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Megarampage October 31, 2009

Posted by Clint Sibbald + September 01, 2009 08:30pm [Updated]

The Enterprises Worldwide Present...

MEGARAMPAGE

Over 9 storeys high, as long as a football field, & the biggest action sport structure in the world today.

The Megaramp...

Revered by every skater and bmx rider in the world.

And it's coming to Melbourne.

THE BIGGEST AND THE FIRST ACTION SPORTS & MUSIC SPECTACULAR IN AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 31, 2009 @ ETIHAD STADIUM, MELBOURNE

After months of whispers and rumours, it's now official. The Megaramp is coming to Australia!

On the 31st of October, exclusive to Melbourne comes the MASSIVE inaugural extreme sports spectacular, Megarampage, which will welcome the largest ramp the southern hemisphere has ever seen and some of the world's best skaters and BMX riders - the gladiators of the 2000's.

As if that wasn't enough, playing live are THE OFFSPriNG, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE WU TANG CLAN and KELLEY JAMES who will be making their way from the US of A to bring in this colossal event alongside Australia's COG, MAMMAL and SHAMAN SON.

Etihad Stadium will barely be able to contain the absolute magnitude that is Megaramp, which takes four labour-intensive days to build; the treacherous ramp is over nine storeys high, nearly reaching the top of the stadium, and covers over 12 acres of ground.

The riders attempt ‘Big Air' where they go for amplitudes of over 20 to 30 feet in the air, over and above the height of the ramp. We are not talking about some dinky vert ramp - you do not want to fall from this monster!

There are only 14 guys in the world who can skate the beast known as the Megaramp, and they will all be in Melbourne for Megarampage.

World-famous pro-skaters confirmed for MEGARAMPAGE, in the insane pursuit of first prize include this year's winner of the first-ever Big Air Rail Jam at X Games in LA, America's Danny Way and second place winner, Brazil's Bob Burnquist. Braving the terrifying Megaramp again is Australia's true ironman, Jake Brown, who walked away from a 15m fall in 2007 and continues to conquer the mighty

Also confirmed are Buster Halterman, Rob Lorifice, Andy Macdonald, Adam Taylor and Alex Perelson from the States, Lincoln Ueda and Vovo from Brazil and rumoured appearances from Ryan Sheckler (USA) and Jake Duncombe (AUS). Judging the event are American skate legends Christian Hosoi, Chris Miller, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain and Rune Glifberg. HUGE!

As for the BMX riders, confirmed are American champs Morgan Wade, Kevin Robinson, Anthony Napolitan, Allan Cooke, Dave Mirra and Chad Kagy, and reppin' Australia is Steve McCann, with judges to be decided in conjunction with Mat Hoffman.

Watch the pros in action WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC HEAVYWEIGHTS FROM THE US AND AUSTRALIA this October the 31st at MEGARAMPAGE, at Etihad Stadium (nee Telstra Dome). Don't miss out!

Tickets on sale Thursday August 20th @ Ticketmaster

Register at www.megarampage.com

Megaramp with Bob Burnquist and Mat Hoffman -

Playing Live:

• The Offspring (USA)
• Good Charlotte (USA)
• COG
• The Wu Tang Clan (USA)
• Mammal
• Shaman Son
• Kelley James (USA)

Judges:

• Christian Hosoi (USA)
• Chris Miller (USA)
• Steve Caballero (USA)
• Lance Mountain (USA)
• Rune Glifberg (USA)

Athletes:

Skate

• Danny Way (USA)
• Bob Burnquist (BRA)
• PLG aka Pierre Luc-Gagnon (CAN)
• Jake Brown
• Buster Halterman (USA)
• Rob Lorifice (USA)
• Andy Macdonald (USA)
• Adam Taylor (USA)
• Lincoln Ueda (BRA)
• Vovo (BRA)
• Alex Perelson (USA)

BMX

• Morgan Wade (USA)
• Kevin Robinson (USA)
• Anthony Napolitan (USA)
• Allan Cooke (USA)
• Dave Mirra (USA)
• Steve McCann
• Chad Kagy (USA)

Rumours:

• Sheckler (USA)
• Jake Duncombe

Spinal Disorder 4 - 30th August 2009 Gold Coast

Posted by Clint Sibbald + August 05, 2009 05:27pm [Updated]

Spinal disorder 4 is set to hit Southport on August 30th as part of the Gold Coast Show being held on the corner of Smith street and Parklands drive Southport QLD.

