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Kevin Turner and Stephen Lickorish return for another edition of the Autosport National Podcast, and on this week's edition, the pair rank their Top 5 corners to watch racing from in the UK as a preview to the upcoming club racing circuit season. From the incredible mountain at Cadwell Park, the Knockhill Chicane to arguably the most famous corner in the country, Paddock Hill Bend at Brands Hatch, Kev and Stephen go back and forth on their favourites, and feature two completely different lists. Who do you think they picked at Number 1, and what would be your favourite corner to watch Motorsport from? Reach out and let us know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Send us a textThis 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 Grilla OMG Racing Yamaha man to talk about the season so far, that epic Cadwell weekend and his approach to these intense final three rounds.Enjoy! Our Patreon Page is live! https://www.patreon.com/join/9993138Off Track Merchandise: https://www.hmycustoms.co.uk/off-track-podcastRidinGraphics: https://www.instagram.com/ridingraphics/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/ridingraphics/?locale=en_GBFacebook: Off Track Podcast https://www.facebook.com/OffTrackTheMotorcycleRacingPodcast/ Instagram: @offtrackpodcastukhttps://www.instagram.com/offtrackpodcastuk/Twitter: @offtrack_https://twitter.com/OffTrack_ IG: @thedaveneal | Twitter: @daveneal | Facebook: Dave Neal
Matt and Steve are back looking at the latest sim racing news from Gamescom 24. They look at the new Endurance Racing Series game with some very unique features as well as some awesome new taster images from iRacing's rendition of Cadwell Park. This leaves them with a question… which of the three UK tracks coming poses the biggest challenge?
Warning! Pineapple on pizza is discussed in this podcast. We're back in Motorbike Racing's finest eatery – and the name suggestions have started! On this occasion, Greg Haines is accompanied by The Netherlands' online racer/commentator Niek van Gelder and none other than reigning British Superbike Champion Tommy Bridewell, who briefly leaves the table to attend to wildlife matters!Conversation topics range from Tommy's move from Ducati to Honda (was it just for the money?) to the time he deliberately duffed up Christian Iddon in the woods at Cadwell Park! Plus: do the guys have a favourite film?Follow @GregHainesTV on social media!X - https://x.com/greghainestvInsta - https://www.instagram.com/greghainestvYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/greghainestvContact Talking Away by email:TalkingAwayPodcast@gmail.com
The most recent addition to the list of British Superbike race winners joins us for a chat at Cadwell Park to look back over the season so far and what's in store for for '24.Enjoy!Facebook: Off Track Podcast www.facebook.com/offtrackthemotorcycleracingpodcastInstagram: @offtrackpodcastukwww.instagram.com/offtrackpodcastukTwitter: @offtrack_www.twitter.com/offtrack_ Us and the guests...IG: @thedaveneal | Twitter: @daveneal | Facebook: Dave NealIG: @bencurrie61 | Twitter: @BenCurrie61 | Facebook: Benjamin CurrieIG: @ryanvickers7 | Twitter: @ryanvickers_21 | Facebook: Ryan Vickers #7Off Track Merchandise: https://www.hmycustoms.co.uk/off-track-podcastOur Patreon Page is live! https://www.patreon.com/join/9993138 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Facebook: Off Track Podcast www.facebook.com/offtrackthemotorcycleracingpodcast Instagram: @offtrackpodcastuk www.instagram.com/offtrackpodcastuk Twitter: @offtrack_ www.twitter.com/offtrack_ Us... IG: @thedaveneal | Twitter: @daveneal | Facebook: Dave Neal IG: @bencurrie61 | Twitter: @BenCurrie61 | Facebook: Benjamin Currie #61 Off Track Merchandise: https://www.hmycustoms.co.uk/off-track-podcast Our Patreon Page is live! https://www.patreon.com/join/9993138
A look back at BSB from Cadwell Park and all the latest news and gossip from around the world. #MotoGP #Moto2 #BSB #Moto3 #WorldSBK
A look back at BSB from Cadwell Park and all the latest news and gossip from around the world. #MotoGP #Moto2 #BSB #Moto3 #WorldSBK
A look back at BSB from Cadwell Park and all the latest news and gossip from around the world. #MotoGP #Moto2 #BSB #Moto3 #WorldSBK
A look back at BSB from Cadwell Park and all the latest news and gossip from around the world. #MotoGP #Moto2 #BSB #Moto3 #WorldSBK
