3rd Lair BMX

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