Reel45 Podcast with Greg Hancock and Stefan Juhnell - Speedway

This is an epic podcast with a silent Swedish Speedway Legend who not only competed with the National Team but twice took them to World Championship Gold. He eventually took over the reigns as Speedway GP Race Director from Ole Olsen. It’s a great story of a very humble human being with a massive passion for the sport.

Greg catches up with Lars Sexton who has become a great friend and a massive contributor to Greg’s world championship success. A former car racer himself, Lars grabbed hold of Greg and took him to Prodrive in the UK where they re-developed his chassis and helped to change his racing mind completely. It’s not all monkey see, monkey do! Enjoy this inspiring interview.

Greg sits down with long time friend, former lead mechanic and 1991,92 World Enduro Champion to talk life, traveling, racing and Team Hancock! Jeff is a quite, private guy and a wealth of racing knowledge. He, his father and their network of people contributed massively to Greg’s success. He has an amazing story. Enjoy listening..

12 Times Italian National Champion and FIM Speedway Director Armando Castagna joins Greg for an in depth talk about his career and the current state of the World Speedway. We get his views on the future of sport and when we will see the 2020 Monster Energy Speedway Grand Prix tapes go up.

Meet the new Chairman of the BSPA and longtime promoter of the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the UK. Greg digs into the man leading the way for British Speedway and hear his thoughts about the future of the sport. Rob likes to win and believes that you have to run on a budget. #reel45podcast #speedway #uk #BSPA #greghancock #robgodfrey #podcast

Greg calls it a day and Jason makes a comeback! We catch up with Jason Crump and find out all about his epic return to the World of Speedway! This has a WIN all over it says Greg! Hear why in this super inspiring episode. Thanks for listening and Grin2Win. Stefan and Greg

Greg catches up with "Lance King" longtime friend, mentor and influencer. They talk of Lance's growing up, racing life, father figures and mentoring Greg as well as influencing the future of American Speedway. It's an in depth look into the life of Lance King and his desire to race bikes, working with father-son matters as well as making it on his own. An interesting story.. Thanks for listening and be sure to like, comment and share the Reel45Podcast on social media. #lanceking , #drivingedge

Stefan and I catch up and chat with my longtime friend and former Jr Speedway buddy Cameron Evans. Cameron is a wealth of knowledge in both the Motorsport and Life. He started racing in GoCarts then to Speedway followed by a long/successful business career in the World of Motorsport. He's been involved in everything from Commentating, Magazine Editor, TV Production, Marketing, CEO of Red Line Oil and currently CEO of Niteo Products. All this and Cameron continues to racing cars both here in the USA and in Europe. He's truly an amazing/ Super Positive individual with some rad stories. Enjoy the Podcast with Cameron Evans. Remember to like and share the Reel45 Podcast. Thanks for listening. Greg and Stefan

We're Back!! After nearly a year off recording together and taking on new challenges all around, Reel45 is back on air.. Greg and Stefan elaborate in detail all that has gone on over the last year including life changes as well as the last 7 months for Greg's wife battling breast cancer. There's a new normal on the horizon for these Dudes. Thanks for listening.
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Welcome back to the Reel45 Podcast. After a lengthy break, Stefan and Greg jump back into the Podcast and begin with the life changes. You never know what lies on the other side of the fence but sometimes its a worthy scale. We all like to win so just remember one thing: "Eat More Donut Holes" and you will feel like a winner. :() Thanks for listening and enjoy...

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We caught up with Jacob Olsen recently to discuss his long time friendship with Greg, from their early years of racing against each other between Cradley Heath and Coventry in the UK. They also discussed Jacob's latest plans with his take over of Vojens Speedway Center and living up to being the son of Ole Olsen, the former World Speedway Champion and creator of the Speedway Grand Prix. Very interesting to hear Jacob's views on living under Ole's legacy however this new venture is all about Jacob Olsen this time. Will there be another One Day World Final?? Enjoy and thank you for listening.
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Greg has been on the road and in the air this week. It's the Thanksgiving Holiday period in the USA so he takes advantage of being airborne and records the first Reel 45 Podcast from the sky. It's all about being "Thankful" this time of the year as it always is. Enjoy listening and see you next week on the Reel 45 Podcast. Thanks for listening. Grin 2 Win...

