The Re-Raceables

We talk about KTM's first ever 450SX win with Ryan Dungey, the significance of it, the history of KTM racing in the USA, look back at this race. Stew, Deano and then Ryan Dungey himself comes on the show to talk about the decision to move from Suzuki to KTM, the early prototypes of the bike and more.

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01:11 Intro and Liat, Maxxis, Scott reads

05:24 KTM's long road in 450 Supercross

14:22 The 350 saga, Tony Alessi rant and Caroli

18:49 Dungey's 2011 bad luck and leaving Suzuki

24:05 Chase Field and 2012 storylines

31:13 Race recap: Stew, Villopoto, Dungey

37:12 Shorty's team and Stew's JGR exit

42:01 Lights class: Dean Wilson, Tomac, Osborne

47:51 Ryan Dungey interview: RD Coffee

49:56 Dungey on the first KTM 450 prototype

58:04 Why Dungey left Suzuki

1:08:46 The 2015 factory edition and retirement test

1:13:41 Silly season shockers: Hepler and Dungey

1:16:49 Re-Raceables awards

Weege and Matthes break down Villopoto's first ever 450SX win and what it meant in the sports history, the Stew/Reed battle, the sport of SX on TV, Alessia's career path and we hear from RV himself as well

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01:46 Intro and Villopoto's first 450 win

03:42 RV vs RC rookie comparison

12:12 Chad's shelf life and the all-time eras

16:17 Scott and Maxis ad reads

18:12 Supercross on TV and the mainstream question

25:37 Monster girls and the Stewart movie rumor

27:36 Broadcast gems and Hepler mystery

33:22 Race recap and Alessi's career

40:36 Ryan Villopoto interview: Seattle memories

45:29 RV on mechanic, trainer and working with the team

54:48 RV on Seattle night, Vegas and Glen Helen

1:02:49 RV on consistency then versus now

1:11:48 Why Kawasaki never sucks

1:20:19 Re-Raceables categories and wrap

Matthes and Weege discuss more of that epic race including covering the 250 class, tour of Tim Ferry's house, talk to the champ Mike Brown and Michelin's Randy Richardson as well

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00:46 Part Deux intro and sponsor reads

04:48 Mike Brown call: RC drops down to the 125s

11:59 Eldon Baker and the start of the new training era

14:56 Brownie flips off GL, Finbar and the KTM pipes

18:13 Brownie's last-to-second ride and GL's wheel

21:38 Grant who? and the Europe rivalry

25:33 KTM vs Pro Circuit bikes and the English mechanic

27:08 Moonshine coffee and the post-race night

30:25 Brown takeaways and Scott/Maxxis reads

34:42 Randy Richardson call: Michelin and Brownie

42:38 Wheel failure fallout and Millville sand tires

48:02 Southwick drama, pink gear and watching the wheel

57:59 Randy's sandwich prank, tire tenderizer and the Marsak glue

1:07:57 Flat tire panic and Davey on Stewart

1:12:24 Windham goes 1-1 and rips RC's drop down

1:15:21 Matthes and the Rhino job that never happened

1:19:06 JSR holeshot, Ferry on DV and how deep was the 250 class

1:24:01 Tim Ferry's house tour

1:31:37 Nine days later: September 11th memories

1:38:07 Back of the pack: JT, Lampson and Jeffrey Baker

1:42:32 Fastest guys to never win a 450 Supercross

1:44:27 Alessi spider monkey and sign-off

Weege and Matthes talk about the epic finale at Steel City MX in 2001 when KTM's Grant Langston's wheel blew apart costing him a chance at the title, they cover RC's move down to 125's, Mike Brown's day and they even get GL on the line to tell us about what it was like to be him that day. Stay tuned for Part 2 with Mike Brown!

