Name: Sarah Walker Age: 21 Hometown: Kawerau Sponsors: SPARC, BikeNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Nike, ABD
Good BMX track: Rotorua (NZL) and Copenhagen SX Good BMX company: Dans Comp Good BMX shoes: Nike Good BMX race announcer: Mike Redman Good BMX race: Rotorua Flats Meet Good race result: World Champs 2009, W#1 Elite Good BMX federation: BMXNZ Good looking guy on the track: Mike Day Good looking guy off the track: Maris Strombergs Good food: Spaghetti Bolognese Good candy: Home made cookies Good drink: Banana Smoothie
Woodward Beijing hosted skateboarders and bmx riders from all over the world this past weekend to celebrate its grand opening with a giant party that included skateboarding and BMX demos, the Alli Best Trick, fireworks and more. The VIP-invited guest list grew daily as new arrivals joined the festivities, including Tony Hawk, Sandro Dias, Ryan Sheckler, Josh Harrington, Trey Jones, Ty Morrow, Anthony Napolitan, Josh Betley and Dakota Roche. The crew spent three days touring Chinese landmarks such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall of China,
On Saturday the judging started at 9 in the morning with the third Group of amateur street. Pro Dirt finished at 11 at night (!) so it had been a full day at the FISE event and it was time for a beer. Make that the Australian Bar again for a few, followed by the Las Vegas place, and even the Rockstar bar downtown. All this with a 10 kilo backpack full of camera gear on my back, on foot. Yup it was a long day but a good one at that. It didn’t take long to pass out. Here are some pics for your enjoyment of day number 2.