Host Gary Walton brings you behind-the-scenes in the world of snow, moto and off-road racing. Monthly race recaps and interviews with the top riders and key players in action sports.
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The audio got a little wonky on this one, but GDubs and DV sit down with Casey Hultgren (Hult329) and Cole Cottew to (colecottew) to mull over the last couple rounds of ISOC Snocross and COR Powersports, as well as regional snocross racing while also speculating about potential rider/team changes for 2024. Thank you to FXR Racing and Hayes Powersports for supporting the pod all season and into the summer and fall. Be sure to share the link to this episode with your friends and follow all episodes on Spotify, iTunes or Google Podcasts
The first two rounds of ISOC Snocross for the month of March are in the books and the boys sit down to discuss the new venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as the first-ever Pro Triple Crown which took place at ERX Motor Park. Vince VanSlyke is also in studio for this episode to talk a little Snow and Moto cross-country, as well as the wicked good trail conditions in Northern Minnesota this winter. Be sure to share the link to this episode with your friends and follow all episodes on Spotify, iTunes or Google Podcasts
This is one of our favorite annual episodes where we record in the pits on the night before the U.S. Air Force Nationals in Deadwood, South Dakota. Rider guests on this year's edition include Evan Christian and Evan Daudt from KC Motorsports, Emeric Legendre from Thene Motorsports, Pro Women racer Inanna Hauger from Frattalone Racing, recent back-to-back Pro winner Hunter Patenaude and former Pro racer turned team owner Lincoln Lemieux. We also recorded an industry insider segment with Clay Hendricks from Hayes Powersports and had the pleasure of sitting down with long-time media friend, ISOC Media Manager and now Supercross Race Day Live personality Haley Shanley. Be sure to share the link to this episode with your friends and follow all episodes on Spotify, iTunes or Google Podcasts
The first round of the national snocross tour is in the books the 2023 snowmobile racing season is about to kick off at full speed. On this episode GDubs and Dalton give their hot takes on a cold weekend in Fargo and look ahead at what the '23 season has in store with injuries already playing a big role some keep divisions. They also briefly touch on the XC season opener and the potential resurgence of ice oval racing. Be sure to share the link to this episode with your friends and follow all episodes on Spotify, iTunes or Google Podcasts
We recently made our first trip of the pre-season to the Klim Compound in Aurora, Minnesota and had a chance to catch up with a few of the riders as they were making their first laps of the season. On this episode we check in with Nick Lorenz, Kenny Mandryk, Marcus Ogemar and Cole Cottew. Let us know who you'd like to here from next week by dropping us a note at info@ridex365.com and be sure share the link to this episode with your friends and start following all episodes on Spotify, iTunes or Google Podcasts
This month we kick off the 10th anniversary of the podcast with one of our original co-hosts, Levi Ensrud. Levi is a veteran mechanic in the Pro ranks who recently took on the role of Team Manager with the upstart Skogquist Race Team who will be fielding a number of amateur racers, as well as long-time Pro Petter Narsa. Levi had a lot of great insight into the sport and shares some of his thoughts on how snocross has progressed and where it is
It's been a minute but G Dubs and DV are back on an extended late summer podcast to catch up on all of the snocross silly season news as well as look ahead at the potential ISOC schedule. The boys also catch up on the Border Battle XC season which just completed an epic ski hill event in Michigan's U.P.
On this episode G Dubs and DV recap the 2022 ISOC snocross season and look ahead at some of the team and rider rumors already hitting the street. Shock guru Vince VanSlyke joins the guys to talk Cor Powersports cross-country and all three of the boys look ahead to this week's Jesse Thelen Memorial race at the opening round of Border Battle XC at ERX in Elk River, Minnesota. If you'd like to support the podcast or any of our channels, you can become a Patreon donor at the following link and get early access to new pods, as well as discounts on RideX365 merch. Become a Patron! ______________________________________
On this episode G Dubs and DV check in with Pro Lite front-runners Ryley Bester, Evan Christian and Nick Lorenz. All three guys share some great insight into their various stages in the class and what it takes to run up front every night with that goal of moving to the Pro class. If you'd like to support the podcast or any of our channels, you can become a Patreon donor at the following link and get early access to new pods, as well as discounts on RideX365 merch. Become a Patron! ______________________________________
On this episode G Dubs and DV review the ISOC All Finish Concrete Snocross national in Fargo, North Dakota as well as preview the always popular upcoming round in New York. We also continue our team owner series with DV's employers Steve and Nick Hemmer of Hemmer Motorsports. Like many teams in the pro pits, the Hemmers started off supporting their your kids at the local and regional level and before you know it they had an 18-wheel factory rig and were chasing the national tour across the country. The investment is starting to payoff big time as they are now one of the elite Polaris factory supported teams with new Pro Lite racer Nick Lorenz putting it on the box at almost every round this season. If you'd like to support the podcast or any of our channels, you can become a Patreon donor at the following link and get early access to new pods, as well as discounts on RideX365 merch. Become a Patron! ______________________________________
Full disclosure, this pod was recorded just hours before ISOC announced that the Deadwood round of national snocross would be postponed, so any references to that event do not account for the date change. This episode has some great insight into mid-season testing with co-host Dalton Vetsch, who's Hemmer Motorsports team is in the middle of a title fight in the Pro Lite class. We also review the first quarter of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross season, the new Flo Racing subscription streaming platform and all of the questions that remain about who will be the first Pro racer to string together back-to-back weekends. If you'd like to support the podcast or any of our channels, you can become a Patreon donor at the following link and get early access to new pods, as well as discounts on RideX365 merch. Become a Patron! ______________________________________
