Great turnout for the first MPLS Mini Jam at the Hopkins Overpass! We had beginner & expert classes for all of the mini comps. We are super pumped on everyone who came to support our local BMX scene! Even long time locals Tony Mortenson & Todd Johnson made an appearance!

Beginner Class – Micro 3′ Ramp w/ 2′ Sub Box

Best Air Trick- Cruz with a 360 to Fakie
Best Fakie Trick- Bubba Tufty with an Abubica to fakie to 180 to fakie to 360 out
Best Sub Trick- BJ Tomczik with a 180 back stall tailwhip to barspin
Best Lip Trick- Dallas Light with a 180 turndown to disaster
Best Run- Chaz with sub box tricks to fakie, lip tricks and a 540

Expert Class – Mini 5′ Ramp w/ Double Coping Spine & 4′ Sub Box

Best Air Trick- Pirate with an under handed 540
Best Fakie Trick- Justin Dewitt with a sub box wall ride to 180 to fakie
Best Spine Trick- Dylan with a 180 toboggan to fakie
Best Sub Trick- AJ with a barspin to abubica
Best Lip Trick- Colton with a no handed vader jam
Best Run- Arik Elstran dialed with no step downs, sub box ice footjam tooth etc, can vaders, canadian footjams, etc etc etc killed it.

Costumes
Monsters.. Jay Schlie & Kenny Short
Pirate.. Pirate
Baby Bowe.. Tiger !!

Doubles!!
Jay Schlie & Kenny Short
Arik Elstran & Pirate
Dallas Light & Bubba Tufty

We had LOTS of prizes for everyone!! Rims, grips/bar ends, seats/posts, sprockets, headsets, bars, stems, shoes, shirts, socks, gift cards, posters and STICKERS !!

Special thanks to Dustin Grice for organizing this event, and to all of the sponsors Shadow Conspiracy, Stolen Bikes, Sun Ringle, Duffs Shoes, Profile Racing, Deco BMX, QBMX, Vein, BMX Grub, Twin Cities Fantasy Factory, Pink Link, and even Dairy Queen where we all went to celebrate afterwards! Photos by Justin Williams, Jared Timmreck, Alex Balken, Shannon Glenn and Deljon Willis. More coverage at http://www.rootbeerlife.com/2011/10/mini-ramp-jam/

Red Bull girls even joined us !!

Vert shredders !!!

No wonder Del never rides, look how scared he is !!

TCFF is a group of riders from the cities who have started a private BMX ramp facility with box jump foam pits and resi landings, check out their site for more information. These are the same group of fun guys who do our shows at the MN State Fair, you know the ones doing all the crazy tricks way up in the air… http://ridetcff.org

7 BMX STUNT SHOWS EVERY DAY AT THE MN STATE FAIR.
Starring Haines, Dewitt, Schlegel, Book, Pirate, Treanor, Walker, Elstran, Mies, Dussl, Moyle, Palmquist, Mortenson, Grice, Bilich, Tufty, Short, Tomczik, Nendza, Trygstad, Polaschek, Almquist, Thiel, Willis, Light (yes, we’re bringing the young guns this year, 9 years old w/ 16″ wheels baby, literally), plus more special guests. Our shows easily exceed four figures on a daily basis, not our fault we’re more entertaining than the all new Premium Series John Deere Tractor. Our 2011 skatepark setup is guaranteed with thousands of spins, whips, & flips… Another year, NBD.

WHEN & WHERE?
Thurs 8/25 thru Labor Day Mon 9/5 in the northwest “X-Zone” corner of fairgrounds at crossroads of Murphy & Underwood. 20 minutes of shredding, sharp at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, and 7:30pm followed by an epic autograph session, although don’t be surprised when you find yourself aroused in an exclusive private autograph session. (*no shows starting until 3:30pm on Mon 8/29, Tues 8/30, and Wed 8/31 due to skate contest)

2ND ANNUAL ‘CLUB 3RD LAIR’ NIGHTSHOWS.
Who has been invited back to their 11th year of throwing down at the fair? Exactly. We’re celebrating again. DJ’s, fog machines, strobe lights, LASERS, glow sticks. Last year may or may not have been so gnarly that our gogo GIRLS were booted out, no pun intended. Atmosphere provided by Sound in Motion featuring Minneapolis’ hottest local DJ’s including Jack Trash, Cities of Gold, and Guest MC Obliquity. Each ‘Club Enhanced’ night show starts at dusk (shortly after 8pm) after our last 7:30 day show on Fri 8/26 & Sat 8/27 and Fri 9/2 & Sat 9/3.

