G'day guys!
Today we are celebrating Robert Irwin's 18th birthday.
Can you believe it? Right here at Australia Zoo!
And we have an extra special surprise.
We can't wait!
Now Ferre, one of the Irwins' close friends who actually is the owner
of the Big Kart Track here on the Sunshine Coast, has decided to gift back
all of the bikes that Robert
has auctioned off over the years to raise money for Wildlife Warriors.
It's a big surprise!
Actually, I think he's he's here.
[Robert] G'day.
What's this?
What!
No!
Hang on, I can't hold this door open, come in!
No way!
Are those what I think they are?
[Ferre] You remember this stuff, mate?
Oh my goodness! Mate!
[Ferre] Happy birthday! [Robert] Thank you!
[Ferre] Happy birthday, mate [Robert] What!
I don't even know what to say!
That is - the PeeWee!
Oh my goodness.
Look at it.
It's never been in this good condition before.
This is the best it's ever looked.
Oh my goodness.
Mate!
You are kidding.
[Robert] This - that [Ferre] It's for you to do with whatever you want to do mate.
[Robert] Oh my - [Ferre] You keep it for Gracie for when she gets a bit older
or sell it off again, whatever. Everything is in good working order, obviously.
Yeah, it's better than it was when I had it.
A lot better.
Oh my goodness, mate!
[Robert] That is the kindest thing.
I don't even know.
I don't even know what to say.
It's the 50, the SX.
I love this thing so much.
[Ferre] That's actually a pretty powerful little bike. [Robert] It is.
[Robert] Oh yeah it is.
[Robert] That is the coolest. The Cube!
The Cube! Oh this thing was my absolute favourite.
I can still ride this thing. Oh this is my first bike.
(Laughter)
The suspension is having a - not having a good day now.
Now that I'm about, well,
Triple my weight.
It's because it's suspension for a six year old (laughter)
I remember riding around the zoo with this.
This is the first - first bike I ever took out.
The first trail I ever hit.
I went headlong into a jump and I thought, Right,
I'm going to hit this at 100 mile an hour.
I hit it and just go (whistle)
And just face plant into the ground.
[Ferre] The bike was behind you.
[Robert] Yeah yeah.
That is so special.
That is so special. Oh...
But like, you know, you know what it's like more than anyone, like it's it's
so much more than a machine.
[Ferre] Oh, yeah. [Robert] It's it's a part of you, you know.
[Ferre] And it's memories.
[Robert] It is! [Ferre] Like you just said you just straight went to the - for the chunk.
[Ferre] You know, you remember - you remember the stack.
[Robert] That's me.
[Ferre] Is that the helmet? [Robert] I've got- I can do you one better.
[Ferre] That's your helmet. You know that?
[Robert] Yeah, oh yeah! [Ferre] Did you sign it? You signed it. Have a look at the side.
[Robert] Oh, gee, I wonder if it still fits?
(Laughter)
Well, I'll give it a go.
See how small my head was. [Terri] You'll never take it off.
Alright, alright. Would have been fun.
I'll find you-
This is one of my absolute favourite photos.
[Robert] (Laughter) How good's that?
[Robert] When I was-
So what happened was I'm sitting on the quad bike and dad was on it as well.
And dad goes, "Okay, right, I'm going to go and get this gate."
I still
I remember hitting my head on this and dad goes, "I'm going to go get this gate."
I'm like, OK.
And he goes, "Don't touch anything."
So he gets off.
He goes to grab the gate.
And so I decide, here's a great idea:
Let's gun it. And so I gun it-
I don't know what I was thinking- straight for him.
And so here he is at the gate and then grabs it so that I don't just
smash into the gate and I hit my head on the on the top of that thing.
And I remember you saying he felt so bad, but he probably saved huge injury.
I would have just gone straight into the gate.
But he caught me and made sure I didn't - didn't smash myself.
Honestly, I could not think of a greater gift.
Seriously, honestly, it's it's that is the ultimate.
[Terri] Greater drift.
[Ferre] Absolutely. (Laughter)
[Jeremy] Well, that was awesome,
thank you very much to Ferre for his kind generosity.
Robert looks super stoked.
You know what? I think it's time for me
to head back into the zoo and join in to the rest of the festivities.
How do we put this thing on?
There we go.
Ah! Ow! Okay no, doesn't fit. Here we go.
(Engine sounds)
(Sigh)
How do we start this?
Oh, OK, yeah.
Sitting down
to write something, you've never done this before.
I used to go through
my dear.
I don't know if it's possible.
I find it.
Oh, that's
all the noise pulling out, all the stops.
I think that's a
good.