By Steve Sommerfeld
Here it is! The throwback to 2006 when Travis Pastrana only managed to do one FMX run, and it was enough to win on the same weekend that he landed the Double Backflip in Best Trick only one or two nights earlier and then took a Gold medal in Rally as well!
Only 5 riders made it to the final for Freestyle MX which is probably more on account of the gnarly course given and the wind in the background.
For this weeks Throwback Thursday we tune in to watch the 3rd and final FMX Riot 3 competition.
For the last instalment, the crew headed into the Middle East for the first ever Freeride competition in the region in Dubai, UAE.
It's crazy to think but in 2007 at X Games Best Trick, it was the first time we had ever seen Kyle Loza at X Games, and he came with a trick that nobody had ever landed. The Body Varial called a 'Volt' which he obviously named.
As we get into the middle of the FMX Riot series of Freeride competitions wayyy back in the old days on this weeks Throwback Thursday live viewing, we were expecting to see a big return from Mike Metzger and as far as Clint Esposito and I were aware as we were watching it live, Metz was on top!
But to our surprise and probably that of everyone, Metz upped and left before the last day of competition, and Larry Linkogle even did a sneaky exit as well. Leaving the battle between Dustin Miller and Mike Mason for the win.
There was so much in this next addition of FMX Riot with new riders and a new landscape that looks more like the moon than earth! Swingarm City hosted the second series and the guys destroyed it with technical hits and big jumps.
Rider line-up included:
Mike Metzger
Dustin Miller
Drake McElroy
Todd Potter
Mike Mason
Mat Rebeaud
Brian Foster
Myles Richmond
Larry Linkogle
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This weeks Throwback Thursday Live companion was a huge one with the first ever FMX Riot 1 competition held in SoCal featuring some of the biggest names in FMX, Motocross and Freeride!
Clint Esposito and I step back in time when Freeride MX competitions were as rare as hens teeth but with riders who were ready to dominate the landscape they were given. FMX Riot 1 was held in 2 different locations of Glamis sand dunes and Ocotillo Wells (with 2 different days of competition there as well)
In this Riders Lounge Podcast episode, this is after we watched the video and had our discussion on what went down and some of the biggest impacts from the video.
One of the most important things we realised, when no one had landed a Freeride natural terrain backflip before and Twitch was ready to call it out at the start of the competition, that when the time comes and the moment arrives: Twitch and Metz are the guys who are able to rise to the occasion and deliver on something that had never been done before!
A huge thank you has to go to Paul Taublieb who allowed us access to do a companion of this epic series and we will continue every Thursday night 5PM EST with new episodes.
So what was FMX Riot?
8 Riders were invited to the first competition:
And Tes Sewell hosting the series!
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2023 was a huge year for King of the Whip and not just because more overseas riders made their way down to a very warm South Africa for the Best Whip themed competition.
But returning to Montecasino after last years massive event, it was going to be tough to beat the vibes from the first time it went on the big stage in the centre of Johannesburg.
And of course, LW Mag and Ryan van der Spuy knocked it out of the park! A fully sold out show, an extra 1,300 people were allowed into the venue from last year and made it even more special!
I was privileged enough to be the Host of the show for the second time and I was completely blown away at the increase in level of riding from everyone! Last year was insane, I didn't expect 30 wild South African racers going ballistic on their first attempt at hitting a steel ramp.
This year, everyone stepped it up again with the inclusion of Julien Vanstippen returning to defend his title, Edgar Torronteras the legend coming down to try steal the win. And Marc Pinyol as the international trick master coming to blow everyone's minds on body varials.
I joined Clint Esposito on the Two Wheels to Freedom youtube live video and that's where this clip comes from.
Sit back and enjoy the wrap-up of KING of the Whip plus we deviate so many times on everything from Tech 7s or Tech 10 boots… Amateur comps and anything in between!
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Here's a quick interview which was planned for 5 minutes during the break at the Supercross de Lyon show in 2022 and has not been released until now. Yes, it's a little late but still everything is completely relevant. Especially on how much I learned about apples, cider and wine. And finding out which is the best apple for each of the jobs.
Sheeny also talks about watching Jayo Archer and Harry Bink land the Triple Flip at Nitro World Games in Brisbane where both guys did something we didn't think possible and now the Triple is able to be done outside of the gnarliest environment where we saw Sheeny originally do it at Travis Pastrana's house for the first time!
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We’re back with another Companion Podcast!This is designed to be watched in companion with the Red Bull Imagination 4.0 full competition video on YouTube if you really REALLY want to follow along.If you don’t have time, this is way easier and hopefully funnier when I joined Clint Esposito on his show to watch the competition for the first time and give our 2 bobs worth on it. Which is about all our opinion is probably worth.So what is Red Bull Imagination? Well, it’s Tyler Bereman’s baby with Red Bull, out in the middle of Kansas building some of the wildest jumps we’ve ever seen!This year he brought in Twitch and Maddo to have 2 teams and the riders list was unreal with some of the best Freerider’s on the planet! Tyler Bereman Tom Parsons Vicki Golden Guillem Navas Josh Hill Kohl Denney Julien Vanstippen Patrick Evans Brian McCarty Christian DresserAnd this time, they went into the teams with the Big Dawgs, Best Whip, Team Jam, Creative Line and Speed and Style!But let us know who you thought should have won each of the sections as we commentated it. You might completely disagree and I wouldn’t be surprised!Riders Lounge Podcast ContactWebsite: https://ridersloungepodcast.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridersloungepodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ridersloungepodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihhYzgsvog6Z10uQ_8ePdATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ridersloungepodcastRiders Lounge Merch Store is available now https://teespring.com/stores/riders-loungeThanks to Lakes Networking for the new Website! If you want your site built by the best, contact https://www.lakesnetworking.com.auWant to book a Rothaus Brewery Tour with our Partners? https://besichtigung.brauereigasthof-rothaus.de/terminauswahl.htmlThank you to Rothaus Brewery from Germany for their unbelievable Tannenzaepfle Range of Beers and Alcohol-free beers for this show— Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ridersloungepodcast/message
If you haven't heard about the The House of Dancing Water in Macau, then you've missed one of the longest running FMX shows in the world! And Josh Grindrod turned out to be one of the longest running riders there.
With THOUSANDS of shows… not joking, thousands, the riders who went to the 'Special Administrative region of China' ended up riding shows every single day in a casino with the best health care, best parts for your bikes, new bikes every 60 hours or so.
It is the gig to end all gigs.
If you can handle living in China for 2 years minimum.
Run by the Cirque du Soleil, one of the world's biggest tours, Grindrod managed almost a lifetime there which helped to set him up for life.
Josh has returned to the UK, and on the 9th show in 15 days I did with Squibby commentating, I grabbed Josh to have this little chinwag with his 2 pugs who see no evil and hear no evil to join in.
If you want to know more on what it's like getting into circus shows, just shoot a message over and happy to help you out!
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I joined Clint Esposito to talk all about the Summer X Games for 2023 which is about to go down today!
Find out who is in, who's out and what competitions will be going down and what tricks we think we might see!
FMX Best Trick
Luc Ackermann
Rob Adelberg
Jayo Archer
Harry Bink
Benny Richards
David Rinaldo
Josh Sheehan
Jackson Strong
Moto Best Whip
Tyler Bereman
Matej Cesak
Patrick Evans
Jarryd McNeil
Tom Parsons
Josh Sheehan
Julien Vanstippen
Genki Watanabe (Wanky)
Moto Quarter Pipe Highest Air:
Tyler Bereman
Corey Creed
Kohl Denney
Patrick Evans
Jarryd McNeil
Colby Raha
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