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The winner for the LEVI's Road Fools Rock-n-Roll Tour Roadie Contest is...Kyle Ramsden of Spring Green, WI...Kyle is extra lucky...since he lives fairly close to where we are starting the trip...he gets to go on the entire Rock Tour instead of just the first three stops...When called about his winning the Roadie Spot the only thing Kyle had to say was: "Oh My God."

My guess is he might repeat that statement when he rolls up to Detroit in the Props Rig to pick up 17 of the best riders in the sport for a ten day road trip with the likes of Lucero and Thunderlip... 

World famous BMX rider Rick Thorne stars in a new 23 minute short film called Keeping Up With The Jonesers premiering on Showtime Extreme at 4:20 June 6th. Rick plays a drug dealer and reprobate who gets a lot more than he bargained for when a deal goes wrong. A trailer can be seen by clicking here.

We are having a party at the Standard (Sunset) June 11th at 9pm to celebrate this premier. Rick will be there.

T-Mobile now supports halls, spots and events in Austria with the T-Mobile Local Support program. Last year T-Mobile started to successfully enlarge their involvement in cycling through the BMX scene. With the Local Support program T-Mobile is trying to reach the goal of developing the regional BMX scenes as honestly and genuinely as possible. One of the first actions is the support of the Austrian spots – ahead of all the BMX halls in Vienna Due to T-Mobile’s involvement, one of the best indoor bike halls in Europe will be opened in Brunn am Gebirge / near Vienna. Location support and events are the focus for the summer 2007

In addition to the support for the spots, Local Support Events are an important component of the project. Its first activity will take place

Newton Abbot, Devon - With just two weeks to go, there are no more tickets available for Red Bull Empire of Dirt! All car tickets were snapped up within a week, when the applications opened on the MySpace profile on May 14th. There is strictly no access to Red Bull Empire of Dirt without a ticket. But hope is not lost... Those who missed out on a ticket to see the event in person, can watch the Freesports on 4 program on Sunday 22nd July at 8.30am, on Channel 4, and again on Tuesday 24th July, late night (time TBC).

If you know how to find these guys, wish them a happy B-day......
6 June - Sandy Carson 1972
6 June - Large Ray
7 June - Tom Haugen 1976
10 June - Zach Shaw 1971

"Grounded" has become a popular word among BMX-ers in the last few weeks. Have you seen it? Not a lot of people can answer that with a Yes but there's help on the way for the Dutch riders. This Saturday the etnies BMX movie will be shown in Amsterdam (10pm Kriterion ) and on Sunday at OJA in Aarle-Rixtel (8pm).

-Phil Aller gets his own signature frame, called Bar-Bados, and also a street bike line for 2008. There will be three models: A beginner bike (Bar-Bados AM), a mid class bike (Bar-Bados LT) and a Pro bike (Bar-Bados PRO).

-Shaun Butler leaves the KHE team in September.

Props Video Magazine is now available exclusively for permanent online download for only $9.99 by clicking this link  This is a Permanent, Legal, High Quality download that is only available until June 12th, 2007, be the first to check out the new Issue of Props (TotalVid videos are not yet compatible with any non-Windows XP/Vista computers)

Props Video Magazine Issue #65 (94 minutes plus bonus) will be shipping in DVD form on June 8th.

NASS IS BACK! On its 10th year anniversary NASS is heading back to the South West for 3 days of awe inspiring action sports events and a whole heap of music entertainment to keep the fun going through the night. The destination, the Bath and West Show Ground Shepton Mallet Somerset. For all the BMX bandits there is back to back action over all 3 days. Saturday will see BMX take to the stage with top riders from around the world showing their skills for big prize money and the Dirty Dozen Trophy. Whether you ride dirt or street we’ve got in covered!

Miami, FL – May 31, 2007 – Wanna race? BAWLS Guarana, the Official Energy Drink of the National Bicycle League (NBL), has announced the launch of the BAWLS BMX Blowout Contest! The contest will be promoted on exclusive BAWLS/NBL BMX-branded 12-packs, now on CompUSA store shelves nationwide! The BAWLS BMX Blowout is part of a year long partnership with the NBL, one of two BMX racing leagues in the United States. The new BAWLS BMX 12-packs offer BAWLS fans everywhere a chance to enter to win exclusive prizes from BAWLS Guarana, Kuwahara Bicycles and the NBL.