The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Columbus SMX 2026 Review

The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Show Notes

Wrapping up action from the race weekend, covering all the scoops, with the normal cast of characters.

--- CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Brunt Workwear ad read 01:56 Show open, Fly Racing rundown, welcoming Weege and JT 05:09 Columbus start-gate design controversy 09:55 Roto's tickets story and crediting fans/track crew 14:04 Could Feld have done better? Dome talk and venue debate 18:28 Mud race complaints and broken SMX venue promises 22:27 Hunter Lawrence's hidden second wrist injury 26:56 Prado, Roczen, Deegan mud ride and Honda start edge 32:26 Renthal ad read and grip preference talk 36:28 Deegan's mindset and championship points situation 40:18 RJ Hampshire, Harup crashes, and JT's track-walk report 43:11 Hunter's quiet 8th place ride and Barcia's HEP Suzuki move 46:09 450 LCQ recap and Jett Lawrence's foot surgery details 51:33 OnX ad, Damon Bradshaw Hall of Fame, Racer X cover autograph hunt 55:46 Kevin Windham's Quad Lock return and Honda amateur program talk 1:00:57 Levi Kitchen's overall win and scoring confusion 1:04:33 250 class recap: DiFrancesco, Volan, McAdoo, and mud carnage 1:07:46 Plane crash joke and Cole Davies' clutch meltdown 1:12:11 Kaido Wolf's manager's-tower story and Assen talk 1:16:48 Team managers' group-text suspension controversy 1:26:36 Grumpy crews, Charlotte precedent, and moto-cancellation debate 1:29:35 Final thoughts and sign-off

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