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There's a cave in Sweden full of ramps. On 1 April it will host a jam. No, this is not a joke. Area 51 opens its doors for a BMX session, beer and Swedish GoGo girls. What a combination. Vans, wethepeople, Child, Sunshine, Carhartt and Simple are the sponsors of the wild fest. Find more info on www.bunkeberget.com.

"B on tha lookout 4 tha episode of CSI: Las Vegas N tha next couple of months, Travis Barker hit me 2 go on tha show with him 2 play myself posted up & promote Famous Stars & Straps, Travis played a rapper by tha name of "High-Def". Rappers: Obie Trice, Method Man & Akon, R on tha same episode, it was cool 2  meet & work with everyone on tha show, one day U might C a CSI Action Sports episode.

Much luv, 
Thorne 
Biker-N-Black

Name: John Povah
Age: 36 years old, married, got a kid on the way
Hometown: Corona, California. Been in the USA for 17 years.

When you moved here you didn’t have a job in the bicycle industry, what did you do to survive so you could still ride your bike in sunny California?

Povah: Originally the reason why I came over here was to ride my bike. I had a job painting cars. I always rode and in the weekends I did shows and made a lot of extra money that way but I still painted cars for a living. Down the line I was fortunately enough to get a job building ramps instead of painting cars which was also better for my health. From there I met Jay Miron, got a job with Schwinn. Schwinn went bankrupt and from there I got a job at etnies.

Do you feel you’re fortunate with the way your life turned out or do you feel that with your BMX history and BMX dedication, you deserve a job in the industry?

Povah: I think anyone can have what they want. When I was a kid what I wanted to do is ride a bike and have fun and never thought about a job because I rode in the early eighties and there wasn’t that much money in it, you know.

With four ABBMX events just on this year done, we already can count a total of 10 competitions in 2006. With certainty the ABBMX mark recounts in this unpublished fact in BMX of Brazil. In this fourth championship we had athletes' presence of several states and cities of the state of São Paulo that it also shows that the text "friendship & BMX" this making effect, rescuing biggest value inside of our sport, the friendship and the pleasure of to find and meet BMXer friends. 

The Ramp Rats Bike and skatepark in  Petaluma, California are inviting to a Spring BMX contest.  It doesn't matter what level you r riding's at, there is a class for you.

Ams pay 25 bucks to enter and they can win some great prizes from some of the sponsors of the event.  They've actually lined up a whole posse of  good companies to support the Ramp Rats contest such as 2-hIP,  661, Props, FIT, Animal,  System,  BlackOut, S&M and  Kink. 

Pros pay 50 bucks to enter and there's 100% payback so the more pros that enter, the bigger the purse without the organizer putting dough in their own pockets.

Contests are fun.  If you're down in Norcal, check in at Ramp Rats on the 25th. 

– El Cajon, California – Factory Formula riders Donny Robinson, Amanda Geving, and Warren McDow still lead the pack in UCI and NBL points, once again establishing Formula as a dominant force on the race scene. After a UCI win at the NBL Boulder Dam National, dR Donny Robinson took over the lead in UCI Elite Men’s Standings. With his NBL win on Sunday, coupled with a second on Saturday, dR extended his lead in NBL Elite Men’s points as well. Consistency has paid off for Donny. “I’ve been working real hard to stay on top of my game and it feels good that it’s working,” stated Robinson. Donny is also still on top of the ABA Pro Cruiser points heap and is sitting in the #2 spot in AA Pro. Donny Robinson rocks the Formula Solution Pro for his 20” and the Solution Pro Cruiser, for, uh, his cruiser.

Amanda Geving also sits atop the UCI standings in the Jr Women’s division. With a victory in Saturday’s UCI main, Geving extended her points lead giving her a nice cushion, especially since she will be missing the NBL’s Nellis national. In NBL standings, Geving also 

gOrk and his posse of riders including Redline's Rooftop, Dustin Gunther, Tyrone Williams and Bubba Harris are now working/riding for a Dutch firm called Accell Group. We're pretty sure it will be business as usual over there at SBS but the company got bought by the Accell Group at the beginning of this month. Accell will probably use this position to sell Redline bikes through their giant network in Europe so if you happen to see a Redline in the shop window of your local bike shop, you know where that's coming from. Here's a bit of official info on the acquisition:

We're still freezing our butt off here but in two weeks time we'll be shredding the Sugar Hills trails at the Valkendijk in Aarle-Rixtel, The Netherlands. For the umpteenth time (sorry, lost count) we're opening the BMX outdoor season with a session at the longest going trails in Holland. The weather has always cooperated so why not this time. Don't forget to bring your shorts, barbeque and sunglasses. I hope we're not pushing it too much.

March 13th 2006.  After over 10 years of working with Seventies/Backyard and Stuart Dawkins I have decided to leave the company to launch my own venture. I will resign from my position as co-director of Seventies on March 28th this year. This is one of the most difficult decisions I¹ve ever had to make. This role has given me the opportunity to work with many great people and develop some great friendships throughout the BMX world. As a result these have been the most exciting years of my life.