Leatt presents: LVK: More Than Moto "Hard Truths"

It's the Leatt LVK: More Than Moto show where Start Your Systems' Kellen Brauer and Vital MX's Lewis Phillips debate current SX/MX/MXGP topics as well as general life itself. In this episode, we dive very deep into the state of our sport and what could be on the horizon as we move forward. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:23 Show open & WSX Round 1 / Unadilla preview 02:11 Davies vs Kitchen 250 title fight & heat topic 04:23 Davies heat rumors, Lewis's 2021 MXGP nostalgia & premier-class value debate 11:35 Motocross's "one premier class" structural problem 15:11 Fragmented global championships & MX2 age-out rule debate 19:04 250 vs 450 airtime balance & sport's marketability insecurity 21:34 WSX rider content, accessibility & the riding-in-the-week theory 27:53 SMX glass ceiling & social media channel merger idea 30:57 Feld / MX Sports partnership & asset protection dynamics 33:36 SMX's destiny, stadium venues & international track options 39:55 Atlanta / Mercedes-Benz Stadium venue debate 41:50 Atlanta SMX rename debate & international expansion steps 45:25 Columbus/Carson as stopgaps & calendar saturation argument 52:24 SMX going global: timeline speculation 54:57 NBC TV deal & playoffs marketing rationale 58:37 St. Louis stopgap wrap-up 1:00:08 Justin Hill & Robert Lambert quick hits 1:01:10 WSX Star/Stark elevation horsepower controversy 1:05:28 WSX Round 1 surprises: Dean Wilson & Christian Craig 1:06:43 WSX red/number one plate quirks & rumored changes 1:08:41 WSX international market analogy & optimism debate 1:11:34 WSX Race 3 non-count rule & half-points debate 1:13:11 Partzilla PRMX team recap & ad read 1:14:23 Brian Sue vs Zaragoza career disappointment debate 1:16:48 Icon of the Week: WSX weather, tuff blocks & Icon Meats ad 1:18:20 Loretta Lynn's recap: Landon Gibson's Horizon Award oddity 1:19:49 Malinowski vs Gibson prospects & Triumph 250 rumors 1:22:26 Unadilla predictions: Osborne, Beaton, Malcolm & Eli's 14-14 1:24:01 Zach Osborne fitness debate & Unadilla history trivia 1:25:25 Alpinestars ad read 1:29:59 Sign-off