Welcome. Greg has a solo Podcast this week talking about the Speedway Silly Season including all contracts, rules and regulations. There is always something new on the line. :) Thanks for listening. Grin 2 Win!

It's time to catch up. The racing season is over but the Podcast is full steam ahead. Time to stop turning left for awhile. We never know what's coming up or who we are going to meet but we always have something to talk about. Haha, enjoy listening. Grin to Win!
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This is a great listen. Marcel Gerhard! The Suisse Longtrack Legend and creator of "GTR" the new generation Twin Cam engine for speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack tells his inspiring story of growing up in an MX Family. As a young kid, he grew up learning all about building 500cc motorcycle engines and quickly ventured out of Switzerland to join a well know German tuner within the world of Speedway and Longtrack. There he continued learning and gathering valuable experience as well as developing his own career as a Longtrack racer which led to a World Title. In recent years, he has turned his successes into a full time engine tuner with a roster of titles to show for it. He is also on the brink of revolutionising the sport with his new GTR Racing Engine. This podcast is long but well worth hearing. Sit back and enjoy this very informational story. Marcel is a very clever man. Thanks for listening and Grin 2 Win!

Greg takes a recap on the 2019 season together with his long time sponsor NGK SPARK PLUGS UK. The intro here is hacked by the Flying Fajita (#22) and Mac Daddy (#117) as they try to steal the hosting of this episode. It all comes down to respect!
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It's been a year since we started the Reel45 Podcast and we are so proud to say that we accomplished it without missing a weekly episode. This is Episode 53! We recap a little on the last 12 months as well as a long discussion on Greg's recent Diamond Cup success. 2018 was the first year of the new Speedway series called "Speedway Diamond Cup"! The Diamond Cup creator Irek Nawrocki from Poland went against the odds and pulled off an amazing 3 round series with the top four riders winning actual Diamonds. It was a great series so Greg tells us all about it and his hopes for the future of it. Enjoy the Diamonds and thanks for listening over the last year. See you next week on the Reel45 Podcast!"

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An awesome Episode 52 where we test out our new telephone recording adaption. We decided to try and call a few people including new World Champion Tai Woffinden, Good buddies Matte Rådberg, Gert Hansen and Matt Ford. We had a cool chat with Poole Pirates Boss Matt Ford and team manager Neil "Middlo" Middleditch about their very recent League Championship title. Also did a recap on the overall finishes to the season. Too much fun... Enjoy it! Grin 2 Win.....

Tune in and hear the Torun GP Predictions right from the The Hancock Boys. This is cool yet entertaining insight from Greg's boys Wilbur, Bill and Karl giving their opinions and predictions on the results for the final round of the World Championship in Torun coming up this Saturday. They also elaborate on who they believe will get the 4 nominated Wildcard positions for the 2019 World Speedway Championship Grand Prix. Interesting... Thanks for listening. Grin 2 Win!!

Somtimes things just don't go to plan. This last week of racing the Swedish Finals just did not go to plan at all. It's been a great season of successful racing for Dackarna, Målilla however, what happened in round 1 is not what was expected. Get the story from Greg here in Episode 50! Thanks for listening and "Grin 2 Win"!

For Greg, Speedway is a career, job, ambition and hobby but its not the only thing in life. Wives, partners and families play such a major role in our daily lives including speedway. Greg talks in brief about his life in the fast paced speedway world (his job) and how he tries compromise that with his wife and family. There are awlays ups and downs but communication is the key, he says.....

Welcome to Episode 48 of the Reel45 Podcast. Greg and Stefan take a recap of the week gone by with the Slovenian Grand Prix, Polish League Semi Finals, Swedish Elite League Semi Finals and the unfortunate injury to Patryk Dudek during the clash with Västervik last Tuesday. It has been an eventful week to say the least and that included a lot of travelling to and from Race events throughout Europe. Enjoy the content and see you next week. Grin2Win!