You can enter on the day, rider entry fees are as follows *.

• Pro: $60
• Am: $40
• Junior: $30

Download an entry form here and save some time on the day.

Practice starts at 10:00am, comp starts at 1:00pm.

Schedule

More info at check out Freestylebmx.org and GoldCoastShow.com.au

* Includes 1 admission to the Gold Coast Show & 1 year membership to FBMXA

CORE Series 09 Grand Final Announced!

Posted by Clint Sibbald + July 31, 2009 10:08pm

Media release -

The CORE Series Grand Final, brought to you by the Lord Mayor's Suburban Initiative Fund and the MacGregor Ward Office, will return to Kuraby Skate Park on Sunday the 9th of August 2009.

The Kuraby Skate Park, located in Wally Tate Park (off Beenleigh Rd) is widely seen as the best skate park in Brisbane, so it is only fitting that the Final return there for the third year running.

The 2009 Grand Final is shaping as being one of the closest battles in CORE Series history, with the top contenders only separated by a few points. All this means that spectators will be for one of the most exciting competitions ever seen – with all competitors putting everything on the line to try and claim the title of CORE Series Champion 2009!

The event will kick off at 9:00am the will include:

• The Forgotten Bikes Beginner BMX Competition,
• The Subrosa Bikes Expert BMX Competition,
• The CORE Open Skate Competition and
• The We The People Bikes PRO BMX Competition.

All competitors must enter on the day, but should check out the MySpace prior to the event for all the entry details.

For the latest information, photos, videos and CORE Series Score Tables, go to: www.myspace.com/CORE_Series

CORE Series 09 Round 2 Results from the Redcliffe Competition

Posted by Clint Sibbald + July 31, 2009 10:04pm

Media Release -

Sunday the 26th of July saw the eagerly anticipated second round of the CORE Series 2009 at the Redcliffe City Skate Park thanks to the Redcliffe Area Youth Service, the Department of Communities’ YACCA (Youth Crime Prevention) Program & Moreton Bay Regional Council.

With 75 competitors entering the various competitions, the large crowd was treated to some of the best BMX and Skateboarding action ever seen at the park. Redcliffe Area Youth Space Coordinator, Jarryd Williams, was thrilled with the turnout for the first CORE Series round at the Redcliffe Skate Park. “It was great to see such a well know event come out to Redcliffe. All the locals out here are very into BMX & Skateboarding and were very excited to have a professional competition at their local park. We are looking forward to welcoming the CORE Series back in future years.”

The Forgotten Bike Beginner BMX and Subrosa Expert BMX competitions were up next and all competitors showed off some great young talents. Both competitions were extremely close to call for the judges. After some deliberation, Tim Storey was judged the winner of Beginner BMX, and Steve Lyons took home the expert title. With the weekends results, Josh Robson stays on top of the Beginner Series Championship, and Patrick Niall moves up to first in Expert.

In the main event, the We The People BMX ChmapionLast years champion, Nick Cooper, put himself right back in the mix with a solid 3rd place. The 13yr old “super kid”, Alex Hiam came 2nd after qualifying in 1st place with a near perfect score. But Kyle Baldoch, who recovered from some unlucky crashes early in the day, put together a flawless run in the finals and just scrape in ahead of Alex for the win.

With the win, Kyle moves in to 1st place in the Pro BMX Series Championship, with Alex only 1 point behind him after securing the bonus points for qualifying first. Aaron Dodd and Nick Cooper are next in the series and both in a position to challenge for the title come the Grand Final.

CORE Series 09 Round 2

Posted by Clint Sibbald + July 07, 2009 09:51am

Media Release 03/07/2009

The second round of the 2009 CORE Series will be at Redcliffe City Skate Park on Sunday 26 July 2009 thanks to the Redcliffe Area Youth Service, the Department of Communities’ YACCA (Youth Crime Prevention) Program & Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Mr Jarryd Williams (RAYS Manager) said he’s thrilled to have the CORE Series return to Redcliffe.

“We have a great group of local riders and skaters who are excited about CORE’s return, and we’re all looking forward to watching some of the best talent from around QLD doing their thing at the skate park,” Mr Williams said.

The Redcliffe City Skate Park, in Humpybong Park (Cnr of Oxley Avenue & Anzac Avenue) was one of the parks in the original CORE Series in 2005. It has also been the home to some of Australia biggest name BMXers over the years, and all the locals are looking forward to showcasing their skills.

