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And of course Tobias Wicke had some questions as well for Ben Hennon...

Tobias Wicke: What do you mean when you say "I wunnu go nuts un thu munurump"?
- Ha ha, it means that it's on so watch out German

Wicke: What comes next after Bmx for you?
- I am really excited to start a business with my trade.

Wicke: Does your lady know that your jumping the spine 30ft without a breathmachine?
- She loves it , she thinks it's awesome how high I can go.

Wicke: Is there something you can't stand at all?
- People who are rude. It is the one thing I hate 

If you guys want to know how close Eastpak riders Tobias Wicke and Ben Hennon are to each other, take a peek and be ready for this rider-to-rider interview.

Ben: Hi Tobi. Name, age, home town and reason for being German.
- Tobias Wicke, 25 years old, from Berlin, Marzahn - Germany all the way

Ben: Do you think that I suck?
- No Ben, it´s not that bad, hahaha - don't be afraid, you´re a cool guy

Ben: How many pair of shoes do you have?

Name: James Willis Foster
Age: 21
Hometown: Redlands, CA

Where did you grow up?
James: I grew up in Redlands, CA. It's a little town about an hour east of L.A.

Who was there to ride with?
James: I started off racing when I was about 10 years old, and as I got older I just started building dirt jumps with my friends around town. There were incredible jumps in Redlands, the local riders at the time were all really good dirt jumpers and they were all a lot older than me, and I just hung around them all the time and rode their amazing jumps.

Who were your influences? 

When we went up the mountain this morning we saw mama bear and her three babies. It was amazing, riding next to a few wild bears.... Practice tomorrow starts at ten. Let's see if some bears show up. One guy who can't wait to ride the course is Ryan Nyquist. Here's what he has to say about the Red Bull Elevation comp:

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
Over the past 2-3 years, Elevation has quickly made itself into the premier dirt jumping event of the year for us. 

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
Good times riding bmx with great friends, doesn't get better than that!

2) Do you fancy riding real trails going down a hill?
I fancy any type of trails.

3) Have you seen photos of the 2007 dirt jumps yet? 
I have seen some photo's of the jumps, they look amazing. I have been counting the day's till Elevation.

4) How bad do you think it is that Dirt is no longer a discipline in the X-Games? 

Adam Baker recently had a good part in the etnies Grounded video. Adam is not afraid to dig. In fact, it's part of riding trails. Adam understands, that's why he appreciates contests like the Red Bull Elevation. Adam might not make top three if he cruises over the last big set but you can count on Adam having fun on the dirt course.

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?

Jay Miron offered Bibi a ride at the 2000 X-Games in San Francisco. Bibi didn't know what had just happened to him. His hero asked him to ride for him. Since then Bibi has been around. He has his own model at MacNeil too. Riding for Macneil has its perks when the boss puts on international (invite only) contests. Bibi isn't complaining, he never is. Are you sure he's French?

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
Hopefully it mean big jumps, a good time with good friends and why not some new ones, good partys, the sushi village, for me seat and see the other good riders...and tons of other good stuff.

2) Do you fancy riding real trails going down a hill?
Fancy mean funny??? oh yeah, if it’s not too dangerous I’ll like that. I like to be scared and riding fast.

3) Have you seen photos of the 2007 dirt jumps yet?
I saw some videos of Nick and it looks really dope. But I know Nick, he is really good and smooth, so it looks easy, but when you are on the top, it’s not the same 

Dave Dillewaard did some very sweet inverts over the hip in Whistler last year. So good in fact that I had a photo enlarged and put it up on the wall in front of me. I look at it all the time, so fucking awesome I could cry. Dillsy will be back this weekend. Let's see what the Aussie has to say about the comp and about the X-Games dropping dirt this summer.

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
It's the best dirt contest I have ever been to. That's it, that's all.

2) Do you fancy riding real trails going down a hill?

It's not far away, the Elevation comp in Whistler. You can count on Chris Doyle to be there and blast a couple of turndown 360-s over the biggest sets in a way that only Doyle can. Here's what Chris had to say about the comp.

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
Good times, great location, and good friends.

2) Do you fancy riding real trails going down a hill?
Heck yes! Who wants to pedal?

3) Have you seen photos of the 2007 dirt jumps yet? 
I saw a couple photos but not the whole course and it looks incredible.

4) How bad do you think it is that Dirt is no longer a discipline in the X-Games? 

The Red Bull Elevation contest is coming up this weekend. We asked some of the competitors what they think about the contest. Here are the answers from Alejandro Caro, a rider who surprised a lot of people in Whistler last year.

1) What does the Elevation comp mean to you?
It is just the best dirt contest of the year, this is so much fun. It's the best riders of the sports riding amazing huge trails