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If you guys have any old Racer X magazines (2000-2006ish), go read Pings stuff. It’ll bum you out. He used to be so freaking funny. It’s...

If you guys have any old Racer X magazines (2000-2006ish), go read Pings stuff. It’ll bum you out. He used to be so freaking funny. It’s sad where he’s gone to.

His wildest and most insane take at the time was that he wouldn’t read the book, The DaVinci Code, because he was afraid he would go...

His wildest and most insane take at the time was that he wouldn’t read the book, The DaVinci Code, because he was afraid he would go to hell over it (he’s not Catholic). Compare that to the stuff he’s saying now and it’s laughable how tame and harmless it was. 

My brother is Pings twin.  Smart, funny as fuck...an all around good dude but something triggered him and you can't find that guy you loved.  I don't hate my brother or Ping...just sad.

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7/30/2025 7:48am

Remember when Ping referred to Tickles future ex-wife as "Orange Girl" in a review pod with Mathess. Then the next week he wasn't on the review pod and Weege said Ping "Was on assignment" . Cleary Davey had given him a timeout for that comment. 😄 

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7/30/2025 7:56am Edited Date/Time 7/30/2025 7:57am
mvmx wrote:

Can we get back to a happier time,  who was the gay suzuki rider...

 

I think Dunge had a flirt 🤣

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Well I went and listened to the Whiskey Throttle show and I wish I could get that hour of my life back. It’s quite ironic listening...

Well I went and listened to the Whiskey Throttle show and I wish I could get that hour of my life back. It’s quite ironic listening to them say guys like Lewis have never done it, so they sit around and take a tiny bit of truth and speculate meanwhile speculating on everything with Anderson, Lawrence family, Prado etc. Listening to them try to make sense of tariffs and trade deals made me realize these guys don’t read anything but headlines. Never again.

You showed them. 😒

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Herr Lich wrote:
It seems to be pretty well accepted GL has an alcohol problem. He even admitted during one of Swap's deep throat sessions that he was always...

It seems to be pretty well accepted GL has an alcohol problem. He even admitted during one of Swap's deep throat sessions that he was always pissed while commentating.

So the dude has genuine alcoholism and you think its cool to mock him for it? Lets pray the dude gets help and keep the comments...

So the dude has genuine alcoholism and you think its cool to mock him for it? Lets pray the dude gets help and keep the comments about moto. 

Herr Lich wrote:
I'm calling out GL's shit behaviour. Just because he's pissed it doesn't excuse it. I also hope he gets help, but he needs to want to...

I'm calling out GL's shit behaviour. Just because he's pissed it doesn't excuse it. I also hope he gets help, but he needs to want to do it. 

Check your dm

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Ping peaked with "Chinese Take-out" 🤣

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His wildest and most insane take at the time was that he wouldn’t read the book, The DaVinci Code, because he was afraid he would go...

His wildest and most insane take at the time was that he wouldn’t read the book, The DaVinci Code, because he was afraid he would go to hell over it (he’s not Catholic). Compare that to the stuff he’s saying now and it’s laughable how tame and harmless it was. 

Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.

anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i skipped to the last page and this was the only nugget i found worth reading

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7/30/2025 10:31am Edited Date/Time 7/30/2025 10:33am
peelout wrote:
Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i...

Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.

anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i skipped to the last page and this was the only nugget i found worth reading

Ping and GL shit on Lewis for his tone and questions during his Prado interview.

It was personal but seemed benign enough to me but Lewis took exception to the things they said.

Lewis asked Ping if they could talk privately to iron it out.

Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults

Somehow Matthes got involved

A barrage of insults then erupted on GLs twitter. They were mostly directed at Matthes with a few hurled back at GL. This was maybe the most embarrassing part. 

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7/30/2025 12:05pm
jaybasher wrote:

GL trying to help vital get through a weekend with no race. 

Love this comment!!!

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7/30/2025 12:20pm

I wonder what JLAW thinks of all this? 

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The beef from GL and Ping to Big Lew is really odd. He provides great journalism on the sport (I really like the MXGP pod), and I've always found him super witty. 

But for the beef from GL to Matthes, there really was no reason for Steve to throw shade at GL in the 7/24 Blair Matthes Project pod when the question of why no one has taken #8 since him. I'm not saying he needs to start being friends or show any appreciation to him again, but the added name-calling was not needed instead of just acknowledging he was the last racer to use it. I'm a big fan of almost all his content, but time for him to start taking the high road on some things because him doing things like that doesn't make his hands clean in all of this.

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NV825 wrote:
The beef from GL and Ping to Big Lew is really odd. He provides great journalism on the sport (I really like the MXGP pod), and...

The beef from GL and Ping to Big Lew is really odd. He provides great journalism on the sport (I really like the MXGP pod), and I've always found him super witty. 

