Gas It Out

Six and a half hours of waiting, endless rain, no medical helicopter and ultimately no Grand Prix. Not exactly the fairytale ending we'd hoped for at Phillip Island!Gavin, Neil and Sylvain reunite to dissect a thoroughly miserable farewell to one of MotoGP's greatest circuits. Was cancellation inevitable? Could the Grand Prix have been moved to Saturday? And did the weekend inadvertently demonstrate why the Australian GP is moving to Adelaide?Thankfully, Saturday gave us something to remember. Marc Marquez produced a scarcely believable qualifying performance before going toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin in a thrilling, shortened Sprint. The Aprilia might have been the faster bike, but Marquez had other ideas.Martin's subsequent crash and fractured wrist could prove decisive in the World Championship. With Marquez now 10 points clear, has the title slipped away from Aprilia? Or could there still be another twist?We discuss Marquez's extraordinary racecraft, Martin's costly mistake, Bezzecchi's fading hopes and why Aprilia might actually have been relieved that Sunday's race never happened.Plus, Jack Miller ensures Phillip Island gets at least one memorable farewell, Neil explains why he's not entirely sad to see the back of the circuit's facilities, and we look ahead to Malaysia, where the heat, humidity and championship tension will all be rising.If in doubt, Gas It Out!Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two blokes, one car, a couple of dodgy AirPods and the long road to Phillip Island!Gavin and Neil are reunited for a rather unusual edition of Gas It Out, recorded as they drive through the Australian night towards the final MotoGP weekend at one of the sport's most iconic circuits.It's a bittersweet farewell to Phillip Island, but there's no shortage of drama ahead. Just two points separate Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez in the World Championship, and with Aprilia's apparent advantage, Marquez's love of left-hand corners and some typically unpredictable Australian weather on the horizon, who comes out on top?We reminisce about our favourite Phillip Island memories, from Neil's disastrous first trip in 1995 to the great races, great riders and unforgettable moments that have made the Island so special.There's also the latest news from the paddock, including Honda's rider plans for 2027, Toprak's injury and the ongoing championship battles.And finally, we've been to Adelaide! After spending the day investigating the proposed new MotoGP "street" circuit (not on the streets), we share what we've seen, what might work, what concerns us and why the controversy surrounding the city's Park Lands is proving such a difficult issue.An end of an era, the beginning of another, and a slightly strange way to record a podcast.If you check out YouTube soon, there'll also be footage from our Adelaide reconnaissance to give you a better idea of what the proposed circuit could look like.Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All that drama, and what have we got to show for it? Exactly the same two-point gap between Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez at the top of the MotoGP World Championship!Gav is still in Indonesia, Sylvain's back in the UK, and Neil is AWOL somewhere in Australia as the boys pick apart an extraordinary weekend at Mandalika.Aprilia dominated Sunday, but did Jorge Martin miss a golden opportunity to put some daylight between himself and Marquez? Sylvain explains why the Ducati camp might be the happier of the two, and we discuss whether Marco Bezzecchi is still a genuine title contender.There's the usual dose of controversy too, from that chaotic Sprint start to the dreaded tyre pressure saga. Plus, Gav has a theory about Marc Marquez playing mind games with Pedro Acosta, and Sylvain weighs in on the undesirable prospect of team orders at Aprilia.We also catch up on Moto2 and Moto3, before Sylvain shares some wonderful news from the Luca Guintoli Foundation, following an extraordinary charity auction.And will Neil make an appearance? You'll just have to listen to find out. (Rant alert!)Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Márquez looks different right now. More serious, more focused and, as Neil puts it, completely locked in.This week Gas It Out comes from Lombok, where Gavin and Neil sit down together to look back at the Japanese Grand Prix and a weekend Márquez simply had to deliver. He did exactly that, despite the physical battle he is still managing and a bizarre weekend of tyre drama at Motegi. The result leaves just two points between Márquez and Jorge Martín with six rounds remaining.They dig into Martín’s increasingly calculated approach to the championship, whether Marco Bezzecchi can still force his way back into the fight, Enea Bastianini’s return to form, the action further down the field, plus the big stories from Moto2 and Moto3.Then it’s onto Indonesia. Mandalika should suit the Aprilias, Martín has a chance to take control, Bezzecchi badly needs a result, and Neil reckons even two fourth places could feel like a victory for Márquez this weekend.With only six rounds left and the championship on a knife-edge, things really have got serious.Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moto2 World Champion. MotoGP podium finisher. KTM development rider. TV pundit. And still bloody fast.Pol Espargaró joins Gav and Hodgy for a brilliant deep dive into life on both sides of the MotoGP fence.Having returned to race action this season as Viñales' replacement while also helping develop KTM’s new 850cc machine, Pol is in a unique position to explain what MotoGP’s huge 2027 reset will actually feel like for the riders. He talks Pirelli tyres, less aero, overtaking, why the new bikes could transform the racing and why he still wants another chance to line up on the grid - albeit not on these flyaway races!There’s also a fascinating look at Pedro Acosta. Pol calls him “one in a million”, explains the things he sees in Pedro’s data that simply don’t make sense, and discusses what we might learn when Acosta goes up against Marc Márquez. Who he has first hand experience of being teammate to...Plus, returning to the madness of a MotoGP start after stepping away from full-time racing, the difference between testing and racing, and the crash that changed the direction of his career.The world’s fastest TV pundit? We await any challenge to that statement.Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.