The Benchracer's Guild is a podcast covering the past, future, and current state of off road motorcycle racing in Western NY. We tell stories, talk to key players in the history of the sport, and talk about what's going on right now. To send show ideas and feedback, please visit our Facebook page or email [email protected].
Listen to Alan and Chris recap the Michaux dual sport held on August 19, 2023. They review the event in detail, talk about Hancock (also in August 2023) and then go over the events coming up the res…
Join the guys with special guests Chris and Matt as they discuss the Durty Dabbers and Baby Burr dual sports, along with the NE24 Hr challenge. We discuss the ride, the venues, the terrain, and tell…
Short episode as I chronicle going to get a new bike.
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We talk to Ed Abdo about his long career in the motorcycle industry.
In part two of this episode, Ed tells us about becoming an author, a teacher, owning his own track, and the Zoar Valley Moto Par…
News update on a smash and grab at Filer's Powersports. There is a $10000 reward. Please find the VINs here:
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YZ450 - JYACJ34C2PA003174
YZ125 - JYACE34C8PA008657
TTR110 - JYACE25E9PA006815
TTR230 …
We talk to Ed Abdo about his long career in the motorcycle industry. We go through his entire journey, from a start on a Rupp Goat minibike. His story starts with sweeping floors in a shop, and go…
Alan, Adam and Chris go over dual sport rides from beginning to end. We talk what a dual sport is, what your bike set up should be, what to ride, what not to ride, tire choice, and then end with som…
Current Palmyra Racing Association president, Sheryl LaDelfa, talks to us in this episode. We learn about her rise from being a moto mom with a borrowed trailer to president of the region's most pre…
We talk to current pro motocrosser Trevor Schmidt. He tells us about his start in racing, his 10 (!) trips to Loretta's, and his bike set up. He also talks about his current pro career and his pla…
Joined by YouTube content creator Warren (LCARS ADV) we discuss the Michaux dual sport, our impression of it, and the changes.
We also discussed other events, a motorcycle vacation story, and GPX moto…
New intro this episode!
We talk to the Hicks Racing podcast about their podcast It's podcasts all the way down!
Learn about their story and ours as we collaborate and talk racing in Western NY.
We talk to Steve Mathewson his story, riding, suspension, moto business, its economics, vintage bikes and everything else!
Listen for some tips on the ideal setup for your new bike.
Visit Steve at h…
We talk to Nick DiSalvo, the owner of WNY's newest riding facility, Mt Morris Sand Track. He shared why he opened his track to the public, building jumps from "recycled" material", his philosophy o…
In this episode, we go over the latest in WNY off road dirt bikes and talk about what's coming up. Then we go into our interview with Tom Threadgill, better known as Yak, the voice of Western New Yo…
We talk to Jose Lozada about his time in WNY. Jose has ridden all over the world and has a great perspective on how our region compares. He's also got some great stories, and a thing for working KT…
In this episode, we talked Nikki Voorhees about her racing career. She told us about racing Loretta's, racing in Canada, and many other places, sometimes in the same weekend.
She also talked about go…
In this episode, Adam, Alan, and Chris celebrate the one year anniversary of the podcast!
We tell the stories of how we got into riding, share our favorite stories, bikes, and wrap up with a preview…
We chat with Josh Klem from MotoOption. MotoOption is a clothing brand that started in a college dorm room and ended up shipping clothing all over the world. Their store and factory now sit on the …
We talk to Marco Sanna from DelVal Trail Riders. He talked to us about their club events and philosophy. And we get a behind the scenes on the Michaux Dual Sport.
For info on DVTR please click here…
We talk to Gary Walker about racing enduro, motocross, and cars. He tells us about a prescription for dirtbikes (with some side effects), and about racing the Baja 1000, 3 times. His wife Dawn join…