Lane 8 BMX Podcast
If your looking for all things BMX racing you’ve found the right podcast. Here at “Lane 8 BMX Podcast I’ll speak with Olympic level racers, kids to the weekend warriors and much more. So, get comfortable, turn up the volume, and remember to snap on green.
Episodes
130 episodes
Kristaps Veksa, he enjoys riding his bike.
Kristaps Veksa is originally from Latvia. Yep, the same country as Maris Strombergs is from. He recently competed in the pump track world championships in Durban, South Africa. Ryan Gilchrist took home the rainbow jersey. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:04:45
Justin Travis, USA BMX
Justin Travis is the director of business development for USA BMX. He's got 17 years of experience in recreational programming of action sports. Sports like BMX racing, skateboarding to skydiving. I've been looking forward to speak...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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58:39
The Minnesota BMX State Championship Series
According to the Cycling Museum of Minnesota, BMX became popular in the Land of 10,000 lakes in the 70's, with the first race in the state believed to have taken place at Rydjor Bike shop in Austin, Minnesota in 1974. In the mid 80...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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20:25
Florida State Series, the ins and outs of how it runs
So, I've decided to start a series that will hopefully cover the country. I'm interested in how the state series for each state in the union is doing. Now what I mean is how have they been running, how many races they have, how many racers part...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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37:26
Stefany Hernandez, loving life after BMX
Stefany Hernandez is a national treasure in her home country of Venezuela. BMX is in her blood and from day one it was all about tapping into her greatness. Her brothers started racing first. She says her mom would take her to the track while s...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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47:30
Michael Bias, the will to succeed
Michael Bias has had an up and down 2024 season of racing elite BMX. He's had injuries, he wasn't picked to represent New Zealand for the Paris Olympics but he did win the overall in the Coupe De France as a rider and he contributed to his team...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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55:57
Quillan Isidore, past, present, and future
Quillan Isidore is one of the fastest elites in the world. Coming into the Olympics in Paris it looked like he was going to be an alternate for the GB team heading to Paris. For a moment it looked like he was going until a return call from Kye ...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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32:21
Ethan Popovich, Young Stunner
Ethan Popovich is a stud. The Valparaiso, Indiana native began racing twelve years ago. He's ridden for teams like Mudslinger, DK Factory and currently Haro. He's a two time Junior National Champ, and he finished top ten at worlds in Rock Hill,...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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47:15
Lane 8 BMX Podcast Round Table Discussion: Making a living as a pro in the sport
This topic in this episode was brought to me by Tony Stillinger, the owner of the "Extreme" team out of Florida. He's looking to increase the pro purses at races by creating a product line of goods and contributing money to the purses. Stilling...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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48:36
Philip Schaub, Injury, Recovery, Olympics
26 year old Philip Schaub is seeing a dream come true. He's made the German Olympic team for BMX. He got the call roughly two weeks after the European Championships in Verona, Italy. He was sitting at the table in his apartment when he got the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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1:03:02
Lane 8 BMX Olympic Special, predictions and rider analysis
When this episode drops we'll be 18 days out from the Olympics and 24 days out from racing at the games. In this episode I look at all the countries who have riders heading to Paris, who are the riders and what chance they have of making it to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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30:54
Adam Welter, "The Ninja."
Adam Welter races in the 41-45 expert class. The Minnesota native has been throwing a leg over a race bike for 36 years. I met Welter when the family and I moved back to Minnesota in 2012. We eventually were on the same team, "Veno...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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58:23
Georges Kreuzkamp, BMX, Facebook to racing cars
Georges Kreuzkamp is German and Canadian. He's a man I believe I was meant to meet. I have a podcast, he has a well known Facebook page for older racers, I race BMX, He races BMX. He and I have a number of mutual friends even though we live in ...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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43:32
David Archibald, focused at 55!
David Archibald is a winner and loves to win. His racing career started in San Diego, California. Within a short time his family moved to the state of Washington and he's been there ever since. Archibald told he never would have th...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:14:51
Ross Cullen, beast mode
G.B.'s Ross Cullen is expecting the announcement this week of who is going to represent the elite team at the Olympics in Paris. The odds on favorite is Kye White. Cullen is playing the long game and has his sights on the 2028 game...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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41:13
Austin McKan, hitting worlds as a rider and coach
It's been a minute since I sat down with Austin McKan to talk about racing but this time things were a bit different. Austin has gone deep into coaching young riders. He even left Powerlite to start his own team. When I caught up w...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:19:57
Tp Todd Parry, World Championships recap
Here you go, as Todd Parry and I promised this is his World Championships recap. We go through his training before hand, his travel and arrival in Rock Hill, South Carolina to the race itself. Todd says he's happy with his race eve...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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59:51
Christa Von Niederhausern, Pump Track World Champion
At 24 years old Christa Von Niederhausern has accomplished a lot in her life. She's a three time pump track world champion. Christa won her rainbow jersey's in 2018 in Arkansas, 2022 in Chile and 2023 in Austria. Christa originally...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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40:03
Johnny Goth, Minnesota's finest
If you don't know Johnny Goth you should. He's a cool ass dude. I met Goth when the family and I moved back to Minnesota. If you've hit a number of BMX scenes around the country you know some folks can be a bit standoffish until they feel you o...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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45:12
Eddie Moore, he's on the rise
Eddie Moore is one determined man. Originally from Axminster in the U.K. He's now living as a fully funded athlete in Manchester on the G.B. Olympic program. His 2024 racing season started out really well with a 2nd in the first ro...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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54:23
Todd Parry Part 2
I was excited for this interview and I think you can tell. Todd Parry is a straight winner. When he lines up in the gate you automatically know this man isn't there for anything less than crossing the line first. We did this ...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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50:13
Todd Parry, winning is the goal
I was excited for this interview and I think you can tell. Todd Parry is a straight winner. When he lines up in the gate you automatically know this man isn't there for anything less than crossing the line first. We did this ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:01:53
Alfonso Giganti, aka "Papa G"
I feel like I made a new friend when I got to speak with Papa G. Not one of those acquaintances but a real friend. He has that way of making you feel like you've known him for years and we actually talk all the time. He was just cool and funny....
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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52:25
Todd Kay, Nebraska Hall of Fame
Todd Kay is celebrating 40 years of BMX. He recently was inducted into the Omaha BMX Track Hall of Fame. Kay is originally from Long Island, New York. He raced mostly NBL. His first race was at Newbridge BMX Track and from the first time gettin...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:10:36
Holly Dunn, from Colorado to Arizona
Holly Dunn is originally from Colorado. She started racing around 1982. Her Brother chad raced and she soon followed. Her first race was at Boothill BMX. Soon after she started racing her family moved to Arizona. Moving to AZ reall...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:04:12