Weege Show: Riders Versus Bikes, Reasons Versus Excuses
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2024
- Jason Weigandt walks and talks through the Las Vegas' The Strip dragway where the SMX World Championship will be determined. It's quite a showdown with Chase Sexton, Hunter Lawrence and Jett Lawrence. But will winning this one really prove what we want it to? In sports, winning is determined by so many factors, like it or not.
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FACT: Matt Burkeen’s “Everyman View & Perspective” videos from the bleachers are loved and viewed by tens of thousands! GIVE HIM A PRESS PASS & LET HIM DO HIS SHOW! Helps you MX Sports and Feld. Example: Because of his Unadilla video I’m planning on attending next year. Now I’m reconsidering since you told him he can’t do his channel production work at Vegas and in 2025. Give Matt Burkeen a press pass! He’s good for the sport and race promotion!
Phil deserves all the attention and praise !
We need the matty b show. But apparently if you aren't owned by the sport you dont get to be there.
fk Davy C,,,was great to hear Chase going on about parts and how things get forced down their throats..
Why Davy C? Wasn't it KTM that told Vital to take down the Sexton post race interview.
Its disgusting that Davy is going after Matty B and others to cancel them promoting the sport. Nothing like taking a 💩 on the little guy like Matty B.
Backs up everything Cooksey is saying!
@@slayer6936 They aren't being cancelled. Think about it... Everybody and their brother has a UA-cam channel nowadays. They'll all want press passes. It'll never end. They have to draw the line somewhere, otherwise you'll have 500 people filming every event. There's only room for so much media.
@@churchofbrap876Reasonable point, it’s common sense to have standards and minimum requirements for a Press Pass wouldn’t you agree. Assuming you agree minimum standards will separate the grifters looking for close access and those actually adding value and commanding a large viewing audience. Then the question is “what are the minimum standards for a journalist/content creator/social media personality?
Matt B. Has 32k + subscribers and individual videos with actual documented views of over ONE MILLION each. Those are more views than Racer X and Vital and Swap Moto have on their video for the same races.
As you said, and any reasonable person would agree, draw the line somewhere. Can’t give passes to everyone. BUT MX Sports a d Feld should be professional and tell people what the standards are so they know the rules and they know what they must achieve in scale and size to qualify.
Handling of Matt B. is clearly a subjective call unless the powers who kicked him out will define what their line in the sand is. For now we’re left with MX Sports & Feld looking bad, again.
@@MotoMikkola I think they look beyond just the number of views somebody gets on a UA-cam channel. There is probably way more that factors into it than we are aware. Plus Swap, RacerX, Vital , Pulp, etc have been around forever and probably in by default. These new UA-camrs have to do like Hopper and Gypsy did and slowly grease some palms to get in. MattyB might eventually get in, who knows. Cooksey will never get in because he attacks everyone involved.
@@churchofbrap876 good points. Matts takes are entertaining and his “Everyman View” from the bleachers is unique in that it shows what we’d see and experience if we were there. His Unadilla episode made me want to go back and see the place again in person. Anyway. Thanks for the info.
Let Burkeen film
💯agree He gives his 32k+ subscribers a unique “Everyman” view of the practice etc that adds value to the event. It’s the view we’d have if we were there and his commentary is exceptional! Unique talent with a passion for the sport! GIVE HIM A PRESS PASS AND LET HIM HELP GROW THE SPORT!!!
Right? It's not like people are watching his videos instead of watching the races, it just provides another perspective that we don't get to see on TV.
I cant stand Davey Combs but who really gives a f about Matt Burkeen. Who actually watches that crap footage from the cheap seats
@@brap10151 mmm showing your true colors son? Looks like anger management courses for you junior! Calling MB channel “crap”, Weege show “garbage”… you’re just full of personal opinions aren’t you.. not a question.. don’t give a F what you think. Dork
@@brap10151 About 20+ thousand people. He's not as insignificant as you might think.
YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON GIVING YOUR VIEWERS AND SUPPORTERS A UNIQUE VIEW OF THE EVENT BY DENYING MATT B. A PRESS PASS! LET HIM HELP YOU BUILD THIS SPORT VIA HIS UNIQUE COMMENTARY AND ENTERTAINING PERSPECTIVE! GIVE HIM A PRESS PASS IN 2025!
Thank you Jason! WE appreciate all that you do for the Moto Community. Cannot wait till 2025!
