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O.K. dudes, here's what occurringright now . . . The latest 2 Hip Con-test took place in Flint, Michigan, atthe Grand Blanc Amusement park. Ac-cording to our sources, it was a radcontest, with 85 degree weather, Vi-sion Street Wear sponsorship, 1500spectators, and was directed by RonStebenne. Results are as follows;

pro;I st. Brian 8|yther ............................ Haro2nd. Ron Wilkerson ...Haro3rd. Joe Johnson ..........................Adidas4th. Josh White.................................. GT5th.DennisMc(oy.......... Adidas6th. Dennis Langlais........ Diamond BackAmateur;lst. Matt Hoffman .....Haro2nd. Dino De|uca............................ Dyno3rd. Lee Reyno1ds....................... Skyway4th. Bob Kohl .............................Skyway5th. Jack Smith...........................Skyway5th. Chris Potts.............................. Hutch7th. Roger Su11ivan........................... lnd.8th. Rich Newman............................ lnd.

lnteresting huh? Good bl LeeReynolds placing 3rd in a 2 Hip con-test, in a field of 40 aynateurs. Lee,salso now co-sponsored by Skyway,and Wilkersont helping him out.He's now riding a Haro bike givento him by Matt Hoffman, havingleft the Hutch U.5. team, and has anagent who also looks after noneother than UZ and SinneadO'Connor. She's going to fix Lee upwith demos paying at $100 per show,2 shows a day, 7 days a week...Roger 'Rodge-air' Sullivan is a newname, he comes from New Jersey,and is one of the new breed of vertriders. Rkh Newman is also a guywe've not heard much about, hel in-terested in coming to the TizerWorlds. And Pete Loncarevich hasalso been seen riding halfs, with aninterest in riding 2 Hips in future.Mad racer/jumper Richard Bartlettentered the 2 Hip at Ront house, butdidn't place. The next 2 Hip will takeplace on a floating barge on a lake inTexas, on the brand new portable 2Hip ramp, which is 24ft wide and 10fttall. lt will be towed around thecountry on a truck for further 2 Hipcontests. . . TADADADADAH!! Majorteam change of the month; A brandnew team is formed, the FREESWLEMagazine team. Sponsored riders sofar are World 14 plus Flatland andOverall Champ Karl Denton who hasrecently departed from the Skywayteam, and 17 Ex flatlander MarkNoble (who's also the Ed for the thismag). More riders will follow

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soon . . . First on the injury list,Russell Williams, 17 Ex flatlanàer onthe Custom Riderc team, has busthis collarbone, and will probably befixed and O.K. by the time you readthis . . . Second on the injury list isU.S. Skyway's man eob fôhi who isgoing to be out for the rest of theyear for a_ knee operation . . . Rampnews; A fun size half pipe will behappening in Sout'trampton, withhelp from local skate shop (Xf BeatSq9ç. Stats are (proliabty) 12ftwidtfr, 9ft trans cut down to 0ft,l0ft flat, plus platforms etc. O.B.S.will be holding jams and variousevents on the ramp. Give them acall on O7O3 7755É3. . . THE proU.S. 'styler Dennis McGoy will beusing Mason Smith's RGD Stems onhis personal bikes. Fine stems. He,salso had his lifetime collection oftapes stolen from his legendary 1976Plymouth Feather Dustei car litS,OOOmiles on the clock, 9 bike truck cap-acity), and he probably won,t over-

come the loss. And as for sponsorshipwise, DMC will not be riding forHutch or Haro, but for; well, that'swhat we call a 'Trade Se(ret' . . .

Steve Broderson is off Mongoosebecause he sent them his phone billfor $300. three years because of hisprime collection of speedingtickets . . . Also running into troubleis Brian Blyther who had his pet alli-gator confiscated by the authoritiesas it's illegal to keep them in theU.S. . . . New tricks time again. MattHoffman can do no footed TurnDowns. Joe Gruttola can do 6 and ahalf Whiplashes; but was he caught

for shopfifting $7 shades lrom a 7-11store? Joe Johnson can do Nothingsto no foot Step Thrus. Josh Whiiecan do one handed Step Thru Srt()t.Ron Wilkerson can do 5rt0 Disasters.Alligator Man (Brian Blyther) Gangrind his chainring along the copingfor a jolly long way, ie sixteen ieetlDennis McGoy can do Hang 5 RollOuts . . . Mike Canning and GregGuillotte are now riding in a circus iiGreat Yarmouth. They'll be doing twodemos a day as part of the wholecircus show, for three months duringthe summer season. Greg's now rid--ing for Haro on a Sport, and is raginghard. Check 'em out if you're àny--where near G.Y. . . . A bike only half-pipe and flatland jam is happening inSouthsea Skatepark and is being or-ganised by Hutch U.K. ManàgerGeoff Catlow. The whole thing taiesplace over two days with SaturdayAugust 13th being billed as practiceday, and the 14th being comp day. lthas sponsorship from Town ÀndCountry, Custom Riders, Off BeatSportz and FREESTYLE Magazine.Sounds like a fun weekend; checkout special comps such as highestbunnyhop, best trick, and highest air.For details and entry forms (pre regis-tration please) ring Geoff on 0705733363 . . . News from the U.S. racefront; Todd Corbitt is now riding forAuburn, DD Leone has made a bigcomeback and is riding for FreeAgent as their pro, Shaun Texas isnow riding for llVhite Bear replacingRonnie Anderson who left sometime ago to ride for Hutch . . . Onething to look out for this summer;The Rocket Productions / SwatchU.K. Skateboard Tour. Among theskaters riding various shows aroundthe country will be Neil Danns, SeanGoff, Pete Dossett, Abrook bros,Dave Philip, Gary Lee plus othersmay turn up to skate depending ontype of show. Sponsors for the showswill be Swatch, Pacer and Gotcha,and the skaters aim to give a demo-nstration together with some tuitionto novices. Dates etc? At time ofgoing to press; July 24 Exeter plaza,luly 2519 Glasgow Garden Festival,August 17-22 Narbath in South Wales,August 23-9 Hot Tuna, Newquay.Other dates and venues are yet to befixed. For more info, write to; RocketProductions, 43 lmperial Chambers,Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 5SX . . .

The Freestyle World Championship,as opposed to the World Cup heldhere in July (full bloating report nextmonth), will take place in France,probably in Paris sometime in Nov-ember/December. But it won't takeplace at the infamous Bercy Stadium

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fork. Out of any brand avail-able anywhere, for any price,they chose Haro. We're flat-tered, butwe feel the reasonrS snnp/e . . . Haro built TheFirst Freestyle Bike. Ever Theoriginal Haro Freestyler Andwhile everyone was playingcatch-up we continued to

stay one step ahead with fea-tures like 100o/o chromolyreinforced headtubes andbottom brackets for legend-arystrength...Wraparound, flip-up fork standersand unique L shaped reardropouts for the ultimate infreestyle footing. Just adddurable chrome forks, slaysand bold Haro paint andgraphics and it's no wonderwe're the pro's choice. Butthe real fact is you don't haveto be a pro to appreciate

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Right, before you try out this little number, stick on some safetyequipment, it's quite a hairy trick. Ride into it like a Decade (you mustbe able to do these already), and as your front wheel reaches the topof the ramp pull up on thebars and do the decade, the same way asyou would on the ground. Then put your left foot on the frame, by theseat post, the other on the pedal and simply ride out. ln case you'rewondering why there's no number 4, THAT'S on page 9.

