend Dave Mears to ask some very random questions!

This week's episode we catch up with sidecar passenger turned driver Richard Webb and reflect on a successful 2025 campaign on both 500cc and 1000cc sidecars. Mitchel chooses his Hall of Fame and we talk race day superstitions.

This week, all sorts of topics are covered. We hear about how the sport is being promoted at the NEC, discuss further potential ways forward for ACU championships and our Grasstrack Banter Hall of Fame segment once again lights up the podcast.

In this week’s episode, we dive into the future of the British Masters, with a special focus on the 1000cc sidecars and what we believe needs to happen moving forward. We also welcome Matt Fumarola, who delivers his well-deserved Hall of Fame selections. A great mix of insight, opinion and celebration from across the sport.

We complete the season by reviewing the Leamington Landslide from last Sunday before discussing what may lie ahead for both the sport and the podcast.

Our resident Vlogger Mark Headling caught up with former British Upright Champion and now regular GT140 racer Steve Newsham to discuss Steve's big plans and innovations for the sport. Mark and Steve also chat about Steve's long and storied history in grasstrack racing.

Gareth has (apparently) gone into hiding so this week the reigns have been handed over to the highly capable Mark Headling who is joined by Ben Ilsley to have a look at Tallington results and preview this weekend's curtain call at Leamington.

This week we all look back on a brilliant Wimborne Whoppa. It opens up a whole host of other discussions and debates, but we can all agree it was a fantastic grasstrack meeting.

In this packed episode, Mitch and Paul join us to talk about their Euro Final last weekend. We hear trackside from Mark Headling at Frittenden and we break down all the action from Frittenden. We look ahead to the Whoppa this weekend and we finally find out what would happen if Gareth isn't around!

There is so much good news to deliver in this week's podcast. For the first time in three years, we have sidecar British Masters champions after an excellent meeting at Swingfield. For the first time in a quarter of a century, we have a British World Champion. And this weekend there's a very real chance that our very own Mitch and Paul could win the Euro title too. Mitch and Paul join us to discus...

Fresh from managing Team GB to World Longtrack of Nations triumph, Mitch joins us to break down all the action from a historic weekend in Vechta. Matt Fumarola makes his long-awaited return after a serious injury at the first running of the Masters, giving us a full preview of this weekend’s Sidecar Masters. Plus, Mark Headling stops by to help us look ahead to a massive weekend of racing, both at...

This week we are joined by special guest, Netherlands Team Manager Patrick Roth to preview this weekend's FIM Longtrack of Nations. We also have a look at what went on last weekend both at home and abroad.

Gareth, Mitch, Ryan, Mark and Russ break down events from Cornwall, Uithuizen and Berghaupton as well as looking forward towards the World Longtrack Challenge this weekend and Chaddesley Corbett.

In this episode, Gareth is joined by podcast regular Ryan Ashcroft to discuss the highly contraversial World Longtrack Round 3 final in Scheesel last weekend. We are also joined by sidecar passenger Andi Wilson as we take a deep dive into 1000cc righthand sidecar racing and explore some questions being asked right now, as well as listening to lots of views of our listeners.

This week, Gareth, Mitch, Paul, Russell and Ben break down a tremendous European Final at Eenrum. We review GW Racing's club meeting and we open discussions regarding two major challenges that the sport is currently facing, inviting our listeners to join in the conversation.

We found a chance to sit round a table to discuss our predictions for the European Final. We also bumped into several riders past and present who gave us some of their time, including multi European sidecar champion William Mattijssen.

We are live from Staphorst in Netherlands to watch grasstrack under the lights. The perfect warm up to the Euro Final weekend. We also have a look at the upcoming fixtures in the UK for the rest of the season.

We're on our way to Netherlands for the European Final! The first of our podcast specials this weekend begins with Gareth, Russ, Luke and Ben making predictions for tonight's little warmer at Staphorst, on our way to Eenrum. Keep eyes peeled for the next installment after we've enjoyed Staphorst.

In this explosive episode, Gareth is joined by Mark, Mitch, Ben, Smudge, Ryan, and Simon as we dissect all the drama from a highly controversial British Masters event. With strong opinions flying around the grasstrack world, we break down the key talking points and give our honest takes on everything that’s been stirring the pot. We also look ahead to an action-packed weekend of racing. Domestical...

Gareth and the crew cover all of the various meetings from the last few weeks before looking ahead to this weekend's massive British Masters being hosted by Ledbury.

This week, Gareth breaks down all of the events of the British Championships held at the Bantasia Arena. He also looks at the bumper weekend ahead