LIFE ON THE ROAD | GEICO Honda Race Team’s Truck Driver

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There’s a lot that goes into being a truck driver for a Supercross + Motocross team. In this video, we wanted to give you guys a look into Dirk Houghton’s life on the road.
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  • @kriskamp1255
    @kriskamp12554 жыл бұрын

    I like this guy he’s seems solid

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    kris kamp 👊👊👊

  • @Aspired329
    @Aspired3294 жыл бұрын

    I personally appreciate the effort from all the people whom get less recognition than the racers. Keep up the good work, hopefully enjoy a bit of time off here and get back to it soon!

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aspired329 .... Thanks for the awesome feedback. We’ll keep giving it our best as always! 👍

  • @devotidchannel
    @devotidchannel4 жыл бұрын

    When I go to races I honestly spend more time looking at the pits and the trailers then I do looking at the bikes and track. haha. Thanks for making this!

  • @EATSLEEPFARM
    @EATSLEEPFARM4 жыл бұрын

    God Bless all the truck drivers out there right now. Truckers are sometimes looked down on but they are the heartbeat of our nation. Stay safe everyone can’t wait to get back to racing

  • @THEPAULFOOT
    @THEPAULFOOT4 жыл бұрын

    The driver's are really the life and soul of the team if they don't show up the team doesn't. Respect 👊

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    THEPAULFOOT .. Thank you 👊

  • @ikay2102

    @ikay2102

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well said.

  • @kgsxr7s085
    @kgsxr7s0854 жыл бұрын

    This guy better be getting paid !! He deserve’s every penny and with that attitude and passion for the job ... man dont see that to often 👍🏻 and that truck is sick !!

  • @scrappyhustler7467

    @scrappyhustler7467

    4 жыл бұрын

    As a former nascar sprint series truck driver I can tell u he makes a very good living!

  • @YoshimuraUSA
    @YoshimuraUSA4 жыл бұрын

    Dirk is the absolute best!

  • @redcrawfordsgarage5802
    @redcrawfordsgarage58024 жыл бұрын

    Really good video. You can tell Dirk has mastered the critical and multiple roles he plays within the team----and the 'art' of being "on time, every time." 👍

  • @wadejameson6168
    @wadejameson61684 жыл бұрын

    As an OTR independent Flatbed O/O I appreciate what they do. It’s a coveted job. I’d do it in a heartbeat. What a fantastic gig.

  • @justinbligh
    @justinbligh4 жыл бұрын

    The amount of work put into supercross/motocross insane. Hats off to all of the crew members behind the scenes.

  • @tomhilbrands4335
    @tomhilbrands43354 жыл бұрын

    Dirk you are Blessed to have a job you love so much. I know this comes from our Dads bringing us up in racing , its always been in our blood. You also are a Blessing to the Team!!!! Enjoy cousin and wife!!!!!!GOD BLESS YOU ALL (GEICO HONDA RACING) Stay safe!!!! Tom n Cheryl

  • @lukedilizio4138
    @lukedilizio41384 жыл бұрын

    My absolute dream job! What a legend... passionate about making people happy 🤟🏻

  • @Bikesbaerandnoob
    @Bikesbaerandnoob4 жыл бұрын

    the unsung héros of mx and sx

  • @kimojon9665
    @kimojon96654 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job that guy does; it's so easy to see when someone has passion for what they do. The end result is like perfect piece of art. This truck goes down the road hitting all kinds of weather, dirt roads when going to race tracks, etc. and it always looks like it just rolled off the show room floor...inside and out. That's a true craftsman right there!

  • @raymondsiewert2720
    @raymondsiewert27204 жыл бұрын

    Super hard job ! Full time, no days off, 90 hour weeks ! Props to all those who do this stuff for race teams !

  • @jlowknight
    @jlowknight4 жыл бұрын

    This gentleman knows his stuff! True professional truck driver.

  • @pentecost66
    @pentecost664 жыл бұрын

    These guys and gals are Just as dedicated as the riders are to the sport thanks for what you do

  • @johnayers8990
    @johnayers89904 жыл бұрын

    That's not a job , THAT'S AN ADVENTURE !!!🇺🇸👍

  • @garetwhitney760
    @garetwhitney7604 жыл бұрын

    This is an awesome video. It's very interesting to see the behind the scenes bits you guys have been sharing. It's incredible how much effort is put in by so many people to help these top riders be successful on the track. 👍

  • @bh2861
    @bh28614 жыл бұрын

    This guy is a legend! Kudos from Australia 🙌

  • @corykozlowski1253
    @corykozlowski12534 жыл бұрын

    You can tell the man genuinely takes pride in his job 👍🇺🇸

  • @saucespeedco4051
    @saucespeedco40514 жыл бұрын

    It's really cool to see things from this perspective and how much goes into getting everything ready and there for race day. it's so much more than just show up and race.

