With the first round of the Powercross series completely in the air and no one knowing what was going to happen next, there were a few people in the background making it work. Mr. Judiarto decided if the stadium wasn’t going to come around to their agreement, then they would have to find a new place to stage the event.

There was to be 20,000 people, TVOne live coverage into Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, India and China... it was huge and the event couldn’t just crumble. Kim Ashkenazi and his good mate Adam Blackwell were working absolutely overtime building a new course in a vacant block of land next door to the stadium which made things a little easier. The excavator and loader didn’t have to be moved far, and the advertising still meant people had to come to that area and not try and get a crowd to move to a new part of Malang at such short notice.

The track was built out of the ground since there was barely any dirt. All of the jumps were dug into the ground and the landings were up higher except for the rhythm section. They had enough dirt to bring in from the stadium onto the vacant block to also build our freestyle downramp which was on the smaller size, but it got the job done. The boys were up from 3:30am until 10pm building the course and we definitely take our hats off to them for their efforts!

While they were building the course, the riders had a chance to finally relax after all the travelling and we headed up to the water park. It’s no Wet and Wild on the Gold Coast, but what it lacked in innovative slides it made up in back-slapping high dives and one of the best views from the top of the mountain overlooking the steep densely forested mountains in the foreground and the sun setting just behind them. And of course we finished the day with a couple of local beers called ‘Bintang’. It’s not a bad drop either.

Now that's a bike stand - perfectly done so the chair leg holds the bike up and the other chair leg stops the back wheel from rolling forward. Clever haha.

Team Evalube's bikes for Aussie FMX'ers and Racers.

Garuda flight landing in Malang. There's farms on the side of the runway with cows just standing there. Now that would suck if a cow just happened to be sitting in the middle of the runway!

Powercross track from Malang - All the big jumps were dug into the ground since there was not enough dirt

I think the Indonesian people were a little excited about Powercross. Roughly 10,000 spectators in Malang

Mason doing the hard work

That's right! I got Metallica - Master of Puppets played on Radio.

Advertisement for the 5 round Powercross series. A few mistakes obviously but there it is. It can be seen on almost every street in Malang

Selecta Water park entrance. They love their statues over here

My first dose of speaking Indonesian on the radio. I think it means Good afternoon, my name is Steve... or something like that.

Me and Kim Ashkenazi doing the radio interviews. Long day doing 3 radio stations with 4 hours sleep trying to understand Indonesian

Yep - that's a 4stroke under my graphics kit. Didn't think I'd see that again. Brand new KTM 250SX-F but I boiled her over in the hot conditions riding 2nd on the limiter to make 75ft.

Kim at the first radio station

Where we spent most of our time in Malang - little cafe over the road from the hotel that have the best mango and cookies and cream smoothies you'll ever have

We thought we were just riding 3 of the Mayor of Malang's bikes on our own. Word got out and there was about 30 riders who turned up for the full adventure ride into the mountains. Best day ever!

Sheeny enjoying the coy pond. Pretty relaxing until those big ones want to take your finger or toe

The Mayor of Malang's home and council headquarters. Very nice place!

Checking out the Mayor's range of photo's from the local Malang area and places we should go. Edi was one cool guy

The Mayor's bikes. Edi knows what he wants thats for sure. Fully customised KTM 250EXC-F and 450EXC-F's. There's something missing (yeah look for the brake pedal) Full automatic clutch so it's got back brake on the bars.

Lunch with Edi at his compound. Biggest prawns you'll have

The Mayor's meeting room. Looks like a university theatre. The boys decided it was time for work. Order... Order!

Army marching up the middle of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Lewis getting inked up... nice spelling too mate :)

Jogja museum with a 3D model of Indonesian island

MMmmmmm MM! Deep fried BAT! Heads and all

Sheeny and the boys chilling in Jogja

Clinton 'Runny Arse' Moore feeling worse for wear after a huge night

Mason wearing a boob tube to get a massage... I don't know why.. don't ask, i just think he wanted to wear it.

Yeahhh that's a lot of scooters going for the one bowser

Semarang radio station promo's with all the boys this time, oh and Rrrrrrrinnnyyyy

Parade through Semarang - Harley rider was classic - anything to get in a photo

Me on top of the Jeep during the parade

Semarang track getting built. Good track but plenty of rubbish mixed into the dirt

Adam the track builder.. even with the communication barrier he managed to build good tracks really really quickly!

Clinton taking the hacksaw blade to his 04 YZ... apparently jackhammers with a full plate just weren't working when he almost kicked it away

We need one more stand for the KTM... Stat! This is right at the Semarang track, just so happened to have a bloke with a welder and grinder to knock up a new stand for us on the spot

Qualifying on race day. Lewis going over the single-tabletop

Press conference that was swamped by the crowd

If I knew the photo I emailed was being used for a life-size poster for press conferences I would have at least smiled. Still cool but haha

Oh yeah, tick that box. I was opening the show by playing background drum beats for Sheeny and Clinton and then had a 45 second solo before my introduction. Closest I'll come to being a proper Rock Star haha

Kim Ashkenazi reviving his glory years in practice. Qualified 2nd only 1/100th of a second behind Lewis Woods

Blown CRF150 after it overheated in the mud

the ramp we were delivered... 3 stages don't work. Curve, flat, curve.

Dr. Steve taking care of poor old Sheeny

The new promo ad for Evalube? It's so smooth

Extra Joss... or Extra Josh? It's an energy drink in Indonesia that's made from grape juice.. Either way Sheeny is a celebrity

Hanging with the band. Typical rock star life, a few bottles of JD were empty and we had to drink straight out of the bottle. Ahh I'm not a bourbon drinker. It hurts.

Kim and his 'bencong'. Or Lady-boy. Haha, she picked him out from a mile away for a photo.

Lewis taking out top qualifier

Yep - It was muddy alright. This is the 'downramp'

Adam trying his best to work with what he had. Mud sucks

Parade through Purbalingga. Jeeps without rollbars or something to hold on to are a bit of a death-trap

First shower at 4pm. And we were still trying to work out how to do an FMX show?

Kim's bike getting the rebuild it needed before he went out and almost blew it up that night again

Sheeny and his fans

Part of the waterpark at the hotel.

Bit hard to get grip boys?

Dad used to tell me standing in cow-poo makes you grow 6 inches. I still got some growing to do.

And then I cut my toe while walking in the mud. Mmmm infection here we come. Hopefully the antiseptic will fix that one up.

Kicking out the jams! Back on the drum kit for another solo.

Other part of the water park. This place kicked arse. Green Valley resort, thank you!

Kim belting out Enter Sandman at Karaoke

Lewis singing his metro songs

Blake's mate, 'ranga' couldn't handle his thickshake and it went all over him!

Now that's a TV remote!

Sheeny finished off the night in the toilet... he was there for a good few hours

.... I don't even know what this was about

Drummer's shouldn't be singers as I proved

2 tickets to the Guns show

Clinton working the guns in Bandung Gym

Raining again in Bandung. Hoping the mud dries out and we can get a track happening

99ers radio station interview

Band playing the last set at Bandung Powercross

My bike after riding the Bandung show in the mud

Mosh pit in the mud and ruts watching the band rock it out

Ruts left in the downramp from landing. Some were up to the swingarm as we landed in them

Getting ready for the 'rolling thunder' parade. Riding TS 185's haha

Now that's a bike stand - perfectly done so the chair leg holds the bike up and the other chair leg stops the back wheel from rolling forward. Clever haha.

Team Evalube's bikes for Aussie FMX'ers and Racers.

Garuda flight landing in Malang. There's farms on the side of the runway with cows just standing there. Now that would suck if a cow just happened to be sitting in the middle of the runway!

Powercross track from Malang - All the big jumps were dug into the ground since there was not enough dirt

I think the Indonesian people were a little excited about Powercross. Roughly 10,000 spectators in Malang

Mason doing the hard work

That's right! I got Metallica - Master of Puppets played on Radio.

Advertisement for the 5 round Powercross series. A few mistakes obviously but there it is. It can be seen on almost every street in Malang

Selecta Water park entrance. They love their statues over here

My first dose of speaking Indonesian on the radio. I think it means Good afternoon, my name is Steve... or something like that.

Me and Kim Ashkenazi doing the radio interviews. Long day doing 3 radio stations with 4 hours sleep trying to understand Indonesian

Yep - that's a 4stroke under my graphics kit. Didn't think I'd see that again. Brand new KTM 250SX-F but I boiled her over in the hot conditions riding 2nd on the limiter to make 75ft.

Kim at the first radio station

Where we spent most of our time in Malang - little cafe over the road from the hotel that have the best mango and cookies and cream smoothies you'll ever have

We thought we were just riding 3 of the Mayor of Malang's bikes on our own. Word got out and there was about 30 riders who turned up for the full adventure ride into the mountains. Best day ever!

