Racer X Films: Mitch Payton's Collection

Pro Circuit owner Mitch Payton has been in the center of the motocross universe for decades. That leads to one of the world's greatest collections of memorabilia, bikes, trophies, shirts, posters, parts and more. But Mitch's place isn't a museum. This is just the upstairs attic of the Pro Circuit building, with amazing stuff sitting in random, dusty old boxes. Mitch gave Jason Weigandt, Steve Matthes, and Kris Keefer a tour. Enjoy this insiders' look at the greatest collection of stuff that's not on display.
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Based in Corona, California, Pro Circuit Products, Inc. is a leader in off-road motorcycle and ATV exhausts and aftermarket performance parts. Started in 1978, Pro Circuit is the go-to shop for recreational riders and professionals for everything from suspension work to complete engine packages, and everything in between.
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[@bwhaskell]

Wow, Mitch's collection is a motocross gold mine!

[@jordanfisher2285]

The coolest warehouse collection EVER

[@ryanlester761]

15:13 Matthes trying to work a warranty deal on a ripped jersey from '91. Mitch says, "Uh, we're gonna hold onto that one." Hahahaha!

[@depweg1092]

I laughed at that too.

[@gt7500]

Yah, looks like he'd really miss it.

[@werginracing111]

Super cool that Mitch has all that. Should turn that upstairs into the pro circuit museum/lounge. 🤘 🍻. So much history there.

[@DanArnets1492]

He literally has too much stuff to make a museum on that place.

[@The08450]

Yah dude that's exactly right! Heaven for a moto fan!

[@livefastdiequick]

I been there a couple times (pro circuit) and I can tell you the building ain’t big enough lol

[@ajabuell]

need another hour of this tour!!

[@doug148877]

MATTHES IS SKINNY! Great job on the vid and great job slimming down, Steve.

[@DanArnets1492]

Now I can only call him "The Douchebag formerly known as Fatthes"...

[@michaelselix8817]

That brings me back to high school, grad. 86. Fun stuff to go back through.

[@heller127]

I could spend all day in that room just looking through everything

[@davidcarter4145]

I would never get rid of that stuff either. Mitch is a true icon. A museum with his collection would definitely bring in the old school motocrossers

[@scottpella7419]

What a blast to the past! In 89' or 90' one of the guys at the shop...might of been Bones', gave me a HUGE Pro Circuit sticker with the rainbow graphic around the border...said if I put it on the back window of my VW bus...he'd knock a little off the exhaust I was buying. I was a 17 year old kid. I put it on in the parking lot!!! Really cool video, thanks for sharing your collection with us Mitch!

[@civilservice7806]

Thanks for sharing! So much history. Pro circuit should have its own museum !

[@astreet339]

I have the same 94 Pro Circuit and Stanton Pennet hanging on my wall I’m a 90s kid so a lot of the stuff is taking me down memory lane

[@sharplespaul]

So nice I had to watch twice.

[@stevenday6082]

HOLY SHIT. I dont know what I would do just to spend one day in those first two rooms. Just to look at that stuff. I would literally OD in a matter of moments. Good lord that brings me back to when I was a kid, and what it was like to see those bikes, those riders, the box trucks, the team gear, mechanic's team shirts. AWESOME Video Weege. I know I sound like a creeper right now, but I dont give a fuck. That would be like Disney land on steroid.

[@ryanlester761]

This reminds me of some stuff at Works Connection. The manager took me upstairs to look through some boxes of goodies. I was pretty much sweating with excitement when it was all over. Lol. I couldn't believe my eyes. There was a 1992 LaRocco factory KX seat, On The Line Racing graphics and seat cover, Original Peak "91 and "92 graphics kits, #1 plates and riders' jerseys among other amazing things. The most impressive was the AMA Tech sheets from the 1986 Daytona Supercross. There was every one of the riders who raced that day and signed off their bikes. There was David Bailey, Ricky Johnson, Ricky Ryan, Jeff Ward to name a few. It was amazing.

[@ryanlester761]

@@stevenday6082 hahaha! Oh, I molested every piece of history I could while I was there. I ended up with the Peak and Hotwheels graphics, eventually- along with some '95 MC Honda team graphics and seat cover and a few other odds and ends. My buddy got the LaRocco seat and some other things. We are both lucky SOBs. Lol.

