Industry Seating: Recent Episodes
Jason Thomas
Industry Seating is an inside look behind the scenes of professional supercross and motocross racing. Tune in every Monday morning for insight on all things moto.
It's the Loretta Lynn's off week from the Pro racing scene so lets get into some silly season stuff.
We're back in the state of Minnesota where the Martin's run the show and we have some interesting results to discuss!
It was a Worldwide affair in Colorado with the Coenen's coming over and lining up and what great action on the track in both classes.
The season finale for SX was an instant classic in both classes. So much to cover here.
Fore the first time in 31 years , the series headed to Cleveland; for a Triple Crown no less. Great racing action!
What a race night in the legendary Daytona! Tomac smashes an incredible 8th Daytona W as well as a chicklet with the trophy and Hammaker shows the 250 class who's the man.
Always great racing in Glendale and Ken Roczen puts on a clinic in 450's as Deegan extends his streak on 250's.
We were back in Anaheim for round 3 where Kawi got their first 450 win in years and Deeg's extended his points margin.
Round 2 and another Eli Tomac win to start his series. What a story; and don't forget the Deeg's win while putting his teammate down. Yikes.
For our Antonio Cairoli edition of Industry Seating we hit on Anaheim 1 and the crazy stories coming out of the first round of 2026.
Lets cover the ins and outs of what the 2026 450SMX series could look like now that the series favorite is out injured.
Off season isn't really a thing any more. We are global and year-round action, this time from Australia and Sweden.
There's plenty to discuss even without the races going on anymore for 2025, so let's go over the topics.
Reviewing the 2025 Motocross Des Nations and all that happened in Indiana at the Ironman MXdN.
We always prefer fireworks at the final round of the race season and boy did this race fill that bill! Wild!
To say the St. Louis round of SMX was exciting is a drastic understatement. Let's gooooo!
Another stellar Washougal race with the views and action like only the Pacific Northwest can offer. Oh and Chase Sexton is back!
From the sands of Southwick to the glory of America's birthday at Red Bud, let's goooo Lot B.
Deegan is back to his usual spot on the podium and despite a wild second Moto with a Tomac victory, Jett secured the 1-1 as well.
A great day of racing at round two of the great outdoors. Let's cover the bullet point.
We're transitioning from SX to MX and touching on a little of what has been and what may become.
The 250 title is wrapped in dramatic fashion and Chase Sexton claps back to keep the points in reach for the finale in SLC.
Well it's the driest track we've seen in a few weeks but the results were pretty predictable. We're all thinking of Jerry Robin following the race of course.
Little late this week but here we are looking back at Daytona and forward to Indy. Let's get it!
Another Triple Crown and there was even more craziness in both classes, what a series in 2025!!
Tampa was a wild ride with Mookie getting his first 450 win and on the flip side of that awesomeness, Eli ended up breaking his leg. 250E entered with a BANG!
The Dangerboy has found his way back to the top step, as did Jett Lawrence; are things finding level or was this an anomaly?
A peek behind the curtain at the media scrum that collects all the peripheral tv show content during the race season.
We talk about the Feld Summit and the latest buzz regarding the Lawrence Brothers and Haiden Deegan drama.
The dirt wasn't ideal but the racing was still pretty great. Let's get into all that went down in the Lone Star state.
Haiden Deegan wrapped up the 250 title and Chase Sexton extends his points lead... Oh yea, ELI TOMAC is back too.. Sort of.
Let's cover general happenings around the sport and current events during the off week.
The series slides into Millville and while the 450 class is pretty standard, the 250's were wild'n out for real!!
How wild is it that Jett has been riding with a shoulder injury for weeks and when the news broke that he's out for the rest of MX with an injury, it's NOT the shoulder!
Some things remained the same, Jett winning and Chase crashing; while some new things happened, the coolest being the 250 overall win by Ty Masterpool.
The air was thin, the competition was not. Jett rebounded from a crash that made him look human to secure the win and Dangerboy is on a run at the moment.
Jett's streak comes to a vicious end and the MX2 World Champ asserts himself in Northern California.
Jett's streak reaches 24 but the heat was coming from an unexpected ally. The 250's are looking SPICY!
