The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

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

Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. We talk to our third favorite Wageman on his work with Yamaha, dealing with the media, the 2027 YZ250F, his stunt work at Universal Studios, R Jerky and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro and sponsor reads 02:12 RJ's role at Yamaha 04:18 Yamaha Cypress building sold 07:33 Bike break-in and media events 13:24 Riding stock bikes and Mammoth 16:07 Maxxis read and working with Butler 20:04 2027 YZ250F and Honda 450 impressions 26:34 Waterworld stunt show at Universal 29:30 Breaking into movie stunt work 38:44 Racing career and brother Robbie 46:42 Firepower read and R Jerky 52:13 Clutch changes and income split 55:28 Jet skis and 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, Lewis and Kellen break down some of the more recent silly season changes that have been announced and what is still to come from this offseason. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:23 Intro and Yamaha dropping MX2 team 05:15 Leatt ad read and Tedder naming 06:18 Nate Thrasher to Pro Circuit 11:40 Team announcement photos and five-rider PC 14:55 Thrasher vs Romano and Anstie what-if 18:31 Partzilla ad and Arenacross results 19:49 WSX fallout for riders and teams 26:24 Savatgy to Ducati and Lewis's info trading 30:20 Alpinestars ad and airbag talk 33:16 Lewis's Moto101 ride story 37:44 Most exciting 2027 rider-team combo 41:33 Leave Herlings out of thumbnails 44:27 Barsha on Suzuki expectations 46:35 ICON Meats ad and Icon of the week 48:15 2026 AMA season moments 51:07 Prado ego and Roczen's late title 56:23 MXGP 2026 and Coenen regrets 58:59 Upcoming schedules and Paris plans 1:01:20 Am I a Dick: Chick-fil-A merge 1:04:24 Greg's sausage roll and sign-off