Welcome to the Reel45 Podcast and Episode 46- I wanna Go Fast! Greg takes you into the pits with his mechanics and a little behind the scenes preview of how he goes fast. The relationship between Greg and his mechanics is the key to making him fast. We decided to involve our listeners and fans of Greg by asking them to write in with questions that you would like Greg to answer. We were delighted at the feedback generated from this and will do much more of it. Enjoy this informational episode with a solo Greg. Thanks for listening. Grin2Win......

This is the Episode that Greg has been waiting for. Well, we have have been building up to Episode 45 and trying to determine what guest we would approach. Of course it was an easy choice with 2x World Speedway Champion, Hollywood Actor and a great mentor/hero to Greg: Bruce Penhall! As a kid, Greg wanted the number 45 which came from his hero Bruce Penhall and has stuck with him throughout his career to date. In the world of speedway, most people know who the number 45 belongs to but what more lies behind it??
This podcast brought out some interesting yet truthful stories that many don't know and that includes Greg. Much success with racing, a great Hollywood career, and family man who had a hard time getting away from racing. Following the tragic accident with Bruce's youngest son Connor, life changed quickly for the Penhall family and you too should hear how.
We could not make the trip to California to get this podcast with Bruce so it was done over a weblink which went pretty good most of the way but we ended with a severly disrupted signal at the later stage of the Podcast. We considered re-recording the podcast but the content that we got from Bruce relating to the family and accident involving his son Connor was so touching that we could not do that again and have it spelled out so clearly. Please, please accept our apologies with the late disruptions but do not be discouraged from listening to this touching story. Bruce Penhall is a true legend...

Thanks for listening. Reel 45

Michael Teurberg created a name for himself by taking Rospiggarna Speedway back to the top of the Elite Series in Sweden. He always gives 100% and has become quite the visionary. He continued to dream big and then was given the opportunity to present Hallstavik with the possibility of hosting a round of the World Championship Speedway Grand Prix in 2018. Not only did he do that but he gave the stadium a complete renovation and lifted the town in the process. After rebuiding Rospiggarna Speedway, renovating the stadium in Hallstavik and then providing a top class Speedway GP Event, is it time to move on for Micke? Listen to this interesting story of the man behind the Rospiggs.

Not many people get a chance to hear from Tomasz Gazinski. We are pleased that he gave us his time to talk all about his life growing up in the USA before moving to Bydgoszcz, Poland. This eventually led him to become the manager of 2010 Speedway World Champion and Polish legend Tomasz Gollob. Gazinski elaborates on how his original family roots emigrated to the USA back in 1939 to avoid future war conflicts etc. He also explains his move back to Poland including his transition into Speedway before becoming the manager of Tomasz Gollob. The secrets that have surrounded the Polish star are those which we all have tried to figure out and Tomasz Gazinski explains to us some of the situations he’s encountered throughout their long time relationship/friendship. Truly interesting... Enjoy this episode! You will hear various stories about the past and present times. Thank you again Tomasz Gazinski! ✊🏻

Welcome to the Speedway Candy Shop called "Joe Hughes International"! We recorded a live webcast this week together with Morgan Hughes who owns and operates Speedway's largest parts supply store. They are the distributors of a large catalague of speedway spares and sell to numerous countries around the world. It's the one stop shop for everything you need to race speedway. Morgan and Greg became friends in 1989 when Greg first started his career for Cradley Heath in the UK. Morgan's father Joe became a friend and sponsor of Greg's from day and that family friendship has grown over the years. The speedway family is huge and its no wonder why after hearing it from someone like Morgan.
Thanks for listening and tune in next week for another great episode..

Greg have some days of and enjoying the Sunny weather in Sweden. He visited Stefan and his family on the small island Singö where they spend most of the summers. This is a conversation between Greg and Stefan about all and nothing as it should be on vacations. Relaxing and reflecting.
Hope you enjoy it and that you have some vacation and recovery.

I am Bill! We finally had a sit down with Greg's middle son Bill Hancock so that he could share his story with us. Listen to him tell you why it's soccer and not speedway for this young, energetic kid who's full of life as well as a great critic. :() He will also elaborate on his "Good Sweden" too.. '

Thanks for listening and see you next week. Grin 2 Win!!

Just days after the successful Speedway GP Event in Hallstavik, Sweden we do a recap about our overall opinion of it. Greg had a rough start to the GP but finished well and narrowly missing out on the final. A podium place was not achieved by Greg but Stefan actually made the podium himself. Here his legendary story of the newly organized VIP Experience from BSI and Monster Energy which took Stefan all the way to the Podium.
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This week, Greg was in Horsens, Denmark for the Danish Speedway GP and Stefan was on regular duties back in Norrtälje. On route to Horsens Greg made time to stop into Tjæreborg, Denmark and visit his longtime friend and big hero/mentor Erik Gundersen along with his wife Helle at their home.
From the early days of Greg’s European career riding in the same team with Erik to having the opportunity to live in the same house with Erik and Helle in his second season and less than a year after Erik’s career ending neck injury, it’s quite a story. Erik continues to be a hero for Greg and is the current coach/trainer/mentor to the future Danish Speedway stars.
Erik, Helle and Greg take a step back in time to talk about their careers and the life they’ve led up to present day. Erik elaborated his thoughts about teaching the kids including Greg back in the day as well as how important it is to get them grounded. You will love hearing these motivational words coming directly from the Main Dane himself. It’s no wonder why he is so well liked, admired and respected in life and in speedway.
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Episode 36- Meet The Press!

Join us for this entertaining yet informative conversation with Pove Persson from Sweden’s Norrtälje Tidning newspaper. Many journalists from the press have a tough job to get the story the want or need and we did all that we could to trap Pove into telling us all about it. Many riders are easy to get the interview but there are also numerous that can be difficult or make you feel like you are talking to yourself as we (Reel45) put it. As we began our Podcast with Pove, he was also trying to get that interview from Greg at the same time so it seemed like he tried to trap us instead! :) Greg and Pove have a long time business relationship which has turned into a friendship at the same time. There is a lot of sarcasm within their relationship so it leaves many to wonder “whats on the record or whats off the record”????!!! Listen here and decide for yourself.

Norrtälje Tidning is a newspaper from the Roslagen area of Sweden and are giving great coverage for Rospiggarna Speedway. They are also promoting the build up the first ever Speedway GP in Hallstavik on July 7th. Pove is a key link to the world of speedway media throughout Sweden and an amazing ambassador for the sport let alone many other sports. We want to Thank him hugely for giving us the time to elaborate on his line of work.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll see you next week.

Keep it Sideways and remember: Grin2Win!!

We all learn from our mistakes and sometimes don't think before we speak. In this Episode 35, Stefan asks Greg about a recent situation that occurred within Team USA directly after the Speedway of Nations in Teterow, Germany. After reading an article in a UK Speedway magazine about a Wasted journey for Greg's Team partner in that event, Stefan decided to put Greg on the spot to ask his opinion or response to the disturbing comments made against Greg and the whole Team USA crew. It's an eye opener all around and leaves Greg to wonder who really had the Wasted Journey! Thanks for listening and please follow us on Podbean, Itunes and Acast or follow our social media @real45podcast and give us a like or even a comment.

Keep it sideways and "Grin 2 Win"!

This week marks Greg’s return to the USA Team for the inaugural Speedway of Nations event. Team USA begin their qualification chances in Teterow, Germany this Saturday June 2nd with high hopes for reaching the 2 day finals in Wroclaw, Poland on June 8-9! Greg was due to be teamed up with the young up and coming “Lil missile” Luke Becker but a crash in Denmark last week has ended his chances of teaming up with his mentor
Luke once again joins the show this week to express his disappointment and the what the future holds for him. Greg also analyses Team USA’s chances as well as what it’s like to be back in the game with his National Flag proudly portrayed on his chest once again. As always, it’s an inspiring conversation led by Stefan. Thanks for listening and see you all next week. Keep it sideways and Grin2Win! ✌🏼
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Episode 32- Wide Open Will! Wilbur Hancock

This week we get to hear all about the life of “Wide Open Willy” and what it’s like to be an Ameriswede! Wilbur recently became a teenager and he explains his international lifestyle as a kid, student and a speedway rider amongst many other things. A true mix of languages, cultures and talents make “Wide Open Will” the unique character that he is.

