Australia Day 2010, I was invited to the Lodge for a reception with our Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

There was roughly 300people from all countries... sports stars, diplomats, politicians, ministers, ambassadors etc. I was invited after I was a voted a finalist in the 2010 Young Australian of the Year Awards :) This was such a great honour for me and very nice way to spend Australia Day!!!

CB

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Well after just 3 rounds of the 2010 season, it is fair to say we are in a position nobody could of predicted. Chad Reed crashed out of the first round and then broke his hand in a clash with James Stewart at round 2. James Stewart has been completely overshadowed by former Lites Champion Ryan Dungey, who dominantly leads the series in what has to be the most succesful year ever in the Opens class for a first timer. Stewart has now recieved surgery on some kind of wrist injury and will miss the San Fran round of SX. Finally Aussie Dan Reardon, who off the back of a strong result in the Aussie SX series and came into the first round with great form and on a new team, whiskey throttled over a berm before the first race even started, leaving him with an injured shoulder and really bad concussion that is still lingering. We can't believe the way things have fallen so far, and although it leaves all of our previous hopes and excitement for the series dead in the water, it has surprisingly opened up a new side of the series, one that involves none of the former big guns and watches all of the up and comer guys battle it out for their chance at Supercross glory!

San Fransisco sees the Supercross series drop gates in less than 24 hours, and unfortunately the city has not prepared the best racing weather. It has been pouring rain non-stop and threatening the perfectly sculpted track. Organisers have the track well covered so hopefully the rain backs off and we see some great racing either way.

In Australia, there is no LIVE coverage at all of the event, except for live timing and scoring, which kind of seems like you are waiting for someone to morse code you the results, but if you are a true SX fan then you won't mind it. You can follow that HERE.

Or if you are online with either Facebook or Twitter, for more detailed results you can simply follow Unit pages HERE or HERE.

In regards to Unit athlete Dan Reardon's return, we were told his team would be making a decision today and hopefully we will see him on the track!

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Hillzeez is putting on a sweet ass BMX and Skate comp this weekend at the Albany Skate Park on Sanford Road. Heaps of goodies up for grabs and no doubt some great riding! Head down there this Saturday from 3pm.

And something new that we have never seen before, if you can't make it there, you can always watch the event LIVE on what likes a security camera live feed ONLINE. Haha this must for the cops to watch all the kids on or something in the darker hours!

LIVE WEBFEED

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G'day, been another couple of busy weeks for me.

Cam, Tim and myself had a show on in Mulwala which was awesome, Lots of stunts done. i fell on my ass a couple of times got dirty but thats why we do it right. afterwards we got to hang out with some locals and drink many beers at the local ski club. i for one can't really remember much after eating pizza and i think i'll just leave it at that haha

Weekend just gone some mates and I headed up to Wagga Wagga to visit my mate Damo who's just moved up there. Got pulled over by the same cop twice on the way there, got told to stop throwing bottles out the window, had to change a tyre, plus all us being drunk made the trip take forever, At least we got there right.

During the week my new bike from We The People arrived so i've been building that up and dialling it in. Besides that i've been riding every day getting ready for Jedi Jam in NZ which will be sweet fun alot of the Unit team will be there so look out for some stuff to be thrown down, I get on the plane this friday so i'll have updates about that when i get home. And then we can't forget the next weekend. Cam's Jam Hopefully everyone knows how big Cam white likes his dirt jumps, But some of the photos he's been sending my way these last couple of weeks i dunno if im more excited or scared haha. So anyways don't forget to come check that out.

Thats about it from me anyways
Look out NZ here we come
Cam

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As we mentioned earlier in the week, the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour will be a 6 stop series this year with the final locations released today!

Unfortunately for Australia we have missed on featuring one of the rounds, but the locations selection should all be EPIC and produce some truly amazing and ground breaking FMX. As well as the regular stops of the tour at Mexico City and Madrid (Spain), this year's series will also be held in the shadow of the Egyptian pyramids at Giza (Egypt), the world-famous Red Square and Kremlin in Moscow (Russia), return to the Battersea Power Station in London (England), where last year's finale was held, before heading to the Eternal City, Rome (Italy) for the final round.

