MotoPod

A quick intro show from Rich to welcome Karl Hunn and Danny Smith onto the pod as co-hosts for 2026 and beyond. Karl & Danny will focus on World & British Superbike race coverage, to compliment Rich & Jim’s ongoing efforts with MotoGP, as well as Jake Rower who recently came onboard to focus on Moto-America. A warm welcome and huge thanks to all of the new co-hosts. As ever, the aim is...

The liberty show is finally here!  This topic was so huge that Jim and Rich had to add some extra help in the form of former host Skyler Vickroy and new Moto America host Jake Rower.  All four guys cover everything Liberty.  Can Liberty do for MotoGP what it has done for F1?  How many races are too many?  Short races?  Do we need Moto2 and Moto3 at every round?  Where do you get the new talent fro...

The '27 MotoGP silly season kicked off this past week and Jim and Rich could not help but join in on the fun and make a few bold predictions.  After the guys run through a couple of news items, they put out a call to Australia to get more information on "The Bend" near Adelaide. Then they discuss their 2027 MotoGP teams line ups.  Both Jim and Rich have some bold predictions that you should find v...

This time Jim and Rich enjoy a little bit of off-season prediction by coming up with their top-10 lists of up and comers in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. These are the riders they feel have marked themselves out as possibilities (or in some cases nailed on certainties) for MotoGP action in the seasons to come. Let us know (motopod@motopodcast.com) which ones you agree or disagree with and if there...

Jim and Rich are back for the first time in 2026, this time to have a run through the news, rank the entire 2025 MGP grid, justify their top 10’s and hand out the annual wooden spoons. Incidentally, after some minor confusion as to where the concept originated, post-show Rich leaned on Google and determined that "Wooden Spoon" (as a prize for coming last) stems from 19th-century Cambridge Universi...

Jim and Rich squeeze in a show just before Christmas that contains some news a call for extra hosts, a supporter's thank you and three things about the season.  Please take a minute to sign the Phillip Island petition at www.saveourrace.good.do Hopefully together we can save the MotoGP race.  Also take some time and send us you show suggestions on what you the listening public want.    MotoPod@mot...

Jim and Rich review the final MotoGP Round from Valencia in Spain. With two of the three championships already decided, the main interest for the weekend was on the Moto2 title decider, with Diogo Moreira triumphing in the championship ahead of his move up to MotoGP with LCR Honda. Moto3 saw a maiden race winner in Adrián Fernández, whilst MotoGP saw a sprint win for Alex Marquez and a GP win for...

In the spirit of so many substitute riders in the Moto3 class Jim got a substitute for Rich who was traveling to help talk about MotoGP. Skyler and Jim chat about the MotoGP races and Skyler gives his take on Marc, Pecco, Liberty Media and many other things. Jim them goes solo to fill you in on the Moto3 and Moto2 races. Only the Moto2 title is left to be decided but Moreria made a statement by wi...

Jim and Rich try to get together and chat about Philip Island and Sepang, but technology let us down. Rich’s internet left the chat leaving Jim to finish the show by himself. The guys did cover some listener feedback and got through the news together. After that Jim covered all the racing action. At PI a second world champion was crowned as Rueda locked up the 25 Moto3 championship. Hometown hero...

Jim and Rich review MotoGP Round 17 from Mandalika in Indonesia. After a season of relatively trouble-free speed and consistency, Marc Marquez was hit by trouble in the form of Marco Bezzecchi. It was something of a crash and injury strewn weekend with several riders missing. Through it all came Fermin Aldeguer, demonstrating why Ducati put so much faith into signing the now 20 year old. Elsewhere...

And just like that the first World Championship is wrapped up! Marc Marquez clinched his 9th World Championship at the Japanese GP over the weekend. Marc placed second in both the Sprint and the GP to none pother than a resurgent Pecco! The Moto3 race was neutered a little bit by a weird but brief sigh rain that spooked championship leader Rueda early on in the race. This let Munoz to take a comma...

Jim and Rich review MotoGP Round 16 from Misano in Italy. This was Marc Marquez’s first shot at 2025 title glory. In the end, a crash in the Sprint Race meant the title bid moved on to Motegi but this allowed Marco Bezzecchi to shine on an Aprilia which is rapidly becoming a match for the GP25 Ducati. Elsewhere, Moto3 served up the usual close battles, whilst the Moto2 race proved slightly less ev...

