Gary "The Professor" Bailey — the godfather of American motocross coaching — joins the Gypsy Tales Podcast for over 3 hours.
Gary was the first American to beat European riders in motocross (1969), designed the original Daytona Supercross track, built the very first supercross courses at Ascot Park, Houston & Dallas, and founded America's first motocross school. Over 55 years he's coached Travis Pastrana, Cooper Webb, David Bailey, Damon Bradshaw, Ryan Dungey, and countless others.
In this episode Gary breaks down Jett Lawrence's riding technique, whether Haiden Deegan should've moved to 450s already, Eli Tomac on KTM, what made Travis Pastrana untouchable in the whoops, an unheard Ryan Dungey story, the Evel Knievel era, and his 2026 Supercross predictions.
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🔥 CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:36 Welcome Gary Bailey to the Podcast
00:13:41 Why Using the Clutch is So Important
00:20:46 Tomac on KTM — Better Than Ever?
00:34:36 Jett Lawrence's Secret: Play Riding
00:54:33 When Gary Bailey Started Racing
01:02:20 Supercross Needs to Fix This
01:09:24 What Made Gary Bailey Fall in Love with Motocross
01:13:40 When the Americans First Beat the Europeans
01:31:01 Evel Knievel Changed Jumping Forever
01:42:22 What Track Conditions Make the Best Racing?
01:47:38 Should Haiden Deegan Have Gone 450 Already?
01:53:27 This Small Detail Improves Cornering
02:00:00 Why Travis Pastrana Was So Good in the Whoops
02:05:01 The First Ever Motocross Team
02:18:09 When Motocross Really Took Off in America
02:31:00 Coaching David Bailey
02:37:47 Teaching Riding on Your Toes in the Early 2000s
02:42:31 List of Greats Gary Trained
02:46:32 Working with Travis Pastrana
02:53:50 Travis Pastrana's FMX Career
03:02:22 Unheard Ryan Dungey Story
03:08:05 2026 Supercross Season Predictions
03:10:09 Closing
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