Best Steve Carmichael Podcasts (2024)

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Shed Talk 28-8-24: Toilet coffee's from a German petrol station. Driving tired, riding tired and going on holidays in a FMX truck! 32:22

2h ago32:22

32:22

This episode was recorded while I was driving home from Squibby's place, 28 hours into my 38 hour sleep deprivation experiment. So if I sound a bit tired, you'll know why. Along the way, I had to buy some toilet coffee's from a German petrol station (listen and you'll find out what I mean) More on the Monster Energy shows in Belgium, England and th…

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Shed Talk 5-8-24: Monster Energy MXGP Belgium & MotoGP Silverstone 35:14

13d ago35:14

35:14

Turning summer into a road trip, with the van breaking down 2 times in 2 weeks it was lucky that Steve made it to the MXGP in Lommel, Belgium, with the Monster Energy team and then straight over for the Squibb Freestyle show in Yealmpton, UK before heading to Monster Energy MotoGP at Silverstone. Listen in to hear if Steve is wiped out by a tractor…

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Shed Talk 19-07-24: Freestyle Kings destroying walls, Bereman brake checks Patrick, Clinton Moore could 720 the Next Gen 31:33

1M ago31:33

31:33

This week Steve picks apart some of the best videos of the week on Insta: From X Games like Dirt Shark showing where Tyler Bereman actually taps Patrick Evans brakes as he crashed during celebration winning Best Whip. Or the @motomemess carry on and Colby Raha's behind the scenes videos with plenty of beef to fill out a Sunday roast Steve nerds out…

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Throwback to huge battle between Levi Sherwood, Robbie Maddison, Dany Torres and Nate Adams - Red Bull X-Fighters 2009 London 54:16

1M ago54:16

54:16

A very young Levi Sherwood up against the much more experienced Dany Torres, Robbie Maddison and the Destroyer, Nate Adams during one of the toughest years of FMX competition, 2009. This Throwback Thursday show was filmed on YouTube with Clint Esposito on the Two Wheels to Freedom channel and a huge thanks to MotoXPsycho for the clean footage! Look…

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GOLD for Jacko Strong, Patrick Evans and Corey Creed at X Games 2024 49:48

2M ago49:48

49:48

The full X Games Freestyle Motocross review is here with a comprehensive breakdown of all 3 disciplines in 2024 at Ventura, California. Find out what all the controversy is behind Patrick Evans winning in Best Whip on the new Stark Varg electric bike. Jacko Strong narrowly beating Rob Adelberg who came with a new trick, the Front Flip Lazyboy in Be…

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Shed Talk 1-7-24: Matt Buyten, X Games 2024 results 18:15

2M ago18:15

18:15

This week's shed talk Steve quickly runs through the X Games results before we do a full review with Clint Esposito on another podcast. Winner's, controversies and background info from Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarter Pipe. Also if you want to help Matt Buyten out with his recovery, you are more than welcome to donate on this gofundme link here to…

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UPDATE: X Games 2024 Rider Invite list has changed! Chuck Carothers joins with some an inside scoop on judging. 59:23

2M ago59:23

59:23

Here's the updated X Games Riders List before competition starts tonight June 28th at Ventura, California! Tune in to listen for the latest changes to who's in and out, including Wyo coming in, Javier Villegas in. Pat Bowden and Benny Richards out. And changes to Best Whip line-up! Clint Esposito jumped on YouTube to film this all if you want to wa…

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Full FMX Comp - Brazil Duelo de Motos 2024 1:12:11

2M ago1:12:11

1:12:11

The Brazilian FMX competition Duelo de Motos returns for another year with some of the world's biggest names flying down to South America to throw down on an interesting course against Brazil's finest riders. Clint Esposito and I did an English commentary of the competition from YouTube and if you would like to check it out, find ClintEsposito chan…

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Preview: This could be the best QP comp ever at X Games! Invited riders list in Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarterpipe Highest Air 59:23

3M ago59:23

59:23

Clint Esposito and I break down the riders invite list for Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarter Pipe and I think the riders list for QP is the best we've ever seen! If all of those guys can make it, it will be insane to see what happens in 2024! Best Trick will be wild, we've got the rumours, our predictions and who's in and who's out. So tune in and …

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Shed Talk 12-6-24: X Games invite list, NOTJ podcast, Voice Blow-out, Ricky Carmichael, Monster Energy shows, Andreu Lacondeguy, KOTW Nov 23, Brazil Champs 19:51

