Whoa, dude! If it isn’t Off-Road Spicoli: the urban legend behind Urban Assault, king of the dirt and crown prince of the waves – Blake Wilkey! Arriving from his native San Diego with a warm smile and a glint in his eye, you just know this mystical rad-man has wild stories to relate. From his earliest days on the water, to his mechanical upbringing in the dirt, he found his way to mythic status when he turned his hand to building bugs (some of them, you may just have heard before!). Before long, that mischievous gleam in his eye landed upon his own city, and when Urban Assault exploded across the internet in 2016, his legend was as cemented as perhaps the most radical (..ok, nefarious) character in the automotive space. Now, he’s here to tell the full tale as well as his other antics, including the NORRA, Baja, his own brand Shreddy Lyfe and his latest diabolical creation…. the death boat? So! Turn on, tune in and drop out to this freestylin’, tube-wave-ridin’ conversation. As ever, enjoy!
@BlakeWilkey357
@ShreddyLyfestyle
@BrianScotto
@321ActionAction
Partners:
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Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Editor: Nick Selgrath @not-built-for-this
Music: SlikSound
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00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
00:55 - 45 Days in Jail for a Video: Worth It?
12:17 - Born to Ride and Dirt Road Beginnings
17:22 - Tough Trucks
18:35 - What Is It About Bugs?
21:52 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
23:21 - Building Your Own Freestyle Path
32:09 - Fabrication Work and TT Bug Builds
36:21 - Shreddy Lyfe
38:56 - Why the 80s Just Looked Cool
41:49 - Next Builds and 6100 Plans
43:58 - Class 11 Explained
46:59 - Why NORRA Rules
51:19 - Scumbug and Baja Dreams
55:29 - Karol G Music Video Surprise
59:36 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspensions
01:01:32 - Death Boat Origins
01:05:52 - Early Boating Background
01:09:21 - Pastranaland Stories
01:15:21 - Future Film Scouting?
01:17:45 - Down in Mexico
01:23:15 - Too Many Cars - Just Like Scotto?
01:30:03 - Weird Bug Builds
01:31:35 - Many Iterations of Scumbug
01:34:04 - UTVs Taking Over - Bad for the Culture?
01:38:45 - Everybody Remembers Their First Time
01:42:03 - Camping Next to the Sea of Cortez
01:46:11 - Megalodon vs TT Bug
01:50:07 - Rallycross Bug Ideas
01:52:00 - Plans for a Collab?
