I know this is a bit late but I noticed a bunch of photos on my hard disk showing young Filipino kids riding their BMX bikes and bicycles up in the air, ho, hum.. it came slowly but the memory of a sports and music event I went to last March finally surfaced. Indeed, I was in Alabang to witness and participate in an extreme sport event showcasing pro (and amateur) BMX riders in the Philippines.
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a Pinoy BMX bicycle rider float in the air at Alabang, Philippines
The BMX event was organized by Urge Media Group – a sports and outdoors focused bunch of folks. Dubbed as Urge Asian BMX Pro Jam, the event was billed to feature Asia’s Pro BMX Stunt talents from the Philippines led by Southeast Asia’s No. 1 BMX Stunt Pro Rider from the Philippines, Armand Young Mariano, who will be side by side doing daredevil stunts and technical tricks along side with his Malaysian counterparts. Hmm, but I really don’t recall those guys being called out and doing their stunts? Oh I remember, it RAINED and POURED really hard that afternoon and well into the night – that must’ve been the cause the official program was led astray. Poor Pinoy kids who rode their bicycles all the way to Alabang with the hopes of riding the RAMP and floating their BMX in the air. Well, some of them managed to do that – right before the rain poured – and right after the rain subsided. Good decision those BMX kids stuck it out – they got their adrenaline rush and extreme sports fix.
Philippine BMX jammer rides the air BMX Pro Jam at Westgate Alabang by URGE Media Group
The BMX sport event was held on March 3 at the Westgate, Automall Parking Area, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. There were also side events like the BMX Flatland contest and the BMX Box Jump Contest lined up, and the night rock concert featuring Urbandub, Hardboiledeggz, Kjwan and Eyescream to add on to the adrenalin rush sports party athmosphere.
tags: BMX, Pinoy BMX, Philippines BMX, Armand Young Mariano
