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.
* Interview with Chaz Davies
* Interview with Andrew Pitt
* Sensational feedback from corner marshal Leon McDonald
* Interview with Melissa Paris
* Interview with Andrew Wheeler, snapper extraordinaire.....
Jim and Martin are back with a plethora of babble and a mass of five interviews, though occasionally we make sense. Some additional BSB coverage. Pretty much all over and I expect that will continue. We have focus issues. ;)
* Review of PI WSBK/WSS results
* In depth interview with James Whitham
Very pleased this week, with an extenxsive interview with James Whitham, Eurosport 2 race commentor in GP500, WSBK, BSB and WSS. A seriously fascinating interview. If you miss this, you will regret it. Following on that, Martin and Jim dissect the WSBK/WSS season opener and pretty make up topics we go along.
Links for this episode:
"What a Good Do" (James Whitham autobio): http://www.amazon.co.uk/James-Whitham-What-Good-Do/dp/1844254925
* Leon Haslam Interview
* Ron Haslam Interview
* Review of Sepang Test One
* Latest info from Phillip Island WSBK qualifying
Guy Anderson ( czar of motogpnews forum) joins Jim Race to guest host this weeks show. Great interviews with both Leon and Ron Haslam! An in-depth review running through alll the info Leon and Ron passed on to the show, plus some mild divergence in BSB. Tons of data, and some general tomfoolery. Enjoy!
* Even more Catalunya test info
* New FIM 2012 Rule proposition
* Even more on Moto2 and 125's
* Jorge Lorenzo injury
Martin Darlington is back this week with Jim Race, riffing on the last week in roadracing news. Then we get an extended interview with Liam Shubert, covering more territory than you can imagine. A really great show. Take a listen!
Jim Race chats this week with Guest Host and superfan Martin Darlington. Following up on the Sepang test we move on to the upcoming Barcelona Moto2 and 125 test and early talk of the WSBK Phillip Island test. Some paddock intrigue with the Aspar computers going astray, data sharing and commentary on the new look at motogp.com statistics section. And we even skirt around some AMA talk, touching on both John Hopkins and Mat Mladin. Take a listen!
* Interview with Toby Moody
* Interview with Simon Pavey
* Interview with Azhar Hussain
Jim Race and Jules Cisek discuss the final tally in the Riders of the Decade survey we've been running. Then we've got Toby Moody who talks to Jules about hill climbs, the Dakar, and the upcoming MotoGP season (and btw, Eurosport is back with Toby, Julian, and Neil!!!). Fascinating chat with 7 time Dakar rider Simon Pavey. Finally Azhar Hussain explains his amazing out of box plan for the TTXGP Wiki.
* Interview with Eugene Laverty
* Interview with Jason DiSalvo
* Dakar outrage by request
* Rossi appendix not as important as F1 ride
Jules Cisek and Jim Race talk a little more about Dakar, a bit about Valentino Rossi's appendix and suiting up in Marlboro red. This is followed by awesome interviews with Eugene Laverty and Jason DiSalvo and a little bit of news. Final
week to send in your top 10 riders of the decade to decade@motogpod.com.
Jim Race and Jules Cisek co-host this shortish episode. We talk about Dakar, the Ducati Wroom event, the big bang GP10, Rossi's Rally plans, Nicky Hayden getting fired, Casey Stoner's gas issue, plus some WSBK/WSS news. Remember, please send in your top 10 riders for 2000-2009 to decade@motogpod.com.
* Dakota Mamola interview
* 2010 MotoMatters calendar winners
* Racers of the decade
* WSBK/WSS news
Jules Cisek and Jim Race host the first episode of 2010. We start with a few listener emails and then ask you guys to send us email about the top 10 riders of the past decade (email us at decade@motogpod.com). Interview with Dakota Mamola 15 year old spanish racer, son of Randy Mamola, follows. After some news we announce the 2010 MotoMatters calendar winners.