It sucks KTM wanted the video removed. It's an interesting element to hear the teams work through issues together. A fair response from the KTM bosses would be "Get a Start".
@@tommysmithii4723 I heard Chase wanted it removed
@@churchofbrap876 Hindsight 20/20 lol
@@tommysmithii4723 KTM is trying to sell bikes. Can't have the guy they are paying big $$$$ turn around and complain about the bike. Chase probably realizes he needs to tone that down some.
@@churchofbrap876100% end of the day he’s paid to advertise the bike imagine a poster of him saying this bike sucks buy one 😂
@@churchofbrap876yeah, but the bike chase runs is completely different than stock, and has setting a stock bike will never have
Free Matty B, Slowie, and Cooksey!!! This is BS
Free Cooksey, Slowie and Matty B!!!!!!!!!
Cooksey has it worse at least those other guys can go to the race
Did they kick him out ?
@@gawdszn302they basically kicked matty b out for filming on his phone without a credential at texas smx
Think about it people. Everybody and their brother has a UA-cam channel now. They'll all want press passes. It'll never end. They have to draw the line somewhere, otherwise you'll have 500 people filming every event. There's only room for so much media. And Cooksey is just a nuisance.
@@churchofbrap876 Agreed
I'm gonna miss Phil...he was,a great representative of Club
Chase never complained about the bike when Jett and Tomac were out. lol
I think Jett and Tomac force him to go that extra 2% faster that he doesn't always need to push to. But that 2% is where he can't figure out the bike. For clarification, I'm not a Chase stan but I do like him, however, it does feel like there's a mental-block when hes out there with #18 and #3.
I think there might be something to that, but he did have that dialed in mx and I think that KTM is another beast in sx
When you are winning they don’t ask about the bike. They only do when you lose. Just because he was winning doesn’t mean he wasn’t 100% comfortable
@@Usialbubba7283 YA sure bro
@@buckydoedowner9040 it’s the truth. But ok. Haters gonna hate
If Tomac get 1/10th, that means he would only get 0.3 send off parties that sounds pretty low to me 😂
I’m going to say shimoda goes 2-1 and wins the title. Why not it’s Vegas.
I've never doubted Chase's ability to beat Jett, Hunta, Eli or even danger boy, but no one can win all the time. Chase's professionalism, fitness and commitment is not in doubt.
If Jett is firing on all cylinders, and back in shape, he has everyone's number not just Chase.
@2216sammyHas never happened though
@2216sammy It sure hasnt worked out that way, maybe they never fire on all cylinders.....Eli is just a bit past his prime, but still fast!
I don’t understand why they are saying winner takes all? Eli could win, Webb could win, Kenny could win.. if Eli wins, Jett gets 2nd and chase gets 3rd then chase wins SMX by 2 points. There are numerous ways the top 3 can win SMX title without winning or even beating the other 2. Please quit saying “winner takes all”.
But there will be a winner. And that winner will take all. It’s a saying. Not that deep bro
Vital got weak in the knees and pulled the video.
So good that Phil is getting such a great send off.
Vital said that Sexton asked them to pull it down. Given that he was the one in the interview, I wouldn't call them being "week in the knees". Now, if KTM came after them, that's different.
@@johntomasik1555 🤣🤣You really think Sexton decided to ask on his own? OK? You really are gullible. Whether it came from KTM or Sexton it was sourced initially from KTM 🤦♂🤦♂. So yes, it was weak in the knees. Now they surely could have offered to do another interview if he wanted to provide more information or talk about it more. Especially since it was one of the best interviews he has ever done.
@@kurtheidelbachoh yer lets keep the video up after Chase asked them to take it down. Say goodbye to ever getting to interview Chase again you’re not very smart are ya
@@brap10151 LOL…It happens in real media all the time 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. Chase would have given all kinds of stories because he was happy with the original interview LOL. Now KTM on the other hand may have had an issue. And yes, I'm quite smart thanks!
@@kurtheidelbach I don't doubt that someone at KTM said something to Sexton about it. Wasn't my point. My point was that it was Sexton who asked Vital to take it down. Vital doing Sexton right is fine with me. Now, if KTM approached Vital, and Sexton wasn't requesting it be removed, then it'd be weak in the knees.
Thank you for covering this. Very important. Very disappointed ktm had the feedback taken down . Appreciate you
Really liking these Weege Show vids lately. Cool look into the inner working parts of it.
