The Re-Raceables

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Southwick MX 2011 Oct 23, 2026

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Paul Perebijnos joins Matthes, Rarick and Weege to talk about Dean WIlson's day at the Wick in 2011, how he prepared for it, how it was almost a disaster, winning the national title this season, how he got the job at PC, working for Dean, their "fight" the next year and much more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Southwick 2011 setup 02:36 Paul on why he picked Southwick 05:08 Head gasket and the save bike board 09:39 Title fight, Baggett and Rattray drama 15:15 Hurricane Irene and Swanepoel's moto win 19:50 Dean's work ethic and Baggett rivalry roots 25:06 The giant IMS gas tank and Florida training 32:09 Other Southwick storylines: Barcia, Dungey, Troll Train 37:58 How Paul got the job at Pro Circuit 40:12 JWR fiasco and working for Blake 48:42 Categories: who really won the race 55:26 Lit Kid and Turbo Reef gear awards 1:01:19 Jacob Marsak Award 1:04:36 WTF happened and sign-off

San Diego SX 2008 Oct 07, 2026

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We get together to talk about San Diego SX 2008 where privateer hero Bobby Kiniry gets a 3rd in 250SX, we get BK on the show to talk about that night, his bonuses, why J Law never messed with him, his career as a whole and then the guys talk about Reed winning 450's, Ferry getting 2nd, Turbo Reif, Carlos Gonzalez and more. Thanks to JT, Ferry, Millsaps, Wil Hahn and Weimer for the texts --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro & Fox Racing sponsor read 01:35 Bringing on Bobby Kiniry 05:06 San Diego whoops & the 2008 race recap 10:41 An underrated podium & near misses at Seattle/Millville 17:03 Brayton whoops banter & privateer bonus money 20:49 J Law's mind games & Dungy's meltdown 26:52 How the Solitaire Honda deal came together 29:31 Track obstacles, Will Hahn's cryptic text & the JT comparison 33:13 Velocity 3 Yamaha and helping Mo after his injury 35:50 Maxxis ad read & Vince Friese battles 37:16 Kiniry's comeback to riding with Triumph & Scuba 40:28 The Brondo energy drink tangent 42:45 Kiniry's real job: hostage rescue team 48:32 450 class recap: Reed, Ferry, Millsaps 51:12 Tim Ferry's run & the Weigandt "test rider" controversy 54:15 Awards: Who's That Guy, Lit Kid & S**t Kid 1:00:03 The mystery of Turbo Reif's gear photo 1:06:16 JT's night, Jacob Marsack Award & sign-off

Indianapolis SX 2002 Aug 20, 2026

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We covered the 250 class already but this week Matthes, Weege and Rarick look back at the 2002 SX opener from the 125SX angle. We get Buddy Antunez on to tell us about his comeback to SX/MX for Suzuki, why he got dropped at the end of the year, his memories of this night, why he chose this race, his early days at Suzuki and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Show open 01:36 Why we're covering Indy's 125 race 08:56 125 field breakdown: the gray beards return 11:30 Sponsor read & Buddy Antunez joins the show 16:08 Suzuki tryout, dropping the ego, taking a pay cut 24:12 Unfinished business & the Indy main event breakdown 29:40 Replaced by Chad Reed & Suzuki loyalty 37:22 East Coast choice, Glen Helen mishap, Axo gear 40:54 Millville CRF test reunion tangent 44:29 Season consistency, Broome-Tioga letdown, Le Louis & the Suzuki firing rant 53:06 Contract confusion & rookie-year context 59:06 Weege's Racer X 'bring some thunder' story 1:01:53 Post-interview debrief & Havasu tangent 1:09:00 Lit Kit / S**t Kit Award 1:12:24 Jacob Marsack Award: John Dowd's forgotten 125 ride 1:16:35 What The F**k Happened & sign-off

LA Coliseum SX 1987 Aug 06, 2026

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Weege, Matthes and Rarick get together to talk about the epic LA Coliseum race where Rick Johnson comes from last to first and we break it all down. RJ himself joins the show to talk about shoveling the whoops, the terrible track, his bad luck in '87 and other seasons, win bonuses and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:51 Intro and 87 Coliseum setup 04:58 Worst track ever and the zigzags 08:13 Huffman and Stanfield announcing quirks 17:12 Rick Johnson joins: shoveling the whoops 32:11 Coliseum neighborhood and stolen helmet 37:31 Peristyle crashes and Anaheim knockout 42:53 Missing all three titles 46:56 Win bonuses, bonds and Euro money 56:10 Wrap-up and vault confusion 1:00:06 Re-Raceables categories and 125 class WTF

Muddy Creek MX 2014 Jun 29, 2026

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Cooper Webb's first 250MX win, a close finish, Stew, Reed, RV, Dungy, Rocze in the 450's and more to talk about with Matthes, Weege and Rarick. Guest starring Matt Burkeen who was in the race that day as we'll! --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Fox Racing 03:57 Muddy Creek's legacy as a track 07:57 J-Mart, Baggett and the 250 power shift 09:49 Stew's drug test week 14:44 Observations column and J-Mart vs Webb 18:37 Phil, Freddie and the LaRocco career-starts argument 22:55 Chad's helmet cam and the live onboard saga 27:20 Purcell's lost season and Scotty Adkins 31:32 Burkeen's path to pro and Rarick's privateer rant 39:08 Webb's outdoor career and Privateer talk 45:43 Categories: Who really won, Who's That Guy, Lit Kit 56:20 Where's JT and Jacob Marsak award 1:03:53 WTF moments and Desiderio's missing bike 1:08:52 Burkeen favorite episodes and legend scale wrap

