Rich Hoppe Archives

Save The Kitchen Skatepark Update

January 29, 2015

If you haven’t heard yet, Brett Banasiewicz’s park, The Kitchen Skatepark, in Indiana is in need of a little financial support to help keep the doors open! Our friend Rich Hoppe recently made his way to the park to get the update from Bill and Brett about the park and find out just what they need to make it work! Check out the video then go donate right here if you can spare a few bucks!

“On a recent trip to The Kitchen BMX & Skatepark up in South Bend, Indiana I interviewed Bill & Brett Banasiewicz to see how things were going up there with the park and their fundraising efforts. The video can be viewed below.
They are seeking small donations to help keep the park alive and well. If you can help out click here and donate $5 bucks or so that would be awesome!
www.gofundme.com/savethekitchen” – Rich Hoppe

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The Fort Wayne Indoor Skatepark Fundraiser

July 11, 2014

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If you are in the Indiana area, you probably heard that the New Republic skatepark in Fort Wayne had been shut down this past spring when the lease was cut short. Rich Hoppe hit us up with some news that they’re starting a fund raiser page on Go Fund Me to raise $10,000 to get a new facility up and running at a location they have found. They only have a month to raise the money needed to get the lease secured or the park won’t happen! If you are in the area or if you just want to support the park, hit this LINK for more details!

Indiana Backyard Mini Sesh Photogallery

July 1, 2014

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Rich Hoppe sent through a link to a write up and a ton of photos by Ryan Hodges from his backyard ramp setup in Indiana over on Riders Gotta Ride! Hit that link to check out all the dialed photos like the one above. I’d be so stoked to have that ramp in my backyard!

The Kitchen 2014 Pro – Live Feed

March 22, 2014

The Kitchen‘s 2014 Pro / AM contest is going down this weekend in South Bend, Indiana! Every year this contest gets absolutely wild, so make sure you tune in and check out all of the action that goes down today starting at 1PM (Central Standard Time) in the pro class! Our friend, Rich Hoppe along with The Beard, Trevor Gay and Mark “Flip” Flipowicz, will be running around interviewing all the guys and announcing the contest! Enjoy!

“The Kitchen BMX & Skatepark has partnered with Walton Web Casting to bring you this years 3rd Annual Kitchen PRO/AM! The live internet feed will feature Pro Qualifications, Pro Finals & Interviews with Pro Riders and BMX Supporters from all over the planet! Be sure to tune in and catch all the action this Saturday, March 22nd! The action begins Live from the Kitchen in South Bend Indiana at 2pm Eastern Time!

Spot Check – New Republic Skatepark

January 13, 2014

Here’s one our friend Rich Hoppe just sent over from the spot check ESPN BMX dropped from the New Republic skatepark in Fort Wayne, Indiana that he’s involved with! This gives you a little background on the park along with a ton of great riding from the locals, Rich and even some Karl Poynter footage! Well worth a look!