The Firehorse crew of Tony Fox, Kris Swales and Cameron Swales made their way to the Dreamworld Xtremeworld promotion where they caught up with some of Australia's finest Xtreme Sports-dudes, inline skater Iain Smith, and the Moto-X brothers Warren & Troy Carroll, at Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe!!

FIREHORSE: How are you coping with 2 weeks of slog at Dreamworld Xtremeworld?

TROY CARROLL: Not too bad.

WARREN CARROLL: Pretty cool, bit sore though!

FIREHORSE: I hear they've got you all staying in the same place?

IAIN SMITH: Yeah, we run amok!

FIREHORSE: I bet!

WARREN CARROLL:What's the name of your magazine?

FIREHORSE: Firehorse.

WARREN CARROLL: How much does it cost?

FIREHORSE: It's free.

WARREN CARROLL: Awsome!

IAIN SMITH: Hey nice camera

(Requisitions camera & starts shooting - much miscellaneous camera talk deleted)

TROY CARROLL: So what kind of quesitons will we be getting asked?

FIREHORSE: Mate - we've already asked you all of em!

(laughs)

TROY CARROLL: Cool!

FIREHORSE: Nah, we've got some real hard hittin' quesitons for ya. Like "What's your view of current politics" etc

("Yeah right's" & laughs)

FIREHORSE: We hear that you guys are pretty strapped for sponsorship.

(Much nodding of heads)

TROY CARROLL: Yeah, in Australia the sponsors really love to fuck us around. We get product but not much cash!

IAIN SMITH: That's it - that's all their willing to do.

TROY CARROLL: We get this product out (points to worn out sunnies), for these I was on Planet X all arvo!

FIREHORSE: You should have gone for the Sony Walkman.

(laughs)

FIREHORSE: That's a bummer. Why do you reckon that is?

TROY CARROLL: I can't understand how they pay golf players right - like so much money and it's not easy but it isn't as hard as what we do!

FIREHORSE: It isn't Xtreme Sports.

TROY CARROLL: Yeah, it's not like your risking your life or anything...

FIREHORSE: Like you might trip in the sand trap!

WARREN CARROLL: Yeah, you might get a shoulder injury, but that's it.

IAIN SMITH: A lot of sponsors get away with paying stuff-all. A lot of people have agents now - there's a few agents you can go to now, but you never get any money out of Australian Sponsors.

FIREHORSE: Do you think that's driving a lot of Xtreme Sports people out of the country?

(The lads start to fire up)

WARREN CARROLL: Definitely.

TROY CARROLL: Yeah, it's like "Hey lets go to Melbourne for the X-Games.....oh fuck you know!"

IAIN SMITH:I'm not going to bother!

TROY CARROLL: Me neither, it's just a drag but...

IAIN SMITH: Fuck going to Melbourne just to be judged harshly and given nothing and sent back here $1000 poorer!

FIREHORSE: Sounds like the business we're in! I've heard its real tight all round....

IAIN SMITH: Yeah, that's why this (Dreamworld Xtremeworld) is such a great oppportunity - you know they've been treating us really well.

FIREHORSE: 2 weeks paid work!

IAIN SMITH: Yeah!

WARREN CARROLL: More like a holiday really...

(interview distracted while Xtreme dudes check out local feminine (too young) talent)

IAIN SMITH: Leave em alone - that one's younger than my little sister!!

(much unintelligible all talking at once male affirmations & politically incorrect comments!)

FIREHORSE: How do you think Dreamworld admin are coping with the Xtreme event?

TROY CARROLL: They're coping - but only just!!!!

WARREN CARROLL: There's heaps of rules - you cant have fun - you have to just do what you want to do & leave.

FIREHORSE: Yeah, its a real mum & dad & 2 kids meat & potatoes familly park eh?

IAIN SMITH: It is! They're just not used to this industry. Like there's different rules, if you go to any competition you'll see it. Everyone just runs amok and they know how far they can go, but here they're used to kinda clowns with guitars & stuff!

FIREHORSE: Yeah, I brought my kid here a year ago & its a very different crowd from today - I was wondering if Dreamworld really knew what they were letting themselves in for!

(laughs)

IAIN SMITH: Yeah, exactly!

FIREHORSE: While I was watching the show I saw a security guard hassling a couple of kids who werre obviously looking suspicious! (not)

IAIN SMITH: Yeah, they don't understand, its a totally different culture

DREAMWORLD PR REP: OK Have you got what you want from these guys?

FIREHORSE: More than enough

(laughs)

DREAMWORLD PR REP: OK can I get rid of them now!

FIREHORSE: Go for it - thanks guys & have a great one!

WARREN CARROLL: Yea you too & good luck with the mag!

IAIN SMITH/TROY CARROLL/WARREN CARROLL: Cheers & handshakes

Firehorse thanks Xtreme dudes - Iain, Warren & Troy and also Jemma from PR at Dreamworld!

SPONSOR AN XTREME SPORTS PERSON WITH REAL CASH & NOT JUST PRODUCT!!

- Tony Fx