Brandon Thomas | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 66

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/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 Intro2:10 Favorite Grab3:20 Dale Earnhardt Junior9:05 Getting into wakeskating17:30 Breaking your femur23:00 The Projects27:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions33:20 Toe Jam35:30 Contest mentality 40:00 Boat vs. winch 43:50 Sponsors 48:00 Getting dropped52:45 Jetski ghost ride54:55 From rider to filmer59:50 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”1:01:50 Wakeskate popularity 1:05:20 Setup/Bi-level board1:07:20 Masters win1:12:30 Filming1:15:40 Drones1:18:10 Daniel Grant1:23:50 Scott Byerly1:26:40 Final part?1:30:20 Wakeskate beef1:32:30 Rockwilder 1:40:25 Las Vegas wakeskating 1:45:00 Wakeskating now1:47:30 Lake secrecy 1:530:00 Thank you’sLinks:Dale Earnhardt Jr. Crib: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJWFmWjWJ8Ghost Ride Jetski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obuDWl9xs38Wakeglades with Guenther Oka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IADYwhuS1RM Rockwilder Wakeskating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ObyHmM9o8Las Vegas Wakeskating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PY_3XEC6IShoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters