In between supping pints of Guinness, Bradley Smith also races motorcycles, and does very well at it too. The Aprilia MotoGP official test rider confirms to Gas It Out that he WILL take part in the eagerly-awaited opening MotoGP race of the year, and discusses how he is preparing to be back in the shark tank that is the pinnacle of the sport. And also what seasonal produce he'd put in his soup. Don't let it be said Gas It Out isn't hard-hitting journalism. 

James Whitham has done it all in motorcycling... a British Superbike Champion and former World Superbike, World Supersport, GP and TT campaigner (among many others) and now well-respected TV pundit, the straight-talking Yorkshireman now gets to add Gas It Out to the CV. I'm sure he's delighted. 

Yes, Hodgy, Gav and the Gas It Out Guests are back with the motorcycle racing season imminent.

Yee-haw! Chuck a couple of rocks in a Tito's handmade vodka, mix it with anything (but not what looks like coke in the plastic bottle) and have a listen to double World Superbike Champ, MotoGP stalwart and fellow BT Sport pundit Colin "Texas Tornado" Edwards. From his motocross dad shed, Colin joins the boys to discuss the fun of being teammates with the likes of Valentino Rossi and Noriyuki Haga, and battling again and again with Troy Bayliss for titles. Apologies for the technical glitches, it was a bad lockdown wifi day all round! 

Get your litre and a half of beer charged, and get ready for Danilo Petrucci’s bar crawl around his home town of Terni. The affable factory Ducati Team rider discusses being a full suitcase heavier than other MotoGP riders, the “cruel” world of contract negotiations and the rumours around his seat for 2021. The self-deprecating Italian also reveals his possible shock Dakar-switch dream, the proposed new 2020 calendar, and spotting the one remaining Hodgson replica scooter on the streets of Tuscany!

Decant yourself a glass of Brunello di Montalcino, and settle in for an absorbing chat with the LCR Honda Team owner and principal Lucio Cecchinello, himself a seven-time grand prix winner. Having been living in the team’s workshop during lockdown (and drinking the entire reserves of hospitality wine!), the expressive Italian narrates some incredible stories about his career and some of the riders he’s worked with like Casey Stoner or Cal Crutchlow. He also offers the lowdown on current contract negotiations and managing a team in this challenging environment.

Squeeze some extra lime into your caipirinha as the boys catch up with the Italo-Brazilian 2017 Moto2 World Champion and current Petronas SRT Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli. The uber-cool "Franky" is perhaps the most laid-back rider on the MotoGP grid, and gives out advice about how to take things easy, how he likes a good curry, and how he intends to make an impact when MotoGP gets going again. He also reveals what he knows about a possible tie-up with Valentino Rossi next year... 

Pop an umbrella in your Bacardi and Coke and tune in for tales aplenty from three-time British Superbike Champion and 500cc GP legend Niall Mackenzie. The popular Scot chats to the boys about racing among the greats in the golden era of the 500s, including which of them didn’t know when to stop drinking. He recounts how he was offered retirement as a motivation tool, which of his BSB racing sons Taylor and Tarran is his favourite, and how to negotiate a deal worth twice what you expect.

Crack open your can of ale ready to cheers, because to celebrate VE day in the UK, the only Brit in MotoGP, Cal Crutchlow, joins Neil and Gav from California. A former World Supersport Champion, and three-time MotoGP race winner the LCR Honda Castrol rider gives away some of Marc Marquez's data secrets, divulges how to negotiate a MotoGP contract, explains where the British Quartararo is coming from, and reveals who his dream team-mate would be. 

Grab yourself a tumbler full of single-malt whisky and settle in for a fascinating and revealing catch-up with the two-time World Superbike Champion, rock-star, TV pundit and property mogul - the over-talented James Toseland. He discusses his latest surgeries, the tough start to his racing career, as well as his grandpa rejecting his hand-me-downs and Paolo Nutini getting his ear chewed off. 

With your espresso martini in hand, take a moment to enjoy an eye-opening chat with the five-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea MBE. The record-breaker opens up about his future, MotoGP offers, relations with his rivals, as well as amazing revelations about his pre-race hamburger diet, arm-wrestling with Marc Marquez and trying to beat a six-year-old at FIFA.