Haga

* Emanuele "Lele" Martinelli (Leon Camier crew chief)
* Ruben Xaus and Johnny Rae (Castrol Honda), Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati), Noriyuki Haga (Pata Aprilia)
* Tom Sykes (Paul Bird Kawasaki), Mark Aitchison & Robby Rolfo & Lucio Pedercini (Pedercini Kawasaki)
* Nick and Todd Grice (AMA privateers)

Jules Cisek and Gonçalo Silva host this one starting with listener emails and shoutouts and still more Simoncelligate fallout. We review the WSBK/AMA races at Miller and BSB at Thruxton. Lots of interviews this week with WSBK personnel: "Lele", Xaus, Rae, Checa, Haga, Sykes, Aitchison, Rolfo, and Pedercini as well as MotoPod rockstars Nick and Todd Grice.

Jim Race is on his way to the Isle of Man TT: remember you can use meetup@motopodcast.com to reach Jim and set up a meeting while he's out there.

Links this week:
* Simoncelli receives death threats: http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/6467/marco-simoncelli-receives-threats...
* Pole Position Peter Lenz auction: http://images.polepositiontravel.com/galleries/Hospitality/Laguna_Seca.html
* Direct donation to St. Josephs': http://www.stjoevanschool.org/peterlenzmemorial.htm
* MotoPod on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MotoPod

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* WSBK / WSS @ Imola review
* MotoGPod @ Estoril preview
* Listener mail

Jim Race is back and he and Jules Cisek review the incredible racing in the WSBK series at Imola last weekend. We then do a quick preview of MotoGP @ Estoril. We've got interesting listener emails and then a quick last minute news update.

Links this episode:
Ben spies interview at soup: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Sep/090928a11.htm
Makoto Tamada crash at Imola: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdd1oaxZBZY

* The Indy Mile
* MotoGP, 250s, 125s
* Interviews with Gabor Talmacsi, Aleix Espargaro, and Herve Poncheral
* A chat with a fan about the psychology of ego
* Misano GP and Nürbergring WSBK mini-previews
* A message from Bob!

Jules Cisek and Jim Race debrief after Indy. Jim schools Jules on dirt track racing stuff. We discuss the weather and the racing at the Indianapolis GP. Jules interviews Gabor Talmacsi, Aleix Espargaro, and Herve Poncheral as well as a fan at a Pole Position dinner who has a very interesting take on the psychology of ego and emotional intelligence and how it applies to modern riders. We then do a mini preview of the Misano round of MotoGP and WSBK is back at the Nürbergring. And finally a message from Bob Hayes.

Links this week:
* A sampling of photos Jules took over the weekend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/popmonkey/sets/72157622049052203/
* The complete photo thread at rideontwo: http://www.rideontwo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2411
* Lorenzo's Captain America shield auction on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1903324327...
* Indy Mile video by Jules: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesfZUjMbVw
* GPWeek #61: http://www.gpweek.com/PDF/GP061.pdf

* Wales Air Ambulance Helimed Ride Out
* Contest Winner!
* Mini Tech Segment: Suspension
* Chat with Jules about World SuperBike season opener at Qatar
* Very brief update on MotoGP tests at Qatar

This week, we announce the winner of the contest to win a set of Chicken Hawk Racing tire warmers used by Ben Spies at Laguna Seca in 2007! There's also a mini tech segment about suspension and what exactly is going on when you hit a bump, followed by a chat with Jules about the World Superbike season opener at Qatar and some brief comments about the MotoGP testing also at Qatar. Download the show and have a listen!

Links this episode:
Wales Air Ambulance Helimed Ride Out at http://www.helimedrideout.co.uk
Chicken Hawk Racing at http://www.chickenhawkracing.com
Kropotkin Thinks blog at http://www.motogpmatters.com
World SuperBike Official Website at http://www.worldsbk.com
MotoGP Official Website at http://www.motogp.com