I could sit and listen to James all day long, he's such a legend. Awesome Dave, another great interview mate 👌👌👌

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

I’d love more time with him as I’ve never done a career chat but very grateful for what we get and thank you 🙂

James Whitham is BSB, it wouldn't be the same without him....... brilliant podcast Dave. A great listen.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Your kind words are much appreciated, thank you 🙌🏼

Whitham is a legend. Always remember him racing in the early ‘90s against the likes of McElnea, Rymer, Reynolds, Morrison, Haslam, Stringer, Nation and others. Wonderful times.

Simply do not get tired of listening to Whit. Great on TV, great on a podcost and so very engaging in person.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

All of the above, Andrew 👌🏼

@bingwalker5024

3 ай бұрын

Yet another belter of a podcast 👌they are now an addiction ✊✊

Great interview. Ian Simpson was at Whits track school last year at Cadwell. top bloke and helped me a lot.

Whit is a star, honest, funny and a top bloke

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely true on all counts, Jon 🙌🏼

I love Whit. Top bloke, superb knowledgeable and i could listen to him all day.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more, Tim - so could I 😁

Fan bloody tastic , I also raced 125s in the early 80s had no clue what I was doing but great times with big grids, a mini 850 with a bike trailer and a two man ridge tent, then off to Cadwell in the snow, not many would have that commitment now, money is now the big factor and being honest I don't see that that sort of pure dedication anymore, possibly this was our adrenalin fix, no internet, no mobiles, lets go racing while also having fantastic fun.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

There’s a lot to be said for that way of racing, no question. Time doesn’t stand still and it’s a very different paddock today as I’m sure you know. Isn’t right? That’s up for debate; is it better? In some ways yes but in so many ways…. No.

Such a lovely genuine guy James Whitam . I met him and John Mcguinness at one of their events in Banbury last year. James is the sort of guy you could go down the pub with and listen to all evening. Such a talented rider in his day.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Agreed on all the above, Mark - thanks for your kind words 🙌🏼

Top Job👍. Met James a few times at Elvington and Scarborough. Stories to tell😁 shame when you put a comment on here, you get no like or reaction! Makes you feel you've been wasting your time. Good Job Jamie. Loved that👍

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Really? Look at all the shows we’ve done, I spend ages replying to comments or at the very least liking them 🤷🏼‍♂️ I can only apologise if I’ve missed yours previously. Thanks for your kind words 🙂

Great interview. Only one thing wrong with it. It was about 4 hours too short. 😂 The TT really need to get him and Steve Parrish back involved.

@lynnegee6814

3 ай бұрын

Yes, yes & YES!

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Matt, I’d love to have had a good couple of hours or more with Whit but he’s a busy fella. We’ll do one on his career before the season ends all being well 😉

@mattmid7012

3 ай бұрын

@@OffTrack_PodcastThat would be great. 😊 I remember him having some cracking battles in the 90's in World Supersport before his time in World Superbikes. Time can make memories alter but I'm sure him and four/five others seemed to be battling it out every round one season. Was it the Belgada Yamaha, that could be totally wrong but I think it was something like that.

Really enjoyed listening to a great chat from here in Bali..:so good to hear my local accent…cor…how much do I miss fish n chips, mushy peas wi bits, salt and vinegar a bread cake washed down with a can of Shaws dandelion and burdock…🙏&❤️

@OffTrack_Podcast

Ай бұрын

It’s the little things you miss so much when you’re away - glad we could bring that warm feeling for you over there and thanks so much for listening to us, it’s hugely appreciated 😊👊🏼

He's funny, charming and quite hairy. Capt Sprouticus of course! 🤣 Whit is also very good! Hehehe, great interview!

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! And thanks so much 😁

Another fabulous interview with another absolute legend. Love Whit, both as a rider and a commentator on BSB. Really miss Jack Burnicle in the commentary booth with James, they were fantastic together, no disrespect to Steve Day, but the Jack and James show just made it. Brilliant interview again Dave, I love how you ask a question and then just sit back and let them answer it in full. Love this podcast 👍✊

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Asking a question and then just STFU and let the guest tell their answer is an art I’ve worked hard on so thank you for your kind words 😊 Jack and James were exceptional, no question; they had hundreds of races to get acquainted at both WorldSBK and BSB level so it was always gonna take time for James and Steve to find that chemistry but it’s getting there. Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏🏼

@jezza46

3 ай бұрын

100% agree….James and Jack were a perfect combo

Fantastic chat, loved this 👏

@OffTrack_Podcast

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Peter, really happy that you enjoyed it 🙏🏼

