September 2019
Experience Free Racing Done Right
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NDA Action Sports Digital Journals are a collection of short stories, interviews and photos about the Florida Action Sports scene. We also receive great content delivered to us from around the world.
Issue 001 - the reboot The reboot. Starting fresh, and focused on action sports in Florida. We launch with high hopes that the community will enjoy a fun and informative look at what NDA and many other talented filmers and photographers bring to the forefront. Not the normal magazine, but a journal of our experiences with the community. From photos to interviews, we plan to highlight and bring awareness to the many awesome events and people the make up the Florida scene. Welcome to Floridas action sports culture and stories from around the world.
CONTENT RACE SERIES TAMPA MX TOP GUN DEALER CUP INTERVIEW HILTS FAMILY/LORETTAS SAYING GOODBYE FLORIDA TRACKS AND TRAILS GAMING NEWS MX VS ATV ALL OUT DLC INTERVIEW JESSE HARPER RACE SERIES I4MX photography tips settings you should know RACE SERIES FLORIDA MOTOCROSS SERIES LIVE STREAMS wEDNESDAY WEEKEND rEPORT/ POIDCAST INTERVIEW COLE BRADFORD GALLERY the nda gallery
Florida Tracks & Trails | Kevin Barndollar
INFO BOOTH TRACK LIST/ PHOTOGRAPHERS
LIVE STREAM SHOWS WWR Live stream takes place every Wednesday night at 8pm eastern time on the NDA Action Sports facebook page. Bringing news, weather and highlight videos from Action Sports here in Florida
The Poicast is an uncensored, interactive audio live stream with Poidog from NDA. Interviews and personal views on life, a media production manager, a father and more. Streaming every Monday at 9pm on the Poicast facebook page.
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TAMPA MX
NOVEMBER 8TH & 10TH
WW MOTOCROSS PARK DECEMBER 7TH & 8TH
Anytime you hear the word free it almost instantly takes away value, but this is not the case for Tampa MX Top Gun Dealer Cup. The Top Gun Series has always been a well run event, the team at Tampa delivers a great program for the racers and spectators alike. From the solid team at the entrance, food catering, medical team, gate organization, great announcing to the track prep and maintenance during the race, you are treated to class A racing. The Dealer Cup addition to the series arrived in 2017, and this is where the Free Racing was born. The format didn’t change, you are treated to the same experience. This has opened the doors to many riders to have a great time, at the cost of $10 at the gate. Your able to sign up for as many classes as you qualify for, and the supporting dealers take care of the fees. For more information visit Tampa MX on Facebook
Experience it for yourself The process is pretty easy really, load up, head out to Tampa MX, pay a $10 gate fee per person, become a member if not already, choose the Dealer you wish to support (they collect points from your finishes), sign up for as many classes as you qualify for, get your race order...grab some great food from the on-site catering, cheer on fellow racers and have a great day of racing. Moto 1 is for gate pick order and Moto 2 is for the main event and points.
Meet and Greet
Another great experience is to be able to meet all the great dealers and sponsors that provide you with free racing. Some of the sponsors hold raffles and do give aways from the podium throughout the day. So spend a little time with the dealers, find some great deals and support those making the Tampa MX Top Gun Dealer Cup, Free racing event, a success.
JOURNEY TO LORETTA’S Hilts Family Our plan to race Loretta’s started early this year. We wanted to experience something bigger than the local series we have been running for the past 3 years. We talked about running a national race and we had heard from friends that Loretta’s was just a blast for the kids. So Loretta’s it was. Three years ago Trig started racing the I4MX series in Florida at the age of 4 and now he is 7. The series is one of very few in Florida that support Quad’s. Over the years Trig went from barely holding the throttle to riding right up front holding down the 2nd place spot last season with ten 2nd place finishes. He pushed all season to be as fast as possible while we battle little quad issues all season. Seeing him push the especially hard the last 3 races knowing we we’re heading to Tennessee in a few weeks made us feel good about our adventure ahead. We headed out August 7th loaded down with a trailer filled with quads and everything else we thought we needed and headed to Tennessee. When we got to Loretta’s it was the coolest thing we had seen to date racing motocross. We had never seen so many kids on quads in one place all ready to race and give it there all. We setup shop along side the creek that runs through the ranch and made it our home. After walking the track it was clear this would be one of the longest tracks Trig had ever raced. And we heard it would be the roughest come race time. We practiced Friday and we knew Trig was out of his element and he wasn’t pushing quite as hard as normal. Put in 3 solid practices and got ready for racing the next 2 days. We ran 2 classes. 50cc 4-6 and 50cc 4-8. Trig raced his races and did well but hadn’t pushed himself like normal. He said he was nervous and trying to figure it out. The last day in the last Moto he pushed extra hard. The track was super rough but he was committing to his jumps and shining like we knew he could. We finished 5th overall in the 4-6 class and 18th in the 4-8 class. We learned a lot and will definitely be back. Trig came back wanting to practice the day we got back to Naples. He wants to go back and do better. It boosted his confidence and has given him something to push for. We are so proud of him and the rider he’s become.