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00:45 Intro and the Fight Club article

03:53 Steel City memories and Morgantown riding

07:28 Nine-point lead and RC drops down

19:01 Sponsor reads

20:52 Moto 1 and the chaotic KTM team

31:22 Moto 2: Brown's charge and the wheel goes

41:15 GL joins: RC's drop down and pre-race chat

46:42 What broke the wheel? Spokes and footpegs

50:32 Pastrana, Brown and the 2001 title chase

56:34 Broome-Tioga and Duke Finch's threat

1:00:05 Brown flips GL off, then the final two laps

1:05:04 Congratulating Brown and the number one jersey

1:09:54 What the wheel cost and GL's pay

1:16:34 Reaction to GL and Jessamine's overall math

Matthes and Weege talk about the US Open of SX longform on Racer X Online, the memories of the event, Eric Peronnard the creator of the event calls in to talk about getting sued, Emig winning in '99 and then Emig tells us a funny story from the day he won.

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00:45 Intro and the Racer X US Open longform

03:14 Matthes' longform catalog

08:10 Weege the non-believer, Matthes sleeping in his truck

14:32 Eric Peronnard's Bercy dream and the Supercross name lawsuit

24:03 Maxis, Blenzol and Scott Goggles reads

27:15 1998 race: Huffman wins, McGrath loses

31:07 Eric Peronnard calls in: McGrath, Fox and the money

41:37 Gary Becker, the AMA sanction and selling the race

53:53 Lost trophy, why Vegas worked, Monaco comparison

1:01:36 Post-call memories, the 80 race and Ferry, JSR

1:05:55 Emig's 1999 win and the Ronnie Lesk story

1:10:04 Four-stroke shootout and Bradshaw's return

1:12:25 Legends race and mechanics challenge gimmicks

1:18:23 Rockstar $250,000 trifecta and Reed vs Ferry

1:24:50 Webcast tales: RJ and Jim Holley in Vegas

1:29:03 Why the US Open faded and Monster Cup debate

1:33:00 Awards: Demuth, Brayton, Weimer and sign-off

A great night of racing in AZ, Honda's Ezra Lusk takes the win by passing Jeremy McGrath late in the main event. Weege and Matthes talk about that night, where they were, they call up Lusk to chat about it and more.

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00:00 Cold open race call

01:29 Intro and Liat read

02:39 Yogi's grit and the missing title

06:31 McGrath's winning blueprint

09:33 Davey and Marty Reid in the booth

12:13 Sun Devil Stadium dirt and Matthes's JB Weld night

17:39 Carmichael doubts and McGrath's slow start on Yamaha

19:46 Guy Cooper, Chicken and a deep field

23:30 Maxis and Blenzel reads

24:51 Mike Craig and Christian's genes

28:14 Race breakdown: Emig's whoops inspection

30:21 Art Ekman word and the lappers

33:28 Yogi on the line: leaving Yamaha, Houston, mud opener

39:14 Chasing McGrath and the lapper battle

43:46 Jimmy Button's Indy hit

46:04 Honda aluminum frame and Mike Gosler

50:19 Broken arm, plate and tenacity

54:35 Off-season racing in Japan

56:44 Emotions after the win and Yogi sign-off

1:00:31 TV crowd shots and the St. Louis backstory

1:04:20 The 97 Honda scuttlebutt

1:06:19 125 class: Villopoto, Dowd and Villemin

1:09:46 Categories and awards

1:17:06 Early message board wars

Weege and Matthes take a look back at the 2011 MXDN in France, the last year that Team USA won the event, Chad Reed's moto win, the super team USA sent and more. Team USA's Ryan Villopoto joins the show also to talk about that day in France, his thoughts on the MXDN now and more.

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01:17 Intro and will Team USA ever win again

