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Two weeks are left until the second edition of the international dirt jump competition BIG IN BAVARIA at the BIKE EXPO tradeshow from July 22nd to 25th.  If you cant make it to this years action then be sure to tune into soulbmx.tv and check out the LIVE STREAM of the FINALS on Sunday, July 25th @2.30 pm!!!

The trails are almost up and running. The guys have been working hard over the last few weeks to make it a worthy follow-up comp for last years action.  The set up is the following: The well-known starting tower with a roll in is similar to last year. But the step down gap jump is built smoother since it leads into a roller which guarantees the perfect speed for the upcoming five jumps: First the two biggest doubles, back to back, but the second one is bit of a hip jump, then a curved dirt step up step down combination, to be followed by a final shorter jump that is still big enough for some bangers! Some of the best riders will have fun on this unique dirt line for sure. Being a tiny bit shorter but keeping the speed high, you can even expect some heavy stuff to go down.

The riders will battle over a  20,000 Euros overall prize purse. To see whats coming towards you, go check out the officiall BIG IN BAVARIA Vol.II TEASER video here on soulbmx.tv!
Another important notice: For all the rookies out there, that want to mess their skills with the pros: an open qualifier competition called GO BIG OR GO HOME is held on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd. Of course a smaller dirt line is built for the pre qualifier comp, with max. 5-6 meter gaps. The ten best riders of the GO BIG OR GO HOME will join the invited pros and make their way into the BIG IN BAVARIA qualification round.

To take your chance go register on www.gobigorgohome.de.

We will keep you informed!

Hope to see you all there!

AND DON´T FORGET TO TUNE IN ON 25th JULY HERE ON SOULBMX.TV FOR THE LIVE STREAM!!! @2.30 PM !!!

Yo! Bart asked us to post this info for all of you out there. Read it and get ur ass over there:

It doesn’t matter where you’re from to enter the Open Dutch Dirt championships that are on the calendar for Sunday 13 June 2010. It’s an open event for everyone who wants to ride a dirt comp. If you’re used to ride one of the jams in the South, prepare for something different. We won’t be giving out prizes to random tricks done on the course, this is serious shit. Registration, practice times, judges, single runs, MC, are you getting nervous yet? The top three will be receiving a huge prize package donated by the sponsors of the event but you will have to go out and show what you’ve got this time.

The Helm Trails have received some new dirt and the locals and friends are working hard on the makeover. It’s looking good already. Practice for the event will be possible on a daily basis from 17:00hr - 19:00hr. leading up to the comp so get your tricks dialled before it’s time for your run. On the day itself, practice is possible from Noon - 14:15hr. The championships kick off at 14:30hr. We’re also throwing in a long distance competition this time. You will have to get those leg muscles spinning to reach the longest distance possible over a little kicker jump with a flat landing. This should get interesting.

Now where is this place? TomTom owners, type in Helmond, Netherlands. Street: Johannes Vermeerlaan. The trails are underneath the cycling bridge in Helmond Noord. Next to the new canal. Follow the signs if you have a hard time finding it, or better, print a routeplanner now and don’t get lost.

Program:
Registration: 12 - 13:00hr
Practice: 12 - 14:15hr
Start Contest: 14:30hr

Starting time Long distance jumping championships: 16:30hr.

Location: Helm Trails
Johannes Vermeerlaan, Helmond, Netherlands

More info at: +31.612.66.1027
Facebook: Helmtrails Helmond
Web: www.helmtrails.blogspot.com

Have fun!

Some of the best Dirt Jumpers in BMX came together in Duisburg/Germany for the T-Mobile Playground Session last weekend. With $5.000 up for grabs for first place, every one did their hardest tricks and threw down left, right and center.

720 variations, 360 Triple Whips and even a 1080 were pulled, but see for yourself and find out who took home the cash after the dust had settled.

Chad and the Guys went on a trip to shred in North Cali. This is what he had to say about the trip:

“This is part two of our Profile Cali trip, part one was all pools. We sessioned the Compound, Fresno, and everything around. Mark Mulville, Matt Coplon and myself…”

The stuff they hit was everything from Trails, skateparks, cement, dirt….

Check it out!

Good job Chad and thanks a ton!

As the weather is shit and f*** cold over here in Germay we were thinking of sunny days and places we would rather be. One of the places would defo be California or TX. So we dug our crates and found an ancient road trip to TX and Cali we did in 2000. This vid has more living legends in it than you could shake a stick at: Ruben Alcantara, Joe Simon, Ryan Corrigan, Stew Johnson, Brian Foster, Shaun Butler, Corey Nastazio, Vic Murphy and a very very young Chase Hawk… do you want me to go on?? I won´t even start on the spots (9th street, sheep hills, street in SD, …)

As far as I can remember the german crew consisted of Markus Wilke,  Thomas Stellwag, Sören Jacobs, Marcin Stypulowski and Thomas Fritscher.

Check this one out and do yourself a favor and plan a trip there!