Florida Tracks & Trails
The end of a giant. A 1000 acre park, hosting 3 mx/atv tracks ranging from beginner to pro, a peewee track, sxs track, 25 plus miles of directional trails, world class paintball facility, man made beach with tiki bar and grill, truck and jeep play area, sand drag strip, concrete truck pull pad, mx atv and sxs rentals, on-site shop and camping. Not many parks offered so much for the offroad fan to enjoy. August 4th 2019 would be the last Sunday that families would have been able to enjoy their weekend at FTT. Though the park is gone, there are a so many great memories to cherish. People from all over the country and the world got to experience a one of a kind off-road destination. Some came to learn how to ride, others came to enjoy the beach and a few drinks, some came to test their abilities. NDA would like to extend a heartfelt Thank you for allowing us to be a part of it all and best wishes in future endeavors. Official Announcement: Published by Florida Tracks & Trails · August 8 at 2:45 PM · It is with a heavy heart that I write this message to all our customers and friends. Effectively Immediately FTT will be closed, at least temporarily, until further notice. Most of you have seen Terry around the Park. He was the vision behind FTT. The man who founded and built this place. Terry was a hard-working man whom loved to play even harder. To get a project of this size off the ground, financial backing was required. This was not Terry’s strong suit. His strengths were building and running the Park. But, as most of you know, the one who holds the wallet pulls the strings. As a result, we have come to the sad realization that our legs were cut-off even before FTT’s doors were opened. Since then, we did everything humanely possible to make FTT a success. The echoes of Terry’s big, kind and loving heart will always be here as this place was his life’s dream come true. You might hear a million different stories why FTT so abruptly had to close its doors. I cannot control the rumor-mill, but I can tell you, this didn’t happen due to lack of any effort by my family. We poured all of our hearts and souls into making this place a safe, fun, weekend destination for everyone. Sadly, not everyone involved shared our dedication, grit and “do what-ever-it-takes” attitude. Some people found it better to close-up shop when things got tough. So, at this point, all we can do is ask everyone to remember the “good ol’ days” and FTT for what Terry built it to be. It has been a pleasure to be a part of this venture and I will treasure every friendship and memory created from FTT. Ride Safe! -Tiffanie Cooke-Cool”
MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE It was my dream job. I could not have asked for a better experience. From flagging, learning to operate equipment to track prep, to dreaming up and adding new sections to the track, I have learned so much. There are not many jobs out there that support your dreams outside of their needs but they did just that. Many people lost a great facility, I feel Ive lost my home away from home. I looked forward to seeing the team out there every weekend. The biggest thing I see myself walking away with is the friendships I gained. With a huge amount of love and respect I give my thanks to the awesome team at FTT.
