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13 February 2008
The dates of the 2008 FAT-JAMs have been announced.
Mini FAT-JAM: 29 March
Summer FAT-JAM: 9 August
It's the 20th edition of the FAT-JAM so expect big things to happen in Aarle-Rixtel, The Netherlands this year. Be ready.
24-28 January 2008: Tallinn, Estonia.
It is probably going to be EBC's 5th time in Estonia and we would not want to miss this one. The Simpel Session has grown into one of the biggest BMX contests of the year. We'll be judging the 90 pros in the street category. Won't be easy.
13 January 2008. RACING!
The European BMX Racing circuit is coming to Zwolle for another round of the European UCI BMX race championships. EBC will be there with the camera in hand. Updates on www.fatbmx.com
Happy Holidays!
EBC wishes everyone a happy holiday. Thanks for the support and good times in 2007. Looking forward for more in 2008.
Bart de Jong
4-9 December 2007: Dubai X-Games
EBC will be helping out at the 2007 Dubai X-Games. It's off to the sun on the 4th and we'll return after the weekend. Looking forward to this. Thanks to the HSA.
23 October 2007
For those interested in advertising on www.fatbmx.com, please contact EBC today.
FATBMX
Bart de Jong
Middellaan 31
5708 ZE Helmond
The Netherlands
Tel. +31.492.848.910
www.fatbmx.com (check it)
TIMO JAM, Aarle-Rixtel, 21 October 2007
Can't forget about the locals. Timo van Lierop is organizing the TIMO JAM and we'll be there to make a report for www.fatbmx.com
TIMO JAM, Aarle-Rixtel, 21 October 2007
Can't forget about the locals. Timo van Lierop is organizing the TIMO JAM and we'll be there to make a report for www.fatbmx.com
Berlin again
From 12-14 October we will go back to Berlin for the last round of the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds event. Vert and Street in the Berlin Velodrome with lots of noise at night.
USA here we come
EBC goes America. To keep up with the BMX freestyle scene, see our friends, take some photos, see what the trade says, we are going to the USA to visit the 4th round of the Dew Tour series in Salt Lake City and the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas. We will probably see you there.
30-August - 2 September: Eurobike, Germany.
EBC will be present at the 2007 Eurobike bicycle trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany representing Mirraco bikes. La Finca has the 2008 Mirraco models on display. Drop by.
25-26 August 2007, Hamburg, Germany.
EBC is judging the Miniramp contest at the t-mobile extreme playgrounds contest in Pinneberg (Hamburg), Germany.
18 August 2007
We are organizing the 19th edition of the FAT-JAM in Aarle-Rixtel this Saturday. World Famous and it includes the SNAFU 8.6 race. Be there.
10-12 August Rebel Jam, Berlin, Germany
EBC is judging the Rebel Jam contest at the Mellowpark in Berlin this weekend. Looking forward to this event. EBC will also have three photos up in the BMX art exhibition in the hall next to the event. Check it out.
4 August Red Cross Adventures
Judging the Red Cross Adventures this weekend in Hechtel, Belgium.
20 July 2007
EBC IS MOVING!!!
As of 20 July 2007 we can be reached at the following address:
European BMX Connection (EBC)
c/o Bart de Jong
5708 ZE Helmond
The Netherlands
E-mail: bart@europeanBMXconnection.com
Telephone number: +31.492.848.910
Web: www.europeanbmxconnection.com
14-15 July: Suzuki BMX Masters, Cologne, Germany
Drove over to Germany to catch up with a lot of people and make a report for FATBMX.com. If you haven't been to this website lately, do so.
7-8 July: Red Bull Bike Night, Trieste, Italy
EBC was hired to do some judging at this BMX/MTB event in Italy. Great location, nice weather, good times.
27 June - 2 July 2007: Red Bull Elevation
For the second year in a row EBC traveled to Whistler for the Red Bull Elevation comp to make a report for FATBMX.com. The sun showed up just in time for a killer contest. Thanks to Red Bull for the great treatment.
