Scott Toepfer's guest appearances

Scott Toepfer

Slow Baja

Going Pro

Javier Plascencia

John Davis

Eve Ewing

Cameron Steele

Malcolm Smith

Geoff Hill

Andrew Szabo

Curt LeDuc

Jesse Atkinson

Rachel Glueck

Sonoma California

Steve Hayward

Michael Emery

Meet Raul

Sandra Dibble

OwlTail

Scott Toepfer (@sgtoepfer) is a commercial photographer and director with an affinity for everything on two wheels. His work is characterized by a grungy aesthetic and story-driven style. Past clients include: Mercedes-Benz, Harley-Davidson, Visa, Gibson Guitars, Uber, Converse, Indian Motorcycles, Sperry Topsiders, High Noon Vodka, Red Bull Media House, and many others.Please enjoy!For show notes and more, visit me at bradvassallo.com/blog.

Scott Toepfer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sgtoepfer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(@sgtoepfer)</a> is a commercial photographer and director with an affinity for everything on two wheels. His work is characterized by a grungy aesthetic and story-driven style. Past clients include: Mercedes-Benz, Harley-Davidson, Visa, Gibson Guitars, Uber, Converse, Indian Motorcycles, Sperry Topsiders, High Noon Vodka, Red Bull Media House, and many others.Please enjoy!For show notes and more, visit me at <a href="/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bradvassallo.com/blog</a>.

Episode 001: Scott Toepfer

Hayden Roberts

Joy Lewis

Happy New Year! Thanks for tuning into Slow Baja. As I prepare for the upcoming Baja XL Rally, I wanted to share one of my favorite podcasts initially released in May last year. This podcast is very dear to my heart and was transformational for me in many ways. I want to thank Joy and Hayden for opening their home to me, and I was delighted that Scott braved a rainy morning on his old BSA to join us. As you will hear, the conversation was free-flowing and full of laughter. Joy owns the second half of the show, and I’m sorry that she wasn’t there for the entire conversation. My man, Christopher Keiser of Kaffeinated Films, deserves an Academy Award for Sound Mixing for his work on this recording. Hayden Roberts and Scott Toepfer race vintage British Dirt Bikes in endurance offroad events like the NORRA Mexican 1000, NORRA Baja 500, and The Mint 400. Roberts, originally from England, is a fixture in the Southern California Motorcycle scene. He crafts and customizes bikes at his shop Hello Engine, in Santa Paula, California. Toepfer, a lifestyle-photographer with a specialty in motorcycles, met Roberts on a motocross exposition in Japan. They have been fast friends -racing, wrenching, and traveling on their desert-sleds ever since. In this conversation, we learn the meaning of “Only mad dogs and Englishmen.” Hear stories of swapping motors on the beach, sleeping in the dirt, and surviving a sting from a dreaded stingray. Joy Lewis joins the conversation midway and recounts an epic night of worry from the 2015 NORRA Mexican 1000. Hayden’s GPS position had stopped suddenly. Did he crash? Was he injured, or worse? They were hours away and had no way to contact him. As she searched for information and tried to summon help -one grizzled Baja racer (jokingly) suggested that he was “shacked up with a local senorita, and in nine months -another Baja rider would be born!” The next morning, Joy found him, tired but well-fed. He had slept on the dirt right where his motorcycle broke down. In the middle of the night, somebody covered him with a blanket and left a plate of food. He woke to “half the village checking to see that he was all right.” Soon he was nursing a carton of milk and teaching a group of elementary school children about England. After rebuilding his engine during a sandstorm in Bahia de Los Angeles, Hayden jumped into the water to clean up and was promptly stung by a stingray. Joy became his nurse, and they fell in love over a cup of hot tea. Prompting Joy to say, “the stars are brighter, and the tacos are better in Baja.” I heartily agree! Check out Hello Engine here. Check out Scott Toepfer here. Joy Lewis Instagram NORRA Mexican 1000 here.

