As well as being 50% responsible for putting another child on this earth the man I once saw described as "an industry powerhouse" TonyD has himself a new job as head of BMX over at Kenda in that there USA after parting company with Alienation. Tony says to watch out for significant changes in the Kenda BMX program, more advertising & use of team riders with possible additions. More soon I am.... sure.
Remo sent me some pictures recently of the new Total BMX "Brit slim seat" which is pivitol of course, these bad boys are available ONLY on the Total BMX shop website thing here. The reason for this is simple, Remo invested every penny he had into this company, this is the first product for sale & he HAS to turn a profit so he can place a 2nd order! Please visit www.totalbmx.com where yo
u can keep up with all the developments. I also had the pleasure of seeing the pics of the Total BMX "thanks cranks", they look pretty sweeet... I think a big WELL FU**IN DONE is in order for Matti Rose & Frank Lukas for pulling off the move of the year by basically re-instating Flatland at this years Masters, Cologne. Flat is a huge part of the Masters & its good some people dont just sit around being whinging assholes & actually do someting about it. Good job.
The rider entries at this years Relentless NASS event (9-11 July, Shepton Mallet, UK) are filling up fast. BMX total prize fund is £13000 which is double on previous years. Its £60gbp to enter street & a further £30gbp to enter either Dirt or "Goliath" to get a share of that 13k plus you get extras like free camping, decent shower/toilet facilities, free relentless & water, snacks & fresh fruit etc.... more info available at www.relentlessnass.com
This years "One Quid Budget Jam" will take place on September 4th @ Basingstoke Memorial Skatepark & to save Bruza getting bum raped by the local authorities the guys at theLab are taking over the initital organisation of the event, its still a Bruza event but hopefully without the aftermath of last year. I'm gonna get down there with my silver tounge on the mic as both Catfish & Grotbags just didn't have the credentials so google the previous few years jams & make plans to be there on september 4th..Zach Shaw recently had shoulder surgery & is out of action for 6 weeks however I'm unsure whether this is riding related or another hefty plate launching incident?
Aaaaaaanyway, that's it from me, hopefully more next week but don't hold your breath!
DJ
*PRO SPECTACULAR RESULTS:-Elite Men: 1. Maris Strombergs, 2. Josh Meyers, 3. Robert de Wilde
-Elite Women: 1. Dominique Daniels, 2. Amanda Geving, 3. Alaina Henderson
-Super-Ex: 1. CJ McGuire, 2. Logan Collins, 3. Weston Pope
-Masters: 1. Percy Owens, 2. Will Murray, 3. Joey Albright
Upcoming BMX events:
2010/05/28 - Spring Nationals
2010/05/28 - adidas eyewear - Austrian King of Dirt 2010
2010/05/29 - Saint AvoldSchool BMX French Reunion
2010/05/29 - Trails Jam Bielefeld
2010/06/04 - Freestyle World's CANCELLED!
2010/06/04 - Summer Nationals
2010/06/05 - Com'In Lyon
2010/06/13 - Helm "Summer" Jam
2010/06/18 - Midwest Nationals
2010/06/19 - Telekom Local Support Miniramp Challenge, Mellowpark/Berlin/Germany
2010/06/26 - Stars N Stripes Nationals
2010/06/26 - Warriors of Wood 2
2010/07/02 - Great Salt Lake Nationals
2010/07/02 - Bensink 2010 Jam
2010/07/03 - Music City Nationals
2010/07/09 - NASS
2010/07/10 - flat against cancer
2010/07/16 - BMX Masters
2010/07/23 - DEW TOUR STOP 1
2010/07/24 - BMX Play Time
-FAT FAVs lists from the last couple of weeks came from the
following ridaz:Luke Bowerman
Mike Vockenson
Jesse Puente
Jay Wilson
Thomas Benedetti
Jamie Mauri
Dan Norvell
JB Peytavit
Spencer Bass
Martin Schulz
Alex Hetrik
Bink Seavey
Rory Ellis
Kyle Carlson
Guy Dylan Gunnell
Chris Raceles
Jack Hartje
Eric Hennessey
Garrett Reeves
Jacob Hamlin
Go check them out in the Profiler section of the site.
-KIA X Games Asia 2010 BMX Vert Final Results, Shanghai, China on Thursday, May 27, 2010
1. Jamie Bestwick GBR 90.00
2. Simon Tabron GBR 89.00
3. Austin Coleman USA 73.00
4. Coco Zurita CHI 73.00
5. Vince Byron AUS 63.00
Gotta go now. Si just came out of "the best club ever" down at the hotel and told us to check it out. Been there already 2 nights ago but should be fun. Wait a minute, is that Catfish rapping on the microphone? Gotta call it quits here. ABC-ya!
Bart
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.