14-17 June 2007: Red Bull Empire of Dirt
The Empire of Dirt was a BMX event that couldn't be missed. It had a unique set up but rain destroyed the party and no riding at the course could be done to have a contest. Too bad. The contest has been postponed till next year. We will be there again.
11-14 June 2007: Mirraco trip Germany
Visited several German distributors looking for the right one to distribute Mirraco bikes in the near future. Traveled with Mirraco's Jim Ford and Trek's Chris Volk.
3 May 2007: Toer Dur Laarbeek
EBC was part of the judging panel of the 2007 Toer Dur Laarbeek, a local event where 4 mini ramps were ridden in one afternoon. A good day that was ended by the etnies Grounded Video premiere in OJA (also arranged through EBC).
17-20 May 2007: FISE, France
EBC put together a judging team for the 10th edition of the FISE contest in Montpellier, France. Also USA riders were arranged through EBC contacts.
10 May 2007
This weekend EBC will be present at the T-Mobile Dirt session in Herten, Germany to judge the BMX/MTB contest.
5 May 2007
Today we visited the "Week van de fiets" in Tilburg, a BMX event that was put on by Jesse.
19 April 2007
The FATBMX website is doing well. March was a record month with over 11 million hits. Signed on T-Mobile and Suzuki BMX Masters for a couple of months of advertising.
If you're interested in supporting the FATBMX.com website, please contact us.
9 April 2007
Just returned from the Metro Jam in Singapore. EBC was part of the judging team and at the same time I met up with the Mirraco crew (Dave Mirra, Ryan Guettler, Rob Wise, Sean Hargraves) and made a report for FATBMX.com
1 April 2007
Got up early today and headed over to the first Motocross Grand Prix of the 2007 season in Valkenswaard. Did a little photo report for Transworld Motocross.
31 March 2007
Today was the day of the Mini-FAT-JAM in Aarle-Rixtel. Part-organized by EBC. It was one of the best visited Mini-FAT-JAMs ever. Riders waited in line on two sides of the starting hill to get a run in on the Suger Hills trails. And of course the sun was out there. The right way to open the outdoor season.
19 March 2007
Headed over to the first round of the Open Dutch Outdoor Motocross nationals in Gemert last weekend. Both Universal MX riders Jarno Verhorevoort and Erwin Robins qualified for the main event. Took a lot of pics for the www.universalmotocross.com website that we've been updating with news on a regular basis.
26 February 2007
Tokyo was great. Interesting place, lots of good riding and a sold out house for a flatland contest. Red Bull knows how to do things right.
7 February 2007
EBC will be going to Japan at the end of the month for the third edition of the Red Bull Circle of Balance. Like in both previous rounds, EBC will be taking care of the judging ("Head judge") at the prestigeous flatland contest in Tokyo.
25 January 2007
Welcome to Mirraco, Mongoose and Hoffman Bikes who have joined Carhartt, VANS, Eastpak, SE, Pauls Boutique, wethepeople, SNAFU, FELT and Redline in the FATBMX sponsor list.
8 January 2007
EBC helped out the Simpel Session organization in Estonia with rider, MC and sponsor contacts and will be part of the BMX judging team this coming weekend in Tallinn.
15 January 2007
The Simpel Session took place in Tallinn last weekend and it was a great event. So many riders, a good course and a great vibe overall made this a good way to start the new year. Estonia rocks. See you next year.
15 January 2007
The Simpel Session took place in Tallinn last weekend and it was a great event. So many riders, a good course and a great vibe overall made this a good way to start the new year. Estonia rocks. See you next year.
8 January 2007
EBC has helped out the Simpel Session with rider contacts, sponsor contacts and general consulting regarding the event. EBC is part of the judging team of the 2007 version.
01/01/2007
Happy new year from everyone at EBC!
17 November 2006
We've been signing up advertisers for the 2007 FATBMX.com season. With more than 5000 visits per day and over 10 million hits per month the FATBMX site is doing really well.
Interested? Contact us.
12 November 2006
Visited three motocross races in a row the last three weeks. All local ones but it's good to stay in touch. Universal rider Erwin Robins won the MON MX1 title this year and will have a celebartion party on 2 December. Congrats on the Dutch title Erwin!