Kev Stephenson is one of the most experienced technicians in the British Superbike paddock with a wealth of British Championships and Road Racing accolades on his CV. We sat down at Cadwell Park to chat about his career so far and some of the stories from it. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a two for one deal on this midweek special from Cadwell Park as Track Demons powered by HMY's Ducati Cup star Blaze Baker joins us to chat about his career so far and how he ended up racing in the UK at long last before rising star of the Honda British Talent Cup, Vision Track Academy rider Harley McCabe sits down to talk all things junior racing. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 33 of the Lovecars on the Grid podcast! Our presenters, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week! This week, Paul joins us from yet another hotel room! We have WRC, Moto GP, Indycar, and NASCAR! The WRC was in Belgium, where Max Verstappen's farther, Jos Verstappen entered and finished 60th! In just the second stage, we had Championship leader, Kalle Rovanperä roll his Yaris. Elfyn Evans received a 10 seconds penalty for checking in late, and ending up losing the rally by 5 seconds, to Ott Tänak, who stormed to victory in his Hyundai. Moto GP took place at the Red Bull Ring. Francesco Bagnaia took pole position and took the eventual win, having now won 5 of the 8 races, with the other top 5 all also riding on Ducati bikes! In Moto2 and Moto3, the Japanese riders took the win, with a win for Ai Ogura on his Honda in Moto2, and a win for Ayumu Sasaki on his Husqvarna for Moto3. Moving across to America, the Indycar drivers were racing at the Gateway Raceway at Illinois, with noticeably empty stands! After a break due to the poor weather, we had a win for Josef Newgarden, with David Malukas in 2nd place. NASCAR was at Watkins Glen, with ex-F1 driver, Kimi Raikkonen taking part! The Hendrick pair of Chase Elliot and Carl Larson were the two leaders, with Larson diving up the inside in the final 3 laps of the race, pushing Elliot wide and forcing him back to 5th place. Raikkonen qualified in 27th, and managed to achieve 9th place, but was taken out later in the race by another driver. Next weekend, we have some more European racing! Formula 1 is back at Spa in Belgium, with a slightly new layout at Eau Rouge and Radillion. We also have NASCAR at Daytona, being the last round before the playoffs, with just 1 spot left available. Back in Britain, we have the BTCC at Thruxton, and the British Superbikes at Cadwell Park.
Welcome to Episode 32 of the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman are back with their global motorsport roundup after a very exciting week! Kicking off with the Formula 1, which was this time taking place at Austin in Texas, the race was a fantastic one! The Lewis and Max Championship battle continued, with cars bouncing over the curbs both from Mercedes and Red Bull. In the midfield, there were also tense battles with McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo against Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Track limits were a bit questionable, especially in qualifying! Continuing in the US, the W Series final race took place at the Circuit of the Americas, where British driver, Jamie Chadwick taking the championship win. Congratulations to her! This weekend marked the end of the British Touring Car Championship too, where Ash Sutton took the championship win, with a win at Brands Hatch, and Championship rival, Josh Cook taking wins in the other two races. Colin Turkington came 2nd in the Championship, with Tom Chilton in 3rd place. Caterham racing also concluded the Seven Championship at Cadwell Park, with some spectacular racing at a difficult circuit! Kyle Larson took another win at NASCAR, with just two rounds to go after racing at the Kansas Speedway, Hollywood Casino 400. Chase Elliot tried chasing Larson down, but couldn't quite catch him after scraping the wall. One race before the shootout race, coming up at Martinsville! Is anyone following NASCAR? In Moto GP, Spanish Rider, Marc Marquez won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and it was also Valentino Rossi's last Italian Grand Prix, with who stands of spectators wearing the yellow 48, with Rossi himself throwing his helmet into the crowd in celebration! But the 2021 World Title went to French rider, Fabio Quartararo on his Yamaha. Extreme E was back in Sardinia, with their Island X-Prix. Rosberg X Racing closes in on the title after taking the victory, despite lots of cars breaking their suspension with the bumps on the terrain! Coming up in the next week, what should we be watching? The WEC commences on it's last 2 rounds, both being held in Bahrain for 2 weekends. NASCAR is taking place at Martinsville, with seven drivers being cut to three for the final round. Then, the British Rally Championship is in Llandudno for the Conwy Cambrian Rally. Finally, it's Tiff Needell's birthday on Friday, so make sure you wish him well in the comments!
