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Welcome to the Motos and Friends Podcast. This week's episode is brought to you by Insta360, a leader in 360-degree action camera technology. Check out their latest 360-degree camera, the Insta360 X5, that shoots in all directions at once in incredible 8K30 resolution. This translates into epic motorcycling shots without even aiming the camera. Just hit record, focus on your ride, and then find the best angles in the edit with Insta360's mobile app—it's easy, smooth, and packed with AI tools to make it easy and fast. See more of your handlebars with an immersive POV, or film third-person shots of you and your bike—the X5 is every camera you'll need. Plus, X5's huge sensors, triple AI chip, and dedicated low-light shooting mode deliver unmatched detail and image quality even at night. The X5 is waterproof, reliable, and features Insta360's toughest-ever replaceable lenses and lens guards. To bag a free invisible selfie stick worth US$24.99 with your X5 purchase, head to store.insta360.com and use the promo code "ULTIMATE", available for the first 30 purchases only. Or click here *  *  *  *  * This first segment features myself, Arthur Coldwells, and I chat with Matt Ayhan about the new Kawasaki Z900 SE. The Kawasaki Z900 is an inline-4 first launched in 2017, although of course its DNA can be traced all the way back to the original Midnight Prowler Z1 from the 1970s. I'm proud to say that I've owned both of these machines—the original 1976 Z900 back when I lived in England, and subsequently, I also owned a 2019 Z900 now that I'm an American. That latter model was inexpensive but also fairly basic. However, it was impressive; an excellent street bike that suited my needs at the time. Having said that, it did need a few upgrades. Well, it seems Kawasaki agree, and recently launched the Z900 SE edition—and I believe it fits the bill nicely. Matt Ayhan went to the launch, and gives us the low down. *  *  *  *  * Hey, adventure riders, are you ready to take your rides to the next level? Introducing the SCHUBERTH E2—the second generation of SCHUBERTH's legendary adventure helmets! Whether you're riding hard on the roads or tackling the trails, the E2 has you covered with cutting-edge safety and comfort. The E2 has a 2-position top vent ventilation system ensures a fresh airflow, while its fog-resistant visor keeps your view crystal clear in cold conditions. Plus, the SCHUBERTH E2 features a new enlarged spoiler for better aerodynamics and an air extractor for a quieter, more comfortable ride. The SCHUBERTH E2 meets the highest safety standards. The E2 also comes with a pre-installed comms system, so you can stay connected on the go. Visit SCHUBERTH.com to check out the E2 and explore more options for your next adventure. *  *  *  *  * Today's Snippet brings you the newly launched X5 camera from Insta360, a leader in 360-degree action camera technology. Matt Ayhan also went to the launch of the new Insta360 X5 camera at Inde Motorsports Ranch in Arizona. Our friends from the Yamaha Champions Riding School were there with riding tips and the awesome fleet of Yamahas they provide. Matt gives me his impressions of the new X5 camera and why it is making such a splash in the world of action cameras.  To bag a free invisible selfie stick worth US$24.99 with your Insta360 X5 purchase, head to store.insta360.com and use the promo code "ULTIMATE", or click here Insta360  available for the first 30 purchases only. *  *  *  *  * Our guest this episode is lady racer and now team owner Melissa Paris. Melissa was a fierce and fearless competitor when she was racing full-time. She broke barriers in a male-dominated sport, and made history as the first woman to qualify for a World Supersport race, and also achieved the highest female finish in the Daytona 200 that year finishing in the top 10. Other career highlights include winning the Lightweight GP National Championship, and earning multiple top-10 finishes in the MotoAmerica Supersport class. Melissa was also part of the first all-female team to complete the Bol d'Or 24 Hour World Endurance Championship race, and repeated that feat at LeMans a year later. Now she's translated her competitive skills to her Moto America race team named MP13. The team now competes in the Supersport and Super Twins categories. Married to five-time AMA Superbike champion Josh Hayes, this amazing and inspirational lady manages to balance her and Josh's racing exploits while they raise their two kids as well. Instagram MP13 Facebook MP13 *  *  *  *  * Here's a quick reminder to leave us your comments on our social media—we're on all the usual platforms at Ultimate Motorcycling. We love hearing your feedback… so good or bad, please let us know what you think. If there's something you'd like us to cover, we'd love to hear those ideas too!   @ultimatemotorcycling  @UltimateMotoMag  @UltimateMotorcycling  producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com

Thalassa Van Beek fell in love with motorcycling as a teenager working as a hostess and model in her native Netherlands. She was handing out brochures at a trade show when a blue Yamaha YZF-R6 caught her eye. “Right then and there,” she recounts to “Driven to Ride” host Mark Long, “I decided to get my license because I needed to ride that bike.”Van Beek earned her license at age 19, and she has been riding pretty much ever since. She bought a Honda VTR250, which was followed by a CBR600F and then her dream R6. Today, living in motorcycle-crazy Spain, she owns a handful of machines—all Yamahas. “Every time I'm on the bike, it just makes me happy and excited, like I can conquer the world.”Van Beek eventually formed her own agency, “Motorcycle Marketing.” She surrounded herself with experts specializing in copywriting, graphic design, SEO, and social media. She has one hard-and-fast rule: Everyone has to ride motorcycles. “It's a specific language,” she says. “You can just tell when a campaign is written by someone who isn't a biker. It shows.” Indeed, it does. Connect with Us:Website: www.driventoridepodcast.comInstagram: www.Instagram.com/driventoridepodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/driventorideEmail:hello@driventoridepodcast.com

With Ducati monopolising the wins and even the podium finishes so emphatically at present, The Race MotoGP Podcast throws the spotlight on the rest of the field this week.Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy are tasked by Matt Beer with creating a top six ranking of the best non-Ducati riders of the 2024 season so far.Who's overcoming their equipment disadvantage most impressively, who probably should be doing a bit better even though they don't have a Ducati, and how are the riders stuck on Yamahas and Hondas actually doing? We debate all that plus how the riders at struggling manufacturers feel about their career choices and when the underdogs we're celebrating might win again.Want more MotoGP podcast content? Sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon for that episode, ad-free listening and more. Head to Patreon.com/theraceFollow the Race Moto channel on Instagram and TwitterCheck out our latest videos on YouTubeDownload our app on iOS or Android Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Ducati monopolising the wins and even the podium finishes so emphatically at present, The Race MotoGP Podcast throws the spotlight on the rest of the field this week. Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy are tasked by Matt Beer with creating a top six ranking of the best non-Ducati riders of the 2024 season so far. Who's overcoming their equipment disadvantage most impressively, who probably should be doing a bit better even though they don't have a Ducati, and how are the riders stuck on Yamahas and Hondas actually doing? We debate all that plus how the riders at struggling manufacturers feel about their career choices and when the underdogs we're celebrating might win again. Want more MotoGP podcast content? Sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon for that episode, ad-free listening and more. Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow the Race Moto channel on Instagram and Twitter Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are metric choppers really choppers? Of course they are. It's this kind of diversity and inclusion we need to embrace to ensure a future for the culture of choppers. There are many reasons why someone may not be able or willing to enter the chopper scene with a Harley or Triumph, perhaps not even an XS650. If there is acceptance of, and a place for these builders and riders to enjoy their machines then the culture and the market will continue to thrive. This is exactly the opportunity the Bad Livin' Roadshow presents for the young builders introduced in this episode to enjoy their Hondas, Yamahas, other brands and other models.Thanks for taking time to enjoy our podcast/tubecast. Please remember to subscribe, like and interact with us in the comments section.SMK Helmets is the largest manufacturer of quality motorcycle helmets in the world with  capacity to produce more than 14 million helmets a year. SMK Helmets are available in a wide variety of models with exceptional graphics options. You're sure to find an SMK helmet that fits your needs and expresses your style. SMK helmets are DOT and ECE 22.06 certified for the North American Market. I'll be safe and comfortable this season rockin' an SMK helmet every time I ride!Catch up with me at an event for more information about SMK Helmets or visit https://smkhelmets.com to see the complete line of helmets. You can also follow SMK Helmets on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/smkhelmets/ or https://www.instagram.com/smkhelmetsusa/ for the North American account.Follow Speed & Kolor on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/speedandkolor/ or within the Instagram app, @speedandkolor to get all the latest news and information.Speed & Kolor is also on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQgtch0bqBTGgDRcaFK-4oQ for video versions of each podcast episode.

