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Phoenix SX 2002

June 17, 2026 · 1 h 30 min

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Weege, Rarick and Matthes talk about the 2002 Phoenix SX where David Pingree's bike breaks in half, the great 250SX race, the announcers and more. The Ping himself comes on to talk about that night, his win the week before, racing Stew, his Racer X columns that got him in trouble, not getting signed by KTM and more. --- CHAPTERS --- 00:46 Intro and Ping coming on the show 04:14 Missing Chase Field 07:13 Announcers on James Stewart overload and the receipts 10:38 Big burly old tracks and where the dirt went 13:30 250 race, McGrath, LaRocco and Cycle News 27:54 Ping comes on the line 30:11 The piston, the triple and the broken clamps 42:05 How the crash ended Ping's career 45:09 Stew taking up all the oxygen 51:11 Signing with KTM and Selvaraj's laptop 56:27 Ping's Racer X columns and the pizza lawsuit 1:05:01 Unadilla mud and the 2001 outdoors 1:07:42 Dallas 2000 and losing to Shea 1:11:17 Wrapping with Ping and sponsor reads 1:15:19 Who really won and Who's That Guy 1:19:26 Lit Kit and S**t Kit awards 1:24:07 JT, Marsak award and WTF happened

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