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In Chapter 307 of the Gypsy Tales Podcast, we are thrilled to welcome a true legend in the world of motocross, Davey Coombs, President of MX Sports. Dive into an in-depth conversation where we explore the rich history, present dynamics, and future possibilities of motocross racing.
Davey Coombs, a key figure in shaping the motocross landscape, shares his invaluable insights and experiences from his extensive career. From the grassroots beginnings to the pinnacle of professional racing, Coombs opens up about the challenges, triumphs, and the relentless passion that drives the sport forward
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@hookdfilms4020 2 ай бұрын

The only thing I disagree with is his view on Jeremy Hand and Privateer having side jobs ….. no bro that’s their main job. This privateer thing is a side gig that they pray they make a dollar off

@Nick-xw3dk 2 ай бұрын

I agree with what you're saying. But its no different than anyone who's heavy into the amateur scene. We spend 10's of thousands of dollars a year to go all over our region every weekend to go race or practice, all week working on bikes replacing parts, cleaning, servicing trailer and motor home or whatever, investing in gear, parking and entry fees, food, ice, drinks. Just to go back to our jobs to work hard to have enough money come Friday when its time to go racing for the weekend. To me a privateer's life is no different than any serious amateur family. Not saying that you said it was, Im just saying thats kind of how I see it.

@MyName-yl2nc 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@cash3015 2 ай бұрын

Lawrence brothers and Deegan brought the attention, feld did nothing but cash in off their backs leveraging their fame for better deals and sponsors.

@tanorkewl8360 2 ай бұрын

Along with the ass face above

@tcolley 2 ай бұрын

JH spent his prize $ on a lawn mower… If a TOP 20 guy can’t survive w/o a side hustle, you’re running the sport wrong

@leeham273 2 ай бұрын

Look guys! An expert! 🤡

@chadnelson1777 2 ай бұрын

What is wrong with having a side hustle? I have a side hustle on top of my regular job. I guess maybe you should go run the sport maybe you can do better?? 😂

@charles-henri7820 2 ай бұрын

This Guy is awfull

@hookdfilms4020 2 ай бұрын

That’s his main hustle . My buddy is privateer and works civil service engineer job on a coast guard base….. I don’t think he looks at being a full time machinist as a side gig lol

@alondite215 2 ай бұрын

Is your "Y" key broken or something? Or are you maybe 9 years old? Because there's no reason an adult human being should be writing like this.

@lawndart188s 2 ай бұрын

What a great clip. I always wondered how that happened

@jasonlee1941 2 ай бұрын

They are counting them all as a whole series,deegin and jett have had weird plate backgrounds since the start of supercross. And somehow we are on round 20 something in outdoor motocross. If you're going to count it all together it should be one title for the year

@airborneindustries4987 2 ай бұрын

And for the love of God, quit calling them "playoffs" when it's a finale🤦🏻‍♂️

@psychofunksoldier02 2 ай бұрын

Somehow we need an event with Jett vs Prado. MXGP vs SMX.

@simenhanssen 2 ай бұрын

that's called MX des nations

@treybird893 2 ай бұрын

They can usually pull strings to race either series but the seasons overlap. Like herlings did a few years ago when he smoked the American guys. Also second the des nations.

@motofevermedia1 2 ай бұрын

Prado is coming to America permenately next season so that will be literally every race as long as they're both healthy (he will be on a kawi)

@haydenflinner 2 ай бұрын

DC could be making millions more doing spin for politicians and corporate America if he didn't love bikes so much. There was a cold war between supercross and motocross? Nothing had happened in the industry for a long time? Give me a break. SMX was a successful attempt to steal hype from World Supercross. You were just too caught up in operations to ideate any changes until there was an existential threat. This is the only Gypsy podcast that I've found every clip so far hard to trust. But it does generate comments, and if Jase were confrontational he wouldn't get folks like DC. I appreciate the peek behind the curtain, even if DC set up another stage behind it beforehand.

@pandabunnypandabunny3034 2 ай бұрын

He definitely has the personable liar act down pat. This guy could sell ice to Eskimos

@treybird893 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree. 10 OEMs, half of which are owned but Pierer. Adding races to American racers schedules. The disparity between MXGP and the SMX is large.

@treybird893 2 ай бұрын

Best thing ever was to add races to their already full schedule. Classic. I’m surprised racers haven’t unionized like nearly every other pro sport, not for contract negotiations but for scheduling more so.

