Every year racers from around the globe flock to Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, including photographer, commercial director, and seven-time Pikes Peak champion Jeff Zwart. Since his record-setting run up the “hill” in 2010 in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, a lot has changed.
Back then the course was a mix of pavement and gravel, and Zwart used Pirelli road-race rain tires to put the power down. In 2011, his weapon of choice was a bone-stock (except for safety upgrades) 911 GT2 RS, whose turbocharged motor made a reliable 620 horsepower the whole way up the mountain. In 2013 the course was fully paved, so Zwart brought back the Cup car from 2010’s run with two key upgrades: turbocharged power and racing slicks … More
Two months wandering around the backcountry of Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan with Will Jackways for his Monster Energy edit. We shared our time with a really amazing group of people from other riders such as Bode Merrill, Markus Keller, Yuta Kiyohara and more as well as other friends and film crews.
After all was said and done we felt that we had still had more of a story to tell, exploring more of the lifestyle, riding and Will’s opinions from the most recent of his ten trips to Japan.
Mother Nature turns up the heat as the Mayhem Van crew rolls through Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Bakersfield. In this high flying episode the DC Shoes pros, including Wes Kremer, Nyjah Huston, Tristan Funkhouser, Cyril Jackson and Evan Smith show up and throw down for the fans. The van crew even has time for some dirt skating and ditch sessions. We see some of the country’s top ams, including Tyson Bowerbank and Chase Webb at these stops. Look for them both at the Best Foot Forward Finals on August 9th in Detroit, MI.