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Our Favorite Moments

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ROCK & ROLL RIDERS

Billy Morrison

BY JEAN TURNER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BIKE WEEK RADIO SHOW

MOTORCYCLES AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. THEY’RE A NATURAL FIT, JUST LIKE RUBBER AND ASPHALT.

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Or knobbies and dirt. There is a distinct rebellious – or perhaps simply individualist – nature to both that brings the lifestyles together almost seamlessly. With a wild streak at their core, they hold many of the same values: freedom, originality and a thrill-seeking nature – together creating the basic caricature of what you hope your daughter never brings home. You might think you already know the face of this crossover lifestyle, but according to Billy Morrison – guitarist for Billy Idol, formerly with The Cult – it’s time to put a new face on this motorcycling rock ‘n’ roll image – one not unlike his own.

“The general public’s view of rock and roll and motorcycles tends to be… should we be kind and say an overweight guy with a beard and a Lynard Skynard patch on a Harley,” Morrison explained. “Now, love those guys. There’s a great American niche for those guys but the reality for me is quite different. I’m riding with Steve Jones from the (Sex) Pistols and my boss Billy Idol and Duff McHagen’s out there, and Danny (Boy) from House of Pain. We’re all riding European sport bikes.” It’s plain to see that Morrison is fully immersed in the rock ‘n’ roll world, and while his roots in motorcycling are less obvious, they run just as deep. “It’s been my whole life,” Morrison explained during his guest interview on Bike Week Radio Show. “My dad was a semi-

pro – he raced the Isle of Man TT a couple of times in ’69 and ’61. My uncle was Barry Ditchburn who was a grand prix rider in the 70s and 80s for Kawasaki. I grew up on motorcycles.” Morrison’s love for two wheels was only trumped by his passion for music, but had rock ‘n’ roll not eclipsed his appetite for riding, we might have seen Morrison as a professional in the motorcycle industry. “I started thinking a few years ago, this whole rock and roll and motorcycles thing are born to be hand in hand, but I’d like to present a modern day picture of it,” Morrison said. “You know, European sport bikes, the rockers going to the races and racers coming to the gigs. And it’s slowly starting to happen.” See ROCK & ROLL pg 4

Meet Broc Glover and Bike Week Radio Show

For racing fans, Broc Glover needs little introduction. The “Golden Boy” of motocross left his mark in American motorcycling by racking up a total of six AMA National Motocross championships between 1977 and 1985 (a record that stood for over 20 years before being broken by Ricky Carmichael). Today the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer remains heavily involved in motorsports as Dunlop’s

Senior Manager of the Offroad Motorcycle Division. It’s a job that keeps him on the road weekend after weekend with the AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships, but when Sunday morning rolls around Glover always manages to join his Bike Week Radio Show cohosts to talk motorcycles. When it comes to racing, anyone can be the “armchair quarterback” and tell you how they think it should have gone. But it’s quite a different tune when the point of view is coming from a racing icon like Broc. Throughout the Supercross and Motocross seasons (nearly 9 months of the year), Broc brings his golden insight to The Mighty 1090-AM every Sunday morning, quite often straight from the AMA Pro Racing podium. Broc’s weekly “inside line” includes See INTRODUCING pg 7

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“They went in the bottom of the dookie pile and grabbed just the worst stuff they could and that’s what we rode last year.” – Colin Edwards on his 2012 MotoGP season. “I got a call from my boss here at KTM North America, Antti Kallonen, and he said, ‘I need to talk to you about Dakar.’ And I said, ‘What car?’ I was thinking it was a rental car I screwed up.” – Kurt Caselli on being asked to race the 2013 Dakar Rally. “The rules apply to everyone. Even if you’re French.” – Paul Carruthers to Cyril Despres. “I’m sure Broc has dealt with motorcycle freestylers before. It’s tough to get one of them to show up on time and actually do what he’s told. Try doing it with 20 guys that we started with. It’s like herding cats.” – Kurt Nicoll on organizing the Nitro Circus backflip world record attempt.

The On-Air Quote Board “I tell you what, Billy Idol is fast in a really steady way. He will just not let up. I hit a canyon and off I go and I get to the end of it and I look around and there’s Billy just sitting there behind me.” – Billy Morrison, avid rider AND guitarist for Billy Idol. “Let’s put it this way. If a clear stretch of road appears, and I’m in the right gear at the right revs, who

Paul Carruthers pulls double duty with Bike Week Radio Show girls Jessica and Ashley at the Lake Elsinore AMA Motocross.

