Stunt Practice Sessions

[drawkward]

Session 1:

This is the first, and last, time I film in the dark with the scooter. The light was just not what I expected. If I would have had the chance ( ) I would have done it over with manual focus and nightvision off. I didn't get that chance due to a little interruption.

I was doing this stunt practice session behind the elementary school (that I live right next to) where there is nothing but a soccer field, then I95 beyond that behind there (The reason I do them back there, for the last couple days ). (You can actually hear some bikes racing on 95 right before she starts layin on me)

Anyways, the footage is terrible, I wish it turned out better. I will make a better one, very very soon, when I have time to do another practice session that (hopefully) lasts more than 3 minutes... I only uploaded this so you guys could hear the end. I was smacked, so my responses were kind of funny. I was mostly just in shock of wtf just happened. I thought it was a copper at first that snuck up on me from the woods

I was totally caught off guard, and it was hilarious after the fact. Had to share. Enjoy



Someone with a flashlight: What's going on here?
Me: I'm sorry, do you live here?
Ladie: Yes! This is not a race track,
Me: I didn't know anyone lived here.
Ladie: ...this is a school, it's a parking lot...
Me: ...Huh?
Ladie: This is a parking lot, not a race track!
Me: I understand, I'm really sorry I didn't know you...
Ladie: And it's after hours, please leave!
Me: ...I'm leavin'.

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EDIT: Just to clarify. There is a little building right behind the school that is labeled security resident parking. I never noticed the sign before. Never realized why there was always a car behind the school. I just can't believe that an elementary school has a security guard that lives behind the school in a classroom sized building. I'll take a pic for you guys tomorrow, so you can see I'm not totally in the wrong

[90GTVert]

Thanks for the vid. Looks like there are some nice wheelies happening. Would be really cool to see in better light like you said.

I've never had any luck doing much in school lots. Some of the local schools it seems like you drive in and a cop is right behind you. Others end up calling a cop rather than just asking you to leave. If an officer has to show up they're gonna check your ID and run you for warrants to make it worth their time. When friends and I used to do burnouts and all that stuff in a school parking lot late at night neighbors would run us off. I jumped a curb spinning tires all the way across it one night because the neighbors car was a Grand Marquis (Crown Vic twin) and I thought it was a cop. Not really sure why I thought it was a good idea to attempt to evade police over burnouts and donuts in hindsight.

I rode with a friend, T2 and a CBR, and we stopped in a church parking lot to stretch and talk for a second. Some drove over and waved his cell phone at us and threatened to call the police. I told him we were just taking a break and weren't harming anything and apologized. He waved his cell some more and got all upset trying to make us leave immediately. I'm not a religious person so I had to thank him for doing the Christian thing and being so friendly to us. lol I think some folks look at 2 wheelers and their riders as bad news.

Best advice I can give you is to ride around one night and scope out parking lots and industrial complexes with nobody around. Spots with no close neighbors and no night shifts. I found one near me and it's got a few roads connecting different areas and some big culdesacs and it's far enough from any life that loud exhausts aren't a big deal. Fun place to ride. Only been bothered a few times riding there. Play it smart at any spot. You'll find that cops patrol some areas more than others. I'd suggest just kinda cruising around or hanging out for a little while a couple of nights to see if you've found a spot that gets a nightly patrol or multiple patrols (you don't wanna be doing stunts when you discover a cop is watching you). I found one great spot... best I've ever seen... but it was patrolled regularly. A long road in an industrial complex, surrounded by trees and fields for a long distance so no one should hear us, just seemed perfect... then the cops come out there playing with their sirens and lights and bullhorn before they realized friends and I were there. lol

[2strokd]

Looked like fun :thumb: ! Keep it up, well in a better spot!
Darn shame you gotta be practicing all by yourself !
I too use a school lot for fun. Its a rural school and thankfully i havent had any problems yet.
Thanks for sharing that