Gypsy Tales

Nick Rodriguez is one of the major stars in the world of professional grappling. Exploding onto the world stage only 5 years ago, the 'Black Belt Slayer' has defied all normal rules of grappling, medaling at the sports biggest tournament with only a handful of years training under his, now black, belt. On top of this Nicky has a rich history of motocross, riding as a young kid and selling his 450...

Lars Lindstrom just had the perfect season as a team manager in Supercross and Motocross for HRC - with a 22-0 perfect season from Jett Lawrence to boot. Lars started at the team in 2004 building bikes for Ricky Carmichael and has worked his way up to the top spot and if 2023 is anything to go buy he is going to be around for years to come. Before we get into this episode though, I wanted to share...

Jason Weigandt is for me the voice of Motocross. For 2024 he finally gets his chance to step into the booth during Supercross, and it makes an epic season just that touch bit sweeter. I planned to get a lot into Weige's back story, tell some stories from his 20+ year career, but that is going to have to wait for the next one! We spent 4 hours solving all of the real and imaginary problems of Super...

Josh Mosiman is one of the key media test riders in the sport and you can find him on camera and on the bike over at the MXA YouTube Channel. Josh had a short pro career before turning his attention to the media side of the sport and has been going from strength to strength ever since! We talk 2024 bikes, Glen Helen, Technique and much more in this awesome episode of the podcast. Before we get int...

What is up Gypsy Gang! We are back for another members only episode of the podcast and this time I am joined in studio by Mountainbike Legend Kyle Strait. In my early days as a fan of mountain biking, Kyle was a child prodigy that served as an inspiration to a generation. From one of the most talented junior racers to ever come out of America, to Dirt Jump contents, dual slalom and eventually Free...

In the last edition of the Red Bull Quarterly report for 2023, Shane Van Gisberngen talks at length about his departure from Supercars, his transition to Nascar full time in 2024 and all the ways in which he would fix the Supercars championship in Australia if he had a magic wand. We had a blast doing these this year, thanks for everyone who listened in and followed the Red Bull Ampol racing team...

What is up Gypsy Gang, the official Gypsy Gang! We are back for another epic episode of the podcast and my guest today is none other than hard enduro legend Cody Webb. I first met Cody location scouting for his first big Red Bull project back in 2016 and we have been friends ever since. With his unique trials background, Cody was one of the pioneers of American hard enduro and enduro-x and has won...

What is up Gypsy Gang, we are back for another episode of the Gypsy Tales Podcast. My guest today is the man, the myth, the legend; Can Zink. Fresh off his 2023 winning run at Rampage, Cam dropped into the studio for an awesome conversation. A true legend and pioneer of the Mountain Bike world. He was a promising junior racer before turning his attention to the new Freeride movement, and for the l...

Mountain Biking legend Brandon Semenuk is known for his exceptional versatility, Semenuk effortlessly conquers every 2 wheel sport. Personally i think one of the most talented human beings on the planet. His eye for creativity leaves winning multiple Red Bull Joyride victories at Crankworx and countless video segments that leave audiences in awe as well as his daring achievements at Red Bull Rampa...

Ben Spies is an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame'r that had an incredible road racing career both in the US and in Europe. Ben rose to fame racing in the glory years of the AMA Superbike Championship and his battles with Aussie Matt Mladin are legendary. The GFC in 2008 force Ben to look for opportunities to race overseas and in 2009 he made the move to the WSBK Championship and then onto MotoGP. Ben i...

What is up Gypsy Gang welcome back to another episode of the Gypsy Tales podcast and today we are in for our 3rd instalment of the Red Bull Ampol Racing Quarterly Report - this time with team driver Broc Feeney. It has been an epic sophomore year for the Queenslander with a win at the Sandown 500 endurance race. On this episode of the Quarterly report we talk becoming the youngest ever winner of t...

Fresh off his win in this years MXGP World Motocross Championship, Jorge was on vacation in the US doing some Supercross and we were lucky enough to get some time in between ride to record the podcast. I met Jorge earlier this year at the Arco event and we talked about making the podcast happen at some point through the season, but alas, we were never able to make it happen. That may have turned o...

