Just found an old interview with one of our leaders shortly after departing from Skyway at the Holeshot comp in 84 taken from Freestyle BMX.
FBMX: Billy Stupple....
BS: Yes!
FBMX: Okay. Okay. What's the deal with Skyway? Talk is you've been dropped in the doggie dookie and sacked from the team. Izzit true?
BS: Well, sort of. The deal with Skyway is I've been dropped from the Factory Team and they're now offering me a co-sponsorship for parts as well as picture contingencies.
FBMX: Why did they demote you from full factory status?
BS: Because of my attitude, apparently. Because I like enjoying myself. You're not allowed to when you're on Factory Skyway.
FBMX: What you're saying is there was a conflict of ideas then between you and your team manager, Peter Hawkins?
BS: Yeah. Peter Hawkins thinks there's only one thing to do and that's to ride BMX or not ride for a team. When he used to really have a go at us, whereas the others would be putting their heads down, I'd be laughing at him you see. I suppose he got annoyed at that.
FBMX: So where are you going?
BS: I'll see what comes up. I'm not really that interested in riding at the moment. I'm a bit disillusioned with it. I think I'll get back into it in the summer, but the winter really puts me down.
FBMX: On that negative stand point, how do you think you're going to do in this competition?
BS: In the thirties somewhere.
FBMX: Oh dear! But still there you have it RAD readers.
