the first time i went to fort i was 13, i had heard about a dirt jumping contest out there and i wanted to go check it out, i rolled up and the skunk bros as well as a couple uhl dudes were building one giant jump. i couldnt even believe that anyone could jump it . let alone do tricks on it. but after that weekend i was hooked, and for almost every year since I helped build the jumps for that contest. looking back it seems kind of dumb to spend countless hours on a set of trails that we were essentially only going to be able to ride for a weekend, or maybe a few weeks throughout the year, and the fact that they were going to inevitably get demolished from the sheer amount of people riding them, but every year we went out there and built the trails. ( not to mention the complete rebuild of the ramps that jack, greg, jerry and many others helped out w/ throughout the years) and it just became what we did between october and november, that was Fort season. the trails evolved just like bike riding, and i can honestly say that the section we made a few years ago w/ the step down , long and low steup up right hip, and the few transfer lines was one of the most fun sections ive ever ridden. ,the Fort contest has been sort of a tradition for alot of us over the past 12 years, a reunion of sorts.a place where everyone that has ever rode a bike in AZ has been there, shredded, got shredded,and had fun, and this is the last year, ever.
thats right. the fort mcdowell bmx contest is going to be no more. seems crazy. but like everything, all good things must come to an end. so, next weekend ( november 14-16th) everyone should find a way out to fort, hang out, eat fry bread, ride the ramps, the trails, and say goodbye to a legendary AZ spot/event. it should be a good time.
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