Video by Cole Chalmer

Here’s what he had to say about the video and jam.

I tagged along with my friend Quinn to a Flatland bmx jam in Vancouver, British Columbia. I know nothing about flatland, I’m a street/dirt rider. All I know is it’s hella impressive what these guys do and this video does absolutely no justice to the skills these guys have.

Flatland is hard to shoot, especially in a jam format like this. I had no idea who to be filming and wether or not they were going to do something mellow or gnarly and wether or not they were going to complete the whole line (line? is that what you’d call it in flatland? i dunno).

Not sure what happened to the audio in this video, but the music sounds terrible to me.

I’d love to make it out again next year if they do it again and maybe breakout the wide angle and get a little closer.

Filmed on Nikon D7000 w/ 70-300

Song: Tor – The Dress Looks Nice on You/Make You Feel That Way (Sufjan Stevens/Gift of Gab Mash-up)

Photos from the day are on my flickr

Everyone that came out got a jam t-shirt and we had gift bags with lots of goodies from our sponsors to hand out. Fish Johnson walked away with a brand new set of Primo cranks after winning the B.I.K.E. contest.

I will be posting more photos and videos this week. For now check out Jared Souney’s blog, www.jaredsouney.com, he has some nice photos and a video posted up there.

A big thank you to all the people that came out to the jam, our sponsors (see below) and all the locals that made it possible.

This was the last jam that Joe and I will be putting together.  Justin and Anthony will be taking over from here and I know they are going to do an amazing job. Good luck to them. A big thank you to Joe for all the work he has put into these jams over the years. He has done a great job.

Cheers.

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WHAT:  

Don’t miss today’s action at the Dew Tour Portland Invitational. The Festival Village opening at 11:30am. Come see Scotty Cranmer, Brett Banasiewicz, Daniel Dhers, Ryan Nyquist and more compete in the BMX Park Finals, alongside P-Rod, Scott Decenzo, and Greg Lutzka competing in the Skate Street Finals.  Be sure to stop by the Festival Village to check out sponsor giveaways and athlete autograph signings.

WHERE:      

Rose Quarter

WHEN:

Media Center Opens 8:30am

Festival Village Opens 11:30am

Full schedule below

Saturday, August 13^th  – Gates Open at 11:30AM

For more information visit www.allisports.com.

Another fun day at the Dew Tour.

Dirt qualifiers was my first stop of the day. It was a hot and windy day down by the Willamette River. I love watching dirt and the qualifiers did not disappoint. Although the strong head wind seemed to cause some issues the riding was impressive. From what I saw the semi-final and final should be amazing.

Justin from FlatWebTV was down there and got some great photos. You can check them out on the Freestyle5 website. Look for a video edit from him soon.

In the evening it was time for the BMX Park semi-final. Lots of riders laid down some top notch runs in front of a packed house. Really looking forward to the finals tonight.

WHAT:  

Don’t miss tomorrow’s action at the Dew Tour Portland Invitational – the media room opens at 9:00AM for credential pick-up, with the Festival Village opening at 12pm. Come see Brett Banasiewicz, Daniel Dhers, Ryan Guettler and more compete in the BMX Park Semi-Finals, alongside P-Rod, Scott Decenzo, and Ben Hatchell competing in the Skate Street Semi-Finals.  Finish up the action packed day with a Cool Kids concert at 9pm at the Rose Quarter.  

WHERE:      

Rose Quarter

WHEN:

Media Center Opens 9:00am

Festival Village Opens 12pm

Full schedule below:

Friday, August 12^th  – Gates Open at 12:00PM

For more information visit www.allisports.com.

So the Dew Tour kicked off yesterday and BMX Park Qualifiers was the first event I got to take a look at. The course looks killer and the riding was impressive. The Aussies are out in force this year and were tearing up BMX Park. Ryan Guettler managed to barely edge out Joshua Perry to finish first. Dave Dillewaard came in a close third. Chris Hughes and Alessandro Barbero rounded out the top 5 that will move on to the semi-finals to compete against those who have pre-qualified.

I hung out with Justin from FlatWebTV and he got some great footage. There should be some good stuff coming your way from FlatWebTV.

