Hey Fellas,
I have been chatting with DStunts down in Melbourne recently trying to get to know him a little better and suss out his situation because on occassion, if there is rider out there with talent that could help make a positive step forward in giving the team more to offer as a whole, we should consider putting up an offer to join the team.
Bender and I were talking the other day about ways to offer shows at a reasonable price Australia wide and one solution was to have at least one rider in each state so you have a base person to contact locals and also cut travelling costs to do a two man show. Also the rider would be able to handle the stunt practice days (since insurance requires a team member be present for the insurance to be valid), so again we cut travel cost in organising the day to have a Cunningstunts member present.
Anyway, this is just a post to see what you all think about possibly inviting DStunts as a Melbourne based team Member?
A bit of background so far to give you something to think about if you dont know him.
He posted up on Ozstuntbikes a while back originally on a motard. Was busting some sick tricks on that at the time too.
He had a Suzuki 600 or 750 I think that he looped when learning, but got that fixed (on the cheap and pretty dodge) and started riding that. struggled cause of the bike condition but he decided if he was going to be serious about stunting, save up and buy an f4i dedicated stunter.
He did that and since he has had that, just been practicing and now he is busting some awesome shit including no throttle hand circles. He has just had an operation to remove some cancer that was found, so at this stage he is taking time to himself to recover and see if all the cancer is gone (which is going to be about 3 to 6 months) depending on his chemo.
When I mentioned I would like to have a chat with him to see what he is doing with his riding and where he wants to go, he was straight up and didnt bullshit about his situation. Also mentioned that NAM and the FUF boys have offered him a spot on their team (so it probably wont be long before FTP boys think about it, cause I know they have been trying to get Lukey on board), but he has told them the same thing... he is gonna wait until the chemo is done and he is fully recovered to see if he could fill the shoes of joining a team and possible riding full time.
He said he wouldnt want to commit if he couldnt fulfill the requirements, so right there you can see he is level headed and not a poser who is looking to inflame his head to a proportion that he wouldnt be able to fit his helmet back on.
I think (this is my opinion anyway), that pending his recover and if he can still ride and wants to, we leave an open offer once we have more of a chat and learn a little more about his situation, to join Team Cunningstunts.
He is a down to earth guy who is riding for the technical aspect... not to show off first like for instance Dangerous Dave. I think he could bring some game to the team and offer a solid contact point in Melbourne for the team. He knows most of the stunt crews down there and gets along with them too, so this is positive as well.
Anyway, just something to think about... I have spoken to a few of your briefly about the idea over the phone if we have been talking but havent posted up yet cause I wanted to learn more about him before posting up.
POST UP YOUR THOUGHTS!!