Thanks Weege, I look forward to your walk and talks every friday for 31 races. Great job, best in the biz!
Wasn't surprising (to me) that there'd be a learning curve for Sexton to get things aligned with the new bike. His SX performance was marginal, if the expectation was he'd challenge Jett. The KTM hasn't performed great the past few years. I can imagine SX bringing out more of the nuances of the bike than MX. For MX, he looks pretty dialed, and if they were racing MX tracks and he was struggling with Jett back, that'd change my opinion. But, the Charlotte track reintroduced SX to the race. I wasn't of the mindset that Sexton's success in MX would translate to SMX. Last weekend, he got a bad start, and he got back to 4th. 2nd moto, Jett got the bad start, and only managed 3rd, with a "winded" Tomac giving up his spot. Hopefully this weekend we see 2 Sexton holeshots, with Jett and Hunter on his heels, and a track that lends itself to passing opportunities. Then we'll get an idea if the "fixes" that KTM did really were the difference.
Oh, Coombs and MX Sports/Feld need to lighten up on the "little guy" media. Burkeen produces good stuff. MX Sports/Feld act like they're the NFL. They don't have the following that the NFL does, and they really could use all the help they can get. Burkeen isn't going to ruin the series' image.
5mm change on a Mx bike might as well be a mile. The feel is everything.
The sky in the background near the end was awesome
Sexton has two Premier class titles…FULL STOP. He doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone other than himself. As for Nicoletti, if there are a heap of farewell parties, good on him. Looking forward to a return to the normally excellent coverage JW…please.
Phil in his underwear. Impressive! What you saying bro. Ahhahhahh
Thank you very much 😊..
Thumbs Up for the A-10 Flyby at 1:39
LETS GO SEXTON!!!!
No speed limit for danger boy he goes as fast as it takes to win boom
checking in on Nicoletti and he was in his underwear, very impressive, you could've said that a little different 😂😂
As usual, best insights! Hope Weege never stops!
OMG was that an A10 that flew over your head? You best show some respect sir!
What time?
@@fmradio421:33
@@fmradio421:33
Yeah Weege!!
Can't believe it is Phil's last race... time flies!
Would be sick if they had the 450’s run 3 20 min motos especially for the final. Have them first, then 250 moto 1, 450 moto 2 250 moto 2 then 450 moto 3
Yes, a triple crown format for the last round. Or do a 5 race series for SMX with 3 weeks off after the MX series.
That would be cool but 3 x 20's is too much, Zach Osbourne said 2 x 20's was even too much to see these guys sprint. We want to see these guys go balls out and not conserving energy for later motos. 3 x 15's for 450 and 3 x 10's for 250 would make for more exciting racing I think.
@@SkylarRaceI was thinking the typical triple crown format with three 15 minute motos. I agree, three 20s would be a little too much.
Lewis seems to be able to get good interviews out of Chase, I wonder if they're buds or something. Shame I think KTM made Vital take it down, because I know a lot of fans appreciate the honesty and transparency and I really don't think it's going to hurt the KTM brand that much that a guy who just won an outdoor title on their bike isn't totally comfortable with how the bike is set up for him right now.
I get it, and I could be wrong, but I feel like people care more about honesty than the bike not being perfectly set up for one particular rider.
i’m glad lewis made it back safe from austria
Yeah Lewis and Chase are buddy's. I agree, Chase complaining about his hybrid SuperMotocross setup does not sway buyers in the slightest. Factory bikes are very different from production bikes and I think KTM is underestimating that most viewers and buyers understand that. KTM wants customers to believe their Factory Edition bikes are similar to what Chase Sexton is riding.
@@SkylarRace Yeah, a lot of fans aren’t as dumb as manufacturers may think.
@@SkylarRace Well said, and I agree wholeheartedly.
Just look at that Yamaha JS7 was on he’s spoken how bad that bike was for him once they switched to backwards engine that bike didn’t win until ET few years ago
Yea that team had trouble that first gen reverse motor 450 was a truck
😂 thing is this is 'horse racing' in which; the jockey has to make the horse run... The horse can only run by the input of the jockey... So the bike makes a big difference🪽
Moto used to be 80% rider - 20% bike. But it's up to the rider to know enough to set up the bike for himself or be able to explain it to his mechanic.
Hopefully the rider knows enough to clean his own air filter.
It's turning into MotoGP with a dozen mechanics and engineers. Problem is that motox doesn't have outside sponsors like F1 or Nascar.