Another big event for this year was going to be the Red Bull ranking session, where 26 riders were going to have the chance to battle it out for a spot on the tour. But non-stop bad weather in the Californian area has forced Red Bull to scrap the sessions and change the selection format slightly. Instead of only the top 4 from last years series going through automatically, now the top 6 ranked riders will fill the first spots and they include Nate Adams, Robbie Maddison, Eigo Sato, Mat Rebaud, Danni Torres and our very own Levi Sherwood. 6 specially selected riders from the original ranking session rundown will battle it out for 4 more regular spots on the tour, and finally there will be 2 wildcard entrants at each round. This is a bit dissapointing for all the guys lining up for their shot at FMX glory, but Red Bull were definitely on the right track, and I am sure next year we will get to see the full ranking session go down!

The final tour dates are as follows....

Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010
Apr 16 – Mexico City, MEX
May 14 – Giza, EGY
Jun 26 – Moscow, RUS
Jul 22-23 – Madrid, ESP
Aug 14 – London, UK
Oct 1 – Rome, ITA

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(Image from Rotorburn, by Natarlie)

It seems the National Championship belt wasn't enough for Chris Kovarik, this weekend coming out with speed at Shepparton for round 2 of the National Championship Downhill series.

Chris and his Wife Claire were on fire all weekend in their respective Downhill categories, both taking wins! In his first run Chris was the only rider of the day to go under the 2 minute mark, and by astounding 5 seconds. In his second run, Chris managed to better his first run time by over 2 seconds and ended up a very comfortable 4 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.

Chris' domination of the series so far is a testament to the Aussie Downhill legends enthusiasm and dedication to his sport.

In other great Unit team news from Shepparton, Caroline Buchanan has also continued a stellar run of victories, with a comfortable first place in the womens 4X. Caroline now holds a strong lead in the Aussie National 4X series.

Stay tuned each week for more results and updates from the Unit MTB team.

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Brett from the Southern Freeriders has been hard at work over the past few months preparing his farm for the 2010 Farm Jam. This years Jam is shaping up huge and is being backed by Red Bull and many other big corporate partners, so things are sure to be amazing. Brett sent through some bloody sweet photos of the riding and progress that you can check out now at the Unit Facebook or Myspace. This is what Brett has to say about everything going on down there!

"Hey, Brett here from the deep south of NZ.

I am riding a lot and the best bike I have ever ridden is my Black Market Mob, 22.25 TT made up with 2010 Marzocchi DJ1, Gravity bars and stem, Atomlab cranks,sprockets,pedals and wheels, Wideopen brakes and ODI lockons. It is amazing!

Things are going very well and its mid season for us bike fanatics. The dirt jumps down here in the lower half of the south island NZ are simply unreal. We have a growing number of talented jumpers around here and nightly sessions on the jumps makes up for the nightly digging we do in the spring rain.

I wanted to say thanks for the continued support and send u a lil peep as to what I have been riding lately. Caleb Smith at Spoke magazine is one of my biggest supporters and I really appreciate what he does for me, he is an amazing photographer and the mag is world class. There are a couple snaps from the mag here which goes out 3 monthly throughout the country and I dont know any bikers that dont read it. Cheers Caleb. There may be another photo in a Black Market ad coming issue which is a great shot of a huge step-up 180 where I was towed in at 60km/h, so I am very much looking forward to seeing it in print.

My brother Dan and I are currently organising the Farm Jam 2010 and its coming along nicely, if its bike dirt jumping that is interesting to you, keep March 6th free and come join the fun. Our blog will have the full Farm Jam run down posted at southernfreeriders.blogspot.com

Special thanks to my sponsors Wideopen distributors, Unit clothing, Adidas Eyewear, Pro-Tec helmets, Dakine, Atomlab, Gravity

Cheers
Brett"

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Red Bull X-Fighters has without a doubt become the biggest and most succesful series in FMX around the world. Last year saw even more international riders attend, new locations and bigger crowds then ever before. 2009 also saw judging and scoring in FMX get even more questioned and doubted, as the the worlds best riders pushed the limits of the sport even further.

Well, in great news for the sport of FMX and it's future, Red Bull has announced a full overhawl of it's X-Fighters judging format and criteria. A clinic of the worlds most important judges, athlete managers and riders was held at Red Bull HQ, to discuss and brainstorm ways in which judging can be made clearer, results more accurate and most importantly, riders feeling like they got a fair score and result at the end of each event. The clinic sounds like a huge success so far, with nothing held back, and all dirt layes out on the table.

You can read the full story over at EXPN, and we can all expect to see the official changes really soon.

In other big news, it sounds like Red Bull are planning 6 stops this year, expanding the X-Fighters empire into more countries, with more rounds. The locations and dates are supposedly being released this Tuesday, so stay tuned to the Unit Blog for all that news, and lets all hope Australia gets a spot on the list! There will also be a qualifying / ranking session coming up very soon, which gives every rider from around the globe, the chance to be apart of the 2010 X-Fighters Competition. The top 4 riders from last years series all get a free pass to the 2010 series, and those guys are Nate Adams, Robbie Maddison, Eigo Sato and Mat Rebaud. That leaves 6 more spots for the top riders from the ranking session, as well as 2 wild-card entries at every round, for the most outstanding riders at the time who aren't on the regular season.

With so much going on with X-Fighters, we can't wait for it all to unravel, and the 2010 Champions to be crowned. This year will see the competition truly become the worlds premier FMX series.

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Cam White's Hillside Dirtjam is looking bigger then ever this year, with new bigger jumps, the worlds best riders and an all round good time, you don't want to miss it. All the details are on the flyer above, and if you can't make it, just check back to the Unit site regularly for loads of exclusive video content and other cool stuff live from Cams place.

Check out the pic below, of the newest 50 foot trick jump getting built!... That's right, I said 50 foot!

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Off the back of her 2nd National MTB Round Win in the Womens 4X division, Caroline Buchanan has officially announced she will be riding for Commencal Bikes. The new bike sponsor comes as a reward for Caroline's extreme dedication and great results across both disciplines of Mountain Biking and BMX Racing.

Australia's Commencal distributor Bill Phillips commented that "Commencal have spoken about looking at possible young riders for the future that COMMENCAL could support and bring into the Family. Caroline fitted the characteristics: a strong rider, a great competitor, professional in the way she approaches sport and competition, with a focus on her goals and direction. When I first met Caroline I knew immediately she was the person we were looking for. She spoke easily, expressed her self capably and confidently. She is multi disciplined and skilled both in MTB and BMX. Moreover, she told me about her achievements, which are many, her goals for the future, her passion for women in our sport and being a role model for younger girls."

Back to news on Caroline's 2nd National 4X victory in as many weeks, Caroline commented on the amazing track prepared by the Greater Shepparton organisers. The hot and dry conditions made racing tough, but Caroline got a great start and lead from start to finish. With a commanding series lead only after 2 rounds, Thredbo will see the next National round in 2 weeks time.

In the meantime Caroline will be running an all girls coaching clinic at Mt Buller, Victoria. Congratulations again on the great results, and new team Caroline.

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(Photo courtesy Just Dave Photography)

After around 40 hours of flying within 4 days i can say my recent trip to Panama was a fun one. It started off with a 13 hour flight to LA then a 4 hour flight to Atlanta then another 4 hour flight to Panama. All the crew waited till i arrived then we went straight to a place for dinner that was owned by one of the riders (Rudy Waller). The next morning we all got up early and went to a work shop and put all our bikes together which took all day as we had to wait on parts and other things to happen. The work shop was right on the Panama canal which was awsome seeing the biggest ships i'd ever
seen cruise down the canal. Things were a little awkward having Chuck Corothers and my self there, cause of the whole Harley flip thing. We got talking about it and everything was cool, he's actually a really cool guy.

Day of the show everyone got up early and went to the venue wich was indoors and the set up was good. We didn't ride 'til the afternoon cause of some problems at the venue which wasn't a problem cause we got to watch the drift cars and stunt road bikes do their thing. So it was time to ride, i rode for about 15 minutes and my bike over heated and i had to sit that show out but definitly made up for it in the next show. I met alot of cool people in Panama, all the riders were top blokes and i can definitly say ill be going back there.

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Take a deep breath and get ready for one of the biggest Dirt Comps for a long long time in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand's Jed Mildon has always been keen on putting together some mad events, and bringing top quality riders to the land of the long white cloud.

Jed has most certainly outdone himself this time, and managed to assemble some of the biggest names in BMX from around the world. The Jedi J@m is locked in for Saturday and Sunday the 30th and 31st of this month, with the big Dirt Comp on the Saturday, followed by a Park Comp on the Sunday. If your in NZ, or loaded with cash, then make sure you get there to watch undoubtedly some of the best BMX riding ever seen in NZ.

If you can't make it, then don't start sweating just yet, Unit Clothing will be on location capturing all of the action and behind the scenes ruckus that is sure to go down. We will be whipping up a couple of clips to go online hopefully within the week after the jam, so stay tuned to www.unitriders.com for more on that. Here is the full riders list so far...

