THE RED BULL BACKYARD BUILD-OFF RETURNS TO THE MIDWEST WORLDS' BEST RAMP BUILDERS TO COMPETE IN THE ULTIMATE COURSE DESIGN COMPETITION

Aug 24, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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Santa Monica, CA – August 23, 2006 – The second installment of the Red Bull Backyard Build-Off makes its way to the suburb of Plainfield, IL., 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The contest will be held at the home of lucky contest winner Jaimy Spreitzer. Jaimy’s yard was selected to host the BMX building and riding event from September 20-23rd. After the success of last year’s event, at Matt Bischoff’s Failure Compound , the world’s best course builders will be back at it using their expertise, sweat and a little bit of sabotage in an all out battle for ramp building supremacy. Guided by famed builder Nate Wessel, the three teams of ramp designers and builders will each have the same amount of raw materials and three full days to design and construct the ultimate BMX course. The final day will see some of the worlds’ best Pro riders battle it out on the newly built ramps for a cash purse and the Red Bull Backyard Build-Off riders title. Invited riders include: Anthony Napolitan , Josh Harrington, Alan Cooke, Koji Kraft, Van Homan, Taj Mihelich, Brian Kachinsky, Chad Degroot, Brian Vowell, Rick Moliterno and Dave Freimuth,. A full rider list and builder teams will be announced soon.

Once again the judging will be done by the best experts available, the participants themselves. After their all out assault on the course the pro riders will judge the builders and then the builders will judge the riders. Both contests look to be great battles with increased prize money in 2006.

JAIMY SPREITZER TO GET A DREAM YARD

Selection for this year’s Build-off location was put to the people. The public was offered the chance to nominate their yard as the location for the newest BMX hotspot. Winner Jaimy Spreitzer rides for Standard Bikes and resides in Plainfield, Illinois, he has been a part of the BMX scene since childhood. A few years ago Jaimy was ecstatic just to have a mini-ramp in his backyard, now he will be the proud host to a full park built by the best in the world. Spreitzer may also find himself with lots of new friends come September.

Schedule September 20 – 22 Build-off.
September 23 Pro Rider competition.

Photos: Red Bull