The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Steve Matthes
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Steve Matthes covers the sport of supercross/motocross from all angles, this is the feed for the Racer X podcast show, Pulpmxfantasy.com show, FXR One on One, and the post-race Pulpcasts. Fly Racing.com use code Pulpmx to save • Maxxis Tires • Renthal.com to buy direct • Motosport.com go thru the banner on Pulpmx.com to save • BruntWorkWear.com and use code Pulpmx Show to save

  1. 1d ago

    TLD/Race Tech The Blair Matthes Project "It's Over!"

    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! --- CHAPTERS --- 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

    TLD/Race Tech The Blair Matthes Project "It's Over!"

  2. 1d ago

    Guest: Sergio Avanto

    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. --- CHAPTERS --- 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

  3. 2d ago

    Renthal Reaction: Eli Tomac Hangs up the Boots

    Weege, JT and Matthes get together to discuss Eli Tomac announcing he's hanging up the boots after SMX, his legacy, where he sits all-time, speculating on why he decided now and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:10 Intro, Renthal ad & Tomac retirement announcement 01:22 Why now? Paulo crash and career-altering injuries 09:36 Results decline as the real trigger 13:54 KTM silly season fallout & where he ranks historically 20:21 Star Racing motivation theory & Cooper Webb contract twist 25:03 Ranking Tomac among the all-time greats 32:00 Tomac's philosophy vs. the Alden/Ricky/Ryan era 36:58 Family life, what's next, and sign-off

  4. 4d ago

    Leatt presents: LVK: More Than Moto "End of Era"

    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 discuss Eli Tomac deciding to retire, and rehash our predictions from the start of Pro Motocross. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:23 Intro and season wrap-up setup 02:33 Eli Tomac announces retirement 03:35 The Supercross-only deal timeline 06:45 Why Tomac walked away now 08:17 Team USA snub speculation 12:11 Favorite Tomac memories 15:20 Tomac vs. Kenny Roczen longevity 17:36 Reacting to the retirement video 20:08 Alpinestars ad and Tomac's gear legacy 24:35 Biggest Flop: Sexton and Forkner 27:25 Loser's Ride: Ferrandis and AP 28:33 New Winner: Prado vs. Deegan 30:43 Cole Davies debate and outside criticism 35:52 Partzilla ad and PRMX playoff battle 37:10 Impressive Team: Cowboy vs. Triumph 42:21 Champions category: Jett and Shimoda picks 43:42 Dramatic Storyline predictions review 46:30 Team USA prediction victory lap 49:17 Surprise winner and Summer of Blank picks 53:33 Icon Meats ad and Icon of the Week 54:55 Sign-off and SMX playoffs tease

    Leatt presents: LVK: More Than Moto "End of Era"

  5. 5d ago

    Ironman MX 2026 Review

    Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Cold open & sponsor rundown 01:18 Ironman overview & Fly Racing ad 03:06 Setting up the Jett/Hunter fix controversy 06:09 Confirmation bias, gambling conspiracy & JT's ankle evidence 12:19 Weege's Jet interview & Moto 2 recap 17:28 Three fix theories, broadcaster speculation & JT's prize-money theory 28:02 Respecting Hunter's talent & will Jett return to form 32:46 Congrats Hunter, HRC celebration & scoop banter 35:27 Honda execs at the track / Toru talk 37:09 Jorge Prado's dominant win & Unadilla re-litigation 43:04 Prado's playoff whoops take & RJ Hampshire's runner-up 45:03 Coop-Harup battle, real Cooper Webb & MXoN prep 49:41 Hayden's start-money denial & Eli Tomac's last national 53:16 Zach Osborne's secret DNF & Cowie bails on Nations 55:15 Team USA Nations drama rant 58:07 Zacho's Brazil race, AP, D16, Barcia & Pipe Suzuki offer 1:02:20 450 class recap: Beaton, Harrison & Justin Hill's look 1:06:51 Gavin Gracek Award debate, Corndog & Canadian legends 1:13:03 Levi Kitchen's crash & the media-criticism debate 1:18:54 Beaumere & Hymus's Nations plans 1:21:10 Track-section rant (GNCC layout) 1:25:42 RyderD's podium, dad-credibility stories & Star's rough year 1:32:48 Landon Gordon, Romano & the points math on Davies' title 1:36:24 Mosman/Thrasher moves, McAdoo & Lux Turner's dog 1:42:14 Dax Bennett, Husqvarna's shutdown & Brody Connelly's mystery dip 1:47:22 Mechanic shuffle & Star's 250 manager guessing game 1:49:22 Brunt ad, Duff's villain arc & SMX preview plug 1:52:26 Clarifying Hunter's contract & final wrap-up 1:55:17 Sign-off

