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REVIEW, BACK TO JANUARY 2012: IAN MORRIS INTERVIEW
We received a package from etnies with these United x etnies collab shoes and caught up with Ian Morris to get all the details about the deal.

What brought up the idea of doing an etnies X United collab in the first place?
Ian: Since I started working at Etnies as the European team manager, the focus was on working with the brands related to the

FATBMX REVIEW OF THE 040BMXOPEN. JUNE 2012.
Last Saturday the 040 BMX Open took place in 040 BMX Park in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This was the first contest on the ramps that were part of the Rebeljam course in December 2011. Vans, Paul’s Boutique and Pro-tec joined in to make sure the riders could win some good prizes. Riders could compete either in Amateur class or Pro class and go for the goodies from Vans/Pro-tec and the cheques from Paul’s Boutique. This way the Amateur top 5 could exchange the cheque for the parts they want. Cheques were given out worth € 20,- up to € 100,-. Top 5 in pro received cash money with € 500,- for first place, € 250,- for second, € 125,- for third, € 75,- for fourth and € 50,- for fifth place. At the end of the day all riders could compete in the 20 minute jam session for Best Trick.

In amateur class we had 19 riders competing who came over from The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It really showed that a lot of riders made a lot of progression lately and some

Name: Josh Clemens
Age: 19
Hometown: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Hook-ups/Sponsors: SE Bikes and Gonracin BMX

The favorite list:

-BMX contest: Texas Toast
-Old school rider: My dad of course!

2012 FATBMX REVIEW. THE JANEK WENTZKY INTERVIEW:
Name: Janek Wentzky
Age: 21
Hometown: Essen, Germany
Sponsors: Nike, Haro, Paranoia Ridewear, Thelocalface Bikeshop, Fastpace Distribution

When did you start riding BMX?
Janek: I startet riding at the age of 14

Who was the first "pro" rider you saw that made an impression on you?
Janek: Uh I don't know exactly, I think it was Mat Hoffman

How do you work on doing a new trick. Do you make sure you have it worked out in your mind first and then you go for it?
Janek: Yep sure, first I think about the trick and when it feels good in my mind I just try it!

Learning new tricks can be risky business. Do you put on

FATBMX 2012 REVIEW: INFACTION BMX INTERVIEW.
Name: Sören Jacobs
Age: 38
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Occupation: BMX-Shows, -Contests, -Camps and -Workshops
 
When did you start with Infaction?
Soeren: Back in 2002 Christoph Huber of „UnityBMX.com“ and Marcin Stypolkowski of „KingKongBMX.com „asked me in the old „Mutation“-Office, if I would go to France to start a BMX-Summer-Camp in cooperation with a surfcamp. Because I love to travel and to deal with people I said yes and the project started sucessfully. In 2006 I storaged the old, mobile Dragonfly Jumpbox at my yard and I finished a pedagogycal education. So I had everything I needed to start with infaction.
 
Were you too involved with BMX to get a “normal” job or what was the reason you started  it?
Soeren: That's the reason! Before I quit everything else just