City battle 8 was a blast once more. After no battle last year due to the park not being done, things where not looking good again this year, since the park was still not done, but thanks to crankbmx and the locals from kooigem, the park was done 1 week before the contest. The weather was great and a turnout of more than 50 riders in a park this small is always great. the level of riding was also insane. bmx is progressing a lot and you can see it. 10 riders during the day pulled a 360 tailwhip. 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.