The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Show open 01:18 Unadilla review kickoff 05:56 Boot tradition, track talk & Hunter's crash 10:44 Hunter's stunning streak ends 12:12 Risk debate & runner-up history 19:31 Was Prado's ride track-induced? 22:19 Jett's ankle & Prado's setup secrecy 25:36 Prado's rise, Sexton tangent & Euro-track theory 28:43 Renthal/Maxxis ad read & Deegan's day 33:57 Marchbanks, Beaton & Finnis's rides 39:11 Cooper fades, Tomac & Webb's returns 46:03 Zach Osborne's letdown & AP's bike woes 54:58 Ad reads: Racetech, Fly, Motosport, OnX 56:55 250 title fight: Davies vs Kitchen's mistake 1:06:01 Mumford's breakout, Ryder D & McAdoo mystery 1:13:34 250 privateer rundown, Cochran's crash & Phoenix Honda's day 1:21:18 Feeling old, Brunt ad & Larry Fortin shoutout 1:27:22 Show close

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, DB and Steve give us first hand insight from WSX , LL's and discuss talking points heading into Unadilla. Let's dive in! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:16 Show intro & Calgary preview 02:13 Cheese bread at High's Steakhouse 04:43 PMG Suzuki's rough WSX Calgary debut 07:40 Tough blocks & the windstorm chaos 11:59 Stark bikes & elevation-affected starts 15:21 Commercial: Maxxis, Firepower & Seat Concepts 16:54 Kellen's honest review of the WSX broadcast 23:54 Commercial: Troy Lee Designs & StompGrip 24:41 Loretta Lynn's wrap-up: Zach Osborne's domination 29:24 Horizon Award debate & amateur standouts 34:39 Commercial: Zuul's Bag Co & Namira 36:09 Unadilla preview: silly season & Zach's number drama 42:02 450 predictions: Lawrences, Deegan & Eli watch 44:46 250 class: Cole Davies & Levi Kitchen pressure 46:54 Commercial: ASV Inventions 48:07 Brandon Hoss dominates plus-30 & Washougal fantasy recap 51:37 Fantasy picks for Unadilla 55:01 Sign-off & sponsor thanks

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

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100% --- CHAPTERS --- 00:01 Show intro 00:22 Washougal fantasy recap kickoff: Dan & JT's rides 02:00 Survivor pool duel & new results page walkthrough 05:36 250 class team recaps: Caden Dudnee no-show fiasco 10:46 Paul's 250 team recap & pivot to 450 class 12:33 450 class team recaps: Marchbanks crash & Freckle heroics 18:52 Championship standings check-in 20:57 Fly Racing ad read 22:07 Prize winners & Unadilla 250 preview kickoff 27:56 Unadilla 250 sleepers: Denno, Bennick 32:52 Deacon Denno's return & playoff-bound riders skipping nationals 35:31 100% ad read 36:21 Unadilla 450 all-star picks: Jett vs Hunter 38:13 450 non-all-star debate: Tomac, Plessinger, Corndog 45:12 Paul & JT finalize 450 picks and FFL calls 48:56 Dan finalizes 450 team & Hunter Lawrence FFL pick 50:27 Motorsport.com ad read, prizes & show sign-off

Weege joins Matthes to talk about the week that was at he ranch, the kids vs the vets, Alex Ray jumps on to talk about his issues as well as meeting KW then the guys talk some WSX opener at Calgary, wind, tuff blocks, J Hill, Webb and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 01:17 Intro and Fly Racing plugs 02:16 Weege's Loretta's coverage grind 02:48 Ranch results & vet riders controversy intro 04:51 Should ex-pros race at Loretta's? 07:31 Keefer vs Ezra Lusk debate 09:49 Pro Sport eligibility debate 11:08 Zacho, Phil, Weimer moto breakdown 11:55 Fatigue over race week for vets 12:55 Zach Osborne's comeback story & health issues 14:26 Zacho's new Beta deal and number 16 18:18 Phil Nicoletti's impressive week 19:33 Renthal ad read 20:42 Ezra Lusk (Yogi) vs Pavolny in 50+ 22:39 Yogi's injury and final Loretta's run 23:15 Re-Raceables plug and RJ Coliseum episode 24:07 Keefer's compliment from Yogi 25:02 Horizon Award debate: Malinowski vs Gibson 28:09 Landon Gibson's up-and-down career 29:59 Racetech ad read 30:39 65-85 class and Mason Murdy 33:43 Tristan Pruitt and B-class prospects debate 34:55 Getting Mako'd - the Plus 50 saga 37:03 Dark's Mako struggles continue 38:15 Keefer takes out Dark while lapping him 38:49 Fastest Man in Piedmont's Meta glasses bit 40:16 Motorsport.com ad read 42:00 Alex Ray joins the show 42:12 A-Ray meets Kevin Windham 43:12 A-Ray starstruck in the announce booth 44:51 The quad jump and Windham watching A-Ray 46:56 A-Ray's knee and camper drama 49:12 RM Army Suzuki bike problems 52:32 Bike dies on sighting lap disaster 54:41 Brother-in-law's backup Suzuki plan 56:14 A-Ray's final results - 14th overall 56:18 B Haas's incredible speed in 30+ 57:28 Alternate list and West Coast region talk 1:01:08 Why Loretta's track has the best passing 1:05:35 A-Ray's Loretta's sign-off and Windham thanks 1:08:10 Brunt Workwear ad and more Windham talk 1:11:36 WSX Calgary tough blocks disaster 1:13:05 Tough blocks flying in the wind chaos 1:16:39 WSX business model and fly-away rounds 1:25:28 Rick Ware Racing juggernaut - Coop vs Justin Hill 1:27:30 Is the WSX business model sustainable? 1:28:29 Stark electric bikes dominate starts 1:31:10 Elevation and fuel issues for Starks 1:34:08 Seb Tortelli's frustration with AMA/OEMs 1:36:01 AMA four-stroke rule history tangent 1:38:10 Wrap up WSX and Unadilla preview 1:40:08 Sign-off

