DA BOOT SUPERPARK
want to do tricks.
It must make such a difference
to your FMX team and riders to
have facilities like this to train
on – how often are those guys
over here riding?
When they thank me it’s an enormous
pleasure and I’m very happy that my experience
in FMX can make an important contribution
towards developing new riders
Yes, all of the young riders are
trained by Da Boot and I think
they should consider themselves
very lucky to have the opportunity
to use a park like this. In fact the
riders who are putting in the effort
are the ones achieving some great
results and becoming stronger
and stronger. My guys train every
day and some even moved to
Belluno so that they could train
and be taught by me for almost
two years. At the moment they
still come here to ride, but then
they return home where they
continue to practice jumping.
Let’s say eighty percent of the
training is done at the Da Boot
Superpark.
What’s it like for you seeing all
the guys progress their tricks
and riding in your park?
It’s a lovely experience seeing
them grow, develop and achieve
their dreams. When they thank me
it’s an enormous pleasure and I’m
very happy that my experience
in FMX can make an important
contribution towards developing
new riders and giving them an
opportunity for a future in this
sport.
Does the foam pit get used
often?
Yes the foam pit is used a lot,
especially at the moment. I have a
number of riders who are learning
new tricks; mainly the Flip, but
one of them is even working the
Volt – he’s close!
You’re one of only a few people
to have a nice FMX quarter pipe
set-up. What’s it like seeing
different riders approach that
feature for the first time?
I’ve had the quarter pipe in my
park since 2007, after I jumped
at my first Red Bull X Fighters in
Dublin where I first came across
the quarter pipe. I returned u
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