We're back with another issue of the FAT Friday. Always a little work that goes into these things but we hope you enjoy the summary of last week's BMX news. We also have some room for some fun stuff in these FAT Fridays plus some contest flyers that have not made it to t he main page yet. -Alejandro Caro sent us two pics of the first BMX riders on earth. We challenged everyone to show us photos of BMX before 1956 and it looks like Alejandro got the job done.
The AST Dew Tour begins its fifth and final event of the season on Thursday, October 16 with the PlayStation® Pro at Orlando's Amway Arena. The five-city tour also includes stops in Baltimore, Cleveland, Portland and Orlando. Currently in its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled 280,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year's Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season's end to champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park).
Crupi-Fly-Europe factory BMX race team is very proud to announce that they have signed up 2 new worldclass riders ! Not accidental both come from Latvia, one of the world leading bmx countries. -14 year old Latvian rider Kristaps Vinters (2008 UCI world #3)
AST DEW TOUR ANNOUNCES DREW BEZANSON AS PLAYSTATION® PRO MOMENT WINNER FROM TOYOTA CHALLENGE IN SALT LAKE CITY
Oct 16, 2008
The AST Dew Tour announced Drew Bezanson as the winner of the PlayStation® Pro Moment Award from Salt Lake City's Toyota Challenge. Voting began on Monday, September 15, the day after competitions ended. Fans could view the videos at AST.com or on V CAST Videos from Verizon Wireless and vote online at www.AST.com or via text on Verizon Wireless until Friday, October 10. Fans selected Bezanson for his impressive double truckdriver drop-in off the top of the curved wall ride during the BMX park Finals. "It's amazing to be chosen by the fans for the PlayStation® Pro Moment," said Bezanson. "I'd just like to thank everyone who voted for me and send a big thank you to the fans for watching the Dew Tour."
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.