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.
Martin Darlington and Jim Race review the excellent racing from the opening MotoGP round in Qatar, chat about the upcoming Aragon WSBK and BSB Thruxton rounds and thank the many listeners that are helping us out on our current fundraising drive. Also, some information on the Austin MotoPod MotoGP meetup. Join us, won't you?
Jules Cisek and Martin Darlington cover some of the news as we start to gear up for the start of the MotoGP season. A little on Rossi, the Jerez test, and "the Kevin Schwantz and COTA situation". Then Jim Race pulls off a brilliant interview with Ferry Brouwer of the Yamaha Classics Racing Team plus a classic chat with Mark Miller, ladies and gentlemen!
00:35:50 Michael Himmeslbach
00:55:45 Lawrence Dinmore
01:13:32 Malcolm Campbell
01:30:24 Cameron Donald
Martin Darlington and Jim Race gather together and analyze the Sepang One MotoGP test results, Phil Hall delights us once again from the Island Classics at PI with some smashing interviews. Finally, a rundown of the WSBK/WSS paddock as we close in on real racing in a few weeks. Oh, and join the MotoPod Listeners League!
Martin Darlington and Jim Race together again as they discuss the breathtaking (Moto3), brilliant (Moto2), and chaotic (MotoGP) races at Misano. Also excellent listener feedback again this week - keep it coming folks!
Jules Cisek and Jim Race are together once again to go over listener email, chat about recent developments during the silliest of seasons and generally wreak havoc on the show before they head to Indianapolis for USGP #2 this week. Join us for some speculation, brash commentary and general tomfoolery.
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.
* 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!
Jim Race and Jules Cisek discuss the best racing of the season from last weekend's Sachsenring round and weigh in on news and the upcoming weekend at Laguna.
* Claiming Rule Teams explained
* Brno WSBK review
* Sachsenring MotoGP preview
Jules Cisek is joined by Gonçalo Silva to review the WSBK round at Brno and preview MotoGP at Sachsenring. We also answer a bunch of listener email and explain the Claiming Rule Teams (we hope).
Jules Cisek and Martin Darlington review the 125, moto2, and MotoGP races from Mugello Italy. We had some great weather on Sunday which resulted in some great racing very much worth talking about. We then try very hard not to go on a bashing spree… and fail. Finally a quick update on BSB @ Snetterton.