Foel Boxing Day Jam

It's Christmas time... And that means eating, drinkin, being merry and OF COURSE a spot of club racing at Foel Gasnach. We were all up yesterday for the 3rd ever Boxing Day race, with timed runs down Track3 and spot of BBQ to finish off.



Josh took the fastest time of the day, winning the 'Best' cat and a selection box and some Labrini for his troubles(no cheap Champers in Co-op)... Not sure the guys name who won the 'Rest' cat!



Was a great day out as ever with loads of new faces and loads of new young uns getting involved which was great. Was also good to finaly get to ride some of the new trail features... Including a new drop - rock garden - drop combo on track 3 that had me off a few times!

Massive thanks to everyone at the FoelDHRiders for making it happen, especially Justin and Lucy for the 'timing' and Lisa for the munch. Cheers folks!



Llandegla tomorrow to finish off the Festive North Wales riding before i'm back down to the South West.

Happy Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Your probably far too drunk or wrapped up in watching your Chrimbo DVD's but MERRY CHRISTMAS from all at Wideopenmag!

Here's hoping Santa brought you all the goodies you were after!

Leamington 4x Open Series Dates...

Just in case you missed it... The Leamington 4x Open Series will run:

20th January
10th February
24th February

All at the top notch track at Campion Hill, Leamington Spa.

Get your entry forms at http://www.leamington4x.co.uk

Stephen Murray Benefit Gig!

There's going to be a Stephen Murray benefit gig at the Marrs Bar, Worcester on the 29th December.

There will be a 2 band line up consisting of Chris Aliano & Dry Ice.

Chris was until recently a solo artist who has had a really good year playing at festivals around the country and also over in spain at the Benicassim festival. This will be the one of the first shows from Chris with his band. It promisis to be a must see for fans of his music giving it new found depth and a more electric vibe. www.myspace.com/chrisaliano

The Second band are The Voices, The Voices are a rock n roll band from the Midlands. They write all sorts of tunes, from in-your-face ‘pop gems’ to ‘haunting’ slow movers. Last year they played the summer in Brum, from the Sunflower lounge to the Barfly. They were there from the beginning of Mob Monday at the Roadhouse and received electric shocks for their troubles. www.myspace.com/thevoicesuk

All proceeds from the event will be going to the Stephen Murray Family fund. Stephen was a professional BMX rider and sustained career ending injuries and the foundation has be set up to help provide for him and his family.

From information on Stephens condition please go to www.myspace.com/murraystrong

£5.00 on the door - don't forget your ID!

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Issue 5 update

For all those web-watchers out there you'll be pleased to here Issue 5 is still on track for it's release next Monday!

Bumper issue with tons of interviews, race series wrap ups, roadtrips and some new sections we hope you'll like.

Issue 6 takes us to March 2008 so if you've any winter trips, articles, photos or ideas then drop us a line (email addresses in the mag - or via the contact bit on the site).

Happy Christmas!

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Uh Oh... Almost Christmas again.....

Not long to go now and the distributors are starting on the Festive promotions... Here's some ideas from Silver-Fish that just landed in my inbox... Apparently there's loads more stuff on the site to check out.

Not sure why but beer seems to taste MUCH better out of a pint glass with your favourite mtb company on the side!

Rocky Mountain Genuine Zippo Lighter £35.95
E.thirteen pint glass - £13.95
Evil Bikes pint glass - £13.95
RaceFace Travel mug - £19.95
RM Bar end plugs - £3.95 per pair
RM Tribal mug - £7.95
RM Maple Beanie hat - £19.95
RM Crank Bros Multi Tool - £19.95
SockGuy Socks - from £8.95
RaceFace Waterbottle - £7.95

Cam Zink On Felt In '08

We're all flat out here getting the mag together so the website hasn't been getting much attention lately... Here's some news that's just landed in my inbox from 23degrees-sports.com.

Felt Bicycles is pleased to announce pro mountain bike rider Cameron Zink (USA) is the newest member of the 2008 Felt team.

A highly accomplished gravity rider and competitor, Cam is perhaps best known for slopestyle and freeriding ability. His past accomplishments include a US National Championship, a member of the US National Team and a 1st place finish at the 2006 Crankworx Slopestyle event in Whistler, BC, Canada.

"I am super-excited to be heading to Felt. Their products and reputation are absolutely first-rate", says Cam. "After speaking with their design and engineering group, it is very clear to me they really know what they are doing and are into continually developing their bikes and ideas with direct rider input. Look at what they have done in other areas of the sport. The whole thing is a bit of a dream come true."

Felt USA Marketing Director, Doug Martin says, "Cam is an excellent fit for us and I am sure will be a tremendous ambassador and source of ongoing feedback. He is young, talented and understands what it takes to be a pro – a winning recipe. Between him, our award-winning Equilink™ suspension bikes, and what will be more upcoming athlete announcements, we feel like our fat tire program is right on track."

All media from http://www.camzink.com/