Hosi in the U.S. of A.In 7 parts, based on the posts by senorlongo. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novel. I walked out, thinking to myself that my story had worked out pretty well...I was off the hook and Marks was on and the Amazons were completely out of the picture. Now I just had to deal with Spillane. I followed him into his office and took a seat on the leather couch. “Tell me about Mike,” he said once he was back behind his desk.”Well, sir we were completely lost most of the time. We were able to take a star sighting some nights if it didn't rain to find our latitude, but we had no idea what our longitude was. That's how we made the mistake. We looked at our map and determined from the topography that the stream we had to cross was just shallow and slow-moving. Mike waded out and for the first forty feet he was fine. The water only came up to his knees, but the next step put him over his head and in a strong current. I tried to race along the shore but the brush was too thick. In an instant he must have been a quarter mile ahead of me…and then I heard the scream. Oh God, it was terrible.“When I caught up I saw it was a waterfall. Mike had gone over. I worked my way to the bottom where I found his body. He was bashed and broken and he was obviously dead. I replaced his transmitter—it had already been forced almost completely out of his body. I buried him in the soft sand—deep enough that the animals would leave him alone. That's when I realized we had the wrong stream. I could see the waterfall clearly on the topographic map. We were more than 200 miles from where we thought we were. Mike died needlessly, just so some asshole bean counter would look good to his boss.”“I assume you'll want some time off after that ordeal.”“You might say that, sir. I figure the company owes me six months between vacation and sick days. I'm quitting; I just can't do this any longer. Losing Mike was bad enough; I almost died, too. After he died I wandered around in the jungle for more than a month. It was a miracle that I was found by a local tribe and given a beat up canoe so I could make my way to the Amazon. I want this transmitter out of my body today. I'd appreciate my back salary and what you owe me for the vacation and then I'm gone.” John expressed his sorrow at the loss of Mike and tried to change my mind, but I was steadfast. I only asked for one favor—make the appointment to have the transmitter removed. He agreed and told me that Human Resources would have my check within a week.I saw the doctor that afternoon. The procedure was out-patient so I was nursing a handful of stitches in my side when I got back to my condo at five. I called the real estate company that had helped me buy it and told them I wanted to sell—quickly. It had cost me over $400,000, quite reasonable for a two bedroom condo in Manhattan with a view of the Hudson. Living space in Manhattan is always in demand so he was sure he could find a buyer within a few months.I went out for dinner—Wendy's-- for some silly reason I had a yearning for a fatty burger even though I could easily afford the city's best restaurant. Wandering all around the globe and risking your life paid well; I earned more than $200,000 a year and at 29 had almost two million in investments. I rarely spent any money. All my expenses in the field were on the company which made the GPS issue all the more ridiculous. The expedition to Brazil had cost well in excess of $100,000, yet that asshole Marks wouldn't spend $500 so we could know where we were. Incredible!After dinner I put phase two of my plan into effect, inviting three people to dinner the following evening—my brother, my cousin, and my best friend. I took them to a fine restaurant and we returned to the condo after. I poured brandy and began to tell my story. “I want you to know that I've quit. I'm going back to Brazil to live and I want you to come with me. Listen to what I have to say—it's a long story and it's all true.” I began with the evening in the clearing, our capture by the Amazons, the milking, and everything. I finished by telling them I was going back for two reasons—Hosi and 450 gorgeous virgins who couldn't wait to be fucked. “I'm willing to share the virgins, but Hosi is mine. Now, I want you to ask yourselves if you are truly happy in your work here. Scott, you're my brother and you're an engineer. I know you've been frustrated by the negative company politics and idiotic government regulations. Think of what you could do in the valley, not to mention all the fucking you could possibly handle. Kevin, you're my cousin and I know you're pissed about being passed over for that professorship. You're an agricultural expert; you could make crop yields triple there and I know how horny you are. Dennis, you and I have always been buddies, going all the way back to third grade. You're a doctor, but you hate the way the insurance companies run everything, putting patients and their health a distant second to their bottom line. All three of you have so much you could offer. I'm liquidating my physical assets, but keeping my investments. I plan to use the proceeds to help fund projects in the valley. If you decide to join me I'd like you to do the same. Your needs will be few. They will feed and house you, probably with a beautiful horny woman. My only job was to fuck a different hot babe each and every day. They're not interested in rough sex, so that's out. There's no crime—hell, there aren't even any doors on the houses. Oh yeah, no booze, although they do have some decent wine. Think it over and let me know. However, I must insist on your silence. Consider this top-secret. I'd appreciate an answer in two weeks so we can plan together.” I sat back to let them think.“I don't need two weeks, David,” my brother Scott replied, “I'm in. I can't wait to get away from this filthy city.”“Count me in, too, where would I be without my best friend,” Dennis exclaimed.“Oh, shit, might as well make it unanimous,” Kevin grinned.We planned well into the night, first about our finances, second about our trip—how to get there, what to bring, etc. We met again the next evening talking for hours over pizza and beer. After a week it was done. Now all we had to do was sell off our assets. That took the longest time. I was able to sell my condo within a month; although Dennis lived in a nice section of the Bronx he had the most difficulty. Four months later we were ready to go. We had ordered a huge variety of tools—axes, saws, hammers and nails, hoes and tillers, cultivators and a load of medical supplies so we could start a hospital. We had developed some solutions to what I believed were the valley's biggest problems. And most important of all—two large rigid hull inflatable boats with strong outboard engines to carry everything up the Amazon. The last things I bought were some dependable GPS receivers and a shortwave radio.We sent everything by ship, witnessing both the departure from the Hoboken dock and the arrival near the mouth of the Amazon. We unpacked everything in a dockside warehouse we had rented for a month, carefully loading the equipment into the inflatables. We filled the gas tanks, tested the Yamahas and balanced the boats. I knew from my previous trip that we would be able to buy gasoline and food at various stops along the river. We loaded fresh water and food last, spent our last night having a good meal and sleeping in a decent bed although none of us slept very well that night—we were too excited and impatient to depart.We planned to travel about a hundred miles a day—going upstream is much more arduous and time consuming and we had to watch out for river traffic for the first eighty percent of the trip. Finally, at the end of the eighth day we reached the small town that I knew was less than a day's journey from the beloved valley. We replenished our supplies, ate a decent meal, and posted a guard while the rest of us slept in the boats. There was a strong likelihood that everything would have been stolen, boats included, had we not.The final morning we left early—as soon as it was light enough to see. There was little traffic on the river here so we could open up the engines. I kept a keen lookout, first to see if anyone tried to follow us and, second for the strip of cloth I had tied off months ago when I had left my love. Anything could have happened. It could have been removed by some native tribesman or overgrown by the jungle plants, or just rotted away in the hot humid weather, but there it was exactly as I had tied it. We proceeded up the tributary at a slower pace—the river was narrower and the current stronger There were also submerged logs to be dealt with. It took most of the day to reach the waterfall. We pulled the boats onto the bank and tied them off to some stout trees. We covered them with brush in case we had been followed. I didn't think we were, but it's always better to be safe.I showed them the rope I had used to descend. Knowing that we would have to climb the rope all of us had worked out daily at our local YMCA for weeks. We went up the rope like monkeys up a tree. I led the band to the village. Reta was the first to see us. She hugged me fiercely, but I could tell she was checking out the other men—she knew I was taken. She led us to the Queen's residence where we removed our shoes and socks and followed Reta to meet her. We walked in, kneeled and bowed.“So, Dr. Schneider I see you have returned, but who are these strangers?”“My Queen may I introduce my brother Scott. He is an engineer and very good at solving problems and building things. This is my cousin Kevin; he is an agricultural expert, a former university professor (OK, so I exaggerated a bit) and this is my best friend Dennis. He is a doctor of medicine. I remember you told me that only seven of every ten newborn children survived. I am sure that Dennis can help improve that as well as care for any injuries or illnesses that may occur. All three have volunteered to help with impregnating your women. I will vouch for their character. Also, we have brought a number of tools and medical implements; they are in two boats at the bottom of the waterfall. We will bring them up tomorrow with your permission.”“Very well…please rise, gentlemen. Reta will show you to some houses you may use. I will set a guard over your boats. Dr. Schneider, I believe you need to bathe. Please do so immediately. You are dismissed.” We backed out as Reta set about finding the necessary housing. I noticed that she billeted Scott in a house next to hers. She had a twinkle in her eye as she reminded me of the Queen's command to bathe. I walked to the pool and understood why. There, with her back to me was my Hosi. I stripped quietly and stepped into the water, “Do you think there is room here for two?” I asked.Hosi straightened and I could see her smile as she turned, “Don't you mean room for three?” I saw her swollen belly heavy with child as she turned. I grinned wildly as I ran through the shallow water to her. I ran my hands up her silky back to hold her head as we kissed for the first time in months. She washed me and led me home.We walked into Hosi's home—it was exactly as it was when I had left. Hosi undressed me, lay me down and stepped over me. “Fuck me, David! Fuck me hard!” Then she whispered, “Did I get that right?” She wasted no time, sliding down my pole in an instant once I had grinned and nodded. “Promise me, David that you will never leave me again. I have been desperate for you these last two months.”“I was desperate for you five minutes after I left. I promise you that we will never spend a night apart again. I'm going to embarrass myself now, though. I have not cum since I left here.”“That only means we will do it again and again. I hope you do not need much sleep tonight.” She said giggling as she raised herself up, only to sink down my cock again. She repeated fewer than twenty times when I could hold back no longer. I sprayed her vaginal walls repeatedly before collapsing back to rest in anticipation of our next mating.We made love five times that evening. I knew that there was a time beyond which pregnant women should cease having vaginal sex, but I didn't know when that was and Hosi didn't care. I was a wreck when I rose the following morning for our meeting with the Queen. I was feeling pretty badly until I saw Scott. He looked as though he had been ridden hard and put away wet. In contrast, Reta looked as fresh as a daisy.When I looked at Scott he held up six fingers as he almost collapsed on his feet. “There are plenty of others if you don't like her,” I whispered.“Like her? Hell no, I love her. What a woman! All I did was lie there—she did all the work. My God, I've never seen a set of abdominal and vaginal muscles like those in my life.” Kevin and Dennis had similar experiences. We were a sorry looking group as we met the Queen. Unlike our audiences this was a meeting. We sat at a table while we explained some of our plans. We had identified several critical concerns—developing an irrigation system for the farms and improving the sanitary system. Scott described how he would create a large water wheel that would power an Archimedes screw. This device would provide an unending source of water for the fields. I had located some mineral deposits that could be used to make a primitive concrete to line the channels to the fields and minimize loss to the soil en route. The screw could also provide water for a continual flush toilet system. Scott had drawings and explained them carefully. The hardest part of this project would be the sinking of four large pine logs in the river to support the water wheel. To Scott it was child's play.Dennis explained how he would establish his hospital. Queen Aleppa recalled how I had set a woman's leg, saving her life. Could Dennis do that, too? I almost laughed while I explained the difference between Dennis's skill level and mine. She made the third largest house in the village available to him; he would begin his examination of the pregnant women the following morning. His job would be relatively easy most days—the Amazons were physically strong and there were few diseases in the valley—no AIDS or venereal diseases, no TB, no colds or flu. However, their strenuous activities occasionally resulted in injuries that could now be treated.Kevin went last. He explained how he would look at all the existing crops before making suggestions on new species or agricultural techniques. He would make similar studies of the flocks and herds. When they were done Queen Aleppa asked me, “And what will you be doing, David?”“Well, my Queen, right now I'm recovering from my first night with Hosi.” I continued after the laughter had died down, “Hosi showed me some forges and smelting operations up in the mountains during one of our walks. She told me that the knowledge to run them had been lost. I have that knowledge. I will need some help, but I can teach your people to make new and better metals.”“Well, gentlemen, I am impressed. I give my permission to begin. I will be most interested in seeing how you will put those poles into the river. I anticipate a large audience for that. I will supply whatever resources you might need, both in people and in materials. Now, I understand that you have already made yourselves at home here and that several members of the tribe have officially welcomed you. You have my permission and blessing to mate with any Amazon who will have you. We still need many new tribeswomen.”This comment led to my most difficult remarks, “My Queen, I know that you are a society of women, but have you ever thought how impractical that is? You have no way to maintain your numbers unless you kidnap men from outside. That is not always productive because the men may be unruly and unsuitable. You have had that experience already. Why not breed your own male population? There are many matriarchal societies in the world—ones in which women are in control. We are committed to spending the rest of our lives here with you, but what will happen when we are gone? The same problem will exist. It is an important matter for you to think about.”“I have always found your thoughts interesting and valuable, Dr. Schneider,” Queen Aleppa replied, “You have given me much to consider…much indeed. Now, gentlemen shall we address the matter of your implements?” We walked with the Queen to the waterfall. Scott volunteered to descend and I was not surprised when Reta joined him. They attached the first box to the rope and we pulled. I opened it to reveal a set of pulleys and four hundred feet of braided nylon rope. I climbed out onto the thick branch and tied on the pulleys. I could see that Queen Aleppa was intrigued. I lowered one block of pulleys to the floor where Reta and Scott tied it to the first box of implements. The Queen was astonished to see how easy it was to pull them up. We continued this process all day until everything was done. Then I lowered the block again and we lifted the lovers. I had seen them all day and it was clear they were smitten with each other. My only question was whether my brother could survive Reta. She was stronger and in better condition and she was clearly just as horny as he was. I'd hate to lose my only brother the first week.Fortunately, he was in better shape the following morning when we went into the mountains to find the poles we would need to support our water wheel. Scott was thrilled when we were able to find a grove of tall cedars which were much more resistant to water than even the pines. Getting them down the hills proved to be less a problem than we thought—one hundred strong Amazons per log got the job done in a jiffy.Meanwhile Dennis had established his hospital with the aid of the two Amazons who had provided what limited health care existed before I had arrived. He explained that he wanted to examine all of the pregnant women first and then all the women for a check-up. He was less than a quarter through those  exams when he realized what a waste of time it was. He had never seen such healthy specimens in his life, nor had he ever examined such consistently beautiful and shapely women, either.Kevin had examined the crops and made some suggestions, including crop rotation to replenish the soil. He recommended moving the goats to the lower mountains and importing a small herd of cows. He also suggested building a large coop for chickens to provide both eggs and meat. While these projects were interesting they were nothing compared to Scott's sinking of the poles. The first step was location. Several tests were made with long bamboo poles. Once that was done Scott constructed an A-frame from the longest pines he could find. A pulley was attached and a long rope tied on to a large rock. The A-frame was raised with ropes and push poles and the ropes were tied off to deeply driven stakes. The cedar poles had been cut to thirty feet in length and trimmed to a point on the bottoms. The first pole was held in place with ropes tied to trees and buildings along the shore. The rock was pulled up and dropped repeatedly, driving the pole into the river bottom to a depth of eighteen feet. The first pole was used to help support the second; they were used to support the others. It took two weeks of hard work, but the job was done. A heavy plank was bolted across each pair of poles and a hole drilled to support the axle. Stainless inserts helped reduce friction with the 2-inch diameter stainless rod we had brought with us to serve as the axle. We had previously welded a gear to one end and had drilled holes to support the sides of the water wheel which was to be built in place. Ever conscious of safety, all workers were given safety harnesses tied to the poles. The wisdom of that was shown several times when Amazon workers fell into the swiftly moving water.While that was taking place a series of canals were dug through the fields and a long channel three feet deep and four wide was dug to the river. The bottom and sides were coated with the crude concrete. A wooden chute ran from the top of the Archimedes screw to the channel. The entire tribe was present when the water wheel was untied and began to function. Water flowed in a steady stream as the channel filled and irrigated the thirsty crops to the steady cheer of the throng. Previously all this was done by hand with long lines of women carrying water in large wooden buckets. I could see the pride in Reta's face when the water began to flow. I also thought I saw a slight bulge in her abdomen.Now we were ready for the next project. I had located a supply of limestone in the mountains. Limestone is relatively soft and much easier to quarry than granite or any other igneous rock. I was able to quarry slabs approximately ten feet by five by one. We used these to make smaller blocks for the communal toilet. Water would be diverted from the chute to provide a continuous flow under the benches. This water would be piped underground to a place just above the waterfall. It took four months to get it operating and another four to finish the roof and walls.In the meantime some of the women began to give birth. I was with Hosi as her time approached. Dennis was able to measure her dilation and give an approximate due date. So far two of the women had experienced difficulty necessitating C-sections. Queen Aleppa was amazed at Dennis's skill with the scalpel and, more importantly, four people had survived when previously both mothers and their babies would have perished.I knew that I was a father when the first Amazon gave birth, but it was really personal when it became Hosi's turn. I was a nervous wreck when Dennis began to pull the baby from Hosi's body. Hosi had an easier time of it than I did judging by her appearance when she finally held our child. I couldn't kiss her enough, nor could I possibly tell her too often how much I loved her. She patted my head and whispered, “I guess you were right—these blobs of fat finally have a use.”Scott and Reta stayed as a couple and I had been right—Reta was pregnant. Scott could not have been happier. He had never been popular in high school—he was strong, but more of a nerd than a jock. Now he had gone from a mostly celibate life to one where he was a primo stud. Everyone in the village could hear Reta—she was a screamer and she screamed almost all night long on many occasions. I learned never to ask Scott anything too important in the mornings—he was always too wrecked. I thought “bloodshot” was his normal eye color.Dennis wound up with his two nurses—Leba and Biva. They were sisters and they obviously learned to share at an early age. The Amazons had no concept of monogamy so there was little if any jealousy among the women. At first the Amazons were reluctant to see Dennis with a health concern; the concept of health care was foreign to them. But after he saved the lives of the two women in childbirth the barriers disappeared. Dennis was the father of the first twin boys in the history of the tribe.Queen Aleppa was what I considered an ideal ruler. She was fair and just and she never lost touch with her people. More importantly, she was always open to new ideas. One of Scott's had to do with the bathing facilities. Using the pool was fine for adults, but infants had to be held and watched the entire time. Scott proposed using some of the limestone to make a real bath, similar to those used by the Romans. Tubs of varying depths provided safe bathing for everyone from newborns to adults. Additionally, bathers could sit comfortably on the limestone slabs to dry themselves or just talk. Nudity, even by the men was openly accepted.The only one of us who never settled down was Kevin. Like Scott he was a real nerd. I don't think he ever dated in high school or college. Now he preferred to play the field. There were some months when he fucked fifty Amazons, at least.Now that my Hosi was a mother our lives changed dramatically. We were parents as well as lovers. There was no birth control in the valley so it seemed likely that Hosi and the other amazons would continue to become pregnant at a rapid rate. I realized that it would be too rapid. No society can manage when more than half of the women become mothers. I sought another audience with Queen Aleppa. When I shared my concerns she smiled, “I, too have had such concerns. We must always have enough soldiers to protect ourselves. I am sorry to tell the men that the days of indiscriminate sex are over—for now, anyway.”It's funny how things go in a cycle. When I first arrived in the valley the Amazons were desperate to breed. Now just over a year later they were desperate again—to stop. It wouldn't matter to me; I had Hosi and that was all any man could ever possibly ask for.Queen Aleppa learned very quickly that it's much easier to encourage men and women to have sex than it is to discourage them. Dennis found three women pregnant—one of them Queen Aleppa herself-- five months after her proclamation. Dennis and I talked it over and decided we needed another meeting with the Queen. “My Queen,” I began, “I think you will find that sex is like a landslide—very easily started, but impossible to stop. Dennis and I have discussed this matter and we agree that we need an external way to control this problem. Furthermore, Dennis, Scott, and I have regular partners…Kevin, as you already know, does not so he has no incentive to limit his activities. Dennis and I agree that we need birth control.” Dennis explained what we were thinking about—a contraceptive implant that would work for five years, rather than the “Pill” which we were sure the women would forget, often intentionally. Queen Aleppa gave her approval and we set about getting the implants to the valley.We had a cover story in all the towns and cities—missionaries for an obscure but financially well endowed church. We even had black wooden crosses we wore around our necks while in town. Dennis placed an order for 500 implants, arranging for shipment to the second closest city, which was bigger and more cosmopolitan than our nearest town and actually had an office for a major medical supplier. Hosi, Dennis, and I took one of the boats and drove down the Amazon. It was a full day's trip. Luckily we had Reta and Scott to watch our daughter.This trip was where I first had the opportunity to see Hosi in action. After dinner we decided that we needed a drink. There was wine in the valley, but no beer or whiskey. This was our chance for a decent drink. Being new to town we had no idea where to go and wound up in a really rough joint where a couple of local toughs paid a lot of attention to Hosi--the wrong kind of attention. They tried to force themselves on her and I was just about to say something when Hosi put her hand on my arm. “Allow me,” she said quietly. The bigger guy—my height, but about 270—reached for her and, I swear, I never saw anybody move so fast as she grabbed his hand, bent it back and out, and put him on the floor before bending it so far I could hear the wrist bones break. His buddy tried to intervene and he got the same treatment. We decided to leave and on the way out some guy asked me, “How did she…?”