Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto on early retirement, winning 4 championships in a row & more...

RV is one of the modern icons of Motocross. We are very similar in age and I followed his career from a relatively unknown amateur all the way through his incredible pro career. I have always wanted to have RV on the show, but I am glad it took us this long as we have actually got to hang a bit over the last 6 months. He's a legend of a bloke and a really fun guy to hang around... I hope that comes across in this show! We talk about Ryan joining BluCru, why redheads have the most championships, if he retired to early, how his speed would stack up today, and even though it is kinda old news now, we talk about the Ando / Jett situation and what it means for the sport, as well as our upcoming trip to New Zealand to ride with 2007 team mate and rival Ben Townley.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:27 Weird fact about red heads
00:04:46 Having a Short but Successful career
00:09:00 Aldon Baker (Mentality)
00:18:05 Offer from Honda (Why I Satyed at Kawi)
00:26:22 Comparing today’s Amateurs to 20 years ago
00:42:26 Secret Rider at Star Yamaha?
00:44:10 Cooper Webb
00:50:31 Changed Bike Mid Season!?
00:57:29 Casey Stoner
01:03:00 Perspective on Today’s Pros (Personalities)
01:16:00 Reflecting on your Career
01:25:00 Racing James Stewart
01:29:09 Learning a Supercross Track
01:31:01 Ryan Dungey
01:34:22 Jett’s 22-0 Season (Outdoors EASIER than Supercross)
01:39:27 Jett Lawrence’s Future
01:59:08 What made you come back into the sport? (Retired Life)
02:23:25 RV Talks Money
02:36:26 Level is at an ALL TIME HIGH
02:46:27 I didn’t ride for 2 years after I retired
02:52:35 SHOCK Switch to Yamaha
03:05:45 Ricky Carmichael & Title 24
03:09:31 Outro