MotoPod, The Motorcycle Roadracing Podcast, is an internet radio show dedicated to MotoGP and motorcycle racing news, interviews, commentary, opinion and rumor! MotoPod's primary focus is MotoGP, the premier class of the FIM World Championship Motorcycle Grand Prix Road Racing Series, but we’ll have occasional sidetrips into the world of FIM SBK World Superbike, Supersport and many other forms of two wheeled motorsport. Find out what’s going on in the sport that is the pinnacle of motorsports, Grand Prix Motorcycle Road Racing! New episodes every week.
* Nick Harris, Livio Suppo, Cal Crutchlow, Lucio Cecchinello, Hiroshi Aoyama, Toni Elias, Valentino Rossi, Gavin Emmett, Paul Denning, Tom Tremayne, Nicky Hayden, Dennis Noyes
Bleary eyed Jules Cisek and purple haired Jim Race glue together all the bits we took off our recorders from Laguna Seca. First, MotoGP commentator Nick Harris weighs in on the 2011 season and we follow with quick chats with HRC's Livio Suppo, Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow, LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello, Gresini rider Hiroshi Aoyama, and LCR rider Toni Elias. Valentino Rossi talks about QP and season prospects and Gavin Emmett makes race picks. Special guest host Mark Miller then interviews Jim Race while Paul Denning of Suzuki Racing, Tom Tremayne from Bridgestone, and Ducati's Nicky Hayden give post race impressions. Finally a fantastic wrapup with Dennis Noyes. Man what a weekend!
* World SuperDuperBikes in Vallelunga
* Control Tires Keep Rearing Their Ugly Black Heads
* Sort Of a Motegi Preview
A little bit shorter show this week, down to a more manageable level. Jules and Bob chat about World Supers at Vallelunga (go Haga!) and also a bit about some news on the control tire story, the AMA/DMG debacle and some chatter about Motegi. Good call, lots of fun, download it and take a listen!
* Jim Race chats with Eugene Laverty
* Bob and Jules wrapup Misano
* Even some 250cc stuff this show!
Great show today following a great MotoGP weekend at Misano! First off, Jim Race talks with Eugene Laverty, the Northern Irish 250cc racer who is filling in for Fabian Foret in World Supersport, about all sorts of great stuff! After that, Bob and Jules chat about the Misano race which was another eye opener, and even talk a bit about the 250cc championship which simply doesn't get enough attention. Good stuff, download it and take a listen!
* Listener E-Mail
* MotoGP News
* Tech Segment about pneumatic valves, written by Scott Jones
* Bob's trackday at Thunderhill
* Roundtable with Darren Carpenter, Fergus Caldicott, Jules Cisek and myself
A show that's kind of all over the map today, little bit about MotoGP, little bit about tech, little bit about motorcycling in general. Great stuff, you should check it out!