Swapmoto Live Podcast

Presented by 6D Helmets What a wild night we had at the Anaheim Two Supercross! The racing was unreal and there was plenty for us to talk about and dissect, from Jett Lawrence's amazing and heartbreaking ride to the controversial Dylan Ferrandis and Christian Craig collision, to Eli Tomac's first win of the season and more! If the first three rounds of the Monster Energy Supercross series are any...

We're trying something different and posting the audio from our in-studio video SML Show. Let us know if you'd like us to continue to share the audio via podcast format. Presented by OGIO Powersports and FMF Racing Jordan Troxell has always been one of the coolest guys in the pits and one of the mechanics who we really enjoy visiting with at the races. From his early days as Tarah Geiger's mechani...

Presented by 6D Helmets The Monster Energy Supercross Championship headed west last weekend to St. Louis, and though it was snowing outside, the action inside the Dome at America's Center was hot and heavy. In addition to Ken Roczen earning his first win after three years of injury and illness, we saw Austin Forkner earn his first win since dropping out of last year's 250 championship with a blown...

Presented by 6D Helmets Last weekend's Anaheim One Supercross was everything we had hoped it'd be and more! The capacity crowd on hand at Angels Stadium of Anaheim was treated to great racing in both classes, one first-time winner, and the beginning of what could be a couple of new rider rivalries. On this installment of the 6D Helmets Kickstart Podcast, we review what went down at A1, as well as...

Presented by Fly Racing A few weeks ago, we introduced Bernard Kerr to our listeners. A world-class mountain bike racer from the UK, Kerr spent several weeks in SoCal in an attempt to try and qualify for the night show in the 450 class at last weekend's Anaheim One Supercross. With support from Maxxis and Fly Racing, Kerr was able to live out 90% of his dream as he was loaned a Kawasaki KX450 race...

Presented by Fly Racing Instagram @justincooper_32 Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha's Justin Cooper had a big night this weekend as he earned his first-ever 250 Supercross win at the Angels Stadium of Anaheim Monster Energy Supercross Series kickoff. Known for his cool-as-ice demeanor, it was cool to see how emotional Cooper got after scoring the big win aboard his Yamaha YZ250F. We got the New Y...

Presented by Fly Racing Unless you've been living in a cave for a couple of years now, you already know that CBD has become one of the most popular products and sponsorships in our sport. Dean Wilson gained a ton of attention last year when he landed Dan Bilzerian's Ignite CBD brand as a personal sponsor, then was told by Feld that he could not run logos due to NBC broadcast regulations. Chad Reed...

With swap in Japan, Anton called Dommer up and bench raced for an hour about the upcoming 2020 Anaheim One Supercross and Monster Energy Supercross season. This year's seventeen round series should be one of the best in history, as it will see a list of accomplished riders, past champions, and determined competitors in both classes. This is just a quick conversation, but we will have another in-de...

Presented by OGIO Powersports In just a few weeks, Adam Cianciarulo will make his proper, long-awaited debut in the 450 class at the 2020 Anaheim One Supercross. That's not to discredit the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider's big win at the 2019 Monster Energy Cup, but as you'll hear in this chat, he knows the October race is much different than what he'll face over the course of seventeen weeks. For...

Presented by FLY Racing When the 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Series kicks off in a few weeks at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Michael Mosiman will be on the starting line in the 250 class. Back with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team for another two years, the 20-year-old is expected to take the next steps forward in his career during the 250 West Coast region races, with the initial...

Presented by OGIO Powersports The last few weeks have been busy for Benny Bloss. There was the news that he would not be offered a contract extension by Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/WPS/KTM for 2020, a last hurrah with the team at the 2019 Monster Energy Cup in October, lots of phone calls to put secure a ride for 2020, an offseason race in Spain, and now confirmation that he will take on the full Monste...

Presented by 6D Helmets There're only 19 days until the gates drop on the 2020 Monster Energy Supercross season, and a lot has happened in recent weeks. Editor Michael Antonovich relocated to his hometown of St. Louis, IL, recently, so he and swap had a great time catching up and bench racing a little in this week's Kickstart Podcast.

Martin Davalos made the trip to Switzerland last weekend for his first-ever run at the Geneva Supercross. Aboard a Kawasaki KX450 and with his riding coach doing double-duty as his mechanic, Davalos swept Friday night's format (Heat Race, Head-To-Head bracket battles, Main Event) and was consistently quick through Saturday (top qualifier, second in his Heat Race, second in the Head-To-Head, third...

