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Exhaust #167: Mental Health and Motocross (w/Rick Johnson, Rick Doughty, Lori Armistead) Nov 04, 2021

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Help is out there. Road2Recovery will hold a Zoom conference that anyone can attend—anonymously if preferred—on November 9 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time. Road2Recovery.com will provide all the links and materials. This is part of Rick Doughty's Max Matters initiative, in memory of his son, Max, who took his own life. This is a real situation that impacts more people than you would imagine. For example, at one point, at the peak of his dominance in the sport, Rick Johnson attempted to take his own life.

In this podcast, Jason Weigandt talks to eight-time AMA National Champion Johnson, as well as Doughty and Road2Recovery's Lori Armistead, for more info on a project vital to the industry. If you're struggling or know someone who might be, please attend the Zoom conference on November 9.

Main Event Moto - Ep# 208 - KREAM Nov 04, 2021

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Daniel Blair, Tool Man Dan, and Producer Joe talk off season stuff, present the best giveaway in the history of the podcast and do listener questions. Hang out with them as Daniel focuses on the headlines in the sport and sometimes it goes off the rails.

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Exhaust #166: Winning and Retiring (w/ Becca Sheets) Nov 02, 2021

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The off-season allows Jason Weigandt to find the good stories you haven't heard, including Becca Sheets' rise to the top of the Grand National Cross Country Series' WXC division. Raised as a motocross racer, Sheets' eventual move to the woods resulted in three titles, including a hard-fought 2021 battle with fellow Yamaha rider Rachel Archer. Sheets held on despite brutal conditions at the Yamaha Ironman GNCC finale. Her bike even drowned out during the race, but she wrung out the air filter, got it running, and earned enough points to defend her crown. Now she will step away from the stresses of racing, announcing this season will be her last. Her story from motocross to the ISDE and GNCC is a good one.

Weigandt also checks in with up-and-coming GNCC ATV racer Hunter Hart, who earned second in this year's standings to GNCC National Champion Walker Fowler. Hart explains how ATV riders find their own sponsors and deals to earn a living as racers. He even got a discount card from Outback Steakhouse!

The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presented by Yoshimura and On X Maps.

Moto Marketing Podcast #95: Twisted Tea's Billy Grotto Oct 29, 2021

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Luke Nesler is joined by Billy Grotto of Twisted Tea to talk about the fun brand and why and how they broke into the motocross market.

Get more moto business talk at www.thebusinessofmoto.com.

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Exhaust #165: The Secret Injury and Title Chases (w/ Justin Cooper) Oct 26, 2021

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Jason Weigandt catches up with Justin Cooper to talk about his 2021 season, winning a 250SX West Championship in Monster Energy Supercross, and coming up six points short of Jett Lawrence for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross 250 Championship. While Cooper was leading the motocross series, he suffered a broken thumb and tried to tough out the rest of the season without riding during the week. Cooper finally reveals the stresses of a season-long championship chase in this edition of the Racer X Exhaust Podcast.

The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, On-X Maps, and Cardo Systems.

Moto Marketing Podcast #94: Brandon Heidemann Oct 15, 2021

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Luke Nesler is joined by the creator of action-sports camp Camp Royal, Brandon Heidmann. Brandon shares the story of creating his unique program and camp and how it came to be.

Get more moto business talk at www.thebusinessofmoto.com.

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Exhaust #164: How Motorcycle Product Planning Works (w/ Honda's Bill Savino) Oct 14, 2021

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Jason Weigandt chats with American Honda Senior Manager of Customer Engagement Bill Savino, a veteran of the company. Savino spent several years in Honda's behind-the-scenes product planning division, but now that he's been promoted and the bikes he helped develop are in production, he can share a few secrets of how the development process works. It's a rare look behind the curtain.

The Exhaust Podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Cardo Systems, and On X Maps.

Main Event Moto - Ep# 207 - Scrape Off Oct 11, 2021

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Daniel Blair, Vincent "V$" Blair, and Producer Joe talk about some of the upcoming team changes for the 2022 Supercross Season. Hang out with them as Daniel focuses on the headlines in the sport and sometimes it goes off the rails.

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Moto Marketing Podcast #93: Charles Castloo Returns Oct 08, 2021

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Luke Nesler was joined again by Charles Castloo to take a deeper dive into his career and journey through the industry. Charles was a guest in the beginnings of COVID-19 when Luke had temporarily moved his studio to his home. Charles has an amazing story that wasn't properly told due to some technical difficulties on Luke's end, and Charles was kind enough to come back on and share his story with us in proper Moto Marketing Podcast fashion.

Get more moto business talk at www.thebusinessofmoto.com.

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Exhaust #163: Anatomy of Rivalry with Bauman and Mees Oct 06, 2021

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Things happen when you're fighting for a championship. Jared Mees was once the top man in Progressive American Flat Track and Briar Bauman was just a young gun with big dreams. Bauman trained and worked with Mees, learned, and eventually became the new series champion. Bauman has won the last two titles and looked strong for a third, but Mees never gave up, even after a knee injury earlier this season. A late surge by Mees on his favored mile-long tracks has vaulted him to a slim points lead heading into this Friday's season finale at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The points are close enough to where whoever wins the race wins the title. Of course, such tight competition means Bauman and Mees are no longer friends like they used to be—it's just part of human nature. Jason Weigandt chats with both in this podcast, and you'll learn how rivalries develop and how they can actually heal back up once the showdowns are complete. Bauman has always wanted to maintain his social, outgoing demeanor, but it's getting harder with the pressure to be champion. Mees, meanwhile, has been in this exact position before, and he knows things can go full circle in more ways than just on a flat track.

The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Cardo Systems, and On X Maps.

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