Show Notes
We covered the 250 class already but this week Matthes, Weege and Rarick look back at the 2002 SX opener from the 125SX angle. We get Buddy Antunez on to tell us about his comeback to SX/MX for Suzuki, why he got dropped at the end of the year, his memories of this night, why he chose this race, his early days at Suzuki and more.
--- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Show open 01:36 Why we're covering Indy's 125 race 08:56 125 field breakdown: the gray beards return 11:30 Sponsor read & Buddy Antunez joins the show 16:08 Suzuki tryout, dropping the ego, taking a pay cut 24:12 Unfinished business & the Indy main event breakdown 29:40 Replaced by Chad Reed & Suzuki loyalty 37:22 East Coast choice, Glen Helen mishap, Axo gear 40:54 Millville CRF test reunion tangent 44:29 Season consistency, Broome-Tioga letdown, Le Louis & the Suzuki firing rant 53:06 Contract confusion & rookie-year context 59:06 Weege's Racer X 'bring some thunder' story 1:01:53 Post-interview debrief & Havasu tangent 1:09:00 Lit Kit / S**t Kit Award 1:12:24 Jacob Marsack Award: John Dowd's forgotten 125 ride 1:16:35 What The F**k Happened & sign-off
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