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If you want to get wasted cheap, go to the wethepeople video premiere in Cologne on 28 October. Beer is 1 Euro and the film they're going to show is the tour video from their trip to Poland. If you haven't read the tour story yet, [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=642&PHPSESSID=1dc81b7c9fc988613e724c82168b1315]read it here,[/url] to get in the mood. We'll leave Ruudje in OJA and there won't be a band playing at the same time so all focus can be on "Dogs in the Fog," which is the name of the video. That is unless you're drunk by that time from the 1 Euro beer. Find all info by enlarging the photo of the flyer.

FATBMX is elected to give away 5 pairs of weekend entree tickets for the upcoming Etnies Backyard jam in the Brighton Centre, UK. Okay, you're going to the Backyard Jam but you haven't ordered your tickets yet, then here's your chance to win some. If you live close to Brighton and can't afford to buy tickets, FATBMX is your friend. All you need to do is answer the following question and send your contact info to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so they can contact you if you did win a pair of weekend tickets. It doesn't get any cheaper than this!

October, 2005 – Madison, Wis. – BMX Race Team Mongoose/Hyundai rider John Purse has broken THREE big records: Longest AA-Pro Career; Most Wins in a Single Season; and the biggie: Most Mains in a Lifetime. Purse’s pro career spans an incredible 16 years. Now qualified to race Vet-Pro (though he still races AA-Pro in the ABA and Elite Men in the NBL), his 25 wins in a single season tops the charts and now, as the first rider in BMX history to break the 300-Mains barrier, (now at a whopping 308), John Purse has earned his pages in the history books. “These records came to light at the ABA Grands last year,â€? said Purse. “I knew I had most wins in a single season (a record he set in 1998), but these others crept up on me. I’m close to the most winning rider in BMX history: I’ve got 71 total wins now, and the record held by former GT rider Gary Ellis is at 77, so that’s the next goal.â€?

WHO: ESPN X Games, the world’s premier action sports event WHAT: Announces its event dates for X Games 12 WHEN: August 3-6, 2006 WHERE: Los Angeles, Calif. Details: ESPN today announces that X Games 12 will be held August 3-6, 2006 for its fourth consecutive year in Los Angeles, California. The annual X Games is the premier action sports event in the world, featuring athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard, Surfing and Wakeboard. X Games 12 will be telecast live on ESPN and ABC.

Friday 21 October will be the day of the Expo in Hengelo, The Netherlands. The jam contest will take place between 8pm and 2am. Bands and a bar are present. The place is already open if you feel like riding indoors. Times are: 16:00hr - 20:00hr every day during the week. Saturday and Sunday from noon till 6pm. There is no cover charge and the expo takes place until 26 October 2005.

Paul's Custom Choppers PCC Paul de Jong from Paul's Boutique BMX is closing his BMX business after 25 years in the sport it is time to move on and build some supersick Custom Choppers in his backyard and earning more money on PCC Shirts than on his bikes like fellow builders OCC and WCC. Here you can see his first model called the "PEEWEE" and after a succesful testride of 15 mph it is time to sell it to the highest bidder, everything over Euro 419,00 is welcome.

Mike Laird Takes Home $10,000 After Fans Crown Him First Ever PlayStation® Trick of the Year Winner October 16, 2005 - Orlando, Fla. - The Dew Action Sports Tour, the first-ever, season-long professional multi-sport tour in action sports, today announced the winner of the PlayStation® Trick of the Year Award. Voting ran the entire week of the PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Fla. Fans were able to view video clips and vote online

From 21st – 23rd October, The Manchester Evening News Arena (MEN Arena) will host the LG Action Sports Championships (LGASC), the season-ending Championships that regularly attracts the very best action sports super stars from around the world. It’s the first time that this high-profile event has ever been held out side of the US. Boasting more than $650,000 in cash and prizes – the largest per-sport purse in action sports history – the LGASC will showcase 250 of the world’s top professional and amateur athletes from freestyle BMX, skateboarding, inline skating and freestyle motocross. In addition to a pool of the UK’s hottest talent, each of the event’s defending Champions, including Jamie Bestwick (UK) and Ryan Nyquist (US) are expected to compete along with an international ‘who’s who’ of action sports. Some of the other global stars expected at the LGASC include Simon Tabron (UK), Dave Mirra (US), Kevin Robinson (US) and Steve McCann (AUS).

After working with peta2—PETA’s youth division—to help promote the riding extravaganza Flatcrap and to shoot a pro-vegetarian public service announcement, BMX pro Aaron Behnke decided he’d like to do a little more to fight animal abuse. Aaron and his sponsors, Etnies and UGP, have joined with peta2 to create an awesome online contest giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a T-shirt, beanie, pair of socks, and stickers from UGP plus a hot pair of PETA pal Taj Mihelich signature shoes. Second-and third-place winners will take home a T-shirt, pair of socks, and stickers. Fifty runners-up will each receive a poster of Aaron’s PSA. All that contestants have to do is go to peta2.com and register to win. Does Aaron feel he’s sacrificing anything in order not to eat or wear any animal products? Hardly:

Now Psykopath is a neighbor of the track. We got a house right next to the track. Its going to be used as the Psykopath Headquaters. There is going to be ramps in the backyard for the street riders. Here comes all the BBQ's and ramp sessions, no work's gonna get done around there. Psykopath went to Interbike in Vegas last month. We made contact with about a million companies for possible co-sponsorships and what not. We also made it to the Mt. Dew Action Sports Contest in San Jose, Ca. A couple of our racers competed on the technical course. We got footage of the event also. We also made it out to the Roseville State Championship on Sept 24-25. We had our own little booth showin off our new product. Street rider Omar (Endo) Romero got 1st in his class, Congrats. Other Psykopath Racers competed in the ProAm race and went home with a little cash in their pockets.