6.27.2012
The Pink Elephant Sprinkler
6.01.2012
Rider of The Month - June 2012 - Scott Clark
Name: Scott Clark
Lives: Northern California
Lives: Northern California
Credits: Stunt Rider
Team: Redline
Scott is the owner of Clark BMX, and remains very active in the BMX community. I appreciated him taking the time to share his stories of RAD and life on the set.
I was riding for Redline at the time and got a call from them telling me there was a BMX movie being filmed in Canada and they wanted me in it and wanted me to drive the Redline motorhome up from LA.
Do you remember what bike you rode? Any special setup?
I took my race bike. Redline 800p with Flight cranks. Fairly stock bike.
What is your favorite part of RAD?
I'm a bit of a goof so I like the part in the beginning where one character says "let's walk this sucker".... it's so stupid, no one ever said that back then. I figured it was a line put in by a writer who just didn't get it. So it cracks me up it was even in the movie.
Did you do any stunt double work? Why or why not?
No I didn't do any double work. I had a broken wrist with a cast on it when the movie was filmed. I had my gloves and sleeves pulled over it. I didn't even go down the start hill. For one it scared the crap out of me. When you stood up on top it was so steep it looked like it curved backwards. With my wrist broken I didn't want to mess it up and wind up missing races because of it.
If you watch at the end of the movie you see me coming down the start hill to the finish line in behind the main characters. That's not me. It was Mike Miranda in my uniform... he doubled for me. If you remember he crashed out earlier off the uphill half pipe jump and couldn't be in the final scene.
Any stories you can share about life on the set or off?
There are a lot of stories. Most of the crash scenes in the movie were real crashes... except the water crash, that was staged. The crash scene with me coming out of the cereal bowl is real. The guy in front of me fell and I landed on him... for real.
The movie staff had this person that watched for everything to be in it's place from scene to scene so the bikes were in the same place, uniforms the same, everything. That way when they moved the cameras the scenes all flow correctly. Well if you watch the number plates from scene to scene some of the guys moved the stickers around on them or took some off, so a guy comes out of one corner with a sticker in one place and next shot it's gone or moves on the plate. (They didn't catch that one).
Also I had SCP (Scott Clark Products) going at the time. I put some T shirts on some of the extra's that were standing at the finish line during the heats. So if you look you'll see some of my shirts in there.
When the "sponsored" rider in the skin tight spandex suit rides by... he's on my bike.
On an off day some of the actors and a few BMX'ers wanted to go to check out Banff. So I drove them up the mountain in the Redline motorhome. It was icy and snowing. On the way down the hill the brakes weren't working (felt like metal on metal) and I was driving like hell to keep from going off the cliff. That would have been pretty bad for us all to go off a cliff in the middle of filming.
There was ice and snow on the ground on a couple of days and they would sweep it off before filming to make it look like summer.
The relationship with Hal, Robert, etc.
Those guys were so cool to us. They treated us great. We were invited to watch the dailies every night. They would actually fly the film out from the days shooting, get it developed and fly it back for viewing. I couldn't believe Hal and a couple of others... they would stay up Late, Late Late drinking etc... and next morning be on set ready to go. These guys were no spring chickens, but there they were every day. I think they trained for that or something.
Have you enjoyed the interest people have 26 years later?
I never really knew there was much interest in the movie until recently. I was at a Hall of Fame dinner and was talking to Eddie Fiola and he is in tune with the popularity. He was telling me about it. My step son's were into RAD when they were kids and now they know I was in the movie they think It's cool, they tell all there friends that there step dad was in RAD. (They're in their 30's now and they still think the movie is cool) I've only seen the movie twice. Once at the premier (which a lot of us riders thought the movie was kind of lame because we were thinking it was going to be a hard core BMX movie) The other time when it came out on VHS ( remember those ).
It's a trip to know that RAD has such a cult following. I guess it really hit a spot in people at the right time. Now that they are older they remember it meant something to them and reminded them of their youth.
What are you working on now?
I'm a business man now. I own two companies. One is an aquarium manufacturing company. http://www.truvuaquariums.com/ and the other is a BMX company I recently started called ClarkBMX,http://www.clarkbmx.com/. We sell race supplies online and are coming out with some soft goods and components with the Clark name on them.
Anything else you can add?Thanks for your interest in RAD and us riders. It's a real honor to have people interested in the movie and myself after all these years. The interest is very much appreciated! Thank you.
5.21.2012
5.07.2012
Woodward West 2012 Old School Reunion
Photo by Tony Donaldson
5.01.2012
Rider of the Month - May 2012 - Eddie Fiola
Name: Eddie Fiola
Lives: Los Angeles, California
Credits: Stunt Rider, Stunt Double for Christian, Cru and the twins
Favorite Part of Movie: 360 out of the pool.