  • @rubenrodriguezz99
    @rubenrodriguezz994 жыл бұрын

    role models like this are greatly appreciated

  • @Four2Tour
    @Four2Tour4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing: perspective is everything. I've been a private chef for most of my life. I've worked on yachts in the beginning and you'd be shocked what people often say, "it must be nice working on a yacht, traveling the world on a nice piece of equipment," and my honest answer is that it's not what it looks like. It's a job. There are parts of the job that allowed for me in the past to enjoy the travel side, but like you said, not complaining, it's a job and so much goes into the preparation and overall day to day to make it successful. Thanks for sharing. I loved this video. Hey I would love to meet you and your team. Awesome video!

  • @davidhartl3489
    @davidhartl34892 жыл бұрын

    Thats awesome to see how passionate every single person working together as a team!

  • @rampagerentalrepair
    @rampagerentalrepair4 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I like how the truck driver is getting recognized! Shout out to Geico Honda

  • @hdunalaska
    @hdunalaska4 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see that he has so much pride in what he does. Keep up the good work.

  • @spiderdavis3296
    @spiderdavis32964 жыл бұрын

    This guy puts in a lot of hours a week with all the different duties he has. It would take me a week just to wash that rig.Thanks for the tour.

  • @bobh.5423
    @bobh.54234 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful rig, great presentation, love supercross!

  • @hannahassisi4214
    @hannahassisi42144 жыл бұрын

    I got to work with Dirk at Unadilla last year...Awesome guy!!

  • @johnhill7038
    @johnhill70384 жыл бұрын

    Very awesome and cool video love videos like this wish there was more

  • @nevanrushing7952
    @nevanrushing79524 жыл бұрын

    Great set up and production by team Geico and Honda

  • @MichaelLindsay
    @MichaelLindsay4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Dirk!!! 🤘🏻

  • @raymondsiewert2720

    @raymondsiewert2720

    4 жыл бұрын

    These guys are workhorses . Very dedicated , no days off, no time at home , 90 hour weeks one after another . Props to these guys making it happen .

  • @chaselockart
    @chaselockart4 жыл бұрын

    amazing, more please

  • @dirtydave2691
    @dirtydave26914 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. Obviously one has to be really squared away to drive/work for a factory team. Dirk seems like a great guy to have on the team.

  • @riderrm2505
    @riderrm25054 жыл бұрын

    Great guy to have in your corner👌

  • @Jthornton64
    @Jthornton644 жыл бұрын

    Hope to see you guys out there soon

  • @ikay2102
    @ikay21024 жыл бұрын

    Respect sir, from one driver to another. Be safe, stay sane 🤣

  • @baggszilla
    @baggszilla4 жыл бұрын

    I could live in that and have all my toys to go out and play and drive around and see the world!

  • @brooksy2093
    @brooksy20934 жыл бұрын

    Great vid guys

  • @ghav43
    @ghav434 жыл бұрын

    I see Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Geico as feature team sponsor. Enjoy the fruits. Be happy. A lot of folks don't have an unlimited supply of parts and mechanics. Appreciate that shit!!

  • @brandonbergevine248
    @brandonbergevine2484 жыл бұрын

    Grew up racing Motorcross have up at 25 after multiple bad breaks now into drag racing and ocd about my stuff how much woke it must be to keep that truck clean in it self deserve alot of respect!

  • @crashburn821
    @crashburn8214 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! I would enjoy that kind of job! All the good with the bad!

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic6704 жыл бұрын

    Good job Dirk!

  • @wheeler1234
    @wheeler12344 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know how crazy it was to be a truck driver for supercross!

  • @tomthomsen990
    @tomthomsen9904 жыл бұрын

    Good job, Dirk. Very professionally done. Please say hello to Lisa (maybe spelled differently).

  • @mrabrasive51
    @mrabrasive514 жыл бұрын

    Pretty good gig for a truck driver..steady paycheck all year and no overhead!

  • @MXUnion
    @MXUnion4 жыл бұрын

    Dope!

