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Rich, Danny & Karl get together to discuss the WSBK Round 8 races and interviews from a hot Donington Park.
We're back! Jim and Rich get together after a long summer break to talk about the British Grand Prix from Silverstone. The Moto3 race was a wild affair as championship leader Max Quiles broke his collar bone in qualifying. The race on Sunday was a barn burner classic Moto3 fair that was won by Almansa after Uriate crashed on the last lap. Moto2 was the best race of the weekend. It was full of heartbreak and feel good story lines. This awesome action packed race was won by Salac after Gonzalez thought he had won but miscounted the last lap. As Gonzalez let off to celebrate be was hit by Holgado
Scott and Jake review the MotoAmerica races at Laguna Seca in California. The classic circuit always brings excitement. The race season continues to evolve in all classes with some very tight championship battles. Correction: Tommy Hill beat John Hopkins in 2011 BSB SBK championship Thank you for listening to the podcasts, new things are coming soon, a new website, merch, blogs and much more. Keep up to date on social media at official_motopod To all of our listeners, please support the show financially if you can and don’t forget to connect with us via the social media channels and spread the
With Rich off at Donington WSBK round, Jim put together an all American team with the help of Scott Bolton. The guys started of with the sad news of the passing of Marc van der Straten. The founder of Marc VDS was 78. After discussing the rider market news they jumped into the racing action. Moto3 was a unique race as Brian Uriarte secured pole and lead almost the entire race. Quiles briefly led but lost the front, recovered and finished second. At this point Max has one had firmly on the championship trophy. Moto2 saw Ivan Ortola lead from start to finish. It was a great ride and one of the n
This episode, Karl and Danny bring you all the latest from round 4 of the British Superbikes at Snetterton. The three mile airfield circuit gave us a different winner over the three races. Kyle Ryde didn't have it all his own way and a number of technical issues saw some of the front runners dropping out. Your host also cover the real road racing from the Tandragee 100. This 5.3 mile course in Northern Ireland attracts competitors from around the globe and takes place on public roads in County Armagh. Then we move to Japan for the 8 Hour Suzuka Endurance race that was dominated by one team and
Rich, Danny & Karl get together to discuss the upcoming WSBK round at Donington Park.
Scott and Jake review MotoAmerica races at The Ridge in Shelton, Washington. The relatively young circuit has a wide range of features and significant elevation change. At the first rainy wet weekend of the MotoA season SDK shows he is quite serious about winning Superbike races, Herrin recovers points in Supersport, Kayla secures yet another pole, and the Talent Cup title fight begins to boil over. Also, Super Hooligans produces firsts for the Arch team and Northwest talent Andy DiBrino. Apologies for the dismal recording quality - the infamous Zoom "he's lisping, is he having a stroke?" stru
Jim returns from holiday to join Rich and discuss all the action from Assen. They cover the news of riders and what teams they will be racing for next year. The other major news of note is that Yamaha will be the sole supply of new Moto3 bikes based on the R7. The racing action was as action packed as ever and the Moto3 race was won by Quiles with a great outside move at the chicane. With this win it seems like Quiles has both hands firmly on this championship Moto action saw Alonso take his second consecutive pole and this time he was able to convert this to a win. The uptick in Alonso perfor
This episode, Danny and Karl discuss round 3 of the British Superbikes from Knockhill. It wasn't the wet, washout we are used to but in the blazing sunshine, Ryde didn't have it all his own way. Scott Redding pulled off a great win after a red flag halted proceedings in race 3. There were crashes, controversy and an old family name gets to the top of the podium in British Supersport. Karl also tells us about his near miss at his most recent track day and Danny is back on solid ground after being with Motopod royalty for the last podcast. To all of our listeners, please support the show financi
Rich and Danny discuss MotoGP Round 9 from the mighty Brno circuit in Czechia.
Karl and Danny were waylaid with the TT coverage last week so Aragon took a back seat, however, this week, we bring you a double header with both Aragon and Misano. One of the races of the season, with Bulega in trouble, albeit for a short time. Normal service resumed across the weekend with a complete domination and more records broken by Ducati's main man. Surprise surprise, Lecuona was in tow. Arenas dominated race 2 and is starting to open up a lead in the World Super Sport championship. The website is on its way soon. Keep your eyes peeled on our social media and listen out for updates on
The Isle of Man TT has been and gone for another year! This year is one that will stick in our minds for years to come but unfortunately not for the right reasons. The spirits were damper than the weather after two fatalities and a number of injuries. Tributes paid to Dan Ingham and Alan Oversby sadly lost their lives doing what they love. We had serious injuries for Maria Costello, Shaun Parker, Ryan and Callum Crowe, Jamie Cringle, Erno Kostamo and lucky boy Michael Evans walked away from two big crashes. Our thoughts and well wishes go to all of those involved. The crashes in the sidecars s
Jim and Rich discuss MotoGP Round 8 from the Balaton Park circuit in Hungary.
