CHAPTER 386 Ft. Rick Johnson

Ricky "RJ" Johnson — 7-time AMA champion and the original supercross bad boy — joins the Gypsy Tales Podcast for over 3 hours. Ricky won 61 AMA national races, held the all-time Supercross wins record, dominated the 250cc and 500cc classes for HRC Honda under Roger De Coster, won 4 Motocross des Nations with Team USA, and was forced to retire at just 25 after a devastating wrist injury at the 1989 Gatorback National. After motocross he won the Baja 1000 twice and earned ASA stock car Rookie of the Year alongside Jimmie Johnson. In this episode Ricky breaks down how good Jett Lawrence really is, whether Haiden Deegan can beat Jett, what signing with Fox Racing was like, Jeffrey Herlings and the European riders, his biggest rivals from the 80s, the brutal reality of motocross media, factory bike advantages, Hunter Lawrence in 2026, and his 2026 Supercross predictions. 🎬 Join us for a special screening of 100 Hours with Jo Shimoda live and in person. 📍 March 6th in Indianapolis. 🎟️ Get tickets here: 🧤 FIST HANDWEAR: CODE: GYPSYGANG for 15% off 👕 DIXXON x Gypsy Tales Flannel 🇺🇸 US: 🇦🇺 AUS: 🏍 MOTOSPORT.COM: 💧 Stay hydrated with SOTA Fuel — Order yours today: 🛒 Shop Gypsy Tales merch: 🎙

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This episode is 03:07:31 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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