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* News Tidbits and Chatter
* Liam Update, Including European Cellphone Protocol

Jim Race from RideOnTwo.com joins us again for some general chit chat, followed by a fairly lengthy update with Liam Shubert and we almost interview Hiro Aoyama. Liam was at Qatar again during the MotoGP weekend, and he shares some of his observations and experiences. Also, doing it this way means theres almost no show prep for me, which is just as well because Ive been freakishly busy lately!

Links this episode:
Komodo Gear website at http://www.motogpod.com/redirect/komodo.php
RideOnTwo.com at http://www.rideontwo.com
Liams Wild Ride on BARF at http://www.motogpod.com/redirect/liamwildride.php

- This episode sponsored by Komodo at komodogear.com -

* WSBK and AMA last weekend
* Preview of Turkey MotoGP race

No links this episode.

* Qualifying Report
* Race Report, with many thanks to David Emmet
* A Look at the World Standings

A quick look at the qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, followed by an excellent race report from blogger David Emmet, aka Kropotkin, and a quick look at the MotoGP championship standings.

Links this episode:
Kropotkin Thinks MotoGP blog at http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/
Kropotkin's post on RideOnTwo.com at http://www.rideontwo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=577
Steve Jones' Trophy Suite at http://stevejones.cc/suite/
Bob's ebay Auction for US GP Tickets at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemanditem=6634257838
OnSightProductions.net at http://www.OnSightProductions.net

* Long Chat with Liam
* Part 2 of Track Day Almost Live! w/ Darren Carpenter

This is Bob's last show before leaving for deployment, and we have a very long chat with Liam about working with D'Antin Ducati at Mugello and lots of other things, followed by part two of our conversation with Darren Carpenter at the PSSR Track Day in Portland, this time talking a little bit about some of the technical aspects you might run into on a track day.

Links this episode:
Liam's Wild Ride at http://www.motogpod.com/redirect/liamwildride.php
Steve Jones' Trophy Suite at http://stevejones.cc/suite/
Bob's ebay Auction for US GP Tickets at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemanditem=6634257838
Photos of track day at PIR at http://www.motogpod.com/photos/2006-05-30_trackday
OnSightProductions.net at http://www.OnSightProductions.net

* Back from Iraq!
* Shanghai Race Report
* Thoughts on the 2007 Season

Bob and Jules wrap up the Grand Prix of China in Shanghai and chat a while about the way the season is shaping up so far.

No links this episode.

* Reader E-mail
* Chat with Liam Shubert about Shanghai & LeMans

**LATE BRAKING NEWS!** (Yes, I know it isn't spelled that way...)
This came in too late to make it into the recorded show, but Kawasaki sent out a press release that Fonsi Nieto will sub at LeMans for the injured Olivier Jacque!

In the show, Bob has a few too many beers and records a somewhat rambling commentary about the MotoGP points scoring system. After that, a phone call with Liam Shubert about the China GP and some of his expectations for LeMans.

Links this episode: http://www.motoliam.com

* Bob blathers on about his track day
* Kurtis is goin’ to the show!
* Did Vermeulen have ringer tires?
* Bob and Jim Race talk about Le Mans

A fairly long show today, about 1 hour and 12 minutes. But it’s well worth the time! We start off with Bob blathering on about his track day, but then we move into some more interesting stuff like a news report that showed up on crash.net that Kurtis Roberts will be riding the Team KR KR212V at Mugello. Then we have a short piece about a newspaper interview from Japan that tells us that Vermeulen was using a new tread pattern wet tire at Le Mans. After that, Bob and Jim Race go on at great length about how cool the Le Mans race was, even if it was raining. We finish things up with a little bit more blathering.

Links this episode:
http://www.crash.net
http://www.superbikeplanet.com
http://www.pssrtrack.com

* MotoGP News
* TVU Networks website...hmmm...
* Reader E-mail, that's always fun
* Mugello Preview with Audio Onboard Lap
* A Quick Look at the Standings Going into Round 6

A bit of a hodgepodge of a show today and we're back to the NPR for motorcycle racing format, with just Bob on the show. There's an interesting website that I found out there you might want to check out, plus some news and commentary. Also, a blog entry from Kropotkin Thinks at MotoGPMatters.com is blatantly cribbed because it was really good stuff. We wrap up with a Mugello preview, including an audio onboard and a look at the world championship standings going into Round 6 of the 2007 MotoGP season!

Links this episode:
TVU Networks
Kropotkin Thinks at MotoGPMatters.com
Ride On Two
Clinica Mobile

* Bob and Jules Mugello Wrapup
* Chat with Liam Shubert
* Chat with Chuck Aksland

OK, this show go ridiculously long, and that means there was no time for much of a Catalunya preview show. On the other hand, this show does have an interesting bit with Jules and Bob talking about how great the Mugello race was, followed by a chat with Liam Shubert of the Pramac d'Antin team and then a call with Chuck Aksland, manager of the Team Roberts MotoGP team. It's very long, about an hour and a half, but well worth the download!

