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Don't Forget...

You can't afford to forget about the Ruben contest, it's just that good. You have about 15 days left to enter and Win Ruben’s Stuff including Ruben's replica T1 bike and stuff from etnies, Fox, Empire BMX, Terrible One and Fly Bikes.

etnies Backyard Jam

PR - Brighton will host one of Europe's most prestigious BMX competitions as the etnies Backyard Jam (EBYJ) hits the Brighton Centre from 21 - 23 October 2005, ready with a 375 m2 purpose built street course, retail area and Snickers public street course.

Now in its 12th year the etnies Backyard Jam is coming back bigger and better, with riders confirmed from etnies, Federal and Hoffman bikes including Jamie Bestwick, Morgan Wade, Taj Mihelich, Mike Escamilla, Ruben Alcantara, Mike Atiken, Van Homan, Corey Martinez, Bas Keep, Jon Taylor and Sergio Layos to mention but a few. With such a line up and the relaxed atmosphere the EBYJ is famous for, riders will be pushing themselves in the face of a record prize pool of $40,000 overall.

Friday will see 100 Experts battle it out in heated qualifiers for the honorable 10 finalist spots in Saturday's Expert final. Following that, 60 Pros will take to the street course for their qualifiers on Saturday, the top 16 of which will come back on Sunday for the highly regarded Pro Final for some fearless, bad-ass action.

If that was not enough, the etnies Highest Air and the Snickers Best Trick contests on Saturday and Sunday respectively will provide constant action for the crowd, following Friday's world record attempt, as Snickers presents the UK's first Highest Bunny Hop contest.

This year more BMX enthusiasts can experience this world-class event as the Brighton Centre offers tiered seating to 3,000 spectators. There is a separate public street course strip for four persons at time to experience BMXing for themselves. All equipment and guidance is provided and Pro riders including Jon Taylor will intermittently be on hand to offer personal advice. In previous years the event has sold out quickly so log on to backyardjam.com today to book your tickets and get the latest updates.

The etnies Backyard Jam in association with Snickers and Primo will be held at the Brighton Centre 21 - 23 October 2005. Opening times: 10 am - 7 pm. Ticket prices pre booked / on the door: Fri £6 / £8, Sat £8 / £10 and Sun £10 / £12. Please Note: There is no access with bikes for the public into the venue.

BMX or FMX?

ZOOOOMMMMM in. FMX huh?

I thought Jamie Bestwick won the Dew Tour in Portland for kicking ass on the vert ramp, but the trophy clearly says "2005 Freestyle Motocross Champi... Portland, OR". Does Bestwick have some new motocross skills that we didn't know about or are the Dew people high on their own product?

Totally off topic - Have you ever wondered what character your favorite BMX star would play if he was a movie star? That very question has kept me awake in bed pondering for years until I found this list today on woozybmx (you have to find the list yourself because I can't link to it.... 19-08-2005), so now I know and can die happy. Find out what character in a movie you would be here. I'm not really sure why, but Jamie Bestwick would play Mrs. Doubtfire.

Passed Out Wookies

Found this Wook passed out in the back yard.

Don't know what a Wookie is? Neither did I, until I found this Wookie web site and realized that real life Wookies live, smell bad, get loaded, and pass out among us everyday.

WTF?

Bestwick Wins Dew Tour Stop 3

Once again Jamie Bestwick seals the deal in his first run and wins the Dew Tour stop 3 finals with some of the biggest airs (13+ ft. out of the pipe), 540’s and a tailwhip flair over the channel. Maybe next time he should just skip the first run to give everyone else a fighting chance? Yeah right, Jamie is now in second place for the tour and closing in fast; he wants that Dew championship bad. Morgan Wade kicked ass and took sixth place in park. The next round is just a few weeks away, September 8-11, in San Jose, Ca. Congrats to Jamie on the win and Morgan on sixth.

