Welcome to the website of Grant 'Goba' O'Brien. I am a photo journalist from Northern NSW, Australia, who specialises in capturing the action and lifestyle of motorcycle related sports. I am also passionate about photographing live music, sporting events, travel/adventure, nature, weddings, and am available for photography or journalist work so if you need a moment captured in either medium then please contact me via the link above, or phone +61422594627 to talk further. I look forward to hearing from you. … Enjoy the site!


Oct
30

UNIT FMX Open Report

Author: Goba

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UNIT FMX Open podium L to R: Kain Saul, Luke McNeill and Joel Brown. Photo: gobadirt.com

The Unit FMX Open and final round of the 2011 Australian Underground FMX Championships, presented by RFDmx, went down yesterday (Sat29th) at the Project FMX compound in Rockhampton, Qld, and in the head-to-head format similar to Red Bull X-Fighters the final battle came down to Unit rider Kain Saul V Jetpillot's Luke McNeill.

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Aug
23

Too Strong – Catching Up With Jacko Strong

Author: Goba

It all came together for Jacko Strong at this years X Games Moto-X Best Trick event after he stomped the first ever Front Flip in competition, a trick the X Games organisers pretty much had given up on leading up to the 17th edition of FMX’s Olympic games. Jacko proved to himself and to the world that one of, if not the hardest tricks in the sport, is possible under extreme pressure. And it was no fluke! Jacko signed off three months of his life to dial in the trick that took him to gold in an all-Aussie podium, just edging out Cam Sinclair’s Double Flip Nac and Josh Sheehan’s Double Flip. It was an epic moment for FMX Down Under, and according to Jacko one of the greatest achievements of his life. Now as he is starting to come down from the high Jacko’s focus is doing his home country proud at the first ever Red Bull X-Fighters event to hit our shores, but first he needs an invite, and 4 weeks out we caught up with the Mulisha protégé to talk about his X Games success and whether we’ll see the Front Flip in Sydney if he gets a start.

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Jacko led the Aussie charge at Moto X Best Trick, X games 17, taking the gold!
 
Aug
23

5-Minutes With Josh Sheehan

Author: Goba

It's been a massive year for West Oz freestyler Josh Sheehan, and it ain't done yet! He joined the Nitro Circus tour at the beginning of the year, then destroyed his opposition in the IFMXF Night Of The Jumps series in the last 6 events, he reached the podium at Red Bull X-Fighters in Italy and Spain, and more recently stomped his first Double Backflip under pressure against the best big trickers on the planet to claim a bronze medal in Moto X Best Trick, X Games 17 ... you'd have to agree it doesn't get too much bigger than that for a rider who was pretty much unknown before the 2011 season got underway. As we head into the final stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters series in Sydney Sheehan is fighting against time to ensur ehe is fully fit and ready to take the fight to the likes of series leader Nate Adams, Dany Torres and Robbie Maddison to name a few. Will he be ready to roll? Can he cause a major upset? We caught up with him at his home in West Oz to find out!
 
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It's been a massive year for Josh Sheehan, and it ain't done yet! Pic: redbullxfighters.com
 
Aug
08

Seth Enslow: The Next Phase

Author: Goba

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SethBubbaRideDays_3Talk to anyone that rides a dirt bike Down Under about Seth Enslow and they'll tell you about their favorite scene of him jumping big gaps in one of the many Crusty Demons videos that have been produced over the last decade. Enslow is a god-like figure to extreme moto fans in Australia, the warrior who has beaten his body to a bloody pulp all in the name of "busting big!" But busting big isn't something you can keep doing forever and Enslow, now age 36, is spending his time in the country he calls his second home, giving back to the fans that have supported him over the years, and as you'll read he's having a good old time doing it!

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Photo: Seth and Bubba reaching out to their fans Down Under. Credit: Seth&BubbaRideDays

Jun
03

To Finke And Back

Author: Goba

It's been a long time coming and on the eve of my departure I feel like a kid one sleep before Christmas day. The day when I throw my leg over my KTM690R and ride off on a planned 6000+Km adventure ride that will see five of us ride into the heart of Australia self-supported.


How good is that feeling of getting off the tar with no one insight

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