Guest: Mike Hooker

The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Steve Matthes

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

4.8 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2019

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

We talk to Toyota Head of Engine Development Mike Hooker about that gig, getting a job at Pro Circuit back in the mid-80's, the growth of that company, Team PEAK, building cone pipes, moving to Honda, FMF Honda and 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
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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,
0:49.2	featuring The Season Previews and Race race reviews, introspection, opinion,
0:57.0	facts, and laughs.
0:59.2	Here's your host, Steve Mathis.
1:06.8	Welcome everybody to the Fly Racing RacerX Podcast, presented by Maxis, presented by Alpine Stars, and now presented also by Slick Products.
1:15.1	Thank you for listening.
1:16.4	Mike Hooker is coming up shortly.
1:18.3	The man has done a lot in the industry and a really, really interesting guy to talk to, real smart as well, and a guy I've been talking to for a while about doing these.
1:25.4	So I'm glad he finally agreed to do it to talk about pro circuit and evolution into what
1:29.9	they did and his own career over at Honda and then now at Toyota.
1:33.1	So flyracing.com, the formula helmet is out now and these guys are very, very proud of it.
1:37.5	Please, if you're in the market for a high-end, high-level protection from low-speed and high-speed
1:42.4	crashes, check out flyracing.com, the new formula
1:44.9	helmet. It is lightweight, it is quiet, it is a great protection on it, and judge for yourself.
1:50.8	Watch the video on flyracing.com about the formula and the technology behind it and why they use
1:55.5	it and make your choice there. So thanks to those guys. Also, Alpine Stars, the Tech 10, the most advanced boot in motocross today.
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