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Two BMX events in The Netherlands this weekend. First off it's the BMX BOK series on Saturday 9 September over at Burnside skatepark in Deventer. You know it's a good time when Herm invites everyone to come ride his park. He has supported BMX since the beginning and we should applaud that. The park has a few new obstacles so it should be fun. Take a look at Herm's shop while you are there because the winter is coming up and it's a well stocked snowboard place.

On Sunday 10 September it's back to the South as the Helm locals are having a jam at the best and biggest dirtjump spot in The Netherlands. We know that most of you haven't been there yet but when you arrive and see the place you will be amazed. The kids will have a race going on on the kids track (situated next to the trails) and there will be a High jump and Best trick contest for the advanced riders. Starts at 14:00hr - 18:00hr. Location of the trails for those who know how to operate a GPS or route planner: Johannes Vermeerlaan (110), Helmond, the Netherlands. 

Come this September two-wheeled transportation will take over London as the Sixth Annual Bicycle Film Festival rolls into town. The Bicycle Film Festival kicks off on September 6, 2006 with screenings September 7-9 at The Cochrane Theatre. The Festival Pass is sold out, single tickets available at the Cochrane Theatre (call 020 72691606). Joe Kid on a Stingray will be shown on Saturday, September 9 at 7:00 PM

Joe Kid on a Stingray - The History of BMX USA 2005 | DV 90min Directors: Mark Eaton and John Swarr.  Jesse James from "West Coast Choppers" narrates this film. 

The Forte Brothers can start to relax. Their Lookback Poll is over. Maybe Leo and Kye want a rerun of the competition where they will crank that lookback even further. Actually, when going through the pictures from the Masters in Cologne I accidently found out that I had a photo of all three brothers doing a lookback over the same hip. I might have been off with my timing on Leo's or Kye's but in Toby's defence he possibly clicked that lookback even further than shown in the photo. Enough bullshit, Toby has the bragging

If you need an excuse to gather up your friends to go to Amsterdam, this is it. The F.S.O. crew are calling for a BMX session. Read their flyer and get your ass over there on September 16th.  Yes, of course there is an afterparty!

PRO STREET FINALS Metro BMX jam Vancouver:
1 Gary Young 94.8
2 Morgan Wade 93.8
3 Rob Darden 91.8
4 Alistair Whitton 89.8
5 Corey Bohan 89.2
6 Wade Lajlar 87.4
7 Drew Bezanson 86.8 

September 4, 2006 - New York, N.Y - The Dew Action Sports Tour, the pro tour of action sports, makes the fourth stop of its second season with the Toyota Challenge, September 7-10, at San Jose’s HP Pavilion. The five-city tour opened in Louisville in June and also includes stops in Denver, Portland and Orlando. Local BMX athletes Ryan Nyquist and Chad Kagy are among the athletes who will be in San Jose to compete for the Dew Cup, awarded at season’s end to the athlete with the highest number of points in each of the six disciplines of skateboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. The Tour’s inaugural season BMX champions include Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert) and Ryan Guettler (BMX Park and BMX Dirt). Each Dew Cup winner received a portion of the $1 million year-end bonus and is competing this season. The Toyota Challenge will feature 150 professional action sports athletes; all qualified for the remainder of the season at the first two stops on the Tour, the Panasonic Open and Right Guard Open. Due to the depth of this year’s athlete talent, the Tour increased the finals field in all disciplines, allowing 12 athletes instead of 10 to advance to the finals. The Tour also increased the size of  BMX Park and BMX Dirt courses so athletes can perform bigger and better tricks. 

S&M Bikes owner Chris Moeller is getting all the B-day attention this week. As far as we know (or the 23mag list tells us) he's the only BMX-er celebrating his B-day this Thursday. Chris might be over B-day parties but that's a good reason to surprise him.
7 September 1970 - Chris "maddog" Moeller

South-Brazilian Dirt-Jump Championship Days: September 16 and 17 City: Ivaiporã - Pr Brazil It will be a championship with beginners, amateurs and pro riders. It will also have step-up and best-trick. For pro it will have R$2000 to divide.
If you want more information www.criminalbmx.com

Look out for the Padded Cell road trip from London to Aberdeen from the 16th - 24th September. It will be in BMX publications and we hope to make a DVD of the trip..... so keep an eye out for that later this year. Here is the line up so far. Some names you may know and others not but they are all shredders: James Hitchcox (Standard, Odyssey) Frank Macchio (Alone, Manmade) Darren Meenan (Manmade) Joe Cox (Sunday, Gsport) Cam Hardy (Odyssey UK, Sputnic) Ben Manual (Odyssey UK, Alone) Mike Taylor (Sunday, Gsport, BSD) Neil Keddie (Alone) Tony Watkinson (Twenty) Sam Ward (Redline) Jim Cielencki (Sunday, Odyssey).

There are a few names left to add, look out for more details in the near future!

After doing multiple video magazine issues, Megatours and Road Fools episodes, the Props crew is going on the road Rock n’ Roll style. Living life on the road like a true rockstar might not be as cosy as you might think. The following riders will find out as they will be touring with the following bands: This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Greyscale, and The SnakeTrap. Riders include Scotty Cranmer, Tobias Wicke, Morgan Wade, Mike Aitken, Adam Banton, Matt