Stracka is a social network focused on the well known sport golf. This is by far the best website I know if you are into golf, they have a huge database available with courses over whole the world. I think the website is real easy on the eyes and has a lot of cool features.

If you sign up as a site member on stracka.com you can instantly upload pictures, send messages to other users, start writing a blog and keep all your statistics nicely organized in your profile. This is a great chance to meet other golfers that play at your courses.

The best feature of Stracka is in my opinion the possibility to view the golf courses in a map view which contain neat markers of every hole and distances to every hole from the start position. On top of that you can download the course map to view in the Google Earth program. It's also possible to watch a video tour of the golf course and view photos of it naturally.

Link: A Social Network for Golfers

Round 7 Results Elite men: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT 2. Pablo Gutierrez FRA 3. Thomas Hamon FRA 4. Ivo Lakucs LAT 5. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA 6. Frank Heijne NED 7. Jeremy Chaffot FRA 8. Romain Saladini FRA

Round 8 Results Elite men: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT 2. Roy van den Berg NED 3. Arturs Matisons LAT 4. Ivo Lakucs LAT 5. Thomas Hamon FRA 6. Thomas Allier FRA 7. Pablo Gutierrez FRA 8. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA

Here are the first pictures of the track and the official time schedule of the EC indoor BMX Douai.

USA Cycling announced today the eight athletes it will send to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Adelaide, Australia, April 12-13. The Adelaide Supercross is the second of five UCI BMX Supercross events in 2008 and will also serve as the 16th of 18 races that factor into the USA Cycling BMX rankings on the men’s side and the 14th of 16 for the women.

Five men – Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.), Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Tyler Brown (San Clemente, Calif.) – received nominations to the team. Bennett and Robinson were automatically selected as the top two riders in the current 2008 USA Cycling Elite Men’s BMX Rankings. Cisar, Day and Brown received coaches’ selections.

Three women were also selected for the squad – Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah), Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) and Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.). As the top athlete in the USA Cycling Elite Women’s BMX Rankings, Martin received an automatic nomination, while Kintner and Geving were coaches’ selections.

As many of you know the french rider Moana Moo Caille took a hard crash at the supercross event in Madrid. Sebastian Kartfyord posted a short video of this BMX crash.

Moo Caille said: “I'm better now, my lung is ok after 5 days in the bad hospital of Madrid... 4 ribs and my shoulder are broken but its gonna take one month so its not too long.”

2008 Underground Products (UGP) is pleased to announce it has inked a sponsorship deal with the National Bicycle League (NBL) for the 2008 National Series season. The two have joined forces for this lucrative Olympic year where BMX racing will come center stage during the sport¹s inaugural appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games in August.

“UGP has deep roots in BMX racing and a long history with the NBL," says Kevin O¹Brien. "Their product line fits perfectly with NBL riders and we expect them to fully embrace UGP once again.”

As an official co-sponsor of the NBL, UGP will receive extensive promotion at the NBL National Series events including signage, programs, a display booth and apparel. As the official apparel sponsor of the Series, UGP will exclusively provide clothing for the NBL staff and volunteers. UGP will also provide the National Series number plates.

“The partnership with the NBL is in-line with UGP¹s mission to aggressively elevate the brand's presence nationally among core BMX racing and freestyle enthusiasts and drive sales," says Wann Chong, UGP Managing Director. "With a renewed vigor, the brand is taking its message to the masses in 2008 with the addition of several key sponsorships, a major marketing initiative and key new retail outlets.”

On February 23rd this years winterjam will take place in Stockholm, Sweden.

The people behind the park, Andy and Tobbe has done a really good job on the park, and if you haven't been there yet you should start planning your trip there right now. The jam will be held at the Capital Bikepark.



Here's also a little video of last years winter jam. If you don't mind listening to some swedish play the video to get a better idea of how it's going to look like.

Michael "Berry" Beran has won de Ride It Winterjam at Riga, Latvia. The Czech made it before Alessandro Barbero and Harry Main. To the left you can see a little video mix of Beran about a year ago. Make sure to see until the end when he tries to do a front flip tail whip.

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Today we interviewed one of the fastest BMX riders coming from the Asian parts of the world. His name is Steven Wong, and he is riding for Hong Kong. Make sure you keep an eye out for this kid, because he's shredding the championships this year.

Hometown: Dessel, Belgium
Favourite Food: Pasta, Pizza
Favourite Music: Rap, R&B, Hip Hop
Favourite Track: Vallet, France
Favourite Movie: Cradle 2 the Grave

How did you get into BMX?
When I was 12 years old I build a BMX track near my house and started riding for fun, later on I got into the racing scene.

What was your first BMX?
Mongoose Motivater (heaviest bike ever lol)

What do you like the most about BMX?
Pretty much everything, the adrenaline, training on my bike.

How come you started riding for Hong Kong?
Because my father is Chinese and the funding of the Hong Kong cycling team was a lot better than the team of Belgium.

What was the best thing that happened to you in 2007?
2007 wasn't the best year for me. I broke my knee so didn't race big races for a few months.

What were your favourite places that you visited in 2007?
Australia was awesome and the Asian Championships in Thailand.

