The Truth of the Claim Against Haiden Deegan's Bike | Part 2 - Matt Walker and Donnie Luce 

Matt walker should not be allowed to teach a juvenile anything. His interview was such BS. After his interview he definitely does not have any integrity. Matt should be a politician with his answers.

All this BS wouldn't have taken place if Yamaha would have just followed the rules. He claimed the bike had the money it should have been a done deal. END OF STORY... YAMAHA is wrong in this whole situation. NEVER EVER Should they bring a factory race bike to amateur racing. Yamaha should have handed it over and the talk should have been we will let you take over the bike and we would like to offer you this amount of money to buy it back.

Matt- "DONT DO THIS!! MY NAME IS ATTACHED TO YOU!! NO WAY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!" 5 minutes later "i'm so offended that i'm being labeled a bully" These people have zero self awareness. Matt was inly looking out for Matt

"One of my riders" no no no, he pays you. He's not your rider, you WERE his trainer. This Matt guy is a scholar

I’ve heard 4 stories. I believe 2 of them. This will never be going away anytime soon.Bottom line…Don’t bring a factory bike to an amateur race.

It doesn’t matter what the kid wanted to do with the bike. Once he paid for it was his his to do whatevever he wanted to. He could copy it, sell it, burn it it’s a non factor if the engine guy was there or not. If that motor/ecu/bike was that one off and unobtainable then it should have never been raced at an amateur event. This is why the rule exists to begin with helps maintain the integrity of the sport at this level. AMA and promoter should have protected this 17 year old kid.

I guess I missed the part of the rule that said you had to reveal your intentions, motivations etc. with the bike. That is because those things are not part of the rule. File the claim and it is done. You don't have to be interrogated, you don't have to be bullied. Totally unacceptable Hey, I got a solution, don't cheat and don't bring a 100K bike to an amateur event. Done. Peace!

I do not believe a thing Matt said here. Brennan stated that he received a text from Matt that he wanted him to come to his pit area to speak to him. Brennan didn’t just drop by. Brennan also said he is not going back to train with Matt. Matt pressured him and doesn’t want to admit it. Matt has no ones back but his own.

Intentions, character, disposition and past comments are not in the rules. George is right. "When it was time to buy the bike Brennan showed the most restraint, carried himself with class, and acted more like a respectable adult than anyone involved"

What strikes me is no matter how many interviews you watch in this entire episode, Brennan showed the most restraint, carried himself with class, and acted more like a respectable adult than anyone involved. That’s just the fact of the matter, even in his interview he’s showed nothing but respect and wanted to buy that bike legally! He didn’t accuse anyone of cheating or say Deegan wasn’t an incredible rider…he simply wanted to ride a bike coming from the Star factory potentially and looks like he was right. I feel bad for both kids tho, Brennan will be basically looked down upon from now on by these adults involved who are all in powerful positions that can affect his career going forward. Then we have Hayden who never even needed all of these performance factory parts to win and now he’s in the middle of this nonsense. I don’t think the Deegans represented themselves in a bad light but many other people did obviously.

Matt didn't realize that rescinding the claim made it look far worse. I have listened to all the interviews so far and to me Brennan and Derek Harris come out looking the best in this whole situation. If not bullying there was strong intimidation. Matt's credibility as a trainer took a big hit for not backing his rider like Derek did for doing something that was well within the rules. Clearly there was pressure from Yamaha Corporation on Brennan's sponsor for that information get to them so fast up in Canada. Tim Cotter should be banned next year at Loretta Lynn and Star/Yamaha should be fined

I have watched and listened to all these interviews and the sad thing is it looks like thanks to Matt Walker the kid's sponsor took back all his bikes even though he dropped the claim. One side of Matt's mouth is says he always stands by his athletes when he threw this kid under the bus. I hope Yamaha does the stand up thing and get this kids some bikes and help he deserves and I hope he finds a honorable trainer for the future.. Brennan went by the book, Star Yamaha brought a factory bike, They know the claiming rule. They got caught fair and square and has nothing to do with Deagan. This will be more of a black eye for Yamaha, Walker, and his sponsor because of how this claim was handled. you guys have pissed off the people who's shoulders your businesses stands on. Make it right or reap the consequences

Matt Walker is a hot head, that's clear to see.

