The Racer X Podcast Network

By Jason Weigandt and the Racer X Illustrated/Racer X Online editorial staff

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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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Exhaust #240: Phoenix Honda...

11.24.2023

Phoenix Racing has been a championship player in a variety of racing series, including dominance in AMA Arenacross and AMA Pro ATV Motocross, and also operates Honda’s factory GNCC team. It has only been a side player in AMA Supercross ...

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11.24.2023 Exhaust #240: Phoenix Honda’s David Eller Phoenix Racing has been a championship player in a variety of racing series, including dominance in AMA Arenacross and AMA Pro ATV Motocross, and also operates Honda’s factory GNCC team. It has only been a side player in AMA Supercross ...
11.24.2023 Exhaust #239: Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis’ 2023 season was filled with frustration, as more injuries mounted in Monster Energy Supercross, and he could not gel with his bike in Pro Motocross. The Frenchman was even considering retirement at one point because he was no ...
11.02.2023 Exhaust #238: Brandon Hartranft After a huge crash one year ago changed his life, The Brick is looking for purpose. Now he's teaming with Cooper Webb for a new online training program. The news was grim back in March when Jason Weigandt called Brandon ...
11.02.2023 Exhaust #237: Off-Road Training with Cody Webb Endurocross and Trials Champion Cody Webb has launched a new online training and coaching program to help climb those mountains. Jason Weigandt checks in with AMA Endurocross, Hard Enduro, and Trials Champion Cody Webb. Endurocross has kicked off for 2023, ...
10.19.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Made in Ohio?" Looking at the life and very short times of the 1980 Honda CR250R, the one and only motocross bike that was built in America by the Honda Motor Company. Take a deep dive as Blake Wharton reads his feature article ...
10.11.2023 Exhaust #236: MXoN with Roczen, Team USA and France Jason Weigandt jumps into the discussion on the FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, breaking down how the race was won by Team France (which has now won seven times in the last 10 years), as well as the performance ...
09.20.2023 Exhaust #235: How SMX Came to Be Now that fans, teams, and riders are truly experiencing the SMX playoffs firsthand, Jason Weigandt circles back to the story of how this all started, with a quick meeting between Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing at Daytona ...
09.15.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Son of Anarchy" You know that rookie on Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing with the dad who raced, did freestyle, and built a successful business? No, the other one. Meet Daxton Bennick. Get to know Daxton and his dad Todd as Jason Weigandt ...
09.08.2023 Exhaust #234: Charlotte SMX Pre-Race Press Conference Welcome to a special episode of the Exhaust podcast, where Jason Weigandt brings you the SuperMotocross World Championship pre-race press conference from Charlotte in podcast form. Get ready to hear from the best of the best, as we feature riders ...
08.29.2023 Exhaust #233: The Fast Transition Hard to believe this season started as a celebration of Eli Tomac's greatness and the new age limits for winners in the sport, and has ended with a whole new generation rushing to the top of the charts. Eli and ...
08.24.2023 Exhaust #232: All Things with Zach Osborne Jason Weigandt checks in on the current GNCC racer for an update on the woods, and his thoughts on motocross, riding styles, and more. Zach Osborne's attempt to become a contender in the Grand National Cross Country series has not ...
08.17.2023 Exhaust #231: Ryno Style (With Ryan Hughes) In an extended version of the interview Racer X Online posted last week, Jason Weigandt catches up with Ryan Hughes to talk about his new relationship with Austin Forkner, how it started, and how it's going. It all flows into ...
08.08.2023 Exhaust #230: What Happened at Loretta's Confused by the mishmash of classes at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn's Ranch? Don't worry, that's common. Amateur racing features so many classes it's hard to know who really performed well. Jason Weigandt breaks ...
07.21.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Middle Men" When several 450 factory riders went out, privateers moved up in the ranks and results. But even when some of the big names returned, the independents stayed up front. Dig into the topic as Jason Weigandt reads his feature article ...
07.19.2023 Exhaust #229: The Masterpool Situation You can mark it on your calendar. Each summer, usually around RedBud, Ty Masterpool starts hauling butt and reminding everyone that he has serious talent. Then comes the cries from fans to put Ty on a factory motorcycle. Yet, it's ...
