The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

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 break down the championship fight in the 450 class after Hunter Lawrence's DNF, discuss what will happen with Team USA, and more. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

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00:07 Show intro bumper
01:14 Commercial
01:36 Hunter Lawrence's title fight flips upside down (Leatt ad)
07:15 Commercial
07:39 Can Jett's mistakes return? Prado/Deegan wildcard
09:53 Commercial
10:16 Prado's chances to split the Lawrences
12:18 Hunter's reaction & SMX standings tangent
15:24 Partzilla ad + PRMX team update
17:40 Team USA lineup speculation
23:03 France & Latvia Nations rosters
28:14 Commercial
28:41 Nations trivia: name a dominant Nations
35:05 Alpinestars TecAir MX ad + airbag banter
39:06 Commercial
39:31 Prado's KTM extension & Lux Turner to Husqvarna
43:10 Nate Thrasher to Pro Circuit & silly season rumors
47:26 Commercial
47:51 Barsha's future & Ducati's title fight math
50:19 Commercial
50:42 MXGP silly season wrap & Malcolm/Levi Kawasaki plan
54:40 Icon Meats ad + Icon of the Week picks
58:31 250 class title fight: Davies vs Kitchen
1:03:04 Box of Questions: dark sides & rule-breaking
1:06:18 LVK's identity in moto media debate
1:12:18 Commercial
1:12:44 Sign-off & Bud's Creek preview

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

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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!

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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.

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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%

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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