Bolddog Lings Freestyle Team wishing you a Happy New Year.

Photo: Danielle Sheehan

Bolddog "DROP THE HAMMER" DVD is now on Shelves

The Bolddog "Drop the Hammer" is now out on shelves and available to buy.

Hairy Films presents to you “Drop the Hammer” which follows Dan Whitby, Samson Eaton and the crazy Bolddog Lings Team on their epic adventure across the UK and afar.

The DVD features events such as Silverstone, Royal Welsh, Oman Middle East and many more. Also includes the guys on the Crusty Demons Tour and the antic they get up to in the foam pit.

This fast moving high action DVD gives you a back stage pass to the UK’s number 1 Freestyle Motocross Team.

Samson gives the dvd his approval.

Bolddog Team top up their first aid!

It may be the off season for the Bolddog Team but things just don't come to a stand still. Andy, Chloe and Dan dropped in on a St Johns Ambulance first Aid course today making sure if one of the Team decide to drop their bike and manage to cut themselves one of the newly crowned first aiders can be quickly on the scene to administer a plaster!!! Good Job!!!

Dan makes a new friend.                                       The Team with Dan's new friend.

The busiest to date! Part 1

Well..........What a year it’s been, 54 days and 30 shows later we are now drawing to the end of the fan nominal 2008 season. The team have, flipped, twisted, grabbed and whipped their way across the country from extreme sports events to some of the biggest country and agricultural shows Europe has to offer. 

The Bolddog Lings Team started their campaign at one of the UK’s top theme parks, no less than Thorpe Park. Bolddog Lings regulars Dan Whitby and Samson Eaton were joined by fellow Englishman and one of the UK’s best Jamie Squibb for a UK vs USA face off against America’s  Jack Rowe and Thomas Alves who made the journey across the pond for this epic battle.

It was to be the UK team that prevailed as UK weather set upon Thorpe Park preventing the American riders from possibly reaching their top game.

The team then saddled up for the main season of shows Kicking things off at the legendary British race circuit that is Donnington Park. The British Touring Car Championship being the event and the team were scripted in to perform for the race fans in the intervals. After back flipping like a gymnast all week earlier in the year at Thorpe Park, Bolddog’s team Manager Dan Whitby was also booked to get upside down and in funny shapes at the Touring Cars. Not to be over shadowed by Dan, his witty riding partner in crime, Samson Eaton took it upon himself to display a truly breathtaking example of upright trickery on his Lings Honda.

British Touring Cars a huge success the team head back home to Norfolk to only be back on the road the following weekend. Not too far to travel for the next venue, the team headed over the river for the South Suffolk show. With no pressure of Backflips and roaring sunshine, Dan and Samson rode in front of the thousands in attendance in fine style.

The next 2 months saw the team cover the width and depth of the UK. The Chassis-Cab DAF lorry covered countless miles  from Devon to Newcastle, quick stop in Northumberland, Ferry crossing over to Ireland,  sunny visit to the Royal Cornwall, flying visit to Stevanage finally closing the adventure with a long haul up to Scotland for the Burgie International Horse Trials. The Scottish weather not favouring the team, but never the less Bolddog Lings riders Dan Whitby, Samson Eaton and Arran Powley rode for the crowds putting on yet another display of freestyle riding at its best in the not so perfect conditions.

After returning home the team prepared for the ever popular Royal Norfolk Show. A local show for the boys both Samson and Dan wanted to repeat their quality performance at last year’s show. This for Dan meant more and more backflips and Samson showing off his ever growing repertoire of tricks. Young and up and coming Bolddog Lings star Arran Powley also making an appearance wowing the home crowd in front of the record breaking 100,000 strong crowds over the two day period.

With the season almost half way through the Bolddog Lings steam train was already travelling at speed and showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. The next stop on the calendar was the Royal Show at Stoneleigh Park in the Midlands followed by Wirral show the following weekend. Then the team prepared for a weeklong trip that had been looked forward to all year. Kicking off in Yorkshire at The Malton show for the second year running then soon packing up ready to hit Wales. The venue was the Royal Welsh Show which is the biggest and best show of its kind in Europe.

With the disappointment of last year’s show team really had a point to prove at the four day event. The team attended the show last year only being able to perform twice out of 8 shows due to bad weather so this year the team really were hoping for good weather and thankfully they got it.

 Blistering sunshine for all four days really allowed the Bolddog team to show the Royal Welsh crowds why they are the UK’s number one freestyle team.

Dan wowed the crowds with his upside down antics and being half way through the season Samson was really riding on his A game once again showing the 60,000 each day strong crowd why he is one of the UK’s best. So with the minor setback of Dan being very ill for one of the four days the Royal Welsh had officially been conquered by the Bolddog Lings Team with the show being a massive success and easily being the best show of the year.

