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Where did he come from? Dude appears to have some serious skills on a bike. What's the back story? Does he have a history/success in Moto at the local level? Ever make a professional run at racing or anything? Dude just shows up throwing nasty whips and representing Motosport from what seems to me to be out of the blue. I figure someone here would know where he really came from....
https://youtu.be/zC-q1IV6KHc
https://youtu.be/zC-q1IV6KHc
The Shop
He's fast, just not quite fast enough. He sure seems to be finding a way to get his name out there though. Good for him.
I didn't start riding until I was 10 and racing until I was 16. I always had a full time job and racing was something my family and I did together to stay close. I never had intentions of riding professionally, but just wanted to have fun with it.
In late 2009, I broke my back and separated my pelvis while riding. In 2010 I decided I wanted to try a couple outdoors, but had only been on the bike a couple weeks and definitely wasn't ready. After Lakewood, I was working and went through a basement roof straight on my head. I didn't get to ride for a year or so after that and had some other rough times along the way.
I got back on the bike again but had no real desire to race again. That's when I first met Dayton Daft and Josh Gray, who paints helmets at Shades of Gray. Dayton had just gotten started making videos so we made a couple together. Then him and Josh bugged me for a few months to try to get in to best whip at X Games, so that's what I did. Dayton was in school in Colorado, Josh was working full time in Missouri and I worked full time in Oklahoma to pay for everything to make our "Road to X Games" video series possible. We had some of the coolest experiences you could imagine in that year and I feel like it definitely showed in the videos. Without those two, I wouldn't be where I am.
As you know, I didn't get into X last year. Just a week afterwards, Jarrod from MotoSport.com called Dayton. He had seen our videos and wanted to start an in-house content department and asked Dayton to manage the video side. He was up there for a month or so and talked Jarrod into hiring me to do the how to's, tech tips and riding for the videos.
Now I feel like I have the greatest job in the world! I get to work with some of the best people at the best company around! It has allowed me opportunities to do things I would never be able to on my own. I am headed to Australia to race the Manjimup 15000 in a couple weeks. I've always wanted to go over there, but never thought I would have the chance. I also plan on trying to qualify for Washougal if all goes well, but may end up spending my whole qualifying practice throwing whips over the road jump!
No matter what, I'm going to stick with what got me this far.... Having fun on my dirtbike!
Pit Row
I'll be at Washougal this year, so I'd be stoked to see Brett out there.
Cool Whip.
And that is how Brett unknowingly named one of life's simple treasures.
Thanks Brett.
... p.s. two days later Reggie was struck by a cement mixer his entombed body is a statue now at the Wewoka, OK Elks club.
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