Vert

1. Jamie Bestwick 94.5 etnies
2. Kevin Robinson 91.75
3. Dave Mirra 91.5
4. Chad Kagy 89
5. Dennis McCoy 89
6. Jay Eggleston 89
7. Jay Miron 88.25
8. John Parker 90.25
9. Jimmy Walker 87
10. Tom Stober 88

Morgan is the man.

Park

1. Ryan Nyquist 92.75
2. Scotty Cranmer 92.5
3. Ryan Guettler 92
4. Steven McCann 89.5
5. Alistair Whitton 89.5
6. Morgan Wade 89 etnies
7. Josh Harrington 87.75
8. Mike Aitken 86.5
9. Allan Cooke 85.5
10. Dave Mirra 83.75

Best Comment In The BMX Blog Contest

UPS girl wants to deliver your etnies personally…

Starting.....NOW any comment you make in the etnies BMX blog can earn you free etnies at anytime! How you ask? With the new Best Comment In The BMX Blog contest. Every couple weeks or so at least one, if not more, of the Best Comments In The BMX Blog will be awarded with free etnies kicks and/or random goods from Fox and whatever other companies send us junk to give away.

This will be an on going deal so basically, I, the BMX editor can and will give out free etnies anytime I see the best comments everrr. So we want to hear what you have to say, get interactive, have fun, meet UPS girl and win free etnies!

Note: This is only for comments made in the BMX blog.

Shotgunning Red Bull

You have a real problem when you’re shotgunning Red Bull because pounding the 8oz drink the normal way is not fast enough. Seek help bro, you need it.

etnies BMX Wallpapers!

Four new etnies wallpapers from X Games featuring Jamie Bestwick and Morgan Wade, all of which are specifically designed to make your desktop way c00ler.

<< Check 'em out.

Bestwick Takes On The Dew

This week check out Jamie Bestwick on the Dew Tour where he’s going to spank everyone in vert and it'll be on TV. Jamie sits in fifth place in the tour standings after only attending the second of the two previous stops (Jamie’s son Samuel was born during the first tour stop). No worries, he won stop two in Denver and after his two huge wins in vert and best trick at X he’s prime to win a few more and take the Dew Championship.

Standings

1. Kevin Robinson 145
2. Chad Kagy 138
3. Dave Mirra 130
4. Simon Tabron 118
5. Jamie Bestwick 100
6. Dennis McCoy 90
7. Jimmy Walker 88
8. John Parker 88
9. Jay Miron 80
10. Jay Eggleston 71

TV Times
19-Aug 12:00-1:00 AM - USA network
20-Aug 2:30-4:30 PM - NBC
20-Aug 12:00-1:00 AM - USA network
21-Aug 2:30-4:30 PM - NBC

Straight Outta Compton!

Trife!

etnies are the shoe of choice for the homeless on the streets of Compton. See how well that Lo Cut 2 matches the Docksider he's wearing on the other foot? And the no laces thing...that's gonna hit big in '06. You heard it here first.

Win Ruben's Stuff!

Answer one easy question about etnies’ Ruben Alcantara for a chance to Win Ruben’s Stuff! Answer correctly and you could win an exact copy of Ruben’s T1 bike, a FREE pair of Terranea’s, and even more goods from etnies, Fox, Empire BMX, Terrible One and Fly Bikes. Good luck.

Eye Candy!

Imagine you're at work right? And when you walk around the office you get to look at girls like this right? You'd like your job. Here's two hard-working and blonde etnies ladies at last week's US Open. Enjoy.

X Games BMX Photo Gallery

Check out the X Games BMX Photo Gallery.

etnies BMX Tour Kicks Off Tomorrow!

The first stop of the etnies BMX Tour starts tomorrow, August 10, at the Ramp Ranch Skatepark in Austin, Texas. You best be there if you're smart, cuz it's goin' off!

Bestwick Wins Two Gold Medals!

