So many things in a short interview from a lifelong GNCC fan: 1) The level of candidness from a top-tier guy that's usually quiet is awesome. 2) I think he's right in the sense of the speed not being that much faster, if any, than when he retired, just more guys at that level today. 3) From this interview, it sounds like that killer win-all mentality is rare, and he has learned that from training other top-tier riders. But it all makes sense; look at the mental attitude on the track of the champions in the past. They all have that simple, win-or-die mentality. 4) Loved the comment on the type of tire comment about riders being so picky today that it's because the tire was wrong or something on the bike made them lose. It's a dirt bike; go out there and ride and win. It's that simple. Neal did it this year in the final race, lost his rear brakes on the first turn, and won the championship. Win or die. 5) Him being so open about KTM, the job he had, the actual pros and cons about it, the detail on his new contract, and him just being himself, not trying to be an influencer or kiss ass or be likable. His attitude is he's paid to win, not to make friends. That simple. I respect it. 6) This is my personal opinion. and total guess: There are a combination of factors that lead him to say, I can do this, but I believe the real underlying one is that he's trained new younger guys over and over, and now he's like, Let me just go show them that I know wtf I'm talking about, and even with industry changes, it's really as simple as consuming yourself with winning in all aspects and going out there and riding the damn bike regardless of manufacturers, opinions, and tech. But I could be wrong. 7) Last one: This also is going to show his son in person how it's done. Prep and train him to be the next decade champion.
Yamahas are absolute garbage 😂😂 Never will be as great as the big daddy KTM 🍊💯 KTM Obliterates the competition in 2024 winning 6/8 Championships in MXGP & AMA, complete and utter domination once again from the Austrians 🍊🏆💯 KTM Once again embarrassing the competition dominating another national at Ironman winning 3 out of 4 motos, winning the overall in both the 250 & 450 class with Tom Vialle & Chase Sexton, and Aaron Plessinger once again on the podium making it another 1-2 for RedBull KTM, Complete and utter domination for the best offroad manufacturer on the planet🥇🏆🍊💯 KTM Absolutely DOMINATES the AMA 450 Pro Motocross championship with Chase Sexton winning 7 out of 11 overalls and teammate Aaron Plessinger going 1-2 in 4 of the rounds & being on the podium together 6 times, beautiful to see. 🍊🥇🏆💯 There is simply no denying that KTM has the best 250f on the planet, sweeping both east & west coast championships & the futures, incredible. 💯🏆🍊 KTM is the KING of offroad. They have won the most supercross & motocross championships out of any manufacturer in the last 20 years. and have dominated enduro 25 years in a row. DOMINANT 🍊💯 KTM MX2 World Championships: 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024🔥🍊💯 KTM MXGP World Championships: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2021 2023 2024🔥🍊💯 KTM Supercross 450 Championships: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 🔥🍊💯 KTM Has won an incredible 64 out of 81 Motos this year at loretta lynns. Pure DOMINATION. this once again proves that KTM is the best Motocross & Enduro manufacturer on the planet. KINGS 🔥👑🍊🧡💯 KTM has absolutely dismantled the competition this month, Cole Davies wins futures title, Vialle & Hampshire sweep east & west coast titles, Chase Sexton wins the 450 Main event, Lucas Coenen wins the MX2, with 3 KTMs on the podium in the MX2. Prado wins MXGP. Mani Lettenbichler wins the opening round of Hard Enduro. 🍊🏆💯
@ a lot of shit that won’t get read there chief. Way too much. Nobody gives af about moto gp 😂🤣 world premiere motocross racing is American..and ktm is not winning in America👍🏻😁
@ Who mentioned moto GP? 😂 KTM have won the most premier class titles in supercross in the last decade, they also won 4 out of 6 championships in AMA supercross & motocross in 2024 🫵😂 also won 64 out of 81 motos at loretta lynns, the biggest amateur motocross event on the planet, want to tell me more about how little you know? Most dominant offroad manufacturer in the last 20 years, thats a fact.🏆🍊💯
i was hoping for more out of him when he tried pro mx a few years ago but what can you really expect. mx and gncc are completely different animals. glad to see him back and hopefully the long layoff and new team dont stop him from being at the front
Looking forward to Kailub back out there. Still a young guy. Look at Graham Jarvis in Hard Enduro, 49 years old and still a beast. Cardio and muscles are key to flinging that 450 around for 3 hours, best wishes to Kailub, he can do it, he is a beast.
