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Diamondback product designer, Tyler Deschaine, has an interview up on the Red Bull U.K website where he discusses filming with Jeremy Ball for their section that made it into the finals of The Hunt, his other film work and how he manages to balance that out with his real job. Definitely an interesting read if you are curious about people who are generally behind the scenes.
Did you miss the live feed of the Red Bull R.Evolution event this past weekend? Above we have the highlights of what went down! It looks like these guys went fast as hell and the track looked so good. I thought there would be more tricks, but I guess it was hard enough going as fast as they went. Either way, it looks like the even went amazing as a whole!
“Berlin (GER)- 24.08.2012 – The Race-Evolution has succeeded: Berlin’s Mellowpark on Friday evening became the stage for the most innovative BMX race of the year with Dutchman Twan van Gendt snatching victory ahead of Americans Corben Sharrah and Mike Day in a tightly fought finale of the Red Bull R.Evolution. Flawless backflips from Nate Berkheimer and crowd favourite Desmond Tessemaker turned on the heat among the 5,000 spectators at the Mellowpark with Luis Brethauer going to the quarter final for Germany’s best performance of the evening.
The tailor-made track will remain at the Mellowpark making it the biggest and most versatile BMX training spot in Germany.
A BMX race that also combines breath-taking freestyle tricks: that had never been seen before on European soil! Red Bull managed to ignite the domestic and international BMX scene with exactly such a brand new event concept. The basic idea is pure riding fun, to break away from regulations and strict rules, back to the BMX origins.
„The riders are on fire and are totally relaxed. I just find it fantastic to experience this kind of development,” said BMX legend Bob Haro (USA), considered the founder of BMX sports and a rider who also left his mark on the race and freestyle scene.
So it was no real surprise that Red Bull R.Evolution attracted the very best BMX riders to the German capital. Some 48 riders from 13 countries made the trip, among them 32 of the best riders on the UCI world rankings and eight fresh from competing in London.
Big name riders such as Mike Day (USA), Kris Fox (USA), Luis Brethauer (GER) and the London bronze medalist Carlos Oquendo (COL) made sure of an extra portion of adrenaline in front of a sell-out 5,000 crowd.
Mellowpark was ready to explode when the phrase ‚Riders ready – watch the gate’ was heard for the last time on Friday with Twan van Gendt, Corben Sharrah, Mike Day, Simon Duchene, Luke Madille, Zabala Oquendo, Sylvain Andre and Darryn Goodwin poised or victory. While early rounds were more relaxed, riders now battled it out for top spot. Despite this being the final, Darryn Goodwin tried to make up for lost ground following an early crash with a spectacular frontflip on the final jump that pulled the fans off their seats.
“It was just unbelievable, to take part in the first Red Bull R.Evolution and then go and win it”, said a beaming Twan van Gendt just after champagne-drenched podium celebrations.
„I hope there are many more such races in the future”, said the 20-year-old.
Tom Ritzenthaler and his EliteTrax-Crew came together with the Mellowpark to create this unique Super-Cross track. After the 10 meter high starting tower riders were put through a 450m long hell with S-sections, Doubles and Trick Jumps.
“Even for the pro racers this was a hugely demanding track. The riders had to get used it in the beginning – it was even bigger than London – but then they were really hot and excited to race it”, said Germany’s national BMX team coach Florian Ludewig. “And the best thing is the track at the Mellowpark will remain which makes it a perfect training spot for German riders.”
Germany’s Luis Brethauer was eliminated in the quarter-finals despite having held on to fourth place at the start. A Hang Up knocked the wind out of his sails, allowing his rivals to pass. “I am confident we will catch up until Rio 2016. I want to race for a medal there and that is my training target”, said the 19-year-old BMX professional from Reutlingen.
The added bonus at Red Bull R.Evolution was the judging of the freestyle tricks. While tricks are not part of a normal BMX race, they are welcomed at Red Bull R.Evolution.
“You could see how much fun everyone had on the track”, said second-placed Mike Day.
Crowd favorites Desmond Tessemaker (NED) and American Kris Fox may have not been among the leaders but showed Backflips over the second Double with an enormous length of 13 meters. Fox casually sprinkled his rides with No Hander and Nac-Nacs. “If BMX-Race was like that before, I would have never stopped” he said, excited about Red Bull R.Evolution.
www.redbull.de/revolution
Final results:
1 148 van GENDT Twan, NED 45.881
2 24 SHARRAH Corben, USA 46.710
3 365 DAY Mike, USA 47.111
4 157 DUCHENE Simon, FRA 47.997
5 17 MADILL Luke, AUS 49.612
6 566 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario ,COL 50.194
7 39 ANDRE Sylvain, FRA DNF
8 25 GOODWIN Darryn, AUS DNF”
The Red Bull R.Evolution contest is going down later today and the track looks sooooo good. Here’s a quick helmet cam video of a lap that Martin Jaspers took. It gives you an idea of how gnarly the track is and I’d imagine it will just be crazier with tricks being mixed in along with a group of guys trying to get to the finish line faster. Definitely a unique concept that’s bound to turn out awesome.
