Kayden Minear talks candidly about his rapid rise from a WA kid racing sand tracks to living solo in Florida as part of Star Yamaha, explaining how early sacrifices, constant moves, and family support shaped his work ethic. He reflects on leaving Australia young, grinding through MX3 and MX2, and chasing the harder path overseas because that’s where the best racing and long-term opportunities are. Kayden opens up about injuries derailing momentum, the pressure of proving himself on a global team, and how resilience, patience, and self-belief kept him moving forward.

In the first ADB Podcast episode of 2026, Mitch sits down with Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle to unpack how MA and the state federations actually work, why the sport is weighed down by an “overgoverned” model, and what that means for decision-making, accountability, and the future direction of racing in Australia. Plus, Doyle revealed it costs 3.7 million to insure our sport a year!

We sit down with shot Race Wear SRG Air Vest Product Manager Darren Jackson to talk about how their new air vest works, who should use them, what injuries they stop, what's the AI in it, is it built specially for motocross and enduro and what it does differently to other air vests?