With the ABA BMX Golden State Nationals at AV BMX in Lancaster, CA. now in the record books. It was great event for sure!! Jerome Ferree and his top notch crew did an awesome job on the track and the weekend. Even 2008 Olympic silver medalist Mike Day made the trip up from his home in Valencia, CA. right down the street for his "Special Recognition" form ABA BMX for his efforts on Team USA at the 2008 Olympics. BMX super- hero, Cru Jones (Bill Allen) even stopped by to check everything out over the weekend. Mike "Redbone" Redman was more then stoked to do some interviews for the fans of both Mike Day and Cru Jones. It was pretty entertaining to say the least! The Disney Cup/Fall Nationals are coming up this weekend. This weekend is a BIGGIE for all ABA BMX Title contenders. With three Nationals and three national scores still on the table at the Disney Cup/ Fall Nationals, you can bet every one will be out in full effect. With everyone thinking about ABA BMX Title bonus checks and those 2008 fuel injected Suzuki RMZ-450's, the Disney Cup weekend is THE last event before "The Greatest Race on Earth", the ABA Grands! If that's not enough, the bigger then normal team payouts, the Disney Cup/Fall National overall bonus $$$ and not to mention the ever popular Disney Cup winners for the three day overall winners things should get real interesting. 
You know what can drive people nuts? Not remembering a rider's name. Dave Young sent in these two photos of a rider that him and Lee Reynolds have failed to identify. I'm usually pretty good at helping out but this time I don't know who this rider is. If you happen to know, either send an e-mail to let us know or leave a comment in this post. Thanks. 
It has been a while since the movie BMX Bandits was made. Nicole Kidman was still working on her career and I'm not sure if this movie helped at all. Anyway, the movie is back, and on the Big Screen! If you live in Dessau, Germany, or anywhere near that place, this Friday 17 October is your (second) chance to see the movie in a cinema. Make it over to the Kiez Kino in Dessau. For times, directions and other info, contact:Jens Wittmann:
-Lowest profile, lightest weight padded SNAFU seat ever -Tough molded nylon pan with heavy-duty rail brackets
-Lightweight plastic nose and edge guards
-UltraFoam padding—super lightweight
-8mm chromoly rails—still the best for adjustment
-Colors: Eames, Bandana, Fauxberry, Bolts
We cannot post every single flyer we receive about jams and stuff but we try our best to get most of them up simply because we love to see our FAT-JAM posters up on other sites as well. This one came in from New Zealand. They're using a Dutch website to spread the word. Hope it works for them. -When: Sunday 26 October 2008 (Labour weekend) from noon-4pm.
-Where: Melville skatepark in Hamilton, NZ
Name: Nicky van der Veen Hometown: The Hague
Sponsors: SDG bikes, UK bikes and POC
Who got you into riding BMX?
Nicky: Kees Schelfhout and Jermaine Pronk. Two friends of mine who told me to drop my old MTB-bike, because they had a cool complete Dragonfly and complete Haro bike. And I wanted that too! So after a while my mom bought me a cool grey Dragonfly for passage. YEAH. And that's how I got into BMX. And everyday I rode more with different people having more fun everyday I get more enjoyed and that's the reason why I still ride BMX, I LOVE IT.
When was this?
Nicky: Approximately 4 years ago.
17 October 1973 - Simon Tabron 18 October 1978 - Nathan Penonzek
20 October 1968 - Mark Noble
20 October 1972 - Mark Hilson
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.