Sexton is guilty of whinning and crying.
That needed to said about sexton and his bike setup issues. Suspension Setup IS key.
bike design is key before that for a pro level speed , he is over it if he is speaking publicly , ktm put Webb on a paid holiday for the outdoors when he told it how it was with the ktm bike . They are no where near the Honda Yamaha and Kawi on versatility . Frame and geometry matters along with suspension , Chase had KYB Showa style inserts on his forks when he Worked the bike out , as Weedge would say. Lot of marketing dollar contracts gagging the media with ktmhuskagas bikes
I think bike set-up matters most to pros. Everyone is so fast, that the biggest separator is who’s the most comfortable.
Wow! That was wat too many words just to make an excuse for why Chase doesn't win with a full field of racers. Fact is, there was nothing wrong with his Honda. And there is nothing wrong with his KTM. He looks and performs exactly the same on either bike. He can be as fast as anyone if the moon and all the stars line up just right. Unfortunately for him, that doesn't happen often enough. He's been that way since his 250 days. Don't forget, Roczen won on his Suzuki in 2023. It's the rider. Not the bike.
Weege, you are talking about an interview on VitalMX, that you obviously didn't listen to because Chase said they found something before the 2nd moto, in the outdoor shock that helped a lot. He said that when he took the parade lap he knew it was going to better. So was there changes made to his bike between motos? Yes.
Chase is fast but in all honesty he never won a championship with all the best guys there
Starts are definitely the most important part at that level between those top 3-4 guys.. besides maybe Jett bc he can start 5-7th and still come back and win. Plus, when you start out front, you can control the race and pretty much ride how you want, but when you get that 5-10th place start you have to ride harder than you want and you or your bike or both may not work to ride that higher pace.
Hopefully we can get all 4 guys out front, preferable chase out front, Tomac 2nd, Jett 3rd, and Hunter 4th, and let’s see what they’ve got… or Hunter 3rd Jett 4th, either way. But need to see Chase and Tomac 1-2 or they aren’t going to beat Jett most likely.
Remember folks it took Honda 20 years to get there bikes back winning again! So bikes and bike changes are very critical for the riders! Chase is just more up front about it. And good job from KTM for not giving up on the bike and it's riders and making it right!!
Chase can definitely run up front, just like ET3 you can see in his riding position and style when he feels comfortable. I feel Jett might be able to get comfortable on any setting and win similar to Deegan they find away to get comfortable.
Great point, that's what separates guys like Deegan and Jett from the rest. They hardly touch their bikes as long as the setup is in the ballpark they have the skill level and mental confidence to adapt and win in a huge range of conditions.
Funny the ktm situation. For us older men who can buy a new bike, the fact the bike doesn't perform as well at supercross as it does at motorcross is not always a negative. We don't ride supercross but we do ride off road and sometimes a motorcross track. So perspective matters too.
And if you read this jason I have been following you from early days in New Zealand as a viable news source and want to say thanks for your knowledge and views on the sport.
Phil is the man! Id love to be at his retirement party so bad
Weege fighting off copyrights the entire video
Yeah thanks for not turning it into the Weenie show
Chase didn’t have the right rabbits foot. He’s been on the best team, best bike money can buy for years. Tired of riders blaming the bike.
01:05 - Weege, "I had to check in with Phil, but he was in his underwear...very impressive... : o
Chase, is a whole different rider when he gets the start. But sometimes he has done great banzai efforts from the back also.
If/when Jett is at 100% its unlikely anyone will beat him.
Can we buy insider SX shirts somewhere?
We don't deserve weege
Hey Feld or MX Sports give Matt Burkeen a press pass his breakdown's of practice are really good insight.
Weege getting carded walking around 😂
The "winner takes all" is regarding the SMX Championship... Not the cash won. 😂🤦♂️🤘
So is the 2 Jasons Show gonna be a thing ??
Because it should ✌😉
Chase just needs to own it and shut up about the bike, He chose that bike. Bottom line is he just can’t beat Jett
Motto 1 winners always get screwed. That is just the way it works.
Idol Weegee shout out from Philadelphia 🎉
Its shameful how Cooksey is being treated. He's definitely over the target judging by the treatment he's being given.
@@kevinmartin7354 he brings it on himself, intentionally, to get more views for his channel.
Would have loved to watch practise but you cancelled him
What will moto be without Eeyore Nicoletti. 😂
“He was in his underwear…..very impressive.”
