Encounter Magazine is born!

Some great news today! A new magazine out of Japan, by Yasuyuki Takeo aka Green-G! Which also has some content in english and no doubt a lot of Flatland inside! Check out the cover shot of Hiro doing what he does best! Whether the magazine will available internationally only time will tell…

Chase Gouin Recovery Fund gathers pace!


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Plenty of jams to raise money for Chase Gouin, who is seriously ill, Adam DiClaaudio kindly went to the trouble of setting up this account that goes straight through to Chase, you don’t need a paypal account, so if you are like me, and hate using paypal you can donate straight from your credit card. Great stuff!!!

If you do use paypal you can send your donation to: chasegouinrecoveryfund@gmail.com

Nora Cup Nominees

The Nora Cup nominees are in for 2011, congrats to the five riders who stand the best chance of winning, I’m sticking with Martti Kuoppa for the win here, great to see Chad Johnston recognised for the amount of coverage he’s got this year! Who do you think will win?

#1 Flatlander
Matthias Dandois
Chad Johnston
Martti Kuoppa
Moto Sasaki
Matt Wilhelm

#1 Ramp Rider
Kyle Baldock
Drew Bezanson
Dennis Enarson
Chase Hawk
Gary Young

#1 Dirt Jumper
Mike “Hucker” Clark
Chris Doyle
Dennis Enarson
Chase Hawk
Mark Mulville

#1 Street Rider
Sean Burns
Dennis Enarson
Garrett Reynolds
Dakota Roche
Nathan Williams

#1 Racer
Joris Daudet
Nic Long
Corben Sharrah
Marc Willers
Khalen Young

Best Video Part
Mike Aitken – Anthem II
Sean Burns – Anthem II
Dennis Enarson – Last Chance
Ty Morrow – The Trip
Mark Mulville – Anthem II

Video of the Year
Anthem II (Stew Johnson)
Last Chance (Demolition Parts)
Still Here (Act Like You Know)
The Colony DVD (Colony BMX)
The Trip (The Trip)

Big Soulstyce Flat Contest in LA!

It sounds crazy, but it’s been a long time since a big flatland contest went down in Los Angeles, but the Soulstyce Music and Arts Festival have stepped up with $10,000 “cash prize” to end the contest drought in LA, the festival aim is to highlight the underground freestyle community. This include freestyle hip hop, break dancing, graffiti art, freestyle beat mixing and flatland! You can contact Lalo Jimenez on facebook for more details.

Website:http://www.soulstycefest.com

Andy Hale on Function Flatland team!

Chris Massey is making big waves in the UK Flatland scene, Chris just hooked up rookie Pro, Andy Hale after the King of Southsea contest, with a parts and travel expenses deal! Andy will travel with Chris, Ashley Adams and Yinka Thomas to a Euro contest next year, as well as UK events, congrats to Andy! And props to Chris for supporting the scene! Great stuff!

If your in the UK, support Chris’ shop! http://functionflatland.blogspot.com/