I side with the kid , everyone else is in damage control mode . They know they were in the wrong .

The engine guy interviewed by cooksey was pretty freaking straight. No stuttering, no "Well, so and so said, this that and the other" He spoke with a clear recollection of the events and didn't spare any details. He never looked like he was searching for words or just trying to loosely fill in gaps in the story. I believe the engine guy. Yall should go check out that interview.

Most frustrating thing is everyone should be shouting, it should not be a big deal for someone to claim a bike. If it is you bought the wrong bike and you’re in the wrong.

Why would you state "it was clear we weren't going to change his mind"? Freudian Slip always clips the wings. Yamaha gave themselves a few black eyes on this

Matt walker did Brennan wrong. And I am sure the sponsor got threatened. And then his bike get taken away from him. How much more can you punish a kid trying to race. David vs Goliath

Shame on Yamaha. They knew the rules. Brennan's dad disappears with the sponsor. Minutes later, Dad returns and drops claim. YAMAHA pressured that sponsor to MAKE Brennan drop the claim. Yamaha had a cheater bike and got caught. They (YAMAHA) strong armed this poor kid and his family because they knew they had more influence, money, and pressure to make it all go away.

Yamaha “don’t go through with this I won’t end well.” Matt Walker “don’t go through with this it won’t end well”, Sponsor “don’t go through with this it won’t end well.” So The kid doesn’t go through with it and not only are the manufacture, trainer and sponsor not thankful that the kid rescinded the claim, Yamaha doesn’t return the kid’s calls, the trainer drops the kid, and the sponsor drops his sponsorship and demands to have the bikes returned. Yamaha, the sponsor and trainer will clearly say anything to get their way and never gave a damn about the kid in the first place. why should we expect them to be truthful in their interviews?

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that when he goes to resend the claim they don't pull him and his dad in a room alone and ask them why do you want to resend the claim multiple times why are you doing this why are you resending the claim by the way if the engine builder sponsor wasn't allowed to come in the trailer why didn't they kick out Donnie Luce

“I’ve had my peoples back 100%” - Matt Walker. Also “I told him NOT to follow a AMA rule! It’ll ruin your career?” - Matt Walker

I wouldn't put Matt Walker on the stand if this went to court He doesn't help his case very much

You can tell Matt is lying out his rear. You can tell he's tripping all over his story. A man like that should not be any where near this sport.

As the brand ambassador for Kawasaki, I would love to see Jeremy McGrath work out some kind of bike support for Brennan. I’m sure Jeremy isn’t worried about offending Yamaha after they failed to sign him following second place in Supercross. Brennan worked for that money and followed the AMA rule book.

Donnie the rule is there for a reason. Now thanks to you and others he is now know as that kid and he doesn't even have the bike. This whole thing is a shit show. If I had the money I would show up next year and claim every factory bike. Then sell them after and double my money.

Walker and Luce have the benefit of knowing what the others said before and can make a story they think will ''sell''........I am not buying it and I doubt others are. He comes off as B.S.

I don’t know but get a vibe that Matts not saying a lot. Tim mentioned Brennan knew a lot about the claim process. This is not something Derek could of fed him in 10 mins. Matt also mentions the Dad said “We” messed up which probably refers to Brennan and Him. Lastly, why is word spreading that it’s the motor guy just cause he accompanies Brennan to the office but Brennan explains what he wants to do? Sounds like Deegans saturated the event to lean in their favor. Who knows though.

Walker and Yamaha lying through there teeth, disappointed in the industry.... Protecting the golden child . Oh well I'm sure the riding community will forget about this in a month.