But for the beef from GL to Matthes, there really was no reason for Steve to throw shade at GL in the 7/24 Blair Matthes Project pod when the question of why no one has taken #8 since him. I'm not saying he needs to start being friends or show any appreciation to him again, but the added name-calling was not needed instead of just acknowledging he was the last racer to use it. I'm a big fan of almost all his content, but time for him to start taking the high road on some things because him doing things like that doesn't make his hands clean in all of this.

The GL and Matthes RECENT beef stems from GL trying to pile on when Gypsy and Hopper went after Steve for something. GL and Steve got into it on twitter after that because GL kept calling him a fat liberal and saying he sued Yamaha. Not defending Steve’s choice to blast GL multiple times publicly, but it’s definitely not like he’s just going at GL randomly for no reason. 

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🤣🤣🤣. I disagree 100%.

DonM wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out how stating a fact without an opinion is a ridiculous comment 🤷‍♂️.....

McG194 wrote:
I said it was ridiculous because unless you are employed there and personally know what everyone does you're not qualified to state that opinion. He may...

I said it was ridiculous because unless you are employed there and personally know what everyone does you're not qualified to state that opinion. He may or may not be there daily but the strategic vision of an organization is just as important as the day to day. 

The most ridiculous thing is me participating in this drama. 

This is ridiculous....It wasn't an opinion it is fact that GL his dad and uncle own the dealership, His dad and uncle run the business day to day....I made no statements and no opinions about anything other than that fact....I made zero statements or even speculated about the chain of command or who makes or doesn't make decisions...just the simple statement that GL's dad and uncle run the day to day business.....period....

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PB729 wrote:
I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it...

I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it now too?

yak651 wrote:

Please post quotes from Lewis where he fired shots (first, second or third) at Ping or GL

I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was regarding Mathes?

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7/30/2025 6:18pm

Sucks because I like Ping, but his insults towards Lewis are lame. Especially when Lewis did nothing. 

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7/30/2025 6:21pm
mvmx wrote:

Can we get back to a happier time,  who was the gay suzuki rider...

 

I think Dunge had a flirt 🤣

Its funny you say that. Go watch the interview Dungey made when he won Washougal on a 250. I was thinking wtf happen? 

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971_Fan wrote:

Sucks because I like Ping, but his insults towards Lewis are lame. Especially when Lewis did nothing. 

I havent been paying attention to much of the details here but I heard Lewis on his LVK podcast. Ping pulled the "You weren't pro. You cant be a real mx reporter" card? Cmon. The ole I'm faster than you argument. Weak. Tons of journalists in other sports weren't pro. Mx is somehow special?

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7/30/2025 6:48pm
PB729 wrote:
I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it...

I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it now too?

yak651 wrote:

Please post quotes from Lewis where he fired shots (first, second or third) at Ping or GL

PB729 wrote:
I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was...

I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was regarding Mathes?

My advice would be not to assume something before posting 

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7/30/2025 6:54pm
plowboy wrote:

What in the world could Lewis have done to piss anyone off?  

Langhammx wrote:
The Prado interview was not a great look, in my opinion. But a lot of people on here thought it was great journalism. He went too...

The Prado interview was not a great look, in my opinion. But a lot of people on here thought it was great journalism. He went too far and he will have a tough time getting interviews if he continues that kind of etiquette. 

He has a fairly decent relationship with the GP guys. Maybe people forget he has been friends/talking to them for years. He knows his relationship with them. That is why he would of did the interview that way. Do him and Prado not have a good enough relationship for it. We don't know

 

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PB729 wrote:
I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it...

I'm not reading 11 pages to find out, but it's a pretty safe assumption that Mathes hurled the first insults...as usual? Is he crying about it now too?

yak651 wrote:

Please post quotes from Lewis where he fired shots (first, second or third) at Ping or GL

PB729 wrote:
I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was...

I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was regarding Mathes?

You mention hurling first insults. I was just wondering where Lewis insulted GL or Ping for them to go after him? 

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peelout wrote:
Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i...

Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.

anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i skipped to the last page and this was the only nugget i found worth reading

MXD wrote:
Ping and GL shit on Lewis for his tone and questions during his Prado interview.It was personal but seemed benign enough to me but Lewis took...

Ping and GL shit on Lewis for his tone and questions during his Prado interview.

It was personal but seemed benign enough to me but Lewis took exception to the things they said.

Lewis asked Ping if they could talk privately to iron it out.

Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults

Somehow Matthes got involved

A barrage of insults then erupted on GLs twitter. They were mostly directed at Matthes with a few hurled back at GL. This was maybe the most embarrassing part. 

"Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults"

 

what did Ping say to him?

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7/30/2025 8:39pm Edited Date/Time 7/30/2025 8:40pm
Tyler D wrote:

"Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults"

 

what did Ping say to him?

"We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League,
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland."

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Tyler D wrote:

"Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults"

 

what did Ping say to him?

BRAPAZOID wrote:

"We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League,
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland."

Bravo!

7/30/2025 9:03pm

I was making a delivery at the Temecula Davita Dialysis center today and thought it odd there was an autographed picture of GL on the wall.

