S4 EP18 BOB "HURRICANE" HANNAH 

Hi guys,, Jimmy Ellis here,, I have to say I have always looked up to Bob Hannah,, surly one of the best racers ever,, and I agree,, the 90 ,s has nothing on us 😀

Bob still stands tall as one of the most significant impact players in American Motocross history. Not only a true grit racer but a no-nonsense person. In this age of "it's all about me", we could use more people like Bob. A man's man who worked for everything he got and took nothing for granted. Long live the Hurricane!

I have been waiting for this since 1979👍👍👍👍 Actually more like ‘77! I’m 56 and Hannah has been my hero since I was 10 years old…it seems strange to consider he isn’t that much older than me, but when you’re a kid, that 10 years makes a huge difference. The man does not disappoint! Between Hannah and DeCoster, a kid could not have better heroes to look up to. Thank you Whiskey Throttle for getting him pinned down and talking. Brilliant!!!!

I'm 67 and used to race motocross in the 70's and go to a lot of nationals in the area close to home Michigan. St Louis.Iowa and so on.Those guys where fast on the old suspended bikes.Two strokes forever.Good old days in America.

Bob is always the best interview.. You get the REAL, nothing held back thoughts !!

Best whiskey throttle listened to this a few times now so awesome

I got to see Bob while he was training for the MXDN on the 125. He showed up to a local race in southern Idaho for a warmup before heading to Unadilla. Everyone in the sport at the time had reservations about Bob on a 125, including Hannah evidently. After seeing him ride that day, it was obvious that he was not going to lay down and be the one that cost the team the win. Very few people that stage of their career would take that chance. Legend.

This has to be my favorite episode to date. So awesome to hear Bob shoot the shit and not take it too seriously🤣 Great work Ping and GL!

My two favorite racers Hannah and DeCoster , Thanks WTS

This might be the greatest interview in motorsports history. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

What a straight up guy Hannah is. Very refreshing !!!!!!!!

Like Bob or not…he brought this sport that we all love to life in the 70’s and 80’s. Personality and effort to the max. I worshiped this guy as a kid! My very first MX race as a spectator was Unadilla 1978…Hannah vs “The Man”. That was my introduction to MX. I was so fortunate! Thank you for having Bob on your great show!

Could listen to Bob Hannah all day long. In the late 70's here in the UK.. Motocross action ...he was my hero. Good interview.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Bob was the reason I ran #12 on my 1984 CR80 as a kid. I'd love to see a part two. He didn't even touch on things like HRP. Please do a part two Bob.

I sure enjoyed that. Thank you so much Bob

Hannah is like that crazy old uncle with no filter

That was outstanding.Thanks Bob! It was especially great to hear details from pre '76. Till now i'd only heard or read small bits here and there.

I’ve watched this episode 4 times now. Bob is my favorite rider of all time

Man My Hurricane Poster with him on the YZ still hangs in my parents garage in Southern Cal. Had the Yamaha Moto-Bike when I was a kid. Christ, it was heavy, but on the down hill with a full suspension, no one could keep up. Those were the days. Bob was my hero. Everything was yellow and black !

arguably the best show yet!

That was awesome. Great interview and I loved Bob Hannah's personality and insight into his career. Bob Hannah is a living LEGEND! Thanks Ping and Grant for doing that!

Bob Hannah is the Muhammed Ali of MX. All mouth and all results. One of the best interviews ever. Kudos Ping and GL. So refreshing to hear a no PC , no bs interview.

Best interview to date, Bob is the man 🏍🏍

Interview keeps getting better. Lived at Indian Dunes growing up. Great Place to ride. Races on Friday Nights. Man miss those days.

Hannah is a legend, and one of my childhood hero's. Thank you for bringing us this incredible interview. Ping and Grant you're providing moto history to the masses!

We've been waiting for this one for a while. I love how excited Hannah gets when describing the way he rides. He's still a cocky bastard but boy is it fun to watch him ride.

Best interview yet! Thanks Ping and GL for bringing Bob on the show. Beyond entertaining!!!!

Bob Hannah what a legend. Thank you sir for doing this! I absolutely love listening to your stories. Thank You Whiskey Throttle show for making this happen!

Excellent interview! Great remembering the old days.

this is the best moto interview of all time and Bob Hannah is a legend for sure

Great interview!! I rode/raced from 1979 - 1984 and Bob was one of my heros. I even got to meet him in Jawbone one afternoon and he was the nicest guy to this 10 year old boy in 1980 trying like hell to be as good as him. #Legend

In '76 I lined up in a split start at Indian Dunes with Bob. I was a 125 int. and they spit start us with the pros. Hannah took off and got the holeshot for the pros on the international track. I remember my only goal that race was to go fast enough to not get lapped by him. I made it. I'm also in that photo at the "massacre".....

Had the pleasure of watching Bob Hannah race at Mid Ohio. He started the race backwards and pulled the Hole shot. It was amazing.

Wow, Bob Hannah the legend. Thanks for the interview guys, awesome. He's such a great storyteller! He had me in tears a few times.

The Hurricane just won best WTS interview of all time. Everyone else should just be happy with second place.

Hannah is a riot OMG. Love that guy. :) Legend

Met Bob at Seattle Supercross 10-11 years ago. What a character! Highlight of the weekend.

Great stuff. This show is off the charts. Your content never disappoints.

Another one you guys should get on the show. The Bomber.

Fantastic show. Love when someone comes in there and just tells it like it is.

BH was my hero in 1977, still is. The most spectacular rider ever, and the coolest guy.

I’ve been waiting for this show …. When I got my first bike Hannah was winning everything and became my hero, Gunna sound gay maybe but still have lightening bolts on my helmet today.

The best, could have listened to another 4hrs

This is already one of my favourite interviews, right up with the Brad Lackey one and Mitch Paytons 2. Keep interviewing the old guys, the stories are awesome, as much as i love hearing from the young guys, they dont have these great stories- yet!

Thanx for having The Hurricane on. Haven’t heard much from him lately. Always says it just how it is… Love this guy..!

Watching and listening to the hurricane was amazing. He was and will always be my hero. When he was racing in California I went to see him race and he never disappointed. Great interview 👍

4hrs of pure entertainment 👌I’ve been watching this while I work on my new VMX build for next year. A perfect Sunday afternoon here in Australia 🇦🇺

God bless him , thank you so much the best interview with my hero 🇬🇧🍀👍🙏

I met Hannah and Troy Lee at Perris in 90 they asked to stand on my tailgate to watch the race. I got some pretty cool pictures from that race.

Never change Bob, never change!

Hey Bob you are the best and I appreciate your support for fans and the sport. I loved you because you told it like it was . Hey you have all my respect and hope you’re doing well and family GOD BLESS you sir . Be careful and safe on your planes .

That one definitely one for the books keep up the great shows appreciate your contribution to moto braaap Ping

A government full of Bob Hannah's would solve our problems.

This interview was OUTSTANDING! It took me two viewings to complete it, Bob doesn’t sugarcoat nothing!

I was there as well at Daytona 82 83 84 85 86 89 92

Being a HUGE long time fan of Bob's from his Yamaha ride I always loved any interview of his. As he got older I could idetify with him even more. btw im 62 now and regularly watch old motocross vid.s from that ara. BTW I HATE 4 strokes to my very core lol

Did Hannah just leave the door open for part 2? Hope so! This was the best interview ever but felt for Ping as he was trying to give his heartfelt appreciation in the end, but I think Bob was being humble and keep cutting him off. Ping & GL rock!

Good OLD SCHOOL Video. Gosh I wish the world was still how Bob Hannah lives. This new world just isn't it.

Wow probably made the wife mad today but I had to watch the hole thing today. Just unreal what an interview he was my hero as a kid and still is great job with this interview. I always wanted Bob’s autograph hopefully some day I can get one from him thanks for this

Thanks for this great gift, Ping and GL. Bob Hannah was THE superstar of the sport when I was a teenager. His tales are larger than life and he recalls things well. I thought that the 3 and half hours of the visit might be tough to fill but as it turned out, there were many things you guys did not get to, one being his HRP gear company that made the best-looking stuff in the business, perhaps of all time, with the HRP Flak-Jak and clothing. Hope there truly is a part two here sometime soon. Hannah is a treasure in our sport.

Awwww yes, been looking forward to Hurricane Hannah’s WT show!

"I don`t keep up with racing", 30 minutes later, "Don`t Alessi me, you road blocking bastard" LOL!

Legend!!! the WT show i have always wanted to see

Great Piece. Eddie Cole has helped me out a lot.

Thank you soooo much guys. I’ve been hoping for this since you started Whiskey Throttle. You gave us all an early Christmas present :)

Way to go PING 🤘 Great guest and interview as always! You are truly one best personalities in our sport ! Tops at what you do 🤘

How is it that this channel has only 22k subs? Best channel about MX on RU-vid.

Awesome interview! Thank you guys! Got to see him ride when I was a kid in Carson City, behind Carson Yamaha. He stopped doing laps, and said to my buddy and I, this brand new works bike is a tub of shit.

This is Twilight Zonesque....I'm 10 months older than Bob. I grew up riding a small Honda off road in my teens. One of my early jobs was as a welder. My first race bike I bought was a 74 Husky 250cr. My first race was July 6 1974. My parents would not allow me to race until I was out of high school. I was later talked into racing a 77 RM125 by the dealership that semi sponsored me. I disliked it also. I was 6ft 150lbs, racing kids years younger that weighed 40lbs less. That thing could have had a toggle switch for the throttle, it was either wfo or nothing. I had to row that 6 spd box like a boat to keep it on the pipe. Also went on to race open class and then back to 250s. I raced for 9 years as a hobby. Was told to turn pro, but never did. Where we differ, thankfully, I enjoyed my last race as much as my first. I also have an aviation background and have competed in xc skiing at a national level. And I also would rather do than spectate.

The Hurricane, legend and my idol, I remember being out in the garage as a kid, cutting down my levers with a hacksaw, my dad was furious, all I could say was I want to be like the Hurricane dad!

I was never a fan of Hannah. I admired him and what he did but he wasn't someone I liked growing up and racing. But I'm a big fan now. Great interview with the legend.

I could listen to BOB all day what you see is what you get this Gentleman is a Great MAM I want him to be our president I watched him race when I was raised and road bikes

Yes!!! Do a part 2!!!

The legend that doesn’t do any bullsh#t hannnahhh 👏

Awesome show! Bob was my idol in my younger riding days. I'm a couple of years older than him. I always wonder what he's up to, so I really loved this interview.

Read some comments where people were saying Hannah's overly arrogant. After listening to this, it's apparent they had a bad case of selective listening. As much as Hannah talks about his successes, he also talks about his failure. Never met the guy, but I might have indirectly. My friend and I were riding Bean Canyon back around 1995. I'm pretty sure that Hannah was already up in Idaho, so I'm not positive this was him. However, we're back at the truck next to one of the big washes that come down the mountain. Down comes this P-51 about eye level, which means it was basically in the wash. I can see the pilot looking over at us. He continues south then climbs and banks east. The scrub brush is about 8' tall in the area where we parked. Then, we hear this plane headed towards us. We stand up in the back of the pickup, and this thing flies right over our heads, low enough that we felt we needed to duck. I'm not positive it was Bob, but I suspect it might have been. If it was, I gotta thank the guy for the rush. Better than getting the man's autograph. I should add I wonder why guys who talk about being tough as a virtue support Trump so much, though. The guy was a coward, lying to avoid serving his country. As a Vet, I can't respect that guy one bit. Honestly, he's a silver spoon fed pussy. Big thanks to Ping, his people, and Bob for giving us this interview. WTS rocks.

that was by far the best show yet! Thanks Bob and Eddie! (Matrix Concepts have great products BTW)

I've been waiting for a Bob interview on this channel.

The episode I've been waiting for. Thank you guys.

i may be wrong because they ended the show pretty quick but i think Ping was a little emotional there at the end. some heros can be a let down when you meet them. Hannah didn't disappoint. great show guys.

Aaahhh as always Mr Hannah tells it like it is. Had the pleasure of meeting his uncle Grant at Larry Lilly Honda in Lancaster Ca. I had my doubts, was later informed he was Bob's uncle. Rode Bean Canyon many times, Boot leg Hannah tracks everywhere, now I realize how he became so good. Kent Howerton says hello! Hahaha 😂

This is entertaining. Thanks for doing this.

56 years old and Bob Hannah was my hero. We couldn’t get him on tv nor go to the races to see him but every magazine was poured through over and over. Great interview. When he spoke about trump I group chatted my riding crew and said of course Bob supports trump.he has elevated in my eyes and I didn’t think that was possible. Freaking legend. 🇨🇦

Dude you beat Roger at mid Ohio as well...started 19 th took the lead after 45 minutes

Absolutely amazing podcast! We NEED GL!!!

I didn't know that Bob was offered a ride from Kawasaki to race the GP's and he tested Brad Lackey's works bike? Awesome show guys. Hopefully Bob wants to do a part 2 down the road.

At this point, I am only 23 minutes in, but the Hurricane is sooo interesting to listen to...and I have heard many of his interviews and followed his career. I will hear all of this.

You got a love Bob Hanna awesome

The story Hannah told about him and Roger at Unadilla in 1978 and the smashed pipe, my cousin and I were standing there at the bowl at the very farthest point from the start / pits / Officials on the entire track. Bob said that he didn't think Roger did it on purpose and Bob did cut right across in front of Roger, but Roger pulled it up on the rear wheel and ran straight over Bob's bike right behind the triple trees and smashed the pipe shut with his rear tire. Bob went down, Roger bobbled and then he got on the gas and accelerated down the hill. Roger looked back up the hill and with his open face helmet you could see that he had a big smile......and it happened where no one could see it unless you were right there.

Great interview!

Great episode!!!!! Glad to see GL as co-host!!!

My idol since discovering MX in 78' @ 11 yrs old.

That was great! ⚡

Good stuff Ping and GL.

I was at the 1978 Anaheim Supercross or Gaylon Mosier won a rain shortened race. Hannah was mad he ended up Second. They had a special six lap race afterwards with all the previous winners that year . Hannah got out front and would stop in the corners and wave on second place until they got right up to him then he would go. I've never seen anything like it it was unbelievable. I also saw him racing local saddleback races where he would just fold his arms on the line and wait for the gate to drop let everybody go then he would go and he would still win.

I saw him crash at Unadilla. To this day I can see his red Scott boots flying through the air upside down. It was the straight after Screw-You just like he says.

Bob in SO many ways like myself with no filter between brain to mouth lol

Saw him win the first moto a Hang Town in 78 he lapped everyone but Kent Howerton and had him in his sights at the checkered flag

Preparation meets Opportunity = Bob Hannah!

First thumb up from Italy 👍