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Downhill Speed Documenting the lives of three downhill racers |
DOWNHILL SPEED
“Downhill Speed” documents the lives of three professional downhill
mountain bike racers, the consummate professional and racing legend Eric Carter,
privateer and journeyman Orlando Martinez, and on-the-rise 22-year-old Australian
superstar John Waddell.
The film reveals the racers at home, training and at play, while shadowing them
through the ups and downs of a race season. The race action begins with the
Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, followed by the Southern California
NORBA National at Snow Summit, and finally the Grouse Mountain World Cup in
Vancouver, Canada. “DHS” gets under the helmets and goes deep into
what drives these racers, each coming from different walks of life, but with
one underlying passion—racing mountain bikes.
Eric Carter is the closest thing mountain bike racing has to a household name.
Evolving from BMX, Carter modestly accumulated four World and nine National
championships before crossing over to mountain bikes. He’s the reigning
National downhill champion, one of the most dominant mountaincross racers ever,
and is even a character in the PlayStation 2 video game “Downhill Domination.”
Orlando Martinez, a 38-year-old full-time longshoreman from San Pedro, California,
doesn’t fit the mold of the average pro racer. He isn’t pampered
like factory riders, relies on his own resources to race, and that makes him
a favorite at international events.
Johnny Waddell, a 22-year-old Australian with incredible bike handling skills,
is a rider everyone pegged for greatness. A horrible crash suffered before the
Grouse Mountain World Cup leaves Johnny’s promising career in question.
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