After all the action of the opening round at the Albany Creek Skate Park, this will be an extremely tight competition and the CORE Series Championships will be closer than ever. The competitors are closely matched, which will result in the new park acting as a variant that will prove to be a decisive factor in the final results.

The event will give Redcliffe locals the opportunity to see a selection of Australia’s best BMXers & Skaters putting everything on the line for the CORE Series Championship Points.

The event will kick off at 9:00am the will include:

• The Forgotten Bikes Beginner BMX Competition,
• The Subrosa Bikes Expert BMX Competition,
• The CORE Open Skate Competition and The We The People Bikes PRO BMX Competition.

We will also have a special SCOOTER competition for all the youngsters keen to get crazy on 2-wheels!

All competitors must enter on the day, but should check out the Myspace prior to the event for all the entry details. Event times to be announced closer to the date. The current CORE Series 2009 Webisode, from the opening round at Albany Creek is now online for viewing at www.skuff.tv, on the CORE Operations Sports Channel. For results from the Albany Creek Competition and other event information see www.myspace.com/CORE_Series.

Photos from round one CORE Series 2009

Posted by Clint Sibbald + June 19, 2009 05:59pm

Bradley Adam has posted a ton of photos from Round one of the 2009 CORE series held at Albany park recently.

Check them out at http://www.pbase.com/brazza/freestyle_bmx

If you recognise yourself let Bradley know so he can update the pics.

CORE series 2009 Round 1 (postponed)

Posted by Clint Sibbald + May 20, 2009 09:02am [Updated]

UPDATE

Due to the current wet weather, we have had to postpone this weekends opening round of the CORE Series 2009 at the Albany Creek Skate Park.

The Series will now commence on Sunday 7th of June – exactly two weeks after the original date of Sunday 24th of May.

All event details will remain the same and registrations will open at 9:00am, with the competitions starting from 10:00am.

Media Release -

In 2009 the CORE Series will be coming to South East QLD again!  The CORE Series is the largest BMX Competition Series in QLD and also features an Open Skateboarding Competition.

The highly anticipated opening round of the CORE Series will be on Sunday 24th of May at the Albany Creek Skate Park.  The first round of the CORE Series is proudly sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council and will be part of the 2009 Pine Rivers Festival.

BMX Riders from all across southeast QLD are expected to attend to compete in the We The People BMX Championship.  The overall series winner will walk away with $500 cash thanks to We The People Bikes, Forgotten Bikes, Subrosa and Ride On BMX Shop.

Last years winner, Nick Cooper, and last years runner up, Alex Hiam, will be among those competing for the title when the Series gets under way.  Although Nick will start the series as the deserving favourite, many people will have their eyes on the youngster, Alex.  At only 13 years of age, he will be the youngest competitor ever in the Pro category, and after his performances at the BMX Games earlier this year, he has a very good chance to go one better this year and take the title of CORE Series Champion.

“That kid is just amazing, he was only a few points behind me last year and he just keeps getting better – he is going to be the biggest threat for sure,” Nick said when asked about his youngest rival.

In the Open Skate competition, there will be some more promising youngsters on show in the McPaddens.  Last year the two boys, Dylan and Jacob, were rarely out of the top three in the junior levels, but now will be competing in the Open Class.  When asked about how they would go against the older competitors Carol McPadden (the boys mother) said “I can’t see them being too worried – they have skated with some older guys before and it only helps them get better.”

With all the exciting competitors on display across both sports, the CORE Series is bound to be the years most exciting Extreme Sports Competitions.  There are also plenty of giveaways for the crowd to make sure everyone has a great day out!

The CORE Series will have two more rounds for competitors to test their skills at before a Series Champion is announced.  These dates will be announced as soon as possible.

For up to the minute news about the CORE Series, add our Myspace: www.myspace.com/CORE_Series.

This Event is Proudly Sponsored by:

• Moreton Bay Regional Council
• We The People Bikes, Forgotten Bikes, Subrosa
• 2020 BMX Mag
• Freestyle BMX
• Ride On BMX Shop

Presented by CORE Operations.

King of Dirt 2008 results and video

Posted by Clint Sibbald + January 08, 2009 09:23am [Updated]

Media Release -

Sunday the 21st of December saw the 4th annual DK King of Dirt BMX Competition take place at Pine Rivers Park. The competition attracted riders from all over Australia to compete on some of the best dirt jumps in the country and they certainly did not disappoint those who turned up to cheer them on!

