The most eagerly anticipated BMX event of the year lived up to big expectations, with massive dirt jumps sending riders, and the level of BMX progression, to new heights. The course, carefully groomed over the past six weeks, boosted riders over 30 feet into the sky and sent Pat Casey, originally attending as an alternate, to the top of the heap in a 12-man final judged by BMX pros including Brian Foster and Corey Bohan. The course was like no other in the history of the sport. The mountain resort of Angel Fire, New Mexico was carefully chosen due to the unique consistency of the dirt that 
Flatland World Circuit Pro Qualification Results:1st Matthias Dandois
2nd Yohei Uchino
3rd Hiroya Morizaki
4th Tsutomu Kitayama
5th Viki Gomez
6th Miguel Tardio
7th Takuya Higa
8th Kevin Jacob
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.