Life is good sometimes. Well, most of the time. We can't complain really with what we have and as long as we're healthy, there's no reason to be pessimistic. But sometimes things are just awesome and they work out fine. Once a year we get an invite to ride the Grand Prix motocross track in Valkenswaard. TMV and TwinAir pull out all stops to give back to their dealers and friends and invite them for a free day of motocross on a well prepped and unique track. It was the day after the ONK that I grabbed everything together and threw it in the van, hoping I did not forget anything. It was going to be my second MX ride in 6 months so I was ready for a tough day. The track opened up at 10am and was in excellent shape. Flat and moist. Always the best for us amateurs to do some laps.
Later in the day this changed. It got rough, dusty and hot but it was still good fun.
Martijn Verbakel's fun had ended by that time already as he had not put on the TwinAir filter correctly which cause his borrowed bike to stop running.
Life is good sometimes. Well, most of the time. We can't complain really with what we have and as long as we're healthy, there's no reason to be pessimistic. But sometimes things are just awesome and they work out fine. Once a year we get an invite to ride the Grand Prix motocross track in Valkenswaard. TMV and TwinAir pull out all stops to give back to their dealers and friends and invite them for a free day of motocross on a well prepped and unique track. It was the day after the ONK that I grabbed everything together and threw it in the van, hoping I did not forget anything. It was going to be my second MX ride in 6 months so I was ready for a tough day. The track opened up at 10am and was in excellent shape. Flat and moist. Always the best for us amateurs to do some laps. 
After a bit of soup for lunch and a few hours acting as a marshall with a flag in my hand, it was time for a few more laps followed by a great BBQ courtesy of TMV/TwinAir. I don't have much space in my shed, it's full of bikes and crap and especially the MX bike and equipment take up a lot of space. But once again I am convinced it's too early to get rid of it all. Riding MX is too much fun. See you at the stoppelcross season in November. 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.