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  • Exhaust #294: What's Happening at KTM? (And Harley-Davidson)
    2025/05/19

    Is KTM okay or not? A year of scary news about financials for the massive Austrian maker of KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas motorcycles continues, with rumors of a make it or break it payment looming this week. It appears KTM's business partner Bajaj might have gotten the loan needed to restart the KTM assembly lines and keep the company going.

    Jason Weigandt gives the latest on that, then chats with Frank White of long-time American dirt bike manufacturer ATK. Yes, the ATK brand is still around, now as a parts supplier, and it has partnered with Harley-Davidson on projects before.

    Frank White doesn't like what he sees over at H-D these days, with the company reporting a loss of over $200 million in the final quarter of 2024. White and others would like to see the CEO of Harley ousted, and a revamp of the type of products the company produces.

    While a recent vote will keep the current CEO in place for at least this year, these are still times of stress at two of the biggest motorcycle companies in the world.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Insta360 Cameras and OnTrack School.

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    44 分
  • Exhaust #293: Jorge Prado Gets Ready for Pro Motocross
    2025/05/15

    Jorge Prado has found ClubMX in South Carolina a great place to learn more about his new Monster Energy Kawasaki KX450. Jason Weigandt chatted with Prado after his second day riding Club's "OG sand track."

    Prado, the four-time World Motocross Champion, missed most of Monster Energy AMA Supercross due to shoulder surgery, and will have about four weeks of riding to be ready for round one of Pro Motocross at Fox Raceway. Is that enough? Is he confident? Let's find out.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, Insta360 Cameras, OnTrack School and Racer X Brand.

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    33 分
  • Exhaust #292: Jeff Walker, the Accidental Content Creator
    2025/04/22

    Jason Weigandt talks to the privateer racer who planned to become a doctor and instead started one of the most popular YouTube channels in the sport.

    Within seconds of Jason Weigandt's conversation with Jeff Walker, you'll realize Jeff is a really smart guy. His dad is an ER doctor, and Jeff planned to take that same route, getting his bachelor's degree and heading to med school...except he also realized he was young and still had time to live out a little bit of his dirt bike dream in his twenties. He started a YouTube channel just so his dad could watch him practice, but it grew into something with nearly 300,000 subscribers. Jeff will be back to the races this year when Pro Motocross begins next month. Weigandt asks how he got here and what will come next (is he ever going back to med school?) and also dives into the new Insta360 X5 camera, which Walker uses for his work.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast welcomes Insta360 on as a new sponsor—they made the Walker interview happen. Yoshimura and OnTrack are still on board also.

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    43 分
  • Exhaust #291: Philadelphia SX Post Race Press Conference
    2025/04/13

    Hear from the podium finishers at the Philadelphia round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the SMX World Championship, featuring Chase Sexton, Cooper Webb, Ken Roczen, Cole Davies, Haiden Deegan and RJ Hampshire. The press conference is hosted by Haley Shanley.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, OnTrack School and Racer X Brand.

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    33 分
  • Exhaust #290: Inside the New SX Video Game
    2025/04/08

    Jason Weigandt talks with game developer Michele Caletti about the design of Milestone's Monster Energy Supercross 25 game.

    After a year off, Milestone has returned Monster Energy Supercross to the console gaming space with a new edition for 2025, which promises improved physics, smarter competition, a better career mode, and more. How and why? Jason Weigandt chats with game developer Michele Caletti to ask about the improvements in the game. Also, Weigandt's voice is in the game, so he's stoked no matter what.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura, OnTrack School, and Racer X Brand.

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    30 分
  • Exhaust #289: Weigandt Chats With Jalek Swoll
    2025/03/19

    The Triumph rider on his Achilles injury, why he thinks they happen more often, his new contract, and the path to get here. “I have two younger brothers and it was just my mom by herself, with a house payment, so whatever I made racing went back to help the family.”

    How well do you know Jalek Swoll? He’s one of the funniest personalities in the sport, and since he’s on the mend from an Achilles tendon injury, he’s got time to do interviews! So Jason Weigandt chatted him up, and asked about the evolution of the Triumph Racing team, his new contract extension for 2026, his relationship with Malcolm Stewart from way back, and then watching him win in Tampa, and the long road to get to the pros. Did you know Jalek had to be the breadwinner in his family at times? He put his money toward the family as he progressed through the amateur ranks. Learn more about Swoll right here.

    The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and OnTrack School.

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    41 分
  • Exhaust #288: Indianapolis Supercross Post-Race Press Conference
    2025/03/10

    Jason Weigandt shares some quick post-race thoughts from Indianapolis and round nine of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, part of the SMX World Championship, and then comes the press conference audio from the podium finishers in each class.

    Hear what Cooper Webb, Justin Cooper, Chase Sexton, and Seth Hammaker, Tom Vialle, and Haiden Deegan had to say.

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    35 分
  • Exhaust #287: Daytona Supercross Post-Race Press Conference
    2025/03/02

    Jason Weigandt shares some quick post-race thoughts from Daytona and round eight of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, part of the SMX World Championship, and then comes the press conference audio from the podium finishers in each class, including SMX Next.

    Hear what Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb, Aaron Plessinger, RJ Hampshire, Tom Vialle and Seth Hammaker had to say, plus Landen Gordon, Enzo Temmerman and Jesson Turner.

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    49 分