If you are planning to visit the Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid, you have the best chances to win an OGIO Bag for: 1. The Best Picture 2. The Best Blogpost (Text has to be in English!!) 3. The Best Clip (max. 1min.) 4. Best Interview (Audio File) (You get… Continue

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Here are the top 7 riders in the general classification for the Red Bull X-Fighters 2008 series: 1. Mat Rebeaud 380 (300)* 2. Jeremy Stenberg 235 (235) 3. Robbie Maddison 220 (175) 4. Jeremy Lusk 185 (165) 5. Dany Torres 180 (180) 6. Andre Villa 155 (155) 7. Thomas Pages 115 (115) * Riders may only carry forward their score and points total from 4 of the first 5 events to the Series Final in Poland. The lowest single event score is a “throw out”. So that means Twitch can still win the s… Continue

Red Bull X-Fighters 2008 in Madrid is history but it will never be forgotten. That night had it all: Unstopable, breathtaking FMX action at a never before seen level, new tricks, a wild crash, emotions, laughter, tears, bad luck and a true champion who dominated the contest. The Swiss Matinator Mat Rebeaud won in front of strong but unlucky Andre Villa. Australian Robbie Maddison finished 3rd and Jeremy Lusk 4th. Here is the result: 1. Mat Rebeaud 2. Andre Villa 3. Robbie Maddison 4. Je… Continue

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There was some discussion about the judging after the best tricks competition. Well, here is your chance to make it better. You watched the competition? Yes! Now you can be the judge: Give us our votes for the best trick competition or general opinion about this hot topic.

Here are the matchups for today’s competition: First round. 1. Johansson vs Thomas Pages 2. Renner vs Lusk 3. De Wit vs Charles Pages 4. Wolter vs Pilat Quarter final: 5. Johannsson/T. Pages vs Maddison 6. Renner/Lusk vs. Torres 7. DeWit/ C. Pages vs Villa 8. Wolter/Pilat vs Rebeaud Semi final: 9. Winner 6 vs winner 7 10. Winner 5 vs winner 8

The first part of Red Bull X-Fighters 2008 in Madrid is over and Madrid is going crazy as their boy Dany Torres won the best trick competition. The Rules were simple: two rounds, best two of three tricks but one of the two tricks has to be a non backflip. After the first round local super star Dany Torres was already in the lead and 20.000 people on their feet waving their white handkerchiefs. And while in the 1st round the riders showed tricks already used in the ranking session they saved thei… Continue

An exciting ranking session for the Red Bull X-Fighters 2008 in Madrid just ended and the big favorite Mat Rebeaud dominated the contest by scoring highest in both runs. This was no surprise but that the Norwegian Spaniard Andre Villa came up close with an unbelievable second run was the great upset of the night. Andre finished in front of local hero Dany Torres. Australian Robbie Maddison came in 4th, followed by crazy French Thomas Pages and Jeremy Lusk. Here is a first and exclusive report:… Continue

Hi, this is Bob reporting live for FMXWORLD.com. Today I saw two practices and the good news is: No crash, no injuries – So all 12 world class riders are ready for the biggest FMX show in the world. This year the ranking session for the main competition is part for Thursday nights show. So the riders used the two practice runs today to get used to the track, to warm up for the event tonight and to try out a few things. But none of them showed their best stuff so we can expect a lot more.… Continue

Mat Rebeaud’s on top of the world. The young Swiss Freestyle Moto Cross champion and Swatch ProTeam member made a remarkable comeback from injury last year, capping his performance with first and second place performances at the challenging “Night of the Jumps” in Basel. In 2008 he’s back with a bang, in World Championship form with a series of spectacular jumps and stunts that earned him a first-place finish at the Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City at the end of March and second place at the X… Continue

MOST WANTED First name: Tes Last name: Sewell Wanted for: Sportive director Aliases or Nickname: Tes Place of birth: Newcastle upon Tyne Nationality: Great Britain Sex: male Hair: black Scars and marks: beard In FMX- business since: It is his 3rd Red Bull X-Fighters season but he organized his first fmx event back in 1998 – and he used to ride himself when he was younger. Gang member: 775productions.com C… Continue

Hi, this is Bob for fmxworld.com reporting live and exclusive from the riders briefing in Madrid. Program for the sold out show Thursday, Plaza de las Toros, Madrid (over 20.000 people on site and live broadcast in more than 10 countries): 1. Ranking session – each rider has two rounds of 90 seconds, the ranking session is very important because it dictates the pairs for the main event on Friday. The starting order (drawn out of Robbie Maddisons Red Bull hat): 1. R. Renne… Continue

Everyone arrived today and the riders who did not come with their trailer had prepared the bikes, while the event stuff got the venue ready for tommorows first practise, ranking session and the best trick contest in the evening. Enjoy the Gallery and the 1 Minute with 3 of the 12 Riders.… Continue

RANKING SESSION FORMAT - 2 rounds, 12 riders - Random draw for start order - Each rider takes 2 runs in start order - Judges score each run - Rider’s best run determines final ranking (1 thru 12) BEST TRICK COMPETITION - Random draw for start order - Each rider runs in start order - Round 1 – 2 tricks performed Round 2 – 1 trick performed - Judges score each trick - Rider’s best 2 tricks (one of which must be non-inverted) determine final rank RIDERS LIST 1. Mat Rebeaud 2. Robbie Maddison 3.… Continue

MADRID (ESP). Dany Torres, the only Spanish rider in the Red Bull X Fighters circuit this year got a glimpse of how it feels going through the Main Gate (Puerta Grande) of the Las Ventas Bullfighting arena in Madrid, but he’ll have to wait until Friday’s, July 18th event to show he can beat the FMX elite in his home soil . The rider from Arahal, Sevilla rode early over the set up of the legendary Plaza de Toros in Madrid, which is almost ready to host the best show in FMX business for the seven… Continue

MADRID (ESP). Dany Torres, the only Spanish rider in the Red Bull X Fighters circuit this year got a glimpse of how it feels going through the Main Gate (Puerta Grande) of the Las Ventas Bullfighting arena in Madrid, but he’ll have to wait until Friday’s, July 18th event to show he can beat the FMX elite in his home soil . The rider from Arahal, Sevilla rode early over the set up of the legendary Plaza de Toros in Madrid, which is almost ready to host the best show in FMX business for the seven… Continue

Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg decided yesterday, that he will not ride at the Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid. The injury, he got from the first stop of the AST Dew Tour in Baltimore is not fully healed up. Twitch got the cast off his hand last Thrusday and did some test riding last weekend, which showed him that his hand is not ready for the big competion at the Plaza del Torros in Madrid.… Continue

In 2006 Mat Rebeaud came third in Madrid; in 2007 second. And in 2008 he’s the hottest favorite. Following the retirement of Travis Pastrana, who has won Madrid three times, the Swiss national could triumph here for the first time. The 100 points would go down well. In the overall standings he’s only 45 points ahead of Jeremy Stenberg. But the going all out for a win could also mean risking absolute failure. Not an easy decision for Rebeaud, who was confronted with a few more tricky decisions in… Continue

Santa Monica, Calif. (July 11, 2008) – Motocross superstar Ronnie Renner established a new Guinness World Record - highest air ever on a motorcycle quarterpipe - on the world famous Santa Monica Pier, jumping his motorcycle 59 feet 2 inches into the night sky in the third edition of the Red Bull Experiment. More than 20,000 spectators gathered on the pier and the beach below to witness the history-making spectacle. Pushing limits and breaking boundaries is at the core of the Red Bull Experiment,… Continue