Freebooter Racing

The 4 stroke that changed the sound of Supercross

Sound of Change: The YZM400F In 1997 a throaty four stroke could be heard among the chorus of 2 strokes at the Las Vegas supercross. Doug Henry would fight injury and fly through the ai...

Failure in the Hype- The dangers of crowdsourced bike companies - Navigating a Privateer Life This week I dip my toes into the dangers of the hyped up crowdfunded bike companies of SpeedX and Sick Bicycle Co. Two companies with completely different paths but in the end the same outcome. Pinkbike and Cycling tips did great journalism on t...

Some things are hyped up, and can lead to heartache in the long run. Listen to Navigating a Privateer Life on your podcast player of choice.

Learning to properly speak about your sponsors and yourself will do wonders in your career as an independent racer.

Copy - The tool to sell yourself to sponsors - Navigating a Privateer Life This episode focuses on Copy. It's what advertisers use to sell product. Learning how to create good copy will make you incredibly valuable to sponsors and help them sell product, which in turn will get you better sponsors. Going through the di...