“Amazon warrior, “I replied. He looked at me like I was crazy. We returned to our hotel on the harbor. Hosi and I had just finished our shower when I asked her about the confrontation. “It was nothing. Don't forget that I am trained as a warrior. They were big but very slow. Of course, wearing all these foreign clothes made me slower, too. I much prefer to wear only my skirt.”“I can see I'll have to be on my very best behavior,” I kidded.“Oh, yes, David…you'd better take very good care of me or else I'll have my way with you.” She laughed and I joined her. We fell onto the bed together where she continued, “I do like this big bed, though.” She gave me that look—the one that said she wanted me…badly. I leaned over and pulled the towel from her body; playfully she tried to pull it back, but lost it in the “struggle.” We both knew she was much stronger than I was and her training as a warrior gave her skills I could never equal, but throughout our entire relationship she had never once used either her strength or her skills against me. I assumed that was because of her love for me; my love for her also meant that I would never try to hurt her either.We rolled over in our play, enjoying the king-sized bed, Hosi winding up on top of me. “Hmmm,” she whispered, “I think I will have my way with you. What do you think about that?”“Well, first, I doubt I have any choice, and second, I think I'll just lie here and enjoy.” Hosi laughed and leaned in to kiss me, “I love you, David. I went through my entire life thinking I would never even meet a man and the first one I meet is someone so special…so loving. I'm so lucky to have you.”“I don't want to start an argument, especially when you're on top of me, but I think I'm the lucky one here. I'm OK looking and I suppose I have a decent body while you are incredibly beautiful and have a fantastic body. And, Hosi, what you do to me; I spent most of my life exploring my way all over the earth, never thinking about love or sex.” When Hosi laughed in my face I continued, “OK, I did think about sex, but love…marriage…settling down…never!”“David, what is…‘marriage?'”“By the standards of your tribe we are married now. We are mates, but our society goes a little further by having either a minister or a legal official perform a ceremony in which the man and woman agree to love and cherish each other forever. Unfortunately, ‘forever' is a lot shorter for some people than others.” I thought for a bit before continuing, “I think, Hosi that you and I should marry. We can do it here in the city, maybe tomorrow. There may be some very good reasons to do so in the future. Usually a man gets down on a knee and asks his woman if she will marry him.”“David…you talk too much.” Hosi reached down to rub my cock in her slit—I was hard; she was hot and wet. Raising her body she moved me into her warmth…into her wetness. I closed my eyes, savoring the sensations as she gripped my cock. Slowly, she began to rock; Hosi loved fucking slow and easy, increasing my desire and drawing out my agony as I needed desperately to cum. I leaned up to kiss her as I rolled her nipples between my fingers. Now her desire equaled mine and she increased her tempo—faster and faster—rubbing her clit into me. “Oh, Hosi!” I screamed as I shot load after load of slick white cum into her pussy; Hosi began to shake and she exploded in rapture just as I finished. We were covered in sweat despite the air conditioning. I held my woman closely, kissing her face and head and neck. I pulled the blanket over us and we went to sleep.The next morning we checked on the shipment; it was in, but we still had to make the financial arrangements. I used the rest of the morning to find out if Hosi and I could be married. We began at the city hall. I spoke to a clerk, “Excuse me, but could you tell us how we can get married?”“Well, Senhor you could do it here with the judge or you could go to one of the churches. I understand you are a missionary. Can't one of your comrades do it for you?” I explained that we were not ordained and asked if he could point us in the right direction. He sent us upstairs to the court. We spoke to several people there including the judge. I filled out the license giving my name as David Schneider and Hosi's as Hosi Retaleppa. She giggled when she saw it; her tribe only uses a single name. I paid the fee and Hosi and I were officially married. I kissed the bride and we left happily. The entire proceeding took less than ten minutes. We returned to our hotel for a brief, but passionate honeymoon. I bent Hosi back onto the bed and kneeled between her legs. I kissed my way up her legs, savoring the experience of contact with her smooth silky thighs. I reached forward leading with my tongue. As usual, she leaked pussy juice; Hosi was always wet—just the least kiss was all it took. I pushed into her tunnel. Her powerful muscles clenched around me, teasing me and inviting my cock…that would come later. I reached for her G-spot, taking great satisfaction when she shuddered in pleasure. That was my signal to move up to her clit. It was hard and hot and swollen as I sucked it into my mouth. I nibbled, licked, and sucked her to a magnificent orgasm. She shuddered and shook for almost a minute as I refused to release her clit from my grasp.I eventually moved up, kissing my way up her body until our lips met. Hosi eagerly licked her juices from my face as her tongue attacked mine. I lifted my hips and when I moved back down my rock hard cock slid easily into Hosi. She groaned in ecstasy as I bottomed out against her cervix. Hosi may not have known the names of all these parts, but she sure as hell knew what she liked and this was one of her favorites. We began a slow rhythm; she grabbed my hair and held me for a long deep kiss. “I love you, David,” she whispered. I broke the kiss briefly to return the sentiment, returning to the kiss as I began to pound her pussy. Faster and faster we went; harder and harder we met each other until we exploded in mutual bliss. Exhausted, we clung together as we regained our strength and our breathing eased.The following morning Dennis and I paid for the shipment and walked back to the harbor, Hosi between us all the way. I had been much more nervous on the way there, carrying thousands of US Dollars in our pockets. One of the things I had wanted to do was work out procedures for wire transfers. I hated carrying all that cash. Hosi was astonished that we could carry $10,000 in supplies in such a small box. The implants were no more than a half-inch in length and they were all hermetically sealed in a long ribbon of plastic. The only things that took up space were the applicators and removal tools. We already had plenty of alcohol and swabs, as well as small band-aids, if necessary.We boarded our inflatable and took off up the river. On land we had to rely on Hosi's skills, but on the river we had our rifles and Hosi had her bow and arrows. Taking our arms proved a good decision—we were followed by a rough-looking group of thugs who made their intentions clear from the outset, firing on us with several handguns. Fortunately, our boat was at least ten miles an hour faster than theirs. However, a huge raft of barges forced us to slow to crawling speed. We looked at each other and decided to take aggressive action while they were still almost a mile behind. Dennis and I were expert shots; Hosi's skill with the bow—well, she was just as good as she was with her hands. Hosi steered while Dennis and I prepared for our assault on the bandits. I attached my scope to my rifle, loading with armor piercing ammo. We weren't legally allowed to have this ammo, but a lot of illegal things happen every day. I wasn't going to shoot the men—I wanted to take out their outboards. I told Hosi to steer for still water outside the barges' wake. I set my rifle on the stern, taking care to hide it from those in the chasing boat until the last second. I took three shots, knocking out one of their engines immediately. That would eliminate them in a chase, but we were still unable to get around the barges and wouldn't be able to for several miles, at least. Meanwhile, they had tried to open fire on us again. They made a big mistake when they turned sideways—perpendicular—to our course. This gave Dennis and me a clear shot at their one remaining outboard. A quick volley from our rifles took it out—smoke streaming from the block. They drifted away from us immediately and their handguns became completely ineffective. I still managed to give them a few hull shots at the waterline which could put them in the water. That would be a big concern—there were crocodiles and piranhas here and both could be extremely deadly. They broke out some paddles and headed for the nearest shore. The rest of our trip was uneventful; we parked our boat in the hidden boat house just below the waterfall as the sun was setting.We scaled the rope—even with all my practice I couldn't keep up with Hosi-- and reported to Queen Aleppa. Hosi and I were brief; we wanted to see our daughter. We picked her up with thanks to Reta and Scott. We took her home and to our bed. We loved to play with her and cuddle her between us. She was already a beauty and I was certain she would follow closely in her mother's footsteps. We fed her and put her into her own bed. I turned to Hosi, “You know, we are on our honeymoon. We should be having a lot of sex.”“And how would that be different from all our other days?” Hosi asked laughing. I shrugged my shoulders feigning confusion until she grabbed my shirt and literally threw me onto the bed. She fell on me laughing wildly as we grappled with each other. Even in this play Hosi could beat me badly, but she didn't. We rolled over each other several times until she stopped with me on top, my legs between hers. “You seem to have me in a compromising position, David,” she whispered.“Yeah, exactly where you want me,” I giggled back. She nodded wildly as she leaned up to remove my shirt and shorts. I shrugged out of my boxers just before untying her skirt and allowing it to slip silently to the floor. I flipped her over and around to “69.” “Take me into your mouth, Hosi. You can pleasure me with your mouth the same way I can pleasure you.” She was tentative at first, licking carefully around my helmet, but as I attacked her pussy with my mouth, tongue, and teeth she grew bolder and bolder.Eventually, she got the idea of fucking me orally, taking my seven inches deep into her throat. I had been licking and sucking, probing for her G-spot for almost ten minutes when she tensed for several seconds and came hard, bathing my face in her juice. She sucked especially hard when I came and I rewarded her by soaking her tonsils with my baby cream.“That was incredible, David. Is there a name for that?“Yes, darling Hosi, it's called a '69.' If you look at the two numbers you can see that they are upside down to each other, just as we are.”“You sure do know a lot about sex, David.”“That's because our society is obsessed with sex, Hosi. Some people…it's all they think about.”“What about you? Don't you think about it all the time?”“Sure, darling…but that's because I'm married to the most beautiful woman in the world. I even dream about you. You occupy my thoughts every second of every day.”“I knew there was a good reason why I love you.” Hosi spooned against me, put my hand in its usual spot just under her breast and we went swiftly to sleep.The following morning Dennis and I met again with the Queen. We suggested a lottery for the birth control—100 Amazons would be allowed to fuck and breed. The remainder would be implanted with birth control. They would be allowed to fuck, but obviously not to breed. A year later another hundred “breeders” would be selected until the entire tribe had been included. All the men would be required to couple with the breeders until they became pregnant; then we could also fuck the other tribeswomen. That was the way it was supposed to work, but that night Hosi and I went to bed a little earlier than usual, celebrating our marriage and each other. We held each other kissing and touching as we always did. Eventually, Hosi flipped me on my back and straddled me, lowering herself slowly down my cock. She rode me harder and much faster than usual, grinding her clit roughly into me until we came. It wasn't her most inspired effort. I asked if something was bothering her.“I could overpower you in your sleep and make you my slave,” she said.“Sure, but you could do that when I'm awake, too. We both know you're stronger than me and I'll never have your fighting skills. Besides, I wouldn't resist you.” Then, after a brief pause, I continued, “If you can do it, why haven't you?”“Because I value you as my mate; I enjoy you as my partner. Did you know that Queen Aleppa gave me the choice?”“You mean to either have me as your mate or your slave?”“Yes. Luckily you wound up with me—it could have been Reta.”“How did I wind up with you if Reta outranks you?”“That's easy; I am the Queen's favorite. I'm her daughter.” Well, that was a surprise, but I had the impression that Hosi was trying to tell me something else. “Is there something else you're trying to tell me, Hosi? This is the craziest conversation we've ever had.”“The Queen gave Reta the same choice.” OK, I thought, now we were getting some place. “Hosi, are you trying to tell me something about Scott and Reta? Is Scott becoming her slave?”“Yes, David, but the term slave here is not quite the same as it is in most places. As my mate you have an opportunity to determine your role with me. As a slave, Reta will determine Scott's role. She will make all the decisions, too.”“So far Scott hasn't complained, but what's going to happen if he disagrees with Reta or disobeys her? Would she hurt him?”“It is possible. That's why I told you, David. “I thought for a few minutes before responding, “I'm sure you understand that I will do something about this, Hosi.”“But, what can you do, David? This is between Reta and Scott and the Queen.”“You'd be surprised, Hosi, but first I need to speak with Scott. I wonder if he knows.” Hosi leaned over to kiss me then turned to spoon with me and placed my hand on her breast. It was time for sleep—if only I could.The following morning I walked to Reta's house asking Scott to join me on a trip to the forges. On the way I asked him if he knew what Reta was doing to him. “Sure…she hasn't made any secret of it, but so far she hasn't done anything to hurt me. Then again, I have always agreed with her and done what I've been told.” I explained what had occurred when I was milked and what the Queen had said. “Hmmm…that's interesting…I wonder what she would do.”“Well,” I replied, ”I think we need to find out before there's a major problem. Here's what I suggest….” We returned and I waved to Reta as I turned down the lane to the hospital where I enlisted Dennis. From there I spoke to Kevin. He was reluctant but eventually joined the crusade. Now I went to see the Queen. “Your highness,” I began, “I am having trouble understanding how you could allow a free man to become a slave…a slave to one of your tribe.” When she feigned ignorance I laughed, “Please, my Queen, you gave Hosi the choice…slave or mate…and you did the same with Reta. I brought my brother, my cousin, and my friend here to help this tribe. We were all free men at home and we have the same expectation here. It might be different if you had captured us, but you didn't. Is this how you repay our kindness and dedication to helping you?“I have been wondering how your ideas about slavery agree with your edict that none of us are to be harmed in any way.” Queen Aleppa was silent for several minutes when she gave the signal to summon Reta and Scott. Reta was annoyed when she approached the Queen. I spoke first, “I understand that you are making a slave of my brother, Reta.”“I do not understand why that is your concern, David.” I repeated the comments I had made to the Queen and then addressed Reta directly, “So far Scott has followed you, but what will happen if he disagrees with you or disobeys? You are not the kind of person who would deliberately violate one of the Queen's edicts, are you?”“What are you talking about, David?”“Throughout history slaves have been disciplined by causing them pain—hitting, slapping, whipping, or worse, so how will you enforce your will when your Queen has stated that none of the men are to be injured or harmed in any way? I can understand if you are more dominant than Scott. Sometimes I think that would be good for him. When Hosi and I disagree we talk about our feelings and make a decision, but more often than not I rely on Hosi's experience here. This is, after all, Hosi's valley, village, tribe, and home.” I could see Reta thinking…mulling over what had been said.“I see your point, David,” she began, “My Queen I request your permission to take Scott as my mate.” Queen Aleppa smiled, nodded, and I went to hug Reta. “Thank you, Reta. I think you will find that to be the right decision.” Hosi and I bowed to the Queen and left. I heard Reta ask Scott what he would like to do now that they were equals. “I have a few ideas,” he replied, “why don't we try some of them now?” He took Reta by the hand and led her back to their home.“You were lucky, David. What would you have done if she refused?”“Simple enough…what we call a ‘strike'—no more fucking--from any of us. It would be hard for Queen Aleppa to have us milked when she has repeatedly said that we are not to be injured, but I was pretty sure Reta would come around. She may be a little headstrong, but she is basically a very fine person.”Hosi took my hand and placed it on her silky firm butt. I could see the desire in her eyes as she said, “David, you are incredible; I think you deserve a reward.”I laughed and agreed, “Once again I am pleased to defer to your judgment.” Hosi joined my laughter, took my hand and led me home. En route we could hear Reta screaming in her ecstasy; whatever Scott had suggested seemed to agree with her mightily.Ever made a promise you later regretted? Well…maybe regretted was too strong a term. I had promised Hosi that I would never again spend a night away from her. It was the right thing to say at the time and I meant every word. However, I never gave the idea of going to town any thought.The trip took almost an entire day—more if I was afraid we were being followed. Therefore, we always planned to stay overnight and that was the source of my problem. I would gladly take Hosi with me, but at what risk? I asked Dennis whether I should be concerned. I remembered reading about the Aztecs and Cortez—how the Spaniards decimated the Aztecs with flu, colds, smallpox, syphilis, and a host of other diseases. “I think she should have a series of inoculations to safeguard her. If she was going to the U.S., I would recommend MMR—measles, mumps, and rubella—and DPT—diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Since she would be here in Brazil I'd also recommend smallpox and polio and maybe even hepatitis A and B.”“Wow, I never thought it would be such a problem. I'll need to discuss this with Hosi.” I thanked Dennis and returned home. I got there shortly after Hosi had finished her warrior training for the day. I asked her about going with me and then I explained my concerns. This was an incredibly difficult task—Hosi had no idea what a germ was so she was accepting my words for no other reason than I was the one saying them. “Hosi, I want to keep my word, but I am concerned for your safety. Dennis recommends you have several inoculations which will protect you from diseases. Here in the valley there are few, if any such concerns, but out there mixing with other people can be extremely dangerous. Entire civilizations have been wiped out. Please believe me.”“I do believe you, David. You would not lie to me. What do I have to do?” Dennis used the radio to order the necessary injections. They were spaced out over a period of two months and then Dennis recommended we wait a few more months to ensure they would do their work. Then I began to prepare Hosi for the experience.In some ways the Amazons' society was incredibly advanced—no crime, greed, jealousy, or pollution—everyone working together for the common good. However, technologically they might as well have been in the Stone Age. I had a world of difficulty explaining how our boats and engines worked before Hosi agreed to accept all that I had told her without question. Stepping off the boat into the tiny back water town must have been like stepping through a time warp. Explaining automobiles, helicopters, even airplanes proved easy. What Hosi couldn't understand was plain old window glass, something most of us take completely for granted. I knew I was in for trouble before we even left the house when I had to explain why she had to wear one of my T-shirts. “If you go like you are you'll be arrested, for sure,” I told her. Then I had to explain “police,” “arrest,” and many of the social conventions of modern societies. I had to promise her we'd buy some clothes as soon as we arrived. Then I had to explain “buy” and “money.” By the time I'd finished the day was half over. Oh…the things we do for love!Hosi's first trip to the small town just downriver was a revelation. I went first to the local bank where the four of us had our accounts and I had a safe deposit box full of cash. I took out a few hundred and led Hosi to the nearest store. I allowed the sales woman, a thirty something Brazilian, to deal with Hosi directly. She liked some of the clothes suggested, but absolutely refused to have anything to do with a bra. “This is a torture instrument, David,” she told me. I couldn't argue. Eventually, she took two complete outfits, six pair of panties (these she really did like), a pair of tennis shoes similar to mine, and a costume necklace. I took her to a jeweler where I bought her a pair of earrings and had her ears pierced. I also bought her a gold bangle bracelet.Hosi was shopped out and wanted to return to our hotel. I learned quickly that she wanted to thank me. “I am so glad you have been willing to honor your promise, David. You have no idea how much that means to me. I want to be with you always.”“I love you, too, Hosi. I'm nothing without you.” She stripped me, pushed me back onto the bed and lowered herself onto my shaft. She spent almost an hour “thanking” me. We fell together, holding, caressing, and loving each other. We slept for about a half hour and when we awoke I made a big mistake—I turned on the TV. Now I had to spend almost an hour trying to explain that there weren't a bunch of little people inside that box. I couldn't wait until we got back to the safety of the valley.To be continued, by senorlongo for SexStories.