8 November 2006
Made a trip to Switzerland for a UCI/IOC meeting regarding the BMX press at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Interesting indeed.
30 October 2006
Visited the Mirraco distributor in the UK. Met up with Phil Denham and Nigel Roberts for a meeting discussing the plan how to introduce Mirraco on the UK market.
9-12 October 2006
Another trade show to go. This time Intermot in Cologne, Germany. Picked up Universal MX Brand Manager Mike D. on Monday, showed him the Lierop and Helmond Motocross tracks as well as Paul's Boutique, the local BMX trails and the Bavaria factory. After that we headed to Cologne where we attended the Intermot for the next few days. Talked to the riders, the media and the Universal MX distributors. Good show.
30 September 2006
It was good to see everyone at Interbike, either at the trade show or at the Nora Cup or FIT LIFE premiere. We are now back at the office recovering from a week in Las Vegas.
18 September 2006
Once more week left before taking off to Las Vegas for the Interbike show. With Mirraco, Universal MX and FATBMX as steady EBC customers and all the contest judging over the summer we've been busy keeping all parties happy. Thanks for your business and we'll see you out there.
15-17 September 2006
Was hired by Red Bull/Rasoulution to be Head judge at the Vozi Bre in Belgrad, Servia. Another experience in a country that I had not visited before. Good times.
10 September 2006
Stayed close to home for the Helm Jam in Helmond, The Netherlands. EBC helped get the trails started doing consulting work for the local council. Looks like the place is taking off. It was good to see people from the council enjoy the flips at the jam.
3 September 2006
Another Grand Prix of Motocross. This time on the local track in Lierop, The Netherlands only 5 minutes from the EBC home base. Did a report for TransworldMotocross.com again.
31 August - 2 September 2006
Off to Eurobike for the annual trade show. Got 5 Mirraco complete bike samples in the van for the Mirraco presentation on Friday afternoon.
25-27 August 2006
Back to Berlin, Germany. This time for the LG Action Sports World Tour stop judging Pro Vert and Pro Street. Dave Dillewaard won street, Simon Tabron won vert.
19 August 2006
EBC helped organize the 19th FAT-JAM in Aarle-Rixtel, NL. It's one of the longest running BMX/freestyle events in the world. We've been around.......
11-13 August 2006
Back to the Rebel Jam for the second year in a row. This time however EBC photos were part of the exclusive Rebel Jam photo exhibition on Friday night. Other EBC activities included judging street, dirt and miniramp contests at the Mellowpark in Berlin, Germany.
5-6 August 2006
Had a little break of BMX and visited the Grand Prix of Motocross in Namur, Belgium. Find the EBC report on www.transworldmotocross.com
28-30 July 2006
EBC was hired to judge the LG Action Sports event in Birmingham, England during the Nass event in the NEC.
21-23 July 2006
EBC visited the Suzuki BMX masters in Cologne, Germany keeping in touch with the latest and greatest in BMX.
13-16 July 2006
EBC was hired to take care of the BMX judging and getting (North American) riders over to the FISE contest in Montpellier, France. It's the 10th edition of the FISE this year.
28 June 2006
Red Bull are flying me over to the Elevation contest in Whistler, Canada to do a report on www.fatbmx.com. Keep an eye out for the www.fatbmx.com website for the report.
8 June 2006
It's off to the Download Festival in England to judge the Snickers Bowl contest. With Bestwick, DMC, Tabron, Koji, Fairbairn on the program it should be good one. + 100 bands including Metallica, Guns 'n Roses and Tool.....
2 June 2006
Today EBC will be present to give pointers at the Helm Trails. More dirt will arrive and a digger will work on the trails for a day and a half. The outcome should be good.
28 May 2006
Today EBC will be part of the judging team for the "Toer dur Laarbeek" that hits 4 miniramps in one afternoon.
18 March 2006
EBC's on tour with the Carhartt- and Eastpak Europe teams to visit spots in Belgium and The Netherlands shooting pics. Places visited will be Kortrijk, Middelburg, Zaandam, Den Haag, Scheveningen, Landsmeer, Amsterdam and Almere. For reports, check www.fatbmx.com.
