Archive for the ‘BMX’ Category
On Saturday, August 28, the world’s top BMX pros will head to ARCO Arena in Sacramento for the ASA Triples presented by MegaRamp.
ASA Entertainment brings its MegaRamp ASA Triples tour to Sacramento’s ARCO Arena on Saturday, August 28, for the third stop of the 2010 season. Freestyle BMX stars from the X Games will take on the challenge of the 195-foot long course, consisting of a 25-foot high drop-in ramp, two 25-foot wide jumps and a course-ending quarter-pipe, all while grabbing ‘big air’ to perform their flips, flairs, whips and spins for the event title. This head-to-head competition pits the competitors in two-man battles with their rivals, with the best man advancing toward the final rounds. The last man standing is the winner  … Details
I only made the connection now, as I wrote out the title, that it’s weird to win an event put on by your major sponsor. But, I guess it’s like Garrett Reynolds winning the Nike 6.0 Open or something. Regardless, you know he earned it and that there weren’t any shenanigans of sorts within the judging.
Here’s another contest, like Dew Tour Portland, where some unsuspecting jumps were brutally destroyed by Brett Banasiewicz front flipping them and such. His runs were wild. Cashrolls, front flip ETs, back flips, triple tailwhips. The kid is SERIOUSLY a video game character … Details
JE James Cycles had their warehouse broken into on Sunday 22nd August between the hours of 1.40am and 4.00am. They are currently fixing the damage caused by the thieves, but in the burglary had nearly 100 bikes stolen.
Andy Liversidge of JE James Cycles sent us this press release:
After the trauma of Sunday evening, the damage caused by the thieves is being fixed and extra precautions are promptly being put into place to stop such criminal activity. The thieves stole 97 bikes in total, all of which were boxed and not built … Details