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The TT Podcast

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Inside the world’s greatest road race. Hosted by TT winner Lee Johnston, alongside presenter Chris Pritchard, The TT Podcast gets under the skin of the Isle of Man TT Races. From living legends to future stars, each episode delivers honest, in-depth conversations with the people who make the TT what it is. If you want to understand the mindset, the risk, and what it really takes to compete on the world famous Mountain Course - this is the place.

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Episodes

Carl Fogarty MBE: King of the Track, Road and Jungle

In episode six of The TT Podcast, Chris and Steve are joined by 3-time TT winner, 4-time World Superbike Champion and real life King of the Jungle, Carl Fogarty. Fogarty reminisces on an outstanding TT career including his Isle of Man debut, holding the lap record for an incredible 7 years, and that legendary race against Steve Hislop in 1992. The trio also take a look back to the beginning of the Lanchashireman’s biking career including watching his dad race - and crash - around the Mountain Co...

Mar 18, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Lee Johnston: Success On Your Own Terms

Episode Five of The TT Podcast sees Chris and Steve joined by the ever-popular Lee Johnston. In the show, Lee reflects on that tap on the shoulder feeling and what it’s like to set off around the Mountain Course. He talks of his fiery 2017 crash, and what it was like to secure that first TT win back in 2019. He also provides a characteristically honest perspective on his time with the factory Honda team and the struggles in motivation he faced whilst there. Alongside the TT talk, Lee also opens ...

Mar 04, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 5

Davey Todd: Eyes for the Top

Davey Todd, a relative newcomer to road racing, is our guest on episode four of The TT Podcast. After becoming the second fastest TT newcomer ever in 2018, Davey went onto record a host of top ten finishes in 2019. Regarded as one of road racing’s hottest properties, Davey talks Chris and Steve through the triumphs and setbacks of his career from riding Motocross bikes aged six, through British Supercross Championships, Supermoto, British Superbikes and eventually road racing. He also tells them...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Michael Rutter: "The truth about my fallout with McGuinness"

One of the TT’s most experienced competitors, Michael Rutter, is our guest for episode three of The TT Podcast. 2022 will mark Michael’s 28th year as a TT racer, with seven victories and 18 podiums along the way. In the episode, he reflects on his long and illustrious career where he has raced against - and been team mates to - some of the all-time greats of road racing. He talks of what could have been had he pushed himself harder in the early years, what he could have achieved without an exten...

Feb 04, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 3

John McGuinness MBE: 23 and Counting...

John McGuinness MBE joins Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater for Episode 2 of The TT Podcast. One of the sport’s biggest-ever stars looks back on an incredible career to date, and with 99 TT race starts under his belt, he looks forward to hitting the century mark in 2022. We get an insight into John’s family life, the superstitions he carries out before every race, and he opens up and reflects on the darker side of the sport which has claimed the lives of a number of his closest peers. Back in the...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Peter Hickman: The 135mph Man

Peter Hickman joins Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater for the very first episode of The TT Podcast. The serial record-breaker talks through the epic race-long battle with Dean Harrison in 2018, where Peter raised the bar to new heights with an incredible lap at an average speed of 135 miles per hour. He tells of his early life, his families disapproval of his racing, and what makes him so fast around the TT Mountain Course. He also looks ahead to what’s in store for 2022 with his new FHO Racing t...

Jan 07, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 1

The TT Podcast Trailer

Every fortnight, TT Fan Park host, Chris Pritchard, and 2-time TT race winner-turned TV presenter, Steve Plater, are joined by a range of guests from the world of the Isle of Man TT Races to discuss their lives, their journeys, their ambitions, and their relationship with the greatest motor-sporting event in the world. Music by Calva Louise - latest album ‘Euphoric’ out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 15, 202154 sec
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