The Re-Raceables

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Southwick MX 2011 Sep 19, 2024

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Brett Metcalfe's only AMA win on a crazy day at the 'Wick is covered here with Seth Rarick and Jason Weigandt taking us through that and Weege missing the start, all the DNF's, the travel stories and more including Metcalfe himself taking us through his day. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:47 Intro and sponsor reads 01:53 Why Southwick 2011 was memorable 05:48 Dunge's bike won't start 08:39 Appreciating Metcalfe and hurricane travel stories 12:20 Weege and Emig miss the start 18:05 All the DNFs and bike breaks 19:10 Observations, Troll Train and Eli's 2011 22:31 Sotil's P1 qualifying and Swanepoel's moto win 27:01 Video Vault comment crusade 28:17 First time Matthes saw Metcalfe 29:37 Brett Metcalfe calls in: final year of racing 34:59 Running out of gas in 2010 38:26 Metty on winning Southwick 2011 47:01 Bud's Creek 2009 heartbreak 49:50 Dunge as teammate and mud conditions 56:45 Suzuki injury, Canada and the comeback 1:00:38 Wrap on Metty and Rarick in Canada 1:01:45 Decal Works read and Freddie Norn 1:04:12 Dowd, Fasciotti and Canadian Nations 1:08:05 Would Chad have won the 2011 title? 1:11:23 Re-raceable categories: who really won 1:13:35 Who's That Guy award 1:16:09 Lit Kit and S**t Kit 1:24:19 Phil quitting party idea and sign-off

Budds Creek MX 1995 Jul 29, 2024

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McGrath's long time mechanic Skip Norfolk joins Matthes, Weege and Seth Rarick to look back at the race where Doug Henry went into orbit, MC's win, Larocco's moto win, Tim Ferry's moto win, Skip talks about Team Honda's juggernaut back then and more --- CHAPTERS --- 00:47 Intro and Liat read 02:29 Why Skip picked Budds Creek 95 09:05 Doug Henry's crash and the aftermath 15:55 Larocco's holeshot return 18:49 Jeremy's outdoor evolution and Semics 23:49 Deep field, privateers and Albie vs Emig 29:21 McGrath rowing the jumps 33:20 Decal Works and Maxxis reads 38:50 Did Skip expect the title? Jeremy vs Emig 44:35 125 class: Lampson's 60-point comeback and Ferry 51:32 Dodd update, Scott and Guts reads 55:41 Two-stroke setup and chassis work 1:00:07 Budds Creek's old starts 1:02:55 Doug's vet win, then Re-Raceable categories 1:22:34 Box van life and Heben pranks

Unadilla MX 1993 Jul 22, 2024

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First MX win for Pro Circuit on Kawasaki's when James Dobb took the overall on a very dusty Unadilla. Rarick, Weege and Matthes look back at this race and all the DNF's, peak Kiedrowski, Dowd's almost win, Bradshaw's crash, Larocco's win, Holley doing TV and more. We get Mike Hooker who was PC's crew chief back then to tell us about what he remembers from Dobb's win. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro and Liat read 02:04 Unadilla memories and Couch Burners 04:52 Dobb's only win and the dust 08:20 Chad Reed story and Bradshaw's meltdown 10:29 Larry Myers, Hawley and the TV crew 17:04 PC's first Kawasaki wins 21:41 Peak Kiedrowski, Henry and Dowd's heartbreak 27:18 Mike Hooker joins: Dobb's win 30:05 Dobb's injury and PC's roster 37:03 Building a competitive Kawi from scratch 1:00:22 Treadwell and the gate pick protest 1:01:45 Sponsor reads and Hooker wrap 1:03:41 Emig vs McGrath and Sheik's rookie year 1:09:09 JoJo Keller off the couch and AJ Whiting 1:13:33 Categories: Who really won, Lit Kid, Jacob Marsak 1:22:58 Healy, Sheik regrets and Masterpool