[@stevenday6082]

@@ryanlester761 HELL YES

[@GOONRID3RFRANKLIN]

Wowwww pure minutes of hapinesss

[@craighills2382]

Thank you, what a loverly humble personality Mitch is, well done in Australia ThanK YOU

[@jasonprocai1020]

What an awesome blast from the past, I could spend an entire month going through that room!!!! That is freaking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@melissakelly5813]

I like how it kinda has the hoarder vibe but its all priceless stuff.Awesome

[@dasilva103]

I have one of Adam's 292 plates too! Great video, need more of these.

[@JohnHowerton137]

If this video was 8 hours long, I still would have watched ALL of it!

[@MotoResurrect]

The pro circuit museum

[@greigokane6394]

Just WOW! I'm in my 50's so remember so much of it. What supercool history right there. Mitch, such a lovely guy, a God in MX Those inside motorcross magazines (x4 only) they actually found their way out to New Zealand 🇳🇿 I have the set. I remember being gutted the didn't make any more. This video is a blast. Thanks so much team. 🙏

[@debbiehipsher3855]

That was awesome. So much money and history. He knows what hes doing

[@fox1nz]

Matthes is looking good, keep it up bro!!

[@thebordenasylum7726]

I'd hope so seeing how he bikes over 100 miles a week...I was starting to wonder but didn't have the courage to ask him WTF he rode that much for if it wasn't starting to pay off LOL.

[@tyler2980]

Gosh Mitch, you win man. Amazing career

[@kernplace37]

This is so sick. Mitch is an icon.

[@rickrossi4468]

Best memorabilia ever, thanks Weege&Mitch

[@Erik-rp1hi]

Cool, thanks for sharing Mitch. You look happy showing all you neat stuff.

[@mxcollin95]

What a trip down memory lane....this is awesome for those that grew up in the sport.

[@MrBangen2012]

dude this is so sick, could spend hours and hours soaking up history in there.

[@kevingorzny]

Incredible.

[@JanASS1991]

This is so awesome! Mitch is obviosly one of the greatest persons in this sport like Roger de Coster.

[@scrubbin627]

That's a bad ass collection!

[@gmunozcar]

Seriously.. WOW !! Mitch Payton could have his own museum.. Or 2 !! Thanks for sharing ; this is GORGEOUS !!

[@chrisvozza6530]

So much awsome memoribilia!

[@tinypony1423]

That was rad to get to see Mitch outside of the races n not so serious. Really enjoyed that he’s got some awesome memorabilia

[@brendanphipps4293]

Wow! That is a tour I would dream to go on one day

[@Dom-ky2go]

So rad. To have all Mitch’s knowledge would be amazing.

[@Patrick-il3cc]

Awesome video, what a treasure trove!

[@91S10BAJA]

Man...that is absolutely amazing. So cool!

[@chrisgleis2821]

I have the racer x Ricky 70 sitting on my dresser and a 89 Cr 125.Love this.

[@chrisgleis2821]

I could use a 1990 Oz 250 cylinder.

[@scottyboy7462]

That place is a gold mine.

[@tannergalyenexcavation39]

This is the greatest video I have ever seen!

[@sesker15]

Wow!!!!! Just WOW

[@FacingQuincy]

Nice! Super cool he allowed you to film this

[@monsterkxf]

‘Kids can’t read anymore’ 😂😂 Awesome, wow!! 🤘🤘

[@blazeficco8530]

That is so awesome I wanna look through it all

[@billreed3785]

Wow... that was cool to watch.

[@jimmcarthur]

awesome video!!! matthes looking trim keep it up!!!

[@CodySiler]

The knowledge is amazing! Awesome video of behind the scenes!

[@todddooley793]

Steve looking slim, good job man! Fun vid, thanks for sharing!

[@kawi4life88]

Mitch is such a rad dude!

[@derrickzenner9300]

Priceless video. So happy to have a procircuit head cylinder and exhaust on my kx125.

[@Austinatk1]

I hope and pray that 2 strokes make a comeback! Definitely would pull in a lot more fans in for sx and mx!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dougderby9454]

There is only one Mitch and he is the coolest bar none.

[@JayEss414]

great collection

[@jeremyclark28c]

that is some of the neatest stuff I have ever seen

[@yeahok115sure]

I’m seating here at 10:30pm at night in the dark my wife sleeping with a huge smile on my face! God I love this video! I hear these stories about Mitch’s story are priceless! He is funny. What needs to happen is a podcast of Steve grabbing random stuff and Mitch telling stories about it. This is motocross history that we can loose

[@olddirt1965]

Just WOW!