Scott and Jake review MotoAmerica races at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The huge 4mile circuit built in the '50s has several long straights that produce many drafting battles. Warhorse Ducati continues to suffer a disappointing Superbike season riddled with bad luck and misfortune, Binder is now the favorite in Supersport, and Jake thinks he knows why Hayden Gillim is the fastest on a Bagger.
Jim and Rich are joined by Karl Hun, who just returned from the races at Mugello, to talk about all the racing action. Moto3 was as exciting as ever. It kicked off with qualifying when many riders missed their final laps because they waited in the pits too long. Quiles never could catch a tow and ended up starting from 15th. He soon raced his way to the front but almost high sided in the last corner on the penultimate and finished off the podium for the first time this year. The Moto2 was the best one of the weekend as all the intrigue was during the last four laps. Viette was closing fast on
Karl and Danny review Round 5 of World Superbikes at Most in the Czech Republic and Round 2 of the British Superbikes at Donington Park. There were changes and surprises within WSBK and BSB but these were short lived and normal service was resumed with the top riders showing their true colours. Karl also surprises us with the news that he's going to Mugello.....this is a shock to everybody. To all of our listeners, please support the show financially if you can and don’t forget to connect with us via the social media channels and spread the word amongst your like-minded race fan friends. In th
Scott and Jake review MotoAmerica races at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama after spending three days at the beautiful racetrack under sunny skies. There was great racing and also some unfortunate crashes - Ella Dreher perhaps suffering the most: Support-Ella-Here. Scott interviewed Jayson Uribe (102:50), Kayla Yaakov (110:54), Alessandro Di Mario (116:18) on Friday, and Mathew Scholtz (122:04) on Saturday. Jake interviewed Kensei Matsudaira (127:45) and JD Beach (134:32) on Saturday. To all of our listeners, please support the show financially if you can and don’t forget to conn
Jim and Rich discuss MotoGP Round 6 from the Barcelona circuit in Spain.
Danny and Karl return with the latest news from racing at the North West 200. The wind was blowing and there were overtakes galore. Some real surprise results, a number of red flags that altered the racing throughout the weekend. Danny struggles with corner names, Karl is called up to be Channing Tatum's body double and conversation closes with news of the upcoming Isle of Man TT. Make sure you follow us on social media and like, subscribe, share and comment. Coming up next is a hectic weekend of racing. Moto GP, WSBK, BSB and Moto America. To all of our listeners, please support the show fina
Jim and Rich are back hosting the show as MotoGp raced in Le Mans this past weekend. The weather, as usual played its part in creating controversy and chaos for the race teams and riders. For Jim and Rich this means rants. The show is filled with both guys ranting about cutting the length of the Moto3 and Moto2 races. Jim really goes off on a tangent about Liberty wanting to run a MotoGP race in Miami on the F1 track. This led to him also ranting on the attendance and the USGP in COTA and how Liberty can increase the number of spectators at US rounds. Rich rants on about the use of social medi
World Superbike Round 4 came from Balaton Park, Hungary and British Superbike Round 1 from Oulton Park in the UK. A lot to cover this week with Karl and Danny at the helm. The top riders of each discipline showed exactly why they are at the top, with neither dropping any points.....however, it was not plain sailing for the current leader of WSBK, Nicolo Bulega, and a red flag helped him out no end. Oliveira suffered a huge crash and there were mechanical issues left, right and centre. We also cover Cookstown 100, the real road racing from Northern Ireland with Michael Dunlop breaking records a
Jim and Rich discuss MotoGP Round 4 from the Jerez circuit in Spain.
Long time contributor Scott Bolton joins new host Jake Rower to cover the MotoAmerica races at Road Atlanta. Scott got interviews at the track on Friday with Brenden Ketelsen (1:24), Darryn Binder (1:32) and Alex (1:42) Dumas, and on Saturday with Sonya Lloyd (1:54). The MotoAmerica series kicked off in earnest and delivered a great weekend of close racing with many exciting moments around Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta that serves up a wide variety of corners and elevation changes. Scott has been attending for decades and enlightens us with plenty of track history including a weekend in 1994 w
In this episode, Danny and Karl talk about all that happened at Assen, The Cathedral of Speed. Bulega becomes joint record holder with another 3 wins, Sam Lowes gains 3 podiums and Chantra's injury woes continue. The weekend had it all, overtakes, penalties and records to boot. Updates from testing in BSB, and with the NW 200 on the horizon followed by the infamous Isle of Man, the guys touch on what is to come. To all of our listeners, please support the show financially if you can and don’t forget to connect with us via the social media channels and spread the word amongst your like-minded r
After traveling to COTA for the races Jim has the show ready and it's a long one. Jake Rower joins Jim and Rich to discuss all the action. Jim and Jake had a great time watching the races together at the track. The guys talk about COTA, where to watch from and their thoughts on the weekend as a whole. Moto3 was a great race that was decided on the last turn of the last lap. Moto2 started off with a bang, as seven riders crashed in turn 11 on the first lap. That race was shortened to 10 laps. Lastly the MotoGP Sprint was a true thriller that kept you on the edge of your seat. Sadly the main eve
