This year, Mental4Moto has partnered with the Inside Dirt Network to bring you a Recap Show after every round of the 2024 Victorian Motocross Championship, proudly brought to you by Peter Stevens and presented by Moto Cred. 

The first Senior round of the 2024 Peter Stevens Victorian Motocross Championship kicked off with a bang last weekend, treating fans to a number of epic battles as the very best riders from all across the State went head-to-head on one of the most technical tracks the series has ever seen. 

In this episode we recap some of the Rd.1 highlights, and catch up with riders Micky Davis, who raced a Stark Varg at the event, five-time Victorian Women's Champion Emma Milesevic, and defending MX1 A-grade Champion, Bryce Ognenis. 

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The ProMX Championship is now underway! Deathgrip Product's Trav Coward once again joins me in-studio to break down all of the action from Wonthaggi, and figure out what it all means for the Championship as we head into Rd.2 at Horsham this weekend.

Kayden Strode also calls in to talk about his breakout ride in the MX3 class, the event in general, and give us some of his predictions moving forward.

This was definitely a fun one to record, so please have a listen, give us your thoughts, and make sure you subscribe to Mental4Moto on your favourite podcast platform!

The highly-anticipated 2024 Peter Stevens Victorian Motocross Championship is now underway - with the first Junior round kicking off at Cobram over the weekend of the 23rd-24th of March. And with perfect weather, a well-prepared technical track, and stacked gates in every class, spectators and riders alike were treated to some amazing racing!

For our very first recap show, we call in the Clerk of the Course, Kenny Watts, as well as some of the weekend's winners - Jesse Kolb, Lewis-Jay Carafa, Cooper Danaher and Teagan Wilkin-Thom, to give us their thoughts on the event and the racing that took place.

This year, Mental4Moto has partnered with the Inside Dirt Network to bring you a Recap Show after every round of the 2024 Victorian Motocross Championship, proudly brought to you by Peter Stevens and presented by Moto Cred.

With both the Junior and Senior rounds of the Victorian MX Championship about kick off over the coming weeks, Dean Mosig once again joins me in-studio to talk about the series, what it means to the sport, and preview the tracks and riders we can expect to see racing this prestigious event.

I also catch up with the man behind the Inside Dirt Network, Joe Stevens, for a quick chat about some of the things that he's been working on, and how the idea for the Vic MX Recap Show came about.

This is our very first episode of “Going Off Track”, where we explore controversial, innovative, and often spicy moto-related topics!

For this episode, we cover five big questions -

• Should Vince Friese be permanently banned from racing?

• Will the emergence of electric motorcycles result in a "Dark Age" for MX?

• Should ProMX award points down to 40th place?

• Should voice comms or a bar mounted light system be utilised in MX and SX?

• Could Austin Forkner's injuries at Arlington SX have been avoided?

Joining me in the Moto Asylum to go deep, deep, deep are former team-manager and long-time moto journalist Stephen Tuff, moto sales-executive and veteran racer Dean Mosig, and Pro MX2 racer Zane Mackintosh.

This format is all about promoting open dialogue and having a few laughs along the way. And while we may not be able to solve all of the world’s problems, just maybe we can come up with some ideas that get people talking, and possibly even result in positive changes to the sport!

Let us know what you think of this episode, and if there's any hot topics you'd like to hear us explore, shoot me a DM!

The AMX Open is one of my favourite events of the year, as it gives us the very first glimpse of what we might expect once the impending ProMX season kicks off. With some riders moving up classes, others returning from injury, and multiple contenders changing teams and bikes, it's always exciting to see how the weekend plays out.

Joining me in studio for the AMX Open Review, to talk about everything that went down, is MX2 racer and friend of the show, Zane Mackintosh. We also get Cody O'Loan, and Chandler Burns, who both raced in the MX1 class at the Open, on the blower to hear their thoughts about the weekend's racing.

Joining us in the Moto Asylum for EP22 is Industry Guest, Mitch Worrell.

It was a blast having Mitch in-studio to record this episode. We chat about his current role as a riding coach for the highly regarded Lee Hogan Building Champions Program, and the responsibilities that come with mentoring the next generation in a high-risk sport. But that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mitch has so many stories to tell of his time involved in motocross - from growing up with a track at home and a house full of bikes, the influence of BMX on his riding, training at MTF with Colleen Millsaps and working with Yarrive Konsky and the Firepower Honda Team in the US, to some of the pretty horrific injuries he's suffered.

