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Name: Michiel Roukens
Hometown: The Hague, NL
Occupation: OWNR

When did you start with the OWNR project?
Michiel: The idea of OWNR formed about two years ago, during a presentation about Location Based New Media. The idea of OWNR just popped in, and in June 2011, I decided to go for it.

What is it about?
Michiel: OWNR is an app, which basically allows you to battle with each other on every spot imaginable. Find spots from your phone, show your tricks by linking your videos to it, and then battle.. who did the best trick and OWNS the spot? The best trick gets decided by votes from other riders.

Is it worldwide?
Michiel: The technology we use is borderless, that means

Name: Russell Summerville
Age: 19
Hometown: Santa Ana, California. Currently in Suwanee, GA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: none

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Ramp Riders in St Louis or Duncan Creek
-BMX video: Birth of Big Air
-Website: thefreestyleconnection.com
-Web video: Vans web videos
-Food: zaxbys
-Travel destination: Austin, TX
-Riders to ride with: Kyle Kelsey, Kent Pearson, Jarred Ward, Nick Thurmond, Bob Goodwin, Jon Dowker, John Bast, anyone who gets pumped about riding

Name: Kadeem Eiland
Age: 16
Hometown: Apeldoorn, NL
Hook-ups/Sponsors: None

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Either The canyon in Zutphen or my local park
-BMX video: Props Roadfools 18 and Cult Let 'em talk
-Website: FATBMX, 031bmx and TheComeUp
-Web video: The Fiend Promo for sure!
-Food: lasagna
-Travel destination: Spain!
-Riders to ride with: Sybren Planting, Jeroen Kanters, Ruben Modderkolk, Menno Renting, Marvin Oord and Lobe Sipayung and a few more. I can allways have a good time with them!
-Car: favorite car is probably a 92' honda civic or a VW mk1/mk2
-Movie: The Fast and the Furious/The Haunting in Connecticut

Name: Alejandro Alcojor "Pitu"
Age: 26
Hometown: Mendoza Argentina, But now I live in Málaga, Spain
Hook-ups/Sponsors: now I ride for Eightiesbmx in Spain (www.eighties-bmx.com) and Knox brand co clothing

The Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Malaga or where ever!
-BMX video: Etnies Grounded
-Website: FATBMX hell yeah! and ridebmx
-Web video: We love Colorado from Joe Rich, Dennis Enarson Markit video, Sergio Layos Etnies promo shoes
-Food: Pizza casera! and Malena Restaurante from mi girlfriend
-Travel destination: Austin...some day
-Riders to ride with: Ruben Alcantara, Gabi mastragostino, Yoni, Facu, Wini, Davite, and all my friends
-Car: none
-Sport besides BMX: Play with my dog Sam

Name: Caleb "The Hucker" Ruecker
Age: 27
Hometown: Portland, Or
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Lady Luck Tattoo and of course my Homies.

The favorite list:

-Car: yeah, it's a 2010 Take Babylon, 4 pegged, straight cable off road street grinding machine, lol.
-Video game: Waste of time.
-BMX photographer: Fred Murray
-Spot to ride: I don't really have any anymore. Just enjoy hitting spots as I'm surfing around the city.
-BMX video: Anthem 2.
-Website: (plug) hahaha calebrueckerbmx.com
-Web video: anything with Drew B or Tom D AKA dang dang
-Food: Pizza. duh! ha
-Travel destination: where ever the sun shines down on me,

Name: Timmy Martin
Age: 30
Hometown: Secaucus
Hook-ups/Sponsors: SEKT BOYS/ANIMAL

The favorite list:

-BMX contest: WHY
-Bike shop: .......WHY
-Drink: ALL DAY
-Trick: MOVE
-BMX Magazine: FACTION
-BMX MC: get a job
-Spot to ride: SPINES
-Website: Sekt Clothing

Name: Kyle Blake
Age: 21
Hometown: Lee Park
Hookups: Total bmx

The FAT favourite list:

-Spots to ride: the GS or the slumm
-BMX video: FOX Dream, it's old
-Website: greensleeves.com
-Webvideo: weebie show & the new one with Kriss Kyle
-Food: Chicken rice & peas
-Travel destination: Amsterdam
-Riders to ride with: the GS locals an the Slumm locals
-Movie: half baked
-Colour: red, gold and green
-Shoes: Nike sb
-Bike company: total bmx:)

Name: Matty Dinn
Age: 17
Hometown: Abergele, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Dartmoor Bikes UK,Slam69.co.uk

FAT FAVs list:

-Web video: Kyle Baldock + Logan Martin olympic edit!

Name: Durieux Oliver! Natch
Age: 32
Hometown: Grasse, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Masters Of Dirt

The favorite list:

-Bike company: DK
-BMX contest: Worlds in Cologne
-Bike shop: Unleaded
-Restaurant chain: MacDo
-Clothing company: Masters of Dirt
-Phone: Samsung

Name: Lionel Dejean
Age: 22 years old
Sponsors/hook-ups: Crime bmx (shop), Freeforide 34R, and Eightyfour bmx

The FAT Favourites list:

Ramp rider: Mat Hoffman
Street rider: Chad Kerley
Park rider: Harry Main and Mike Beran
Dirt rider: Nasty
Flatand rider: Mathias Dandois
Old school rider: Mat Hoffman

Web video: Harry Main 2011 VX Edit
Spot to ride: I like riding in Bordeaux (park and bowl)
My favorite video is: Sentenced to Life with Scotty Cranmer [;)]