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MOTO GAMING MX vs ATV Press Release
THQ Nordic and MX Sports Pro Racing Launch 2019 AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship DLC AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Tracks Come to MX vs ATV for First Time Vienna, Austria and Morgantown, WV – July 23, 2019. – THQ Nordic and MX Sports Pro Racing today released the official 2019 AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship tracks as DLC (Downloadable Content) for MX vs ATV All Out to the PC, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox® One family of devices, including Xbox One X. This is the first time that the legendary venues from the world’s most prestigious off-road motorcycle racing series are being released from acclaimed off-road racing developer Rainbow Studios. The SRPs are PC: $ 14.99 | € 14.99 | £ 14.99 and consoles: $ 14.99 | € 14.99 | £ 14.99 “Our community has been asking us for the AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series and we are beyond excited to bring it to MX vs ATV for the first time.” said Chris Gilbert, CEO, Rainbow Studios. “The team at Rainbow Studios has delivered our best DLC yet, really capturing the heart and soul of these locations and tracks.” “We have enjoyed a great partnership with Rainbow Studios and THQ Nordic throughout the years in sponsoring the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and we’re looking forward to bringing that relationship it to the next level,” said Tim Cotter, Director, MX Sports Pro Racing. “We know our fans are going to enjoy being able to race and experience some of the championship’s most celebrated tracks, just like the pros do.” The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship DLC will feature six rounds from the 2019 season, and will also feature the renowned Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship track as an added bonus. Each replica track, starting with the site of this weekend’s race at Washougal MX Park, will be released the week of its corresponding National, so that players can practice and experience each venue before the real life event.
ADDITIONAL DLC AVAILABLE
A SIDE NOTE When I first downloaded MX vs ATV All Out on Xbox One, I was thrown off a bit. Seemed they carried over the look from Encore, but updated the controls. So it took a minute to adjust. I liked it at release, but they have put major focus on fan feedback and have given patch after patch to really shape up the physics. The biggest step forward, in my opinion, was the track design. Starting with the RC DLC, you could feel a huge shift in how you attacked the tracks. The ruts, terrain deformation, and overall look really catered to the new controls. The supercross is fun, as well as the AX DCL, but this game shines with the NATIONALS DLC. Well worth the purchase. ~Poidog
HOWELL| Florida Tracks And Trails
Jessy Harper
frequent Durhamtown for the winter so they could ride during the winter months. Truth be told, winter was usually wet and nasty there too, but they’d all work at DP to earn their keep while training. I got to know Paul and his wife Amber that way, along with guys like Shawn Connors, Clint Esposito, Dan Newth, Ray Bennett, Kyle Lee, Ben Mabee, Brody Wilson, Rich Kearns, and other talented East Coast rippers. I got to watch them ride, and progress.
MEET JESSE HARPER
“I never in a million years thought this is where I’d be led, but here I am.” I grew up in the small town of Winder, Georgia. It was a bustling metropolis of about 7500 people in 1990, when I was born. To give you an idea, the next town over; Statham, has literally one stop light to this day. I grew up in the country riding bicycles and such, but I didn’t own a dirtbike until I was 10. A neighborhood kid that was best friends with my cousin had a PW 80 that he rode around everywhere. One day he brought it over to ride in the large field behind our house. After some convincing, he agreed to let me ride it. I ran that P dub out of gas in the field that day. I was HOOKED. My Mom had been considering having her boyfriend at the time build me a go-cart that I had been asking for, but thought that it was perhaps a bit too dangerous for her video game nerd kid. After they saw me ride, they knew that I needed a dirt bike instead. A few months later I had an XR 100. It was nothing special, but I rode that bike into the ground. Mom’s boyfriend got an XR 350 and I rode it into the ground too. Literally on occasion, since I couldn’t start or stop without a tree. Fast forward to my birthday and we are taking an adventure to Durhamtown Plantation. If you haven’t heard of it; it’s an 8000 acre park of motocross tracks, woods riding, FMX, hunting, fishing, camping, etc. The best and worst part is that there’s no Internet or cell phone service out there; at least not at the time there wasn’t. So there’s really only riding or hanging out camping. I could tell you a million stories about Durhamtown; growing up working there, learning to ride decently, and the people I’ve met and lost, but that’s a story for another time. I lived and worked at Durhamtown shortly after that first visit. We had visited again with now the entire family riding; my mom on an older model KDX 200, for a holiday. I believe it was Labor Day weekend. About 10 minutes into the ride, my mom decided to take a bark sample and broke her arm. She didn’t want to ruin our fun, so she offered to help out in the lodge throughout our vacation. If you’ve ever been to Durhamtown, you probably know Cat. She was a staple there for as long as I was. Originally, I started out watching the tracks and picking up kids as they fell. I met lots of families and riders from Jonathan Mayzak and crew, to Shae Bentley, to Paul Smith. When I met Paul something changed. I had always been cautious when it came to riding and never pushed myself much, but I had this brewing desire to be like Paul and jump my dirtbike for a living. Lot’s of FMX and pro moto guys from the northeast would