The national snocross season is officially underway and we sat down with Hentges Racing Pro Lite rider Kenny Mandryk to review the opening weekend. Unfortunately, Kenny suffered a season-ending injury on Friday but he was able to hang around throughout the event and offered some great insight into the course and his fellow racers. If you'd like to support the podcast or any of our channels, you can become a Patreon donor at the following link and get early access to new pods, as well as discounts on RideX365 merch. Become a Patron! ______________________________________
This week we check in with a number of riders at the test track in Aurora, Minnesota where pre-season has been under way for over two weeks. Evan Christian and Evan Daudt played guest hosts in the KC Motorsports transporter with new Scheuring Speed Sports rider Adam Ashline stopping in. We were also joined by […]
On this episode we kick off a series of interviews with snocross team owners and get a look at how they found their way into the sport, along with what it takes to finance and maintain a mid six-figure annual budget. Guest number one is Steve Scheuring, who has been at this as long or […]
There have been a lot of snocross rider and team changes over the off-season, starting at the very top with three-time defending champ Elias Ishoel. Check in with GDubs and DV as they discuss how the shakeups from the Pro ranks down to the Sport class could play out in 2022. We are giving away […]
Nick Swenson has had more than his share of success as an amateur off-road racer. This week he is on his way to Italy to compete in his first International Six Days Enduro, a bucket list race that his father and several of his mentors have done before him. We sat down with Nick at […]
This episode was lost in the weeds for a few weeks but we wanted to introduce everyone to action sports video guy Casey Hultgren, who has been building a name for himself over the last few seasons in snocross and Champ Off-Road. GDubs and Dalton caught up with Casey and his boy Cole Cottew at […]
On this month’s episode G Dubs and Dalton take a little break from a moto session in the woods for an impromptu show reflecting on the 2021 ISOC snocross season and the fact that it actually got pulled off with a bunch of great racing and cool new venues, in spite of, or thanks to, […]
The AMSOIL Championship Snocross tour is closing out the season with back-to-back weekends at the historic World Championship Derby Complex in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The oval track World Championships have played host to a watered-down version of snocross in the past, but last weekend marked the first time the national tour has made a stop […]
We have a special one-off pod this week with national snocross mechanic and crew chief David Otto. David also has a long history with Team Arctic and is currently Cat’s primary source of support at the ISOC regionals and nationals. This is one of those interviews that anybody in racing can benefit from as David […]
This week we’re joined by co-host Dalton Vetsch and we ZOOM in with 2021 Pro class race winner Jacob Yurk who is having a great season on his Zandstra Racing, FLY/WPS Arctic Cat. Catch up on all the action over the past 30 days and listen in to our massive Power Rankings segment breaking down […]
This week we’re joined by co-host Dalton Vetsch and friend of the show Chris Johnson as we recap the first two weekends – four rounds – of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross series. We recorded on Wednesday at ERX Motor Park where many of the teams and riders were getting in motos during this week off […]
This is a good one kids. We recently brought the Mystery Machine to the test track in Aurora, Minnesota where all of the top riders and teams have been testing for a couple of weeks. We managed to grab, Lincoln Lemieux, Hunter Patenaude, Mitchell Thielen, Nick Lorenz and Hentges crew member Levi Ensrud Thank you […]
On this episode we welcome new co-host Dalton Vetsch from Hemmer Motorsports and jump into a preview of the fast-approaching snocross season with a breakdown of the Pro Lite and Pro classes. Thank you to Fly Racing, C & A Pro Skis, Stud Boy Traction and Jack Link’s Beef Jerky for their support!
The Fly Racing RideX365 podcast is back and we are kicking off the new season talking transition, as in dirt to snow, bikes to sleds, new teams, new schedules and new start times. Evan Daudt makes his first appearance on the pod to talk about getting the call to race out of the KC Motorsports […]
ISOC rounds 11-12 from Salamanca, New York saw some familiar faces on top of the podium, along with a first-time winner in the Pro Lite class. We talk to all of the key players from snocross, as well as have an in-depth chat with Snow Bike pioneer Jesse Kirchmeyer on his rise to the top […]
This week we check in from a new venue in Iowa that produced some great racing, along with some first time podium finishers. We also sit down with former show co-host Levi Ensrud of the Hentges Racing team to talk a little about the current state of the sport.
A couple of first time winners for the season, including Dan Benham and Kaden Woodie. We also chat with rising star Matt LaMourea about his path into snocross, as well as Elias Ishoel, Logan Christian, Oskar Norum, Hunter Patenaude, Jay Lura and more.
ACS rounds five and six from Canterbury Park included a number of first time winners and podium finishers for this season. Listen in as Oskar Norum, Kyle Pallin, Lincoln Lemieux, Dan Benham, Jordan Lebel and Kaden Woodie all talk about their weekends and their seasons so far.
This week we get back into the After Party format with nearly an hour of post-race interviews from the three days of ISOC snocross racing just outside of Fargo, North Dakota. Guests include Elias Ishoel, Aki Pihlaja, Jacob Yurk, Cole Cottew, Hunter Patenaude, Nick Lorenz, Adam Ashline, Carson Alread, Evan Christian, Raycer Frank and Brian […]
This week we kick off the snocross season with a recap of the AMSOIL Dominator race and round one of amateur class racing from Spirit Mt. in Duluth, Minnesota.
This week we have a combo episode with GDubs and Robbie wrapping up all things AMSOIL Championship Snocross from the Grand Finale in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, while also mixing in the FLY Racing After Party with three days of podium interviews with race winners and season champions. Thank you to FLY Racing, AMSOIL, Stud Boy […]