Physically, you’re quite possibly at your peak for endurance strength. You have grown man strength..it’s different than 17 year old un- breakable recovery strength. Don’t sell your potential short. I expect to see you kicking ass before the year is half over, if not sooner. Bravo man!
I know the not having fun feeling when racing. I grew up just riding dirtbikes and didn’t race much. It was an every weekend thing with my dad. It was something I looked forward to every week. I started racing woods district 11, gncc. I started racing every weekend. It would be 36 weeks of the year racing. It was fun at first. I was decently fast and did well at local races. I stopped having fun with it. It got to the point where I stopped riding all together. I haven’t rode now for many years. I miss it, I’m hoping one day to get back on a bike and start having fun’s with it again .
There is a HUGE difference between getting paid to ride versus getting paid to win. One is a fun profession and the other is a giant ball of stress and anxiety. Unless you are already a multi time champion the guys in 15th are having a much happier time racing than the guys in the top 3 every week.
Im sure its just a coincidence that Kailub makes his decision to join Yamaha just a few days before KTM announces their financial troubles. Sounds like bs to me.
@@Roger.TFan boy..lol. They are in massive financial trouble, and they're stock has crashed 90 percent. Massive restructuring to TRY, and save the brand. They lost hundreds of millions in profit. Another casual couch racer, with an opinion, I see.😂 Current state of KTM: Upper Austria Governor Thomas Stelzer, quoted by APA, said, “Of course, as politicians, we want to help and support. We are doing everything we can to save the factory and the jobs. However, EU state aid and insolvency laws de facto exclude liability.” KTM’s debt crisis comes after years of aggressive expansion, after Pierer Industrie AG purchased Husqvarna, GasGas and a 50.1 percent controlling stake in MV Agusta, and has been exacerbated by the post-Covid 19 pandemic economic downturn, in which dealers have had to slash prices on floor stock just to keep up with sales targets. According to Italian website GPOne, the 2023 financial year saw KTM produce a €100 million ($104 million) profit, a reduction of €281 million ($294 million) from 2022, with the share price dropping 90 percent to $11.65 at the time of writing. KTM has taken the steps to reduce its board members from six to two, with Gottfried Neumeister joining as the Executive Board as Co-CEO in September.
Yamaha going to come out with a 350 four stroke and 300 two stroke in the next few years? Stopping and coming back is hard. I had to take a while off when I shattered my ankle and slowly getting back into it. Going to be awesome seeing Yamaha out there destroying KTM!
Kailub Russell and Cody Webb on Yamaha! Go Big Blue!
Pretty damn exciting!
So many things in a short interview from a lifelong GNCC fan:
1) The level of candidness from a top-tier guy that's usually quiet is awesome.
2) I think he's right in the sense of the speed not being that much faster, if any, than when he retired, just more guys at that level today.
3) From this interview, it sounds like that killer win-all mentality is rare, and he has learned that from training other top-tier riders. But it all makes sense; look at the mental attitude on the track of the champions in the past. They all have that simple, win-or-die mentality.
4) Loved the comment on the type of tire comment about riders being so picky today that it's because the tire was wrong or something on the bike made them lose. It's a dirt bike; go out there and ride and win. It's that simple. Neal did it this year in the final race, lost his rear brakes on the first turn, and won the championship. Win or die.
5) Him being so open about KTM, the job he had, the actual pros and cons about it, the detail on his new contract, and him just being himself, not trying to be an influencer or kiss ass or be likable. His attitude is he's paid to win, not to make friends. That simple. I respect it.