  • @vickestr794
    @vickestr7944 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Thank's for sharing. Anyone know were I would find an older video. Was it the Troy Lee Designs rigg driver?

  • @CLamb385
    @CLamb3854 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a solid guy!!!

  • @mxkx48
    @mxkx484 жыл бұрын

    Coronavirus stops everyone and they tell the driver they need to do a shoot of the trailer since they’re not racing! No breaks! Anyways thanks for sharing and good luck this season!

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    mxkx48 It was my idea to do this when they asked. We were scheduled to shoot before San Diego but it didn’t work out. We obviously had a little extra time so why not 👍

  • @dylanstein8286

    @dylanstein8286

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dirk Houghton cool to hear man, I really respect what you do for the team

  • @mxkx48

    @mxkx48

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dirk Houghton Thanks for the response! I was more or less trying to further emphasize the busy schedule you guys go through! Doesn’t sound easy one bit but it does sound very rewarding! Good work from all of you guys, I follow most of you on Instagram and dream of one day hoping up there with y’all! Stay safe!

  • @lorisfoucart2475
    @lorisfoucart24754 жыл бұрын

    Love the videos while quarantined, keep it up

  • @trustmemx
    @trustmemx4 жыл бұрын

    May God Bless you Truck Drivers I we love what you do thank you. TRUST ME MX MOTOCROSS TIRES. The people's company of Motocross.

  • @socalcyclebarnaba9280
    @socalcyclebarnaba92804 жыл бұрын

    That dude is old school soul school

  • @JCAnimals
    @JCAnimals3 жыл бұрын

    F in the chat for the Honda Boys

  • @Miasdaddy7
    @Miasdaddy74 жыл бұрын

    Man I bet you guys are right at or very close to the 80 k weight limit for the road. Hahahahah. That rig is super nice and your driver is legit and knows what he is doing for sure. You guys have a great team.

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nate M ... Thank you 👍

  • @hparise8455
    @hparise84554 жыл бұрын

    If you could make more videos that would be awesome

  • @jeremytubbs
    @jeremytubbs4 жыл бұрын

    I love the road

  • @maestrovso
    @maestrovso3 жыл бұрын

    It is very nice to see and learn of the economy of these corporate race team supporting rigs. Racing is not exactly a cheap hobby when you are a privateer. With healthy perspective, my problem is not unlike Honda pulling out of F1.

  • @drewl4762
    @drewl47624 жыл бұрын

    Damn, this dude knows his stuff.

  • @seyha4001
    @seyha40014 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @GoneRidingPartsCom
    @GoneRidingPartsCom4 жыл бұрын

    Would be curious to know how you ship the engines, what container / method you use ?

  • @RacerXV23

    @RacerXV23

    4 жыл бұрын

    GoneRidingParts.Com they use pelican cases. They are lockable and indestructible and meet airline guidelines. We use them to ship sensitive equipment we calibrated at JM Test Systems.

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pelican hard cases for both the engines & suspension 👍

  • @FSXNOOB
    @FSXNOOB3 жыл бұрын

    Behind the scene heroes 👍

  • @bascomamber864
    @bascomamber8644 жыл бұрын

    Very cool,i like

  • @bryanlettow4389
    @bryanlettow43894 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like he has a lot of jobs.

  • @labmatthew
    @labmatthew4 жыл бұрын

    That must be a heavy trailer!! Wow!

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    labmatthew Just under 80,000 Lbs 👍

  • @labmatthew

    @labmatthew

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dirk4856 Thanks, Dirk! Great video.

  • @andrewmarshall74
    @andrewmarshall744 жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @chatreebuddeekham2981
    @chatreebuddeekham29814 жыл бұрын

    WOW

  • @suggs144
    @suggs1443 жыл бұрын

    At 4:20 I thought there was an upstairs with a glass floor. Lol

  • @kdxkyle
    @kdxkyle4 жыл бұрын

    Wonder what the Inside of the actual truck is like. If its fancy or just a regular semi. And if he sleeps in the truck or if they pay for a hotel for him?

  • @chef_rg.2
    @chef_rg.24 жыл бұрын

    How do you drive for them if you already have a CDL with a regular fleet??

  • @rileelang11
    @rileelang114 жыл бұрын

    He looks like old school hardworking Indian gotta he in the bloodline

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rilee lang Wow... good eye. Choctaw Tribe 👍

  • @michaelhargis7036
    @michaelhargis70364 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if his Volvo is in the shop once a month for break downs. Maybe they/he got one of the good Volvo's.

