nabbed by the cops was the winner. With 5G’s in total prize money up for grabs, dudes were going balls-to-the-wall in their quest to take home some cash.
The finish line was in Brooklyn at Edwin De La Rosa’s shop, POST, and when the two-wheelin’ madness ended and the dust finally cleared, a handful of riders split up the hefty prize purse. The top three finishers were Ben Duke in 1st ($1,500), Darryl Nau in 2nd ($1,000), and Marco Della in 3rd ($750). It was a great day for BMX in NYC!
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This summer the first-ever “Bomb Down Broadway” BMX race was held in NYC. Backed by Zoo York and Skavenger, a hundred or so BMX dogs converged on Union Square for the start of a completely no-holds- barred race through the streets of New York. While the X Games and Dew Tour are all about who can pull the sickest tricks on manufactured obstacles, this event kept it real and took BMX back to the gritty streets. The rules were simple - whoever could ride from point-A to point-B the fastest without getting crushed by traffic or 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.