The three ‘losers’ in this whole thing are Yamaha, Matt Walker, and most importantly, Brennan Schofield. Yamaha is CLEARLY the reason, in this instance, the rule is in place. They CLEARLY had too much tech and intellectual property invested into that bike. It is unclear to me if Yamaha pressured the dealer that sponsors Brennan but they CLEARLY did not want to lose that bike. And offering things that even Luce states he has no idea if he can actually make happen is an extremely bad look for Yamaha. Matt Walker’s interview was no value added for me. No mention of him threatening the motor guy or kicking them out of his pit. No mention of physical aggression which I feel probably happened. He’s always been a hot head. I’m sure he acted inappropriately as the others stated. He and Luce glazed over way too many details in their stories. You’ll notice that Brennan and the motor guy gave lots of intricate details whereas they just generalized the entire encounter. Not cool. They look like liars or that they are trying to downplay their poor handling of the situation. Lastly, poor Brennan. Let me say that again, POOR BRENNAN! He wants to do something that is completely within the rules and at the end of the day he doesn’t get the bike he paid for, it’s unclear whether or not he’ll get the two Yamaha motors or a trip to the goat farm, his trainer threatens to beat up his motor guy, and he goes home to Canada to find out he has to return his bikes to the Yamaha dealership! So he gets 14th at Loretta’s, adheres to the rules and loses his bikes! That is completely insane! This is not ok and the AMA needs to look into it further. In no way does this look bad on the Deegans. Say what you want about Brian talking to the kid. It doesn’t sound like he was disrespectful or talked to him for very long and it clearly didn’t change Brennan’s mind. Hayden just shows up and rides a bike. What Yamaha decides to do with their bikes is their own fault, not the Deegans. I’d like to see something in the rule state that parents must be present or notified like Cotter and the AMA guy said but also there should be additional verbiage regarding the claim itself - there is no reason for ANYONE to ask “why” a claim is being made, period. “Why” is not relevant to the equation. It should simply be “ok, let’s figure out how to make this happen fairly for all parties,” that’s it. I understand Brian asked “why” because he’s just trying to protect his kid but the AMA or MX Sports should never ask “why.”

Matt Walker...the Alec Baldwin of moto

WOW! Yamaha , represented by what is shown in these interviews, would not do well in a courtroom. Bullying? It seems vague when Matt Walker, tells a child/kid that this is a “mistake” it and it will "muddy the waters" and it "will hurt you down the road," that, could certainly be see as bullying! Challenging potential corruption, standing up for all riders fairness, questioning unfair activity at the sponsor level seems like a gallant stand that maybe should not have be questioned from a sponsor! There does not need to be a reason that is asked over and over, according to this rule. The kid was clear as day why he was doing it. He followed the rules and stood up for the rights of many amateur racers. He should never have been " told he will muddy waters" on the behalf of sponsor interests. Did Yamaha cheat? Not technically and that is unknown without opening the bike. Was Yamaha fair to all amateur riders bringing such an expensive bike to the race? Absolutely NOT! Is being unfair viewed as cheating in the public view, the families risking so much to support their kids, people on a budget to make this sport event? Most likely it will be seen as a cheating effort, in the later respect with fans, but the aggressive defense for the sponsor to fight this, will certainly reflect poorly on Yamaha and MXsports. It certainly seems, now, that Yamaha , defended the use of expensive bikes that are not fair to all riders. Will they also be viewed as being unfair to the majority of fans? If there was an addition to this rule, that if a sponsor threatens the individual, demands a reasons for why they want the bike, they be banned from the event for 2 years. would they have responded the same way then? MXsports out of line? Why for any reason on earth was ANY representative from MXSports, a sponsor organizer, assuming authority talking to this minor alone and asking why they wanted or not to proceed with action? The article in racerX seemed like such a coverup based on the wording and now this confirms this . Yamaha got caught red handed by what they admitted to? Wow! Fans want to see racers be part of the event that is about the racers and when sponsors control things, threaten the riders, maybe fans should rise up and send a message to those sponsors; don’t buy their products. Will the fan base cancel their racer X subscriptions, challenge MavTV with your credit card for poor quality put the charges in dispute and cancel the subscription, don't buy Yamaha products? Maybe some will, maybe those that suffer from this type of response will. One thing to remember is that fans are the money and can be the power send a message they support riders over sponsors. Fans have the power to cripple the sponsors and help racers that challenge sponsor corruption . It seems as though a good attorney would destroy Tim Cotter, IF you study body language (bobbing of the head, arms folded - usually indicates hiding information as in protection of the heart/chest, repetition, possessive juncture in speech) he clearly was acting on behalf of MXsports and sponsor interests not the athletes. He claims “ownership” as authorities as “ours” when it was the AMA. It is very clear from watching his reactions, tone of voice he is on the defense for questions not requiring defense. The reason “why, “ should NEVER have been asked by MXsports or Tim Cotter. MXsports is sitting now as an open can of worms responsible for this mess when you listen to him.

