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Startline Ep 59 - How was it for you? MGP 2026 newcomers and a sidecar experience

Start Line with Beth Espey

Thursday, 3 September 2026 - 46 minutes

In this episode, we catch up with previous Startliners Illiam Quayle, Markus Karlsson, Andy Herd and Andrew Coulter to find out how Manx Grand Prix 2026 lived up to the dream.

We hear how they expected it to be, what was the reality was like, their advice for anyone wanting to be a newcomer in 2027 and most importantly - whether they want to do it again...

You can find Illiam Quayle Facebook and Instagram here

Markus Karlsson on Facebook here and Instagram here,

Andy Herd on Facebook here and Instagram here.

And Andrew Coulter on Facebook here and Instagram here.

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Also in this episode, hear how Beth got on being a sidecar passenger for the very first time there may one tiny swear word, so sorry about that!

The Startline podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Manx Motorcycle Club, the Promoter and Rights holder for the Manx Grand Prix.  

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