06:01 Win streaks and the Roger DeCoster era

12:07 Blake Baggett hot and cold

13:19 Chad Reed's moto win and the loaded 2011 field

14:48 Italy collapses and Team USA's old good luck

18:54 Broadcast quirks, Malin and the China push

20:38 Final moto, Purcell's moose and qualifying

23:15 Inside gate debate and the 250 weak link

26:31 St. Jean d'Angely track and the crawfish stew

28:51 Rollance, Bobryshev and Villopoto's moto one

32:14 Liat, Blenzel and Maxis reads

33:40 Lupino's Maxis hat and the lifers of MXDN

38:22 Ryan Villopoto joins: France versus Budds Creek

44:12 RV on the motos and waiting for Dunge

53:02 RV's favorite MXDN and the after parties

56:03 Why Dungey struggled at the Nations

1:03:00 250F weak link and rough European tracks

1:11:45 Reaction to RV and Roger's 1986 story

1:16:05 Yankees and Red Sox theory of Team USA's slide

1:19:37 Leah ReRaceables categories

1:28:57 Alpinestars after party and Eric Gabors

1:33:05 Matthes calls Redbud and JT leaves early

1:37:22 Ernee versus St. Jean crowd atmosphere

Weege and Matthes talk about the final round of the nationals in 193 where four titles were up for grabs, one of them being the Wrangler GNC and they talk to the winner of it that day, David Bailey, to get his memories of it,

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00:02 Show intro

01:29 Setting up 1983 Millville and Liat read

02:53 Weege on Bailey in the TV booth

09:39 Wrangler GNC title explained

16:42 Bailey vs Barnett going into the finale

22:47 Hannah's speed and Maxxis/Blendzol reads

25:05 David Bailey joins the call

28:43 Bailey's Millville final moto story

37:01 Wrangler money and the blue plate

42:16 Hannah's season and Sun Valley skip

46:09 Riding with Hannah like James Stewart

51:24 Barnett and the plane ride to Belgium

59:45 How riders trained in 1983

1:04:44 Two number ones in 1984

1:07:26 Gunpoint robbery and belt buckle payouts

1:12:53 Takeaways from Bailey

1:14:33 Honda documentary and Lachine's last corner

1:18:47 Reraceables categories

1:26:15 Burnworth and the Peter Starr documentary

Weege and Matthes break down the hot as balls Troy, Ohio MX national in 1997 and talk to the winner of the 125 class that day in Damon Huffman. Also jumping on is Davey Coombs, the ESPN pit reporter that day.

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00:45 Intro and sponsor reads

02:30 Troy was hot, not great: the track and Ricky's rant

06:49 Ohio summer parties and the Honda of Troy show

09:21 How rudimentary 90s racing looked

11:30 Huffman race or Fro black gear race?

16:10 Heat index, Lampson's broken helmet, Mike Brown

21:33 Pro Circuit beats the factory: satellite era begins

25:20 Damon Huffman on his 1-1 day at Troy

30:44 Huffman's heat training and no-AC torture

39:51 Beating Carmichael, the Honda deal that wasn't, 97 bike

54:14 Huffman the LAPD motor officer

1:02:26 Dennis Rodman traffic stop and e-bike love

1:08:01 Weege the secret Huffman fan

1:12:59 Liat, Maxxis and Blenzol reads

1:15:13 125 class notes: Roth, Deegan, mechanics area

1:19:01 Ex-pros vs. YouTube rant

1:23:21 250 class: Fro, Bradshaw's meltdown, Dowd

1:28:07 McGrath's Suzuki mechanic mess

1:31:07 Radio outage, Tishner story, LaRocco politics

1:36:20 McGrath keeps order at the show

1:38:05 Davey Coombs on the pit reporter grind

1:52:56 Re-Raceables categories

2:00:35 Wrap-up and next episode ideas

Weege and Matthes break down Ezra Lusk's first win in four years, what went into it, they call Lusk up to discuss more. This race features a GL heat race win, a Ferry podium and more!

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00:00 Phoenix 2003 setup and Ezra's surprise win

05:20 Yogi vs McGrath-era Barkley parallel

08:37 Ricky's rough start and Ferry's four-stroke saga

13:03 Yogi Lusk calls in: beating Chad Reed

19:06 Leaving Honda and the 2000 shoulder injury

29:26 Teammate James Stewart and the Bubba scrub

35:49 Trophy room and Davey Millsaps

40:31 Post-call: Todd Harris and World Supercross

46:22 Pastrana's rough night and Langston's heat win

48:39 Maxxis, Blenzall and Liat reads

51:22 Timmy Ferry's podium and Ernie getting hit

55:53 Bruce's A1 worry and 125 race recap

1:00:49 Liat Reraceables categories

1:07:29 Weege's TV coverage rant

1:09:54 Randy Johnson and Rick Smits tangents

1:13:31 Wrap-up and Langston text