At some point, Paul saw me skateboarding. I had always been passionate about skating as well, and would build stuff to skate on the back deck at Durhamtown. I’d set up picnic tables and anything else I could find to shred. After some exchange, he told me that he’d teach me to jump a ramp if I could teach him to skateboard. Apparently, he’d always wanted to kickflip. I agreed to the deal. I didn’t even own a bike at the time; as mine had recently been stolen, but a coworker I was friends with had a 1998 CR125 with no chain or sprockets and leaky fork seals. I went to him the next day and he told me if I fixed it to ride, that I could borrow it (Thanks Preston you da man). I took the day off and spent basically every last dime I had to get the bike ride-able. I immediately rode it down to the ramps where Paul was, of course already riding. The guy rode EVERY DAY, and this day was no different. I pulled up to watch and Paul asked me if I was ready. I wasn’t, but I wanted it so badly that I said yes anyway. My coworkers all left their positions at the tracks to come watch. Now I HAD to jump it. I asked Paul how far it was and he said, “Oh about 45 feet, just watch me and listen to my bike as I go off the ramp”. He spent about 3 minutes explaining the throttle technique and what to do approaching and taking off on the ramp. He told me to pace him at the side twice, and then on the third run follow him off. If you’ve never hit a ramp, let me enlighten you a little bit about the first time. It’s like running your bike into a brick wall and then your suspension rebounds and shoots you a lot higher and further than you could imagine for the speed you’re going. A lot of guys that are excellent riders end up getting hurt because they will base the speed on how fast they’d go for a moto jump. I’ve witnessed several broken femurs from this type of mentality going in. Luckily I had Paul. I approached, throttled up and off the face, and was up up and over. After that, I immediately did my signature heel clicker off it. Paul left me to it. I rode until after dark that day. I must have hit that same jump 500 times in that session. Only later did I realize that the gap was much further than Paul told me. It really is a mind over matter thing. Had I known the distance, I probably wouldn’t have jumped it. I owe a lot to Paul, because that was what it took to get me into freestyle. I never did get to teach him to skate. He was gone and moved to Florida shortly after that, so I had just made my window to learn to jump. Over the years I learned a few tricks, seatgrabs and such, but I never really did get good enough to go “pro” I got paid here and there to do little gigs, but nothing super impressive and definitely not full time. What I did do was teach. I ended up being really good with kids and helping them to develop riding skills from a start. I helped with riding camps and did my own camps out at Durhamtown. I had kids as young as 4 jump ramps, and I taught kids that have grown up to go pro. I mean, I remember removing Crocket Myers’ seat because we wouldn’t stand up when he was jumping. He told me he didn’t want to ride anymore because riding with no seat is not fun. Now the kid is faster
than I will ever hope to be. I am super proud of everyone I taught, but he’s one that will stick with me. Through the years I ended up doing riding lessons full time as the “local pro” I had about 70% moto and 30% freestylers. A lot were just first time riders that didn’t know what they wanted to do. They just wanted to get the basics. I enjoyed teaching them all, but I could only get people so far when it came to ramps. I could teach them the fundamentals, but tricks are really learned by pushing your own limits. Once you’ve got one, you pretty much have it forever. I suppose I’m a testament to that. I’m a big guy. Nobody expects me to bust out any tricks, let alone jump anything. To me, There’s still nothing more fun than jumping a big jump. Corners are just the obstacles in the way to get to the next big jump. Often, I get to be test dummy on jumps among my friends still to this day. After several years of teaching, I still would ride with the Pro guys that came through. I was content on just having fun and training young rippers. That was until I met Ben Mabee. I solely owe where I am now to his support and suggestion to become a tattoo artist. He had seen some portraits I had drawn of J law and a few other guys and told me I NEEDED to get into tattooing. At 20, I had zero tattoos and really not a whole lot of interest in tattooing. He opened my eyes to it as a legitimate art form. He told me he had a buddy named Darren with a shop down in Florida that he could get me an apprenticeship at. I didn’t immediately jump at it, although maybe I should have. My mom had met her now