PHOTO COMPETITION Friday, March 27, 2009 Here is the winner of the Zombie x Revolution photo competition - Ryan McCrae -congratulation's!!
I have also listed the second and third places and each photo has comments by Cooper Brownlee. FIRST PLACE: Photo by Ryan McCrae - Rider Jono Hopping.  I really enjoy this photo, colours are awesome and so is the lighting, looks dialed, at first I thought you could get in a little tighter with the fisheye but then you wouldnt see where he is landing and get the effect the roof gives you. SECOUND PLACE: Photo by Stephen Geddes - Rider Bevan  I love the red in this one, wallride looks good and kinda cool spot, just a little low on the lighting front, i dont know how many flashes were used but another one to the right of the cam would have dialed this in, just to light his face up a bit. still looks rad, the roof lights are effective to i think. THIRD PLACE: Photo by Ryan McCrae - Rider Jono Hopping.  I'm a sucker for b&w photos and the backyard mini looks rad to, timing is good I think on this, same with lighting, the angle is rad because you get to see most the ramp on the other side so you know what's going on, His legs do get lost a little in the tree's but sometimes you cant help that. backyard setups are awesome! Thanks to everyone who submitted something to the photo competition and a special thanks to Cooper Brownlee of Focalpoint for judging the competition and his comments on each photo. Now we have the photo comp under wraps we will be running a new competition very soon. So keep an eye out for that. KILLER PHOTO Wednesday, March 25, 2009APOLOGIES I apologize for the lack of updates and the that this site keens on blowing its bandwidth to shit!! Should be all fixed for now.. so plenty updates to come.
In other news.. I will be posting the winner of the photo competition tonight so keep an eye out for that. And also don't forget about Optiki Jam happening this weekend, kicks of at 1pm.. more info here: www.zombiebmx.com/forum PUKEURA BAY SKATE PARK Monday, March 23, 2009 The new Pukerua Bay Skate Park in Wellington looks like allot of fun! NEW FP NEW 2020 Friday, March 20, 2009 New the Focalpoint Mag and the new 2020 Mag should be out any day now.. both of these issues are going to be rocking NZ content which is rad!
  Obviously Focalpoint isn't available in NZ.. but im working on that and will keep you posted. THREE STAIR Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Here is a couple of photos I took last week of George Bolter mucking around on a three stair downtown Auckland.
  PHOTO COMPETITION = DONE! The ZombieBMX X RevolutionNZ Photo Competition is officially over.
There was 15 pages of entries in total which is awesome, thanks to everyone who contributed. Cooper from Focalpoint Magazine is going to have a flick through all the photos and pick the winner over the next few days. As soon as I find out who it is I will let everyone know. Till then hold tight!  PROPHECY UPDATE There's yet a another good update from the Rotorua riders over at the prophecybmx blogspot. Check it!
 Ryan from Prophecy is getting good with the camera, check this killer photo of Piggy at Raglan Bowl he took, that really is rad! HAREWA HUCKFEST Monday, March 16, 2009 Troy sent me an email on what went down at the Harewa Huckfest.. looks like it was a fun day all round, awesome weather, some good riding went down.. and that bowl looks amazing! I was a bit bummed I couldn't make it down.. someone through a brick through the windscreen of my car and couldnt get it fixed in time...
What went down from Troy: So the rain scared away most people even thought it ended up being a sunny as afternoon in Hawera. The boys from Otaki/Waikanae/Kapiti and Wanganui made the trip up and shredded with us locals. Highlights of the day were: Jono Orr winning the high jump (58 inches off a 1 foot kicker), Kendal killing street with a hole lot of grinds, rail rides and manuals, Jackie the young ripper also tearing it up, Liam from Wanganui 720ing the spine, Darren whipping the huge table in street, Kane Ohagan owning the spine with 720s, massive dipped 3's and 3 whips to name a few, and the boys with style and flow hucking around the bowl; Boof, Phil, Joe, Bonnie, Joel and Troy. Lots more went on that I missed or forgot so check out the full report at www.bmxmafia.co.nz      Also I have added the BMX Mafia site to my friends list, so make sure you check that regulary. WEEKEND PHOTOS Sunday, March 15, 2009 Here is some photos from Saturday morning at Vic park.. Alan Montwfiore and friend shredding in the rain.
   I was also like to take this opportunity to say thanks to Alan for the huge help with getting the forums up and other little bits a pieces of web work he has help me with... its much appreciated Alan! thanks! DEVONPORT COMP IN THE PAPERS Devonport comp makes it into the papers.. check it out!
 Thanks to Kirk at Volucid for getting it done. A FEW MORE PHOTOS Thursday, March 12, 2009 Here is a few more photos from the ride last weekend at Manukau Park.
   Stephen - Table Air, JonoH - Vadar. SOCIAL JAM MIXTAPE Check out this rad little mix tape Travis from EDH made of the Social Jam in Arrowtown.. looks like a fun time and there is definitely some good riding going on down that end of the country!
Social BMX jam edit from edhbmx on Vimeo. Make sure you head over to the EDH web page too.. there is a bunch of good updates there. www.edhbmx.com LAZER! Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Here is a few photos I shot last weekend on a lovely sunny day at Manukau skate park of Andrew Lazaruk from Canada.. Andrew definitely shreds!
   NEW SHADOW GEAR I just got an email from Mike at TripleSix letting me know that the new spring range of Shadow gear is just about to hit NZ.. get your pre-orders in at your closet BMX store.. s@$t's looking good!
     OPOTIKI JAM Here is a updated flyer for the Opotiki Jam.. apparently the guys from Revolution are getting behind this so there should be a few prizes and giveaways.. choice!
