Episodes
Fresh off their visit to the Motocross of Nations, Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto discuss the atmosphere and being at Matterley Basin, Australia's first title, a solid appearance for USA on short notice, Tim Gajser throwing it down, Jeffrey Herlings' mediocre outing, Jorge Prado's energy coming off another title-winning season, and a few listener questions and statements as the offseason officially begins.
Published 10/09/24
3-time AMA 250 Champion Haiden Deegan joins Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto to talk the SMX playoffs, an update on the wrist, his thoughts on which coast he'll race in 2025, and more. Plus, our champions talk Motocross of Nations prior to their trip overseas.
Published 09/30/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto expand on everything SMX from Las Vegas, including Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan's title victories, Chase Sexton's unfortunate end to the season and the MXoN implications, Hunter Lawrence's ascension, Pierce Brown's 1st win, and comparing the future rivalry between Jett and Haiden.
Published 09/23/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto break down everything that happened at SMX Playoff #2 from Texas including Hunter Lawrence's big win, Chase Sexton's eye-opening post-race interview, Haiden Deegan dominant again, RJ Hampshire's wild ride again, the winner-take-all championship next week, tuff blocks, racing formats, and who is under the most pressure.
Published 09/16/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto tackle everything from SMX Playoff Race 1 including “The Future” vs. “The Legend” in Jett Lawrence and Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton’s “subpar” performance, Haiden Deegan putting on a clinic, the art of the start, and how many race is too many.
Published 09/09/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are back together to dive into Chase Sexton's first Pro Motocross 450 Championship, Team USA at the Motocross of Nations, the SMX Playoffs, and a grip of fans questions including whether it is good to be humble or cocky.
Published 08/28/24
Filling in for Ryan today is AMA Motocross Champion, Adam Cianciarulo. Adam and Ricky discuss his new career as an NBC motorsports commentator and his views on the current motocross landscape as well as the exciting upcoming SMX Playoffs and World Championship Final.
Published 08/19/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are back after two weeks off to discuss Hunter Lawrence's new ride, Chase Sexton's closing the gap, Chance Hymas' wild ride and what he should do, the return of Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb, flaggers, Garrett Marchbanks and Triumph feel-good stories, plus the wild NASCAR finish.
Published 08/12/24
This is one episode that not even the pros will want to miss. With Ryan Villopoto out for the week, 7-time AMA champion and Motorsports Hall of Famer Rick Johnson makes a guest appearance on Tittle 24. RC and RJ give their Hall of Fame insight into many topics and racers. From candid stories of both Ricky and RJ to straightforward analysis of the best motocross racers in the world.
Published 07/22/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are back together after a few weeks apart and review all the action from Spring Creek National. Chase Sexton extends his lead in the 450 class. Levi Kitchen wins his first 250 overall and Haiden Deegan is once again a magnet for controversy with his post-race comments.
Published 07/16/24
With Ricky Carmichael away this week, Ryan Villopoto and special guest, Racer X Editor-In-Chief Davey Coombs discuss Jett Lawrence's motocross season ending injury, flaggers controversy in the 250 division and the new premier class points leader, Chase Sexton.
Published 07/08/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto discuss the two biggest stars in Pro Motocross at the moment, Haiden Deegan and Jett Lawrence.
Published 07/01/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto review the motocross action from High Point and chat with special guest Owner and Founder of Pro Circuit Kawasaki - Mitch Payton.
Published 06/17/24
With Ricky on vacation, Ryan Villopoto is joined by Gypsy Tales' creator Jase Macalpine to discuss everything Thunder Valley including Jett Lawrence responding, Hunter Lawrence snags the red plate, Chase Sexton reverts to old habits, Haiden Deegan starting to separate from the field, Chance Hymas finding something, Tom Vialle's too nice, and Justin Cooper's arrival.
Published 06/10/24
With Ricky at the Isle of Man TT, Racer X Editor-In-Chief jumps in with Ryan Villopoto to discuss Jett Lawrence's win streak ending, Chase Sexton statement ride, Haiden Deegan's win and whirlwind ride, Tom Vialle delivering, solid rides from Aaron Plessinger, Hunter Lawrence, and Chance Hymas, while Levi Kitchen should start getting concerned.
Published 06/03/24
Ryan Villopoto and Ricky Carmichael dive into the first weekend of the Pro Motocross calendar at Fox Raceway in California, and discuss the controversial non-call regarding 250 winner Haiden Deegan, Jett Lawrence keeping the streak alive ahead of his brother Hunter, Levi Kitchen's boot making news again, press day rides, and whether or not it is the same old story with Chase Sexton.
Published 05/27/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are joined by Monster Energy AMA Supercross 250 West Champion RJ Hampshire to discuss his journey through the sport to his first professional title, but first the champions take a slew of fans questions prior to the start of the 2024 Pro Motocross season.
Published 05/20/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto digest everything that happened in Salt Lake City, including new champions crowned in Jett Lawrence, RJ Hampshire, and Tom Vialle, a full breakdown of the incident and history in 2024 between Jason Anderson, Hunter Lawrence and Jett Lawrence, as well as Chase Sexton and Haiden Deegan’s race wins, Levi Kitchen coming up short, Justin Cooper’s first podium, and a bundle of fan questions.
Published 05/13/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are together in California to discuss Jett Lawrence being one step closer to the title, Hunter Lawrence finishes 2nd to his brother, Cooper Webb's thumb issues, 250 West is all square at the top between Levi Kitchen and RJ Hampshire, the incident between RJ and Nate Thrasher, Jo Shimoda's big win, good rides for Justin Barcia and Jason Anderson, tough nights for Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac, plus what our champions would do in a close title fight as the...
Published 05/06/24
Ryan Villopoto and Ricky Carmichael take a look back at the weekend in Philadelphia, Jett Lawrence's wire-to-wire win, Cooper Webb's whoops problems, Eli Tomac's ride not as good as he is, Max Anstie's feel-good win, who is to blame between Jalek Swoll and Seth Hammaker, and the mindset for title contenders Tom Vialle and Haiden Deegan.
Published 04/29/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto tackled a wild night in Nashville, Jett Lawrence's statement win, Chase Sexton's strange incident, Ken Roczen's wild right, friendly fire for teammates Levi Kitchen and Cameron McAdoo, Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb's possible team orders, Haiden Deegan changing his technique, Tom Vialle in the catbird seat, and breaking down McAdoo's practice run-in.
Published 04/22/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are joined by 2-time Supercross champion and co-points leader Cooper Webb to discuss his latest victory, changing teams, the depth of the field, battling Jett Lawrence, and his mindset going into the final four races of the Supercross season. Ricky and Ryan also dive into everything that happened at Foxborough on Saturday night, including Chase Sexton's struggles to pass, Jett Lawrence's head, Haiden Deegan's return to form, and Cameron McAdoo's solid run...
Published 04/15/24
In this week's episode, Ryan Villopoto and Ricky Carmichael answer as many fan questions as possible - from Adam Cianciarulo's retirement announcement last week, to Cooper Webb being on Jett Lawrence's tail, Eli Tomac's ability to get it done again, and more. Our champions also do a deep dive thoughts regarding the sports - financials as a rider moves up, track layouts and conditions, more on radio comms, start devices, and option clauses (just to name a few).
Published 04/08/24
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto breakdown everything St. Louis from Jett and Barcia to red cross flags to Eli Tomac finally getting it done. Plus, 250 West points leader Levi Kitchen joins the show to discuss his career and what has gotten him to this point of winning 3 of his last 4 races.
Published 04/01/24