Schuie and I are still plugging away with our plans to open a bike park. Although weve had so many ups and downs, its hard to tell if weve made progress sometimes. But there are quite a few higher-ups that have heard of us, and the message is getting out there that were the men for the job. We hopefully have some presentations to do with the government bodies for Trail Riding which could prove a winner also. So were still going with this project and we wont give up. Thanks again everyone for your continued support. Through the downtimes of injury its reassuring to know that therell be the high times again to make hay while the sun shines. Speaking of the downtimes of injury, Im currently writing a story from a riders point of view to give fans an insight into the pain, recovery and dedication it takes for their FMX heros to get back on the bike when it looks like such a glamorous occupation on the outside. So Ill be drawing on my experiences with overcoming injuries, but also some of the worlds best riders have given me their input which will make for a great read. Check out FreeriderMX for the story in the coming months.

The newest FreeriderMX magazine is out now and Valyside has gone all out with a double page advertising campaign using a two page sized photo for the ad. Valyside have already expressed they have received quite a lot of positive feedback and flow-on business only 2 weeks since the magazines release.

I saw Dr Walsh, my ankle specialist last week and after some X-Rays it looks like the bone has healed quite well from surgery and he said theres no reason I shouldnt have a full recovery which is great. The entire time Ive had the injury Ive been seeing Lifestyle Therapies at Manly where Ive had physiotherapy treatments twice a week with Emma while also using the new Q-Magnets. I cant thank Lifestyle Therapies enough, their help with both the magnets and the therapy behind it has been amazing, and the proof is in my ability to walk 2 weeks after surgery, and I rode at the world famous Lommel MX track in Belgium in less than 2 months.I also have to thank Brad from GB Orthopaedics who introduced me to Dr Walsh and also the help with the OAPL Moon Boot so I could get around quicker with support for my ankle. The big surprise was when I was packing my bags for Belgium and picked up my Knee Braces that GB Orthopaedics supplied and noticed that both of them were broken. Its almost unheard of for these braces to break through stresses purely from the knee joint, so it says two things; It was a huge crash that I was in, and I also was very lucky that I didnt have two knee reconstructions from it also. So I believe thats the best testimony for a pair of knee braces Ive heard!