Sunday, last full day in Cali, and it was cloudy. So weird, haha. But we did come prepared and brought warm clothes, even a rain jacket. We've got plenty and need them all the time in The Netherlands but normally in So Cal not so much. Anyway, preparation is key. We had planned to meet up with McGoo that day but it didn't work out in the end. We still headed that direction and stopped at the Kawasaki test track and then searched for the other test tracks at the next exit. We drove up the hill and did not see anything. But we felt we were close. We parked the Rogue, hiked up a bit to discover 6 Supercross test tracks! Exploring is fun, especially when you find something you were looking for.
Results Queensland BMX Freestyle State Championships Beenleigh, Australia 08 - 09 February 2025
Men Park:
1 Brandon LOUPOS 32 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Anar ALIEV 22 *** 160.00
3 Cooper WILSON 21 AUS 130.00
4 Nikita FOMINOV 26 *** 110.00
5 Chris JAMES 35 AUS 90.00
6 Xavier GILBEE 19 AUS 70.00
7 Yeonho KIM 23 KOR 50.00
8 William SPEDDING 18 AUS 30.00
Women Park:
1 Sarah SKOTNICKI 18 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points
You've watched the brilliant 'Girlhood' video from Vans Europe - now get a look at what went into creating such a sick project. Featuring raw, behind-the-scenes clips from Vans riders, Linda Grabner, Teresa Fernandez, Francina Fernandez, Anahi Valentina, and Wibke Vogel. Extra shout out to Linda for taking that super nasty crash in her stride - she's one of the toughest riders out there.
The ORIGINAL BMX bike? Gary Littlejohn was one of the first people to produce a bicycle made specifically for BMX. Before his creation it was mainly kids modifying stingrays. His story is an interesting one of a guy who was creative and loved creating.
Kaz Campbell is a full blown badass from the UK; when Kaz came to ACT Jam 2024, we finally got to meet him and hang out and we knew right away, this dude is the real deal.
A whole ass DVD from a tiny, beat-to-hell dump we’ve been wrecking for years—who knew chaos could be so damn entertaining? Sure, most of us are rocking 30-plus, but that hasn’t stopped us from treating every spot like it’s a playground for middle-aged maniacs. No pristine setups, no Instagram-perfect rails—just unfiltered creativity, a stubborn refusal to grow up, and a crew that rides like we’re all 18 (even if our knees file complaints).
This is Sunays Pabathi's first video part. A 16 year old from Brisbane, Australia. Full of beans and ready to send it! Here's some more from Declan Kilpatrick...
Nowear riders Michael Woodby and Jameson Keese went to visit their friend and filmer Will Chappell after his recent move to Barcelona in Spain. The boys went all out in the streets, Jameson got to push his technical tricks on some unique spots and Michael threw hammers down anything big and sketchy he could find.
It goes without saying that Canadian native, Mike Varga, is on another level. Going bigger than ever, "VARGANATOR" shows Varga doing what he does best. You won't be disappointed.
Saturday was much the same as Friday over in Anaheim. We got there early to take it all in. Finished the rounds in the pits, said hi to the folks, checked Supercross practice, time qualification, and cruised over to the BMX triples to catch some of the semi-finals, finals and best trick comp. Then everyone made it back into the Anaheim Angel stadium for the Supercross qualification races, LCQ's and finals.
There's no need to explain who did what and who finished where. That's what social media does for everyone these days. But with no live feed of BMX Triples you would still have to be there in person to catch everything. Seeing everything live is just so much better. Smelling the gas, looking where you want to look, hearing the sound, catching the action, the antics, nothing beats the live action. Luckily we were up high in the media room because it did start to rain during the evening program. Rain in California! it was almost a year ago since they'd seen it. Luckily the BMX Triple Challenge was finished already and the trophies and cheques had been handed out to the riders but the Supercross riders now had to deal with difficult vision and a slippery track. It did not turn into a mud fest luckily and the big jumps were also no problem for the boys. Damn they are good at what they do.
The evening passed quickly. Two heats of 250 qualification, LCQ and finals. And the same for the 450 class. The KTM Juniors did a couple of laps on the E-bikes and had the day of their lives.