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January 2006 marked the day that Philip started pedaling his Z12. Okay, it's got training wheels on but give the guy a break, he just turned two. In the October editorial I did not know exactly what Philip wanted to do later on in life when he grows up, but after seeing him have so much fun on his HARO, things are looking up. It's winter now so it's tough to go outside and ride, so the living room has become the training ground for little Philip.

We love it when Pro riders do something back for the sport. Kevin Porter is organizing the Ratty Fest on 18-19 March 2006. There Cash, Prizes and Fun for amateur, Expert and Pro. Maybe not in that order but it will be figured out once the prize givings will take place.

The Ratty Fest takes place at the [url=http://www.4seasonssk8park.com]4 Seasons Skatepark[/url] in Milwaukee, WI. USA and the main sponsors are Vult, DK, FlyBikes, UGP, Empire and Dig.

The DIGBMX magazine photo gallery will be in place too.

Sounds like a good time.

Anthony Pill is spearheading the Dark Matter team. Dark Matter is an underwear and sock company. Pretty much everyone could use that hook up. Pill went to work and before there is even any product out, he already came up with a killer team.
Here is the full team list:  Anthony Pill (UK) - Josh Harrington (USA) - Craig Stevens (S-AF) - Pete Marsielle (UK) - Tobias Wicke (GER) - Senad Grosic (AUT) - Jean-Marie Baertsch (SUI) - Anthony Napolitan (USA) - Ryan Nyquist. (USA)

H3 Publications has ceased production of Twenty BMX magazine. It came as quite a surprise to Justin and me, Kevin McAvoy, although we were aware of the sufficient risk in launching a project of this magnitude, we were under the impression that financing was in place for 2006. It’s obviously very disappointing to us, as we felt we were on the right road, developing Twenty into the premier magazine encompassing all aspects of BMX riding. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t have launched at a time when BMX magazine sales across the board were stronger; H3 is a startup, and doesn’t possess the deep roster of other titles that larger publishers do, so they couldn’t support Twenty until the market came back around. Regardless, we had a great time putting the magazine together, and we thank everyone who supported us, from H3 for giving us the opportunity, to our advertisers, to the many readers who told us they liked what we were doing. We even thank the handful of haters who, by their very identity, unknowingly confirmed that we were doing the right thing.

“Chad will handle any tests that we are doing on smaller bikes and components," stated BMX World’s Greg Leasure. “Chad is known for his crazy skills and ultra smooth style, so he’s a perfect fit for testing out equipment and giving a trustworthy opinion.” Kerley, the only little guy on the Formula Factory Team, was stoked to hear the news. “Chad has worked and trained hard the last couple of years and it’s great that things are starting to pay off for him. He’s real excited and honored to be given this opportunity. He’s really taking this seriously,” stated Chad’s dad, Randy Kerley. Kerley stepped it up in 2005, winning a string of big races that culminated in his first NAG #1 title.

BMX World has turned some heads lately, giving the BMX world a full color magazine almost entirely devoted to racing.