Blake Redferrin is one of Americas hottest new up and coming Country Music signers, and he sold his Arenacross race bikes to fund his career. Blake, or Red as his close friends call him, was a dirt bike kid who’s dad raced in his home state of Tennessee and soon caught the bug. He travelled all over the east coast chasing his racing dream but always wrote songs and raps. I will save the rest of hi...

Jeremy McGrath is the King of Supercross. With 72 wins and 7 championships he stands alone as the man inside a stadium. Obviously I am a lifelong fan of MC but it wasn't until recently we got to hang out at Mammoth Motocross where I got to see the secret to all of his success. He really loves riding his dirt bike. This will have to be a part one of this episode, because in 3 hours we barely scratc...

Haiden Deegan had one of the most incredible rookie seasons in memory, culminating in the inaugural SMX Playoff Champion just a few weeks again at the iconic LA Coliseum. We managed to organise a quick sit down with Haiden and Brian Deegan in the aftermath of the historic win in the original Mulisha Compound in Temecula's wine country. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://www. drinkag1.com/gypsytales...

We were lucky enough to be invited to Red Bull Imagination to record a podcast and witness what is becoming one of the marquee two wheel events each year. We travelled from California to Kansas to cover this epic event and as usual the E3 Ranch didn't disappoint. On the podcast we were joined by this years team captans Jeremy Stenberg and Robbie Maddison and they gave us the run down on Imaginatio...

Randy Lawrence has had one of the most remarkable careers in two wheels I have ever come across. He was an OG of the BMX scene in Southern California and the brother of "Factory" Phil Lawrence. He found his way into a roll as a mechanic and wound up working with "The King" Jeremy McGrath before retiring to race the Downhill World Cup for Intense. He then came back into moto to work as a trainer an...

The man, the myth, the legend Ryan Hughes makes his second appearance on the podcast. His first time on the show he really did change the game for us. It was the first of our remote studio episodes and it exploded the podcast into a completely new realm. This time we sat face to face in the studio in Costa Mesa to run our podcast clock together to over 6 hours. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://ww...

Johhny Hopper is a Motocross and Supercross content creator and in the last two years has gained a solid following online. He has really found his lane content wise in the sport and I really enjoy watching what he puts out. This is Johnny's second time on the podcast and I always really enjoy it whenever we get together for the podcast. SPONSORS: DRINK AG1:  http://www. drinkag1.com/gypsytale...

About 10 years ago Adam and I sat down to record an interview in the Florida home of a 17 year old Adam Cianciarulo who was in preparation for his professional debut. AC is now 10 years into his career and he is one of the most liked, loved and followed guys in the sport. He has also had more set backs in his life than most, but in spite of it all is the happiest he has ever been. We had been want...

Mikki Mase is a professional gambler and former amateur motocross champion. Mikki grew up in the orbit of guys like J-Law, Izzi and Stroupe and after a promising amateur career he moved towards one of his other passions in life, gambling. During Covid, Mikki escaped to Las Vegas and went on a multi-million dollar winning spree which resulted in bans from almost all the major casinos. We also had a...

Dusty Rich is a stand up comedian who is making his 3rd appearance on the podcast. I first saw Dusty live doing stand up on the Gold Coast a few years ago and knew he would be a hit on the podcast. You can count on him for a hilarious and random chat every time and this round was no different. We talk the premature birth of his first daughter, the risks of AI, why he's not g*y and much more. To ge...

Carson Brown is the newest member of the Red Bull family and it seems like his life's work of building, riding and racing every type of motorcycle known to man; is finally starting to pay off. Carson was an obsessive amateur racer and came up through the Team Green ranks before burning himself out at the beginning of his professional career. Since then Carson was forced to walk an unconventional p...

Trey Canard is one of the nicest people I have ever met and of all of his amazing accomplishments during his career as a professional dirt bike racer, that might be the one thing that sticks out. Trey was one of the top dogs of the sport during my time in the US and I was track side for a lot of his career highs and lows. To finally get a chance to chat was a real treat. To get early release and a...

Mic Williams is a rider, Engineer and now bike builder through his latest endeavour as a founding partner in Trinity Mountain Bikes. I have been following the project for a couple of years now when this revolutionary looking bike first came on my radar a couple of years ago, and with the first production models shipping it was the perfect time to get him on the podcast. If you are a bike nerd like...