Austin, TX - October 29, 2011 - On Saturday, October 29th, 17 top regional BMX riders arrived in downtown Austin at Empire BMX on their own version of the steel horse and tracked down some of the most criminal tricks this side of the Rio Grande. In the end, Austin's own Aaron Ross landed the most valuable trick, the Gap to Firecracker on the Double Set, winning $600 prize bounty.

Red Bull Most Wanted, based on the notorious bounty hunting of the Wild Wild West, led riders up alleys, down rails, over obstacles and through iconic ride spots around Austin where blood was shed in search of the most wanted BMX tricks.

Riders met up at the new Empire BMX warehouse, where X Games host Darryl Nau presented 40 bounties - or a specific BMX trick performed at a specific location - to be snatched off the wall one by one as riders made a mad dash to "capture" them and earn the amount of cash that each bounty was worth. A total of $4,000 was up for grabs. Aaron Ross, Jeremy Hrabal, and Corey Martinez completed the most difficult tricks, taking home the most bounty.

"Red Bull created an event that brought together a great crew of riders, allowing us to have fun while hitting some of the legendary spots Austin has to offer," said Red Bull athlete, and Nashville native, Corey Martinez.

Aaron Ross gave back to the BMX community with his bounty prize, donating his $600 to Nina Buitrago, pro-BMX athlete for her recent jaw surgery, Mike Tag, for his fight against cancer, and the Empire Ramp.

Following the competition, over 300 gathered at the infamous Ninth Street Trails for the 8th Annual Halloween Jam, which year after year shows appreciation to the locals that make Austin a hub for cultivating the BMX scene across the country.

If you're one of those jerks who loves to watch people slam this video is right up your alley, a-hole. This is the trailer for Empire's new video and it's one of those brutal outtakes so you understand what they went through trailers. I want to see Tom's part... Really really really bad.

Red Bull's "Most Wanted" contest will happen again this year just before Halloween. Click on the flyer below for more details. It's basically a treasure hunt around Austin, TX where the treasure is filming a clip... Check it out.

What should I even say about this? Besides being speechless, I really don't know what anyone would say about this. It's very... Eventful? It's Tom Dugan. Over 10 minutes of him. Can't go wrong there...

Odyssey held one hell of a jam in Austin called Texas Toast. This is the best event I have ever seen, ever. I will do anything I can to attend it next year. Dirt jumping is the best ever; obstacle riding is the second best. Check out a TON of great riders going crazy on this crazy course and even see Mike Aitken go through the trails first try, no run-up.





Speaking of Aitken shredding again, TJ Lavin, after his career-threatening injury, has decided to enforce full-face helmets at his backyard trails. This is cool, but I would personally enforce full-face and certified half-cut helmets, meaning no bucky lasek classics unfortunately. Full-faces are great, but they restrict sight and for some they throw off balance.