Vancouver Park Fundraiser Comp TOMORROW!
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***JUST A REMINDER OF THE COMP IN THE COUV TOMORROW!!! DEAN HAS PRIZES SO SHOW UP!!!***
There is going to be a fundraiser contest at the old "Swift" Vancouver skatepark on August 26th.
Practice starts at 11 and entry is $5. All proceeds go toward the construction of the new Vancouver park. The contest will be run by Couv Native, Dean Dickinson so it'll be a no hassle day of fun in the sun. See you all there.
Check the flyer for all the info.
posted by pdxbmx @ 3:30 PM
3 Comments:
I am a BMX Mom of a 7(almost 8) year old guy- former BMX track racer. We lived in SoCal up to last year, and had to quit the sport upon re-locating to the Vancouver area- just not much going on with that sport up here- he is really interested in getting into free style, and we are looking for a clinic or someone to give lessons. He is tough, finished 5th in the state when he was only 5 (in So Cal that is a big accomplishment-) he was sponsored by No Fear (Factory-the real deal)- Not bragging, just letting you all know we are serious. He is also doing great on his skateboard- we spend a lot of time and $ at Copelands! Anyway, if there is anyone out there that knows of a clinic or is interested in giving lessons for cash, let me know!!
NOthing against Copelands, but there is a bmx specific shop in Portland that actually give back to the community. Goods BMX is Located in NE Portland not to far from the Rose Garden on MLK Blvd. Give them a call: 503.282.5408 or stop by www.goodsbmx.com to check out their site. The guy's that own the place know everyone and ride themselves. Thanks for stoppping by the site.-ben
COUV SHRALP!
*** Vancouver Is Going To BMX Extremes ***
Vancouver, Washington -- 08/28/2006
Snotty came all the way from New Hampshire without a
shirt on his back to ride in Vancouver. Fortunately for Snotty,
a nickname for Chris Morse, he won a T-shirt during a BMX
contest at Waterworks Park on Saturday.
Not that he put it on.
Snotty was one of dozens of BMX bikers who paid $5
to compete at Swift Skate Park for titles including "highest
bunnyhop" and "longest grind." The contest doubled as a
fundraiser for an extreme-sports park planned for Pacific
Community Park in east Vancouver.
Event organizer Dean Dickinson, 20, started riding at Swift
seven years ago and ended up volunteering there to keep the
park clean and safe. He's excited to see a new park designed
with BMX bikers in mind, instead of a skateboard park that
bikers have adopted.
"We got kicked out by a lot of skateboarders and people
who didn't want us riding," Dickinson said of his early days
at Swift. Saturday, with bikers running the show, the few
skateboarders made nice, with only minor shoving and
grumbling as they shared the park.
One skateboarder showed his mastery of an unofficial
event completing a cell phone call while dodging bikes
and navigating the park's undulating concrete terrain.
Paperwork and paper towels
Dickinson, as park godfather, commanded enough respect
from bikers that none sneered when he ordered them to sign
insurance waivers. His titles Saturday included master of ceremonies,
maintenance man, scorekeeper, Parks and Recreation liaison,
biker and even triage nurse.
"Hold on," Dickinson said, grabbing a roll of paper
towels. "I have to go. Someone wiped out."
While most bikers kept their blood to themselves, they
didn't seem afraid to share if need be. In one event, called
"foot down," Dickinson encouraged bikers to knock one
other off their bikes by whatever means came to mind.
The fact that so few bikers wore helmets made
it clear why BMX counts as an extreme sport.
Brandon Place of Portland shrugged off the risk of biking
after winning the bunnyhop event clearing a 38-inch bar
without using a ramp. A 16-year veteran at age 26, Place
wore neither a helmet nor visible scars.
"Everyone makes their own choices" regarding protective gear,
Place said. "The crowd that this attracts are the reckless type
of people."
If the most talented bikers showed no fear, plenty of others
all boys and young men grouped at the edge of the park,
trying to muster the machismo to compete. Place offered
his encouragement. "It's a really mellow park," he said.
"It's not really dangerous to ride here."
Dickinson said he looks for challenge, not necessarily danger,
in a good park. He's excited that skateboarders and bikers
and not playground engineers helped design the new park.
"The playground companies build monkey bars and swings
over here and a skate park over here," he said. "They don't
know anything about transitions or grind rails."
While Dickinson goes to college in southern California,
he said he can't wait to get back home.
"The Portland metro area is one of the best BMX scenes
in the country," he said. "And we're getting one of the best
parks built just 8 miles east of here."
For more information on the extreme-sports park,
visit http://tinyurl. com/kqo9s
*PHOTO
Cody Bryan of Vancouver performs a no-handed airborne
trick on his BMX bike Saturday at Swift Skate Park in Water
works Park. The riders' $5 entrance fees for the competition
will go toward building a new extreme-sports park planned
for Pacific Community Park.
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