Colin Mackay @ Rockstar Energy Drink BMX

Haro Trip to Israel

I just got back from a week in Israel! I went for Haro Bikes with Ryan Nyquist and Allan Cooke to do a few demo’s at a trade show in Tel Aviv.

They took us to the holiest city in the world Jerusalem and to the Dead Sea which was pretty insane. For one it’s the lowest place on earth, 1,300 feet below sea level and two is that the water level has 40% salt content and when you go out in the water you float. Really weird.

The shows were good we actually did ten over three days but the crowds were great and were very grateful for us to come to them, most of the people commented saying they had only seen this stuff on TV.

Israel was a great time, the food was good, the people friendly and the weather was spot on.

I wouldn’t hesitate to go back one day.

Check out this nightly news TV spotlight we got:

Plus a video I made of the trip:

Take it easy, Colin Mackay

Chile 8mm

Written by: Colin Mackay

Good friend of ours Coco Zurita invited Dennis Enarson and I down to Chile to hang at a local contest in Puerto Natales, from there we flew up to Santiago and stayed with Coco’s family for a week. At the end of the trip Coco and I had a demo for Vans Chile in a mall, with special guest Dennis Enarson.
Thanks to Geo Park for the tickets and Hotels, Thanks Justin Kosman for the demo HD clips
Filmed and edited by Colin Mackay
Music: Nick Cave – Hold on to yourself

Naples Trip…

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Last weekend I got to go all the way to Naples, Italy for three days Invited by Vans shoes to perform for the troops and their families on base.

It was my first time to Naples, and at first I didn’t think we would leave base, but we were probably off base more than on.

I ate Pizza everyday, why not, it’s known to be first introduced in this town, and I wasn’t going to miss a night without it. I definitely had a gut ache by the last night.

The two demo’s went well, it was windy in the 2nd show which was a bummer but I don’t think Scotty Cranmer even felt it. The kid destroyed it.

What a great weekend and to think that we do these trips just to break up the norm for the troops is a good feeling, and it feels like its worth it.

Thanks Vans for a great time once again.

Orlando Vans Camp

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Here is a little update from our camp in Orlando..

This past weekend Rockstar Pro’s Ali Whitton, Josh Harrington and myself got to teach kids the fundamentals of BMX at the Vans park in Orlando, Florida.

A capacity of 30 kids signed up and had a great day riding, hanging, learning and eating with Pros from the Vans BMX team.

At the end of the day the campers got a bag full of goody’s, including Vans shoes, a Pro-tec helmet, Kenda tires, a Haro T-shirt, a Haro hat, and finally a grand prize of a brand new Haro bike which was raffled off.

It was a great day that Im sure the kids will always remember,

Colin Mackay

Middle East Trip

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So I just spent the last 12 days touring the military bases in Kuwait and Iraq with a group of 5 bikers and skaters including Chris Doyle, Josh Perry, Jake Brown, Mimi Knoop and myself.

The trip was intended to be a “morale” tour, to bring something new to the normal day the troops that serve in the middle east.

At the base supermarkets they sold Rockstar! (just the original flavor)

We rode a narrow box jump that they had for us, plus at each base we would search for ply wood, pallets, anything to make some more obstacles.

We did Q and A’s during the demo and afterwards, autographs and photos followed by press conference at each base, we also got to meet the highest level commander at each base and we were giving plaques or coins as a gift of our time and commitment.

It was a great trip and I met a lot of great people!

Update…

Written by: Colin Mackay

I’ve been on the road in Australia. I started in Mt Beauty, Victoria. I arrived to some thick black clouds and before to long, it rained for 30 hrs straight. The organizers asked us to stick around to try to get a session in on the pipe, some riders departed, but I decided to stay to check this thing out.

The pipe is something unique. Its built on the steepest grade hill possible, you’re going so fast at jumps, you actually have to brake before you hit at lip. One guy tried it brakeless, and unfortunately ended up with a ruptured kidney.

But it is pretty fun, it was something that takes a bit to feel out and I started understanding the pipe at the end of the day.

Next stop was Sydney to meet up with the Unit crew for a filming trip to Cam Whites Hillside Jam, in Canberra Australia. I was already two days late for the trip because I stayed to ride the pipe. We woke up to a swim in the Pacific Ocean and then rode Bondi Beach Park; it’s a skate park on one of the most famous beaches in Australia. Some of the best views a skate park could ever have!

We rode a little street in Sydney and headed to Canberra, arriving at 2am to Cam Whites.

Cam White is on his 5th annual Hill Side Jam, located right in his parents’ backyard and he may have some of the biggest dirt jumps in the world. The Jam was a success with the weather holding out after a less than favorable forecast. A couple of broken legs and a few guys limping after the jam is an indication that these jumps are no joke. Jumping 40-foot doubles on a BMX feels pretty fun/crazy. One mate of mine said he comes to Cams Jam each year just to jump the jumps and for two weeks after he is still buzzing from the rush. That just goes to show you how these things are.

This trip has been great, Australian BMX is thriving and the future is bright.

Mackay