FORREST MINCHINTON
A surfer, who makes his living building surfboards to pay for motorcycles. A two wheeled enthusiast with an unlikely love affair with the desert sparked by his father. The connection with Baja being a paradise for the traveling surfer / dirt biker. 1000 miles of uncharted trails and beaches. A point where the two worlds truly intersect. This sparked a childhood dream to one day race the Baja 1000. Through this, a friendship and mentor was born in the form of Carlin Dunne, whose untimely death left Forrest in search of honouring his fallen teammate.
COLTON UDALL
A five time Baja 1000 champion, sidelined and semi-retired after a debilitating back injury. In search of redemption and reliving his former glory, Colton finds a new found motivation and means in teaming up with Forrest. Sharing his knowledge and experience. A hero, turned mentor, all with the common goal in mind.
DEREK AUSSERBAUER
Derek’s love for two wheels started roughly at 2 years old on a red Huffy BMX bike. He’s been racing ever since. Working as a welder to fund his passion, Derek is a true blue collar worker. Living in Santa Barbara, he has entered the Baja 1000 for the past four years, coming up second on multiple occasions. When a race team didn’t pan out he he decided to have a go out at it as an Ironman and won the Ironman championship. In 2019, he’s going for the win with the team.
NIC GARVIN
From age 4 onwards, Nic has been on dirt bikes. Everything in Nic’s life is dedicated to racing and he craves to be a champion. When he’s not on a motorcycle, he’s training children on them. He was introduced to Baja when he watched Robby Bell and Colton Udall in the San Felipe 250 and rode the track the day after the race. For him, Baja represents freedom - and racing through those landscapes in isolation is his happiness. Together with the Colton, Forrest, and Derek he hopes to race through the desert to his best ability and bring a win to the team.
“On race day, we were up at 2am as the race starts at 3am and we followed the team the entire length of the circuit - eventually getting to sleep 25 hrs later, 3am the next day. At that point, you’re running on pure adrenaline”.
Lincoln Caplice, Director
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Lincoln Caplice
DIRECTOR
Lincoln joined the ranks of Modular Records at the height of their zacts such as Daft Punk, Justice, The Pixies and Tame Impala. Moving between commercial and documentary filmmaking, Lincoln brings to every project a unique brand of character-driven work that resonates with audiences worldwide. Whether it’s creating sought after authenticity for big-name brands such as Lexus, Kirin, Samsung, Red Bull and Corona, or telling stories you can’t stop thinking about after the credits roll, Lincoln’s work is deeply human and constantly in-demand. -
Harrison Mark
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Harrison is a founding partner and executive producer at Mojave Productions. His unique approach to producing comes from a previous life travelling the world as a commercial photographer, shooting in remote locations for world leading brands. Being able to see things from the eye of both a creative and producer, Harrison is able to problem solve and find solutions without sacrificing the quality of work or creative vision. Working across feature films, TV commercials and branded content, Harrison is somewhat of a Swiss army knife when it comes to creative production.
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Forrest Minchinton
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Forrest’s transition into film production came during a motorcycle career spent in front of the camera. Bouncing between documentary film projects and commercial film work as a precision rider and now producer. Film has always been the avenue to travel the world over and tell compelling stories from both his own point of view or others. Every project is an opportunity to create adventure and tell compelling stories. Having worked on commercial projects for brands such as Chevrolet, Ralph Lauren, American Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Ducati, Deus ex Machina and more.
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Jam Hassan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jamil is the Executive Producer at Monster Children Films. Nature, adventure and culture are at the heart of everything he creates. A boy from the bush, he grew up in Dondingalong on the NSW North Coast. His Bapak always told him ‘do whatever you want but have fun doing it’. He’s been doing just that.
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Andy Gough
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Andy has worked on film projects across the globe, from Haitian voodoo ceremonies and Bosnian coal mines, to the harsh Mexican desert, and the friendly waters of South Africa. Whether he is knee deep in dust in the Baja desert, or fighting the current of Cloudbreak in Fiji with his underwater camera - Andy’s eye is on point. He’s worked on documentaries like IMAX’s Dream Big and Animal Planet’s Vet Gone Wild as well as shot 2nd unit and underwater for narratives like Glendyn Ivin’s The Cry, Safe Harbour and most recently Penguin Bloom. No matter the project, Andy always manages to capture authentic human moments and beautifully crafted imagery.
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Lucas Vasquez
EDITOR
Lucas is an award winning editor based in Sydney Australia. Working across feature documentaries, commercials and music videos, across Australia, USA and Asia. Recent work includes the feature documentary Skategoat directed by Van Alpert and follows US Pro skateboarder Leandre Sanders growing up on the streets of LA, set for release in 2021. He edited the TV doco series Save this Rhino for National Geographic, directed by Taylor Steele which won a Lumiere award.
Thank you. From the bottom of our heart to the hundreds of people, crew, cinematographers, race teams, families, brands, production partners and friends we met along the way during the making of this film. It has been a special experience for everyone and we’re excited to share it with the world.
Special mention to the good people at Stanley Brothers, Deus ex Machina, Alpine Stars, Bell Helmets, Honda Motorcycles, SCORE International,100%, Sonar Music, Unison Sound, Gaga Music, Gear Head and Taqueria El Trailero for sharing this wild ride with us and for the ongoing support.