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Chinese Downhill at Northstar, Dangerzone style.Rider appearances: Nick Visconti, Joshua Parker, Brent Oftedal, Brett Butcher, James Brumfield, Connor O’Brien, Sam Hulbert, Danny Toumarkine, Conor Toumarkine, David Abarta, John Foy, Andreas Gidlund, Kyle Miller, Alex Horgan, Iris Lazzareschi and friends
The opening seconds grab you; not with jaw-dropping imagery, but with the soul-stirring simplicity of a bike coming off the stand, and the knobby landing on the garage floor with the soft thud of 14 PSI. Chills come from that part of our brain, for those of us who get it. Images of ride preparation get that part of our brain excited. And this opening collage sets the viewer’s endorphin system on alert.
In 45 minutes, director Taylor Congdon then takes us free-riding on the track, on wide open high-speed trails, in gnarly tight woods. He takes us racing too; with a lovely montage of WORCS action, an exciting segment of Endurocross, Southern California motocross, and even abroad to the FIM series for the film’s frantic, colorful climax … Details