FAT Friday week 22. This week's BMX news collected in one post.

May 30, 2008

Written by Bart de Jong

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Friday! almost weekend. Time for some riding, time for trips. Here's the weekly BMX news for you so you can discuss about it while you're in the car on the way to the next spot or when you're chilling in front of the camp fire. BMX keeps us busy, it's what we do, it's what we care about. Ready for a news overdose?

-Live on your computer screen tomorrow will be the UCi World Championships courtesy of Freecaster.tv. They've gone all out to bring you the most important race leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The last few places in both Elite Men and Elite women will be given out this weekend. Watch how your countrymen are doing by tuning in for the live broadcast. For free, here on FATBMX.com!

-Last week we told you we saw the 3d drawings of "SuperPark" the new discipline of the 2008 X-Games. What do you think? The set up can change still but the idea is out there. Daniel Dhers, Scotty Cranmer and Dave Mirra have been pre-invited for this discipline with 9 more riders to be picked. FATBMX will be there to see it live so you can expect several updates from LA during the first weekend of August.

-9 August. FAT-JAM. Be there.

-Did you see that Orange Fiat Panda at the FISE? The one behind the quarterpipe where the high air battle took place? That car has a public value of € 17.900,= Euro and is up for grabs for the overall winner of the 2008 Fise Experience series. Here are the Rennes results:

Results Bmx Pro
1 : CHARVERON Maxime
2 : MASSON Grégory
3 : PRENEVEILLE alexandre

The current standings look like this:

1 Maxime Charveron 1340
2 Dhers Daniel 800
3 Louis Peyre 750
4 Spinner Mike 750
5 Barbero Alessandro 700
6 Webb Mark 650
7 Whitton Alistair 600
8 Hennon Ben 550
9 Main Harry 450
10 Fouque Justin 440
11 Legrand Ludo 410
12 Mirra Dave 400
13 Bongourno Julien 380
14 Lahaie Morgan 350
15 Laird Mike 350
16 Gregory Mason 310

More on the rules, the points equivalents, and the remaining schedule on: www.fise-experience.com

- The 9th issue of Love BMX magazine is out. The Czech Republic online mag is looking good. What is inside and in English? Editorial of course, then a Big interview with German legend Tobias Wicke. Reports from Flat fight in Slovakia and the Bike Hall contest in Trutnov (CZ). Global rider with German Chris Böhm and Mike Aitken. And a new Lifestyle section - funny short story, also in English. Other stuff is in Czech language, but with some nice photos for everybody. Enjoy Love BMX! and for free...

-A Stephen Murray “Stay Strong” Edition of the new Sun Ringle’ Big Baller Rim will be released to the public at the beginning of July 2008. The Stay Strong Rim will be an exclusive all yellow powder coat and feature a special Stay Strong Logo to accent the rim. All proceeds of the Stay Strong™ Rim will be donated to the Stephen Murray Stay Strong Foundation in an effort to further his recovery.

-We'll have your brains work a little now. Who is that guy on the right? Could it be, is it really? Yes it is. But who you say?

-Flybikes have a new website up. Check it here.

-Revolcon series stop two in Mexico.
RESULTS: PRO PARK:
1º- HECTOR GARCIA
2º- SERGIO MANZO
3º- EDWIN PLAZOLA

-The UCI BMX world Championships are taking place in China this weekend. Some Challenge classes are already finished and the turnout was really terrible. In one class we had three Dutch girls on the podium and they raced one other girl (from Japan). There are more participants at the district races at home! The Elite men and Elite women classes are the most interesting classes as the last few spots to the Olympics will be given out at this race. We'll keep you posted in the BMX Race section on FATBMX.

-Sponsor news:
Christian Rigal on Mankind
Tony Hamlin on Kink
Corey Martinez off Primo
Waldemar Fatkin on Deep
E-man off Demolition
TJ Lavin off FOX, on Ecko
Chris Doyle on Famous Stars and Straps
Cam Pianta on Mongoose

-€ 739,= Euro gets you one of those fancy V.I.O. POV1 helmet camera's from Elkay Sports. These things are dust proof (tested during the Baja rally), shock proof (SD card) and water proof (filming under water is possible too).

-The 2008 FAT-JAM (20th edition) will take place in Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands on 9 August 2008. Medow designs have been making various cool designs with a strong FAT-JAM connection like this Bavaria 8.6 logo. Carhartt are helping out with the printing of the T-shirts and the FAT-JAM sticker pack. We'll release more designs in the next few weeks.

-The BMXinvasion bike battle #8 contest PRO top three results from last weekend:
1. BRANDON CHRISTIE (MIRRA BIKE CO. FRAME WINNER)
2. CHRIS CHILDS
3. COLLIN EVANS

-Today Red Bull & Kye Forte announced the much anticipated rider list for ‘Red Bull Empire of Dirt’. Riders will be flying in from all over the globe – including the US, France, Spain and South Africa - to compete in the world’s first and only BMX dirt slopestyle event. Confirmed riders include Gary Young, Brian Foster, Chris Doyle, Corey Bohan and the UK’s very own Forte brothers – Kye and Leo. For a full list, click here.

-Last Wednesday a dirt comp was held in Cologne, Germany which was won by Sprosse, followed by Ben Hennon and Benny Paulsen. Hennon won a sweet cruiser and sold it on the spot for 200 Euros as he had no way to bring it back to the UK and he had no way to put it in his house. For a photo of the bike and a report about the comp, click HIER MAAT!

-The Red Bull Dirt Pipe in Australia looked massive. It was the first time such an event was done and when the riders showed up they were shocked! It was way bigger than they expected but after a few hours of cruising the boys started to go huge! Here's the top three of the event: