The Re-Raceables

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Phoenix SX 2012 Dec 08, 2021

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We talk about KTM's first ever 450SX win with Ryan Dungey, the significance of it, the history of KTM racing in the USA, look back at this race. Stew, Deano and then Ryan Dungey himself comes on the show to talk about the decision to move from Suzuki to KTM, the early prototypes of the bike and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 01:11 Intro and Liat, Maxxis, Scott reads 05:24 KTM's long road in 450 Supercross 14:22 The 350 saga, Tony Alessi rant and Caroli 18:49 Dungey's 2011 bad luck and leaving Suzuki 24:05 Chase Field and 2012 storylines 31:13 Race recap: Stew, Villopoto, Dungey 37:12 Shorty's team and Stew's JGR exit 42:01 Lights class: Dean Wilson, Tomac, Osborne 47:51 Ryan Dungey interview: RD Coffee 49:56 Dungey on the first KTM 450 prototype 58:04 Why Dungey left Suzuki 1:08:46 The 2015 factory edition and retirement test 1:13:41 Silly season shockers: Hepler and Dungey 1:16:49 Re-Raceables awards

Seattle SX 2009 Nov 29, 2021

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Weege and Matthes break down Villopoto's first ever 450SX win and what it meant in the sports history, the Stew/Reed battle, the sport of SX on TV, Alessia's career path and we hear from RV himself as well --- CHAPTERS --- 01:46 Intro and Villopoto's first 450 win 03:42 RV vs RC rookie comparison 12:12 Chad's shelf life and the all-time eras 16:17 Scott and Maxis ad reads 18:12 Supercross on TV and the mainstream question 25:37 Monster girls and the Stewart movie rumor 27:36 Broadcast gems and Hepler mystery 33:22 Race recap and Alessi's career 40:36 Ryan Villopoto interview: Seattle memories 45:29 RV on mechanic, trainer and working with the team 54:48 RV on Seattle night, Vegas and Glen Helen 1:02:49 RV on consistency then versus now 1:11:48 Why Kawasaki never sucks 1:20:19 Re-Raceables categories and wrap

Steel City MX 2001 Part 2 Nov 12, 2021

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Matthes and Weege discuss more of that epic race including covering the 250 class, tour of Tim Ferry's house, talk to the champ Mike Brown and Michelin's Randy Richardson as well --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Part Deux intro and sponsor reads 04:48 Mike Brown call: RC drops down to the 125s 11:59 Eldon Baker and the start of the new training era 14:56 Brownie flips off GL, Finbar and the KTM pipes 18:13 Brownie's last-to-second ride and GL's wheel 21:38 Grant who? and the Europe rivalry 25:33 KTM vs Pro Circuit bikes and the English mechanic 27:08 Moonshine coffee and the post-race night 30:25 Brown takeaways and Scott/Maxxis reads 34:42 Randy Richardson call: Michelin and Brownie 42:38 Wheel failure fallout and Millville sand tires 48:02 Southwick drama, pink gear and watching the wheel 57:59 Randy's sandwich prank, tire tenderizer and the Marsak glue 1:07:57 Flat tire panic and Davey on Stewart 1:12:24 Windham goes 1-1 and rips RC's drop down 1:15:21 Matthes and the Rhino job that never happened 1:19:06 JSR holeshot, Ferry on DV and how deep was the 250 class 1:24:01 Tim Ferry's house tour 1:31:37 Nine days later: September 11th memories 1:38:07 Back of the pack: JT, Lampson and Jeffrey Baker 1:42:32 Fastest guys to never win a 450 Supercross 1:44:27 Alessi spider monkey and sign-off

Steel City MX 2001 Part 1 Nov 02, 2021

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Weege and Matthes talk about the epic finale at Steel City MX in 2001 when KTM's Grant Langston's wheel blew apart costing him a chance at the title, they cover RC's move down to 125's, Mike Brown's day and they even get GL on the line to tell us about what it was like to be him that day. Stay tuned for Part 2 with Mike Brown! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:45 Intro and the Fight Club article 03:53 Steel City memories and Morgantown riding 07:28 Nine-point lead and RC drops down 19:01 Sponsor reads 20:52 Moto 1 and the chaotic KTM team 31:22 Moto 2: Brown's charge and the wheel goes 41:15 GL joins: RC's drop down and pre-race chat 46:42 What broke the wheel? Spokes and footpegs 50:32 Pastrana, Brown and the 2001 title chase 56:34 Broome-Tioga and Duke Finch's threat 1:00:05 Brown flips GL off, then the final two laps 1:05:04 Congratulating Brown and the number one jersey 1:09:54 What the wheel cost and GL's pay 1:16:34 Reaction to GL and Jessamine's overall math

