The day has come where me, Dre has had to name an episode after Graham Rahal. Shit.

In Episode #76, we talk the new series of Top Gear in Keepin’ It 101, go over all the car launches so far, as well as defend Lance Stroll from becoming the new F1 whipping boy.

Then we go dig into a MASSIVE IndyCar Season Preview as the 2017 season kicks off in St. Petersburg this weekend. Will the Penske’s dominate again? Can Simon repeat? How will Newgarden adapt to life with a big team? How will Chip get on with Hondas? Can SPM get Hinch into play? And why the hell is Takuma Sato at Andretti?!

That and a whole ton more, AND we got Sarah Connors from The Grid Girls, the First Lady of Motorsport101, back on the show, and she’s forever a gem. Enjoy, and note, WE ARE BACK WEEKLY FROM HERE ON IN!

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Welcome to the Diamond, the 75th episode of #Motorsport101. Pretty crazy that a 10 episode University project run would end up being this. Thanks to everyone for your continued support!

In this edition, we also have a 4th man in the booth, and that’s Matheus Carniero, Superdraft Champion and host of Mystery Science Theatre F1 on YouTube! Check him out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOFHUnfBG7hPdlXyYGw8Hrw

In this massive 165 minute edition of the show, we have an extended Keepin’ It 101 segment regarding the serious implications of Danny Watts announcement, telling the world he was gay, and probably the highest profile announcement of its kind. I also address the “Stick To Sports” mantra and ask Aly Raisman out on a date. Seriously.

We also tackle the #BAePrix (Ha), and the series seeming fall from grace as Buemi dominated his third race in a row and seemingly puncture the balloon of hype surrounding the series.

And finally, we take on a big challenge as we form the first wing of our Hall of Fame, named “Mount Nyevelt”, after the first President of the FIA, and as it turns out, we had a really hard time bringing the field down to 6 people from our shortlist of 20. And your questions get answered in the mailbag too!

Enjoy this special edition of the podcast!

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Touchdown! Episode 74 of the Motorsport101 Podcast is a Superbowl special, as Andre Harrison, Ryan King and RJ O’Connell talked Superbowl 51 as the New England Patriots triumphed, as well as segwaying beautifully into Chase Carey’s plans to have 21 of them on the F1 calendar!

We also talk about the biggest Sports Car races of the winter in extended reviews of the 24 Hours of Daytona with IMSA, and the 12 Hours of Bathurst! And the mailbag is back with a vengence too! Enjoy!

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It truly marks the end of an era, as with Liberty Media taking over Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone has been removed as CEO of the FOM group. In this episode, Andre Harrison, Ryan King and RJ O’Connell, take on this ridiculous setlist:

FORMULA 1 NEWS: Bernie Ecclestone is OUT as the CEO of Formula 1!
– Quotes from the story, first broken by Tobias Grüner of Auto Motor und Sport (AMuS)
– Reflections upon Bernie’s legacy as head of Formula 1, and why a change had to be made
– How long will it take for significant change to be made under new leadership?

FORMULA 1 NEWS: #HASHTAGBOTTAS FEVER
– Valtteri Bottas finally, officially, confirmed at Mercedes-AMG as Nico Rosberg’s replacement
– Felipe Massa officially, begrudgingly, out of retirement to return to Williams
– Pascal Wehrlein officially, finally, confirmed at Sauber F1 Team

RACE OF CHAMPIONS: Vettel versus the World (or, Montoya is Number Juan)
– Juan Montoya, who is TOTALLY WASHED UP YOU GUYS HAHAHAHAHA wins the individual Race of Champions
– Defeats Tom Kristensen in the finals
– Pascal Wehrlein bins it and has to miss the Nations’ Cup
– Vettel just wins the title for Germany anyway by his damn self
– Friends of the podcast were here!
– (I missed a lot of the finer points.)

