Elevated Action Podcast

Harold "The Gasser" Waddell is not only one of the most decorated athletes in motorcycle hillclimbing, but he is also one of the five members of the USA Motoclimb Team, which will be racing La Montee Impossible in France on July 23. Harold shares some stories from his time racing there in 2004, and gives us some of his thoughts of the upcoming trip.

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Josh Schaecher is one of the top hard enduro specialists in the United States, and remains an active figure in the sport. Spending the last couple decades riding, racing, and being a factory mechanic for Rockstar Husqvarna's Colton Haaker, he has traveled around the world to dozens of different races to gain his colorful perspective of offroad events. Josh explains some of his past during that period, and tells some rad stories from races such as Erzberg and Romaniacs. In the past year, he moved from SoCal to Idaho to pursue his passion of dirt bikes and help out some races as a track director. Josh has been working on the IRC Endurofest-Idaho Maniac Hard Enduro course and will be at Orofino LoggerXross helping out where needed. Josh is a valuable resource for the growth of hard enduro in the United States, and it was cool to hear his perspective on things.

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Max Gerston is one of the top hard enduro and EnduroCross athletes in the United States, riding for his newly formed team, Max Off-Road Training. Based out of Arizona, Max travels around the country racing hard enduros, and is in his first year of teaching clinics to riders who need to brush up on some skills. He is riding for Gas Gas this year, and is managing his race program with a multitude of other sponsors. In this episode, we talk about flying, his new race program, his past program, the new AMA Extreme Championship Series, hard enduro in the USA, shared stories from across seas, and much more! We appreciate Max's honesty and perspective on both the sport and life in general, and is always fun to have a conversation with.

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Cody Webb, America's top hard enduro athlete, won the Grinding Stone Hard Enduro this past weekend in Page, Arizona. The FactoryONE Sherco athlete beat out some of the best hard enduro riders in the country at this opening round of the Kenda AMA Extreme Championship, finishing four laps in the grueling four hour race. Cody breaks down some of his top moments from the race, and how the unique terrain in Page made this one of most action packed events to date. He also talks about his recent move to Colorado, and his plans for the remainder of the 2021 season.

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The Grinding Stone Hard Enduro will be going down on March 21st in Page, Arizona, and is being hosted by the Rockstars MC. This will be the inaugural race for the club, and also the first round of the AMA Kenda Extreme Offroad Championship. 

We talked to promoter, Jim Flynn, and his son and pro hard enduro athlete, James Flynn, about 2021 and covered a bunch of details about the race. With the race coming up soon, Jim and James discuss everything from the course, main obstacles, spectator viewing, pit setup, tire selection, things to do in the surrounding area, and much more.

For more information about the Grinding Stone Hard Enduro, visit their social media and signup pages below!

https://www.facebook.com/grindstoneaz
https://www.livelaps.com/event?4498
https://www.instagram.com/grindingstoneexc/?hl=en

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In this next episode, we interviewed the legendary announcer Jamie Deer. He has announced the majority of NAHA and AMA Pro Hillclimb races over the past two decades, filmed dozens of races in the early-2000s, produced the Vertical Destruction film, and nicknamed dozens of athletes, Jamie has impacted the sport in countless ways. In addition, he has taken on some new hobbies of cryptocurrency, sports card collecting, and even starting a plant-based diet recently. Jamie shares some great stories from his colorful past, and we hope you enjoy this latest episode.

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In this episode, we interviewed Joe Shipman, with the help of his son Kaeson Shipman. Joe (or Dirty Joe as some may call him) is from Cottonwood, California, and is a top motoclimb athlete and has won multiple Championships in the NAHA and Rockwell Series. We sat down to discuss his time in the sport, the future of it, race bikes, surfing, favorite hills, and more. Being a top pro in the sport for almost 15 years, he has an interesting perspective and shared some great stories from the past. 

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In this next episode, we interviewed the legend Robie Peterson in the backyard of his SoCal home. Robie has been a good friend of ours for over five years now, and we always enjoy catching up with him. He is the son of Team Peterson OG Kerry Peterson, and built a career where he's considered one of motorcycle hillclimb's all time greats. In his 20 year pro career, RP4 has won countless races, several National Championships, and even a 2007 World Title in France. In 2011, Robie suffered traumatic brain injury from a motocross accident, and has since fought a 2015 brain surgery and the daily struggles of that condition. He goes into depth about his favorite race moments, talks about the many crazy bikes he's competed on, explained the injury that ended his pro career, and shared some funny stories from his past.

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In the past few years, we have met some talented extreme moto athletes and awesome industry professionals. The Elevated Action Podcast focuses on these people's stories, race careers, and methods of success.

In this next episode, we interviewed Marc Ikeda with IRC Tire. Marc is from Japan and has been working for IRC Tire in the United States the past several years. He has been a driving force in the recent growth in IRC's brand presence in the offroad scene, specifically with EnduroCross, hard enduro, and motoclimb. He has a unique perspective on the motorcycle and racing industry, and we discuss everything from IRC's history to how sponsorship should be looked these days for athletes and promoters alike. In addition, Marc announces details on IRC's new M5B EVO, which will be released in early 2021!

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In the past few years, we have met some talented extreme moto athletes and awesome industry professionals. The Elevated Action Podcast focuses on these people's stories, race careers, and methods of success.

In this next episode, we interviewed Kevin Bromenshenk from Billings, Montana. Kevin has been involved with motorcycle hillclimbing for decades, and he shared this passion with his late father, Jim. As a racer, filmer, announcer, Billings Motorcycle Club member, and former NAHA series board member, Kevin has seen a lot of the ups and downs this sport has experienced since the 1980s. In this fascinating interview, he tells some epic stories about the sport's past, and also recap the Great American, the current state of the sport, and where we can go in the future.

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