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hands or knees, which can be easily protected by gloves orpads. But some crashes are biggies, MAJOR slams' Take

itre guy riding on the Halfords Team at the Poole UKBFA

National in 1986. He overcooked an air, tensed up, rose toabout ten feet out and dropped like a stone onto his head'

But his only injuries were that he knocked the wind out ofhimself, traâ tré not been wearing a Bell Moto 3 his injuriescould have been far, far worse. A simple concussion can

lead to complications. Racing also has a history of crashes,

in which thà rider has been uninjured due to wearing a

helmet. Crashes may not always be the riders fault how-ever, bike components can fail too. One time in Holland'Carlo Griggs' fiigtrt crank spindle broke mid air. Needless

to say, hé was suitaUly protected' So, risk takers need pro-

tection, and crashes can happen at any time. But don't be

put off buying a helmet by saying. 'Man, €50 for a

lrelmet! tto-wày, that's far too expensive", if you crash

and land on your head, you can always buy a new helmet,

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One of the best full face helmetsavailable. Made by Bell, with a builtin peak and goggle recess. Helmets ofthis quality feature air venting, fullfibreglass construction, washableliner, and great ergonomic design.Another full face to look out for is

the Bell Moto 4, just check out anY ofthe Skyway or Haro ramp teams andyou'll see a Moto 4. Both the Bell andthe JT come in a range of colours andsizes. Full face helmets offer the bestprotection, but may restrict yourview. They weigh slightly more thanopen faces. Prices for this standard ofhelmet are in the t100 range, notcheap, but these are the besthelmets. Other full face helmets comefrom Dyno and Gt, as well as AGVand Yes Racing. Full face lids are thebest for ramps and BMX racing.

This is just a basic Auide, it's best whenbuying a helmet to visit the store andtry a few out. They should fit snug,and should never be loose. The shopassistant will most probably be helpfulland offer guidance in buying the right

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gear for you. lf you can't find a local

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BELL PRO PIUSOpen face helmets offer the best visibilty, buthave no protection for the face. This is not such

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PACER SHOES THere's the story; Ten min-utes before deadline, thephotos of the brand newPacer Hogs hightops gomissing. 5o, one quick tripout to the local photobooth with Pacers in hand;Notice the sole is not unlikeConverse's, the (anvas isheavy duty, and the foxingis made of thick flexiblerubber. There is an ollie padsimilar to Visions made ofthick rubber, and a pair isavailable in lotsa colours.Very comfortable. Goodshoes for bad deeds. Getthe picture? We did, four ofthem. See your local dealer.(Pacer)

ADDRESSESShiner Ltd., Lawrence Hill, Bristol, BS59JBHot Wheels, 1145 Christchurch Rd,Bournemouth, Dorset.Pacer, PO Box 571, Ascot. Berks, SL59AR.

GONZ DECKThis is Mark Gonzales' new model,and it's limited edition. Gonz concave.spoon nose, stained finish and raregraphics. (Shiner)

RACE VIDEOSNot photo here. Fresh out is a coupleof tapes; both racing. One is theWorld Championships held in Orlando,Florida, USA. Seen on this classic pieceof footage is a beeeaaauuuutifultrack (take note U.K. track people),dead fast racing and many foreigners.U.K. presence is evident, especiallycheck the John Johns interview.Other interviews rank somewhere be-tween boring to completely hilarious.Racing is as ever brilliant, and there iseven a freestyle demo from Rich

Sigur etc. A great tape. The othervideo is the lrvine World Cup OfBMX, which is a bit of a joke sincethere were only U.5. riders racing. Abig Pro purse attracted big names,racing on the biggest set of doubles I

have ever seen. The racing is O.K.,the track is long, but the freesÇle isquite good, includes a short bit onthe T.O.L. at Wiz Pubs. Another inter-esting bit is the crashes, all fun andnothing serious. About E2O each.Marks on ten? Orlando, 9. lrvine, 6.(Hot Wheels)

COREY DECKAnother new Santa Cruz model,Corey O'Brien has ensured that adeep concave, spoon nose andstained finished appear on his deck.(Shiner)

CHRIS MIttEROne of the most popular decks outnow, the Chris Miller is longer thanmost, has an up-turned nose, deepconcave and jolly fine graphics. A cooldeck. (Shiner)

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Jason Davies proves theMaster airs also. A FrontWheel Bone Air over anindustrialarea inKingswood. Photo, MarkNoble.

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IBHaro bikes have long since repre-sented The Freestyle Bike. The Mas-ter was the first ever freestyle framemade, designed by Bob Haro, whoused two top tubes for a platform,an old Torker influence. And thiswas years before the sport of free-style had any organisation, beforesplit groups, before 2 Hip contests,before freestyle was in the mag-azines. Noq almost a decade later,freestyle has come a loooong way,but has Haro also advanced andkept up with the times?

Yes.Basically, if you want a bike that

represents freestyle in the late '80s,then get a Haro bike. lt's as simpleas that. A Haro is designed from thetyres (Haro multisurface, 20x1,75)up. Wheels? Your choice of eitherAraya 48 spoke rims laced into alloyhigh flange hubs, or a pair of provenSkyway Tuff 2's. Next up, the dropouts. The rear platforms are unique;the drop outs are bent at 90 de-grees, strengthened, gnurled andlittle traction studs, similar to DXpedals, are welded on, making avery tunctional rear platform. Rearpegs will increase this standing areafor flatland, but the whole platformis out of the way if you're intoramps. The lorks are cromo, taperedand feature flip up pegs halfway up.More of a fork platform than a forkpeg. At the headtube a wrap aroundgusset looks clean and functional,strong. On the Master, the top tubesare the famous two tube variety, yetthe tubes bend closer together nearthe headtube. The Sport has a twointo one top tube pioneered by Haro,a single tube is met by the two ex-tended seat stays about six inchesfrom the seat clamp. The stays taperdown to the rear drop out. On thechain stays, bosses for AD990brakes are on the upper side of thetubes. This means the cable goesthrough the seat tube, with an adju-ster for dialling in. Cable guides onthe down tube direct the cable to theGyro, a prime spinning device. Justabove the Gyro, a Haro stem, withcromo shaft clamps the bars; Haro

the AD990 at the rear, and the DiaCompe Nippon on the front. Safestopping, that's to be sure. To makethings go, Anlun cromo cranks, aHaro Unidirectional chainwheel, KMCchain and Suntour freewheel comeon both Master and Sport. Sittingdown, a Viscount Dominator seat,with a virtually unbendable Haro flu-ted post, and Peregrine seat clampkeep things tight.

And that's it. Riding a Haro iscake. The Master performs onground, with it's sharper steeringand quicker all round handling. Thetop tubes provide an excellent plat-form, though here paint may fadefrom shoe contact, a problem solvedby grip tape application. The Sportis more of a ramp bike, it's a littleslow on ground, but U.K. Haro riderDavid Frame seems to have no pro-blem. The longer wheelbase bestsuits vert, and the result is a smoothand clean ramp bike. The forks havea good rake to them, and the forkpegs fold down to give a perfectplatform here. All round, the Harowillplease.

So, who can give proof to theHaro's capabilities? How about theHaro Freestyle Team: ln the U.S.,Brian Blyther (Sport) is leading the 2Hip Vert series at the moment, RonWilkerson is organising contestsand ripping on a Sport also, RickMoliterno (Master) is winning AFAcontests on both flat and overall,Joe Gruttola (Master) is one of thetop am flatlanders in the AFA,Dennis McCoy (Master) and JoeJohnson (Sport) still ride Haros des-pite being unsponsored by Haro,Dave Nourie (Master) is a seriouslyunder-rated Pro flatlander, and MattHoffman (Sport), well what more canbe said? At Arizona (one week afterbeing out of his cast), he opened hisAFA run with a Step Thru at an ho-nest 12 foot. Sick. In the U.K., JasonDavies (Master) is taking home themoney in Masterclass, David Frame(Sport; is dominating his age groupon both flat and ramp, and StevenGeall (Spod) is winning ramps atNationals after only six months com-peting in freestyle.

