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Name: Nathan 'Lanky' Philps
Age: 33
Hometown: Brisbane, AUS
Hook-ups/Sponsors: GAIN Protection, RAD Riders, Radio bikes, BMX International

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-Spot to ride: Beenleigh/anywhere in the UK or Japan
-BMX video: Drop the Hammer
-Website: VitalBMX
-Web video: Chris James's section from the Colony video "Take a Ticket"
-Food: Big old hamburger
-Person on Instagram: @leandro_overall. Dude has the most insane boost I've ever seen on dirt
-Travel destination: Hungary and that section of Europe
-Riders to ride with: Aw man, how do you name them all? I love all my riding mates from across the world I can't pick just one. If I'm riding with you, in that moment you're my favourite
-Car: Tesla
-Movie: Matrix Trilogy or Interstellar
-Colour: Red/black combo

Name: Niek Kimmann
Age: 24
Hometown: Dedemsvaart, Netherlands
Plate number: 313
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Samsung, Meybo, Box, Tioga, Nederlandse Loterij, Pro-Gate, WLM, HT, BMX24SEVEN

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-Track to race on: Any track with a long first straight

For today's episode of Preserving BMX History we talked to BMX legend Eddy King. Before we hit it off, he had to show me his new Canyon E-bike. Only 3 in existence in the USA right now, one being in the possession of MX SX star Ken Roczen, the other one in the hands of MTB rider Paul Basagoitia. Eddy was well proud of having access to the bike and is looking forward to the next ride. We touched base with Eddy on the early years of BMX for him growing up in Chula Vista when riders were brought in from Tijuana by the local dealer just to have a race with the Americans. In 1974 Eddy discovered BMX when he saw a flyer posted up in the window of his local bike shop. It was 1975 when Eddy first raced BMX at Silver Wing BMX, a somewhat downhill track in San Diego. "It took 60 seconds to ride the track, that's how slow we were." Eddy was competing on a $ 29,95 USD Huffy from K-Mart showing that event the top pros had to start somewhere.

Did Silver Wing BMX track get a lot of coverage back then in the magazines?
Eddy King: Just locally.