Dawgs DVD Decathlon

 Full Circle: A Nate Adams Documentary

Nate Adams is probably the world's finest freestyle motocross rider ever and he's also one of the world's most determined and disciplined athletes ever - except of course for Lance Armstrong who's the king of the comeback. Nate's not only battled through the FMX ranks to be the first man to beat Pastrana head-to-head in the X-Games but he's also fought back to fitness from serious head and leg injuries.
Full Circle tells the full Nate Adams tale from his shaky beginnings on minibikes to the point where he's the undoubted King of FMX. And like all good movies there's plenty of drama and action thrown into the mix.
Even if you're no fan of freestyle you'll still be impressed by Nate's attitude as he battles through pain and doubt while bouncing back to full strength from some horrific - but well filmed - crashes.
All-in-all Full Circle is a great movie that's a definite break from the norm.

 Charge

From the mean streets of NYC to the mud bogs of Tennessee if it's got four wheels and a pair of bars it's in this DVD. Quad is America's #1 magazine for fans of four-wheeled moto-madness and Charge is their televisual look at the US of A's four-wheelin', thumb-throttlin' scene. Expect to see back-flips, motocross madness, desert racing duels and more in this 35-minute action-packed DVD.

 Supercross: The Movie

Prepare for a non-stop, high-energy cheesefest when you slip this badboy in your DVD player as Supercross: The Movie does its best to grate you down - Gorgonzola stylee - with an overdose of motocross mozzarella that's surprisingly tasty even though it's oh-so wrong.
Although it's the sport of supercross that's meant to be the star of this film it's actually the sensually sexy Sophia Bush - yup, the chick-o-latte from Van Wilder and One Tree Hill - who gets pulses rising as she smoulders on-screen as the girlfriend of KC Carlyle - a young up-and-coming racer who scores a ride with the all-conquering Team Nami.
Tension between KC and his wild-riding, privateer brother Trip rises to fever-pitch until a career-ending crash makes them all realise brotherly love conquers all in America - or some crap like that - and the only way KC will ever defeat the supercross elite is if they give each other thumbs-ups, big smiles and obligatory pats on the back.
If you can see past the parmesan plot that has more holes in it than a lump of Switzerland's finest then Supercross: The Movie really ain't that bad so check it out when it hits stores in early September.

 On The Pipe 2

This movie is some bad-ass shizzle and it features all your American motocross and FMX heroes doing what they do best - bustin' big! On The Pipe 2 is so awesome that OTP should stand for Off This Planet! So don't be a dork - buy a copy of this DVD now!

 Red Bull  Romaniacs 2005

The Red Bull Romaniacs is the world's toughest enduro rallye and this DVD featurette shows just what goes down in deepest, darkest Romania when you gather a bunch of the world's finest off-road racers and put them on the most tremendously technical trails Eastern Europe has to offer.
There's plenty of awesome riding footage from the event along with rider interviews and some behind the scenes stuff along with the most bizarre soundtrack ever thrown together in a dirt bike movie!

 Mini Chaos III Path Of Destruction

This DVD reminded me of the early Crusty movies that had enough mad tricks, hot chicks and blown-up bits to keep you on the edge of your seat for the full feature. While the quality may be a little low at times the action comes so thick and fast you'll do well to take it all in first time around.
While Mini Chaos III is mostly minibike related there are a couple of FMX and road bike sections as well as a fair few fist fights, some ghastly gashes and a little nudity which means this movie is only suited for mature but immature audiences.
One of the highlights of this movie is the awesome indoor racing footage shot in Las Vegas' mega New Orleans Arena as Jeremy McGrath and Chris Gosselaar go head-to-head for the gold on their Honda 10-inchers.

 2005 AMA Motocross Championship

With bar-to-bar action from each and every round - and both classes - of the 2005 AMA Outdoor Nationals you can't really go wrong with this DVD. While Carmichael wipes up and Stewart wipes out in the 250s things are much closer in the 125s as Langston, Alessi, Brown, Hepler, Short and eventual champion Tedesco all star at the front during the 12-round series.
The tension rises until it all comes to a head at the final round of the 125 title chase and you won't believe your eyes as Langston, Alessi and Tedesco mix it up! Absolutely awesome stuff!

 Crusty Demons X A Decade Of Dirt

Fleshwound Films present their 10th anniversary issue of their oh-so crazy Crusty Demons of Dirt series that's cunningly called Crusty Demons X - a Decade of Dirt. This DVD features all the usual riders doing the usual Crusty things to the usual Crusty soundtrack in a handful of the usual and some more unusual - New Zealand and Australia - Crusty locations.

 Magoo: The Story Of Danny Chandler

Most motocross fans from the early '80s will no-doubt remember the wild-riding and booze-fuelled antics of Danny 'Magoo' Chandler who is probably the fastest man never to win himself a major championship. From the West coast of America to the farmland of Eastern Europe, Magoo wowed fans with his do-or-go-home-in-an-ambulance attitude to winning and entertaining which ultimately ended his career as a motorcycle racer in the winter of 1985.
In this DVD - Magoo: The Story of Danny Chandler - there's plenty of old-time footage of Danny and fellow racing legends Brad Lackey, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Darrel Schultz and others from both sides of the Atlantic who also talk in-depth about Danny and his exploits both before and after the Paris Bercy accident which left him confined to a wheelchair. This movie makes for compulsive viewing and is a firm favourite in the Dawg DVD drawer.

 Mike Metzger: The Godfather of FMX

I'm pretty damn sure there's already a trilogy of Godfather movies on the shelves of my local rental store - Davide's DVD-o-rama - although none of them feature the tattooed originator of FMX tomfoolery Mike Metzger.
Metz has been on the freestyle scene from day one but the ex-supercross racer isn't just a one-dimensional jump-monkey as this movie shows. As well as being a flippin' legend on two wheels Mike's also a loving father and loyal husband and that's what award winning movie maker Evan Stone manages to capture with this film along with Metzger's motorcycle madness both on the dirt and in the air. Also stars top FMX riders Pastrana, Adams and more.

 SX Exposed Volume 2.2

The 2006 AMA supercross series was the most exciting in history with the title chase going down to the very last Main Event between RC, James Stewart and Chad Reed. And luckily for us moto-movie junkies Studio 411’s SX Exposed series of DVDs really gets in the thick of the action to bring you the thrills, spills and all the controversy of America’s #1 indoor motocross championship.
SX Exposed 2.2 focuses on the San Diego through Orlando rounds which see the return of Travis Pastrana, an RC DNF and then the fuel drama. It’s all exciting, well-filmed stuff with some excellent narration from Gregg Godfrey and a worthy addition to anyone’s DVD stash.

 Transworld Motocross: Skills 2

Andrew Short and the Transworld Motocross crew pick up where Ryan Hughes left off with their original instructional DVD - Skills - in an all-new production. With Shorty in control he takes us through all the basics as well as some exciting new pro techniques such as scrubbing and the like.
And as well as learning some good riding techniques you can also pick up some top tech tips from master-mech Losch as he teaches you top-secret tips to keep your scoot in tip-top condition. All in all Skills 2 is worth watching as even the best riders will learn something from this DVD.