Octane Fest, Dew Tour & Iowa Speedway

July 2nd, 2008

Right after I got home from the Journeys Tour I packed up my van and headed up to Reno NV for a demo at an Unwritten Law concert. The show was bad ass, that band still rips!

An 8 hour drive home Sunday then off to Baltimore MD for the first stop of the AST Dew Tour. I had to be there early for Open Qualifying. There was a lot of good riders there and i knew it was going to hard to make it. I ended up sticking my run and made it into one of the eight open spots that advanced to the pre-lims. I was pumped to make it, it had been one of my goals for a while now. The next day I missed the Finals by a few spots and ended up 14th overall. I will be at the rest of the Dew Tour stops battling to get into the finals!

I flew straight from Baltimore Saturday afternoon to ride a demo at Iowa Speedway on Sunday morning… Or I tried to at least, my flight was a nightmare and to make a long story short I got to the speedway at 4am with no gear bag in sight. I got a couple hours of sleep then borrowed some gear that didn’t really fit and a ‘97 McGrath replica helmet from a fan…We did one show before the race and despite of all the problems it went really well, the Indy car fans were stoked. We spent the rest of the day up in the suite watching the race.

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I stopped just short of Reno for a couple days to stay with Jones and ride with him, Foster and Miller @ Millers place

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Unwritten Law rocking the main stage at Octane Fest

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No foot Nac in between sets in Reno

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Flip Indy in B town

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Cliffhanger…

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Rusty Wallace is one cool dude and let us hang in his suite and drink his beers while watching the race

Journeys Tour 08

June 24th, 2008

This years BBQ tour was by far the best yet, I cant believe the 5 week tour is already over. We had stops in Dallas, Denver, Nashville, NYC and Philly…This tour is one of my favorites because along with our Metal Mulisha FMX demos, it has the worlds best skateboarders and BMXers tearing up the vert and mini ramps. This year we also had a special guest appearance by Speedo Man!! check out the pics below…For more stories and info check out Journeysbbq.com

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Angels and Airwaves in Nashville

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Times Square NYC

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Abe, Tritter AKA speedo man and myself

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Speedo and Spider man?

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Whip in the mile high city

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Bam lives about 20 minuets from our last stop in philly and came out to skate the mini ramp

Time for an Up-date?

May 19th, 2008

Its been a while since I up-dated this, heres a quick re-cap of what I’ve been up too..

I was home for a couple weeks after i got back from Europe then I went to Hawaii for a Boost Mobile demo inside Aloha Stadium….Back for a few days then headed to Austin TX for a Boost Mobile Nightshift demo…Then came home and got my 450 re-geared and ready for a 2 day ride down the coast of Baja with Todd, Fluffer, Jimmy, Trigger and our fearless leader, Cameron Steele….Did a demo at a local shop here in town, Temecula Motorsports

Filmed an episode of the Daily Habit on Fuel TV with Jimmy…Went to Brazil for a X Games Best Trick contest (My first X Games, I got 5th place)….Stayed in Brazil for another week and did a demo at a huge motorcycle fest with Buy 10 and Deegan….Back to the US to start the Journeys BBQ tour in Dallas….

CHECK OUT THE PICS BELOW!

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Team OX, Bell, Bamburg and myself after the show in Hawaii. Supposedly the hotel we stayed at here originated the mai tai, I believe it, they were good!

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Nightshift demo in Austin TX

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We stopped at this shipwreck on our journey down the beach in Baja, It was cool to see it again, I had been surfing there before about 10 years ago

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Jimmy found this fun little cliff drop off, we sessioned it for a little while, Look for a full story coming soon in the mag!

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Pat and I on the Daily Habit, it will be on FUEL TV

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Huge crowd came out to Sao Palo for X Games Brazil

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After the X Games Matt Buyten and I stayed with these guys in there huge mansion on the beach, thanks for everything!

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We got to Judge this model contest the night before the show at the motorcycle fest, It was hard

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Team Metal Mulisha/USA on top on the podium, (buy10 was MM for a day)

Put another shrimp on the barbie!

March 24th, 2008

I just got back from a month long journey in Austria. I was there riding a contest series called the Masters of Dirt. It was an awesome trip, we rode in Vienna, Linz, Salzburg and Graz. The riding went good, I made the finals in every show except for one, (maybe too much party before that one). Check the pics…..

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This is what most of the trip consisted of…Hogster, Layba, T Hart and the Fuel Marbles

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The whole MOD crew after the first show in Vienna

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These girls are from the UK and cool as hell…The Fuel Girls, we called them crazy fire breathing marbles

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Team America…F@CK YEA!

