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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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The Free Agent/Rockstar Factory Team is spinning up its clinic tour again for 2012. Last year’s stops were very successful, with hundreds of riders getting some up close & personal time with Maris, Dale, Cristian and World Champ, Larralde.

This year, the game has been stepped up, and Dale tells us that riders are in for some amazing track tutelage.

Jumping onto the roster for some of the So. Cal clinicas is new factory heavyweight, David Herman. In fact, their February 4 clinic at Bellflower BMX will be the first time David appears in his Free Agent uniform–before the Oldsmar national–so that, in and of itself is a news event.

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Saturday, February 4 – Bellflower BMX
Sunday, February 26 – Orange Y BMX

Dale, Maris, David and the gang are looking forward to seeing you there!

While we’re at it, might be a good time to spit the details on the 2012 Free Agent/Rockstar Factory Team lineup:

Dale Holmes, Team Manager
Maris Strombergs
David Herman
Cristian Becerine
Juan Marin
Stephen Larralde
Marcus Hampton
Kristaphs Vinters

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.

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