AUSTRALIA

Luke Parslow, Cam White, Colin Mackay, Dane Searls, Nick Cooper, Cam Pianta, Shane Conlon

USA

Cory Nastazio, T.J Ellis

NEW ZEALAND

Paul Langlands, Jed Mildon, Billy Clerke, Alex Cranswick, Joe Simpson, Allen Montefiore, Allen Piggy Cameron, Louis Bolter, Mark Russell, Caleb Davison, Kane O'Hagan

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Jaie Toohey is currently off the bike, courtesy some major knee surgery at the end of 09'. So what does a pro BMX rider do when they have way to much time on their hands? Build up a crazy cool new bike, so as soon as they step back on the pedals, they are rollin' in style. This is what Jaie had to say about his new bike...

"I thought to my self, I'm gona build a new bike that's just out there! All weird different colours. I wanted to do every single part a different fluro colour, but there wasn't enough colours out there, so i just picked out all these crazy colours for each different part and we built it up. I reckon it came out pretty dam good, it's bit out there, but i definitely like it. Just whish i could ride it haha. Anyways hope you all like it."

FRAME / forgotten bikes pro frame
FORKS / forgotten
BARS / nick richardson colony bars
STEM / eclat
HEADSET / triple 6
CRANK / wethepeople
BB SET / triple 6
SPROCKET / eclat
CHAIN / shodow
PEDALS / colony
RIMS / eclat
SPOKES / mutiny doubble butted
TYRES / shadow conspiracy undertaker tire
HUBS / eclat
SEAT / eclat
SEAT POST / colony
SEAT CLAMP / forgotten internal seat clamp
GRIPS / anamial

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This past weekend i was down in Mulwala for a show called the freestyle sports expo. I have been doing this show for the past 5 years and it's a lot of fun. Cam Pianta and Tim Fountain also rode the show with me. We had a sweet little dirt jump setup and the crowds are always a lot of fun. Tim Fountain had a amazing streak of bad luck on the way to and home from the event but rode awesome all weekend so it was a good day. Attached is a photo from the show that my mate Mitch Stafford took.. Check it out! Since I got back from the show I've been digging my butt off building a big new truck jump that will blow your mind when it's done. Jam in 2 weeks so stay tuned for more!!!

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As you probably already heard, the Unit MTB team seriously dominated the Nationals on the weekend in Adelaide. Chris Kovarik 1st in Elite Men Downhill, Caroline Buchanan 1st in Elite Womens 4X and young gun Rhys Willemse fresh from injury managed a solid 7th. Here is what Caroline and Rhys had to say about there weekend....

CAROLINE BUCHANAN RACE REPORT - 2010 Australian Elite Women 4x Champion

"I was a little worried that I would not be able to race the 4x Australian Championships when in the days prior to the event there was a catastrophic fire danger and all national parks were closed. This was my 1st race in the World Championship stripes and I was so excited to wear them with pride. I have also recently signed with my new bike sponsor Commencal Bicycles International and it was the debut race on my new Titanium 4x bike. Eagle Mountain Bike park hosted a fantastic venue for the event. I was very excited to open the new 4x track with the Adelaide minister for Sport and thank him for helping create another World Class facility in Australia along with Stromlo Forest Park Canberra. I seeded in 2nd place to Sarsha in time trials leading into the 1st round of racing. Sarsha and I both won the 2 heats and we progressed into the final. I had a great start in the final and took the lead from the start to claim my 5th consecutive Australian 4x title. The next race is Shepparton VIC for a 4x MTB national round."

RHYS WILLIMSE RACE REPORT - INJURY WOES AGAIN

"Hi All, Just got back from racing the Australian Championships in Adelaide. Wow what a week!

A few days before leaving for Adelaide, I had a sore hand. I have just started riding again since breaking my femur and finger 3 months ago. Well it looks like I have broken my hand 3 months ago as well, and it hasn't healed. So I'm going to see the specialist on Thursday to organise an Operation to take a couple of floating bones out of my hand. I shouldn't be out of action for long, maybe a week or two. A broken hand wasn't going to stop me from racing the Australian Championships.

So the racing was great. I was up against world champion Sam Hill and Unit's own Chris Kovarik. My qualifying run went well with only a couple of little mistakes. I placed 5th with Sam Hill 1st and Chris 2nd.

