Ash Sowman
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Why Do People Compete for Nothing?
Whether its for Olympic gold or mere bragging rights
 People all-across the world, put their bodies on the line every day - In competition. If you can name it, somebody’s probably made sport of it
 Cheese rolling, slapping contests, bull riding! 
 And whereas the few up top of huge organisations like Formula 1, NBA or the Champions League are well compensated for their risks and sacrifice
 Most go either almost, or entirely unrewarded. Yet they keep coming back - So, why? In pursuit of an answer, I came to the Oparau 8 Hour Cross Country - New Zealand’s biggest Dirt Bike endurance race ever! In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, 200 riders would race from 8am to 4pm across 30km of rain-soaked and rugged farmland, for
 You guessed it! - Little-to-no reward. It was for them, that I had just one question: Why?
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CREDITS
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Written, Shot, Edited & Narrated by:
Ash Sowman
Starring/Helmet Cameras:
Brad Groombridge ( brad.groombridge)
Cody Cooper ( codycoopermx)
Wil Yeoman ( wil_yeoman96)
Tommy Watts ( tommywatts_912)
Seton Head ( setonhead)
Ashton Whyte ( ashton_733)
Production Sponsors:
Whyteline (www.whyteline.co.nz)
KEA Trailers (keatrailers.co.nz)
Forestland Motorcycle Club (www.foresttrailevents.net)
Photographer:
Madison Clarke
Event Commentary:
Neil Ritchie
Extra Hands:
Brad Groombridge
Kiri Clarke
Kirri Gardener
Hospitality:
Brad & Kiri
Land Owners:
The Scott Family
Other video, photo & audio sources (in order of appearance):
Muhammed Ali knocks out George Foreman - HBO (www.hbo.com)
Cristiano Ronaldo bicycle kick - UEFA (czcams.com/video/Nt8198a0acA/video.html)
WRC Rally Finland jump - Tom Pieri (czcams.com/video/7CxW0gDvFWw/video.html)
Michael Jordan three pointer - Netflix (www.netflix.com)
Cheese Roll - Urban Pictures UK (czcams.com/video/fWpkDDDj1QM/video.html)
Severe weather warning - 1news (www.1news.co.nz)
Saturday sign in chaos - Andy McGechan (www.bikesportnz.com)
Cody Cooper montage - Kawasaki NZ (kawasaki.co.nz)
Cody Cooper chasing James Bubba Stewart - The Great Outdoors (www.tgomotocross.com)
Tarawera 100 podium champaign - Blue Wing Honda (czcams.com/video/U_HiFaA7b8s/video.html)
Kawasaki KX450 cooling system - Kawasaki (czcams.com/video/1VaAjJmeXz4/video.html)
F1 cooling system - Renault Sport F1 (czcams.com/video/a-zUgVcFCb4/video.html)
F1 car on fire - FORMULA 1 (czcams.com/video/h4jnC7-T7PA/video.html)
24 hours of Spa - Top Gear (czcams.com/video/ihOxVlI3ir4/video.html)
Cooper Scott photo - Andy McGechan (www.bikesportnz.com)
Cooper & James pitstop photo - James Scott ( j.scott_108)
Walk from Cape Reinga to Bluff - Tim Voors (timvoors.nl/projects)
Tractors with no suspension - NZ Today (nztoday.co.nz)
Hamish Carter triathlon gold - Olympics (czcams.com/video/mK9sPviE7vk/video.html)
WWII combat footage - Netflix (www.netflix.com)
Egyptian war carving - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh)
Ukrainian helicopter - UNITED24 (czcams.com/video/rP9tgENaE3k/video.html)
Destruction in Gaza - WBNS 10TV (czcams.com/video/CxKOIcM1awQ/video.html)
Monkeys fighting - BBC (czcams.com/video/rVZqNKFM_sc/video.html)
Battle of Hogwarts - Warner Brothers (www.warnerbros.com)
Call of Duty clip - Tomographic (czcams.com/video/TUu2Si_6b7c/video.html)
Jarhead solider reminiscing - Universal Pictures (www.universalpictures.com)
D-Day landing - DreamWorks Pictures (www.dreamworks.com), Paramount Pictures (www.paramountpictures.com)
Vietnam helicopter strafe - Paramount Pictures (www.paramountpictures.com)
Cavalry charge - HBO (www.hbo.com)
Slow-mo motocross start - Racer X (racerxonline.com)
James & Cooper post-race photo James Scott ( j.scott_108)
My apologies if this list is missing one or two accreditations. Some of the video, photos and audio files were only available from illegitimate sources who hadn’t provided credit.
CHAPTERS
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0:00 Why Do People Compete for Nothing?
1:04 Intro
1:22 Severe Weather Warning
2:05 Team Kawasaki
3:49 Race Start!
6:24 Team Yamaha
7:41 The Sun Finally Returns

