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30.09.10 | Live Coverage | Red Bull X-Fighters in Rome


 

The international FMX elite will gather for the ultimate title showdown at the season finale of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 in Rome. With young gun Levi Sherwood being forced out of the event due to injury, it looks like a head-to-head battle for the 2010 crown between overall points leader Andrè Villa and the reigning champion Nate Adams. Watch the event live on FORTY8, Oct. 2nd 10 p.m. (CET)...



28.09.10 | Videos | Torres wins Freestyle.ch FMX contest


 

Last weekend the freestyle.ch traditionally took place in Zürich Switzerland. The entire FMX and skateboarding contests were shifted to Sunday due to heavy rainfall. Of the top 4 contenders in the FMX final, it was last year's FMX champion, Danny Torres, who grabbed the title for a second time. The Swiss French Mat Rebeaud had to settle for second place...



26.09.10 | Startalk | Travis Pastrana presented by DC shoes


 

Almost every dirtbike fan knows Travis „the wunderkind“ Pastrana. After winning two more gold medals in MotoX Freestyle and Speed & Style at the X-Games 16 we talked with Travis about former times, Rally Racing, the TP Roll vs. Double Backflip and of course his plans for the future...



22.09.10 | Events | 28. ADAC SX Stuttgart – tickets available now


 

On November 12./13. the 28th ADAC Supercross takes place in the Schleyerhalle Stuttgart. Finest SX1 & SX2 Supercross Action is preprogrammed. And of course the Highlight of the event – the Freestyle MX riders will show some great FMX action. Check out the latest press release...



22.09.10 | Events | Suzuki NIGHT OF THE JUMPS Cologne


 

On October 9th 2010 the Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs / FIM Freestyle MX World Championship returns to Lanxess arena Cologne. Equal to 2008 the World Cup in Cologne takes place during the Intermot motorbike expo. It will be the first contest after the summer break and the riders are on fire. Brice Izzo and Jose Miralles will smash all of their tricks onto the track to attack World Championship leader Libor Podmol...



21.09.10 | Videos | Matt Rodgers presents From the Dirt video series


 

Matt Rodgers is back at it with another awesome installment of the From the Dirt video series. This time featuring Mike Mason, Adam Jones, and Brian Foster. Showcasing the true love of the sport, the insane action packed riding, and lifestyle that these athletes live all in glorious HIGH DEFINITION...



20.09.10 | Videos | Taka Takes First Dew Tour Win of FMX Career


 

Taka Higashino won the first Dew Tour contest of his career after consistently posting the highest scores of the night to claim the win at the Toyota Challenge FMX competition. Running a head-to-head format where the rider with the better score advanced to the next round, the Dew Tour’s FMX contest featured some of the sport’s biggest names – including Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Mike Mason and Adam Jones...



17.09.10 | Sequences | Smoothness issue #13 online now!

 

Finally issue #13 of the Smoothness Freestyle MX Sequence Mag is online now! Of course, we have traditionally seqs from the final of the Flight Club tour stop in Biberach and our buddy Jason Halayko from Japan provided us some awesome Sequences from the Japanese scene. Check it out:

www.smoothness.de



16.09.10 | Videos | Mat Rebeaud – MY WAY Episode #3


 

Pro FMX rider Mat Rebeaud has no ordinary life. In this installment of "My Way" he reveals how his father was a major influence on his chosen sport and what in turn his father goes through whilst watching his son train and perform...



10.09.10 | Mike Mason Wins Second ASA World Championships


 

The top pros of freestyle motocross competed in a head-to-head contest in the ASA World Championships of Freestyle Motocross in LA. When the dust cleared, Nevada's Mike Mason stood atop the podium for the second year in a row ahead of Nate Adams (Glendale, AZ) and Adam Jones (Warrendale, PA) after a battle that ended much like Mason's first win in 2009....



10.09.10 | Columns | Fab "German FMX Champ" Bauersachs


 

The final of the German FMX Championship was hold in the RingArena on the Nürburgring Circuit. It was an unique indoor event of this series and the riders were happy don't have to take care about the weather situation and could be concentrated on the important thing – to go big. Setup was standard, little problems was solved fast and without discussions – nice...



04.09.10 | Videos | Cartoon Network FMX segment with Lance Coury


 

Cartoon Network made a cool Freestyle Motocross segment with O'Neal teamrider Lance Coury. It includes a small interview with Lance and some sweet riding action – enjoy it...



03.09.10 | Videos | Rebeaud and Sherwood riding session


 

The Unit Clothing FMX team riders Levi Sherwood and Mat Rebeaud made another great riding session at Mat's compound in Switzerland. Check out the video with some awesome riding action of the boys. Especially Levi did a really smooth turntable...



02.09.10 | Startalk | Hannes Ackermann


 

Upcoming Saturday the final of the German Freestyle Motocross Championship will be held in the ringarena at the Nuerburgring. Hannes Ackerman, 2-times German Champion an on 2nd position in the overall ranking, will attack Fabian Bauersachs, who has the lead in the series. We had the chance to have a small interview with Hannes during his practice on his compound...



02.09.10 | Columns | Nick de Wit


 

This month has been really quiet compared to my last few months. It started off with me taking a long weekend off and going away with my girlfriend. It was awesome to just relax and get away from the rat race for a while. The next 2 weeks I spent at home working on my fitness and spending time practicing on my bike...



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