I love this. Very Red Bull Elevation-esque. Hopefully Unit sees the potential for this event and makes this their main BMX event. They do so many, which is awesome, but I think one epic course with everybody there will help bring attention to better events like this. Props to the Aussies for continually building bigger and faster courses than anywhere else.

This weekend BMX contests went to a whole new level with Red Bull Dreamline held at Coffee Mill Ski Resort in rural Minnesota. Straying from the traditional contest format Anthony Napolitan and Red Bull put together this project to promote progression of the sport by the riders pushing each other to try big tricks.

Here's the official contest recap from Red Bull.

Luke Parslow put on a non-stop BMX dirt showcase to win the top spot with a barrage of flip tricks. In a flawless two hour session he blasted a 360 backflip, a backflip tailwhip and a double backflip. That was enough to earn the respect of his fellow riders, who awarded him the prize in a contest Parslow called, "the best contest since Red Bull Elevation."

A first of its kind, Red Bull Dream Line features an unrestricted trails-style course that sent riders to skies and back down again. Sixteen riders hit 13 perfectly groomed jumps in a self-judged contest that encouraged skill and creativity, like Mike 'Hucker' Clark's opposite truck downside 360 whip, a trick which has rarely been seen before.

Red Bull Dream Line project was conceived by BMX pro Anthony Napolitan as way to privately train and develop his tricks. Given six weeks and complete freedom to develop and groom the course to their liking, builders Adam Aloise and Dave King (who previously worked on Red Bull Elevation) began to shape Anthony's private playground. The course proved to be so amazing he couldn't keep it to himself, and devised the contest to invite 16 of the worlds best BMX dirt riders to session and see what could be done on a course that includes a 35ft step-up and a first-of-its-kind near vert berm gap named "the shark fin". Top names in the sport made the trip to Wabasha to see the dream in person, including Red Bull Stomping Ground winner Brandon Dosch, young star Dennis Enerson, and sport legends like Chris Doyle, Cory Nastazio and Brian Foster.

The self-judged format allowed riders complete freedom to judge with no set criteria. On Friday, September 23rd, sixteen riders competed in two heats of eight. The eight athletes in the non-riding heat judged their peers. The top eight moved on to Saturday's Finals. During a 45-minute jam, Enerson landed a 270 tailwhip on "the shark fin" and Parslow and Hucker both closed down the session with a double backflip on a massive 35ft step-up.

While there is prize money up for grabs, the goal of the contest is take a step back and enjoy riding with freedom from timed runs and the pressure of live TV, on a course that had no rules or constraints. For Napolitan, the event proved to be a dream come true, "This contest made a huge impact on BMX dirt, the riders are psyched and I couldn't be more happy."

RESULTS*
1. Luke Parslow
2. Dennis Enerson
3. Mike 'Hucker' Clark
*Only top 3 were ranked. Other Finalists included: Brian Foster, Cory Nastazio, Gary Young, Chris Doyle, and TJ Ellis

Photo Courtesy of Red Bull Media House. Justin Kosman and Cody York

photo. Justin Kosman

photo. Justin Kosman

photo: Cody York

There are lots of things to say about this exciting your-ending event, but the biggest is that Bestwick, after winning every previous event, didn't sweep this year! Chad Kagy swooped right from under him by a quarter of a point. Bestwick still, however, won the Dew Tour cup for a stellar year overall, but it's just exciting for us all to say that somebody else won a vert event. And if there was anybody to do it, it is definitely Chad Kagy. How do you beat Bestwick you ask? Well the ingredients go something like 1 double whip flair, 2 or 3 whip flairs, 1 barspin to no hander flair, and a slew of other peppers and spices like superman seatgrabs and barspins. Another notable vert moment is DMC taking third. Haven't seen ole McCoy on the podium in a while. Here's the top 5 vert riders in the standings for this year:

2010 Dew Tour Vert Results
1. Jamie Bestwick
2. Chad Kagy
3. Simon Tabron
4. Steve McCann
5. Coco Zurita

Dirt could also be considered an upset after all the Banana Sandwich talk. Brett Banasiewicz started competing in dirt and slaying the entire event with cash rolls and triple whips and any ridiculous video game trick these days. However, his performance would land him in 5th place at this event. The podium goes to Brandon Dosch (1), TJ Ellis (2), and Anthony Napolitan (3). Even Gary Young beat Banasiewicz, taking fourth and proving that style and creativity can beat flips and whips. Once again, TJ Ellis... TJ doesn't... What can I say, man? A flip whip and a front flip whip... For second? Dosch's triple whip to double whip to 360 flip thingy is better than that? Well, good things I'm not a Dew judge, eh? I liked A Nap's turndown to turndown and dirt went off surprisingly gnarly after seeing that horrific TJ Lavin crash. Speaking of, get well soon Teej! Here's the top 5 dirt riders from this year's tour:

2010 Dew Tour Dirt Results
1. Brandon Dosch
2. Brett Banasiewicz
3. TJ Ellis
4. Luke Parslow
5. Dennis Enarson

Look out! What's that!? It's Ryan Nyquist passing you in the standings after sitting in the back of the pack for the most part. Typical Nyquist. If you follow my blog, you probably expect me to start hating on Nyquist and talking about judging, but this is a well-deserved win for the BMX veteran and I'm stoked for him to take a win I totally agree with. I'd like to have seen Reynolds (3) and Dhers (2) swap places finish wise but that's a whole other story. Nyquist use the course to its fullest, taking advantage of the nooks and crannies other riders overlooked. Reynolds did so as well, putting some big tricks in big places like only he can do. Dhers just rode box jumps and spines as usual but he's too good at them to not place podium. I can't disagree too much with this event though. Here's the top 5 park riders for this year:

