Sunny Dirt Session in Ale Blie: Mini FATJAM 2018 report. By BdJ. Pics by Jos Wissink

Apr 16, 2018

Written by Bart de Jong

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At the end of 1989 we got a little dirt spot in our home town of Aarle-Rixtel, NL. We decided to add another FATJAM to the schedule early in the year to open up the outdoor season. It was later dubbed the Mini FATJAM, a smaller version of the summer edition. This past Saturday the Mini FATJAM took place for the 29th time! One can say that the local council got their money's worth on dropping some truckloads of dirt at the Valkendijk. Once again the Sugar Hills locals did the digging and final preparation of the trails for the big day. With loads of rain last week, it was great to work on the sandy trails and when Saturday came around, it was a sunny day. Not only riders came out, but also the locals with their Bavaria's and even the AAA (Aarlese A-sociale Amerikanen club) did a drive by with their American cars.

The Mini FATJAM simply brings riders together for an afternoon of dirt riding. It was good to see the crew of BMX-Amsterdam bring their youngsters to the Sugar Hills. Also riders from Belgium, the Geldermalsen crew, Jari Roggeveen, Niels van Maaren, Daniel Wedemeijer, Tom van den Bogaard and Pim Scheers found their way to Aarle-Rixtel as they lined up with the younger riders on the starting hill. Riding together, free of charge, until you think it's ready for a break. Pics were taken, clips were filmed and around 16:00hr the goodies that were provided by the sponsors were given out to those who deserved it. Thanks to 100%, Paul's Boutique, FIST making sure everyone went home with a new T-shirt, beanie, hat, speaker-set or at least a sticker sheet. Everybody happy? Yeah!!!!!

The good part about throwing the jam is that the trails are now in top shape. Even after a day of riding, a little fixing in between got the jumps back in shape and with a week of fine weather coming up the dirt sessions will be back up again. If you did not make it this time, you've got an other chance. The annual FATJAM will take place in August, the 30th edition, something you don't want to miss.

BdJ

Photos by Jos Wissink / Four05