Presented by 6D Helmets A "freak accident" during practice at the 2019 AUS-X Open Supercross event in Australia put Joey Savatgy in a precarious situation a few weeks ago. Thousands of miles away from home and with multiple fractures to the bones in his heel and ankle, the JGRMX/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing rider had to undergo a surgery to stabilize the injury, fly 14 hours from Melbourne to L...

Presented by Fly Racing One of the best downhill mountain bikers in the world, Bernard Kerr is in the United States to try and qualify for the night show at the Anaheim One Supercross. Spawned from a bet made with his mates during a night on the town, Kerr bought a new Kawasaki KX450 at home in the UK, built a Supercross track at a friend's place, and has been counting the days until January 4, 20...

Presented by Fly Racing This week's Swapmoto Podcast is a little different in that one of my fellow journalists is our guest. For over seven years, Drew Rohde was an editor at Decline Magazine - a mountain bike magazine focused on the gravity side of the sport - but one day without warning, he and the rest of the staff were told that the magazine was being shut down. Sound familiar? Instead of fin...

Presented by 6D Helmets Mitchell Oldenburg has gone through a lot in the last few years, both good and bad. Widely considered one of the top riders in the 250 class, he claimed Heat Race wins, Main Event podium finishes, and top qualifier honors at various times in Supercross. That he logged the single fastest lap of the 250 class in practice at the 2019 Las Vegas Supercross, against both coasts,...

Presented by Fly Racing Michael Antonovich is down under this weekend for the Aus-X Open, and he grabbed some face time with the mechanics of the Penrite Honda team that is supporting Americans Justin Brayton and Mitchell Oldenburg in Australia. Listen in for some insight and perhaps a hint of what's to come in 2020...

Presented by OGIO Powersports Rocky Mountain ATV/MX KTM's Justin Bogle traveled to Barcelona, Spain, last weekend to compete in what would be his first international off-season Supercross in several years, and the former 250 Supercross Champion topped a field that included Americans Benny Bloss and Tyler Bowers, as well as a slew of fast French Supercross racers. Bogle phoned in to talk about the...

Presented by 6D Helmets Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha's Colt Nichols had a breakthrough year of sorts in 2019, and the Oklahoman is looking forward to an even bigger and better 2020. Unfortunately, a broken foot and shoulder injury has put a damper on his off-season preparations, but he is still doing all he can to be prepared for the East Coast kickoff at Tampa. We caught up with Nichols this...

Presented by 6D Helmets With little racing on the schedule to discuss, we rang up Brett Smith of wewentfast.com for this week's episode of the 6D Helmets Kickstart Podcast. A career moto journalist, Smith's latest endeavor are a website and social media channels that share the stories of the sport, but with a focus on timeless tales and not the news of the day. A few months back Smith acquired the...

Presented by Ogio Powersports There was no racing in the United States this weekend, so we phoned up Broc Tickle for this quick Ogio Powersports How Was Your Weekend Podcast to see how his preparations for the Tampa Supercross are coming along. Tickle's suspension will lift on 2/10/20, and he is planning to contest the last 2/3 of the Monster Energy Supercross series aboard a privateer Husqvarna w...

Presented by Fly Racing He may be on the sidelines with a hip injury, but Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna Factory Racing's Dean Wilson is back in the spotlight again. Last year, Deano gave away a Husqvarna TC 50 to a deserving youngster, and this year he's bumped it up to a TC 65! We chatted with Deano about his desire to give back to the sport, as well as how his recovery from the dislocated hip he suf...

Presented by 6D Helmets This was a busy weekend for the SML staff, and we were on opposing sides of the world covering events. Here in SoCal, we hosted the Seven MX Mini Major at State Fair MX and nearly 600 minibike racers showed up to compete in what has quickly become the most important mini race of the year. Seven MX COO Dennis Bloch joins us to recap the event in today's episode, and we also...

Presented by Fly Racing This week's episode of the Fly Racing Swapmoto Podcast is an hour long talk with RJ Hampshire. These last few months have been massive for RJ, as he left the GEICO Honda team with a year remaining on his contract to join Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's 250 program. It was a deal that many knew about during the summer months, but per RJ, the ink wasn't dry until t...