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Tim Eichert and crew are inviting you for a session on the Bonn mini/vert ramp on 1 July next.  It starts at noon and ends whenever it ends (open end).

 The event is sponsored by Dickies, Eastpak and Vans so give these people some props next time you walk in the store.

The SubCulture jam is free to attend and should have some decent BMX and skateboard action.

For more info contact:

Time Eichert

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13 June - Kenan Harkin 1974

If you want to cool off in the middle of the summer maybe you can head over to Vise, Belgium for a lake jumping contest. BMX Plus! will cover the event (just kidding). We only received the flyer of the contest but I believe they're giving away a lot of stuff at the contest. Look at all the sponsors that are lined up for this! Coke (?) is one of the sponsors and combine that with some Red Bull and you can count on an all nighter at the local techno in Vise Ile Robinson. First prize is a Seat car.

We're probably completely wrong here so go to www.waterjump.be for more info or visit the comp on 19 and 20 August and let us know what happened.

Belgium rules.

Today  the annual manual and prelims took place at the Download Festival in Donnington.  We'll give you the results here before we hop back in  the bus to go see Metallica live.  Jealous yet? The Annual Manual  once again went to Ruben Alcantara. Last year  he won $ 1200,= USD for it and I've heard this year it's more. You guys now start practicing your wheelies.  It's a rewarding trick.
A split 8th  place  in prelims  has Tom Stober and Dennis McCoy both making the finals making it a group of 9 tomorrow.  First place in qualifying went to Simon Tabron who had the tricks and the height.  Jimmy Walker is ruling the bowl and got 2nd with Joe Rich getting third. I'm doing this out of the top of my head and it's either Bas Keep or Koji Kraft in 4th or 5th. Anyway, they both made it. Zach Shaw and Matt Fairbairn fill the next two  places and together with Tom and DMC that will be the final of tomorrow. 

DC is stoked to announce the appointment of Dylan Clayton as the new UK Bike Team Manager for BMX, MTB and MotoX. Dylan, three times BMX world champion has been riding on the DC BMX TEAM for six years, gaining hands on experience from some of the best teams in world. As Dylan says " From being a rider I have a solid understanding of all the individual needs required to form a great team spirit. My first plan is to re-ignite public interest in BMX and the team through tours and team event attendances across the UK and Europe. Commencing with the Urban Games and NASS this summer" 

Old-School Corner: 22 years BMX in the Cologne Youthpark give enough reason to arrange an „Oldschool Corner“ with bikes and oldschool stuff at the BMXMasters 2006. There will be Oldschool-Sepcialists to provide information about the bike’s condition, technical riding tips and some old stories from the good old times...
Some changes for the diciplines: The two disciplines Miniramp and Vert will be collapse to one class ­ the Amateur class. Furthermore there will be the Pro-Class.

Last weekend the Vans King of Paca took place in sunny Marseille, France.

Here are the Pro Park results:

1 - Alessandro Barbero
2 - Fabien François
3 - Pascal Guerrad
4 - Guillaume Das Neves
5 - Maxime Charveron
6 - Béranger Cordier
7 - Jean Baptiste Peytavit
8 - Didier Debouze
9 - Damien Croce 

– El Cajon, California – Formula riders were once again proving to the BMX world that Formula is the premier frame brand. Factory team superstars AA Pro dR Donny Robinson, 17 Expert Warren McDow, and 12 Expert Chad Kerley made it out to Lake Perris BMX for the ABA Spring Nationals while Elite Woman Amanda Geving hopped over to North Carolina for the NBL’s Tarheel National at Tanglewood. Donny has been the top dog in the Elite Men/AA Pro ranks lately. But, with the return of Bubba Harris to the lineup, dR was excited for an already competitve class to get even harder. Here’s Donny on how the weekend went: 

So this years wethepeople tour is taking shape and we'll be this year on monkey island as it's often referred to in friendly circles in Germany. Yep, the Uk. There is a plan, but with no plan. Thanks to Hotwheels in the UK, the immigration are letting us back in and are currently investigating our chances of benefits; hopefully one of those will be some decent bloody weather. Image three cars, each one ready for the scrap heap. Some classic Swedish metal and ready for the road. Then fill them with 12 of wethepeople's finest:

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