So, there you have it, the Haroteam packs a hefty punch. And allriding Haro bikes. lf proof is neededabout the quality of Haro Bicycles,just look at the Haro Team.

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This is Jason Davies, and this iswhat he has to say on a sunny dayin June about himself, freestyle,trends, and the Haro Master.

MARK: OK, this is the Jason Daviestape, Haro 88.5 test. Speak up.JASON: HELLOOO!!!MARK: Good. Have you lived inBristol all your life?JASON: Yep, well, I moved toAustralia when I was about Imonths old, for about 8 months,then moved back, and that's it.MARK: Age?JASON:18.MARK: Habits?JASON: Eating, sleeping.MARK: Fears?JASON: None at all.MABK: So, what's your job?JASON: Panel beating. Body workon cars and stuff. I fix'em up.MARK: Who do you ride with inBristol?JASON: The Sewards once a week,Paul Brown most days, Larry Bullcomes here once a week. At theweekends, Tucker, Howard, Dale.MARK: Where do you ride inBristol?JASON: Car parks, precincts, Lock-leaze, and when we get the rampout. Wherevet.MARK: How long have you beenriding?JASON: Freestyle, lour years. Likethe summer of '84, I thought "This iscool". But I got a bike at the end of'83 and iust messed about, I neverraced.MARK: How long have you been onHaro?JASON: Since last November. I wason Skyway, but I was buggin' Pete(Hawkins) to get us on Haro. Sowhen we went to the Haro factorywe had a talk with them, and arran-ged to run a team.MARK: Name the fastest tricks youcan do.JASON: Just combinations andstuff. Chuck it around.MARK: Are your tricks pretty con-sistent?JASON: Yeah. There's a wholebunch of stuff I'm trying to learn. lt

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won't have too much, it's going totake some time, depending onwhether the tricks come quick ornot. But most of the tricks I do arepretty consistent, because I practicethem allnight.MARK: What do you think are thetrends in freestyle at the moment?JASON: lt's all rolling, any wheel,any direction. Just rolling.MABK: Do you think that willchange?JASON: Yeah. ln America there'squite a few routines that are justlame to watch because it's all rol-ling, where the oustanding peoplehave some type of hopping tricks,some good rolling tricks, a load ofconnections and links, and they'refast and smooth, it's like total vari-ation, instead of just rolling around.Like some people will roll a trick,ride back up, roll, back up, and justkeep doing that. Moliterno, he rollsall the hardest combinations pos-sible, links, he's fast and smpoth, he

does everything. At the moment it'siust do as many rolling tricks hard,but it's affecting people's actualroutines that they put together. Butit will change round to a bit ofeverything.MARK: How do you prepare lor acontest?JASON: Just practice the tricks I'mdoing at the moment, that I like, andthen see which tricks link good, andthen get a little link group and then I

sit down and think, "Do this here, soI come out oi ihai so I can go intothis", and link them all up.MARK: Do you get nervous?JASON: Sort of. I do, but then I'mnot. I think "Man I gotta ride good",but then I think "l can pull it all off"and just go out and do it. Somet-imes you can panic a trick, and youkeep doing it faster and faster, andscrewing it up, because you're rush-ing.MARK: Who do you respect in yourage group?JASON: Larry, because he's got

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tons of original stuff. Scott Mac-Donald. Who else is there?MARK: Gary Neale?JASON: He's good, but I don't dighim. Allyn Withington is cool.MARK: What about on ramps?JASON: Greg (Guillotte), (Jason)Ellis, that's about it.MARK: Who would be tough to rideagainst if there were no age groups?JASON: For overall, Carlo and Can-ning. So nent year when l'm goingPro; there's Canning, and Carlo willstay in Master. Anybody else? Notso much on overall, which I ratemore, but individually, on flatland;there's tons of good people, likeFergus (Heron), Oliver Matthews inpractise.ilARK: Why do you rate getting theoverall more than getting an indi-vidual group?JASON: Because it's harder. You'rea better rider if you can ride rampsto a certain standard and flat to acertain standard, instead of just flator ramps. Like, if I had to ride one ofthe two I'd just ride ramps. Flat-land's cool but you can get into astate of just doing the same tricks,but ramps is just a doss.MARK: Do you rate contests?JASON: Yeah, they're cool. They'refun.MARK: What about demos andtours and stuff?JASON: Demos are rad, but gettingto them takes forever. Comps areO.K. lor getting to, but you like wantto get back as soon as you can, be-cause you're miles away.IIARK: Had any bad slams?JASON: I've bruised my kidney acouple of times, but that's mainlyfrom mucking about. I've neverbroken a bone or anything. ScottFreeman's road is lethal. lt's realgravely I've got millions of scars onmy legs and hands.MARK: What about America, con-tests and stuff, are they any good?JASOil: Yep. You get way nervous,because everyone around you islike, god, because they're American,and their standard is so muchhigher. lt's not that bad, because ifyou go over there, and just do agood variety of tricks, and don'ttouch, and you're not sketchy, youplace real good. You don't have todo all the new tricks, you can have abit of old, whatever. You just ride toyour potential.MARK: How often do you work onyour bike?JASON: Never. Paul Brown's mymechanic.ÙIARK: Do you invent tricks?JASON: I've invented some, littletricks. I've thought up some tricksthat have been invented, like the Un-lookback, never did it but I just im-agined it. Someone should do aMiami Hopper Fakie.IIARK: \,Vhat about plans in thefuture?JASON: Just keep going the same.Ride.MARK: Are you going to get a car?JASON: Yeah, when I pass my test.As long as it's fast enough, I'll getanything, so long as the bikes fit in.

MARK: Anything you'd tike to sayabout the Haro?JASON: lt's bitchen. I'd stiil rideone if I ever left the team or gotsacked or something. I've alwaysridden one. There's just somethingabout them, you just can't beat aHaro.MARK: When you clip your toenailsdo you put the bits in the bin or let'em fly around the room?JASON: Fly around the room, thenpick them up. hahaha!

Steven Geall is the new man on theHaro U.K. Team. He's not a nameyou may have heard of much, buthe's come from riding in local con-tests to winning the National Tiile inless than six months in his agegroup, 17 Plus Ramps. He rides aSport.MARK: OK. Steven Geall.STEVE: Hello.IIAFK: Where do you live?STEVE: ln the sticks. Hordle, inHampshire.MABK: Age?STEVE:18IIARK: Habits?STEVE: Null and void. Not saying.haha!iIARK: Who do you ride with loc-ally?STEVE: No-one.MARK: So you don't practice?STEVE: This is true. There's noramps around, and no-one rides.MARK: Where DO you ride?STEVE: Southsea. Lees at Romseysometimes. Crawley sometimes,when I can get there.ilIARK: How long have you beenriding, what is your history?STEVE: About eight years riding,about two years in freestyle. I star-ted racing, I thought that was bor-ing, so I started freestyle.MARK: How many sponsors haveyou had?STEVE: About three.IIARK: Who?STEVE: Haha! I was sponsored byBrian Curtis at first, I was withCurtis for a while. And then, Rick-man, and now by Haro.MABK: Didn't your dad buitdframes?STEVE: Yep, he used to makeCurtis frames and PR frames.MARK: lf you don't practice, wheredo you learn tricks?STEVE: I see it in the books,watching people riding ramps, think"That looks good", then I try it atthe next competition.IUIARK: So really comps are theonly time when you get to ride ser-ious ramps?STEVE: Yep.IUIARK: So what is everybody doingat the moment?STEVE: Big airs. Good flatland.MABK: You don't do flatlandthough?STEVE: No, I want to, but I justcan't do it, I keep hurting myself inthe wrong places.MARK: You do bunnyhops?STEVE: Yeah, rad bunnyhops.MARK: How high?STEVE: Don't knoq I can't tell. I