Links this episode:
Bob and Jules outtake qualifying talk at http://www.motogpod.com/misc/MotoGPod_2007-06-08-quali_outtake.mp3

* Reader e-mail
* Catalunya qualifying and race report, plus a look at the standings
* MotoGP on CBS? WTF?
* Chat with Liam Shubert!

Bob does a fairly windy intro with a reader e-mail and some other comments, followed by a race report about the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. Then we talk about the CBS commentary of the Catalunya race, with a Pepsi Challenge of three different commentaries and we finish up with a great chat with Liam Shubert of the Pramac d'Antin Ducati team. Good stuff, make sure you listen to every second!!

Links this episode:
www.motoliam.com
www.rideontwo.com

* Silly Season and Some Reader E-mail
* Donington Qualifying and Race Wrapup
* Casey Stoner Interview (psych!)
* Assen Preview, but Not Really Well Prepared. Kinda like some "real" websites

We talk a little bit about some interesting stuff that's going on in MotoGP, plus wrapup Donington, share a chunk of an interview with Casey Stoner that I didn't actually do and then finish up with a real quick and dirty Assen preview and yet another apology.

Link this episode:
www.rideontwo.com/forum

* Bob and Jules talk about Assen
* MotoGP is on CBS again? Wow!
* Need some Flagroom Tickets? MotoGPod has got you covered!

A double dose of Assen love today, with Bob and Jules doing a wrapup chat about the race and some comments about the CBS coverage with Jeff Medders and Kevin Schwantz.

Links in this episode:
Emile Bourquin's Flagroom Tickets
Nicky Hayden Fan Banner Auction
Google calendar for MotoGP 2007

* Big news week in MotoGP
* Sachsenring Preview, courtesy of David Emmett
* Chat with Liam!

Lots of interesting news this week, some silly season stuff and MotoGP is going to Indy! Not sure if that's all good or not, but it looks like it's going to happen. We also have an excellent Sachsenring preview courtesy of David Emmett from motogpmatters.com and a really interesting and somewhat unusual call with Liam Shubert!

Links this episode:
MotoGP Bingo: http://www.egreendata.com/motogp/bingo.php
RideOnTwo Forum: http://www.rideontwo.com/forum
Nicky Hayden Fan Suite Auction: http://usmotogpfans.com/auction
Kropotkin Thinks at MotoGPMatters.com: http://www.motogpmatters.com

* Sachsenring Wrapup
* Laguna Seca Preview
* Yet Another of Those Pepsi Challenges (starting to get a little old, don't you think?)

This week's show is up a day early as Bob is heading to Laguna Seca for the US Grand Prix! And because Bob is supposed to be packing and leaving, it's a short show and a bit of a rush job, but still some interesting stuff and well worth a listen!

Links this episode:
Adam Kress's MotoGP Calendar at http://akress.com/race.ics
Red Bull Indianapolis GP at http://www.redbullindianapolisgp.com/news/story.php?story_id=9470
MotoGP Survey at http://www.3in-opina.com/surveys/073001/English/motogp_uk.htm
MotoGP Chat Room at http://www.motogpod.com/chat.php
Nicky Hayden Fan Banner Auction at http://usmotogpfans.com/auction

* Silly Season
* Lots of stuff Bob recorded at Laguna Seca
* Laguna race report and championship standings
* Awesome sounds of MotoGP

Wow, what a weekend! Bob, Jules and buddy Mike had a FANTASTIC time at Laguna Seca for the Red Bull US Grand Prix, and this show is all about it. We got a lot of cool audio recorded, interviews and motorcycle sounds and all kinds of stuff. We cover the practice sessions, complete with rider interviews, qualifying and the race. Plus a few short comments on the Fox commentary, but not the full on Pepsi Challenge this time.

Links this episode:
Nicky Hayden Fan Banner Auction at http://usmotogpfans.com/auction
MotoGPod EXTRA! Cool stereo laps! at http://www.motogpod.com/downloads/MotoGPod_2007-07-27_EXTRA.mp3
Photos (tons of them!) taken by Jules Cisek at Laguna Seca at http://gallery.popmonkey.com/v/ducmonkey/0707usgp
Lots more photos at Ride On Two at http://www.rideontwo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1163

* Still More Silly Season and World SuperDuper Bikes
* The Fourth and Final Pepsi Challenge
* Interview with MotoGP.com Pit Reporter Mark Bracks

Super interesting show this week, with a great interview with Mark Bracks, the pit reporter for the Dorna/MotoGP.com commentary team. We also have some news and, back by popularish demand, another Pepsi Challenge of MotoGP commentary! Last but certainly not least, a contest to win one of six awesome Eddie Lawson posters from an original artwork by Hector Cademartori.

Links this episode:
Mark Bracks articles at http://www.bikeme.tv/Writings/Articles/tabid/121/Default.aspx
Mark Kalan's blog at http://www.riderscramp.com
Tyler Winegarner's Laguna Seca Photos at http://www.tylerwinegarner.com/gallery/3248133#179748944
E-mail your contest entry to mailto:contest@motogpod.com (listen to the show for details)

* News and blathering
* Extremely brief technical segment about HatsOff
* Cool chat from Jules, Liam and Jay

Great stuff this week! Jules grabbed Liam Shubert while he was spending some time in the USA and they had a really interesting conversation and recorded it! Also some news and a brief technical segment about another helmet removal system and don't forget the contest to win one of six awesome Eddie Lawson posters from an original artwork by Hector Cademartori.