2010 Dew Tour Park Results
1. Daniel Dhers
2. Garrett Reynolds
3. Mark Webb
4. Brett Banasiewicz
5. Dennis Enarson



Dennis Enarson placed 5th overall in 2 different disciplines. I thought that was pretty "boss" until I realized Brett Banasiewicz placed 2nd overall in dirt and 4th overall in park... Dude, BOSS! He should do vert!

photos by allisports.com

GrindTV Newswire, LOS ANGELES (June 29, 2010) - On October 23, leading action sports event producer ASA Entertainment (ASA) will bring the industry's hottest BMX stars to St. College, Pennsylvania's Bryce Jordan Center for the ASA Big Air BMX Triples (Triples). Top BMX pros of X Games fame will take on the challenge of a 195-foot long wooden course consisting of a 25-foot high drop-in ramp, two 25-foot wide jumps and a course-ending quarter-pipe, all while grabbing 'big air' to perform their flips, flairs, whips and spins. This head-to-head competition pits each athlete against their equally talented rivals in two-man battles, forcing them to throw down their most spectacular aerials stunts in quick succession to best their opponent and win the event title.

Athletes who have regularly competed with great success at previous Triples events have included: Brett Banasiewicz (South Bend, Ind.), the 15-year old who made history at the Augusta Triples event on June 19, where he executed the events' first ever double front-flip and won the title; X Games 15 BMX Gold medalist and 2010 DeKalb Triples event winner Scotty Cranmer (Howell, NJ); two-time, 2009 Triples event champion Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Aus.); and 2009 Chicago Triples event champion T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.). Joining these men have been BMX dirt jumping's elite - Cory Nastazio (Flushing, NY), James Foster (Redlands, Calif.), and Luke Parslow (Melbourne, Aus.). At the St. College Triples event, Chad Kagy (Gilroy, Calif.) and Kevin Robinson (East Providence, RI) are also expected to try their talents on the Triples ramps.

All the excitement begins Saturday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the St. College stop of the 2010 ASA Big Air BMX Triples go on sale Friday, July 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Prices are $32.50 for adults, $19.50 for children 12 & under and all Penn State Students (with valid ID), $23.50 per person for a family four-pack (which must include at least one adult), and $60 for floor seats which include a meet & greet with the athletes and autographs. Tickets are available at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Tickets Downtown, and Penn State Altoona Campus; online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.bjc.psu.edu; or by phone at 814 865 5555.

For more information, please visit bmxtriples.com.

GrindTV - Newswire: VIA Red Bull- June 12, 2010 - (Chicago, IL) - Neither rain, nor wind,nor mud could keep the top international BMX riders from putting on a show at the first-ever Red Bull Stomping Ground. A BMX dirt jumping competition hosted at an abandoned paper mill in Chicago's Riverwest neighborhood, 50 athletes from all over the world attempted to take on this unique course designed by Fuzzy Hall.

While thunderstorms loomed throughout the day and caused competition format changes,the biggest threat of all proved to be former American BMX racer and Metal Mulisha rider Brandon Dosch,who dominated the course to win both the finals and best trick.

The 18 jump-course set in the heart of Chicago provided the ultimate playground for BMX's top riders to showcase their talent for the enthusiastic fans, who stayed regardless of the falling rain and were rewarded with a wet and wild final jam session.

Windy CityProves Its Nickname

The qualifying round, originally scheduled for Friday,had to be bumped to Saturday morning due to the strong gusts present during qualifying.The riders successfully completed one run before the session was officially ended. The top riders from that round -led by Adam Aloise and Drew Bezanson, joined the group of 21pre-selected riders in a two-run final competition. Riders threw it all on the line, not knowing how long the skies would allow them to go.

There were plenty of heavy hitters throwing-down,including AST Dirt Champion Ryan Nyquist, who laid out his signature 720's over the course and the teenage phenomenon Dennis Enarson who wowed the judges by throwing a triple pendulum can-can into his run. Ultimately, it was Dosch who overtook the field, highlighted by his 360 double tail whip and an opposite 360Lookback. Chris Doyle took second place with his big 360 inverts and Mike"Hucker" Clark came in third, throwing down a front flip and a truck driver to x-up.

The top 10 riders from the Final moved on to a besttrick jam session. TJ Ellis gave Dosch a run for his money with a frontfliptailwhip, but again it was Dosch who came out on top with an amazing tailwhiptransfer. For his extra effort, he wins a year's worth of Chipotle meals - aprize he is sure to get good use out of since he said, "Dude, I go there likefour times a week!"

A very excited Dosch summarized, "The contest was super awesome. The jumps were really cool with a unique design. I liked the wall ride at the end. It was difficult, the wind played a big factor, but all the riders know that and had to deal with it out there. But my favorite part of the contest was that it was more laid back, not as stressful as some of the big tours. I think everybody had a good time!"

Mike "Hucker" Clark, who led the field after his first run and ended up in 3rd, also had a "sun shiney" perspective on the day, "Red Bull contests are always the best contests there are. The transfers lines were good, Fuzzy and the guys did a great job building the course. Everyone had a great time, and I'm smiling."

Top 10 :

1. Brandon Dosch

2. Chris Doyle

3. Mike "Hucker" Clark

4. Dennis Enarson

5. Ryan Nyquist

6. Corey Bohan

7. Ryan Guettler

8. Drew Bezanson

9. Cameron White

10. TJEllis

Chipotle Best Trick: Brandon Dosch, Tailwhip Transfer

Photos Courtesy of Red Bull