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Most of you know who Evan Ferry is by now. The Florida teenager has made a name for himself through wins on the amateur motocross circuit, a booming presence on social media, and well-deserved factory support. But as much as we've seen "Little Red Dog" rip, we've only had a few one-on-one conversations with him, and always during busy times like Loretta's or the Monster Energy Cup. It's been an eventful year for Ferry. A few weeks back, he and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing mutually agreed to end their contract, a surprise development that made the rider a free agent during the qualifying process for Loretta's. In the weeks that followed, Ferry bought a YZ250F, lined up for a few local races, did a tryout with Star Racing, and then signed with the NSA Yamaha Factory AM Team. The changes provoked plenty of discussions, with conflicting reports online from "those in the know" about what happened and why. With that, we linked with Evan to talk about everything, from his earliest MX memories to the path he's currently on. To say that he is a student of the game would be an understatement. Life at the track has allowed him to watch the sport's best, study their techniques, learn the motorcycle, and see what it takes to reach the top. During the talk, Evan pointed out that the family has tried to maintain a balance of fun and work, but the feeling that comes from winning is still what drives him most.

I denne episoden snakker vi om hva som er spesielt med den klassiske racerbanen Assen, som arrangerer GP nr 10 i år. Vi diskuterer hvem som er favoritter, går gjennom siste nytt på ryktefronten og vi slår av en prat med John Norda fra Yamahas Factoryteam. Han har gjort noe fint denne uka.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

In der Hitze des Sachsenrings bewahrte einer kühle Nerven. Fabio Quartararo holte seinen zweiten Sieg hintereinander und seinen dritten in dieser Saison und führt damit das Feld der MotoGP-Gesamtwertung an. Honda erlebt ein geradezu historisches Debakel und Johann Zarco fühlt sich immer wohler in seiner Haut. Dazu gab es für den Lokalmatadoren Marcel Schrötter einen vierten Platz in der Moto2. Es war wieder eine Menge los beim Deutschland-Grand-Prix. Und wie ihr es gewohnt seid, bringen wir euch hier bei Schräglage, dem Talk zur Motorrad-WM, auf den neuesten Stand. Herzlich willkommen zu dieser neuen Ausgabe. Andreas Thies hat wieder Juliane Ziegengeist und Gerald Dirnbeck vom Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zu Gast und spricht mit ihnen über ein stimmungsvolles Wochenende am Sachsenring. Die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer waren wieder zurück. Alleine am Samstag waren mehr Fans da als am gesamten Wochenende in Mugello. Eine Nachricht, die auch den Veranstalter Dorna erfreuen dürfte. Sportlich gab es einiges zu sehen. Fabio Quartararo fährt weiterhin weltmeisterlich. Er beherrschte das Rennen von Anfang an, profitierte zwar auch von einem Sturz von Francesco Bagnaia, aber war der beste Fahrer im Feld. Doch eitel Sonnenschein ist nicht alles bei Yamaha. Quartararo führt zwar, doch die anderen Yamahas fahren hinterher. Hinterherfahren ist ein gutes Stichwort. Honda erlebte ein debakulöses Wochenende. Zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren fuhr keine Honda in die Punkte. Stefan Bradl, der weiterhin als Ersatz für Marc Marquez fährt, sprach davon, dass das Motorrad nicht fahrbar war. In der Moto2 konnte Marcel Schrötter mal wieder für ein Ausrufezeichen sorgen. Er holte in der Moto2 einen guten vierten Platz. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Hello everyone and welcome to Ultimate Motorcycling's weekly Podcast—Motos and Friends. My name is Arthur Coldwells. We really appreciate you listening to our sponsors' ads—this podcast would not exist without their—and of course your—support.   This week's Podcast is brought to you by Yamaha motorcycles. Filling the gap between the entry-level R3, and the flagship superbike R1, Yamaha's YZF-R7 is a brilliant supersport machine that provides real performance—perfectly balanced with rider comfort. Check it out at YamahaMotorsports.com, or of course you can see it for yourself at your local Yamaha dealer. This Podcast is also brought to you by the new, state-of-the-art Schuberth C5. The modular C5 is a flip up design that blends safety with amazing quietness within its compact, light weight design. Visit Schuberth.com for more information. This week, Editor Don Williams tells us all about the new Indian Pursuit. This high performance full-dresser features Indian's powerful liquid-cooled v-twin engine that spools up quickly and smoothly. If you're a performance rider who likes full-dresser luxury—then you're probably going to want to hear what Don has to say.     In the second segment Associate Editor and Podcast producer Teejay Adams chats to Loren Turnbull. She's one of the moderators at the respected East Coast Female Riders group in Australia—you can find it on Facebook—and has just started her own digital Motorcycle magazine for ladies, called Girl Moto Media. Loren chats with Teejay about her experience riding in Thailand's northwest corner. The famed Mae Hong Son loop is an unbelievably spectacular, ride through mist-covered mountain passes and steamy jungles. Loren and her partner rented a couple of Yamahas and rode the nearly two thousand corners that make up the almost 400-mile long, 4-day ride. From all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!

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Heimspiel für Basti und Dennis: Der MotoGP-Zirkus bot ein spektakuläres Rennen auf dem deutschen Sachsenring, welches von Marc Marquez gewonnen wurde. Etwas weiter dahinter kamen Oliveira und Quartararo auf dem Podium ins Ziel. Weiter in Programm: Aprilia und KTM auf dem Vormarsch, Yamahas dunkle Wolken am Himmel, Suzukis besondere Schwierigkeiten. Schreibt uns Feedback über Instagram: @bastianubl21 oder @stelzi.jr Lasst gerne eine Bewertung da!

