The Motorcycle Challenge AKA MAD are excited to announce that eight time AMA National Champion Rickey Gadson has signed on to host the pilot. The Motorcycle Challenge AKA MAD is a Reality Series where the Nations finest stunt riders will compete in a game of H-O-R-S-E using their motorcycles. Hollywood Stunt Coordinator / 2nd Unit Director, William Washington, created this innovative new show.
Washington has been in the Motion Picture business for over 17 years. He started out as a stuntman performing the most extreme stunts Hollywood could throw at him. After a few years he had the opportunity to coordinate the stunts for, "What's Love Got to Do With It", starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett, which was a huge success. A large list of credits followed after this movie including; Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Biker Boyz, Johnson's Family Vacation and Player's Club. The fight scene in Player's Club went on to be recognized as one of the greatest fights on film to date. He then received his DGA card after directing 2nd Unit on B.E.T's Ten Arabesque Novels. The credits continued to grow in that area of film making as well. Hes written several screen plays and reality shows and is now taking it to the next level by producing, The Motorcycle Challenge.
Contestants are confined to an eighth of a mile straight track where they will perform motorcycle stunts such as; twelve o clock wheelies, no-handed wheelies, rolling indos, elevator moves, high acrobats on one wheel or any other stunts they have created. The first contender will perform a stunt that if successfully completed, must be emulated and successfully completed by the other four contestants. Who ever does not complete the stunt successfully, receives a letter. Each competitor performs under the same criteria and the process of elimination is repeated until four contestants have spelled out the word M-A-D, because that is exactly what the participants will be when they lose this high energy, ego- driven competition.
The five contestants competing in The Motorcycle Challenge are vying for a $ 5000 cash prize and an opportunity to proceed to the 2nd round for an additional $ 5000 and lastly, the Grand Finale to win $ 50,000. A 2nd prize of $ 2000 will also be awarded at each event. Based on the success of this debut event, Washington plans to travel to ten other major cities in search of the nations greatest motorcycle stunt rider, who will ultimately win over $ 50,000.
The Pilot will be filmed October 1, 2006 12:00pm-4:00pm at The Los Angeles Sports Arena, 3939 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets! A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern California. For more information please call William Washington (888) 989-3111 or (818)618-2670.
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