MONTE CARLO RALLY: A Black Dawn of a New Era
– Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon was involved in a single-car incident on the opening stage, which killed one spectator. It is the first spectator fatality in a WRC event since 1996.
– Sebastien Ogier goes on to win for M-Sport Rally Team/Ford, their first WRC win since Ford withdrew as a full-fledged manufacturer at the end of 2012
– After months of speculation and some fair amount of worry, the new WRC formula was seen as a success, drawing comparisons to the Group B monsters of the 1980s

ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PREVIEW: :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire:
– If you’re going to watch one major endurance race that’s not Le Mans, make it this one
– The launch of the new DPi category (and the new-generation LMP2 cars) – Nissan! Mazda! Cadillac!
– The deepest GT Le Mans and GT Daytona fields ever, including a new Acura NSX and Lexus RC F in GTD
– In the field: 11 drivers from the 2016 IndyCar Series, the reigning Formula E champ (Buemi), reigning Le Mans/WEC series champ (Jani), last year’s WEC champ (Hartley), reigning Supercars champ (SvG), first woman to win a pro sports car title (C. Nielsen), Katherine Legge, Pipo Derani and JEFF FREAKING GORDON

Enjoy!

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NOTE: Apologies for the echo on RJ’s end. Zencaster is still a bastard sometimes!

Anywho, we’re back with another brand new episode as RJ O’Connell returns with Andre Harrison and Ryan King to talk the Manor collapse (Again), Silverstone in trouble (again), and the carnage that was the Las Vegas eRace, and the issues it caused more than anything else.

Enjoy the episode, we’ll be back in a fortnight for a IMSA Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Preview!

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We’re a bunch of sellouts. And we got an itch. Blame King!

In this special episode, Andre and Ryan team up to take on Autosport’s Quiz of the Year, then attack their Top 50 list, as Daniel Ricciardo took the #1 spot, but did we agree? And who was our personal Driver of the Year? Find out that and more reaction as we up and down the list!

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from all of us at Motorsport101!

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Well, it’s time to over-egg the pudding for this, the season finale of #Motorsport101! No don’t worry, we’ll still have plenty to keep you going throughout the offseason, but we wanted to take a small break over the Xmas season!

In this special episode, we have a massive debate about the state of junior racing, we have a massive end-of-season Formula 1 Season Review team-by-team, and then the special Motorsport101 Awards take place, featuring such novelties like “Racer of the Year”, “The Golden Cock” and “The Scotty Award” for divebomb of the year.

A MASSIVE thank you for all of your support in 2016, we’ll be back and it’ll be big!

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“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN HE RETIRED” – Dre, 1:15pm the Friday that Nico Rosberg decided to retire.

Yeah, thanks a bunch Nico, dropping that fucking clanger in there the day Episode #68 went live.

Anywho, in this week’s episode, we have an extended Keepin’ It 101 as Johnson goes nuts over the V8 Supercars Finale, and we review Episodes 2 and 3 of The Grand Tour… And why the gloss on the series has already worn thin’.

Then we dedicate the rest of the show to discussing Nico Rosberg’s retirement from Formula 1, the legacy he’ll leave behind, and his potential replacements down the road. Enjoy the show!

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And as the dust settles, it turned out that Nico Rosberg would finish 2nd and win the Championship as Lewis Hamilton drew controversy with his “last rights of a desperate man” back the pack stunt, that would make Jorge Lorenzo blush! But we talk all about F1’s dramatic finish, with a 4-man booth with RJ O’Connell and Bike Live’s Louis Suddaby join the show to replace Dre!

Don’t forget a heaped news and mailbag section too. Enjoy!

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Oh great, another one of those “No mainstream Motorsport” weeks. Yet, we still went for over 2 hours! Go us!

In this episode, a special extended one-hour edition of Keeping It 101′ as Dre and King talk over the first episode of The Grand Tour, Johnson loses the will to live over his beloved NASCAR, and talk of the Macau Grand Prix as well!

On top of that, we talk the 6 hours of Bahrain in what will be (for now), the final LMP1 race for Audi Sport after an 18 year tenure as one of Motorsport’s finest dynasties, as well as the final race of Mark Webber’s career.

And of course, your mailbag features in this one too! Enjoy as we start the run down to the season finale!

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