See you at the fair.

http://3rdlairbmx.com
http://simshows.com
http://grubapps.com

Phil Book Benefit Jam

Sunday November 28th 6-9pm

3rd Lair Skatepark
850 Florida Ave S
Golden Valley, MN 55416

$10 Cover
$2 Raffle Tickets for New Products
100% Donated to Phil’s Hospital Bills
(Phil slammed hard riding in a show at the MN State Fair this year)

Prizes for:
-Highest 180 Drop
-Wildest NacNac
-Longest Combo
-Longest Surfer
-Longest Hang 5
-Longest Complaint
-Hottest Girlfriend
-Best Costume

Sponsors:
-3rd Lair http://3rdlairbmx.com
-BMX Grub http://bmxgrub.com
-Deco BMX http://decobmx.com
-Demolition Parts http://demolitionparts.com
-Duffs Shoes http://duffs.com
-Kenda Tires http://kendausa.com
-Lotek http://lotekbrand.com
-Profile Racing http://profileracing.com
-QBP http://qbp.com
-Shadow Conspiracy http://theshadowconspiracy.com
-Stolen BMX http://stolenbmx.com
-Sun Ringle http://sun-ringle.com
-Volume Bikes http://volumebikes.com

7 SHOWS EVERY DAY AT THE FAIR.
“I said it. Go tell it. Confetti. Who ready? I’m ready! You ready! Lets get it!”

WHO: “You know I know how”
Iron Man AJ Haines, Darrin Banana Man Treanor, Justin Wolf Man DEWitt, Mini Mark Wrecking Ball Schlegel, Phil The Pill Book, Benny Polaschek, Josh Nendza, Calvin Caltron Burgstahler, Nick Pirate Man K, The Young Colton Walker, Lee Mies, Kenny “Not Worth Mentioning” Short, Reed “I used to Rollerb…lade” Stark, Glenn “4 in one month” Dussl, Jason Nevonen, Evan “Shingle Retailer” Moyle, Nick “Sleeves of Doom” Palmquist, Dustin “Short Term Memory” Griess.

WHEN & WHERE: “To make em stop and stare as I zone out”
7 shows every day of the fair. Thurs 8/26 thru Labor Day Mon 9/6 in the northwest “X-Zone” corner of fairgrounds at crossroads of Murphy & Underwood. 20 minutes of shredding, sharp at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, and 7:30pm followed by an epic autograph session, although don’t be surprised when you find yourself aroused in an exclusive private autograph session.

CLUB SHOW DETAILS: “The club can’t even handle me right now”
Who has been invited back to their 10th year of throwing down at the fair? Exactly. Time to celebrate. Introducing CLUB 3RD LAIR. DJ’s, GIRLS, fog machines, GIRLS, strobe lights, GIRLS, LASERS, GIRLS, glow sticks, GIRLS. Atmosphere provided by Sound in Motion featuring Minneapolis’ hottest local DJ’s including Jack Trash, Cities of Gold, Tyler Hampton, Ben Clear, D-Struct, Stash and Guest MC Obliquity. Each ‘Club Enhanced’ night show starts at dusk after our last 7:30 day show (shortly after 8pm) on Fri 8/27, Sat 8/28, Thu 9/2, Fri 9/3, Sat 9/4, Sun 9/5.

“Watchin you I’m watchin you we go all out”
Not our fault the fans keep flocking to us, our shows easily exceed four figures on a daily basis. Our ultra refined 2010 skatepark setup is guaranteed with thousands of whips, hundreds of flips, fronties, flipwhips, 3doublewhips… NBD.

“The club can’t even handle me right now” (put your hands up!)
3rd Lair. Sound in Motion. Grub Apps.

http://3rdlairbmx.com/
http://simshows.com/
http://grubapps.com/

If you are interested in being an additional sponsor for these 12 days of 90 BMX shows at one of America’s largest state fairs, contact info@3rdlairbmx.com immediately. Coverage from last year on ESPN: http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/4754645

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If BMX is your thing, then you’ll be glad to know that we now have a number of parts now in stock. If you spend all your time training at the skatepark, then you’re sure to want to keep you bike in top condition. Which a range if tubes, chains and grips now available, you can make sure you’re using parts which will allow you to reach your full potential.

If you’re new to BMX, then you can also benefit from investing in a range of reliable parts. If you love the thrill of playing at online Poker sites, but are looking for an outdoor alternative, the BMX can be the perfect solution. Even older bikes will be as good as new once you’ve fixed them up with the latest parts and accessories – take a look at what we have to offer today!

3rd Lair’s 2nd Annual BMX Jam!

Sunday January 31st
Intermediate & Expert
Best trick, best crash, foot down
Registration & Practice at noon
Jam at 3pm
$25 entry, $5 off if you pre-register before the 31st, additional $5 off for members

Special thanks to our sponsors! Kink, Animal, Props, Shitluck, BMX Grub, Alienation, Eastern Bikes, Fremont, Fly, United, Sunday!, Eriks, Stolen, Lotek