Eddie played a pivotal role in RAD with him being visible in nearly every scene. From the log piles to the winning 360, Eddie was there. Eddie is really only visible as himself in the qualifying race and other non riding roles. He doubled for Cru in most scenes with exception of the Bicyle Boogie where he played Christian. He also explains in the RAD 25 recap how the writers and Hal came to his house and actually based the plot on his life in BMX Freestyle.
Sponsor: GT
Eddie has two different bikes used in the intro/extro and on HellTrack. This bike can be scene with rims and white wheel covers in several scenes.
4.29.2012
4.11.2012
RAD25 Highlights Video
Well, it is finally complete... Thirty minutes of highlights from one amazing weekend last year in Calgary & Cochrane Canada. It wasn't easy picking the "best of" from three days, ten events, and over 2000 people, but we think this is a good start. We hope that those unable to attend can share in the excitement, and the people that did can relive it. Enjoy.
4.09.2012
BMX Action Article on RAD
I don't know a whole lot about these images that were taken from a BMX Action Bike magazine. Someone posted them on Flickr. If you have info on this article, please let me know so I can give it the proper credit.
4.01.2012
Rider of the Month - April 2012 - Jose Yanez
Name: Jose "decat" Yanez (website) (Facebook)
Lives: Phoenix, AZ or in Colorado
Credits: Stunt Double for Cru Jones
How did they find you for the flip?I was touring with Hutch when the owner himself, Hutch, told me that these movie people were filming a BMX movie called RAD. They had heard about my flip and wanted to use my stunt in the movie since I was the only one doing it at the time. Of course I jumped on it!
Do you remember what bike you did it on? Any special setup?I used the bikes that they had on hand cus they had to keep continuity. But, on an interesting note, I got to the point that I could grab anybike, get used to bunnyhopping on it, and I was good to go for a flip on it! In the circus I always had 2 bikes but there were times when I'd get a flat on both of them somehow before a show and I would ask Andy Barrette or Brett Marshall, who were the ramp and ground riders, for one of their bikes and bunnyhop a bit then do my act. About my act with the circus, it was about 3 1/2 minutes long but I got a workout every time! I'd open up with a quickspin that I was inspired to learn from Randy Tischmann the Magician, who whipped them faster than anyone I knew. I actually got my spins to the point that people couldn't tell who's were faster. But I say his were. He was an awesome rider!As the Ringmaster introduced me, I'd get out of my QS and go into a surfer just as he got to my name, and put up my hands in a "style". I'd do a rockwalk on the way to my setup. I'd take off to the ramp and slide to a stop to adjust the ramps on my first run to build up drama. The second run I'd do a 360, then I'd set up again and really bust the flip and "the crowd would go wild!" There was always a bit of a competion between the trapeze performers and me to see who got the biggest applause. It went both ways. I'd end my act by riding into the center ring, busting a Scura and styling.
What is your favorite part of RAD?I loved Eddie's 360 outa the pool! Inspired me to learn it!
Where you in other scenes besides the flip? Why or why not?I was the very first one to drop down the face of Hell Track. They got us all up there and i was dressed as a sponsered rider, I forget by who, and no one would go so I finally did it. I really was not a BMX rider so I didn't know what I was doing and actually endoed over the bars when I hit the bottom. It was soooo much like free falling!
Any stories you can share about life on the set or off? Life on the set was so, like a big party. There was alot of down time and we just hung out til we were needed for our parts. At the end of the day of shooting, there would be these "daily's" where what was shot that day was watched and we could have drinks and it was like a big party! I really liked the other bmx girl in real life! she was basically playing herself in the movie.
The relationship with Hal, Robert, etc.I really didn't get to know Hal or anyone really on a personal basis, but I remember that Hal was really focused and absorbed while filming. His involvement in the movie was intense…
How does it feel to be the guy that changed BMX forever?I get that alot.That I brought BMX to a new level, that I invented X treme sports. It is humbling and yet amazing that I find myself being THAT person people talk about in such a legendary fashion! I say that I just happen to be the one that God chose to be the first one. SOMEONE would have done it sooner or later! I am just blessed to have been the first. There was a time when I thought it took 5 years after I did my Catwalk (after all i AM D Cat!, I don't know who changed the name to Airwalk) before someone did the second flip, but as I found out last year at the Old School BMX Reunioun, Eddie Fiola told me that he did one 2 years after I did and has it on video but is so unimpressed with his flip that he doesn't share that. Oops, sorry Eddie. What is next for you?Whats next for me? I'd like to be the oldest person to get a paid sponsorship from someone and Guiness Book of Records is interested in putting me in the book as the oldest and first to do a flip. I'm hoping to make it to this years Old School Reunion and hope to land a front flip. Got real close last year. I am also interested in touring with someone doing my simple flip and old school tricks if anyone is interested in booking me check out my website at myradself.webs.com.
I may be 53 but I am going on 29!
This is a classic video from 1987 of Jose doing a double into water. Nice shorts.
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