More at MastersofDirt.com

Culiacan Mex/777 Riverside Demo

February 17th, 2008

Last weekend was a busy one for me…Started out getting dropped off across the USA/MEX border, catching a cab to the TJ airport and flying down to Culiacan. This wasn’t my first time flying out of TJ but i was still pessimistic about the trip. It was all good though as soon as i got on board, uncrowded plane and free beer…Cant find that on any domestic US flights these days. I made it down to Culiacan with no problems, ordered a pizza to the room and called it a night.

Saturday we rode in the nice new soccer stadium. The stands were packed full of loud fans and everyone was riding really good. There was also a couple local bands that played. We got the show done, cracked a couple cervesas and hit the taco stand.

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Bell, McNeil, Danielson, OX and me on the Freestylemx.com trip

Sunday morning back to the airport, fly to TJ, cab to US border, walk back to California, and wait for my ride at McDonalds to take me back to my car in Rancho San Diego. I got to my van just in time to pin it up to Riverside for the Metal Mulisha/ 777 demo. Most of the boys were on hand up at the show, it was sick! I was pumped i made it back in time to ride!

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I am leaving for Vienna, Austria on Wednesday for the Masters of Dirt Contest on the 23rd. Check back soon for more up-dates!

Etnies Two Wheel Tour 2

November 8th, 2007

Check out these photos from the Etnies Two Wheel Tour 2

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Loza, myself and Buy10

COME OUT AND SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE!

September 20th, 2007

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I will be jumping here tomorrow evening so come check it out and support a good cause!!!

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK / METAL MULISHA FMX DEMO TOUR STOPS AT CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY FOR NASCAR LABOR DAY RACE WEEKEND

August 31st, 2007

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 28, 2007) – The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK / METAL MULISHA FMX DEMO TOUR returns to California Speedway on Saturday, September 1st and Sunday, September 2nd during the Nascar Labor Day Race weekend which includes the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series on Friday, August 31st, Nascar Busch Series on Saturday, September 1st, and the Nascar Nextel Cup Series on Sunday, September 2nd.
Metal Mulisha team members Todd Potter, Ryan “Fluffer” Hagy, Derek Garland and Jimmy Fitzpatrick will be jumping on Saturday. Metal Mulisha co-founder and Freestyle Motocross icon Brian Deegan will be joined by Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Todd Potter and Derek Garland on Sunday. Each Metal Mulisha rider will be part of an up close and personal autograph signing each day. Schedule is as follows:

Saturday, September 1st
Jump Demos: 12:40 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ; 3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. ; 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Autograph Signing: 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 2nd
Jump Demos: 12: 30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. ; 1:20 p.m. – 1: 40 p.m. ; 3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing: 1: 40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Tickets to the Nascar Labor Day Race weekend starting Friday, August 31st through Sunday, September 2nd are on sale now. Ticket prices and availability can be found at www.californiaspeedway.com or by calling 800-944-RACE.
The Metal Mulisha is comprised of over 20 athletes, representing several sport disciplines, including Supercross, Ultimate Fighting and most of the top Freestyle Motocross athletes in the world. Based in Southern California, the Metal Mulisha has been referred to as the most recognizable brand in Freestyle Moto and in 2007 features an impressive clothing and accessories line including Men’s T-shirts, button downs, hoodies, jerseys, shorts; Women’s T’s, tanks, fleece skirts, shorts, pants and many of the action sports lifestyle must-have accessories like belts, socks, bandanas, key chains and backpacks.

For up to date information on the Metal Mulisha, please visit
www.metalmulisha.com
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Boost Mobile Tour

August 7th, 2007

The past month I have been busy on the road with the Boost Mobile Freestylemx.com Tour. It has been a lot of fun traveling around the country, despite a few airport delays it couldn’t get much better…

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Whip over the bus in New York

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The crowd at the Hot Import Nights show in New York

After New York we Got in the bus, Drove straight to Maine then ditched the rig and flew out to Denver Colorado for Transworldmx first annual ‘Dirt Days’

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Flip Nac in Colorado @ Transworldmx Dirt Days 7/27

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Double Grab @ Transworldmx Dirt Days 7-27

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Fans @ Dirt Days

The Event was a lot of fun, the Thunder Valley National track was open to ride, they had live music, FMX and a model search…oh yea and it was all FREE to the public

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Transworldmx model search contest

After the last show on Sunday Afternoon we caught a red eye straight back to Maine and did 3 more shows in Bangor and Prescisle (its about as far north/east as you can go in the states.)

The next show is in Chicago IL for the Boost Mobile Hot Import Nights series on Aug 11th then Buffalo NY on the 15th..Check back next week for new pics…

Practice Pics

July 17th, 2007

Team roommate member Chris Tedesco has been out shooting with us a lot lately…heres a couple pics from earlier this week…

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Nac Flip @ Deegans

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Whip Flip @ Fitzland