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King of Flatland 25th anniversary!

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Time flies. I can remember following every round of the King of Flatland events back in the day via Kieran Chapman’s ‘zines Radazine and later on Wire. 25 years on! John Cote organised a jam/contest to get everyone together again! There’s some great footage above, press release and some cracking photos if you hit the links. Top stuff from New England!

http://groundcontrolbmx.com/2012/08/king-of-flatland-25th-anniversary/

http://www.jaredsouney.com/2012/08/25th-anniversary-king-of-flatland/

http://www.tablesandfables.com/2012/08/25th-anniversary-king-of-flatland/

Press Release:

For Immediate Release (August 2012): King of Flatland 25th Anniversary Jam and Contest, reunites riders from across the country and across generations.

Rye, New Hampshire: In the late 80’s and early 90’s, New England’s King of Flatland contest series brought the era’s best local and regional riders together not only to compete, but to ride, jam, and in retrospect, make great friends and memories.

Now, 25 years later, the Cote family did it again, bringing some of those original riders, some of the original riders’ kids, and some amazing new school riders together for the King of Flatland 25th Anniversary Jam and Contest.

Held August 4th, in the parking lot outside of Rye Airfield in Rye, NH, the event drew riders from as far away as California, Oregon, Mississippi, and Canada, as well as from all over New England.

The day had a great turnout, reuniting BMX friends and family, with great weather, and incredible riding. Where else can you see Nourie Handstands and Cherrypickers alongside Time Machine Combos and blazing Cliffhanger Turbines? In all, more than 35 riders competed, with Jim Cavanaugh, one of the original KoF riders, taking first in Pro, followed by Gabe Kadmiri then Luke Malone.

Keeping in line with the nostalgic atmosphere, the Veteran’s class saw riders who hadn’t been on a BMX bike in decades (pun intended). The atmosphere was pure fun, with as many laughs as there were killer tricks.

And, before blogs and Twitter, there were ‘zines, and the best ‘zine of the time, Radazine, later Wire, is now out with a new anniversary issue with 100 pages of memories including re-scanned classic photos and a DVD of some of the original contest run highlights. This was for sale at the event, but can also be purchased here. (http://ewirezine.com/kof25/)

About $1500 was raised for the local Boys & Girls Club, through entry fees, raffles, and an auction, and the event was generously supported by sponsors from within and outside of BMX.

The event was a huge success, and no one wants to wait another 25 years to do it again. Stay tuned for 2013.

Pro:
1st Jimmy Cavanaugh
2nd Gabe Kadmiri
3rd Luke Malone
4th Steve Jordan
5th Sean Maher
6th Sunny Singh

Expert:
1st Dave Alden
2nd Mannie Nogueira
3rd Rick MacDonald
4th Shane Reed
5th Andrew Parrish

Veteran:
1st Kieran Chapman
(tie) Scott Denoncourt
2nd Steve Kiander
(tie) Darren Pelio
3rd Ken Moreau
(tie) Scott Moroney
4th Dave Alden
5th John Cote
6th Dave Tufts
(tie) Gregg Macomber
7th Mike Miller
8th Tommy Simpson
(tie) Scott Duszlak
(tie) Shane Reed
9th Jim Bowes
10th Mike Noguira
(tie) Airin Roso
11th Bevan Quinn

Intermediate:
1st Shawn Markiewiecz
2nd Martin Carlton
3rd Chase Calton
4th Ryder Ireland

Beginner:
1st Ian Hicks
2nd Alex Kiander
3rd Max Bowes
4th Ted Duszlak

More info:
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gZ2TcS4Hp8&feature=youtu.be
Tables & Fables: http://www.tablesandfables.com/2012/08/25th-anniversary-king-of-flatland/
Jared Souney: http://www.jaredsouney.com/2012/08/25th-anniversary-king-of-flatland/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/374308555923913/
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/kof

Thanks to:
Flatlandfuel.com
Blue Steel Cyclery
Maximum Velocity
Cote Riggers
Animal
Remorse BMX
DK Bicycles
Independent Fabrications
State Farm
Bailey Works
Busytown BIkes
Ski Chair
Rye Airfield
Kink Bike Co.
Porkchop BMX
Tables and Fables
BMX Pros Trick Team
Harding Metals, Inc
Smuttynose Brewing
Tree Bicycle Co.
S & M American Bicycle Co

Keisuke Tanigawa wins Saga no run Contest!

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Keisuke Tanigawa won the Saga-no-run contest took place yesterday in Saga pref. Japan. Congrats Keisuke! Peep the edit above, awesome vibes in Saga!

Saganishiki (pro) class
1st Keisuke Tanigawa
2nd Yuji “ROBO” Ishii
3rd Seiichi Fujii

Blackmontblanc (middle) class
1st Naoppe
2nd Kanzaki
3rd Gajirou

Marubouro (novice) class
1st Kouta Fukuhara
2nd Yuki Shinkawa
3rd Yuta Tsuruta

Source:

http://ameblo.jp/bmx-kanayama-local/entry-11315063822.html

Fracas 2012

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Fracas 2012 from Mark McGrade on Vimeo.