Anyone else keying in on how Matt, Donnie, Mike, and Tim all went out of their way multiple times to discredit and point out that the engine guy was aggressive. Yet none of them quoted what he actually said aggressively.

Imho Don and Matt have zero fooking business sticking their noses in this at the track.

When Matt stated Brannon wouldn’t be able to service or maintain the bike, the cat is out of the bag.

Matt walker, wow! He showed all the signs of deceptive behaviour in that interview. Seems like a real coward.

You failed to ask the important questions! I feel like you let them off the hook because you didn't ask hard, direct questions that everybody wanted to know, like: "The motor guy said you threatened him; Is that what happened?" and to the Yamaha guy: "Did you say that there is some 'technology' in that motor that we really don't want to people to see?" Those questions and answers are what we the people wanted to hear from Matt and Donnie. The big big question that EVERYBoDY wants to know is; "What exactly made Brennan retract his claim?" We wanted Brennan to GET that bike!!! We wish he didn't retract his claim!!! When Matt said, "You don't want to do this because it will stick with you throughout your career". The question is; What will stick with you? What harm would it cause? Why would shouldn't he stick with his claim? I would have!! Instead of having a Star Yamaha Bike, Brennan got gipped. Of course it looked like Star was using unfair technology to advantage themselves above the competition.

This guy can really shovel the shit. After this whole incident I will be avoiding any Yamaha products for the foreseeable future.

Brian Deegan needs to be a stand up guy and invite Brennan out to your new compound to ride Haiden/Star racing bike you know that's is all the kid wanted!! I know it's been a minute but remember when you were young once.. I would think it would be a good move. And it would be awesome for your RU-vid channel !!

Scofield claimed the bike within the rules ama should have impounded the bike end of story ...what he does with the bike is his business.. think why the claim rule exists to stop factories buying amateur championships.. dont you think That bike gives you an advantage

So, Donnie Luce is just a “big helper.” Now that his bikes are gone, no need for these 2 free motors and since he “overstepped his bounds” with Star, we know the trip to the GOAT Farm isn’t happening. All that, “we weren’t going to be able to change his mind” thing is really telling. It means they were going to try and if they couldn’t, they knew some people who could.

I greatly appreciate the breakdown, I’m a fan of hearing all sides involved. The unbiased breakdown is awesome.

Someone explain to me how the family that films everything all of a sudden ran out of LL footage to share

I would’ve kept the claim. I’m the type that the more you try to intimidate me the more hard headed I get no matter what the cost.

Clearly, the one's at fault is the ex trainer and his ex-sponsor, Matt Walker and Rallyemotoplex are 100% to blame...

Matt walker is a liar period. It's so obvious. He absolutely did bully people

Matt Walker is tripping over his own tongue!

Expected the interview with Luce to be a lot more denial than it was (still lots of vagueness and some denials though). He basically backed up everything said in part 1, then walker comes out way off (and obviously on script) and it's ridiculously obvious he's completely full of BS because his story doesn't mesh with anything else said. So far he's the only person to oppose the rule, even Deegan and Luce said they support the rule. Curious what Prior is going to say in P3, since it's obvious he's going to be on a script too....Kind of hoping he gets a suspension or ban from racing up here in Canada regardless of whether he was pressured from above.

Of course, he was pressured and intimidated. Why else rescind the claim?

If the engine builder was kicked out,wtf is yammy involved for?????????

I'd love to get Matt Walker pissed! Watching him get all red and puffy is funny AF

It would be awesome if someone with the money, to back a non factory rider and start claiming bikes from these factory riders and get this sport back level and honest.

