The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

The former factory rider, MXGP, SX and MX winner talks about his move to France and whether he'll ever coming back, Dylan Ferrandis hanging it up, bike set-up stuff he's mad about, the USA silly season, MXGP riders MX skills, ET's Mt Rushmore placing, his placing on Yamaha's all-time list and more --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Brunt Workwear ad read 02:00 Sponsor reads and DV intro 05:20 Life in France and moving back to the US 07:24 Building a vintage YZ250 and riding again 12:02 Dylan Ferrandis retires 16:05 Best French rider ever: Dylan vs Marvin vs JMB 21:44 Silly season: Malcolm to Cowie, Ducati moves 27:24 Bam Bam and Deegan riding style 30:24 Lucas Coenen and Sasha's US plans 32:33 Chase Sexton leaving Kawasaki 47:39 Kawasaki's setup changes and Chase's crew 54:01 Dads and coaching tangent 55:03 Motorsport.com and Racetech reads, TV work 57:21 Can MX2 GP riders win in America? 1:04:26 Tomac's Mount Rushmore placing 1:09:26 DV's spot on Yamaha's all-time list 1:13:08 French podcast and sign-off

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. We talk to Savatgy about the switch to TLD Ducati, how the deal came together, his wrist injury from SX, being teammates with Hampshire, how the bike is, getting a TLD helmet and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro and Ducati signing 03:07 Was the SMX poker face real? 08:20 Multi-year deal and family travel 11:16 Return to outdoors 12:37 Wrist injury update and bootcamp 15:37 Teammate RJ Hampshire and Troy Lee 18:58 First rides on the Ducati 21:44 Team staff and Ziggy 22:49 Tight TLD pants and Dylan's happiness 25:50 Firepower Parts and TLD helmet 27:03 Wrap-up 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 discuss Chase Sexton's departure from Kawasaki amidst Malcolm Stewart's new deal being announced and whether Kawasaki needs to make some internal changes to improve moving forward. Let's dive in! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:16 Intro and sponsors 02:39 Chase leaves Kawasaki 04:01 Kawasaki accountability rant 11:40 Chase's 2027 Cowie and ACL 12:43 MX-16 folds, Green team pipeline 16:22 Nate Thrasher signing and Mitch/Holiday synergy 20:24 White wall team announcements 22:26 Ad reads: Maxis, Firepower, Seat Concepts 24:05 Where does Chase go? HEP, Quadlock, KTM 29:12 HEP vs Quadlock analysis 34:19 PRMX idea and MXGP talk 35:54 Zool, Stomp Grip, Namira reads 40:50 Townley kids and Easton Graves to Star 45:34 Casey Cochran at Star 49:21 Pulp merch, Gives Back raffle 51:42 KTM 250 team loaded 55:05 Eras episodes and Keefer mystery 57:38 Colt Nichols and sign-off

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. We talk to John Wessling, trainer for many riders over the years, about training in the sport, the off-season gains, working with Jason Anderson, GEICO Honda, Chase Sexton, his thoughts on riders and what they need, Park City life and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro and Park City mountain biking 01:51 Moving from LA to Park City 04:34 Troll Training business with Alex Martin 10:29 Low-key trainer and trainers with the secret 17:42 Working with Jason Anderson 25:38 Chase Sexton and J-Mart fitness 28:06 Training vs riding, Lawrence brothers and Garrett Marchbanks 33:15 Can fitness make a podium guy? 37:11 Building vs maintaining and boot camp myths 40:42 Mountain biking, swimming and Chase's offseason 43:19 Garmin data, Phil Nicoletti banter and sign-off

Solo Matthes today as he reacts to Chase Sexton and Kawasaki splitting ways, why they split, what's next for him and Kawasaki and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:10 Intro and Renthal plug 03:08 Why it never worked: setup search 05:43 Where Chase lands: KTM 07:18 Quadlock Honda and Yamaha options 09:18 Suzuki wildcard and Kenny's contract 12:01 Clubhouse leader ranking 14:50 Malcolm and Marchbanks at Team Green 16:13 Can Chase win again? No MXGP 17:40 Wrap-up and thanks to listeners