audio by year 2008

* Some ranting. Well, actually, a lot of ranting
* Doug Hagy with Shadow Video Productions
* Tech Segment - Suspension systems (rerun from Episode #38)

We're back from our week off and we've got a pretty long show today. We start off with some news and e-mail, with ranting comments about all of that. After that, we move into some good stuff from Doug Hagy, owner of Shadow Video Productions, talking about track day videography. We finish up this week with a rerun from Episode 38 (back in the day) about front suspension systems and some various types that have been tried through the years.

Links this episode:
fans.moto.gp website at http://fans.moto.gp
Poll on Speed TV website about What Series You Are Waiting For at http://www.speedtv.com/news
Barry Sheene bio trailer at http://tinyurl.com/yvhcrb
Shadow Video Productions at http://www.shadowvideoproductions.com
Motorcycle Suspension photos at http://www.motogpod.com/suspensions

* News (sort of), e-mail, and odds n ends
* Laguna Seca Travel Notes Redux
* Call with Liam Shubert!

The show is a little bit all over the map today, but we have some really good stuff. We talk about several newsy sort of items and some great listener e-mail and then we have a call with Liam Shubert of the D'Antin Ducati Team. It's been a while since we talked with Liam and we've got some catching up to do!

Links this episode:
A California Yankee In Ducati's Court (Mark Elder story by Dean Adams) at http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Jan/080102-elder.htm
Liam's Wild Ride at http://www.motoliam.com
Biography Channel at http://www.biography.com (ask them to broadcast the Barry Sheene show!)
"The CatHouse" club at The Luxor at http://www.luxor.com/nightlife/ (can we get any less focused on MotoGP?)

(2008-02-27: edited MP3 filename and the feed to fix bad date in name. Hopefully this didn't break everyone's podcatcher!)

* Listener E-mail and some comments about Barry Sheene DVD
* A Plug For Charity
* Testing Kicks Off in Malaysia
* Call with Darren Carpenter About Track Days

The MotoGP circus is back in town after the winter break, with testing in Malaysia! Before we get to that, we have some reader e-mail about various things and a few comments, and then after the testing news we have a great chat with Darren Carpenter, talking more details on the ins and outs of track days! Good stuff, download the show and check it out!

Links this episode:
Crash.Net MotoGP News at http://www.crash.net/home~cid~6.htm
Barry Sheene DVD at http://www.dukevideo.com/Bikes/DVD/Champions/Legacy%20-%20A%20Personal%2...
Cycle To Cannes 2008 at http://www.cycle2cannes.org
Racing-Underground at https://www.racing-underground.com/

* Finally found a track bike!
* MotoGP Testing at Philip Island!
* MotoGP Testing at Sepang!
* Other Stuff!

Great call with Jules today, talking about the testing at Philip Island and Sepang. Before we get to that, I have some news to pass on, one item being that I bought that track bike I've been going on and on about! w00t! Overall, interesting show so download it and give it a listen!

Links this episode:
SpeedFeenz Motorcycle Gear Store at http://www.speedfeenz.com
Official Yamaha Racing website (Insider magazine) at http://www.yamaha-racing.com
Bayliss to race World Supers at Qatar, story at
http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewsArchives/2008/February/bayliss_rnd1.htm
Long Way Round website (episodes for only $1.99 each) at http://www.longwayround.com

* Listener E-Mail
* Save Mark Bracks!
* Call with David Podolsky of Chicken Hawk Racing
* Lame military jokes and an update on my son in boot camp

Fantastic call with David Podolsky of Chicken Hawk Racing about what exactly is going on with those round black things and why you might want to warm them up before a track day or race. Lots of interesting info in this call. Before we get to that, we have several great e-mails to talk about, ranging from corrections from the last show to suspension advice to more about the Barry Sheene video and bad bad news about Mark Bracks and what you can do about it. Lots of good stuff today and we even finish up with a little bit of Marine Corps chitchat about my son, who is currently in Marine Corps boot camp. There might even be an Air Force joke in here, if you listen carefully. Good stuff, download the show and listen!

