Valyside

What a way to wake up! 4 a.m and Schuie is hitting me to wake me up! Rain was coming in and the Xbox was drenched and we had plenty to pack up in the dark. But after falling asleep and waking up at 7:30 we were up and out playing golf on the beach in the best place you could imagine!

On Thursday we packed up early from a nice comfy sleep in Cam Sinclairs new home, south of Melbourne and headed for a natural terrain freeride session with Sincs and Cheyne Boyd who are practically neighbours in their new estate. A 15 minute drive to the small coastal town of Rye and nothing seemed to indicate a Freeride heaven.

It was the break-away day when Schuie had to go Balchys wedding at Home Bush, and I was meeting up with Josh Sheehan and the Red Bull crew for the Red Bull X-Fighters Jam at the Mean Fiddler pub at Rouse Hill and what a surprise I had Flying in the Red Bull Air Race style plane!

The fourth day was pencilled in to be a work day - Cleaning all of our mud caked bikes, gear, van and trailer at the JDR KTM Racing Factory. And while Schuie did warn me it would be a full day, I didn't believe him until we arrived and started pulling everything out of the trailer to clean! ... Yeah.. everything!

The scenic escape of Bowen's property near Coffs Harbour was ending prematurely when we were told the small town of Ulong has riding conditions that allow Jake to only ride Wednesday and Saturday. So with that, it was time to leave and make our way to Sydney a day early. But not without some dramas to start the day!

Welcome to the first journal entry of the Freeride Road Trip, and as I type, we have just woken up from our first day of driving from Boonah to Coffs Harbour. After a nice and scenic365 kilometres of driving, we met up with Jake Bowen in Coffs and thenventured 'up the hill' to his new compound at Ulong where we would roll out the swags!

Starting today, Schuie and I will be making the most of what Australia has to offer when we begin our Freeride Road Trip around this great country to find the best natural terrain jumps, untouched sand dunes and ride with some of Australia's best FMX stars along the way. And not to mention, while we are riding, you can win prizes!

Unfortunately last weekend's second FMX coaching clinic in Perth was rained out before a FMX bike was kicked over. But it didn't stop us from having some drama's of another nature when the Red Bull wings car found itself belly deep in some soft mud at the Valyside compound.

Australias only Freestyle Motocross Coaching clinic is coming back to Perth on Sunday 14th of August, after a successful event in July at the Valyside Apparel Under the Fender coaching which unearthed a whole new talent pool and generation of Freestyle MX riders in Western Australia coached by S & S FMX Coaches, Matt Schubring and Steve Sommerfeld.

Schuie and I are making our return to Perth as part of our Freeriding road-trip and we anticipate to be over there for FMX Coaching day on August 14th for a Sunday.