Ryan Guettler and BMX Plus! teamed up for a How-To. The trick that was picked was a Vader Footjam. Not only does the 10-photo sequence tell you how to pull it off, Ryan takes you through all the steps of this intermediate trick. Flip to pages 24-25 of the March 2010 issue to see it all.
If you want to know what Dave Mirra is doing this weekend, go to the rally.subaru.com website. In fact today and tomorrow he is entering the Sno*Drift rally race in Atlanta, Michigan.
| Pos | Car # | Class | Class Pos. | Driver / Co-Driver | Manufacturer | Total Time | Diff Leader | Diff Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 199 | O | 1 | Travis Pastrana / Christian Edstrom | Subaru | 1:09:01.8 | 0:00.0 | 0:00.0 |
| 2 | 17 | O | 2 | Antoine L'Estage / Nathalie Richard | Mitsubishi | 1:09:55.8 | 0:54.0 | 0:54.0 |
| 3 | 68 | O | 3 | William Bacon / Peter Watt | Mitsubishi | 1:12:59.6 | 3:57.8 | 3:03.8 |
| 4 | 20 | O | 4 | Andrew Comrie-Picard / Jeremy Wimpey | Mitsubishi | 1:13:53.0 | 4:51.2 | 0:53.4 |
| 5 | 40 | O | 5 | Dave Mirra / Derek Ringer | Subaru | 1:16:21.2 | 7:19.4 | 2:28.2 |
| 6 | 523 | SP | 1 | Travis Hanson / Terry Hanson | Subaru | 1:17:55.0 | 8:53.2 | 1:33.8 |
| 7 | 176 | O | 6 | Andi Mancin / Maciej Wislawski | Mitsubishi | 1:22:18.3 | 13:16.5 | 4:23.3 |
| 8 | 693 | O | 7 | Carl Decker / Adam M Craig | Subaru | 1:22:27.8 | 13:26.0 | 0:09.5 |
| 9 | 198 | O | 8 | Arkadiusz Gruszka / Dominik Jozwiak | Mitsubishi | 1:22:51.1 | 13:49.3 | 0:23.3 |
| 10 | 70 | 2WD | 1 | Christopher Duplessis / Catherine Woods | Volkswagen | 1:24:33.9 | 15:32.1 | 1:42.8 |
| Pos | Car # | Class | Class Pos. | Driver / Co-Driver | Manufacturer | Total Time | Diff Leader | Diff Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 199 | O | 1 | Travis Pastrana / Christian Edstrom | Subaru | 2:31:01.1 | 0:00.0 | 0:00.0 |
| 2 | 17 | O | 2 | Antoine L'Estage / Nathalie Richard | Mitsubishi | 2:32:38.8 | 1:37.7 | 1:37.7 |
| 3 | 68 | O | 3 | William Bacon / Peter Watt | Mitsubishi | 2:37:40.8 | 6:39.7 | 5:02.0 |
| 4 | 20 | O | 4 | Andrew Comrie-Picard / Jeremy Wimpey | Mitsubishi | 2:45:28.2 | 14:27.1 | 7:47.4 |
| 5 | 523 | SP | 1 | Travis Hanson / Terry Hanson | Subaru | 2:48:05.1 | 17:04.0 | 2:36.9 |
| 6 | 40 | O | 5 | Dave Mirra / Derek Ringer | Subaru | 2:55:50.9 | 24:49.8 | 7:45.8 |
| 7 | 693 | O | 6 | Carl Decker / Adam M Craig | Subaru | 2:58:08.2 | 27:07.1 | 2:17.3 |
| 8 | 61 | SP | 2 | Piotr Wiktorczyk / Grzegorz Dorman | Subaru | 2:58:21.1 | 27:20.0 | 0:12.9 |
| 9 | 401 | SP | 3 | Byron Garth / Sky Pinnick | Subaru | 2:59:30.4 | 28:29.3 | 1:09.3 |
| 10 | 198 | O | 7 | Arkadiusz Gruszka / Dominik Jozwiak | Mitsubishi | 2:59:42.1 | 28:41.0 | 0:11.7 |
| 11 | 70 | 2WD | 1 | Christopher Duplessis / Catherine Woods | Volkswagen | 3:02:58.3 | 31:57.2 | 3:16.2 |
| 12 | 176 | O | 8 | Andi Mancin / Maciej Wislawski | Mitsubishi | 3:03:17.6 | 32:16.5 | 0:19.3 |
| 13 | 59 | SP | 4 | Patrick Moro / Ole Holter | Subaru | 3:05:08.1 | 34:07.0 | 1:50.5 |
| 14 | 494 | SP | 5 | Roman Pakos / Christopher Gordon | Subaru | 3:06:04.8 | 35:03.7 | 0:56.7 |
| 15 | 44 | O | 9 | Henry Krolikowski / Cynthia Krolikowski | Subaru | 3:07:22.9 | 36:21.8 | 1:18.1 |
A little bit ago we told you Maxime Charveron kicked ass in a French Nike 6.0 video.
Spending Australia day at home with the mates at the trails doing some riding, grilling and drinking. It doesn't get much better than that. Enjoy the clip. Good times.
