Unfortunately, Corey Creed who held the previous record only one inch lower at 40’8″, was knocked out of competition, literally when he crashed the day before in practise.  Suffering a severe concussion and broken hand, Creed wasn’t able to back up his unbeatable performance on QP recently and had to let the other guys have a shot at it.

There was plenty of drama before the event when the invite list came out, with Kohl Denney and Guillem Navas missing their shots.  Only it was lucky for Denney, 2 days before the comp, he received his last minute invite and he near on secured a Bronze medal, until Tyler Bereman went for glory on his last attempt to sneak the Bronze away.

This episode I am joined by more riders than ever before on this mini-series of X Games reviews and I’m stoked to have some legends take time out of their day to give their opinion including the man who should have been there and competing, Guillem Navas (or @navaspetit823 on Instagram!).  Joining Guillem is his older brother, el Presidente Antonio Navas, FMX Legends Edgar Torronteras and Javier Villegas, Moto Comedian Clint Esposito, Weekend warriors Kevin Peterson, Andy Christie and FMX_Grizz and former X Games and X-Fighters Judge, Jose Gaspar.

Results: 

1. Colby Raha 40’9″
2. Axell Hodges 39’2″
3. Tyler Bereman 37’0″
4. Kohl Denney 34’6″
5. Jarryd McNeil 28’5″
6. Tom Parsons 28’1″
7. Corey Creed 0’0″

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X Games unveiled an all new moto discipline this year with the 110’s or Mini Bikes, or Pit bikes.. or whatever you want to call them!  

I thought it would have been pit-bike racing but it turned out to be a full freestyle run and Axell Hodges took the win on his home turf over a field of some big name Moto and BMX riders.

I’m not going to lie, I didn’t really know what to expect and… I thought it was going to get some pretty harsh reviews.  But you’ll have to listen in to this episode to find out what everyone thought.

Actually we have a very special guest for this episode, one of the riders who competed in the very first 110s event at X Games with a late notice invite, Banks Hovey!  Banks was pumped on the invite, but he had huge problems with trying to fly from the East to West coast of the US to even ride his bike and some issues with TSA.  And he’ll go in-depth on the whole course and judging as well.

Also joining to talk about what went down are some regulars now: Antonio Navas, Javier Villegas, Andy Christie, FMX Grizz and Dani_FMX.

(correction, Javier’s episode was this year… it has felt like a long time due to Covid haha)

Results:

1. Axell Hodges
2. Colby Raha
3. Jarryd McNeil
4. Tim Ritson
5. Banks Hovey
6. Pat Casey
7. Tyler Bereman

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Tom Parsons brought the heat with some of the biggest whips ever done on a dirt bike, and he took the win over Wanky (Genki Watanabe) who has some of the best Turn Down whips as well. 

The only problem is, you’re comparing apples and oranges.  Speaking of apples, the Apple Farmer from Donnybrook, Josh Sheehan missed out on the Final 4 even after throwing some huge whips and a favourite for the event with more Gold Medals in Best Whip than anyone else, Jarryd McNeil also didn’t make the cut for the final which was a huge shock!

We cover all of that, plus the new course featuring a Double-Double line and then choices of ramps on the second jump, the invites (and riders who weren’t invited), the judging and everything else to do with Best Whip this year.

Joining us again for this episode is the man from Team Lleides, Antonio Navas, as well as one of Australia’s brightest stars for Best Whip in particular and a guy I think deserves a shot at X Games Best Whip next year, Tyler Wakeford who gives really good insights into each of the styles of whip including the traditional Seat Bounce Racer whip, Turn Downs and Turn Ups.  Returning with the fan evaluation is FMX old timer who still gives it a red hot go, Andy Christie, FMX Grizz from the UK and a new voice from one of our listeners from the Podcast, Dani_FMX.

Rounding out this episode, we have again the legend of Freestyle Motocross, one of the true pioneers of the sport and another guy who missed an invite for 2021, Edgar Torronteras.  Edgar has won Gold in X Games Best Whip, he’s been on the podium a handful of times, yet still missed a shot this year.  

Results:

1. Tom Parsons
2. Genki Watanabe (Wanky)
3. Tyler Bereman
4. Axell Hodges

   (eliminated)

5. Jarryd McNeil
6. Josh Sheehan
7. Colby Raha

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New Riders.  New Location.  New Discipline.

Plenty of old guys! A few big names missing, and a few big surprises as well!

You can read all of these points as well on the blog here: https://ridersloungepodcast.com/2021/06/25/x-games-invite-fmx-moto/

Here is the full list of Moto / FMX riders for this years event, which will be probably the most ‘unique’ X Games ever!

X Games Moto X Best Trick

• Luc Ackermann
• Rob Adelberg
• Jayo Archer
• Harry Bink
• David Rinaldo
• Josh Sheehan
• Jackson Strong

X Games Moto X Freestyle

• Luc Ackermann
• Rob Adelberg
• Harry Bink
• Taka Higashino
• Ben Richards
• David Rinaldo
• Josh Sheehan
• Jackson Strong

X Games Moto X Best Whip

• Tyler Bereman
• Corey Creed
• Vicki Golden
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Tom Parsons
• Colby Raha
• Josh Sheehan
• Genki Watanabe

X Games Moto X Quarter Pipe High Air

• Tyler Bereman
• Corey Creed
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Tom Parsons
• Colby Raha

X Games Moto X 110’s

• Tyler Bereman
• Pat Casey
• Vicki Golden
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Colby Raha
• Jeremy Stenberg

A few stand-outs from the Invite list:

1. Where is Tom Pages?
2. Jayo Archer is in!  Will he Triple Flip?
3. Where is Pat Bowden‘s name?
4. Young blood – Ben Richards is invited!
5. Only 7 names for Best Trick?  Who will be the final rider announcement?
6. Where’s Clinton Moore?
7. A lot of Aussies… but will they get out of Australia due to Covid-19 restrictions?
8. No Adam Jones – or any Americans in FMX or Best Trick
9. Twitch is back!  And in a new discipline.  110’s
10. Where will it be held?
11. Only 2 Euro’s and 2 from Asia.
12. Not many places to fill.

Also, thank you to John for finding the list before it was official!  Nice sleuthing mate!

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