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Hear from the 450 podium at round two of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

Hear from the 250 podium at round two of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

The 450 podium from Hangtown.

The 250 podium from Hangtown.

The 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship kicks off Saturday at Hangtown. On Thursday, Eli Tomac, Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson, Weston Peick, Justin Barcia, and Ken Roczen from 450s and Zach Osborne, Jeremy Martin, Aaron Plessinger, Alex Martin, Justin Hill and Joey Savatgy from 250s spoke to the media.

On the eve of the 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, MX Sports Pro Racing President (and Racer X editor-in-chief) Davey Coombs explains how the AMA National Motocross Championship actually started. It's not what you'd think. When the series started in 1972, several other big series and races were already rooted into America. Because of this, many of the top names didn't even compete in the...

Arenacross riders are animals. They ride hard, they bang bars, they take each other out, then they smile, shake hands and move on. As an amateur, Jacob Hayes was a top Kawasaki Team Green prospect but didn't get the big factory ride he hoped for when he turned pro, so he took a chance on arenacross and found a home. He fits right in because he's a little wild, a little crazy, and really fun to han...

The 250SX and 450SX podium finishers—and the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross Champions—discuss their night in Las Vegas.

Jason Weigandt is joined by Davey Coombs and Roy Janson for a history lesson on how both the FIM and AMA ended up co-sanctioning the supercross championship. In 2001, the AMA announced it would split with the existing supercross promoters, thus setting off a business battle that ended up in the courtroom—and also led the existing promoters to a masterstroke move of turning supercross into an FIM W...

Bobby Hewitt is the only professional team manager Jason Anderson has ever known. Hewitt started a racing team to support his son Hunter, once an up-and-coming amateur prospect. It became a top amateur outfit, then a professional team, and then went through the ringer by gaining and losing factory support. Hunter eventually moved on from racing, yet the team continued to grow, slaying giants in bo...

Marvin Musquin and Eli Tomac argue about the big one on Saturday .

250 podium men Zach Osborne, Jordon Smith, and Kyle Peters discuss their nights in Massachusetts.

When Jon-Erik Burleson announced he would step down as the head of KTM North America at the end of 2016, it was a shocker in the industry, as the brand was in the midst of meteoric growth, and JEB (pronounced "Jeb"), as he is known, certainly had reason to enjoy life near the top of that chain. As you'll learn in this week's Racer X Exhaust Podcast, though, Jon-Erik is someone who wants to be comf...

Jason Weigandt dials up Ryan Dungey and gets a solid hour of candid conversation with the four-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion. Dungey reveals much, explaining his struggles with the mental side—including hiring a sports psychologist—to Eli Tomac's charge last season, the 2017 Vegas finale, and the burnout that he feels led to his injury in 2016, and consequently considering retirement. He...

Jason Weigandt rings up seven-time AMA National Champion Rick Johnson to talk about the legendary 1990 Atlanta Supercross, where the crowd and his own will pushed him back toward the front—even while his ailing right wrist was telling him not to. It's a look into the spirit of a championship-level athlete who was not willing to let go of his time at the top. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presente...

Jason Weigandt gets a tour of Aldon Baker's Florida facility and also goes in depth to explain what he's learned watching Aldon and his athletes operate through the years. Aldon's record is amazing: he's trained 13 supercross champions during his 17 years in the sport. Yet he still believes he's only as good as his last race, and he operates as if he's still trying to prove himself, not one of the...

During a week spent stalking the top riders in Florida, Jason Weigandt hooked up with Ken Roczen and trainer Blake Savage for afternoon run near Ken's house in Clermont, Florida. Once Weege realized he wasn't going to have a heart attack, he turned on the recorder to ask Ken about his recovery and his philosophies on training, then spoke with Savage to learn more about his background. Savage carri...

Straight from the infield at Daytona International Speedway, Jason Weigandt is joined by Davey Coombs to discuss the roots of the Daytona Supercross, which started before supercross actually even existed. From three-minute laps and riding over the pit walls to the invention of the term supercross to Ricky Ryan's 1987 shocker, Weege and DC discuss everything about the longest-running race on the SX...

Jason Weigandt introduces you to the newest Racer X podcast.