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NEW YORK – May 21, 2007 – The AST Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, today announced the creation of a new national charity initiative, AST Drops In. In each AST Dew Tour host city, AST Drops In will work with local charities to introduce disadvantaged children to action sports, providing donations of equipment and funds to incorporate action sports into their daily activities.

Through a relationship with Charity Folks, a leading online marketplace for nonprofit fundraising, the AST Dew Tour will auction off memorabilia and experiential items from Dew Tour athletes and partners. All proceeds from the online auction will benefit the host city’s selected children’s charities. 

Muskoka Woods and Ten Pack would like to invite you for a weekend of BMX and camping in Ontario’s beautiful cottage country. The amateur only contest will take place on June 9 and 10, 2007 at Muskoka Woods Camp. There will be a pro demo put on by Ten Pack pro riders at the end of each day. Several bike shops will be on site with tons of gear and parts for your bike. The weekend will end with a free barbeque for all signed up riders during the awards presentation.

This week's list of BMX-ers who are celebrating their birthday is a mix of Germans and Americans. The score is 5-2. We wonder if that would be the score if Germany plays some football against the Americans. Probably not. Happy B-day to:

23 May - Jeff Harrington 1976
24 May  - Matti Rose 1981
25 May - Brian Wizmerski 1981
26 May - Joe Butcher Kowalski
26 May  - Ryan Barspinner Brennan 1978
26 May  - Alex Reinke 1974
28 May  - Paul Osicka

When I broke my leg I lost my job but that's ok as I have an amazing job now ............ I'm now the manager of Redditch Skatepark and the Redditch Wheels Project Coordinator. My responsibilities include everything from litter picking, ramp maintenance, first aid, raising the awareness and profile of the park both in the community and nationwide right through to organising the summers upcoming events. The annual Redditch Relax Jam will be on July 29th and include events such as; Pro and Rookie Street Comp, Pro and Rookie Spine/Mini ramp comp, Vert Jam and a Highest Hop contest.

Redditch has some new ramps for the summer they include a volcano with a flatbanked hip and a wallride, a new landing on the new hipped jumpbox, a quarter pipe on the driveway and a voltraino!

The best tables in the business come from Vic Murphy. It got him plenty of magazine covers including one on FAT-'zine. He started DirtBros in a time when rider owned companies didn't exist. Skyway TA frames with Redline forks is what it was back then. Painted white with black DirtBros stickers slapped on them. A company was born. The name Dirtbros was a good fit. Riders on the team were dirtbags and rode at Mission trails most of the time. Their home was the Dirthouse in East San Diego where the sound of firing guns wasn't uncommon. Ronnie Farmer felt right at home. Street sessions were taking place on a daily basis. They started at the Dirthouse and everything within pedaling distance was hit. Schools on University street or everything on their way to the Pelican wall downtown SD. Fast pace at all times too. Fast forward fifteen years and Vic is doing BMX shows with a passion and travels all over the USA to spread the word. Take a few minutes to watch the movie of Vic at work. DBI or Die.

Stickers, who doesn't want them? Expo BMX Sportswear are giving away stickers to anyone who wants them. All they need is your address.

Contact them through their website .

On April 4 the AST Dew Tour announced the complete 2007 Free Flow Tour schedule. The Free Flow Tour is the official amateur series of the AST Dew Tour and provides amateur athletes the prospect for professional sponsorship and recognition by the pros. The Free Flow Tour kicks off June 2 in Dallas, Texas and will cross the country hitting all of the hot-spots within the action sports scene. In 2007, the Free Flow Tour will expand to include 18 BMX 

Fox has devised a BMX tour concept that promises mayhem and madness in the streets while giving local riders the chance to ride with their favorite pros. The approach: pile ten of the world's leading BMX riders into the Fox tour bus for two weeks, bombarding spot after spot throughout the Northeast, promoting the riders, and the BMX lifestyle.

On Saturday 19 May the FBMX crew are getting ready for the seventh annual Bicycle Film Festival at 32 second Avenue in New York City. The FBM Promo and Grounded Video premiere is in the afternoon at 1:30, and then the Bunnyhop comp, outside the theatre... should be fun.

More details at
FBMBMX.COM
bicyclefilmfestival.com

4 villages turned into  Laarbeek, NL some years ago.  With the villages only being a few miles apart and each one sporting a miniramp, it was time to hit all the ramps at once. The first edition took place in 2005 so this is the third edition of the Tour Dur Laarbeek. The tour kicks off in Mariahout at noon. After the contest there (BMX - Skateboarding - inline) the live band and all riders and staff jump in a few vehicles to go to the next spot (Lieshout). At 2pm the comp starts there on the miniramp with  hip. At 4pm everyone meets at the ramp in Beek en Donk for a spine session and the day ends with a session on the miniramp in Aarle-Rixtel. 4 ramps in one day, it can and will be done.  Everyone is welcome to join the fun. etnies Grounded premiere at OJA after the competition.

Contact Mike Smits (Ph. # 06-25-33-55-47) or Dennis Keunen (Ph. # 06-46-16-30-53) for more info.