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Well, that was an entertaining GP weekend! In a stacked BikeLive, we talk about World Superbikes season finale, and while we only got one "glitchy" Superbike race, the World Supersport title came down to the final lap as Sandro Cortese took the title over a desperate Jules Cluzel. Oh, and Jonny won, again. We also talk about an incredible Philip Island weekend, as for the first time in 25 races and 490 days, Yamaha wins, with Maverick Vinales back on the top step, in a race also known for a 190mph crash between Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez! Moto2 had its race of the year, and we have 12 men covered by a tenth of a second going into the final lap of the Moto3 race, which Albert Arenas somehow won! It's a heaped BikeLive with Louis and Dre, enjoy!

Lewis Hamilton is a 5-time Formula One World Champion. May the blessed one touch us all. Dre, Ryan and RJ look back on an interesting Mexico GP, with varying Red Bull success. Verstappen dominates, Ricciardo is robbed of a 1-2 due to a hydraulic failure. Vettel came through the field for 2nd, while Mercedes suffers their worst on-track performance, maybe of the whole hybrid era. We also review the Super Formula season finale and break down some of the news, including the Ferrucci's owing to the Italian courts 400k, and Ed Jones getting another shot with ECR. Enjoy!

It was like a video game, a cheat code, but for Marc Marquez's title rivals, it was game over. Dre and Louis are back to review MotoGP's Motegi round as Marc Marquez became the youngest 7-time World Champion ever, with another crushing victory as Dovi, fell on his sword. We also look at Fabio Quartararo being DQ'ed from the Moto2 victory after being 0.02 bar under the legal limit, and Martin falling again, to give Bezzecchi another shot at the Moto3 World Title. We also preview this weekend's Philip Island GP!

For the first time in 2,044 days, Kimi Raikkonen wins a GP, the longest gap ever between victories in F1. Praise be! Dre, RJ and Ryan break down a dramatic GP, with Kimi's first win in nearly 6 seasons, Sebastian Vettel spinning again, Max Verstappen coming from 18th to 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton trying and failing to win on "home" soil! We also take a massive deep dive into the news, with Stoffel Vandoorne and Pascal Wehrlein securing new rides in Formula E, Checo staying with Force India, doubts over the future of SMP Racing and a preview for this weekend's Super Formula finale! Enjoy!

Hell has frozen over. Leon Haslam has won a major championship. Glory to Ealing Hospital. Dre and Louis review the BSB Showdown Finale at Brands Hatch as Leon Haslam wrapped up the title on Saturday, and broke his jynx, meaning he's now taken a win at every track on the calendar. Nice! We also praise Jake Dixon for keeping it close at the end, and Richard Cooper, who became BSB's 7th different winner this season, a stat F1 would only dream of. We also review World Superbikes debut weekend in Argentina, as Jonathan Rea made yet MORE history with his 9th and 10th consecutive victories, Toprak stole the entertainment award, and Jules Cluzel put up the wall yet again to hold off Sandro Cortese in Supersport! We also preview MotoGP this weekend at Motegi! Can Marc Marquez wrap up the championship with his first match point against Dovi? Enjoy!

An important one this, Dre and RJ step aside and Ryan King takes the lead chair for the first time as Ellie Jane from Formula Incident and Hazel Southwell from eRacing.net join the show for a specially extended discussion about "The 'W' Series" in Motorsport, a radical attempted new solution to get women higher up the motorsport ladder. There's been strong discussion on both sides of the fence, and this could be some of the most nuanced discussion on the topic. Hope you enjoy!

Dre and Louis are back again with one of the MotoGP races of 2018 as Marquez and Dovi went to war yet again, this time in the brand new MotoGP debut round in Thaliand! Maverick Vinales had the best seats in the house to watch the 4th last corner showdown between them in the last 18 months, with a surprising outcome! We also break down Moto2 as Pecco took control of the title race with win #7 of the year, and a dramatic last corner takeout from Bastianini on Bez left DiGi with his 2nd win of the year, Martin recovering from the weirdest wrist injury ever, and Dennis Foggia's first podium... from 25th?! News is looked at too, with Josh Brookes heading to PBM to complete a dream partnership, Danny Kent making his BSB debut, and World Superbikes going to 3 races a season! Enjoy!

