This week’s TGIF features Broc Raiford from last year’s Texas Toast Jam with a new-school tuck no-hander. Since everybody’s throwing ’em downward these days, you might as well touch your toes.
Remember, our Texas Toast Jam is now only 3 weeks away!!!
Check out our latest Texas Toast Jam ad with the Duganator getting high and loose. You can find it in print in the latest issue of Ride BMX.
This year’s jam is 25 days away. Are you guys ready?!
One of the highlights of last year’s Texas Toast Jam was getting to watch Chase Hawk dip these ridiculously high 360s through the dirt course. Mark your calendars and get ready. This year’s jam is less than a month away!
This year, the Athlete Recovery Fund is providing the Texas Toast Jam with medical staff. We’re proud to have some great medics on hand just “in case” and want to thank A.R.F. for the help. Of course we hope their services are not needed in any way, but as we all know injuries are a part of BMX. Lately it seems like there has been FAR too many head injuries. The Odyssey family alone has had more then its fair share of severe head trauma. A.R.F. produced a quick and eye opening video on “skate” helmets and actually show the helmet Brett Banasiewicz was wearing from his recent coma inducing crash.
Texas Toast Jam and our partner sponsor Bell Helmets strongly urge all Toast participants to take a close look at their helmets. Make sure you bring a good one that is actually designed for bike riding.
Here’s a few words from the Athlete Recovery Fund on helmets:
The Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF) has seen a sharp spike in head injury in the past four years in BMX. With the latest injury to Brett Banasiewicz awareness is at an all time high. There is a positive that can come from Brett’s injury and that is to eliminate soft foam helmets from competition. These types of helmets are not approved to be sold in bicycle stores nor are they allowed to be marketed towards bicycle use. Testing methods show that an EPS foam helmet can offer three times the protection that a soft foam helmet can offer. Why are these helmets allowed in professional competition where the risks are greater than anywhere else?
ARF is working with Dew Tour, X Games, ASA and Texas Toast to help create a rule that will be enforceable with a consequence of not being able to compete with the wrong helmet. This will encourage manufactures to use the technology they have to create a helmet with better fit, comfort and styling for professional competition. Helmets will be carefully inspected and receive a pass or fail. ARF is working with several brands to make sure that options are available at the contest should your helmet get a fail.
For a direct comparison of EPS foam versus soft foam helmets watch this one minute video.
We have less than 30 days ’til Toast. Check out some of the riders who have signed up and our schedule of events. There will also be assorted mini-events happening throughout the days. Over $16,000 in COLD HARD CASH to be given away over the weekend and tons of prizes.
Here’s a brief schedule of what to expect:
Friday, October 12th:
Official Toast kick off party with Darryl Nau
Saturday, October 13th:
10:00 AM Dirt practice opens
11:00 AM Street practice opens
1:30 PM Gauntlet of Death Challenge
2:30 PM Dirt qualifying
5:00 PM Street qualifying
Saturday night:
Official Toast after party with Darryl Nau
Sunday, October 14th
Noon Bunny Hop Contest
1:00 PM Texas Round Up Pro Flat Finals
2:00 PM Dirt Finals
4:00 PM Street Finals
Sunday night:
Official Toast wrap up party with Darryl Nau
Note: this schedule may change (depending on how many riders sign up) so keep an eye on TexasToastJam.com. Flatland riders keep an eye on TexasFlatlandRoundup.com
We teamed up with Vans to put together this limited edition set of Texas Toast Jam shoes. Big thanks to Van’s for helping us make Texas Toast possible. We have a 100 pairs of these kicks so make sure you are at Texas Toast for your chance to score some!
Hit up RideBMX.com for an interview with Taj regarding this year’s Texas Toast Jam.
Also, the pros are signing up for Toast. Read more to check out some of the amazing talent you’re going to see at this year’s event. If you’re interested in registering, make sure to hit up the Registration page.
UPDATE: Due to the huge number of riders who pre-registered for Texas Toast Jam this year all of our pre-registration spots for Pro dirt and Pro street are full. There will still be lots of fun to be had at the event for riders who aren’t pre-registered. Flatland riders can still head over to TexasFlatlandRoundup.com to register.
Check out Chase Hawk doing what he does best in our current Texas Toast Jam print ad running in Ride BMX. This is an event you’re not going to want to miss. Mark your calendars, gather up some friends and get ready to head out to Austin this fall!
Our Texas Toast Jam 2012 is coming on October 13th and 14th in Austin, Texas.
This years events include Street, dirt, flatland and will see the return of an even more terrifying Gauntlet of Death. The infamous Darryl Nau will be hosting 3 nights of after parties and world re-known ramp builder Ryan Corrigan will be heading up ramp construction.
Austin will be alive and buzzing as the famous Austin City Limits music festival will be happening the same weekend across town. The Toast Jam will be running till dark on saturday and sunday so expect epic night life after the event. Book hotels and flights early!
The BMX community is coming together to make this event happen. Sponsors like Odyssey, Sunday, Fit, Tree, S&M, Shadow, Subrosa, Demolition, Kink, Fly, Fox, Vans, QBMX, FBM, Empire, Ride BMX and more are working together to make this years Toast epic! Look forward to seeing you there!