8:46 Pit Chaos!
9:41 Cody’s Trial by
 Mud
12:58 The Scotts
15:03 Wil’s Rain Dance
17:07 Brad’s Nightmare Lap
19:25 Mid-race Dramas
22:53 Battle for the Lead!
24:35 James’ Double Stint
26:35 Tommy goes Sicko Mode
28:01 Final Lap
30:18 Race Finish!
31:22 Why People Compete for Nothing
35:42 Credits/End Screen
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Komentáƙe

  • @iamking7579
    @iamking7579 Pƙed dnem

    Couldn’t help but laugh at some of the narration.. Mx fans DEFINITELY know who the rocket is for one, but to take screenshots of hate comments from 12 yr old fanboys as a generalization of the American opinion of Jeffery is 
well
.whatever makes a good video title right?

  • @Tomsm8
    @Tomsm8 Pƙed dnem

    "the european guy got us" got us or GUT us lmfao thats some body that needs shaming lmfdao

  • @berhen7360
    @berhen7360 Pƙed 2 dny

    Thanks for the beautifull story telling. Ash. Thanks From a little place call't the Netherlands .

  • @foxikovec5477
    @foxikovec5477 Pƙed 3 dny

    This is some oscar shit

  • @devinutube
    @devinutube Pƙed 3 dny

    Is this guy a Jeffrey Herlings fan?

  • @sleeka91
    @sleeka91 Pƙed 3 dny

    Mxgp>ama

  • @user-ji6zk9tt9v
    @user-ji6zk9tt9v Pƙed 5 dny

    What a documentary. Gold. Well done, thank you!

  • @gouthamb884
    @gouthamb884 Pƙed 5 dny

    21:43 that must be one of the coldest moment in all of motorsport , the sheer confidence OMG!!đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

  • @user-kz4ir5ux9f
    @user-kz4ir5ux9f Pƙed 5 dny

    Even if we could argue which competition is harder or more technical or whatever, this just shows they not day and night apart. This just shows when you good, then you good. And me as a fan I don’t lose time arguing who does it better. It’s just amazing we get to see these guys together exactly proving wrong all the keyboard warriors on both sides. We definitely need more stuff like this. And hey not forgetting the stellar job Ash put in these videos. This is gold. I watched this so many times and shared it with so many friends who don’t even care about this sport. This is definitely part of the best side of CZcams

  • @adamtady9288
    @adamtady9288 Pƙed 7 dny

    Humbled them americans for good

  • @macalm8347
    @macalm8347 Pƙed 7 dny

    Better than Netflix

  • @cindie24
    @cindie24 Pƙed 7 dny

    Questions: Isn't it very normal in motorsport for fans to be very arrogant!!! However, the most arrogant person that day was Tomac for not recognizing Herling's talent and asking his fans to shut up while Herlings was interviewed. - It's a shame that many people can't look past nationality instead of recognizing talent!!

  • @tiaguinho6756
    @tiaguinho6756 Pƙed 7 dny

    Men, how can you put in so much effort in making these videos and only have 130k views...? This is a million view video... You deserve so much more man, keep it real

  • @hunterarcher550
    @hunterarcher550 Pƙed 7 dny

    If you're gonna be a sports fan don't be a prick when someone better comes in and whoops ass

  • @santoso3981
    @santoso3981 Pƙed 8 dny

    They are not calling Dutch people for a reason THE FLYING DUTCH đŸ‡łđŸ‡± We doing very well under pressure

  • @dirtbikekid_17
    @dirtbikekid_17 Pƙed 8 dny

    ya you cant beat tomac

  • @andrevanaardt4846
    @andrevanaardt4846 Pƙed 8 dny

    Great edit

  • @suhailmoola6157
    @suhailmoola6157 Pƙed 10 dny

    What a class of riding by herlings

  • @Im_helpless
    @Im_helpless Pƙed 10 dny

    10x worse video than your European one lmao đŸ€ĄđŸ€Ą

  • @chuckferrell2498
    @chuckferrell2498 Pƙed 10 dny

    Talent is talent!!! Nothing to do with where ya come from! When you put in the sweat equity! That’s what happens đŸ€™đŸ€™

  • @rikusvanstaden2734
    @rikusvanstaden2734 Pƙed 10 dny

    Switch riders

  • @Accept_Brotherhood
    @Accept_Brotherhood Pƙed 10 dny

    Thumper nation vs. Smoker nation.

