SMX Media Dresscode

10/7/2026 1:32pm

I get the feeling that SMX is putting the squeeze on the smaller media people, particularly the Youtubers.  Which I will admit I watched a lot more SMX content on Youtube then I did on Peacock.  

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10/7/2026 1:37pm
englishman wrote:

In a nutshell :-

Dress like you’re going to a funeral . 

Tiki wrote:

No, I read it more as, dress professional. Don't look like you were just hanging out at 7/11.

They'll still be wearing black jeans, black tee's, and black flat brimmed hats. 

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10/7/2026 1:40pm

This makes sense to me.  This eliminates the issue of brands being advertised that are not sponsors and will make the presentation cleaner.  It's not different than requiring mechanics to wear pants.

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10/7/2026 1:44pm
chasetwo79 wrote:

it's okay, the media can just use the same outfit for their second job at Olive Garden, which they will need with the new guidelines. 

How are they different than before when it comes to making money? 

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10/7/2026 1:51pm

Dressed all in black, they won't have to change for their waitering shift afterwards!

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10/7/2026 3:39pm

AMA used to have a rule that all team personnel had to wear collared shirts. Is that still a thing?

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10/7/2026 3:44pm

All black is going to get pretty warm on a sunny day

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10/7/2026 4:10pm
No hats?! D'oh!This is a thing for folks trudging around an outdoors track in the middle of the summer. Hats are to protect head, neck and...

No hats?! D'oh!

This is a thing for folks trudging around an outdoors track in the middle of the summer. Hats are to protect head, neck and shoulders from the sun, strategically they manage troublesome light behind the camera and they absorb sweat.

Hopefully a sweatband is OK. Maybe a sweatband with a bill? 

I think this mainly target those trackside with hats meant to stand out on TV, understandably kinda cheezy. I can understand that, it's a distraction folks didn't tune in to see. But nothing at all? Maybe a plain white billed cap?

GrapeApe wrote:

Where does it say no hats?

It doesn't. The guy clearly didn't read the OP's post, because he yammered on about outdoors when the post says Pro Motocross guidelines will be announced later in the year.  

The whole thread is for nothing, though, since ML said this has been a rule for a few years now.

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3strokemx wrote:

No mention of bandanas, Darkside is safe

Until they require real first and last names.

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10/7/2026 10:04pm

It would do JT good to buy a shirt a couple sizes larger..

We get it JT, ur a monster! Haha 

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10/7/2026 10:09pm

hmmm....i guess they forget this is DIRT BIIKE racing. why don't they ever address the real issues like revenue sharing with the teams/riders and shortening the season a bit? 

the dress code takes care of itself when the money is shared appropriately

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10/7/2026 10:53pm
No hats?! D'oh!This is a thing for folks trudging around an outdoors track in the middle of the summer. Hats are to protect head, neck and...

No hats?! D'oh!

This is a thing for folks trudging around an outdoors track in the middle of the summer. Hats are to protect head, neck and shoulders from the sun, strategically they manage troublesome light behind the camera and they absorb sweat.

Hopefully a sweatband is OK. Maybe a sweatband with a bill? 

I think this mainly target those trackside with hats meant to stand out on TV, understandably kinda cheezy. I can understand that, it's a distraction folks didn't tune in to see. But nothing at all? Maybe a plain white billed cap?

GrapeApe wrote:

Where does it say no hats?

Sully wrote:
It doesn't. The guy clearly didn't read the OP's post, because he yammered on about outdoors when the post says Pro Motocross guidelines will be announced...

It doesn't. The guy clearly didn't read the OP's post, because he yammered on about outdoors when the post says Pro Motocross guidelines will be announced later in the year.  

The whole thread is for nothing, though, since ML said this has been a rule for a few years now.

You are correct, I incorrectly read the circled note. It's not "no hats", it's "no hats with inappropriate titty logos, etc". Pls forgive my yammering.

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They're getting ready to take SX back to the middle east

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They're getting ready to take SX back to the middle east

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3strokemx wrote:
They're getting ready to take SX back to the middle east

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They're getting ready to take SX back to the middle east

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10/8/2026 6:09am
USA wrote:

Matthes will actually be out of the sport now. I dont think he owns anything other than cargo shorts. 

BAD10 wrote:

This was my first thought. 😆 Maybe he'll dress like more like a mature adult instead of a classless slob

Well...there's still the podcast.

10/9/2026 4:22pm

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This is definitely going to take the sport MAINSTREAM and then the riders will finally all be well paid.   😏

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englishman wrote:

In a nutshell :-

Dress like you’re going to a funeral . 

Tiki wrote:

No, I read it more as, dress professional. Don't look like you were just hanging out at 7/11.

GrapeApe wrote:

They'll still be wearing black jeans, black tee's, and black flat brimmed hats. 

What about Black Cargo Pants?

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10/9/2026 6:03pm

Oh how I wish Bruhn was still with us. Madness. 😂

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10/10/2026 1:36pm
englishman wrote:

In a nutshell :-

Dress like you’re going to a funeral . 

Tiki wrote:

No, I read it more as, dress professional. Don't look like you were just hanging out at 7/11.

GrapeApe wrote:

They'll still be wearing black jeans, black tee's, and black flat brimmed hats. 

Oh for sure. But they wont be contrasting colors in the background. Thats the most important part of this. Its easy to follow from a production standpoint. 

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