don't get off and measure them,haha!MARK: Who do you respect in yourage group?STEVE: That nipper on the bluesport, he's pretty good. Sean(Smith), he's good, I rate him.There's that other guy with thestupid peak, David Childs, he's get-ting better on ramps. Everyone'sgetting better.IIARK: What about in the other agegroups?STEVE: There's quite a few. Hoff-man, haha! Griggs, Canning, Ellis.He's good, a lot of styles. Scott Car-roll, Karl Denton's rad as well.MARK: Do you rate demos?STEVE: Yeah, they're rad. Everyonerides for the fun of it, like in com-petitions it's mainly serious. You gofor it more in demos.MARK: How often do you work onyour bike?STEVE: Never.MARK: Do you invent tricks?STEVE: That Un-X-Up thing. youcross your bars round backwardson top of the ramp, because I can'tdo Bar Spin Airs, because myname's not Bob 'Sketchit' Kohl, youjust ride towards the other ramp asfast as you can, get loads of air andcross up the bars, so it looks likeyou're doing a normal air.MARK: How long did it take to learnthat?STEVE: About five minutes.ùIARK: Do you drive?STEVE: I try haha!IIARK: What about music?STEVE: Stuff like Megadeth, An-thrax, Metallica, Bad News, 'causethey're the raddest. Warlock, Walk-ing Rugs, Vicious Rumours, WASBVan Halen.MARK: How do you rate the HaroSport?STEVE: lt's the best bike I've rid-den on ramps for ages. lt's reallycool, the length is just right. Thebars are rad, the low cross bar forCandy Bars. The back end is a bitlong at first, but you get used to it.MARK: ls it good for bunnyhops?STEVE: Yeah, it's cool for bunny-hops.ltlARK: Anything else you'd like tosay?

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COMPONENTSFor both 88.5 Master and 88.5 Sportcomplete bikes. FRAME: HaroCromo, with integral rear platforms,traction pegs, wrap around headgusset, chain stay mounted brakebosses, cable guides, tapered stays.The Master has twin top tubes,whilst the Sport has a two into onetop tube platform.FORK: Haro cromo with tapered legsand wrap around flip up pegs.HANDLEBAR: Haro cromo, with low-ered and gnurled crossbar.STEM: Haro hollow bolt, cromoshaft.GRIPS: Co Union, rubber.HEADSET: YST.WHEELS: Skyway Tuff 2, or 48spoke Arayas with Jou Yo highflange hubs.TYRES: Haro, 20 x 1.75.BRAKES: Dia Compe Nippon front,Dia Compe AD990 rear.BRAKE LEVER: Dia Compe Tech 6,with locking buttons.CRANKS: Anlun cromo one piece,175mm, black.PEDALS: Victor, DX type.CHAINWHEEL: Haro Unidirectional,44 tooth.REAR SPROCKET Suntour, 16tooth.SEAT: Viscount Dominator.

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MISC SlUFFFINISH QUALIW: Haro has alwayspaid attention to detail, and the re-sult is a high quality bicycle. Thechrome is good, and the paint is topi

Clockwise from top left: Jason'spersonal Masfer, Sfeveb Sport, theS port two-i nto -o ne pl atlorm,4D990's placed out of the way ontop of the chain stays, the rearplatforms featured on both Masterand Sport, the forks that come onboth bikes. All KILLER features ofHaro bikes.

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WELDING QUALITY:Good clean beading, pretty.

GEOMETRY AND HANDLING:The Master is renowned for being aflatland bike, which it does an excel-lent job on, but anyone who hasseen Dennis McCoy ride ramps onone can NOT say it's a stranger tovert. lt RIPS on both. The Sport ismore of a ramp bike than a flatlandmachine, the longer frame suitsbigger guys better. lf you're betteron flat then get a Master, if you'rebetter on ramps then get a Sport.

MISC COMMENTS"People say the Master is just forflatland; no way. McCoy rides oneon ramps, Tony Murray used to rideone, Moliterno rides one on ramps""Sport feels long when you jump onit at first, but after a few airs it'sgreat. lt doesn't take long to getused to" . . . "l like the Sport onground, it feels like a Master with abig layback and a big stem. lt's justwhat fits you best that's all" . . .

"Man, those lork pegs are theBEST" . . . "The rear platforms aregrippy, you just don't slip" . . . "Theall black and chrome version is BIT-CHEN!" . . . "Haro Pro bars are theBEST bar you can get" . . . "l've al-ways ridden a Haro, there's someth-ing about them. You just can't beata Haro."

TEST INPUTPEOPLE: Jason Davies, StevenGeall, David Frame, Rob Seward,Mike Seward, Larry Bull, Paul Brown,Tuck, Mark Noble.

TEST GROUND:Bristol, Kingswood Precinct, Lock-leaze, the Skyway Ramp, Dorchester,Edinburgh BFA National.

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MARK: O.K., so the deal wasthis; a Ramp Jam / King OfYert / Halfoipe Contest (call itwhat you like) was happeningat Chingford on Saturday 25thJune. Methinks "That's twodays before deadline, we'regonna have to work our bunsoff to get it in for August." Sohere we are, typing up sometext while the photos arebeing done.KRIS: Hmmm. We awakenedaa the early hour of six tocatch the train at seven.Those new trains are sooooocool. After am few under-ground / train changes wearrived a la Silver St station atl0 where we were supposedto meet Andy Brown at ll, sosome stylers on the trainshowed us to the ramp, a twomile walk, uuuuh. Not manypeople were there at thisstage butJason Ellis was tidi.gthe ramp. Mark's turn to think.MARK: After that incred-ibly knackering walk,Chingford was abundant inLondon locals and a fewvisitors kicking back and re-laxing out. El was graduallyripping more and more as he

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A GROUPGreg GuillotteJason EllisGraham Marfleet

B GROUPZakMark AtkinsDave CastledineTim Ruck(Tie) Simon TabronStuart GarwardBilly

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people shouted,"Maddog","Mad", which he hated.Good laff. A LOT later thecompstarted...Mark?MARK: Dave Castledine didget over two foot out, as didGT's Mark Atkins, who hadsome impressive Pop Out RollIn manoovs. As well as f80Abubacas to Drop In. A badcrash due to intense snakingin the warrn up period musthave de-tuned him slightly. Iwas slightly disappointed inthe turn out, there are a hellof a lot more vert riders outthere. The comp started withC Group. Not much going onhere, but no doubt the ridersinvolved had a fun time.KRIS: I can't remember anyth-ing about the B group. MarkAtkins, yeah. Well, maybe dueto his bail, he didn't pull hisAbubaca so film was wasteddoing sequences .. . maybe\ile can use em. David Cas-tledine rode well, OK, so heDID get more than 2 foot out,I don't care. And Uprocks,Cancans, & more styleythings too. Some Ching localrode without a helmet andtwisted a foot out on the vertbit after try.ing them about5000 times on the no-vert bit.He also got some Inverts doneon the non vert part. I thinkhis name was Zak, or someth-ing like that. Oh, I see, Markhas fixed it so HE does the Agroup: slime.MARK: Yes, hahaha. AndyBrown dropped out earlier. Hewas cheesed, especially whensome grem told him he was'lame' for not riding. If you'reinjured you don't ride, andyou're not lame. So, entrantsleft were Jason Ellis, GrahamMar[Ieet and Greg Guillotte.Marfleet did some well nicethings on the fun section,mainly Ruff Hop Drops andother lippy stuff. Airs too onthis part, but some peoplecommented that he has riddenbetter. Chingford is Greg's