And then Dre sat down and said: "Let there be crashes!" The Church of Dre is in session, and Ryan King and RJ O'Connell are the subjects! Today's hymn book: "The Ides of Suzuka", as Sebastian Vettel's slim title hopes slipped away via a ballsy failed move at Spoon on Max Verstappen. Oh and Lewis Hamilton won. Again. We also talk the Bathurst 1000 too! Enjoy!

One of the most historic World Superbike weekends ever, with 3 world champions crowned in dramatic fashion in Magny-Cours, and Dre and Louis are here to break it all down! In World Superbikes, Jonny Rea took his 7th and 8th consecutive wins to top off his fourth straight world title, with an incredible celebration after Race 1! Ana Carrasco made history by becoming the first woman to win an individual World Champion on two wheels,by just a single point as the title fight literally went down to the final corner! Markus Reiterberger won the Superstock 1000 crown too in its final race! We also review British Superbikes in Assen for the penultimate round of the Showdown, as Leon Haslam took yet another double victory to put one hand on the title, as Jake Dixon suffered an electrical problem in Race 2. We also talk about Dan Linfoot and Tarran Mckensie's VERY lucky escapes in a pair of dramatic crashes! We also review some late season moves as Scott Redding is heading to BeWiser Ducati in BSB with Danny Kent ve

The team orders call heard around the world, and Lewis Hamilton is gifting the win that should wrap up both titles. Yay? Ryan King, RJ O'Connell and Chris DeHarde come back with a full review of the Russian Grand Prix that was dominated by said team orders call, and another dodgy round for Ferrari, as well as Max Verstappen's charge through the field. We also talk the Charlotte NASCAR Roval playoff round, with one of the most shocking finishes ever, where Ryan Blaney inherited a banzai win after Kyle Larson and Jimmie Johnson hit each other at the final chicane! Enjoy!

He did it his way! BikeLive returns to review an Aragon GP which saw Marc Marquez return to winning ways, even if Jorge Lorenzo didn't agree with the way he did it. This week, Louis and Dre cover all the big stories from Motorland as Suzuki returned to the rostrums, but it came at a cost, while Yamaha's season reached a new low. We also discuss Brad Binder's second Moto2 win and Jorge Martin's latest Moto3 masterclass!

One week on from the season finale in Sonoma, Motorsport 101 returns to review the 2018 season which saw Scott Dixon pip Alexander Rossi to the title! Andre Harrison, Ryan King, RJ O'Connell and Christopher DeHarde look back on a thrilling year, including the highs and lows of Robert Wickens' rookie season, the triumph and heartbreak of the Indianapolis 500, and the championship battle which went all the way to the wire Enjoy!

THE MOST SHOCKING FINISH EVER took place in Portimao. Oh, and Jonathan Rea did a double. Dre and Louis are back for BikeLive! In a Superbike special, we review all the action from Portimao in World Superbikes, which had the ridiculous ending to the Supersport race. Cortese dropping Cluzel was only the SECOND most shocking thing. Oh, and Jonny Rea won twice. He's good at bikes. We also review BSB's first Showdown at Oulton Park as Jake Dixon took advantage of Leon Haslam unreliability to win both races, and Danny Buchan got concussed. We also preview MotoGP in Aragon. Enjoy!

It was a weekend with screws being turned. Andre Harrison, Ryan King and RJ O'Connell (with Chris DeHarde for the IndyCar section), return with Episode 161! In it, we review the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari goes missing, and Lewis Hamilton delivers another perfect weekend to put the title within reach, now 40 points clear with just 6 rounds left. We also review Sergio Perez going crazy with two hits on his teammate and on Sergei Sirotkin! We also take a look at the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, with Ryan Hunter-Reay dominating the weekend leading 80 of 85 laps from pole, and Dixon following along in 2nd to win his 5th IndyCar title, just the 2nd man ever to get there. We also look at Alex Rossi, who lost a lap on the start, got it back, and then passed 17 cars to finish in 7th in a last ditch attempt to win the title. All that and more on a "stacked" M101. Anyone for Pancakes?

