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new USA trip is on the program. From 12-23 March we're over in Cali to ride, hang out, see some people and attend the Old School BMX gathering at Woodward West. A to the Z is flying in on the 16th so beware of some old dudes on BMX bikes at your local riding spot (and bar).

-Bad news arrived from Belgium yesterday. The Newpact skatepark burnt down . Indoor places are so important, especially during the wintertime, and it's a big loss for the Belgian BMX scene. The mayor said they're looking for an alternative already so let's hope some place will be found soon.

-FAT FAVORITES this week came in from:
Martyn Cooper
Seth Klinger
Bob Manchester
Scott Hamlin
Dave Rytell
Alex Dropsy
Marcus Tooker

Click on those links to go straight to the riders' lists. To see them all simply go to the Profiler section. They're stored over there.

We've got more riders lined up for this week:
Ronnie Remo (UK)
Wade Lajlar (CAN)
Senad Grosic (AUT)
Daniel Dhers (VEN)
Shea Nyquist (USA)
Nico Vink (BEL)
Jeff Klugiewicz (USA)

-Today we posted an interview with David Wootten of Stolen bikes. Here's one question from the interview:

Have you heard any cool stories of Cops asking riders what bike they're riding?
David Wootten: I have heard several stories over the years mostly from our dealers. One of the best was when someone from the government called asking what we import and we told them we import Stolen bikes from the UK... The lady told me she cannot put that on the form.

Read the rest of it by going HERE.

-Mark Webb has some riding at Dave Mirra's place ahead of him. Imagine what that will add to his trick list. His latest web clip showed incredible bangers. It's not that we want to put pressure on these guys but they keep on progressing at such a fast rate that it's almost certain they'll come up with something new within a month. What's the score now guys? Liverpool 1 - Southsea 2? Harry Main is having a great time at Woodward (east) and loves the positive vibe, the food and the park. Can't wait to see his new web clip.

-Talking about web clips, did you see Alessandro Barbero's 360 triple whip? He is three days back on the bike after surgery and then he throws that out like nothing happened. Also a triple barspin over the box and some other moves. Check that out.

-We continued with the old school UK ramp rider interviews and posted the Jess Dyrenforth interview this week. It also has the only rollerblading photo on FATBMX ever!

-Results Pro class Carhartt Circle Cow # 10, France:
1st Matthias Dandois
2nd Raphael Chiquet
3rd Peter Szabolcsi
4th Martin Drazil
5th Chris Böhm

-Good news came in this week for a lot of American based BMX companies. CPSC testing has been put off for another 12 months. Time to breathe guys, time to breathe.

-Carhartt Ravage trip to the Canary Islands: CHECK! Did you see Stefan Lantschner's crib? Go here.

-Alex Ruiz, from Thousand Oaks, California and Steven Hildebrandt, from Wittenberg, Germany both won a copy of the Writing On The Wall video. The parts package was won by Asa, Gemert, Netherlands. Thanks to Nike 6.0 for the comp.

-Jeremy Lusk RIP.

-UCI Points race results Lake Perris, USA:
ELITE MEN
1st Joey Bradford
2nd Maris Strombergs
3rd Randy Stumpfhauser
4th Martijn Scherpen
5th Nic Long
6th Danny Caluag
7th David Herman
8th Khalen Young

-ABA Nationals (held on Saturday at the Lake Perris track)
AA Pro
1 Mike Day
2 Barry Nobles
3 Travis Ohrazda
4 David Herman
5 Joey Bradford
6 Khalen Young
7 Tyler Brown
8 Randy Stumpfhauser

-We re-posted this interview with Thom Lund. One of the first BMX riders ever to take the bike in a swimming pool together with John Palfreyman. We're talking 1975 here and yes, there's pics for proof.

-Sponsor changes. Gotto love it:

* Markus Hampl is off Dragonfly and on Twenty Bikes
* Terry Adams is on Dan's Comp
* Kenny Horton on FBM
* Daniel Martinez on Volume Bikes

-Vans Europe team news by TM Andy Z:

Alex Dropsy just came back from a nice vacation in Marroco. This time he took his surf board. Him and his mates Bibi and Markus really enjoyd the time. He also has a nice interview on Fatbmx. Com check it out  and watch out for Dropsy at the trails this season.

Bas Keep turned 26 last week, Happy Birthday Bas! He really enjoys riding lately, built up a new ride and sent us a few pics where he sessioned the Seventies warehouse in Hastings the other day. You can't buy style! NICE!

Mark Webb really is back in shape – and he´s very hungry! He recently published two new clips of himself to let the people out there know what he has been up to lately. May the footjam war begin! It was also his birthday this week so Happy Birthday Mark. This week he's of to the US to stay some weeks at Dave Mirra´s place in Greenville and also some days at Woodward. Yeah, I guess it´s way better weather there than it is here, haha. 

Tobias Wicke is back! Well, we knew that already but he just came back from a 2 week Woodward visit and he feels really good. His foot is fully healed so it´s just a matter of time when we´ll see him shred the planet again.

Kevin Kalkoff is also off to the US with some friends. He will spend some time in Dallas, California and of course Austin. Expect some nice feeback from him in the next few weeks. He also celebrates his birthday this month – enjoy it Kevin

Zach Shaw just been to Kuwait again to ride some vert demos with some other friends. Zach is all over the planet, he has been to many places and a lot of times to Kuwait already. Check out this nice step thru of him in Corby, not too many guys can do them like him.... Wait a minute? Can anybody do them like him?

Alessandro Barbero was missed in Tallinn at Simpel Session this year. Due to his surgery on his foot to remove the nasty metal plate he couldn't make it. But it didn't take him too long to recover. He recently been to Emmering, Germany for some first steps and came up with some crazy moves like a 3 tripple whip. Good to see the original Ale again Bro!

Ben Hennon is salted! He can't wait to let the year begin again. Simpel Session was amazing for him but Ben is a guy who wants to travel. Him and Bas will fly down to Germany soon to hang out for a weekend and to shred the Wuppertal bowl.

Simpel Session went down really great. Please check this clip to see how the team did over there. It sure was a fun time again.

-S&M's "I Wanna Live" video showing in Germany next weekend. Check the poster for more info or go to the FATBMX event schedule for more BMX events that are taking place in the next few weeks.

-A message by Hankster the Gangster from Kuwait:

Hey Bart my name is Henry but I go by Hank, for the simple reason my aka is hankster the gangster. haha, anyway, i opened a bmx/skate/graffiti shop in Kuwait . just wanted to get the news out to the rest of the world. also I'm throwing a street jam at the end of the month and ill keep you posted on the outcome. maybe some vids and pics. let me know if you need anything. thanks and check the myspace site.

"hankster the gangster"
Henry Darrow
Mean Streets bmx/skate/graffiti shop

Thanks for checking in. Enjoy your weekend.

BdJ