How many flights did you take in 2007?
I don't know but a LOT I can tell you that.


Are you in pretty good shape for the upcoming races?
I feel pretty good on my bikes the last few months but I am still trying to improve everything.

Is there any word of Hong Kong being selected for the Olympics?
No not really...Hong Kong has a chance to get a wild card...but as Hong Kong is part of China, China will decide who gets it.

What are your plans for 2008?
Try to get my UCI points done and try and go to the olympics.

How does a normal week look like with you? (training)
Just the normal things everybody else does I guess. Gym, sprints, track, gates, plyo's and what not.

What do you do in the weekends?
Most of the time the weekends are for racing...if there is no race I'll just fill it in with some training and easy riding on the track.

Do you ride in a team, which team and who are your team mates?
I don't really ride for a team anymore. I'm pretty much a private rider for meybo with my own sponsors.

Take a look at the Mystic, Ryan Smith's new signature frame. The frame weighs in at just 4.9 lbs, will be available in 20.75" and 21" with a 13.6 rear end and a 75 degree head tube angle. The frame is 420 baked, which helps to keep the tubing stiff and lets them use thinner wall tubing while retaining strength. The Down tube is a custom tube they have designed from scratch, slighty overlized to help against denting up in the front end and then rounds back out near the BB JUNCTION to keep it stiff. The Chain stays also are oval to help offer greater tire clearance and help resist against denting. It will be available with removable brake lugs and in flat white. Coming April.

Be sure to visit the Mutiny site for more details: mutinybikes.com

Check out these nice wallpapers of the Source BMX Shop.
They also have their new BMX catalogue online: 2008 Source Catalogue

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Nike 6.0 has released some new mid-tops which have been printed with woodgrain graphics. Only 5000 pairs are made, so grab a pair before quantities are demolished.


“The Woody Air Mogan Mid is inspired by our obsession with building mini ramps. It’s the energy of the first cut, the last nail pounded, and the stoke of the inaugural drop-in; packaged into a pair of shred-ready kicks. Real wood panels, tightly woven together, create the durable upper. The bent nail and saw blade graphics pay homage to the culture of construction. With the launch of the Woody Air Mogan Mid, Nike 6.0 has joined forces with wood wizard, Nate Wessell, to celebrate the culture of construction. One action-slinging shredder will win a hand-built backyard mini ramp next month. Details and rules can be found on nike6.com from Feb 8th.”

Redman has just released these in both 16 inch and 12 inch, the Redman Pit bikes come complete with everything you need to shred the track. Colour range is Bonfire Orange, White and Black. Features include: 3 main tube crmo frame with 6MM dropout. Heavy duty crmo fork with 1-1/4 blades. Black anodized alloy rims with machined sidewall. 3-piece hollow crmo cranks with 36t chainring’ 2.125 dirt front and street tire. Includes rotor and 2 pegs. More info at redmanbikes.com

Official Main Event 1 Arturs Matisons/LAT 2 Marc Willers/NZL 3 Steven Cisar/USA 4 Tyler Brown/USA 5 Donny Robinson/USA 6 Kyle Bennett/USA 7 Arno Kanis/NED 8 Andre Jiminez/Col

Semi One 1 Marc Willers/NZL 2 Andres Jiminez/COL 3 Steven Cisar/USA 4 Arno Kanis/NED 5 Damien Godet/FRA 6 Robert de Wilde/NED 7 Ivo Lakucs/LAT 8 Jonathan Suarez/VEN

Semi Two 1 Arturs Matisons/LAT 2 Donny Robinson/USA 3 Tyler Brown/USA 4 Kyle Bennett/USA 5 Pablo Gallan/ESP 6 Luke Madill/AUS 7 David Herman/USA 8 Sander Bisseling/NED

Freecaster.tv will be streaming Live from the finals of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup on Saturday 9 February at 18:30 CET. Tune in here to watch the video.

21+ When you ordered some new BMX parts and you're girlfriend spontaneously takes off here clothes and mingles with the cold metal bicycle accessories you know she's a keeper, especially when you have a hot looking girlfriend like this one.

Friday February 8th @ 9PM ET/PT In the case of this must-see series, “MOTIVATED” means obsessed, possessed, adrenaline-hooked, fixated and consumed. You won’t believe your eyes or ears when you meet “extreme” athletes addicted to risk-taking and boundary-pushing for fame and glory. “BMX Rider Bubba Harris overcomes the untimely death of his mother to rank among the world’s elite.”

Be sure to tune in, or set for record. This is one HD show you won’t want to miss.

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Sander Bisseling has posted a video which shows us the first sneak peak of the supercross track in Madrid, Spain. As expected the first doubles are pretty huge. I can't wait to see this.

More info on sanderbisseling.com.

Dan's Comp has released the new spring 2008 catalog. If you don't know Dan's Comp yet, this is pretty much the biggest online bmx store of the world. It carries some of the hottest action sport brands in all categories: ETNIES, DC, ADIO, FOX, VANS, ALPINESTARS, DUFFS, OSIRIS & DVS to name a few!

