Eki Vainikka is Fox‘s hook up over in Finland. Check out this rad edit he cooked up for them.
Red Bull Trick Or Treat Results + Photos
“New York, NY – October 28, 2011 – To kick off Halloween weekend in style, 32 BMX bikers donned costumes and showed off their best moves at the Red Bull Trick or Treat contest. For the third time in four years, some of the best hit a creative course that featured Halloween-themed obstacles from a curved grim reaper rail box to tricked-out coffins. This year’s “Live or Die” new format featured heats of six riders, where only the top two riders advanced. The top finalists proved to be a mash-up of big contest strength, like that of a professional, an amateur and a youngin.
Newtown Barge Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn held the attention of over 500 fans as temperatures dipped into the low 40s. With midtown Manhattan in the background, top honors went to Jackson, New Jersey native Scotty Cranmer, who was recently crowned Dew Tour overall champion, and second to the Bronx’s Pablo Nunez, whose first contest ever was Red Bull Trick or Treat and Sean Ricany, who’s sixteen years was enough to compete against the big dogs. Best trick honors went to Zac Costa, whose footjam nosepick on the RIP quarter was the night’s best.
While bikes were flying and wheels were turning, Ricany’s manual to nose wheelie to barspin and his no handed flip jam nosepick on the sub box made the judges mind melt. Nunez didn’t let his new nickname of “honeybadger” by the MC slow him down a bit. His 360 tailwhip drops over the hip set the crowd roaring. Scott Cranmer came ready to ride with his Danny Zuko wig and Grease Lighting jacket. His multiple fufano moves on the judges tower and tail whip drop from the sub box with the East River in the background were what BMX dreams are made of.
“It’s an amazing honor to ride well here and I appreciate getting to participate as a semi-local since I’m from New Jersey,” says Cranmer, Red Bull Trick or Treat’s 2010 and 2011 champion. “It’s not just another contest. Getting dressed up loosens the mood and helps get people excited about BMX.”
The event brought out many more local riders because of a last minute date change due to weather. Yet all types of riders were represented, from local hero and professional Edwin De La Rosa who helped conceive the contest, to last year’s top competitors including Augie Simoncini, and Bruno Hoffman. Even on a chilly night, it was Cranmer who proved he could heat things up and ride away victorious for the second year in a row.
Red Bull Trick or Treat 2011 Results
1st – Scotty Cranmer
2nd – Pablo Nunez
3rd – Sean Ricany
Best Trick: Zac Costa – footjam nosepick on RIP Quarter ” – Red Bull
Check out a few photos courtesy of Red Bull below…
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The Shrews – 2010 / 2011
Man, there’s a lot of good trails footage popping up lately. Here’s a fresh one from Rich Barlow featuring footage he collected over the last two years at The Shrews and a couple of other trails spots that he mixed in. This is a mans McDonalds Play Place…
Spotted on Build The Woods.
Vinyl – PA Soil
This edit just got me mega psyched. Check out some PA Trails goodness from the helmet cam of Tom Arkus, Ryan Popple, Jeremy Muller and Chris Doyle for Vinyl BMX. This is what I’m talking about…
Felt – East Coast Trip #2 – Party Rockin’ in North Carolina
Felt Bikes East Coast Trip #2: Party Rockin’ in North Carolina – More BMX Videos
“The final video from Felt‘s recent East Coast trip. Shreddin’ and partyin’ across North Carolina with Devon Smillie, Zak Earley, and Josh Betley.” – Vital
Mello “Flint Tropics”
Cory Wiergowski and Nick Bullen are about to move to Arizona for the winter. Check out this final edit from Flint, Michigan where they found some real good spots and brought some damn good riding.
Film/Edit- Josh Wendt
Vans Rebel Jam 2011 – Street Course
Here’s a 3D rendering of what the Rebel Jam street course will look like this year. It sounds like they will only have three days to set it up and one day to tear it down. Crazy how fast a good thing can come and go. Now, this 3D rendering isn’t exactly to scale, so there will be changes from what you see here and how it will actually be come contest time. Either way, it looks like this year will be a damn good time. Wish I’d be there.
The Bakery – Preheating with Premium
Premium‘s Chad Kerley, Josh Harrington, Dan Foley, Connor Lodes, and Sean Ricany recently made their way to Chicago to get some time in at The Bakery. Here’s a sneak peek at what is to come on November 1st (Tuesday). This won’t disappoint.
Filming by Andrew Brady and David Leep