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| Louie Franco |
Louie Franco started off riding Motocross in his 20's, moved onto motorcycle stunts in his 30’s and started racing the Baja 1000 in his 40’s.
In his newest film, a period piece set in prohibition, look for him driving an old 1920’s whisky runners truck, as molotov cocktails get thrown at and around him as he speeds by. Playing with fire is all in a day's work for Louie Franco.
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| Louie Franco & Roger Richman LA Motorsports |
We wanted to know what he was up to outside of his stunt work, and got a story that really shows what kind of a person Louie is, with a typical, Louie Franco’s response, "I'm Having Fun! I have been teaching an elite group in our armed services how to ride 250cc’s while carrying a full pack of guns and ammunition." "Basically anywhere that our troops are getting hit with IED’s (improvised explosive devices), I am teaching them how to stay off road, and stay alive."
When asked how he got his start in the Baja, that spark goes to Dana Brown, son of super famous Bruce Brown of On Any Sunday and Endless Summer fame. Dana needed a camera mount that would be right in the middle of the action and give the viewer a feel of what it would be like to be in the actual race. Louie was entered into his first race in his on class "CM" short for Camera Mount, passed a few guys on the way to the finish line and was offered a space on a team the very next year.
32 hours! 1000 Kilometers!
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| Somewhere in Baja |
We think that sounds pretty nice.
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