This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined once again by 1987 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner for a very special episode celebrating one of the greatest motorcycle racing circuits in the world.

As MotoGP prepares to say farewell to Phillip Island, who better to join Nick and Jules than the man who won the inaugural Australian Grand Prix at the circuit in 1989?

With its breathtaking coastal setting, sweeping high-speed corners and decades of extraordinary racing, Phillip Island has become one of the most iconic venues in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history.

For riders, teams and fans alike, it has always been somewhere special.

And for Wayne Gardner, it holds a particularly important place in his remarkable career.

Nick, Jules and Wayne reflect on the circuit's extraordinary history, and the unique challenges of racing at one of the fastest and most demanding tracks in the world.

From the spectacular 500cc era to modern MotoGP, Phillip Island has given us some truly remarkable moments.

But with the Australian Grand Prix moving to Adelaide in 2027, the time has come to say goodbye to a circuit that many consider simply irreplaceable.

Can any other racetrack ever take its place?

A nostalgic and very special episode of Racing Back.

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Racing Back is the MotoGP and motorcycle racing podcast hosted by Nick Harris and Julian Ryder, featuring legendary riders, World Champions, journalists and paddock insiders sharing first-hand stories from MotoGP, 500cc Grand Prix racing and motorcycle racing history. Episode 72 welcomes back Australian 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner for a special tribute to Phillip Island as the circuit prepares to host its final Australian MotoGP Grand Prix in 2026.