Vital BMX Press Releases

Gatorade Free Flow Contest in Greenville, NC 8/30

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:27:16 -0700

Josh Harrington and Colin Mackay are judging!

Simpel Summer Session 8/29

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:49:59 -0700

Simpel Summer Session
Time: 29th of August 2009
Place: Liberty Square, Tallinn Estonia

After some heavy business in our annual cold season event many of you have been asking for a good reason to visit Estonia in the summer. Here you finally have it. - we're throwing a Summer Session on the 29th of August! Simpel Summer Session is an outdoor event, so there is hope for warm and sunny weather, breezy hang-outs in the greenery and a lot of spontaneous street riding.

Whereas the wintertime main event features skateboarding hand in hand with BMX, this year's summer edition of the contest is experimentally going to be bikes-only. As we have cut down a bit on the size of the event and compressed all of the action in one day, the Simpel Summer Session is going to take place at a really cool new location - the soon-to-be re-opened Liberty Square in the very heart of Tallinn! Moreover, the event is free for the spectators, so all townfolks will be there.

The park will be designed by Nate Wessel again, as always. Due to the challenging venue, the summer park is going to be a bit smaller than the usual, but nevertheless as fun as ever. The event is once again hosted by the devoted Catfish himself. The unforgettable contest will be followed by an unstoppable afterparty later that night.

Don't miss out the chance to have a Session in the summer time!

http://www.simpelsession.com

List of riders according to 5th of August:

Daniel Dhers VEN
Dan Norwell USA
Sergio Layos SPA
Spencer Bass USA
Erico Melo POR/FIN
Stefan Lantschner ITA
Bruno Hoffman GER
Jason Phelan IRL
Brian Kachinsky USA
Luke Towey UK
Tony Watkinson UK
Ronnie Surridge UK
Ryan Taylor UK
Isaac Lesser UK
Leon Perkins UK
Eduards Zunda LAT
Oskars Ābele LAT
Anton Klotskov EST
Andris Shpics LAT
Erik-Olev Olgo EST
Rihards Loginovs LAT
Rûdolfs Veidemanis LAT
Dmitri Tsaklidi EST
Risto Kütt EST
Ingvar Neumann EST
Roman Gorovoy LAT
Kristjan Aasmäe EST
Matthias Tamberg EST
Erik Pirn EST
Andres Lainevool EST
Ravel Tammeleht EST
Kristjan Kasemets EST
Rasmus Paimre EST
Ansis MartinJohn LAT
Sander Kingo EST
Aleks Issaenko EST
Marko Kirso EST
Joosep Nilk EST
Oliver Kurbas EST
Andris Dembovskis LAT
Patrik Alaspää FIN
Kimmo Tenhunen FIN
Timo Huomo FIN
Eki Vainikka FIN
Jukka Mäennenä FIN
Oskars Zajarskis LAT
Janis Chunchulis LAT
Sergio Dotsenko EST
Aleksandr Tokarev EST
Otto Suits EST
Kristaps Reimanis LAT

Esco Skatepark Summer Slam 8-15

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:10:43 -0700

Red, White, and Blue Bike Winner from Alienation

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:27:21 -0700

After quite a few video reviews we here at Alienation have decided on a winner of the RED, WHITE and BLUE Alienation BMX bike (courtesy of Diamondback, Haro, Premiumbmx, Kink and Dans Comp). Congratulations goes out to KYLE RADKE. His bike was a mess, and he seemed eager to get a new whip. We’re stoked for Kyle. Congrat’s buddy!!!

An honorable mention goes out to Maxamillian. Amazing cinematography…haha. Expect some goodies from Alienation, Max.

Thanks to all who participated.

-The Alienation crew.

RYAN GUETTLER WINS THE ASA BIG AIR BMX TRIPLES AT THE OC SUPER FAIR

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:10:25 -0700

RYAN GUETTLER WINS THE ASA BIG AIR BMX TRIPLES AT THE OC SUPER FAIR

COSTA MEDA, Calif. (July 31, 2009) – Tonight, before a raucous SoCal crowd, Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia), stood atop the podium in the Action Sports Arena at the Orange County Super Fair as the winner of ASA Entertainment’s 2009 Big Air BMX Triples presented by BFD.com (ASA BMX Triples). It’s the second ASA BMX Triples title Guettler has won this year on the ASA Action Sports World Tour, having placed first at the Minneapolis, Minn. tour stop in April. Guettler’s the only man to hold two ASA BMX Triples titles and he certainly hopes it won’t be his last.