 JAM WEDGE Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Here is some photos of Paul Beadle, Paul Moffat and Davey Struthers riding Jam Wedge in Vancouver...
Not sure who took the photos.. but thank you for letting me steal them!      Check out Dave's blog here.. blazeguard.blogspot.com TAUPO PARK PHOTOS Monday, March 9, 2009 I totally forgot to post these... better late than never I guess...
         KANE O'HAGANTOTALLY JAMMING Check the flyers below on up and coming jams.
-782811.jpg) The wedge, ledge and hop jam behind TripleSix has been postponed till further notice.. most likely to take place in April. The Helensville jam this weekend looks like it is going to go ahead, so if you live in Auckland you should make the quick drive out and support the jam! In other news had a very interesting weekend, went out to the Woodhill dirt comp which was alright, on the way home stopped at the trails and Karl Bensemann's bike got stolen off the back of Lesters car... we managed to track it down who stole it with some help from some local kids.. in the end a bunch of police got involved, a pregnant girl ended up in handcuffs's and the whole thing resulted in a drug bust! crazy evening out in West Auckland. DEVONPORT COMP COVERAGE Thursday, March 5, 2009 Here's some more rad coverage from the Devonport Comp.
Luke.G sent in this killer photo of George Bolter boosting a tuck no-hander over the hip!  There is a bunch of good photos on a Flickr, here is a few I picked out:      Photos in order are: Mark 'Ewok' Davis with and abubaca on the sub, The Wazman text book table, Louis Bolters H-Plant transfer, George Bolter boost over the hip, Omri turndown over the pyramid. Sorry I didn't find the name of the guy who took the pics.. if you let me know Ill give you credit you deserve for the photos! there pretty rad photos and there can be more found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9030368@N07/sets/72157614787346610/ Jordan Old made a nice little web vid and chucked it up on Vimeo of some of the finals runs, so make sure you check that out.. thanks Jordan. Devonport Bmx Competition 2009 from jordan old on Vimeo. The Devonport comp was definitely a success, everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed them self, and I was stocked with the amount of riders who put the effort in to compete in the event..... So with out a doubt I think we will definitely be looking at running this event again, bigger and better next time, I'm thinking we could add some vertwalls, sub boxes, wall rides, grind boxes and a fly out step up to the park.. what do you? Any ideas let me know! PARTS..... I remember when I first started riding in NZ, the only parts I could get from the local bike shop was Primo Tenderizer pedals and Odyssey Hazard 14mm freewheel hubs.. their was one shop that had profile SS hubs but they where over a $1000 for the set!... crazy.. Times have changed allot since then, most of the major BMX brands are available in any shop in NZ which is so rad. I'ts awesome to go from not even been able to get a decent brake cable to been able to get all sort of trick parts! Just have a look at what shops like T-Whites-Bikes, Revolution, Hedgehog, 02project and Madison Bike and sports are stocking these days....
    All of these parts for example have just landed in the country and are available at all the shops I listed above. I'm strong believer in supporting the local scene and local shops.. so there is no reason to buy from the likes of places like DansComp these days.. Anyway enough from me..support NZ.. and go ride! DEVO COMP Monday, March 2, 2009 The Devonport comp took place on the weekend just been and it turned out to be a super rad event, the weather was perfect, the park is awesome, a good amount of riders and spectators turned up to show there support. Unfortunately I spent most of the time organizing and on the mic so I didn't really any riding photos.
       There was allot of good riding that went down so here is a few highlights: -Jono Hopping Flipped the roller than is no bigger than 3 foot. -Andrew Lazer from Canada 180 nose wheeled from he mini, off the sub and into the shallow bowl, if you have ever been to Devo park that line is crazy! - Liam Marshall rode really well and his 2nd place was well deserved as he used the whole park and did as many tricks as possible. - George Bolter was back on his bike for the first time in about 3 months, the time off apparently had no effect on him as he totally killed it, his tuck no handlers over the big hip where sick! - Jaden leeming killed the 15's and under with 540's and whips, his older brother Seth also rode super well with tricks like downside whips to disasters to reverts! - Home town hero and pro comp rider Mark Ewok was definitely on form and shredded the entire park with lots of line a mad pocket airs! -Louis Bolter did a rad hand plant over the sub into the mini! - I also thought Daneil Tecktro rode really well. So anyway it was an awesome comp and a choice day, big thanks to Kirk from Volucid, Jon from Northshore Council / In2It, Omri and Ryan from Hedgehog Takapuna, Steve from Holly Water and Pete for helping judge. Also to all the sponsors: Premium, Primo, Forgotten, Quiet Chaos, RedBull, Zion, TripleSix. Cheers Dudes! EDH SALE Tarvis from EDH is having a sale on all his 08' parts.. so head over to his online shop and snap up some killer deals, choice!
edhbmx.bigcartel.com  WTF WASHINGTON PARK Sunday, March 1, 2009 I spotted this over at the revolution blog the other day, its the final plan for the Washington park in Christchurch, my first reaction to this pic was WTF!! seriously look how amazing that place is going to be. There is endless lines and will suit so many different styles of riding, just goes to show what a good council can produce! I love the blend between bowls and park... to a kinda real street feel with garden boxes and bricks... if its done by EDH jam this year its going to be killer!
 I really really hope something like this gets built in Auckland one day!  BMX MAFIA Here is a rad little web vid of Kendall from the BMX Mafia crew I found on there webpage.. bmxmafia.co.nz, if you head over there web page it has a nice photo of the new Harewa park if you want know what to expect if you are heading to there jam this weekend coming.
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