Real road racing is motorcycle racing in its most pure and perilous form — run on closed public roads lined with walls, kerbs, and hedges rather than gravel traps. It is Danny's true passion, and MotoPod covers the sport's great events with the respect they deserve.
The Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man TT is the most famous road race in the world. Run on the 37.73-mile Snaefell Mountain Course since 1907, it pushes riders and machines to extraordinary limits over public roads through towns, countryside, and over a mountain.
It demands a unique blend of bravery, fitness, and an almost superhuman memory for the course's hundreds of corners. There is nothing else like it in motorsport.
The North West 200 & Ulster GP
Northern Ireland is the heartland of real road racing. The North West 200 is one of the fastest road races on earth, run on a triangle of coastal roads between Portrush, Portstewart, and Coleraine. The Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod has long been celebrated as the world's fastest road race.
Alongside these headline events sit the national meetings — Cookstown, Tandragee, and others — where many road racers cut their teeth.
Why it matters to us
Real road racing carries risks that circuit racing does not, and we cover it with that firmly in mind — celebrating the skill and courage of the riders while never losing sight of what they put on the line.
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Every round, every race — reviewed and debated by the MotoPod crew.
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