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Wheelie Small

Frecklefilms
The remote control motorbike World Championships tooke place in Italy in September. We followed the British team, the defending World Champions, to record their leap for victory. It was an extraordinary few days full of charged emotions, geeky teamwork and very small motorbikes. From a formal opening ceremony where each international team (from Australia through to the UK) paraded their bikes to the theme of their national anthem to tense competitive races and on to the final prize giving with podiums. The film follows three UK racers observed by their girlfriends who give a pragmatic and sweet insight into their boyfriend's absorbing hobby / obsession.
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  • Dez82
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      Dez82  

    • Cheers Abstractics, glad you enjoyed it, we did too! Every time this gets repeated on Current TV I get emails and phone calls, so I know it's been on again, and each time new people trip over this great sport.

    • 2 years ago
  • PWillemse
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      PWillemse  

    • A fun little piece and an interesting insight into the RC-mototcycle world. Like the iv with Dave's wife and him racing. Overall I felt it could be a bit shorter - the racing footage got a bit repetitive so that it could get to the climax sooner. Maybe more info on how they prepare for the race.

      All in all great!

    • 3 years ago
  • Dez82
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      Dez82  

    • Hey "NotCaleb", if you took your head out your tradesmans entrance and allowed your ears to absorb some of the wise words you'd realise most of us are Real Motorcycle racers and riders, but love doing the RC bikes as a hobby too, some even rode all the way there to compete, get over yourself! You can't even SPELL motorcycle!

    • 4 years ago
  • 24French
  • scaulfi
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      scaulfi  

    • Thanks for the mini film Jessica.. Awesome to watch, and great to see our RC bike hobby/sport getting out to the masses.. ;)

      It would be nice to have more than just one Aussie (me) make the trip to the Worlds.. oh well, I have a ball every time..

      Like Dez said, I/we hope you can make it to the next one, Spain'08.., in Valencia...

    • 4 years ago
  • Dave_A
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      Dave_A  

    • Hi Jess, its Dave. Me and Becky have just watched your video and its fantastic!!!
      Was a real pleasure meeting you and having a a nice lady to keep us boys in check all weekend.
      Becky says hello and unfortunately we wont be able to make Spain this year, we are having a baby in September!
      Love Dave & Bec

    • 4 years ago
  • Dez82
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      Dez82  

    • Great work Jessica, what can I say, thanks for bringing our sport to the masses!
      See you in Spain for the Worlds '08 I hope!

    • 4 years ago
  • empee
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      empee  

    • Excellent short movie about the '07 WC. Great editing, interviews with top UK drivers, and good footage of the bikes makes this well worth viewing. I hope to see more model bike coverage from Frecklefilms in the future.

    • 4 years ago
  • TheArtHitchhiker
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      TheArtHitchhiker  

    • A great little film. It would be very easy to cross the line into derision and fun at these big boys with little toys but Jessica Edwards allows her subjects to speak for themselves so that, even shortly into the pod, you find yourself rooting for for the team...

    • 4 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  

    • A great insight into the ups and down of remote control motorcycle World Championships.

      An insight made even better by the fact I didn't even know they existed - I now feel proud in my knowledge and wish the GB team all the best for Spain.

    • 4 years ago
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