Hi just a little report and a few pics from the King of Dirt rd3 at NASS 08

After a funny 2 hour drive and the usual antics involved with getting into the big events we arrived in Shepton Mallet in Somerset to witness Rd 3 of the King Of Dirt.

The trails were looking good and the Weather was for once Amazing !!

With many of the big name Pro riders inc. Chris and Mike Smith , Sam Reynolds , Ricky Crompton , Rory Backshell and the Zimbo Duo Blake and Raymond Samson turning up on the saturday it gave some of the newer riders on the Pro circuit some time to practice getting through the trails and getting there new tricks down in time for the comp.

Nass has grown a good reputation for providing an incredible extreme sports show and it certainly proved that this year was to be another good event.

With Help from Nike 6.0 and the other big names in the game (Identiti, DMR, Riding High UK ) We managed to get the Prize fund up to £250 for the Winner .

The riding Kicked off at 1pm on the sunday with grey clouds floating above us which soon changed and helped to lift the riders spirit even more!

Chris Smith of Giant bikes came 1st Place with a good consistency through the trails pulling 360 tailwhips, barspins, superman seat grabs .
Chris was closely followed by a new guy to the MTB dirt jump scene Danny Pace of Curtis Bikes , He impressed the crowd with massive tailwhips and off-axis flips over the last jump.
Third place went to Rory Backshell of Identiti Bikes. Rory road really well all weekend and showed the judges that he is still up there with the best of them.
The Nike Killing it award went to Sam Reynolds who the judges were really impressed with but due to an unfortunate crash meant he could not continue the comp.
Big shout outs have to go to Mike Smith , Sam Reynolds, Billy Bob and any others that hurt themselves and didn't manage to finish the comp.

The next round is at The Track on August 9th. For more details check out www.kingofdirt08.com or www.myspace.co/kingofdirt08

Cheers

Ben

Hey
 
Just a personal thanks to everyone that has helped me out with the series so far and i hope that we can make the King Of Dirt a better comp and really help to progress the future of the sport.
 
Well thanks to the english weather it was another last minute decision to make the comp go ahead, and what a comp it turned out to be.
I must first of all say a massive thanks to all the Locals . Digs, Gareth , Rob , Jimmy and all the others that spend hours of there free time digging the most incredible trails i have ever seen.
At 11 o'clock the comp was possibly going to be cancelled by 12 the jumps were riding, once again just proves the dedication that trails riders have to make another days riding possible
 
As per normal the people signed up and started to practise .
The Big Companies DMR , SPANK , IDENTITI helped out with the Prize money and Prizes but we have recently picked up GetSpiked clothing and also RELENTLESS energy drinks were available to help out with the days proceedings.
The Open category started on the Jam line with riders sending mid set Whips and Flips and managing to trick every single one of the 5 jump set.
A Big shout has to go to Ben Lyon, who had to drop out half way after popping his shoulder out of place, he was riding really well but if it wasn't for his impressive array of tricks from the start it may not have helped to push the riding to the level it achieved on the day .
Phil Auckland who is on a flow deal with IDENTITI bikes came first putting together some really impressive runs and some very dialled tricks. The winner of the first round Ryan Nangle was on show again with a very impressive twist to twist run which gave him the second place. Third Place went to Clinton from "The-Track" who's run was very impressive by the way he pulled difficult tricks and a lot of consistency.
 
The Pro's then Picked up there bikes and started to wow the crowd with there impressive tricks and incredible bike control. The Pro riders also started on the jam line, which for anyone that hasn't seen Wisley trails are fascinating display of digging abilities with a level of perfection that is seen only at the worlds most renown trails.
 
Being able to take a mountain bike through a set of dirt jumps that perfect and performing tricks such as "Table-top Flip" and ."Tailwhips" consistently proves that the sport is progressing at a astonishing rate. Sam Reynolds was back to keep his title as the Wisley King of Dirt.
Blake Samson who has improved so much since last year started pulling tricks like mid-set 360 x-ups and stretched indian air's along with Sam Reynolds amazing consistency and dialled tricks left us puzzled over the first place with Mike Smith also showing another professional display which left him in 3rd place going into to the Pro-line.
 
The Trails on the Pro line are outstanding, Seeing Sam Reynolds trying a "double tailwhip" on the last jump is something that will stay in my mind for along time to come. The judges were left puzzles and it was a really tuff decision to make .
But after a lot of conferring we decided that Sam Piped the first place with his consistency and his dialled skills made him The King of Dirt for a second time.
 
DMR Bikes Supplied a Drone Frame for 1st place and a set of Ex-type cranks for second Place and SPANK Supplied a set of Rims , Get Spiked Clothing Also supplied a selection of clothing for each prize winner in the open category.
 
