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We talk to the Hicks Racing podcast about their podcast  It's podcasts all the way down!

Learn about their story and ours as we collaborate and talk racing in Western NY.

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We talk to Steve Mathewson his story,  riding, suspension,  moto business, its economics, vintage bikes and everything else!

Listen for some tips on the ideal setup for your new bike.

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We talk to Nick DiSalvo, the owner of WNY's newest riding facility, Mt Morris Sand Track.  He shared why he opened his track to the public, building jumps from "recycled" material",  his philosophy on the sport, his future goals for his track, and all the metal in his left leg. 

Be sure to checkout Mt Morris Sand Track on Facebook!

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In this episode, we go over the latest in WNY off road dirt bikes and talk about what's coming up.  Then we go into our interview with Tom Threadgill, better known as Yak, the voice of Western New York motocross for 30+ years.

More new episodes coming soon, stay tuned!

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We talk to Jose Lozada about his time in WNY.  Jose has ridden all over the world and has a great perspective on how our region compares.  He's also got some great stories, and a thing for working KTM headlights.

And we learn about a surprising privilege you pay for when you ride Baja!

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In this episode, we talked Nikki Voorhees about her racing career.  She told us about racing Loretta's, racing in Canada, and many other places, sometimes in the same weekend.

She also talked about going only as fast as you need to, and her 2022 and beyond plans.

And she told us the other side of the Monster Energy girl halloween costume mixup of 2013.

After we talk to Nikki we preview the 2022 season across all offroad disciplines.

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In this episode, Adam, Alan, and Chris celebrate the one year anniversary of the podcast!  

We tell the stories of how we got into riding, share our favorite stories, bikes, and wrap up with a preview of 2022. 

And we answer the question: who doesn't like the YZ250?

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We chat with Josh Klem from MotoOption.  MotoOption is a clothing brand that started in a college dorm room and ended up shipping clothing all over the world.  Their store and factory now sit on the same property where Josh and his brother Pat had their supercross track as kids.  It's one of the biggest moto clothing brands and it started right here in Western NY.

We talk about Moto clothing, racing your brother, and of course, the YZ250.

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We talk to Marco Sanna from DelVal Trail Riders.  He talked to us about their club events and philosophy. And we get a behind the scenes on the Michaux Dual Sport. 

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WNY 2021 season recap and news at the end.

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We talk to Gary Walker about racing enduro, motocross, and cars.  He tells us about a prescription for dirtbikes (with some side effects), and about racing the Baja 1000, 3 times.  His wife Dawn joined us later for some input into their story.

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