OUT AND ABOUT: Bike week radio show IS on Location Every once in a while Bike Week Radio Show ventures away from the broadcast studio.

knows if the front wheel is coming up or not?” – Billy Morrison “Honestly

we didn’t do the stunt [during practice] because they all looked so sketchy. I thought, ‘well, if

they’re all going to die, let’s just do it once.’” – Kurt Nicoll on the Nitro Circus

world record attempt.“Broc, would you say that you ‘Love-it’ when Lyle calls in?” – Scott Cox’s horrible pun of the day. “We ended up having a five-guy dice and the passes started to get more and more aggressive on the last lap. It was so much fun... They kinda looked

(left) BWRS host Broc Glover and Mighty 1090-AM weekday morning host Lee “Hacksaw” Hamilton are flanked by two ‘Cajon Zone’ motocross stars: (L) Ronnie Lechien and (R) Ricky Johnson.

(below) Broc Glover interviews the legendary, and very funny, “Bad” Brad Lackey.

like two three-year-olds fighting. They’re

taking shots at each other but they’re really not doing much damage. I think the crowd had a good time and definitely Jeff [Matesavich] and I did.” – Ricky Johnson on racing ‘Day In The Dirt.’ “When you get to a certain age you’re too old to retire.”– Kurt Nicoll “I’ll be honest with you, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve done next to watching my kids being born. You’re training guys that are changing the world, that are fighting for the right side. And I’m not just saying that because I’m American. I really feel these guys are fighting the right fight.” – Ricky Johnson on teaching riding skills to U.S. Military Special Forces. “You could handle talking to Ricky. He wasn’t as much of a P-word as Broc was.” – Paul Carruthers on being in moto-journalist during the Johnson/Glover era. “If

Bike Week Radio Show’s host Bobby Wooldridge spends the day with fans in the pits of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Qualcomm Stadium.

you’re running on pure adrenaline you’re gonna die. You gotta think it through.

You better be pretty focused on what you’re doing.” – Travis Pastrana on attempting Nitro Circus stunts. “I’m pretty ADHD so I keep trying different things, but I’m going to be a while at NASCAR. It’s been kicking my butt so far.

We’re going to figure out how to turn left.” – Travis Pastrana ON NASCAR RACING. Supercross star James Stewart joins Broc Glover and one very happy Bike Week Radio Show Supercross ticket contest winner at Toyota of Escondido.


Toyota of Escondido Motorsports Division Manager Damian Campos with Broc Glover during Toyota of Escondido Supercross special event.

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unday mornings when the sun peaks up over Southern California,

you’ll find Broc Glover, Paul Carruthers, Bobby Wooldridge and Scott Cox well into their weekly pre-show routine at The Mighty

1090-AM studio prepping for another episode of Bike Week Radio Show.

EnduroCross, Mini Moto, US Open and X Games EnduroX creator Eric Peronnard on-air with Paul Carruthers.

Their weekly talk radio show went on-air in June 2012. In less than a year their guest list has included the top names in motorcycling like Travis Pastrana, Malcolm Smith, Kenny Roberts, Wayne Rainey, and Bad Brad Lackey. The team also reserves a special place in their hearts for guests who make the effort to wake up early and join them instudio. “Guests like Ricky Johnson or Josh Hayes bring a personal touch to our show when they’re in the booth with us,” offered Glover. “And we’ve been lucky enough to have some of San Diego’s hometown heroes like them on the show.” Hayes, the reigning AMA Superbike champ, was one of the first guests to warm a seat in studio. Three-time

Three-time AMA Motocross champion Marty Smith (third from left) with Paul, Broc and Bobby.

AMA Motocross Champion Marty Smith also hit the airwaves in person with Broc, Bobby and Paul to chat about his race career, and how many girls used to surround him in the pits. Seven–time AMA National Motocross champ Ricky Johnson joined the crew in studio for his second time as a guest on the show. He made his guest appearance while Broc was on the road with the Supercross series, so Ricky was sure to take the opportunity to share some embarrassing stories

about Broc during their pro racing days together. Former Motocross World Championship racer and AMA EnduroCross Vet champion Kurt Nicoll has been a regular guest in the Bike Week Radio Show studio. The British racer-turned-executive shared his perspectives on running the Nitro Circus franchise – a role he likens to “herding cats” – and was even joined by a call-in from the Nitro Circus “ringmaster” himself, Travis Pastrana.