As always, Corey comes through with another dialed episode!
“Corey Bohan heads to Woodward West in Stallion Springs, California for a day of camp, riding with Brian Hunt and making some new friends in the process.
After that, it’s off to Heath Pinters backyard for a quick sunset session before meeting up with Mike “Hucker” Clark, TJ Ellis, Paul Langlands and Corey Nastazio at Luke Parslow’s “It Is What It Is Jam”- a fundraiser for Stephen Murray in Riverside, California.
In the next episode, Corey is surrounded by the madness of the US Open of Surf in Huntington Beach, and then whisked away to Nicaragua for an impromptu surf mission with Travis Rice and the Brothers on the Run- Eric and John Jackson.” – Red Bull
Krasnodar was the next stop for the Red Bull Local Hero Tour that went down in Russia recently. Check out what went down at this stop in the video above! Good riding for sure!
Make your way over to the Red Bull U.K website for a Q&A with our friend Adam Spitalny about some of his different projects that he has been working on lately. Always good to see Adam getting some love.
Head over to the Red Bull U.K website to check out an interview with Effraim Catlow about the history of the Southsea Skatepark and his roles there. There’s no doubt that if you have been watching BMX long enough, you have seen something from this park or something Effraim was involved in, so check this out.
I’m seriously getting so stoked to see this Red Bull R.Evolution contest…
“Red Bull R.Evolution: BMX champions travel straight from London to Berlin
Munich, August 16, 2012 – It’s the first opportunity for a revenge: right after the thrilling duels at the season’s highlight in London, the entire BMX elite will now compete at Berlin, Germany. Luis Brethauer, Maik Baier (both GER) as well as medal winner Carlos Oquendo (COL) don’t want to miss out on the most innovative BMX race event of the year. Red Bull R.Evolution at Mellowpark Berlin will kick off on Friday, August 24th 2012, at 7 pm. In case you ride good enough yourself to battle it out with the stars of the scene: there’s still eight starting places for the qualification heats on Thursday up for grabs! For further information on applying for the qualification as well as on tickets and live webcast, please visit redbull.de/revolution.
Never before has a BMX event in Germany seen a starting field like this. 11 of the 40 invited participants are returnees from London, including 3rd placed Carlos Oquendo! The who’s who of the international BMX riders will compete at Red Bull R.Evolution, including Raymon van der Biezen (NED, 7th in the UCI world ranking) or Nick Long (USA, 21st in the UCI world ranking). But also some stars of the scene will rock Mellowpark, like racer turned freestyler Kris Fox (USA) and race legend Mike Day (USA). German rider Luis Brethauer (20th in the UCI world ranking) is full of anticipation: “I just came back from London, and now I’m really up for Red Bull R.Evolution. At London, we had such a huge crowd. Now, we can offer our home crowd an insane race and give our fans something back. I’m really looking forward to the event, the atmosphere and having fun with the other riders.”
The new supercross track will certainly revolutionize the German BMX scene. It’s 450 metres long and built on a 120 x 60 metre area. 8,500 cubic metres of dirt, 500 cubic metres of surface material (Prom Grand) and 100 tons of asphalt (steep banks) were used. The course was designed by Tom Ritzenthaler, who also constructed all UCI SX tracks. “As a sporting challenge, this is for sure the most demanding supercross track in the world, even excelling Beijing and London. Thanks to the innovative track design, we can reach new speeds. Germany has eagerly awaited a track like this”, German national BMX coach Florian Ludewig said.
This is great news not only for the German and European BMX scene but even more for Berlin’s youth. After the event, the track built by Red Bull will be turned over to Mellowpark – another milestone that will find its place here at the end of August. “We’re very proud of what we have achieved for the kids, but also for the pro riders here. We’ve had a tight and long-lasting cooperation with Red Bull with the aim to promote the sport in Germany. Now, this cooperation has culminated in the new track that will take BMX in Germany to the next level”, Mellowpark project manager Jens Werner said.
Entrance to Red Bull R.Evolution is 5 Euro. Tickets are available in pre-sale at Mellowpark, several advance ticket offices, and by email at ticket@mellowpark.de. For more information, please visit www.redbull.de/revolution. Doors open at 5 pm. As parking space is limited, please use public transport services.
Programme on Friday, August 24, 2012:
7.00 – 8.30 pm 1/8 Finals (3 rounds)
8.30 – 9.20 pm 1/4 Finals
9.20 – 9.45 pm 1/2 Finals
9.45 – 10.00 pm Final ”