On this week's podcast we join the JEC Oxfordshire Region for their Veterans Day at Bicester Heritage. With cars provided by the regions members and the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, hosted by Mission Motorsport it was a memorable day for everyone. We also induct ex - TWR driver Derek Daly into the Hall of Fame and Matthew Davis gives his thoughts on the last round of Jaguar racing at Cadwell Park.
On this week's podcast we travel across the Atlantic to meet our good friend, Jaguar advocate, TV presenter and author Joseph Limongelli - or 'GTJoey' to his friends! During this fantastic chat, GTJoey explains how a young lad from the Bronx made his way up in life, driven by the urge and ambition to own a Jaguar someday. He achieved that with bells on and now chats about the future of the movement with us as well as continuing to write books and create video content to raise money and awareness for the homeless veterans of Long Island. We also induct Jaguar F1 driver, Pedro De La Rosa into the Hall of Fame and MD of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Matthew Davis gives his perspective on the last round of racing at Cadwell Park.
On this week's podcast we hear from the incredible Scarlett Orr who is not only working towards securing the future of the JEC through her leadership of the Young Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club, but also through her burgeoning career as an aero-dynamicist looks set to also influence the future of motorsport. In this conversation Scarlett reveals her ambitions for the young members section of the JEC and also reveals some exciting news regarding the NEC Classic Motor Show. We also induct Jaguar F1 driver, Eddie Irvine into the Hall of Fame and Tom Robinson takes us behind the scenes with racing action from a very dramatic and damp Cadwell Park.
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Lovecars On the Grid Podcast where Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman kick off this podcast with what is possibly the most well-known race in the World! It is of course Le Mans, which was incredibly exciting! We all wanted number 7 to win, with British drive Mike Conway behind the wheel of the Toyota, alongside ex Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi and Argentinian driver José María López. What did you think of the look of the Toyota? The LMP2 battle went right down to the last lap, with just 2.8 seconds between Team WRT and Team Jota for 1st place and nearly running over the chequered flag bearer! We were excited for the Glickenhaus cars out there for the first time with the 007 LMH, finishing in 4th and 5th place. It was a decorated race for British drivers too, with LMP2 3rd place for Will Stevens and 4th place for the all British LMP2 team, consisting of Paul Di Resta, Alex Lynn and Wayne Boyd. In the GTE Pro category, British driver, James Calado achieved first place in the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo with his fellow drivers, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Côme Ledogar. We had friends that came out of the race too sadly, with retirements from Ryan Cullen and Oli Webb, both have featured on our channel. The winning car had no less than 33 pit stops, covered a staggering 5,000KM over 1,440 minutes (24 hours)! Fingers crossed Paul and Tiff can attend next year! Who wants to join us? The DTM was at the Nurburgring this weekend and finally we have a win from ex Formula 1 driver, Alex Albon! In the two-wheeled World, the Superbikes were in Navarra, Spain this weekend, with Turkish rider, Toprak Razgatlioglu winning the race on his Yamaha, now equalling championship points with British rider, Jonathan Rea on his Kawasaki. The British Superbikes were at Cadwell Park, with a win for Peter Hickman on the BMW and Jason O'Halloran on the Yamaha. Over the pond in America, Indycar was won by American driver Josef Newgarden, closely followed by Mexican driver, Pato O'Ward in second. Just three races to go in this series, who will win? NASCAR was in Michigan, at the FireKeepers Casino 400 race and a brilliantly quick last few laps! Kyle Larson and William Byron were challenging for the lead, but Ryan Blaney managed to take it in the Ford #12. The next race is the last round of the 'play-offs', with the top 16 drivers going through. Coming up, we have the Formula 1 in Spa to look forward to, supported by Formula 3 and W Series, where anything could happen! The Lewis Hamilton vs. Max Verstappen battle will continue! Who will win the Formula 1 championship? BTCC will be at Thruxton, whilst Tiff will be at Silverstone to watch Valentino Rossi's last race, at the British Moto GP! The electric beach buggies, otherwise known at Extreme E, are in Greenland this weekend!
