home and I made one straight
away. Obviously there were no
design plans back then, but with
my experience in snowboarding
and FMX the result was perfect.
All of my park has been built
based on the difficulties I
encountered at events, so that I
could train and prepare better for
competitions. When you’re in front
of the quarter pipe, everyone gets
a bit afraid because the ramp is
so big and vertical, but in the end
you watch the riders who know
how to do it and then bit by bit
you manage to do it - and then
you start having fun!
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What’s the sickest trick
anyone’s ever thrown down in
your park?
My park’s seen quite a few sick
tricks, from the first ever Superflip
Indy by Mat Rebeaud, to the 360
by Clinton Moore, to what I still
consider as the sickest trick of
all – the No Handed Flip to No
Hand Landing by André Villa.
There’s also my ‘Spritz Flip’ (Busty
Wolter remembers) which is a No
Handed Back Flip Nac Nac which
I did in 2008 whilst training for the
competitions I was planning on
riding in but never got round to
doing.
What’s new with the Da Boot
team?
Da Boot is always trying to
improve in this sport; both in
terms of facilities and the quality
of events, tricks and riders. The
latest news includes: the two
youngest riders in the team,
Matteo Botteon and Davide Rossi
have started to do the Back Flip
to dirt (Davide and Matteo started
out at my school and they’ve only
been riding FMX for two years),
Jason Cesco is also doing Back
Flips with his snowmobile and Icio
Poggiana is close to perfecting
the Volt. The Da Boot team will
be representing Italy at the FIM
Freestyle of Nations this year.
What’s the party scene like in
Belluno?
Belluno is a pretty quiet town
and very beautiful. All the riders
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