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To celebrate their 15th (!) anniversary in 2006, the HSA (Hoffman Sports Association) has decided to revamp their logos, looks and ofcourse a completely new website (hsacentral.com).

The website was built by the FAT webmaster Jos Wissink (four05.nl) and includes a completely new content management system, through which Steve Swope and friends can easily add new content to the HSAcentral.com website.

The new logo, ids and site graphics have been designed by Christie Owen (nuk-nuk.com).

The Psykopath crew up in NorCal are an enthusiastic bunch of BMX-ers. They support a great group of riders and just received their 2006 model Race and Street/Dirt frames.

Zack Held makes a funny face and holds the prototype race frame while Nick Valencia takes it cool with the prototype street/dirt frame in his hands. So nice to see the first batch in real life. They're being tested right now.

Here's a challenge for you. This week we're going to post 5 pictures and it's up to you to guess who it is. Every day will get a photo that is closer to the final picture. On TV you can win prizes with similar contests but here at FATBMX you can win nothing! Great! It's a personal challenge for everyone out there. At step one we're not going to give away any hints but we'll add info to every photo for the rest of the week.

Good luck.

Braun cruZer Tour is going to enter the second year!! Again, in 2006 the Braun Spine Ramp will be at Pro-Amateur Contests as well as at Music Festivals around Europe and will be ready to be rocked by top bmx riders...

Planned dates are (subject to alterations):

Braun cruZer Tour contests.
Suzuki BMXMasters, BMX, 21-23 July, Cologne (D)
NASS, BMX, 29-30 July, Birmingham (UK)
Rip Curl Boardmasters, Surf Festival, 4-6 Aug, Newquay (UK)

Each event will offer a prize-money of 5.000 EUR. The total ranking over the three events will offer a total prize-money of 15.000 EUR.

Registration with spielbetrieb for BMX Masters and Rip Curl Boardmasters (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). With NASS for NASS.

Eastreet and Big Beach clothing are organizing a big photography contest in March. This contest is basic and here's how it works:
-         You ask for a sticker on our contest webpage.
-         You receive the sticker.
-         You stick it in an original spot.
-         You take a photograph.
-         The best photographs win.

We had close to 500 voters in the 2006 new year resolution poll. We asked what they had planned for the new year and here is how it came out:

In 2006 I want to pull:

-a 360 over the spine        28 % (188 votes)  
-a tailwhip over doubles   23 % (152 votes)  
-a front flip in the foam      12 % (84 votes)  
-an opposite fufanu           10 % (69 votes)
-a flair on vert                        9 % (63 votes)
-the holeshot at a race        8 % (58 votes)   
-a flawless flat run               6 % (46 votes)  

Total Votes: 660 - Total Voters: 481

Sounds like we'll be seeing some spine 360-s and tailwhips at the dirt jumps this summer.

Some more BMX On and Offs so you can keep track:
Danny Hickerson on T1
Mike Miller on Premium
Alex Jumelin on KHE
Jamie Bestwick off GT
John Heaton on Volume
Ryan "Biz" Jordan on Volume
Sam Foakes on Mukiflat
Ian Schwartz on Lotek
Tyrone Williams on Redline
Nate Moroshan on Volume
Hoang Tran on Kink
Morgan Wade on Maxxis
Brian Hunt on Primo
Areal Greer on Stolen BMX
Larry Alvarado on S&M
Ian Schwartz on Mosh
Lino Gonzalez on Kronik Energy
Seb Villagi on Premium
Matt Puorro on Super****

We are proud to say we have an all new team for '06. In the beginning of the year we snatched up John Heaton (formally of Macneil Bikes), Nate Moroshan (of FIT Bikes) and now Ryan Biz Jordan. Ryan once rode for us in the late '90s and left us for Schwinn bicycles. Biz later went on to ride for Fly Bikes for a number of years. Things didn't work out with Fly and is now back with his original family at Volume. We're glad to have Biz back on the team and have already began designing his signature frame that should be due out by Christmas '06.

Volume 2006 Team roster:

After the big success of the first Battle in da Club which took place in Stuttgart (club Zapata), Flo Sailer and crew are proud to present the second round!

It´s the beginning of the first tour in the German Flatland history. All German and Austrian riders - who are invited or voted to come to the battles - are part of the new BidC-ranking-system. We`ll always have 18 German participants and 6 international riders. In 2006 the BidC-tour will rule 3 German cities. Next stop is Munich on March 11^th  2006  (club Feierwerk).

Flo Sailer: “Our intention is to establish this tour and organize 6 battles per year. The Club-concept allows us to present Flatland to a different audience and show it on its best behaviour. German riders should get the chance to assert themselves as pro´s. Furthermore they should have the comparison with the international world class. Currently we have 1000€ price money at each battle. We hope to get bigger support in the future to boost the price money and support the riders as much as possible.”