6) This is my personal opinion. and total guess: There are a combination of factors that lead him to say, I can do this, but I believe the real underlying one is that he's trained new younger guys over and over, and now he's like, Let me just go show them that I know wtf I'm talking about, and even with industry changes, it's really as simple as consuming yourself with winning in all aspects and going out there and riding the damn bike regardless of manufacturers, opinions, and tech. But I could be wrong.
7) Last one: This also is going to show his son in person how it's done. Prep and train him to be the next decade champion.
PLEASE BRING A 350 TO YAMAHA!!
Imagine if they produced a 350 and a 3002t with electric start …off-road racing would look totally different…
I've been waiting a long time
Yamahas are absolute garbage 😂😂 Never will be as great as the big daddy KTM 🍊💯
KTM Obliterates the competition in 2024 winning 6/8 Championships in MXGP & AMA, complete and utter domination once again from the Austrians 🍊🏆💯
KTM Once again embarrassing the competition dominating another national at Ironman winning 3 out of 4 motos, winning the overall in both the 250 & 450 class with Tom Vialle & Chase Sexton, and Aaron Plessinger once again on the podium making it another 1-2 for RedBull KTM, Complete and utter domination for the best offroad manufacturer on the planet🥇🏆🍊💯
KTM Absolutely DOMINATES the AMA 450 Pro Motocross championship with Chase Sexton winning 7 out of 11 overalls and teammate Aaron Plessinger going 1-2 in 4 of the rounds & being on the podium together 6 times, beautiful to see. 🍊🥇🏆💯
There is simply no denying that KTM has the best 250f on the planet, sweeping both east & west coast championships & the futures, incredible. 💯🏆🍊
KTM is the KING of offroad. They have won the most supercross & motocross championships out of any manufacturer in the last 20 years. and have dominated enduro 25 years in a row. DOMINANT 🍊💯
KTM MX2 World Championships: 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024🔥🍊💯
KTM MXGP World Championships: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2021 2023 2024🔥🍊💯
KTM Supercross 450 Championships: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 🔥🍊💯
KTM Has won an incredible 64 out of 81 Motos this year at loretta lynns. Pure DOMINATION. this once again proves that KTM is the best Motocross & Enduro manufacturer on the planet. KINGS 🔥👑🍊🧡💯
KTM has absolutely dismantled the competition this month, Cole Davies wins futures title, Vialle & Hampshire sweep east & west coast titles, Chase Sexton wins the 450 Main event, Lucas Coenen wins the MX2, with 3 KTMs on the podium in the MX2. Prado wins MXGP. Mani Lettenbichler wins the opening round of Hard Enduro. 🍊🏆💯
@ a lot of shit that won’t get read there chief. Way too much. Nobody gives af about moto gp 😂🤣 world premiere motocross racing is American..and ktm is not winning in America👍🏻😁
@ Who mentioned moto GP? 😂 KTM have won the most premier class titles in supercross in the last decade, they also won 4 out of 6 championships in AMA supercross & motocross in 2024 🫵😂 also won 64 out of 81 motos at loretta lynns, the biggest amateur motocross event on the planet, want to tell me more about how little you know? Most dominant offroad manufacturer in the last 20 years, thats a fact.🏆🍊💯
Kailub is the greatest ever! Cant wait to see him back!
2025 GNCC getting extra spicy 🔥
i was hoping for more out of him when he tried pro mx a few years ago but what can you really expect. mx and gncc are completely different animals. glad to see him back and hopefully the long layoff and new team dont stop him from being at the front
This year is gonna be epic! I so hope everyone can stay somewhat healthy
great interview! Big Kailub Russel fan
Looking forward to Kailub back out there. Still a young guy. Look at Graham Jarvis in Hard Enduro, 49 years old and still a beast. Cardio and muscles are key to flinging that 450 around for 3 hours, best wishes to Kailub, he can do it, he is a beast.
Welcome back!
KR557 bringing the Blue Heat 👏🇺🇸
This is going to be fun to watch!
