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Photogallery – Red Bull Dreamline – Finals

September 26, 2011

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The finals from Red Bull‘s Dreamline went down this past Saturday. The format was once again very loose with everyone who didn’t make it into finals voting for the top 3 riders. With a line up of Brian Foster, Chris Doyle, Mike “Hucker” Clark, Luke Parslow, Dennis Enarson, Cory Nastazio, Gary Young and TJ Ellis in the finals, good things were obviously going to happen.
After the lines were touched up and watered by the building crew, the guys started rolling in on the trails. Once everyone was good and warmed up, the guys in the finals were given the heads up that the clock was going to start and they had an hour to impress everyone with everything in their bag of tricks.
Needless to say, the final jam turned into a full on session with almost everyone riding; not just the guys in the finals. As the time progressed, things started getting real hot with guys throwing down things they have never done or haven’t done in years. Everyone was vibing so well that once the clock ran out, nobody said anything and just let the guys keep going. It was an amazing decision since that’s when two double backflips came out (Hucker and then Luke Parslow) over the big booter, Dennis was destroying the shark fin, Doyle was dropping 720’s mid set and everyone in general was pushing it harder than any of the riding seen the entire weekend.
It wasn’t until Brian Foster went down with a possible torn ACL and the light was fading that the riders decided it was time to shut it down and cast their votes. It was apparent to everyone who would be taking home the cash this weekend.

I’d like to send a huge shout out to Red Bull for organizing one of the most amazing and relaxed contests ever. This is definitely one event that will go down in the history books as how things should be done in BMX.

FINAL RESULTS*
1. Luke Parslow
2. Dennis Enerson
3. Mike ‘Hucker’ Clark
*Only top 3 were ranked.
Official Press Release

Don’t forget to check out the qualifier photos right here.

Frenchy’s Tour – Meeting V2

September 26, 2011

This past summer, Frenchy’s Distribution invited Max Charveron, Nico Badet, Ben Gea, John Garcia, Julien Masse, Georgy Doremus, Adrien Lecomte and Hoang Tran out to meet and ride together. Here’s 8 minutes of goodness from what they accomplished in their time together.

Vitamin Water – Ben Snowden Edit

September 26, 2011

“Second video about Ben Snowden for his sponsor VitaminWater. i got the chance to spend 1 month with Ben then we decided to film some stuff during this time to make this video. His level is just awesome, Ben can ride everything and he will land the most of the tricks with only one try.

Enjoy this video and try to imagine when you wil be 31 years old if you can ride like him? that’s just amazing.

you can also see all his others sponsors on this edit like: power bar, hitman bike, protec & Vans

Filmed & edited by JC Pieri

filmed with a Canon 7D
lens:
– Canon fisheye 15mm f2.8
– Samyang fisheye 8mm
– Canon 75-300mm Macro f1.4
– Canon 50mm f1.8
– Canon Macro 100mm

Softwares: adobe premiere pro CS5 / after effect CS5 / twixtor plug-in”

Connecticut Update

September 26, 2011

Connecticut Update – More BMX Videos

“Despite the horrible weather lately, there is still a lot of riding going on in CT. Some great stuff from Will Talamelli, Tom Burke, Colton Civitello, Keon Sammy, Fakie Master, and Lil Stevie Churchill. The instrumental is “One At a Time” by Equilibrum, who is also a CT to CA transplant. Credit: Shane McLellan”

The Level Below – Estabrook Jam 2011

September 26, 2011

The Level Below threw a jam at Estabrook in Milwaukee recently. It looks like there was a good time had, which you can check out in this edit.

Red Bull – Dreamline – Final Results

September 25, 2011

Photo: Justin Kosman

“LIVING THE DREAM: LUKE PARSLOW WINS BMX DIRT FINAL AT RED BULL DREAM LINE
Private Rider-Judged Contest Goes Big in Small Town Minnesota

September 24, 2011 – (Wabasha, MN) – There was no snow necessary to make a dream downhill run at the Coffee Mill Ski Resort in rural Minnesota this weekend. Luke Parslow put on a non-stop BMX dirt showcase to win the top spot with a barrage of flip tricks. In a flawless two hour session he blasted a 360 backflip, a backflip tailwhip and a double backflip. That was enough to earn the respect of his fellow riders, who awarded him the prize in a contest Parslow called, “the best contest since Red Bull Elevation.”
A first of its kind, Red Bull Dream Line features an unrestricted trails-style course that sent riders to skies and back down again. Sixteen riders hit 13 perfectly groomed jumps in a self-judged contest that encouraged skill and creativity, like Mike ‘Hucker’ Clark’s opposite truck downside 360 whip, a trick which has rarely been seen before.

Red Bull Dream Line project was conceived by BMX pro Anthony Napolitan as way to privately train and develop his tricks. Given six weeks and complete freedom to develop and groom the course to their liking, builders Adam Aloise and Dave King (who previously worked on Red Bull Elevation) began to shape Anthony’s private playground. The course proved to be so amazing he couldn’t keep it to himself, and devised the contest to invite 16 of the worlds best BMX dirt riders to session and see what could be done on a course that includes a 35ft step-up and a first-of-its-kind near vert berm gap named “the shark fin”. Top names in the sport made the trip to Wabasha to see the dream in person, including Red Bull Stomping Ground winner Brandon Dosch, young star Dennis Enerson, and sport legends like Chris Doyle, Cory Nastazio and Brian Foster.

The self-judged format allowed riders complete freedom to judge with no set criteria. On Friday, September 23rd, sixteen riders competed in two heats of eight. The eight athletes in the non-riding heat judged their peers. The top eight moved on to Saturday’s Finals. During a 45-minute jam, Enerson landed a 270 tailwhip on “the shark fin” and Parslow and Hucker both closed down the session with a double backflip on a massive 35ft step-up.

While there is prize money up for grabs, the goal of the contest is take a step back and enjoy riding with freedom from timed runs and the pressure of live TV, on a course that had no rules or constraints. For Napolitan, the event proved to be a dream come true, “This contest made a huge impact on BMX dirt, the riders are psyched and I couldn’t be more happy.”

RESULTS*
1. Luke Parslow
2. Dennis Enerson
3. Mike ‘Hucker’ Clark

*Only top 3 were ranked. Other Finalists included: Brian Foster, Cory Nastazio, Gary Young, Chris Doyle, and TJ Ellis ” – Red Bull

Adam Baker at Home

September 25, 2011

“Several years ago, Adam Baker was an S&M sponsored dirt rider from Prescott, Ariz., with a wild video section in the etnies video “Grounded,” and some of the best truckdrivers and 3-whips in BMX. After leaving the S&M team in the end of 2008, Baker continued to ride, moving to Denver, Colo. to work in a bike shop alongside Leif Valin. And he continues to shred. Recently, Mike Meister caught up with Adam to ride some parks and trails, and Baker delivered. This is Adam Baker, circa 2011. Video by Mike Meister.” – ESPN

SB Breezin

September 25, 2011

Shane McLellan spent some time filming a few sessions during the week before class with Danny Griffith, Aber Lizama and David Canary at the Santa Barbara skatepark. Here’s a look at what they got done.