Paddock Pass Podcast - Motorcycle Racing - Motogp - World Superbike

Adam, David and Neil put their money (OK, pretend cash) on the table with their bold takes and opinions for what we’ll see this season in MotoGP. World Champions? Surprises? Crashiest rider? How many races until Marc Marquez wins? Events to savour and miss? Dive in and see if you agree... Support the Paddock Pass Podcast on Patreon for Notes shows from every day of a MotoGP weekend plus lots of bonus content. Sign up here: / paddockpasspodcast The Paddock Pass Podcast is brought to you by the following sponsors: Renthal Street: https://www.renthal.com/road/ KTM: https://www.ktm.com/en-int/models/nak... Fly Racing: https://www.flyracing.com/street/ Contact us on team@paddockpasspodcast.com

Steve, Gordo and Ivo get you all the latest news from the WorldSBK paddock and after an opening round that saw a first time winner, a four year win drought ended on Sunday and a six times World Champion finish the weekend with zero points on the board there's a lot of news to cover!

Adam, David and Neil talk about Dave’s recent and secretive trip behind locked doors at the Michelin factory, we’re delighted to be joined by Dani Pedrosa who talks about life after racing and testing and Neil also provides a perspective on Jorge Martin. Plus more!

Coming to you hot from the Media Centre in Phillip Island and on the eve of the first round of 2024 WorldSBK, Steve is joined by Gordo, Ivo and a host of racers: Rea, Razgatlıoğlu, van der Mark to talk over the themes of the season

Adam, David and Neil discuss the events and talking points from Lusail (how unstoppable is Bagnaia? Are Aprilia ‘there’? Who will be the surprise of the season based on the tests? And more…) and are joined by Alpinestars’ Chris Hillard to talk about the history, whys and wherefores of airbag tech

Adam, David and Neil tuck into a raft of questions from Paddock Pass Podcast Patreon supporters, talk about the Red Bull KTM and HRC team launches and liveries and also speak to KTM’s Chief Technician as well as title hopeful Brad Binder. Support the Paddock Pass Podcast on Patreon for Notes shows from every day of a MotoGP weekend plus lots of bonus content. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/paddockpasspodcast The Paddock Pass Podcast is brought to you by the following sponsors: Renthal Street: https://www.renthal.com/road/ KTM: https://www.ktm.com/en-int/models/nak... Fly Racing: https://www.flyracing.com/street/ Contact us on team@paddockpasspodcast.com

Adam and Neil dial-up David, still stranded laptop-less in Malaysia, to talk about the 5 hottest or most hysterical takes from the MotoGP test and the first dose of track action this year. We also talk about latest news topics and speak to Monster Energy Yamaha Team Director Massimo Meregalli.

Adam, David and Neil get on the podcast this week to talk about the glitzy Trackhouse MotoGP team launch in the depths of Los Angeles (with exclusive words with Wilco Zeelenberg, Miguel Oliveira & Raul Fernandez) as well as the Red Bull GASGAS MotoGP presentation, Argentina, Sepang testing and more Sign up to our Patreon channel now for even more content and a great chance to win two MotoGP paddock passes to a Grand Prix of your choice in 2024! Draw will be made at the Qatar GP: https://www.patreon.com/paddockpasspodcast

The new season is now upon us. Next time WorldSBK bikes are out on track we'll be in Australia and ready for Round 1! On this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast Steve and Gordo assess where everyone is and we have interviews with Alvaro Bautista, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jonathan Rea and Sam Lowes. As a thank you to our Patrons we're releasing this show early on Patreon but we've also got a new competition for everyone! For 2024 if you sign up as an annual Paddock Insider you will be entered into a draw for two MotoGP Paddock Passes! It's a great prize and a real opportunity to get into the paddock and rub shoulders with the legends (actual legends not just Neil, David and Adam!) Sign up at Patreon.com/paddockpasspodcast

Adam, David and Neil record this week’s show from Madonna di Campiglio and a couple of hours after the 2024 Ducati Lenovo Team presentation (and much more) as well as visiting the Gresini event on the east coast two days previously. Words from MotoGP World Champion Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati’s Technical mastermind, Marc Marquez’s second-ever Crew Chief in MotoGP and more

The Paddock Pass Podcast crew are joined by TNT Sports pundit and commentator & MLav Racing Team Principal Michael Laverty to talk about the rites and rewards of a running a Grand Prix squad in Moto3, using Hondas, Scott Ogden and more. The Northern Irishman also give us his views on Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and MotoGP 2024 while we also discuss some of our favourite bike liveries on the eve of the ’24 team launches.

On this week's pod Steve and Gordo look ahead to next week's WorldSBK group testing in Iberia. Almost all of the field will be at Jerez and Portimao from January 24th and so will we! In the mean time it's launch season for the Superbike field with BMW and MarcVDS set to unveil their liveries while Ducati and Gordo get ready for a few days on the slopes of Madonna di Campiglio.

David Emmett, Steve English, Neil Morrison and Adam Wheeler ignite the Paddock Pass Podcast for 2024 with a look at the four biggest stories heading into the new MotoGP season: Marc Marquez’s chances? The rider market? Pedro Acosta’s hype? Return of the Japanese?

Our last podcast of 2023 sees Adam, David, Neil and Steve rattling through a range of personal choices and categories for MotoGP this year. Rider, Event, Surprise, Gripe and Moments of the season? And, of course, some humble pie (almost). Photo by Polarity Photo.

Exclusive talk with Justin Marks, the man behind the newest team on the MotoGP grid, about the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of joining the sport, the sheer speed of establishing Trackhouse Racing MotoGP, a preference for Aprilia and prospects for 2024 and beyond.

Five weeks is a long time in racing but for Toprak Razgatlioglu it was an eternity. The Turkish superstar has now had his first taste of the BMW M1000RR and we heard from him after his first run at Portimao. Toprak wasn't the only guest on this week's pod with Sam Lowes giving Neil and Adam his thoughts following his final GP appearance at Valencia. Steve, Gordo and David breakdown the first tests for Toprak and Sam while also casting an eye over the WorldSBK season and some Christmas gift ideas!

Adam, David and Neil go through the main talking points in the wake of the Valencia MotoGP test and what the times, news and reactions could mean for 2024. We also interview Freddie Spencer for a Renthal Street session exactly 40 years after his first premier class championship in what was another final round decider. Photo by Polarity Photo.

After one of the most dominant seasons in WorldSBK history we wanted to have a roundtable of Paddock insiders to gauge the season and look into the future of WorldSBK. As ever Steve and Gordo are on the podcast to give their views but we were delighted to be joined by Speedweek.com's Ivo Schützbach and World Feed commentator Alex Raby

Episode 371: Valencia Review – 2023 MotoGP in a nutshell? What a stage to end an intense season: people, unpredictability and, ultimately, Pecco. Discussion points chewed copiously by Adam, David and Neil from Monday in Valencia with our ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’ and implications of the results and actions of round twenty ahead of the first 2024 season test. Also a Renthal Street Session with Pol Espargaro on Valencia and the next stage of his career.

The chequered flag has been unfurled and prepped for the end of 2023. Valencia was already packed on Thursday with plenty of fans and media digging around for final information: the HRC situation, Marc Marquez’s emotions, Pedro wanting to be another b***ard and we talk with Husqvarna Motorcycles new Moto3 breakout star Collin Veijer