husband at Durhamtown and moved down to Tampa to be with him. The rest of my family was in Georgia though. At 21, I lost my dad to a short and sudden battle with brain cancer and I had lost a girlfriend to a breakup. I felt like it was time for a change, and I wanted new scenery. I hit Ben up and he put me into contact with Darren Shuttleworth of the Tattoo Company in Spring Hill. Darren gave me a shot. I didn’t have any experience, but he worked with me and set me up with Ron Thornton who apprenticed me. Shortly after I began tattooing on my own. I wasn’t exactly a rockstar tattoo artist at this point, so I had a second job at a landscape lighting company packing boxes. I tattooed more and more all the while working at the lighting company. At some point I had moved from packing boxes, to customer service, to customer service manager at the lighting company. The boss wanted me on full time to be a manger, but that meant giving up tattooing almost completely, excepting Saturdays. To make the decision easier, the lighting company doubled my salary to get me to come aboard full time AND bought me a new bike as a bonus. I had no other choice. I limited my tattooing to Saturdays and still enjoyed being there on weekends. Lots of riders frequented the tattoo shop, so I met some riding buddies and got invited on some rides. Darren himself was a former freestyle rider and he took me out to the bombing range a few times. I can’t tell enough you how bad I am at riding in sand other than to say it felt like day one on a bike… in snow. It was amazing to watch people who could ride it though. Ryan Barre (Paul Smith’s brother in law) would rip that place up jumping in and out of gullies. I’d find a hit with grass growing up it and jump that till I blew it out. I tattooed about a year after going full time at the lighting place. At some point I had my first big mistake. I still to this day don’t know what happened, but a wrist tattoo that I did healed like absolute doo doo and looked awful. No matter how good it looks at the time, you
can scar or the ink can simply bleed out. It doesn’t help when customers don’t take care of them either. Swimming, heavy chaffing, and not using ointment can all contribute. The wrist bends a lot as well, so I had lots going against me, but I had done plenty of wrist tattoos without issue. This one was so bad it needed to be fixed or covered up. At that point, I realized that I couldn’t live with putting something like that on someone forever. I had gotten lucky this time and it was fixable, but next time it might not be. I was done. I quit the tattoo shop and decided to focus on the lighting company. Shortly after making that decision, I was again promoted. I was asked to work with product development on some artwork for custom lights that produced a pattern. I did several versions in pencil on paper and they were so happy that I was asked to work on some other projects as well. It suited me. I got to be creative and get paid for it again. The best part was that I didn’t have to make any butterflies or infinity symbols! A year into it and now I’m managing the product development team. The company has grown exponentially. I’ve created hundreds of designs that are in production and have several utility patents for my outside of the box ideas. I don’t think I’ve ever been more suited to do anything else. I never in a million years thought this is where I’d be led, but here I am. Thanks again to Ben Mabee for the encouragement. Without that, I’d probably still be trying to learn cliffhangers somewhere. Don’t get me wrong; I still love riding, but it’s much more fun to go riding and it not be a job in any way. Over the 7 years I’ve been at the lighting company, I have taught myself to use several adobe suite design programs for box design and 2D product design as well as Solidworks for 3D design. As I’ve gone on, I’ve dabbled with little drawings here and there of bikes, trucks, cartoons, and whatever else has come to mind. After gaining some traction, I’ve ended up doing logos for a few people and some custom cartoons as a side gig. Thanks to Sara Prather for requesting a bitmoji with riding gear I’ve got a little side business going for those as well as logos. I call it MotoMoji; a name that also came from Sara; where I take your bitmoji face or create one similar for you, then add moto gear and a bike or whatever you want. All of this led me here, to telling my story when Poidog asked for name recommendations for his new podcast show. The first thing that popped into my head was “Poicast”. I was so honored that he picked it, that I decided to make a logo for it. Turns out he used that too! I have to thank him and NDA for giving me this opportunity to share my story. If you’re interested in a Motomoji check out my Instagram at @JHFMX or hit me up on Facebook under the name Jesse Harper. Thanks for taking the time to read this! Ride safely! Braaaaap
I4MX Series
One of the most unique multi-track race series in Florida. They have classes for MX, ATV and Buggy’s. The series travels all over the state of Florida allowing racers to set their tires in varying terrain, track layout and
flow. Providing a diverse and demanding but very family friendly race environment. Kenny Yoho and team has put run a great program from gate drops to awards ceremony’s. Be sure to give them a follow on facebook for up to date race information and more.
