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Name: Tomasz Hantke

DOB: 08/10/1979

Where do you live: Parra

How did you get into BMX: My cousin Kris, I used to watch him ride and he taught me the basics, he was good at all sports.

What do you like to ride: Flatland and a bit of street, i’ve been known to destroy a few rails and one nearly destroyed me.

What motivates you to ride: Other people seeing how much fun they have on their bike and where they have taken flatland. People such as Simon O’brien, Mike S, Dane Beardsley, Matthias Dondais, Bram Verhalen, Waldemar Fatkin, Travis Collier just to name drop a few.

What would you like to achieve with your riding: How far can we all go with this? Just ride me bike till I’m grey and old. Keep progressing with my tricks is enough, but my main focus is to try and make more people aware of how rewarding and positive BMX can be. It caters for a very diverse cross section of our community now, growing steadily over the years and gaining respect as a sport that’s cool! It attracts people of all ages from all walks of life, each experiencing varying levels of success on and off the bike. When you first get on a BMX and hop clean up the gutter, you know what I’m talking about. Keep it real fun.

What do you do besides riding: DJ - mixing beats, making my own mash-ups .

Favourite music/ book/ film: Electronic beats, KRAFTWERK they are gods of the genre, Trente Moller and Sebastien Leger are “so hot” right now. Music is very important to me.

Do you like to travel: Yes, Tracy and I are planing to eventually live in Europe.

If you could have one wish, what would it be: Hover bikes and a million in cash and then on second thought, world peace, if everyone pulled their finger out. Hmmm

If you could change one thing, what would it be: The way humanity is raping this planet.

Is there something you are afraid of, or something you fear: Flat tyres and marshall law.

Do you live by a certain philosophy: Karma

Any last words: If your umm-ing and arh-ing about going for a ride, just go you’ll never know what trick you will learn or who you might meet.  

Any thankyous: 2020 bmx mag, Mike Daly and Matt Holmes THANK YOU, Vinne Pugh and Johnson (Rhys Mason) thanks for putting up with my shit and accepting me like a brother. Paul and Ronnie also get an honourable mention all you guys are cool and my girlfriend Tracy thanks to her I get to ride my bike.

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