My final run didn't go as planned. I made way to many mistakes thanks to the slippery gravel track. Sam Hill crashed out to take 5th. Chris finished 1st and I placed 7th. Still I'm not disappointment with my result. Its been a long 3 months after breaking my femur and I've had my new Ancillotti bike for only 2 weeks. Also, I was only just over 3 secs off Chris Kovarik's winning time, so I have alot to be happy about for the future.

I will let you know how things go with the hand."

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50/50 BMX has been touring the USA doing a heap of shows and shredding the streets. Check episode 1 of their video tour featuring Bryant Shepherd, Jeremiah Smith, Josh Hult and Jonesy Fedderson.

Million Mile Tour Episode 1 from 5050bmx on Vimeo.

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(PHOTO: Caroline on top of another podium. Courtesy Le Matelot on Rotorburn)

This weekend has seen the Mountain Bike Nationals head to Adelaide for some great weather and even better racing. Unit had some strong team athletes in Adelaide for the round, and everyone came home with great results.

Unit athlete Chris Kovarik is a legend in Australian MTB racing, and has been training harder then ever to secure some great results on the world downhill circuit. Back home for the Nationals, Chris dominated the entire field, coming in 1.5 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, and taking the win in the Elite Downhill class. Even beating out former world champ Sam Hill, who many regard as one of the greatest Downhill racers in recent years.

Caroline Buchanan has also been on a rampage as of late, coming home with wins from every major competition she attends. Adelaide 4X was no different, and with the momentum Caroline has right now, she was never going to settle for 2nd. Caroline also has some killer new signature clothing coming out soon, so stay tuned for that!

Young gun Rhys Willemse has only recently come back from a major injury, and although he is still finding form, came out in Adelaide and qualified super fast. He held strong, and managed a solid 7th overall, which is a great result, and we think each week Rhys is only going to get faster as he gets further past his injury woes.

Elite men – downhill
1. Chris Kovarik 1:56.03
2. Shaun O’Connor 1:57.52
3. Joshua Button 1:57.58
4. Kaine Cannan 1:58.50
5. Sam Hill 1:59.25
6. Amiel Cavalier 1:59.65
7. Rhys Willemse 1:59.82
8. Mitchell Delfs 2:00.07
9. Rhys Atkinson 2:00.40
10. William Rischbieth 2:00.51

Elite women – 4X
1. Caroline Buchanan (ACT)
2. Sarsha Huntington (QLD)
3. Emily Hockey (SA)
4. Charise Atkinson – DNF

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(Photo courtesy racerxonline.com)

Seen as we don't get the AMA Supercross Live here in Australia... (Bullshit!)... We have to rely on cruddy live lap times and twitter posts from Racer X Online... So although we didn't get to watch the race, it still sounds like some crazy shit went down!

Straight up, biggest ball breaker, Chad Reed and James Stewart collided back in the pack when Chad attempted a ballsy pass on the current points leader. Stewart was slow to his feet, but managed a 15th place, to save a couple of points for his championship. Reed however couldn't finish the race, and it now sounds like Reed has a broken hand!

So after 2 rounds of SX, Stewart has dropped the points lead to youngster Ryan Dungey, who has had a couple of astounding weeks, and Reed has basically registered no points, and is looking to be out with injury. Not an ideal position for someone has competitive and dedicated as Chad.

In Unit Team news, word from Dan Reardon's camp is that Reardon suffered a grade-two concussion and a mild strain to his right medial knee ligament in his spectacular heat-race crash at Anaheim I. He was out for Phoenix, but hopes to be back in time for a second shot at Anaheim, at Anaheim II.

Best of luck Dan, and we hope you heal up well. Next weeks racing is sure to spectacular, with Stewart on a mission to recapture the series lead!

Read the full race report over at Racer X Online

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Things have been a little quite lately on the riding side for me as i've been away in Canada over christmas, checking out the snow and trying to snowboard, its one of the sickest things i've done outside of biking!

I've been back since the new year in the gym and doing training rides and downhill days preparing for the 2010 downhill season and we have our national champs coming up this weekend in adelaide jan 15th-17th so im just getting packed up ready for that.

I will be on the road for about 2 weeks heading to the 2nd round of the nationals in Shepparton VIC after Adelaide so things are starting to get busy and im looking forward to it!

I have a few downhill skills/training days im looking at getting organised in Feb-March when i get a small break from racing, so stay tuned for more about that soon

Here are most of the races i will be at this year, bring it on!

