From Glamis to Coachella

6 Straight days of desert hell; a veritable cornucopia of weather, red bull guys going HUGE at Glamis, and 3 days of Coachella,  all to end the season. Fantastic way to go out…

Wednesday April 15th.

The rig gets stored all season at Dunes Edge and Coachella was coming so we had to make the season ending trip.  Got out Wednesday morning to the craziest wind I have ever seen at Glamis; it was blowing so hard you could not be outside without goggles, and the wind chill made it freezing.  Had to stagger the warrior when we setup camp so it would not blow over on us.  Despite the wind there is something about EMPTY and VIRIGN glamis dunes.  No tracks anywhere and nobody out there period.  Beau had just bought the new KTM 505 so the wind was not going to stop us.  Rode a bit on Wednesday the sand was incredible aside from some super soft spots here and there. We both went over the bars a few times. There were some crazy and dodgy formations form all the wind. Definetly had to be super careful. Rode hard and were hoping for better weather the next day.  Turns out we were not the only ones.

Red Bull Air Show.  I thought we missed the Red Bull show in SD with the planes by going to coachella…turns out we got our own show.

Apparently the Red Bull guys were out there to shoot a commercial and just waiting for the wind to die down so the chopper could get in there.  Went for a morning ride on Thursday and we were getting ready to pack up when we saw them.  Watched for a bit and took some pics and video.  Going to post the pics now and the HD footage after the 6 day desert hangover subsides…  The HD footage is sick as you get to see both the skills of the riders and the chopper pilot(he was pulling sick maneuvers).  It was a great situation to test the Mark II 5d video features.  Threw in a couple of shots of the rig at Coachella for good measure.

After the air show loaded up and raced out of glamis to get the rig ready;unload the toys in palm springs, get the rig detailed, and load the golf cart up(god bless a toy box) to get a good spot for coachella.  From one great show with rock stars to another…  Hell of a way to end an incredible Glamis season.

here is the link to their shots and story.

Red Bull Glamis Session from Dune Fast on Vimeo.

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