6 May 2006
We're over in Teutschenthal, Germany for the fourth MX GP of the season. We'll be shooting some pics for TwinAir, Universal MX and we'll also be doing reports for Transworld Motocross and FATBMX.
6 May 2006
We're over in Teutschenthal, Germany for the fourth MX GP of the year. We'll be shooting some photos for TwinAir, Universal MX and will do race reports for Transworld Motocross and FATBMX.
20 April 2006
As of 18 April 2006 EBC has parted ways with HARO Bikes as a client. The relationship with HARO has been great over the years and the break up is on good terms. It was a hard decision to make but we're moving on with MirraCo starting 1 May. Thanks to everyone at HARO for the support. MirraCo here we come.
20 April 2006
This weekend EBC has been hired as Head Judge of the Red Bull Bridge Master in Amsterdam. Saturday 22 April will be the date of the special invitational BMX contest and "De Magere Brug" will be the location. See you there.
2 April 2006
Today we visited the first MX Grand Prix over in Zolder, Belgium. Took a bunch of photos for Twin Air.
1 April 2006
EBC co-organized and sponsored the Mini-FAT-JAM in Aarle-Rixtel today. HARO Bikes was one of the main sponsors. Plenty of riders showed up who all had a good time.
25 March 2006
It was off to Antwerp, Belgium today for the Hardcore FMX contest. Universal MX rider Busty Wolter was present and we took some photos for the FATBMX and Universal websites. We've actually been uploading loads of stuff to the Universal MX website (home). Visit www.universalmotocross.com and www.fatbmx.com if you have a minute.
18 March 2006
The People's BMX store was openend today. We made the trip to Cologne, Germany to say hello to the wethepeople crew and to wish them luck.
5 March 2006
Today we went to the first round of the Open Dutch MX championships to shoot some photos for FATBMX, Twin Air and Universal MX. We also checked in with the Universal MX riders in Gemert.
9 February 2006
The office will be closed for two weeks as EBC is on its way to California to visit the clients and to Indianapolis for the Dealer Expo trade show. Mobile phone works in the USA and we also check E-mail as much as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
11 January 2006
EBC once again has been hired byHARO Bikes, Universal MX and FATBMX to take care of specific jobs worldwide. Also EBC will be used for several judging jobs in 2006 (a.o. LG Action Sports World Tour, Nokia FISE, Red Bull comps). This means we'll be spending some time on the road and behind the desk. If you feel you have a job for EBC that we can fill into the program, don't hesitate to contact us.
European BMX Connection
Kasteel Noord 144
5702 NX Helmond
The Netherlands
bart@europeanBMXconnection.com
Phone: +31.492.848.910
5 January 2006
Tomorrow we're off to the Pop Session in Tallinn, Estonia for the first BMX freestyle contest of the year. Expect updates on the vert and street contest on www.fatbmx.com. Looking forward to see everyone.
23 December 2005
We would like to thank everyone for their support towards EBC in 2005. It has been another great year and wouldn't have been possible without you.
Happy Holidays and all the best for 2006!
Bart de Jong
owner
2 December 2005
The FATBMX.com website saw a lot of updates this week. With over 2000 visitors per day it has become one of the most popular international BMX websites on the net. EBC is taking care of the content management of the site. If you want to get your name out there in the BMX world, contact EBC for the banner rates.
26 November 2005
One of the Universal Motocross riders (Erwin Robins) and his team (Van Gerwen/Yamaha) had a sponsor evening in Gemert that EBC attended. Universal Motocross is using EBC's services again for 2006 and Erwin will be one of the sponsored riders going for the 2006 MX1 250cc title.
24 November 2005
Today I had a meeting with Will Scheper about the Open Dutch Championship of lakejumping. To be held on Sunday 23 August 2006, the day after the FAT-JAM. The plan is to have the contest take place at De Ijzeren Man in Eindhoven and use the ski ramp that is already there. Stay tuned.
14 November 2005
Did an interview with University student Hoite Polkamp today about the current BMX media which involved the magazines and websites as well.