@utubetrutharrowmichael-and9105 2 ай бұрын

We already had this or a form of this ... I'm not sure what you're getting around to ... I'm pretty sure we call it straight rhythm ❤

@robertbaker9329 2 ай бұрын

Morgantown wv that’s an hour away that’s awesome

@denniswilder3014 2 ай бұрын

These guys should be capitalizing on there popularity. Every rider should have a social media account. The riders yes they race alot but lets face it these guys are all in there late teens to late 20s very few go past there 30s. There should be more races. They usually race at top level for 10 years they have alot of time left in there life to recover. Races makes money so have more races

@MX-CO 2 ай бұрын

They don't want more races, most riders say there are already to many, they only get a few weeks off per year. Imo I'd like to see more shorter series. Like say 2 six race outrmdoor national series. Say a spring and a fall series

@slayer6936 2 ай бұрын

And Davy needs to star finding defrent outdoors events to race at and find bigger SX venues to race at the new smaller football fields suck they are to small the last sx race in Utah bloooows move it back to Las Vegas find more places like Daytona. Cut back on Sx races and have more MX races.

@grimmane5640 2 ай бұрын

people give this guy shit for trying his best, cut the guy some slack for christ sake. he's trying to save the sport

@issacstephens2976 2 ай бұрын

First comment 🫡😜 love yall god bless

@MichaelGrondahl 2 ай бұрын

SMX rounds are all at NASCAR facilities ? Future proves the past

@TheImtoomuch 2 ай бұрын

It was a better time when everybody offered 2-strokes.

@marcom.3074 2 ай бұрын

Man… it’s kind of weird to heard this one. It’s actually scary.

@branden5163 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely hate the SMX shit. Bring back the Monster Cup and 12 national race.

@joshuasteel2109 2 ай бұрын

If it paid lukewarm it should he wouldnt need to mow a lawn lol how embarrassing smh

@fredgarvinMP 2 ай бұрын

To dilute the historic and respected AMA motocross and Supercross championships with the "SMX" gimmick is a terrible idea. It confuses any casual fans that might start watching and puts an asterisk on Jett's "perfect" MX season as there were only 11 rounds.

@WLS_Churchill 2 ай бұрын

Bro i'm in europe and didn't follow US mx for some years, i still don't get the SMX part... Like, i support Deegan, but sorry, he's not a champ until he finish first in SX or outdoor

@fredgarvinMP 2 ай бұрын

@@WLS_Churchill The television network NBC had the idea to combine the Supercross and outdoor motocross championships into one and add three rounds to an already full racing schedule. It is a terrible idea. Deegan is good but we still don't know if he can put a whole season together. ✌

@slayer6936 2 ай бұрын

So Davy brags about smx success but yet the riders besides a few scramble to live. What a joke Davy is.

@Nick-xw3dk 2 ай бұрын

Do you have any idea what the overhead is to host a Supercross race or a motocross race. I want you to tell me right now how much it cost to rent Anaheim Angels Stadium for one week which is how long they have it to build the track, host the race, then tear it all down. Give me the exact number it cost to rent that stadium or any stadium for that matter??

@VacidGaming 2 ай бұрын

@@Nick-xw3dknowhere near how much money their making off sponsors, tv coverage, merchandise, concession stands, fan entry fees, pit passes, rider entry fees, costs of pro licenses, social media etc etc. they take way too much of the money for themselves

@Nick-xw3dk 2 ай бұрын

@@VacidGaming so what do you think the riders should be paid? Because with my experience, no amount will ever be enough. You make every rider on the gate a millionaire, and in 3 years they will say we want more. So at what point does it cross a line to where no promoter finds this "worth it" anymore and they dip out and the sport dies on a mainstream level. I promise if that happens you personally aren't going to step up and buy SMX and bring it back to life, neither is anyone in these comments. Unfortunately yes these riders deserve a lot, I personally think Motocross riders are the most talented athletes on the planet in motorsports or ball related sports, and especially the toughest. But at the end of the day they get to ride a dirtbike which is suppose to be fun, not necessarily "work", yes I understand that's how they make a living. The real "work" goes on behind the scenes to make all this become what you see on your tv. Go try to build a turn track in your back yard tell me how long it ends up taking you, the answer is way longer than you thought. So just imagine what it takes to build these tracks and tear them down and clean them up to where a spec of dirt isn't left behind. I bet you would be shocked at the amount they pay to the track building company for a 17 round supercross season I bet its in the $10,000,000+ dollar range. They save that dirt from each supercross track thats why the dirt is the same at all these tracks each year, that dirt is stored somewhere, I bet the "storage fee" for that amount of dirt annually is in the millions. We haven't even begun to talk about what it cost to have medical staff, security, stadium rentals, I personally operate productions much smaller than a supercross race and to pay all the behind the scenes people, camera crews, sound crews it cost a fortune for a two day event. We still have not even mentions the cost of logistics to get all these people to each race and put them in a hotel for a week. I have not even begun to crack the surface of some of the costs to host a season of supercross and motocross.