Wrapping up a barn burner of a finale in the 250 class and putting a bow on the 450 class with a rare rookie Champ!
The stateside series had an off-weekend and I headed across the pond but we're back to talk a little STL and look ahead to Foxboro.
A Triple Crown at a track everyone was skeptical about but the racing was honestly pretty good.
An interesting track, a Monster girl in the first turn and a statement win by Jett Lawrence. The Battle in Bama was a good one.
A statement ride by the rookie but what will it mean moving forward? Tom Vialle quietly wins his first 250SX as well.
In both classes it looked like we had runaway snooze-winners but wow did that not play out in the end. It's Arlington SX!
Glendale is a huge floorspace with lots of options for a great track, was it a great race though?
To say there's plenty to talk about coming out of the Detroit round... would not be a stretch. A wildly day race from the D.
2 out of 3 races to state the 2024 season, not ideal but the action has been wild already!
Holy son of a mudder was this a sloppy race! They all had to deal with the same track though, so let's get into the results.
Records were broken, some things remain the same yet there are plenty of storyline to kick off the 2024 racing season.
We're about to kick off the 2024 season and it's sure to be wild. Let's get into some conjecture shall we.
We knew it would be a rough one but for a moment it looked pretty good. Ended up rough but hey, proud of our boys.
The biggest shocker came before the mains, with Hunter Lawrence out with a back injury. Beyond that, there were plenty of other surprises, as well as some typical hauntings.
The SMX series hits round 2 and Jett is back to his winning ways. Ken Roczen looks poised to make the finale' anything but predictable.
It's the kickoff of a new series, a new venue, a new track style and a new high dollar playoff payout!
THat's a wrap on the 2023 MX series. Ironman is always a great track and it didn't disappoint as Jett sweeps the 450 class in his rookie debut and brother Hunter secures the 250 class cheese as well,
Jett extends his win-streak with Chase hot on his heels at the end of Moto 2 and a red flag really has an impact in the 250 class.
Using this break in the series to cover general thoughts on the sport, the series and more.
Jett extends his streak with a little challenge and Deegan throws down a dominant 1-1 to our the pressure on Hunter going into the break.
Jett keeps jetting to the front and crossing the finish line first but his big brother is making the 250 class a real barn-burner.
Hitting on Ken Roczen's last minute decision to race an MX round and the rest of High Points action and silly season circa 2024.
The Motocross series has kicked off and there was plenty to talk about from both classes.
The end of the Supercross series has come and the champions were crowned. The SLC finale was merely a formality after the insanity in Denver but lets put a bow on it all, shall we?
Wow, what a night in Denver. A champ is crowned and another would-be champ goes down in brutal style.
Not exactly a mudder but definitely a wet one with a lengthy delay and a first time winner. It's JERSEY!
Pretty cool track, lots of action on the weekend and one points race gets a little bit tighter.
Chase Sexton wins in Detroit but so does Aaron Plessinger...Sounds weird right? What a race!
Another Triple Crown and the action is just as wild as the first Triple Crown we ever experienced. Cool format and another W for Cooper Webb.
Chase Sexton let another win slip through his fingers in Oakland and Jett Lawrence was patient and secured another win.
The series heads east for some fresh faces in both classes. The great racing action continues!
The first of the Triple Crowns has landed and if you thought the injuries during the week were a shock, the action from the race was just bonkers.
We raced at round tw--err three? Whatever it was, it was a night of action, some big get off's and two repeat winners. Lots to talk about from San Diego.
What a season kickoff! Eli went down and still charged back to dominate the race. So much more happened, let's get into it.
Happy New Year! The 2023 SX Series is about to get kicked off and it will be all out action starting next Saturday night. Let's wrap up the off season with your questions.
That's right, this month we call an off season doesn't mean we get to rest, it's question and answer time.
You didn't think we were gonna get lazy did you? Let's hit some listener questions today.
Round one of the World SX has wrapped up. Let's get into the logistics and results of the new series.
ET3 did it! We have crowned Champs in both classes, so let's put an audible bow on the season.
The series hit the epic Budds Creek track, the 450 pts remain at a differential of 1 and we had a new 250MX winner!