Links this episode:
Save Bracksy Petition at http://savebracksy-petition.clubezy.com
Barry Sheene video in NTSC at http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Personal-History-Barry-Sheene/dp/B000MKYJMS...
Traxxion Dynamics suspension (Max MacAllister) at http://www.traxxion.com
Catalyst Reaction suspension (Dave Moss) at http://www.feelthetrack.com
Chicken Hawk Racing at http://chickenhawkracing.com
United States Marine Corps oohrah site at http://www.marines.com

* Race Pattern Shifting
* Tech Segment: Big Bang Firing Order
* Chat with Jules about the IRTA Test at Jerez

Super good show today with some excellent listener e-mails followed up by a stupendous tech segment about Big Bang engines, courtesy of Scott Jones. After that, we chat with Jules about the IRTA tests at Jerez and some general predictions, ponderings and prevaricating about the upcoming season.

Links this episode:
Enter the contest at Chicken Hawk Racing at http://chickenhawkracing.com
Steve Jones Suite Deal at http://www.usmotogpfans.com
Scott Jones photography at http://www.turn2photography.com
Mark Kalan Photography at http://www.markkalan.com
DVD player region code and tv standards hacks at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

* 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

* What's on TV?
* Chat with Jules about World SuperBike season at Phillip Island
* Marine Corps Joke

Jules and I had a long chat about the World Superbike races at fantastic Phillip Island and we kind of neglected to do much for the MotoGP opener at Qatar or Daytona Bike Week! Big motortcycle racing weekend coming up, i hope you don't miss it! Also, some stfuff coming up on Discovery Channel that you should look out for! Download the show and have a listen!

Links this episode:
Troy's Story at Docurama at http://www.docurama.com/productdetail.html?productid=NV-NNVG107861
Troy's Story at Amazon online at http://www.amazon.com/Troys-Story-Incredible-Superbike-Champion/dp/B000Y...
Birth of a Racer on Discovery HD at http://dhd.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=66.14723.120576....

* Crazy Long Show Today!
* Chat with Jules about MotoGP Season Opener at Qatar
* No Less Than Three Calls With Liam Shubert!

OK, this episode might be a little long at over two full hours! But there's so much goodness to talk about and believe it or not, I cut out almost thirty minutes!!

Links this episode:
SpeedFeenz Motorcycle Gear Store at http://www.speedfeenz.com
RideOnTwo Forum at http://www.rideontwo.com
Liam's Wild Ride at http://www.motoliam.com
New! MotoGP Official Website not even mentioned in the show at http://beta.motogp.com

* MotoCzysz Documentary Premiere at Bagdad Cafe in Portland
* Chat with Jules about the Stoner Mystique

Only about 50 minutes or so this week, to make up for last week's horrifically long show. Good stuff this week, we’ve got a call with Jules Cisek about the Stoner Mystique and a report from Fergus Caldicott about the US Premiere of "Birth of a Racer" at the Bagdad Cafe in Portland. Check it out!

Links this episode:
Fans.Moto.GP at http://fans.moto.gp

* More about the Stoner Mystique
* Jerez Preview

Extremely short show today, only about 23 minutes of MotoGP fun. Jules is on vacation and I'm swamped at work. Still some very good stuff about the Jerez race this weekend, it's well worth a listen!

Links this episode:
Steve Jones Charity Auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160223328427
VivaDucati.com at http://www.vivaducati.com
Midwest Cafe Racers Association at http://www.MCRAracing.com

* Jerez Wrapup with Jules
* Jerez Results
* Upcoming Schedule

Got a really good show today, nice long conversation with Jules about Jerez. Lots of opinion and insight, some smack talking, and sympathy for Grace over at Formula 1 Blog. She knows what I'm talking about.

