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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations From Nashville]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tough track, tough night for Roczen and Tomac, and Lawrence retakes control of the series.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations From St. Louis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Roczen is on fire! What’s up with Eli? Deegan on rails, and more from St Louis.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations from Detroit Supercross]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Winners, losers, and the “IDK Mans!” from round 11. Matthes on: Stewart, Sexton, Dudney, Simonson, Tomac, and more!]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2026/04/01/steve-matthes-observations-from-detroit-supercross?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes' Observations From Birmingham]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes writes about AMA penalties, the race winners, Kitchen's issues in the main event, Shimoda, Stewart, Smith, and more from Birmingham.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations from Indianapolis Supercross]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes’ thoughts on the Lawrence/Tomac battle, pros and cons for each of the top four riders in 250SX title fight, and 450SX rider stats compared to last year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From Daytona]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tomac gets eight, can Roczen and Webb stay in this thing? Hammaker with a huge win after an even bigger crash in qualifying. Matthes' thoughts on this, and more, from Daytona.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations from Arlington Supercross]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes covers the penalty/no penalty debacle, the epic 450SX main event, 250SX results, Kyle Chisholm news, and more.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2026/02/25/steve-matthes-observations-from-arlington-supercross?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ (Late) Observations From Seattle SX]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two power outages—and one delayed PulpMX Show later—Matthes shares post-Seattle thoughts. Plus, he admits being wrong again!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations From Glendale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes talks to Roczen and Webb, admits he was wrong about Jorge Prado, and takes attendance on Sexton island.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From Houston]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Power rankings from Steve Matthes, Tomac and Lawrence are UP, but who is trending down to start the 2026 series?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From A2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sexton wins and ends Kawasaki’s win-less streak, so Matthes figures out the longest winless streaks ever. Plus, track conditions, who ran a scoop tire, and more.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2026/01/28/observations-from-a2?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From San Diego]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes recaps SD with insight from Lindstrom, Savatgy, Anstie and Brooks, Chase Sexton talks about getting stuck in the gate, and more.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2026/01/21/observations-from-san-diego?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From A1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tomac, Roczen, Prado, Sexton… Matthes looks at some A1 finishes and analyzes who was a surprise and who should expect more of the same next weekend.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2026/01/14/observations-from-a1?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From Paris Supercross]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mookie fever, Lawrence brothers on stock motors, Vialle debuts his Honda, and more things Matthes learned from his time in France. ]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2025/11/19/observations-from-paris-supercross?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[MXoN: Good or Great? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[How good was it? Matthes observes in person, and talks to Hunter, Hampshire, and more to reflect on Ironman's MXoN.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2025/10/10/mxon-good-or-great?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Matthes Chats to Shimoda and JCoop]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Jo: “People said it was an aggressive race, but I knew it was going to be like that. I thought it was more chill than I thought.” Plus, Steve’s hot takes from the final.]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2025/09/24/matthes-chats-to-shimoda-and-jcoop?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Matthes’ Observations From St. Louis, Plus Kitchen Interview]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Steve Matthes briefly talks SMX from St. Louis then talks to Levi Kitchen on PulpMX about that pass attempt that didn't work: “I have zero experience doing that. So, I honestly had no idea how to do it!” ]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2025/09/17/matthes-observations-from-st-louis-plus-kitchen-interview?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Observations From SMX Playoff #1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Steve Matthes on lightning and lighting in Concord, as well as his power rankings from the weekend. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations From Budds Creek]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Steve goes “Matthes” matician and looks at Pro Motocross stats, who made the most passes and who got passed the most. Results may surprise you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Steve Matthes’ Observations of the Unadilla National (From the Couch)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Matthes covers a bunch of riders and topics from New York. "Jo still hasn’t signed a deal for next year; all he’s doing is adding zeroes to whatever he is going to do."]]></description>
<link>https://racerxonline.com/2025/08/20/steve-matthes-observations-of-the-unadilla-national-from-the-couch?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Feed&amp;utm_campaign=Observations</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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