Links this episode:
Tyler Winegarner's Laguna Seca Photos at http://www.tylerwinegarner.com/gallery/3248133#179748944
Jules Cisek's Laguna Seca Photos at http://gallery.popmonkey.com/v/ducmonkey/0707usgp/
Hats Off helmet removal system at http://www.hatsoffusa.com
BikeMe! forums at http://www.bikeme.tv/Forums/tabid/57/Default.aspx
ZXR World at http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/
Please put up a review on the iTunes link at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=7379954...
E-mail your contest entry to mailto:contest@motogpod.com (listen to the show for details)

* Contest Winners!
* Chris Jonnum, editor of Road Racer X magazine
* Book Review: Top Dead Center by Kevin Cameron
* Chat with Jules about Silly Season so far

A very long show today with an interview with Chris Jonnum, editor of Road Racer X magazine, a book review (wow!) of Top Dead Center, The Best of Kevin Cameron From Cycle World Magazine, and a long chat with Jules about what we know and don't know about Silly Season 2007. Plus, we've got contest winners and some other odds and ends!

Links this episode:
The Haydens: Nicky, Tommy, and Roger, From OWB To MotoGP at http://www.bullpublishing.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=95
Road Racer X at http://www.roadracerx.com/
Top Dead Center, The Best of Kevin Cameron From Cycle World Magazine at http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/ ProductDetails_37145.ncm
Mark Tinley's Classic Bike podcast at http://www.funnymachine.com/classicbike/

* NY Times article about Nicky Hayden
* Brno wrapup and general MotoGP chat with Jules Cisek
* Does MotoGP have a social responsibility?

A couple of editorial sort of pieces today, talking about a really cool article that showed up in the New York Times and whether or not racing has a responsibility to develop new technologies, plus a Brno wrapup and general chat with Jules Cisek. Good stuff, I think you'll like it!

Links this episode:
Article in the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/sports/playmagazine/0819play-hayden.ht...

* Reader E-Mail Response to Racing's Social Responsibility
* Miller Motorsports Park for the International Set
* Misano San Marino GP Preview
* A Chat with Liam Shubert!

Another long show today, but I think it's good stuff that you'll enjoy. We talk a little bit about listener response to last week's editorial, Miller Motorsports Park is getting a World Superbike round, MotoGP comes back to Misano, and we hear from Liam Shubert about all kinds of cool stuff. Great show, make sure to listen to all of it!

Links this episode:
Liam Shubert Working in MotoGP at http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_news.htm?menu=news&news_id=20575
Nicky Hayden Michelin commercial at http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_video_channel.htm?menu=video_chan...
Miller Motorsports Park at http://www.millermotorsportspark.com
Roadracing World article about World Superbike and AMA at Miller at http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=30021
World Superbike Official Website at http://www.worldsbk.com
Misano Circuit Website at http://www.misanocircuit.it

* Qatar 2008 Night Race
* Misano Race Report
* A Chat with Liam Shubert!
* Editorial Complaining About motogp.com

Kind of an all over the place sort of show today, with a little bit of news, a quick Misano race report, another chat with Liam Shubert and some interesting stuff about the future of the official MotoGP.com website along with some complaints about what is currently broked up there.

Links this episode:
Official MotoGP Website at http://www.motogp.com
Kropotkin's 2007 Misano Race Report at http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/archive/2007/09/03/291109.aspx
Email Liam at mailto:liam@motoliam.com
Apple Profile about Dorna at http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/dorna/
MotoGP on YouTube! at http://www.youtube.com/user/MotoGP

* MotoGP News
* Listener E-mail
* Chat with Eurosport Commentator Toby Moody
* Estoril Preview
* Talk Like A Pirate Day

Lots of great stuff this week, including the obvious Estoril preview, some news from MotoGP, listener e-mail, a new podcast I found that is marginally about MotoGP, and a really great call with Eurosport commentator Toby Moody (how cool is that?) and some more of the usual blathering on. Plus, don't forget about Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19th!

Links this episode:
Toby Moody's columns can be found at http://www.autosport.com/motogp
Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb at http://www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk
Top 12 Runoff British Speed Hill Climbing at http://www.top12runoff.co.uk
Formula 1 Blog (and Podcast) at http://www.formula1blog.com
Talk Like a Pirate Day at http://www.talklikeapirate.com

* Marcus Dairy
* Helpful Mac tip
* Bob and Jules talk about Estoril, one of the most exciting races of the season
* Motegi Preview

Good show today with a long call with Jules about Estoril. If you haven't yet seen the race at Estoril, you owe it to yourself to go and watch it before you listen to the show. It was a great race, well worth seeing. We also have a Motegi preview and a couple of other odds and ends! Good stuff!

Links this episode:
Milk and Motorcycles at http://milkandmotorcycles.com
MotoGPod/RideOnTwo Chat Room at http://www.motogpod.com/motogpod-chatroom