Gypsy Tales

Jase Macalpine sits down with Pernilla Solberg for Chapter 419 of the Gypsy Tales Podcast to tell the story behind one of rally's most influential families. Pernilla never wanted to be the best female driver. She wanted to be the best driver, period. When one competitor told her that if she ever beat him, he'd put his helmet on the shelf, that's exactly what she did. Pernilla raced against the boys in Sweden throughout the late '90s, met Petter Solberg at Rally GB in 1998, and retired at 28 to raise their son Oliver, now a WRC driver in his own right. Today, she runs the Solberg motorsport operation, serves as President of the FIA World Rally Commission, and holds board seats across five family car companies. In this chapter, Pernilla gets into what it takes to run a rally team, why a Rally1 car can now cost $1.5 million with few buyers lining up, how modern PR is stripping motorsport of its biggest personalities, and why a new WRC owner could be days away from being announced. Plus, the sim racer who beat everyone with a Logitech taped to his kitchen table, the Norwegian Prime Minister who wrote Petter a letter about his swearing, and why Pernilla believes YouTube, not TV, has become the biggest engine in motorsport. Stay Hydrated - Order SOTA Fuelhttps://sotafuel.com/products/sota-fuel-hydration-30-pack?variant=42103959945258 Drink AG1http://www.drinkag1.com/gypsytales Get $10 Off BRUNT with code GYPSYGANG at https://bruntworkwear.com/GYPSYGANG 00:00:00 Intro00:03:37 Growing Up Around Swedish Motorsport00:09:35 The Lando Norris Ice Session00:11:32 Starting Rally At 16 With Her Dad00:14:47 SOTA Fuel Ad00:15:26 The First Race In A Volvo 24000:19:45 The Guy Who Put His Helmet On The Shelf00:24:24 The Sim Racer Who Won With A Logitech00:28:36 Stepping Up To A Mitsubishi Evo 300:32:05 Meeting Petter At Rally GB 199800:37:07 Retiring At 28 To Have Oliver00:41:36 Getting Oliver Into Cross Karts00:52:54 The Call That Subaru Was Leaving00:57:13 AG1 Ad00:59:00 Starting A Rally Team In Five Weeks01:07:21 The Muzzling Of Modern Motorsport01:16:29 Petter Told Off By The Norwegian Prime Minister01:22:53 Rally 1 Cars Now Cost $1.5 Million01:33:57 YouTube Is The World's Biggest TV Channel01:36:19 Brunt Workwear Ad01:37:52 If Championships Went All-In On YouTube01:44:34 Women In Motorsport01:53:56 Can Oliver Be A World Champion01:57:48 Favorite Rallies On The Calendar02:03:35 Building A Rally Car From Scratch02:13:07 The Vision For WRC Follow the Gypsy himself: https://www.instagram.com/jasemacalpine/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@gypsytalespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Shop Gypsy Tales merch: https://gypsytales.com Watch more clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GYPSYTALES FOLLOW GYPSY TALES ON INSTAGRAM: @gypsytalespodcast Listen on Spotify/Apple: https://pod.link/1335551721 Business inquiries: [email protected] #PernillaSolberg #PetterSolberg #WRC #WorldRally #GypsyTalesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charley Boorman sits down with Jase to tell the real story behind Long Way Round, the trip with Ewan McGregor that changed the motorcycle adventure genre forever. From how the idea came together over dinner in London, to the Dakar Rally training that got him ready, to riding the Road of Bones across Siberia to Magadan, Charley walks through the trip that shaped his life. They get into what four months on the road with Ewan actually taught him, how the Sky One deal came together, the Long Way Down and Long Way Up follow-ups, riding Australia end to end, 53 miles of hard enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight, and what makes Jett Lawrence and Marc Marquez operate on a different level than the rest of us. Whether you've watched every Long Way series or you're finding Charley for the first time, this is the interview that goes deeper than the shows ever could. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS_mpK0lzxg Listen on Spotify/Apple → https://pod.link/1335551721 🎧 SHOP THE CARDO PACKTALK EDGE:https://cardosystems.com/collections/off-road 🛒 SHOP THE CARDO VENTURE HELMET:https://cardosystems.com/pages/venture 🏍 MOTOSPORT.COM: https://www.motosport.com/?rstr=62946&ls=8vu&utm_source=roster&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=-jasonmacalpine-62946 🧤 FIST HANDWEAR: http://www.fisthandwear.com CODE: GYPSYGANG for 15% off 💧 Order SOTA Fuel "Gypsy Juice"https://sotafuel.com/products/sota-fuel-hydration-30-pack?variant=42103959945258 Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:54 Welcome Charley Boorman to Gypsy Tales2:26 Jase on the Subscribe Discovery4:57 Meeting Charley at the Isle of Man TT10:16 The David Jeffries Story14:40 Cardo Systems Ad22:01 Riding Australia End to End25:49 Living in Queensland with Jason Connery's Mother34:57 Racing the Dakar Rally37:07 The Race to Dakar Documentary40:04 What It Takes to Make the Dakar50:54 Coming Back to Dakar52:13 Jumping Into Long Way Down54:37 The Real Story Behind Long Way Round1:03:47 Getting the Sky One Deal1:07:06 Motosport Ad1:13:54 Collecting Dream Motorcycles1:24:05 Why Ewan Wanted to Do the Trip1:30:04 Riding Into Russia1:38:38 Jase's Scottish Roots1:39:33 Through Mongolia1:41:12 The Road of Bones to Magadan1:45:51 Magadan to Anchorage1:51:05 Long Way Round1:58:19 How Long Way Round Inspired So Many2:04:27 Fist Handwear Ad2:07:51 The Making of Long Way Down2:12:58 Africa in All Its Vibrance2:19:04 The Dangers of Border Crossings2:32:29 Charley's Dream Australian Ride2:36:56 Ducati's Desert X2:37:38 The Bike Charley Bought Himself2:42:41 53 Miles of Hard Enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight2:47:04 What Makes Elite Riders Different2:47:40 Sota Fuel Ad2:48:28 Why Jett Lawrence Is So Good2:51:43 How Soccer Players Handle Injuries vs MotoGP3:00:58 Charley's Bucket List Rides3:07:38 The European Bucket List Tour3:14:02 Closing 📸 FOLLOW GYPSY TALES ON INSTAGRAM: @gypsytalespodcast 🛒 Shop Gypsy Tales merch: https://gypsytales.com 💼 Business inquiries: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chapter 415 of the Gypsy Tales Podcast features British speedway rider Dan Bewley sitting down with Jase to explain what it actually feels like to race a bike with no brakes, four laps at a time, at 70 mph, inches away from three other riders. Dan breaks down the crash that shattered his femur, his dream of becoming a professional motocross racer before switching to speedway, and what it took to build a career in a sport most Americans have never seen. They also get into the new Kawasaki two-stroke concept everyone's talking about, life racing in Poland where speedway is massive, Russian riders being banned from top-level competition, Ken Roczen finally becoming a Supercross champion, and whether Haiden Deegan really has what it takes to beat Jett Lawrence. Join the Gypsy Gang by subscribing below, smash the like button, and let us know your favorite part of the episode in the comments. We're dropping more shows than ever, so turn on notifications and don't miss a single one. 🏍 MOTOSPORT.COM: https://www.motosport.com/?rstr=62946&ls=8vu&utm_source=roster&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=-jasonmacalpine-62946 🔋 Drink AG1 http://www.drinkag1.com/gypsytales 🧤 FIST HANDWEAR: http://www.fisthandwear.com CODE: GYPSYGANG for 15% off Monster Energy 🟢 https://www.monsterenergy.com/en-us/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:37 Welcome Dan Bewley to Gypsy Tales 00:04:05 Breaking My Femur in a Speedway Crash 00:13:32 Motosport Ad 00:14:24 Dan Bewley's First Major Injury 00:26:05 Off-Season Life in England 00:29:18 Growing Up in Northern England 00:40:11 Chasing the Pro Motocross Dream 00:48:09 Learning Speedway from Scratch 00:51:26 Falling in Love with Speedway 00:53:30 What Riding Speedway Really Feels Like 01:00:07 AG1 Ad 01:01:10 Kawasaki's New 2-Stroke Concept 01:05:11 Building a Career in Speedway 01:11:36 How Speedway Racing Actually Works 01:19:57 Speedway's Craziest Fans 01:26:52 Life Racing in Poland 01:29:46 Dan Bewley's First Speedway Victory 01:33:19 Russian Riders Banned from Speedway 01:41:29 How Big Is Dan Bewley? 