Hello everyone, I have had quite the weekend of travel and am almost all the way home. I have been in Moscow for a few days to do a small demo, and have spent a lot of time in my hotel room sleeping. Yes I know, I fly all the way around the world to hang out in my room. Cathedrals and museums are everywhere in a city that has tremendous history, but in my defense I had a rough time getting over here and felt exhausted.
The crowds came out in warmer weather than expected. Last year we were here it was full on winter, and this time there were no funny furry tank driver hats, but they were still drinking lots of vodka! It’s really fun to do these shows in Russia towards the end of the season. After all my practicing and touring around the USA and Canada, it’s refreshing to still see excited and happy faces. We did two shows that went off well, but there was some trouble on the horizon brewing, literally.
As anyone who hasn’t had their head in a hole knows by now, Iceland had a major volcanic eruption this weekend, and the resulting ash cloud has put a serious dent in European travelers plans, myself included. There are worse things than being stranded in Europe, but hanging out in airports gets old after awhile. Regardless of how frustrated I was, I knew there were thousands of other people trying to get home as well, so I relaxed and had a beer.
I would also like to thank everyone who asked questions on Facebook. I have copied and pasted the answers below.
What mods do you guys do to your sleds so they are ready for freestyle?
I usually put a skidoo mod engine kit on my sled. I also put on a freestyle seat, Fly mini-moto bend handlebars and a Fly 3 inch handlebar riser.
How hard was it to become what you are today? And what are some of the things you did to get where you are?
It was a lot of work there were a lot of years were I had a lot of fun but there was no money and it was very hard for me to pay my bills. I practiced and I love what I do so i just kept working hard and keeping my eyes on the main goal.. winning Winter X games.
How did you start sledstyle and how often do you hurt yourself doing it?
I started because I wanted to be a freestyle motocrosser but I couldn’t make the cut when I was younger. I have been hurt a bunch I broke my left leg tibia and fibula three times. My left ankle three times, dislocated my right elbow and shoulder, broke my jaw, broke my right heal, broke my back, collapsed my lung, and broke three ribs.
What is it like the very first time you hit the ramp? What should I start first, freestyle fmx or snowmobile?
I was really scared to hit the ramp the first time because there had only been three other people in front of me and they all crashed… I started on my bike doing tricks, it was easier to find jumps than ramps at first.
Are you filming for Slednecks 13?
We filmed some in Idaho for X Games and are going to be working more this season on my segment.
Some 70,000 fans showed up for the show outside the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. “The main statue is of Lenin, who is, from what we have gathered, their George Washington,” writes Tyler Tobin.
First it was Yekaterinburg. Now it’s Novosibirsk. Heath Frisby, Joe Parsons, Isaac Sherbine and the SCS/Red Bull Sledstyle crew are taking Russia by storm—here’s the latest report from the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Feb. 28, by SCS’ Tyler Tobin.”Novosibirsk, Russia. Revolution on Machines. February 28… RED BULL RUSSIA AND SCS PRODUCTIONS BIGGEST EVENT IN HISTORY!!!”
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Riders Joe Parsons, Heath Frisby, Daniel Bodin and Isaac Sherbine are touring Russia at the moment with the SCS/Red Bull Sledstyle crew. The tour—”Revolution on Machines—is modeled after a show in Moscow from ‘05, but this time it features three stops, including Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. Here’s the report from the Feb. 21 demo—attended by an estimated 25,000 fans—in Yekaterinburg, from Tyler Tobin of SCS.
History has been made once again. This time it was in one of the most historic sites in the world. The RED SQUARE of Moscow Russia. Red Bull/SCS/ Slednecks and the riders made it happen once again!! 35,000 people and an incredible backdropof the St. Basils cathedral and the Kremlin towers. The media coverage for this event was amazing. TV coverage all across the world and the written media is still coming out! ESPN the magazine, Slednecks, Rath, MSN/NBC USA Today, LA times, Mosow Press and the list goes on and on. We hope that this will show that the sport freestyle Snowmachining is growing. One SCS/ Parts Unlimited/ Sledneck/ Red Bull event at a time! The riders list had many of the heavy hitters and some new riders as well. Justin Hoyer took 1st place, with Heath Frisby following in 2nd and finishing off the podium spot was Chris “Big Air” Burandt. The SCS built course was littered with wood chips due to lack of snow yet once again. However the water pits and riders made it happen regardless. “We all came here to ride on the Red Square no matterwhat” said Kourtney Hungerford, who dislocated his shoulder during the event, due to reoccurring injury. Daniel Bodin from Sweden was in 1st place after qualifying runs, but crashed in final run due to sled issues and finished 6th. The Kremlin, Moscow, Red Square and the 35,000 spectators will never forget that Snowmobiles were the 1st motorsports event to happen on the Historic Red Square. SCS wants to thank all the riders, entire crew and Kremlin for this amazing event and for their efforts towards the sport . We are hear to stay!.
For more info on the event check out www.redbull.com
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