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The ARF, with AST and its partners, have put together an exclusive V.I.P. package now available for auction. All proceeds go to benefit the Athlete Recovery Fund.* The winning bidder will receive; 4 VIP Credentials to the AST Dew Tour’s PlayStation Pro in Orlando, FL Oct. 16 – 19 at Amway Arena. This is the final stop for the ‘08 AST Dew Tour where the six Dew Cup champions will be awarded – skate (vert and park), BMX (vert, park, and dirt), freestyle motocross. Get a chance to rub elbows with the superstar athletes of action sports like Nate Adams, Mike Spinner and many more!

4 individual gift bags including:
-Ogio Roller Cooler filled with: Ogio "Dome" duffle bag
-Panasonic Headphones
-Wendy's Gift cards
-Nike 6.0 T-shirt
-Dew Tour T-shirt
-Dew Tour Hat 

Billy Jolliffe (Tamworth/Lake Macquarie) claimed the New South Wales State BMX Championships beating famous BMX Olympian, Luke Madill (Penrith) in a difficult final. In Madill's first race after bowing out before the finals at the Beijing Olympics, it was another unlucky day. The 22 year old Joliffe from Camden Park won after touching handlebars with Madill in the first berm resulting in Madill crashing to finish in eighth place. 

Catfish had a minute at work and sent over the specifications of the new DK tool. It´s an improvement over the first one since it does not have that T-shape any longer so it fits better anywhere you put it. When tools are designed for BMX riders you can expect them to have the right things on it. The DK wrench comes with the following:
- 15mm pedal wrench
- 15mm deep socket
- 17mm deep socket
- 5mm allen driver

The first vert foampit in Europe. Jan Valenta worked on this plan more than one year. It wasn’t easy find the money and building company. Finaly Jan found a Prague‘s firm called Mystic construction. They supported this project and have built it. Other sponsors are Author bikes and Skateshop.cz . The foampit is located in Jan Valenta's new hometown called Pardubice. All park with vert ramp is under a roof.

The Intense, FLY Racing and Tangent sponsored 2008 Canadian Nationals Series will take place this weekend, with the series ending at the Canadian Grand Nationals in Chilliwack, BC. The 2008 Canadian Nationals Series has featured intense battles for both the NAG and National rankings. This year also features the first ever, Canadian ABA Female Pro title. The Canadian Grand Nationals will take place October 10-12 at Chilliwack Heritage Park. The ABA master track construction crew lead by Billy Allen is building a challenging indoor track in Chilliwack, where the ABA Canadian

The Simpel Session crew set up a webpage for Simpel Session 09. Check it out at www.simpelsession.com. Riders added on daily basis, new photos and videos, teaser trailer and more. The dates of Simpel Session 09 are 16-18th January 2009. It's exactly 100 days now until the Fun begins. So book your flight early and see You in Tallinn! Ticket info in November.

Name: Mike Ishizuka “ Ish “
Age: 21
From: Las Vegas

Have you lived in Vegas all your life?
Yep

I just hung out with you in Vegas and no matter where we were or what time of the day it was you seemed to run into someone you know. How do you know so many people?
Um I’m not sure….there could be a few reasons behind that one. This might be the best way to explain it… From about 8th grade I had 2 sets of friends, Friends that I had grown up with from grade school and than my new friends that were older and rode bikes.