Reynolds and if you consider Matt Beringer’s backflip attempt, he was in the contest too. Man, he started flipping (out of the blue) and didn’t rotate any further than halfway. It was scary but Matt got back up limping and was out. He admitted later that “It was a bad idea”. 
Favorite going in was Tyler Morrow. In practice he had shown some huge 180-s already and was one of the first ones to actually pull one. He was in the lead with a pulled 8,5 meter 180 jump for a long time until the time started running out. Garrett Reynolds topped the distance with a few centimeters and last attempts were coming from Tyler and also Brad Simms.
Tyler landed on his previous record a few times which wasn’t enough to pick up the € 750 check (that must be around $ 1800 USD these days haha). Brad Simms was sprinting towards the jump full speed. He sure has some power in his legs. He beat the distance, but did not pull the roll back. 
A helmet was mandatory in the 180 contest and for good reason. A few riders smashed their buckets hard on the smooth concrete floor. In the end Garrett Reynolds won the Snickers 180 contest.
BdJ
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by Jan Šaml
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.