“If I had to [choose] between riding a dirt bike that was silent or not riding at all I think we would all choose the same thing?”
@briandeegan38 about the unveiling of Honda’s prototype electric motorcycle at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show/Instagram
“If I had to [choose] between riding a dirt bike that was silent or not riding at all I think we would all choose the same thing?”
@briandeegan38 about the unveiling of Honda’s prototype electric motorcycle at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show/Instagram
OVERHEARD. OVERREAD. OVERSAID.
“No, I did not purposely hit @AdamCianciarulo … I had [nowhere] to go. We talked, all is fine. Chill”
Gas Monkey Energy/AJE Motorsports’ Justin Starling had to clarify that he did not try to hit the 250SX West Region points leader in Houston/Twitter
“I would of gassed it harder into him, but that’s just me….”
Chris Blose weighed in on teammate Justin Starling almost obliterating AC in Houston via group text with Racer X
“That was a joke”
“
unless it was Ferrandis…”
“
unless it was Ferrandis…”(on Ferrandis taking out Blose on the second lap of the second main event of the Triple Crown in Houston)
“I’m betting this is a six-pager on Vital.”
Smartop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda team owner Mike Genova on the PulpMX video announcement that Steve Matthes will be the team manager in place of Tony Alessi for the first two rounds of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Matthes will direct 40-something hopeful Kris Keefer’s two-race comeback with the team
“He said he was going to throw stuff on the floor. I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t blame him if he pooped on the floor. For all the things I’ve said about him, and me losing this bet? If he pooped on the floor, I’d be like ‘I get it, Marty, I get it. Let me clean your shit up.’”
Steve Matthes on possibly having to sweep the Pro Circuit race shop, referring to his bet with team owner Mitch Payton/Fly Racing Racer X Podcast: “Nashville Review”
“I think it’s you guys that like the beef. You’ve gotta beef it up.”
Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb responds to never-ending media questions about him and teammate Marvin Musquin training together during the week and racing against each other on weekends/Denver SX post-race press conference
“I holeshot James [Stewart] and he came back and smoked us all. My dad jokingly went to Big James Sr. and said, ‘Are you sure you don’t want to get him a basketball for Christmas?”
Former pro Jacob Saylor on racing James Stewart as a kid/Facebook
“These dudes were probably calling in my license plate number as I BLEW by them because no doubt I was SPEEDING”
Racer X’s Jason Weigandt, on the company Slack channel, after racing the Steele Creek GNCC on his 350 EXC-F with his headlight on. Rumor has it he was using his turn signals when switching ruts
“It was rude, but it happened… It happened.”
James Stewart recalling Unadilla 2002, where Stewart passed rival Chad Reed, slowed down to let Reed by, and then effortlessly passed him again/#7 Raw, Episode 1
“No, I did not purposely hit @AdamCianciarulo … I had [nowhere] to go. We talked, all is fine. Chill”
Gas Monkey Energy/AJE Motorsports’ Justin Starling had to clarify that he did not try to hit the 250SX West Region points leader in Houston/Twitter
“I would of gassed it harder into him, but that’s just me….”
Chris Blose weighed in on teammate Justin Starling almost obliterating AC in Houston via group text with Racer X
“That was a joke”
“ unless it was Ferrandis…”
“
unless it was Ferrandis…”(on Ferrandis taking out Blose on the second lap of the second main event of the Triple Crown in Houston)
“I’m betting this is a six-pager on Vital.”
Smartop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda team owner Mike Genova on the PulpMX video announcement that Steve Matthes will be the team manager in place of Tony Alessi for the first two rounds of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Matthes will direct 40-something hopeful Kris Keefer’s two-race comeback with the team
“He said he was going to throw stuff on the floor. I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t blame him if he pooped on the floor. For all the things I’ve said about him, and me losing this bet? If he pooped on the floor, I’d be like ‘I get it, Marty, I get it. Let me clean your shit up.’”
Steve Matthes on possibly having to sweep the Pro Circuit race shop, referring to his bet with team owner Mitch Payton/Fly Racing Racer X Podcast: “Nashville Review”
“I think it’s you guys that like the beef. You’ve gotta beef it up.”
Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb responds to never-ending media questions about him and teammate Marvin Musquin training together during the week and racing against each other on weekends/Denver SX post-race press conference
“I holeshot James [Stewart] and he came back and smoked us all. My dad jokingly went to Big James Sr. and said, ‘Are you sure you don’t want to get him a basketball for Christmas?”
Former pro Jacob Saylor on racing James Stewart as a kid/Facebook
“These dudes were probably calling in my license plate number as I BLEW by them because no doubt I was SPEEDING”
Racer X’s Jason Weigandt, on the company Slack channel, after racing the Steele Creek GNCC on his 350 EXC-F with his headlight on. Rumor has it he was using his turn signals when switching ruts
“It was rude, but it happened… It happened.”
