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The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Creators Series: Jim Hale

The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Steve Matthes

Racerx, Motocross, Supercross, Steve Matthes, 051142, Professional, Sports & Recreation, Pulpmx

4.7878 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In another remixed and remastered Creators Podcast series, we talk to AXO Racing's Jim Hale about starting the company in the USA, where the idea for Mechanix Wear gloves came from and much more

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0:00.0

Apopa MX Network production.

0:02.1

Welcome to the Fly Racing Steve Mathis show presented by Maxis Tires and Alpine Stars

0:07.6

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0:15.1

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0:25.2

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0:31.0

And as always, enrich your Moto lifestyle by working with the sponsors who support us.

0:35.7

I'm in hearing it. by working with the sponsors who support us. The original Moto Podcasts,

0:49.3

featuring Legends of the Past, stars of today,

0:52.5

season previews, and race reviews, introspection, opinion,

0:57.0

facts, and laughs. Here's your host, Steve Mappas.

1:05.4

Welcome to another edition of PulpamX Creators podcast editions.

1:11.7

This one with Axo owner Jim Hale.

1:14.4

Jim talks about bringing Axo to America and then starting mechanics wear gloves.

1:20.2

And that has been the, by far, the most successful sort of motto-based businesses ever.

1:27.2

Although I guess Oakley would be bigger if you count Oakley

1:31.0

as a Moto company, which I guess they were with grips back in the day.

1:34.8

But Mechanicswear has got to be right after that.

1:38.0

So Jim Hale, very interesting guy, very open and honest about his company and signing Bradshaw, signing Stanton, and all of the

1:47.7

things that went into Axel products over the years, a real, real good company, real, real good

1:52.3

guy, and I hope you enjoy it, whether it's this one or Pete Fox, Paul Feed, whoever, Ross Maeda,

2:00.4

these creators' podcasts are always something very interesting.

2:04.1

If you've been around for any length of time, chances are you've used one of these products

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