FXR One on One: Chris Wheeler

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Steve Matthes

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4.7 • 878 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Save at FXRRacing.com with Pulpmx30 code and also thanks to Firepower Parts and Maxxis Tires. The Motorsports Manager of Suzuki talks about the success of Roczen on the bike, working wth PMS, his history with Suzuki, the RCH/Yosh Suzuki days, future racing plans for Suzuki, drag racing, road racing and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another edition of the FXR Racing One-on-One Podcast.
0:04.9	Thank you for listening.
0:05.7	I really appreciate it.
0:06.8	FXR Racing.com.
0:08.3	Malcolm Stewart, of course, running the gear, Savachi, Malco Rath, having great years in FXR racing.
0:14.2	And, you know, they got fishing line, they got mountain biking, they got Somobile.
0:18.6	That's where they made their name.
0:20.0	And great moto stuff as well. Phil Nicoletti, FXR Zone, Canadian Champion. Pulpamex30 is the code to save with FXR Racing.com. So go to FXR. Type in that code and save some money. Thank you to FXR for supporting this podcast. Great company and some really nice stuff out there each week in Supercross and Motorcross. Thank you to Firepower and Maxis as well. We'll tell you more about them later on in the show. But with me, a longtime friend of mine, he's the motorsports manager at Suzuki, and we're going to talk all things yellow magic. It's Chris Wheeler. What's up? Wheeler, how are you, buddy? I'm good. I'm good. Glad to be talking with you today.
0:56.4	Do you want to start with A.M.
0:57.5	Leonard or do we wrap it up with A.M.
0:59.0	Leonard?
1:00.2	That's a different brand.
1:01.3	Should we even go there?
1:02.1	Yeah, right.
1:02.7	Yeah.
1:03.1	Can't talk about that.
1:04.4	No.
1:05.2	It's funny you say that because I just, someone text me last night about a picture from A.M. Leonard did a local Ohio race that
1:13.8	someone had posted just asking if it was me. So, yep. It is funny that you work for Suzuki.
1:19.6	You've been there a long time and you wrote Suzuki's for most of your pro career. Nothing to do
1:23.7	with each other, but that's how it worked out. How long have you been at Suzuki for now?
1:29.7	As an official employee since 2010, so what's that, 15, 16 years.
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