This week, the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club Podcast delves into the world of master craftsmen and discovers how the world's finest modes are made at Amalgam models in Bristol. Some of these masterpieces cost more than the average family saloon so just who invests such money in models? We find out with Sandy Copeman. Richard West inducts Roger Clark into the Motorsport Hall of Fame and Tom shares his race preparations for Cadwell Park
Welcome to Episode 22 of the Lovecars On the Grid Podcast where we have had a weekend of really good battles! Starting off with the World Rally Championship, that took place in Belgium this weekend. Paul Woodman and Tiff Needell discuss the win by Hyundai and Belgian duo Thierry Neuville with his co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe in the i20. The pair fought off their team mate, Craig Breen, who finished second with his co-driver, Paul Nagle. Toyota then came in with 3rd and 4th place. Moto GP was an amazing weekend, but started off with a bit of controversy! The Austrian GP started with a suspension for Yamaha rider, Maverick Vinales following him appearing to be fiddling with his bike in an effort to sabotage his race last weekend at the Styrian GP. We've never heard of a rider sabotaging his own bike! The race itself this weekend was spectacular, with a crash from Spanish rider Marc Márquez due to the poor weather in Belgium. South African rider, Brad Binder didn't switch for the wet weather bike and managed to hold on for the Win, despite on slick tyres and hardly any brakes! A home win for the KTM team. In the supporting races, Spanish rider Raul Fernandez took the win in Moto 2, whilst British rider, Sam Lowes started in pole but finished in 4th place. In Moto 3, Championship leader Pedro Acosta won another GP after a battle with Romano Fenati and Sergio García with lots of lead changes. Tiff will be there in a few weeks time for the British Moto GP at Valentino Rossi's last ever Moto GP event! In Formula E, the final race of the championship took place in Berlin this weekend, with wins from French driver Norman Nato for Venturi Racing, but the Championship was taken by ex-Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne, with the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team. An exciting race with several crashes and even cars that didn't start! Next race is in January 2022! Over in Scotland, at Knockhill there was great racing with BTCC. Paul thought it was hard in a Caterham, these BTCC cars were incredible! We saw an incredible battle between Colin Turkington and Honda driver, Senna Proctor. Turkington went on to also place 2nd in race two, whilst Proctor took 2nd in race 3. Tiff and Paul are big fans of Ash Sutton! The Superbikes were at Donington, with wins for Yamaha's Jason O'Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie, along with Ducati's Tommy Bridewell. In America, we had a tight qualifying in Indycar at Indianapolis, with an eventual win for Will Power after starting second, followed closely by former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean. The race was shared with NASCAR at the track this weekend, with great entertainment in the Sunday race, ending with a few crashes in the chicane, with a battle ending with A. J. Allmendinger winning the race. Coming up next week, we've got more Indycar and NASCAR. British Superbikes are going to Cadwell Park, but of course, it's LE MANS, with more British drivers there than any other nationality!
Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore P/B Bike911.com - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross, and more. If you'd like to support the channel here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/gregsgaragetv In this episode, Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk: ARAI News - Vinales punted for one, then jumps to Aprilia, Binder to test Yamaha M1 at Brno, Pro Motocross results, AFT results, Paasch on the box in BSB, and Dumas leads Canadian Superbike with 2 to go. MotoAmerica - Round 7 from PittRace happened this weekend. The boys break down what they saw. MotoGP - Race weekend #2 from Austria happened. A crazy MotoGP race with rain, no rain, rain, and a legend on top of the box! Race Calendar/Next Week - WorldSBK heads to a new track, Navarra, Flat Track is in Peoria, IL, ProMoto in Mechanicsville, MD, AreaCross in Grand Junction, CO, BSB at Cadwell Park, AMA National Enduro in Ohio, AMA NGPC Series in Preston, ID, and some world stuff... FIM SuperMoto is in Spain and FIM Moto is in Finland… Bye, Bye
Joining us this week for Superbike Sundays is John Reynolds - a fortified Bennetts British Superbike legend.3 x British Superbike champion with an incredible 117 podium visits from his 202 starts. JR also sits 5th in the list of all-time BSB race winners, 3rd overall in terms of podium finishes and also won a World Superbike race as a wildcard. John retired at the end of the 2005 due to serious injuries but remains a welcome face at races and events as a Suzuki ambassador.Also available on the @BennettsBike YouTube channel
We check in with SYNETIQ #BMW rider, Danny #Buchan, ahead of the 2021 Bennetts #BSB season. Now a factory rider and he fully appreciates his rise since his Aprilia Superteen days, and the fact he'd been riding a Kawasaki since 2008 but now lines up alongside Andrew Irwin on the new M1000RR... with wings!
