ERA DIRT JUMP INVITATIONAL

ERA is the ultimate experience in BMX racing for riders and fans alike. The ERA race will bring together the world’s best BMX riders in the Elite class of the sport, battling it out for an unprecedented $30,000 (CDN) purse.

The ERA Kingston Cup will be decided on an entirely new and innovative track, designed by Jay Miron (6-time World BMX Freestyle Champion) in collaboration with Tom Ritzenthaler (Olympic track builder). "The goal with the new ERA race will be to do for racing what Metro did for street contests and what Elevation did for dirt jumping.” said Jay Miron creator of Metro BMX Jam, Elevation and now, the ERA race. "We're going to raise the bar," added Miron.

ERA KINGSTON CUP RACE

The ERA Kingston Cup is a first of its kind BMX race event. The world best racers from around the world will compete for the $30,000 purse on a track designed by Jay Miron (6-time World BMX Freestyle Champion). Visit www.erabmx.com for more details and plan to visit us at Woodbine Park Sept 5-6 for some amazing racing.

2008 KING OF NEW YORK

The King of New York will return for its 14th year on August 9th and 10th, 2008! This year we’ll be shaking things up and so for the first time, the event has moved to Brooklyn. Millennium Skatepark is the spot in Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge. The event is FREE to watch so come out and enjoy. This year’s dates are Saturday August 9 (Prelims) and Sunday, August 10 (Finals,) 2008. Come chill and ride open practice on Friday, August 8. Not much compares to our home in the Bronx, but guaranteed, Brooklyn will represent as always. The premier Pro/Am BMX Freestyle Competition in New York City, The King of New York is one of the longest running bicycle stunt competitions in the world and the only one of its kind in New York City. Always featuring the most insane riding by the best NYC has to offer, winning the King of New York allows bragging rights and a place in New York City action sports history. Attracting entrants and spectators from all over the globe, King of New York event craziness in the past has included performances by live DJs, raving lunatic wrestlers in leather masks, and NYC’s own Sick Of It All. Two-thousand-eight will be no different.

NIGHTRIDER RACE SERIES

This is our summer evening series for newcomers to get a taste of bmx racing where all abilities can take part. There will be end of series trophies for all those that take part in 3 races or more and all points will count towards your overall ranking.

Registration to Race: 6.00pm - 6.45pm
Racing: 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Race Fee: £5.00

toronto BMX summer jam08

Summer Jam TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 (for 32 PRO riders) and WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 (for 32 AMATEUR riders) at the WALLACE EMERSON BMX PARK. All the ramps from the winter torontoBMXjam08, plus a few ready for JAM09 are on this site ready to provide over 8000 square feet of fun for this event. The Metro Jam in Kingston (3 hours east of Toronto) takes place August 30/31, so head on down to Toronto afterwards and take in a day of riding our streets and parks, then join in for our last comp of this season.

The park will be open for PRACTICE all day MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday:

10:00 Registration (limited to 32) and open practice

3:00 to 5:00 Final Heats (8 heats of 4 riders)

5:30 Results and prizes

TIMOJAM

Just a nice session/competition with all the locals, and guys from all over Holland,
With official sponsors as, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE, Gem. LAARBEEK and EASTPAK.
There will be music, and every thing else you bring, maybe some drinks for everyone, make sure you don't forget your helmet, enter contest at own risk!!
Be there at 2 '0' clock!!
Lets just all pray for the weather in (R)October!!

for a route description, ask PdJ at Paul's Boutique.
(there are 4 categories, sk8 boarding, inline and beginner BMX and Pro BMX!

LG Action Sports World Tour

One week later, the Action Sports World Tour resumes on October 3 and 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the new Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. This will be the first sporting event ever inside the new arena and the last event for the pros to qualify into the LG Action Sports World Championships.

From November 7-9, 125 of the world's most elite competitors in BMX, Skateboarding and Inline Skating will face off at the historic Reunion Arena in Dallas, Tex. for the 2008 LG Action Sports World Championships. This three-day battle for the season-ending World Championships will be filled with explosive, competitive action and A-list musical entertainment.