  6. 6d ago

    Ironman 2026 MX Post-Race Interviews

    Post-race interviews brought to you by Pro Circuit. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:56 Chance Hymas 06:06 Cooper Webb 11:38 RJ Hampshire 18:00 Levi Kitchen 21:14 Justin Hill 27:18 Ryder Malinowski 29:30 Daniel Blair 30:56 Quinn Amiok 33:20 Tanner Ward

    Ironman 2026 MX Post-Race Interviews

  7. Aug 27

    TLD/Race Tech The Blair Matthes Project "The Yoder Show"

    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 dive into what happens in these championship deciding races and also welcome special guest Hunter Yoder onto the show. Let's dive in! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:16 Show open and sponsor rundown 02:34 Hunter vs Jett Ironman prediction 05:51 Did Jett throw Bud's Creek? debate 09:10 Kellen weighs in on letting Jett go 10:43 Motocross of Nations team selection drama 11:53 Hymas, Kitchen, Webb on Team USA roster 16:05 Cooper Webb's whirlwind Husky/WSX weekend 17:15 Kellen's MXoN funding rant 20:29 Who should pay for Team USA? 23:33 Zuuls, Seat Concepts, Maxxis ad reads 24:43 SMX qualifying: Justin Hill vs Mitchell Harrison 27:37 Daniel's old Troy Lee Designs gear 28:42 Baltimore/San Antonio Supercross schedule news 30:10 Shane McElrath and Benny Bloss to Beta 34:15 Hunter Yoder joins the show 35:46 Yoder's outdoor learning curve 38:21 Club MX truck vibe without Simonson 41:50 Testing the 2027 YZ250F 43:55 Who doubted Yoder's fantasy points 46:26 Club MX SMX Next lineup 47:26 Why Yoder isn't racing WSX 50:00 Life on the Club MX compound 55:14 Club MX rider superlatives: cheapest, best dressed 1:03:04 Yoder's rapid-fire hypotheticals 1:05:20 The Coenen brothers to Supercross 1:09:42 Star Racing's rising rookies: Maneer, Gordon, Dudney 1:14:02 Phil's engagement news 1:15:34 Yoder signs off, ASV ad read

    TLD/Race Tech The Blair Matthes Project "The Yoder Show"

  8. Aug 26

    PulpMX Fantasy: Ironman MX 2026

    Discussing the scoops that affect your PulpMX Fantasy picks before you make them. Thanks to Motosport.com, Fly Racing, & 100% --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Show intro & Bud's Creek recap 02:47 Bud's Creek 250 class results & team reviews 08:58 Survivor standings & 450 class results 13:25 450 team breakdowns: Dan, JT's disaster, Clayton 19:13 League standings, prizes & Fly Racing ad 23:32 Ironman 250 class picks & weather report 32:59 Wednesday 250 locks & 100% ad into 450 picks 37:54 Ironman 450 deep sleeper picks 42:24 Final 450 picks, Motosport.com ad & sign-off

    PulpMX Fantasy: Ironman MX 2026
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Steve Matthes covers the sport of supercross/motocross from all angles, this is the feed for the Racer X podcast show, Pulpmxfantasy.com show, FXR One on One, and the post-race Pulpcasts. Fly Racing.com use code Pulpmx to save • Maxxis Tires • Renthal.com to buy direct • Motosport.com go thru the banner on Pulpmx.com to save • BruntWorkWear.com and use code Pulpmx Show to save

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