Well well hello there, if you are reading or listening to this then I guess you bought by book!
This book will follow along my life, the life of Mason Stone, yes yes I know, I'm quiet famous, mostly from movies and tv of course, you might have seen me in star rolls in massive movies like Marvel, DC and even Star Wars, I was also in some really big tv shows like Supernatural, Oohh that one was fun but, that's not what I'm here to talk about.
This story will tell my life when I got bored and wanted a change, I did everything in the film industry, and it felt like I kept doing the same thing day after day, until a girlfriend at the time wanted to go to a Supercross race, you know what that is right?
No okay, well Supercross is probably the hardest and most intense outdoor sport to ever exist, their are men and woman on 230 pound motorcycles jumping and hitting small hills the size of my legs for 30 minutes straight racing on a small course with thirty of people all going for first, they came from all around the world just to race Supercross, to become the best of the best and after watching just one moto I was in love and I knew then what my calling was.
This is where my new story begins, hidden from everyone.
September 1st 2019
I sat in my mansion on my couch and just watched racing, I watched every season of Supercross and Motocross and I was in love, watching the best in the world push every moment for every position, giving 110% in every corner just to pass the guy in front of them or to keep the person behind them back, I knew then what I needed to do!
I went on the AMA website and found a number for membership and called the number,
Ring ring ring, I sat watching tv still which was on mute now, "hello this is AMA racing director how may I help you" the woman on the phone said, "hello I would like to get in contact with one Ricky Carmichael" I said, "umm sir, we can't give out personal information" she said, I nodded "yes yes I know, my name is Mason Stone and I would like to speak to him, you could just transfer my call and then you won't need to give me his number".
The was a pause for a minute, I checked my phone to make sure it was still on the call, "did you say Mason Stone" she said having her voice crack a little, I smiled "yes my name is Mason Stone, the actor" "oh my god, oh my god, I'm a massive fan, the way you played Captain America was breathtaking" "well thank you! So about that call" "oh yes please give me a second…. Jim get you ass in here, I need Ricky's number like now… "why do you need it" I heard a man's voice, "Mason Fucking Stone is on he phone and wants to talk to him, hurry up" "no way, shit where is it" I heard papers and I'm assuming doors slamming open, "found it, let me talk to him""No fucking way, I answered first, I already have him on hold so give it here" then a pause, "that's not on hold" the man's voice sounded, "oh shit" then I heard a beep and elevator music sounded from the phone, I just chuckled a little, "sorry about that sir, we are patching him through and I apologize about what you heard" she said, "ahh no need to apologize, and thank you for your time".
Thirty seconds later I heard a clicking sound and another man's voice "hello this is Ricky" Ricky Carmichael said, I smiled widely, "hello, this is Mason Stone" I said, "like thee Mason Stone, the Actor, like Captain America" he said, "yes that's Mason Stone" "uhhh what can I help you with" he said unsure what to say, "well you see I went to a Supercross race a month or so ago and fell in love with the sport" I said smoothly, "well that's awesome, Mason Stone, fan of racing, this is awesome" Ricky said, "haha yes, I'm a big fan, over the last month I think I've seen every race on tv since 1980, Supercross and Motocross and I can't get enough of it" "oh wow, that's commitment right there" "haha yes I know, I went a little over board, but I'm mostly calling now because I want to know what it takes to do what you do" I questioned, getting a little excited, "uhh, why…. Do you want to ride or sponsor someone" he asked, "yes I would like the ride and who better to ask then The GOAT as everyone calls you" I said, "I see, well have you ever ridden a dirtbike before" "no I have not, only a Harley" "I see" then there was a long pause, "if you really want to get into riding a racing then you should know it will be the most physical and most challenging sport on the planet, but the one thing you need to have, before anything is no fear, you need to have the correct mindset, cause if you don't and have any sort of fear then when your on a line with 30 of the best racers in the world then they will eat you for breakfast, and a good chance you die or become paralyzed for the rest of your life, this isn't football, where you have a team to hold you up, this is a sport where you are alone, racing on some of the hardest tracks and biggest jumps the world has ever seen, you need to be able to ride at 130% for 35 minutes and one mistake could end your career" Ricky said and I just listened, taking it all in, "sounds awesome, what should I start with" I said smiling wider, "are you sure about this, I've read about you, you've acted in over 100 movies and tv shows, and if my internet is correct then you are the richest person in the world, and you want to risk it all to ride on a dirtbike" Ricky said unsure in his voice, "that's the point, you know how boring it gets, doing the same thing over and over again for days on end, meeting with pompous rich actors and actresses, meeting super models, well that one is still okay and I won't be stopping that hahaha, but I want something new, something that's pushes me and when I watched Supercross in Vegas, watching those men hit massive jumps and hitting corners so fast I thought they were going to crash my blood was on fire, I knew from the minute that gate dropped i had to try and so here I am talking to you, someone who ruled that sport with iron fist" I said with zeil.