“We’ve had so many incredible guests on Bike Week Radio Show, but it brings another level of excitement when you’re talking to someone in person,” Broc described. “The dynamic we have in studio, just among our regular crew, is so much fun, and it’s a special treat when we have these great personalities in here with us. We thank all our guests for joining us, but special thanks deﬁnitely goes out to all our in-studio guests.”

HookIt.com’s Scott Tilton talks about making connections.

Racing legend Kurt Nicoll (right) with Bobby, Scott and Paul.

AMA Superbike hero Josh Hayes shares his perspectives.

Paul and Bobby with Alex Arrues of KonTiki Motorcycles.

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Pastrana Travis: It’s been two years in the making. We’ve been more scared in the past two years than we have been our entire lives put together. We threw it all on the line for this thing. The studios wouldn’t take it. They were like, “Nope. We can’t get insurance for this. There’s no way. Someone’s gonna die.” I was like, “No, no it’s not what it looks like! We got this!” They were like, “Can you promise no one’s going to get hurt?” We’re like, “Well… no.” Paul: Of all your bills would insurance your highest?

Travis: [laughs] Pretty much. Well, that and crashed cars. I go through a lot of those. Not on the road, but just off-road cars and stuff. Paul: But they’re usually someone else’s?

Travis: Uh, yeah, but usually there’s a clause in there that you gotta cover it. That and airplane bills. Between myself and just the airplane tickets that I paid for last year was close to $90 grand. We travel a lot. Broc: Do you still get those comments, ‘Oh, you should have stuck with motocross?’

It’s training, it’s all you do. I wouldn’t give that up for the world, but I found Nitro Circus and I found a group of friends. We traveled around the world and we actually supported each other. It was a weird concept for me. But I enjoy it. Broc: When you travel with the motocross circuit, everybody wants to beat your brains out. So you have no allies, no friends, and they all act like they’re your buddies. Is that right?

Travis: Well, no actually. My favorite guys to race were Tallon Volland and Mike Brown. Tallon, I hit so hard it broke his foot and busted my whole brake caliper off and we were laughing at the end of that. Mike Brown, first round of the championship series at Glen Helen, I was on the outside of a berm and first lap, first race of the season, he launches over the berm and just T-bones me. I got hit so hard I flew over the berm, over the stands and landed on – thank God – some fat guy sitting and eating a hotdog and he threw me back over. At the end of the race I was like, ‘What the hell was that all about?’ He’s like, ‘Well, I figure you’re my biggest threat to the championship so anything I can do from here on out, just expect it.’ I was like, ‘Well, you’re honest. I like it!’ [laughs]

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Lyle Lovett (shown) prepares to ride the Idaho outback with BWRS host Broc Glover.


COVER STORY: Rock & Roll (continued from page 1) The British-born, LA-based rocker is an avid street rider, and enjoys surfing the pavement on one of several Triumph Motorcycles in his garage. His regular riding buddies include many notable names in the music industry, including the original British bad-boy, Billy Idol. “I tell you what,” Morrison said to Bike Week Radio Show’s Broc Glover and Paul Carruthers, “Billy Idol is fast in a really steady way. He will just not let up. I hit a canyon and off I go, and when I get to the end of it and I look around, and there’s Billy just sitting there behind me.” As it turns out, skill on two wheels combined with musical prowess is not as rare as one might think. Nor is it limited to the British rocker genre on a café-racer-style Triumph. As wide as the musical range can stretch, the spectrum of motorcycling can likely span just as far. But no matter where you land on either scale, you can still find a close tie between the two worlds. Case in point is another Bike Week Radio Show guest: Grammy award winner Lyle Lovett. Like Morrison, Lovett’s passion for motorcycling began at a young age. “I grew up working at Cycle Shack in Houston,

