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. --- Send in a voice message: …

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 in…

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..--- Send in a voic…

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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--- Send i…

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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reel45pod…

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 …

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 Edit…

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 f…

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 listeni…

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 …

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. Gri…

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!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reel45podcast/messageOleh Greg Hancock & Stefan Juhnell

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!#speedway #GregHancock--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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 …

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!#Sponsorship#Respect#Speedway#NGK--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/re…

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…

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 Champi…

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 …

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"!--- Send in a voice messa…

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…

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 tra…

Motorcycle racers spend much time in their vans or race transporters. There is a lot that happens behind the closed doors. Do you ever wonder what goes on in the van? It might a race celebration or facing the agony of defeat. No matter what, many discussions take place as well as sharing the confidential information of the event ahead or the event …

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 …

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 Bruc…

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…

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 em…

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 y…

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. Gri…

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 Exper…

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…

Stefan and Greg were recently put on a mission from Visit Roslagen in Norrtälje, Sweden to see and do as much as possible in the Roslagen Area and all in one day. After a brief vacation from racing for Greg, the Speedway GP resumes in Horsens, Denmark this Saturday and then he goes straight back into GP action again one week later in Hallstavik, Ro…

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 t…

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 deci…

Greg and Stefan become World Class Vikings!Thanks for joining us for Episode 34- Roslagen: The World Class Country Life. With the Speedway GP in Hallstavik coming up on July 7th, we had an interesting yet inspiring invitation to tour the Roslagen community and show everyone all that can be done while visiting this beautiful part of Sweden. Greg's n…

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…

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 O…

Greg recently ran into long time friend and fellow speedway competitor Hans Andersen down in Småland, Sweden. They met up at the MX World Collection on route to their first home match with Dackarna. Hearing the whole story of how hard Hans has worked to get where he is today as well as maintaining a family lifestyle is impressive. The youth of toda…

Welcome to Episode 30 of the Reel45 Podcast. We recently made a stop to the newly opened Renaissance Hotel Warsaw Airport and caught up with some key people on sight for the hotel. Warsaw airport is a frequent stop for Greg as well as an overnight stay numerous times throughout the year. With this newly opened hotel at the airport and only 64 steps…

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…

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 cu…

Greg made a trip to Småland in Sweden this week to visit his friend and sponsor Magnus Frodig from the MX World Collection Museum. Magnus holds a unique story and background! He has now devoted a large part of his life to motorcycles in recent years. His museum holds an assortment of 340 motorcycles and massive amounts of memorabilia from Riders, m…

Today we had a entertaining yet interesting discussion with “Woffy” Tai Woffinden about his position in life, family, business and fun. Between being a family man, renovating their farm style home, building his TW brand and thinking about the future we also found out what he does in his sparetime. :)) There’s much more to come with Tai on the Reel4…

Stefan and I caught up with Chris who is stranded in the UK without a passport and therefore cannot leave the country to go to work and chase his racing career ambitions not can he compete in the UK either. It’s a difficult time for Chris who has been battling some personal issues for the last year and a half. All he wants to do now is get everythi…

Episode 24 was recorded on Sunday evening March 25th over a web link from the Hotel lobby in Gdansk, Poland. Greg was joined by Jack Holder and Darryl “Dizz” Thornton from Monster Energy Europe. Greg and Jack along with Pawel Przedpelski were teamed up for the Monster Energy Team at the Speedway Best Pairs last Sunday. Pawel couldn’t be with us but…

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 fre…

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 deb…

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. …

Welcome to this weeks Episode 20- Heat 20! Opening Doors with Luke BeckerListen to this inspirational story of an only kid who truly wants to make the great and become a WorldSpeedway Champion. Luke Becker grew up as any other young dirt loving kid who justwanted to go fast. His no holds barred, just give me the chance attitude is incredible. Abrok…