Sheeny enjoying the coy pond. Pretty relaxing until those big ones want to take your finger or toe

The Mayor of Malang's home and council headquarters. Very nice place!

Checking out the Mayor's range of photo's from the local Malang area and places we should go. Edi was one cool guy

The Mayor's bikes. Edi knows what he wants thats for sure. Fully customised KTM 250EXC-F and 450EXC-F's. There's something missing (yeah look for the brake pedal) Full automatic clutch so it's got back brake on the bars.

Lunch with Edi at his compound. Biggest prawns you'll have

The Mayor's meeting room. Looks like a university theatre. The boys decided it was time for work. Order... Order!

Army marching up the middle of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Lewis getting inked up... nice spelling too mate :)

Jogja museum with a 3D model of Indonesian island

MMmmmmm MM! Deep fried BAT! Heads and all

Sheeny and the boys chilling in Jogja

Clinton 'Runny Arse' Moore feeling worse for wear after a huge night

Mason wearing a boob tube to get a massage... I don't know why.. don't ask, i just think he wanted to wear it.

Yeahhh that's a lot of scooters going for the one bowser

Semarang radio station promo's with all the boys this time, oh and Rrrrrrrinnnyyyy

Parade through Semarang - Harley rider was classic - anything to get in a photo

Me on top of the Jeep during the parade

Semarang track getting built. Good track but plenty of rubbish mixed into the dirt

Adam the track builder.. even with the communication barrier he managed to build good tracks really really quickly!

Clinton taking the hacksaw blade to his 04 YZ... apparently jackhammers with a full plate just weren't working when he almost kicked it away

We need one more stand for the KTM... Stat! This is right at the Semarang track, just so happened to have a bloke with a welder and grinder to knock up a new stand for us on the spot

Qualifying on race day. Lewis going over the single-tabletop

Press conference that was swamped by the crowd

If I knew the photo I emailed was being used for a life-size poster for press conferences I would have at least smiled. Still cool but haha

Oh yeah, tick that box. I was opening the show by playing background drum beats for Sheeny and Clinton and then had a 45 second solo before my introduction. Closest I'll come to being a proper Rock Star haha

Kim Ashkenazi reviving his glory years in practice. Qualified 2nd only 1/100th of a second behind Lewis Woods

Blown CRF150 after it overheated in the mud

the ramp we were delivered... 3 stages don't work. Curve, flat, curve.

Dr. Steve taking care of poor old Sheeny

The new promo ad for Evalube? It's so smooth

Extra Joss... or Extra Josh? It's an energy drink in Indonesia that's made from grape juice.. Either way Sheeny is a celebrity

Hanging with the band. Typical rock star life, a few bottles of JD were empty and we had to drink straight out of the bottle. Ahh I'm not a bourbon drinker. It hurts.

Kim and his 'bencong'. Or Lady-boy. Haha, she picked him out from a mile away for a photo.

Lewis taking out top qualifier

Yep - It was muddy alright. This is the 'downramp'

Adam trying his best to work with what he had. Mud sucks

Parade through Purbalingga. Jeeps without rollbars or something to hold on to are a bit of a death-trap

First shower at 4pm. And we were still trying to work out how to do an FMX show?

Kim's bike getting the rebuild it needed before he went out and almost blew it up that night again

Sheeny and his fans

Part of the waterpark at the hotel.

Bit hard to get grip boys?

Dad used to tell me standing in cow-poo makes you grow 6 inches. I still got some growing to do.

And then I cut my toe while walking in the mud. Mmmm infection here we come. Hopefully the antiseptic will fix that one up.

Kicking out the jams! Back on the drum kit for another solo.

Other part of the water park. This place kicked arse. Green Valley resort, thank you!

Kim belting out Enter Sandman at Karaoke

Lewis singing his metro songs

Blake's mate, 'ranga' couldn't handle his thickshake and it went all over him!

Now that's a TV remote!

Sheeny finished off the night in the toilet... he was there for a good few hours

.... I don't even know what this was about

Drummer's shouldn't be singers as I proved

2 tickets to the Guns show

Clinton working the guns in Bandung Gym

Raining again in Bandung. Hoping the mud dries out and we can get a track happening

99ers radio station interview

Band playing the last set at Bandung Powercross

My bike after riding the Bandung show in the mud

Mosh pit in the mud and ruts watching the band rock it out

Ruts left in the downramp from landing. Some were up to the swingarm as we landed in them

Getting ready for the 'rolling thunder' parade. Riding TS 185's haha