Meet the Athertons - MTB Royal Family shred a Quarry

Meet the Athertons, Rachel, Dan and Gee. These guys have made quite the name for themselves on the Downhill World Tour, but when they are on downtime, they like to retire to their sleepy Welsh village, where they happen to have some crazy training areas. Check out the mental lines in this quarry...

Captain Kai's Movie Night with Red Bull Media House - Where the Trail Ends

 

Time for the monthly Movie Night once again and to start the year I have an absolute cracker for you! Red Bull Media House, arguably the best action sports cinema company in the world, have joined forces with me for an evening of 2 wheels and dirt! We will introduce you to Pro BMX kingpin, Buddy Chellan, alongside some local SA Red Bull shorts, followed by the groundbreaking Free Ride film, Where the Trail Ends...

See more HERE

Date: Thursday 31 January 2013

Venue: Aces n Spades, Hout St, Cape Town

Open from 5pm with a 2 hour Happy hour!

Moto Defined by DC - Teaser

DC have to have one of the best team rosters of any brand in Moto. So it was inevitable that at some point they would put all that talent to good use and release a Motorcross video, featuring Supercross, FMX and free riding. The movie drops on January 15th 2013. Just watch the teaser and start frothing, taking careful note of the names appearing in the video...

The Moe Show - BMX kingpin Malcolm Peters

Malcolm throwing down his patented Double Whip at Halloween Jam.

I have been watching and filming the South African BMX scene for a while now and one guy that always stands out for me in free ride and competition is, Malcom Peters aka Moe. This is his latest edit and boy does it rock! Make sure to stick to then end for one of the craziest transfers I have ever seen.

Dirt Bike Mayhem with Toys

I always love Lego and Playmobil toys. They allowed your imagination to go crazy as a kid and much of that play time led to the crazy things we get up to these days as "Adults". So I particularly enjoyed this very creative little, stop motion video of some Playmobil FMX action...

Halloween Jam - Scary BMX Anarchy in 2012

Buddy Chellan flies above the freaks at Halloween Jam 2012 (Photo: @IshotImagesZA)

I always enjoy the Halloween Jam. BMX and dirt are always koo and the boys have put some serious work into the Gum Trails setup over the years. With both Greg Illingworth and Wayne Reiche away on the overseas front, it allowed the younger guys to really gun for the title and the prizes. Considering I shot this on 1 camera and got 4 minutes of good footage, well, just know the riding was amazing...

Malcolm Peters was my stand out for the day! Whipping bikes all over the show! (Photo: @IshotImagesZA)

Boys were gunning hard on the Wall Ride. (Photo: @IShotImagesZA)

Malcolm again on the Wall Ride. (Photo: IShotImagesZA)

Freeride Carnage - Red Bull Rampage Top 5 Crashes

The World's most extreme Freeride event, Red Bull Rampage, returns in October 2012. To celebrate Red Bull have started compiling good old fashioned "Top 5'" videos to get the amp on. We start with the Top 5 crashes over the years and believe me, they are pretty dam big crashes...

Jaie Toohey: Dirt's Not Dead

Jaie Toohey canes a BMX on dirt and goes for some of the biggest tricks in the sport. Riding hard has its price though. Check out his leg breaking at the Nitro Circus Show.

Strength in Numbers - Dirt Bike Movie Section

I am waiting in anticipation to get my copy of "Strength in Numbers", but luckily while we wait down South, there are some bonus segments going online. This is one of them...

The quaint beachside community of Aptos, California is located ten minutes south of Santa Cruz down highway CA 1. Across the road from the bustling Post Office sits a vacant lot. This is home to the aptly named and world-renowned Post Office Dirt Jumps. These jumps have given rise to a community of riders who have grown up around them. With the jumps ultimately slated for demolition, the riding community has adopted a vision that transcends the quest to maintain the perfect set of jumps, instead realizing that just being a part of the quest means everything.

Get the full film and support the filmmakers: http://anthillfilms.com/strengthinnumbers/buy.

Outsider - James Stewart's new MX Web Show

Red Bull and James Stewart bring you his all new Web Tv Series, Outsider. The show launches June 1st!

The greatest athletes are often faced with the greatest challenges. The one who sets the bar controls the progression of the sport. After a perfect 24-0 season in 2008, James Stewart makes his return to the outdoors with a new bike, a new team, and a new attitude. Follow James and the Yoshimura Suzuki team on their quest for domination in the 2012 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

Beers, Boobs and BMX - this one is for the boys...

Ok, I really don't know what to say about this video, other than it looks like a bunch of Pro BMX guys having fun on a farm with some Porn Stars. Good Times...

The biggest BMX Dirt Jumps ever - Dane Searls RIP

Dane Searls conquered his dream 2 days before he died. RIP

The BMX dudes were talking about this video the whole day at the recent Ditch Jam and I had to find it for myself. After watching it I was pretty blown away, not only by the incredible riding, but also the story behind it. Pretty tragic that the guy died just 2 days after achieving his goal of doing the biggest jumps ever. Sure he is flying over mega dirt jumps in the sky now!

December 20, 2011 -- The final video release for Professional Freestyle BMX rider Dane Searls sees him successfully ride the biggest dirt jumps in history, clearing distances up to 60 feet (18 metres) on a BMX. The Giants of Dirt Project began in 2010 when Dane Searls brought the idea to Unit Clothing, his sponsor. Over the next 12 months, together they built and tested the line of jumps in Boonah, (west of the Gold Coast, Queensland) on the farm of fellow Unit rider Freestyle Motocross Pro Matt Schubring. Sheer determination saw Dane push through many painful crashes and set backs, including the devastating Queensland floods of 2010. Dane finally completed his life long goal in November 2011, by riding and pulling tricks through the entire set of jumps. Giants of Dirt 3 is the realization of Dane's dream. A custom built drop in ramp was constructed and the final jump in the set of four jumps measures 60 feet (18 metres) from dirt take off to dirt landing. Two days after fulfilling his dream, Dane was involved in an accident and suffered critical head injuries, placing him in a coma for five days. Dane passed away on November 25, 2011 in hospital due to injuries sustained. His death sent shock waves through the BMX community and he will be long remembered as an amazingly kind person and as a professional athlete who pushed the boundaries of the sport of BMX.

R.I.P "The King Of BMX Dirt" Dane Searls.

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The Friday Mix with Captain Kai

Ok peeps, thought I would try something new every Friday. I get sent so many video links through the week and I enjoy almost all of them, but sometimes the timing is not right, or the the video just does not fit into my schedule and bottom line is that it never gets posted. So, from now on, every Friday, I will post the, Friday Mix, an eclectic mix of web videos that I have come across and know you will enjoy.

This week we have Kiting in the Islands (Amazing jibbing on Kites), Bodyboarding a scary shore break in Brazil, BMX Dirt Competition with Red Bull in New Zealand and Freeride Mountain Biking in Indonesia.

 

 

 

If you wanna see loads more local South African footage, head over to theGoodLife

Moto 3 Unleashes!

Ok dirt fans, get ready for this. The teaser starts a little slow, but trust me, just hang on, it will be worth it!




The awesome new Motocross movie "Moto 3" by The Assignment Moving Picture Co! Featured Riders: Ryan Villopoto, Ken Roczen, Justin Barcia, Taylor Robert, Shane Watts, Jeffrey Herlings, Adam Cianciarulo, Kyle Redmond, Cody Webb, Destry Abbott, Colton Haaker, Ryan Sipes, Kevin Rookstool and so many more...