As if you don't already know, Jamie Bestwick won BMX Vert gold at X Games this weekend. Jamie's flair-whip mixed with the rest of his perfect first run could have easily won him the gold, but Jamie went out and put on another huge show for the millions watching, besting his first run score with an even bigger and better second run.

Jamie dominated all aspects of vert this weekend, earning his second gold medal of the Games with a double tailwhip flair in Vert Best Trick. If you didn't see it in person or on TV, check the video evidence and the etnies X Games BMX Photo Gallery.

Rooftop Sets New World Record!

Yesterday morning Rooftop jumped 62’2" on the Mega Ramp at X Games and threw in a backflip for good measure, giving him the world record for longest backflip on a BMX bike, everrrrr!!!! He also got the world record for longest 360 too. No photos of the actual jump yet, but as soon as I get them you know they will be right up here.

The Mega ramp that Mike flipped 62'2" over.

X Games Park and Dirt Course

Morgan Wade was out practicing on the Park course earlier and was killing everything. The course is sick and has tons of possibilities. I'm posting this from the riders lounge outside the Home Depot Center, the place is bad ass, it has video games, free smoothies, big screens, A/C, and most importantly...wireless internet! More photos and updates to come soon....

Dirt!

Park course

Morgan getting warmed up.

etnies Assaults X Games 11!

etnies will be up in LA for every day of the X Games causin' trouble, breakin' stuff, and givin' away free shit. I will try to get event coverage and full photo galleries up as soon as possible after each event, so make sure to check etnies.com for all the latest.

Here is the line up of BMX riders and the live TV schedule. If you can't make it out to see everything live, make sure to watch it live on ABC or ESPN.

Also, tomorrow before X Games officially kicks off, Rooftop will be attempting the record for longest backflip on a BMX ever, which will demolish the previous record of ???ft ??inches. Wednesday August 3 at 9am on the "MEGA RAMP", be there.

Live X Games TV Schedule

Thursday, August 4, 9 p.m.—11 p.m.
ESPN -BMX Freestyle Vert Finals; Moto X Best Trick Finals

Friday, August 5, 9 p.m.—11 p.m.
ESPN - Skateboard Vert Men's Finals; Moto X Step Up Finals

Saturday, August 6, 1 p.m.—3 p.m.
ESPN - Wakeboard Women's Finals; Wakeboard Men's Finals; BMX Freestyle Park Finals; Skateboard Street Men's Finals

3 p.m.—6 p.m.
ABC - BMX Freestyle Park Finals (continued from ESPN); Moto X Freestyle Finals Part 1; Surfing Finals

9 p.m.—11 p.m.
ESPN - BMX Freestyle Dirt Finals; Moto X Freestyle Finals Part 2

Sunday, August 7, 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
ABC - BMX Freestyle Dirt Finals; SuperMoto

BMX FREESTYLE PARK

• Dave Mirra
• Morgan Wade etnies
• Ryan Nyquist
• Scotty Cranmer
• Ryan Guettler
• Josh Harrington
• Corey Martinez
• Steve McCann
• Gary Young
• Allan Cooke
• Alternate: Sergio Layos etnies

BMX FREESTYLE VERT

• Dave Mirra
• Jamie Bestwick etnies
• Kevin Robinson
• Chad Kagy
• Koji Kraft
• Jay Miron
• Jay Eggleston
• Tim Wood
• Dennis McCoy
• John Parker

BMX FREESTYLE VERT BEST TRICK

• Jamie Bestwick etnies
• Kevin Robinson
• Chad Kagy
• Dave Mirra
• Jay Miron
• Dennis McCoy
• Tim Wood
• John Parker

BMX FREESTYLE DIRT

• Corey Bohan
• Ryan Guettler
• Chris Doyle
• Mike Aitken
• Adam Baker etnies
• Kye Forte
• Ryan Nyquist
• Cameron White
• Brian Foster
• T.J. Lavin