So You Want to be a Stunt Rider?

What does Evil Knievel, Antonio Carlos, "AC"1. It's all love, baby! Love for your craft. There's
Farias, Jason Britton, and Anthony D'Orsi have inalways one for everybody. Others do golf,
common? Well, apart from the fact that the fourbasketball, business, marketing and some other
of them are all high-testosterone pumpingstuff, but for these daredevils, it's the stunt in
members of the male community, they are alsoitself they're into. They get exhilarated by the
some of the highly successful motorcycle stuntrush of adrenaline when they execute a difficult
riders the industry has come to know. But whatmove. They know only a few can do what
does it really take to be a good stunt-rider? Whythey're doing and they revel with the idea that
are they willing to risk their lives & limbs justthey are amongst those who can.
to make everything happen? For only a few2. Believe it or not, these dudes have goals--to be
seconds of glory, are the perks worth it?the best they can be in their chosen field. They
Often times, in order to perfect your abilities inpractice hard so they won't fell behind their
the world of motorbike stunt racing, you have topossible competition. But the bottom line is they
sacrifice most of what you have; your time, yourdo it for their own enjoyment. The challenge of
money and most of all your relationships (evenconquering a machine is like no other plus the
when sometimes you don't want to). Interviewscheers from the crowd is morale boosting. Some
with popular stunt riders concluded time and againriders get to be so good they started landing
that most if not all of them suffered the samelucrative sponsorships from major companies.
painstaking losses, not to mention the excruciatingWhile other riders are contented the way they
physical, emotional & mental bruises they'veare even without the major deals.
dealt with at the beginning of their careers.Big money or not, it doesn't really matter.
If it is such, then why do these people chose toMotorcycle stunt riding is just like any other sport.
go on with it, to think that most of the populaceThe degree of difficulty may be harder than the
don't even consider motorcycle stunting a validothers but just the same, for a rider to be
kind of sport and just a mere form of displayingsuccessful he has to know all the tips and tricks
someone's machismo. It's not even a venue forof his own trade. Nothing can be achieved if you
generating loads of money since money-makingdon't know how to respect yourself, your
stints are reserved for very few exceptions. Nowcolleagues and the enormity of danger you're
we question, what drives these people to keepplacing yourself up against once you do your
on going with the game? Here are some of thestunts. Again, it's all for the love of the game,
most popular answers:baby!