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The Minnesota Faction Open and Old School Slideshow

Pull out your clubs because the Faction is going GOLFING!!!! This is going to be rad! We only have 16 slots that are quickly filling up, so sign up right away. For those of you who don’t golf, we’re throwing a party at Broadway Pizza in the evening with a review of the Faction trip to Rockford, some special top secret footage and a special announcement that is very cool. The Faction is going to be rocking this summer!

Open Details:

What: The Minnesota Faction Open/ Old school slideshow
Where: Columbia Golf Course, Columbia Heights MN/ Broadway Pizza, MPLS MN
When: Saturday August 18th Meet @ 1:45, 2:30 tee time, slideshow 6:30pm
Who: Golfers, chippers, locals, dreamers, duffers, big talkers, big thinkers and beer drinkers

Cost:

• 9 holes of golf: $18.00
• Cart rental: $14.00
• Club Rental if needed: $12.00
• Thriftstore golf outfit: $8.00

Contact golf@minnesotafaction.com as soon as possible to reserve your slot in the tournament, only 16 are available and are filling fast.

 

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Tags: Columbia Golf Course, MPLS, USD

Haro Team 1984

So in 1984 I was fourteen years old. I had just ended my BMX racing career with a total of 4 novice races under my belt. I was lucky enough to hear that the Haro team was coming to Erik’s Bike Shop to do a show. According to the flyer, Bob Haro and Ron Wilton where coming to show their stuff. I stomped into my fathers office and explained to him that my life would never be complete without seeing this event. He agreed and off we went. When we got there I saw him. The Father of Freestyle. Walking around and checking the sound equipment. I turned to my friend and commented about how he was wearing jeans and not the required leathers of a true Freestyle professional. When the show began Rich Sigur and Ron Wilton came out blazing. Bob explained to the crowd that he had suffered a knee injury and would not be riding. I was disappointed not to see the man who started it all ride but the show was mind blowing. I studied each move and locked it into my brain.

Years later I found out a lot about the history that lead up to that day. Bob Haro had changed his name from Horowitz to Haro since it fit better on his number plates his was cooking in his moms oven. I always had a chuckle thinking about how Horowitz would look on the down tube of my neon blue Sport. There also was a credible rumor that he had exaggerated his knee injury due to the fact that since he was so involved with the business of running Haro Bikes. His skills had fallen on hard times and was no longer able to keep up with the new crowd of riders on the scene. I understand. Better to go out on top than to fade away.

So in remembrance of that day I present to you… The Haro Team in 1984 at Erik’s Bike Shop in Richfield, Minnesota. Long before Erik was known as “The Bike Man” he knew how to get street cred. Have the greatest teams come to your parking lot and watch as fourteen year olds talk their fathers into buying as much Haro gear as Bob could sign.

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Tags: Bob Haro, Freestyle, Minnesota, Rich Sigur, Richfield, Ron Wilton, sound equipment

King of Concrete Video

This is from the Sleazy Rider video. Chad DeGroot, Dave Friemuth, Tim Quade and I all went to England and this is some of the footage.

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Tags: Chad DeGroot, Dave Friemuth, King, Sleazy Rider, Tim Quade, United Kingdom

Eddie Fiola has a MySpace page

I don’t know if this is old news but it’s awesome! Eddie Fiola’s MySpace Page

What’s even better is that he has links to all my Eddie Fiola YouTube videos on his page!

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Eat it

I’ve never been a big fan of America’s Funnest Home videos or even crash sections in BMX videos but I know a lot of you guys out there do so here’s a couple to keep you busy.

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