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 preview some wild predictions and thoughts ahead of the 2026 SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

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00:07 Intro & 2026 SMX Playoffs preview kickoff
03:04 Jett Lawrence's second ankle surgery & Leatt ad read
07:40 Good Surprise & Biggest Flop picks
16:18 Star riders top-10 tangent, Alpinestars ad & new flop pick
23:24 New Winner picks & best manufacturer debate
29:32 Second-in-points picks, Partzilla ad & LCQ predictions
32:31 Dramatic storyline moment & seeding improvement picks
36:58 Best SMX venue debate & overall winner predictions
45:48 Herlings' retirement, number plate jinx & Turkey GP debate
48:50 Fixing MXGP's Darwin/Turkey rounds & 2027 calendar talk
54:50 Podcast mashup tease, SMX prize money talk & sign-off

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. Kyle Peters has had a long career in the sport racing all over the world, winning AX titles, getting on the box in 250SX and in this One on One we go year by year with KP on the different bikes/teams he's ridden for, how he adapts, the different places he's ridden and more.

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00:00 Intro and FXR ad read
07:40 Star Racing amateur days and carbureted YZ250
10:19 Star/Valley merger, manager turnover, Bobby Reagan story
13:38 Peters Auto Mall privateer Honda years
17:58 Guy Cooper riding stories, 2016 team, Australia KTM
23:03 Maxxis ad and JGR Suzuki signing with Phil Nicoletti
26:00 Dean Baker's RMZ250 motor and Troll Train
30:27 Supercross strength vs outdoor struggles at Paula
36:21 Arena Cross fame and Niles Honda WSX MXGP Italy
41:42 Comeback story: buying a Yamaha as a privateer
45:17 PRMX bike feel and Dustin Pipes' WSX Suzuki deal
49:34 Gear brands worn throughout his career
53:26 Dustin's team-hiring philosophy and Crockett Myers
55:42 Future plans and 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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00:23 Intro and SMX Series overview
02:46 JT and Dan join, Ironman recap begins
07:21 Rubini rant and more Ironman picks
09:55 League standings: Perebijnos wins Experts
11:53 Season bike winner and 100% ad read
13:44 Survivor League talk and Marks' win
14:53 SMX lockout/LCQ rules debate
18:36 250 All-Stars: Hymus, Davies, Shimoda debate
22:03 Anstey debate and unseeded 250 picks
24:55 Wildcard 250 picks, Anstey/Pierce Brown/Yoder
27:42 First gear tangent and final 250 teams
30:29 450 class intro: Jett and Sexton hurt
31:51 Dean Wilson/Dino debate for LCQ
33:20 Justin Hill hype and starter debate
36:22 AP vs Jordan Smith teammate debate
39:45 Barsha vs Craig vs Hill argument
41:26 450 LCQ picks: Anderson, Harrison, McElrath
42:40 450 All-Stars: Hunter vs Deegan vs Prado
45:31 FFL picks and final 450 teams
47:48 Prize giveaways and sign-off

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 lay it all out there of what could have happened to decide the Pro Motocross Championship at Ironman. Let's dive in!

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00:16 Intro & Troy Lee/Race Tech sponsor reads
02:01 SMX finale preview: stadiums, heat, and hard-pack dirt
04:57 Lawrence family 'fix' controversy: the case for suspicion
14:36 The Hayden/Jorge hypothetical & the fanbase divide
21:54 Deegan's crash sparked it all
23:30 Kellen on LVK's silence & Steve's in-race-decision theory
28:23 Sport needs to grow up: agents, unions, and TV money
33:52 Fantasy football insurance stories & sponsor reads
35:25 Eli Tomac's retirement, decline, and GOAT debate
44:14 Jorge Prado, Cooper Webb & career number banter
49:22 Ad reads & ClubMX SMX team update
54:49 250SX and 450SX Anaheim predictions
1:00:20 Justin Hill's Ironman comeback & fantasy football rant
1:04:56 ASV ad read, fantasy contest results & sign-off

Sergio Avanto, now at FOX MTB, talks about the innovations in MTB that could work in moto, his path in and out of the motocross industry, working with James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto, Ken Roczen and others, the politics in factory racing, his accomplishments, regrets and more.

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00:02 Show intro & sponsor rundown
01:18 Guest intro: Sergio Avanto
02:36 Sergio's return to mountain biking with FOX
04:28 MTB suspension customization, fork tech & OEM testing
14:52 Fork tech evolution & the e-bike suspension challenge
20:20 Specialized's Genie Shock & American vs European rider styles
24:05 Ad reads & FOX's Live Valve NEO system
31:58 USD forks, Answer Manitou & breaking into Factory Yamaha
38:20 Learning suspension from John R and Ross Maeda
44:27 James Stewart's photographic memory & Kawasaki whoop curve
52:24 Adapting bikes to riders (Barcia) & Kawasaki's data problems
59:46 James' L&M fork stiffness debate & Suzuki's frame edge
1:07:34 Ad reads & the pivot-point/AMP-link history
1:13:10 Honda's 2027 bike, leaving Yamaha & Keith McCarty
1:19:02 Kawasaki/RCH suspension politics: Barcia and Roczen
1:31:19 Roczen's low-maintenance Suzuki title & building FOX's MotoShock
1:35:22 Aftermarket suspension struggles & the L&M/Larry Brooks fallout
1:41:31 Ad reads & what made elite riders special
1:44:29 Toughest riders to reach & why data-driven setups fail
1:53:15 Kawasaki's inflexible setups & leaving for RCH
1:57:34 Toxic Suzuki team rivalry & Villopoto as best tester
2:03:43 Happiest career moments & would Sergio return to moto
2:09:58 Custom NEO tune requests & sign-off
2:12:16 Outro