James is a legend

James once said during his commentary that when he was racing and fell off, his excuse was that he slipped on a slug on the track!! I pissed myself laughing. Me and my mates still laugh about it to this day! Haha😂

Love Wit thanks Dave and crew for another brilliant pod and the dog was ace. 🤣👍

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers, Rod! Happy to hear you enjoyed the show and yeah, Sprout is class 😁

James Whitham what a star great watch guys could have sat all day listening to the pair of yus really enjoyable cheers guys 👌👍

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers CM, glad you enjoyed it - if we’d had all day I’d have done my best to fill it 😁

Saw him at the Gooseneck a few years ago,fascinating bloke talked for about 15 minutes 👍

@OffTrack_Podcast

Ай бұрын

You got away lightly… he’d have been there all day if he’d had time 😁

Brilliant, love James, my fav commentator

He so awesome just like him that little dog was cool too

@OffTrack_Podcast

21 күн бұрын

Sprout was definitely the star of the show 😊

Just like listening to a best mate does James. Fabulous...

Great Podcast, Whit is a Legend

Again a great podcast, love the way he thinks about your questions!!!

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, yeah he’s well considered with his answers and the show is all the better for it 😊

Another great chat with Whit and his Sprout😀👍…..thanks Dave

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely my pleasure, Graeme - really glad you enjoyed it 😊

What a true legend. Top Man !

Terrific interview.Can't wait for the season to start.😀🏍

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers, Trevor! It’ll soon be here 😁✊🏼

Absolute class, I'm going to work my way through the previous shows now, thanks a lot

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, David - glad you’ve found us 😊 Hope you enjoy the previous shows, too 🙏🏼

Awesome interview with James. Interesting to hear about the 1st and 2nd world war. I've also been to the Menin Gate, Vimy Ridge and Auschwitz and studied the 3rd Reich during my degree. Fascinating subject.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers for watching, Dean 🙂 yeah, both Charlie and Whit have a great fascination for both conflicts and it’s nice to hear you share their interests and have visited the historic sites, too 🙌🏼

@dean.baldwin

3 ай бұрын

@OffTrack_Podcast Absolutely and great both do. Is a fascinating subject and can go in so many directions. I highly recommend going to Auschwitz as its both humbling and terrifying

Great interview , Whit is a legend had a chat with him at Oulton ,great guy

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers, Paul 🙌🏼

Absolutely love this bloke in the right way Dave I’ve only ever met him once but what a bloke 👍

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick, and yeah I agree he’s absolutely one of the best to chat with on or off the record 😁

I could watch Whit all day. Saw him at Hizzy's funeral (Hizzy was a pal) and he was a gentleman. Never bothered him but he said hi to alot of us locals. I think he sensed how affected the area was.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

He’s a great fella and that’s a story that sums him up perfectly, Mark 🙏🏼

@MarkSiosal

3 ай бұрын

@@OffTrack_Podcast It does, absolutely. Everyone needs someone like Whit in their lives.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

@@MarkSiosal If we could all be a little more Whit with a side order of James Haydon, life would be a breeze 😁

@MarkSiosal

3 ай бұрын

​@@OffTrack_PodcastYES! JH flies under the radar but what a lovely bloke. It's been cool seeing him evolve in his broadcasting career to what we see and hear today. I always judge these things on "would I miss him/her if they weren't there" and the BSB team has no fat if that makes sense. James H would leave a noticeable gap. And what a rider. B*lls like spacehoppers lol. Serious question though Dave. Do you know if these guys are aware of how loved and respected they actually are?

Great interview Dave,will never tire of listening to Whit. Funny thing though, he is the most famous person in my phone but just like he said about Simon le Bon, why would he answer a text from me and yet he did when I once asked him a daft question😂 Although he did sort of snap at me once at one of his and Foggys shows when I think he misunderstood my comment and I always feel like I would like to apologise 🤷 so sorry about that James 🙏

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Ian, thanks so much that’s a great story and thanks for sharing it - glad you enjoyed the show 🙌🏼

When Whit speaks we listen. Met him several times, absolute down to earth gent.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%, Paul

Awesome!

Saw him play drums at pb frenzy at donington , legend mr j whitham 69

What a star, love Whit 👍

Alltime great bloke is James.

Superb ,funny guy ,keep them coming

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, we’ve plenty more to come for you 😁

One of my hero's. Got to do a track session with him once, still quick guy. 👍 Think he had Jamed Haddons cold aswell 😂

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

There’s a lot of it about, Alan 🤧

Witham has to be one of the best to listen too

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, Brian

Great episode. Met him and Foggy a number of years back on their tour and they were so funny . So was the show. I could get them a place that does up to 300 which is handy on the way to Knockhill for many and would be cheap 👍 Keep up the good work 👏

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Keith, much appreciated 🙂 I’ll pass the info on to Mick at BikesandBanter and yeah that Foggy & Whit tour was great fun.