“I won in Minneapolis a few months ago and then had to miss the Chicago competition due to prior obligations. I even had to juggle this contest around the X Games, but it’s worth it, “ Said Guettler. “People were telling me to pull out of the Triples since I had qualified for the X Games Finals, but I refused. Every time I’ve competed in the Triples I’ve placed first. (Guettler also took top honors in the Round One prelims on Wednesday.) It’s almost like it’s my contest; like I’m the man to beat and I wanted to be here and win it.”

Joining Guettler on the podium in second place was fellow Australian Andy Buckworth the 18 year-old from Lake Haven, Australia who seemed a little in awe of the other riders and more impressed by competing alongside them than he was with his success.

“Guettler has been my idol since I was in the 6th grade. To come to this contest and take second behind him is great!” Buckworth told FUEL TV’s Weekly Update. “And Triples course is awesome. It’s basically a dirt jump made of wood – way more consistent and fun.”

Rounding out the top three finishers was Brandon Dosch of Lake Orion, Mich.

Glaringly absent from the winner’s circle was T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.) who has made the podium in the last five events in which he’s competed. While Ellis bested Koji Kraft (Addison, Ill.) in tonight’s quarterfinals with big tricks and smooth execution, Dosch upset the big air specialist by laying down an impressive first run of a triple whip, 360 triple whip to a double whip off the quarter pipe. After losing control in his first run against Dosch, Ellis felt pressured to go big in his second run and threw a double back flip off the second jump. His landing was less than the perfection he needed to advance as his foot became wedged under the pedal and tire during the landing and he twisted his ankle. This opened the way for Dosch into the final three.

Round One of ASA’s Big Air BMX Triples goes down at OC Super Fair Tonight!

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:36:03 -0700

Round One of ASA’s Big Air BMX Triples goes down at OC Super Fair Tonight!

Ryan Guettler leads the Round One Finalists

COSTA MESA, Calif. (July 29, 2009) – Round one of ASA Entertainment’s Big Air BMX Triples played out tonight before an enthusiastic Orange County crowd and measured up to everyone’s expectations. After several intense match-ups, Ryan Guettler (Beenleigh, Australia) had laid down a run that bested his final head-to-head competitors Colton Satterfield (Salt City, Utah), and Josh Hult (Idaho Falls, Idaho), and advanced to the Finals on Friday night as the winner of the round.

Earlier this season, Guettler captured the Big Air BMX Triples title in Minneapolis, Minn., beating Satterfield along the way. But Satterfield, who debuted in the Big AIr BMX Triples at that event, seems to be a changed rider these days, and the effort he made tonight pushed Guettler to a level reminiscent of championships.

“I’ve been training really hard lately,” said Satterfield after his second place finish. “I had a friend of mine build me a box jump similar to the first jump on this course and I’ve just been hitting it hard.” Satterfield nailed his first run of tonight’s finals and enjoyed the lead after Guettler and Holt missed on their first attempts.

Guettler was feeling the pressure. “I saw Colton’s run and immediately began thinking about what I should do – Change my run? Do something more difficult? Leave it the same?” He explained. “I hadn’t decided what to do by the time I started my run, so I missed my tricks. But, when I saw that Colton’s second run was basically the same as his first, I just tried to focus on only what I needed to do; I threw tricks I knew I could do well.”

As one of the six men advancing to the Finals on Friday night, Satterfield will have another chance. “I have a little something left up my sleeve, “ he said. Qualifying tonight along with Satterfield for Friday’s finals are the following men: Dennis Enarson (San Diego, Calif.), Luke Parslow (Melbourne, Australia), Rob Darden (Greenville, North Carolina), Guettler, and Hult. For complete results, please visit ActionSportsTour.com.

Tomorrow night 18 more men, including last year’s second and third place finishers, Austin Coleman (Los Angeles, Calif.), and TJ. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.), will compete, as well as Cory Nastazio (Flushing, New York), Mike Spinner (Greenville, North Carolina), and Koji Kraft (Addison, Illinois), all looking to advance to finals on Friday.