Phoenix SX 2002 Jun 17, 2026

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Weege, Rarick and Matthes talk about the 2002 Phoenix SX where David Pingree's bike breaks in half, the great 250SX race, the announcers and more. The Ping himself comes on to talk about that night, his win the week before, racing Stew, his Racer X columns that got him in trouble, not getting signed by KTM and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Ping coming on the show 04:14 Missing Chase Field 07:13 Announcers on James Stewart overload and the receipts 10:38 Big burly old tracks and where the dirt went 13:30 250 race, McGrath, LaRocco and Cycle News 27:54 Ping comes on the line 30:11 The piston, the triple and the broken clamps 42:05 How the crash ended Ping's career 45:09 Stew taking up all the oxygen 51:11 Signing with KTM and Selvaraj's laptop 56:27 Ping's Racer X columns and the pizza lawsuit 1:05:01 Unadilla mud and the 2001 outdoors 1:07:42 Dallas 2000 and losing to Shea 1:11:17 Wrapping with Ping and sponsor reads 1:15:19 Who really won and Who's That Guy 1:19:26 Lit Kit and S**t Kit awards 1:24:07 JT, Marsak award and WTF happened

Matterley Basin MXGP 2012 Jun 08, 2026

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Special edition of the show with Lewis Phillips joining Matthes to talk about Tommy Searle's epic day in front of his hometown fans, Phillips was there himself, the great battles him and Herlimgs had that year and then Tommy himself joins the show to tell us about that day, his lonely Monday, his relationship with Jeffrey now, that season as a whole, moving up to MXGP the next year and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and why Matterley 2012 04:00 Home GP atmosphere and sandwiches for Herlings 07:15 Tommy Searle joins: winning at home 10:19 Two motos with Herlings crashing last lap 20:22 Searle vs Herlings rivalry and Italy pile-up 23:32 Lonely Monday and buying a laptop 27:33 Herlings now, obsessed with money 29:44 KTM vs Kawasaki bikes in 2012 33:05 Worst moments: Fermo, Russia car crash 39:28 Pro Circuit plans, CLS and win bonus 45:21 Staying with CLS instead of Honda 49:30 Vet MXDN and Tommy's racing future 55:51 Fox Racing Re-Raceables categories 1:08:09 MX1 recap and Qatar 2015 tangent

High Point MX 2000 May 25, 2026

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This is it! Kelly Smith takes KTM's first ever win in AMA SX/MX on his Steve Matthes-tuned KTM125 and Rarick/Weege have to put up with Matthes talking about it. Then they get Kelly Smith himself to talk about that day, how much money he got, the mud, his history with KTM and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Fox Racing thanks 07:11 Matthes' late KTM hire and Selvaraj 14:55 Seth's apology and the KTM plaque quest 19:22 Practice and staging memories 21:53 Guts Racing read, Davey in the mud, Matt Walker ad 29:00 Dowdy's surprisingly good Cali year 32:33 Tortelli, Shane King and Jimmy's hacksaw clutch cover 35:43 Kelly Smith joins: rewatching the win 44:50 Four-stroke nationals money 48:02 No-link KTM indoors vs outdoors 50:19 KTM's reaction to the first win 53:25 Moto 2 and the overall 57:57 Red Bull arrives 1:00:03 Southwick flop and the win bonus 1:03:22 Kelly's Arenacross years 1:06:28 No KTM ride for 2002 and the Yamaha deal 1:13:52 Barry Hawk and Shane Watts 1:19:17 Who really won, rando award, Dubok 1:22:50 Lit Kid and S**t Kit 1:27:30 Jacob Marsak Award 1:31:08 WTF and Ricky's 12-12 1:35:56 Wrap-up and Bradshaw in Japan

Daytona SX 2008 May 15, 2026

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This is it! The episode where they guys get Jacob Marsack on the line to talk about his podium at Daytona in 2008! Matthes, Rarick and Weege recap the night of mud at the speedway, where they were, the track cutting by 22 and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and the Marsack race setup 03:03 Where we were that rainy night 07:55 Chad Reed's track cutting and the AMA penalty 12:48 Hansen DQ, Klatt, Canard and the broadcast 20:09 Jacob Marsack call: the mud podium 43:01 Marsack's broken neck in East Germany 54:35 Marsack's band, day job and podium party 1:00:10 Reacting to Marsack's story 1:05:01 Guts Racing read and who really won 1:06:29 Who's That Guy: Dean Dias and Tim Hawthorne 1:09:40 Lit Kid and S**t Kit gear talk 1:12:47 JT's memory and Phil Nicoletti's night 1:15:21 Marsack Award, WTF and sign-off

Phoenix SX 2005 Apr 23, 2026

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RC's first 450SX win on a Suzuki and Matthes, Weege and Rarick talk about the thoughts of him going to Suzuki, this race itself, Windham pressing him, Ferry/McGrath battle and more. They then call up Carmichael's mechanic at that time, Mike Gosselaar, to talk about him going to Suzuki, what that was like, the bike and team and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Phoenix 05 setup 04:44 Thoughts on RC going to Suzuki 09:18 Aluminum frame Yamaha and bell-bottom forks 20:26 Suzuki copied Yamaha, Pastrana's return 25:20 Cameron Steele, helmet cams and Ferry/McGrath 34:15 Race results, Napster and Nintendo sponsors 39:04 Mike Gosselaar joins: leaving Honda for Suzuki 45:06 Goose on Suzuki's fast testing and the bike 53:00 Works bike, working life and winningest mechanic 1:07:26 Goose wrap-up and Hepler in the 125s 1:12:57 Categories: Who's That Guy, Lit Kit, WTF 1:24:44 Weege's Stu crash story gone wrong

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