Finke Training with Troy Cooper on his 2020 Husqvarna FE 501

Before the Corona Virus brought the world to a stand still, I started filming for a planned documentary called "Foray to Finke 2020". The documentary story was based on following the journey of Troy Cooper, a seasoned motorbike rider with 30+ years experience racing motocross. From training for the Finke all the way to the 2020 Finke race itself. This would be Troy's first Finke race.

My plan was to ride Dozer my DRZ400 with a few mates to the Finke, camp next to the track and take in the spectacle, that is the greatest desert race in Australia. While at the same time capturing Troy's race and getting his feedback on how it was all going.

Of course that was all brought undone when the Corona Virus forced the cancellation of the 2020 Finke and just about every other outdoor activity.

I didn't want the footage I'd captured so far of Troy training to go to waste so I've put together a quick little video of him riding his 2020 Husqvarna FE 501, on his own training track at home and also some footage through the bush. He rides quick, very quick, in fact I was out riding with him and I was sitting on about 90kms on a sandy track with whoops thinking to myself "wow I'm flying", only to have Troy fly past at god know what speed making feel like I was still in first gear. I put the GoPro 7 Black on his chest and the stabilisation couldn't keep up with the speed and bumps, I'd never seen my GoPro encounter this before, I guess the stabilisation does have it's limitations.

Hopefully we'll get to start the process all over again in 2021, because I think the process of making the documentary will be great, and I know Troy is keen to concur the Finke.

Thanks also to Nathan Cobb for the inventive footage taken from the Ford Focus, this was my favourite footage from the entire shoot.

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Filmed with:
iPhone X
GoPro 7+ Hero
DJI Mavic Air Drone
Canon 5D Mark II

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