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Todd Marks is Founder and CEO at Mindgrub, an agency, consultancy, and support company that designs technology for people to transform businesses, creates enterprise mobile apps and web applications, provides digital marketing, and “unlocks human potential.” Winning Inc. 5000's Design/Development Firm of the year five years in a row might suggest that this is a notable tech firm. Yes, but this same company has also won the American Marketing Associations Marketing Excellence Award for Best Branding Campaign. How does this all fit together? A “high school math and computer science teacher” turned technologist, Todd collaborated with friends at his website- and eLearning-focused digital agency in the late-90s. In 2002, he founded Mindgrub as an engineering group writing code: building Flash, HTML, and CSS applications. When Apple released the iPhone in 2007, Todd recognized an important “disruption in technology,” and redirected his efforts to web application development and mobile application fulfillment. Customers soon requested information architecture, leading to larger projects.  Early on, the company ran with agency style, top-down, waterfall project management. Today, it specializes in DevOps/agile product, mobile, and web development; user experience design, testing, and emerging technology utilization; branding, digital and traditional marketing, and application support. It has redefined the meaning of “full-service” agency by reaching back to the very beginning – developing the plan, the strategy and designing the software product and pushing forward to the very end – marketing to make sure the product ends up in the hands of its target customers, and then supporting it. The agency manages the development of a strategic blend of technical projects in parallel with a comprehensive marketing framework. The process? Identify and define application users. Analyze competitors and the market. Conduct stakeholder interviews. Test hypothetical solutions (rapid-prototyping) to build the high-level functionality requirements on the technical side and lower level functionality user stories on the marketing side. Design the software – the information architecture, the product build, the user interface – and then provide the needed support and market the product.  In this interview, Todd discusses the increasingly important role of technology in the marketing world.  In particular, marketing needs automation to effectively manage and move prospects through the customer journey. Todd says COVID took the governor off the business. Today, the virtual workplace means the company can hire excellent talent anywhere – the company has grown from 105 employees at the beginning of the year to 155 with another 30 or 40 contractors.   Todd identifies 7 kinds of business opportunities: Deal Type 1: Go out and get new business Deal Type 2: Change orders to an existing project Deal Type 3: Adding a different service line Deal Type 4: “Support” or upselling (e.g., marketing) Deal Type 5: Adding a second project, same buyer Deal Type 6: Same account, new buyer Deal Type 7: An existing team member goes on long-term retainer  Todd has written and contributed to a number of books including Flash Magic, New Masters of Flash, and Web Design in a Nutshell. He sits on the advisory boards for Loyola University's MBA program, the Maryland Technology Council (MTC) (Chairman of the Board since 2018), and the Northeastern Maryland Tech Council (NMTC). He can be reached at his company's website at: mindgrub.com or on LinkedIn. Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and I am joined today by Todd Marks, Founder and CEO of Mindgrub, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Welcome to the podcast, Todd. TODD: Thanks for having me, Rob. ROB: Great to have you here. Why don't you start off by giving us a rundown of Mindgrub and where the business excels? TODD: Absolutely. Mindgrub is an agency, a consultancy, and a support company. We make enterprise mobile apps, web applications, and perform digital marketing, and we excel at unlocking human potential. ROB: Wow. That's a pretty wide range. A lot of people just do the digital marketing part, but you're also, you said, support, and also building applications. Where did you start? Were you doing all of that from Day 1? How did the business evolve? TODD: That's a great question. I really started the business in 2002. I had a startup with some partners in '98-'99, and after September 11th we went our separate ways. In 2002 I founded Mindgrub, and I really focused on Flash application development at the time. It became Flex. I also did some web application development with HTML and CSS. I did that for a number of years; I worked in New York, worked for a Deloitte brand for a little bit, and then in 2008 the iPhone came out. I knew that was a big differentiator. I was working in Chicago at the time. I've kind of glamorized the story, but it was a cold day in Chicago and I got splashed by a cab. Meanwhile, I was going back and forth to Maryland and it was getting warmer and warmer at the time, and I couldn't take the winter in Chicago. The SDK was released in January 2008, and by March I was done going to Chicago. I was also teaching at University of Maryland Baltimore County, teaching instructional technology but working with a lot of technical students on campus. So, I quit my day job, came back to Maryland, holed up in my basement and started making some early mobile apps. We started out as really web application development and mobile application fulfillment, and we did a great job. Engineers. But my clients started to ask, “You do design; can you do a little information architecture?” And I could, so I started to do that as well. Then we found ourselves growing into larger and larger projects, and we evolved from doing a lot of agency style, top-down, waterfall sort of project management to evolving a little bit more into agile. With agile it takes a lot more planning up front, so we found ourselves doing a lot of the strategy and planning, which we call Sprint Zero, but it's really identifying the users of the application, doing some competitor analysis, some market analysis. With those users, we'll do stakeholder interviews, testing, you name it, and we'll inevitably come up with a list of epics, which is the high level functionality they need, and user stories, which is a lower level functionality. From those users, we then design the software, we do that information architecture, we build it, and then we evolved into supporting it. So we have a support team as well, which I mentioned, called Aces. Then finally that full continuum was that we'd market it. We would release software, and a lot of times these enterprise mobile apps we'd put in the store – the clients would say, “We don't have any downloads but it's in the store.” We said, “What marketing did you do?” “Nothing. It's in the store.” “Did you even do optimization for the store?” “No.” Particularly, that store is not optimized. It doesn't necessarily get crawled effectively. There's some dark arts there that you can add some optimization for search engines. But you need landing pages, you need newsletters, you need marketing automation. There's all these additional things. So, we were getting unhappy seeing our clients not successful. We've made apps for Wendy's and Yamahas and Geicos of the world, and they always have tons of downloads. They have millions of people in a database somewhere and they can get hundreds of thousands of downloads. But for our startups that didn't have that marketing automation tool, they don't have a big CRM, they don't have a huge database of prospect users, they have to do marketing. Long story long, we are an end-to-end agency. We do everything from planning, design, development, support, and ongoing marketing. We don't just do it at the agency level, but we also have become a bit of a consultancy as well where we compete against the Accentures and the Deloittes of the world on that kind of channel. I see there's really two camps. There's the Big Four on the agency side, WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu – and the Big Four on the consulting side – Deloitte, Accenture, Booz, and Booz started out as an accounting company and now they're a consulting company. We inevitably play right in between. One of our taglines is that we're a very technical agency, which is our differentiator, and we're an extremely creative consultancy, which is a differentiator. ROB: It's certainly a differentiator, the creativity side. You can imagine there are probably a great number of development shops that – well, a lot of folks can't actually deliver a functioning application. We'll start there. But of those that can, you can see them delivering the application and saying, “Here it is,” and then you get to the customer saying, “What do I do with it? How do I promote it?” But for you to take on that responsibility – it seems like there's quite a shift in responsibility from “I gave you a functioning app” to “I am also accountable for people using it.” Was that a difficult transition to embrace, or was it somehow more natural? TODD: I would say it was a little bit difficult in that we started out as an engineering group, very analytical, writing code. Marketing started out really with advertising and more around the creative marketing – communication planning, branding and identity, visuals. We could always do application visuals, but we never really tackled that advertising piece. But marketing evolved to not just be the visual aspects of marketing, but the technical aspects of marketing. You think about the HubSpots and the Marketos and the Pardots of the world – those have only been around in recent years, and they automate the marketing process. They have APIs, and you can integrate with them and you can pull data and you can set up key performance indicators so that you can create rich dashboards to see how your marketing is performing. You can set up smart lists and you can automatically move people along from one list to another based on their interaction in your software or your marketing products. So, marketing itself has become extremely technical. As a technical company, I saw a lot of advertising and marketing agencies getting left behind because they weren't very technical. So we were able to come in from the technical side, set up the KPIs and the smart lists and the automation, and integrate with the API so that based on user interaction in the app, we can then progress them in the marketing automation software. That was a skill that marketing and advertising agencies didn't have, and the piece we didn't have necessarily was some of that design/advertising creativity. So, we did a couple acquisitions there. We acquired a marketing company that brought communication planning, branding, and identity with them, so we were able to add that competency. Now we're able to do really well on it because we have that full continuum. A lot of times we'll get a customer where we'll come in with a mobile app, but next thing we know, they then want us helping out with their website. They otherwise used a more traditional agency, but they see how technical we are, and creative, and they say, “Can you help with our website? And by the way, we have a kiosk too.” We call that the hat trick. Wendy's, for instance, we designed their mobile app and then we helped design parts of their website. We designed their kiosk. I don't know if you have Royal Farms down there. I don't know if you're more Sheetz or Wawa, but Royal Farms is a pretty big convenience store, and they're also a quick service restaurant with chicken based out of Maryland. Town & Country actually said they were the number one fast food chicken in the world, which is a pretty big accolade. Needless to say, we had a hat trick with them. We designed their mobile app, then we redesigned their kiosk, we've helped with their website. But in that case, they were so confident with our ability that they actually gave us traditional marketing as well. They have a big campaign called the Chicken Palooza campaign, which is billboards and sheets and mugs. We redesigned their chicken icon, which is a classic. So that's a case where we are the end-to-end agency, but we really are end-to-end. We're not just doing their traditional and digital marketing; we're doing their mobile apps, their websites, their loyalty program, integrating with their backend services. And this is all in the vein of marketing, but now there's enterprise application development that is a marketing effort. It's meant to increase sales. It's an app, it's a utility function, but it is also a marketing function. We've gotten good at marketing. ROB: That's interesting. We do not have that chain, but now I'm wishing that we did. It also seems like being in that chair for marketing is helpful to stay top of mind. A lot of times if you talk about a site build or an app build, some people are always working on their app and their site, but some people are much more burst-y about it. They complete an initiative and then they stop. If you were only involved in the technology side, you might not be in the conversation at the right time when they're ready to rebuild. somebody's forgotten, turnover has happened a little bit, that sort of thing. TODD: You're absolutely right. The marketing buyers still consider a mobile app a one-off project, whereas our consulting buyers, they're buying teams for years on end with option years to extend. Where we fill in a nice spot is that we are very technical, but we're extremely creative, so we're able to be that agency of record that can do it all. We'll get large monthly retainers as the agency of record, but within that retainer, it is mobile apps and marketing automation and SEO and banner ads and web micro sites. You name it. It's a very wide mixed variety of stuff that we can do. Whereas to your point, just a mobile shop or just a web shop, if they're just that technical shop, they're considered more of a project fulfillment company and not somebody that you would otherwise give to on a big monthly retainer.  ROB: You've mentioned quite a range of clients. You've mentioned startups and you've certainly mentioned some very enterprise customers. Have you always had that range of client mix? Where did you start out in some of those earlier years? TODD: That's a good question. The first couple clients for Mindgrub were actually large clients because it was myself. I was always able to position myself on bigger jobs and bigger brands and ended up working in New York City and Chicago with big brands for a while. When I started getting some work for the team on the web side, that started really back in 2002 when I founded the company. I always had some independent contractors, some interns, and even though I was in and out of a couple jobs at that point, I always had some freelancing work. And that was just smaller projects in my network, but not my job as the consultant or the day job I worked for, which were these bigger brands. What changed a lot of it is when mobile came out, I'd work with these bigger brands and I jumped ship with all the contracts I had and all these brands and opportunities to go start a business in my basement. I really hung my shingle on mobile. A lot of the marketing I did was mobile, mobile, mobile, “we make mobile apps.” At the time, I also had a product company. I was trying to make a mobile product. I got a lot of exposure to mobile there, so a lot of my network that were the bigger brands were just chomping at the bit to find mobile developers, and they got to me. So on the mobile side, we started working with really big brands. On the web side was a little smaller. Now that we've progressed, we've always actually done more web work than mobile because most mobile apps have a web backend, plus all the individual web work. Fast forward 18 years, mobile always attracted big brands, but web after 18 years also attracted big brands. On the application side, we do a lot with the big brands. On the marketing side, our first acquisition was just over 5 years ago, and we've really grown that team. I'd say our marketing team, when they're just working direct for the client, we've really moved up the chain. But we're a little bit more midmarket. Now, when our mobile and web division nets an enterprise client such as Wendy's or Royal Farms – Wendy's is a little different because we worked with the IT buyer. Even though we did their mobile app and helped design their website and kiosk, we were not necessarily working with the marketing department. They had it together and we were brought in. On Royal Farms, they're a little bit smaller of a business, so therefore we were able to come in on mobile, get the website, get the kiosk, but then they were a small enough company that the same conversations we're having with their head of IT, we're having with their marketing department. Next thing you know, their marketing department is asking us to do some fulfillment, and then it leads into this long-term great relationship where we're fulfilling a lot of aspects from mobile to marketing. So really, to answer that question, the big brands find us because of our differentiators, which happen to be on the technology side, and then they learn that we are good across the board. We are actively trying to push on our marketing side, and I know we just won eight communicator awards and five – some other. I know we're submitting for the Webbies right now. Our marketing team and the creative team, they don't want to be in the shadows anymore. We're winning all these awards, so now we're starting to stand on our own two feet as far as the look and feel. Some of our communications that we're doing, some of the branding that we're doing – these were things that we didn't start with 18 years ago, we really started pushing on 5 or 6 years ago. But because we have the experience working with big brands and they have that trust on the technology side, now we're commanding direct marketing work. For Sylvan, which is a really big online education institution, we did their advertising videos. For ExxonMobil, we did their TV spot. We filmed it, we used Mindgrubbers as actors in it, and there was only I think one or two paid actors that we had for that shoot. We were able to do it all in-house. It's just amazing, some of the things that we're able to do now. I would've never thought I'd be sitting on a TV commercial shoot, which I get to do now, which is super exciting. ROB: That's absolutely fascinating for the variety. One of my advisors was positing to me the other day – his perception was that many businesses, and particularly enterprises, were much more eager to send marketing work to marketing agencies than technology work to technology shops. How do you feel about that suggestion? Do you see truth in it? And is it shifting, if that has been the case? TODD: You said marketing work for marketing agencies and technology work for technology. Did you mean they're more willing to send technology work to marketing companies than they are willing to send marketing work to technology companies? ROB: That they've been more willing to hire a marketing agency while still trying to build a technology capability in-house, and maybe less likely to outsource parts of that. That was the suggestion and perception. How do you see it? TODD: Gotcha. I think you have to look at each buyer, and then when the core IP of the business is. If you had a business that was let's say a law firm, marketing and technology is not anywhere near their wheelhouse, so they would probably subcontract both. But if you're an events company and that events company is more of not a platform play, they're the coordination and they're hosting physical events, and you're a bunch of marketers, you're all about marketing, but you're not a platform event company. So you probably pull your marketing in-house, but at some point you want to go build a platform because now marketing of events is online, and you're not in a good position and Zoom's not cutting it anymore. You would then outsource your technology because you're a marketing core. And even though you're growing and you start to build some products, you still probably at that point would think, “I want to do my marketing in-house.” Let's say you're the opposite. Let's say you're that company that realizes there's disruption in the event space and Zoom isn't cutting it and there's a huge opportunity to recreate that in-person experience. You might go out and build software, and you're not going to be good at marketing, and you're probably not even going to try to do it in-house, or if you do you're going to flail because you're a software company. You build product. So, you should outsource your marketing. I really think it goes back to the buyer and the nature of the work they do and what is core to their IP versus things they should be subbing out. ROB: I can definitely tell you've thought a lot about this, about the buyers, about the organizational structure. As you've grown, how have you thought about helping other people on your team? It seems like you're at a point where you can't be the only one selling, so how have you equipped other people to think about navigating organizations and understanding buyers well? TODD: You got it. I originated pretty much every one of our departments. Now that we're bigger, some of those departments are being created by my other leadership. But sales, I started out, like just about every founder-led company, doing what's called founder sales. I had to sell everything. I started out as an engineer. My first company, I was raised by designers, so I went from growing our engineering department to our design department to our user experience department, accounting, the works. Sales was finally the last department that I had to stand up, and it was founder sales. The first thing I wanted to do was find a second person that could also sell. That individual had to be highly technical, highly creative. They had to be a subject matter expert, and then they had to also be good at business development. Then I was able to supplement helping them with the contracts piece, maybe even giving them some leads that came through our contact form. But at least they could put a solution together and basically sell the work and be personable. As we've advanced, I knew I needed to have a lot more people, so we really focused on process. With any business, it's the product, the process, and the people. We started with the product. We identified what it is we're going to sell. Every year we organized that list of solutions. Some solutions, maybe it wasn't great that year. We decided, let's not push on it next year. Other solutions have been a winner for us, we're doing multimillions in that solution and that market is big, and there's a huge opportunity. Then we'll promote those solutions. Then marketing knows what they're going to be marketing, production knows where they need to do some training, what they need to ramp up. We have solutions. The other thing we have is for every deal, we put together a deal team. Marketing works on the outside of the funnel. They're trying to come up with contacts that could be prospects so those prospects are qualified. In our industry, we're looking at marketing or IT buyers. We have a budget. They probably have some pain points we might be able to identify digitally. But they're qualified contacts. They're making them prospects, they're putting them in Smartlist, they're nurturing them through events, through newsletters. Then our BD team is interacting with these prospects and they're engaging with them. They're having conversations. They're sending personal emails. They're trying to figure out their pain points as well, but is there a solution we can provide to address their pain point? From there, our BD team then, if there is a solution, they then assemble a deal team now. They brought in the lead; they're more than likely going to be the principal manager of that deal. We then bring in a subject matter expert and we bring in a contracts person, and that subject matter expert is either technical or creative or potentially on project management side, depending on where their pain is. If their pain point is in speedy delivery, we need to bring in some project managers to see whether it's feasible given our timelines and resource capacities are the moment. If it's a technical pain point, then we bring in a technical subject matter expert. If it's a creative pain point, we bring in a creative director to really focus on what is the solution. From the solution then, we give them a cost to produce it, a timeline, and a resource plan. Then we close the work, and we've turned our products into a process. Then the thing that is absolutely quintessential is we hire just the best people. We have really good products, really good process, and amazing people, so as a result, we've just been commanding a lot of work. We started the year at about 105, 110. We're 155 employees with about another 30 or 40 contractors. That all started post March. And really, COVID actually took the governor off our business. We had amazing people and process and products, but there were a lot of things that slowed us down. Driving all over the place and meeting clients physically, we spent a lot of time and energy and money on planes, trains, and automobiles. Also employees. We had a big box office in Baltimore. We also have a bar and restaurant that we use as now a food incubator, but it was a tech incubator as well. And we have a new light manufacturing space coming online. But we thought because we have now these different facilities in Baltimore, we had to have people generally in Baltimore. In a pinch we hired a few remote workers, or we'd have a really good talent that moved remotely. But as soon as COVID hit, I said, “That's it, we're just going to be a virtual company; hire people wherever they live.” We're still trying to keep the same time zone and mostly North America, although we're looking at some points in South America now to start growing some of our own employees – but the governor came off. We didn't have to hire in Baltimore anymore, and it was so much easier to hire when you can hire from anywhere. We've got amazing talent, and not having to drive around and see our clients and get in planes, trains, and automobiles – it gave us tons of time back. All of our numbers went up. Our sales increased, our productivity increased. Our initiatives now, believe it or not, our next training is on how to take vacation. Our team members have taken one week less this time per year, so we're actually retraining them on how to take a vacation and how to eliminate burnout because they've just been so stellar. Needless to say, that's how we've done it. We focused on product, process, and people. In our pipeline, it's very, very systematic. It's no longer the founder anymore. Myself, I'm on the BD team. I have a couple other people that do BD, and I am trying to get out there and be an evangelist and network. When I hear of opportunities, I'm constantly growing our engagement directors – that's what our sales team are generally called – to be subject matter experts in a core vertical. And those verticals for us are obvious things in the Baltimore area – health, cyber, government, education – but then some not-so-obvious things for Baltimore. We're really big into retail and ecommerce and hospitality and support a lot of brands there. We're getting into legal and insurance. We're starting to do some financial services. So we're in a number of industries, and I'm trying to grow those salespeople. And then I'm an evangelist. The rest of our BD team, we're routing them deals. They're either coming inbound or from BD efforts. And then one more thing, just to share this amazing – and I'm a teacher; I started out as a high school teacher. I taught at university. What people will find is I'm very apt to share these things I've learned because it's fascinating. I was a technical guy, and I had to learn to build a sales team. But we even identified all our deal types, and we have sales plays. You have your outside team that tries to go out and hunt or farm and get new business development. We call that Deal Type 1. That's a new account and a new buyer. Then Deal Type 2 is typical stuff. A change order. They want more functionality. We teach all of our client services team and our project managers now who work with our clients to look out for Deal Type 2. That's the change order. You'd be surprised; a lot of times they think from leadership, “You scoped this project out. We should just be able to deliver exactly what's in this statement of work without deviation, or shame on us.” That's not true at all. If the project deviates – and it's certainly not agile, because in agile you can deviate as you go – if the project deviates, work with the client. If they need to come up with more budget, or same budget but you want to swap out some requirements, the change order, it's Deal Type 2. Deal Type 3 is adding a different service line. In our case, we do add support at the end of every contract. We go from the initial build to then going into monthly support. That's Deal Type 3. Deal Type 4 is not necessarily support, but upselling to marketing, for instance. Deal Type 5 is a second project. So we're not just adding services and values to that first project, but we're adding a second project to the mix. Same buyer. Deal Type 6 for us is same account but a brand new buyer with that account. Deal Type 7 is an existing team member now getting an ongoing retainer to satisfy all of the needs of the business. We're trying to get everybody up to that Lucky 7 where we're that agency of record, but it's across the board. Everything from mobile through digital. ROB: Congratulations, Todd. It sounds like it's been a heck of a year. We've seen that same thing with that switch to virtual. We definitely made that decision, and we're seeing good access to talent. We're seeing that talent really appreciates when you're willing to commit to being virtual versus where you're asking them, huddled in their home, to think about somebody moving to where you are. I think people need some relief and they need some permission to be in their own place and thrive there. TODD: You got that right. As soon as we realized it was going to be a virtual world, we said, “If you're a producer, you will never ever have to come back to the office from here on out if you don't want to.” We surveyed them, and half want to come back half the time, and then it's like a bell curve from there. But they shouldn't have to. We can work online. We're very data-oriented as a business, and we found we are more efficient. That said, we're also more disconnected from each other. So as soon as we decided that we wanted to be an online company, we knew that we had to really invest in what that meant. We used to invest in climbing walls and game rooms, and we had a virtual reality holodeck in the office. That was some fun bells and whistles, but it wasn't really what makes culture. Our culture is our passion, our creativity, our technology. It's our grit. Those were the things that we had to really reinforce that we still were about online. And then we had some of the bells and whistles too. We had Wellness Week. We're now doing a Games for Giving, where we're essentially donating for every step that an employee does to get them out of their chairs and moving, which is really important. We do yoga lessons, we have adventure club teams where they go on regional hikes. We're really trying to be a full experience for our team members and to really provide an amazing culture, from who we are and our values and our mission all the way through just having some really killer programming. We're having fun with it because it's a disruptive time. That's what I tell people. With Mindgrub, why have I been successful? I did have my family back here in Baltimore. As I mentioned, I was in Chicago. It was cold there, and I wanted to come home. So I had the need. I had, as they say in the book Outliers, more than 10 years' experience and 10,000 hours, so I had the experience. Ultimately, what was successful for Mindgrub was the fact that the iPhone came out in 2008, and that was major disruption. So that really grew us. Right now we are experiencing another boom because it is another period in our lifetimes of major disruption. I've learned to really make the most of it. ROB: Excellent teaching all the way through there, Todd. I love the way you set up and structured these things for us to learn from. When people want to find you and when they want to find Mindgrub, where should they go to connect with you? TODD: They can go, for Mindgrub, directly to mindgrub.com. And certainly I'd love if anybody reaches out to me on LinkedIn. I think that's an amazing channel for business networking and business relationships. As I mentioned, I started out as a teacher, and I love engagement and answering questions. By all means, I am happy to do so on email or LinkedIn. ROB: Excellent. Thank you so much, Todd, for coming on, and congratulations on everything that's going on – the businesses, the growth. There's a lot to learn from here, so thank you for sharing.  TODD: Thank you so much for having me, Rob. ROB: All right, take care. Bye. Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. To learn more about how Converge can automate your marketing reporting, email info@convergehq.com, or visit us on the web at convergehq.com.