The most scenic track on the circuit, also the sketchiest. Let's get into Washougal people!
The best track on the circuit? Quite possibly and some great racing to go with it. It's Spring Creek!
The sands of Southwick brought with it more great racing for 2022. Tomac is surging and The Jett regains the points lead, just one round after losing it.
Happy 4th of July Moto fans! It was a great Red Bud as usual, unless you're Jett Lawrence's motorcycle; let's get into it.
Let's cover some of the most interesting topics during the free weekend from the US Nationals.
The series headed east and we saw a new winner and a little more of the same in the 250 class.
Sorry for the delay but yknow, transatlantic travel. Let's get into the racing weekend!
Round two is in the books with a first time 450 winner and a sickly Jett Lawrence rising above to take another super impressive win.
I had a view of a MX National like I've never had before and some incredible things happened in the racing to... Let's Gooooo
It's the start of the great outdoors, lets get into the first round at Pala and discuss the story lines of the kickoff round!
It was the last round, there was one title to decide and Bam Bam made the crowd turn on him in an instant!
Eli clinches his second 450 SX title and Hunter Lawrence pushes Craig's title off at least another week. A weird track, a day race and another win for El Hombre.
I don't know what you call that kind of dirt, but it wasn't good. Still some cool stuff happened in the Northeast, let's hit it!
The Atlanta Motorspeedway track lent itself to a big track space and Mother Nature brought some intense weather; which was matched by some great racing on the day.
There was a lot of carnage in STL last night, we've seen it there before. Let's cover all of it now.
The SX series was on break but not me. I flew out for the MXGP of Portugal and here's the scoop!
Eli Tomac is on a tear in his 22 campaign aboard Star Racing Yamaha and We saw a little shake up in the return to the West region 250 title fight.
Anderson got Bam Bam'd, Eli stretched his lead and Jett showed some real veteran poise.
The series indeed appears to be rolling for Eli Tomac, what a statement with hiss record breaking 6th win at the track.
Jason Anderson was able to limit his sketchy moments in a gnarly whoops section that challenged everyone at A3. Let's hit it up.
Triple Crowns always bring a monkey wrench but there were even MORE tricks this year in Glendale. Always a great stop in the series.
Four rounds down and the action is as unpredictable as the first. The season is off to a great start!
3 rounds in and three different winners, two first-time winners even! Let's get into how it unfolded.
Not much for crowd turnout but those who skipped it missed El Hombre getting his first win since his title year in 2018.
We're back!! The series kicked off in standard fashion with tons of excitement! Let's get into it!
The Supercross de Paris went down this weekend and we're here to cover it and a few surprises.
We talk about a crazy finish in Moto one of MXGP this weekend and more including MotoGP!
Finally decompressed after traveling so let's breakdown the 2021 MXdN and the Italian win.
The Jett is on a real roll here and Dylan Ferrandis shocked pretty much the sport, winning the 450MX Title in his rookie season. We all cover the MXGP of Turkey.
It was a hot one both in temperature and action. Jett Lawrence gains on Cooper and Roczen loses momentum on Ferrandis.
The series resumes at Loretta Lynn's and Unadilla brought the action. We also cover MotoGP this week. Get some!
With the US Nationals on hiatus for Loretta Lynns this week, we focus solely on the global series this week.
The US Nationals are on hiatus but the Lommel MXGP did not disappoint, let's cover that here.
The US National's are on a much deserved break this week so we cover the MXGP round at Matterly Basin.
We headed east and ran into another awesome race with interesting results and a couple first time winners on the year!
we had a weekend away from the US Motocross Nationals so we filled this pace with the kickoff round of the MXGP Series in Russia. Get it on!
Round two in the elevation of Colorado. So much happened and not much good for one of the perennial title fighters and home state contenders.
We're back into the Great Outdoors and have some very interesting results from round 1 to get into, so let's do it!
It was a great series and the finale had some shocks as well, let's get into the specifics now.
The penultimate round has completed and there were plenty of surprises and talking points. Let's get after it.
Some of what we saw go down at Atlanta 3 was hard to explain but let's try, there was some great racing.
It was a very different track but it really came across well and the saturation didn't rue the day like many expected. Lets get into Atlanta 1.
