There are
two sure ways to end up in the spotlight: 1) Learn to fly a hovercraft at HTC,
and 2) Own a Neoteric hovercraft. Just ask Gary Meyers: he and his hovercraft, which
he named “Neo”, are becoming nearly
as famous as Bubba’s Hover!
See for yourself
this fall, when Gary and “Neo” will
be featured on National Geographic TV’s None
of the Above, hosted by the popular British host Tim Shaw. Shaw is a child
science whiz turned stunt-happy engineer, who pairs science, humor and stunts
on None of the Above “to amaze and dumbfound
in equal measure. He challenges the people he meets, and the audience at home,
to predict the outcome of a series of ever more spectacular experiments before
uncovering the science behind the jaw-dropping outcomes.”
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| Gary Meyers (left) and Tim Shaw (right) get set for some stunt hovering on Lake Las Vegas. |
Here’s a great
video preview of the filming on Nevada’s stunning Las Lake Vegas …
You’ve
probably seen Gary’s custom hovercraft before
and may be wondering what happened to all its artwork. NatGeo felt his craft was
so striking it might be distracting! “I
was asked to cover the Tek-Wrap logos and images so as to not distract viewers,
so Neo was all white,” Gary
explains.
Gary
reviews the filming: “Tim Shaw rode in the hovercraft with me on several “test
flights” where we spun around on Lake Las Vegas and then flew up the beach
toward the cameras and other participants. On the first take, I was to run
perpendicularly up the sloped beach and stop right in front of multiple TV
cameras. No problem – perfect landing! (Thanks to Hovercraft Training Centers,
Chris Fitzgerald and Neoteric!) We filmed this approach four separate times at
my fastest possible speed, and each time I landed almost exactly on the same
spot.”
“The
hovercraft was the main feature of the entire episode,” Gary adds. “I also did
a separate interview where I described the Neoteric HoverTrek's features and benefits,
and I hope that my many positive comments will survive the editing process!”
Enjoy a
few more photos of the filming while you wait for Gary and Neo to make your jaw
drop this fall on NatGeo’s None of the Above. And leave a comment below to let us know what you think and if you plan to watch the show!
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