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Banksgiving went down last weekend in Newark Valley, NY where a few hundred riders converged to celebrate the opening of the Nicholas Wilson Memorial Park. The whole community came together to celebrate BMX in memory of Nick Wilson. Props to Nick Marzolino who was the catalyst and John Saxton who built a great park where kids will be able to ride for years to come. Thanks to all the regional riders and everyone who came out to show their support. Amazing day in an amazing community. Stay Gold Newark Valley! 
With Dirt Prelims pushed back due to rain, the Vert prelims initiated competition today at the 2009 PlayStation Pro. Lucky for the riders, the Amway arena is nice and air-conditioned, sheltering against the record-breaking heat outdoors. After a fast paced rotation through two heats, where riders had two runs each, top three places went to Australia’s Tim Wood, East Providence’s Kevin Robinson, and Greenville’s Austin Coleman. Tim Wood’s third place was well deserved, even after his second run was cut short due to landing flat--which pushed his bars “Chicago style” a little too far forward to continue. However, his first run paid the bills, as he used the giant roll-in boost a 900 right out of the gate. He followed this banger with back-to-back flairs, a picture perfect alley-oop turndown, and plenty of switch handed variations, all of which were at a pretty ridiculous height. As if his cache of tricks wasn’t enough candy to the eyes, his completely translucent red set-up made his runs an aesthetic spectacle.
After getting inundated with a typical Florida thunderstorm, dirt dried up enough for qualifiers to begin at 8:45pm under the assistance of some giant floodlights. Humidity was thick, but that didn’t stop a large crowd from attending the festivities. Things got going quick, even quicker for a select few. Coming out at the top of the prelim field were Anthony Napolitan in first, Colton Satterfield in second, and TJ Ellis in third. This had to be a hard decision to be thrown on the judges as each rider pulled two smooth, flawless runs at height. 
Name: Marco Dell'Isola aka "Zellwood"Age: 30
Hometown: Stoke on Trent, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: STAY STRONG / Freeagent. Rockstar, Oakley, Ogio, Sinz, Vans, New Era and Intense tyres are all team sponsors.
The favorite list:
-Track to ride: Crewe (my local), Sadnes Norway, most French tracks
-BMX video: 44 Something S&M, Soil, Fit Life, Building the Underground
-Website: Youtube, Facebook, The Hundreds
2009 Orlando Dew Tour - Vert Qualifying Results 1. Austin Coleman - 88.00
2. Kevin Robinson - 87.88
3. Tim Wood - 87.88
4. Jimmy Walker - 87.75
5. Vince Byron - 87.75
6. Simon Tabron - 87.75
7. Francisco “Coco” Zurita - 86.25
(*Top 7 Ride In Finals)
8. Zack Warden - 85.25
9. Jay Eggleston - 85.25
10. Jorge Jovel - 85.00
11. Dennis McCoy - 84.50
12. Mike Mancuso - 84.00
13. Jason Branham - 81.25
14. Rob Nolli - 79.88
Name: Fabien Francois Age: 25
Hometown: Montpellier, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: bmxavenue, indem clothing
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Grabels trail
-BMX video: Criminal Mischief
-Website: google
-Web video: Nike6.0 & Levi's
-Food: French food
-Travel destination: USA
-Riders to ride with: my friends
-Car: Renault Kangoo
-Movie: Martin Scorcese
2009 Orlando Dew Tour - Dirt Qualifying Results1. Anthony Napolitan - 92.38
2. Colton Satterfield - 91.00
3. TJ Ellis - 90.50
4. Rob Darden - 90.25
5. Chris Doyle - 89.88
6. Chris Gerber - 89.63
7. Ryan Guettler - 89.50
8. Luke Parslow - 88.75
9. Cameron White - 88.13(*Top 9 Ride In Finals)
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10. Scotty Cranmer - 87.63
11. Josh Stead - 86.00
12. Scott Wirch - 85.88
13. Ronnie Napolitan - 85.88
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.