Ricky didn't say anything for a few minutes, "okay, I'm going to send you my address, come over this weekend, I have gear and a bike already I will let you use, and come ride. We will see if you like it and if you really do and are serious I will personally train you" he said, I smiled so large I felt like my cheeks about to explode, "deal and ahh I forgot, can you not tell anyone, I don't want your place covered in paparazzi" "haha no problem, who would believe me anyways" he said and hung up, I put my phone down and and looked back to the tv, seeing a racer named Tomac throw a huge whip over the finish line to take first place, yes I thought to my self, yes this is what I've been waiting for.
A week later I was driving up to a large house in the middle of nowhere in Florida, standing by the front door was a man and woman, who had unsure faces on, probably because I just drove up in a brand new Black Bugatti, I stepped out in a black suit with a pair of sunglasses on and I heard the woman Gasp, "Ricky Ricky" I looked over and saw the woman staring at me but hitting her Ricky "that's Mason Stone, thee Mason Stone" "yes honey I know" " you said a friend was coming over to ride, not fucking Mason Stone" "ahhh" he said rubbing the back of his head "well I couldn't tell anyone, he asked me not to" "well you could have told your wife you know, I just didn't want you going to the local news telling anyone hahah" I said and shook it hand and shook hers, she looked up at me and wouldn't let go of my hand, I just smiled, you have no idea how many times this happens, "dear can you let go of him" , she gasped a little again and let go and stared at her hand, I just shook my head "well here I am, are you ready to show me what I will be doing" I said and looked to Ricky, he nodded "follow me" he said and started to walk to the side of the house and to the back where I saw a very large garage with metal gates that were open, and right on the concrete inside the garbage were two yellow Suzukis, I walked up to one with a little awe, I remembered the racers bike from the Supercross race and they were beautiful and now here I am, touching every part or a factory racing supercross bike, just beautiful, "wow, it's a lot different looking and feeling then just watching" I said with awe in my voice, "haha yeah you could say that! These baby's are brand new 2020 450s Suzuki, all after market parts with factory set up suspension".
I heard him and was still in awe and just listened to all he was saying, "wow, that is awesome" I said, " so I'm following you, what do I do" I said in anticipation, "alright then" he said and pointed to a bag, "this has all the gear you will need, socks, knee braces, boots, pants, jersey, chest protector and helmet with gloves and goggles" he said as he started to lay out his own gear, I nodded and began the take off my suit and folded it smoothly, I heard another gasp behind me when my shirt came off, I turned back to see Ricky's wife, I looked down to my body full of tattoos, I shrugged, people were always shocked when they saw them, not a lot of people new but I was in the military for 3 years and was apart of a lot of covert missions, and was pretty much kicked out due to heath issue, and that's means bullet holes and knife slashes, so I got tattoos and kind of went ham all around my body, easy to hide with makeup for movies, plus I'm still in my Captain America form, so I'm in really good shape.
I shook my head and followed Ricky's instructions and dressed fully in yellow and blue gear, I felt a little nervous now in full gear, "okay, now we are just going to hop on and start them up and head over to my motor track right there" he said and pointed not even 100 feet from me, I just wasn't paying attention, a large motocross track that was just watered, "just roll the jumps at first and get used to having a bike under you on dirt, and get comfortable on it, i don't want you crashing on me, we are just here to have fun on" I nodded and put my goggles on, and threw one leg over the bike and felt the suspension compress with my weight, I grabbed onto the grips on the bars and felt the clutch and front break, this is going to be fun, I pulled out the kick starter and pushed down hard starting the bike, I felt the bike hum and vibrate under me, I twisted the gas a little and felt and heard the bike roar a little, I looked to Ricky only to find him starting at me, he nodded and showed as he pulled the clutch in and hit the shifter, then he slowly released the clutch and twisted the throttle and he started the move, easy enough, I did the same very smoothly, I followed him as he went over and little berm and got on track, I followed close to him and did the same.
On the track I stopped next to Ricky "just take it easy, get the feel for the bike and have fun" he yelled over the two bikes and he took off like a rocket, I watched him as he slammed into a rutted corner full speed and went over a table top laying the bike side ways, I watched in shock, this guy is supposed to be retired, what the fuck, okay I can do this, I pumped my self up and began to slowly take off, I picked up a little speed and came into the first right hand corner, I went on the inside rut! I let the bike fall in and just kept a little speed up, I rode around the corner smoothly, I came up to the table top and rolled on top of it, ahh not to bad, I went through the rest of the track just getting used to the power and the track, once I finished my first loop Ricky was stopped in the place where we started, "not to bad, not to bad at all, now you need to listen closely" he then spoke to me for over 45 minutes on correct postures and foot place ments, when to sit down and stand up, how to hit a jump properly without crashing, he went into every detail and I took it in like a wet sponge, after he was done speaking, he told me to go at it again and try to incorporate what he told me into riding, "okay I got this" and took off.
