Swapmoto Live Podcast

Presented by Pro Taper Last weekend was full of action as the Monster Energy Supercross Championship visited Glendale, Arizona, for the final Triple Crown of the year, while in SoCal the premix crowd gathered at Glen Helen Raceway for the Fasthouse Two-Stroke World Championships. We cover it all in this episode of the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast!

Presented by Yoshimura The crossover between motocross and mountain biking has existed for decades, and Intense Cycles is one of the first brands to get involved with motocross, dating back to the Jeff Emig era. Jeff Steber is a mad scientist of sorts, and the brand's founder has conceptualized frame geometries, suspension systems, and more, throughout its 30-year history. Steber was gracious enou...

Presented by Pro Taper It's been four years since we launched Swapmoto Live and it has been an absolute blast! With no race last weekend to shoot the breeze about, our content team sat down to reminisce about all of the great times we've had. Thanks for joining us on our journey! Enjoy!

Presented by Yoshimura Ever wonder what goes into developing a new motocross bike? Takeshi Katsuya is one of Kawasaki's most important pre-production test riders, and he also serves as the official Kawasaki MXGP team test rider too. That's right; in addition to working on next year's KX models, he helps set up the race bikes for Romain Febvre and Mitch Evans! A four-time All Japan IA2 Champion him...

Presented by Pro Taper Seattle produced some great racing last weekend and while it was good to see Eli Tomac back on the top step of the podium, it was painful to see Chase Sexton again fall victim to a front-end crash while leading. We cover that and a whole lot more in this week's Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast.

Mike Emery is responsible for many of the images you see posted after every round of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. Born in Pennsylvania, hardened by years of work as a mechanic on the West Coast, and now leading the charge with Align Media, Emery has a perspective on the sport that's all his own.

Presented by Pro Taper The Detroit Supercross had it all: a runaway leader, a heartbreaking last-lap crash, nail-biting battles for second- through fifth place, teammate drama...you name it, and we got it in Motor City USA. We recap all that, and more, on this week's Kickstart Podcast presented by Pro Taper.

Presented by Yoshimura If you're an eagle-eyed race fan, you've already spotted the Loma Linda University Health logos on the side panels of the Red Bull KTM factory race bikes. A hospital sponsoring a dirt bike race team? Well, that's a first! We were fortunate to have Loma Linda Health's CEO Trevor Wright and Director of Business Development John Level in our office for this installment of the Y...

Presented by Pro Taper Without a doubt, the Indianapolis Supercross inside Lucas Oil Stadium produced the most popular results in recent memory, with Progressive Insurance/Ecstar/Suzuki rider Ken Roczen scoring the win over a hard-charging Justin Barcia and giving Suzuki its first 450 Supercross win since 2016. Our very own Alex Ray returned to action after a few weeks off with a broken thumb, and...

Presented by Pro Taper The Daytona Supercross was a wild one with some great racing and some big crashes. Typically the toughest race of the year, Daytona treated us to spectacular performances by Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb, while Hunter Lawrence topped all comers in the 250 class. We recap all of that and a lot more in this week's Kickstart Podcast!

Presented by Yoshimura Jay Clark is one of those behind-the-scenes players in the motocross industry that everyone knows, and he's represented multiple brands over the past three decades. I first met Clark in 1992 when he began representing Wiseco Piston, and I was an assistant editor at Cycle News. These days, Clark's client list is extensive and he also runs a popular YouTube channel, Dirt Bike...

Presented by Pro Taper The Arlington Supercross marked the second Triple Crown of the year and as did the first, this one yielded some exciting racing and new results. Our man on the scene Michael Antonovich was joined in the pits by our injured cohost Alex Ray and the two bring an interesting set of insights to this week's Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast!

Presented by Pro Taper The rain-delayed Oakland Supercross went off in Ring Central Coliseum last weekend and the track was amazing! Big ruts, huge combos....it had it all. Eli Tomac bounced back from his "off" fifth-place finish with his fourth win of the series aboard his Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha, and Jett Lawrence scored another seemingly effortless win in the 250 West Coast main. Join...

Presented by Pro Taper The Tampa Supercross was one for the record books with a challenging track, crazy racing action, hit-and-miss weather conditions, and more! Join the SML team as we recap the whos, whats, wheres, and whys of round six of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship Series.

Presented by Yoshimura The Eighth Annual Mini Major West by Seven MX is upon us, and next weekend hundreds of minibike racers will converge at Glen Helen Raceway to compete on a special track, designed just for kids. In this week's Mid-Week Podcast, we invited CMXRS President Aaron Cooke and his son, Reegan, to join us to talk about everything racers and parents need to know about the upcoming rac...

Presented by Pro Taper The Houston Supercross was a wild one! The start of the Eastern Regional 250 Supercross Championship, the debut of several rookie pros, and. the classic Tomac vs. Sexton showdown. This week's podcast was a good time, so grab a snack and hit play!

Presented by Pro Taper Anaheim Two marked the first Triple Crown Supercross of the year and it was a wild event that was full of thrills and spills. The track proved to be quite technical and it provided some great racing that produced two different winners than we've seen thus far in 2023. The results columns provide a lot of information, but in today's show we talk about a lot of stuff that you...

Presented by Yoshimura R&D Sean Brennen, Senior PR Manager at Feld Motorsports, stopped by the SML office during the downtime between the San Diego and Anaheim Two rounds of the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross Championship. The launch of the SuperMotocross Championship has led to a number of new initiatives within the company, which includes the hiring of New York communications firm DKC, outre...

Presented by Pro Taper Round three of the Monster Energy Supercross Series is in the books, and man what a great time we had at the first SX inside the new Snapdragon Stadium! We had plenty to bench race about in this week's Kickstart Podcast as ARay made his first main of the year, and much, much, more!

Presented by Pro Taper The second round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series in Oakland, California, was postponed until February 18 due to heavy rains in Northern California, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't plenty to talk about in today's Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast. To start the show off, Carson Mumford called in and told us all about his fill-in ride with the Monster Energy/Pro Circu...

The postponement of the 2023 Oakland Supercross is a milestone moment, as no race in the history of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship had been moved from its date due to weather. Heavy, persistent rains have soaked California's Bay Area for nearly three weeks, and with another few inches set to hit the RingCentral Coliseum this weekend, officials decided it was best to run the race to Feb...

Presented by Pro Taper It's raining again in Southern California, so Alex Ray used a dry Monday to get in one last day of practice at the Yamaha Supercross track before the skies opened up again. That said, the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast is a Tuesday edition today! Hear all of the things we saw and learned at Anaheim One...which was the best race of the year!

Presented by Pro Taper Can you believe that Anaheim One is already this weekend? The off-season has flown by and we can't wait for the first gate drops of the new season! Today's show was chock-full of interesting stuff, predictions, contests, and more. Thanks for listening!

Presented by Pro Taper It's hard to believe that Christmas is this weekend! Our week thus far has been jam-packed with activities - including the 2023 250 Shootout - and that is why the Kickstart Podcast is coming to you this week on a Wednesday. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

It's been about a year since I first talked with Adam Bailey about the FIM World Supercross Championship . In the 357 days since, he helped the series launch and run through a pilot tour, moved his family up the coast of Australia, and got promoted to CEO of SX Global. The twelve months of work and travel gave Bailey a glimpse into the next part of his motocross career. He knows that directing WSX...