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home ramp. and it showed.With utter confidence he rodewith st1'le like no other; verl'flailed variations were linkedtogether to flow'. Crowd pur-suasion moved him to attempta 540, a trick which slappedhim on flat bottom, and w.ithno helmet a very risky deci-sion indeed. Another interest-ing thing Greg did was an airoff the Yert part, landing onthe fun part, up the oppositefun wall, and then air toChainring Grind on the vertpart coping. A f80 Drop Incompleted the move. JasonEllis was ripping hard, con-sidering his unfamiliaritl' tothe ramp. All the usual vari-ations Yery extendedt noteBack Cans. Inverts. TurnDowns. one footed TurnDowns, Lookbacks. no footedStep Thrus, all about sevenout. A Nose Pick Drop in. ob-riously NOT seven foot out.The contest ended.KRIS: Well, nothing happenedafter for a while until prizeswhere awarded inc tees.sweats. Swatches. and monevfor the A groupies. \\'ell. u'edidn't hang around for theproduct sticker bundle / fightthat probably occured. MrAtkins gaYe us a lift to rhe sr-ation. we went home after aCasey Jones at Waterloo. Yum1.um. Not such a good comp.MARK: Too right.

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Hey, this is a test. No stories aboutgoing off to school on your newwonderful scoot and all yo' mateshaving a fun time on it, then afterschool impressing the best piece oftoast with endos so she goes to theend of year party with you, no. So,we tested the Ninja Screamer andthis is what we thought of it. Well,the scoot was collected from Ninjaalong with the other five boxed onesfor the competish. The scooter wehad to test was already fully built upso I didn't have to build it up foronce. Perhaps it would have beenbetter if it had come in a box be-cause seeing it all in one go, fullyglowing in it's clashing colours wassickening. Well, at least you'd getnoticed riding the thing. After re-covering from the initial shock andmy eyes adjusting to the dayglopink/green paint job, it becameapparent that the Ninja people haddone their homework on theScreamer.

Working up . . . the tyres are thefamous 'snakebelly' type patternsand can take a lot of pressure. 55psi in a scooter tyre is a massiveadvantage when it comes to ridingthe thing. The wheels are normal 12% inch jobs. The frame is a lot likethe Pacer in that it had two tubesand square cross pieces, but it isslightly different. Different in the factthat this baby is TIG wetded, whichmeans that the joins are MUCHstronger and inevitably will last lon-ger. Other brands of scooter use aCO2 method which is cheaper inevery sense of the word. The des-igner, Anthony Brereton, wanted theframe to be engineered, not chuckedtogether by a robot. Mmmm. Theplatform is the besi t've seen on astock scooter, a lot wider thannormal ones. The brakes aren't any-thing special, but are drilled andcolour co-ordinated. The graphics allover are HOT. An ACS Rotor is thechosen detangter, but we havefound that they don't work very well.An ACS 55 Slanted stem holds theGT type bars in place. Longer free-style type levers operate the brakeswhile your hands hold Mushroomcopy grips. Oh, I forgot the screw infootstands front and rear.

One thing you'll find in the boxbut won't bolt onto the scoot is theguarantee. lt lasts a whole year andcovers the frame and components,and you won't find it on any otherscooter today. THAT'S how good theScreamer is.ffi# @##

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loved it. With all the extra com-ponents it was a touch heavy afterriding my Variflex without frontbrakes n' Rotor, but it's no worry.The front fork standers (when putback in) are just fine for groundmoves, but I prefer axle extenderson the back for easier backyardsetc. The Rotor didn't work too hotespecially when the bars are re-versed, so the grip on the tyrescame in handy for shuffling Backy-ards. lf

apply different grips (A'mes, JiveHandles etc) or perhaps somedonuts. The wide plafform is such agood idea, providing easy replace-ment of feet after no footer jumpsand boosty type stuff. lt could dowith reinforcing on the kicktail as anawkward landing by fat Markcracked it a bit, but it's nothing toworry over.

This is not just another scooter,it's the one I recommend as a stockmachine for this price range. With alittle dialling in this is a really nicepiece of chocolate; so go to yournearest store now and ask for one,and if they don't have one rewardthe nice shop assistant with a goodsound slap. Or, enter the comp inthis ish, or send for one. Don't thankme for recommending this greatscoot to you, just send me money.ha.

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Two Races this month. Both BBMXANationals, one from Tamworth, onelrom Weston Super Mare, both rad.With text lrom both, and photosfrom Weston.

der and Bryans. Even up to the lastberm it was anybody's. ln anotherblanket finish it was Coleman victor-ious, Woodall second and a fightingthird for Wilson . . . racing àt it'évery best.

9 Ex. The heaven opened with catsand dogs, but the gold plate of peterHolland glissened and led from startto finish. Waiting for a mistake wasGareth Blades, whilst SottyBeaumont broke away for third.

10 Ex. This race Chris Theaker willnever forget, as he beat David Mawfair and square for a resounding winover the Soap Dodger. Tremendousracing . . . Scott Beaumont held thirdfrom Danny Coverdale.. 11 Ex. Matty Boyle iust squeexed

the holeshot and as much as Chris

WITH NEARLY EIGHT HUNDREDRIDERS invading the casfle town ofTamworth the haunted spirits musthave taken flight as four hundredcaravans and tents were pitchedaround the track and lake.

This was the first time that BBMXAhad visited this fast and gnarlytrack, which left many fancied ridernot making the mains.

After the B Finals, the pros op-ened the scene with a big bang, asTony Fleming and Geth Shootei sta-ged a wrestling match worthy of starbilling on W. Naturally they bit thedust, as a delighted Andy Ruffellsaid "Thanks a bunch', rompinghome ahead of Whoppa Watkins anàLee Alexander.

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TAMWORTHText: Jerry Hylton

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GES25134 Cruiser. Alex Scott got a

flier and held off the batile behinO asAllen Richardson and Jimmy Mar_zack swooped and changed - theyfinished in that order.

35 Cruiser. Chris Wakefield slidout whilst in the lead on the secondberm. Dave Lloyd took over but heldon to the line with a Titanic scrapg-oing on for second between RogerMulligan and Brian lddon . . . f!l-uf_ligan held on.

.. ? . Er. The gotd star rider GaryHelders stamped his authority onthis one, but what a nail bitér asMarc Thompson and Joseph Clarkhad a pitched batile behind . . .

second was Thompson, phew.6 Ex. Tearaway phil Shirtliffe

proved why he is No.1 this season,but was tracked by Mark Morttocl.Ouch, there is a tangle in the lowerplacings and a hairf scrap for thirdgoing Gary Bennions way,

. 7 Ex. Andy Weatherhogg had theholeshot and left the resi-for dead.At the halfway stage the pack closedwith Allan Smith and Mark Husbandon Andy's back wheel. lt wasanyone's race to the line but theorder stayed the same.

8 Ex. A who,s who of this agegroup and WOW so fast. ln a paéfthey went for it as Stu Wilson lostground to Woodall, Coleman. Vallen-

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12 Ex. Gary Bowman and RichardDustin must have said we love thisweather (ever raced in Cumbria inwinter?) as they pushed for homechased by the pack. Karl Moult camefrom seventh but could not catchthird place Richard Baxendale.

13 Ex. the KING ot the 13's in G.B.Darren Riedy showed again how hehas beaten the cream of this agegroup all season. He did enough tohold ofl improving Colin Robertsonand fast finishing thrid place manRichard Baxendale

14 ex. This age group showed thatthe track had to be respected with alot ol the fancied riders not makingthe main. Martin Perks galloppedahead of Conrad Weston, DeanLycett and Richard Hearsay for amemorable win.

