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Catfish had a minute at work and sent over the specifications of the new DK tool. It´s an improvement over the first one since it does not have that T-shape any longer so it fits better anywhere you put it. When tools are designed for BMX riders you can expect them to have the right things on it. The DK wrench comes with the following:
- 15mm pedal wrench
- 15mm deep socket
- 17mm deep socket
- 5mm allen driver

The first vert foampit in Europe. Jan Valenta worked on this plan more than one year. It wasn’t easy find the money and building company. Finaly Jan found a Prague‘s firm called Mystic construction. They supported this project and have built it. Other sponsors are Author bikes and Skateshop.cz . The foampit is located in Jan Valenta's new hometown called Pardubice. All park with vert ramp is under a roof.

The Intense, FLY Racing and Tangent sponsored 2008 Canadian Nationals Series will take place this weekend, with the series ending at the Canadian Grand Nationals in Chilliwack, BC. The 2008 Canadian Nationals Series has featured intense battles for both the NAG and National rankings. This year also features the first ever, Canadian ABA Female Pro title. The Canadian Grand Nationals will take place October 10-12 at Chilliwack Heritage Park. The ABA master track construction crew lead by Billy Allen is building a challenging indoor track in Chilliwack, where the ABA Canadian

The Simpel Session crew set up a webpage for Simpel Session 09. Check it out at www.simpelsession.com. Riders added on daily basis, new photos and videos, teaser trailer and more. The dates of Simpel Session 09 are 16-18th January 2009. It's exactly 100 days now until the Fun begins. So book your flight early and see You in Tallinn! Ticket info in November.

The Formula European Trade Team signs 2 new riders to join Edžus Treimains and Rihards Veide in the 2009 Team 'setup'.

In Elite Men, we added Steven Wong to our Team, Hong Kong national Team member and living in Belgium. He will represent the Team riding the European Season combined with several big races in Asia. Steven is already flying around the track on his new black Formula Nucleus bike. He's doing some Belgian and Dutch National races to stay in shape for the Asian Championships mid November. Steven can win this title for the 3rd year in a row.

In Junior Men, the young Danish talent Niklas Laustsen will race the

Name: Mike Ishizuka “ Ish “
Age: 21
From: Las Vegas

Have you lived in Vegas all your life?
Yep

I just hung out with you in Vegas and no matter where we were or what time of the day it was you seemed to run into someone you know. How do you know so many people?
Um I’m not sure….there could be a few reasons behind that one. This might be the best way to explain it… From about 8th grade I had 2 sets of friends, Friends that I had grown up with from grade school and than my new friends that were older and rode bikes.

Nicholi Rogatkin, the Grand Prize Winner of the "Playstation Rising Star", has been determined by his video (double tailwhip). Fifteen pre-selected videos were chosen by PlayStation AM JAM judjes for "Best Trick" performance on the PlayStation AM JAM tour.

These videos were chosen based on skill level, difficulty, creativity and overall execution of the trick. He gets a trip to the AST Dew Tour PlayStation Pro in Orlando, FL, and receives a PlayStation 3, and some games with it.

Check the video here.