The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Leatt presents: LVK: More Than Moto "From SMX to MXDN"

The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Show Notes

It's the Leatt LVK: More Than Moto show where Start Your Systems' Kellen Brauer and Vital MX's Lewis Phillips debate current SX/MX/MXGP topics as well as general life itself. In this episode, recap our SMX predictions and preview what we think will happen at the Motocross of Nations. It's all brought to you by Leatt, Alpinestars, ICON Meats, and Partzilla.

--- CHAPTERS --- 00:23 Intro, Alpinestars gear talk & Leatt ad 05:38 Cooper Webb & RJ Hampshire's SMX picks 10:26 Pierce Brown flop debate & the Jakub prank 17:03 Plessinger's perception, new winner & best team picks 23:43 Icon Meats ad, Icon of the Week & runner-up picks 28:16 Seeding improvement & best event debate 32:53 Final predictions tally & Alpinestars TechAir ad 36:26 SMX track design gripes & Team USA's Nations roster 45:15 France, Belgium & Netherlands Nations previews 48:46 Spain & Great Britain Nations previews 55:13 Podium picks, Prado's motivation & sign-off

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