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Our latest poll: "Which trick do you think is the hardest trick?" received 400 votes in a pretty short time. The 1080 is considered the hardest trick of the three (238 votes) with a triple tailwhip in second (94 votes) and a double flip in third (68 votes).

1.  1080
2.  Triple tailwhip
3.  Double backfp
If you do all three in a contest run we think you'll make the finals.

The new poll is about YouTube. Do you like more BMX movies on FATBMX? Do you mind the poor quality? Do the FATBMX Freecaster movies cover your movie apetite? Do you mind the download time? Let us know by giving us your vote in the new FATBMX poll in the right column on the main page. Thanks.

Diamondback are looking for the newest member to there expanding grass roots team, the top riders from the BMX ammeter comp will go forward to ride for the Diamondback team. The winning rider will be given the top of the line Accomplice BMX, Team kit, have comps entry fees paid and could be used in promotional posters and the Diamondback magazine! Also Diamondback will be 

The project “Local Support” helps to improve the bike conditions in Austria. That includes the suitable setting of the spots, certain challenges, workshops and the support of events. The next event is really outstanding: the Teamchallenge on the 23.6.2007. On the occasion of the opening of the bike hall “Secret Project” in Brunn am Gebirge the Austrian Freestyle Team, which includes the hero of the BMX scene Senad Grosic, invites to the “Local Support Teamchallenge” on Saturday the 23rd June 2007. BMX spots from all over Austria are called upon to send teams, each with 3 riders, to the BMX street parcours in the new hall near Vienna. Eleven obstacles on 850 m² provide enough possibilities for the BMX riders to show their full potential and to convince with various tricks. The performances are judged by the hosts themselves. Senad Grosic and his Austrian Freestyle Team are looking forward to see crazy Austrian action. The reason why: the winners receive a brand new obstacle for their spot. Information and registration on: localsupport.at

Waterford Oaks, Michigan - If there's a title to be sorted out, you can bet that Factory Formula / Monster Energy / Fly Racing's Donny Robinson will probably take it. He grabbed just about all of them in '06 and now he has made history by taking the first ever Elite Men's National Championship title. With the Olympics approaching, this title is ever important and is the first step towards every BMX athlete's Olympic dreams. Donny made the trip to Michigan and was feeling good about his chances. In the main, dR was stuck in lane 8 and Matt Pohlkamp pretty much shut down every pass attempt Donny threw at him. With a move reminiscent of last year's NBL Grands, he passed Matt through the Pro section to take the lead and the win.

The video is posted HERE. Also make sure to check out the Formula Rider Journal to hear what dR has to say about his big win in his own words. Click HERE to check out dR's journal entry.

The BMX Feed site took me to the Fox website and I was stuck there for 20 minutes watching killer videos of their tour. The riders on the FOX team are awesome and with everyone together only good things can happen. It's not always about the big tricks either. Watching Chase Hawk, BF, Aitken, Bohan, Ruben and Joe Rich flow at the spots they visited is priceless.

The Red Bull Empire of Dirt final rider list is announced, and it truly is the very best who will be making their way to Newton Abbot, Devon, to compete in the World’s First BMX Dirt Slopestyle contest. The riders list is a ‘Who’s Who’ of international BMX, with 31 top all-rounders confirmed. Riders hail from the UK, USA, Australia, France and Spain; the list includes the Forte Brothers Kye and Leo, Corey Bohen, Gary Young, Chris Doyle, Taj Mihelich, Sergio Layos and more.

It has been announced that Scotty Cranmer, 2006 X-Games Gold Medalist in BMX Park, will be attending the BMXMASTERS in Germany. Scotty, 20 yrs old from Jackson, NJ is very excited about his first trip to Germany. "I feel very lucky to have the chance to travel to different parts of the world to ride my bike" "I have read about the Masters event in magazines and websites and even though it is in the middle of the busy season in the states, I could not pass up the opportunity"

Scotty's bike sponsor is Felt Bicycles which has two main offices, one in Germany and one in the USA. The Felt guys in Germany have been talking about getting Scotty to Germany and are glad that he is coming.

The author of a story that was published in the Washington post wants everyone to comment on his story. It's about BMX, BMX in skateparks, BMX and its competitions, BMX in the USA compared to BMX in the UK. There's a little movie with the story (from Southbank-London) so you can watch that too and leave a comment at the bottom.

We're trying something new here at FATBMX. YouTube has thousands of BMX videos and we can use these for the site. If you see something interesting or if you've posted something good and it's BMX related on Youtube, let us know. Any feedback is welcome so let us know if you hate this too. BdJ

Stop 1: Lohhof 16/17.06. Get ready for the kick off of this years PlayStation® The Champ Series on 16th and 17th of June in Munich (Lohhof to be exact), Germany. For the first time the tour will consist of four stops with four disciplines: park, miniramp, dirt and pool. It’s for amateurs and pros. Each contest will have a price money of 1500 euros, plus a PlayStation® Portable for the winners in pro and a lot of free stuff for the amateurs. Last year winner Mark König will try to get the title again since the overall winner will receive 2000 euros extra!

The new locations for this years BMX-Contest-Tour will be the following: