All right, everybody, welcome to the FXR Racing, one-on-one podcast.

PulpMX30 is the Code to Save with FXR Racing. You look at the Club of MX guys, they're rocking FXR racing. This guy on the line, also FXR athlete as well. New job, new gig for him. He's a designation champion. He's a supercross champion. He's a motocross champion. Totsos, Ivan Tedesco. What's up, IT? How are you, buddy?

I'm doing good.

Some long days, the last few weeks. Yeah. Yeah, it's been good. So you've been with Triumph for a few years, obviously, working on the R&D side, production development side with that jerk off kefir and been seeing you at some races and all this. But yeah, assistant team manager working with scuba, Steve.

Sounds like reading the press release and in talking to people, Ivan,

you are going to be more dealing with the riders and film and line selection and mentality of a racer.

Scuba will continue to do what he does great,

which is technical parts of the bikes and changes and things like that.

But yeah, so what made you want to transition into this role,

which, by the way, involves a lot of traveling again?

Well, I think I've been looking for something like this for a while.

Obviously, I've been a test after retirement in 14. I've been I've been a test writer, you know, the last 11 years. And, you know, the body's kind of getting tired, I would say. I still enjoy that side of it and I'm still going to do some testing for the team. And, um, but yeah, the body just can't handle it like those long test days like it used to. And, yeah, I was looking for something to move on to.

And, you know, they brought up, you know, doing what I'm doing, assistant team manager,

start learning the management role and moving here to Atlanta and working with the guys on the daily and going to the races and something I was totally into.

So definitely a good timing for me. So you're ready to travel, ready for the back to jump into the grind a little bit

like that, like every week. Yeah, I've always enjoyed going to the races. You know, I would say I got

burnout on it at one point, but yeah, I'm ready to do it in a different way, right? I've always done it as a racer or as a test rider or riding coach at one point. But being involved at this level, I think it's going to be a really cool, you know, new journey for me. Yeah, for sure. And I think you'll do a great job at it. You're one of those guys. I've said this to you in private. I know I've said it publicly, like all you've accomplished in the sport, some guys that have done things you have would have a bit of an ego. They'd want to maybe be pampered or be, you know, fed it a little bit because of, you know, who you were and all you did in the sport. But with you, like, I don't, I think you just still remember your private tier roots

and how you had the most unlikely career to be where you got to.

And I think you remember that.

And there's no ego with you.

I think if you need to roll up your sleeves and get in there and work,

you're not scared of that, you know?

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