Cam Zink Invitational | E10
Recorded in the SendRadder, the Toyota Sunrader 4x4 mobile recording studio, @pow_bot and @trail_whisperer were invited to the @camzinkinvitational north of Reno to experience the athlete-only event and interview some core lords involved with it. Our first guest was Ian DeQueiroz (@manawolf), co-founder and CEO of @sendy_app, charter partner of Mind the Track and primary supporter of the Invitational. He tells us the fascinating story of SENDY’s Ukranian software development team building the app in the midst of war with Russia. Ian also traveled solo to Kiev in the middle of war to visit his heroic team and launch the app on time! Then at minute 52 of the episode, we sat down with @hank.wilkins and @iwanaga_damon – the lead builders of all the massive jumps at the Invitational. We learn about their backgrounds as riders and trail builders for @sensusradtrails and the @truckeebikepark , how you build massive jumps for the most talented athletes in the world while also building approachable jumps for the general public and youth. Thanks again to @camzink for letting us be the random gawkers at his property, and thanks to SENDY for supporting the show! Rate, review and subscribe on Apple and Spotify and help spread the word. #mindthetrack #mindthetrackpodcast
2:00 - Trail Whisperer and PowBot at the Cam Zink Invitational in Reno, Nevada.
8:45 – Introducing Ian DeQueiroz – CEO and co-founder of SENDY and what the Cam Zink Invitational is all about.
14:00 – All about SENDY.io the peer to peer online marketplace for quality used outdoor gear.
19:30 – Travis Rice, the Natural Selection Tour and where SENDY fits in as a useful tool across all outdoor sports from fly fishing to skiing to mountain biking.
23:00 – Finding a Ukrainian software team to build SENDY in the middle of war with Russia.
26:00 – Ian flies from the U.S. into Poland, then rode a bus into Ukraine in the middle of war.
30:30 – Forbes Magazine profiles the story of SENDY launching in the middle of war.
33:30 – The Cam Zink Invitational is about personal progression and fostering the future generation with riders like Kelana Humphrey.
34:45 – Profiling the “core lords” of backcountry skiing in Alaska.
36:30 – Sendy is a safe ecommerce platform to sell used gear, but it is also a potentially powerful social media app to support to the outdoor community.
42:00 – How did Ian meet Cam Zink and Travis Rice?
45:50 – Ian’s background as an entrepreneur and successful business owner.
51:30 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
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52:45 – All about the Cam Zink Invitational with track builders Henry Wilkins and Damon Iwanaga.
56:30 – Cody and Hank Wilkins, Cam Zink, Sensus RAD Trails and the Truckee Bike Park.
1:02:20 – How do you get into designing massive jumps and working with heavy machinery?
1:04:50 – Cam Zink’s property in Red Rock north of Reno and the dirt and terrain.
1:06:37 – Kurtis Downs of Nitro Circus pulls off a cliffhanger backflip on the Monster Ramp, and a backflip heelclicker to superman.
1:10:00 – 18 foot tall dirt quarter pipe – the feature Hank is most proud of.
1:11:30 – Building “warm up” lines before going into huge ramp jumps.
1:12:45 – How do you go from building massive jumps to building more “pedestrian” jump trails?
1:15:45 – Who wins the Cam Zink Invitational and the importance of style.
1:18:45 – Colby Raha sends his motorcycle into the Grand Sierra Resort swimming pool.
1:21:00 – Why don’t public trails have big jumps like at Cam Zink’s property?
1:22:20 – Building signature lines at resorts like Northstar and Jackson Hole with Cam Zink’s name on it.
1:24:10 – Henry getting into building trails back in Vermont, and getting the job at Truckee Bike Park in 2016.
1:28:00 – Riding dirt bikes versus riding mountain bikes – being a pro athlete is about making smart choices and not getting hurt over and over.
1:31:00 – Going to Whistler and coming home injured and knowing how to crash.
1:34:00 – Truckee Bike Park and the recent fundraiser at the Bar of America.
1:35:45 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
