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What did everyone expect from the guy who works for DC and is sponsored by Yamaha lol Matthes is a tool. Funny how he used to be the edgy side of the media now he’s just gargling industry shmeat.

Thank you. This has been my main bitch for 20 years. I'm Looking at you DC. Loretta's has turned into a shit show and dick measuring of who can throw out the most money. This started when the 250F Four strokes appeared. It has culminated to this. I get that they don't want to be found out they are using XX for whatever, I would say it's becoming clear they are playing next level and Yes, this is CHEATING. If you are going to call it Amateur Racing - Make it AMATEUR. Then make this class Pro-sport. let the heavy...

Sorry Kris definitely back-pedalling on this forum now. I listened to the segment twice. That was hard to do as it was Very biased. But it didn’t come across this way and Steve and yourself are taking heat… And not because we are Forum Vitards. We are a vast cross-section of customers. You really need to listen back with an unbiased opinion. You might feel inside your way, but it was definitely portrayed way differently on the show. I feel going into to the show Steve definitely had a narrative to wanted to push. Either way it’s a PR disaster...

It was very predictable that Matthes and Keefer was going to tow the Yamaha line but damn I didn't think it would be to that extent. I lost respect for both of them.

After watching that Matthes can add himself to the list of Grown ups who have behaved disgracefully. He’s clearly deflecting the behaviour of some people by highlighting retelling inaccuracies of others.. From what I listened to there’s more holes in where everyone else was when they got the news. Does Matthes think that the kids sponsor and Luce ended up in Matt walkers place by accident. Whole thing stinks to high heaven and now one of mx USA top journalist is joining in the corporate cronyism. “The kid should have the bike but he’s a liar and everyone else is...

I’m probably in the minority, I do appreciate you posting here, BUT: Let’s remember the kid was the first to do an interview a couple of days after the fiasco and appeared to be speaking off the cuff. Meanwhile several adults who are professionals in their chosen roles, were silent and had more than a week to get their stories straight. Is it any surprise that a 17yo “misremembered things”? Why is it acceptable to take what people with motive and cause are saying, after time to sort their story, as truth, but the story of the claimant is not...

Listening to the show tonight.... Steve, you couldn't be more in the bag for Yamaha. Saying "the kid should have the bike" doesn't change the fact that he DOESN'T. It's blatantly clear what happened here....these people can spew "nicey" words all day long...the viewers/fans weren't born yesterday. The kid was beaten into submission and completely screwed. As for the dealer storyline....we all know dealers are always 100% honest. lol We don't call them "stealers" for nothing. Not to mention, the dealer is scum for dropping the kid over this.... There are red flags all over Walker and he isn't credible...

I had a hard time listening to him gargling Yamaha’s and MX Sport’s balls following Claim-Gate.

I have never said a thing about Matthes ever before in my life aside from I dig some of his stuff. This situation has proven he is a tool. His whole "kid says there were only 2 people in the room but there were actually 3 people" bitch fest is so petty. I assume he has never heard the term "selective attention." The discrepancies between his interviews on pulp mx show vs ML's interviews are shocking. I don't need to rehash the inconsistency of the people he is choosing to side with on this. Let's just say the majority of...

I hope Steve gets that big Christmas bonus (maybe two) Yamaha promised. I'm a long-time lurker on here but I have to say that if anyone can't see the biased in Matthes's post they need to clean the shit off of their blue-colored goggles!

Steve, you guys were all on Disability Island last night sticking carrots in your ears with all of your poor takes and angles on how this wasn't Yamaha's, AMA's and / or MX Sports' fault. You guys cashed in a shit ton of credibility with your listener base (of which I am one and still will be), but you cannot try and ride the fence on this without taking one up the ole arse. At least JT maintained his credibility. But you and Keefer are way too tight with Yamaha to cover this even remotely proper; all you did was...

What bugs me the most on the Pulp interview with Luce 2 or 3 times Mathes said to Luce I'm really sorry you got thrown in to this. Luce didn't get thrown into it he interjected himself into the situation. He said himself when he found out about it he went to Walkers to investigate the kid and find out what was the reason for the claim. Fair enough until he started talking with Brennan on the subject at that point he was out of bounds. He wasn't the bike owner or a rep of Star. In one of Luces...

not going to dig thorugh 13 pages but...... Donnie Luce and Matt Walker had NO FUCKING BUSINESS getting involved in this. in my opinion that's where everything is fucked up. having a minor in the AMA office is one thing, cornering Brennan in Walker's pit is fucked on so many levels. after listening to Donnie's interview, his involvement is when the fireworks started. i have an incredibly hard time believing that him and Walker didn't call Brennan and tell them to come over to Walker's pit. Donnie and Matt 100% instigated whatever bullshit went on there.

Deegan wasn’t allowed to come on, per Star Racing. He wanted to. So we chatted so I could get a rough statement from him. I even went to Regan myself to get the okay for Deegan on the record and got shot down.

After listening to the show, I believe my thought process aligns with JT’s. Once the kid makes the claim and forks over the cash, that’s it. Degan can race the last race and hand the bike over. The fact that grown adults were pressuring/intimidating a 17yo into dropping the claim is beyond pathetic. The whole thing is a bit embarrassing, particularly for an amateur event. Also, all the claims about if he got the money from the engine builder, he was trying to defame, etc…. It does not matter, the rule is the rule. Either play by the rules, or...

I listened to both parts, ML, great job, you’d make a great lawyer. The Yamaha guy, Cotter and Matt Walker are trash, and Deegan is a coward for not coming on.

Like someone else above said, I listen to PulpMX weekly and am a big fan but I feel like I have Yamaha spooge on me after hearing them being jerked off for the first hour. The whole "unwritten" and "unspoken" rule BS is just that. BS. I don't care if the kid was being paid by Mitch Payton himself or anyone else for that matter to claim that bike, it is well within the rules to claim it. If Haiden can smoke the field like he did in the final moto with the stock engine, he should have been doing...

Well, good thing they did, because shit like this shouldn’t just be swept under the rug. The claiming rule is in place for a reason, and teams shouldn’t be able to intervene by means of interrogation and intimidation if they get caught running special parts in the fuckin’ B class.

If it wasn't for Cooksey and Tyler Livesay this whole story would've been swept under the rug.

Steve could hardly speak last night as he had Donnie Luce’s balls in his mouth. It was ridiculous how obviously biased he was. Then said BS’s motor guy wasn’t a good guy from what he heard, then attacked Ping and GL. Then kept saying “So Yamaha did nothing wrong here” and how great Donnie was because he was still going to give BS 2 new engines for bikes he no longer has. Pulp has just become a sellout. JT was awesome. Keefer is just there because of how cool he “thinks” he is and still trying to be relevant in...