9 November 2005
Visited the Eastpak/Vans sponsored Antidote tour stop in Tilburg, NL yesterday. The concert with bands like Flogging Molley and Millencolin was sold out. Find a report on www.fatbmx.com.
5 November 2005
Today I went to the opening of the Helm Trails in Helmond. After a couple of visits with the people from the local council and a few designs, the trails have become a reality. Location: Johannes Vermeerlaan, Helmond, NL. Enjoy the ride.
17 October 2005
EBC changed hosting services from Hostsave to Four05. If you have faced difficulties e-mailing EBC, please try again. Your mail is important to us.
2 October 2005
After the Interbike show it was straight to the Hardrock Cafe & Casino for the "VANS Let It Ride" BMX freestyle contest. Dirt was held on Friday and park was on Sunday. EBC was part of the judging panel that consisted of a.o. Robbie Morales, Big Island, Mark Losey, Brian Foster & Andy Zeiss. The riding level was insanely high. Read www.fatbmx.com for a report.
30 September 2005
The Interbike show finished today. We met a lot of new people and caught up with a big number of friends. Interesting 2006 product was displayed at most booths. Not all was for sale (like Mirra's gold X-Games bike at the HARO booth). Find a report of the show at the FATBMX site in the BMX BIZZNIZZ section.
28 September 2005
Today is the second day of Interbike, the main bicycle trade show in the USA. We already visited a lot of booths and shook hands with lots of people. To get a feeling of what's happening in BMX land, you got to be in Las Vegas this week.
27 September 2005
EBC/Bart de Jong attended the International BMX Freestyle Federation meeting at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. Mat Hoffman was elected the president of the IBMXFF.
26 September 2005
EBC spent the last weekend of September in Zurich judging the Freestyle.ch contest that was won by Simon Tabron (UK). Thanks to the HSA for the invite.
Now it's off to Las Vegas for the Interbike show.
13 September 2005
EBC spent some serious time on the www.fatbmx.com website. EBC is taking care of three updates on a regular week day to serve the BMX community with all the latest news, results and event reports. If you are looking for updates with photos for your website, feel free to contact us. We can probably help.
29 August 2005
We'll be out of the office for the Eurobike trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany starting tomorrow. Will return on Monday 5 September.
22 August 2005
The 2005 FAT-JAM went super. It has turned into a real grass roots event where all riders can actually ride all day. There was no entry fee, no security, no time schedule, no "pro-only" jumps so anybody with a BMX bike had the chance to ride if they wanted to. It was a good change from all the big events that have been on the schedule all summer that had way too many restrictions for the average kid with a BMX bike looking to have some fun. Dirt on Saturday, good party with BMX videos, a band and DJ Nikolai at OJA on Saturday night and a fun mini ramp session on Sunday. Thanks to everyone for coming out. See you next year.
16 August 2005
FAT-JAM coming up this weekend. Theme: Heavy Metal!
15 August 2005
The Garden Of Vert event in Belgium went very well. Thanks to everybody who helped out to make it a success, especially the main sponsors (Freecaster/DC Shoes/Haro Bikes) and Family Geys from Overpelt.
5 August 2005
Everybody check out the www.gardenofvert.com website for all info on the Vert contest at Peter Geys' next weekend, co-organized by EBC.
1 August 2005
We have not visited many BMX races this year but if you visit one, it might as well be the biggest one out there. Last weekend we were in Paris for the UCI BMX Racing World Championships. They were held in the Bercy stadium and over 2300 riders participated. Bubba Harris won Elite Men in an exciting race with Mike Day finishing 2nd and Robert de Wilde in third. Full report on www.fatbmx.com.
30 July 2005
The BMX trails in Helmond were built today. It took a while but they are there to shred. Help build and use them. Location: Helmond-Noord
25 July 2005
We just finished judging the LG Action Sports Tour stop in Barcelona, Spain. Again a nice location (the beach), some great riding and fun times. Sounds like we're getting around this summer.
20 July 2005
The photo's on this site might be a little dated. Don't worry, we've been on the road a bunch this summer and have plenty of fresh ones. If you're looking for photographs, don't hesitate to contact EBC. We probably have what you are looking for in our extensive archive.