Super Special guest Liza Miller tells us about her new online film festival and it sounds totally rad. Go to revsisters.com for more info. After that we dive into the bomb that Yamaha dropped this week. We learn why it might be a good thing. Finally Liza is still with us as we do Best/Worst bike. Worst bike in the world this week: Yamaha xsr 900 AbarthBest bike in the world this week: Ktm 790 Duke

Som vanligt är racen i MotoGP helt oförutsägbara och denna gång var det Alex Márquez som tog en pallplats, andra i rad! I detta avsnitt sätter vi som vanligt plus och minus efter första racehelgen i Aragon, pratar om Márquez, Yamahas motorer, resa mellan racen, Quartararos krascher, hur Marc Márquez hade presterat, McPhee och vilka fem förare som vi tror har chans på mästerskapet. Vi tar även upp ett par frågor som vi fått in via våra sociala medier. Trevlig lyssning! Support till showen http://supporter.acast.com/motogp-podden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrea Dovizioso holds a one-point lead in the MotoGP standings - can he stay ahead of the Yamahas in Catalunya, or could Joan Mir and Suzuki surprise everyone? We discuss the latest MotoGP News, your thoughts on the 2020 MotoGP Championship battle - and preview the CatalanGP!The Rundown:- MotoGP News:- Fabio Quartararo and the Track Limits Warning- Valentino Rossi talks about the VR46 - MotoGP rumors- Cal Crutchlow gets hurt...again?- Comments:- Maverick Vinales' win- Fabio’s Track Limits - and why Joan Mir wasn’t penalized for the same thing- Jack Miller’s insanely bad luck- The wild 2020 MotoGP Title race - the good AND the bad- Your scenarios for how the Championship may play out- Catalunya! Our full preview of Round 9 of the World Championship - the CatalanGP- The Track- The Contenders- Other Riders to Watch- The Picks!!Be sure to check out the website at Motoweek.net, follow on Instagram @motoweekusa, and like the show and leave your comments on Facebook at facebook.com/motoweek.net or on Reddit at r/motoweekAnd you can support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/motoweekThanks for listening!

MotoGP 2020 is something new, something different that you've never seen before. And we like it! GP hit their 2 track (3 round) of the year at Brno this past weekend. As with life right now, it was NUTS! If you haven't seen the race yet, go watch it NOW! Here are the quick talking points:- Brad Binder and KTM Won a GP Race. - Johann Zarco put a 3rd-tier Ducati on the podium even after a bullshit penalty. - Franco Morbidelli rode like a boss and finally defeated his teammate (and all the other Yamahas). - Kev finally gets to throw down about the Medical Officers and Marc Marquez's broken arm.#bradbinderwins #motogp2020 #ktmwinsVisit https://www.brotogp.com for BGP SwagVisit https://www.riderzlaw.com to contact Sy and Lawyer Rob for all your legal needs

Toby Moody and Simon Patterson are back to discuss a wild weekend at Brno for MotoGP. They look at how everything came together for Brad Binder to take KTM's first victory in the premier class, and ask if the result would have been any different if a fit Marc Marquez was on the grid. There's also terrible weekends for the remaining Hondas, the factory Ducatis, and the works Yamahas. The revival of Johann Zarco is a big talking point, along with his clash with Pol Espargaro, controversial penalty and skillful 'long lap'. There's updates on the condition of Marquez, whose absence has blown the 2020 season wide open, and a look ahead to the upcoming double-header in Austria. The Red Bull Ring is usually Ducati and Honda territory - surely that won't be the case this year...?

Vi sammanfattar Jerez 2 och ger plus och minus när vi nu har kört 2 av 13 deltävlingar. Vi går även igenom Yamahas motorproblem. Support till showen http://supporter.acast.com/motogp-podden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bei Yamaha scheint nach den beiden MotoGP-Rennen in Jerez alles eitel Wonne: Valentino Rossi ist zurück auf dem Podest, Fabio Quartararo führt nach zwei Siegen die WM an und Maverick Vinales mischt auch vorne mit. Doch es gibt ein großes Problem: An den ersten beiden Rennwochenenden gab es bereits drei Motorschäden. Das ist in der verkürzten Corona-Saison 2020 doppelt schlimm, da jedem Piloten insgesamt nur fünf Motoren zur Verfügung stehen. Setzte die enorme Hitze in Jerez den Yamahas so sehr zu, oder haben sich die Japaner auf der Gralssuche nach mehr PS in eine Sackgasse manövriert? Die Hitze war aber nicht nur eine besondere Herausforderung für die Motorräder, sondern auch für die Fahrer: Defekte, Crashes und Erschöpfungszustände waren ständige Begleiter beim vielleicht anstrengendsten Rennen der MotoGP-Geschichte. Während sich die angeschlagenen Fahrer Cal Crutchlow und Alex Rins über die volle Renndistanz kämpften, musste Marc Marquez seinen Comeback-Versuch schon nach dem Qualifying abbrechen.   Mehr von Motorsport-Magazin.com:Web: www.motorsport-magazin.comApp (iOS & Android): www.motorsport-app.com   Folge Motorsport-Magazin.com auf:Facebook: www.facebook.com/motorsportmagazinTwitter: www.twitter.com/MSM_OnlineInstagram: www.instagram.com/motorsportmagazin   Abonniere Motorsport-Magazin.com auf:YouTube: www.youtube.com/motorsportmagazincomApple Podcasts: www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/applepodcastsAndroid-User suchen bitte nach "Motorsport-Magazin.com" in der Podcast-App ihrer Wahl.   Unsere Redakteure auf Twitter:Michael: www.twitter.com/m_hoellerMarkus: www.twitter.com/mzoerwegChristian: www.twitter.com/msm_christianJonas: www.twitter.com/jonasfehlingFlorian: www.twitter.com/MSM_FlorianRobert: www.twitter.com/msm_robsStephan: www.twitter.com/msm_stephan   Unterstütze uns mit einem einmaligen oder monatlichen Beitrag: www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/support/ Wenn Du Fragen zur Formel 1, MotoGP, Formel E, DTM oder Motorsport-Magazin.com hast, stelle sie uns hier und vielleicht beantworten wir sie in einem unserer Q&As:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/askmsm Hol Dir 3 Ausgaben unseres Print-Magazins im Probe-Abo:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/abo Mehr über unser Magazin erfährst Du hier:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/Print 

In this video, I cover 5 blues-centric acoustic guitars that shocked me because they are all such incredible deals. I looked at Recording Kings, Gretschs, Yamahas, Fenders, and so many more, and here's what I've come up with... In this episode of Acoustic Tuesday, I'll also cover 5 easy upgrades you can make to your acoustic guitar. Whether you're on a budget or looking to augment the sound of your guitar, these upgrades will surely help! Last but not least, I want to feature an Artist by the name of Charlie Hicks. Charlie Hicks has an incredible voice and is a bluesy dobro player that definitely should not be passed up. As you continue on your guitar journey, or maybe if you're just starting, know that you don't have to spend an arm and a leg to get a great guitar. Especially when you're looking for a specialized sound for blues guitar, there are plenty of options out there! Now, without further ado, here are the 5 shocking blues guitars that I found for under $230! 5. Gretsch Jim Dandy ($169) Is the Gretsch Jim Dandy rich with overtones? Is it long on sustain? Does it sound luscious? NO...and that's what makes it a perfect blues guitar! The Jim Dandy has the bark, the attitude, and sounds incredible for costing just $169. From a visual standpoint, the Gretsch Jim Dandy is a standard, no-frills kind of guitar. What shocked me most about this blues guitar was just how punchy it was, as you can see and hear in the demo video. Is it the best $169 you could spend? Perhaps...but I have a feeling another guitar on this list will give it a run for its money. 4. Recording King Series 7 - Single-0 ($169) The Recording King Series 7 - Single 0 is a strong alternative to the Gretsch Jim Dandy. While the sound and timbre coming from the two guitars is very similar, this Recording King has a visual panache that certainly beats out the Gretsch. One of my favorite parts about this Recording King is the headstock and the slotted fretboard inlays. These two parts scream vintage attitude and style, which I totally love. So, if you're a guitarist who wants to have a bluesy looking guitar that can be backed up with a punchy sound, this might be the guitar for you. 3. Yamaha FS800 ($199) While not a dedicated blues guitar like the previous picks, the Yamaha FS800 is a strong contender. I really love this guitar because it's perfect for a guitarist who doesn't want to deal with a dreadnought body style. The smaller body of the Yamaha FS800 makes for easy playing. Additionally, the solid wood top is also a nice addition that adds just a touch more sustain to make the guitar a well-rounded instrument — although it still leans heavily on the bluesy side. Finally, the price on this bad boy comes out to $199, which is very affordable considering how great it sounds. 2. Fender CP60S ($199) Compared to the Yamaha FS800, this Fender has a much more shallow depth of tone. So, while it isn't as well-rounded as the Yamaha, it might actually be more suited for Blues playing. The parlor size is also a nice feature that is on par with the Yamaha's comfortability. I likee that Fender has been moving into the acoustic market and trying to provide some decent-quality guitars at a great price. So far, the Fender CP60S is the most interesting offering so far. 1. Recording King Dirty 30's Series 9 Triple-0 ($229) There are a couple reasons why the Recording King Dirty 30's Series 9 Triple-0 is my number one pick on this list. Perhaps the biggest reason is that Molly Tuttle demos the vintage version of this guitar. Boy does it sound great. And while the newer versions to quite sound like the guitar that's almost 100 years old, it still holds up. The aesthetic factor on this acoustic blues guitar is perfect. From the sunburst finish to the pickguard, this is a no-nonsense blues machine. Additionally, the bigger body on this guitar will provide much more bass in your overall sound. So, if you're someone who likes a thump, this guitar is perfect for you! If I missed any guitar that you think belong on this list, please let me know in the comments. I'm always on the hunt for finding great guitars at a great price! ★ Request your invite to Tony's Acoustic Challenge today: https://tonypolecastro.com/al-request-invite/?ref=INVITE&src=AL ★ All show notes and links: https://acousticlife.tv/at143/ ★ Get the show: https://tonypolecastro.com/get-acoustic-tuesday

Introduction episode of the new Indian Motorcycle Radio Radio podcast. the show about Indian motorcycles, owners and the people that love them. Hosted by Rev. Kenn Blanchard.

