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Name: Brett “Maddog” Banasiewsicz
Age: 15
Hometown: South Bend, Indiana
Hook-Ups/Sponsors: DK Bicycles, Dans’s Comp, Profile, Etnies, Arnett

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

Spot to ride: Solution Skatepark
BMX Video: none I can think of right now
Website: Twitter
Food: Pizza

Travel destination: Estonia
Riders to ride with: Mark Webb, Anthony Napolitan, Daniel Dhers
Car: Subaru
Color: Green

Name: Luke Peeters
Age: 20
Hometown: Gloucester, Uk
Hook-ups/Sponsors: United

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Trails
-BMX video: Building the underground
-Website: twitter.com
-Web video: Fit French trails trip
-Food: Noodles
-Travel destination: America
-Riders to ride with: Boyd, Tommy, Benny, Will, Cheltenham etccc
-Car: Audi A4
-Movie: Bond
-Colour: blue?

Name: Chris Hughes
Age: 21
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA. Currently live in Greenville, NC
Hook-ups/Sponsors: LA pride clothing, Team Soil and Mirraco was kind enough to send a frame my way

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: The Animal House in Greenville, NC
-BMX video: Anything really. I love watching videos. I don't really have a favorite
-Website: Vitalbmx.com and ride bmx.com
-Web video: Drew Bezanson, Webby, and Garrett. I can't choose between them. They are all so sick
-Food: Chinese!
-Travel destination: Los Angeles
-Riders to ride with: Kelly Bolton, Josh Perry, Mike Laird, Daniel 

Name: Oskars Zajarskis
Age: 23
Hometown: Saldus, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: WeAreLevel, Colony bmx, parbmx.com

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: my local trails, but now in winter Rideit indoor in Tukums
-BMX video: Range of motion
-Website: facebook
-Web video: Edd Zundas

-Food: pizza
-Travel destination: Moscow is dope!
-Riders to ride with: all the locals from Saldus & Tukums
-Car:  Didn't have the time to get a license haha
-Movie: The Hangover

Name: Josh Turner
Age: 14
Hometown: Westbury, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: WeAreLevel and Deluxe

The favorite list:

-BMX video: Sentenced to life

Name: Fat Tony
Age: 27
Hometown: Long Beach, California
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Ride BMX Magazine, Fox, Tip Plus, Odyssey

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Ray's MTB

Go to any major (or many minor) BMX contests and Trish Bare Grounds and her talented staff are on site providing medical services, tending to injuries and getting the athletes at their best to compete. She is a friend, counselor and source of constant encouragement to many of the top riders in BMX today. Trish will once again be providing medical services to the athletes competing in the 2010 Toronto Jam this weekend.  I recently caught up with Trish to ask her about her work and her advice to riders on staying healthy and at the top of their game.  

Tell me a little about what Bare Essentials Sports Medicine is and how you came to be so closely involved with the athletes in BMX?
Bare Essentials Sports Medicine Co LLC was created out of a need I saw for medical coverage for events of what are considered the non-traditional sports, which for me involves action sports

Name: Michael Faliszewski
Age: 17
Hometown: White Rock BC, Canada
Hook-ups/Sponsors: We are Level and looking for other frame/ part sponsors

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Vancouver street
-BMX video: Stay FIT
-Website: facebook
-Web video: anything that stands out against the rest
-Food: pizza

-Travel destination: Mexico
-Riders to ride with: My friends
-Car: Who needs a car when you can pedal?
-Movie: Forrest Gump 

Name: Jason Minor
Age: 23
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Hook-ups/Sponsors: RIDE sports, Division BMX, 4 Seasons skatepark, 1 Shot products

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: 4 Seasons Skatepark
-BMX video: Etnies Grounded
-Website: facebook.com
-Web video: any Nathan Williams or Chris Doyle edits
-Food: Chicken flavored ramen noodles
-Travel: love it! Rays MTB, Cali., Florida, wherever there's a good time on my bike
-Riders to ride with: Deshawn, Thomas, Lil Jon, Mykel, BMX Dan, Mike G

Name: Matt Whyatt
Age:18
Hometown: Barwon Heads, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: DCshoes Aus, Momentum bikes

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: The Unit an Ben Snowden back yard