For the fourth episode of our Torqueing Heads - Superbike Sunday series we talk to the extremely likeable and cheery, John Mowatt - Team Coordinator for the reigning Bennetts British Superbike champions, the VisionTrack PBM Ducati team.Former Crew Chief to Shane Byrne and Glenn Irwin, John assumed the responsibility of Team Co-ordinator in 2018. He has worked for PBM for over 12 years and has been responsible for much of the team's success in recent years with Shane Byrne (champion in 2016 and 2017), Scott Redding (2019) and Josh Brookes (2020). He's also worked with the likes of Tom Sykes, Noriyuki Haga, Ben Bostrom, Michael Rutter and John McGuinness in the past.
He was fighting for the 2020 championship up until the final round in the debut season for the radical new Fireblade, Northern Ireland's Glenn Irwin was still proud to walk away knowing he could push the pre-season favourites of Brookes and Iddon all the way. Now, as he enters his second Bennetts British Superbike season with Honda Racing, 30-year old Irwin has a new team mate, he's training hard and there's a large carrot dangling in front of himWe interrupt Glenn's winter training schedule that includes a bout on Football Manager (he's a massive Man Utd. fan) to chat about:· Reflecting on 2020· Training with his brother· Testing at Portimao· His new team mate, Ryo Mizuno· Ambitions for World Superbike, Suzuka 8 hours and road racing· Overcoming the bike's struggles at Oulton and Brands last year· Fireblade upgrades· Missing how the fans make him nervous· His thoughts on the new qualifying, showdown and triple header format· And, the one track he thinks should be included in the Bennetts British Superbike calendar. Out of any in the world.
Like the right wine with a great meal, the Lotus Exige Cup 430 is the perfect car to take on the challenge of this countryside circuit in Lincolnshire, England.
Like the right wine with a great meal, the Lotus Exige Cup 430 is the perfect car to take on the challenge of this countryside circuit in Lincolnshire, England.
#024 Justin Bieber at the door We cover BSB from Cadwell Park, Classic TT and Manx GP, Rins' last lap corker on MM, silly season in WSBK and discuss whether or not there is a road to redemption for Danny Kent. This episode is kindly sponsored by Incontango Training, The Victory Barber Shop Burnopfield and IOMTTPICS. Chrissy and Dom
In the latest episode of The Shakey Show, Shane Byrne chats with Greg Haines and special guest Scott Redding from Cadwell Park.Shakey chats to Scott about his bikes career, training, mentality... and being 'the guy who nicked his ride'! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Round 8 of the British Superbike Championship saw the teams travel to Cadwell Park for a day of testing, and then a weekend of racing. The result being 3 riders confirmed their spots in the showdown before the last 3 races at Oulton Park. After the...
Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter Episode 99, the Nearly-But-Not-Quite episode brought to your ears in cahoots with the best biking website on the, er, web – bikesocial.co.uk – and the best biking insurers in the, er, universe, Bennetts. And for your delectation: remarkable Mark Marquez marks his all-time record-equalling 58th pole position at Brno by qualifying with the biggest margin in the modern MotoGP era... ...although technically and mathematically, there’s still a chance Hafizh Syahrin could still take the title... ...but anyway, MotoGP is boring now because the same guy keeps winning all the time so we’re all going to watch WSB instead... ...or maybe we should watch BSB, with Scotch Redding still leading the championship after Thruxton, but by less, from Josh Brookes, not that it matters because, basically, Showdown... ...although we only needed to watch the last lap at the Suzuka 8hr because for 7hrs 57mins some bikes went round the track until Jonny Rea fell off and then won in the restaurant. PLUS! an audio review of Moto Guzzi’s V85 TT ridden for 1000 miles in 35°C AND! Your emails, including... Triumphs are still reliable with a few new bikes now coming with an SP (or R) version with uprated suspension, would it be worth buying the standard-suspended model instead and spending the difference getting it uprated by an aftermarket suspension specialist? how far does Mufga need to shove the drugs up his... oh, you had to be there, really... which used naked bike to upgrade from an Aprilia Shiver 750: Ducati Streetfighter 848, Monster 1200, Aprilia Tuono V4 or Triumph Street Triple RS? Or Speed Triple, even? would you rather have a perfect bike from a shitty dealer, or a bike with a few teething troubles from a really good dealer? is a late-1990s GSX-R SRAD750 or 600 still a good sportsbike today? Or is there something better from the same era? DO NOT MOCK THE MIGHTY DEAUVILLE... please ...and much, much more. No, really, even more. Thanks for listening! Please come to FEC#100, live at Cadwell Park near Louth, Lincs, on Tuesday Aug 13th email your thoughts, questions and comments to FEC100@frontendchatter.com or why not record us a FEC#100 message? Just a simple “Please stop, again!” would suffice... visit www.bikesocial.co.uk for your motorcycling news, stories, fun and frolicking about go get your insurance from Bennetts book yourself on the FECtacular/FECstival on 13th August at Cadwell Park follow @SimonHbikes and @Mufga on the Twitters, Instas etc and hello to Mr and Mrs Preston
Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter Episode 98, the One Less Than Jorge episode, verbalised and spuffed into noughts and ones with the roadside assistance of bikesocial.co.uk and their insuring overlords Bennetts, the bike insurance guys and gals. And it’s a short and sweet episode this week, as we clear the FECsack in preparation for FEC100 (live at Cadwell Park near Louth, Lincs, on Tuesday Aug 13th), including: Mufga gets tugged by the Fuzz Why milking snail mucin for facials is a real thing WSB from the corkscrewy Laguna Se-ca, and the revelation pit lanes the world over are, entirely not in fact, named after Brad Pitt BSB from Snettingham Parks and the revelation Scotch Reading-not-from-Reading can’t half pedal a bike round a circuit he’s not seen before, but when is a jump start not a jump start would you beat Marquez on a road bike, first time out, down your favourite road? would WSB be livened-up by forcing winning riders to change teams? when is an oil flag not an oil flag? airbags – are they pointless out in the random environment on the road, away from predictable race track crashes? Or are they genuinely useful in certain road crashes? why is MotoGP’s video pass 30% more expensive in the UK than, say, France? should corporate greed be regulated? what’s a good, all-weather, non-dissolving London commuter bike for £3k? more from happy, hassle-free Triumph owners (but not Mufga) ...and a bit more. Thanks for listening! email your thoughts, questions and comments to FEC100@frontendchatter.com • or why not record us a FEC100 message? Just a simple “Please stop!” would suffice... visit www.bikesocial.co.uk for your motorcycling news, stories, fun and frolicking about go get your insurance from Bennetts book yourself on the FECtacular/FECstival on 13th August at Cadwell Park follow @SimonHbikes and @Mufga on the Twitters, Instas etc
Apologies for the late arrival of FEC#97 – delayed by unexpected items in the bagging area – but now it’s here, let’s tuck in! Brought to you as always by the furiously febrile funkateers at bikesocial.co.uk and the bike-insuring bike insurers Bennetts, this week’s regurgitation of previously held opinions includes: MotoGP (remember that?) round-up from Assen and Sachsenring, including neck braces, tankslappers, youngsters v old ’uns, should JL99 and/or VR46 retire, who’ll take ZR5’s place at KTM, and who’ll replace MCN race reporter now he’s taken the gig as PR blerk for Petronas Yamaha? with Rea overturning Dave Bautista’s lead in WSB, does he still think his ZX-10R is “like taking a knife to a gunfight”? MotoE’s first race – pointless comedy, the future, or both? PLUS! Listeners’ emails, including: do leathers and other items of bike kit have a safety lifespan, and what’s best to clean them? living proof back protectors are worth wearing all the time... why are the roads in the Fens so bad? has Scott Redding done enough to justify a ride in WSB next year... but will it actually pay more than he’s already getting in BSB? has BTSport’s coverage of MotoGP been successful? Chinese 125 retros: stylish or not? And why don’t the big manufacturers build such stripped-back bikes? ...and should we make an ethical choice not to buy bikes from China, given their human rights record? ...and introducing our new bike-buying advice section, VFECR800 Corner, including: what’s the best big £3k sporty bike for a big sporty bloke, upgrading from a ZX-6R? what’s the best £4k second bike alongside a Daytona 675 for two-up weekend touring? what’s the best bike to replace a Husqvarna 701 Supermoto and a Triumph Tiger 800? what’s the best bike to deliver top-endy, rev-happy thrashable thrills instead of single-gear flexibility? What’s the best cheap track-day bike to suit a 6-footer for a £2k? Thanks for listening! email your thoughts, questions and comments to anything@frontendchatter.com visit www.bikesocial.co.uk for your biking fix get your insurance from Bennetts AND! book yourself on the FECtacular/FECstival on 13th August at Cadwell Park – places still available! ...and follow @SimonHbikes and @Mufga on the Twitters, Instas etc
Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter E96, the world’s most favouritist biking podcast, supported as ever by bikesocial.co.uk and Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists. Rambling gossip this month includes: MotoGP from Catalunya and why Lorenzo wasn’t the bad guy conquering the Rudland Rigg on a Triumph Scrambler 1200 new bike news featuring... 1) Ducati’s Streetfighter V4, with added wings 2) KTM’s 790 Adventure R Rally with added springs 3) Triumph Rocket III TFC with added torques ...which is an awful lot of extreme/exclusivity/exotica all in one go, but should anyone really care, do they actually make any money for the manufacturers or are they just exercises in PR and brand awareness? are bikers getting more gammony? does size matter (we’re talking engines here)? why don’t more bikes have an overdrive top gear, and is it more fuel efficient to use big throttle in top gear of part throttle in lower gears? are Triumphs more unreliable than other manufacturers, and why doesn’t the press talk about it? you want a desirable, fun, impractical road bike – should you buy a Ducati 1098S or an MV Agusta F3 800... or something else altogether? BMW R18 concept bike – thumbs up or thumbs up bums? why focussing on less-tall bikers is size-ist; a lot of tall riders have problems too... more on the merits or otherwise of air-bag vests – do they work, and does risk compensation actually make you more likely to have an accident when wearing one? Thanks for listening, please: a) tell your friends, relatives, work-mates and even people you don’t really like about Front End Chatter b) visit www.bikesocial.co.uk for your FEC fix and biking info c) try Bennetts for your biking and travel insurance d) email your thoughts, ideas, questions and rants to anything@frontendchatter.com e) come to the FECtacular FEC100 episode live from Cadwell Park on August 13th (alongside a Bennetts track day) f) find Simon and Martin on the social mediums here: @SimonHbikes @Mufga
Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter Episode 94, and the clue’s in the name: for the 94th time, two hoary old motorcycle journalists stand around and make front noises into a pair of microphones for your auralisation – fertilised and fermented by bikescocial.co.uk (the world of motorcycling on a website) and Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists. Good old Bennetts. And this week we have, for your listening infuriation: gossip and stats from Le Mans MotoGP, including Marquez showing Lorenzo how to stay upright, and Quartararo showing Marquez how to be faster by not crashing who’ll top the TT timesheets this year? Mud, sweat and beers with two days and 350 miles in Wales, following a rally-style route map on road and off on a Scrambler 1200XE News and first impressions from the launch of long-awaited, entry-level Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 and hilarious, expensive XSR700 XTribute How young is too young to ride a bike? And what’s the best route into riding for youngsters? Why aren’t there more Ducatis racing at the TT? What’s the best big naked bike for touring? How to avoid the buffering wheel of death on the online MotoGP feed Is it an unwritten rule of bikes that you need to go fast, and does that put people off? And much, much more... Many thanks for listening to FEC and please come to Cadwell Park on 13th August where, alongside a Bennetts track day, we’ll be recording FEC E100 – LIVE! Wow. Are we? Please send your thoughts, jokes, contentions and opinions to: anything@frontendchatter.com And catch Simon and Martin on the social medias @SimonHBikes @Mufga Thanks again for listening! X
Look out, it’s Front End Chatter E92, the biking podcast enabled, empowered, energised and veritably triggered by the cosmonauts at bikesocial.co.uk and bods at Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists, without whom this would all still happen but much less often. And this week we have: Why being a MotoGP legend is bad for your health (especially if you’re a Brit) who’s actually likely to win the MotoGP title the next time Marquez doesn’t? what happened at the unfeasibly warm Bennetts British Superbike season opener at Silverstone why we won’t be watching the 2020 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia ideas to replace a Honda Blackbird with a £4500 sporty all-rounder why fixed spring rates are a great unspoken compromise of biking is the cost of insurance is putting off new riders? should you wait and get a used Svartpilen 701 or Iannone your KTM 990 SM? if you could spend two weeks touring in the UK, where would you go? ...and lots lots more. It’s a vintage FEC-sack. Thank you to you, to BikeSocial.co.uk, to Bennetts, and see you at Cadwell Park on August 13th. Please email thoughts, questions and comments to: anything@frontendchatter.com @SimonHbikes @Mufga