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When it come to casual photography there are no rules... well just one, capture the moment. I found over the years of shooting photos that the ones that mattered are the ones that held a special memory. Now don’t confuse this with professional photography, that is on a different level, one Ive yet to achieve myself. I know enough to balance quality and production. And that is what Ill be sharing here. First lets start with a camera. I’m personally a fan of Canon, but there are many brands out there that are equally capable. Truth be told, my smartphone is my go to when I don’t have access to my DSLR. So for this article I’m going to explain the power of your smart phone and how to get great photos and video. Photos - Most smart phones will come with pretty advanced camera settings (under pro tab). Allowing you to control lighting and speed. There are a ton of youtube video out there that will break down each setting in perfect detail but Ill give you a cheat sheet to follow. And playing with these setting when seeing a live view of what your doing will help.
ISO: Controls the sensitivity of the sensor (what captures the image) Lower the number, the cleaner the shot. But you will need to have a lot of light on the subject. The higher the number the more “noise /grain” is introduced to the image. But this will help in low or not enough light situations. When I’m shooting outside and the light is good, I shoot between 400800. Ill explain why in a sec.
Aperture/F-stop: This basically controls the dilation of the camera, and depth of the photo. By controlling how much light, and the size the light that reaches the sensor. I kind of look at this setting like a “bokeh” or blur control. Lower the setting the less in the shot is in focus, the larger the number, more in the shot will be in focus. example: a
flower shot with a low aperture will stand out, everything but the flower will be out of focus. If taken at a high aperture the flower and anything in the background with be in focus. This is a basic theory, other factors such as lens distance and lens “zoom-in” distance can effect the outcome. Shutter speed: this will dictate how much motion will appear in the image. Not to be confused with blur or and out of focus look. To best explain it, lets say a car at night passing with a high shutter speed with catch a still image without any artifacts, a slow shutter speed will capture the lights streaking behind it...like a trailing ribbon. When and how to apply these setting will come with experience. So shoot everything and shoot often. Keep these basics in mind and you will be able to apply it in ways that will surprise yourself. Take this same theory to your DSLR, there is literal no difference. Now back to why I shoot with an ISO setting between 400-800 when shooting moto. If you look over my work, you will rarely see a photo with motion in it. I personally like to stop all motion and end with a shot thats very clear and still, and give the viewer an image where they can admire the detail in that moment of chaos. Again there are no rules, just tool to capture what you vision. Putting my ISO at such a high setting allows me to really push my shutter speed and F-stop. Remember the higher the shutter speed or F-stop the less light the camera can receive. So the higher ISO boosts the receiving light allowing me to get the shot I want. All the photos to the right were taken with my smartphone. When working with video there is one more element added to the mix, frames per second or FPS. But the same fundamentals apply. Though there is a full can of monkeys to open up when discussing this, a good start for video is times (x) your frames per second by 2. example: shooting at 30fps adjust your shutter speed to 60. This will create a motion blur instead of having a stuttered or choppy look. This is just a foundation, your creativity with dictate any variables. Another thing to factor in as far as look is concerned is the rules of thirds and predictive viewing patterns....but thats for another time.
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along. With interest starting to climb it forced my hand to deliver a better experience every show.
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Wednesday Weekend Report & Poicast Season 01 - Episode 05 with Jason Schnider of JDSRacingXTeam, Alfredo Cardoza and Matt Sarmiento of Sarmiento Motors
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t started off as a test platform with intent of having a different host in place. I simply wanted to show that NDA could make it happen. And since there wasn’t anyone else able to host the test run, i filled the seat. The Wednesday Weekend Report launched on facebook with a go pro camera, a rode microphone, and a ruff script. The first episode aired for about 16mins, but if felt like hours. You can still see episode one on the NDA Action Sports facebook page.
The Florida Motocross Group, although one of the first few to come on the show, they have made multiple appearances and always bringing a great time. Episode 07 was the first time we had someone from the Florida Motocross Industry on the show. And thank god he is a patient man. Mike Floyd sat in studio for what would be one of our worse technical fails to date.