Millville MX 1994 Jul 04, 2024

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Weege, Rarick and Matthes talk about the epic 1994 Millville national where John Dowd holds off Mike Larocco to win his 2nd national ever. How he got a factory bike, peak Larocco, Dowd's incredible career, Millville itself and more. Then they get Dowd's long-time mechanic, Brian Berry, on to talk about his memories of the day and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Broadcast clip: Dowd holds off Larocco 03:46 Intro and Liat read 06:37 How Millville has changed 08:58 Despain, Bailey and Art Eckman in 1994 13:23 Peak Larocco and the Stanton interview 16:57 Privateers and fill-in rides 20:43 Why Mike Craig got fired 24:46 Scott and Decal Works reads, then the two motos 28:10 Brian Swink stories 31:42 Brian Berry joins: Hangtown vs Millville 34:17 How Dowd got the factory Yamaha 41:46 Muffin's road to Yamaha and the Lunas tension 51:54 Penske shocks and Boysen engines 57:25 Beating Larocco and the "up to you" sign 1:01:48 Dowd's New England roots and training 1:09:06 Omaha race shop, Muffin's life, Southwick 1:16:52 Post-call: Boysen team, Ferry, Larocco's 95 crash 1:20:42 1994 as a transition year 1:25:35 Categories: who really won, Who's That Guy 1:30:46 Lit kit and s**t kit awards 1:34:14 Marsak award, Dubok and sign-off

Southwick MX 2002 Jun 24, 2024

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Rarick, Weege and Matthes talk about the 125cc class from the 'Wick in 2002 including an emotional victory for Danny Smith on a Suzuki 125, Wey's mechanic issues, Henry comeback, Preston 3rd OA, Stew and Reed DNF'ing and much more. Then Danny Smith himself gets on the show to tell us what he remembers from that day. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:47 Intro and Southwick 2002 setup 03:07 Matthes wrenching for Nick Way 06:04 Danny Smith the underrated Suzuki guy 11:55 Suzuki without Windham and Pastrana 13:41 Stew and Reed DNFs, Henry comeback, Hamblin 24:26 Danny Smith joins: racing after his brother's passing 41:42 Danny on the win, luck and Matthes's 1998 wrenching 46:33 Danny's contract, 250 Supercross rides and Yamaha move 52:17 The San Diego quad and old Supercross tracks 1:00:20 Frog pond layout and Fly helmet gear mix 1:06:39 Matthes's circlip story and clutch bolt blunder 1:13:13 Frog Pond debate and Shane Bess 1:16:04 Re-raceable categories: Who's that guy, s**t kit, Marsac

Glen Helen MX 2005 Jun 06, 2024

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Rarick, Weege and Matthes try to break down all the nuttiness from the 125MX final race in 2005 at Glen Helen. From Langston and Alessi's moto 1 battle to Tedesco and Alessi's incident in moto two, the penalties afterwards, RV's day and then Ivan Tedesco himself joins to tell us what was going on behind the scenes as well! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Race broadcast cold open 02:21 Setting up Glen Helen 05 06:10 2005 season backstory: Langston, Hepler, Tedesco 10:05 Moto 1: Langston cuts the track, Alessi kicks 17:06 David Bailey's cheater quote 21:08 Penalties and the Whitelock quote 23:03 Ranking the craziest moves and Alessi's plan 25:54 Villopoto's overshadowed ride 27:04 Post-race chaos, Dino Rambert and sponsor reads 30:32 Ivan Tedesco: the chain and the Hepler crash 35:57 Tedesco on Alessi's takeout and the kill switch 48:07 Tedesco's unlikely outdoor title 51:57 Suzuki 250F engines and Triumph testing 57:09 Weege's omission as fuel 59:12 Weege's red-eye schedule tangent 1:01:56 Who really won the race 1:03:17 Who's That Guy and Mike Brown's privateer Honda 1:09:42 Lit Kit awards and Terry Fowler's return 1:15:22 Jacob Marsak Award and sign-off