"We are really excited about our domestic event schedule this year" says ASA Entertainment's CEO Rick Bratman, "We wanted to mix up the events and the disciplines to provide action sports fans with a well-rounded and unique mixture of what the action sports industry has to offer. This is not the 'same-old' tour concept with cookie-cutter events that get repeated. Instead, we designed the Tour around the different types of entertainment that both athletes and fans asked to see."

With its international roster of athletes and events, ASA is bringing consumers the world's best in action sports competition and entertainment, and will be announcing new, cutting-edge events in the future. The company's international schedule is also expected to be released shortly.

City Battle 4, Kooigem, Belgium

for the 4th time, teams from 2 riders representing their city will battle it out in the skatepark. the pro contest is a battle only format, for amatuer we are doing a best run contest. prices for everyone, and it's free to ride and compete. after the contest there will be live music and lot's of cheap beer.

Brawlin'at the Belmar 2

Last year the Brawlin' at the Belmar was a huge success simply because the jam was a good time. People drinking, riding, messing about and having fun. Props was there, the pics got sent around and even some top dawgs showed up to ride. To remind you on the people who showed up last year we'll post the top Pro results. To see what Brawlin' at the Belmar entails, reserve the weekend of 9-10 August for a good time. If not at the Belmar, have fun at the 20th edition of the FAT-JAM.

RIDE IT SUMMER JAM 08, Jurmala, Latvia

Summer 2008 in Latvia will be special, because first time in history BMX freestyle, MTB freestyle, „Converse Sk8 Attack” and inline contest will take place in the beach, in brand new, especially for the event designed skatepark.

International extreme sports festival „Ride It Summer Jam ‘08” takes place on August 9 in seaside city Jurmala (30 km from capital Riga), Dzintari beach. Summer Jam is planned to be summer version of the „Ride It Winter Jam ‘08”, which took part in winter, in Riga Cinema Studio and gathered about 3000 visitors and 127 riders from 10 countries. After this successful winter event organizers for „Ride It Summer Jam ‘08” prognosticate great response of audience and riders, because it is not only contest, but also show full of adrenaline that attracts thousands of visitors and party people.

Along the contest visitors will be able to take part in different beach activities - volleyball, frisbie, various contests and workshops, and also dance floor and Reggae Cafe with DJ’s at the coast all day long.

Special Wakeboarding Clinics

Have you ever told yourself that you were going to try that new trick but you had no idea where to start or were simply too scared? Are you tired of watching the instructional videos that just quickly glance over each trick? If so, these special learning clinics could be just what you need to give you the confidence to move on.

We here at Mile High Wakeboarding™ wanted to provide something for the average local rider to help them learn very specific tricks without all of the normal abuse, falls, and school of hard knocks (literally sometimes) that we had to go through. We've set up special evenings during select weeks, to focus on very specific tricks.

Texas Wakeboard Camps and Clinics

Mile High Wakeboarding™ is conducting 2 wakeboard camps on Lake LBJ this spring and 2 more in the fall. (Lake LBJ is in Kingsland Texas, near Austin). We are calling these the warm-water wakeboard camps because when we were there last, in late October of 2007, the water was still 78+ degrees. As we type this description in March, the water temp is already in the 70's.

MHW has rented a private, waterfront residence with direct access to a secluded part of the lake. We will have our 2008 X Star and a Malibu VLX (one of our former camp boats sold to the owner of the house) onsite to conduct these wakeboard camps. Both are sweet rides. We will also set up a trampoline for land training exercises. Space will be limited at each session so everyone can ride more.

Because these camps are in the early and late season, we planned each session to be 3 days in length, over weekends. Space permitting, you have the option to extend your session as needed.