15 Ex. Darren Croft is making aname for himself as is Nigel Page.This pair pulled ahead to finish inthat order with Charles Marklandholding off Allen Hill. lan Archibatdbrought the Scots to their feet byholeshotting as Simon Blinkhorn,Clive Hawkins and Mike Batestracked him. Down the secondstraight lan Sharp put in the turbopower, took Bates and Hawkins andthe Blinkhorn on the last berm. Bril-liant racing.

16 Ex. Now it was the turn of thelrish as Kev McShane carvedthrough the opposition in a vainattempt to caic'n the teader PâulParry who kept his head and leadwith Chris Hand and Robert Hill fil-ling third and fourth.

16/24 Cruiser. Great cruiser racingat it's best, with the field closer thana Granny's tea party. Rob Hill madethe break with lan Frobisher and lan

Archibald in hot pursuit. Frobisherthen made his move, took Hill andleaving Archibald in third.

14115 Cruiser. Four riders lineabreast up to the second berm,where Mark Perks pulled away fromDean Lycett and Allen Hill to win.

13 Cruiser. Darren Speedy Reidydid enough to win as the favouritekept Steve Read and Wade Ellis atbay. Karl Moult fought from seventhto fourth with a stirring ride.

5 Girls. Jennifer Dickinson andLacey Dalton had their own tusslefor lirst and second as NicolaBlamey closed fast for third.

6 Girls. Stacey lddon upset thelorm book all day and won this onefrom Nicky Anderson and CarolineRogers who kept the pressure onthe leader up to the line.

8 Girls. lt's crash city on the firstspeed iump... Jodie Greenawaydoes not need to look behind as shescorches out in front. There is a rareold battle for the major placings thatgo to Tracy Harrison and EmmaJane Tweedie.

9 Girls. Karen Johnson and ClaireBuckinger pull away lrom the classyfield. Karren holds off Claire's latechallenge as Joanne Townsendcomes through lor a late challengeand a deserved third.

10 Girls. Again the Scots do ahighland fling as Michelle Richmondkeeps Samantha Giles, Tracey Craigand Adele Fletcher Jones at baywith some stirring racing.

11 Girls. This is a who's who ofPowderpuffs. Jamie Anne Tweedie isnow a powerhouse holding off suchnames as Dawn Weeks and CherylGamblin. Also racing were DonnaHoffman, Emma Jane Moore andKelly Jo Saunders which made thevictory even sweeter.

A jumping session aîter t4n,ethird set ol motos wes set upithis guy got the record îor thelongest jump this day, but hewould have been in there lorthe style comp too (sorry dude,no I.D.l.

Pro. The second Pro main wentlike this; A deadly battle betweenShooter and Flamingo, with Ruffelland Alexander in tow At the halfwaymark Parkinson goes into overdriveand third. Geth holds off Tony forthis one.The last Pro main . . . Andy Ruffellmust have been stoked up at hisdad's beef burger bar as he chasedGeth home in the linal race. Hepassed a surprised Lee Alexander totake overall win lrom a very sportingGeth, who has not been beaten inthe first time in memory.

12 Girls. Upsets galore as NickySharp runs out of brakes and lets ina delighted Lindsay Scholes. ElaineCampbell just held off NadineBlamey for 3rd.

13 Girls. Claire Edwardes and An-drea Haltham were the lavouritesand that's how it turned out to be ona track that soon tired mere mortals.Nicola Sitch kept Anne main at bayfor third.

14 Girls. lt had been muck andnettles all day where these 'gentile'ladies threw themselves about ingreat abandon. Julie Woodward hada grin lrom ear to ear as she nickedthis one from the power ol LisaWright and Luli Adeyemo.

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Steve Pursey. Fast,smooth, styllish. Threehandy factors whichhelped him onto a firstin 13 Plus. Photo, MarkNoble.

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More Pros.2nd Pro Main overthe îirst doubles; DamionParkinson (No.3l ieads overTony Fleming (No.2l. Damionwon this battle, butÏony wonthe war, Photo: Mark Noble.

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BBMXA NATIONATText N'Photos: Mark Noble

THE I-AST TIME I WAS IN WESTONwas for the first BFA National of1988, when during breaks in thecontest people were outside thesports hall riding round the track,jumping and going back to theirroots. The track was a little primitivethen, with ruts and bricks all overthe place. This time round the trackwas in prime condition for the BBNational. A very technical track,spiralling round in a big clockwiseturn over a bridge then under it, withvirtually no left hand turns. The hillled to a small tabletop, then a set ofdoubles to a big sweeper with alarge step down lump, then carry onround the sweeper, and over twomore speed jumps. Next, you crankhard up the bridge, over the bridge,sit down and coast down the back-side and around a bowled berm,over a steep speed jump, then aright hand berm, a tiny left leadsyou under the bridge, a small speedjump lays between you and the fin-ish line. A good track, but definitelynot built for the power-along-the-straight guys, more for the nippy,technical rider.

This write-up is not going to be anage by age report, no no. lt's what I

found to be interesting during theday.1: The BBMXA run B Finals. Thesegive people a chance to catch up on

points if they don't make the Main.Basically the people who come inthe last four in each semi gothrough to a B. The top four go lothe Main as usual. Competition is noless intense in the B's as it is in theMain, and there were some topnames in there riding B's.2: Gold Star plates. Another BB ex-clusive. The rider leading the pointsseries going into the race rides agold plate with a black star. Similarto the Yellow Jersey in road racing,lets the public know who's the mainman at the moment. British Cham-pions ride with gold plates with 01on them.

Pros race BB. This is paulGray, U.K. Boss srgn up, on hisway to a fourth overall.

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Pro;Tony Fleming ........... V.H.RDamion Parkinson..............Thruster GTAl lan Pointi ng ............................ NewarkPaul Gray Boss/ClevelandLee Alexander ..............................HutchWhoppa Watkins .... MarchRichard Thorner.......................... MarchJamie Vince ...............Haro

ll Plus;Expert:Matthew Lee HipkinsLee GauntSteve StobbartScott FranklandSteve CraggJames WheatleyKarl SimmsPaul Cope

Girls:Jaimie Anne TweedieDawn WeeksCherylGamblinAmy WodcikLucy SeabrightAlison TonkinJoanna PageKelly Jo Saunders

1O PIus;Expert:Ross HillRichard SmithMartin HarkusTrevor ScottBrendan TansleyGuy DickDavid CotterPhilWitham

Girls:Michelle RichmondTracey CraigJoanne BerryFarrah HigginsJane HibbertSamantha GilesLauren Shaw Sands

Adele Fletcher Jones

9 Plus;Expert:Gareth BladesCraig GoodePeter HollandCarl HarrisPaulRighterMichealWoodBen RichardsonScott Beaumont

Girls:Karen JohnsonJoanne TownsendClare LucasAngela AvisonClaire BickingerLauren Thompson

I Plus;Expert:Rory \lVoodallSteven HillPaul BagshawOrrven VallenderMark RandallLars SextonScott MitchellFraser Watson

Girls:Lucy BowmanLynsey Jane TerryEmma Jane TweedieClaire CopelandTracey HarrisonVictoria HewlishDavinna CurrieJoanna Miller

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At Weston, David Maw wasenrolled înto the BBIIIXÂ llallOl Fame, a very teteoccutence. He,s got so menytitles (National, Euro andWoild) it rcads mote like aFactory Team,s toster, not asingle rider. Dave taw wins,but was wiped out hete atWeston after a blown gate.3: Clubs. BBMXA is very club ori-entated, with banners and loudcheering sections coming from allover the country. A competition forthe loudest cheering club wonHoffy's hat, signed by allthe pros.4: Jumping contest. Just to fill in abreak between the motos and semis,a jumping contest, which turned outto be more of a demo, took placeover the big step down. lnterestingpoint here was Steven Geall, 17 PlusNational Ramp Champion enteredhere with some blistering Candy Barjumps. A couple of Superclassriders tried to get the distance re-cord. More people rode, with anyoneriding this contest getting a freeFREESTYLE Magazine. Major rushtime when this was announced.5: Friendship. BMX is all about hav-ing a good time with friends. Herefriends and family were shoutingand screaming for everybody else,noise level was at a max. Good stuff.6: Pros. BBMXA is the only raceassociation to run Pro racing in theU.K. On this d"y, Tony Fleming(V.H.R) was Mr. Consistent, takingtwo 2nds in the first two Mains, andfirst in the 3rd to win over DamionParkinson (Thruster GT) who hadtwo good firsts, but then placedsixth in the last which knocked himdown to second overall. Overall, thethree Main system works well, itshows who is really in form on theday. Anyone who has had bad luckin the first can make up for it in thenext two races.7: Overall, the Weston BBMXA Nat-ional was a good one. The sun wasout, the racing was HOI and thecrowd was LOUD. BMX Racing at it'sbest.