Texas,” Lovett explained during his second guest appearance on Bike Week Radio Show. “It was a Penton and Husky shop. I started racing when I was 13. I never got overly fast, but I’ve always had a great time and I’m still such a fan. I love following the races. I watched Washougal on TV yesterday and it was great racing.” Not only is Lovett a fan of racing, he’s also an avid off-road rider. The Texan revealed during his first Bike Week Radio Show interview that he always brings his gearbag on the tour bus. This info prompted BWRS host Broc Glover to pull a few strings with his pals at Husqvarna and arrange a last-minute ride with Lyle as his 2012 “Release Me” tour made its way through Boise, Idaho. During a rare day-off during his busy album tour, Lovett hit the trails with Glover and Racer X magazine publisher Scott Wallenberg to do some backcountry exploring in Idaho. “It wasn’t just a trip up and down the block,” Bobby Wooldridge commented. “They went on a 97-mile offroad trip through the outback of Idaho!” The lengthy trek kept the group out well past dark – quite unintentionally… “We got caught on the mountain after the sun set and we had to

find our way back in the dark,” Wallenberg explained. “Not everyone had headlights so it was pretty gnarly. Here we were with this million-dollar superstar who has a concert to play the very next night, and we’re out riding in the dark!” The test of a true enthusiast is finding a way to shoehorn his addiction into everyday life, and Lyle Lovett is passionate enough to not let a little thing like a nationwide tour get in his way. “We just rode for hours and hours,” Broc recalled. “At one point I was like, ‘Dude, you have to play tomorrow. Are you sure you want to keep going?’ But he was having such a great time, so we kept riding!” That’s the thing about a natural fit – it doesn’t take much effort for things to fall into place. Music and motorcycle crossover might have many faces, whether it’s Lynard Skynard fans riding cross-country on Harleys, British rockers winding through canyons on café-racers, or country singers out trail-riding past curfew, but whatever the face, the ideas are the same. It’s all about freedom, individuality, and that irresistible wild streak coming together in an ultimate cool factor that even the great Steve McQueen might have a hard time rivaling.

BWRS Fast Fact: O u r ve r y f i r s t b ro ad cast w as o n Fat h er’s Day — Ju n e 17, 2012.

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Travis: The moto community is the most diehard community ever. Of course, everywhere I go, even guys I idolized like Bob Hannah, you read it all

over like, ‘Aw, biggest waste of talent ever!’ I’m like, ‘Aw man, that sucks!’ I was more of a showman. I wasn’t the best at championships until we got to rally where I had a co-driver there. If I had a co-driver talking me through… like that little angel sitting on your shoulder that’s like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa!’ I probably could have done a lot better in Supercross and motocross. I just wanted to win every race. Even if I wasn’t even close to good enough, I always thought I was and just charged. You know how it is in motocross. If you simply take chances, you jump the flats, you do things… you can ride above your head and ride as fast as anybody on the track… for a few laps. One of ‘em’s probably going to bite you, but I was always like, ‘Oh yeah, I’m as fast as these guys. Not realizing I was like ten steps over my ability level. Everyone’s like, ‘you were so fast!’ Not really. Because in practice I was like four or five seconds off. Just during the race I was willing to take those chances. I had too many injuries and that’s what got me into car racing. Every time I was hurt I could still drive cars. No regrets from my end. And honestly, I was a loner. Your Christmas’ you’re by yourself. Your New Year’s, you’re in bed at 9 o’clock. And then up at 7 o’clock the next morning.

Travis Pastrana talks to Broc Glover and Paul Carruthers about filming the Nitro Circus 3D movie, and his days on the AMA pro motocross circuit…

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Our Favorite Moments L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck… Chief Beck: It’s an honor to speak to you. I’m a big fan. I’ve enjoyed watching you race my whole life. Broc: I have actually watched you walk around many a Supercross and I was always too embarrassed to introduce myself. But I know exactly who you are. Paul: Well you had those warrants out, too. Broc: [laughs] That’s right. Scott: We agreed we weren’t talking about that. Chief Beck: He was just afraid I was going to ask him for tires. Broc: [laughs] Free tires and my ID because you knew I did have that warrant. I’m sorry; I swear I’ll pay those parking tickets. Lyle Lovett on riding with Broc… Lyle: It was a great trip. Loyal Gibbons and Rob Madsen from MotoTec knew all the trails and fire roads. We did mainly fire roads but we did some single-track that was great fun. I got stuck on one really sort of steep and loose little uphill with a big root and Broc helped me out. [laughs]

Broc: It was the least I could do since I hit this silt bed and literally you couldn’t see anything. There was a big root popped up, a big piece of loose wood and Lyle hit it. He didn’t fall, he just hit it and got sideways and got stuck but it was a very steep hill. It was just a little shove from behind and we got the bike up the hill no problem. Lyle: Thank you. I’d still be there if it weren’t for you. Broc: [laughs] Bobby: Well good thing you got out! You got a concert to play tonight in Indy! Nicky Hayden on the U.S.GP... Paul: You’ve got friends calling for tickets no matter which race is coming up, huh? Nicky: Well I have friends calling for tickets and I have people I hardly know calling for tickets. Broc: Like Paul Carruthers?

