After hanging out with Bill Nitschke last week in Colorado, I started digging for footage of the first time he dropped the whopper in a contest. And this contest Ride Flatland contest that took place on January 5th 1991 appears to be the first. Check this amazing section that appeared on inTRIKat’s RealiTV-2 that features a ton of good riding for the time: Jesse Puente who won this contest was the first to pull X-foot hitch-hikers, one at 02:24, invented the plastic man, coasting at 03:07, Junkyard to caboose at 6:08 and he turbines a halfpacker at 09:19. Perry Mervar Rolaid at 04:50 and the First whopper pulled at a flat comp by Bill Nitschke at 05:00, and more great riding from Chase Gouin, Dennis McCoy, Jason Hughes and many more!
Glad you found it Effraim. What a great contest.
So many innovators riding at the same place.
This is great riding for any time.
Its hard to believe its is over 25 years old.
absolutely one of the most influential sections for me
I stepped away from riding from 89-93 when the shops in my area stopped supporting bmx, and every time I see footage of the progression from that period, I always regret it. Absolutely amazing contest…