18 July 2005
EBC took care of the BMX judging team at the Nokia FISE. If you're looking for a BMX judging team for your events, get in touch with EBC at: +31.492.848.910 or e-mail Bart de Jong at: bart@europeanBMXconnection.com
11 July 2005
From Berlin to France. We visited the 20/Oakley jam in Carmaux at the Cap Decouverte. Amazing park at an awesome location. We've got pics available if you are interested.
4 July 2005
EBC returned from a trip to the Rebel Jam in Berlin, Germany. Good times were had. For a full report, tune in to www.fatbmx.com.
28 June 2005
Had a meeting with the local council of Helmond to check out a possible spot to build trails. Sounds like it's happening.
27 June 2005
The LG Action Sports tour has some great locations. The vert ramp was put on the Trocadero. From the judging tower you had the eiffel tower right in front of you. Sweet.
The vert prelims were awesome. Everyone kicked ass. If you pull great variations, tailwhips and a barspin 540 and finish 8th (Matt Fairbairn), you know how high the level was. Tabron won vert, Dave Dillewaard got first in "street".
24 June 2005
Today we're going to Cologne, Germany for the Suzuki BMX Masters. From there it's straight to Paris, France for another LG stop.
20 June 2005
Decided to give the LG Action Sports Tour a try by judging their event in Munich, Germany. The vert contest was good with great riders. The street course was bad but the riders present made it work anyway. The whole LG tour circus made you think you had landed in the USA but the Olympia park stadium in the background made you aware you were in Munich, not San Diego.
13 June 2005
Just got back from the Snickers Soul Bowl in England. The event was held at the Download festival in Donington where bands played such as Slayer, Black Sabbath (Ozzy included), Garbage, Billy Idol, Megadeth and many more. It was a cool event especially because a lot of legendary skateboarders did some demos in the wooden bowl. Tony Alva was there, Duane Peters, Steve Olsen, Mike McGill and Kevin Staab. Nice one!
The BMX contest was won by Matt Fairbairn. Judging this comp was hard.
6 June 2005
The first IBMXFF Nokia BMX Freestyle world's in Czech Republic went well. A good atmosphere, new terrain and great riding made for a good championship. Taking pictures with one hand (left) and the other arm in a sling, wasn't easy but we got some help from a bunch of contributors to get a decent report up on www.fatbmx.com. Thanks to all.
22 May 2005
On the upcoming Thursday Bart will undergo shoulder surgery. This will mean walking around with the right arm in a sling for 6 weeks and then rehabilitation after that for a few months. Picking up the phone, typing E-mails and writing down scores is still the plan for the upcoming weeks.
On 1 June it's off to Prague, Czech Republic for the next IBMXFF meeting followed by Pro judging duties at the World BMX Freestyle Championships.
On 8 June it's off to Donnington, UK for the Snickers Soul Bowl.
21 May 2005
Photoshoot with Patrick v.d. Berg in Boxmeer, Holland for Universal MX.
15 May 2005
Visited a MON championship race today. Took some pictures of the Universal Motocross riders. Universal MX is one of the customers of EBC. We're taking care of international sales and marketing. Visit www.universalmotocross.com for more info.
9 May 2005
Got back from the Deconstruction tour. Went from Amsterdam Holland, to Paris France, then to Trier, Germany. Next day we woke up in Winterthur, Switzerland and the tour bus brought us to Milan, Italy for the final stop. 5 days, 5 countries, good times with vert riders Simon Tabron, Zach Shaw, Ronnie Remo and Matt Fairbairn.
29 April
Took care of some announcing duties at the first stop of the Deconstruction Tour today. The BMX/Skate demos with Zach Shaw, Ronnie Remo, Simon Tabron and Matt Fairbairn on the BMX took place in Herne, Germany. More stops are on the program for next week (Paris, Trier, Winterthur, Milan).
9 April 2005
After catching up being away from my desk for a week, I made it over to Oberhausen, Germany for Achim Kujawski's [Verthaus] jam. 3 HARO riders made it over and Peter Geys (Haro Benelux) won the highest air trophy. Read the reports on www.fatbmx.com and www.harobikes.com (Global section).
