About this episode

Olly Stone discusses his journey as a motocross mechanic and the challenges of building a new team in America.

Olly Stone grew up in Europe obsessing over motocross mechanics — not riding, wrenching. He taught himself on two-strokes, polished his spokes at 3am watching GPs from Japan and Australia, and eventually earned his way to America. Pro Circuit. Justin Barcia. Austin Faulkner. Then team principal of the Troy Lee Designs GasGas program — until KTM pulled the budget overnight and ten years of work disappeared with a phone call. Now he's back. New team. New facility. And it's moving faster than even he expected. In Chapter 402, Olly breaks down what it actually takes to survive as a European mechanic in American moto, what made Mitch Payton's Pro Circuit the standard for everyone else, the brutal reality of how factory programs end, and the new program he's building from scratch — including a shop in Corona and a riding facility in Florida that's already turning heads. Enjoy Chapter 402 — like, subscribe, and drop a comment below. IN THIS CHAPTER Wrenching at Pro Circuit under Mitch Payton Working with Justin Barcia and Austin Faulkner Troy Lee Designs GasGas team principal — and how KTM ended it Haiden Deegan vs Austin Forkner at the test track Building a new Supercross team from the…

People in this episode

Host: Jase Macalpine

Guest: Olly Stone

Topics covered

• motocross mechanics
• Pro Circuit
• team building
• factory programs
• European mechanics
• Supercross

Keywords

• motocross
• mechanics
• Pro Circuit
• Troy Lee Designs
• KTM
• Supercross
• team building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Circuit, Troy Lee Designs GasGas, KTM

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