Bart de Jong
After a short break after the Worlds, the Latvian Formula Europe Team riders started their after season schedule with 2 weekends packed with races. The weekend of August 15+16, they headed to Smiltene for National Championships Series Rounds 5&6. On Saturday they raced Round 5 and an Open Race, on Sunday Round 6 and the Club Cup, making 4 races in 1 weekend! 
Out of a field of 23 BMX riders, Matt Whyatt won the BMX park competition Sunday at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour's stop in Greenville, N.C. In "Protown, USA" for the first time in the Tour's five-year history, 17-year-old Whyatt from Australia earned the BMX park victory at Jaycee Extreme Park after executing an alley-oop downside tailwhip and a flip whip during his winning run. Fellow Australian Nick Kajewski was second and JC Knecht finished in third place.
Judging the contest were professional BMX riders and Greenville residents Ryan Guettler, Marcus Tooker, Mike Laird and Colin Mackay.
"I'm so pumped," Whyatt said. "It's going to be so fun riding with everyone is Salt Lake City. All of the riders were so good today, I don't know how the judges decided between first, second and third!"
The sun came out again long enough to dry up the mini ramp so the contest could be finished up the way it was planned. It would have been a shame to get all the way here and not have a proper contest. If you did not watch it live I will give you the results right here. The trick lists will be shown by the top three videos that will be up shortly. Mark Webb ruled that mini ramp even when he had to leave the ramp for a second when he got a little wide. Mark is non-stop and the tricks he packs into his riding are all crazy. His barrell-roll-off-axis-360-straight-flair- over the spine (somebody name that) is awesome looking and he's got that one down too, just like all the other hard stuff he did. The empty wallet was filled by a $ 5000,= USD check so Webby had a reason to smile. Second went to buddy Ben Wallace, third to Alessandro Barbero and fourth to Sergej Geier. Best 360 over the spine was won by Ondra Slez with a truckdriver to no-hander, 
Simpel Summer Session results:1. Daniel Dhers VEN
2. Isaac Lesser UK
3. Viktors Kronbergs LAT
4. Andris Dembovskis LAT
5. Eduards Zunda LAT
6. Oskars Zajarskis LAT
7. Andres Lainevool EST
8. Pavel Terentyev RUS
9. Luke Padgett UK
10. Panagiotis Manaras GRE
Simpel Session 10 on February 5-7, 2010!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.