We also take a deep dive into some of the mental health aspects of the sport, such as the pitfalls of trying to live up to an "image", and the many ways that motocross promotes personal growth.

One of my favourite episodes so far - be sure to check this one out.

Calling in all the way from South Oz for our first podcast of 2024 is Elijah Wiese , one of the most popular and respected privateers in Australia.

A bit of a podcasting veteran himself, there's no "dead air" as we delve into a range of big topics, including the challenges of "making it" in the Australian MX scene, what it was like for Elijah to be a part of the official 2023 AUSX media program, coaching for the renowned Oates MX Rider Development Program, the competitive world of moto-media, and some of the amazing filming projects he has recently had the opportunity to take part in.

We also discuss Elijah's career to date, including his (somewhat rough) 2023 season, and his plans moving forward, both on and off the track.

From here on in, we'll be releasing episodes weekly for the rest of the 2024, so have a listen, and let us know what you think of the episode!

Chandler Burns – another amazing privateer, who is also on the Mental4Moto Rider Support program for 2024, joins me in studio for this episode of "Inside the Helmet".

Chandler, at just 23 years of age, is almost a bit of a veteran of the MX2 and SX2 class, and you only need to watch this guy on a dirt bike for a couple of minutes to realise that he is amazingly talented. If he is able to stay healthy and gain some momentum, I honestly think he has the potential to be right up there banging bars with the very best riders in the MX2 and SX2 class.

This episode closes out our first year of doing podcasts, so thank you to everybody that has supported us so far. We look forward to continuing the Mental4Moto journey and going even bigger and better in 2024!

Our guest for this episode – Jeremy Waters – is one of the newly announced Riders on the Mental4Moto Rider Support Program for 2024.

This year, Jeremy had his first taste of racing at a professional level, entering one round of the ProMX Championship in Maitland in the MX2 class, and racing two rounds of the Australian Supercross Championship in Adelaide and Newcastle in the SX1 class, which is where I first met him in person.

Speaking to Jeremy in the pits, I couldn’t help but like the dude – he is the true definition of a privateer, and you only need to chat to him for about 2 minutes to realise that more than anything else, he just loves to race his dirtbike.

Well, that's the 2023 Aussie Supercross Championship in the bag, and what a season it has been! In this episode, we catch up with Mick Sinclair to talk about how it went from the promoter's perspective, and find out what AME might have in store for us for 2024.

We also get Dylan Wills on the line to chat about THAT PASS on Vince Friese and the response he's had since! On top of that, we break down each round of the Aussie Supercross Championship and what it was like for Willsy racing as a WSX wildcard at Marvel Stadium against some of the best riders from around the world. What was planned to be a short 15 minute interview ended up blowing out to 40 minutes of awesome moto content and one of my favourite interviews so far. This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss out on!

Hear from the 2023 WSX World Champions Ken Roczen and Max Anstie, as well as runners-up Dean Wilson, Joey Savatgy, Luke Clout and Shane McElwrath following the completion of the final round of the 2023 World Supercross Championship at Marvel Stadium.

Justin Carafa is a guy that nearly everyone in the motocross paddock knows or knows of – and for good reason. He started his professional motocross and supercross career 18 years ago, and though he’s a bit more selective these days about the races he does, he can still keep up with some of the fastest riders in the country.

Over the course of his career, Justin has raced motocross, supercross and offroad events at the highest levels in Australia, and spent several years racing both indoors and outdoors in Europe. The riders he has gone bar to bar with on the track includes some absolute icons of the sport, and it’s a privilege having him here in Moto Asylum with me to record this episode of Inside the Helmet

With the 2023 Aussie Supercross about to kick off in Radelaide, joining me in studio for this episode is one of the key players pulling the strings behind scenes – General Manager of AME – Mick Sinclair.

Mick’s been putting out a bunch of media over the last few weeks, giving updates on the range of great initiatives AME have cooked up for the 2023 Championship, which is looking to be just the first step in a bright new era of Aussie Supercross. We’ll of course be touching on not only what those initiatives are, but also the reasons behind how and why they came about. 

In addition to his work on this year's Aussie Supercross Championship, Mick’s spent the last two decades working with moto-industry icons such as Crusty Demons of Dirt, Nitro Circus, Fox Australia, Peter Stevens Harley Heaven and the World Supercross Championship (WSX). So we'll be chatting about all of those things, and get to learn a bit about Mick and his  journey leading up to his current role in the industry.