06.27.2023 Exhaust #228: Privateer Plan (With Grant Harlan) A year ago, Grant Harlan was struggling to even make 250 mains in Monster Energy Supercross. In 2023, he made 13 450 mains! That got him into the lucrative top 20 in points, and he's doing even better in Pro ...
06.14.2023 Exhaust #227: How Do The SMX Playoffs Work? Playoffs? Indeed. After the traditional Monster Energy AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross Championships wrap up, the top 30 riders in combined supercross and motocross points are eligible to race three more races in September, with $5.5 million on the ...
05.25.2023 Exhaust #226: Pro Motocross Preview
05.23.2023 Exhaust #225: Nice Guy First (With Chase Sexton) Jason Weigandt gets an update from the Monster Energy 450 Supercross Champion. Chase Sexton could or even should be turning into a diva now that he's been a championship contender and race winner consistently in the 450 class, but instead, ...
05.12.2023 Exhaust #224: Privateers' Other Income (With Weigandt and Chase Marquier) Did you know a ton of the privateer heroes in Monster Energy Supercross are also certified by the United States Motorcycle Coaching Association? John Short, Lane Shaw, Chase Marquier, Austin Cozaad, Mason Kerr, Bubba Pauli, Brandon Scharer, AJ Catanzaro and ...
05.05.2023 Racer X Read Out: "A Matter of Time" Six years into a switch from 20 laps to 20-minute main events, Monster Energy AMA Supercross seems closer than ever. Is it? And why? Dig into the topic as Jason Weigandt reads his feature article "A Matter of Time" from ...
04.27.2023 Exhaust #223: Dustin Pipes and Larry Brooks Another podium and a Big Apple success story over the weekend for Ken Roczen and his new team, Progressive/Ecstar HEP Suzuki. Jason Weigandt chats with team co-owner Dustin Pipes to get an idea of how the team started and grew ...
04.07.2023 Racer X Read Out: "The Fast and The Damned" For nearly a decade, MXGP heroes Jeffrey Herlings and Tim Gajser have been at the top of their game—yet seemingly every season, one or the other goes down and out. Dig into the history of the rivalry as Davey Coombs ...
03.30.2023 Exhaust #222: The Bad Side (w/ Brandon Hartranft) It’s not all roses in racing, and Brandon Hartranft can tell you that now. The Twisted Tea HEP Suzuki rider went down in a huge crash this off-season, and while he escaped well enough to walk, he’s still suffering through ...
03.23.2023 Exhaust #221: Jordon Smith Jordon Smith won his first career 250SX race in Detroit in 2017, and hoped the 2023 edition would bring him similar fortune, but nothing went right on the night for him, and he ultimately didn't even qualify for the main ...
03.16.2023 Exhaust #220: Roczen's Road After taking a few days to reflect on his big win in Indianapolis, Ken Roczen chats with Jason Weigandt about how he and his Progressive/Ecstar HEP Suzuki team made it to the center of the podium, and his mental and ...
03.10.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Oh, Brother!" The history of supercross and motocross in America is filled with fast siblings, and the Lawrence brothers are beginning to make a case for themselves as the fastest yet. Dig into the history of the sport's moto brothers as Davey ...
03.10.2023 Exhaust #219: Ben Kelley's Comeback After a nail-biting GNCC Championship fight with Stu Baylor in 2021, Ben Kelley looked unstoppable in 2022, winning the first six races in a row. Then? A huge crash and broken leg suffered at an AMA National Enduro ended his ...
03.09.2023 Exhaust #218: Title Defense Jordan Ashburn's long game plan--consistency above all else--paid off in last year's Grand National Cross Country Series, as the friendly Tennessee native stayed clean while most of his competitors dropped points due to injuries. Consistency has always been Asburn's hallmark, ...
03.02.2023 Exhaust #217: Moto Education A lot of people want to grow this sport, but a lot of obstacles stand in the way. Getting on a motorcycle can be intimidating, plus it requires a lot of sacrifices on time and budget. In order to grow ...
02.23.2023 Exhaust #216: The Tao of Tomac Eli Tomac is enjoying the career renaissance his predecessors at the top didn't get. Instead of retiring on top, or retiring when he lost his titles, Eli kept going, reinventing himself with Yamaha and coming back stronger than ever. Fans ...
02.06.2023 Exhaust #215: Houston Post-Race Press Conference The podium finishers from Monster Energy Supercross at Houston talk about their nights in the audio version of the post-race press conference. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is hosted by Jason Weigandt and sponsored by Yoshimura and the WD-40 brand.
02.03.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Unlucky 13?" “I didn't like having it, but I tried not to even think about it.” —Broc Glover Glover isn’t the only pro who’s been hesitant to run the #13 through the years. Former #13 Blake Wharton dug deep into the history ...
