The Moto X Show

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of The Moto X Show. In this episode, I talk to Adam Jones with Dan Mcgranahan through Zoom. We talked about all things freestyle motocross and we had fans submit questions for a chance to join in on the podcast but after some technical difficulties, the tracks cut off recording, so my apologies to all those who submitted questions.

In this episode of the podcast, I catch up with Gregg Godfrey. He was the brains behind the Nitro Circus idea but that’s not why I wanted to talk to him, he was the filmmaker behind my favorite movie and riding part of all time, Global Addiction. We talked about how he got into filming, Nitro Circus, and his new project with his son Godfrey Proof, where they are giving away a brand new Husqvarna dirt bike with an easy purchase off their website, earning you a ticket and a chance at winning.

In this episode of The Moto X Show, I talk to one of the baddest dudes to grace a dirt bike, Dustin Miller. He was someone I dreamed of beating, his execution on his tricks were superior and his freeriding skills were off the charts. He is one of the most humble guys you’ll ever meet and has the dedication of a pure bread champion. He was someone I called every time I had a new riding project like Ride to the Hills or the Quarter Pipe, and Park FMX. I have a ton of respect for him and I learned a lot about what drives him as a person and as a rider, his dedication for excellence is number one. Anyone looking to get into freestyle motocross or looking to self improve can learn a lot from Dustin.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to FMX rider Jerad Larue. He got his start in racing and lived it, ate it, slept it every day all the way up to the pro class when a flu visit to the doctor for a check-up turned out to be a Leukemia diagnosis. After going through all the treatments and being cancer-free, he returned to racing but not having the same physical conditioning that he was used to, he decided it was going to make more sense riding freestyle motocross and he’s made a solid name for himself since, riding as many shows as there are weekends in the year.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Matt Collins or Solidfoto as he is known on his social media handles. I’ve known Matt since we created the Ride to the Hills series back in the early 2000s. He’s an extremely talented photographer, who has a love for all things two wheels, surfing, skating, and moto. You can find him at the races on the weekend ripping one of his vintage motorcycles or out in the hills shoveling and shooting freeride photos with guys like Vinnie Carbone. I had a great time talking with Matt and getting to know him better, and I know you will enjoy our conversation too.

In this episode, I talk to Hunter Weiss, who shot the viral drone video of the Venice Beach Skatepark getting filled in with sand. Having got his start in filming videos through a Motocross background, I had to get him on the podcast and talk about that historical day in Venice Beach and what his journey has been like since getting his first GoPro at 10 years old.

On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Matt Buyten about his mental toughness, was it learned or was it natural instinct, the early days of growing up in Reno, going to school with riders like Mike Mason, Dustin Miller, Brian Foster, riding BMX and later getting into dirt bikes but not having the resources to go racing all the time and the jobs he did at an early age that shaped who he became and how that grit and mindset paved the way for him to win his first step up gold medal in 2003 and then go head to head against Jeremy Mcgrath in 2004, separating his shoulder 3 times during the event, walking away with a silver medal. He would win 7 X Games gold medals, 12 medals all together throughout his freestyle career. He was known for having a bulldog mindset and one of the toughest competitors in our sport.

On the podcast is Chuck Carothers, I met Chuck back in 98 or 99 when he showed up to my friend Jimmy Varis’s house, loaded up in his cargo van with his dirt bike and a dream, he then went on to establish himself as a contender in FMX, winning a gold medal at X Games with his signature Carrola trick, but not without struggles of injuries and the peaks and valleys known as FMX. A chip on his shoulder fueled his drive to prove everyone wrong, something he carries to this day in everything he does.

On this episode, I talk to Blake Shipman from B Shipman films. He’s one of the OG filmer’s out of Oklahoma and his recent mini doc feature titled Handmade Dream 202 with Vinnie Carbone out in Reche Canyon caught my attention and I thought it was time to find out a little bit more about how he got his start, what the early days of filming were like, uploading his first video to a site called YouTube in 2005. What it was like to get a call while on a film shoot in San Diego, CA that his house was on fire and there was nothing left that survived, luckily no pets were home but his lifes work in camera equipment, hard drives, and most of all personal things like pictures and memtos from family were gone. He’s since rebuilt his house and with the help through fire insurance was able to get back on his feet with no debt, something he is extremely thankful for, especially in this time of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Today on the podcast, I talk to X Games gold medalist Adam Jones. He is one of the hardest working fmx guys out there, he’s also known for having some of the biggest most extended FMX tricks in the game. If you’re an upcoming freestyle rider and looking for a rider to emulate, Jones is your guy. Over the course of 20 years of knowing Adam Jones, I really didn’t know him personally and the podcast was a great time to talk with Jones and find out what really makes him tick, why he is so driven, what his thoughts are on retirement, investments he’s involved with and we touch on the corona virus’s effect its had on events being canceled left and right and what that’s going to do financially for each rider and the sport in whole.