Shaun Murray Wakeboard Clinic

Have you ever wanted to spend a day on the boat with your hero but couldn't get the time off of work, or simply couldn't afford to fly out to their camp? Well that's one reason that Mile High Wakeboarding™ is bringing some of the most respected, professional, and talented riders in the world to our own back yard. Among these riders is the legend himself, Shaun Murray. Shaun is a superstar in every sense of the word and we are excited and lucky to have him visit! For those of you that have not had the opportunity to ride with Shaun, you will quickly understand why he was at the top of a very short list of riders that we wanted to come visit. He is a true professional and an absolute blast to be around.

Space for this event is very limited over the 3 days. All spots are on a first-come, first-served basis.

2008 Western Canadian Championships

The Westerns this year will be held in Winnipeg, MB at the WSWM Training and Tournament Facility (Lake Shirley). The event will run from August 1-3, 2008. Familiarization will take place on July 31st. Adaptive Skiing is included this year.

2008 Wakeboard Nationals

With the upcoming Provincials on August 10th at the Pony Corral (further details to follow) and the National Wakeboarding Championships on August 14 – 17, we require the number of participants who are committed for the National Wakeboarding Championships August 14 – 17 in Regina Saskatchewan.

The Nationals will now include a slider event and we need to make a decision regarding this section of the National competition. The slider event is limited to 4 male riders and they are looking for accomplished sliders and we would like to make a decision regarding the entrants into the slider event. Can you please advise by July 15 if you will be attending the Nationals on August 14-17 in Regina and if you are interested in the slider event.

Billerica BMX Track Points

This season at Billerica BMX we are going to start a new system. We are going to give track points. Every race that you race at Billerica BMX will giive you a chance to earn track points. At the end of the season who every has the most points in each age group will win an award. The overall rider who has th emost points will win an additional award. All riders who win a race will earn the same amount of points regardless of proficiency. This applies to Billerica BMX Track Points only. Billerica BMX does not have to be your home track for you to participate in our Track Points Challenge. All you need to do is come to Billerica BMX and race. You must race a total of 5 single point races to qualify for our track points series.

Alvin Blue Santa Motorcyle Ride

5th Annual Blue Santa Motorcycle ride and bike show. National Oak Park (Behind the Alvin Library). Registration begins at 8:00am. Kickstands up at 1:30 for 55 mile Police Escorted ride and ends at the park. $25.00 per bike includes 1 ride pin, food, bike show and escorted ride. Pins are limited to first 600 registered riders. Trophies for Best of show, Chopper, Trike, Antique, Chrome, Custom Paint, Theme and Accessories. 5 foot trophy to the largest registered Club and trophies for the longest distance male/femaler driver. Vendors, auction, music and moonwalks for the kids. Benefiting area needy children.

CROSS BORDERS TOUR 2008

CROSS BORDERS TOUR 2008 will provide 2 tours. Tour 1 (23 days): from 21th Sep - 13th Oct and Tour 2 (25 days): from 2nd - 26th Nov. bellow are description of the Tour 2, Tour1 is almost the same route but without 2 last days of this description. 25 days ride through Indochina mainland, from the Mekong delta following the history and culture-streams of Indochina to conquer the Ho Chi Minh Trail - the Legendary Trail. Crossing rivers, ride in the wilderness of the Truong Son mountain ranges to the highest mountain resort Sapa which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas.

CROSS BORDERS INDOCHINA is not simply the tour, the ride. It is the ethnology live museum where you see, meet, live with local ethnic minorities. The missed of Indochina histories that you will discover, the training course for your physical health and mind.

Winnebagoland BMX Club Race

Only full face helmets will be allowed at Winnebagoland BMX Helmets are available at the track to borrow. Sizes are limited. On scheduled work days we are looking for parents and kids to come out and pitch in by picking up rocks, raking the track, and general track maintenance.

Redline Cup Qualifier (Billerica BMX)

Billerica BMX will be hosting a Redline Cup Qualifier on Sunday August 3, 2008. In order to race in the Redline Cup Championship race you must qualify first. Registration will be 11-1PM. This is a triple point race and the fee is $30.

This will be a 500 point weekend at Billerica BMX with our State Qualifier on Saturday August 2, 2008.

