Journey to a Dream

By: Radio Manx Ltd
  • Summary

  • The Isle of Man is heralded as the road racing capital of the world, but what does it actually take for riders to get here? Beth Espey finds out
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Episodes
  • Seeing both sides - Derran Slous
    Sep 6 2024

    The guest for this episode of Journey to a Dream is Derran Slous, a Travelling Marshal and former racer who has seen and experienced many different aspects of the sport he loves.

    Derran is able to sum up what goes on in the mind of so many racers and shares some very poignant memories with us.

    He also has some very well-known nephews and just wait until you hear how he tried to convince people he didn't have a broken leg...when he clearly did.

    His TM colleague Jonathan Woodwood is a former podcast guest and he is behind the TT Travelling Marshals YouTube channel which you need to have a look at to understand a little of what this role entails.

    If you would like to be part of this series, you can email bethespey@manxradio.com




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    59 mins
  • Damian Horan (that's not what his brother calls him...)
    Aug 20 2024

    A really insightful look into what makes a road racer tick with Damian Horan in this episode.

    After nearly a decade competing on the Isle of Man, what keeps him coming back to the MGP, what does the support he receives mean to him and what does his brother call him?

    He also talks movingly about his friend and mentor Davy Morgan and that's who you can see Damian pictured with here.

    You can follow Damian's progress on his racing Facebook page.

    And if you would like to be part of the podcast you can email bethespey@manxradio.com

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    32 mins
  • The Billy Redmayne Memorial Fund
    Aug 19 2024

    A special episode about the Billy Redmayne Memorial Fund, which every year supports newcomers in the Manx Grand Prix.

    Billy, who was also a soldier, was a hugely talented Manx rider - he won the Newcomers MGP in 2014 and the Junior MGP a year later.

    Sadly he died in a racing incident in Scarborough in 2016.

    Here, Billy's dad Dave joins Beth along with the four riders the fund is supporting for 2024 - Aidan Cleary, Damien Crook, Calum Pert and Tim Walsh.

    You can listen back to Damien's first Journey to a Dream podcast recorded back in March.

    There's also the beautiful book Billy's Mum wrote in his memory, 'A Life Well Lived: Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.', and all money raised goes to the fund.

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    35 mins

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