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. The owner of FXR Racing, Milt Reimer, sits down with Matthes at the 2027 Honda HRC launch about the rise of his company, the roots of it, signing riders and teams, his history with Matthes, what's next for them, moving to the USA and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro at Millville CRF450R test 00:43 Firepower/Maxxis/FXR ad plug 01:38 Millville history and Johnny O's gear tribute 02:58 Milt's Valley Sport and Leisure/Honda dealer days 04:23 Bringing moto style into snow gear 06:18 Lessons from the dealership into building FXR 08:37 MotoGear ramps up & Harley FXR trademark battle 17:00 Maxxis/FXR ad read 17:14 Snow vs moto revenue split 18:00 Malcolm Stewart's impact and fishing brand 19:34 Phil Nicoletti contract negotiation stories 22:14 Next product: protection gear and workwear 24:13 Australia, Quad Lock, and international growth 25:25 Triumph partnership and factory bike investment 27:05 Milt's proudest FXR moments 29:14 Biggest business mistakes and lessons learned 30:50 6D helmet partnership and concussion history 32:02 FTA sister brand discussion 33:37 Winnipeg vs US operations and wrap-up

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:05 Commercial 00:56 Cooper Webb 04:07 Dean Wilson 08:57 Cameron McAdoo 13:06 Justin Hill 18:04 Sebastien Tortelli

Jay Wilson talks about his role with Yamaha Japan in developing the production bikes versus his racing, what life is like in Japan for him and his family, how he ended up there, his relationship with the Lawrence's and Eddie Warren, his racing in the USA, bike talk and much more. --- CHAPTERS --- 01:18 Intro and Jay Wilson welcome 02:51 Jay's Tenere adventure bike tour in Japan 08:06 Japanese championship season and wrist injury recovery 12:25 Commercial 13:41 Developing young Japanese riders (Shoma, Nakajima) 15:08 Testing role vs race prep balance at Yamaha 21:34 How Jay became a skilled test rider 25:06 Honda's production/race team synergy with Lawrence brothers 27:38 Yamaha's shootout success and Honda chasing Yamaha's feel 45:43 Mud races and brutal Japanese track conditions 45:43 Frame/hanger/spoke torque testing minutiae 50:18 Next big innovation in production motocross bikes 51:53 Why Yamaha's KYB suspension stays consistent 53:53 Tim Gajser's struggles vs Jeffrey Herlings switch to Honda 56:34 Jay's Motocross of Nations near-miss and injury story 59:22 Why Jay moved to Japan and signed with Yamaha 1:06:28 Life in Japan with wife Misty and daughter Poppy 1:13:21 Commercial 1:14:05 Jay's US Supercross privateer/Star Racing experience 1:21:57 Possible return to race an MXGP for testing 1:21:57 Growing up with Hunter and Jett Lawrence 1:25:37 Hunter Lawrence's rise and riding efficiency 1:30:03 Darren Lawrence's coaching genius 1:32:48 Steve's YZ450F gripes: motor, clutch, chassis 1:36:57 Wrap-up and thanks to Jay Wilson 1:38:15 Sign-off

