BMX is in a good spot, at least when it concerns BMX event. From the National BMX Park championships in Italy to the Frogtown Classic in California. From the C1 Maringa comp in Brazil to the Pump Track Qualifier in Canada. From the UEC European Rounds in Belgium to the Scheveningen Beach event with the double backflip train. The BOH in Hastings also happened this weekend as well as the Czech Republic national BMX Park Championships. More racing? Yes, the Legacy Nationals took place in Tulsa, the Iberoamericano race in Lima, and the Swiss Park champs happened in Aigle. Varo Hernandez won a Flatland contest in Madrid, Spain and the UK vert scene gathered for another round in England and some of the French scene gathered for a Miniramp demo which went off. The Western Fair Summit in Canada had the boys ride together We happened to be in Switzerland for the annual C1 competition at the World Cycling Centre and even when so much was happening all over the place riders from Costa Rica, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Colombia and Slovenia.
With the annual judges clinic happening at the same time the event was even more international with judges from Argentina, Japan, China, Singapore, Latvia, Chile, and Spian. Getting a taste of judging an event with high level riding.
4 out of 8 women transferred to the final. 12 from 18 made it to the final round in Men Park. With Olympians, national champions and former World Champions present it sure did go off when the Best of 2 runs counted in the final.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.