Paul: [laughs] Nicky: Yeah, you only need 12 this year Paul, that’s right? Paul: Yeah 12 would be good. If you can get me that 13th we’re good! [laughs] Colin Edwards on his season… Paul: Obviously last year was horrible for you. You’d agree with that? Colin: Are we not allowed to cuss on this station? Paul: I warned these guys and we do have that little button… Scott: We’ve got a 30-second delay. Sure. Colin: I’ll try to keep it clean…


Billy Morrison’s favorite tracK... Billy: For me, Laguna Seca, because I did the two-up ride with Randy [Mamola] around there. Paul: Oh, I did the same thing. How scared were you? Billy: Well Randy raced against my uncle. So we hit it off and I was saying to him, you know, don’t hold back. And no amount of PlayStation3 is going to prepare you for some of those. The corkscrew – we all know about the corkscrew, but until you’ve been down it on a bike ridden by a world champion, you don’t really understand it. Paul: Yeah, I think when I did it I was going into the corkscrew and I had to resist the urge to punch him in the ribs. Scott: [laughs] Well… Paul, be honest, now. You have that urge to punch Randy in the ribs even when you’re riding next to him in a cab. Paul: Well I’ve known him for so long that I knew he was going to take that little extra step to try to scare me and it turns out I wasn’t wrong because we got around there pretty good and I’ve done a lot of laps there myself and it’s like, “Wow.” When that thing – as Billy would know – I mean that thing’s wheelying between every corner and you’re on the back. You’re a little higher up above Randy’s head and it’s a whole different perspective. But anybody who ever gets the chance to do that should definitely do it. Billy: Absolutely. Ricky Johnson surfing Black’s… Paul: I always thought it was funny when Ricky and Broc and I would go surfing. A good friend of mine was a really good surfer – he still is – and he was just amazed that Ricky Johnson and Broc Glover would be a little bit nervous in the water when the

waves were a little bigger and he’s like, ‘How can these guys even be scared of this with what they do on a motorcycle?’ But you know how it goes. It’s just two completely different things. You can be good at one thing and scare the you-know-what out of you doing something else. Scott Cox: Not to mention that, and all the adult males walking around naked. That always scared me when I surfed Blacks, too. RJ: I used that as motivation. I wanted to impress them the most. Scott Cox: I could tell by their expressions, quite often they were very impressed. But that’s another story… Lyle Lovett on his 2012 San Diego concert at Humphries… Lyle: That was a really fun show. We played at Humphries By The Bay there in San Diego and some of my best motorcycle friends and heroes were there. Broc got to come to the show. Mark Blackwell was there, Mark Kariya – great photographer and writer – came to the show. Chris Haines was there and Sel from KTM was there and he brought along Roger DeCoster. Paul: I was actually wondering if anybody paid to get in. Scott: Yeah, those shows get expensive! Lyle: [laughs] Paul: Did you make any money on that show? Lyle: You know… us motorcycle guys gotta stick together and look after one another.

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Leave it to Paul Carruthers to bring up the infamous mud pit incident from the 2012 Dakar. It appeared on TV that after a fellow competitor, Paolo Goncalves, helped Cyril Despres free his bike, the 5x champion did not return the favor. News cameras showed him riding off, appearing to leave Goncalves behind without assistance. The controversial video went viral and brought a lot of heat on Despres… Paul: Now I have to ask you this. I’m sure you don’t even like to talk about, but the incident with the mud… and I forget who it was… Cyril: Paolo Goncalves.

Paul: Yes. And you both get stuck, he helps you, the video shows you leave him…

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DesPres “You don’t need to be the fastest rider in the world to win the Dakar.”