Billerica BMX

Billerica BMX is an ABA Sanctioned Bicycle Motocross Track. We provide a safe, fun, family atmosphere for BMX racers of all ages to participate in the newest Olympic sport. We follow the rules and guidelines set forth by the American Bicycle Association. We are operated and managed strictly by parent and rider volunteers.

Thredbo Freeride Series

The Thredbo Freeride Series is a seven event competition including the grand finale Big Air showdown. Rails, Freeride, Ridercross, Big Air and Slopestyle make up the series. Each comp has a unique format that will give you the chance to show off your style and share in the $50,000 cash prize pool.

Night Riding

Get a few more turns into your day with night riding every Thursday and Saturday in July and August. Free with a valid lift pass.

Night riding is on Friday Flat on Thusrday and on the Supertrail on Saturday, weather permitting.

The SKImag Demo Days

Come and test a great range of the new season's skis and equipment for all the leading brands at the bottom of the Kosciuszko Express chairlift.

Representatives from all the leading ski brands will be in Thredbo so you can have your chance to try before you buy.

$30 gets you registered to test the equipment for the two days with a goodie bag and subscription to the SKImag. Or try for one day for just $20.

2008 AMA National

Round Eleven of the AMA US Motocross Championship comes from the Sands of Southwick. The series only pure sand race, Southwick soft track surface brings out the best sand riders in the world. Always something exciting happening at Southwick, in recent years the track has favored local riders such as John Dowd (Ludlow, Mass.) and Doug Henry (Oxford, Conn.). Southwick, known for its beautiful rolling hills and wooded setting, is also one of the most photographed tracks on the circuit as the bikes kick up a giant plume of sand called roost when they race by. An excellent subject for photos with the blasting sand showing motion in the still photograph. The sand also makes for an ever-shifting track, with ruts and bumps quickly forming after one lap around the nicely groomed track. Southwick, without a doubt, it one of the more difficult race tracks anywhere.

AHRMA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRACK /REM MX

REM holds weekly motocross races at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California
The REM track is a natural terrain layout designed for all racer abilities first timer to pro. We have gone back to roots of motocross to design a layout with uphills, downhills, off cambers, turns of every type, drop offs, and jumps.

Our goal for twenty years has always been to provide racers with a challenging but safe race track each week in which to compete. And to maintain a relaxed , fun atmosphere during your race day.

Glen Helen Raceway charges $20 per motorcycle that comes into the park, that is the fee that they charge to practice on the Glen Helen National track. Spectators are free. Occasionally there will be a race on Saturday on the National track. On those days the raceway charges $10 for everyone through the gate, with no practice on the National track.

The Allalin open downhill races & Glacier Bike Downhill

Ski-Snowboard & Bike Downhill: The Mittelallalin open downhill races are the highest races on a glacier in the world. Participants from all over Europe compete in various disciplines. From 27th to 29th March 2009 the races took place again in the glacier village.

Hot races on cold glacier!

LG FIS Snowboard World Cup & European Cup

For the 5th time the LG FIS Snowboard Wordlcup will be held in Saas-Fee (Snowpark Allalin).
From 28th to 31st of October 2008 riders from all over the world have shown their skills in the halfpipe.

In the perfecly shaped pipe, at the bottom of the Allalin, you will see spectacular stunts and jumps.Among 13 fourthousend meter peaks and with a wonderful panorama watching the competition was even more fun!

Just the week before, from 23rd to 24th October, the riders already have the possibility to show their skills in the FIS Snowboard European Cup (halfpipe) taking place for the third time in the glacier village.

The Saas Fee Ride

The Saas Fee Ride will lay on a freesports festival packed with on-slope action form some of Europe top freestyle skiers from various international teams. Athletes will compete in Saas Fee in July in a world class Big Air competition.

Mt. Ashland Hill Climb Run

Join us Saturday August 2nd, 2008 for the 31st Annual Mt. Ashland Hillclimb Run & Walk. This 13.3 mile event begins in downtown Ashland's beautiful Lithia Park (el 1900') and climbs on tree-canopied dirt roads and trails to finish on the Mt. Ashland summit (7533'), for a total of 5,600' of climbing--that's over a vertical mile!