Links this episode:
Colin Edwards QP save, MotoGP.com non-commentary version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_m-af2UXnI
Colin Edwards QP save, EuroSport version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1UlEQtdUGc
Colin Edwards QP save, Australian version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxARspGHQ2c
Fantasy MotoGP at http://www.mikeyscott.co.uk/fmotogp
RideOnTwo tipping competition (and all kinds of other good stuff) at http://www.rideontwo.com/

* Jules and Jim chit chat about WSBK Valencia and MotoGP Estoril
* WSBK Valencia wrapup
* MotoGP Estoril QP Wrapup and Race preview

AFM Racer Jim Race from Rideontwo.com joins us this week to talk about the WSBK Races at Valencia last weekend and about MotoGP at Estoril this weekend. We go over free practice and qualifying results and make wild guesses at what might happen tomorrow.

Links in this episode:
MotoGPnews forums: http://www.boardzero.com/motogpnews/
Example Rideontwo Estoril photo thread (warning: contains SPOILERS): http://www.rideontwo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1627

* Estoril MotoGP and 250 races - short reviews
* Discussion of Ducati and China rumours - 'cause we need more F1 like drama!
* Chat with Liam Schubert about Estoril, China and the usual Liam Stuff

Just a low key show after some great racing at Estoril. Jules chats with Liam Schubert of Alice D'Antin and does some minor news wrapups and race reports.

Links in this episode:
* Kropotkin's post on possible China round cancellation: http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/archive/2008/04/17/378233.aspx
* Kropotkin's post on Hayden in 2009: http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/archive/2008/04/17/378239.aspx
* Ghezzi-Brian website: http://www.ghezzi-brian.com/

* More on Ducati bringing in Troy Bayliss and Max Biaggi to help with the GP8
* Lots of Suzuki news
* WSBK races in Assen this weekend
* A chat with Liam Schubert

News items regarding Ducati and Suzuki, a reminder about WSBK races this weekend at Assen, and a phone conversation with Liam while he takes a morning walk over to one of his hangout spots.

Links in this episode:
Kropotkin on Melandri: http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/archive/2008/04/21/380336.aspx
WSBK Assen 2007 race 2 Final Laps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i9Mg7l9DJk

* WSBK and MotoGP news
* Day one Shanghai summary
* Interview with Andrew Wheeler (professional motorsports photographer)
* Interview with Scott Jones (amateur motorsports photographer)

We start with a quick wrapup of the week's news. If you don't care about motorsports photography click "Stop" after the news segment. Otherwise continue to interviews with Andrew Wheeler and Scott Jones.

Links in this show:
Kropotkin on Yamaha in 2009: http://blogger.xs4all.nl/daisy/archive/2008/04/27/382438.aspx
Rossi Lookalike: http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/162455-0/rossi_lookalike_say...
Andrew Wheeler's photo site: http://www.automotophoto.com/
Andrew Wheeler's blog: http://automotophoto-andrew-wheeler.blogspot.com/
Scott Jones' photo site: http://www.turn2photography.com/
Scott Jones' blog: http://blog.scottjones.net/

* Bob is back!
* Championship Review with Darren Carpenter

Bob is back from a work & vacation related little break, and we get right back into the swing of things with a great chat with Darren Carpenter. We mostly covered the MotoGP championship so far, not so much a race review of the Grand Prix of China, but more like an analysis of the top ten riders in the standings and some opinions and chit chat. It's a long call, but it's interesting stuff!

Links this episode:
No links this episode.

A special episode featuring a long call with Liam Schubert giving us some important insights into his life with the MotoGP circus. Make sure you read Liam's blog post from exactly one year ago by following the link in these show notes.

You can always email Liam at liam@motoliam.com

Links in this episode:
May 13, 2007 blog entry at Motoliam.com: http://www.motoliam.com/2007/05/shanghai_stories_food_shopping.html

* Long Chat with Jules About All Sorts of Stuff

Kind of a rough and ready show today with a call with Jules where we talk about the China GP, World Superbike and Supersport, Ben Spies, the upcoming French GP at Le Mans and all sorts of other stuff. It's a little bit all over the map but it's a really good chat and well worth a listen!

Links this episode:
Julian Ryder's article on traction control at http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/May/080513rn.htm