01:43:29 What's Left to Achieve? 01:55:53 Ken Roczen Wins a Supercross Championship 01:59:36 Fist Handwear Ad 02:00:54 Jett Lawrence vs. Haiden Deegan 02:11:48 Can Anyone Beat Jett Lawrence? 02:21:06 Dan Bewley's Recovery Timeline 02:25:59 Closing 🛒 Shop Gypsy Tales merch: https://gypsytales.com 📸 FOLLOW GYPSY TALES ON INSTAGRAM: @gypsytalespodcast Listen on Spotify/Apple → https://pod.link/1335551721 💼 Business inquiries: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Luke Tarrant left a great job in finance and walked away from the corporate world, knowing he didn't want to spend his life stuck in an office. He sold everything he owned and spent years riding his motorcycle across the world, chasing the kind of adventure few people ever experience.On a ride through Colombia, everything came to a screeching halt when he was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him fighting for his life. After weeks in a Colombian hospital, Luke ultimately had his leg amputated.Since then, he's grown a massive global social media following by sharing his journey, inspiring millions with his adventures, resilience, and outlook on life.In Chapter 413, Jase and Luke dive into the motorcycle crash that changed everything, the incredible strangers who came together to help save his life, crossing the Darien Gap by boat, ending up at a cartel party in Mexico, learning to walk and ride again with a prosthetic leg, and why he refuses to move on until he returns to Colombia to finish the ride.CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Intro00:03:45 A week together at the Isle of Man TT00:12:41 Cardo Ad00:16:30 The start line, the goodbyes and the cemetery00:20:15 Racing a car at the TT with half a leg00:22:30 Two crashes in one day on the mountain road00:27:27 Back to the start00:29:19 The London School of Economics and the Wolf of Wall Street00:32:02 Walking into his boss's office and quitting00:33:45 Landing in the US with no plan and a Suzuki DR65000:36:00 Buying a house versus buying freedom00:40:30 Ten days in the dirt and how little you need00:44:15 The present self and the remembering self00:48:00 The post that blew up by accident00:52:08 AG1 Ad00:53:06 How he got into motorcycles00:55:30 His dad gets a bike licence and a tattoo01:01:25 The Vietnam tour company that changed both their dads' lives01:04:30 The Ho Chi Minh trail and the bomb craters01:07:48 Venezuela, the caravans and the Darien Gap01:12:49 Selling the American dream01:17:15 Why he would choose Mexico over the US01:20:15 Why it has to be a motorcycle01:25:49 The crash01:29:28 No memory and no vision attached to it01:31:30 Waking up in a different part of Colombia01:33:33 The leg comes off or you die01:34:29 The Instagram story that got him out01:36:00 Sepsis01:41:15 A month of deciding how much more to cut off01:45:05 The air ambulance and the prince's plane01:48:45 Going back to find out what actually happened01:57:48 Motosport Ad01:58:30 Coming home in a wheelchair02:02:59 The night he realised he had become disabled02:07:30 The beach in Mexico02:10:41 The prosthetic, and what is actually left02:14:56 Kurdistan and back in a wheelchair02:18:45 Disabled, and who actually is02:22:30 Jase on the bike he could never have as a kid02:29:15 Half a million followers and the dopamine02:36:45 Losing the warehouse in the fire02:42:04 FIST Ad02:45:00 Why he turns down most brands02:50:56 Mexico, and why he keeps going back02:53:15 The night he followed a stranger to a cartel party03:03:00 Corrupt police and the fake driving licences03:10:25 Devil's breath and getting roofiedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.