Burton New Zealand Open 2008

The Southern Hemisphere Tour starts in New Zealand with the BNZO. Held on Snowboarding’s holy ground, Snowpark, The Burton New Zealand Open has a long history and the park builders from Snowpark never disappoint.

With one of the world’s best halfpipes, a perfect slopestyle set up and a massive quarter pipe the BNZO is always a must for transition riders. As the first stop on the Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) the NZO is a must for all riders wanting to start the northern hemisphere tour with practice and TTR points under their belts.

Australian Oakley Stylewars 2008

This event launched the newly designed TTR World Tour in 2005 and has a long history for pushing the boundaries of slopestyle and rider endurance.

The only event on the Swatch TTR World Tour the Oakley Stylewars is an invitational 3-day Slopestyle jam session with a music festival running within it.

The riders battle it out in a park set up that brings fear to the biggest names in snowboarding and at night the event rolls on with beats and beers till the early hours only to get up early and do it all again. After 3 Slopestyle competition days, 1 night rail event, 7 judged sessions and 4 nights of music the end result goes to the top scoring rider: the Stylewars Grand Master.

Boost Sno Sho

The evening after Stylewars grinds to a halt the Boost Sno Sho takes off with a one night, under lights, big air and rail showdown.

The Boost Sno Sho is held at Perisher Blue in NSW and boasts the World’s Longest Rail event.

Not to be laughed at, the current Guinness Book Of Records longest rail record holder is Ryan Thorley with a distance of 54.15m on the 80m rail set in qualifying at the event in 2007

2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour

The 2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour returns this summer, announcing six new dates, introducing a brand new venue and continuing to represent and showcase the highest level of Snowboard and Freeski competition in the UK.

New to the British Snow Tour, Halifax Ski and Snowboarding Centre will join the list of existing and successfully tested venues: Chatham, Norfolk, Castleford, Milton Keynes and Glasgow for 2008. By adding new venues and continuing to incorporate a dedicated schools tour program, which will visit over 6,000 kids and give away 1,000 lessons, the British Snowboard and Freeski Tour will create new breeding grounds for emerging talent and continue to provide a path from grass roots participation through to international competition.

British Snow Tour dates for your diaries:

- 5th & 6th July 2008 – Halifax, British Big Air Championships

-12th & 13th July 2008 – Chatham, British Slopestyle Championships

- 19th & 20th July 2008 – Norfolk, British Snowboard/Skiercross Championships

- 20th September 2008 – Castleford, British Slopestyle Championships

- 27th September 2008 – Milton Keynes, British Big Air Championships

- 4th October 2008– Glasgow, British Snowboardcross/Skiercross Championships

The 2008 British Snow Tour will also be returning to this year’s Metro Ski and Snowboard show for the Invitational Championships, to keep up-to-date with new event news and info, check out the British Snowboard and Freeski Tour website: www.britishsnowtour.com

British Snowboard Tour

Following five very successful years of the AIM Series, that has witnessed over 1000 competitors, visited over 50 schools and introduced over 4,000 newcomers to our beloved sports, the National Championship circuit has undergone a wee nip and tuck, and is ready to reveal the new look “British Snowboard and Freeski Tour”, which will be unveiled this September 2007.

Continuing to represent the highest level of snowboard and freeski competition in the UK, the British Snowboard and Freeski Tour will also boast some very attractive new features including:- seven domestic competitions, two brand new venues, Friday night demo’s, free coaching sessions with the UK’s leading professional athletes as well as exclusive snowboard and freeski video premieres and parties.

By adding two new venues, Norwich and Chatham, and incorporating a dedicated schools tour program, which takes professional athletes and Olympians into the classroom, the British Snowboard and Freeski Tour 2007 will create new breeding grounds for emerging talent and continue to provide a path from grass roots participation through to international competition.

