Chris Polvoorde: On a Mission to Change Trophy Truck Racing Forever

Every industry changes when an athlete doesn’t just chase greatness—but carries the sport on their shoulders with a mission to leave it better than they found it. Chris Polvoorde isn’t just one of the biggest rising talents in Trophy Truck racing—he’s pushing the sport forward in real time. From innovative ideas to big-picture thinking, he’s working to put Baja racing in front of a mainstream audience and show the world just how insane this form of motorsport really is! Gypsy Gang, enjoy this chapter—and don’t forget to like and subscribe.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:44 How much does YouTube pay?
00:06:51 Online Advertising
00:08:49 How long has Chris been doing YouTube?
00:10:22 Whistlin Diesel
00:13:30 Ford F-150
00:20:41 How does Chris build his race trucks?
00:28:11 The development of UTV's
00:35:21 New Tech in Trophy Trucks
00:38:17 Whats Chris's job away from racing?
00:42:08 Can Trophy Truck racing go mainstream?
00:47:43 What its like driving a Trophy Truck
00:53:16 1990's BAJA 1000 trucks
00:56:23 Chris's vision for growing the Sport
01:09:41 How Virtual Reality will impact the media space
01:12:40 How is Trophy truck racing more entertaining than F1
01:18:52 Teaming up with Bryce Menzies
01:28:28 What its like racing in Mexico
01:38:02 King of the Hammers
01:46:10 The personalties of BAJA
01:52:51 Crazy baja stories
02:06:25 delayed gratification
02:17:09 What racing teaches you
02:21:39 How industries grow sports
02:23:22 What happen to short course racing?
02:29:13 Whats the future look like for Chris?
02:32:27 Moto talk
02:36:38 Chris's life away from racing
02:38:45 Outro

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