Is Toprak's WorldSBK title the most unexpected in the history of the series? Steve and Gordo look back at the final round of the 2024 campaign and Toprak Razgalioglu's confirmation as the Superbike World Champion for the second time.

The Turkish rider is now unquestionably the best rider on the grid but what makes him special? We grabbed Phil Marron and Kenan Sofuglu to talk about when they believed they could win the title and the mentality of Toprak. Kenan's insight is very interesting as he talks about positivity rather than aggression being the key to winning in motorcycle racing. Steve also reminds Gordo of what we expected from Toprak back in January when they went to the the Spanish venue for pre-season testing.  

With Nicolo Bulega winning two races and Alvaro Bautista suffering another crash the future of Ducati is also a talking point. Who's the team leader for the red bikes in 2025? Alex Lowes' successful campaign is discussed as is the toughest season of Jonathan Rea's career.

The show wraps up with title talk in WorldSSP, WorldSSP300 and the WorldWCR series

Episode 448 - Toprak wraps it up

Steve and Gordo get you all the latest news from the WorldSBK paddock as well as looking back on the 2024 season. We give you our top five riders of the year, our biggest disappointments and our surprising moments.

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Episode 457 - WorldSBK Season Review

The Paddock Pass Podcast is back for 2025 and we’re kicking off our WorldSBK coverage with a look at what we’re excited by for the coming season. Once again this year Steve English, Gordon Ritchie and Speedweek.com’s Ivo Schutzbach are our boots on the ground for the Superbike World Championship and they’re ready to report on another campaign. For Episode 460 we’re looking at the topics that are interesting us the most ahead of the new season.
    - What has changed for BMW as Toprak Razgatlioglu looks to defend his title?
    - Can Alvaro Bautista recover from a tough season?
    - Bimota are back in WorldSBK but waht can we expect from them?
    - Will a return to Ducati machinery reinvigorate Scott Redding?
    - Will this be the last year of Jonathan Rea’s career?
WorldSBK has seen some great racing in recent years but for the Paddock Pass Podcast we’re ready for another season with in-depth analysis from inside the paddock as our team of insider’s bring you all the latest news and informed opinion from the people that matter

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Episode 460 - What we're looking forward to in WorldSBK

As Steve and Gordo get ready to pack their bags for Round 1 in Phillip Island they made sure to leave the mics until last so that they can get you all the latest news from the WorldSBK paddock.
Whether it's bike launches or regulation changes  there's been a lot to talk about since the Jerez and Portimao Tests and with the WorldSBK paddock now en-route to Australia the season is coming at us fast.


Epsiode 465 - WorldSBK Test Round-up

Testing is finished and now it's time for the lights to go out and start the WorldSBK season.  On Episode 468 Steve, Gordo and Ivo get you ready for the campaign with updates on the Ducati, a discussion about how things have changed for BMW and Toprak.

With Bimota rejoining the WorldSBK we're joined by Steve Guttridge, Race Planning Manager for Kawasaki Motors Europe, to explain how the project came together. Steve gives us an update on what it means for Provec Racing and Manuel Puccetti's race team.

The WorldSBK season is now just over 24 hours from starting and we're ready to bring all the latest news from inside the paddock in what should be an exciting season.   

Èpisode 468 - WorldSBK Season Preview

The opening round of the 2025 WorldSBK season is in the books and Nicolo Bulega dominated the opening weekend. It was a textbook weekend for the Aruba.it Ducati rider but as Steve and Gordo explain it also meant the stories of the weekend were elsewhere.

Most of the stories focused on Toprak Razgatlioglu and his BMW. On Sunday evening the reigning champion dropped a bombshell that he would consider quiting the series if changes weren't made. Was it postering? As Gordo explains the weekend wasn't quite as bad as a 20 point haul would indicate.

Yamaha confirmed that Augusto Fernandez would replace Jonathan Rea for the next round but how was their race weekend? Bimota are back in WorldSBK and left Australia pleased with their opening gambit.

In WorldSSP we assess the race winning debut of Yamaha's new R9 machine and also discuss Tom Booth-Amos' first career win in the Supersport class.

WorldSBK is back on track and we're here to cover everything that happens in 2025!

Episode 470 - Bulega dominates, Toprak in trouble

What a weekend Assen delivered for WorldSBK. A dominant Race 1 seemed to put the writing on the wall but Nicolo Bulega fell foul to two technical failures on Sunday, Toprak Razgatlioglu had tyre troubles while Andrea Locatelli wrapped up his first career win in the Superbike class

Episode  479 - Bulega falters, Toprak struggles but Loka wins

Round 4 of the WorldSBK season is in the books and while it wasn't a thriller there is still plenty to look back on from the Italian Round. With plenty of talking points we've taken questions from our Patreon supporters who asked Steve and Gordo how good is Bulega , to look at the rider market and Toprak's future, how to tackle the Superpole dilema and if a change is needed as well as looking at the WorldSSP and WorldWCR races.

Episode 484 - The WorldSBK Italian job from Cremona

On today's show Steve and Gordo look back at the Czech Round of WorldSBK. Toprak won two races and Bulega ended the weekend on a high by claiming the honours in a drag race to the line. What happened to Razgatlioglu's BMW during those final laps and just how good is Bulega? The other talking points surround the rider market for next year and Gordo's news of a new motor for a ride around Iberia!

Episode 488 - Toprak and Bulega prove a class apart

Toprak Razgatlioglu was the name on everyone's lips in the build-up to Misano. The sixth round of the season saw WorldSBK reach the halfway point of the campaign and after a Toprak Triple there are now just nine points between him and Nicolo Bulega. Both could be lining up on a MotoGP grid together in the future and Steve and Gordo dive into that and all the other news from the WorldSBK paddock

Episode 494: Toprak triple as title race is thrown wide open!

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