Bart de Jong
We had a blast! The last EX&HOP Tour Stop of the year at the Streetlife Festival in Munich had everything one could have wished for: sun, blue sky, tons of action and the entire local BMX scene as well as riders from the UK, Hungary and Austria. For the first time ever all local BMX institutions had been involved: the setup was made up of the massive Countrybikes Jumpbox, parts of the Showtime BMX course, the FURTHER Quarter and tons of goodies from the 360Grad BMX Shop.
The first place went to Michael Meisel from Kulmbach with Barspins to double tailwhip, flip nohander and bar to tailwhip variations, followed by Simon Moratz from Munich with a heel klicker flip and superman flip. Bobo Ujvari from Hungary came third by showing off 360 triple barspins and a flip to nofoot cancan. Local legend Andi Wohning decided to just change the direction of the course and secured the 4th place with a 180 barspin to tuck no hand and 540 in the bank..The pictures speak for themselves.
Of course there was also the obligatory riders BBQ, this time with
Big shocker this morning to hear that BMX Plus! magazine is no more. We've got issues dating back to 1980 and have photos printed in our brain for years to come. BMX Plus! kept it real giving freestyle and race some love in every issue. Niek Kimmann got the cover of the last published mag and you should try to get it because it'll be a keeper. Here's the word from Ben Crockett, editor in chief at BMX Plus! for the last 15 years or so:
After almost sixteen years at BMX Plus! which is about to turn 37, I am very saddened to say that the magazine will be officially closing its doors. It has been an amazing ride for me, from growing up reading the mag, to being able to run it for a decade and a half. It has been an honor. Hats off to Hi-Torque Publications for supporting the magazine based on a pure love for the sport for so many years. I am bummed we couldn’t bring you at least one more issue, but I am proud of all the content we have been able
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.