New segment I filmed for Fuel TV’s, The Daily Habit. We joined in on the action at Rick Thorne’s, Monster Energy-Join The Army Tour. Check out the video here.

-Matty Fran

We met up with two of JCR Honda’s teammates, Timmy Weigand and Nick Brozovich, to catch up on all the summer off-road racing madness. Check out the video here.

-Matty Fran

 WMA rookie, Vicki Golden, just landed herself a spot underneath the GEICO Powersports Honda tent after proving herself for the first 4 rounds of the 2009 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship. We met up with the 16 year old at Perris Raceway, while training for this weekends race at Thunder Valley MX in Lakewood, Colorado. Check out the video here

-Matty Fran

 Yesterday we finished up production on the 1st episode for The Manley Show. We had guests Nico Izzi  and Robbie Maddison on the show, as well as the host, Beau Manley and his lady friend, Vanessa Graw. The 1st season will be premiering in the near future, so keep an eye out for that, but in the mean time, here are some pics of the show shot by our director of photography, Jake Ashcraft.

Production Crew

Beau Manley - Host

Michele Johnson - Producer

Matt Francis - Director

Jake Ashcraft - Director of Photography

Bryant Lambert - Assistant Director

Production Company - Icon 1 Agency

Show Music - Escape The Fate

-Matty Fran

 Yesterday I was able to cover the Metal Mulisha Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Demo for Fuel TV. Be sure to keep an eye out for this segment in the coming weeks on The Daily Habit.

Also, check out a recap of the event and photos at metalmulisha.com
-Matty Fran

Chris Tedesco Photo

Last night I was able to cover the 1st Annual Lusk Legacy Foundation Gala and Poker Tournament for Fuel TV’s, THE DAILY HABIT. Metal Mulisha’s Erik Apple and I caught up with all the heavy hitters on the red carpet who came out to show their support for what the Lusk Legacy Foundation is all about. Be sure to keep an eye out for the segment to be on The Daily Habit soon! Also on hand to capture the event was photographer/graphic designer/badass Jake Ashcraft. If you want to check out a sneak peak of some of his pics from the evening, go to his blog here.

-Matty Fran

My boy Daniel Blair is finally getting his shot with a factory ride for the rest of the 2009 East Coast Lites Supercross Championship. Check out the story here .

-Matty Fran

I recently got to cover the JCR Team Photoshoot last week out at Rynoland in Anza, CA. My main focus was to cover behind the scenes action of their photoshoot for the 2009 JCR  media kit. The photoshoot was headed up by action sports photographer Jake Ashcraft. To see some sneak peaks of the photoshoot head over to Jake’s blog HERE. You can also see the video here.

-Matty Fran

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA - PanicREV Ministries is excited to announce they have launched an all new website, PanicREV. org
The website features all new videos, interviews, articles, photos, wallpapers and news, all focusing on Christian athletes within our sport. The revamped site has an entirely new look and is really going to enable PanicREV to step up to the plate and up their coverage of events and races. It will also give a fresh new family friendly perspective. Moreover, with the new website PanicREV has really taken some large steps towards further developing their online community. The already popular message board has a all new look and some amazing new features which will allow members to interact more freely with other members from all over the world. Members are also now allowed to comment on photos, articles and videos.

It is safe to say that the new website has something for everyone to experience, so stop by and see what PanicREV is all about! Hope to see you all on the website!

A special thanks to MSR, Factory Backing, Pro-Tec, In The Moment Media, Subject Media, and Truth Soul Armor for helping make this all happen!

This past month I joined up with PanicRev Ministries to cover the christian clothing company, Truth Soul Armor, 2nd annual ride day at Perris Raceway. I have recently been doing monthly videos for PanicRev, and it has been a great experience hanging out with such good people and being able to network with fellow believers. You can check out some of my recent videos on other PanicRev riders, Bryce Vallee and Chris Plouffe, here. And you can see the TRUTH RIDE DAY video here.

-Matty Fran

Pics from TRUTH ride day(Courtesy of PanicRev)