FISE Highlights Featuring Brett Benaciewicz

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Check our boy, Brett Benaciewicz in the highlight reel from FISE. Killing it….

FISE Costa Rica 2012 – final BMX pro from FISE on Vimeo.

FISE Costa Rica 2012 – final BMX pro park
1 Pat Casey
2 Daniel Sandoval
3 Brett Benaciewicz

FISE Costa Rica Results!

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The results are in and our boy Brett Benaciewicz came in third with 94.5 points. Check out the video of him below on the course. Congrats Brett!

FISE Costa Rica 2012 – First training with Brett… by fise

Fise Costa Rica BMX Park Pro Final
1 Pat Casey 96 points
2 Daniel Sandoval 95,5 points
3 Brett Benaciewicz 94,5 points
4 Kevin Peraza 94 points
5 AJ Anaya 91,5 points
6 Glenn Slayer 91 points
7 Keith Schmidt 90 points
8 Austin Coleman 88,5 points
9 Colton Satterfield 86,5 points
10 Drew Bezanson 86 points
11 Brandon Doch 84,5 points
12 Victor Salazar 82 points
13 Scott Wirch 81,5 points
14 Nicholi Rogatkhin 80 points
15 Pat Laughlin 76 points
16 Ryan Guettler 74 points
17 Alex Landeros 73,5 points

18 Ricky Moseley 71,5 points

DK Bicycles: The Kitchen Contest

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Check out the video from the first annual DK Bicycles contest at Brett Banasiewicz’s Kitchen.

DK Bicycles: The Kitchen Contest from DK Bicycle Company on Vimeo.

DK Bicycles presents the first annual contest at Brett Banasiewicz skatepark, The Kitchen Skatepark, in South Bend, Indiana. Pro on Saturday, AM on Sunday.

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Check out Brett Banasiewicz Crib on ESPN

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Ever wonder what it’s like to live like a pro bmx’er, to have your own indoor park, and to be the captain of your own destiny? Check out this gallery ESPN recently posted of our boy, Brett Banasiewicz, and his digs. He’s got a good set up. Our favorite part, of course, is the fridge…but I’d take the Kitchen as well. 

Happy Friday: The Kitchen Comp Highlights

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Here’s another highlight edit from the first ever pro contest that went down in Brett Banasiewicz’s Kitchen park. It was definitely a success and some great riding went down. Check it out below.

Results From the First Ever Pro Contest at the Kitchen!

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The first ever contest at Rockstar’s Brett Banasiewicz’s skatepark, The Kitchen, just wrapped up. Here’s a quick rundown of the results -

Pro Contest
1. Pat Casey
2. Glenn Salyers
3. Austin Coleman

Best Trick
Austin Coleman – 360 triple downside tailwhip

The Kitchen is Brett’s brainchild to help foster the progression of BMX as a sport. We look forward to more great things to come out. Cook some good stuff up!

Brett Banasiewicz’s “The Kitchen” to Host first Professional Contest

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Brett Banasiewicz opened “The Kitchen” BMX and Skate Park nearly seven months ago. Now he is hosting his very first professional competition there.

The 17-year-old BMX star has already enjoyed a wildly successful career, having won events like the Dew Tour and BMX Masters, and is bringing the action sports spotlight to South Bend.

The Kitchen’s very first professional and amateur BMX contest is slated for Saturday and Sunday (Jan 14, 15), and will feature 20 professionals and more than 50 amateur riders, including some local talents.

While Banasiewicz himself will not be competing—the fresh ink on the high schooler’s calf hasn’t quite healed—he promises the level of competition will still be high.

“If you come Saturday, we’ve got ten of the best pros, so you’re going to be seeing big tricks like flips, spins, whips, everything,” Banasiewicz said. “There’s people that I’ve competed with on the Dew Tour that are here. So it’s pretty cool.

“I want to give other people a chance to ride the park, have fun and compete.”

The pro side of the competition will feature riders like Jeremy Ball, Ben Eylander, Brandon Dosch, Big Daddy, Pat Casey, Mykel Laarin and Gleen Salyers.

Both the professional competition on Saturday and the Amateur contest on Sunday cost $3 to watch. Plus, registration is still open for both contests and costs $25 for the expert ride and $50 for the pros. All-day practice on Friday is free to watch and doors will open at noon on Saturday and Sunday.

The competition is all part of Banasiewicz’s dream to bring interest in action sports, and talent, to South Bend. When he opened the park using his own money in June of 2010, Banasiewicz said he was most excited to see people progress.

“Before we opened the park, a lot of kids were good and then they lost it because when the other park closed they didn’t have anywhere really to ride,” he explained. “Then when we opened up, you can tell they’re getting their talent back and their smooth flow back, which is really good.”

This weekend’s Pro/Am is important not only because it represents The Kitchen’s coming out party as a competition venue. It’s also a vital step in fostering the talent that already exists in the area, as Banasiewicz knows first-hand.

“It means a lot because, like I said, I want to see people progress and the one way I did that was contests,” he said. “I wouldn’t have gotten noticed if it wasn’t for a contest. So just, I like it, giving people an opportunity.”

This weekend’s Pro/Am may not produce the next Brett Banasiewicz, but there is one thing the BMX phenom knows: “It’s just going to be a lot of good riding.”

-The Kitchen is located at 3300 Sample St., South Bend IN 46619. You can visit their website here.