Doing something for the first time, without so much as a clue was both fun and frustrating. Throw in a touch of nerve racking anxiety and you have the start of something cool. The mantra was just do it, and we will make it better over time. We were lucky to have guest on the show during the early stages of the program. I know this helped us
The stream turn bad quickly and me having a complete melt down didn’t help. We did finally get back on track and finished the night with laughter and signs of relief that it was over.
A breakaway from NDA
By episode 10 we were fortunate enough to have special guest Tim Ferry. And this was also the first time we introduced “video call in”. The show was gaining traction and what started as a test had grew into an actual thing.
We had guest from all over the state of Florida, we have had guests video stream from Hawaii and Japan. Iconic guest like Bubba from Crusty Demons, and Gatorbacks Wyn Kern. Local favorites like Kyle Vibbert, Ben Maybe, Big Sal, Evan Ferry, Team Shive, Dean Dyess, Sam Greenawalt, Kylie Fasnacht, The Renners and so many more Not only did we have great guest appear on the show we also had awesome co-hosts. Like Paul Fleming and Brad “Doughboy” Bernier. Also cant forget my boys Benjamin and Kaimana who have been a big part of the show since the beginning. Our biggest leap forward came with our sponsors. Adam Rugg of Ferman of NPR was the first to reach out to us. Then Spyder MX got behind us. This gave us the tools to really grow the program and branch out beyond the walls of the studio. 2019 has been our “rebuild” year, and we plan to grow even more moving forward. From Season one to current Season three, one thing remains, our dedication to providing news and information about Florida action sports culture to our viewers.
After doing the WWR live stream, for 2 years without missing a Wednesday, I started to feel a little restricted. Its always been a mission to develop a show the whole family could watch, and feel part of the scene. And I was very proud of the WWR show for what it had become. But, I wanted a platform where I wasn’t so “censored”. Now this didn’t mean I wanted to be vulgar or disrespectful, but I definitely wanted some wiggle room and no actual time restrictions. I wanted to speak frankly and above all I wanted to have a platform where the people in the chat were just as much part of the show as I was. The concept was perfect, and I know many others were looking for such a show, a get together that was not censored and also not an out of control clown fest. Going audio only was a big part of this shift. I know people speak a little more freely when not on camera, including myself. The core idea is to bring the older crowd closer together by learning a little bit more about each other. Share stories and ideas, and above all, strengthen the community with communication and an open mind. Though the show is relatively new, Poicast has already had some killer interviews and discussions. And being able to pull someone straight from the chat on to the show has lead to some great conversation. Special Guests Zack Freeberg and Kyle Williamson smashed their interviews. And Doughboy is quickly becoming a regular on the show, bringing his years of experience and knowledge to the show. Its amazing what we can learn from each other when you sit down and chew the fat.
Catching up with Cole Bradford NDA started following Cole back when he was racing the I4MX series on 85’s. He always displayed speed and agility when he was out on the track, but also enjoyed sharing his awesome goon-riding skill. Always light hearted and fun to be around, and when the gate dropped, he would make that bike sing! We caught up with the Bradford family out at Tampa MX, attending the 8th round of the Florida Motocross Series. It was great watching Cole attack the track, and shooting the breeze with his father Jamie. We asked about the Loretta’s Amateur race that took place just a week earlier and this is what he shared.
Cole: I qualified for Loretta’s at the Gatorback south east regional. I went through a lot there with a crash in my first moto that destroyed my bike. This was my only region and because of the crash in my first class the only shot I had at making it was my two other classes later that day. I borrowed a bike that I had never ridden and somehow put together six decent motos and got in 450b limited and 250 b limited. I started training at Millsaps training facility just after the area qualifier and all the way up to Loretta’s. Loretta’s was a lot of fun. MTF made me as physically ready as I could be, as well as helping with my confidence going in. I felt really good each time I went up to the gate and the long rough motos suited me well. My first moto i started about 25th and climbed back up to 6th. All things considered it wasn’t too bad. Then after that I continued to get bad starts, so i found myself climbing up into or near the top ten every moto but in 4/6 motos I crashed. So I learned a lot there and I feel like if I clean up the starts and mistakes I could do well.
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