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Exhaust #242: The Supercross Preview Shows Jan 05, 2024

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Get your Anaheim fix in the car, in your headphones, or however you listen to your pods with this audio version of our annual Monster Energy Racer X Preview Shows. This pod loops all five video episodes together so you can head the scoops, opinions and arguments from Jason Weigandt, Steve Matthes and Jason Thomas, as they talk about every rider and every story coming into 2024.

The Racer X Exhaust podast is presented by Yoshimura, and don't forget to subscribe to Racer X to get the magazine in the mail, plus our Limited Edition 2024 calendar.

Exhaust #241: Pre Season Rider Check In Dec 14, 2023

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After a week chatting up riders out in California, Jason Weigandt tries to cut through the clutter. There's an annual pre-season tradition of every rider feeling faster, fitter and stronger for the new year, but that actually won't be the case for everyone once the racing season begins.

Weege tries to cram in as many scoops and angles as he can in this podcast, summing up conversations with nearly every top racer, including Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton, Jett and Hunter Lawrence, Jason Anderson, Justin Barcia, Malcolm Stewart, Dylan Ferrandis, Christian Craig, Adam Cianciarulo, Justin Cooper, Levi Kitchen, Seth Hammaker, Max Vohland, Austin Forkner, Jalek Swoll, Colt Nichols, Benny Bloss and more.

The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Leatt and Steel City Men's Clinic.

Exhaust #240: Phoenix Honda's David Eller Nov 24, 2023

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Phoenix Racing has been a championship player in a variety of racing series, including dominance in AMA Arenacross and AMA Pro ATV Motocross, and also operates Honda's factory GNCC team. It has only been a side player in AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross, however, until now. By adding Dylan Ferrandis to the team for the full 2024 season indoors and out, they've got a chance at podiums and race wins. How did this deal come about and how is the team preparing for this step? Jason Weigandt chats with Eller and Phoenix team manager Heath Harrison about the move. The Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Leatt, and Steel City Men's Clinic.

Exhaust #239: Dylan Ferrandis Nov 24, 2023

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Dylan Ferrandis' 2023 season was filled with frustration, as more injuries mounted in Monster Energy Supercross, and he could not gel with his bike in Pro Motocross. The Frenchman was even considering retirement at one point because he was no longer having fun on the motorcycle. This is a rider who wears his emotions on his sleeve and always tells you how he feels. What he really wanted to try was a Honda, but it wasn't easy to find a spot to race one. Enter David Eller of Phoenix Honda and Rick "Ziggy" Zielfelder of Factory Connection, with support for Dylan in 2024. Jason Weigandt chatted with Dylan, who is always brutally honest, about the frustration of supercross, his '23 troubles, and his hopes for the future. The Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Leatt, and Steel City Men's Clinic.

Exhaust #238: Brandon Hartranft Nov 02, 2023

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After a huge crash one year ago changed his life, The Brick is looking for purpose. Now he's teaming with Cooper Webb for a new online training program. The news was grim back in March when Jason Weigandt called Brandon Hartranft for an update. In the 2023 pre-season, Hartranft's engine cut out in a rhythm lane, and he went down hard. He was lucky to escape without getting paralyzed, but the road back to normal life was still extremely painful and frustrating. From major concussion problems to nerve damage and fused bones in his back, life has been tough for Brandon. Plus, his racing days are likely over, which is a stark reality for any athlete to confront. Cooper Webb has been a key friend to Brandon throughout this process, and now they've teamed up for a new training program, called Alphamotocrossdynamics, which provides online training and coaching. Brandon has moved to Florida, which also allows him to work hands-on with riders in the area, as well. Jason Weigandt checks in with Hartranft this time to see how he's doing physically and mentally, and also how Alphamotocrossdynamics works. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is sponsored by Yoshimura, Leatt, and Steel City Men's Clinic.

Exhaust #237: Off-Road Training with Cody Webb Nov 02, 2023

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Endurocross and Trials Champion Cody Webb has launched a new online training and coaching program to help climb those mountains. Jason Weigandt checks in with AMA Endurocross, Hard Enduro, and Trials Champion Cody Webb. Endurocross has kicked off for 2023, and Webb is looking to regain the title. Cody talks about his transition from KTM to Sherco and the journey to get that bike and brand to the top, as well as his own struggles with injuries. Plus, he's launched a new online training program for hard enduro type riding. Want to learn to climb some mountains, or just not be "that guy" on your next trail ride with buddies? Cody can help. Check out https://cw2training.com/ The Racer X Exhaust podcast is sponsored by Yoshimura, Leatt and Steel City Men's Clinic.

Racer X Read Out: "Made in Ohio?" Oct 19, 2023

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Looking at the life and very short times of the 1980 Honda CR250R, the one and only motocross bike that was built in America by the Honda Motor Company. Take a deep dive as Blake Wharton reads his feature article "Made in Ohio?" from the December issue of Racer X magazine.

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Exhaust #236: MXoN with Roczen, Team USA and France Oct 11, 2023

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Jason Weigandt jumps into the discussion on the FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, breaking down how the race was won by Team France (which has now won seven times in the last 10 years), as well as the performance of Team USA, Ken Roczen and more. This podcast also contains post-race audio from the Team USA trio of RJ Hampshire, Aaron Plessinger, and Christian Craig, as well as Roczen and Team France's Romain Febvre, Maxime Renaux and Tom Vialle. If Team USA doesn't win, it usually creates heartbreak from U.S. racing fans, but spirits were different this time because expectations for the Craig/Plessinger/Hampshire trio were not as high as for last year's Cooper/Tomac/Sexton squad. But would just getting the likes of Sexton and Tomac back on the team in 2024 automatically solve the problem? Weigandt wonders aloud if the 2022 RedBud win is really a sign that Team USA is back, or if the struggles from 2012-2021 might still remain. Also, he discusses the recent love for Ken Roczen, and if Team Australia will be able to get one of these Chamberlain Trophies during the window of the Lawrence brothers. Much to discuss, and here it is. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is hosted by Jason Weigandt and sponsored by Yoshimura, Leatt, and Steel City Men's Clinic. Also, be sure to visit RacerXBrand.com and check out our apparel.

Exhaust #235: How SMX Came to Be Sep 20, 2023

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Now that fans, teams, and riders are truly experiencing the SMX playoffs firsthand, Jason Weigandt circles back to the story of how this all started, with a quick meeting between Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing at Daytona of 2020, then COVID soon after, then cooperation on a much higher level. Weigandt runs through how the two series worked together to form one uniform television package for the first time, where the idea of a unified championship with both series working together came from, how the race teams finally felt a sense of cooperation, and how the FIM ended up no longer involved in American racing (which led the FIM to take bids for a new promotional partner for a new supercross championship, which we now know as WSX. Believe it or not, the seeds of SMX led to WSX being created, which is the opposite of what you probably think). This is a rare look way inside the inner workings of racing behind the scenes. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Leatt and the Steel City Men's Clinic.

Racer X Read Out: "Son of Anarchy" Sep 15, 2023

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You know that rookie on Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing with the dad who raced, did freestyle, and built a successful business? No, the other one. Meet Daxton Bennick. Get to know Daxton and his dad Todd as Jason Weigandt reads his feature article "Son of Anarchy" from the November issue of Racer X magazine.

For more from DC, Weigandt, Matthes, and the rest of the Racer X crew, subscribe to Racer X.

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