The Outside Gate

My good mate Aly, from "Real Housewives of Moto" joins us for episode 86 and the conversation goes in many directions, podcasting, moto moms, moto dads, mental health in moto, marketing, office dynamics, neurodivergence, WMX, music, reading, writing and of course a little moto!Enjoy.

Privateer hero Logan Leitzel checks in to talk about his moto life, from developing the Cobra 65 as a wipper snapper to making his first 450SX Main Event this year. Cheers mate and good luck for the rest of the season.

What a story. From a Taco minibike to Supercross title winning mechanic and Supercross winning team manager, "DaveO" has worked with or competed against just about every legend of the sport. Known for his drive and passion, it certainly shows in our conversation. Thanks Dave.

The 83 himself, my old mate Trent, former racer, turned podcaster turned TV star checks in for some bench racing about AusProMX, AMA Nationals and Megan Fox. Cheers mate

Aussie privateer hero Elijah Wiese checks in to talk about our friend Joel, the AusproMX as it heads towards the halfway point of the season and the final round of AMA supercross. As well as what he's been up to, stunt riding in movies and trying to master his golf swing. Cheers mate.

Scotty from the Vital MotoXpod show spares some time for a good ole bench race about Season 25, the Texas moto scene, his motorcycling life and batchelor parties on casino boats! Thanks dude.

Our guy Scott Meshey is back to talk about season 25, his main event at Arlington, his program with the McGinley clinic, thoughts on the Championship contenders and of course his bikes amazing GUTS seat. Good luck for the rest of the season dude.

The "Original" GL calls in for some good old bench racing about his motorcycling life, his love of vintage restorations, the Langston Motorsports bike show, growing up in South Africa and dreaming of California, and even bit about his kid who i recall, was pretty fast! Thanks Gerald.

A British MXGP star of the 1980's, Rob has a great story. As a child Rob didn't even know that dirt bike's were a thing, and didn't start racing until 15 years old, eventually he made it to podium results in the 500cc World Championship, and representing Great Britain at the MXDN. Plenty more great stories too, you can read them all in his autobiography The Inside Line, available at robandrewsmx.com.

Like Steve, Pete started his own show a couple of years ago. Mental 4 Moto covers the Aussie and Victorian scene and has well and truly elevated the coverage. An interesting bloke too! Cave Diver, Boxing, Jujitsu and more. We get into plenty of mental health talk too. Cheers Pete.

Chase Cook joins us for a little bench racing about his role at RMATVMC, live announcing on the weekends, his opportunity on Race Day Live, Interviewing Eli, Elk hunting, his mission in Brazil and more. A very cool dude indeed, thanks for your time Chase

This episode is a little different, Steve and Kris talk a little moto, but mostly about life. Topics from growing up around disability, being fathers of teenagers, being open talking men, being boob guys! and more. Thanks to special guest James for checking in also. 

Aussie privateer hero Joel Evans joins the show to talk about his career so far, from dad swapping a fridge for a PW50, to racing all over the country, racing in South East Asia, his factory fill in for Raceline Husqvarna and more. Cheers and good luck dude!

GNCC and National Enduro star Ricky Russell checks in to talk about his new ride with Enduro Engineering Triumph, his career so far and his goals for 2025 and beyond. Cheers mate.

Steve is joined by a coupla mates from the States, Tom Barnhart and Kyle Womble to have a few Christmas drinks and talk about the upcoming season. 

Thanks to Belly for the yarn about his Moto life, from a junior trials rider to moto privateer to factory rider, winning 8 national titles and representing Australia 7 times. Kids, that bloke at the Penrite truck was way faster than you!

NESC legend Mike Treadwell joins Steve for some bench racing about his career, growing up in Maine, the New England scene, 20 years racing Southwick, California trips, Florida trips and more. Some real "Good old days" stories. Thanks Mike

Please excuse the audio quality. A few thoughts from an old moto fan. 

"V Money" a perfect guest for episode 69. Much like his big brother, he has sure led an interesting life so far, both in moto and in music and now as an entrepreneur. We cover junior days, fair ground races, supercross main events, Cat videos, touring Europe with his band, growing his business and more. Thanks Vinny

Aussie Legend "Ando" checks in for a good old chin wag about his moto life, from sand dunes on an ATC70 to 12 National titles and everything in between, ups and downs, rivals and team mates, racing in Europe and the US and now training the next generation. Thanks for your time mate.

Youngsters know DC as the boss of Racer X and MX Sports, but he has lived and amazing motorcycling life as a racer, writer, photographer and most of all a fan. DC was literally on the ground capturing some of the sports most iconic moments and there is probably no one more knowledgeable or passionate about the sports history. Thanks for sharing some stories Davey.

The Newf, a former pro rider and a fixture in the Canadian moto scene joins me for a bench race about Canadian Moto, his own career, managing GDR Honda, working for Atlas brace, the adventures at the VMXDN and Moto dad life, now with his boys racing. Cheers Newf, thanks for your time.

Ed Stratmann, my fellow moto podcaster and writer joins us for a bench race about Ed's life growing up on a farm, to being a journalist for not only the moto scene but also for some of the worlds biggest Soccer teams, we also cover a little MXGP, AusX, AMA, Triumph and Ducati and Catherine Zeta Jones!

Off Road Legend Steve Hatch checks back in, this time with his better half Denise for a chat about the Power of the Mind and the amazing coaching they do, blending Steve's on bike and physical training experience with Denise's decades of experience and knowledge of who we are between the ears. I got a lot out of it myself and I'm sure you will too. Really inspirational people, enjoy.Check out powerofthemind.coach for much more.

Darkside checks back in to bench race some fun and interesting topics about, season 24, Worlds Vets, Racing GNCC Quads, concerts, staying grounded and lots more. Thanks for your time dude. 

Great to have a chin wag with an Aussie freestyle legend about his motorcycling life. From riding out the sand pit, to national amateur motocross champion to global freestyle superstar, and now a father of 2. This bloke is a great example of a humble Aussie champion, thanks for your time dude.

The 20 year old Chilean checks in to talk highs and lows of his career so far, from minibikes in Chile, moving to the USA as a teenager, winning moto's at Loretta's, repping his country at the 2023 MXON and his Injury struggles this year. Thanks Nico and good luck!

Team Husqvarna Amateur star Landon Gibson joins the show to talk about Vegas All Stars, Supercross Futures, Loretta's and his great career so far, as well as golf, pickle ball and wake boarding. Thanks dude and good luck

Gas Gas Mob rider Klark Robbins, talks season 24 and his career so far. From growing up in New Jersey riding Moto and playing Baseball, to now being a factory amateur star under the tutelage of Ryan Sipes. 

Steve and Tom Barnhart benchrace the heck out the SMX finale at Las Vegas. Of course we speared of into many tangents, like Jett for the Aussie Breakdancing team and Buffy the Vampire slayer. Enjoy.

4 time AMA champion Doug Henry shares some time to talk about his Moto life, from the Rupp minibike, to his first race (at Southwick of course!) to National championships. As well as hand cycling across America, winning a GNCC, adaptive riding and more. Thanks Legend.

Kellen Brauer from Start Your Systems joins us again for a bench race about season 24, riding styles, MXGP, growing the sport and more. Thanks for your time dude. 

Fresh from a Canadian triple crown Championship, WMX star Jamie Astudillo checks in to talk about her story from the PW50 to competing in National and World Championships, including the current US WMX series. She's also road raced, raced quads, GNCC's and more. Thanks and good luck Jamie. 

Robby Green catches up with me for some hard core Bench Racing about restoration, his amazing collection, favorite bikes and child hood adventures. From the KD80 with a milk jug for spare gas to his 11 Cagiva's! Thanks Robby. This episode is brought to you by Specbolt.

