Mitch Payton was back with Team USA at the Motocross of Nations for the first time since 2013. He tells Steve Matthes and Jason Thomas what the team got right at Ernee, why the Nations without America is just a European championship, why Infront should help pay American teams to show up, what it’s like racing production bikes against works bikes, what happened when Team USA looked at paying Haiden Deegan to race, and who should run the team next.
From PulpMX Show #682. Full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIA0mmmKp5U
0:00 Mitch Payton, back with Team USA
0:51 One team under one tent
2:42 Why he stopped going
3:44 Kitchen’s crash and Captain Cooper Webb
7:03 Should Infront pay Team USA?
8:12 Racing against works bikes
9:37 The Deegan offer and Webb’s answer
12:44 Only the USA shirts sold
13:33 Who should run Team USA?
17:14 Roger DeCoster’s legacy
