Kevin Schwantz | A life spent sideways

Kevin Schwantz | A life spent sideways

From Gas It Out by gasitout

April 13, 2026 · 1h 23m · Season 2 · Episode 10

About this episode

Kevin Schwantz reflects on his legendary motorcycle racing career in a candid interview.

He was cool before motorcycle racing knew how to market cool. Sending it way before Full Send became a thing. In this special episode of Gas It Out, Gavin Emmett, Neil Hodgson and Sylvain Guintoli sit down with 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz at his Texas ranch for a funny, honest and often fascinating deep dive into one of the most captivating careers the sport has ever seen. Brief but brilliant. From motocross beginnings to Grand Prix glory, Schwantz reflects on the fearless style, fierce rivalries and split-second decisions that made him a legend. He talks Rainey, Roberts, Doohan, Rossi and Marquez, the brutality of the 500s, the weight of winning a world title, and the moment he knew it was finally time to walk away. There are brilliant stories, proper racing nuggets, and a real sense of what made Schwantz such a unique rider - flamboyant, all-action, and always absolutely committed. A life spent sideways, and not much regret about any of it. @GasItOutPod on Insta and YouTube. Video available. Photos by Gold and Goose. Check out YouTube for a video version of the pod, and get in contact with the boys @gasitoutpod on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gavin Emmett, Neil Hodgson, Sylvain Guintoli

Guest: Kevin Schwantz

Topics covered

  • motorcycle racing
  • Kevin Schwantz
  • sports history
  • rivalries
  • Grand Prix
  • motocross

Keywords

  • motorcycle racing
  • Kevin Schwantz
  • 500cc World Champion
  • rivalries
  • motocross
  • Grand Prix
  • sports history

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Places: Texas

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