Fantastic Cup Pro Junior

The Fantastic Cup Pro Junior presented by Nippy's will be a 5 Star ASP Australasia Pro Junior for men with A$10,000 Prize Money and a 4 Star ASP Australasia Pro Junior for women with A$4,000 Prize Money. The event will held at Victor Harbor, South Australia.

2008 Australian Waveski Surfing Titles

The 29th Australian Titles will be held from Sunday 26th of October through to Friday 31st of Otcober, 2008 on the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

The south west coast from Gunnamatta Beach to Portsea offer dynamic waves and often the rugged coastline faces direct to the predominant swell direction and is very rarely flat. There are generally beach breaks along this coast line but sand often forms over rocks and reef with deep channels and the waves carry such volume that close-outs only occur over 2m and the best waves on the peninsula happen here.

2008 Coffs Harbour Open & Junior Titles, NSW

The Coffs Harbour Open and Inaugural Australian Junior Titles will be on the weekend of 2nd - 3rd August. Meeting at Emerald Beach each morning. This event is the fourth competition of the 2008 East Coast Circuit and all entrants will receive points that will go towards an overall 2008 point score winner.

T&C Surf Grom Contest

Honolulu, Hi - 3Dimensional presents the 11th Annual T&C Surf Grom Contest on July 12 & 13th at Queen's, Waikiki. The Grom Contest is open to all amateur, non-rated bodyboard, shortboard, and longboard competitors ages 14 and under. There are different age divisions for each category. Please visit www.tcsurf.com/grom08 for an entry form. Prizes will be given out to all competitors, including a T&C Grom Contest t-shirt, Subway lunch, Sobe beverage and a gift pack. Over the two day event, 150 youngsters will challenge their friends and test their skills, competiting in the same enviornment as world class competitors of the T&C/Surfer “Hot 100“ Air Invitational. This is a great event that will help the youth gain confidence and develop surfing skills to better prepare them for the next competitive level of surfing. The T&C/Surfer “Hot 100“ Air Invtational will feature Hawaii's up and coming pro grom surfers who have already made a name for themselves in the surfing world. Competing for their share of a cash prize purse are these up an coming grom surfers who take will competitively to the skies. The objective is to launch off of a wave and obtain the highest air manuever which must be landed. “Surfer Magazine is extremely proud to support the keikis by presenting the Surfer Magazine Hot 100 Air Invitational. This element of the T&C Grom contest gives the kids a chance to meet some of the island's best aerialists and to see them in action, up close! Big props to T&C Surf for bringing such a great event to the kids of Hawaii every year" says Rick Iorns, Pubisher of Surfer Magazine. For the third year in a row, Boardstories will feature an adult and keiki tandem Boardstories Expression Session on Sudnday, July 13th. Entires for this family-friendly specialty event will be taken on the beach for 10 teams (no entry fee required). Proven to be a successful division with both fathers and mothers spending time in the water with their keiki. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. “Year after year it just keeps getting better! Were proud to be part of T&C’s fun in the sun at Queen’s and proud to share the stoke with the kids and their families” says Mike LaTronic of Manulele Inc., producer of Boardstories and Free Surf Magazine. “In Hawaii, were surrounded by the ocean and our kids love surfing. When parents support this kind interaction, whether its basketball, soccer or ping pong, it helps develop healthy family unity.” Mahalo to our sponsors: 3 Dimensional, Enza, Sobe, Subway, Free Surf Magazine and Hawaiian Airlines. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Honolulu. Website: http://www.tcsurf.com/grom08

SURFING IN HUNTINGTON BEACH

US Open of Surfing and Beach Games is back for another year of sand sports. World Qualifying 6 Star surfing, action sports super-stars of skate, bmx, and freestyle motocross, sand stationed vendor booths, surf camp, Drum Circle, Airbrush tattoo, and a week-long beach festival with action on the Pacific Ocean and in the Soul Bowl promises to be the hot ticket to youthful fun. Bring the kids and let them soak up the action. Location: Huntington City Beach near the Huntington Beach Pier, 315 Pacific Coast Highway (approx.), Huntington Beach, CA. Cost: Free admission. Call: (310) 473-0411. usopenofsurfing.com