Physically, you’re quite possibly at your peak for endurance strength. You have grown man strength..it’s different than 17 year old un- breakable recovery strength. Don’t sell your potential short. I expect to see you kicking ass before the year is half over, if not sooner.
Bravo man!
Im glad to see him back riding and racing!
Gonna be sick! Glad to see you on Team BLU
Have fun man. Wishing you all the best 👍
Welcome back
This guy is so real you have got to respect that .
Yz350fx
And yz300 with electric start 👀👀
Good stuff !! 💪👍
I know the not having fun feeling when racing. I grew up just riding dirtbikes and didn’t race much. It was an every weekend thing with my dad. It was something I looked forward to every week. I started racing woods district 11, gncc. I started racing every weekend. It would be 36 weeks of the year racing. It was fun at first. I was decently fast and did well at local races. I stopped having fun with it. It got to the point where I stopped riding all together. I haven’t rode now for many years. I miss it, I’m hoping one day to get back on a bike and start having fun’s with it again .
you got this brother!!!!!1
The GOAT, Welcome to the BluCru!
So happy KR is on the YZ's! 💙Blu Cru
Some wins, for sure!
There is a HUGE difference between getting paid to ride versus getting paid to win. One is a fun profession and the other is a giant ball of stress and anxiety. Unless you are already a multi time champion the guys in 15th are having a much happier time racing than the guys in the top 3 every week.
I didn’t know the riders train one another. Sounds like Kailub was training all or part of the team on some elements.
YEH ❗️
Get Yamaha to come out with a 300 two stroke with a 6 speed
How many riders have come back after a few years off, and thought they would be back to where they were ? Maybe KTM saw that and said no thanks.
Wow..he's so uncomfortable.on camera..
What series will KR be racing besides GNCC
yz350f please!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm a racer and I want to race", and with all the uncertainty at KTM recently the move to Yamaha it's a smart move , imo .
You’re clueless if you think there is ever a world where KTM would go under 🫵😂
Im sure its just a coincidence that Kailub makes his decision to join Yamaha just a few days before KTM announces their financial troubles. Sounds like bs to me.
@@kmr7041 Silly silly boy thats all he is, especially in the offroad road world going from KTM to Yamaha is a huge step backwards
@@Roger.T your the only one that said KTM was going under
@@Roger.TFan boy..lol. They are in massive financial trouble, and they're stock has crashed 90 percent. Massive restructuring to TRY, and save the brand. They lost hundreds of millions in profit.
Another casual couch racer, with an opinion, I see.😂
Current state of KTM:
Upper Austria Governor Thomas Stelzer, quoted by APA, said, “Of course, as politicians, we want to help and support. We are doing everything we can to save the factory and the jobs. However, EU state aid and insolvency laws de facto exclude liability.”
KTM’s debt crisis comes after years of aggressive expansion, after Pierer Industrie AG purchased Husqvarna, GasGas and a 50.1 percent controlling stake in MV Agusta, and has been exacerbated by the post-Covid 19 pandemic economic downturn, in which dealers have had to slash prices on floor stock just to keep up with sales targets.
According to Italian website GPOne, the 2023 financial year saw KTM produce a €100 million ($104 million) profit, a reduction of €281 million ($294 million) from 2022, with the share price dropping 90 percent to $11.65 at the time of writing.
KTM has taken the steps to reduce its board members from six to two, with Gottfried Neumeister joining as the Executive Board as Co-CEO in September.
This had better be on a yz250x. Possibly without a front fender
Lol, no pro rides 2 strokes outside of hard enduro anymore. He'll be on a 450FX
@OtisFlint he did win a race on a 150 back in the day
This sounds very similar to McGrath’s switch to KTM, hope it goes differently
Yamaha going to come out with a 350 four stroke and 300 two stroke in the next few years? Stopping and coming back is hard. I had to take a while off when I shattered my ankle and slowly getting back into it. Going to be awesome seeing Yamaha out there destroying KTM!
nobody tucks their ears inside their hat anymore
Lol. That's all you could take away from this?
@@morley3810 lil humor fir ya
🤣
Welcome to the bLU cRU 🧢