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I guess most of you have heard about Poland. This is the country where the WTP trip took place. Althought it looks shady and most people think nothing interesting can happen there, it can prove them wrong. BMX in Poland is becoming more and more popular. We don't have such strong traditions in bmx like Germany or GB but we're chasing them.
    Few weeks ago the second Polish Championships took place. BMXers from all over the country came to Bialystok to meet their friends, have fun and to compete. The Polish bmx scene is very united. People from different cities know each other, visit each other and stay in touch via internet or simply telephones (advantages of bmx not being so popular). Ok I promise that was the last digression. 

Here's a couple of pics from the new "Monster" skatepark in Sydney, Australia. It opened last week. The street course, which is 1000 sq/m indoors, and miniramp were designed by Mike Daly.  Bikes are welcome. It's summer over there now so visit monsterskate.com.au and make some plans.

Submitted by Mike Daly.

A BMX freestyle comp was held at Ramp Rats skatepark in Petaluma , CA.,USA. Lloyd Ramsay reports:

Ramp Rats is run and owned by local rider Mike Krainch and is one of the very few indoor parks in Northern California. 4 different classes were held ranging from 15 and under all the way to the Pro class.

Kevin Kiraly from Livermore , CA had an extremely smooth and dialed run in the pro finals which assured him the number 1 payout. Kevin threw in moves like double tailwhips over the jump box and some flairs.

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