My good friend Curt Evans from Down/Up Design checks in to tell us a little about his Moto life. From being a child of the 70's Moto boom of California to working at Motocross action, making Mountain bikes before there was such a thing and witnessing the birth of Mountain biking as a sport, Surfing in Hawaii and crushing on Marcia Brady. He even got a few stories out of me! Always a good time. 

WMX star Jordan Jarvis checks in to talk about her Moto life, racing all across North America and to Britain, France and Spain. Being the 2nd ever lady to qualify for a men's Pro National as well as woods racing, training and mentoring junior girls. Thanks for your time Jordan.

4 time World Enduro Champion Matty Phillips checks in to talk about his incredible career, travelling to Europe as a youngster, becoming a World Champion and some hardships that came with that success. As well as Junior Motocross days, and some fun stuff of course! Enjoy

I've been listening to Jeff for a while, so I reached out as I reckoned we'd get along well, turns out we share a similar story of using hard work, authenticity and a little "Forrest Gumping" our way into the media. We bench race about that, as well as season 24, gold mining, Chevelle's, Kelly Bundy and Heather Thomas. A fun few hours, thanks Jeff. 

Hear from NorCal OG Charles Halcomb about his motorcycling life, from the SL100 with Preston Petty fenders to a pro career in moto, drinking tea with Roger De Coster, enduro and desert racing. Then to bike development, testing and marketing, team management and sales. Great stuff, enjoy.

Factory Triumph team manager "Scuba" Steve Westfall checks in to bench race about his career so far and more, from being a BMX dad to Bass fishing, listening to Korn, humbleness and his riders past and present. Enjoy

Fifty episodes already! DB checks back in for the occasion and we talk amateur racing, 1990, life back east, goals, Dallas Cowboys, music, movies, retired riders and being parents of teenagers! Real campfire stuff, hope you love it as much as i did.

KTM Australia young gun Kayden Minear checks in to talk about his great career so far, his upcoming opportunity with KTM USA and future hopes and goals. This kids even more dinky di than me,  cheers for the chin wag cobber!

Hear from the Texan youngster about his Loretta's journey, from the field behind the church to 450B National champion. And his new opportunity with EBR Husqvarna, heading to Arenacross and SX Futures. Good luck dude!

The Bad Boy himself checks in to bench race about his career, from the minibike from Sears to dominating the sport. Team mates and rivals, struggles after his career was cut short and some fun of course.Bucket list moment for for sure, thanks heaps RJ.

Thanks to John from Troll Training for checking in and talking all things training with me, and for sharing his story from moto to skiing to cycling to training world leading athletes, even some advice for old blokes like me. Enjoy

Hear from WMX star Sophie Phelps about her Moto life, from mini days to Loretta's championships and now battling for the WMX title, as well as some great advice about life, and some fun of course. Thanks for your time Sophie.

Following up from our Military appreciation show, we're joined by Peter from Veterans MX to hear all about the great work they do supporting veterans in the sport and bringing veterans back to the sport. We also talk about Peters personal journey, finding purpose and future goals. Great stuff.

Hear from Austin Forkner's mechanic, Tony about his moto life, from his XR70 in the backyard to amateur racing, pro racing, swapping the boots for the spanners and climbing the ranks to a factory team, he has a great story so far. Thanks for your time dude!

Steve catches up with Aussie youngster Thomas "Tiger" Wood to talk about his Amateur journey in the US, his current gig racing the Triple Crown for GDH Honda in Canada, and how much he misses Pizza Shapes and Milo!

WMX legend and 7 time National Champion "JP Money" joins us to talk about her career. From the fat wheel Yamaha 80 to beating the boys at local races, amateur championships and her pro career which coincided with the peak of WMX in the early 2010's. GNCC's, Endurocross, Training kids, running events and more. Enjoy.