MotoAmerica Off Track with Carruthers and Bice

Jake Lewis's 2024 MotoAmerica season was what you could call sneaky good. Until you look at the results, you probably don't know that Lewis ended the season ranked fourth in Supersport (with four podiums and a win), third in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship (with a win), and seventh in the Mission King Of The Baggers title chase. And Lewis has kept that momentum going with an exhilarating victory in the second of two Hooligan races at Daytona International Speedway to start his season, a season that will see him racing again in Hooligan and King Of The Baggers as well as Supersport - this time on a Altus Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R9. We caught up with Lewis from his palatial estate in Kentucky to talk about all that and more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Richie Escalante is hoping everything falls into place for this year's Daytona 200 after a few years of bad luck for the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider. We caught up with the popular Escalante on the eve of the 83rd running of the Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway to talk about the 200, the upcoming MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, and more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

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Loris Baz was a MotoAmerica Superbike winner in 2024 with the Frenchman riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R to victory in the final race of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Fast forward a few months and Baz is preparing to do something completely different in 2025. Beginning at Daytona in a few weeks time, Baz will be competing in the Mission King Of The Baggers as a member of the three-rider Indian Motorcycle "Wrecking Crew." It's a challenge that he's looking forward to. We caught up with Baz in Spain during a break in his training prior to him heading stateside to begin testing his Indian Challenger. We chatted with "Bagger Baz" about that and much more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

It's two for the price of one week with Off Track With Carruthers And Bice as they welcome both Orange Cat Racing's Jayson Uribe and Andrew Lee to the podcast on the lead up to this coming weekend's official MotoAmerica/Dunlop test at the Podium Club in Arizona. The pair talk about the seasons past, the season ahead, and how they believe the two-pronged championship attack ends up with a title for the Chicago-based Orange Cat Racing squad. All that and more on this week's Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Matthew Chapin earned the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship by 81 points after going on a run that included six wins in the final eight races of the season. Chapin was fast, consistent and he always seemed to put himself in the right place. Now, heading into the 2025 season, Chapin has again put himself in the right spot at the right time as he will move up to the SC-Project Twins Cup on a RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R - the bike that very nearly won last year's title in the hands of Rocco Landers. We caught up with the high school junior to talk about the year past, the year ahead, and much more on this week's Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Jayson Uribe finished second in last year's MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship, and, for many, that was a surprise. Uribe started the season with a sixth, a fifth and a fourth in the first three races of the season. In race four, Uribe won his first race of the series when his title rival Hayden Gillim crashed out of race two at Brainerd International Raceway. From there Uribe never looked back, earning a second win and never finishing off the podium en route to securing second in the title chase. If anyone caused Gillim to have restless nights, it was Uribe. We caught up with the Californian for this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers and Bice to chat about his season, fighting fires, the new MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup and more. Support the show

Since his crash at Barber Motorsports Park in 2023, Cory Ventura has been to hell and back with leg injuries that have required five surgeries. But guess what? Ventura is fit, healthy and ready to get back on the horse that threw him. We chatted with Ventura about his recovery, his hopes of a 2025 MotoAmerica comeback, his quest to get his pilot's license, and much more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

After three years in the Yamaha family, Cameron Petersen will be getting a fresh start in the 2025 MotoAmerica Championship with a new manufacturer, a new team and a new class. The South African, who now calls Corona, California home, will join the Celtic/Economy Lube & Tire by Warhorse HSBK Ducati team for a run at the Supersport Championship. We caught up with Cam P. to talk about his new deal, his new teammate as well as a look back at his past all on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Seventeen-year-old Owen Williams has gone from kid speedway racer to MotoAmerica Junior Cup racer to MotoAmerica Supersport racer, and in 2025 he will be back for a third season of Supersport racing. And this time he will will have more help with recent announcement that he will be joining the experienced, championship-winning Altus Motorsports. We caught up with Williams from his Southern California home to talk about his speedway days, his struggles last season, his hopes for a great 2025, and battling with four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. All that and more from the well-spoken youngster on this week's Off Track With Carruthers And Bice Podcast. Support the show

