The Grasstrack Banter Podcast

Gareth, Mitch and Ben planned to discuss the British Championships, but an email from a listener got under Mitch's skin and things unfold from there! Where do you sit on this debate? Let us know by emailing grasstrackbanterpodcast@outlook.com

It's a long one this week!!! Gareth is joined this week by Mitch Godden, Matt Fumarola, Russell Little and Ryan Ashcroft as they look back on the Battle of Britain and the Steve Deeran Classic from earlier in the year, as well as all of the usual banter and chat.

Something a little bit different this week as Gareth and Mitch take a deep dive into the Dutch Grasstrack scene. Gareth had his first taste of Dutch Open Championship grasstrack in 2023 whilst Mitch has been competing for many years. They compare notes and provide a detailed insight into the sport on the continent.

This week Gareth is joined by Ryan Ashcroft, and he's brought his little brother Liam along, Mitch Godden and he's brought his mechanic Daniel Klemme along, and Russell Little and he's come along! This week we break down Chaddesley, discuss 'pegging' at great length (just don't Google it!) and give some strong opinions on the FIM 2025 calendar.

This week, Russell and Ben return along with Ryan and Will as we break down Bantasia from May 2024. Before that, the team break down what it takes to start your own club and run your own meetings in the hope that some others out there decide to take the plunge themselves.

This week, Gareth is joined once again by Matt Fumarola, Ryan Ashcroft with new-to-podcast Will Thurlby joining in to review the very start of the 2024 season. We also briefly discuss the pending TRC elections and what we hope for from the TRC moving forward.

The Podcast is back!!! And this time it's permanent! On this big return episode, Gareth is joined by Banter Podcast regular Mitch Godden and two brand new Podcasters. 1000cc sidecar racer Matt Fumarola and 500cc solo racer Ryan Ashcroft join the podcast team for the first time as the lads review last weekend's curtailed British Masters.

This is a short recording of some live audio taken at the British Masters. I have also included a quick chat with Shaun Hoskin after his off with Clint Blondel.

After over a year away, we are finally back with something completely different! Gareth, Ben, Russell and Mitch have come together to watch a bit of racing on YouTube, courtesy of Bob Ruffle. It's a watchalong of the 2022 Thrills and Spills compilation video on YouTube. Get yourself onto YouTube, search the video and listen/watch along as the lads give their thoughts and reviews to last year&#...

This episode completes the fascinating interview with Paul Miller...enjoy.

Episode 40 is packed once again! Gareth is educated this week with how to work out gear ratios, the boys rate the 2021 season's GT140 and Lefthand classes and we have the second part of the Paul Miller interview.

In this episode, we round up all of the latest news from the world of Grasstrack racing. And then joining us for the first installment of fascinating interview is 3x British 500cc Sidecar Champion and former Sidecar Supercup promotor Paul Miller. Unmissable stuff!

We were saddened by the news that our friend, Steve Brace, passed away last week and we have tried to put into words some of our thoughts on the loss of Steve. On more positive news, newcomer to GT140 racing Mark Headling joined us to talk about his experience back in the Grasstrack after losing touch of the sport throughout his adulthood. It really is a fascinating listen! Online tickets to Banta...

It's another packed podcast! This week, Gareth, Russ, Mitch and Ben review the season by looking at individual performances of 2021, trying to decide on a 'rider of the year'. We also introduce a brand new feature, The Right Filange' where the more technically-minded try to educate Gareth a little bit with the mechanical side of the sport! We end the show with some nostalgic quizzes. We'd love to...

Episode 36 is a news special! All of the latest news from the Grasstrack world, including the FIME European Championships dates, the British fixtures and several notable retirements! www.grasstrackbanter.com 

The Grasstrack Banter Podcast Episode 35 is here! We are joined by three times British Champion Henry Atkins to discuss his racing career to date, getting over injuries and his future ambitions in the sport. We also delve into the National Gradings Lists and argue over what we think is the best way forward.  www.grasstrackbanter.com

The final installment of a bumper Episode 34 finally brings the much-anticipated Mark Cossar interview. Plus the lads begin their 2021 season review by discussing the tracks from the season. We also bring back some of our favourite features, including 'It Was Better In Our Day' and the themed meeting specials! 

The 2nd part of our 34th Episode brings you the latest news in the wonderful world of Grasstrack! Gareth, Ben, Mitch, Luke and Russ discuss the 2022 World Longtrack rounds, the FIME dates, the domestic calendar, the racing achievements of Gerry Goodwin and many other hot topics of conversation. Part 3 will be out soon, including the next part of Mark Cossar's interview, plus our reviews of the 202...

Episode 34 is so stacked full of chat that we've decided to split it in two! In this podcast, Gareth, Russ, Luke and Mitch all discuss various potential formats of the ACU British Championship events whilst delving into the views of our Grasstrack Banter members. We also hear from Jay Sayer and discuss Mitch's latest crash into the Paddock Hill Bend! Make sure you don't miss Part 2, which will inc...

Episode 33 is here! Gareth is joined this week once again by newly crowned British Champion Mitchel Godden and the PPG Luke Russell as the gents break down all of the action from a fantastic British Championships at Ledbury. We caught up with Six times British Masters Champion Mark Cossar and discussed potential changes to the British Masters format. 

We're back once again and we hit some major Grasstrack issues this week. The usual ensemble of Ben, Russell, Luke and Gareth are joined this week by Mitch Godden, who is fresh off of the back of his tremendous podium spot at the Masters. We run through all of the action from the British Masters, whilst looking forwards to this weekend's big British Championship event at Ledbury. Mitch even brought...

It's a huge episode this week! With Ben and Luke unavailable, we are joined by guest presenters Mitchel Godden and James Shanes as we break down the latest track racing action. The episode includes reviews of the GT140 Gold Cup where the world famous Trevor Steward joined us. The main part of the episode gives an in-depth preview of this weekend's massive British Championships taking place at Ledb...

A fantastic podcast episode right off the back of a tremendous British Youth Championships in Kent. We run down all of the action from a memorable meeting. We also discuss the day after's washed out Pairs event. Isle of Wight Speedway Co-promotor Barry Bishop joins us to discuss the Island Masters series that began successfully last week. It looks like it is building into a great event and finally...

It's a bumper episode as we run through the tremendous meetings that we have already seen so far this season. We review the Battle of Britain, Tallington, Helsby, VMCC, the British Masters Qualifier, the British Upright Championships and Round 5 of the Dirt Track Championships. All of the usual news, previews and chat make this a brilliant listen for Grasstrack fans!

Episode 28 and we bring you more Grasstrack chat. We caught up with Dirt Track Events supremo Karl Rushen as we break down the first four rounds of the brand new NORA championships. We discuss the incredible line-up coming to the tapes at Frittenden. The perfect remedy for a rainy day!