[@mheeler]

How can anyone give this epicness a thumbs down ?

[@Roogs209]

Wow could not take my eyes away so much cool stuff and stories to go with all of them, can’t imagine the sentimental value, can we find a way to fire proof/armor/protect that whole upstairs

[@jonmccormick8683]

This is why you start a business and save everything. Love the old Team Peak items. Jean Michel Bayle story and bike. RJ story.

[@SOFTAILX]

Thanks guys. That was cool. RV's 07 USA kit was killer. I'd dig a show on a collection of guys gear from back in the day.

[@spice3767]

His memory and recall is insane! What a great video, this stuff needs to be in a museum, so much great stuff!!!

[@Red908Neon]

this was so cool

[@johnohoskins5129]

Some unbelievable stuff!!

[@pipflynnofficial]

Dreams, memories and history. Amazing Mitch! It is a shame that Jason Weigandt is only seeing money money money... peasant!

[@paulwood7798]

Wow my Racing memories in one

[@ericd.4253]

Hell if Mitch opened that place up like a museum it would be like my visit to Paisley Park!😉

[@ryanlester761]

I have one of those original 1993 Hotwheels graphics kits @17:35... That makes two of us! Lol.

[@bwedmore]

WOW JUST WOW Talk about history, Id love to sit around a camp fire with him and listen to stories.

[@robw3761]

That's awesome way cool and that lion picture I had one in my apartment in the 80s😁

[@AndrewDeVries211]

This was really cool!

[@senseless_appearance69]

thanks for the video guys! awesome video

[@sethploder9716]

Holy crap. That’s some serious freakin history there. Just WOW

[@mattprice37664]

Why in the fuck would you throw any of that away?!?! A lot of that is 1 of 1, one day in history type of treasure!! Thank you for making this video and the others

[@herbrachel9707]

Great vid dude. Mitch is an awesome guy

[@Heysey45]

That’s so cool to see all the old school stuff. It’s all so good NICL it’s not funny.

[@jhnblkbrn8259]

stellar!

[@193sith]

Great video! Thanks

[@dylanjordan1076]

This is the coolest video I have ever seen!

[@jasonryper2840]

OH MAN , we need Mitch on Pulp

[@justinwhitesell2494]

The chrome KX plastic @ 5:55 from the 95/96-era is seriously my favorite thing in there. The chrome PC/Splitfire machines were in a league of their own.

[@matthewrooney9857]

So rad!

[@chrisnielsen5287]

wow, having any of that memorabilia would be gold to die hard fans!

[@BrokeDown724]

This is amazing

[@jeffgavid2367]

15:51 digging that lion painting.

[@robw3761]

Totally i had one in my apartment 1983

[@jasonkubik7417]

What an amazing collection

[@scottyboy7462]

Would love to go box by box by box. I love vintage anything- especially motocross!!!!

[@probahcrf]

OMG!!! So much history there! Video was to short

[@22Blimp]

Awesome!

[@wrenchone5003]

Amazing stuff wow all those cone pipes 🙌😍😍 I am certain I have a couple bikes those would fit !

[@xBestii72]

Great vid!! Things I'd do for anything with Splitfire Pro Circuit on it....

[@23MikeJ22]

Awwww man Awesome!!!

[@thebordenasylum7726]

It's a literal GOLD MINE in what's essentially the attic equivalent of the PC HQ...Good God. Anyone who ever wanted to pull the perfect heist, this is the motherload right here. I don't even think Mitch can truly appreciate this stuff the way other people can/do. He's jaded, and to think much of this stuff hasn't seen the light of day since it was packed up in boxes...SMH

[@A-mechanics-review-4U]

The Borden Asylum Dude lots of disrespecting in your comment kook what are you talking about... I think you should 🤦‍♂️

[@thebordenasylum7726]

@@A-mechanics-review-4U Hardly anything disrespectful in anything I said, but ok.

[@larrykates3910]

This was an awesome upload worst part of the video though is Mathis

[@michaelgrubbs1618]

Quite impressive

[@WujoCaZa]

That peak gear 😍

[@highstakesmx8546]

LEGEND

[@CraigTheSpread]

Damn good film Guys!!!