01.30.2023 Exhaust #214: Anaheim 2 Post-Race Press Conference The podium finishers from Monster Energy Supercross at Anaheim 2 talk about their nights in the audio version of the post-race press conference. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is hosted by Jason Weigandt and sponsored by Yoshimura and the WD-40 ...
01.22.2023 Exhaust #213: San Diego Post-Race Press Conference The podium finishers from Monster Energy Supercross in San Diego talk about their nights in the audio version of the post-race press conference. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is hosted by Jason Weigandt and sponsored by Yoshimura and the WD-40 ...
01.19.2023 Exhaust #212: RV, RC & MC on Anaheim Anaheim 1 for Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the SuperMotocross World Championship has come and gone, but today we get the highest level of perspective on the sport. In the audio from this week's SMX Insider show (check out the ...
01.13.2023 Racer X Read Out: "Right Here, Right Next" The 2022 season of change in Monster Energy AMA Supercross leads to stability in 2023—for now. Jason Weigandt reads his feature "Right Here, Right Next" from the March 2023 issue of Racer X magazine. For more from DC, Weigandt, Matthes, ...
01.09.2023 Exhaust #211: A1 Post-Race Press Conference The six podium finishers—Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton, Cooper Webb, Jett Lawrence, RJ Hampshire, and Cameron McAdoo—discuss the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Anaheim's Angel Stadium.They discuss the gnarly track, the ups and downs they all ...
12.30.2022 Exhaust #210: Supercross Mega Preview Jason Weigandt, Steve Matthes, Jason Thomas, and Kris Keefer dig in deep for our annual Monster Energy Racer X Supercross Season Preview Shows, and we've provided the audio-only version here for those who don't want to spent two hours watching ...
12.19.2022 Exhaust #209: Man Work with Jeff Stanton When Jeff Stanton wants to talk, we listen, because few people in this world are more straightforward and no-nonsense than the six-time AMA National Champion. On a cold December Monday morning in Michigan, we caught him working (of course) but ...
12.14.2022 Exhaust #208: Meet Team Triumph Triumph's heritage in street and road motorcycles is paving the way for an entry into motocross and supercross, with new bikes and a new team for 2024. The brand announced the key players in the race team last week, and ...
12.09.2022 Racer X Read Out: "Fun's Up!" All fun, no turns: Red Bull Straight Rhythm is back, and we were there to check out the event's big move to Huntington Beach. Jason Weigandt reads his feature "Fun's Up!" from the February 2023 issue of Racer X magazine. ...
12.02.2022 Exhaust #207: Cameron McAdoo Never Settles Cameron McAdoo wants it bad. He might want it too much! His process of improvement means he has to keep the drive and desire that brought him from unknown to factory rider and race winner, but also refine his riding ...
11.29.2022 Exhaust #206: Meet Caden Braswell Caden Braswell took the industry by storm at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships over the summer, when he won the 250 Pro Sport division and took second in Open Pro Sport, finishing on the podium in five ...
11.11.2022 Exhaust #205: Why JGRMX Mattered The sudden passing of Coy Gibbs on Sunday morning has given the entire motocross industry a chance to reflect on the legacy of Coy and the team he founded, JGRMX, which raced from 2008–2020. When the team was first announced ...
11.04.2022 Racer X Read Out: "About Damn Time!" After more than a decade of defeat, Team USA's improved organization and effort—along with three great riders—got back on top at the 2022 FIM Motocross of Nations. Is this sustainable? Jason Weigandt reads his feature "About Damn Time!" from the ...
10.27.2022 Exhaust #204: Forward March (w/ Shane McElrath) Two years ago, Shane McElrath was battling Chase Sexton for a 250SX Regional Championship. Today, Sexton is a bright shining star in the sport with multiple 450 wins and championship potential of the highest order. McElrath, meanwhile, has been battling ...
10.25.2022 Exhaust #203: Worst and Best (w/ Colt Nichols) Colt Nichols might have experienced more highs and lows than anyone in the game right now. Coming off last year's 250SX East Supercross Championship, he never even scored a point in 2022, crashing out of his Anaheim 1 heat race ...
10.20.2022 Exhaust #202: What The Off-Season While the Motocross of Nations could be considered the end of the traditional racing season, the actual calendar hasn't stopped producing races, with two rounds of the new FIM World Supercross Championship sandwiching Red Bull Straight Rhythm over the course ...
10.11.2022 Racer X Read Out: "Battle for the Ages" Eli Tomac versus Chase Sexton represented arguably the best Pro Motocross battle in 50 years. It took character and courage to get there. Jason Weigandt reads his feature "Battle for the Ages" from the December issue of Racer X magazine. ...

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