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Send us Fan Mail Kade O'Grady tells us about getting his start in the industry and what happened at Houston SX in 2018.

Send us Fan Mail Learn more about the behind the scenes workings of the US racing series and OEM relationships, along with the tensions with the new World Supercross Championship.

Send us Fan Mail Max and Tallon Vohland discuss Max's second season and what improvements need to be made.

Send us Fan Mail Kourtney Lloyd was the first female Team Manager in MXdN history and now will fulfill that roll for the Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha team in World Supercross

Send us Fan Mail ZachO checks in on what he's been up to with his Husqvarna Brand Ambassador role, coaching, and being back at Loretta Lynn's for the Amateur National

Send us Fan Mail Jordan Troxell discusses how he got his start, working for Ken Roczen, and more.

Send us Fan Mail Donny Emler Jr. on FMF Racing's success and marketing strategy. With the 50 Year Anniversary next year, Donny talks about working with his father and much more.

Send us Fan Mail Tim Ritchie talks ReBud history, MXdN prep, and more.

Send us Fan Mail Broc Tickle sits down to talk about coaching at the Combine and if he misses racing.

Send us Fan Mail Daniel Blair was recently named Team Manager for the Orange Brigade. He tells us why this job was perfect for him, what his vision is for the future, and if he's still going to do tv for Supercross!

Send us Fan Mail Malcolm Stewart discusses recovering from his knee injury, being back at the races, fishing, and much more.

Send us Fan Mail Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey talks to us about his exciting comeback for the 2022 Summer! What he learned, how much he enjoyed it and he answers the big question on if he'll continue racing...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea Leib, Director and Founder of On Track School and Learning Solutions runs us through their program and how they got started. Along with how they're helping change the way up and coming motocross racers and children in general can take charge of their education and chase their passions.

Send us Fan Mail Here is the full roundtable discussion of the 2022 Vital MX 450 Motocross Shootout. Each bike has its own video and there is a full written article with rider notes, weights, dyno charts, and more if you want to read that as well. But since you are here, we present the uncut rider opinions and discourse for the 450 shootout where we dig into each bike, one by one, to talk about pr...

Send us Fan Mail Aldon Baker is the number-one name in motocross training. He changed the game with Ricky Carmichael and never looked back. Obviously, he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to fitness, nutrition, gym work, bike work, cardio, and every other physical piece of the training puzzle. But we sometimes forget that the squishy, grey mass between our ears is what is controlling us...

Send us Fan Mail Triple clamps are one of those big-ticket items for motocross bikes that can really change the way a machine handles. Stock triple clamps on modern motocross bikes are pretty good and are way better than they have been in the past. Yet, with most parts, OEMs have to make some compromises for cost and ease of manufacturing. Aftermarket triple clamps can be lighter, stronger, flexie...

Send us Fan Mail In the moto world, people were happy with coiled metal in their bike’s fork. Then came the air fork and on paper, everything sounded great! Way lighter, change ‘spring’ rates at the track, tons of adjustability, better handling… The list went on and on. In reality, things weren’t so awesome. Most riders weren’t a huge fan of the ride feel, but the real sticky booger was that the s...

Send us Fan Mail We are obsessed with making our motocross machines faster, yet today we want to talk about slowing down. Motocross brakes are simple on one hand, but with all the different parts and pieces, are nearly infinitely complicated on the other. Factor in the rider preference (which varies a surprising about from rider to rider) and you have a dynamic, multi-faceted system with no one co...

Send us Fan Mail It has been 13 years since the launch of the Leatt Neck Brace, the first motocross neck brace on the market. Over the years there seems to have been peaks and valleys in acceptance and usage. We recently got to talking with some of our testers and riding buddies about neck braces in general and it seemed like a lot of them were in the same boat... That is, they tried an early vers...

Send us Fan Mail Of course we are biased, but it is hard to argue against the fact that motocross at its highest level is the most physically demanding sport on the planet. To perform at their peak, racers have to have endurance, strength, agility, and raw power, which they can't achieve eating doughnuts and cheeseburgers. Well, maybe Jett can. To get a little insight into how pro racers are...

Send us Fan Mail Oscar has worked with a ton of championship-caliber riders both here and abroad. That list includes guys like James Stewart, Chad Reed and Ken Roczen, and he's currently the crew chief for Adam Cianciarulo over at Monster Energy Kawasaki.

Send us Fan Mail Be honest, is your chain squeaking? Is it loud and rattling like pennies in a tin can? Is it flapping and flopping into your swingarm like its desperately trying to get your attention? Hopefully not, because not only is this unsafe, it is not the optimal operating conditions for your dirt bike.  We grab Clayton Solise of D.I.D Chains (not "Did" but Dee Eye Dee) to give u...

Send us Fan Mail While we’re waiting for the racing season to resume, we caught up with Forrest Butler, the owner of the Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/KTM/WPS team. He had a lot to say about being on hold...and the possible way back to action.

Send us Fan Mail We pull in the left lever and don't give it another thought. But what exactly is a clutch? How does it work? What are all the parts? What are the pros and cons of switching out the OEM parts for other options? What oil is best? Hydraulic or cable? Should you mess with your actuator arm? So many questions and just one podcast to answer them.  In this Tech Edition of the Inside...

Send us Fan Mail We got a chance to chat with Dave, who has been up to his elbows in the Supercross series for the last two decades about what we can hope for in the remaining seven rounds of the 2020 season. He's seen just about every possible scenario, but the Coronavirus obviously threw everyone a curve.  While this is shorter than usual, there’s some interesting info in here, both about h...