Bart de Jong
After a short break after the Worlds, the Latvian Formula Europe Team riders started their after season schedule with 2 weekends packed with races. The weekend of August 15+16, they headed to Smiltene for National Championships Series Rounds 5&6. On Saturday they raced Round 5 and an Open Race, on Sunday Round 6 and the Club Cup, making 4 races in 1 weekend! 
Out of a field of 23 BMX riders, Matt Whyatt won the BMX park competition Sunday at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour's stop in Greenville, N.C. In "Protown, USA" for the first time in the Tour's five-year history, 17-year-old Whyatt from Australia earned the BMX park victory at Jaycee Extreme Park after executing an alley-oop downside tailwhip and a flip whip during his winning run. Fellow Australian Nick Kajewski was second and JC Knecht finished in third place.
Judging the contest were professional BMX riders and Greenville residents Ryan Guettler, Marcus Tooker, Mike Laird and Colin Mackay.
"I'm so pumped," Whyatt said. "It's going to be so fun riding with everyone is Salt Lake City. All of the riders were so good today, I don't know how the judges decided between first, second and third!"
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.