The Catalan Gp is covered on this episode. With usually dull racing Jim and Rich jim and rich focused more on the news of the week. The announcement was that Gunther Steiner of drive to survive F1 fame is now a MotoGP own having bought the Tech3 team. Out on track the Moto3 race only became interesting in the last 5 laps. Jim was happy that for the first time in a long long time the riders kept ou...

Jim and Rich are back to talk about MotoGP Round 14 from Balaton Park in Hungary. The Hungarian MotoGP weekend was as much about the new track as the racing itself, with several incidents calling into question the suitability of the track for MotoGP action. Notwithstanding this, Moto3 dealt up another masterclass by Max Quilles, followed by more of the same from David Alonso in the Moto2 race. Mot...

They are finally back together to discuss everything from the Red Bull Ring! They start taking about their trips and holiday adventures and then start the show off with a bit of listener feedback. Next up was all the news from the summer break. The guys share their thoughts on the attendance at the Red Bull Ring and then on the silly season rider and team swaps. Last news item covered is the 2026...

Sorry this show is so late. Tis was due to the guys work schedule and Rich traveling to Donington Park and Jim traveling to Belgium for work. So this show is a bit of a mash up. Jim kicks thing on with his thoughts on the race at the Sachsenring and then Rich discussing the race from Brno. Normal service will resume at the Reed Bullring and thanks for your patience! If you’re a regular listener, p...

The guys get together again to talk about the action from Assen. This year the cathedral celebrated 100 years of racing. The action fast and furious as a number of riders had crashes on Friday. Marc Marquez and Ai Ogura having the biggest ones. The racing action started off with Moto3 and the pack racing was tight and exciting as always. The lunette crash at the chicane saw the Italian struck by F...

Jim and Rich are back to talk about Round 9 of MotoGP from majestic Mugello in Italy. First up there’s the news that Liberty is officially cleared to make its majority stake purchase from Dorna, which will see it take the reigns of MotoGP and World Superbike. The guys talk through what this means in terms of opportunities and risks. Then its on to the racing from Mugello. As always, Moto3 served u...

Apologies for the lateness of this Pod Cast! In this episode Jim and Rich cover everything from Aragon! The kick it off with some great listener feedback about semi-automated ride height devices. Then they go over the news of Martins contract issues and the semi bombshell of Toprak signing a one year deal to race a Pramac Yamaha in 2026. Finally they guys cover the racing. The Moto3 Class was a cl...

As Round 8 at Aragon gets set to commence, Jim and Rich look back at a highly eventful set of races 2 weeks ago at Silverstone in the UK. For once, Moto2 dished up the race of the day, but there was plenty of action and incident in the MotoGP and Moto 3 races too. The lads also discuss listener feedback, ongoing contractual disputes at Aprilia, a nasty injury for HRC’s Luca Marini and the vexed qu...

Jim and Rich dive into the crazy, complicated and confusing Grand Prix from Le Mans. The Moto3 boys kicked off the action on damp but drying tack on Sunday morning. The race was calm by the normal Moto3 standards, but the last lap more than made up for the lack of action. Kelso was looking for his first ever Moto3 win and was leading Munoz and Rueda. In the second to last turn Munoz dive bombed Ke...

Jim and Rich catch up to talk through the race action at Jerez. The MotoGP race delivered the main talking points of the weekend, with Marc Marquez crashing out and younger brother Alex taking his maiden main race win. Heading into Round 6 at Le Mans, the championship is tight at top with the Marquez brothers and Bagnaia separated by just 20 points. If you’re a regular listener, please sign up to...

In this special interview episode show Jim starts off with a few news items and some rumors. The Jim is joined with Roadracing World editor Michael Gougis. The two of them talk about the first three MotoGp races and a few other things. If you’re a regular listener, please sign up to support the show financially if you can and don’t forget to connect with us via the social media channels. Thanks to...

im and Rich dive into the Qatar Grand Prix in this episode. They guys cover all of the great racing action as all three races plus the sprint with action packed and full of drama. The Moto3 boys started off the evening with a great race that came down to a last lap, last corner dash to the line. By luck or great race strategy Piqueras won his second race of the year will Rueda had a mechanical fai...

Ahead of this weekends MotoGP round in Qatar, Jim and Rich look back on the craziness that was round 3 at COTA. Weather interfered with proceedings throughout the weekend, throwing up curve balls and controversies aplenty for Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP. Elsewhere, there is a quick round up of the news and a brief look back at World Superbikes from Portimão, where Torak Razgatlıoğlu once again reigned...