Off Track Podcast
Experienced podcast host and former British Superbike team Press Officer, Dave Neal, brings you in-depth stories and interviews from the world of motorcycle racing. Enjoy!
Episodes
224 episodes
219: 'It's a CHANCE I thought I might NEVER get again' - FRASER ROGERS
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 fulfille...
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Episode 219
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1:06:57
218: 'It has the POTENTIAL to be an EPIC weekend' - Donington Park BSB Preview
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...
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Episode 218
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46:56
217: It's a GREAT opportunity to FIGHT against the BEST with the BEST' - FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
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 ...
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Episode 217
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216: 'SOMETIMES it takes a little LONGER to BELIEVE in YOURSELF' - KYLE RYDE
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 s...
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Episode 216
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1:01:18
215: 'It's PITCH BLACK and quite SCARY!' - TOM WARD
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 sh...
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Episode 215
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1:00:26
214: 'He THREW his headphones DOWN and that was the LAST I saw of HIM!' - JACK BURNICLE
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...
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Episode 214
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2:19:14
213: It's Red Bull GASGAS MotoGP Team boss, HERVÉ PONCHARAL!
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 ...
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Episode 213
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1:05:10
212: It's Moto2 star, ALONSO LOPEZ!
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 team...
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Episode 212
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15:42
211: 'Riding the HONDA MotoGP bike is INCREDIBLY frustrating!' - TAKA NAKAGAMI
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 fo...
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Episode 211
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31:56
210: What a talent! It's Moto3 Championship leader, DAVID ALONSO!
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 wi...
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Episode 210
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18:09
209: He's the next BRITISH Moto3 Grand Prix star... he's EDDIE O'SHEA!
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...
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Episode 209
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20:34
208: 'I DEFINITELY made some MISTAKES' - JAMIE ROBINSON
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 befo...
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Episode 208
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1:48:36
207: 'In MotoGP it's FINESSE, here it's more SAVAGE' - REMY GARDNER
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 ...
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Episode 207
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30:59
206: WorldSBK Special - TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU & SAM LOWES
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 ...
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Episode 206
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30:34
205: 'If you rode HARD enough, you got your CHANCE' - RON HASLAM
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 be...
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Episode 205
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1:56:57
204: 'It's been a REALLY tough start after serious INJURY' - LEON HASLAM
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 revelat...
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Episode 204
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39:57
203: 'I'm f****** EVERYONE in FP1!' - TOMMY BRIDEWELL
Hello and welcome to Off Track Podcast proudly sponsored by zerofit, the world’s warmest base layers, our guest this week needs little introduction – joined by our great mate Ben Currie one last time before he steps aside from his co-host role,...
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Episode 203
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1:19:06
202: 'I HAVE to PERFORM, that's the REALITY...' - ANDREW IRWIN
This week's guest, in proud association with Zerofit the king of baselayers, has had a difficult time over the last 12 months in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. After sustaining a career-threatening injury during the Knockhill test...
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Episode 202
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57:14
201: 'We're a team of PENSIONERS now!' - DAVE MADSEN-MYGDAL
This week it’s our final chat from the NW200 and TT races as we sit down with a man who holds the record for the most TT starts in history and at 68 years of age he’s showing no signs of stopping – he was the first man to reach 100 starts at th...
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Episode 201
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1:04:21
200: 'You're a LONG time RETIRED...' - RICHARD COOPER
This week’s show is a real insight into the highs and lows of motorcycle racing. From multiple titles to laying in a hospital bed with a badly broken leg, wondering if it’s all over to finding the love for the sport again but on his own terms t...
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Episode 200
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1:25:49
199: 'There's NOWHERE on EARTH quite like the TT...' - PAUL JORDAN
This week’s second show is a rider who is really looking to make his mark in 2024 – he has the ability and now he has the team behind him. After a successful career on the smaller bikes, stepping up to road racing and adjusting to the bigger ma...
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Episode 199
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44:31
198: 'I'm very much nearer the END of this JOURNEY than the START' - PHILIP NEILL
In his 25th year of running the TAS Racing team alongside his father, Hector, Philip Neill has a rich history in the world of motorcycle racing both on short circuits but more notably on the Roads. The teams roster of riders reads like a who's ...
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Episode 198
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45:26
197: 'You FEEL like you'll NEVER love ANYTHING the same way again' - DAVEY TODD
Fresh from his successful but painful NW200 campaign, we sit down with one of the coolest fellas in racing to talk about his success on the North Coast, a look ahead to the TT, his love of Country music and just what WAS on offer for '24... it'...
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Episode 197
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1:08:40
196: 'It was UNDOUBTEDLY to TOUGHEST race of my LIFE' - JAMES HILLIER
This week's show is the first of three from the brilliant North West 200 road races. In this opening episode we sit down with WTF Racing's James Hillier, a man who's 9 podiums and a race win around the Triangle and was Man of the Meeting in 201...
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Episode 196
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48:38
195: 'NOBODY is going to REPOSESS my TELLY!' - JOHN McGUINNESS MBE
Finally, after 11 years of doing this we finally get to sit down with the Road Racing legend that is John McGuinness MBE! In the chat John, with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, kindly tells us WHY we've never sat down together until now...
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Episode 195
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