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Hey! it's time for the......... WOOZYJAM ! 22. may 2005. cologne, heinsberg, germany brrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! Planning on woozyjam is on full throttle, building of the ramps has begun..... see you on Sunday 22 may 2005. Personal note from Woozy: Without positve thinking there would have been no single woozy jam in the last 5 or 6 years.

Jeffrey Bignell used to be one fast BMX racer. He won many titles and then moved his interest into freestyle skiing where he has won many Dutch titles too. Jeffrey is working on a project that shoud be finished at the end of next month. It's a roll-in with a jump at the end, placed in front of a lake. That's how freestyle skiiers practice and Bignell thought it would be cool to let BMX riders use the ramp also. The ramp will have three sections. One for snowboarders, one for skiers and one for BMX. The set-up will be placed at "De Ijzeren Man" in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

LET THE ‘VERT’-ICAL BATTLE COMMENCE! -The Red Bull Vertical Battle, Old Market Square, Nottingham, 30th July 2005- What do you get if you mix eight of the best international BMX riders with eight world class skateboarders, performing their most impressive tricks on Europe’s largest vert ramp? The answer is the very first Red Bull Vertical Battle, a free skate and BMX event taking over Old Market Square, Nottingham on Saturday 30th July from 6pm! In partnership with Kerrang, the Red Bull Vertical Battle is a free, unticketed event, hosted by the radio stations very own Ed Leigh, along with commentary from the distinctive voice of ‘Grotbags’ - all provided to the backdrop of live music from Kerrang themselves.

THE BMX FREESTYLE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP IN PRAGUE Prague central tennis court on Stvanice Island will host flying BMX riders instead of typical tennis balls From June 1st till June 5th Prague will become the number one on the World extreme sport map. The Prague Stvanice Island hosts the World freestyle BMX Championship, the official title is Nokia BMX Freestyle Worlds 2005. Over 500 riders from all over the World will participate in. Freestyle BMX is a leisure BMX variation originated from bicross races and nowadays consists of 5 different disciplines: dirt, street, flatland, miniramp and vert. The race highlight is the contest in the 3.8 meter high vert, located directly on Stvanice central tennis court.

We'll let you wonder a bit about this new BMX flatland frame design before we get you some more info on the peope behind it. Stay tuned to www.fatbmx.com for all the details about this carbon frame. Click the image for a bigger picture.

Looks like this summer will have tons of events going on. Actually it's too much to be at all events ourselves. One of the main series that is going on this summer will be the Dew Action Sports tour. We received an invitation to cover this series of high-bucks contests but it looks like we won't be able to make it to any of these rounds. If you plan on going to one of the events yourself and would like to take some pics and write a story for FATBMX, please get in touch. We'll do our best to get you a press pass so you'll have access to the riders to do interviews, get a parking spot and eat all the available free food you can. I'm sure there's free Mountain Dew too. Anyway, we would like to cover the events on www.fatbmx.com but need someone to help us out. If you know you can do this, send us a mail at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Here's the info on all the tour stops:

News flash! Yuppers! It’s true, the OM of BMX, Scot Breithaupt is back on the attack with SE Bikes for 2005. He’ll be back on the track aboard the infamous 26in ‘OM Flyer’ and the legendary 24in ‘Floval Flyer’. Scot quipped: “I settled an agreement last night with Todd Lyons, my friend of 22 years. He is a tough negotiator! I started out asking for a Ferrari, a Lear Jet, three Playboy bunnies... and some bikes of course. BUT he beat me down with all his budget excuses and I settled for a case of Rosarita's Refried beans, 36 tortillas and a few bikes. It’s all good. At least I'll have the bikes and food to put me in the lead and then I can gas out the competition!â€? He went on to say: “Seriously, I am honored to be back in the SE stable, I’m an SE Racing Factory Ace once again! Yes, Todd will be spearheading the design team at SE Bikes and

We've got some random BMX news for you in this update. You might have heard about it, might not. Anyway, here we go: - Rock Star Dick Slater made an appearance at the Deconstruction tour in Switzerland. The Faze-7 rider from the UK was seen doing Nourie handstands on the vert ramp's platform to get the crowd going. Later on he threw down some high 540-s and wrapped the show up with a flair. His Otto fashion jacket was bitchin'. - Alistair Whitton is off the Little Devil team and off SPY and signed with Oakley for glasses and clothing. - Riders in the UK who are looking for a Premium Products Frame will have the chance buy one of the 50 golden frames soon. They come in two sizes and will only be available in the UK through Moore Large. Can you say bling? - John Parker informed us that the first issue of Sophisticated Rider is finished and off to print! Issue #1will be available mid June. This issue features Jamie Bestwick, Andy MacDonald, Kenny Bartram and the Pro Riders Organization. It also has articles by guest

Mothers lock up your daughters because on Cinco de Mayo the Fox Street Fleet set sail on its maiden voyage and will likely be bringing some good ol' fashion debauchery to a town near you in the months ahead. The Fox Street Fleet includes two state-of-the-art, custom wrapped vehicles loaded with top-shelf amenities suitable for even the most discerning of rock stars. The Street Fleet's pièce de résistance is a 40-foot tour bus packed with a Rockford Fosgate (RF) sound system boasting two RF POWER series amps, two RF POWER T1 15" subwoofers and four Type RF components. This lethal combination delivers a mind-numbing 2,200 watts of brute force, making it much more likely that you'll hear us waaay before you see us.

For 2005, Haro has become the official BMX sponsor of PointXCamp, one of Southern California’s premier action sports camps. This summer, PointX campers who don’t have bikes, break the bike they brought with them, or just want the chance to try out something different, will be able to hop aboard one of the Haro bikes in PointX’s extensive demo fleet. In addition to the bikes, Haro will provide PointX with a wide array of frames, handlebars, pegs, seats, tires, grips, and other items to help support their program.