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Name: Corey Martinez
Age: 24 in April...Getting up there!
Hometown: Decatur, Alabama

You have been riding for a British bike company for a few years. Federal first, now United. How does it feel being from the USA and riding for an English company?
Corey: Being apart of an English company is pretty sweet! 

Do you feel you get to travel internationally more often because of it?

We received an e-mail from the Tuff Bros who informed us about an indoor contest that will take place on 13-15 April in Hannover, Germany. There's all kind of good stuff going on (cocktails, BBQ and sleeping in the heated hall) so next to riding the park and entering a Best trick contest or two, you should be having a good time.

A whole bunch of sponsors have lined up to support the event so you might even win a cool prize if you enter in class A or class B.  The Yard-Hall has recently been modified so if you haven't been there for a while you might want to check it out.

On the flyer we see 12 years old Frederik Unruh. Damn, 12 years old and already clicking lookbacks....... See more of this type of action at the jam. Hit the flyer for a bigger picture.

Just wanted to send out a last minute reminder about the Flatland Contest during the Toronto International Bicycle Show in Toronto this weekend. The CFO is presenting the "Flatland's Unlimited" contest series the entire weekend of March 2, 3 and 4th. Chase Gouin will be on site providing flatland demos and Pro Riders will be trying to de-throne Terry Adams and take their share of the 4K pro purse!

Hope to see you there!

Jamie Sinyard 

You surf the web a bit and then you run into a photo of a girl on a BMX bike. This one was found on the VANS website where they have a girl section.  

The successful Simpel Session BMX freestyle contest that took place in Estonia last month is airing on Fuel TV this week. Catfish did interviews with Mike Spinner, Dave Mirra and others in the Tallinn report so check out the "Weekly Update with Boost Mobile" that started on 24 February and will go on all week airing four times per day. The show is 30 minutes long and edited by Dave Mavro out of five 90-minute tapes.

Air times:
11:30 pm; 2:30 pm; 5:30 pm; 8:30 pm
- all times eastern (USA)
Check it! 

For you who don't know what Vans Syndicate is about, It is the very exclusive and elite side of the well known Vans shoe brand that collaborates with the most anticipated artists and brands around the world, as well as taking the well known classic styles and executing them in high end materials. This show was the launch of a new season and it got people talking...the minute they stepped into the Meltdown Gallery in Los Angeles. As usual the complete set up was done with absolute perfection. 

Model: 2007 Legion
Color: burnt orange
Frame: Mongoose Legion
Fork: Odyssey Dirt Forks
Headseat: Internal
Crankset: Primo Hollowbite with Ti spindle
BB Set: Mid
Sprocket: FBM 

We know you like movies so here are two more for you to check out. Team Pimpske in effect. Canadian Winter and Indian Summer. Watch 'em both. Courtesy of Special Projects Producer Michael McQueen.
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Dew Action Sports Tour Renamed as ASPT Dew Tour, The Action Sports Pro Tour. The ASPT Dew Tour, the Action Sports Pro Tour, today announced a rebranding initiative and will move away from the moniker used for the past two years, the Dew Action Sports Tour. The ASPT, or Action Sports Pro Tour, will become the umbrella brand of the organization with the ASPT Dew Tour remaining as the premiere summer action sports tour.

“The new ASPT mark and logo provide our property with a consistent messaging and the opportunity to expand under one umbrella,” said Wade Martin, President of the ASPT Dew Tour. “Not unlike NASCAR or the PGA Tour, we want the ASPT to be seen as the gold standard in competitive action sports.”

The new name and logos were unveiled earlier this month at the annual ASPT Dew Tour summit on February 7, 2207. The ASPT Dew Tour logo retains a similar look and feel to the Dew Action Sports Tour logo, allowing partners to seamlessly integrate the ASPT Dew Tour mark into their marketing communication for the 2007 season. 

Round 4 of the 2007 NBL Elite Points series was held this past weekend in Boulder City, Nevada. The Nellis BMX Track is one of, if not the best BMX track in the NBL track list and this event had the making of a history making weekend: an all star International field of the world best Men's and Women's Pros and amateurs, UCI and NBL Pro points, history making National attendance for an NBL West Coast National, and perfect race weather.