Was the PW50 your first bike? It was for me! “Little Giant: The PW50 Story” celebrates the life and legacy of this iconic motorcycle, which turned 40 in 2020. It may have aged but it hasn’t grown up. The Yamaha PW50 is a familiar piece of our childhood that we’re passing along to our own kids. This is the podcast version of the feature article “Little Giant: The PW50 Story”. Author, Brett Smith, reads the text. You can find this and the entire collection of podcasts by searching “We Went Fast” in your preferred podcast player. Looking for the PRINT version of this story? You can find that here ..read more

It’s rare when the loser gets the magazine cover, steals the spotlight and becomes a legend. Ryan Hughes did all three on a hot summer day when he lost the 125cc AMA Pro Motocross championship to Steve Lamson. But he didn’t win over the crowd because he finished second overall. It was because he kept going at the exact moment most would find no reason to. “Broken Hearts and Busted Chains” is the story of September 3, 1995 and why Ryan Hughes decided to push. It’s the story about why Wyatt Seals wanted to borrow a chain. It’s about why Chris Hultner decided to break from Steve Lamson’s champion ..read more

In 1972, Terry Pratt put his life in America on pause to spend 6 months following the MXGP season. 35 years later he published “Grand Prix Motocross: The 1972 Championship season”. Pratt died before he could finish selling his masterpiece but he left behind a trail of paperwork and friends and a story that needed to be told. Pratt is one of the unsung heroes of the motorcycle industry, whose contributions still resonate. This is the audio version of the feature story “The Curious Life of Terry Pratt”. Read by the author, Brett Smith. Want a copy of “Grand Prix Motocross: The 1972 World Champio ..read more

A mother's love, an athlete's quest. The untold story of how Austin Forkner came into the world and his mother's journey to bring him here. Read by the author, Brett Smith ..read more

Larry 'Motor Mouth' Huffman narrates the audio version of The Ballad of Big Dave. Didn't have 30 minutes to read the article when it was published in late July? Now you can sit back and let the original "Voice of Supercross" read it to you while you drive to work or hopelessly search for that master link clip you dropped on the garage floor. Huffman announced races and TV coverage from 1972 to 1988-ish. Remember the line "He's on him like a dog and a piece of meat!"? Yeah, that was Larry. Patrons of We Went Fast got the first chance to listen to this production  Find out mo ..read more

They told him not to. But when rookie James Stewart committed to jumping LaRocco’s Leap on a 125, Jeff Kardas knew where to point the camera. This is the podcast version of the feature article “Ep. #12 Modem Killer: James Stewart vs. LaRocco’s Leap”. Author, Brett Smith, reads the text. You can find this and the entire collection of podcasts by searching “We Went Fast” in your preferred podcast player. Looking for the PRINT version of this story? You can find that here: “Modem Killer: James Stewart vs. LaRocco’s Leap”. The We Went Fast shop has a new art piece, related to this story, of course ..read more

Was the PW50 your first bike? It was for me! “Little Giant: The PW50 Story” celebrates the life and legacy of this iconic motorcycle, which turned 40 in 2020. It may have aged but it hasn’t grown up. The Yamaha PW50 is a familiar piece of our childhood that we’re passing along to our own kids. This is the podcast version of the feature article “Little Giant: The PW50 Story”. Author, Brett Smith, reads the text. You can find this and the entire collection of podcasts by searching “We Went Fast” in your preferred podcast player. Looking for the PRINT version of this story? You can find that here ..read more

It’s rare when the loser gets the magazine cover, steals the spotlight and becomes a legend. Ryan Hughes did all three on a hot summer day when he lost the 125cc AMA Pro Motocross championship to Steve Lamson. But he didn’t win over the crowd because he finished second overall. It was because he kept going at the exact moment most would find no reason to. “Broken Hearts and Busted Chains” is the story of September 3, 1995 and why Ryan Hughes decided to push. It’s the story about why Wyatt Seals wanted to borrow a chain. It’s about why Chris Hultner decided to break from Steve Lamson’s champion ..read more

In 1972, Terry Pratt put his life in America on pause to spend 6 months following the MXGP season. 35 years later he published “Grand Prix Motocross: The 1972 Championship season”. Pratt died before he could finish selling his masterpiece but he left behind a trail of paperwork and friends and a story that needed to be told. Pratt is one of the unsung heroes of the motorcycle industry, whose contributions still resonate. This is the audio version of the feature story “The Curious Life of Terry Pratt”. Read by the author, Brett Smith. Want a copy of “Grand Prix Motocross: The 1972 World Champio ..read more

More than a third of all supercross winners only won a single main event in their career (premier class). This is the audio version of quirky stories behind 10 of those “One Hit Wonders”. To read the print version of “One Hit Wonders” follow this link. Please leave a rating and review and tell a friend about the We Went Fast podcast channel. Can you spare $3 a month? If you enjoyed “One Hit Wonders”, want to see more like it, and want to keep this site free of advertising, consider becoming a Patron. For a token amount of money, you can become part of the We Went Fast team and get access ..read more