behind the scenes

A little while ago, I mentioned we were working on a 20-minute athlete profile of Baja 500-competitor Gustavo Vildosola Jr for Redbull. Here’s a little sneak peak!

Special thanks to FLF filmer Greg, who actually rode in a chase truck for the entire Baja 500…. that’s 500 miles off-road, folks! I was dying to ride in the chase truck, too. Now that I watch the footage though, I’m guessing I would have been pretty sick. That’s some crazy driving!

It’s gonna be a fun documentary, and I’m looking forward to posting the finished project in July. Danny May’s been cuttin’ away at it in the last 2 weeks, logging footage and putting together the rough assembly. Jerry and I just got to watch a rough, first 12 minutes or so today. It’s lookin’ good!

FLF Films is headed to the Baja today!  It’s Baja 500 time, and one of our filmers will be there embedded with one of the most respected, venerated teams there - Vildosola Racing - for a 20-minute athlete profile about Gustavo Vildosola Jr.

It’s a pretty cool story… “Tavo” comes from an incredible racing legacy.  His father is a world-renowned desert racer, and Tavo’s already made a name for himself at the young age of 27.  Check out this little video (NOT made by FLF) showing one of their vehicle tests in San Felipe.  Pretty badass!

Jerry will head down to San Diego to film more interview material and capture some beautiful action footage with Tavo next week. Stay tuned… The completed athlete profile should be ready in July!

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