On Sunday April 6th, the first round of the UK King of Dirt series kicked off at Chicksands. A lot of people woke up that morning to find everywhere covered in snow, but this didn’t stop the riders from doing their thing!

The open category saw some great riding and some new faces. Tricks are being thrown down in the open, which would have probably won the pro category a couple of years back. Tricks like tailwhips and backflips are a common thing in UK dirt jumping contests now. The best run of the open category going to stinky Pete earning him the Open Nike 6.0 killing it award.

The pro competition saw 14 of the UK’s best dirt jumpers compete for the cash prize. Although some big name riders could not attend due to international commitments, the level of riding was still as good as we’ve seen this year.

Diamondback rider, Sam Pilgrim rode in a league of his own throwing down several backflip variations, double tailwhips and his first frontflip over dirt, and well deserving of first place. In second place came DMR rider Sam Reynolds, Guy Raymond Samson would round out the top three, he rides for Last bikes.

The Pro Nike 6.0 killing it award went to Ricky Crompton. Riding his full suspension bike and still nailing so many big tricks, he showed the judges why he deserved the prize.

Here is a link to a trailer of the first round at Chicksands.

To find out about the coming King of Dirt events check out www.kingofdirt08.com or www.myspace.com/kingofdirt08