What’s It Like Hanging with Dale Earnhardt Jr.? | Brandon Thomas - Ep. 65

Before Brandon Thomas was ever a sponsored rider he broke his femur while riding at OWC, where he was taken to the hospital where both his parents happened to be that same day. Shortly after arriving he was told that he would likely never be able to wakeskate again, that obviously did not turn out to be the case. BT has racked up some impressive wins, like at The Masters and Byerly’s Toe Jam, to name a couple. We’re talking with BT about hanging out with Dale Earnhardt, boat riding vs winching, riding for some of the industries biggest brands, ghost riding a jetski, winching in Las Vegas, Rockwilder, some Scott Byerly stories, and how he helped mentor Daniel Grant. Hear all that and much more in Episode 66 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Follow BT: https://www.instagram.com/djdroptop/ Follow Btapes: https://www.instagram.com/btapes/ Thank you to our sponsors: Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ 15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym Grab Matters Merch | https://www.grabmatters.com/shop Website | https://www.grabmatters.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/ Chapters: 00:00 - 2:00 Intro 2:10 Favorite Grab 3:20 Dale Earnhardt Junior 9:05 Getting into wakeskating 17:30 Breaking your femur 23:00 The Projects 27:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions 33:20 Toe Jam 35:30 Contest mentality 40:00 Boat vs. winch 43:50 Sponsors 48:00 Getting dropped 52:45 Jetski ghost ride 54:55 From rider to filmer 59:50 Driftline “Deserves Some Love” 1:01:50 Wakeskate popularity 1:05:20 Setup/Bi-level board 1:07:20 Masters win 1:12:30 Filming 1:15:40 Drones 1:18:10 Daniel Grant 1:23:50 Scott Byerly 1:26:40 Final part? 1:30:20 Wakeskate beef 1:32:30 Rockwilder 1:40:25 Las Vegas wakeskating 1:45:00 Wakeskating now 1:47:30 Lake secrecy 1:530:00 Thank you’s Links: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Crib: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJWFmWjWJ8 Ghost Ride Jetski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obuDWl9xs38 Wakeglades with Guenther Oka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IADYwhuS1RM Rockwilder Wakeskating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ObyHmM9o8 Las Vegas Wakeskating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PY_3XEC6I