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In this episode we catch up with Mark Blackwell and break down each track on the Oklahoma State Championship Series for 2023. It's rowdy as usual!

In this episode we're joined again by our good friend Mason Banfield to catch up and talk about his recent crash where he ended up losing part of his finger. The conversation outside of that covered virtually everything under the sun!

Chan Baker is an amateur (soon to be professional) motocross racer from central Oklahoma. He is a long time student of Robbie Reynard and has been full time at Reynard Training Complex for some time now. He started his amateur career with a bang with a 50cc championship at the now defunct NMA Branson National Championship, and has only continued to impress since. He most recently made a massive statement by sweeping both of the Pro Sport classes at The Motoplayground Race in Ponca City, OK back in October of this year. He also competed in three rounds of the 2022 Outdoor Nationals and was able to achieve top 20 finishes, an impressive feat as a privateer with no prior experience at that level.  A hard crash at Freestone last month has kept Chan off the bike recently with a double collarbone break. However, his ambitions have never been higher and he will be entering 2023 with high confidence. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Chan and we look forward to seeing what he can do in the new year!

Glen Long is a veteran motocross racer from Oklahoma. Glen is a regular around the Oklahoma State Motocross Championship and also has two young boys that are now racing the series. Glen is the reigning +40 Champion from the World Vet Motocross Championship as well as the reigning +40 state champion. 

In this episode we are joined by Nate and Daniel Orr from Newcastle, Oklahoma. Nate is an up and coming amateur motocross racer who has recently had some impressive finishes at major national championships such as Loretta Lynn's and Mini O's. We discuss Nate's future goals in the sport, and he and his dad Daniel tell the story of how he got into motocross. Daniel was an accomplished racer in his own right, having raced alongside Robbie Reynard during his career and even finishing ahead of him one year in the mud at the Dallas supercross. Daniel talks about his time in the sport as well as his perspective on being a moto dad. He also tells a story about how he wound up with Robbie Reynard's 125 supercross championship bike in his garage for 25 years!
Later in the episode we are joined by our good friend Mark Blackwell and we talk about the state of Oklahoma motocross as well as some discussion on professional racing. 

Topics discussed: Oklahoma motocross; motocross in a looming recession; Del City MX; Oklahoma State Championship Series; Pit Racing Party in the Pasture; AMP Motocross Park; Eli Tomac; Outdoor Nationals; Jett Lawrence; Raw Talent vs. Hard Work; the new "training culture" in motocross; racing vs. training full time; sinking Can Am defenders in the river; Firepower parts bike stand giveaway; several guest call-ins; and much more!