CHAPTER 339 Ft. Ricky Carmichael
Gypsy Tales
Jase Macalpine
4.6 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2025
⏱️ 211 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
The GOAT, Ricky Carmichael, joins us for Chapter 339!
The most decorated motocross racer of all time, Ricky shares unheard stories from his legendary career, talks about his huge decision to leave Honda for Suzuki, and reveals how much money he was making at the time. He breaks down what set him apart from his competitors, reflects on going up against legends like Jeremy McGrath, James Stewart, and Chad Reed, and shares his hopes for the future of Monster Energy Supercross. This is one you don’t want to miss!
PRESENTED BY: Monster Energy 🟢
https://www.monsterenergy.com/en-us/
Click for 20% off CARDO Systems: https://cardosystems.rfrl.co/2wjp9
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Ricky Carmichael is the undisputed goat of motocross, and while it might be hard to believe, |
| 0:05.0 | dominance isn't the best word to describe this icon of two wheels. |
| 0:10.0 | During his historical career, RSI won seven of seven Premier Class Outdoor titles, |
| 0:16.0 | 10 of 10 in total. |
| 0:18.0 | Every single time he lined up to race, he won the title. |
| 0:21.3 | And two of those times, he went perfect. |
| 0:24.6 | Dude, I never even, like, plan to go undefeated. |
| 0:27.0 | Like, who the hell does that? |
| 0:28.1 | Zoom out a little further, and you'll see an even clearer picture of dominance. |
| 0:32.8 | From 2002 to 2006, he won 104 of 118 Motos and 54 of 59 overalls. The legendary Chad |
| 0:43.8 | Reid beat him twice in 87 head-to-head matchups and the greatest talent in our sport managed |
| 0:50.8 | to best the goat in 10 of 48 tries. |
| 0:55.4 | I hope he doesn't beat me. |
| 0:57.4 | You know what I mean? I'm like, ah, he's going to be good. |
| 1:00.7 | Oh, and he also won five premier supercross titles. |
| 1:04.7 | With all this being said, dominance is not the right word. |
| 1:05.6 | It's humility. |
| 1:11.7 | After an eight-figure career, R.C. didn't just ride off into the sunset like the greats almost always do. |
| 1:17.7 | I was done, man, mentally, and I knew my time was up. Today, you'll find Ricky Carmichael still grinding for the sport he loves. He's been a team owner, a brand ambassador, and now an analyst on NBC |
| 1:23.8 | giving fans insight from a life dedicated to his greatest passion. Ricky Carmichael. Welcome to |
| 1:29.3 | Gypsy Tales. What's up, Gypsy Gang? We're back for another episode of the Gypsy Tales podcast, |
| 1:36.0 | and I'm stoked to bring you this one with the goat, the all-time, undisputed, greatest of all-time, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jase Macalpine, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Jase Macalpine and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.