The Vans ‘Off the Wall’ UK BMX tour kicks off at the legendary T in the Park music festival on Saturday 12th July. The full UK BMX team will be visiting 7 destinations in just under 10 days, culminating with the final stop at Custom Riders store. This is the first UK BMX tour under the watchful eye of new team manager and long time Vans BMX rider, Jon Taylor. So expect some hard core riding and plenty of behind the scenes antics – look out for daily updates on rideukbmx.com. Making his team debut will be Niki Croft who will be taking his well deserved place on the UK BMX tour as the newest Vans family member. Joining him will be Ashley Charles, Phil ‘Moley’ Aller and Bas Keep to name a few, plus special European and American guests to be announced soon, so watch this space and check www.vans.co.uk for regular updates on the tour.
Deventer will be the place for a street jam on 11 May 2008. After everyone meets up at the Central Station the session is on. Check a few of the spots that will be visited. After the street jam there will be 
Flatland at the FISE this year was run by the Paris crew and brought a good field of pro riders to Montpellier. The good thing about the FISE is that the chances of enjoying some sunshine this early in the year are better than at home. Travis Collier made it down from Canada, Frank Lukas and Waldemar drove down from Germany, Adam Kun came over from Hungary, Viki Gomez made the trip from Spain, Justin Miller arrived from the USA, and Martti Kuoppa flew in from Finland. It shows that FISE is an international event and 
The Eastpak team just back from another great FISE in Montpellier, France. Weather was amazing, vibe was great and riding was insane. Keep an eye out for a nice webclip soon. By the way - big congratulations to Raphael who took home the win in Flatland pro! Yeah boy! Further Results:
Barbero - 3rd place Street Pro
The Tour Dur Laarbeek is a nice concept. 4 miniramps will be visited in one day. At 11:30am you can register for the Tour in Mariahout. The first stop starts there on June 22 at noon. Last year they had live bands at each stop an it did wake some people up in Mariahout when the band kicked off and the guys started riding. It's a BMX-Skate and inline event that is open for anyone to enter. At 2pm the hipped mini will be shredded followed by the spine ramp in Beek en Donk at 4pm and the final stop in Aarle-Rixtel at 6pm. 
10 May next is the date of the 2008 People's Spring Jam at the North Brigade in Cologne, Germany. A part of the BMX scene has never heard of this spot which hosted several contests in the past and even the 1994 World Championships. From the year 2000 it was forbidden to ride BMX at the banks and ramps of the North Brigade but since last year bikes are back on the program. No pegs allowed though but plastic pegs can be ridden and are available at the park. More info on directions and pics can be found at the North Brigade 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.