Matt Walker is only concerned with how his reputation is effected by his actions. He is convinced that claiming a bike legally, is a knock to a person's reputation, that people in the industry will always look at the person claiming the bike as that negative guy. This is exactly a case of the haves vs the have not's.

Guys, start saving this year, sign up for lorettas next year, get a pro bike for 17k... easy! Teams will be capping their budget soon enough and the field will soon be leveled ;)

“Cleanup” coming in. I’d like to believe the kid who has nothing to lose. AMA shouldn’t allow this. The fact that boy was sat on a room with adults is not ok. Deal should have been handled through AMA. AMA let them do this. Lots of people got involved to make this boy change his mind. Brian deegan knew his trainer so they went to talk to the trainer which treated Brennan like shit. Dealer was contacted, for what? To change his mind. Why if he is going with a claim IN THE RULE BOOK. Whatever Yamaha or anyone says. They did this boy dirty and it NEEDS to be addressed by the AMA and they need to do right by Brennan. That boy has a dream can’t blame him for wanting a bike like that. Ends up being they are running a unique bike. Who’s fault is it for taking it there when there is such rule. Taking advantage of the little guy, disgusting. Typical Rich Vs Poor/middle class scenario.

Over stepped my bounds, means I lied and got the bike back to where it needs to be in star racing hands. Should be Brennan's bike Yamaha scared this kid and then pulled the rug out from him.

Matt Walker seemingly lacks integrity.

Situation handled very poorly by Matt Walker. If he felt so strongly about his position on claim he should have had a private conversation with his rider/pupil. Luce handled poorly as well. What good did it do to drop claim after all?

Trainer. In his opinion this is not what you should do be involved in a claim. God for bid the boy has a voice of his own. 100% known I'm not a bully. Can this guy hear him self. Calm words are wise words. This is passive aggressive at its best.

The Deegans(mostly Brian) need to come out and apologize and what not. Though this entire thing should have been between Star Yami and Brennan, not Brian, not Matt, not Tim, etc. But Brian has been posting a bunch of shit on Instagram like a child. Been watching Deegans YT for yearssss, been to every AZ Lucas oil race, been to a few in CA, and have supported them. But c’mon. Why does there have to be politics in all of this? Haiden shows up and rides the bike he’s given. Same with Brennan. Claiming “Haidens” bike has nothing to do with Haiden. Brennan wanted a star bike. Fuck, my dream is to have a star bike(which will never happen. I love Yamaha, from YXZ, to MT-09, to YZ450F. If I had the chance to get a Star bike, I’d take it just like Brennan tried. The rule is their to keep people from putting way to much money into the bikes. And Brennan didn’t even care about that, he just wanted the bike. Anyway, Brian should come out and say “look, Brennan just wanted a star bike, this entire thing blew up into a massive thing that it shouldn’t be. Brennan was following the rules, but Star didn’t/doesn’t want their tech being public. Star should have went to Brennan directly and not have all these parties involved, but the drama kicked in and everything unraveled quickly. Brennan should not have had his main sponsor drop him, y’all or someone should re-sign him. Again, this whole thing got way bigger than it should have and got messy for no reason. Their were no I’ll intention from any party. If anything, this claim sort of checks the MX community to remind us all of the rule.” Doubt that’ll happen. I was watching Brian’s live a couple days ago, and he said that “I don’t think this will really harm the Deegan name or anything…(etc.)” But dude. Yes it will. The way you portray yourself, the way you treat people, including me at some of Lucas oil events(was pouring rain and let us stand under y’all’s tent at Wild Horse Pass), has been awesome. Seem like a stand up dude that hasn’t been changed by all the money and fame. But all of this shows kind of the opposite. I don’t think Brian had I’ll intentions, he was upset that someone claimed the bike, which is understandable, and he acted on emotions(just the questioning, which isn’t that bad). Seriously, just come out and say something. Literally a short “this got too big. None of this was intended, brennan followed a rule. We were opposed to the claim so we talked to him. The rest that happened afterwards are things that shouldn’t have happened. We wish Brennan the best and hope to see him at tracks in the future.” Boom. Didn’t make yourself look bad, didn’t attack brennan, and your fans/supporters feel better about the situation. Currently what is happening is: the Moto community and smaller brands are up Brennans ass with support because this is all fucked up. But you have Brian and the big wigs trying to control the situation. We’re all a community. A small one that is trying to grow. Build a couple bridges and get the fuck over it and drop politics. We all know why star didn’t want the claim(either pro motor or proprietary tech), we know why Deegan doesn’t want the claim(chance of people saying “they cheated”), etc. none of that will be said officially by any party. So come out and act like adults. Brennan is handling this like he’s done it 48384 times. Brian and everyone else is acting like 4 year olds. *sorry for any typos, my thumbs are special*

