Josh Martelli Talked to the guys over at UTVPlanet and gave them some insight into what it took to create XP1K2. It's a really cool article with lots of bonus photos, Check it out!
THE MAKING OF XP1K2
Joshua Martelli from Mad Media gives us a behind the scenes look into the making of XP1K2.
“How can we top XP1K? How do we go bigger, better, faster, and sketchier… without destroying these cars or hurting RJ?†That’s how the conversation began last fall when everyone here at Mad Media and UTVUnderground began planning the 2015 production year. Having racked up about a million views online at the time – Polaris and our other partners on XP1K were anxious to talk about a follow up for 2014. We had several ideas for new locations – but ultimately the conversation keep getting steered towards the stunts. What were we going to throw at RJ that would challenge him and our Holz Racing custom built RZR XP1000’s? We started doing a ton of research on different locations, and different kinds of terrain. What we kept coming back to – what we found compelling – were all the downhill mountain bike videos we were finding that involved dirt, gravel, and ladder rail. So we finished a pretty extensive list of stunt ideas, collected up all our reference materials, and set about trying to find the perfect location for XP1K2.
We’ve been very fortunate to travel all over the world to produce our work. We are always looking for that epic spot – a backdrop for our athletes and cars to traverse through. The location for XP1K2 was by far the fastest and easiest find in our twenty year history! No seriously, we called Mark Holz and he said, “I’ve got the spot, Janicki Industries.†Mark runs Holz Racing Products, and built the cars for XP1K. He rebuilt and prepped them for XP1K2, and just happens to run his business out of Bellingham, Washington… a mere 30 minutes from the massive, private tree farm that Janicki Industries owns in Deming. After a few site visits it was pretty clear we had found the spot. Not only were there a bunch of existing logging roads, but the Janicki’s were willing to let us carve out connecting trails, cut lumber for custom UTV ladder trail obstacles, and move as much dirt around as we wanted. (Side note – these guys have sustainably harvested trees since their family homesteaded their property way way back. We paid careful attention to the existing environmental rules up in the area – and replanted and restored the property after we finished filming.)
FULL STORY HERE!!!!!!!!!
THE MAKING OF XP1K2
Joshua Martelli from Mad Media gives us a behind the scenes look into the making of XP1K2.
“How can we top XP1K? How do we go bigger, better, faster, and sketchier… without destroying these cars or hurting RJ?†That’s how the conversation began last fall when everyone here at Mad Media and UTVUnderground began planning the 2015 production year. Having racked up about a million views online at the time – Polaris and our other partners on XP1K were anxious to talk about a follow up for 2014. We had several ideas for new locations – but ultimately the conversation keep getting steered towards the stunts. What were we going to throw at RJ that would challenge him and our Holz Racing custom built RZR XP1000’s? We started doing a ton of research on different locations, and different kinds of terrain. What we kept coming back to – what we found compelling – were all the downhill mountain bike videos we were finding that involved dirt, gravel, and ladder rail. So we finished a pretty extensive list of stunt ideas, collected up all our reference materials, and set about trying to find the perfect location for XP1K2.
We’ve been very fortunate to travel all over the world to produce our work. We are always looking for that epic spot – a backdrop for our athletes and cars to traverse through. The location for XP1K2 was by far the fastest and easiest find in our twenty year history! No seriously, we called Mark Holz and he said, “I’ve got the spot, Janicki Industries.†Mark runs Holz Racing Products, and built the cars for XP1K. He rebuilt and prepped them for XP1K2, and just happens to run his business out of Bellingham, Washington… a mere 30 minutes from the massive, private tree farm that Janicki Industries owns in Deming. After a few site visits it was pretty clear we had found the spot. Not only were there a bunch of existing logging roads, but the Janicki’s were willing to let us carve out connecting trails, cut lumber for custom UTV ladder trail obstacles, and move as much dirt around as we wanted. (Side note – these guys have sustainably harvested trees since their family homesteaded their property way way back. We paid careful attention to the existing environmental rules up in the area – and replanted and restored the property after we finished filming.)
FULL STORY HERE!!!!!!!!!