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 offer some wild predictions as we preview the start of the upcoming 2026 World Supercross Championship. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:07 Show intro 01:24 WSX 2026 excitement level & stop-start calendar 03:17 Show format explainer, Leatt ad read & Ted Lasso tangent 04:57 Good surprise picks: Simonson & Lopes 12:24 Biggest flop picks: Colt Nichols & Brian Su 16:58 Icon Meats ad read & Icon of the Week: Ben Watson 18:31 Random listener question & best new signing debate 24:15 SX1 Champion debate: Webb vs Anderson 30:48 Savace/Honda scuttlebutt, South Africa venue mystery & PRMX ad 36:48 SX2 Champion: Anstey's coronation 40:39 Best event debate & OzX vs WSX New Zealand battle 48:15 Alpinestars Tech-Air ad read & race winner predictions 53:19 Lewis's Nations/WSX travel plans 56:31 Monster Energy's WSX sponsorship & global expansion race with SMX 1:07:38 Sign-off & next week preview

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we talk about some things from Washougal and bring on MX Reference's Nick Taylor to tell us some very wild stats from this year. Let's dive in! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:06 Show open & sponsor rundown 01:27 DB's wild travel week & Millville Honda trip 08:00 Maxxis & Firepower ad read 09:11 Jett's Washougal penalty debate 14:21 Deegan's meltdown & the 450 title math 19:22 Jett's ankle-story pushback 21:33 Seat Concepts & Zuls ad reads 22:34 WSX Calgary preview: Savatgy out, Webb vs Anderson, Hill sleeper pick 29:18 Nick Taylor joins: 250 class stats deep dive 39:39 450 class stats: Jett's points & Lawrence dominance 43:15 Stomp Grip & ASV ad reads 47:31 Honda's sweep bid & Jett's rare late-race pass 50:37 Career start records: Barcia, Ferry, Windham, Dowd 56:07 Positions gained/lost guessing game & wrap-up

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 dig in on what Team USA should do for the Motocross of Nations, talk some MXGP, and more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit.

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. What happens when a factory team wants to rent your rider? Well ISRT owner Bubba Pauli found out when Kawi took Tondel from him this summer. We talk to Bubba about this and how it all went down, hiring Friese, getting Finies into the program, WSX, budgets and more.

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

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 try to unpack what is happening in the 250 class, break down the Coenen brothers saga, pick a 450 title favorite with four rounds to go, and much more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit.

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we highlight Eli Tomac returning to racing, talk about the chaos of the Coenen brothers, and much more. Let's dive in!

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. We talk to the MX6 rider about his SX season this past year, hosting Pulpmx Show, his small off-road career, quitting the sport for a year and getting a real job, AEO year, that crazy DM he got and more.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, preview a crazy weekend coming up at Southwick, talk about Austin Forkner's retirement, and much more. Let's dive in!

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

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, Steve Matthes joins us to talk about Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, some paddock rumors, and much more banter. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit.

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

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 chat about the MXGP of Portugal, dissect Motocross of Nations team predictions, figure out which results have been the most misleading so far, and more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we break down Hunter Lawrence's resurgence, Jorge Prado's disappointments, and much more. Let's dive in!

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. The Honda HRC 450 crew chief talks about picking up the wrenches for Hunter this past weekend, doing both jobs at a race, his path in the industry, Darren Lawrence, tuning ECU's for 450's, his days at GEICO and Yamaha and more.

Ryan Gauld joins to talk about the news of MX 101's Preston Kilroy moving to MX1 while being the MX2 points leader and then he recaps the first two rounds of the series up there.

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 discuss the huge penalty list from High Point including Jett Lawrence being fined for flipping off Haiden Deegan, tons of red cross flag infractions, and much more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we discuss what will happen next in the 250 class title fight, why Jett Lawrence might just be getting started, and more. Let's dive in!

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 discuss what's next for Chase Sexton after a bike failure sent him over the bars, how well the Coenen brothers did in their first go in America, and more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit.

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we break down Jett Lawrence's return to form, what happens as the Coenen brothers join in on the fun, and much more. Let's dive in!

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. Kawasaki Sr Manager of Marketing gets on the podcast to talk about the new KX327 two-stroke, why the delay, the innovations, when it's coming out and more. Then we talk about RV going back green, MC being an ambassador, 2026 SX and more

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing & 100%

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 preview what to expect from Lucas and Sacha Coenen electing to race the Thunder Valley Pro Motocross National as the championship leaders in MXGP. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we talk about Hunter Lawrence's performance, Eli Tomac missing time, Haiden Deegan's debut, and more. Let's dive in!

Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100%

We talk to Kenny Day about his big move to Alpinestars, what led to that, what happened his first time around at A Stars, his days at Fox, getting into the industry, Traders Racing and more. Thanks to Fly Racing, use the code Pulpmx to save there, Renthal, Maxxis, Race Tech, Motosport.com, On-X Maps, Brunt Work Wear- use the code Pulpmxshow to save there

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 react to things we saw at the opening round of Pro Motocross and lay out some key storylines to follow moving forward. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit.