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Huffy has never really had a good reputation in BMX. They've been around forever though from the time John Piant and Matt Harris made it over to the IBMXF world champs in Slagharen in 1983 to the time that Nasty, Dave Freimuth and The Wildman were part of the Huffy team. But Huffy recently bought DK so don't be surprised to see them Huffy's pop up again. They've got their promo girls ready. One is waiting for you, inside. 18+.

This weekend, over 20,000 people came out to attend ExtremeThing - Las Vegas' largest annual Sports & Music Festival held at Desert Breeze Park. This year's event marked the 17th year fans have come out to enjoy live music, carnival rides, wrestling, MMA, Vegas Am Jam as well as the 9th year of "Ricardo Laguna's Pro Dirt Challenge".

During Friday's practice, we got to see Jaie Toohey jumping higher than the parking lot light posts and Big Daddy sending 360 to 360 opposite at light post height. To everyone's dismay, with the wind picking up Saturday morning, we weren't able to move forward with the full competition. The riders came up with the best criteria to continue the contest which was "cash for

Last name: OQUENDO, ZABALA (Colombia)

Last race your raced: SX CHULA VISTA

Last holeshot you got: March, Bello vista (Colombia)

Last package you received from a sponsor: Oakley Goggles, Troy Lee helmet, Safety smart wear Colombian Jersey, Gw new frame, actimax sport nutrition.

Last time you hit up the trails: February, Los balsos, Medellin.

Last movie you saw: the worst movie (Drive)

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: