Scott Beaumont: What REALLY happened to 4X, 30 years of pro racing lessons and more...
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2025
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Summary
Scott "Boom Boom" Beaumont is on the podcast!
In this episode of The Ride Companion Olly and Davi sit down with the BMX, downhill, and 4X legend to take a deep dive into his wild 30 year career. From growing up in a motorsport racing family to pioneering 4X and fighting to keep it alive, Scott's got some unbelievable stories. We chat about why 4X got mysteriously dropped from the World Cup calendar, how close it was to becoming an Olympic sport, and the behind-the-scenes drama that nearly killed it.
Plus, Scott breaks down the art of getting (and keeping) sponsors, what it takes to stay at the top for decades, racing Shaun Palmer, Brain Lopes and many more in the early days and what's next for the sport.
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| 0:00.0 | I went from like full-time rider to you're not doing this to us. |
| 0:05.2 | This sport's too good. |
| 0:06.0 | Just something clicked in me. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm like, not on my watch. |
| 0:08.3 | You're not stopping us doing this. |
| 0:10.3 | Not now. |
| 0:11.1 | It's just getting good. |
| 0:16.0 | We are on, dude. |
| 0:22.6 | We are on. |
| 0:24.2 | Right, our guest today can outgate 100% of our listenership. |
| 0:30.0 | He's the godfather of four cross. |
| 0:33.3 | MTV legend, that's right. |
| 0:34.7 | It's Scott. |
| 0:35.4 | Boom, boom. |
| 0:36.9 | Thanks for coming. Thank you, mate. I to have you. I'm sorry. It's good. Yeah, dude. You're also a podcaster. I didn't even mention that. You're also a podcaster. We try. We try. It's not like this set up. We talked to a few people, but that's it. How many episodes in are you? 45. Wow. So with it. Nice. That's good, ma'am. |
| 0:56.9 | Hold on. |
| 0:57.5 | Okay. |
| 0:57.8 | This is. that's it. How many episodes in are you? 45. |
| 0:54.9 | Wow. |
| 0:55.6 | Still with it. |
| 0:56.1 | Nice. |
| 0:56.8 | It's good, ma'am. |
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