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Saturday. Dilemma. Too much happening. The day after the Birth of the BMX Freestyle Movement book launch 4 things were on the calendar; the annual One Love jam only 7 minutes from our hotel in Newport Beach, the Roasta Mesa Bowl Jam put on by the S&M crew over at the Volcom Bowl in Costa Mesa, the last Vans Combi Pool session in Orange and the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Round 2 in San Diego. Choices, choices, not easy.

As you have probably noticed we have started a motocross platform at FATMX. Philip is venturing into that market and needs to soak up as much information as he can to gain as much knowledge as possible. We put the Rogue on the road again and headed south. Come Leucadia it is time to look for the Enchanted Ramp house. Only BMX-ers will do that. In Encinitas ramps are spotted on the opposite side on the hill. Little things, along with the coastline make traveling in Cali rather enjoyable. The cars and trucks are extra's. 7 cyber trucks a day were spotted on average. Wheels sticking out on the side on big pick-up trucks don't seem to be an issue. Let's just say things are different.

While at the "Fan Fest" we missed the old school BMX bikes that were on display last year. It was a nice addition to the pits. Also missing was a Freestyle MX show this year. Always worth seeing a few whips but the only things going sideways were the Dryfter scooters, a disappointing replacement of the oldskool BMX Bikes and FMX show. We managed to catch up with Eric "Big E" Bartholdus of former Powerlite fame who is now working for Yoshimura RD. We also caught up with Bob Morales

A couple days in now and waking up with the plan to go running again. Glad I did as it's hard to beat running on the beach in the sunshine in perfect temperatures. But we had big plans for the day which started off with a drive down to San Diego for the second round of the AMA Monster Energy Supercross. A quick stop at Subway had us fueled up for the next hours as we walked into Snapdragon stadium for media day. Getting to see things first hand feels good. The trucks, the bikes, the riders, the track, it all came together in SD. It was also the first time the big camera came out on the trip. Taking shots of the shiny bikes and riders in brand new gear is always a win. Did we mention it was sunny?

When the media session was over we were on our way to 100% who had their official new facility

Called my buddy Anthony Bucardo a.k.a. Yung Shibby and decided to make a little video. Anthony has an incredible journey and been through a lot to get to where he is right now. Had a blast hanging out with him and making this video.

The Monster Energy 'Cash Up' series continues on its worldwide tour and the fourth stop was none other than BMX Day with Our BMX out in San Diego, California. Things really heated up this year with some wild setups on the cards. Sit back and enjoy the highlights and then get planning your trip to an upcoming Cash Up jam - it really is one of the best days you'll have on your bike.

The coffee machine in the room didn't produce the best coffee ever, but the convenience and price (unlimited free supply) won it on Saturday morning as we set sail to San Diego again. We parked in the streets near the hotel to avoid the $22 per day parking that Solarena offered. We only had to take note of sweeping days, something that kicked our ass back in 2023. The vehicles in America are something else. Maybe 90% or more are owned by the bank still, but damn, the cars are nice. On so many occasions I would say, that's perfect, or give it a simple, wow, making the 90 minute drive to SD a breeze. I remember from years ago that traffic on the weekends to San Diego was really bad, but that might have been because it was summer time and a hot day or something. No problems this time.

One of the reasons we do these Cali trips in early January is that we can fit in two Monster Energy Supercross races, the first one being held in San Diego. On Friday we drove down South on the 5. For those in the know, when the sign Leucadia comes up it's time to look for the place where the Enchanted ramp used to be. It's gone now, but Philip spotted a miniramp not far from the legendary place with the vert ramp. Even though the 2-HIP vert sessions are gone, the miniramp is a reminder in town for ramp action.

We arrived early for our appointment at 100% so we decided to pick up our media passes first and have a stroll through the pits already. We then used the trusty Apple CarPlay to direct us to the front door of

What's Next | Ep.1 San Diego With @DeMarcusPaul And @albertmercato by BRAD SIMMS

I flew to San Diego to document the BMX DAY jam as well as the entire trip. The jam had custom built spots all over the streets of SD with the top pro riders in attendance... it was insane!

First off, HAPPY BMX DAY 2023!!! Every year we put on the BMX DAY SD Jam, This year it was part of the Monster Energy Cash Up Series. With $5000 on the line and some of the best spots in SD in our path, we hit the streets with 300+ riders and had ourselves a day! Enjoy and try not to run into anyone on your way to the play button.

A day spent out in San Diego with the ridiculously talented Cinema team and needless to say those guys provided the goods. Featuring the dream team - Garrett Reynolds, Chad Kerley, Nathan Williams, Corey Martinez and Dakota Roche.