Bobby Fong has finally achieved a "life-long dream" as he is now a full-on factory Superbike rider. It was was announced this week that the 2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and five-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner will join Jake Gagne on the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team, winners of three of the last four MotoAmerica Superbike Championships, and arguably the most coveted ride in the paddock. We chatted with a very happy Fong for this week about his new ride and the future, and his old rides and the past. That and so much more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Blake Davis first showed up for a MotoAmerica race at the ripe young age of 14 at Road Atlanta in 2020. Polite, funny and tiny, Davis was an instant hit. Fast forward four years and he's now he's a two-time MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion and a factor at the sharp end of MotoAmerica Supersport races, In fact, Davis earned his first Supersport victory in the season's finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park en route to finishing third in the championship behind heavy hitters Mathew Scholtz and PJ Jacobsen. We caught up with Davis for this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice to chat about his successful career thus far and much, much more. Support the show

Simply put, Ron Heben has been around the block a few times in the world of motorcycle racing. From the early days of racing motocross, to being a race mechanic for several of the sport’s top stars, to working as a team manager for the likes of American Honda’s road racing team, Heben has done it all and always with a smile, a smart-ass reply, and a lot of hard work. Nowadays, Heben runs the MotoAmerica VIP Superfan Experience while also running the series’ hospitality unit. Sit back and enjoy this week’s Off Track With Carruthers And Bice podcast as Heben fills us in on all of that and more. Support the show

Former Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. and current Twins Cup racer Sonya Lloyd is our guest on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice where she catches us up on her plans of hopefully racing in the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) in 2025 in addition to some one-off rides in the MotoAmerica Championship. In addition to filling us in on her history in the sport, Lloyd also tells us what it's like to be a chemical engineer. All that and more in episode #302. Support the show

Brandon Paasch is hopeful that the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team has him back for a second full season in the MotoAmerica Superbike wars. Paasch was ninth in last year's title chase with a best result of fifth, a spot he earned twice in 2024. He also made some rookie mistakes and crashed a few times along the way. We caught up with the 23-year-old Paasch for this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice to talk about the season past and what might come next for the popular "Jersey Boy." Support the show

Welcome to our 300th episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice, and we can't think of a better guest to share the milestone episode with than Rahal Ducati Moto's Kayla Yaakov. When we started this podcast in 2018, Yaakov was 11 years old and now she's a top-level racer in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. Yaakov has moved up through the MotoAmerica ranks quickly, beginning in Mini Cup before a move to Junior Cup, Twins Cup and now to Supersport. She's only one step away from being a Superbike racer, which is her goal. Yaakov finished seventh in her rookie season of Supersport racing with two podiums, including a second-place finish at Ridge Motorsports Park. Fresh from off-season knee surgery, Yaakov allowed us to take her away from her schoolwork to chat on the 300th Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

It's been more than three decades since Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship, and the man still remains one of the world's best-known and most-beloved motorcycle racers. He spends a lot of time fishing and enjoying the company of his two dogs these days, but he's still imparting heaping helpings of insight about going fast on a motorcycle. We had the distinct pleasure of spending some quality time with Schwantz, and it's a gem of an episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice that we are proud to share with you. Support the show

As one of the partners in the KRAVE Group, former road racer Chuck Aksland has served as Chief Operating Officer for MotoAmerica over the past 10 seasons. Every day brings more challenges and opportunities for Chuck as he works tirelessly to grow the series, including its video production, broadcast, and live streaming capabilities. He's also been instrumental in creating a viable pathway for young racers to follow on their way to the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, the Superbike World Championship, and MotoGP. In this special "State of the Series" episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice, we talk with Chuck about his and MotoAmerica's past accomplishments, future plans, and everything in-between. Don't miss this one. Support the show

Harley-Davidson Factory Racing's Kyle Wyman leads the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship heading into this weekend's final round of the series at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Wyman leads S&S/Indian Motorcycle's Troy Herfoss by just two points with the two races at Wyman's home track of NJMP left to run. We caught up with the winningest King Of The Bagger racer in the class on the eve of qualifying for the finale to talk about the title chase, his season, the future, and much more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show

Australian Troy Herfoss will arrive at New Jersey Motorsports Park next week two points behind Kyle Wyman in their battle for the 2024 Mission King Of The Baggers Championship. Two points basically equals winner-take-all. For the umpteenth time this season, Herfoss will have to learn a new track in the first practice session, get up to speed, and ready himself and his S&S/Indian Motorcycle's Challenger for two races that will determine the outcome of the championship. It's going to be fun to watch. We caught up with Herfoss this week to talk about his season thus far and so much more on this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice. Support the show