Games in China. It would probably have been the first Plus! cover with a Dutch rider on it. Maybe one day....
What does this issue have?
-2 bike tests: One Norco (ey) and the Hoffman Scarab IL
-2 events: ABA Socal Nationals and the Red Bull Fight with Flight.
-2 bike checks: Kris Fox and Adam Banton
-Footjam whip to fakie how-to
-Nostalgia: Martin Aparijo
-BIO: Chris Gille
-Rail tricks with Tony Neyer
-Old School: Strike Zone part 2 and buyer's guide
-Tech Tip: How to fix up a garage sale bike
-3 Moving pictures
and some new product info.
BMX PLUS!
When I picked up the June issue of BMX Plus! I was stoked to see a Dutch rider on the cover. I thought it was Robert de Wilde on his orange Redline and TLD gear but the plate didn't say 77. I looked a little closer to see who else of the "orange crush" team it was but it was neither one of them. Maybe you had the same experience (probably not) but it is in fact John Purse riding that organge bike in the gear that the Dutch National team wore at the 2008 Olympic 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.