Happy New Year! Thanks for tuning into Slow Baja. As I prepare for the upcoming <a href="http://www.bamakoadventures.com/en/baja4000/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baja XL Rally</a>, I wanted to share one of my favorite podcasts initially released in May last year. This podcast is very dear to my heart and was transformational for me in many ways. I want to thank Joy and Hayden for opening their home to me, and I was delighted that Scott braved a rainy morning on his old BSA to join us. As you will hear, the conversation was free-flowing and full of laughter. Joy owns the second half of the show, and I’m sorry that she wasn’t there for the entire conversation. My man, Christopher Keiser of <a href="http://www.christopher-keiser.com/kaffeinated-films" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaffeinated Films</a>, deserves an Academy Award for Sound Mixing for his work on this recording. Hayden Roberts and Scott Toepfer race vintage British Dirt Bikes in endurance offroad events like the NORRA Mexican 1000, NORRA Baja 500, and The Mint 400. Roberts, originally from England, is a fixture in the Southern California Motorcycle scene. He crafts and customizes bikes at his shop Hello Engine, in Santa Paula, California. Toepfer, a lifestyle-photographer with a specialty in motorcycles, met Roberts on a motocross exposition in Japan. They have been fast friends -racing, wrenching, and traveling on their desert-sleds ever since. In this conversation, we learn the meaning of “Only mad dogs and Englishmen.” Hear stories of swapping motors on the beach, sleeping in the dirt, and surviving a sting from a dreaded stingray. Joy Lewis joins the conversation midway and recounts an epic night of worry from the 2015 NORRA Mexican 1000. Hayden’s GPS position had stopped suddenly. Did he crash? Was he injured, or worse? They were hours away and had no way to contact him. As she searched for information and tried to summon help -one grizzled Baja racer (jokingly) suggested that he was “shacked up with a local senorita, and in nine months -another Baja rider would be born!” The next morning, Joy found him, tired but well-fed. He had slept on the dirt right where his motorcycle broke down. In the middle of the night, somebody covered him with a blanket and left a plate of food. He woke to “half the village checking to see that he was all right.” Soon he was nursing a carton of milk and teaching a group of elementary school children about England. After rebuilding his engine during a sandstorm in Bahia de Los Angeles, Hayden jumped into the water to clean up and was promptly stung by a stingray. Joy became his nurse, and they fell in love over a cup of hot tea. Prompting Joy to say, “the stars are brighter, and the tacos are better in Baja.” I heartily agree! Check out Hello Engine <a href="https://www.helloenginemc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Check out Scott Toepfer <a href="https://www.sgtoepfer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Joy Lewis <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mouthfulofjoy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> NORRA Mexican 1000 <a href="https://www.norra.com/mexican1000.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Mad Dogs and English Bikes -Racing Vintage Dirt Bikes with Hayden Roberts Scott Toepfer and Joy Lewis

Hayden Roberts and Scott Toepfer race mid-’60s vintage British Dirt Bikes in events like the NORRA Mexican 1000, NORRA Baja 500, and The Mint 400. Roberts, originally from England, is now a fixture in the So Cal Motorcycle scene, crafting and customizing bikes at his shop Hello Engine, in Santa Paula, California. Toepfer, a top lifestyle-photographer with a specialty in motorcycles, met Roberts while they were on a motocross exposition in Japan. They became fast friends, and have been racing, wrenching, and traveling on their desert-sleds ever since. In this conversation, we learn the meaning of “Only mad dogs and Englishmen.” Hear stories of swapping motors on the beach, sleeping in the dirt, and surviving a dreaded stingray sting. Joy Lewis joined us midway through. She tells us about an epic night of worry on the NORRA Mexican 1000. She was in the chase-truck, supporting Hayden, and his GPS position stopped moving. Her mind raced; did he crash? Was he injured, or worse? They were hours away and had no way to contact him, let alone reach him. As she searched for information and tried to summon help -one grizzled Baja veteran (jokingly) suggested that he was “shacked up with a local senorita and in nine months a little Baja-racer would be born!” In the morning, Joy found him -tired but well-fed, nursing a carton of milk and teaching a group of elementary school children about England. During a sandstorm in Bahia de Los Angeles, they fell in love over a cup of hot tea.  Prompting Joy to make the observation “the stars are brighter, and the tacos are better in Baja.” We couldn't agree more!   Hayden &amp; Hello Engine Website, Instagram  Scott G. Toepfer Website, Instagram  Joy Lewis Instagram  Buck Smith Facebook  Nick Ashley Instagram NORRA Mexican 1000 Website  NORRA Mexican 1000 Instagram 

Hayden Roberts and Scott Toepfer race mid-’60s vintage British Dirt Bikes in events like the NORRA Mexican 1000, NORRA Baja 500, and The Mint 400. Roberts, originally from England, is now a fixture in the So Cal Motorcycle scene, crafting and customizing bikes at his shop Hello Engine, in Santa Paula, California. Toepfer, a top lifestyle-photographer with a specialty in motorcycles, met Roberts while they were on a motocross exposition in Japan. They became fast friends, and have been racing, wrenching, and traveling on their desert-sleds ever since. In this conversation, we learn the meaning of “Only mad dogs and Englishmen.” Hear stories of swapping motors on the beach, sleeping in the dirt, and surviving a dreaded stingray sting. Joy Lewis joined us midway through. She tells us about an epic night of worry on the NORRA Mexican 1000. She was in the chase-truck, supporting Hayden, and his GPS position stopped moving. Her mind raced; did he crash? Was he injured, or worse? They were hours away and had no way to contact him, let alone reach him. As she searched for information and tried to summon help -one grizzled Baja veteran (jokingly) suggested that he was “shacked up with a local senorita and in nine months a little Baja-racer would be born!” In the morning, Joy found him -tired but well-fed, nursing a carton of milk and teaching a group of elementary school children about England. During a sandstorm in Bahia de Los Angeles, they fell in love over a cup of hot tea.  Prompting Joy to make the observation “the stars are brighter, and the tacos are better in Baja.” We couldn't agree more!   Hayden &amp; Hello Engine <a href="https://www.helloenginemc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/helloengine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Scott G. Toepfer <a href="https://www.sgtoepfer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sgtoepfer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Joy Lewis <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mouthfulofjoy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Buck Smith <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BUCK-GENE-SMITH-300914946931936/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Nick Ashley <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickashley57/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> NORRA Mexican 1000 <a href="http://www.norra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> NORRA Mexican 1000 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/norra1000/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Mad Dogs & English Bikes Racing Vintage Dirt Bikes with Hayden Roberts, Scott Toepfer, & Joy Lewis