Part 2 to follow shortly

We would like to say a big thank you to all our sponsors to which without your support such a successful year would not be possible.

The Busiest to date! Part 2

With the success of the Royal Welsh show under their belts the Team headed up to Scotland once again to finish their week long adventure in Glasgow for the annual Glasgow Show. Home once again for the Team only for them to suit back up and head back up to Scotland for the Perthshire Show which required a quick turnaround as the Team had to be in Cranley, Surrey the very next day. Nothing like travelling nearly the length of the country in a day!

After being extremely busy covering many miles in the Chassis-Cabs DAF lorry with the Bolddog landing system in tow the Team found themselves with an unfamiliar weekend off. But not completely stopping, Bolddog’s team rider’s Samson Eaton and Arran Powley were scripted in by Jamie Squibb to ride at the British round of the World Speedway GP in Cardiff. The Millennium Stadium being the venue and with 43,000 tickets sold both Samson and Arran represented Bolddog and all their sponsors in very fine style alongside Jamie Squibb.

Back to it then after the weekend off the massive mobile landing system with team in tow headed to Shrewsbury for the prestigious Shrewsbury flower show. Dan and Samson both being very unsure on what to think of riding at a flower show, They were both very shocked as they arrived to find out that they would be riding at night under flood lights closing the show with £25000 firework display. Turned out to be a pretty amazing show. Also performing at the Show with the team was Hayley Westenra the young and famous opera singer from New Zealand just showing the stature of this event.

With simply too many dates to list, the Team enjoyed the next two months of shows drawing to a close at the British Superbike round at Silverstone, with the honour of performing on the start finish straight at this legendary race circuit.

The Team played a non performing role at this year’s Dirt Bike show proudly being a part of both the Fuchs Silkolene stand and the two Osiris Shoes stands at the show. The Guys at Silkolene doing a fine job or recreating what Dan had been doing on his bike all year, getting it upside down. We were delighted to hear that Silkolene took home a deserved stand of the show award.

The Team now look forward to once again performing at the NEC Internation Motorcycle and Scooter show which will conclude the 2008 season.

We would like to say a big thank you to all our sponsors to which without your support such a successful year would not be possible.

Lings Honda, Honda, Chassis-cab, Silkolene Oils, Osiris Shoes, Kickzoo, Freestyle Xtreme, Alpinestars, Charge Clothing, Pulse Racing, Dunlop Tyres, Shoei Helmets. 

   Samson's Diary

Yo people just a quick visit with one of my Bolddog Lings Freestyle fuelled reports for you to read. This time I’m here to tell you guys about our latest antics, which would be the 2008 Dirtbike Bike show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. We were not actually performing as we would have liked to but the next best thing I guess. The Dirtbike Show has all the top manufactures there with their 2009 model machines on display and also all of the 2009 kits on display for all to drool over. Fuchs Silkolene who has sponsored us over the years had a stand there and they had Whitby’s Lings Honda CRF250 as part of their stand, which was super super cool because it was actually hung up on the wall of their stand upside down. Along side Billy Mackenzie’s 2008 championship winning CAS Honda 450 this set the stage for one of the best looking stands at the show and funnily enough they actually won stand of the show with much interest of Whitby’s bike hangin upside down as if it was doing a backflip. Also at the show Osiris Shoes had a big presents with 2 of team Bolddog Lings Honda CRF250’s also on their stands. Mr. Powley’s machine on the trade stand and my own tool for the job on the promotion stand, not hung upside down like Dan’s but still just as impressive. Never the less all 3 of the team’s bikes were at the show in some shape or form representing Bolddog and all of our sponsors so it all was good.

Another reason for us all to be there was the official Dirtbike Show after party held be Osiris Shoes and Moto Magazine and we were lucky enough to premiere the first ever Bolddog Lings FMX Team DVD there. A club called Studio 54 in Coventry was the venue and it was set to be one hell of a night and it didn’t fail to impress. With all the booze put on free there was no excuse not to party and that’s exactly what everyone did. With the night well into full swing it was time to launch the Bolddog Lings Drop The Hammer DVD, So the music was brought to a stop and all eyes casted on the massive screen on the music stage and the play button was pressed. All the antics of the last couple of years featured and with a banging soundtrack the DVD was definitely taken in very well and being joined by people such as the Purple Helmets and some the UK’s top motocross racers the party also a massive success.

Home now for just a week as we prepare ourselves for the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show and Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. The Thunderdome Games the show and with 11 days of performances make sure you come and check us out. But on behalf of Bolddog and myself i’d just like to say a massive thank you to all of our sponsors for an awesome 2008, Without you guys none of this would have been possible so thank you all very very much so check out the pictures form the Dirtbike Show and bring on 2009!

Silkolene stand                                                      www.silkolene.com

Samson pick's up his new CTi's                             Purple Helmets in top form!!!!!!

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