Charity has no bounds eh?🙃

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Well I went and listened to the Whiskey Throttle show and I wish I could get that hour of my life back. It’s quite ironic listening...

Well I went and listened to the Whiskey Throttle show and I wish I could get that hour of my life back. It’s quite ironic listening to them say guys like Lewis have never done it, so they sit around and take a tiny bit of truth and speculate meanwhile speculating on everything with Anderson, Lawrence family, Prado etc. Listening to them try to make sense of tariffs and trade deals made me realize these guys don’t read anything but headlines. Never again.

Beeby wrote:
With all due respect, this sport is largely made up of people who’ve devoted their lives to racing — living in training camps, skipping formal education...

With all due respect, this sport is largely made up of people who’ve devoted their lives to racing — living in training camps, skipping formal education, and as a result, not always the sharpest tools in the shed. The media types circling the sport often come from the same world, so let’s not expect Pulitzer-level conversation.

Herr Lich wrote:
You are absolutely spot on there. It's brutal when you hear some of the people involved in the sport discuss any topic outside it. Their lack...

You are absolutely spot on there. It's brutal when you hear some of the people involved in the sport discuss any topic outside it. Their lack of education, let alone general knowledge, is painfully inadequate. I think it's a big problem, but constantly apparent, that people who know very little, always think they know a lot due to the fact they simply don't know very much. The people who know the most, and are experts in any field, always are the ones that will admit to how little they know. They know how vast the knowledge base is. Unlike a turd like Ping, who I've seen wade in on a whole bunch of medical related topics, just because he has some kind of certificate in first responding from his fire fighter job. I would venture to say his knowledge of politics in any sophisticated sense is non-existence also. As for GL, all he knows is where to get the cheapest and strongest liquor. And even then his wet brain struggles to figure it out. 

Dunning Kruger.

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peelout wrote:
Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i...

Da Vinci code was the first novel i ever read as an adult, i enjoyed it.

anyone got any cliff-notes for the rest of the thread?  i skipped to the last page and this was the only nugget i found worth reading

MXD wrote:
Ping and GL shit on Lewis for his tone and questions during his Prado interview.It was personal but seemed benign enough to me but Lewis took...

Ping and GL shit on Lewis for his tone and questions during his Prado interview.

It was personal but seemed benign enough to me but Lewis took exception to the things they said.

Lewis asked Ping if they could talk privately to iron it out.

Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults

Somehow Matthes got involved

A barrage of insults then erupted on GLs twitter. They were mostly directed at Matthes with a few hurled back at GL. This was maybe the most embarrassing part. 

Tyler D wrote:

"Ping called Lewis and proceeded to double down on his insults"

 

what did Ping say to him?

Listen to the LvK podcast from this week and make up your own mind.

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7/31/2025 6:37am
yak651 wrote:

Please post quotes from Lewis where he fired shots (first, second or third) at Ping or GL

PB729 wrote:
I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was...

I never said anything about Lewis. I think Lewis is awesome. Especially those with Chase. How did you drag Lewis into this when my comment was regarding Mathes?

yak651 wrote:

You mention hurling first insults. I was just wondering where Lewis insulted GL or Ping for them to go after him? 

To clarify, my comment has nothing at all to do with Lewis, he's one of my favorites and I think he does great interviews and it seems like he has a great rapport with riders. I do not feel the same way about Matthes.

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BRAPAZOID wrote:

"We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League,
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland."

It's the Lollipop Guild, dammit!

You know, I've never seen the entirety of The Wizard Of Oz, but even I know it's the Lollipop Guild - it's one of the most evil Ear Worms there is - well, other than the Oompa Loompa song in the  Willi Wonka movie........ aaaaaarrrrrgggghhh!

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mvmx wrote:

Can we get back to a happier time,  who was the gay suzuki rider...

 

Pingree

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7/31/2025 7:52am
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I don’t even get why Ping has stayed relevant this long after his racing career. He had a good career, but it wasn’t like GLs, which...

I don’t even get why Ping has stayed relevant this long after his racing career. He had a good career, but it wasn’t like GLs, which i could see people still talking about. GL as a rider was awesome, as a person it seems like he’s fighting some demons. 

yak651 wrote:
He was never the fastest but stayed relevant by writing his columns for RacerX, doing some testing and reviews after racing and then being a regular...

He was never the fastest but stayed relevant by writing his columns for RacerX, doing some testing and reviews after racing and then being a regular on Pulp. Even had a short stint on Vital, so strange he has now gone off the deep end on many that helped him prolong his career in the industry after racing. Seemed to have a good thing going with Whiskey Throttle but I personally haven’t listened to to much of his stuff after his beef with Kenny and then his conspiracy theories. When I check his “library” I don’t really see the content that made his pods a must listen as his long form interviews, but maybe he just ran out of willing guests or is trying to go in a different direction 🤷‍♂️

Conspiracy theorists are up 150-0. Just saying.

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