Cyril: Yeah, yeah. I don’t have any problem because you know Goncalves, he’s a guy from Portugal and my teammate (Ruben Faria) is a guy from Portugal, too. They are good friends since 25 years they start all together. Then in the video like you said, the media don’t show exactly or don’t film exactly what’s going on. When he helped me to go out of the mud, Ruben was the next one. He was 11 and already 10 guys was in the mud except Marc Coma. Then I said to Paolo, I’d leave but Ruben arrive. They are both good friends since the beginning, but this they don’t show in… Paul: It made a much

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better story for the Frenchman leaving the Portugal guy in the mud [laughs]. Cyril: Exactly, exactly. I know, exactly it’s like this. But I was leading the race and I was thinking that I lost the race, 150k after this incident I see Paolo arriving behind me and after Ruben [arrived] he said there was no problem. Of course. He was 14th overall and I was leading. Paul: He understands.

Cyril: He understands; exactly. And I say I guess somebody will help him if he’s leading the Dakar one day. So no, there is no problem. But you know, it’s media. You know?

Paul: I know exactly what media does! It took five years for you to win your first Dakar Rally. Is that what someone should

expect?

Cyril: Yeah. If I had the possibility to start again, I would love to win in maybe three years. You need to think about the job you have to do and all the training you have to do at home to be physically prepared to feel good in your head all day, every day, for two weeks. This is something that I learned a bit too late. I was not lazy but I did not prepare myself strongly like I did now. But yeah, experience is everything. Paul: You get smarter.

Cyril: Yeah, more experience, you get smarter. I always say that I’m not the fastest rider in the world. But I always say, ‘you don’t need to be the fastest rider in the world to win the Dakar.’

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BWrs Guest List Wayne Rainey, Racing Legend

Justin Barcia, Supercross Star

Kurt Nicoll, Nitro Circus

Tom White, Industry Legend

Ryan Dungey, Supercross/MX

Chris Grodzicki, Jantz’s Dad

Cyril Despres, 5x Dakar Champ

Greg Hancock, Speedway Star

Eddie Lawson, Racing Legend

Billy Hamill, Speedway Star

Marty Smith, Motocross Legend

Nick Smith, Bonhams Auctions

Kurt Caselli, Desert & Dakar

Billy Morrison, Rock & Roll Rider

Dani Pedrosa, MotoGP Racer

Jason Pridmore, Racing Champ

Travis Pastrana, Crazy Person

Ricky Johnson, Racing Legend

Bill Savino, American Honda

Josh Hayes, Roadrace Champion

Colin Edwards, MotoGP

Mellisa Paris, Roadracer

Mike Wolfe, American Pickers

Charlie Beck, Police Chief/Racer

Kenny Roberts, World Champion

Bob Starr, Yamaha & Star MCs

Davi Milsaps, Supercross Star

Scot Harden, Baja & Dakar

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cOVER StORY: Intoducing Broc... (cont. from page 1) bold assessments of the most talented riders in the sport and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the world more qualified to offer insights and opinions about the best of the best in two-wheel competition.

co-host, Paul carruthers: Offering up a weekly dose of hard hitting motorcycling news on The Mighty 1090-AM every Sunday is editor of Cycle News, Paul Carruthers. As if his plate wasn’t full enough with his “day job” running a weekly na-

tional publication, Carruthers has been a devout supporter of Bike Week Radio Show since its premier episode on Father’s Day of 2012. A native of Australia (though he has no trace of an accent), Paul spent his whole life around motorcycles. His father, Kel Carruthers (who does have an accent), is a world champion Grand Prix road racer, legendary tuner and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer. Paul began as a Bike Week Radio Show “guest host”, but his extensive background and cheeky humor have earned him a permanent slot. “I just kind of kept showing up,” Carruthers said with a laugh. “I don’t think anyone wanted to tell me to stay home. Now they’re stuck with me.” Along with bringing a weekly dose of news, Carruthers also serves as the resident provocateur, never afraid to stir up the conversation or keep egos in check with his quick wit. Despite his popularity on Bike Week Radio Show, Carruthers assures us, there is no need to worry about him quitting his day job.

co-host, Bobby Wooldridge: A fixture in San Diego sports talk radio at The Mighty 1090AM, the affable Bobby Wooldridge is the official “cocaptain” of BWRS. A self-proclaimed “motorcycle neophyte,” Bobby comes from a “stick and ball” background, and he takes his share of ribbing from his Sunday morning on-air cohorts. But Bobby continues to be the show’s link to the world of sports talk radio. “I know radio, they know motorcycles and together we try to make some magic,” Bobby said. However, he can’t exactly call himself a newbie anymore. Wooldridge officially entered the wide world of two wheels just after Bike Week Radio Show took to the airwaves last summer. Accompanied by Broc Glover and Paul Carruthers, Bobby took a trip to the Honda Rider Education Center in Colton, California, where he threw a leg over a motorcycle for the first time. “I don’t see how Broc became so legendary; that didn’t seem so tough,” Wooldridge commented during his first lesson. “Going around a dirt track just a couple times, I mean, that’s how Broc won his championships, right? I don’t see the big deal. Bobby v Broc Glover - let’s do this after lunch!” See the video of Wooldridge learning to ride at BikeWeekRadioShow.com under “Features.”