Two weeks off is way too long and it's time to have a little refresher course as we head to the Atlanta leg of the series.
W're back in the Lone Star state for the first of another 3-race set. Round one did not disappoint!
They say the season doesn't start till this round, history tells us also that whoever leaves this round with the points lead, usually wins the title. let's get into all that and more.
We were banking on the stacked field of the 250 west coast kickoff to fill in where the East left off but wow, major blows to top names at round 1 and a crazy 450 main as well.
The series moves into the Sunshine state and kicks off with a barn-burner... of the soggy type.
The series is on to its second leg in Indianapolis and it kicked off with one awesome racing. Andy Greg from Guts Racing introduces himself as well.
Lets get into the wrap up on the Houston leg of the series including that incredible lapping incident.
We had a race! Let's get into that and learn a little something from the founder of Fast Foundry.
2020 is coming to an end which means the 2021 SX kickoff is around the corner and you have questions.
The off-season is slipping away but we're answering more of your questions this episode.
The season is wrapped but already the musical chairs of silly season are moving rapidly. Preparation for whatever 2021 holds has already kicked off as well.
We made it! 2020 Motocross and Supercross actually completed this weekend at Pala. Let's get into how it all shook out to wrap up the race season.
We're back from Lakewood where the series had a few more surprises up its sleeves. Let's cover them now.
Couldn't imagine a better track to go two rounds at, let's get into the action from the first here.
4 great motor this weekend at Ironman but the 2nd 450 Moto battle and Dylan Ferrandis' second Moto charge were next level. Let's get after it.
This crazy year continues but at least the National Motocross Series has officially kicked off at Loretta Lynn's. Let's get into this unique venue and first round results.
Wow, we have racing to discuss people! Let's get into it with the MXGP of Latvia and a little LL talk.
No racing to speak of yet but we do have lots of listener questions to answer, let's get to it!
We're not quite ready to drop the gate for the 2020 MX Series but there are still plenty of questions to answer and we try here.
We've got no racing still but we do have a National schedule and a bunch of listener questions to get to here.
We're a little bit up in the air here in the States again due to Covid spikes but the MXGP series has released their new schedule to resume the 2020 season. Let's get into it.
With SX wrapped up we have plenty of listener questions that need tending to, so let's get at em.
That's a wrap on the season that almost wasn't to be finished. The final round was full of storylines, let's get into it.
Buttoning up some loose ends from Wednesday to where we stand now heading into SLC5 tomorrow!
The plan has begun! We're back in action and here we go talking all about SLC1 aka Fake Indy.
This week we look at the state of the country a bit and our focus begins to narrow into the return to racing this Sunday.
That's right we are returning to racing folks! Let's go on a deep dive into what this entails.
On the precipice of possible Supercross resumption, JT covers some quick updates but mostly answers your emails.
Fresh download for you with little news emerging in the last week regarding racing resuming, we cover some Sebastien Tortilla stories this week.
There's an updated preliminary plan to return to SX, that is covered and then it's story time with Supercross The Movie. That's right.
Great episode here fella's and ladies. Answers to your emailed inquiries and story-time with Las Vegas 2008.
Still under essentially house arrest, start with some updates and a action-packed Guatamala-race story from the past.
Touching on the current status of the Covid19 effect on the sport and some great Valentino Rossi stories.
Making lemonade out of the lemons we've been dealt. We cover some current events and throw it back for some truly memorable races worth recounting.
It's been a whirlwind and suffice to say the only rule right now is we're not sure what we know or don't know. The situation is fluid.
It was another action packed night in ATL and we cover that before looking ahead to Daytona.
Lots to discuss this week with the current Champs first win in San Diego and the East Coast debut of not only the 250 East but Broc Tickle's return to racing as well!
Oakland provided some great racing, here's a quick recap and some projections on San Diego.
The first Triple Crown is in the books and there was a lot of carnage to discuss before moving on Oakland.
What did we learn at the Anaheim opener and how does that change what we expect to see in St.Louis?
In the debut episode, JT discusses the preseason power ranking, gives some fantasy advice, and shares what he expects to see at the 2020 Monster Energy SX season opener in Anaheim, CA.