Superclass;Kim CarbuttNeal HopesSimon FoxNeal DormanDarryl WheelerFrazer KennedyAnthony HowellsDavid Stevens

l7 Plus;Paul ParryAndy RestallJason ThornerKevin McShaneShaun HoweNeal WilsonSteven DriverSimon Ricketts

l6 Plus;lan SharpClive HawkinsOwen SpenceMike BatesLee CornishRob DenmanShaun HillMatt Ryder

15 Plus;Expert:Darren CroftMark WareJohn VineKevin RobertsChad MarklandAlan HillBrett CarterDavid Brain

Girls:Shauna GodberJulie WoodwardPetra SpencerAmanda HampstockDorothy WallaceTracey LongTanya Drew

14 PIus;ExpeÊ:Mike GrayConrad WessonRichard HerseyLee BaltimoreCarlRolandAndrew Robsonlan BrennanDean Lycett

Girls:Andrea HaltamLoma HarrisHannah BennettUrsula MorrisVannessa Bacon

13 Plus;Expert:Steven PurseyColin RobertsonRichard BaxendaleRory O'BrienJohn TwitchenAdam MorrisonAndy TaylorWesley Hill

Girls:Melissa PickanceAnne MainNicola SitchClaire MarsdenPauline Smith

12 Plus;Expert:Gary BowmanJason NichollsKarlMoultRichard DustinDavid CashCraig AllenSteven FeredayWayneWilliams

Girls:Nicola SharpLyndsay ScholesElaine CampbellNadine BlameyLynnett AndrewSarah EllsSher WakefieldNatalie Long

"Where is this Weston placeanyway?" Bill Baggs, main manat BB, at ground control.

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Street;1st. Steve Caballero2nd. Christian Hosoi3rd. Eric Dressen

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CONTEST ROUND UP

Bennett with startling

Central And Wales Regional.Saturday 4th June.

Rhydycar Sport Centre,Merthyr Tydfil.

Over 40 riders took part and withplenty of local support this musthave been one of the noisiestregionals for a long time.

Under 13's produced only onerider, that being Simon pearsonwho for his age pulled someexcellent ground tricks,Squeakersons and Funky Chickensbeing his best.

13 Plus saw Rick Coombes tryingto dislodge Mark Atkins andalthough Mark prefers morecompetition it did not prevent himfrom coming out on top onceagarn.

14 Plus; Simon Bennet, AnthonyDaley and Gareth Swan battledout the places here, and Simon

the general opinion. In first placecame Karl Denton with thesmooth ride and performance on anew bike and new sponsor.

ln the 16 Plus several newnames to the fore, Tonv Brewerand Andrew Lawrence in joint 3rdplace, 2nd place went to DavidCastledine, not at his best, andLiam Ward with some FreakSquaks, Hang 5's and Marble Bagscame in first by 2 points.

17 Plus saw John yull with ahost of original tricks, FrontsideUnboomerangs, Roparonies andWhiplashes takes first place fromJason Hewitt. Jason came secondand should be eligible fornationals, and if he keeps his mindon his riding and not waving tothe crowd will surprise somé ofthe more well known riders veryshortly.

Masterclass gave us 2 1/, minutesof .Gary Neale's routine. Some sayhe's the tops, others disagree, bulhe's always there giving-his besteven when there are no otherMasterclass riders, are they afraidof something?

Ramps . . .

No Under 13 riders, and only MarkAtkins in the 13 Plus section, thismust be difficult to motivateoneself when you know there areno other competitors. However,Mark made full use of the ramparea, although the ramps werenot as good as normal forcanyoning etc. to give acomprehensive account of StepThrus, Canyons, 5ft airs withplenty of style.

14 Plus saw a much improvedAnthony Daley with good air andramp work take first place 5 pointsahead of Gareth Swan whosè localsupport couldn't improve his score.Simon Bennett and SimonRathbone were joint third.

ln the 15 Plus all eyes were onKarl Denton who together withhis supporters gave the crowd athrilling couple of minutes with 7ftairs, Lookbacks, 1 Footers and avery smooth 540 all too good forthe others in his group. AshleyWheatley was 2nà ana DaviâCovedge third.

ln the 16's, David Castledine andBrian Willis were equal 2nd. Davidwith 5ft airs and various lip tricksincluding a Backside Boneless,Brian however crashed doing aone footer, his front wheel bonedoff the side of the ramp andwould certainly have won thissection but for that mistake. His7ft airs, No Handers and onefooters were very good. Howevertake nothing away from thewinner Glynn Green who rodesmoothly to beat the two secondplace riders by one point.

17 Plus went to Chilly (David)Childs from Kettering. His 7ft airs(one foot), 5ft canyons, high TurnDowns and Ruff Hops were toogood for the rest of the class. PhilBevan - body armour and all,was third and Jason Hewitt pullinginto second place to give him thèoverall Nol spot. Masterclassramps saw Gary Neale give a fineperformance with 3ft airs andFakies about 1ft out.

The Overall trophies went to:Mark Atkins, 13 Plus. AnthonyDaley, 14 Plus. Karl Denton, 15Plus. David Castledine, 16 plus.Jason Hewitt, 17 Plus. Gary Neale,Masterclass.

resemblance to Gary Neale pulledoff his first win of the season.

ln the 15 Plus section tan Coywith Forward Elbow Glides andFrontside Decades (ame third.Sebastian Lester with HyperspasticLocomotives, Backwards RubberRides and other tricks camesecond, a little undermarked was

Text: Brian Castledine.

Simon Pearcon took FunkyChickens and suchlike to agood first on Under 13 Flat.

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24th GOLA Regional ChampionshipRace24th UKBMX Region 9 race Harvington24th Rugby W.M.24th Scottish Race National,Lossiemouth.24th S.C.R.24th Barnstaple S.W.24th Dronfield E.M.24th Y.H. Fund Raiser, Bradford.3lst UKBMX NATIONAL, Hounslow3lst UKBFA Open Competition,Birmingham NEC. Tel. 0773 494763lst SK8: Slalom, Downhill. BrandsHatch.3lst Mid Lancs N.W.

AUGUST

3rd Cleveland Summer Series 47th GOLA Regional Championship

Race7th UKBMX Region race Hounslow7th Cleveland Team Challenge Race.7th Scottish Race NationallOth Cleveland Summer Series 5I3/I4th IBMXF WORLD BMXCHAMPIONSHIPS, to be held in Chile.l3/l4th SEA AlR. Bike only Halfpipe

Jam & Flatland Jam. At SouthseaSkatepark. Phone Geoff on 070573 3 363I4th UKBMX CLUB CHAMPS.Hounslow.l4th BBMXA NATIONAL, RunnymedePRO CLASSl4th SK8; ESA ven contest,Birmingham Wheels.2lst FIAC WORLD BMXCHAMPIONSHIPS, Antwerp, Belgium2lst UKBMX NATIONAL, Alveston.28|29th BBMXA BRITISHCHAMPIONSHIPS, PRO CLASS, Derby.

