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.
* Ducati's Matteo Flamigni, José Manuel Cazeaux, and Vittoriano Guareschi
Jim Race sounds like a radio as he joins Jules Cisek via skype mobile. Listener email is followed by really nice interviews with Matteo Flamigni, José Manuel Cazeaux, and Vittoriano Guareschi of the Ducati Squad courtesy of our friends at Edelman UK and PUMA. We then go over the recently released calendars for both MotoGP and WSBK and then the racing at Imola all the while checking on progress over at Motegi.
Jules Cisek and Martin Darlington go through listener email, various news bits, Jules' armchair theory of the leg dangle followed by a passionate appraisal of the bizarre 125 race, the once again extremely satisfying Moto2 race, and the mostly clinical and processional MotoGP race saved by a brilliant ride from SuperSic. We wrap up with Nürbergring action with the incredible variety of racing between WSBK Race1, WSS, and the deluge of WSBK Race 2.
* Valencia round review
* Valencia test
* Mark Miller interview
Jim Race and Martin Darlington wrap up the final round from Valencia. Fantastic racing as well as the confusion that is the post-season testing drama. Mark Miller joins us once again to fill us in on his upcoming journey to race the Macau GP plus the familiar rabbit hole of bench racing and more Jim and Mark seem to enjoy falling into. A great listen!
Jim Race and Martin Darlington review Estoril (and the incredible 125 race), preview Valencia and the upcoming test, and discuss some changes with the show. Enjoy!
* Estoril preview
* Interview with Eskil Suter
* Interview with John Ulrich
Jules Cisek does his best to herd Jim Race, and a thankless job it is. Looking forward to Estoril MotoGP, mentally wandering around the dregs of silly season leavings and nuggets of mindlessness. We also unearth some interviews from earlier in the year with Eskil Suter (Moto2/Ilmor Project) as well as John Ulrich, former roadracer and editor of Roadracing World. Listen in!
Jim Race, Martin Darlington and Jules Cisek together at last. We try not to steam roll over each other too much as we discuss the weekend down under, wallabies on the track, road racing hypocrisy, lorenzogate, the final shakedowns in the Silly Season and more.
* interview with Gavin Emmett
* The "life is like a box of chocolates..." interview with Mark Miller
* Sepang MotoGP review
* Quick BSB roundup
Jules Cisek and Jim Race are still a bit agog at the doings in Malaysia. Fantastic racing, thrilling outcomes and an impetus to not get jaded before the final chapter in Valencia this year. Plus, a very cool chat with Gavin Emmett of the MotoGP world feed as well as a wander-fest with Mark Miller. Feedback appreciated as always, use the contact for at www.MotoGPod.com or hoist us up by our petards at the MotoGPod fan page.
* The buzz from Magny-Cours and beyond with James Whitham
* Brief chat with Andrew Wheeler from Sepang MotoGP Media Center
* An Australasian tour with Julian Ryder from his den in the U.K.
Martin Darlington and Jim Race review both Magny-Cours WSBK and the Motegi MotoGP battles with eyes and ears squarely on Sepang this weekend for yet another GP round. Also waiting to see what the final BSB round from Oulton Park brings. Enjoy!
* Reviews of WSBK and WSS @ Imola
* Preview of MotoGP @ Motegi
* Review of the AMA final @ Barber
Jim Race and Jules Cisek discuss the wind down of the WSBK/WSS seasons after a fascinating Imola round. We also chat a bit about the upcoming Motegi round in MotoGP. Finally long time listener and friend of show Skyler Vickroy gives us a wrap-up of the AMA final at Barber.
* Aragon, Spain MotoGP Review
* Interview with Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki - BSB)
* Imola, Italy WSBK Preview
* Interview with Barry Gilsenan (Owner: Celtic Racing - AMA)
After a fantastic, relatively drama-free weekend of brilliant racing at the new Spanish Aragon circuit Jim Race and Martin Darlington break it down as they do. A pair of great chats with both Michael Laverty and Barry Gilsenan as well as a look towards the likely damp Imola weekend ahead. Dive in!