“Empire of Dirt is bringing the best riders around to Newton Abbot, we’re putting Devon on the global BMX map,” says Empire creator and top UK rider Kye Forte. 
Red Bull Empire of Dirt, the world’s first BMX DIRT SLOPESTYLE contest, is the brainchild Forte, and combines influences from each of the BMX styles, to create one unholy new discipline guaranteed to challenge the very best on the planet. Building of the Red Bull Empire of Dirt has been underway for weeks, the course crew has shaped thousands of tons of dirt into a huge dirt superpipe, massive double jumps and spine; and a team of carpenters has been hard at work assembling the technical street obstacles, including rails, boxes and wall rides.
Like a true slopestyle course, traditionally found in freestyle snowboarding, the course has been designed to offer riders multiple lines, and infinite ways to showcase their skills, and link new combinations of tricks. Only the rider with the most talent in all styles will conquer the Empire of Dirt, and get their piece of the £10,000 (USD$19,500) prize purse.
1. Corey Bohan AUS
2. Dane Searle AUS
3. Ryan Guettler AUS
4. Sergio Layos ESP
5. Patrick Guimez FRA
6. Romuald "bibi" Noirot FRA
7. Ali Whitton UK
8. Bas Keep UK
9. Jon Taylor UK
10. Josh Elkington UK
11. Kye Forte UK 12. Leo Forte UK
13. Liam Elthan UK
14. Martin Murray UK
15. Martin Tablin UK
16. Mitch Yeates UK
17. Owain Clegg UK
18. Robin Fenlon UK
19. Scott Edgworth UK
20. Stephen Murray UK
21. Antony Napolitan USA
22. Arrash Saidi USA
23. Brian Foster USA
24. Chris Doyle USA
25. Cory Nastazio USA
26. Darin Read USA
27. Garret Byrnes USA
28. Gary Young USA
29. Heath Pinter USA
30. Joe Rich USA
31. Paul Kintner USA
32. Taj Mehilic USA
33. Tony Cardona USA
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