Rochester, NH Skate Park Grand Opening

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:58:14 -0700

Rochester, NH Skate Park Grand Opening

For people who don’t have a local skate park it’s a fantasy that sometimes takes countless hours spent convincing lawmakers that it’s a good idea, then it takes budgeting and thousands upon thousands of dollars to actually get it built years down the road.

For the BMX and Skaters of Rochester NH all it took was some inspiration from one of their own. June of 2008 Athlete Recovery Fund was just getting started with its first year as a nonprofit. Through the www.athleterecoveryfund.com website we received a note from a mother who had a young son that was struggling through chemotherapy treatments. He had been diagnosed with Leukemia and was looking forward to three years of treatment. For this mother she knew her son’s only outlet and joy was in riding his BMX bike. Unfortunately all her funds had to be spent on out of state treatment and necessities.

Since Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF), was established to only assist professionals in BMX, Skate and FMX there was nothing we could do, yet…A few months later the phone rang at ARF and it was Mountain Dew with an offer to give us a park setup that they used for a weekend event in New York! Instantly I thought back to the young guy in New Hampshire and I thought maybe we can not only give him a reason to fight through the tough times but also give him a place to ride!

A couple of phone calls later to the City Recreation Department and ARF met Art Jacobs. “The city had been getting requests from the local youth who wanted a skate park and Aaron Cooke at Athlete Recovery Fund called me with an awesome offer. This park fills a huge void for the youth in our community”.

With the help of Mountain Dew the park was transported on two semi trucks from NY to NH and stored for the winter. When the plans to build the park came together ARF called on NH native and BMX Pro Josh Heino to help with the assembly. In 2008 ARF had assisted Josh with expenses that came from a severe injury he suffered in Cleveland. Josh assembled a crew of guys capable of rebuilding the park and a new Skatelite surface was ordered to cover the entire park.

July 25th 2009 the park was opened to the public! Local skaters and BMXers came out to ride for the first time and the guest of honor Jimmy Cook, a young man battling Leukemia, attended the event and was the first to drop in! Haro Bicycles and the local bicycle shop Philbrick’s even set him up with a fresh new Premium “Four Carat” bike and helmet!

ARF would like to thank Mountain Dew, Art Jacobs and the city of Rochester, Woodward Camp, Josh Heino and crew and all the volunteers for their effort to build the park in its new location. This is something that we are not designed to accomplish and all the pieces of the puzzle just fell into place making it a reality. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and it gives me tons of pride that this park will be open to the public for many years to come. We would like to welcome anyone in the area to visit the “Jimmy Cook Action Sports Park” and enjoy what we were able to be a part of. Please continue to support the Athlete Recovery Fund at www.athleterecoveryfund.com

Osiris / Del The Funkee Homosapien Collaboration

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:15:08 -0700

King of New York on 8-8-2009

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:49:59 -0700

Addison Sasso on Morphine Industries

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:12:29 -0700

Coral Springs, Florida, June 26, 2009 - Morphine Industries signs Addison Sasso to Street/Park/Dirt Crew. Addison got our attention through Morphine Industries’ Guru and Crew T.M., Marlowe Buelvas. “I have been riding with Addison for a while and have watched him shred everything in site. He needed to get hooked up with a company that would get behind his riding and help him blow-up”, tells Buelvas. “Addison has always been riding busted up bikes/parts due to his “go-for” it approach, like his 17 step bar-spin bomb drop, so I though he would be a great fit with Morphine Industries.”

“We are stoked to work with Addison on new parts as we make a big push into the Street/Park/Dirt market. He is a great rider with a fearless style of riding that is evident from his recent exposure in Ride, Props 72, Banned 3 and Sunshine Sports Channel.” continues Buelvas.

“The Morphine Industries’ guys have been great and I’m juiced to be riding their parts and look forward to repping them in the streets”, adds Sasso.
“Addison is a great plus to the Morphine Industries family. We have a lot of badass riders that kill it on the dirt track and we are now lucky to haveAddison that kills it in the street.” remarks Reeves, Morphine Industries founder.

Addison is from Miami but currently riding out of the Ocala/Orlando area.

Addison will also get support and products from our other great team sponsors such as Alienation rims, hubs, grips, seat and seatpost, Tioga tires, Rennen gears, and Lost Energy Drink.

Check us out on the web at: www.morphineindustries.com

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