FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 16 | Page 65

Words: Simon Makker

© Jarno Schurgers / Red Bull Content Pool

UNLEASH
THE
MADDNESS

FMX and stunt
legend Robbie
Maddison doesn’t
hold back as he
talks about his
water-bike projects,
the state of action
sports, life, death,
and his new
ventures.

F

ew freestyle riders
in the world have earned
the respect and attention
of the mainstream that
35-year-old Australian
legend Robbie Maddison has. Often
dubbed as the modern-day Evel
Knievel, Maddo’s ability to creatively
think outside the box and successfully
attempt mind-blowing stunts have
seen him make the transition from
one of the world’s top freestyle riders
to the most prolific motorcycle stunt
rider on the planet. From smashing
lo ng distance records and tearing up
aircraft graveyards to inconceivably
riding a dirt bike through heaving surf
at Teahupoo, Robbie Maddison is
proof that your success is only limited
by your creativity.
And you know what the scary thing
is? After sitting down with him for this
brutally honest interview, it’s obvious
that the Temecula-based Australia is a
long way from being finished yet. u

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