Monster Energy Cup 2019 May 29, 2024

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Weege, Rarick and Matthes relive the 2019 MEC race where Adam Cianciarulo takes the win over Eli Tomas, Jett wins 250SX all-stars and we talk about the legacy of the MEC as well as have AC9 on the show itself telling us about that night in Vegas. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:48 Intro and sponsor thanks 01:52 Weege and Rarick join 03:17 Monster Cup legacy vs the US Open 09:22 Top three Monster Cup memories 15:39 Jett Lawrence beats Jalek and Brock Papi 19:24 Malcolm Stewart, Vince Friese and Tim Gajser 22:05 Euro races: Germany and Paris tangent 24:35 Adam Cianciarulo joins: the 2019 win 32:02 Joker lane debate and instinct argument 36:25 AC on Tomac, Vince Friese and the last-lap battle 49:50 AC's night out after winning 53:01 AC on retirement and missing the grind 1:00:29 Categories: who really won, who's that guy 1:06:58 Gear awards: best and worst kit 1:10:30 Jacob Marsak Award and Chad Reed's Honda

Daytona SX 2018 May 09, 2024

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Weege and Matthes get together with THE winner from the Daytona SX in 2018, Justin Brayton, to talk about that night, how he did it, how that season and his career was looking coming into that race, go through the categories and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 01:16 Intro and Liat ad read 03:26 Brayton winning Daytona, the press box 06:34 From BTO lows to Honda and MCR 18:03 Rough 2017 and the Alessi falling out 21:42 Daytona weekend: heat race and the Obs list 23:05 Feeling good despite being sick 28:36 The main event: Marv's crash and Tomac closing in 38:38 Win bonuses and what the win means 42:59 Trophy, Genova in Maui, Pazookie dinner 46:03 The starting gate box rumor 50:12 Reraceables categories: Who's That Guy, Lit Kit, S**t Kit 1:00:16 Congrats, Jimmy Johnson and sign-off

LA Coliseum SX 1998 Apr 23, 2024

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We got Seb Tortelli on the line to talk about this season opener in 1998 where he pulled off an unexpected win. Seth Rarick, Weege and Matthes break down Henry's ride, the mud, Dowd's win in 125's, Team Stiffie, Art's mix up and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 1998 Coliseum race call cold open 03:45 Intro and the Reraceables setup 05:48 Emig's slide, Froshock and the LCQ names 12:55 McGrath goes privateer on Chaparral Yamaha 16:41 How Tortelli won and Art's lapper mix-up 23:17 Dowd wins the 125s and the Carmichael question 28:07 Sean Palmer, Chicken, J-Bone's electronic shock 36:52 Seb Tortelli joins: last gate pick and the win 42:39 Seb's US prep, Paris win and Fred Vial 50:46 The Peristyle double advantage 52:47 Art's redo and the 2-4-2 pit board 55:38 Rarick's Unadilla dinner with Seb 58:19 Never won another 450 SX, Stark update 1:05:22 The Kawasaki bonus that never came 1:12:07 Categories: real winner and Who's That Guy 1:18:35 Lit kit and s**t kit awards 1:25:16 Marsak Award and Chicken's frame denial

Phoenix SX 1986 Apr 08, 2024

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Rarick, Weege and Matthes watch what Steve says is "the worst SX race ever" as Rick Johnson clinches the title, the track is horrible, RJ brings a bike into a bar, Lechien has a great race, Big Al interview and much, much more --- CHAPTERS --- 00:20 Original broadcast cold open 02:36 Intro and Leet read 04:06 Worst track ever: Phoenix 86 vs Vegas 95 07:12 RJ in the bar and the cover charge joke 10:51 Honda, production rules and the title math 21:32 Thunder buggies and 11 p.m. main event 23:17 Big Al security interview 26:49 Burnworth and Lechien mystery incident 36:51 Is RJ really looking for Bailey? 38:02 Re-Raceables categories: winner and Who's That Guy 40:16 Dennis Parker, Vegas legend 43:30 Lit Kit and S**t Kit awards 48:24 Jacob Marsak award and Keith Bowen

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