3M ago19:51

19:51

This week's Shed Talk we look quickly at: X Games Invite List Night of the JUMPs snippet from the NOTJ Podcast in Bremen - Rd2 Voice blowout and how Axell Hodges dad helped me talk the next day! Monster Energy MotoGP Catalunya Andreu Lacondeguy gets his Monster helmet Brazilian FMX Championships results King of the Whip coming back November 23rd in…

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Shed Talk 22-5-24: Monster MotoGP, NOTJ Invites, Next Gens, Crusty Demons! 41:12

3M ago41:12

41:12

Welcome to the new mini-series of Shed Talk on Riders Lounge Podcast. Just wrapping things up with Steve on a weekly basis outside of the regular interviews, previews, reviewsand everything else. This is just the ramblings of a man who just loves FMX and giving some obscure FMX news that you didn’tknow you needed.This week we’re going to look at Mo…

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Preview NIGHT of the JUMPs 2024 Munich 22:25

4M ago22:25

22:25

NIGHT of the JUMPs is returning for the new season in 2024 with a new World Tour and plenty of interest in riders, locations, competition and more! This is the preview to find out who is riding this event and who could be the riders to look out for! Watch it all live this Saturday night, 7:00pm local time in Germany. FMX: Luc AckermannMaikel Melero…

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Has earned media lost its luster? Eleanor Hawkins of Axios Communicators challenges norms. 31:30

5M ago31:30

31:30

Many founders or CEOs dreams of a big, earned media hit in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. But are these big wins really the best target for outbound communications? That depends, says Eleanor Hawkins who leads the Axios Communicators newsletter. Hawkins covers communications trends, future uses of AI in marketing communications, and…

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Psy was a psyop? Tribalism pro explains how we outsource our own decision making. 34:59

6M ago34:59

34:59

Psy was a psyop created to make South Korea cool. Soap operas were created to sell soap. And the Grand Ole Opry, the longest running radio show in history, was a marketing play for insurance. Joah Santos, founder of Warhol is a tribalism nerd who consulted for Unilever, ABInBev, Airbnb and others. He tells me underlying structure of how information…

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Jayo Archer - a small tribute to one of the nice guys 2024 5:06

6M ago5:06

5:06

It is with the heaviest of hearts to write this, but Jayo Archer has passed away leaving a void impossible to fill for his friends, family and fans around the world. While it is early news, we respect the wishes of friends and family and hope they are able to grieve easier without scrutiny during this terrible time. All I can say right now is, he w…

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$40,000 for the First and (last time) Monster Energy Cup happened in 2011 / TBT 1:08:51

6M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

This truly was "Best Trick"! Only 1 jump for each rider, make it stick. And whoever wins takes home $40,000. Maybe that's why Monster Energy didn't bring this competition back again after the first year in 2011. It was too expensive for 1 jump! This could be one of the best FMX competitions, but it only happened once! With Mark Monea landing the 'C…

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Backflips from Rare DVD 'Flipped Out' with Carey Hart, Caleb Wyatt and Mike Metzger and the future 1:12:20

6M ago1:12:20

1:12:20

Have you watched the rare moto vid 'Flipped Out'? No? Well, there's a good reason for that. Not many people have! But this week Clint Esposito and I were given super secret access thanks to Paul Taublieb, Executive Producer from Taublieb Films to watch one of the most in-depth videos discussing the first Backflips landed in Freestyle Motocross! Fro…

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2006 was Travis' near sweep of X Games! FMX, Best Trick, Rally and first Double Flip. TBT w/ Clint Eposito 46:16

7M ago46:16

46:16

Here it is! The throwback to 2006 when Travis Pastrana only managed to do one FMX run, and it was enough to win on the same weekend that he landed the Double Backflip in Best Trick only one or two nights earlier and then took a Gold medal in Rally as well! Only 5 riders made it to the final for Freestyle MX which is probably more on account of the …

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Renner slays the sand in Dubai - TBT Live / FMX Riot 3 (DUBAI) 59:46

7M ago59:46

59:46

For this weeks Throwback Thursday we tune in to watch the 3rd and final FMX Riot 3 competition. For the last instalment, the crew headed into the Middle East for the first ever Freeride competition in the region in Dubai, UAE. 5 of the sickest Freeriders drove through bedouin villages before reaching the Arabian Sand Dunes and get to scout out all …