Online Dan's Comp Catalog

The most of u will probably know by now that Aaron Ross is leaving FBM to move onto other projects. Aaron Ross is now on Sunday Bikes, and plans are already underway for a signature Sunday frame from Aaron. What follows is Jim Cielencki's official press release explaining the new addition to the team.

“The first time I heard about Aaron Ross was from an Empire BMX ad with him doing a barspin bunnyhop over a tennis court net. This blew me away because I remembered doing lines using the tennis nets down the street from my house. I knew how tall they were. Could this guy actually be barspinning a tennis court net? I had to see more.

At the time, Aaron was in the middle of filming for his first Empire video. When his part came out it confirmed how good he was on a bike to me. Not too long after that, I got to meet him at the Vancouver Metro Jam. I remember him doing tricks that were leaning in the direction that I thought riding would eventually be headed. In addition to that, one of the most interesting things that I noticed was how nice he was as a person. That really stuck out in my head. Was it possible to be a totally amazing bike rider while actually being an incredibly humble and nice guy at the same time? Here was the proof.”

The 2008 Red Bull Empire of Dirt date has been set. This year, it's happening a little later in the summer, but everything should be dry and ready to ride by then. The date is July 25-26, 2008, and the location is the same as last year, Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Home place of Kye Forte, the guy that came up with the idea.

For more info and details check out myspace.com/redbullempireofdirt.

Hoffman has released some new shirts with some catchy names. Say hello to the Zag, Circle, Peace and Seth Kimbroughs Signature Shirts. The 4 new designs are all printed on USA MADE 50/50 super soft smooth to the touch American Apparel. The Zag Design is an upper chest print which is offered in 2 shirt colors, Heather Grey and Heather Plum. All the designs and colors are in stock and available at Hoffman Bikes.

The 2007 European Championships at Romans DVD is now available!

It covers all main finals, atmosphere, interviews, with an extra bonus… dirt BMX, the 26’ TV program. The DVD is approximately 90 minutes long full of pure memories of last years championship.

Order form for DVD European Championship

Freecaster.tv presents a Live Webcast from The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Madrid

Madrid is to host the first leg of the five stages of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup and Freecaster.tv will be streaming Live from the finals on Saturday 9 February at 18:30 CET.

BMX racing is a new discipline for Freecaster to cover so they’re starting with the first major event of the 2008. 100 competitors from 20 countries will be watched by a 10.000 strong crowd in the Palacio de Deportes arena in Madrid but those who can’t make it to the venue can tune into www.freecaster.tv/bmx to catch all the action, as it happens, in high quality.

Freecaster.tv has always been dedicated to delivering the best action sport content and recently it has really been pushing the boundaries further on Live streaming with an increase in quality of streams and also in viewer figures.

Coverage of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup is another great event for Freecaster.tv to add to it’s portfolio and a great opportunity for fans all over the world to catch all the action from Madrid.

Here are the results of the european championship indoor round 5 & 6.

Results Elite men round 5:
1. Ivo Lakucs LAT
2. Evgeny Komarov RUS
3. Martijn Scherpen NED
4. Roy van den Berg NED
5. Maris Strombergs LAT
6. Pablo Gutierrez FRA
7. Pablo Galan Carrasco ESP
8. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA

Results Elite men round 6:
1. Maris Strombergs LAT
2. Ivo Lakucs LAT
3. Martijn Scherpen NED
4. Roy van den Berg NED
5. Thomas Allier FRA
6. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA
7. Sebastian Kartfjord NOR
8. Thomas Hamon FRA

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Here are some cool videos of the Simpel Session in Estonia.

As the crew says: “Simpel Session 08 is over and it has been such a blast! Big thanks to all the riders, staff and spectators! There was a huge media presence at the event, so hold your breath for a massive coverage from all the magazines, websites and videos. We broadcasted the event live over the web and feedback has been amazing.

Garret Reynolds from USA took home the gold in BMX street and his fellow countryman Gary Young silver. Daniel Dhers from Venezuela came third. Garret Reynolds also won Snickers bmx 180 long jump flying 8.5 meters.”

Check out the new Toby Henderson interview over at oldskoolukbmx.co.uk.

Toby is a class act moving from BMX and MTB racing to being a world player nowadays in the BMX industry with his company VSI.
You'll probably all know the brands like THE, Intense and Sinz, well these are some of the BMX products they make there.

We are stoked to announce our newest dirt/street/park rider, Pat “Lumpy” Laughlin. Coming out of Bensalem, PA, Pat is able to tear it up on any terrain that comes his way. When not doing shows for Hell on Wheels or the Freecycle teams, Lumpy is usually found in his back yard which is home to some of the biggest dirt jumps on the East Coast.

Pat recently threw a huge benefit jam at his trails to raise money for Stephen Murray, a fellow BMXer who had a career ending injury in 2007. After riding all day Saturday at the benefit, he went on to the Red Bull “Down and Dirty” contest in Asbury Park, NJ. Not only was Pat on the winning team, but he also won the Best Trick award. Pat donated his winnings to the Stephen Murray Fund. Pat will be hitting dirt, park and street contests as well as traveling this year doing shows at events ranging from school shows to NASCAR races. Keep an eye out for this kid in ’08.