Since 2005Behind the Scenes

XDL Staff & Crew

The founders, officials, judges, hosts and media crew who have made XDL happen, from the 2005 debut to today's Street Jams.

Leadership

Chris “Tice” Theis

Owner · President · Director of Competition · Emcee · 2012–present

Took over XDL in 2016. Has been the voice of XDL on the mic at Street Jams, MotoAmerica rounds and the IMS tour; judged the 2014 XDL India Championship. Founded the StreetCowboys in 2003.

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Randy Grube

Series Founder · 2005–2016

Founded XDL and ran it through the 2005 debut, the national championship years and XDL 2.0.

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Officials

Michael “Nags” Nagler

Head Judge

Head judge of the XDL championship.

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Thomas Evans

Series Director of Competition · 2009

Ran competition for the 2009 XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship. Of Stuntride.com.

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Michael House

Series Judge · 2009

XDL series judge for the 2009 championship.

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Aaron Twite

Judge · Street Jam lead rider · 2012–2018

Co-judged the 2014 XDL India Championship with Tice and rode every stop of both IMS Street Jam tours.

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Rodney “Rowdy” Sargent

Overall Category Judge · 2011

Pro freestyle rider who judged the Overall category in 2011 and wrote XDL's Judges Chamber event reports.

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Crew

Mike Mucklin

Marketing, Media Relations & Operations · 2005–2006

Ran marketing, media credentials and exhibitor inquiries in XDL's first seasons.

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Masato Tsukada

Graphic Design & Webmaster · 2005–2006

Designed XDL's graphics and ran the original xdlshow.com.

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Jeff “Lucky” Luck

XDL Staff · 2009

Listed on XDL's 2009 staff roster.

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Toussaint Powdrill

Promotion & Advertising · 2009

Promoted and advertised the XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship.

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Gerfel Noland

XDL Staff · 2009

Listed on XDL's 2009 staff roster.

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Hosts & Media

Dusty Diesel

Co-host, XDL “How To” series · 2015

StuntBums co-host of XDL's How To video series with Tice.

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David “Foto” Avila

Photographer · 2008–2010

Shot XDL rounds from the 2008 Indy round through the 2010 Finals; credited on XDL's official galleries.

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Greg Gallup

Photographer · stuntcards.com · 2007–2009

Shot XDL galleries from the 2006 Finals (April 2007) through the 2009 Lake Havasu round.

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Keith Schoeler

Photographer · 2006

Shot the first-ever XDL championship round, Best of the West at Phoenix International Raceway.

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Scott Dukes

Photographer · 2007

Shot Best of the West at Miller Motorsports Park, Utah.

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Peter Mokry

Photographer · 2011

Shot the 2011 Nashville round and the 2011 Finals.

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Doug Lentz

Photographer · 2018

Shot the XDL Street Jam at the Chicago International Motorcycle Show.

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Dalton Campbell

Photographer · 2019

Shot the XDL Street Jam at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show.

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Mariah Carpenter

Videographer · 2020

Filmed the XDL Street Jam at the Minneapolis International Motorcycle Show.

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Rob Carpenter

Video Editor · 2020

Edited XDL's Minneapolis IMS Street Jam recap.

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Compiled from XDL's archived websites and press. Entries link to their source where one is online.