The US Open of SX Oct 21, 2021

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Matthes and Weege talk about the US Open of SX longform on Racer X Online, the memories of the event, Eric Peronnard the creator of the event calls in to talk about getting sued, Emig winning in '99 and then Emig tells us a funny story from the day he won. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:45 Intro and the Racer X US Open longform 03:14 Matthes' longform catalog 08:10 Weege the non-believer, Matthes sleeping in his truck 14:32 Eric Peronnard's Bercy dream and the Supercross name lawsuit 24:03 Maxis, Blenzol and Scott Goggles reads 27:15 1998 race: Huffman wins, McGrath loses 31:07 Eric Peronnard calls in: McGrath, Fox and the money 41:37 Gary Becker, the AMA sanction and selling the race 53:53 Lost trophy, why Vegas worked, Monaco comparison 1:01:36 Post-call memories, the 80 race and Ferry, JSR 1:05:55 Emig's 1999 win and the Ronnie Lesk story 1:10:04 Four-stroke shootout and Bradshaw's return 1:12:25 Legends race and mechanics challenge gimmicks 1:18:23 Rockstar $250,000 trifecta and Reed vs Ferry 1:24:50 Webcast tales: RJ and Jim Holley in Vegas 1:29:03 Why the US Open faded and Monster Cup debate 1:33:00 Awards: Demuth, Brayton, Weimer and sign-off

Phoenix SX 1998 Oct 11, 2021

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A great night of racing in AZ, Honda's Ezra Lusk takes the win by passing Jeremy McGrath late in the main event. Weege and Matthes talk about that night, where they were, they call up Lusk to chat about it and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Cold open race call 01:29 Intro and Liat read 02:39 Yogi's grit and the missing title 06:31 McGrath's winning blueprint 09:33 Davey and Marty Reid in the booth 12:13 Sun Devil Stadium dirt and Matthes's JB Weld night 17:39 Carmichael doubts and McGrath's slow start on Yamaha 19:46 Guy Cooper, Chicken and a deep field 23:30 Maxis and Blenzel reads 24:51 Mike Craig and Christian's genes 28:14 Race breakdown: Emig's whoops inspection 30:21 Art Ekman word and the lappers 33:28 Yogi on the line: leaving Yamaha, Houston, mud opener 39:14 Chasing McGrath and the lapper battle 43:46 Jimmy Button's Indy hit 46:04 Honda aluminum frame and Mike Gosler 50:19 Broken arm, plate and tenacity 54:35 Off-season racing in Japan 56:44 Emotions after the win and Yogi sign-off 1:00:31 TV crowd shots and the St. Louis backstory 1:04:20 The 97 Honda scuttlebutt 1:06:19 125 class: Villopoto, Dowd and Villemin 1:09:46 Categories and awards 1:17:06 Early message board wars

MXDN 2011 Sep 27, 2021

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Weege and Matthes take a look back at the 2011 MXDN in France, the last year that Team USA won the event, Chad Reed's moto win, the super team USA sent and more. Team USA's Ryan Villopoto joins the show also to talk about that day in France, his thoughts on the MXDN now and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 01:17 Intro and will Team USA ever win again 06:01 Win streaks and the Roger DeCoster era 12:07 Blake Baggett hot and cold 13:19 Chad Reed's moto win and the loaded 2011 field 14:48 Italy collapses and Team USA's old good luck 18:54 Broadcast quirks, Malin and the China push 20:38 Final moto, Purcell's moose and qualifying 23:15 Inside gate debate and the 250 weak link 26:31 St. Jean d'Angely track and the crawfish stew 28:51 Rollance, Bobryshev and Villopoto's moto one 32:14 Liat, Blenzel and Maxis reads 33:40 Lupino's Maxis hat and the lifers of MXDN 38:22 Ryan Villopoto joins: France versus Budds Creek 44:12 RV on the motos and waiting for Dunge 53:02 RV's favorite MXDN and the after parties 56:03 Why Dungey struggled at the Nations 1:03:00 250F weak link and rough European tracks 1:11:45 Reaction to RV and Roger's 1986 story 1:16:05 Yankees and Red Sox theory of Team USA's slide 1:19:37 Leah ReRaceables categories 1:28:57 Alpinestars after party and Eric Gabors 1:33:05 Matthes calls Redbud and JT leaves early 1:37:22 Ernee versus St. Jean crowd atmosphere

