FMX Misfit Drake McElroy throws down long before he ever made it big
October 27, 2009, 3:40 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
It's that time of the week again kiddos ... time to hop in the ESPN.com/Action time machine and witness one of FMX's most iconic riders before he ever made it big. I'm talking about Mr. Style himself, Drake McElroy. Like I mentioned last week, we received an enormous box filled with old school VHS tapes made by today's top riders, way before they ever became "professional." Incase you missed out, click here to see FMX Archives: Adam Jones. Now watch Drake do his thing.
Oh, on a side note, we had to change the song because the video was originally edited to Dead Kennedy's "Holiday in Cambodia..." Sorry Snake. Oh, and on another side, side note ... noticed how Drake's vid is all edited and pretty? I'm pretty sure Chuck Carothers is the only other dude with an edited "sponsor me" tape. Don't worry, you'll see that one soon. It's pretty epic!
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Ryan Leyba
Leyba is a bitter, retired FMX rider that likes to sit in his cubicle and call the professionals of the sport wussies for not pulling 360s and double backflips. He claims he quit riding FMX before flips were even invented... yeah, right.
Cliff Talley
Making FMX videos exciting is easy. Making them look good is not. Cliff Talley does both of these well and still manages to find enough time to piss off his neighbors with his Travis Barker-esque drum skills.
Chris Tedesco
You've seen his photos on the covers of Transworld, Racer X and more. You've also seen his tequila shooting skills at your local dive bar. Ladies, Chris is single and looking to mingle.
Grant "Goba" O'brien
FMX in Australia wouldn't exist if it weren't for Goba. Well, maybe it would, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool. I don't know why, but we can't quit calling him gobalobadingdong — it just rolls off the tongue.
Tes Sewell
Tes is the dude that's always involved in everything that's going on in FMX. How he does it, we don't know, but that's the reason we hired him to share his plethora of FMX wisdom in the form of a monthly column.
