Why did Ryan Dungey come back? How are Eli Tomac, Dylan Ferrandis, and Ken Roczen feeling? Many, many questions were asked and answered during the preseason media conference for the 2022 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, hosted by Jason Weigandt. The riders included 250 Class contenders Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence, RJ Hampshire, Jo Shimoda, Michael Mosiman, Max Vohland, and Derek Drake, and the 450 riders consisted of Dylan Ferrandis, Eli Tomac, Ryan Dungey, Tony Cairoli, Ken Roczen, Shane McElrath, Aaron Plessinger, and Brandon Hartranft. Enjoy an hour of chatting with the riders before the season begins this Saturday in California. Note: Please forgive the early audio weirdness, or just enjoy the sweet reverb. New computer, not dialed in yet. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Leatt, and AOMC.

Exhuast #190: 2022 MX Preseason Press Conference

A podcast from Jason Weigandt and the editorial staff of Racer X Illustrated and Racer X Online covering motocross, supercross, and dirt bike culture.

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Enjoy the podcast audio version of Kevin Windham on the Lawrences, Sexton, Deegan, Kitchen, and his own racing career.   Jason Weigandt and Jason Thomas chat with Kevin Windham for an SMX Insider interview, and KDub doesn't pull any punches on his own career, dropping some hard truths about his own successes and failures. He also talks about today's racing, including Jett and Hunter Lawrence, Chase Sexton, Haiden Deegan, Levi Kitchen, and more. Weigandt also starts the show with a rant about fitness in the sport. It's not all about fitness, actually!    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, On Track School, and Racer X Brand.

Exhaust #257: Windham Gets Real

Yeah! The great outdoors are here with the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, and Jason Weigandt, Jason Thomas and Steve Matthes argue and debate the hot topics from both classes in our annual Pro Motocross preview shows. We've clipped the audio from our videos to present these shows in podcast form. So listen in your car, while you're mowing the lawn, or while you're working out. You know JT would need this during one of his three workouts each day.  The Racer X Exhaust podcast is brought to you by Yoshimura, On Track School, and Racer X Brand.

Exhaust #256: The Pro Motocross Preview

Nate Ramsey, one of the all-time winningest 125/250F supercross racers, has carved out a great post-racing career, now as team manager of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna. Jason Weigandt rang up Nate Dogg to get the inside story on RJ Hamsphire's 250SX West Region title, and how stressful the day felt at Salt Lake City, as well as Hampshire's race strategy. Did you know finishing second in the heat race was actually an advantage? They also talk about old bikes, and how the 2022 new-generation platform that Hampshire vocally criticized has now morphed into a great race bike. Could Zach Osborne's 2017-2018 250F Championship bikes compete? What about Nate's old (legendary) Honda CRF450R? Yeah, bikes have come a long way. Weigandt chats with Ramsey about it all. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, OnTrack School and Racer X Brand.

Exhaust #255: Nathan Ramsey

Mike Webb tells more behind-the-scenes stories from working with Ryan Dungey and James Stewart with Team Suzuki. Plus, how it all shut down. Mike Webb lived the dream life, moving to the top of the racing food chain, as Suzuki team manager for the off-road squad and then transitioning into the top of the motocross and supercross team. From tons of GNCC championships to working with Ryan Dungey and James Stewart, Mike saw it all. However, it's not always as glorious as it seems, as Mike's time in the supercross paddock came after Roger De Coster and Ian Harrison left for KTM, and Suzuki's support budget was starting to wane. Mike inherited Ryan Dungey and the 450SX and 450MX titles, but Dungey wanted to leave with Roger, immediately. His Suzuki contract forced him to stay. Then Mike and company faced hard luck trying to defend the titles with Dungey, which left a mark. Mike eventually rebuilt with none other than James Stewart. Years later, Suzuki would shut Mike's factory program down, not once, but twice. There are some deep, deep stories from behind the scenes in this interview you won't want to miss. This is part 2 of our two-part podcast with Webb. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and Racer X Brand.

Exhaust #254: The Ex Team Manager, Part 2 (Suzuki's Mike Webb)

Mike Webb lived the dream life, moving to the top of the racing food chain, as Suzuki team manager for the off-road squad and then transitioning into the top of the motocross and supercross team. From tons of GNCC Championships to working with Ryan Dungey and James Stewart, Mike saw it all. However, it's not always as glorious as it seems, as Mike's time in the supercross paddock came after Roger De Coster and Ian Harrison left for KTM, and Suzuki's support budget was starting to wane. Mike inherited Ryan Dungey and the 450SX and 450MX titles, but Dungey wanted to leave with Roger, immediately. His Suzuki contract forced him to stay. Then Mike and company faced hard luck trying to defend the titles with Dungey, which left a mark. Mike eventually rebuilt with none other than James Stewart. Years later, Suzuki would shut Mike's factory program down, not once, but twice. There are some deep, deep stories from behind the scenes in this interview you won't want to miss. Enjoy part 1 of Jason Weigandt's interview with Mike Webb and be ready next week for part 2. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and Racer X Brand.

Exhuast #190: 2022 MX Preseason Press Conference

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