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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2004 AMA motocross series.
Summertime in America... For most, it means swimming pools, baseball, and beaches, but to a select few, to our people, the summer means only one thing...Outdoor Motocross. All access was granted by the world's best riders. The TGO crew stepped inside their boots, showcasing their lives during the week and at the races. A first for the series is this intimate look at our MX heroes and their families as they attempt to take on the toughest sport out there. In the 450 class, an unlikely champion was crowned. American hopefuls Mike Alessi, Andrew Short and Josh Grant faced off against the 2 time SX Champion, Australia's Chad Reed. Injuries, drama, and surprise performances turned the season upside down. The 250's battled all summer long with an eclectic and world-class line up. As the season came down to the wire, Team Suzuki's Ryan Dungey and Pro Circuit's Christophe Pourcel traded blows respectively, only to end in heartache for one and triumph for the other.
Special Edition picks right up where The Constant War left off taking the viewer past the security guards, through the pits, inside the trucks and into the lives of the people who make the sport go on any given Sunday. The Special Edition displays how the best riders in the world truly do wear their hearts on their polyester jersey sleeves. Take a wild joy ride that begins at Hangtown 2005 with Grant Langston and Mike Alessi's scramble to the finish line. Visit Broc Helper's home. See race action from the summer of 2005 including Ryan Mills struggles to win his first AMA moto at Red Bud. Follow David Bailey and his young Maestro Suzuki team riders at the Washougal National. Take a glimpse into the mechanics work as film crews follow Mike "Goose" Gosselaar, the ace spanner man for "in our time" legend Ricky Carmichael. Also includes alluring footage of James Stewart captured from his tumultuous rookie season in the Motocross class.
This year's movie Industrial Strength is about teamwork. It's those behind the glory that tell the story of what it takes to compete. The crew again adapts a classic sports-journalism style. We mic the tire guys, engine guys, suspension technicians, mechanics and team managers who are the strength behind riders such as Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Villopoto and Davi Millsaps. Often overlooked, they are the integral piece behind the makings of a champion. A focus on each team is the framework for this year's movie. Nine teams are highlighted and their stories inter-woven in a sixty minute saga. Of course there is no shortage of high-speed action and slo-mo cinematography that has been the trademark of the TGO series. This ever-evolving series continues to deliver a fly-on-the wall perspective of what goes on before, during and after the motos.
The 2009 Champion Chad Reed has gone through many changes personally and professionally this season. When you are on top of the world there is only one way to go, Chad is challenged in 2010 to stay on top. Ryan Dungey was the 250 National Champion last year. The kid from Minnesota is simply on a roll. Since his 250 Championship, he and his Factory Suzuki have won both the 2009 MXoN and the 2010 450 SX Championship. Ryan continues on through the 2010 Outdoor season as a seemingly unstoppable force. The rest of the cast consists of the family man Andrew Short, Kiwi journeyman Ben Townley, and rookie to the 450 class, Aussie Brett Metcalfe. These 4 racers battle all season long to maintain their reputation and keep their careers intact. Geico Powersports has been gunning for Pro Circuit's top spot for the last few years. The four man team consists of the eccentric Blake Wharton, the injury plagued Trey Canard, and the prodigy son of Mountain Bike icon John Tomac, Eli Tomac.
Terrafirma 2 is the second installment in the Terrafirma series. Once again, T2 captured the essence of the 90’s MX scene with great music and epic footage of the top riders of the era on and off the track. Highlights include Jeremy McGrath riding at Castillo ranch. The MC footage is some of the most iconic MX footage ever shot to this day. The late Donny Schmit ripping a frozen lake, Mike Metzger (still racing at the time) starting to show some of his freestyle skills and a compilation of the ultracompetitive 1995 motocross nationals.
Ruling the game: AMA Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael shreds his backyard and decimates the opposition. New Blood: Future star, mini-legend Bubba Stewart on a 125cc, his style and speed are staggering. Freeride: The established pros and upcoming new talent throw down the latest tricks. Pro motocross: The freshest film footage and new angles covering the National circuit. Offroad mayhem: AMA GNCC champ Shane Watts meets Guy Perrett to tear up trails you only dream about. Desert Storm: AMA Hare & Hound champ Destry Abbott and competitors grab handfuls of desert wasteland. And more: Freestyle Trials, Flat Tracking, Hillclimb--It's all here.
The fourth edition of the Terrafirma series was filmed around the world throughout 1997 and released in 1998. Terrafirma 4’s riding offering stretches far and wide, from silky smooth sessions in the hills of California with Jeremy McGrath & Kevin Windham, mind-bending off-road “sends” in the Canadian wilderness with Guy Perrett, freeriding in Chile with Edgar Torronteras & Andy Bowyer and everything else in between. The series really started to expand into different types of riding in this installment and also includes Trials competition in Donner Pass, California, Hill Climb racing in Billings Montana, and the freeride cross-over of big mountain snowboard legend, Mike “Tex” Devenport. A little bit of everything here!
Setting the bar for Moto videos in the 90’s. The Terrafirma series blasted onto the scene with the first installment in 1994. Capturing current and future stars like Doug Henry, Ezra Lusk, Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart and Travis Pastrana on and off the track in epic locations with behind the scenes footage that fans had never seen turned out to be the ultimate formula for this 7 chapter series. Throw in a soundtrack that matched the footage and you will see why the Terrafirma series was so groundbreaking in our sport.
From the opening round in Switzerland to the dramatic final round in Las Vegas, this was the most intense Supercross championship hunt in history: defending champion Ricky Carmichael versus newcomer Chad Reed.