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Bottom line: Under My Wing is
an insanely cool and underrated
project. In a time when freestyle
motocross is in desperate need
of helping up-and-comers find
a path, not many other riders or
companies are doing anything
about it - but Mat Rebeaud
and Red Bull have stepped up.
Respect!
With a new Pro–Am FMX series,
‘Dirt Junkies’, also starting up
around the UK, the young FMX
heads will soon have a legit
platform to showcase what they’ve
learned, and progress their new
FMX riding skills to a competition
level. The future of FMX is looking
bright in England! T
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The day wound down with a
big BBQ, cold Red Bulls, some
tunes and a few laughs. Everyone
stayed safe, and left with sparks
of excitement and motivation in
their eyes.
Have you seen any riders at an
Under My Wing day and thought
to yourself – ‘he’s got what it
takes’?
Yeah for sure, and looking
around today I’d say all the kids
riding here have a real chance
of becoming good FMX riders. It
takes time, but today we had one
kid, Tate Scarry who is only nine
years old and jumping 10m ramp
gaps, so it’s really positive. At the
end of the day it always comes
down to the rider you know – you
have to work hard to make the
dream come true.
How big an impact do you think
the Under My Wing programme
will have on FMX?
And what about yourself man
- how has this season gone for
you?
It’s gone good - it’s great to be
back riding X-Fighters. I was
happy with my results; 5th in
Osaka and 8th in Madrid. Madrid
was pretty special this year the level of riding and the runs
everyone was putting down were
just unbelievable. I think I’m close
to getting up on that podium and
being back on top. I just need to
put in the work. It was pretty funny
actually because at the two rounds
I rode this year I was the oldest
guy on the tour, and in 2005 I was
the youngest! It’s just so much fun
to still be in the game.
Rad! Have you got any new
tricks to bring to the table?
Yeah I actually just learned the
540 Indy. I’ve got it down in the
foam pit, but I’ll throw it on dirt in
two weeks at the Freestyle.CZ.
Hopefully I land it (laughs).
Thanks man. We wish you the
best of luck with the programme
in the future and of course with
your new trick at Freestyle.CZ.
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It’s hard to say at this stage, ask
me in ten years haha. My dream
would be to see a kid from the
Under My Wing programme
winning the Red Bull X-Fighters
World Tour in ten years – that
would be pretty sweet (laughs).
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