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What can you say about one of the best GP races ever? Do you tell people it was amazing and then move on? No - this is BrotoGP! You stir the pot, drop the syllabus, and talk about everything you can.

Ya we cover the race - Jorge's start, Rossi slamming into Lorenzo, Dovizioso and Rossi tangling, Marquez nearly falling off, Rins and Vinales finally putting it all together. But the stories, the drama, lie elsewhere. The race was slow AF, maybe due to the wind - and no one was able to pull away. Race direction felt it necessary to investigate someone making contact with Marquez. The tire compounds were all mixed up. Suzuki performs, but is it repeatable. Mav might be past his confidence issues. Zarco has reached the consequences of peak frame... Just like the race, this episode is all over the place as we try to cover it all.

Of course, we finish off with some listener voicemails and questions from IG. Enjoy.

You watched the Catalunya MotoGP race over a week ago, so we aren't talking much race action here. This time we are talking riders, their mental game, and how it affects performance. Jorge and his new fuel tank showed us again that he's not messing around. Marquez saved most of the crashes this time - Dovi didn't. And once again Rossi came through for a podium. Dani didn't retire. Mav didn't go much faster. And Michelin didn't make consistent tires. Those last 3 tenths might be all in their heads. So how are they doing it or why aren't they? Join us this time for some hard-hitting details as Ev comes back and Business Kev shows up.

Listen to the end for details on those sick BrotoGP t-shirts.

Superbike racing had 2 amazing weekends recently with MotoAmerica at RoadAmerica and WorldSBK at Brno. You asked for more non-MotoGP coverage, so you are getting it!

Toni Elias, Cam Beaubier, and Josh Herrin put in some amazingly hard passes in America's National Series for the best 2 races we've seen all year. Someone went down, drama bubbled up, and Rob wonders if penalties are going to get in the middle of this great racing. America still seems to follow "turnabout is fair play" and we like it.

WorldSBK race 1 isn't worth talking about... but race 2, oh man. The two factory Kawasaki racers came together, reminding us of recent GP incidents. And again, Rob wonders about penalties - did Race Direction only not penalize Sykes because he crashed after? On top of that Alex Lowes put in a solid performance to take his first SBK win and Yamaha's 3rd in 4 races.

Lastly, we introduce our new segment, the BrotoGP Hotline. Petrucci Iannone Rossi Rossi Dovi Hayden. Call us, ask a question, and you could make it onto the show!

Mugello went down, and so did Marquez! New and unexpected is always thrilling. So even if Jorge leading out front for the entire race is 'meh', we were still excited by this one because he finally got his win on the Duc. Marquez fully crashed this race, going down and missing out on a grip of points. Kev has some rant-y ideas for why. Dovi and Rossi were exactly where they needed to be with solid performance to put 2 Italians on the podium. Petrucci whined a bit about Marquez's rough pass but still came away with a good finish. And since this was recorded on Tuesday, we had plenty of post-race Silly Season news to talk about: Dani out at HRC, Jorge to Repsol, Petrucci to Factory Duc, and more.

This is Episode 95, not 94! Wups!

We owe everyone a LeMans GP episode, and you all know what happened - every rider that mattered honey-potted us into thinking the race was going to be amazing. Marquez dropped spots early to spice up the race. Jorge put on a good show in the first few laps. Dovi and Zarco had something for MM's race pace. And Danilo and Rossi had a good battle... but it all didn't matter.

The Silly Season is still hot because we all don't know what Jorge is going to do. There's big rumors about Joan Mir and Suzuki. We talk some retirement for Dani Pedrosa. Iannone may go to Repsol. And Duc is publicly talking shit about Lorenzo. WTH?

For the first time this season, WSBK gave us 2 unexpected exciting races. So we gotta cover it. No one would have guessed that Michael van der Mark would win, let alone completely own Rea and do the double. We try not to bag on Rea too much, but he is killing WSBK.

We finish this one off with a few listener questions.

The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez went down... and so did both Ducati Factory racers. Dani Pedrosa had a little something to do with it and the MotoGP title has swung to Marquez. But before we get there, Kev did some serious journalism on MM93 Boos so we gotta cover that. Then we talk about the crash, and for once no one agrees on who to blame. After that we jump over to Suzuki, their run of form, and their potential 2019 rider line-up. Zarco comes up, both for his podium and top Yamaha finish and signing for KTM. Then we make a ton of comparisons with Suzuki, KTM, and Yamaha. And finally, we round this out with a bunch of shit-talking... Cal Bashing Time and our Simon Watch. Enjoy.

Rob's Tech Tape is back with more questions! The BrotoGP Army really came through when I asked for some hard ones. We hit up some history with Ducati's Monocoque and 500cc engine braking. There were a few questions about electronics and rider aids, especially for Moto2 in 2019. A few people wanted to know about chassis setup and swapping parts. Of course, Josh Herrin's Attach Performance Herrin Compound Superbike is in here. And lastly, Andrew Lee wants which tires go where... like he doesn't know.

Its again time to ask Rob some tech questions, and now we have a segment title. "Rob's Tech Tape" is of course a play on words with the long running joke of "Title Of Rob's Sex Tape". Ya, a joke is less funny if I had to explain it, but you get it now. If you haven't heard it, watch or listen to the podcast!

This time we hit 13 questions from all over Social Media and Youtube. We cover engine architecture, carbon fiber suspension products, Melandri's wobble/weave, engine braking, slip target, and more. You are probably thinking, "WTH is slip target". You'll just have to watch.

Welcome to the first installment of 'Rob's Tech Tape'. This is where I (Rob) cover all the nerdy tech questions that you have about professional motorcycle road racing. I read rulebooks in my spare time, go over every tech article, and listen to every crew chief interview I can find. So I'm not completely full of it :D. I kind of went overboard with selecting questions. But you asked them on Instagram and Facebook, so I'm going to answer them.

If you have any more tech questions or if you think I got anything seriously wrong, leave some comments on social media for BrotoGP. I'll be making these videos as long as you keep asking questions!

The COTA race was another snooze-fest because Marquez ran away with it... again. Thankfully BrotoGP is here to remind you of all the interesting shit that did happen. Iannone got an upgrade, made one hard pass, and maybe showed that Suzuki is making improvements. Marquez was penalized in qualifying, though it didn't really matter. The track surface was in shambles with old bumps, new bumps, and tons of dust from an attempted bump removal - Kev blames the weather. We talk Ducati and the very different fortunes of Dovi and Jorge. Rob even nerd's out and speculates why COTA is so mean to them. Of course, we compliment Simon on the amazing job he did not showing up and give Amy all the kudos. And of course, given that the BrotoGP Army nearly took over the track - listener questions.