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Bobby receives his first rider chops from Honda Training instructor Mercedes Gonzales-Natvig.

A neophyte he may be, but Bobby’s already got the twowheel fever – much to Momma Woo’s chagrin. In fact, he quickly took things to a daring all-new level after his first riding lesson by renting a scooter during his Hawaiian vacation. Tropical road warriors, beware!

co-host/Executive Producer, Scott cox is the “mad scientist” behind Bike Week Radio Show. Sunday mornings he’s with the broadcast team, sometimes even sharing the mic. San Diego born and bred, Cox is a lifelong motorcycle rider, surfer and photographer with a rich history in powersports. His affinity for radio and passion for showcasing the unique personalities from across the motorcycle universe inspired him to create Bike Week Radio Show.

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Glen Heggstad on Bike Week Radio Show April 14, 2013

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Look for a window into the most recent episode of Bike Week Radio Show in every issue of Cycle News digital. Click & Listen Monday to find out what happened on Sunday’s show, and catch our featured guests’ favorite quote.


One of the most loved racers of all time? We’d like to think so. Off-road star and 10-time desert champion Destry Abbott was a guest on Bike Week Radio Show on April 28, and talked about life as a privateer racer, his new EnduroCross training schools and what it was like to be struck by lightning. Did you catch the show? If not, head to BikeWeekRadioShow.com and click on Archives, or get the Podcast!

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Piping In On The Conversation Fa c e b oo k .c om /bikeweekradioshow Here’s what Bike Week Radio Show fans are sharing on Facebook:

Daniel: I love the show. I tune in every Sunday. Have not missed a show, love to hear Broc talk about the good old days. One day I will call in... I have a few Broc stories to share. Rick: I got 116 broken bones....bring it on Travis [Pastrana]......

thru the hills to the track. We had Marty Smith on our home track!! Hahaha. Was good to hear him on the show and Marty hauled ass back then in 1987-88 and probably still does! As far as Glover goes... watching him and Ricky Johnson duel around Carlsbad Raceway on off weekends when they were just goofing around. As fast as Broc was, RJ still got the better of him, though RJ was in his prime and could get the better of anyone in history. Larry Brooks hauled ass out there too. [Jim] Hollywood Holley, Lechein, O-show, and local pro Jim Chamberlain all flew around that track. Jack: Looks like my first YZ80, ‘76? Matt: Where is that ?? Glover on the YZ490? Bailey #1 on the 500 looks like 1985?

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Jim: Keep on Truckin’ Broc.... Mark: “It’s not a gang, it’s a club!” Joshua: Pastrana? Never would have guessed. I’m gonna guess RC to be on BWRS this weekend. Matt: Marty Smith is the man! I rode w him a few times in San Diego out in Sorrento Valley and at this track that used to be on the side of the freeway where 805 and 5 split. We’d park on one side of the freeway and ride thru this long ass pitch black tunnel under the freeway to get to track. Marty had his MX school out there but we’d tag along w the class and he didn’t care. One day I talked him into following us out to this track by my house and we all rode about 5 miles

Mark: There are a few pics of the Runaways posing with bikes. My favorite features a XT500 Yamaha! Mike: 250- Eli and 450 is close so far but gotta go with Poto of course, Reed, Milsaps, Barsha. Anyones win this weekend. Buddy: Perhaps one of the nicest guys ever on the circuit! [Kevin Windham] Sean: Huskys are represent’n!! I really like Caselli-I’m a huge fan! But, he’s riding a KTM. Anthony: I predict bike violence between RV and Bambam. RV or Dungey for the championship. Reed wins A1.

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Bike Week Radio Show is proud to introduce our support rider: 20-year-old Skyler Howes of St. George, Utah. He competes aboard a Blais Racing Services/Fasstco KTM 300 XC two-stroke with ambitions for consistent top-five finishes in the 2013 AMA National Hare & Hound Series. Look for Skyler’s #7 plate speeding across the desert this season!

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