Gypsy Tales Ft. Justin Hill

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Yep, gotta walk the walk.Hill bros are some of the most bike skill talented guys the sport has seen. I still remember the legend of Josh...

Yep, gotta walk the walk.

Hill bros are some of the most bike skill talented guys the sport has seen. I still remember the legend of Josh hitting that booter at Albany on his 85. 

Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV...

Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV in that changing of the guard 2010 SX season. He started that season 6, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2. I believe he fought an injury the rest of the season. I don't know if I'm remembering right but I think he had one of the dumb SX only contracts back then. Maybe if he had been racing MX he wouldn't have been trying backflips. He's definitely got way more passion to ride than Justin. He still constantly ripping to this day. Good for him he's been able to carve out a career free riding

Is that fact or just your opinion?

Duh, it's a fact. Is there a point to your question when you know it's my opinion?

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Yep, gotta walk the walk.Hill bros are some of the most bike skill talented guys the sport has seen. I still remember the legend of Josh...

Yep, gotta walk the walk.

Hill bros are some of the most bike skill talented guys the sport has seen. I still remember the legend of Josh hitting that booter at Albany on his 85. 

Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV...

Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV in that changing of the guard 2010 SX season. He started that season 6, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2. I believe he fought an injury the rest of the season. I don't know if I'm remembering right but I think he had one of the dumb SX only contracts back then. Maybe if he had been racing MX he wouldn't have been trying backflips. He's definitely got way more passion to ride than Justin. He still constantly ripping to this day. Good for him he's been able to carve out a career free riding

Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third...

Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third at Broome.


SX though, guy hauled. 

True. We'll never know what he could have been or if he would have started taking training seriously. His talent was off the charts. He is 6 months younger than RD and a year younger than Villo

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12/21/2024 3:31pm
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I remember him looking VERY GOOD on a JGR Suzuki, only to pull off the track, leave the Georgia Dome before the main event was even...

I remember him looking VERY GOOD on a JGR Suzuki, only to pull off the track, leave the Georgia Dome before the main event was even over - just to go sing karaoke at a bar. I wish I was making that up. Joe Gibbs had thrown a ton of money at James Stewart, and when that didnt pan out - they tried the same with Justin. They ended up closing shop just a few lears later. I cant help but feel like the Gibbs folks deserved better. 

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True story? He pulled off during the main and went to a pub to sing karaoke??? I would have fired him there and then.

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That’s not true at all, Hill was on Jgr in and 2018 and 2019 but by then they’d stopped racing there, if they mean 2018 Hill...

That’s not true at all, Hill was on Jgr in and 2018 and 2019 but by then they’d stopped racing there, if they mean 2018 Hill broke his foot in a crash so he couldn’t finish the race. 

It was nashville 2019, pulled out of main event early and was singing with a band on 3rd story of honky tonk central 

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Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV...

Josh will always be one of the great what ifs in the history of the sport to me. He was right there with Dunge and RV in that changing of the guard 2010 SX season. He started that season 6, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2. I believe he fought an injury the rest of the season. I don't know if I'm remembering right but I think he had one of the dumb SX only contracts back then. Maybe if he had been racing MX he wouldn't have been trying backflips. He's definitely got way more passion to ride than Justin. He still constantly ripping to this day. Good for him he's been able to carve out a career free riding

Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third...

Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third at Broome.


SX though, guy hauled. 

True. We'll never know what he could have been or if he would have started taking training seriously. His talent was off the charts. He is...

True. We'll never know what he could have been or if he would have started taking training seriously. His talent was off the charts. He is 6 months younger than RD and a year younger than Villo

Yep. Keep in mind that season in SX he was on that POS 2010 Yamaha. Imagine if he were on a good bike

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Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third...

Idk man, he was pretty bad outdoors. I don’t even know if he had a podium outside his post LL’s debut. Think he got a third at Broome.


SX though, guy hauled. 

True. We'll never know what he could have been or if he would have started taking training seriously. His talent was off the charts. He is...

True. We'll never know what he could have been or if he would have started taking training seriously. His talent was off the charts. He is 6 months younger than RD and a year younger than Villo

Yep. Keep in mind that season in SX he was on that POS 2010 Yamaha. Imagine if he were on a good bike

Imagine if James was on a different bike in 2010 and 2011. 

12/21/2024 5:47pm
Spurdo wrote:
I remember him looking VERY GOOD on a JGR Suzuki, only to pull off the track, leave the Georgia Dome before the main event was even...

I remember him looking VERY GOOD on a JGR Suzuki, only to pull off the track, leave the Georgia Dome before the main event was even over - just to go sing karaoke at a bar. I wish I was making that up. Joe Gibbs had thrown a ton of money at James Stewart, and when that didnt pan out - they tried the same with Justin. They ended up closing shop just a few lears later. I cant help but feel like the Gibbs folks deserved better. 

Boomslang wrote:

True story? He pulled off during the main and went to a pub to sing karaoke??? I would have fired him there and then.

I’m pretty sure this happened at the Nashville round. But yes, it’s true. They discussed it on pulp Mx the following show. 

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Both Hill Bros. are somewhat frustrating, even though I still root for them to finish well. Two of the most talented riders of their times but neither seemed like they were really willing to put in the work during the week that guys like RC, RV, and RD were willing to. Both of them were incredibly fast at times and had the potential to be consistent winners, but the speed also seemed to only show up every now and then, so again it sort of seemed like wasted talent at times. 

The really frustrating part was when you looked at the amount of pure talent that they had/have and then compare it to someone like Weston Peick who seemed like he had half their talent but was willing to work 5X harder. 

Either way, it’d be good to see Justin put in a full season with maximum effort in training. He could definitely be a danger to compete for a top 5 with the right equipment, but his head would really need to be screwed on straight to live up to his potential. 

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APLMAN99 wrote:
Both Hill Bros. are somewhat frustrating, even though I still root for them to finish well. Two of the most talented riders of their times but...

Both Hill Bros. are somewhat frustrating, even though I still root for them to finish well. Two of the most talented riders of their times but neither seemed like they were really willing to put in the work during the week that guys like RC, RV, and RD were willing to. Both of them were incredibly fast at times and had the potential to be consistent winners, but the speed also seemed to only show up every now and then, so again it sort of seemed like wasted talent at times. 

The really frustrating part was when you looked at the amount of pure talent that they had/have and then compare it to someone like Weston Peick who seemed like he had half their talent but was willing to work 5X harder. 

Either way, it’d be good to see Justin put in a full season with maximum effort in training. He could definitely be a danger to compete for a top 5 with the right equipment, but his head would really need to be screwed on straight to live up to his potential. 

He said on this show that is exactly what he has done, so I guess we will see.  My guess is after 4-5 races something implodes and he disappears again.  No body knows what happened with PRMX, but seems he gave them a big shaft.

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1/12/2025 10:17am

 8th place in the most stacked 450 A1 of all time

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 8th place in the most stacked 450 A1 of all time

Looked incredible. Hearing all the flying at the test track talk about him in the off season was exciting but you never know what that leads to, but he’s seriously looking like he’s ready to back that up

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1/12/2025 10:12pm Edited Date/Time 1/12/2025 10:13pm

This is only tangentially related to the Gypsy interview, but did anyone hear his Swapmoto How Was Your Weekend interview? He said he truly believes he can win, and while a lot of riders believe that, knowing what Justin Hill can do on a dirt bike I could see him challenging for some top 5’s, or having rides similar to Martin Davalos Atlanta 2020.

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