The bully can't say there was no bullying. Doesn't work like that.

Matt walker clearly threatened the engine builder and you can draw your own conclusions from that

Matt Walker speaking his own opinion about brennan being known as the guy claiming deegans bike as if the whole world thinks that is taboo. ( small world he sees)

So what's the solution? A possibility that would benefit EVERYONE... Star Motorcycle sets up a closed session with Brennan to ride a factory works bike. Allow him to do his youtube video/review of it (non biased), Star Motorcycle works with Brennan and his engine builder on a deal (substantially discounted) on a few motors/support for a season contingent on 1) A non-disclosure agreement on the exact deal and anything from this incident and 2) He performs well, both as a rider and as a brand ambassador 3) No further discussion of the claiming incident. Not a bribe, but a settlement/compromise that benefits all parties involved. Additionally the claim rule needs some tweaking to cover things like "AMA official and parent/guardian must be present for riders under the age of 18 y/o" etc. The Deegans may or may not have known what the bike actually was, but that really doesn't matter at this point. It's obvious that Haden is very talented and could win on most anything. Another thing that would be an interesting move would be if another one of the manufacturers were to step up and make Brennan a similar offer. Will be interesting to see where this one goes.

I blame the Yamaha guy for thinking: “we need some clarity and class in this predicament, let me involve Matt Walker”! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I wish you'd asked Donnie why and under what authority were any of them trying to get Brennan to change his mind. For mine, I don't think anyone had authority to say things like that. That's not how these things should happen

Matt Walker what a world class unmentionable!

Glad I'm a Husqvarna guy after hearing how Yamaha handled all of this I will never own another, but then again I am 58 and have been riding for 50 years now, I probably won't be buying a new bike....

I also find it strange that a satellite Yamaha amateur team has extra motors to loan but someone as high profile as Deegan signed to Star Racing has not one extra motor he obviously had extra motor but I guarantee you they were all built the same with shit that they didn't want anyone else to get their hands on so they have to go and borrow an extra motor from a satellite team does that make sense to anyone Brian Deegan does not seem like the type of guy to not have another back up motor for his son racing the biggest race of the year when you're racing in multiple classes on the same bike.

What connection does Yamaha and the dealer have with Matt? Seems odd that he cared so much and acted like it would be the end of the world. The only thing that makes this whole thing such a big deal is if that bike has something in it that it shouldn’t. Not even saying cheating but could be that or just something so special that could be copied. The only one with something to lose was star Yamaha, obviously they made the call to shut this down so I’m sure it went above even Donnie, he just happened to be the foot soldier on the ground. AMA should be investigating but doubt they would ever punish them…

"So, they wanted Deegans bike. We couldn't let it get out to anyone, so we tried to bribe him with some engines, but they didn't want them, SO, we made some calls and magically, Brennen withdrew his claim. Easy peasy. Then we ruined him later on to show everyone how we roll."

I would have ripped off my graphic kit, Told my sponsors to F off Told Yamaha to piss off Rode that dope bike till it broke then sold it to claim a kawi next year lmao 🤣

This part was hands down the shadiest of the 3 part series. Luce was definitely withholding information. "The sponsor just so happen to arrive at the same time" Yeah...right. He then goes on to say he was trying to think of anything to change the kids mind and he "may have over stepped his boundaries" by offering for the kid do ride a star bike. ... and everyone that is anyone knows Matt Walker is the king of douchebags

I wouldn't let Matt get in front of a lawyer and speak on my behalf, he's a loose cannon that can't get his story straight.

