Biggest prize purse for BMX for a single event ever!

Oct 29, 2008

Written by Bart de Jong

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The Dubai X-Games is going to be a crazy event. Not so much in the sense of an insane location (it actually is pretty nuts), or the amount of riders (invite only), but the prizemoney is plain ridiculous. First prize for vert: $ 100.000, USD! and now comes the crazy part: First place for "real" street: $ 100.000,= USD! If you would have said that street riders were going to battle for that money 2 years ago, they would have sent you off to the mental institution.

8 riders are invitied to ride vert and street and even last place gets $ 15.000,= USD! The total prize purse for BMX is $ 500.000,= US Dollars! Now tell your dad that there is a future in BMX!

Dec. 11-13 2008 Dubai X Games Invite List BMX

Street
1.) Garrett Reynolds
2.) Van Homan
3.) Aaron Ross
4.) Cory Martinez
5.) Dakota Roche
6.) Brian Kachinsky
7.) Sean Sexton
8.) Seth Kimbrough

Street Alternate
1. Nathan Williams

BMX - Vert

1.) Jamie Bestwick
2.) Chad Kagy
3.) Steven McCann
4.) Zach Warden
5.) Kevin Robinson
6.) Simon Tabron
7.) Dennis McCoy
8.) Dave Mirra

Vert Alternates
1. Jay Eggleston
2. CoCo Zurita

PRIZE MONEY (prize money subject to local tax)

BMX Street
1st - $100,000
2nd - $50,000
3rd - $25,000

4th through 8th - $15,000

BMX Vert
1st - $100,000
2nd - $50,000
3rd - $25,000
4th through 8th - $15,000

EVENT DATES / SCHEDULE

BMX Street:
Wed. Dec. 10: Practice / 3:30 – 5:00
Thurs. Dec. 11: Practice / 3:30 – 5:00
Fri. Dec. 12: Practice / 1:00 – 2:00
Sat. Dec. 13: Final / 1:00 – 2:00

BMX Vert:
Wed. Dec. 10: Practice / 2:00 – 3:30
Thurs. Dec. 11: Practice / 2:00 – 3:30
Fri. Dec. 12: Final / 2:00 – 3:00

More info: HSA