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Film
Review:
Chasing the Storm
This review comes straight from the US premiere of the new Dirt Bike
Kidz film – Chasing The Storm, and has been written by none other than
OG freerider Doug Parsons.
L
INED UP IN A packed Fox
Racing HQ, racers, freestyle
riders and industry folk
from all walks of life waited
anxiously for the fall of the curtain
to reveal Jeremy Stenberg’s latest
freeride film Chasing The Storm a new age infused freeride video
with an old skool nineties era
twist. The film got its title from the
countless hours spent checking
the doppler radar app on Twitch’s
trusty smartphone, in hopes of
catching the freshest patch of
chocolate cake dirt around (a
term used to describe that perfect
mixture of moisture from the rain
mixed into the surface of the dirt).
To set this film apart from the
rest, Stenberg would call back
to the days of his youth: where
he would watch his favourite
Crusty Demons of Dirt or Moto
XXX videos before heading off to
school, only to daydream of every
single jump, bump and trick each
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rider would perform throughout
those videos - which were shot in
his hometown spot of Palm Ave.
Whether he had a cast on his foot
or not – Twitch let nothing get in
the way of riding in the hills when
he was growing up.
With its old skool, punk-rock
influenced soundtrack, viewers
will hear familiar songs from
iconic moto bands like Strung Out
and NOFX. Other pumping tunes
come from Pennywise, Offspring,
Implants, and Millencolin,
whose fast-paced, hard beats
and careless attitudes drive
uncontrolled horsepower through
every engine crankshaft turn screaming and propelling each
rider into pure punk rock oblivion,
delivering nothing short of dirt
bike bliss.
Twitch teamed up with his Dirt
Bike Kidz crew who put their
blood, sweat and tears into
preparing and riding each and
every hit. One particular session
that stood out for me was the
Poison Oak jump that saw an
epic Flip battle go down between
Potter and Stenberg. Both riders
put it all on the line to see who
could outdo the other, with
tricks like Potter’s ridiculously
extended Cliff Hanger Backflip
and Stenberg’s fully extended
No Handed stretched out
Backflip. Vinnie Carbone was also
representing with his arched out
Scorpion One Handed Indian Seat
Grabs over the Dropout jump named due to the feeling of the
ground dropping out from under
you whilst in the air.
With a rather shallow rain season,
no time was wasted when filming.
If it had just rained, or there
was the slightest chance that it
was going to, the Dirt Bike Kidz
trailer was quickly loaded up and
the crew headed out - sticking