Rick Thorne
Encyclopedia
Rick Thorne in Kansas City
, Missouri
, USA http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1027501/bio, is a professional BMX
rider for Famous Stars and Straps, as well as an actor/TV and radio host and a musician. He began riding at age 12 and entered his first competition at age 15. Thorne is the lead singer of his band called, "Good Guys In Black." He also appeared on Stunt Junkies
, where he performs a "wall ride" on a moving semi truck. Thorne has also been featured in both of the Mat Hoffman
Pro BMX games, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
.
Thorne appeared on several other tours such as X-Games Xperience, Xtreme Wheels Live, McDonalds New Zealand, Vans Skateparks.
He also appeared on the "Charity" episode of Rob and Big. He offered his skate ramp for Big Zeus to try out BMXing.
Metal group Coalesce included a song entitled "Where the Hell is Rick Thorne These Days?" on their 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
LP.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1027501/bio, is a professional BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
rider for Famous Stars and Straps, as well as an actor/TV and radio host and a musician. He began riding at age 12 and entered his first competition at age 15. Thorne is the lead singer of his band called, "Good Guys In Black." He also appeared on Stunt Junkies
Stunt Junkies
Stunt Junkies was a Discovery Channel show that showed professional athletes performing dangerous stunts. The show showed all the steps the athlete must do to successfully complete the stunt. The series spanned 2 seasons of 43 episodes...
, where he performs a "wall ride" on a moving semi truck. Thorne has also been featured in both of the Mat Hoffman
Mat Hoffman
Mat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
Pro BMX games, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
-External links:* on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine...
and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
.
Contests
- 1988 AFA AM Overall Champion (American Freestyle Association) 1990 King of Vert AM Champion
- 1992-1993 BS (Bicycle Stunt) AM Overall Champion
- 1995 until present X-Games Athlete
- 1999 until present Gravity Games Athlete
- 1997-2002 MTV Sports & Music Festival Athlete
- 1999 Lipton X-Games, Puerto Rico
- 2000 New Zealand X-Games Champion
- 2002-2005 MSS (Mobile Skatepark Series) Athlete, USA & International
- 2004 LG Action Sports Contests, China/Korea, Russia/England
- 2005 Dew Action Sports Series
Tours
- 1985-1987 BMX Brigade Demos
- 1988-2001 Sprocket Jockeys
- 1996-1997 Big Day Out Tour Australia/New Zealand
- 1996-2007 Vans Warp Tour Worldwide (USA/Australia/Europe/Japan/New Zealand)
- 1997 Sweden BMX Tour
- 1997 Golden Dreams Live Tour, Malaysia
- 1999 Philippines Show
- 2001-2003 Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour
- 2002-2003 Tony Hawks Boom Boom Huck Jam (hosted & rode BMX)
- 2004 Vans Tour, Cuba
- 2004 Laruas Sports Awards, Portugal
- 2005 Tony Hawks Boom Boom Huck Jam (hosted & rode BMX)
- 2005 Vans Warped Tour
- 2005 Tony Hawk's Secret Tour #2 for MTV / Activision
- 2006 Tony Hawk's Grand Jam, Orlando, Florida
Thorne appeared on several other tours such as X-Games Xperience, Xtreme Wheels Live, McDonalds New Zealand, Vans Skateparks.
He also appeared on the "Charity" episode of Rob and Big. He offered his skate ramp for Big Zeus to try out BMXing.
Trivia
Metal group Coalesce included a song entitled "Where the Hell is Rick Thorne These Days?" on their 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
0:12 Revolution in Just Listening is the third studio album to be released by Missouri band Coalesce.-Reception:-Track listing:-Band:* Sean Ingram – Vocals, Art direction, Design* James Dewees – Drums* Jes Steineger – Guitar...
LP.