-January 15-17 Aussie National Champs, SA Eagle MTB Park Adelaide.
-January 23-24 National Round 2, VIC Shepparton.
-Feb 5-6 NZ National Round 4, Rotorua *
-February 13-14 National Round 3, NSW Thredbo.
-Feb 20-21 NZ National Round 6, Rotorua *
-March 13-14 National Round 4, ACT Stromlo Forest Park.
-March 20-21 OCEANAS, Dunedin NZ *
-CRC TRAINING CAMP South of France TBA
-April 15-18 Sea Otter Festival, Monteray USA
-May 15-16 World Cup #1, Maribor Slovenia
-June 5-6 World Cup #2, Fort Bill Scotland
-June 11-16 Wheels of Speed, Willingen Germany
-June 19-20 World Cup #3, Schladming Austria
-July 10-11 Bike Radar Live, Kent UK *
-July 10-11 Canadian National Champs, Panorama BC Canada *
-July 20 Megavalanche Alp D’uez France
-July 24-25 World Cup #4, Champery Switzerland
-July 31-August 1 World Cup #5 Val di Sole Italy
-August 7-15 Crankworx Festival, Whistler BC Canada
-August 28-29 World Cup #6 Wyndam USA
-August 31-Sept 5 World Championships Mont St Anne Quebec Canada

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It's been a few weeks since my last update, and a whole of stuff has been going on! I spent a week up at the central coast fishing! It was good to get away for some chill time and enjoy the outdoors. We caught a bunch of fish, flatheaed, bream! So good on the BBQ with some lemon and butter haha!

After our week up there I've just been at home diggin' as per usual. The yard is now up and running and little chris and I have been sessioning every morning! I forgot how big and fast the last 3 jumps were!! It's so much fun and I'm excited tonsee what goes down at the jam. I've also got dirt delivered to build a new lil' something something but that's a secret and u will have to wait till the jam to see it lol...

Currently I am driving (don't do what I'm doing and email while u drive) down to benalla to cam piantas house for a demo were doing in Mulwala on the weekend. The mulwala show is always a lot of fun and I'm lookin forward to riding it this wkend.That's all that's been going on but stay tuned for the final couple weeks leading up to the jam as it's gonna be hetic!!

Cheers,
Cam

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The Jedi Jam is coming up, and promises to be amazing! Full Dirt Jump comp Saturday 30th, and Park comp 31st of this month, at the Taupo Skatepark, New Zealand... Check the promo edit below and make sure your there!

Jedi J@m 2010 Promo from Paul Gerlich on Vimeo.

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G'day all

Just a quick update to let you all know whats happening with me around victoria way. Last Thursday my good mate John Buultjens (Aka Scottish John) dropped in to benalla on his way back from canberra for the night. We ate noodle box and then went down to the Benalla skate park for a little bit of a ride. John who is coming back from a lower back injury ended up taking some photos and trying to make me look good. Was a good little session lots of local guys turned up and shredded so thats always good.

Friday brought about my Birthday and besides being a year older it didn't feel a hell of a lot more different haha. but as you do we loaded up the esky with a bunch of beer a bottle of tequila, a bottle of Jack and a bottle of Jim Beam and conned my mate Mitch into driving the car and we were on our way.. Needless to say i was a mess and our group got separated like a hundred times most likely because i was running round like a kid with A.D.D. I can also add that the Unit Trifecta wallet is awesome.. Whats not awesome is that i lost it somewhere on friday night haha.

Anyways enough of story time. Later this week Cam White will be coming down my way as we have shows at the Mulwala water ski club, Cam has been doing these shows every year for as long as i've known him so it will be awesome to ride with him there.

For anyone that wants to come check it out the day kicks off at 9am on Saturday morning at the Mulwala water ski park which is just a few Km's west of Mulwala. There are heaps of things to check out there, but you know that you gotta come check out the BMX and say hello to us.

Hope to seeya there

Cam P

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Unit team rider Dan Reardon crashed hard in his qualifying race after getting the holeshot. Approaching yellow flags, Reardon lost control out of the stutters and whiskey throttled over a berm. He ended up with a grade 2 concussion and as a result of the rules will probably miss next week.

Thats a bummer dude, if only a bit of good luck could go your way! Best of luck as soon as your on the bike!

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It sounds like a great nights racing went down at the SA Stadium Cross this past weekend. Harrison came over and cleaned up in the experts, Metty was back and came home in second and Unit athlete Luke Arbon in 3rd.

