Motocross, straight from the riders.
Direct Motocross keeps close tabs on riders before and after race weekends. The conversations move quickly through starts, penalties, bike setup, winter training, travel, injuries, and the small trackside details fans actually argue about.
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Direct Motocross is a rider-first motocross interview show with a strong racing backbone. It is casual, fast, and built around check-ins rather than polished studio segments. The show usually starts with where a rider is, what they just raced, or what they are getting ready for next. From there, it moves into the real stuff. Starts matter. Track conditions matter. Bike setup, suspension, engines, training locations, injuries, travel, penalties, and points all get treated as normal conversation, not as jargon that needs dressing up. That makes the show feel unusually close to the working rhythm of motocross. Jess Pettis talks through winter training in Florida, changes on a Yamaha, and why difficult Club 57 conditions can be a useful test. Davi Millsaps revisits a Red Cross flag penalty in Nanaimo with the frustration still fresh, especially after losing points and a 1-1 outdoor result. Tanner Ward appears in travel-mode detail, describing British motocross rounds, bad starts, passing groups of riders, and the difference between watching Hawkstone Park and actually racing it. Quinn Amyotte covers Dreamland, ClubMX, suspension changes, and the practical side of preparing for the Canadian season. Keelan Meston brings a wider life update, moving between marriage, work, surfing, sponsorship, and keeping the number 10 connected to racing. Ryder McNabb talks about health problems, going quiet online, and stepping toward the 450 class with limited time on the bike. Tyler Medaglia adds another veteran-style catch-up, grounded in training locations, family, friends, and future race plans. The result is not a broad motorsports explainer. It is a paddock conversation recorded while people are busy, tired, traveling, or trying to get one more ride in. Fans come for names and results, but the best parts are often the small admissions: a setup that finally feels right, a crash that cost too many spots, a penalty that still stings, or a training block that tells a rider where they really stand.
Made for: Built for motocross fans who follow riders, race storylines, race-week preparation, and the practical details behind results. It especially fits listeners who already enjoy rider interviews more than broad motorsports commentary.
What sets it apart: Direct Motocross stands out by catching riders in the middle of real racing life: at airports, training places, after penalties, before races, and between motos. The show’s strength is access to specific, lightly filtered details that usually stay inside the paddock.
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Direct Motocross turns rider interviews into a detailed account of training, machinery, recovery and preparation across Canadian motocross.
Direct Motocross gets riders on the phone and lets the details of a racing life set the agenda. Conversations with Dylan Wright, Quinn Amyotte, Tanner Ward, Ryder McNabb and Jess Pettis move through winter training, bike setup, injuries and preparations for the 2026 Canadian…
Between airport gates and training sessions, Billy gets you closer to the rider than the podium does.
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Pettis talks Club 57, the new Yamaha, and the round-one result that still stings.
Jess Pettis is staying busy with winter work at Club 57, using tough conditions as an early test for his new Yamaha platform. The conversation tracks the practical choices around that process: a plan change kept him at Club 57 instead of Club MX, engine testing with Alan Brown…
Tanner Ward turns a rough first-moto start into a candid account of racing his way back through the pack.
Tanner Ward's round-two recap from Preston Docks plays like a race that never quite lets him breathe. After qualifying 15th while staying near the top 10 on time, he walks through a first-moto start that left him last into turn one, a handful of early passes, a delay behind a…
Quinn Ammiot talks winter riding, SSS suspension, a new mechanic, and catching the crew at AMO round one.
Quinn Ammiot's winter build takes shape through the places, parts, and small adjustments around his season. He talks about starting at Dreamland in the winter of 2022, being at Club Max, and settling into SSS suspension after the move from GasGas to KTM.
A candid catch-up on national number 10, life after racing, and a possible return to bikes.
Keelan Meston's attachment to national number 10 gives this phone catch-up its natural entry point, but the real focus is the shape of his life now that racing no longer sits at the center of every decision.
A candid reset before Ryder McNabb steps into the 450 class.
Ryder McNabb's move toward the 450 class lands as a candid check-in rather than a polished comeback pitch. He talks through going quiet on Instagram, stepping away from dirt bikes after hurting his knee, and only recently getting back on the bike.
Dylan Wright's number nine update blends airport travel, racing rivalry, schedule talk, and Canadian snow.
Career number nine gives this Friday update an easy hook for Dylan Wright, but the chat soon moves past the Beatles gag. Wright is at Tampa airport on his way to Montreal for Honda dealer work and a motorcycle show, and that travel detail sets a loose, in-motion tone.
A close, grounded ride through the nerves, position calls, and relief of a first 250 West Supercross main event.
Preston Massiangelo's conversation keeps its focus on the pressure of a first 250 West Supercross main event. It follows the day from free practice and qualifying into an LCQ he briefly led, then into the split-second thinking that kept him steady when the green lights came on…
An interview with motocross rider Dylan Walsh about his signing with WLTN Kawasaki to race in the Canadian Triple Crown Series in 2025.
Motocross rider Sam Gaynor discusses his ongoing struggles and recovery from a scaphoid wrist injury, a potentially career-ending condition in the sport.
Dylan Wright joins the DMX Frid'Eh Update from the Tampa airport, discussing his travel to the Montreal motorcycle show.
Preston Masciangelo joins Direct Motocross after making his first 250 West Supercross main event at Anaheim 2.
Jess Pettis says he stayed at Club 57 in Florida instead of moving to Club MX because the engine testing is easier there and Alan Brown can fly into Jacksonville.
Motocross racer Davi Millsaps discusses being penalized 10 points for jumping over a Red Cross flag during a race in Nanaimo, BC, expressing frustration over the harshness of the rule.
Tanner Ward breaks down round two of the Motul ACU British Motocross Championships at Preston Docks, starting with a late arrival at Charlotte Airport and a missing bag.
Direct Motocross puts Quinn Amyotte on the phone for week 14, and he says he is training at Club MX after a winter at Dreamland in Florida.
Tanner Ward discusses his recent race at Hawkstone Park in the British Motocross Championship and his ongoing training journey.
Keelan Meston, interviewed on Direct Motocross, talks from Calgary after a "big beef conference" and a recent move through the ag and trucking world.
Ryder McNabb says knee trouble, summer health problems, and a rough 2024 season pushed him away from dirt bikes and into farm and equipment work.
Tyler Medaglia discusses his current training location in Florida and his upcoming racing schedule including FMSQ, GNCC, Triple Crown, and MXON.
Blake Davies, a 17-year-old Supercross rider, discusses his solo drive from California to Houston for the Supercross race.
Austin Jones from 223 Motorsports discusses his new role with MX-101, his business, and previews track changes for the Calgary motocross event.