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Last weekend was full of action as the Monster Energy Supercross Championship visited Glendale, Arizona, for the final Triple Crown of the year, while in SoCal the premix crowd gathered at Glen Helen Raceway for the Fasthouse Two-Stroke World Championships. We cover it all in this episode of the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast!

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The crossover between motocross and mountain biking has existed for decades, and Intense Cycles is one of the first brands to get involved with motocross, dating back to the Jeff Emig era. Jeff Steber is a mad scientist of sorts, and the brand's founder has conceptualized frame geometries, suspension systems, and more, throughout its 30-year history. Steber was gracious enough to take some time away from his fab shop to join us for a sit down to talk the moto/MTB crossover, new trends in bicycling, business models, and more! Enjoy.

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It's been four years since we launched Swapmoto Live and it has been an absolute blast! With no race last weekend to shoot the breeze about, our content team sat down to reminisce about all of the great times we've had. Thanks for joining us on our journey! Enjoy!

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Ever wonder what goes into developing a new motocross bike? Takeshi Katsuya is one of Kawasaki's most important pre-production test riders, and he also serves as the official Kawasaki MXGP team test rider too. That's right; in addition to working on next year's KX models, he helps set up the race bikes for Romain Febvre and Mitch Evans! A four-time All Japan IA2 Champion himself, "Taka" is one of the coolest guys we've sat down to do a podcast with. Enjoy!

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Seattle produced some great racing last weekend and while it was good to see Eli Tomac back on the top step of the podium, it was painful to see Chase Sexton again fall victim to a front-end crash while leading. We cover that and a whole lot more in this week's Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast.

Mike Emery is responsible for many of the images you see posted after every round of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. Born in Pennsylvania, hardened by years of work as a mechanic on the West Coast, and now leading the charge with Align Media, Emery has a perspective on the sport that's all his own.

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The Detroit Supercross had it all: a runaway leader, a heartbreaking last-lap crash, nail-biting battles for second- through fifth place, teammate drama...you name it, and we got it in Motor City USA. We recap all that, and more, on this week's Kickstart Podcast presented by Pro Taper.

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If you're an eagle-eyed race fan, you've already spotted the Loma Linda University Health logos on the side panels of the Red Bull KTM factory race bikes. A hospital sponsoring a dirt bike race team? Well, that's a first! We were fortunate to have Loma Linda Health's CEO Trevor Wright and Director of Business Development John Level in our office for this installment of the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast, and we found out exactly why a hospital would want to sponsor a race team, and lots more!

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Without a doubt, the Indianapolis Supercross inside Lucas Oil Stadium produced the most popular results in recent memory, with Progressive Insurance/Ecstar/Suzuki rider Ken Roczen scoring the win over a hard-charging Justin Barcia and giving Suzuki its first 450 Supercross win since 2016. Our very own Alex Ray returned to action after a few weeks off with a broken thumb, and he had some great first-hand insight about the super-challenging track conditions. Tune in for a great time!

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The Daytona Supercross was a wild one with some great racing and some big crashes. Typically the toughest race of the year, Daytona treated us to spectacular performances by Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb, while Hunter Lawrence topped all comers in the 250 class. We recap all of that and a lot more in this week's Kickstart Podcast!