FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 4 | Page 94

£ Brody boosting out of his quarter pipe Why doesn’t the Night of the Jumps series attract many US riders? After all, the comp scene in America is practically non-existent outside of X Games. I’ve wondered a lot about this myself. After I progressed from the Night of the Jumps they never had a US replacement and I’m not sure why. It paid well, better than anything else in the US, every round was televised in front 94 | FreestyleXtreme.com “ I have no problem doing big tricks and flipping big natural stuff like out at Reche Canyon, Ocotillo Wells or out in the hills ” of huge, sold-out crowds, and the courses always had nice dirt landings. There wasn’t a lot of riding to do either - I think I only had to do about twenty jumps for good money. The riders were cool and friendly and the promoters took good care of us. I don’t know why more people aren’t trying to get over there for it. It’s not like there are any other comps for up-and-coming riders to make a name in.