Show Notes
This is it! Kelly Smith takes KTM's first ever win in AMA SX/MX on his Steve Matthes-tuned KTM125 and Rarick/Weege have to put up with Matthes talking about it. Then they get Kelly Smith himself to talk about that day, how much money he got, the mud, his history with KTM and more.
--- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Fox Racing thanks 07:11 Matthes' late KTM hire and Selvaraj 14:55 Seth's apology and the KTM plaque quest 19:22 Practice and staging memories 21:53 Guts Racing read, Davey in the mud, Matt Walker ad 29:00 Dowdy's surprisingly good Cali year 32:33 Tortelli, Shane King and Jimmy's hacksaw clutch cover 35:43 Kelly Smith joins: rewatching the win 44:50 Four-stroke nationals money 48:02 No-link KTM indoors vs outdoors 50:19 KTM's reaction to the first win 53:25 Moto 2 and the overall 57:57 Red Bull arrives 1:00:03 Southwick flop and the win bonus 1:03:22 Kelly's Arenacross years 1:06:28 No KTM ride for 2002 and the Yamaha deal 1:13:52 Barry Hawk and Shane Watts 1:19:17 Who really won, rando award, Dubok 1:22:50 Lit Kid and S**t Kit 1:27:30 Jacob Marsak Award 1:31:08 WTF and Ricky's 12-12 1:35:56 Wrap-up and Bradshaw in Japan
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