The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we are joined by RJ Hampshire who tells us all about his new deal with Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati. Let's dive in!

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00:16 Intro and sponsor reads
04:14 ClubMX boot camp and the new 27 Yamahas
07:35 Which coast will ClubMX riders race?
12:00 RJ Hampshire joins the show
14:46 Choosing TLD Ducati and being his own agent
19:10 Training at the Lawrence compound
27:00 New Ducati, TLD gear and sponsors
31:08 Teammate uncertainty and RJ's growing fan base
40:32 RJ wrap-up and reaction
43:29 Rockstar Husky team's legacy
46:23 Supercross track maps rant
55:20 Zul and Seat Concepts reads, 20-man mains and points
1:01:25 WSX collapse and Daniel's lost 50K

The 5-time Canadian MX champion talks about his career up there and down in the USA, Team Canada's struggles at the MXDN and his own 1989 MXDN, his Texaco and Esso sponsors, hanging with the NESC dudes, being decent at SX, battling Rollerball, the pressure at Montreal SX, a young JSR and more.

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01:17 Intro and welcoming Carl
02:54 Why Team Canada struggles at MXDN
06:56 1989 MXDN in Germany
14:13 Amateur nationals and early Honda support
17:12 Texaco/Esso sponsors and racing every weekend
18:56 Getting good at Supercross in the US
21:34 Ocala house with Treadwell, KJ and Dowd
27:38 Ad read and battling Rollerball
39:28 Al Dick and Ross's fitness and attitude
41:39 Texaco becomes Esso and Honda budget cut
47:39 Kawasaki and Suzuki years (with ad reads)
51:38 Montreal Supercross pressure
54:54 A young JSR and French Canadian riders
59:52 Rollerball in the sand and big-bore rumors
1:02:49 Retiring in 1995 and Galdi as teammate
1:06:34 Window and door business
1:09:19 Quitting riding and Elliot the Olympian
1:14:05 Rapid-fire: tracks, bikes, Riviera du Loup stories
1:21:08 Wrap-up and sign-off

It's the Leatt LVK: More Than Moto show where Start Your Systems' Kellen Brauer and Vital MX's Lewis Phillips debate current SX/MX/MXGP topics as well as general life itself. In this episode, Lewis and Kellen present all the facts as to why it's time to stop complaining about the Motocross of Nations. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

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00:23 Intro and UK life check-in
11:58 Leatt ad read
15:51 Moto 1 breakdown: Fevre, Prado, Kunin
20:37 Steve's scheduling complaint about SMX date
22:25 Infront profit-sharing and MXGP TV deal debate
36:48 Partzilla ad and PRMX/Yamaha team news
38:30 Moto 2: Herlings dominates, Vial crash
48:59 Moto 3: Belgium clinches the win
57:09 Nation-by-nation surprises: Latvia, GB, Italy
59:46 Team USA's fifth place and Webb's ride
1:02:17 Icon Meats ad and Icon of the Nations
1:06:09 WSX collapse and Lewis's $2,000 buyout offer
1:12:59 Alpinestars ad read
1:15:52 Sign-off and mystery phone call

It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we breakdown the end of World Supercross for 2026, talk more Motocross of Nations, and more. Let's dive in!

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00:16 Show open: WSX news, MXoN talk & TLD plugs
02:01 PulpMX Fantasy recap
03:44 WSX folds: the math doesn't math
11:35 Calgary scheduling blunder & Brayton deal
16:37 SMX's future: NBC deal, JT's take & sponsor reads
20:59 MXoN: debating the ideal Team USA lineup
28:21 No Lawrences, ticket sales & venue tangent
34:52 Cooper Webb's '2026 champ' troll & Brandon Haas joke
37:27 Underrated MXoN rides & fading moto leaders
44:07 Nomura ad, RJ's Ducati move & stacked 2026 450 class
52:41 Baker's Factory youth movement & rider rankings
59:09 Roczen's contract limbo & ASV shoutout
1:02:38 Deegan's AI video of Jett in a dress & sign-off

TP199 talks about driving the BRUNT Pro-4 truck out at GH, how moto helps him with that, designing the Baltimore SX track, coming back from his broken leg, his visit to Budds Creek, whether he wants his HRP chest pro back and more.

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00:00 Intro and Brunt Workwear ad
01:51 Calling in Travis Pastrana at Glen Helen
04:52 Brunt Pro-4 truck deal and race recap
06:38 Rally racing vs short course trucks
10:51 Last Nitro Circus jump and broken leg
12:00 Arena days with Kenny Roxon and Carson Brown
14:57 Budds Creek Grand Marshal, catching up with Roger DeCoster
17:31 Pulling off at Melville and the X Games story
20:13 Designing the Baltimore Supercross track
23:22 Motocross des Nations memories
25:15 Pastrana/Roxon truck pairing and the Evel Knievel Museum
27:41 More truck racing plans and trophy truck ambitions
30:01 The HRP chest protector story
31:45 Sign-off and sponsor thanks