Thanks to everyone that turned up, a special thanks to Rob Canty for Getting Relentless involved .
 
Nass is the Next round and is a Pro Only round.
If you are Pro and want to ride Please contact kingofdirt08@hotmail.com
Also check the Myspace site www.myspace.com/kingofdirt08 for more pics
 
cheers
 
Ben

The weather being its usual unpredictable self nearly forced me to cancel the first round of the new 2008 King of Dirt series, but thanks to a lot of dedicated locals and a fortunate turn in the weather, meant that the session went ahead!!!
 
After setting up all the banners and getting the now wet registration forms completed we kicked off the event with the open category.
 
The great thing about the Open comp is the fact you see a lot of new faces and also the future of the sport is lying in these’s riders abilities on there bikes.
And what a round it was, there were tail whips , flips, tabletops, bar spins and loads of no-footed variations, but the guy that stole the show was a regular at the event Stinky Pete who after a hell of a lot of heckling from his adoring fans flipped the first jump to the bar spin the second to then no foot can-can the last one which for an amateur rider is an incredible run!!
Stinky won the Nike 6.0 killing it just for his fearless runs and his balls out style!!!! 
 
The Pro the kicked off which turned out to be an amazing competition.
The watch riders who a year ago just become a pro-rider pulling Double tailwhips and Superman Flips is just something that amazes the fans and also just helps to show the progression in the sport!!!
With 14 people entering the Pro Competition i knew that there was going to be a real buzz to the event and some big tricks were gonna go down!
The winner Sam Pilgrim ( Diamondback Bikes) quite simply blew the riders away with his impressive array of tricks and still which just proves why he is sponsored .
Seeing Sam do his first front flip over a dirt jump was a real crowd pleaser and an awesome achievement for a rider of such a young age.
Sam Reynolds (DMR Bikes , Nike 6.0) came second with his effortless style and his dialled tricks , and new Guy Raymond Samson (Last Bikes) came third , Ray has an insane amount of arial tricks and also is a new pro just getting signed in the Winter.
The Winner of the Nike 6.0 Killing it Award went to Ricky Crompton , Ricky has been around for quite a while now and defiantly proving that commitment to a trick and focus will get the job done . after landing a TailwhipFlip for the first time that proved to the judges that he was worth the Prize fund.
 
The event being my first one went really well and many people thanked me and congratulated me ..ing to push the sport to the next next level !!!
 
The Next round at Wisley Trails on the 25th should be a real good competition and another show of how much improvement the winter training has brought to the riders abilities.

After a lot of discussions Nike 6.0 will be sponsoring the King of Dirt!!

 

Also they will be adding there own event to the competition called the "Nike 6.0 Killing it comp"

The award will go to the rider throwing down the biggest tricks and really riding well but who doesnt win the competiton

He or She will win a Pair of Nike 6.0 trainers and also A Nike 6.0 statue and more .....

So please come along and show your support!!!!

Also There will be Prizes handed out for :-

most facial hair / fancy dress 

Trailstyle

Bitch crank ( the rider who pedals the most through the trails)

Most improved rider

and many more

Chicksands 6th of April

Be there!!!!!

 

Cheers

Ben

Hi

Now The King of Dirt is really starting to shape up for this year!!

Now on board we have DMR , Identity , Static , Flow , Superfly , Spank , Dirtyhabit

all offering alot of support and Prizes,

The King of Dirt is Gonna hopefully have 4 round including: -

Chicksands on the 6th of April

Wisley in may (date to be confirmed)

Nass 08 on the 13th - 15th of June (www.nassfest.com)

The-Track on the 9th of August (www.the-track.co.uk)

There will be 2 skate park rounds organised throughout the winter but they will be confirmed at a later date.

The Prize Money For the Pro riders will be increased this year which is good,
also with the addition of more companies we can have more prizes for the Open catagory

so if you are debating coming along to any of the event , do it come along there is alot more chance of winning something this year.

For instance DMR picked up 2 riders last year just from the King of Dirt series in Sam Ren and Blake Samson who are now both looking to venture into the European Scene .

So come along , ride your bike and most important have fun

KINGOFDIRT08@HOTMAIL.COM for any questions

Cheers Ben

Yo

 

Right the First round as you may have read is gonna be on the 6th of April at Chicksands .

Other rounds have been organised for wisley , NASS 08 and also The-Track

The Track , Portreath in cornwall is gonna be on the weekend of the 9th of august

There will be more information as and when i find out any!

any questions just email the myspace or kingofdirt08@hotmail.com

 

cheers

ben