RJ Hampshire is officially headed to Ducati. Fresh off the announcement, RJ joins Jase Macalpine on Gypsy Tales to talk about signing with Ducati, the decision behind the move and what comes next for his Supercross and Motocross career.
RJ also opens up about his aggressive riding style, making passes with millions of dollars on the line, Chase Sexton and Kawasaki, Haiden Deegan vs Cole Davies, losing his dad, nearly racing MXoN, training with the Lawrence brothers, getting the Ducati race bike ready and the mentality it takes to win at the highest level.
We also talked about:
👉🏼 RJ PISSING OFF Mitch Payton
👉🏼 Why RJ has NO agent
👉🏼 The Darren Lawrence effect
👉🏼 Supercross getting quieter!?
👉🏼 Where Chase Sexton will sign in 2027
With RJ moving to Ducati AND training with the Lawrence brothers, what do you think his results will look like in 2027? Drop your predictions below! 👇🏼
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:13 Welcome RJ Hampshire to Gypsy Tales
00:03:27 Haiden Deegan VS Cole Davies
00:14:32 Blud Lubricants Ad
00:15:13 Signing with Ducati
00:19:57 Kawasaki Wanted to Trade Riders!?
00:26:37 RJ Hamphire has no agent!?
00:31:29 Chase Sexton is done with Kawasaki!?
00:37:32 The Darren Lawrence Effect
00:53:45 RJ Opens Up About Losing His Dad
01:13:04 Anything to Win a Supercross Title
01:15:36 RJ's Best Life Decision
01:18:48 The People Who Saved RJ's Career
01:20:50 AG1 Ad
01:21:53 Mike Grondahl's Impact in Supercross
01:27:08 Mitch Payton was Pissed
01:39:45 2026 SMX Finals
01:48:04 Supercross Noise Reduction
01:53:57 RJ Almost Raced MXON!?
02:01:01 Cooper Webb & Team Tedder
02:05:32 Where is Chase Sexton Going!?
02:12:14 Why RJ has no agent
02:18:46 Motosport.com Ad
02:19:41 Malcolm Stewart, Aaron Plessinger & RJ
02:29:55 New KTM 250!!!
02:31:38 Sacha Coenen Goes Full Send
02:34:29 Jeffery Herling's on Honda
02:41:30 Why Honda Get's Such Great Starts
02:46:55 The Process of getting the Ducati Race Ready
02:50:13 Training with the Lawrence Brothers
02:51:24 Taking out Seth Hammaker
02:55:10 RJ Hampshire's Career Highlights
02:56:43 Scary Head Injury
03:03:35 The Love of Doing the Work
03:08:05 The Real RJ Hampshire
03:10:38 Outro
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