Ricky Carmichael
If someone would have told me I would have the most famous person in the world riding my dirtbike at my house I would have laughed in their face, like come on, when I got that call I was freaking out, my wife is a die hard Mason Stone fan and to be honest, so was I, both of us have seen every movie and show he's been In and I can say he's one of the best to ever do it, and then the call shattered my understanding, this man who drove to my house in a 15 million dollar custom Bugatti wanted to ride dirtbikes, it was laughable but when I moved to a hill to look over the track I understood.
He took everything I said and immediately did it, and it was breath taking, he was hitting corners and jumps fully, throwing little scrubs here and there, leaning fully over in corners and staying constantly on the gas, if I didn't see him on his first lap I would have thought he's been riding for years, and he just kept getting better and better as he did more laps, at one point I thought he was a pro, he started to hit corners full speed smoothly like butter, throwing a huge whip off a hundred and ten foot jump, what the fuck, "uhh didn't you say he's never road before" my wife said next to me, I didn't say anything and just nodded, I looked to her "we can not tell anyone about this, I want it to be a surprise, cause I think when he does race it will make a ripple that's shakes the entire world" I said and just watched Mason put down lap after lap, going faster each time.
Mason Stone
I pulled up to Ricky and his wife who sat on a hill after two hours of riding and I felt fantastic, I shut the bike off and took my helmet off, "that was awesome, I felt really good out there. Any tips" I asked and looked at Ricky who had a mouth open as he looked at me, "be honest, this is not the first time you've road right" he said, I tilted my head a little, "no this is the first time why" "why he asked, do you know that you just rode like a complete pro, I timed you and you weren't any slower than some of the guys who train out here, those guys have been riding and training since they were 8 and this is your first time" he shook his head in shock, "damn really, I thought I could have gone faster" I said scratching my head, "hahahahhaha this is amazing, okay okay calm down Ricky, you want to race right" he said to me in a straight face, I nodded "yeah definitely" "okay, I will train you, Supercross is still going so you have six months until the beginning of the outdoor season, where you will make your debut, but I want it to be a secret" Ricky said with a smile, "I agree, I was thinking after the first moto if I do good then I can take off my helmet and be like heeerrreeesss Mason" I said with my arms in the sky, Ricky and his wife just started at me for a few minutes and then started to laugh very dry loudly, "deal…. Oohh and you'll need your own gear and bike" I nodded, "yes your right, how about tomorrow I'll grab one but you'll need to get it ready, I have no clue what I'm doing".
The next day I walked out of a guest room in Ricky's house and found them both in the kitchen eating, "come and join us, then we can go check out a couple shops and find the bike you want" I waved my hand and started to eat, "no need, I've taken care of it" they both looked at me with raised brows.
After breakfast we heard honking, "there they are" I said and walked out the front door. There were 8 box vans with different logos on each one, Kawasaki, KTM, GasGas, Yamaha, Honda, Beta, Suzuki and Husqvarna.
"Ugh what's going on" I heard Ricky say behind me, "well i figured if I wanted to find the bike for me I need to test all of them and make a decision" I say and waved towards the back where Ricky's garage was, "come on, I'll need to borrow the gear once more but after I choose a bike we can go grab me some or order some" I said and smiled, when we make it to the back their were 8 brand new bikes lined up and I was in heaven.
Five hours later after tested each bike and had Ricky try them too we started to discuss and came to a conclusion, I went up to the 8 men and woman and thanked each one for coming out, "thank you all for your time today" I said and they all smiled, one of them spoke first "it was our pleasure Mr.Mason" I smiled back, " I have made my decision, I will be going with Honda" I said and looked to the owner of the local shop, "thank you sir, you won't be disappointed", I smiled and nodded, "I don't think I will, I would like to buy two 450s from you if that's possible" I said and he just nodded, I then went through and shook everyone's hand and took a couple photos will each of them, when they left I had two brand new Honda 450s sitting in stands, Ricky and I both looked at them for a few minutes and he spoke first, "so let's begin" he said and I laughed and clapped him on the shoulder.
POV
Then it started for six months, Ricky practically pulled away from the current Supercross season and explained to AMA he would be training a racer for the new outdoors season and he pulled his now friend James Stewart in on the secret, then a complete bike maintenance crew and a couple other racers who were either retired or were not racing Supercross and were waiting for outdoors, six months of constant start practicing to racing other pros, they went through everything a racers needs done from riding in the back of the pack to hitting someone, and Mason loved everything about it! He took to racing like fish in water and as Ricky and James stood on a platform and watched Mason pass and ride like a complete pro on the motocross track they both new that the sport would never be the same.