About this episode

Randy Mamola discusses his racing career and the evolution of MotoGP with Jase Macalpine.

Randy Mamola won 13 Grand Prix races and finished runner-up in the 500cc World Championship four times. He joins Jase to look back on racing Eddie Lawson as a kid, Kenny Roberts changing the sport, the Honda NSR500, Mick Doohan's career, and the story behind the Ferrari Cagiva insisted he take despite never winning a race for them, the one he tried to turn down. They also break down whether MotoGP has reached its ceiling before the 850cc era, which manufacturer is best positioned for the future, who would really be fastest on equal machinery without electronics, Randy's 20 years on the two-seat Grand Prix bike, and the work behind Riders for Health, the charity he co-founded. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:33 Welcome Randy Mamola to Gypsy Tales 00:04:31 Spain's Influence on Motorcycle Culture 00:10:25 Motosport Ad 00:11:19 How Randy's Life became Motorcycles 00:17:56 The Impact of On Any Sunday 00:25:21 Kenny Robert's Legacy 00:39:35 Did Randy Ever Have a Plan B? 00:44:43 AG1 Ad 00:45:45 First World Championship Effort 01:06:42 Honda's Iconic NSR500 01:16:57 Randy's Favourite Grand Prix Bike 01:21:14 The First GoPro? 01:25:56 Mick Doohan's Legendary Career 01:30:18 "If you win…

People in this episode

Host: Jase Macalpine

Guest: Randy Mamola

Topics covered

• motorcycle racing
• MotoGP
• Randy Mamola
• motorcycle culture
• racing history
• charity work

Keywords

• Grand Prix
• 500cc World Championship
• motorcycle
• racing
• MotoGP
• charity
• Honda NSR500
• Cagiva
• Eddie Lawson
• Kenny Roberts

Sponsors

AG1, Mars Men, FIST Handwear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Honda, Cagiva, Riders for Health

Products: Honda NSR500

Books & works: On Any Sunday

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