Action Sports Tour

About

The Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour mixes the incredible skill, control and balance of World Champion trials rider Martyn Ashton, with the spectacular aerial style of one of the world’s most exciting jump riders Blake Samson. Keeping the riders under control is ringleader and MC James Thorne. Plus keep your eyes peeled for free runner gymnast Luke ‘Mad-Gun’ Madigan as he flies across the tour set-up along with special guest riders throughout the year.

Animal’s amazing mobile rig has expanded in 2013 to scare both the crowd and the athletes, this will be kept running super smooth and clean by our title sponsors WD-40, with new team members Skullcandy making sure the speakers are pumping out awesome music.

The Action Sports Tour crew are going to be the coolest/cleanest/loudest ever!

As well as the bonkers riding there will be opportunities to win some limited edition Action Sports Tour gear, plus loads of Animal, WD-40 and Skullcandy goodies. Make sure you follow Animal on Facebook and the team Twitter to get all the latest news.

Since inception in 2002, we’ve performed in front of over 600,000 people, undertaken over 2,000 shows and travelled over 300,000 miles to events such as Goodwood Festival of Speed, T in the Park and British Formula 1.

We look forward to seeing you soon!


Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour @ Thorpe Park
Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour @ Thorpe Park
The Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour launches its new show at Thorpe Park with athletes Martyn Ashton, Blake Samson, Luke Madigan and Ryan Mcnamara laying down some huge shows. Karl Taylor from Reel35 was our guest videographer - we hope you enjoy what he has captured...
Best of 2012
Best of 2012
Martyn Ashton, Blake Samson, Luke Madigan and James Thorne partying on the Animal Bike Tour
Ski & Board Show 2012
Ski & Board Show 2012
The Animal Bike Tour's final show of 2012 on a very excitable Sunday afternoon at the Daily Telegraph Ski & Board Show. Martyn, Blake, Luke and James were joined by special guest Soly Bloomfield to show how 12 year old kids are rock the scooters! A great way to end an amazing season and an exciting glimpse in to a possible future for the show....
Goodwood Action Sports arena 2012
Goodwood Action Sports arena 2012
The Animal Bike Tour join forces with world-class action sport heroes from FMX, Motorcycle Trials, BMX dirt and flatland to create the Goodwood Action Sports (GAS) arena. Here they battled the elements and each other to unleash a four-day frenzy of world class extreme sports upon a record total audience of 185,000 visitors in the Goodwood Action Sports (GAS) arena. "I was delighted to welcome the GAS Arena back after last year's successful debut and it proved to be a big hit with visitors," said Lord March, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. "For 2012 GAS was even bigger and better and the athletes rose to the occasion to put on some sensational shows despite at times very challenging weather to underline that action sports are a worthy addition to the Festival of Speed."
Thorpe Park Freerunning Mashup
Thorpe Park Freerunning Mashup
The Animal Bike Tour and Storm Freerunning fuse together at Thorpe Park to create a mashup show worthy of the amazing new Swarm rollercoaster. With Deejay Hooch on the decks and Ministry of Sound blasting around the park, athletes Martyn Ashton, Blake Samson, Livewire, Blue, Philly Dee and James Thorne gave the crowds their own slice of stomach turning action! Filmed by Robin Kitchin, Michael Merriman Wilcox and Visive Productions Edited by Michael Merriman Wilcox
Sweden Road Trip
Sweden Road Trip
Animal Bike Tours road trip to Sweden. Filmed by the crew and edited by Michael Merriman Wilcox and Robin Kitchin
London Bike Show 2012
London Bike Show 2012
Martyn Ashton, Blake Samson and Luke Madigan on the Animal Bike Tour throw down some huge shows to the amazing crowds at the London Bike Show. Also on show was the amazing 224hp Vito Sport-X and the equally amazing WD40 twins! Check biketour.animal.co.uk in March to see if the tour is coming your way in 2012. Filmed & edited by Robin Kitchin & Michael Merriman Wilcox

The Team

The Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour features Martyn and Blake, two of the world’s best mountain bike riders, Luke an incredible free runner and the countries hottest young scooter riders.

Behind the scenes there is a crack team making everything happen; James the MC bringing the Tour to life on the mic, Robin the Tour manager keeping everyone in check and capturing the images and finally the promo crew looking hot and running the comps.

The show runs like a traveling circus and lives like a big family for the 50 days of the tour. When the shows started in 2002 the set up took 45 minutes for two people, the show has grown every year since and it now takes our six person crew three hours to build.

Check out the team and the rig below…

About The Rig

Blog

The Latest From The Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour Blog

08 May

Truckfest

Posted by: Robin 08/05/2013 17:52 BST

Truckfest has become Europe’s Premier trucking event with over 100,000 jaws dropping at the site of huge customised rigs, giant American behemoths, all mixed up with monster trucks, celebrities and bank holiday sunshine. The perfect place for the tour, Martyn Ashton certainly thought so and filled us in on the weekends antics: ”Truckfest has become an event the whole team always look forward to; big crowds and Mercedes Benz hospitality as the show sits in the centre of their huge… Read More

18 Apr

Endurance World Championships

Posted by: Robin 18/04/2013 16:52 BST

Silverstone is not only the home of British motor sport but also becoming a very welcoming home to the Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour. For our fourth visit we were invited to perform at the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, in front of an enthusiastic, if wet, Silverstone crowd. Heavy rain and high winds tried to play havoc but it wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of Audi, Luke Madigan, ADR, Blake Samson, Aston Martin, and Ashton Martyn; who came… Read More

11 Apr

Tour Launch At Thorpe Park

Posted by: admin 11/04/2013 20:24 BST

Friday 5th – Monday 8th April saw the launch of the Animal WD-40 Action Sports Tour at Thorpe Park. Designed to both challenge the skills of the shows incredible athletes and crowds alike, we’re stoked to see the tour finally here! WD-40 have stepped up for 2013 as title sponsors alongside Animal and in so doing have enabled the show to develop the rig and invite the countries best action sport athletes to guest ride with our legendary crew. For… Read More

Tour Dates

January
12–15 Jan London Bike Show
ExCel, London
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March
9–10 Mar Irish Cycling Show
City West, Dublin
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April
5–8 Apr Thorpe Park
London
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13–14 Apr World Endurance Championship
Silverstone
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May
5–6 May Truck Fest
Peterborough Show Ground
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18–19 May Landrover Owners Club
Harrogate
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25–26 May Bournemouth 7’s
Chapel Gate, Bournemouth
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31 May The Family Adventure Festival
BIC, Bournemouth
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June
1–2 Jun The Family Adventure Festival
BIC, Bournemouth
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8 Jun Bury St Edmund’s Store
Bury St Edmunds Animal Store
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28–30 Jun Formula 1 British Grand Prix
Silverstone
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July
6–7 Jul Paddle Round the Pier
Hove Lawns, Brighton Seafront
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13–14 Jul NASS
Royal Bath & West Showground
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20–21 Jul Royal Air Tattoo
Fairford
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27–28 Jul Orbital Festival
Goodwood
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August
2–4 Aug Early Riser Festival
New Forest
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10 Aug Plymouth City Centre
Piazza, Plymouth
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15 Aug Falmouth Week
Falmouth
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October
6–7 Oct British Touring Car
Silverstone
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*Keep your eyes peeled for new dates.

Competition

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Win An Animal Watch

Win an Animal Watch and some WD-40 goodies each month by showing us your best photo of the Action Sports Tour.

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