@keithward233

3 ай бұрын

No problem, it was fun and due to a connection with the charity I took the mini motorbike as a raffle prize in with us . We were surprisingly ushered through into the back where the lads and PM the sponsor were . You can imagine what one was like about the bike . Oh it won't start . Eh no fuel . Why ? Safety etc . At which point our hero gave his thoughts on how on earth he had ever had his own wsb team 😂 Probably the funniest coffee I had in years . Then Birdy and Dave came in !!! 😂

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

@keithward233 Fabulous story, Keith 😁 whit truly is a national treasure 🙌🏼 sounds like a great night and one you’ll remember for long time to come!

Superb from Dave and whit.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Alan, always a pleasure 🙏🏼

Grate Blog again what nice Guy

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard, he’s up there with our most favourite of guests (if I had favourites, of course 😉)

He’s just such a good honest bloke! Whit blow your nose! Dave cracking vlog again , I think you may have “copped” with sprout too lol

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

I don’t mind, Adrian - he was so well behaved 😁

Thanks

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Andrew 🙏🏼

Every good podcast needs a star, take a bow Cpt Sprouticus.

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Such a well behaved little fella 😁

Love " WHIT "

Brilliant that could listen all day and think dog could too 😂 👌

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

You and me both, Dale 😁 as for Sprout, he’s definitely his dad’s best friend 😊

Sprout looks an intelligent lad, i bet there is not much that gets smuggled through Huddersfield International

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely NOTHING gets through with his say-so 🙏🏼

The dog 🐕❤❤😂😂

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Sprout is class 😁

About time you rolled another book out Mr whitt,

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, Paul!

Any chance Whit could do one of his talk shows in North Wales? Maybe when he’s doing one of his Anglesey track days interviewing the lads he’s got teaching with him? I’m more than happy to research venues for him if he’d like to let me know what he needs?

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

I’ll pass your message on to Mick at BikesandBanter, Smurf 🙌🏼

Jamie top class chap 👍

Sprout is Mega!

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

So well behaved, Peter 😁

Here in belgium we don't have the commentary like the uk have on eurosport.such a shame !why no select button to choose the language

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

How cool would that be?! 😁

@motosteggy3980

3 ай бұрын

Get a Vpn​@@OffTrack_Podcast

Whit is mega so knowledgeable on the greatest sport. Be good if you have a mid season catch up podcast??? That's if the great man had the free time of course .

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

I’ll certainly ask the question, Lyndon 👌🏼

Had the pleasure of watching him play drums with the po boys at wsbk at brands hatch, when it was one big party weekend, bikes in the campsite getting the tits revved out of them, a band playing on top of a transit with a naked woman dancing, pretty boring now tbf

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Proper days, Paul! Not see those again, sadly 🤷🏼‍♂️

Can you ask if they have someone they admire from a different sport

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

Great question, JP 👏🏻

My burning question for Whit would be…. Why did Jack Burnicle vanish 🤔

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

That’s more a question for Jack, I’d suggest 😊

@martinbrown4214

3 ай бұрын

Jack was at classic motorcycle show last October in Stafford interviewing Henry Cole , Alan milyard , Guy Wilison.

Why aren't DORNA doing more?

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

They have their chosen ones in Jake, Scott and Eddie. They won’t deviate from that and it’s going to bite them, especially TNT - there’s potentially 3 or 5 years until we could see a Brit in MotoGP on top of the four seasons we’ve already had if Jake doesn’t get a shot… on the flip side we have three in the top ten in F1.

Kyle Ryde has the winning of this

@OffTrack_Podcast

2 ай бұрын

Hard to bet against him, Willie - whoever wins it will have had to battle hard against at least three others if not more ✊🏼

@Fifty-one-Fifty

2 ай бұрын

@OffTrack_Podcast Yes true its a competitive championship but if Kyle the gentleman can shake the self doubt he'll win. When his heads right he's unstoppable. Hats off for the brilliant interviews keep up the good work. Ta for the reply

Why can't bsb be on stock bikes? Same engine as superbike... With lots of extra parts fitted, so why spend the extra money on it?

@OffTrack_Podcast

3 ай бұрын

That’s kinda what the pathway bike is, it’s not just taken off as well as I’d imagined it would - I think there are only three on the grid for ‘24