Memories of Scot Breithaupt part 1

This clip is from a GPV (Gravity Powered Vehicle) race that Scot Breithaupt promoted and televised on the then sketchy sports network known as ESPN.  Scot and veteran announcer Dave Stanfield are doing the  commentary.  Pat Wallace, the Unreel Productions staff cameraman is the guy riding backwards on the camera motorcycle that reached speeds of 135 mph.  I worked as an AD (assistant director) on this show.  Near the end, (at 12:57) there's a shot of myself and Randy Lawrence taken from another show in Scot's Action Sports Cycle Series.  In the middle of this clip is the worst crash ever captured on tape at a GPV race.  There year was 1988. At a time when ESPN show everything from fishing to kickboxing, Scot sold them a series that included cycling, trials riding, GPV's and skate luges, and a few other bicycling sports.  It was one of the first times most of these sports were televised in the U.S.  This is the period when I worked with Scot on several occasions, and when he was doing things like producing TV shows, that much of the BMX world was unaware of.

For any of you that haven't heard, Scot Breithaupt, the Godfather of BMX, was found dead in Indio, California this past Saturday, July 4th, 2015.