Robbie Marshall was also on hand, and had a spectacular crash on the start straight in the first Main. He seems fine though except for a mammoth bruise up his thigh... Robbie is one tough guy, and will be back to strength in no time!

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(Picture courtesy racerxonline.com)

Leading into this series, all of the talk was about Aussie Chad Reed and current SX Champ James Stewart, and there is no doubt the racing at Anaheim 1 didn't dissapoint, although we would say for a few different reasons then what people expected.

Unit athlete Dan Reardon came off a strong 2nd overall in the Aussie SuperX series, and had big expectations for this series. Dan was carrying great speed through qualifying, sitting only about a second off Stewart's lap times. Unfortunately come the first heat, a racers nightmare came true for Dan as he whiskey throttled over a berm, and effectively put himself out of A1, a terrible start to a hotly contested season!

The biggest surprise was Chad Reed's bad luck at the start of the SX Main, where his front wheel came together with Austin Stroupe's footpeg, destroying his front wheel and ending his hopes of a first round vistory over Stewart. However, this left the door open for newcomer to the Opens calss, Ryan Dungey, the space to take the lead and battle it out with JS7 all the way til the end. This has to be nearly a dream start for Dungey, who will be competing in his first full Open season.

Read the Full Race report over at Racer X Online who also have loads of behind the scenes videos as well

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Round 1 of the AMA Supercross Season in Anaheim is kicking off in a little over 3 hours! If you aren't lucky enough to be there or be watching it live on U.S tv, then keep track of the live timing and results online!

AMA SUPERCROSS LIVE TIMING

Best of luck also to Aussie Dan Reardon, fresh off a very strong 2nd place in the Australian SuperX series, Dan is on a new team for the 2010 season and will be competing in the Opens class where he has always wanted to be. Dans new team, Moto Concepts will also be flying the Unit flag this season in the USA. Best of luck guys!

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We don't know much of the story yet, but we just noticed Joe Sheppard's Facebook status is now ENGAGED. Joe has a beautiful baby girl with fiance Casey, and we wish them the best of luck!

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Caroline Buchanan has some awesome signature items coming out real soon. Jacket and Cap to be released 1st Feb instores and 15th Feb online! Check them out and get your own from the online store as soon as their released!

UNIT ONLINE STORE

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Here's your chance to check out some top Aussie FMX, without breaking the bank! Unit rider Matt Schubring will be performing live at the Tweed Coast Extreme FMX Show on the 16th of January!

SHOW INFORMATION

EACH YEAR OVER TWO THOUSAND FREESTYLE MOTOCROSS FANS FROM AS FAR AS CASINO TO BRISBANE MAKE THEIR WAY TO CABARITA BEACH ON THE TWEED COAST TO WATCH SOME OF AUSTRALIA'S TOP RIDERS PERFORM LIVE AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE.

During the past 2 years Tweed Coast Extreme has grown to become one of the Tweed Coasts most entertaining events the coast has ever seen. The event lures Australia's top freestyle motorcycle stunt riders to the the small local community of Cabarita Beach just 15min south of Coolangatta Airport and the Queensland / New South Wales border.

DATE: Saturday, 16 January

LOCATION: Cabarita Beach Equestrian Centre, NSW

TIME: 1.30pm - 4.30pm

ADMISSION: Kids $3 - Adults $5 - Family $10

OTHER ATTRACTIONS: Live DJ, Thumpster Racing, Mini Hot Rods plus much more...

$1 FROM EACH TICKET SOLD WILL BE DONATED BETWEEN:
THE SAINT JOHN AMBULANCE VOLUNTEERS & FRIEND'S OF THE POUND TWEED HEADS.

For more information CLICK HERE

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Make sure you head to the SA Stadium Motocross on the 9th of January! Stacks of the best Aussie MX racers will be on hand, including Unit athletes Robbie Marshall and Luke Arbon! You can find more information HERE

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Unit athlete Tye Simmonds has just scored a sweet cover on Dirt Action magazine! Tye is absolutely killin' it right now, with amazing results all year in Pro Lites Motocross season and Pro Opens Super X Series.

Watch out for big things in 2010 from this kid from Bourke!

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Hey guys,

So just after getting back from the Unit trip to the Gold Coast, I hung out with Cam White for a couple of more days, drank a few more tallies, then headed on my way up to Orange NSW, to help the guys at Precision Parks. My mate Darbo got me onto the team to help build the new park, so thanks mate.