Heres the word from Mark McGrade, bit late posting this….

“This was the third annual Flatland Fracas, and I’m glad to say it was a complete success. We had the best turnout to date and with an outpouring of generosity from all the sponsors, we had a ton of stuff to give away.
Major thanks to Rick MacDonald for all his efforts in rounding up sponsors and organizing the majority of this event.

These were the results:

Pretty Good:

1.Jake Provenzano

2. Ian Hicks

3. Anthony Dellario

Real Good:

1.Steve Jordan

2. Mannie Nogueira

3. Kurt Von Stetten

BadAss:

1. Brian Chapman

2. Jared DiChiara

3. Gabe Kadmiri

Best Trick:

Gabe Kadmiri

Trevor Lacey Interview – The Paddle Round the Pier weekend!

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Intro: Effraim
Interview + Photos: Johann Chan

The last two weekends have been great for UK flatland, two weekends, two different events of sorts. To make a change from my usual repo style on jams, Johann Chan stepped up with this interview with Brighton jam organiser, Trevor Lacey. How to organise a jam in unison with a large event? Maybe you are interested in organising a jam, unsure what to do, read on, and maybe this will spark some ideas and motivation wherever you are in the world. Big up to Trevor for stepping up and making something happen for the UK scene.


Flatlanders by the seaside. Good times!


Trevor Lacey, mid turbine whiplashes.

So what triggered you to organise the jam? Did it start from Effraim’s interview on Flatweb TV?
Yeah big style!  I would say it contributed a lot.. I watched ‘that’ interview and initially I admit, I felt pretty bummed out by it and what you were saying regarding the UK scene.
At the time, to put it bluntly,  I felt that for a worldwide audience it was  delivered with a bit  too much negativity.
Afterwards I spoken to a few others about ‘the interview’, however their reactions were varied  So, not getting the answers I wanted and not being one to shy from a flatland debate…Effraim and myself spoke on FB messenger.
He explained that the interview was designed to be very candid, as he almost wanted to provoke a reaction…to wake up the scene a bit.  As the conversation unravelled we discussed some of the existing issues and how we could change things, as a result “The future of UK Flatland” Facebook group was spawned!
This helped with putting things into perspective, and personally wanting to do something for UK flat scene… I just had to find the perfect opportunity really.

What was your first move, how did you find out who to speak to?
While speaking to Rob at Brighton Bmx Co I learnt that The Paddle Round the Pier annual urban and water sports festival were looking for something, to replace  the slalom Skateboarding. I gave one of the organisers a call, swapped ideas and thoughts, came to the conclusion it could work and we were on the ‘same page’ and the Flatland -Jam/ PRTP 2012 came about!

Did you have to make many phone calls/emails?
Yes I spend most evenings arranging the jam, and once or twice a week I touched base with the organisers with various questions and requests.


Cunners, no handed cyborg.

What sort of hurdles did you face?
Well the biggest hurdle is taking on the responsilbilty… Putting your name down for something that could possible be slammed . Flatlanders can be a fussy bunch (me included!)  There are lots of factors that could make for a big fail…Fortunatley the spot was pretty much on point which is always  a big concern for any  flat jam.
Discussing my requirements I established I only had a very limited a budget from PRTP.
At first I was asking for things like a wooden platform (similar to the Urban Games style area) however this was not to be in the budget for this year’s.
So my  main priority  was to make best of the given situation, and present to PRTP the concept of making the Flatland Jam a permanent fixture at the event and therefore getting some budget for next year.  
As it turns out, they were really grateful for what we had done, and due to everyones support, have since been asked if we would to come back next year!
With a few tweakes here & there, I reckon next year’s will be the beesknees!

How much time did you spend?
Took a 2/3 months,  fair bit of negiotating and a fair bit of time and effort to seal the deal.

Did you use social media to promote the event?
Yes, I designed the flyer, then whipped that onto Facebook. Facebook was the obvious tool for getting the word out, the odd Tweet, and a bit of Instagram, and of course your good self popped it on Flatmattersonline  (thank you very much!)


Jason Forde, halfpacker.

If you were to do it again- how would you change it?
The weather LOL, like I mentioned before, the main objective was to have as a permanant annual fixture, so we acheived that (despite that odd shower) the job was complete, it’s now up to us to steer it where we want it to go!

Any tips for people wanting to get flatland into an event?
All in all, sounds like a cliche, but perseverence is the key. I would say if you know the area or local festivals hit them up, or contact your local BMX shop!

So we hear there is more next year, how do you hope to progress the jam?
Well I’m open to suggestions!?
But I am fully aware of what’s required to make it even better for future.

Thanks Trev for your time. Look forward to next year!
Thanks FM

bmxism/Trevor Lacey