And in the second part of a doubleheader, Dre and Louis are back again for another BikeLive to review the British Superbike tripleheader at Silverstone, and Greg Haines is back on the show for another feature-length interview to catch up on all things World Superbike before the 2nd half of the season starts in Portimao! Leon Haslam recovered from a nasty highside on Friday to win ALL THREE races on the National layout, using smarts, speed, and an oil patch. Christian Iddon had a heroic weekend, continuing on after breaking his collarbone on Saturday, but going on to finish 5th in Race 2... only to miss the showdown by just 4 points from Peter Hickman! We also bring on British Eurosport and ITV commentator Greg Haines to catch up on the World Superbike season so far before their 2018 continues in Portimao this weekend! Enjoy!

Did you know we were gonna record this on Monday? Thank GOD we delayed it! Also, Dre isn't here this week, but ADAM JOHNSON is back for the first time in 90 episodes! He joins Ryan King, RJ O'Connell and Chris DeHarde for a news-heavy edition! We cover the massive news of Romano Fenati's brake squeeze in Moto2, Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen swapping seats for 2019 in the youngest Ferrari driver move since 1961! We also preview the Singapore GP and the IndyCar title decider in Sonoma this weekend! Enjoy!

The moment you've been waiting for, Andre and Louis on the most controversial moment of 2018 - Romano Fenati and the brake squeeze seen around the world. A moment that went viral, that was picked up by national news and sports fans the world over. It says a lot when we dedicate 45 minutes to Romano's antics on track, the damage to his career, the ban itself, and the aftermath. Oh, and Pecco dominated to victory. We also talk MotoGP, as Dovi took a stunning dominant win at the front, as Marc Marquez bulled Lorenzo into a late fall. And in Moto3, Lorenzo Dalla Porta beat a hard-charging Jorge Martin for his first win at home, with Marco Bezzechi crashing on the penultimate lap! It's the most in-depth BikeLive of 2018, and it's 1 of 2 episodes this weekend, enjoy!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Soundcloud glitched and didn't release this one originally. Sorry about that! >_> In tribute to Silverstone, we had a race three days late! But here was a preview from last week, featuring a news catchup, and all the talk from the press conference as Rossi and Marquez refused to shake hands. Enjoy!

And here is the 2nd part of our double taping, as we review IndyCar's first race in Portland for 11 years, and it might have been the best race of the season! Scott Dixon somehow survives a major opening lap wreck, a drive-through for speeding in the pitlane... and STILL finished in 5th. Also, yay! Takuma Sato came through and won on a caution reshuffle, ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay and 2007 winner Sebastien Bourdais! We also break down all the news, as Stoffel is out at McLaren, with Lando Norris in, Toto Wolff pushes again for 3 car teams, and IndyCar unveils their 2019 calendar, with the Circuit of the Americas joining in too! Enjoy!

Another race weekend, another punch in the gut for Dre. Ouch. This was a weekend for the Finns as Dre, Ryan and RJ review a hectic Italian GP weekend, as Kimi Raikkonen clocked the fastest lap ever seen in F1... But then was unable to deal with the great wall of Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton picked him off for a sucker punch victory. Sebastian makes another Lap 1 error, but also came back to 4th as Max Verstappen made another driving error that led to a penalty. Also, a Haas was disqualified, and the team looks kinda bush league. We also review Formula 2 as Tadasuke Makino pulled off an exceptional win in the feature race from 14th on the grid, and George Russell and Lando Norris finally threw down, with Russell coming back to win the sprint race! This is the first of a double header! Part 2 is out tomorrow as we review IndyCar in Portland and break down all the news!