Does anyone else think that it's such a big balls play to claim the bike? I wish he followed through with it.

The sponsor dealership that was giving him bikes has taken back all his bikes after being a big reason he rescinded his claim man thats messed up.

He's not answering the questions.

Someone got caught with thier hands in the cookie jar

Thanks for clearing up the issue with the sponsor.

Honor the rightful claim Donnie. You messed up and are now trying to brush it aside. Yamaha should be ashamed of your unprofessional behavior.

The kid has already lost everything, he’s got nothing else left to lose. Why would he lie about his account of it

It’s funny just based off of the different perspectives from these major networking companies, you can see is on the side of the big corporate and who is not.

Well done and both part 1 and 2

Facts: 1 - Brennan followed the AMA claim rules 2 - Yamaha gave a factory bike to Deegan for Loretta's 3 - Yamaha and Deegan's team tried to prevent the claim and blackmailed Brennan 4 - Brennan retracted the claim based on verbal agreement that he would keep his Yamaha sponsorship 5 - Brennan was LIED to and sponsorship was pulled from him PERIOD

Well, Matt a person can steal from Gary Cermics and somehow people forget it was done. Lol, at you telling a kid it will hurt his image.Looking at the comments other people know you also. Your interview has more people on Brennen’s side ….Totally unbelievable as usual

Lost a lot of respect for the Deegan’s and Yamaha for what went down at Loretta’s. That is some shady shit cornering and essentially attempting to intimidate a minor. Then Yamaha calling and putting the squeeze on his sponsors to drop him unless he does away with the bike claim. Check the link below to see Brennan’s full interview: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8ZkJU8-IxMY.html

Thank you to all involved. Moto was getting stale, we needed "Stargate". Bad press is good press. Yamaha will sell some bikes, Derek will sell some Ti Rods, Walker will sell some classes, Deegan will get more followers, and Brennan will end up receiving mass support from another manufacturer. The Vitals, Pulps, Pings, Rotos, and Swaps will make cash off those clicks.

I fail to see the problem. The bike was claimed, pay the bill take the bike. Done deal. Nothing to talk about.

after watching all these interviews it sounds more and more like Star showed up with Craig's factory motor in Deegan's frame and now they want to do damage control to make it out like they didn't try to run a 60k bike against a bunch of 15-20k bikes. Donnie low af for going to Matt Walker, they knew by pulling strings they could get the claim withdrawn. Also Deegan has been Dq'ed over illegal motors before, got booted for just that in 2014, Of course Brian would never admit it they blamed a part mix up with Twisted Development. The video No Respect shows Brian's true character, no reason to believe the apple falls far from the tree. Also why is Matt Walker training anyone?? he was about as good at racing as every other nobody, dude was never even hardly in the top 10, in fact was ranked below 25th the majority of his career.

So how did sponsor get involved 🤔 lol because they were clearly contacted and pressured how else did they get involved especially so fast. That is the shady ass deal with this whole thing!

Ryder D's bike that weekend was being sold for $40K... It's an "unwritten rule," because all the sponsored kids have legal work that they don't want the competition to have.

This guys Matt Walker comes across as very dodgy. Even Don Luce admitted that this guy got “quite heated” yet he says he didn’t.

after watching both videos I would believe the motor guy over the trainer, imo

Matt Walker sure seems to make a lot of statements about items that he wasnt even there for. Guy seems shifty.

Proof that the sponsors and trainers care about themselves and their reputation first. They don’t care about the racers. They are just advertisement medium.

Great reporting! Thank you for clarification. Much hyperbole out there making the rounds!

Great Don, kid has no bikes now but will have two crate motors? You should send him two complete bikes now that his sponsor has pulled his bikes from him.

who told the sponsor of the claim?

Even though this is heavily involving the Deegans, I do not think they are at fault here. Haiden just rides the bikes. He does not tell them what aftermarket parts need to be on it

All these guys should be fired and suspended for life, the way all these adults handle themselves, and the results in that the boy was punished. And lost his ride, bullied from the start. He should have gotten a attorney and put them all on the stand for the real truth to be told. Maybe rewarded a million for all this shit these Adults did to him