Show Notes
It's The Troy Lee Designs Race Tech Blair Matthes Project where industry insiders Daniel Blair and Steve Matthes dig in on a multitude of topics. In today's episode, we discuss Chase Sexton's departure from Kawasaki amidst Malcolm Stewart's new deal being announced and whether Kawasaki needs to make some internal changes to improve moving forward. Let's dive in!
--- CHAPTERS --- 00:16 Intro and sponsors 02:39 Chase leaves Kawasaki 04:01 Kawasaki accountability rant 11:40 Chase's 2027 Cowie and ACL 12:43 MX-16 folds, Green team pipeline 16:22 Nate Thrasher signing and Mitch/Holiday synergy 20:24 White wall team announcements 22:26 Ad reads: Maxis, Firepower, Seat Concepts 24:05 Where does Chase go? HEP, Quadlock, KTM 29:12 HEP vs Quadlock analysis 34:19 PRMX idea and MXGP talk 35:54 Zool, Stomp Grip, Namira reads 40:50 Townley kids and Easton Graves to Star 45:34 Casey Cochran at Star 49:21 Pulp merch, Gives Back raffle 51:42 KTM 250 team loaded 55:05 Eras episodes and Keefer mystery 57:38 Colt Nichols and sign-off
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