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We were invited to the inaugural launch of the LOT Polish Airlines flight from Rzeszow, Poland to Newark, NJ in the USA. First we attended Greg’s race with Stal Rzeszow against Rawicz on Sunday April 29th which they won and then joined this huge event at Rzeszow Airport at 9AM the following morning April 30th! Greg rode into the airport on a Harley provided by Game Over Cycles in Rzeszow and then joined Rzeszow Airport CEO Michal Tabisz on stage to make an official presentation to all the public and media that we would be joining the inaugural flight to Newark. This event was put together in a matter of 3 weeks and all handled by Michal Tabisz and his staff together with LOT Polish Airlines. What a fascinating individual he is. There is much more on the horizon but you have to hear this short interview with Michal live at the airport just 1 hour before we made the journey on the LOT boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Stay tuned for more on this amazing journey. Be sure to follow our new hashtag which will have more meaning in the weeks ahead. #irideLOT
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This week’s episode 28 is with Maciej Janowski and we are calling it: “Making Magic”! Everyone knows my log time relationship with Magic and this is truly one of the most awaited episodes that I’ve wanted. He is such an amazing kid with a huge heart and massive love for the game. I’ve had the pleasure of helping him a little on his run up to the current day but it has to be said that Magic has made it on his own. My mechanic Rafal Haj picked up Magic from an early age of about 12 years old and introduced him to me when he was 13. Magic has always had the look in his eye and that’s what had me sold on the kid from day one. He could not even speak english when we first met but he has grown to be a great human being and a massive star in his home country of Poland. I am proud to say that I know Maciej Janowski and will stand behind him always. Even though we compete against each other, we have a huge mutual respect for one another. Watch him continue to grow!! - Greg Hancock
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With the speedway season about to kick off, Greg brings Luke Becker back to the Podcast to discuss their first week in Europe. Battling the extended winter blast, they elaborate on their last weeks travel between Sweden and Poland as well as chasing a place to practice somewhere in Poland. They’ve been plagued with sun, snow and rain along with freezing temps but that doesn’t stop them searching. It’s not all fun and games when making your first career move to another part of the world but Luke Becker seems to be in good hands anyway. Between Greg and his crew, Luke’s future is about to kick off in a big way.
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in next week for another rad podcast!
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Today we discussed the season opener for European Speedway and Greg’s anticipated return to racing. He is leaving the California shores in a matter of hours to start his mission back to the top. We also had a great recap of the recent JR Speedway Gumball Rally which was a massive success for all the kids including King Karl who made his Gumball debut. The Thrills of Victory and the Agony of Defeat!
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We had a cool chat with Sebastian Palmese who is the current USA 250cc National Champion and one with a huge future in the sport. Sebastian is one of the most humble and caring people that anyone could meet. He was born to get sideways! His father Jason was a BMX National Champion from California so Sebastian has the winning ambition in his blood. He already has 2x 150 National Championships, 2x 250 National Championships but is yet to win the hugely popular Jr Speedway Gumball Rally that takes place at Industry Racing this Sunday March 11th. You will be able to livestream this event form the Industry Racing website http://industryracing.com!
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Welcome to this weeks Episode 20- Heat 20! Opening Doors with Luke Becker
Listen to this inspirational story of an only kid who truly wants to make the great and become a World
Speedway Champion. Luke Becker grew up as any other young dirt loving kid who just
wanted to go fast. His no holds barred, just give me the chance attitude is incredible. A
broken Tib and Fib in round 2 of the 2017 US Nationals is the only thing that stopped this kid
from getting the green light to race in the UK in 2018. Now he will do it his own way with the
help of fellow American Greg Hancock. Check it out!
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