Pro BMX Tour Coming to Michigan!

May 18, 2010 - PRLog -- 5 TIMES X GAME GOLD MEDALIST AND 4 TIMES DEW TOUR CHAMPION JAMIE BESTWICK COMES TO MODERN SKATE PARK MAY 20TH

ONLY MICHIGAN STOP --Etnies Midwest Pro BMX Tour

On Thursday, May 20th at 6pm, Modern Skate Park welcomes the Etnies BMX Tour for their only Michigan stop.  Considered to be the best BMX vert rider ever, Bestwick is decorated with 5 X Game Vert gold medals and 4 straight overall Dew Tour Vert titles.  The Midwest tour will include performances from some of the most talented names in BMX including Aaron Ross, Morgan Wade, Sergio Layos, Tony Hamlin, Corey Martinez, Brian Kachinsky, along with Bestwick.  During this one day event, spectators and riders will be witness to some of the best BMX riding with some of the most renowned professional riders in the sport.  Once the demo is finished spectators will have an opportunity to participate in an autograph signing session.
Admission is free to watch from general seating area, $5 for spectators inside the park and regular session rates to RIDE WITH THE PROS.  Go to www.modernskate.com for event info.
Modern Skate Park operates an 80,000 sq. ft. world class indoor skate park facility (over 1 acre of ramps and rails) that was designed by George Leichtweis, Owner, and constructed by local contractors, with help from world class skate park builders Team Pain (they have designed and built ESPN’s X Game ramps for over 10 years).  It is so large that the building is in both Madison Heights AND Royal Oak.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Thursday, May 20, 2010 (6pm- 9:30 pm) - The Etnies BMX team rides into town for their Midwest BMX Tour and makes their only Michigan stop at Modern Skate Park in Royal Oak.  Team demo and autograph signing will start at 6pm.

All press is asked to send confirmation of their attendance to Thursday's event to events@modernskate.com so that passes can be made available.

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