James Stewart recalling Unadilla 2002, where Stewart passed rival Chad Reed, slowed down to let Reed by, and then effortlessly passed him again/#7 Raw, Episode 1
“My bars are pregnant. That’s how hard I humped them on that jump.”
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS’ Justin Bogle describes a big combo he put together during practice at the Nashville Supercross to Weege
“My bars are pregnant. That’s how hard I humped them on that jump.”
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS’ Justin Bogle describes a big combo he put together during practice at the Nashville Supercross to Weege
OVERHEARD. OVERREAD. OVERSAID.
“This doesn’t make Marvin a cheater like a lot of people have been calling him. He made a mistake and jumped through the section during a red cross flag situation. He’s not the first to do it and he won’t be the last. Riders make mistakes; they’re not robots.”
Vital MX’s Grant Dawson on Marvin Musquin’s penalty at Seattle that saw him keep the win but lose seven points from his total/Vital MX
“I got my ass kicked. I was in the beginner class, but I remember my dad was frustrated cause he said he was jogging around the track and he had to stop and wait for me a few times.”
Grant Langston recalls why, after his first race, his dad never thought he would make it out of the amateurs/The Whiskey Throttle Show
“I don’t even know what to say because nothing surprises me at this point. I feel like I just can’t catch a break.”
Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen after a great start to Nashville SX was ruined by Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy going down right in front of him: Roczen had nowhere to go, running into Savatgy’s bike and falling over the berm. He would finish eighth/Honda press release
“It is unbelievable. I am speechless. We played cat and mouse and he followed me and then he was so quick, and then I followed him and such an amazing race, unbelievable, unbelievable… After more than a year I won a GP and we had a tough two years, but we never give up.”
Team HRC’s MXGP rider Tim Gajser after winning a thrilling duel with Antonio Cairoli at Arco Trentino in Italy/mxgp-tv.com
“This doesn’t make Marvin a cheater like a lot of people have been calling him. He made a mistake and jumped through the section during a red cross flag situation. He’s not the first to do it and he won’t be the last. Riders make mistakes; they’re not robots.”
Vital MX’s Grant Dawson on Marvin Musquin’s penalty at Seattle that saw him keep the win but lose seven points from his total/Vital MX
“I got my ass kicked. I was in the beginner class, but I remember my dad was frustrated cause he said he was jogging around the track and he had to stop and wait for me a few times.”
Grant Langston recalls why, after his first race, his dad never thought he would make it out of the amateurs/The Whiskey Throttle Show
“I don’t even know what to say because nothing surprises me at this point. I feel like I just can’t catch a break.”
Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen after a great start to Nashville SX was ruined by Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy going down right in front of him: Roczen had nowhere to go, running into Savatgy’s bike and falling over the berm. He would finish eighth/Honda press release
“It is unbelievable. I am speechless. We played cat and mouse and he followed me and then he was so quick, and then I followed him and such an amazing race, unbelievable, unbelievable… After more than a year I won a GP and we had a tough two years, but we never give up.”
Team HRC’s MXGP rider Tim Gajser after winning a thrilling duel with Antonio Cairoli at Arco Trentino in Italy/mxgp-tv.com
DMXS BYTES
EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERNET’S TOP MOTOCROSS RADIO SHOW
“Simply, sometimes you have to get your ass kicked to find that motivation again.”
Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb found the ultimate motivation during the darkest times of his pro career
“The position of ‘number one’ or ‘number two’ rider is not something we decide, even in the days of Dungey. It’s up to the rider to create that position.”
Fans like to speculate that teams favor one rider over another, but Red Bull KTM’s Roger DeCoster gives all of his riders everything they need to succeed on the track and lets the results speak for themselves
“I would hate to see it, but it would be nice to play through them.”
GEICO Honda’s Chase Sexton doesn’t like to be held up on the golf course—and might even look the other way if a player holding him up was dragged into a Florida lake by an alligator
DMXS BYTES
EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERNET’S TOP MOTOCROSS RADIO SHOW
“Simply, sometimes you have to get your ass kicked to find that motivation again.”
Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb found the ultimate motivation during the darkest times of his pro career
“The position of ‘number one’ or ‘number two’ rider is not something we decide, even in the days of Dungey. It’s up to the rider to create that position.”
Fans like to speculate that teams favor one rider over another, but Red Bull KTM’s Roger DeCoster gives all of his riders everything they need to succeed on the track and lets the results speak for themselves
“I would hate to see it, but it would be nice to play through them.”
GEICO Honda’s Chase Sexton doesn’t like to be held up on the golf course—and might even look the other way if a player holding him up was dragged into a Florida lake by an alligator