VOL. 50 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 15, 2013
It's made him a celebrity in the
dirt bike world, but it's also painted a giant red please-arrest-me
sign on his back. Or at the very
least he could wear a disguise.
He laughs: "What some Groucho
Marx banana nose s#*t? No one
is gonna watch that are they? And
who wants to ride in the summer
time with a scarf over their face?
gonna ride. If you look bad,
chances are your bike is gonna
be in a bad [shape]: Bent handlebars, dripping oil and then
we ain't gonna ride with you
cos your bike is going to break
down and you're a danger to
the crew. The cops look for that
deer-in-the-headlight look, the
ones who don't know what they
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getting bigger and spreading to
more cities, and is on the cusp of
great things.
"I've had kids from all over the
country hit me up saying they
love my s#*t, wanting to do it
themselves. You've got Baltimore, Philadelphia and groups
coming up all over. You'll never
get it in Kentucky or Nebraska
Even with a
cop in the
background,
there's a total
lack of regard
for the law.
Nobody."
Benmore explains that personal image is an important part
of the whole "sport." And banana
noses aren't really going to cut it.
"You've gotta dress good," he
said. "It reflects on how you're
are doing. They'll chase them til
they crash."
Benmore has places to go and
ushers us from the basement.
We walk over to his car - a top
of the line Range Rover - and on
the way he tells us the scene is
- they've got too much country.
But in the cities it's getting bigger
and bigger and isn't going away.
Just you watch and see. We've
been doing this for years and this
is only the beginning. Nothing's
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going to stop it."
