Bart de Jong
UCI BMX Worlds is underway as practice started today. The first straight claimed a few riders and a paramedic told me 3 stretchered off and 2 of those are in hospital. The first double jump on the second straight is proving to be tricky as its easy to over jump it. I only saw a few people try take on the third straight at full speed. All the riders who like to bump the start gate to throw people off must be bummed at the individual gate set up. After the call that sucker drops fast! I saw some well known elite riders hovering 
The top pros in BMX head to the beach August 5 - 8 for the second annual Nike 6.0 HB BMX Pro. In two quick years, the coastal gathering has emerged as the premiere BMX event of the summer, as well as the pros' favorite contest. With a prize purse totaling $100,000, an incredible park course and the picturesque setting of the Pacific Ocean with the US Open of Surfing as the backdrop, this year's contest is guaranteed to be another memorable one. The lineup of competing riders for this year's contest is literally a who's-who of elite BMXers. From established pros like Garrett Reynolds, Dennis Enarson and Mike Spinner, to veterans like Ryan Guettler, Daniel Dhers and Ryan Nyquist, to phenoms like 15-year-old Brett Banasiewcz, nearly every top pro in the game will be putting in work in Huntington Beach. "Just being on the beach in Huntington is so nice," said Nike 6.0 pro Mike Spinner. "Every aspect of the contest-from the ramps to the format, to the atmosphere-was 100%. The contest
PRO PARK1. Bruno Hoffman (DE) 550
2. Sergej Geier (DE) 539
3. Markus Reuss (DE) 516
4. Markus Braumann (DE)512
5. Sig Cools (BE) 492
6. Daniël Tünte (DE) 472
7. Bram De Laat (BE) 461
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.