The FISE contest in France has always seen a strong Mirraco representation. The just released 2009 clip has footage from Andy Buckworth, Ryan Guettler and Alessandro Barbero. Two other Mirraco riders there were Dave Mirra and Maxime Charveron.
Dave Mirra hosted his first ever private BMX invitation only event at his warehouse (AKA The Animal House) Dec 11-12, 2009 in Greenville, NC. Sixteen of the world's top BMX pros were invited to compete to become King and win a brand new Subaru WRX.
If things go right Mirraco will have a representation of 3 riders at the upcoming Simpel Session in Tallinn, Estonia. The list of riders is amazing and many more wanted to be added, but it's full. Europe's biggest indoor BMX comp will take place from 5-7 February 2010. Mirraco riders on the list for the 10th edition are: Harry Main, Maxime Charveron and Alessandro Barbero.
Alessandro Barbero gave himself a little break after a hectic 2009 season. His battery is now recharged and the Italian is ready for the upcoming Simpel Session contest in Tallinn, Estonia.
Terrell Gordy put together a Greenville montage. With Ryan Guettler, Dave Mirra and Mike Laird living in that town, you can expect some clips from each of them in the following edit that showed up on Vital BMX.
You probably know the list of accomplishments of Dave Mirra is enormous but if you forgot what he has done in the past, the people at ESPN listed his results in a profile on their website. Get ready to use that scroll bar.
Nike 6.0 released their Partners In Crime website. The Mirraco team is formed by Maxime Charveron and Harry Main and they've got info on the riders on the site, some wallpapers (like the one with Maxime right here), some pre-trailer clips and lots more.
If Flick Trix would have to keep up with the custom paint jobs that Dave Mirra treats his bike with, they would have to come out with a new toy multiple times per year. 
Harry Main is over in Oz and says it's hot down there. Hot girls everywhere and Hot in temperature. The Brit is finishing up his "Partners in Crime" part in Australia but is dealing with a sore ankle. He feels better by the day and hopes to get the job done shortly. 
Man I've been loving the trails these days, there's a very rad crew who enjoy using a shovel which is hard to find. Most people only want to ride and not help dig but everyone here seem to help out which is soooo rad. Keep an eye out for a trails edit soon
NIKE 6.0 Partners in Crime is a series of web edits showcasing 10 individual NIKE 6.0 riders from across Europe, united in 5 teams of 2 by the bike brands they ride for. Every other week a new edit will be released, shot and cut by a different director hitting up both familiar and newly discovered spots in Prague, London, Paris, Rome, Sofia and more.
Maxime Charveron hurt his left hand last week and needed stiches. 10 of them. Max needs to chill for a couple of weeks until everything has healed up. He might miss the Simpel Session in Estonia the first week of February. The Frenchman has been riding hard filming for the Nike 6.0 Partners in Crime video which is to be released some time this spring.
In December the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Street Session took place in Berlin, Germany. Harry Main was there as well as Alessandro Barbero and flow vert rider Austin Coleman. The new issue of Freedom BMX magazine arrived and it has a photo of Harry blasting major air and a double page spread of Austin on the vert ramp. Sweet.
Ryan Guettler and Nigel Sylvester were not in Berlin for the contest but they each got two pages in the January/February issue thanks to their shoe sponsors.
What up guys, hope everyone is doing well... Sorry for the lack of updates but I've just been busy having too much fun.
Then the next day I Fly home to Australia and meet up with Colony and Richo takes me straight to the trails, we have been filming a lot so wait for an edit to come soon. But now I'm home and having a blast but it was crazy going from snowboarding with Nasty one day to riding trails, getting sun burnt with Richo the next hahahaha such a great time....
Maxime Charveron has the last section of a yet to be released Nike 6.0 video where he teams up with Harry Main for the Nike/Mirraco team. Harry is going to film his part in Australia over the next few weeks.
Mike Laird got an interview about his other hobby/job on FATBMX.com. Mike tells about his welding projects, the tools he has, safety, what he likes most and a bunch more.
Vital BMX gave Mike Laird a little work out at Dave Mirra's animal house; They gave Laird 60 minutes to show what he's got. With the clock running Mike went to work on his (brakeless) machine and you can watch the result right here. Don't forget to turn up the volume before you watch it.
Quick little update from Harry "short hair again" Main, Andy "The Monster" Buckworth and Ryan "grind box" Guettler:
Andy Buckworth: Hey guys I'm back in Australia now, came back for X-mas with the family. Pretty chill day just sat around with the family in the pool.
Ryan Guettler: What up guys. Man it's cold in Greenville. I'm flying back to Aus in 7 days but had myself a rad X-mas and a really amazing New Year. Went to a local bar then had some friends over at mine and saw that crazy car jump Travis Pastrana did. Pretty cool. I want to see Mirra flip out of a hillicopter next year hahaha.
Mike Laird's Power Hour at Vital BMX is coming up soon. The preview is already up but what you're waiting for is the clip with riding, filmed in one hour.
The new issue of BMX PLUS! magazine has an article about Dave Mirra's Past and Present. His bike does look a bit different today with no pegs and no brakes on it. Let's not start about the weight difference between the bike on the left, and his current bike on the right. Thanks to BMX Plus! for the love.