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TBT 2007 Kyle Loza - His first time at X Games first jump lands the first VOLT and gets first Gold Medal! 48:16

7M ago48:16

48:16

It's crazy to think but in 2007 at X Games Best Trick, it was the first time we had ever seen Kyle Loza at X Games, and he came with a trick that nobody had ever landed. The Body Varial called a 'Volt' which he obviously named. Loza went on to create the Electric Doom and Electric Death and also the first rider to attempt the Bike Varial which has …

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Where did Metz and Link go? TBT Live / FMX Riot 2 (Swingarm City) 34:55

8M ago34:55

34:55

As we get into the middle of the FMX Riot series of Freeride competitions wayyy back in the old days on this weeks Throwback Thursday live viewing, we were expecting to see a big return from Mike Metzger and as far as Clint Esposito and I were aware as we were watching it live, Metz was on top! But to our surprise and probably that of everyone, Met…

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When the moment arrives TWITCH & METZ rise to the occasion : TBT Live / FMX Riot 1 40:35

8M ago40:35

40:35

This weeks Throwback Thursday Live companion was a huge one with the first ever FMX Riot 1 competition held in SoCal featuring some of the biggest names in FMX, Motocross and Freeride! Clint Esposito and I step back in time when Freeride MX competitions were as rare as hens teeth but with riders who were ready to dominate the landscape they were gi…

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King of the Whip heats up with more international riders! Companion with Clint Esposito 1:07:21

9M ago1:07:21

1:07:21

2023 was a huge year for King of the Whip and not just because more overseas riders made their way down to a very warm South Africa for the Best Whip themed competition. But returning to Montecasino after last years massive event, it was going to be tough to beat the vibes from the first time it went on the big stage in the centre of Johannesburg. …

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Sheeny on the humble apple. And the Triple Flip 13:16

9M ago13:16

13:16

Here's a quick interview which was planned for 5 minutes during the break at the Supercross de Lyon show in 2022 and has not been released until now. Yes, it's a little late but still everything is completely relevant. Especially on how much I learned about apples, cider and wine. And finding out which is the best apple for each of the jobs. Sheeny…

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Biggest jumps yet at Red Bull Imagination 4.0 Companion with Clint Esposito 1:25:15

10M ago1:25:15

1:25:15

We're back with another Companion Podcast!This is designed to be watched in companion with the Red Bull Imagination 4.0 full competition video on YouTube if you really REALLY want to follow along.If you don't have time, this is way easier and hopefully funnier when I joined Clint Esposito on his show to watch the competition for the first time and …

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Running away to join the circus with Josh Grindrod 59:41

1y ago59:41

59:41

If you haven't heard about the The House of Dancing Water in Macau, then you've missed one of the longest running FMX shows in the world! And Josh Grindrod turned out to be one of the longest running riders there. With THOUSANDS of shows... not joking, thousands, the riders who went to the 'Special Administrative region of China' ended up riding sh…

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X/Twitter Spaces King, Mario Nawfal on journalism, the future of X, and media attacks. 37:42

1y ago37:42

37:42

If you're an X user (fka Twitter) you know the name Mario Nawfal. Nawfal hosts the largest spaces on X, and his guests include Elon Musk, Michael Bay, Mark Cuban, Andrew Yang, and many others. After taking a break from interviews, he shares his thoughts on the future of X, CEO Linda Yaccarino, his new show Killer Whales, and a media hit piece about…

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Who's riding X Games 2023? Comp starts today! July 21 2023 1:11:20

1y ago1:11:20

1:11:20

I joined Clint Esposito to talk all about the Summer X Games for 2023 which is about to go down today! Find out who is in, who's out and what competitions will be going down and what tricks we think we might see! FMX Best Trick Luc Ackermann Rob Adelberg Jayo Archer Harry Bink Benny Richards David Rinaldo Josh Sheehan Jackson Strong Moto Best Whip …

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Bike Check - Taka Higashino runs a pretty standard setup! 2:31

1y ago2:31

2:31

Let's see if Taka is running a super bling bike or is it a super stock bike? Also, how do you say Acerbis? Bike check was done in 2022 at the Supercross de Lyon show in France.