BMX Park Qualifiers

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There was a practice session on the new Dirt course, down by the Willamette River, in the morning. I did not get a chance to get over there but I am looking forward to the qualifiers today.

Freestyle5′s Roman Tencza is riding in the Dirt qualifiers today. Good luck to him. It would be great if he could make the finals.

BMX Dirt First Look with Nate Berkheimer

Park

Dirt

Here’s some more info on what’s going on this weekend.

BRANDON DOSCH, DENNIS ENARSON AND RYAN NYQUIST SET TO COMPETE AT DEW TOUR’S PORTLAND INVITATIONAL

AUGUST 11-14 IN PORTLAND, OREGON

EVENT TO FEATURE LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE COOL KIDS FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

Burr Ridge, Ill. – August 8, 2011 – The Dew Tour takes over the Rose Quarter of Portland, Ore. this weekend for the seventh consecutive year, August 11-14.  The biggest names in BMX will be returning to compete in park and dirt contests, as they gain points toward the Dew Cup.

BMX Dirt will make its season debut in Portland, being held for the first time on the banks of the Willamette River. 2010 Dew Cup winner Brandon Dosch will attempt to get his season off to a strong start in an effort to repeat his top performance against the dirt competition, including the wild style of Cory Nastazio. Brett Banasiewicz, Dennis Enarson, Ryan Nyquist and many others will bring their top game to the course, designed and built with the help of BMX star TJ Lavin.

Kyle Baldock burst into the Dew Tour BMX Park rankings after winning the event in Ocean City.  He’ll be looking for a repeat in Portland, fending off Garrett Reynolds, BMX legend Ryan Nyquist and 2010 Cup Winner Daniel Dhers.   Enarson joins the competition, looking to take advantage of the course design he helped to create along with Dew Tour BMX Sport Organizer and Vert competitor Dennis McCoy.

In addition to action-packed competitions, the weekend will also feature a Friday night concert headlined by The Cool Kids, a Green Label Sound Artist.  The show will be opened by West Coast rap group Pac Div.

The complete pre-qualified athlete list for the Portland Invitational is as follows:

The full schedule of events for the Portland Invitational is as follows:

Thursday, Aug. 11^th– Festival Village Opens at 12:00PM

Friday, Aug. 12^th – Festival Village Opens at 12:00PM

Saturday, Aug. 13^th – Festival Village Opens at 11:30AM

Sunday, Aug. 14^th – Festival Village Opens at 12:00AM

**Schedule is subject to change. To stay up to date on the action, follow live updates on the Dew Tour.**

Running through the entire weekend, the Festival Village offers something for everyone attending the Dew Tour.  Visit the Pantech tent to see the latest cell phone features and tag the digital graffiti wall, or get a haircut at Paul Mitchell. The Dew Tour athletes of tomorrow can start practicing at the Camp Woodward mini skatepark.

Tickets for the Dew Tour Portland Invitational are available through Comcasttix.com, the Rose Quarter Box Office, or by phone at 877.789.ROSE.  Tickets can also be purchased at allisports.com/dew-tour.  Action Zone passes cost $100 and include priority reserved seating, Dew Tour swag, athlete autograph sessions, merchandise discounts and Pepsi product.  Reserved tickets are $35 and include guaranteed seating at all Dew Tour finals events. A Grounds Pass will allow you access to the Festival Village and competition viewing as capacity allows, for the price of $15.  Thursday’s Qualifier contests and Festival Village are open to the public for free, with purchase of a Friday, Saturday or Sunday ticket.

Visit the Dew Tour Facebook page at facebook.com/thedewtour and follow @thedewtour on Twitter for up-to-the-minute information on the latest Dew Tour action.

The complete 2011 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event                                       Date                 Location

Pantech Open                          July 21-24        Ocean City, Md. – Ocean City Pier

Portland Invitational             Aug. 11-14        Portland, Ore. – Rose Quarter

Toyota Challenge                    Sept. 8-11         Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena

Dew Tour Championships    Oct. 13-16         Las Vegas, Nev.

Entering its seventh year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2011 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines. The 2010 Dew Cup champions include Chaz Ortiz (skateboard park), Pierre-Luc Gagnon (skate vert), Daniel Dhers (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Brandon Dosch (BMX dirt).

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