Bart de Jong
Jelle Van Gorkom, #37, crashed hard at the recent Supercross race in Chula Vista, suffering a concussion, broken ribs and bruised lungs. He was air lifted from the track and has been recovering in the hospital in San Diego this week. Jelle is an important member of the Redline family and employees from the company put together and signed this jumbo ‘Get Well Soon’ card for him to show how much we appreciate his hard work and dedication. We hope Jelle will be back on the track soon.
The latest on Jelle can be found on Facebook or Twitter if you're following his coach Bas de Bever who is at his side in San Diego at least until his dad arrives this weekend.
"Bedside @jellevangorkom .....he's tired but in good spirits. Ventilator got turned down again, he pretty much is breathing on his own again." and we like the latest update:
Bikes, Beers, Bands, BSD and Bitches! Hell yeah! It's time for the annual Mini-FATJAM. This year we'll start off at the Sugar Hills trails with a mellow dirt session followed by a greasy snackbar stop and a night at OJA with 4 bands. Also, we're having the Dutch BSD Any Wich Way premiere at OJA so plenty of action all day long.
The lines have been shaped at the Sugar Hills so we can officially kick off the outdoor season with a session in Aarle-Rixtel. Nothing more, nothing less. Riding with friends, learning new tricks on the killer, or trying to make it through the lines riding switch. Got what it takes? you show us!
Follow everything on www.twitter.com/fatjam if you can't make it in person. Pay a visit to Paul's Boutique while you're in town. Drink a free Monster Energy drink when the truck shows up. Find a photo of yourself on FATBMX.com afterwards. You might even go home with a Vans goodie. Enough reasons to make the trip to Ale Blie. Dirt!!!
These are the 2012 National BMX Hall of Fame nominees for each category. As you can see below -- as announced at last years' Induction ceremony, they've added the fifth category: for Women. All of these women are brand new, first time inductees. Two of each category's nominees were the runner-up and 2nd runner-up from the previous year. The other 3 nominees have been added from the open nomination from the public.
Bob Haro, known as the “Father of Freestyle”, is paying tribute to the sport he pioneered with his new IKONIX limited edition 30th Anniversary BMX Freestyle bike. Drawing on a legacy of design and performance, these bikes will be the ultimate tribute to thirty years of BMX freestyle innovation and style with only 540 premium-crafted bikes being produced for release in summer 2012.
“2012 marks three decades since I created the first bike for freestyle riding. I’m still a BMXer at heart, so I am proud and amazed by where other riders have taken it over the years,” said Bob Haro.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.