Was a bloody busy two weeks with all 5 of us pulling 80+ hour weeks, but it was definitely awesome getting to see how a skatepark is put together, and how stuff works. Definitely makes you think about how much work goes into even the most simplest parks.

Also got to catch up with some mates up there like Todd, Dan and Will, and they took myself and Darbo out on the weekends for some messy messy times! Thanks for that guys, going to work the next day with epic hangovers was great.

After all was done and we got to have the first session on the park, Darbo and I headed off to sydney to go ride with Ando and Biffo at their trails, which is always super fun.

Then next up was Christmas and new years, which always feels like i never ride enough during these times, due to becoming an alcho. But we still had a couple of sweet little sessions at the local park which was good.

New years was my house, so all the lads got together and we all got super messy, and i think one of my last memories was doing shots of Patron and Silver Jack Daniel's, then somehow all of us ended up dancing in the rain outside haha.. good times

Anyways, beside that, keep riding and i can't wait for Cam's Jam! Gonna be sick

Peace guys,
Cam P

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Freerider MX have come up with the goods, putting some pics and a write up online at their website! Check it out now....

FREERIDER MX - Red Bull FMX Battle Story + Photos

Unit athlete Nick Franklin took the Win in front of the New Zealand home crowd, ahead of fellow team mate and competition favourite Kain Saul.

Levi Sherwood also made an appearance, although it wasn't in competition due to a recent knee op.

UPDATE: Aussie Adrenalin has also uploaded a mad vid from the event, so now you can watch all of the action right here!

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Hey guys, how you been? Hope you all had a great Chrissy and New Years. Mine was pretty good, just had Chrissy with the family, like we do every year and then on Boxing day the stretch hummer picked us up, and took us to the Boxing Day races! All day and all night party, good times. Last week i went down to Sydney and spent time there with the boys for New Years, on Darling Harbour. Whatched the fire works and stuff, and of course parties hard. Now I'm back at home doing physio again, trying to get my legs as strong and as quickly as i can. Unfortunately it will still be few weeks time until i can ride. Cam White's Jam is on Feb 6, and is probably the only place i look forward to riding every year! I'll be heading down to hang out with the boys, and it should be huge. Always good to cach up with everyone, but I will be bummed if I can't ride. Anyways, I'm out, talk soon!

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Caroline Buchanan has started 2010 with a bang, at the first round of the BMX UCI Champs at Nerang on the Gold Coast. Caroline spent her Christmas break at a training camp in the USA, so coming into Nerang she was feeling at full strength. Over the 3 day event, Caroline racked up 2 firsts and a second, which was enough to come out overall winner, over a packed field of high class competitors including numerous Americans who have made the trip over.

Caroline has an absolutely packed year, juggling her time between Professional BMX and Mountain Bike Championships, as well as numerous Elite Development training programs. This week she will be based on the Gold Coast with coach Wade Bootes before next weekends racing in Sydney.

Good luck Caroline!

2010 UCI Round 3 from Caroline Buchanan on Vimeo.

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Well ladies and gentlemen, here we are, 3 days into the New Year loaded with ideas and big things to come for 2010... I can't wait to fill you all in, but for now everyone is still on holidays and most riders/athletes are livin' it up, enjoying the summer heat at the beach! Lucky f*ckers...

So for now, I am gonna keep the plans underwraps! To at least get you through the night though, here are a bunch of cool videos we have been checkin' out over the holidays!

Street Fighter 2 Jam Video - More BMX Videos

BIg BIg BMX Show episode 8 season 2 - More BMX Videos

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Cam White has just chucked a couple new pics on Facebook of some of his trails. His 2010 Hillside Dirt Jam is scheduled for February 6, so make sure get there! This is what he had to say about the pics....

PHOTO 1: This is the new hip lip.. i moved it 5-6 feet to the right, to give the hip some extra love.. this take off is 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide..cant wait to hit it!

PHOTO 2: This is the hip from the other angle.. i look pretty small next to this monster of a jump... maybe i should just build a 50 footer after it at the bottom of the hill....hmmm lol

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PASTRANA SETS NEW WORLD RECORD RALLY CAR JUMP! So amazing, and in true Pastrana style, slides sideways into the safety wall, runs up the landing and inverts into the ocean! hahahaha what a legend!

Read the full story over at EXPN, or check out the highlights video HERE

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