FMX

Story by Holtzy. Pics by Bushy, Craig Chiswell, Pauly Doyle, Philip Lycholit, Simon Makker & Holtzy
Josh “Sheeny” Sheehan is the best FMX rider West Australia has ever produced and he is fast making his name as one of the best FMX riders in Australia.

Recently while in South Australia for a bunch of shoots for the series going to air on July 7 on Fuel tv we grabbed a few promo girls and checked out some of the finest BMX and FMX riders the state has to offer.

Story by Holtzy Photos by Mass Productions

It’s not often a company reaches deep into their pockets to put on an epic FMX, BMX and Hip Hop demo for free as a thanks to the crew that have supported them. But that’s exactly what Seb and the crew from Valyside Apparel did at the very cool Valyside compound just east of Perth.

The compound was newly prepped for the big day with 6 dirt hits and two 75ft ramp setups plus a BMX rhythm section and a truck for hip hop acts like the Freek Styles and Downside to rap on.

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24yr old Valyside team rider Steve Sommerfeld from Tiaro in Queensland is the Mr Nice Guy of Australian FMX. Steve is a very good FMX rider with a big bag of tricks and thanks to plenty of time on the dirt jumps at home and at Matt “Schuie” Schubring’s place he’s a good natural terrain rider as well. The proof being a recent first place at the 2008 New Zealand Farm Jam natural terrain event.

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What better way to spend Australia Day than riding with a big bunch of mates eh? Well that's how the South Queensland crew spent their Oz Day anyway at local FMX rider Adam Bayards place located not far east from Brisbane. It had been hot, wet and bloody humid for weeks but this time the summer monsoons stayed away, the sun came out and a sick ride session went down in stifling heat.

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The HGMtv East Coast road trip got underway in usual Homegrown Maniacs style- plenty of action, lots of laughter and a bit of pain.

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20yr old Rob Adelberg from Benalla in Victoria is arguably the first of the new age FMX riders. At a baby faced 14yrs of age he got his first photos in Freerider MX mag busting out killer grab tricks on a CR80 and from that time on he has steadily progressed to be one of the finest riders in Australia.

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Filming for the next HGM movie- Homegrown Maniacs 5: “The Search For The Ultimate Compound” kicked off in a big way at a secret location somewhere in Western Australia.

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Over the two years the Narrogin Rev Heads committee has run the FMX Championship it has quickly become the best and most prestigious FMX comp to win in Australia. With a big course featuring three big downramps and a wall ride plus $18,000 in prizemoney the 2008 event looked set to follow this quality tradition and it didn’t disappoint.

by Holtzy & Bushy
The final stop of the Revolution Tour was definatly the best. The gold mining town of Kalgoorlie turned on perfect conditions and the biggest crowd for another epic display of FMX, rev babes and bands.
No more needs to be said. Check the video for some of the action