All the Yamahas are finally seeing some improvement in MotoGP near the end of the season. So we finally get a real battle between Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez. We've had to wait quite a while, but it might have been worth it. We also cover Fabio and his disappointment, Alex Marquez's Moto2 title, and some other Yamaha topics. We haven't spoken highly of Yamaha in months, so this one felt good.#maverickvinaleswin #marcmarquez #alexmarquezchampionshipVisit https://www.brotogp.com for BGP SwagVisit https://www.riderzlaw.com to contact Sy and Lawyer Rob for all your legal needs

Die WM-Entscheidungen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 sind gefallen. Doch die Rennen, auch das in Sepang, sind immer noch von großem Nachrichtenwert. Andreas Thies fasst das Rennwochenende in Malaysia mit den Kollegen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zusammen. Maverick Vinales ist der große Sieger vom MotoGP-Rennen in Sepang in Malaysia. Der Spanier legte fast einen Start-Ziel-Sieg hin und zeigte, dass der Aufwärtstrend bei Yamaha weitergeht. Zwar hatte Vinales im letzten Rennen 0 Punkte verbucht, aber das lag nur daran, dass er in der vorletzten Kurve zu viel Risiko gegangen war. Ansonsten zeigen die Ergebnisse der letzten Wochen ganz klar in die richtige Richtung. Vinales ließ sich dieses Mal auch nicht von Dominator Marc Marquez aus der Ruhe bringen. Marquez konnte mit seinem zweiten Platz den Punkterekord aus 2011 von Jorge Lorenzo pulverisieren und wenn nichts Gravierendes dazwischenkommt, wird Marquez die 400-Punkte-Schallmauer beim letzten Rennen in Valencia durchbrechen. In der Moto2 hat Alex Marquez die Fahrer-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen. Ihm reichte im vorletzten Rennen ein zweiter Platz hinter Brad Binder, um vor dem letzten Rennen in Valencia uneinholbar in Führung zu liegen. Tom Lüthi hat auch einen positiven Herbst zu verzeichnen. Ihm gelang ein dritter Platz. Diese drei Fahrer führen auch die WM-Wertung an. In der Moto3 hat Lorenzo dalla Porta eine Abkürzung gefunden, scheint es. Er konnte in Sepang wie auch in den letzten Rennen dominieren und hat aus dem spannenden WM-Rennen gegen Aron Canet einen Lacher gemacht.   Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Die WM-Entscheidungen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 sind gefallen. Doch die Rennen, auch das in Sepang, sind immer noch von großem Nachrichtenwert. Andreas Thies fasst das Rennwochenende in Malaysia mit den Kollegen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zusammen. Maverick Vinales ist der große Sieger vom MotoGP-Rennen in Sepang in Malaysia. Der Spanier legte fast einen Start-Ziel-Sieg hin und zeigte, dass der Aufwärtstrend bei Yamaha weitergeht. Zwar hatte Vinales im letzten Rennen 0 Punkte verbucht, aber das lag nur daran, dass er in der vorletzten Kurve zu viel Risiko gegangen war. Ansonsten zeigen die Ergebnisse der letzten Wochen ganz klar in die richtige Richtung. Vinales ließ sich dieses Mal auch nicht von Dominator Marc Marquez aus der Ruhe bringen. Marquez konnte mit seinem zweiten Platz den Punkterekord aus 2011 von Jorge Lorenzo pulverisieren und wenn nichts Gravierendes dazwischenkommt, wird Marquez die 400-Punkte-Schallmauer beim letzten Rennen in Valencia durchbrechen. In der Moto2 hat Alex Marquez die Fahrer-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen. Ihm reichte im vorletzten Rennen ein zweiter Platz hinter Brad Binder, ...

Die WM-Entscheidungen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 sind gefallen. Doch die Rennen, auch das in Sepang, sind immer noch von großem Nachrichtenwert. Andreas Thies fasst das Rennwochenende in Malaysia mit den Kollegen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zusammen. Maverick Vinales ist der große Sieger vom MotoGP-Rennen in Sepang in Malaysia. Der Spanier legte fast einen Start-Ziel-Sieg hin und zeigte, dass der Aufwärtstrend bei Yamaha weitergeht. Zwar hatte Vinales im letzten Rennen 0 Punkte verbucht, aber das lag nur daran, dass er in der vorletzten Kurve zu viel Risiko gegangen war. Ansonsten zeigen die Ergebnisse der letzten Wochen ganz klar in die richtige Richtung. Vinales ließ sich dieses Mal auch nicht von Dominator Marc Marquez aus der Ruhe bringen. Marquez konnte mit seinem zweiten Platz den Punkterekord aus 2011 von Jorge Lorenzo pulverisieren und wenn nichts Gravierendes dazwischenkommt, wird Marquez die 400-Punkte-Schallmauer beim letzten Rennen in Valencia durchbrechen. In der Moto2 hat Alex Marquez die Fahrer-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen. Ihm reichte im vorletzten Rennen ein zweiter Platz hinter Brad Binder, ...

Die WM-Entscheidungen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 sind gefallen. Doch die Rennen, auch das in Sepang, sind immer noch von großem Nachrichtenwert. Andreas Thies fasst das Rennwochenende in Malaysia mit den Kollegen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zusammen. Maverick Vinales ist der große Sieger vom MotoGP-Rennen in Sepang in Malaysia. Der Spanier legte fast einen Start-Ziel-Sieg hin und zeigte, dass der Aufwärtstrend bei Yamaha weitergeht. Zwar hatte Vinales im letzten Rennen 0 Punkte verbucht, aber das lag nur daran, dass er in der vorletzten Kurve zu viel Risiko gegangen war. Ansonsten zeigen die Ergebnisse der letzten Wochen ganz klar in die richtige Richtung. Vinales ließ sich dieses Mal auch nicht von Dominator Marc Marquez aus der Ruhe bringen. Marquez konnte mit seinem zweiten Platz den Punkterekord aus 2011 von Jorge Lorenzo pulverisieren und wenn nichts Gravierendes dazwischenkommt, wird Marquez die 400-Punkte-Schallmauer beim letzten Rennen in Valencia durchbrechen. In der Moto2 hat Alex Marquez die Fahrer-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen. Ihm reichte im vorletzten Rennen ein zweiter Platz hinter Brad Binder, um vor dem letzten Rennen in Valencia uneinholbar in Führung zu liegen. Tom Lüthi hat auch einen positiven Herbst zu verzeichnen. Ihm gelang ein dritter Platz. Diese drei Fahrer führen auch die WM-Wertung an. In der Moto3 hat Lorenzo dalla Porta eine Abkürzung gefunden, scheint es. Er konnte in Sepang wie auch in den letzten Rennen dominieren und hat aus dem spannenden WM-Rennen gegen Aron Canet einen Lacher gemacht.  

Die WM-Entscheidungen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 sind gefallen. Doch die Rennen, auch das in Sepang, sind immer noch von großem Nachrichtenwert. Andreas Thies fasst das Rennwochenende in Malaysia mit den Kollegen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com zusammen. Maverick Vinales ist der große Sieger vom MotoGP-Rennen in Sepang in Malaysia. Der Spanier legte fast einen Start-Ziel-Sieg hin und zeigte, dass der Aufwärtstrend bei Yamaha weitergeht. Zwar hatte Vinales im letzten Rennen 0 Punkte verbucht, aber das lag nur daran, dass er in der vorletzten Kurve zu viel Risiko gegangen war. Ansonsten zeigen die Ergebnisse der letzten Wochen ganz klar in die richtige Richtung. Vinales ließ sich dieses Mal auch nicht von Dominator Marc Marquez aus der Ruhe bringen. Marquez konnte mit seinem zweiten Platz den Punkterekord aus 2011 von Jorge Lorenzo pulverisieren und wenn nichts Gravierendes dazwischenkommt, wird Marquez die 400-Punkte-Schallmauer beim letzten Rennen in Valencia durchbrechen. In der Moto2 hat Alex Marquez die Fahrer-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen. Ihm reichte im vorletzten Rennen ein zweiter Platz hinter Brad Binder, ...

A hilarious 75 mins of anecdotal conversation between Mick and Steve. Mick Grant was active from 1970 until 1984 and mainly raced Yamahas and Kawasakis. He achieved three GP wins and 7 TT victories amongst his 16 podium positions at the Isle of Man.

Can Marc Marquez take the 2019 MotoGP title in Thailand, or will Andrea Dovizioso and the Yamahas hold him off for one more race? We preview the ThaiGP and talk the latest MotoGP News - including Valentino Rossi's Crew Chief announcement!The Rundown- MotoGP News!:- Valentino Rossi is getting a new Crew Chief - is it the right move?- Could Johann Zarco be headed to Yamaha as a test rider? Or maybe Honda?- Thailand! Our full preview or Round 15 of the MotoGP World Championship - the ThaiGP in Buriram- The Track - Chang International Circuit- The Teams- The Favorites- Other Riders to Watch- The Picks - will it be Championship weekend for Marc Marquez?Be sure to check out the website at Motoweek.net, follow on Twitter and Instagram @motoweek, and like the show and leave your comments on Facebook at facebook.com/motoweek.net - and on Reddit at /r/motoweekThanks for listening!

Marc Marquez schnürt in Aragon den MotoGP-Hattrick auf spanischem Boden 2019. Nach Jerez und Barcelona gewinnt er auch im Motorland. Und das in beeindruckender Manier: Er fährt vom ersten Training an in einer eigenen Liga, holt die Pole Position und deklassiert die Konkurrenz im Rennen. Hinter Marquez liefern sich die Ducatisti Andrea Dovizioso und Jack Miller eine Schlacht gegen die Yamahas von Maverick Vinales und Fabio Quartararo. Dovizioso liefert dabei eine beeindruckende Aufholjagd und fährt im Rennen von Startplatz zehn auf Platz zwei nach vorne. Miller fängt am Ende Vinales ebenfalls noch ab und wird Dritter. Johann Zarco ist in Aragon nicht mehr dabei. Er erhält wenige Tage vor dem Rennwochenende die Information, dass er in diesem Jahr keine Rennen mehr für KTM fahren wird. Unser Riding-Coach Horst Graef analysiert, was in der Partnerschaft zwischen Zarco und KTM schief lief. In der Moto2 macht Alex Marquez einen weiteren Schritt in Richtung Weltmeistertitel. Er holt als Zweiter 20 wichtige Punkte, während WM-Rivale Augusto Fernandez nach einem Sturz ohne Zähler bleibt. Das Rennen gewinnt KTM-Pilot Brad Binder. Der Moto3-Titelkampf spitzt sich unterdessen wieder zu. Aron Canet gewinnt in Aragon und liegt nun nur noch zwei Punkte hinter WM-Leader Lorenzo Dalla Porta, der nur Elfter wurde. Mehr von Motorsport-Magazin.com:Web: www.motorsport-magazin.comApp (iOS & Android): www.motorsport-app.com Folge Motorsport-Magazin.com auf:Facebook: www.facebook.com/motorsportmagazinTwitter: www.twitter.com/MSM_OnlineInstagram: www.instagram.com/motorsportmagazin Abonniere Motorsport-Magazin.com auf:YouTube: www.youtube.com/motorsportmagazincomApple Podcasts: www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/applepodcastsAndroid-User suchen bitte nach "Motorsport-Magazin.com" in der Podcast-App ihrer Wahl. Unsere Redakteure auf Twitter:Michael: www.twitter.com/m_hoellerMarkus: www.twitter.com/mzoerwegChristian: www.twitter.com/msm_christianJonas: www.twitter.com/jonasfehlingFlorian: www.twitter.com/MSM_FlorianRobert: www.twitter.com/msm_robsStephan: www.twitter.com/msm_stephan Wenn Du Fragen zur Formel 1, MotoGP, Formel E, DTM oder Motorsport-Magazin.com hast, stelle sie uns hier und vielleicht beantworten wir sie in einem unserer Q&As:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/askmsm Hol Dir 3 Ausgaben unseres Print-Magazins im Probe-Abo:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/abo Mehr über unser Magazin erfährst Du hier:www.motorsport-magazin.com/goto/Print

Hello and welcome so Season 4 Episode 2 of PowerBand Podcast.In this episode, we have the latest on Yamahas 2020 R1 and R1M models, No bikes on pikes Peak for 2020, and No Munro's at Bonneville in 2019!Plus we have Jock Mclaughlan's story from the Moto Guzzi V85TT launch in Thailand earlier in the year.Check out KiwiRider.co.nz for pictures and a whole lot more.Cheers!PowerBand Podcast

In this episode Kevin discussed a few new steads in the stable. Of course we also discuss our rides and get caught-up. Now we need to warn you now, Kevin has started broadcasting the show on YouTube. While we believe this is a great step, there may be a few distractions because of it. Give us some time and we will get in the groove so that it will just blend in. News: Carlin Dunne passes away in Pikes Peak accident. Erik Buell blows away Indiegogo funding goal. Loud bikes could earn you a fine! Smart jacket airbag. Yamaha Niken GT vs Yamaha Tracer GT Special Thanks: A big thank you to David, Ralph, Paul, Scott, Steven, Lloyd, Scott, Chad, Mathew, Dan, TC, Jorge, Randy, Shaun, James, Tyler, Paul, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show. If you would like to help bring new features to the show, go to our website and click the Patreon logo to join the Throttled Crew.  With your help we can grow and be able to provide more content for our wonderful listeners. Follow us on:Twitter: @ThrottledShow Instagram: ThrottledShow Facebook: Throttled Podcast Listen Live:You can tune in and listen to Larry and Kevin try and make this podcast each and every week.  Simply go to http://www.mixlr.com/throttled.  From there you can interact with us as we record.  So far it has been a ton of fun!  Approximately 30 minutes before we go live we make an announcement on Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you are following us. Remember, find us in ITunes and give us a rating. Send your feedback to feedback@throttledpodcast.com. Ride safe everybody!!!

Swiggy really brings it with the weirdest conspiracy theory we've ever produced. Emails, Best/Worst, Gp news, and why dealers ships are closing (and that might be good) its a shorter one this week. And no guestsBest Bike in the World This week Bimota DB7Worst Bike in the World This Week Yamaha Virago 700

The undercard provides all of the action, but there's still plenty of intrigue in MotoGP at Assen! We recap all of the (crazy) action in Moto3 and Moto2, along with the rookie that gave the big guns a run for their money in MotoGP! What did you think of the DutchTT?The Rundown:- Moto3 - Tony Arbolino survives the mayhem to win a thriller, while Lorenzo Dalla Porta just misses out. Again.- Moto2 - was this the best middleweight race of the year? Strategy, drama and a surprise winner highlight the event- MotoGP - Marc goes up against the Yamahas, and...loses?- Maverick Viñales finally gets that showdown with Marc Márquez- Marc Márquez does exactly what he needed to - extending his championship lead- Fabio Quartararo continues to impress - I'll tell you why- Andrea Dovizioso - good race, or bad race??- Franco Morbidelli takes a sneaky top-5- Joan Mir and Suzuki almost pull off a coup- Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, and Taka Nakagami all give us a good scare- The MotoGP championship race- My take on the Dutch TT Now that I told you what I thought of Assen - it's your turn! Leave your opinions on Facebook at facebook.com/motoweek.net - and on Reddit at /r/motoweek - and we'll talk about what you had to say on the full show later in the week!And be sure to check out the website at Motoweek.net for all the latest episodes!Thanks for listening!