In the Beginner class we witnessed some of the future stars of Australian BMX riding the big jumps and doing tricks that would have only been seen in the Pro class a few years ago. It was also refreshing to see some riders on Hard Tail Mountain Bikes competing and matching it with the BMXers. In the end, Ben Richardson won the day with some clean runs featuring Supermans and 360s. Chris Stalhart (riding the MTB) came 2nd, and Jake May came 3rd after putting it all on the line to try and take the top spot.

The expert class has again stepped up from previous years – with riders bringing out a whole range of Flip variations and big Whip tricks. While all riders in the class proved that they aren’t far off the Pro Ranks, Luke Bowerman and Matt Mackellar were the stand outs. Luke and Matt were neck and neck all through the competition, with Matt only just edging Luke out for the win. Matt put together a clean final run to put all the pressure on Luke to produce something big, who, unfortunately, just couldn’t land his last jump – giving Matt the victory.

In the Pro Class, we saw many riders returning from previous years and some newcomers to the event. Regardless of whether they had ridden here before, all riders showed the crowd why Australian BMXers are among the best in the world. In the end, reigning champion, Jai Toohey, was not going to be denied back to back victories despite the best efforts on Nick Cooper (2007 runner up) and Cam Pianta who made up the top 3.

It was with a strange sense of Déjà vu that Jai qualified 1st for the final and proceeded to produce the best run of the day straight away. After Jai’s first run, everyone else knew what they had to do to win – and everyone gave it everything they had, however none could match the youngster from the Central Coast. Just as it was in 2007, Jai’s last run was basically a victory lap.

If anyone would like access to other event footage, please contact us to arrange this. You can also see the video, all results and photos from the day on the Myspace: www.myspace.com/KingofDirtBMX

Redcliffe Comp

Posted by Zac Graham + January 04, 2009 08:31am

Hey all there is a comp coming up in a couple of weeks at Redcliffe Skatepark, details are as follows..

SURGE will be held on the 17th of January 2009 @ Redcliffe Skatepark (Oxley Ave, Redcliffe).

The event will consist of:
Beginner, Expert & Pro BMX
Beginner, Expert & Pro Skate
Under 14yrs & Over 14yrs Scooter
**$5 entry fee for all classes.

Special guest judges Dave Dillewaard & Yonny have been organized to judge all of the bmx classes. On the day there will be a visit by the Red Bull Girls for FREE RED BULL!

The sponsors for the event are as follows: Loosekid Industries sponsoring Beginner BMX, Ride On BMX Store sponsoring Expert & Pro BMX & Skatebase (Morayfield) are sponsoring all of the Skate Classes.

Registrations are open from the 12th of January 2009 at the Redcliffe Youth Space..ask for Naomi or alternatively open @ 9am on the day. All participants MUST wear helmets & the use of other safety gear is recommended.

The days events have been planned to run as follows:
Scooters: 10am - 11am (incl. presentations)
Beginner Skate: 11am - 11:30am
Beginner BMX: 11:30am - 12:20pm
Expert Skate: 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Expert BMX: 1:00pm - 1:50pm
Beginner & Expert Presentations: 2:00pm
Pro Skate: 2:20pm - 3:00pm
Pro BMX: 3:00pm - 4:10pm
Pro Presentations: 4:15pm

**All times approximate and may be changed on the day due to amount of riders in each class. Judges do have the right to reclassify your class on your performance.

SURGE IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: Redcliffe Area Youth Space, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Ride On BMX Store, Loosekid Industries & Skatebase.

DK King of Dirt Practice times

Posted by Clint Sibbald + December 11, 2008 12:01pm [Updated]

Media release -

Hey Everyone,

The construction of the course for the DK King of Dirt 2008 is well and truly under way! The jumps will be running even better than last year and its sure to make for one of the best competitions we have ever seen at the DK King of Dirt.

With the course almost built, we have scheduled the following practice times for riders to use the jumps:

Official Practice Session Times:

• Sunday 14th Dec - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• Tuesday 16th Dec - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• Thursday 18th Dec - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• Friday 19th Dec - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• Saturday 20th Dec - 10:00am - 4:00pm

Any riders who attend these practice sessions will need to be Registered Competitors with CORE Operations and will be able to sign up on the day.

Also at these practice sessions, we will be conducting regular course maintenance and anyone is welcome to assist. All those who help out with the course will be treated to plenty of free drinks on the competition day thanks to our sponsors.