Mark Gabriel - #24

Mark first started going to Hawaii at five years old and remembers surfing in Waikiki at a spot called “The Wall.” It was a spot, as he recalls, his good friend Buttons surfed growing up too. Fast-forward a few years: at 14 years old he met Christian and Nathan down at Salt Creek one day and, strangely enough, as fate would have it, the very next day he moved to Beach Road, two doors down from the Hoffmans’ house, where Christian and Nathan were every day because it was their grandparents’ home, literally right on the sand in front of the waves at “Poche.” But in between his first wave in Waikiki and meeting the Fletcher brothers, he got his first motocross bike at nine years old. He loved racing motocross, and by 12 he was racing at the San Diego Sports Arena, Jack Murphy Stadium, Anaheim Stadium, and the L.A. Coliseum. But due to people becoming sue-happy, the tracks all closed down within a few years. Surfing eventually pulled him away, and living at the beach, combined with his love for the ocean, made it only natural that surfing would become a major force in his life, as it did. This is the intro to quite an interesting and compelling life story of one of action sports’ most likeable and enigmatic personalities. So, if you’d be stoked to see how the whole story unfolds, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride, ladies and gentlemen, because there’s a lot more to Mark’s story, something both inspiring and entertaining. Check out the full episode on our Youtube channel www.youtube.com/@twinpalmsentertainment949 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talktothedoctor/