Millville MX 1983 Sep 08, 2021

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Weege and Matthes talk about the final round of the nationals in 193 where four titles were up for grabs, one of them being the Wrangler GNC and they talk to the winner of it that day, David Bailey, to get his memories of it, --- CHAPTERS --- 00:02 Show intro 01:29 Setting up 1983 Millville and Liat read 02:53 Weege on Bailey in the TV booth 09:39 Wrangler GNC title explained 16:42 Bailey vs Barnett going into the finale 22:47 Hannah's speed and Maxxis/Blendzol reads 25:05 David Bailey joins the call 28:43 Bailey's Millville final moto story 37:01 Wrangler money and the blue plate 42:16 Hannah's season and Sun Valley skip 46:09 Riding with Hannah like James Stewart 51:24 Barnett and the plane ride to Belgium 59:45 How riders trained in 1983 1:04:44 Two number ones in 1984 1:07:26 Gunpoint robbery and belt buckle payouts 1:12:53 Takeaways from Bailey 1:14:33 Honda documentary and Lachine's last corner 1:18:47 Reraceables categories 1:26:15 Burnworth and the Peter Starr documentary

Troy MX 1997 Aug 18, 2021

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Weege and Matthes break down the hot as balls Troy, Ohio MX national in 1997 and talk to the winner of the 125 class that day in Damon Huffman. Also jumping on is Davey Coombs, the ESPN pit reporter that day. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:45 Intro and sponsor reads 02:30 Troy was hot, not great: the track and Ricky's rant 06:49 Ohio summer parties and the Honda of Troy show 09:21 How rudimentary 90s racing looked 11:30 Huffman race or Fro black gear race? 16:10 Heat index, Lampson's broken helmet, Mike Brown 21:33 Pro Circuit beats the factory: satellite era begins 25:20 Damon Huffman on his 1-1 day at Troy 30:44 Huffman's heat training and no-AC torture 39:51 Beating Carmichael, the Honda deal that wasn't, 97 bike 54:14 Huffman the LAPD motor officer 1:02:26 Dennis Rodman traffic stop and e-bike love 1:08:01 Weege the secret Huffman fan 1:12:59 Liat, Maxxis and Blenzol reads 1:15:13 125 class notes: Roth, Deegan, mechanics area 1:19:01 Ex-pros vs. YouTube rant 1:23:21 250 class: Fro, Bradshaw's meltdown, Dowd 1:28:07 McGrath's Suzuki mechanic mess 1:31:07 Radio outage, Tishner story, LaRocco politics 1:36:20 McGrath keeps order at the show 1:38:05 Davey Coombs on the pit reporter grind 1:52:56 Re-Raceables categories 2:00:35 Wrap-up and next episode ideas

Phoenix SX 2003 Jul 30, 2021

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Weege and Matthes break down Ezra Lusk's first win in four years, what went into it, they call Lusk up to discuss more. This race features a GL heat race win, a Ferry podium and more! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Phoenix 2003 setup and Ezra's surprise win 05:20 Yogi vs McGrath-era Barkley parallel 08:37 Ricky's rough start and Ferry's four-stroke saga 13:03 Yogi Lusk calls in: beating Chad Reed 19:06 Leaving Honda and the 2000 shoulder injury 29:26 Teammate James Stewart and the Bubba scrub 35:49 Trophy room and Davey Millsaps 40:31 Post-call: Todd Harris and World Supercross 46:22 Pastrana's rough night and Langston's heat win 48:39 Maxxis, Blenzall and Liat reads 51:22 Timmy Ferry's podium and Ernie getting hit 55:53 Bruce's A1 worry and 125 race recap 1:00:49 Liat Reraceables categories 1:07:29 Weege's TV coverage rant 1:09:54 Randy Johnson and Rick Smits tangents 1:13:31 Wrap-up and Langston text

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