  • @EXPMUFFLER
    @EXPMUFFLER4 жыл бұрын

    good..is the best..

  • @JRotten
    @JRotten4 жыл бұрын

    This team has it made. Do a vid on privateer teams. Hell, they drive their own hauler (RV they live in, with a trailer). Set up themselves, fix and prep bike(s), then race. Tear down, drive to next track and repeat. And if you anit rich, don't Finnish in the money, hope you anit hungery.

  • @MrColdwatercanyon
    @MrColdwatercanyon4 жыл бұрын

    Like to have those works engines

  • @maximusmiles8435
    @maximusmiles84354 жыл бұрын

    The Drivers are pretty much on the go, or on call 24-7. How do you log your on duty not driving time? Seems like you would exceed your 70 hrs. Since you don't really punch a clock how is it verified, through ELD?

  • @jesuschrist2616

    @jesuschrist2616

    4 жыл бұрын

    They are probably a team I doubt he does it solo and some of thing that are supposed to be on duty you can log it as off duty just don't be dumb about it and you won't be caught

  • @dankelley6013
    @dankelley60134 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @mikezunker
    @mikezunker4 жыл бұрын

    Producer: Get some B roll. Camera Guy: These air hoses that are twisted together look good. Dirk: SMH WTF

  • @alroq3904
    @alroq39044 жыл бұрын

    I really wonder how much the driver makes per year driving the team truck?

  • @gavnonadoroge3092
    @gavnonadoroge30923 жыл бұрын

    nice

  • @JacksonGuitarsPlayer03
    @JacksonGuitarsPlayer033 жыл бұрын

    Remember when all the race haulers were big Kenworths and Peterbilts?

  • @rio_chanel1333
    @rio_chanel13334 жыл бұрын

    Elegant proprty

  • @mtrracing9212
    @mtrracing92124 жыл бұрын

    ngeri cak...

  • @eliasmora715
    @eliasmora7153 жыл бұрын

    the captain of the ship....

  • @hipposquad1876
    @hipposquad18764 жыл бұрын

    First on to comment

  • @xd_gangster693
    @xd_gangster6934 жыл бұрын

    How come there's no 450 Geico team?

  • @The_Life_Of_Ty

    @The_Life_Of_Ty

    4 жыл бұрын

    xd_gangster69 sane reason there’s no 450 pro Circuit team, monster energy Kawi is the factory 450 for Kawi and HRC Honda is the factory 450 team for Honda

  • @dirk4856

    @dirk4856

    4 жыл бұрын

    xd_gangster69 ... Honda’s 450 team is run in house... It keeps both teams focused on the specific size bikes👍

  • @jonfyfazan
    @jonfyfazan4 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👍👌💸💸💸🇳🇴😀

  • @johnnichols6267
    @johnnichols62674 жыл бұрын

    need one more??

  • @archchrisler23
    @archchrisler234 жыл бұрын

    I could basically build a bike from scratch just from being in there.

  • @rustyshakleford6553
    @rustyshakleford65534 жыл бұрын

    Trailer looks looks clean. But nothing on the tractor towing it.

  • @benlondon8467
    @benlondon84674 жыл бұрын

    Life parked up more like it, got plenty weeks off now 😡

  • @AngelGarcia_420
    @AngelGarcia_4204 жыл бұрын

    Im jealous. . . Wish i could 1 day work on a dream machine like that.! Hire me!

  • @trentonroland9144
    @trentonroland91444 жыл бұрын

    Sponsor the atv guys I’m an upcoming atv pro and would love to work some deals out!

  • @khabaaustralia
    @khabaaustralia3 жыл бұрын

    Good video but it has to be said, "and what not"

  • @dwaynemclaren7160
    @dwaynemclaren71604 жыл бұрын

    every 90 days? wtf not too bad? whats wrong with once a year?

  • @thomasrenfrow609
    @thomasrenfrow6094 жыл бұрын

    Show the truck. I'm sure this trailer is no different from others except different name on the side.

  • @MichaelLindsay

    @MichaelLindsay

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Renfrow each team’s trailers are actually fairly unique based on how the team likes them laid out and how many riders they support. Geico’s trailer in particular is very well thought out and has a few unique features I haven’t found in the others I’ve dug through.

  • @ryanbrandenburg1882
    @ryanbrandenburg18823 жыл бұрын

    10 year accident free driver..hire me pleaaaassseeee

  • @stellamarque7661
    @stellamarque76613 жыл бұрын

    role models like this are greatly appreciated

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