Monday May 23, 2011 at 11:30am
On the evening of Saturday June 4th 2011, Rougham Airfield, near Bury St Edmunds will see the Action Sports Company, Bolddog running a Freestyle Motocross (FMX) Championship and other extreme sports entertainment throughout the evening.
Spectators will see the riders jumping over 40 feet high into the skies over gaps of up to 80 feet, which will give the riders enough “air-time” to perform an array of death defying tricks usually only seen on television. The tricks will include the amazing “back flip”, “look back heart attack”, “holy grab”, “switch blade”, “kiss of death”, “dead body” and many more. Many of these moves will result in the rider exiting their seat, taking their hands and feet off the motorcycle and rotating their body around the bike!
The Riders will go head to head in a true test of nerve to see who will throw the biggest tricks to win over the crowd and the professional judges in the Freestyle Championship. There will even be on board commentary provided by one of the riders as he flies through the air while performing his tricks giving you a true taste of what the riders are doing.
Also included in the evening will be a mini-bike speed and style freestyle competition and race. There will also be the UK’s number one street bike freestyle rider, Paul Hanks, showing off the latest street bike tricks. Entertainment off the bikes will include local rock band “L.A.F.”, professional dancers, fire breathers and of course the “Bolddog Babes” brolly girls.
The professional freestyle motocross riders will include the UK’s current number one FMX rider, Chris Birch who was the only UK rider to be invited to compete in the Redbull X-Fighters International Championship at Battersea, London last year. Other top UK professionals competing to take the number one title will be Jamie Squibb, Dave Wiggins, Danny Veale, Ryan Pasch and John Pearson. Local pro riders that are expected to make an impression in the results include Dan Whitby, Samson Eaton and Arran Powley. The best from the UK’s amateur scene will also be given the chance to shine, including Ash Davies, Stuart Macey, Ben Robinson, Josh Grindrod, Ryan Powley, George Harris and Harry Morgan.
ACU Chairman Brian Higgins had this to say about the event, "The ACU are quite encouraged about eventually engaging in this exciting sport. We are currently speaking with the lads at Bolddog and I am sure it is only a short time until we can announce an ACU British Championship”
The Bolddog Freestyle Team traditionally, and for the past seventeen years, have been traveling the UK and Europe performing mind blowing shows in font of both live and TV audiences, and in turn promoting motocross and motorcycle sport in a professional manor to a wider audience. The team perform at over 50 events live each year including City, Town, County, Motorsport and even TV Shows. This year, the team have already been working in Europe, in both Holland and France promoting the EXFMX tour coming to Cardiff in July. Also later in the year they are to perform demonstrations at the Royal Welsh Show, the Royal Cornwall, the Three Counties Show, the British Superbikes and many more. The team also have an impressive list of Film and TV appearances, including performing with Chris Evans on Channel Four’s Famous & Fearless this year.
To buy tickets and for further information on the Bolddog FMX Championship and the Bolddog Company, please visit www.bolddogfmx.com or telephone 07766 567007. The web site gives an overview of the rider profiles, videos, picture galleries, trick knowledge, team and company history, other event schedules, what else the team is up to and more. www.bolddogfmx.com is also an extreme sports online store offering clothing from brands such as Metal Mulisha, Osiris Shoes and Bolddog casual clothing.
Adult Tickets – Standing Only (16 years and over): £12.50 in advance or £15.00 on the night
Kids Tickets – Standing Only (15 years and under): £10.00 in advance or £12.50 on the night
Kids 5 years and under are free
For Further info please contact Andy Godbold on 07774 851355 / andy@bolddog.com / www.bolddogfmx.com
The Team’s main sponsors are East Anglian Honda dealers Lings Honda and further support is received from Honda UK, HRC, Thor, Madison, Metal Mulisha, Osiris Shoes, Kickzoo, FreestyleXtreme, Alpinestars, Easton Bars, Castrol, Donjoy Knee Braces, Dirt Bike Rider Magazine, R. Henderson Sound, Dunlop Tyres, Peter Lee Fire, Waveney Truck Parts, Mojo and RaceBikeBitz.