Nik Ford - Australia edit 2010

My time in Australia is coming to an end and to help me remember all the good times I have complied some of my personal highlights into this short edit.

The footage is from in and around the Melbourne area and the West Coast.

I would like to thank everyone that I have had the pleasure of meeting, riding or chilling with for enriching my time in this amazing country and however brief the moments we shared, I will keep these memories with me for the rest of my days.

Thank you Australia. X

Filmed and Edited by Nik Ford

Additional Filming – Jake “Dizzy” Dearing, James Patterson and Fiona Ford

Music – Sarah Blasko – We Won't Run

Nik Ford finishes in the Top 5 of the South Eastern Australian BMX League

It was the grand final of the South Eastern Australian BMX League on Saturday and im proper pleased to announce that I finished in the top 5!

Check out the photo of me looking rather stoked with my official 5th place certificate;



The course wasn’t 100% dry but that didn’t stop anyone from stepping it up a few notches - after all it was the finals!

Nik Ford qualifies for the South Eastern Australian BMX League finals

I entered my first heat way back in February at Box Hill skatepark and after what has been an amazing 3 months of qualifying, traveling to awesome skateparks and making some good friends, the League is finished. The top 25 have been invited to the grand finals this Saturday at Melbourne City Park – Riverslide.

I am pleased to announce that I have made the cut and have qualified in 5th! Im so stoked! Another fact that I think is rad is that I never placed outside of the top 10 in any of the heats leading to the finals.



I will post an update next week and let you know how the finals went – Wish me luck.

Nik Ford wins Chelsea Skate of Mind Festival 2010

Australia keeps getting better and better! On Saturday I competed in the PRO BMX competition at the Chelsea Skate of Mind Festival and took the win! Im so stoked, check the official photo of me with my winners cheque/certificate;


The photo was taken by Tim Bearup and is credited to Chelsea Community Renewal, City of Kingston

The highlight of my run I think was a toothpick grind transfer out of the park on one of the guard rails on the side of a quarter pipe.

I have heat 8 of the South Eastern League this weekend so fingers crossed for another good result, the finals are getting ever closer and I really want to make the cut.

DIAMODBACK REPRESENT!

Will blog again soon.

Nik Ford wins BMX medal at Heat 5 of the South Eastern BMX League

I competed in heat 5 of the South Eastern BMX League here in Australia on Saturday just gone and not only made the top 5 by placing 4th but won the medal for best rider! Proper stoked. The skatepark at Prahran is more of a street plaza so it suited my riding style. Check the overview photo of the course below;




The ledges on the top right of the photo are pretty steep but real good. I will update again soon. Ive got another stop on the tour this weekend so fingers crossed for some more good scores. Gotta keep moving up the league table to be at the finals in May.

Free Diamondback 2010 poster in Ride UK BMX Magazine

The new issue of Ride UK BMX Magazine is out and not only do you get the FREE Ride to Glory DVD but you get a FREE 2010 Diamondback poster! Each poster has the new 2010 range on the reverse side and there are 3 different designs to collect. All the BMX team get there own main photo and feature smaller on the other two posters. Check them out below;

First up - the Nik Ford Poster;



The Dan Shepherd poster;




The Del Shepherd poster;



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Diamondback 2010 range and promo edit

Check out the video for the Diamondback 2010 range. It was filmed in 2 days in + around Bristol.

The 2010 Diamondback Pro team is myself (nik ford) and Dan And Del Shepherd.

Check out;

www.diamondback.co.uk

for more info on the new range.