Originally Posted by Kaneone

Wow.. what a trip. just got home from the 6k mile 2 week trip.
so glad to be back and sleep in my own bed and not tices' couch or a la quinta! (spanish for discomfort!)

I had a great time, got there early got some really good riding in. got to say hi to a lot of friends... across the board i had a blast.

I wish i had done better in the finals than I did, but before I just cry and call sandbag from the judges.. Ill sit back and take my licks.. apparently I have some serious tightening to do to my runs and maybe a few new tricks to learn. I cant deny that sadly the one thing I really slacked on in 2007 was actually getting to set aside a bike, and some time to serious lot practice. and it showed. I placed 12th in the finals a mere 2 points away from qualifying.. DOH! i can honestly say thought, that my weak placing has done a lot to kick some serious motivation in my ***, that i havent felt in a long time. I am soo eager to hit the spot tomorrow and start destroying one of those new 08s i got sitting downstairs.. finally after years of doing this i am gonna have myself a genuine apex-esque beat the snot out of it practice bike... soo many new tricks ive been wanting to learn and just havent been able to doso.. well.. nows the time.. i dont have jack all to do from now until march 22 XDL besides break my bikes and thrash some gear!!! skeeeewooooopp.. Happy is gonna learn to putt!!

to the riders that did qualify and do well.. its obvious why.. it amazes me how far the leaps of ability from the riders continue to be every contest.. the talent pool this year was fierce!!

still took home a nice 1st place team, my only complaint is that team even really should happen early in the day so that more of the crowd actually gets to see it. as not only is it the most fun part of stuntwars, its gotta be the most entertaining to watch!!!

im proud of my boy teach for doing as he said he would and securing his 1st place. he really is the best stunt competition rider in the world! fat props to a lot of riders for really pullin together despite the many technical, and injury problems that were abound this year.

I have 1st, 8th, and 10th place bikes still sitting in the trailer outside. I guess had i not brought their bikes I would have qualified!! hahaha..

Sitdown steve and that sparky cat from europe.. wow.. straight up sitdowns no front wheel, and sparkies drifts.. gotta be the most amazing things i have EVER seen on a sportbike.. WOW!!!

despite the crap weather on sunday, and my sweet spectator position i found myself in... I thought it was prolly the most fun ive had at a stunt comp in ages.

Drama was definatley abound this year... moreso id say than usual.. from the anti-britton charge across the board to finally getting some stuff out in the open that a few of us been needing to talk about for awhile.. teach, colton.. the circle never been so strong!! and im really glad.

Ive seen stunting come a long way in the last 10 years, and I really think the success that a lot of us experienced in 07, is just now starting to reality check us, and makes us all realize that this monster is getting bigger...

the total comedy of the stuntwars staff trying to run the event as if it were an AMA sanctioned one has me still laughing.. yelling at darius for doing doughnuts in his viper, while its totally ok for dual amputees, and naked PCP to do as they please.. WTF? is it just me or are the staff forgetting.. ITS STUNTWARS?!?!?

watching my camera crew and agent getting kicked off of the venue for "lack of proper credentials" totally reminded me that even though the stunt world is at a peak of proffessionalism, it still has its head so far up its *** that we all really need to re-evaluate and change some of the way things are run.

props to colbert for again giving us all the opportunity to partake in what i feel now is a legendary time and experience for the motorcycle world, and i am glad i was there!

i will be there again for sure next year, hopefully i can have a chance to qualify eh!? haha..

all in all.. a great week and a great way to start the year.. 08 is gonna be a big one, for myself, for a lot of my friends, and for the SPORT that is stunting...

c yall at the next one...

sorry no pics on my end this year.. my camera got stolen sometime during weds practice... oh well..

-kane

Originally Posted by Bent Rim Tim

you guys ever seen NOPI tunervision.. Why cant stunt wars go down like that ****? But for bikes.. You could have stunts Bike shows and comps. Hot big brested booth girls promoting tight parts. burn out comps for the squids to show off. and at night have foam parties..seems like this **** happens some where every weekend. come on people why cant this **** happen for bikes... Get TV all up in there makin it Popular. And like the dudes at NOPI would say its not a trend its a life style.. Well for us its not a trend its blood sweat and tears. Do Work ! Mabe someday It will be that

Originally Posted by svt600

sunt wars is like nopi!! just not as many times a year! but we could chage that............!

Originally Posted by Bent Rim Tim

So theres stunts, bike shows, bigbreasted vendors, bikini contests, foam parties and lots of drunkeness ? whys it sound like a lot of people didnt think it was run right.. and that the numbers are dropping and riders didnt have a whole lot of fun and the judging was fucked and all that. sounds like they need to bring in the producers of nopi and turn it into somthing worth putting money and hard work into. and make that **** happen more often. the more its out there the more people will get into it. I saw stunting inperson for the first time a year and a half ago. It was Team On One with mitch and Andy Niles and a few others. I knew I had to do this ****.. I rode wheelies on everything I touched. But having it first hand pushed me to get past wheelies and do actual stunts. took me a year to save up for a bike while paying leagal fees that always seem to follow me around. 6 months later im doin it big. So the longer we keep this **** up the more its gonna snowball and one day it will be huge.. so for all the people that have quit because stunting is not going anywhere .you suck. your slowing us down