#012 'Obviously' Our final episode of series 1, we are joined by Davey Todd, one of the most exciting young men coming through the ranks of the international road racing scene. We also cover BSB testing, the Ducati rev limit reduction, as well as discuss our recent track action at Castle Combe, Cadwell Park and Silverstone. Check out our Twitter @MotorbikePod
Hello, good morning and welcome to Front End Chatter E90, Britain’s most least favourite biking podcast, veritably triggered by www.bikesocial.co.uk, the world’s biking on the web, and Bennetts, the bike and travel insurance specialists. And this fortnight we have, for you aural delectation, spoken words on: RACING MotoGP is back, at Qatar where Miller’s seat comes off, Mav goes backwards, Rossi goes forwards, Marquez and Dovizioso repeat last season’s last lap, and Ducati plot a spoiler why MotoE isn’t coming to a short circuit near you soon Dave Bautista keeps on winning in WSB, but it’s not Ducati’s fault... ... so no pressure in BSB then, Scott... BIKES first ride on Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT ‘classic enduro’ PLUS! do business biking miles count as much as personal biking miles? more hi-viz pros and cons trail braking explained properly the great seat height debate, and how to make bikes fit more people more of the time more ideas on getting kids into bikes – and were 125s better in the 1990s? which brands offer the best value for money? why are there no wheelies in bike magazines any more? ... plus much more rubbish, nonsense and stuff. Thanks for listening! email your thoughts, questions and comments to anything@frontendchatter.com visit www.bikesocial.co.uk, get your insurance from Bennetts, book yourself on the FECtacular/FECstival on 13th August at Cadwell Park, follow @SimonHbikes and @Mufga on the Twitters, Instas etc
Hello and welcome to Episode 89 of Front End Chatter, Britain’s most insured motorcycling podcast delivered fresh to your ears by Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitz-Gibbons – enabled by the humanoids at www.bikesocial.co.uk and supported by Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists. This week we’re chattering about: Andrea Iannone’s smelly secretions Jonathon Rea’s Book Of Excuses first ride of KTM’s new 790 Adventure and Adventure R how practical and fun is Enfield’s Interceptor? which bike can renew the sense of fun in your biking is £200 for a one-piece leather race suit on Ebay worth buying? should we feel guilty about NOT riding our bikes much? what’s the best non-sportsbike for track days? does Fairy Liquid work as an anti-misting visor coating? how to find the right people with whom to tour Europe ...and much much more... Thank you once more for listening to out nonsense, and contributing with your thoughts, queries and opinions: email anything@frontendchatter.com Please add August 13th to your diary, when Front End Chatter will be recorded LIVE! at a BIkeSocial Bennetts track day at Cadwell Park! More info at www.superbikeschool.co.uk Simon H and Martin are on Twitter: @SimonHbikes @Mufga ...and you can also fund us on various other social media platforms...
Hellooo and welcome to Front End Chatter, Britain’s most homoerotic motorcycling podcast, supported and empowered by www.bikesocial.co.uk and Bennetts, the bike insurance specialists. And for your aural delectation this week we have gossip on: Andrew Iannone’s jawline Maverick Marquez and his pants Dave Bautista’s Rea-beating form at Phillip Island the perfect Franken-racer unfeasible plum-o-meters in the BSB paddock why is bike gear so expensive? what bike did Nev buy? And is a BMW R1250RS better than a Z1000SX? how do we know when not ride a bike but take the car instead? tips for touring in Alaska why there are no exotic small-bore race replicas and how to get more young riders on bikes and much, much more (but definitely no chat about motorcycle magazines; well, a bit...) ...plus! Super-really-very-exciting news of the 100th episode FECstravaganza at... Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, Tuesday August 13th; a Bennetts/BikeSocial/California Superbike track day – and at which we’ll be recording FEC’s centenary episode in front of an eager audience of grass and air. You’re welcome to sign up to the track day, or just come along and have a listen... more details of the 100th episode FECstravaganza in the next FEC! Meanwhile, thanks for listening and supporting what we do, keep the emails coming to anything @frontendchatter.com – don’t listen to Mufga, you write what you want to write – and catch us both on Twitter: @SimonHbikes & @Mufga, and on Insta/FB/the usual. Love and rockets
After waiting for MotoGP racing for two weeks, we get to wait some more. A late-summer storm, combined with some sub-standard track modifications, meant that there was no racing at Silverstone. There was, however, plenty of news and BSB to talk...