If you're looking for halfpipe photo material please contact me at:
bart@europeanbmxconnection.com
3 April 2005
Missed my brother's Paul's Boutique 10 years anniversary and the mini FAT-JAM this weekend because I'm still in England. Nyquist killed it in street and won. He got second in the mini ramp contest. Pill, Hennon, Grosic and OBG all made finals at The Bike Show. It was a great week with the HARO team. Thanks to everyone for the good times.
Bart
2 April 2005
Have been taking loads of pictures all week. If you need any photos of the HARO tour or vert contest at the Bike Show, I can probably help. Did some interviews for the FATBMX website and stayed in touch with the site's sponsors that were present making sure they're happy.
1 April 2005
The first day of the Bike Show in Coventry. HARO Bikes have set up a booth and the complete HARO team is present to ride the halfpipe, street and spine contests. Jamie Gray from Australia is representing the HARO colours on the 4-X track. Good to meet up with all the industry people and riders.
31 March 2005
Next stop of the HARO UK tourr: Interact in Burnley. Great park that treated the HARO team very well. Lots of fun was had riding the bowl and the street course.
30 March 2005
Still on the road with the HARO freestyle team riders. We've landed in Liverpool at Ruff Ride, a park sponsored by Moore Large which has plenty of Haro and Premium Products logo placements all around the park. The perfect spot to shoot some ads. Chris Woodage has been hired to shoot photos for the HARO UK ads and he's providing the pictures for RIDE magazine too. A private session during the day and public riding session at night.
29 March 2005
The 20 passenger white tour van has the following people on board: Ryan Nyquist (USA), Ben Shenker (Hungary), Stefan Geisler (Germany), Senad Grosic (Austria), Anthony Pill (UK), Ben Manuel (UK), Ben Hennon (UK) and Moore Large's Adam Garner. I'm the driver for the tour so wish me luck. Wrong side of the road, shifting with the wrong hand and reading the road map.....
Visited the Upton park and the Worx park in Leeds today. Good riding sessions with plenty of cameras capturing the HARO action.
28 March 2005
The HARO UK tour starts today. Leaving for Birmingham tonight to meet up with the people from Moore Large, the HARO distributor in the UK, and some of the HARO team riders.
14 March 2005
Visited HARO Benelux distributor Verwimp B.V. today. They had their open house and also displayed the 2005 HARO BMX race, freestyle and mountain bikes. HARO Bikes have been a customer for EBC for over three years.
12 March 2005
The first BMX freestyle contest of the XL series took place in Heerlen. Next to doing some announcing duties, EBC also made a report for the www.fatbmx.com site.
6 March 2005
Visited the Open Dutch MX national in Gemert today. Universal MX riders Jarno Verhorevoort and Erwin Robins were racing the MX2 and MX1 class respectively. Took some pictures of the riders for a BIO on the Universal MX site and made a report of the race for www.transworldmotocross.com
23 February 2005
Today I visited the hospital to have my shoulder checked. It popped out three times in January and it needs to be fixed. This will happen on 26 May 2005 when it will be operated upon by Dr. Hoekstra in Geldrop, Holland. If the typing shows some errors right after that, it's because I'll be typing with my left hand only.
Bart
19 February 2005
Today the 3 hours Motocross team race took place in Deurne, Holland. The Universal MX team entered with Jarno Verhorevoort, Christian Mandigers and last minure entry Onno van Lier. The Universal riders scored a well deserved second place behind the Van Gerwen team that had Universal rider Erwin Robins doing fast laps to help them get the win. Universal Motocross is a customer of EBC.
1 February 2005
EBC has taken on www.FATBMX.com as a customer starting from 1 January 2005. The already popular BMX website now has daily updates which makes it more interesting for everyone to come back and check for new content. Take a look yourself, it's an example what EBC can possibly do for your company. Websites are only great if you have something to offer.
21 January 2005
EBC will be in the USA from 21 January - 31 January.
4 January 2005
EBC will be making the trip to Tallinn, Estonia to take care of the announcing duties at the PopSession BMX street and vert contest. Departure Friday 7 January. Return 11 January.