SEPTEMBER

4th UKBMX NATIONAL, Region l.l0/llth UKBMX GOLA RegionalChampionships, Slough.llth Scottish Race Nationalllth Cleveland Open Race.lTth UKBFA Regional, South, Farnham.l7l lSth INTERNATIONAL, GermanylSth BBMXA Club Championships PROCLASS24th UKBFA Regional, Central.Alfreton.24l25th UKBMX NATIONAL, Wigan.24l25th SK8; Belgium, EFS Series.

OCTOBER

9th Eagles Trophy.l5th UKBFA Regional, South.l5/l6th SK8; Prague, Czech. EFS EuroChamps.l6th Pontins29l3Oth Welsh Championships,Newtown.30th Cleveland Winter Series I

NOVEMBER

l3th Cleveland Winter Series 227th Cleveland Winter Series 3

DECEMBER

4th Cleveland Winter Series 4lSth Cleveland Winter Series 5, pluspres. and pany.26th Cleveland Open Race.

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Y.H. : Yorkshire and Humberside RaceRegionN.W. : North West Race Regioncontact B Banon 0706 621193S.W. : South West Race RegionW.M. : West Midlands Race RegionE.M. : East Midlands Race Regioncontact 0602 878278S.C.R.: South Central Regional RaceCleveland BMX Club tel Linda Harrisonon Redcar 478358For UKBMX questions, ring 0l 8760r02For GOLA Regional Championshipscontact 0l 404 3062For UKBMX Region 9 ring Ted Fr7 on0923 679900For lnternational races, contact 0l 8760r02Hillingdon Hawks contact 0l 561 4864For BBMXA queries ringQ94272l49lFor ESA queries write; ESA, 39Stourport Rd, Bewdley, WORCS, DYl2I BH.UKBFA Queries ring your regional rep;South & Wales Rep; Jim Bryant, tel.0420 35257Central Rep; Roy Winfield, tel. 077349476Northern Rep; Keith Mclntosh, tel.0228 3sr48Scotland Rep; Brian Henderson, tel.0506 30693Wales Rep; Anne Denton, tel. 0685723436Rider Rep; James Hudson , tel 077770495t

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27th August, Ripley Leisure Centre.Write: Andy Lawrence, 5 Wilton Road,

Hansworth, Birmingham 820 3RX.Enclose an S.A.E. for info.

Chairman's NoteI write this brief note (time is not on my side)a few days from the Tizer World Cup, andthe lasl of the Nationals at Preston. Nextmonth you will be able to read, and see all

about the events in the magazrne.The past few days have been hectic, with

a visit to Edinburgh for the third National,followed the following day by a visit withMark to the BBMXA National at Weston-Super-lYare. The Weston visit was verygood, despite the drivel A few friendshipswere struck on the day, and hopefully theimaginary (although to some reall)differences between the UKBFA, BBf'lXA,and UKBI'4X were seen to be tiny ratherthan large. All down to personalities really.Both my counterparts rn BBMXA. andUKBI1X (Bill Baggs, and Paul Spurr) aretotally dedicated to their sport, and bothbelieve that they are doing their best for thespor-t. Both run events, and in really quitedifferent ways, but both effectively, and forthe benefit of the riders. I am absolutelycerlain that both could amalgamate into onebody for the general benefit of the sport ofBMX racing. What is stopping them fromwhere I sit (or stand at racing meetings) is

that neither want to be seen to give way tothe other, and both feel that they run thingsin a way that is best for the sport as they seeit. And they do!

How does this impasse resolve itself,r lt.rust be resolved if the sport is to progressto a truly nationally recognised sport, withsponsorship able to carry it into the nextlevel of competence, When this happens,then the newcomers to the sport mustincrease in numbers rapidly, and the clubs,tracks, and national body must be ready todevelop the ground level input to the sporl,By this means, and I would guess only thismeans, will the sport develop to the level ofa recognised sport to the general public.Freestyle magazine can onl;,do so much, itonly reaches a tiny proportion of the youthof the country as yet, and the media(especially TV) see the sport as a kiddiespastime (and that goes for Freestyle BMX as

well!). Whenever I am with the mediapeople (who have this vision of BYX as littlechildren on little bikes) I take great delight inpresenting them with whole families whoride (and some freestylers are married menas well). Shock, horror crosses their faces asthey realise (too late to help us) that theyhave ludged it wrong.

You will notice that I have sneakedFreestyle back into racing discussionsl Well, I

have done so deliberately, because in thepublic mind (small though it is, and with a

very limited vision) they are the same thing.So, why not bring all three together underone umbrella in a way that does not removethe indivrduality of any of them as a firstmove? We could plan calendars together toavoid clashes. We could look at sponscrshipstogether. We might even work together toconsolidate on what now exrsts, anddevelop for the future.

ls that too difficult a vision for all to seewhat could be downstream for us all?

I pose the question to everyone whosincerely believes in the development of thesport (as I know the other organisationsalready do), and ask, why not?

PETER JW NOBLE

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BACK f&f, CW Flight Crank,sealed BB, CW Bars, GT Headset, ACS

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KAI WHEE6, blue, reasonably gooda bit rusty, €15. Tel. 09it4

MY GT Pro World Tour f&f plusMaster 2 chrome f&f plus €20

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GT PRO PERFORMER, Redline tt01's, allthe very best parts, looks like new,worth €650, sell for t150. Also, HutchPro Racer and Craig Campbell proliteworth about €500 each. Offers. Tel.

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GT PERFORMER, coaster Skyways,Haro Bars, CW Stem and crank, Hot-seat, Gyro, Odyssey brakes, plus pairof tl8's. Excellent condition, €135.Worth well over [,350. Tel. Roger Fos-ter on Rugeley 77O89 (Staffordshire).

GT PRO.with Landing Gear forks, BobHaro Vector Bars, Skyways, Pro Neckchainring, cromoly crank, MX1000brakeset. Excellent condition, 8120.Tel. 0373 71014. (Frome, near Bath.)

HARO FST, Ukai Wheels, Suzue hubs,Tioga crank, Elan layback, Californialite pads. Good condition. €150 ono.Tel Henley On Thames 573897 (Ox-fordshire)

DYNO COMPE freestyle in white,good condition, Peregrine 2m0wheels with coaster. Odyssey Gyro,offers around €150. Tel Vic on 073374269 (Cambridgeshire)

PATTERSON PRO RACERS (h,rro), topqualiÇ parts, cost 89fl), hardly used,like new plus box of bits. Sell foroffers. Tel. 069171 3428 (Shropshire)

RL EDGE WHEEI-S perfect condition,offers. I just don't like coasters. Tel.0227 752888. (Kent)

WHITE DP FREESTYLER Excellent con-dition, many qualiÇ parts, ie Haro,DP, SR, Dia Compe, Acorn, plus loadsof gear, spares etc. €80 the lot. Tel;063 879 450 and ask for Mike. (Suf-folk)

NINJA SCOOTECH, black, good condi-tion, 5 months old, €35. Swap whitecoaster Tuffs plus Comp ST's for coas-ter alloys (sell for €25) phone 02452563t18 (Essex)

FREE PORSCHE! HA! I Knew thatwould grab your attention. Check thisout; if you've got something to sellor swap or say, then just fill out yourad on the form belciw and send it to;FREESTYLE Magazine, lcen House, lcenWay, Dorchester, Dorset, DTI lES.

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