From "chrome ball interview #9: jamie thomas" (See Link For More) CB: I’ve always been fascinated by Experience. They could have really been something with so many good riders coming through their doors… why did it fail? JT: The dude Roger that owned it was, by definition, a slimeball. He’d scam anyone: team riders, magazines, manufacturers. It wasn’t long until he burned everyone and things just started to fall apart. I wanted it to work cause me, Sean Young, and Drake (Jones) all rode for it, but it was impossible with Roger running the show.