Action sports fans in the Windy City of Chicago were blown away by the tight competition at the ASA Action World Sports Tour stop at the Sears Centre Arena Friday night where the top seeded athletes ultimately won both the Skateboard Vert and the Big Air BMX Triples but not before some heart-pounding moments where upsets seemed totally in reach. Skateboarder Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal, Canada) had to come from behind in the penultimate round in order to beat out Danny Mayer (Omaha, Nebraska) and extend his win streak to seven straight ASA majors, and BMX champ T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.) made it to the final round only by virtue of a split decision over James Foster (Redlands, Calif.) But what really had fans screaming at the filled arena was the fact that hometown hero Koji Kraft made it to the Big Air Finals and landed on the podium for the first time at an ASA event since 2005… Details
Some of Donny Robinson’s fondest childhood memories are of riding his bike and playing with friends on the softball field next to the Bakersfield Metro BMX track just off Chester Avenue.
Back then the Napa native, like most beginners, raced his BMX bike just for fun.
Maris Strombergs and Mike Day know that same feeling. They too began racing BMX bikes as children for the love of the sport…Â Details
 Nearly 2,000 spectators crowded the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center’s Victory Field on Saturday, April 25 as FMX, BMX and professional street stunt bikers took to the pavement for the The Few, The Proud, The Extreme.
Although high winds threatened to cancel the event, the riders adapted and overcame, carrying on with their show.
With high jumps out of the picture, stunt riders from team No Limit along with Jef Groff and Eric Whitcomb of team edub 32 and Alex Flores, entertained the enthusiastic crowd with a professional street bike performance while the Riders 4 Christ FMX team renegotiated their performance… Details