Joining me in-studio for this episode of Inside the Helmet, is Zane Mackintosh.

There are plenty of laughs as we discuss Zane's experiences living the motolife, his first season racing the MX2 class of the ProMX Championship and his preparation for the upcoming Aussie Supercross. We also breakdown the cost putting together a program to race the whole series as a privateer, and how to make it a sustainable career.

As well as being a rider, Zane is clearly also a fan and student of the sport, so we delve into all of the other things that are currently happening in the wider moto scene - from Motocross of Nations, the unanswered questions about the "World" Supermotocross series which kicks off this weekend, and the awesome breaking news regarding the World Supercross Championship.

Hope you enjoy it!

This is show #14 of the Mental4Moto podcast, and joining me in-studio for this one is another cool industry guest and just plain rad human, Dean Mosig.

Dean has been around the motocross scene for much of his life. His primary role in the industry for the past 6 years has been  as  a Senior Sales Coordinator and Yamaha Brand Ambassador at Peter Stevens Motorcycles.  On top of this, Dean is also a certified riding coach, content creator, and was recently invited to take part in product testing for the new Yamaha E-MTB, as well as the soon-to-be released Stark Varg E-MX bike. 

As a rider, Dean is a long-time MX1 A-Grade motocross racer, former National-level supercross racer, and now at 32 years of age, just raced his first ever ProMX National in the 30+ class at Coolum in QLD.

Over the course of this episode, Dean shares some of his insight into the industry and we also discuss some spicy topics - on occasion even going down the rabbit hole a bit! From the evolution of electric motorcycles, the mental benefits of riding, motorcycle sales during and post-COVID, the monetization of digital content, media coverage of the sport, the local racing scene, ProMX, Supercross and WSX, and much, much more. 

Check out this episode of "Inside the Helmet", with MX1 athlete, Liam Jackson.

At just 18 years of age, Liam is one of the up and comers on the Oates MX program, and he has already shown a few flashes of brilliance in what has been his first full year racing in the MX1 class. Liam has scored points at all but one of the ProMX rounds, and his best results include impressive 8/14 moto finishes for a 10th place overall at Round 3 in the mudfest at Wodonga earlier this year.

During the episode Liam responds to the recent smack talk directed his way and lays down the gauntlet to his Oates MX team mate Braeden Krebs as they prepare to go to battle at QMP and Coolum over the next two weekends. We also chat about his experiences racing the Hattah Desert Race, in which he finished 38th outright this year, ProMX prize money, and the prospect of racing Supercross later in 2023.

Ahead of the final two rounds of the Penrite ProMX Championship, where the women of the MXW class will again go to battle, we catch up with Shepparton Motorcycles, BCP Honda Australia team rider, Madi Healey, for our latest "Inside the Helmet" feature podcast.

Half-way through her second-year in the senior ranks, Madi currently sits 4th in the points standings, and, beneath the bright and bubbly personality, Madi's drive and determination to succeed are unquestionable as she seeks to move up and cement her position as a true contender in the ProMX MXW class.

We chat to Madi about how she got into racing motocross, her experiences over the years taking on the Hattah Desert Race, current and long term goals in the sport, the mental game of racing, and a bunch of other moto-related topics.

In this episode we go Inside the Helmet with privateer WBR Yamaha, Oates MX rider, Braeden Krebs.

At 19 years of age, Braeden is in his second year of racing professionally in the absolutely stacked MX2 class. He's had some decent results so far, and is looking to end the year on an even stronger note as he steps up to the MX1 class for the remaining two rounds of this year's ProMX Championship.

During this episode, we cover a lot of interesting ground, including the challenges that privateer riders face racing on the National circuit, the importance of confidence and the mental aspects of racing, and what it's like training under Jades Oates as part of the Oates MX program.

This year, the hotly contested Penrite ProMX Championship’s MX3 class has seen the emergence of a new generation of future Aussie motocross superstars.

One of those prospects is T-Dub Husqvarna’s Liam Owens. At just 15 years of age, Liam has achieve multiple overall podium finishes during this year’s Penrite ProMX Championship. His performances caught the attention of the French-based Bud Racing Kawasaki outfit, who invited Liam to come to Europe to race two rounds of the MXGP’s European Championship in the EMX250 class as part of the team.

We catch up with Liam to talk about his experiences racing overseas, the rising pool of talent in Australian motocross, and Liam’s goals, under the guidance of his mentor, experienced MX1 legend Todd Waters, to one day earn a full-time ride in the MXGP’s premiere class.