  • @cosminpascu3869
    @cosminpascu3869 Pƙed 10 dny

    Suzuki gsx-r 1000cc speed đŸ’Ș😎👍

  • @andrewhirons398
    @andrewhirons398 Pƙed 10 dny

    Very good video cobbler. Watched it twice now and still amazed by Herling’s amazing performance. Thanks for putting it together

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 Pƙed 11 dny

    Great Narration!

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 Pƙed 11 dny

    How was that Kawa 'built during the night', for Tomac, homologated for the race? He seems to have a more powerfull engine than the others... Don't know, looks fishy .

  • @hogedruk-meesters105
    @hogedruk-meesters105 Pƙed 11 dny

    well done Ash. Another master class on how to produce excellent content....

  • @martajoannazwolinska4817

    Really awesome video!

  • @triumphdave2449
    @triumphdave2449 Pƙed 11 dny

    It's quite sad that Americans are such bad losers, and they can't or won't acknowledge an masterful performance like that.

  • @beekeeperbrad6251
    @beekeeperbrad6251 Pƙed 11 dny

    It's fun

  • @smurphas6119
    @smurphas6119 Pƙed 12 dny

    i’m not a fan of dirtbike racing (though i did ride when i was younger) but i’ve subscribed because i’ve watched two incredibly told, captivating stories that have piqued my interested in this sport

  • @codycoeburn5704
    @codycoeburn5704 Pƙed 12 dny

    Need more of these videos

  • @itsmeidiot7553
    @itsmeidiot7553 Pƙed 12 dny

    Lol Gajser actualy do comback fromlast to first in russia he is the best

  • @stuartosborne3013
    @stuartosborne3013 Pƙed 13 dny

    I had a hero 5 that was that Dogs had a great wind noise cut on it out the box and great footage till I lost it. Then every other go pro RUBISH ! Thanks for your vid genius especially the mic foam. But how come the experts GOPRO don’t have this out the box given the huge cost. Ape Man camera just as good if not better and a fraction of the cost. Anyway I’ll be using all your tips 👍👍

  • @carpballet
    @carpballet Pƙed 14 dny

    I don’t know what “camera sittings” are. Nor do I know why “sit ups” would be important with cameras. Better abdominal muscles produce better video?

  • @SebTheFrenchGuy
    @SebTheFrenchGuy Pƙed 14 dny

    "When a French man came to the US and beat the Americans in 250cc Sx, 250cc Mx, 500cc Mx in one season ! " 😂

  • @Heretic_Dezign
    @Heretic_Dezign Pƙed 14 dny

    The yanks got thier collective asses handed to them in a basket

  • @Holden2090
    @Holden2090 Pƙed 15 dny

    Thanks for the video! would love to see a hard enduro Ride review

  • @Chagerboom
    @Chagerboom Pƙed 15 dny

    Seriously one of the best made videos I've seen. Like other people said this kept me on the edge of my seat lmao.

  • @dustindavis104
    @dustindavis104 Pƙed 15 dny

    I follow AMA Supercross pretty closely, not Motocross so much. I just heard the name Ryan Hurlings for the first time watching this video. Crazy talent!

  • @barneschitown
    @barneschitown Pƙed 15 dny

    fantastic watch that. thanks!

  • @bebble985
    @bebble985 Pƙed 16 dny

    If Herlings was wearing a GoPro during run in the 2nd moto, that video would definitely be some of the most legendary GoPro footage ever recorded.

  • @big_enoah
    @big_enoah Pƙed 17 dny

    Bro was talking like Eli had no chance 😂

  • @nick_g
    @nick_g Pƙed 17 dny

    Great mini doc. I’ve never even watched motocross

  • @ellnic
    @ellnic Pƙed 17 dny

    Jeffrey Herlings has proven to be better than Tomac

  • @StoccTube
    @StoccTube Pƙed 18 dny

    What an epic video. I have no clue about motocross. But I was hooked

  • @willvangaal8412
    @willvangaal8412 Pƙed 18 dny

    Europeans are the best in everthing .

  • @Vanav8866
    @Vanav8866 Pƙed 19 dny

    4 stroke

  • @Graham-mu1ul
    @Graham-mu1ul Pƙed 19 dny

    Would rather watch some Carmichael Or Bubba Stewart

  • @michaelmcginn7260
    @michaelmcginn7260 Pƙed 19 dny

    First class Herlings, well deserved win. A real shame about the partisan crowd.