Against The Grain with Albee Layer and Jack Freestone
Jul 19, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 13 segments
Rampage wins. World records. Broken bones. A lifetime of going all in. Cam Zink joins Washed Studio for one hell of a conversation.
Cam ZinkGuest
Albee LayerHost
Jack FreestoneHost
It's probably the most stressful time of my year because, um, the landowner, like a lot of liability there, but then also just a lot to deal with owning an off the grid property and then having a hundred plus children out there and people riding and, and trying to entertain people, but then also being trying to ride in it, trying to be the event promoter, you know, being the, the broker and deals for it and directing it and, But it always ends up being worth it because the amount of people that come and build a career, give them just a place to showcase their talents because they can't get in the bigger events.
So everyone leaves there telling me constantly this is their favorite event of the year, so that's what kind of keeps you coming back.
um there we haven't done it every consecutive year since the beginning but this was the seventh one the sixth one and started it in 19 or no in 17 17 or 18 i got the property about about 169 acres in reno right just outside of reno and i have like a thousand feet of elevation in rural nevada um off-grid just got a little well artesian well and then invite you know tons of people out started out to be the greatest event for moto and mountain bikes we'll get the top athletes and you know but then it just slowly naturally evolved into being a proving grounds for riders to showcase their talent you know so if you Like, we don't have, like, a QS or a, you know, Challenger Series or anything, that kind of stuff.
And there's really only a couple pinnacle events in our sport, and it's really hard to get into them.
And there's so much talent out there, so it kind of naturally evolved into... giving the kids a place to showcase their talents.
And then they end up outriding most of the big name pros because they have more to prove there and showcase themselves.
Yeah, it's a nice balance because then the bigger name pros are all there and they're like, oh, I can't get shown up by this little kid.
Yeah, and I'd assume that the big dogs, too, they're a little bit competitive.
It's probably the most stressful time of my year because, um, the landowner, like a lot of liability there, but then also just a lot to deal with owning an off the grid property and then having a hundred plus children out there and people riding and, and trying to entertain people, but then also being trying to ride in it, trying to be the event promoter, you know, being the, the broker and deals for it and directing it and, But it always ends up being worth it because the amount of people that come and build a career, give them just a place to showcase their talents because they can't get in the bigger events.
So everyone leaves there telling me constantly this is their favorite event of the year, so that's what kind of keeps you coming back.
um there we haven't done it every consecutive year since the beginning but this was the seventh one the sixth one and started it in 19 or no in 17 17 or 18 i got the property about about 169 acres in reno right just outside of reno and i have like a thousand feet of elevation in rural nevada um off-grid just got a little well artesian well and then invite you know tons of people out started out to be the greatest event for moto and mountain bikes we'll get the top athletes and you know but then it just slowly naturally evolved into being a proving grounds for riders to showcase their talent you know so if you Like, we don't have, like, a QS or a, you know, Challenger Series or anything, that kind of stuff.
And there's really only a couple pinnacle events in our sport, and it's really hard to get into them.
And there's so much talent out there, so it kind of naturally evolved into... giving the kids a place to showcase their talents.
And then they end up outriding most of the big name pros because they have more to prove there and showcase themselves.
Yeah, it's a nice balance because then the bigger name pros are all there and they're like, oh, I can't get shown up by this little kid.
Yeah, and I'd assume that the big dogs, too, they're a little bit competitive.
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