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Supercross and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:  This one is presented by ARAI We start off with some MotoGP talk. Dovi says the Repsol Honda dream team is good on paper, but... and Lorenzo is finally in Repsol colors with a video.    MotoAmerica - A listener sent in a question asking, "...why most MotoAmerica private Superbike teams, race Yamahas, when they pay the least in Contingency, for example, Josh Herrin made 34K from Yamaha... he would have made $114,000 with Kawasaki. We talk to team owners and managers to get the answer.  MotoAmerica - Rumor has it that Westby Racing spun some laps with their new electronics. We find out for sure, from the source. Supercross - With the 2019 season days away, Greg and Jason talk about who looks strong in the 450 class.  Supercross - Greg and Jason decide to play Fantasy Supercross at www.rmfantasysx.com/ Final Thoughts

In der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft fand am Wochenende das letzte Rennen des "Asien-Triple" statt. Drei Rennen in drei Wochen: Japan, Australien, Malaysia. Anspruchsvoll für Fahrer und Material. Nach Ende der drei Rennen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 stehen jetzt alle Weltmeister fest. Fans, die gehofft hatten, dass noch ein Spektakel beim letzten Rennen in Valencia in 14 Tagen stattfinden wird, müssen sich damit vertrösten, dass es vielleicht ein Spektakel, aber keinen Kampf mehr um Platz 1 in eine der Fahrerwertungen geben wird. In der MotoGP stand schon seit letzter Woche fest, dass Marc Marquez als Weltmeister nicht mehr zu verdrängen sein würde. Dementsprechend ging es für die Teams um andere Prioritäten. Das Rennen gewinnen stand dabei immer noch hoch im Kurs. Auch bei Marquez. Denn der gewann das Rennen in Sepang am Ende doch wieder souverän. Der "Doktor" Valentino Rossi konnte zwar zwei Drittel des Rennens bestimmen, als es in die Crunchtime ging, fiel er jedoch aus und konnte Marquez kein spannendes Finish anbieten. Doch die Yamahas scheinen etwas gefunden zu haben. Fuhren sie den Großteil der Saison hinterher, konnten sie in den letzten Wochen mit einigen guten Ergebnissen überzeugen. Vielleicht ist doch Licht am Ende des Tunnels für 2019. Der Sieg von Maverick Vinales in Australien war schon ein Ausrufezeichen. Die Plätze 3 und 4 für Johann Zarco und Vinales sowie der tolle 10. Platz für Heimfahrer Hafezh Syahrin wurden dementsprechend gewürdigt. Andreas Thies geht mit seinen Gästen Gerald Dirnbeck und Ruben Zimmermann von unserem Kooperationspartner motorsport-total.com durch die Rennen und wirft auch einen Blick auf die kleineren Klassen. Dort konnten mit Francesco Bagnaia und Jorge Martin zwei Fahrer die WM gewinnen, die in der neuen Saison eine Klasse höher an den Start gehen werden.

In der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft fand am Wochenende das letzte Rennen des "Asien-Triple" statt. Drei Rennen in drei Wochen: Japan, Australien, Malaysia. Anspruchsvoll für Fahrer und Material. Nach Ende der drei Rennen in der MotoGP, Moto2 und Moto3 stehen jetzt alle Weltmeister fest. Fans, die gehofft hatten, dass noch ein Spektakel beim letzten Rennen in Valencia in 14 Tagen stattfinden wird, müssen sich damit vertrösten, dass es vielleicht ein Spektakel, aber keinen Kampf mehr um Platz 1 in eine der Fahrerwertungen geben wird. In der MotoGP stand schon seit letzter Woche fest, dass Marc Marquez als Weltmeister nicht mehr zu verdrängen sein würde. Dementsprechend ging es für die Teams um andere Prioritäten. Das Rennen gewinnen stand dabei immer noch hoch im Kurs. Auch bei Marquez. Denn der gewann das Rennen in Sepang am Ende doch wieder souverän. Der "Doktor" Valentino Rossi konnte zwar zwei Drittel des Rennens bestimmen, als es in die Crunchtime ging, fiel er jedoch aus und konnte Marquez kein spannendes Finish anbieten. Doch die Yamahas scheinen etwas gefunden zu haben. Fuhren sie den Großteil der Saison hinterher, konnten sie in den letzten Wochen mit einigen gu...

Skyler and Derek connect and catch up with the World Superbike racing from Misano in Italy. Jonny Rea does the double but he had to work in Race Two fighting with the Yamahas and Ducatis to take the win. -- ©2018 MotoPod http://motopodcast....

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!

Gavin Emmett, Keith Huewen and Julian Ryder are still on a high from the simply stunning, last lap battle between Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez at Japan. What a race it was. Now we wonder whether Dovi can over turn the 11 point gap on Marquez and win the championship? Hear from both title protagonists in this podcast, while elsewhere we analyse Danilo Petrucci's fine season, why the satellite Yamahas are out-performing the factory bikes and the title chases in Moto2 and Moto3. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are stoked on Silverstone this year, mostly because everyone likes to cheer for under-dogs. Dovi won another race and then told everyone he wasn't the fastest racer on track, #humblebrag. He now has the most wins this season, is leading the championship, and somehow is able to make every tire last race distance. We then move on to Marquez and HRC's blown motor. Some of us cheered, some didn't, but everyone is stoked that the championship is tighter than ever. Then we hard transition to the factory Yamahas, their differing tire strategies, whether or not the Misano test did anything, and Mav's confidence for the remaining tracks. Lastly, tons of follower questions & topics... MarcVDS collusion, the KTM/Pol/Bradley/Kallio insanity, and even cake!

By R & R Property - Stroud's Real Estate Specialists Established by the Australian Agricultural Company in 1826, Stroud is an incredibly picturesque rural town which is steeped in history. Many gorgeous heritage buildings and convict built structures such as the 8 underground grain silos within “Silo Hill” still remain today. Located along The Bucketts Way, inland of the beaches of Port Stephens, approximately 1 hour from the Hunter Valley and approximately 2.5 to 3 hrs from Sydney, Stroud falls within the Midcoast Council area. The residential area of Stroud is surrounded by farmland, both working farms and lifestyle properties. It is incredibly pretty, framed by rolling hills and mountains, plus a high average rainfall ensures it is almost always lush and green. Stroud has an approximate population of 1000 people, the highest percentage being made up of families in owner occupied homes. At R & R Property we regularly receive enquiries from clients wishing to rent in the area but the town does not hold enough investment properties to accommodate the demand. (Pic sourced from yourinvestmentproperty magazine) For the littlies Stroud Public School has an excellent reputation and there is also the choice of nearby Booral and Stroud Road schools as well. Pre-school and 2 x day care centres are available plus playgroups. Because the schools are small the children benefit from being able to work closely with their teachers and also form strong friendship bonds with their peers as a group. For higher school education children have the choice to commute via school bus to Dungog, Gloucester, Medowie, Bulahdelah, Raymond Terrace, Maitland and Newcastle. Stroud has a commercial hub of retail shops and services within the main street and surrounding areas including a pharmacy, a medical centre, produce store, antiques store, hand made goods, second hand furniture shops, a grocery store with newsagency service, post office, butchers, bakery, hairdressers, beauty salons, café’s, remedial massage, mechanic, tyre service, auto electrician, fuel stations, Hotel, Country Club & Golf Course, Chinese Restaurant, and a Real Estate Agency. There are also a high number and large variety of small businesses operating from homes throughout the area. We currently have one Farm gate/road side stall business operating, where fresh organic produce is sold. There are also regular Permaculture and related classes available. A cluster of boutique vineyards exist, some offer cellar door services, another holds regular muso functions, weddings, parties and markets. Yamahas number one motocross champion, Josh Green has a riding school here as well; perfect for kids and adults alike to learn new riding skills. Community spirit is strong in the country and this certainly applies to Stroud. I have always found that whenever a family or person is in crisis the community all pulls together to help them. It is truly wonderful to see and experience. I also love walking down the street when locals stop you for a chat or sing out a greeting. You certainly feel like you belong in this amazing community. There are numerous groups and activities to be enjoyed, anything from boot camp, trail riding, trail bike groups, pony club, historical society, garden club, quilting to acting & writers groups, whatever takes your fancy. We have the Stroud Raiders Football Team, The Wild Cats Soccer Team & the Cricket Club should you be a sporting enthusiast. Annual events include the Stroud Show, Stroud Rodeo & Camp Draft, International Brick & Rolling Pin Throwing Contest and the Stroud Fair. R & R Property always attend these events, have their marquee up and provide face painting for the littlies. It is a great time to catch up with our community as a whole. R & R Property are always sponsors for Stroud’s events. Our next major event coming up is the Stroud Annual Country Show in which this year we will be sponsoring the wife carrying competition and the token booth. Stroud and its surrounding localities have an amazing array of varying waterways, both fresh and salt water, therefore lending itself to be enjoyed by kayakers, boating enthusiasts, fisherman or just having plain old splashing about fun. I personally grew up in the small town of Allworth. Allworth is located just south of Stroud and is placed along the banks of the Karuah River which is salt water at that point. It has a boat ramp and jetty and we have a very popular fishing club who hold an annual flathead catching competition. I spent my childhood swimming, fishing, boating and catching mud crabs in the river, with friends and family. It’s truly an amazing and beautiful river. Stroud features public parks and BBQ areas, a free 25m public swimming pool, skate park & a beautiful showground with camping facilities. A little known fact is that Stroud has a “Common”. A 30 acre parcel of land on the fringe of the residential area to be used by the community. Locals who live in the residential area can keep their horse on the common for as little as $3 per week. Locals either work in the area in various trades and employment or commute. Stroud has a large poultry & beef industry and a handful of dairies still. We are within easy travelling distance to the RAAF base and the Newcastle Airport which provides employment. Others commute to the surrounding suburbs or to Newcastle City, Central Coast or Hunter Valley for employment, finding it an easy drive along our roads once they’re out of the city areas. As previously mentioned as well, a lot of locals are working small businesses from home. Affordability is excellent in the Stroud district with the current median house price sitting around the $325,000 mark. Our prices range from vacant ¼ acre building blocks in the vicinity of $120,000 and up into large prestige properties in the $1 Million+ range. We have some new rural/residential estates coming onto the market in the near future which will be exciting and meet the demand we currently have for small acreages. We are currently incredibly short on stock given the successful year we had last year which came through into the Christmas period. In Stroud we’ve always had the Sydney market either for weekend getaways or complete relocations but these days it has changed to mostly complete relocations. Central Coast clients have become one of our largest new player groups to the field. It seems that because Sydney is still in boom mode at the time of writing, vendors are selling up and moving to the Central Coast. In fact the Central Coast locals are calling their home town “Little Sydney” and looking to escape from the rat race by moving our way for a Tree Change. We also have quite a bit of interest from the Newcastle area and Medowie. Medowie has the RAAF Base and the Newcastle Airport not far from it; which are an approximate 45 minute drive from Stroud. This leads workers to buy in our area and make the easy commute as needed. Having the Airport at such a handy distance suits business people who possibly work from home but have to attend meetings at Head Office, or meet with clients on a regular basis. It is also popular with mine workers who fly in and fly out to Western Australia. Currently our most popular properties are the smaller acreages, between 2 to 50 acres. These are classed as hobby farms. The smaller sized parcels of land allow people to have the space they yearn for as well as keep animals, have vegetable gardens, ornamental gardens and chicken coops. These smaller sized acreage properties are not as much maintenance, especially helpful for the owners who are working away from home. Here is a handy link to our Business Directory: CLICK HERE FOR R & R Property's Stroud Business Directory Denise Haynes and the R & R Property Team have offices located in both Stroud and Bulahdelah but cover a large area surrounding them, including Gloucester and Karuah. They are your Tree Change Specialists and love assisting others to make the move from city to country. The team are a combination of lifetime locals and tree changers so their vast experience and knowledge is your asset. You’ll find their free Real Estate advice on their Website, Podcasts and Facebook - “Hints and Tips”. You can grab your FREE Tree change Guide at : www.randrproperty.com.au YOU SEE OUR SIGNS EVERYWHERE! Stroud : 02 4994 5766 | “Bowen Chambers” 73 Cowper St, Stroud NSW 2425 Bulahdelah: 02 4997 4325 | 78 Stroud St, Bulahdelah NSW 2423 E: info@randrproperty.com.au ***PLEASE NOTE: This information is meant as a guide only and clients should always undertake their own independent research.

Vi pratar med Tim Edberg som precis blivit klar för Yamahas officiella EMX125 team. Samt kollar läget med Robert Lind i USA.

Vi pratar med Tim Edberg som precis blivit klar för Yamahas officiella EMX125 team. Samt kollar läget med Robert Lind i USA.

Scraps: Describing herself as a “Z-grade Madonna from Venus, Texas, controlling a microcosm of Yamahas and synthetic electro-machines”, Scraps is the moniker for local Brisbane artist Laura Hill. Starting in 2006 with little more than a small keyboard she got given as a gift, Scraps has released numerous recordings in various formats and has lit dance floors not only in Australia, but around the world as well. She also crafts her own merch from t-shirts to tote bags Recorded by Josh Watson Mixed by Branko Cosic Recorded at The Grand Central Hotel, 12th December 2015. Ela Stiles: You might know Ela Stiles from some of the bands she’s played in over the last couple of years: Songs and Bushwalking. It was the band Songs which she began with Max Doyle that saw her focus shift from modelling to music. She’s been a member of Songs since 2007 and Bushwalking started as a psych three-piece that she originally formed to work on her solo songs. It turned out to be more of a band than a solo project and they released their second LP ‘No Enter’ in September 2013. In 2014, Ela released her debut self-titled solo record on Bedroom Suck Records which which displays her discovering her vocal talents through experimentation. Recorded by Josh Watson & Mino Peric. Mixed by Josh Watson Recorded at The Brightside, Brisbane, 4th April 2014. Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Friday 4th March 2016. Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.

Listen in and understand why Captain Devin gives this very blunt, but specific, answer when asked what the best outboard motor is. I get it all the time, “Captain Devin, what is the best outboard motor?” I haven’t run every motor that is out there, but I have run a few. There are Yamahas, Tohatsus, […] The post Episode 8 Podcast – What Outboard Motor is the Best appeared first on Louisiana Fishing Blog.