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Why X Games should have a FMX upright comp : 5 minutes with Taka Higashino 7:55

1y ago7:55

7:55

When one of the legends of FMX is talking about different disciplines at X Games, it probably pays to sit up and listen to what they have to say. This time, I was talking with Taka Higashino during a weekend at the French supercross event at Supercross de Lyon and we were talking about how there is no real style in FMX any more unless you see it in…

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Champion team or Team of Champions? 18:34

1+ y ago18:34

18:34

With NIGHT of the JUMPs Rd 4 in the history books, Team Czech surprised everyone with their huge win over Team Spain with some legends of the sport and the World Team with some of the biggest names with all of the accolades. Sport can surprise everyone!The full wrap-up podcast is over on the NIGHT of the JUMPs podcast, but for this one I wanted to …

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Jacko or Adelberg for X Games Gold in Best Trick!? Never a dull moment with FMX judging 18:49

1+ y ago18:49

18:49

Another X Games, another year that everyone jumps up and down about the judging!In 2023, Japan FMX Best Trick, there were 7 riders who were gunning for the Gold Medal and this time it was Jacko Strong who took home his 7th Gold Medal in Best Trick discipline, equalling Travis Pastrana's 7 in Freestyle and Ronnie Renner's 7 in Step-Up!Of course, the…

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Mashup of all interviews from the Munich Madness with Bink, Izzo, Melero, Pinyol 14:32

1+ y ago14:32

14:32

Here it is! The montage of Munich Madness interviews from March 2023 with Maikel Melero, Marc Pinyol, Brice Izzo and Harry Bink.This competition was banana's and can't believe we witnessed some huge crashes but also massive tricks!What is Maikel Melero's favourite bike? Which trick/s did Brice Izzo invent? What is Marc Pinyol's new favourite ramp? …

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What should founders prioritize in their marcom efforts? Allison Braley, partner at Bain Capital Ventures answers. 31:34

1+ y ago31:34

31:34

As the state of the economy looks shakier by the day, Allison Braley head of marketing at Bain Capital Ventures gives founders critical advice on where to spend their marketing dollars. She explains the value earned media, and how to balance spend on brand and product. It's a whole new world and although there's plenty of cash for early stage found…

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CEO of FreePower on creating new Tesla device charger and how he amassed a huge following. 32:22

1+ y ago32:22

32:22

Jake Slatnick, CEO of FreePower discusses the process in creating Tesla's new free position device charger and overcoming engineering hurdles—how did he succeed where Apple failed? I also ask the direction question everyone wants to know: will this charger be on the new Cybertruck? We also discuss how he captured massive amounts of earned media and…

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Tote the Note Podcast: "Compliant BHPH Underwriting" with Guest Attorney Steve Levine and Co-moderator Brent Carmichael 42:22

1+ y ago42:22

42:22

In Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH), dealers often find themselves in the difficult position of trying to provide creative and flexible financing to consumers who require an unconventional solution. So, how can dealers navigate the gray areas and remain fully compliant? It's possible! In this episode, Attorney Steve Levine with Ignite Consulting Partners a…

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🧨 Bike failure led to Harry's crash at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Munich 7:43

1+ y ago7:43

7:43

This quick interview with Harry Bink directly after his crash in Munich has it all!From what went wrong in the crash, with the bike spluttering up the ramp, coming up short and having one of the most spectacular crashes we've seen.To walking away from it somehow unscathed and having words of wisdom at total positivity at the end.This is the mindset…

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If you utilize a customer's values they are neurologically wired to chase you says David Allison. 35:24

1+ y ago35:24

35:24

David Allison is creator of the Valuegraphics database, and as of recording this interview, is closing in on his one millionth in-depth survey making his dataset iron clad. Allison is the first person in history to have built a tool allowing us to precisely communicate and position our message in a way others are neurologically wired to hear and un…

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Journalist for The Washington Post and CNN on the state of media, pitching journalists, and AI-writing. 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

33:51

Today is a special episode. Matt McFarland is a respected journalist with The Washington Post and most recently CNN discusses how to get press and pitch the right way, and media relevance in the 21st century. Has the media gone too hard on polarizing and political topics has that hurt them? McFarland also discusses the value of content strategy not…

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Munich Madness strikes again! Harry's big crash, Spain wins, Luc Wins and Scooters get a bigger cheer than everyone else! 1:18:36

1+ y ago1:18:36

1:18:36

What is it with Munich, Germany? Has all the beer flowed into the river and everything goes a bit haywire? Harry Bink unfortunately didn't get the bike he hoped for when it cut out on him on the ramp, just before he was about to show the world what the Next Gen ramp is all about! And with that, the World Team were unable to do well at all in the po…

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The FMX Community is getting stronger! YouTube chat on a Live Stream felt like FreestyleMTX.com! 12:30