🖕🏻
May the best plugs grow😂.
😮 The way GP bikes are drawing data... And Ducati is getting into MX 🪄
We're all getting closer...
Easy to get happy with a bike, feels great. But, now ride it as fast as someone else is prepared to ride on race day. How much risk are you prepared to take ?
Tough sport, ya need lots of stuff to win at it.
All champions in my book, First to last 👍
Sounds like what your saying is the next generation will have to have the Talent the fitness and the smarts to get the bike right the first time. No more not understanding why the bike does not work. Now you must be able to know why and get the team to do what is required.
Now when asked why it did not work out, you will now say I'm hurt, my strength was not there or I lacked in talent handling the bike. You will say I did not get the bike set up right. A new category of requirements to win expected of the new riders.
What time is the mashup podcast ? lFG CS4 🚀🚀
You have to be able to get a bad start a good start and win danger gets bad starts but he wants it more than anyone else so he's going for it some guys just don't have that dog in them got to have it or you are not going one one like the champ welcome to the danger zone baby gettem boy
and has one of the bikes to do it , Chase has not track depending , they are below the standard of the best bikes , you see that in America because there is Production bike rules which is great for the sport. Not ktm though because the base bike i not as good as the others.
Sexton won 1 Race, Tomac had one bad start and look how quick that bc talked change! We shall see what happens tomorrow
Have always liked RC's general take that at some point, you have to accept the bike as it is and just concentrate on your riding.
It’ll never be as big as F1 or anything like it
Not with crooked Davey and his sister
Be cool if the other guys were there for media purposes 💀🏁
Sqweege those glasses boys
Free Cooksey
1:05 🤣"...and were back I had to check in with Phil but he was in his underwear, and then very impressive..." 🤣 Love you Weege. going to miss you on my feed. Hoping for a great end to the season at Vegas.
Club mx with the bangers
Honestly!!! World championship!! Us open, love that!!!
The greats can win on ANY motorcycle! Also rans ALWAYS place blame on the bike! Just the facts!
Weege you are the best,
nobody:
Weege: ☝️It’s actually not winner take all!
Put all racers on same bikes.
Sexton needs to stop makin excuses ur just not faster then the Aussies no matter what bikes he rides he isnt a Jetson or a Hunter 🤣🤷🏻♂️💪🏼
Let’s go weeegee
Let's see the FIM sanction that says this is a WC...!
ELI lost in 2 motos using the scoop tire on concrete dirt.
Deegs is running a soft suspension set up and killing them. The other riders are getting bucked all over using sx set-ups. Chase beat them by 13 seconds Jett out doors has never been beat by 13 seconds.
Deegan is running a SX suspension as well. Might be softer, but it’s still SX. Deegan usually likes his bikes pretty stiff. Levi talked about that on Gypsy Tales.
Yeah super cross is 80%start
Why do you never see Jett complaint about the bike?
Their dad says. It's upto you and your team to make the bikes set up to suit you best. If you can't get a good set up after all that time, money and resources. It's your own fault. Not the teams. Don't blame the team, blame your self for not getting a good setting.
You think club MX could wash their awning
Will Chase be winning in Vegas! Unless he gets the HOLE Shot he may!
! What do I know lol !, But those HONDAs power Mapping control seems to be the best! There traction control seems to be the best !! with two incredible riders! Who knows. We all know!, and all have seen 😹anybody could crash and burn ! lol
If I was the boss at KTM chase would be out a ride. He has the speed but not the mental game. Coming from a fan of chase..
And that’s exactly why you aren’t a boss LOL
Cooksey is straight up the worst
Must be a liberal
@@chupacabraracing181 hahaha far from it.
@@chupacabraracing181 Yeah, because politics have a thing to do with it. We need less people like you in the sport. It's about bringing people toghther not separating them over totally idiotic things like politics 🤦♂🤦♂
The finish line is in the dumbest spot
Come on ! Plus we don’t need another big double for finish line the end of rhythm section would be better
I really like Sexton but he needs to stop biting the had that feeds him.
KTM huskagas is not up to the task, i guarantee you ktm bikes have not been up to the task for a longtime now . Simply put ! They will get smashed in the UK on those ktms , no data fussy bike slower bike depending on the track . Wedge is gas lighting the fans of the sport , ktm sponsorship dollars speaking , it really could be the white red and orange ones are proven not up to the task .