1+ y ago12:30

12:30

A quick update to let you know NIGHT of the JUMPs will be returning to Munich this weekend and it got me thinking about the FMX Community and how it feels like it's building again in recent times! We just saw the return from retirement of Dany Torres in Berlin. In Munich, Libor Podmol will be coming out of retirement. Harry Bink will be coming to N…

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Crashes galore and upsets at first 2 rounds of NOTJ in Berlin 2023! 27:37

1+ y ago27:37

27:37

On a lazy Sunday afternoon drive home from NIGHT of the JUMPs, I decided it was the best time to recap what happened over 2 rounds of crazy competition in Berlin with some wild FMX, BMX, MTB and Scooter riding and even wilder crashes! Luckily, everyone survived in one piece and we saw some big upsets with Team Czech winning on Friday after Germany'…

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What do unicorn founders know? Matthew E. May and Pablo Dominguez wrote the book. 34:44

1+ y ago34:44

34:44

Matthew E. May and Pablo Dominguez co-wrote "What A Unicorn Knows" and explain there is nothing random about becoming a unicorn. Growth-focused companies think about small steps, make experimentation part of the job, and most importantly, put the time and commitment into forming a strategy. May and Dominguez are operators at Insight Partners. They …

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NOTJ Preview: Dany Torres returning from retirement next weekend in Berlin! 26:41

1+ y ago26:41

26:41

This is a podcast from the all new NIGHT of the JUMPs Podcast and thought you want to hear it over here on the Riders Lounge.And we've got some pretty huge news! Dany Torres, the legend of Red Bull X-Fighters with the most ever head to head wins and taking a World Tour series win, will return to FMX for the first time since his retirement after hav…

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15 year kid just blew everyone away with the coolest whips! Ryan Adler with 5 ramp sessions ever! 6:26

1+ y ago6:26

6:26

Ryan Adler was told to stop whipping when he's racing Motocross. It turns out he found his calling at KING of the WHIP! With not many years racing, Ryan has really twisted the throttle to become one of the fastest guys on a motocross bike but also throwing some of the coolest looking whips from a 125cc 2stroke and then jumping onto a 250 4 banger. …

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How bad can I say South African names before hosting King of the Whip with Jacques Human 7:23

1+ y ago7:23

7:23

Tune in to see if you can pronounce Afrikaan's names better than Riders Lounge Podcast and King of the Whip host, Steve Sommerfeld.To be honest, I was tongue-tied. Trying to get a name like Dirco van der Westerhuizen out in one go was impossible. I was struggling hard with the South African names and Jacques decided to help out with the pronounciat…

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The future of battery powered appliances is amazing, explains Sam D'Amico founder of Impulse Labs 34:17

1+ y ago34:17

34:17

Are battery-powered appliances the future? When I saw musings on Twitter, the idea was hilarious to me. After looking into it and speaking with Sam D'Amico the founder of Impulse Labs, however, I'm convinced the technology is the future. And it's a future all of us will quickly fall in love with. D'Amico explains how battery-powered stoves solve th…

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Convincing a Factory MX race team that you want to whip FMX ramps! Dalton Venter interview. 6:52

1+ y ago6:52

6:52

Dalton Venter, the 4 time African Motocross champion and 2 time South African champion managed to somehow convince the team manager from Monster Energy Yamaha Racing team to let him and his team mates go and whip the hell out of a steel FMX ramp at King of the Whip and there was a fair chance he could win it!When I watched Dalton for the first time…

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HARD QUESTIONS with Brent Carmichael of NCM: "Where is Technology Most Needed in Buy Here Pay Here?" 27:13

1+ y ago27:13

27:13

Brent Carmichael returns as a featured guest along with dealers Jeff Clark (NC) and Justin Wallman (OH) to discuss technology. Hear Brent's bold prediction about the future of the internet :) :) :) along with Jeff's "1000% agreement" with Justin about the biggest challenge facing even well-established BHPH dealers. Host Jim Rhoads talks about how t…

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Becoming South Africa's top FMX rider with Dallan Goldman from King of the Whip 2022 7:55

1+ y ago7:55

7:55

After finally meeting Dallan after so many years, it was great to grab a quick 5 minute chat with him before he was about to throw down at King of the Whip and see if he could stand on top of the box at the end of the night. During our chat though, I was surprised when he dropped the bombshell that he was considering quitting FMX because of the bac…

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