The Express and Star chat to people visiting the FISE BMX XPERIENCE event in, Old Market Square, Wolverhampton.
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00:00Yeah, Daniel Wharton with the Express and Star, we're down here at the Pfizer Experience.
00:05As you can see they've built a, this is on Wolverhampton's Market Square, where they've
00:09built a BMX and scooter friendly sort of like double halfpipe with a spine in the middle.
00:14So I think they've just had the men's, I think they've just had the men's amateur competition
00:19which was really good.
00:20There's a few people down here at the moment, obviously it's a work time but it's expected
00:22to get quite busier on Saturday and Sunday.
00:24It's a completely free event, definitely worth coming down and seeing, it's something that
00:28you don't usually see outside of the X Games.
00:31We've been talking to a few of the visitors that have come down today and they've said
00:34that they absolutely love it.
00:35They like the idea of a free open event where people can come down, especially the youths,
00:40they don't usually get to go on, they don't usually get to go on intricate courses like
00:44this without paying for it.
00:46So it's a good event to come down and just have a look.
00:48So today we've got the BMX in, tomorrow we've got BMX in and scooter in and I believe we've
00:53also got some freestyle breakdancing which is obviously in the Olympics lately, well
00:57recently, which is currently over there in a big tent.
01:01So yeah it's a completely free event, take your bikes for the rest of today, Saturday
01:04and Sunday, definitely worth coming down and taking a visit.
01:06So this is Ethan, Ethan, how good's the event, good to see you innit?
01:09I think it's really good mate.
01:10Yeah it's fantastic man, you had to go on the ramps didn't you?
01:13Yeah, not too bad.
01:14So you've been on it, pretty good man.
01:15You've been BMXing long?
01:16Just under two months.
01:17Just under two months, nice one.
01:18You're not going on a big ramp are you?
01:19No.
01:20No?
01:21Well yeah, it's good to see this type of event in more ramps, you don't really see these
01:24types of extreme sports events.
01:25It's nice people to get together.
01:26Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:27And it's a good scene obviously, like all the young ones jumping on it as well.
01:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:31It's great.
01:32It's good to get the youth around.
01:33Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
01:34Better than being out on the streets and possibly getting his baby and stuff like that.
01:37Should do more stuff like this.
01:38Absolutely.
01:39Fantastic man, yeah.
01:40Oh I should.
01:41Also a bit of money on there, a bit of possible money as well if you want I suppose.
01:44Yeah, yeah.
01:45Won't make you win.
01:46Absolutely.
01:47Here with Wayne and Tommy, junior scooterer, so what do you think of the event so far?
01:52It's been great so far.
01:53Just popped in to see what it's all about and he's loving it.
01:56Absolutely fantastic.
01:57We saw him having a go on the ramp.
01:58Yeah, yeah.
01:59Absolutely fantastic isn't it?
02:00Crushed about ten times but still.
02:01Straight back on there though.
02:02Yeah.
02:03What's it like?
02:04I mean like it's fantastic seeing this type of event in the city.
02:06Yeah, it's great, yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:07Fantastic.
02:08Better seeing the kids doing it, you know, scootering here, getting their games in.
02:11Yeah, yeah.
02:12I mean we showed it to him, like we saw it on Facebook, the link, he's seen the link
02:15and wanted to come and he's loved it.
02:17Absolutely.
02:18It's been brilliant so far.
02:19Are you going to be here for three days?
02:20I think we might pop by tomorrow.
02:21Yeah.
02:22And what do you think of it Tommy?
02:23Are you enjoying it?
02:24Yeah.
02:25Are you having a good time?
02:26Yeah.
02:27Are you going on the big ramp?
02:28Yeah.
02:29You're going on the big ramp.
02:30So you're going to be here for some, aren't you?
02:31But yeah, no, it's fantastic.
02:32So I just think more events like this are needed.
02:34Yeah, yeah.
02:35Yeah, definitely.
02:36For the kids, yeah.
02:37Absolutely.
02:38It's just good getting like these sort of extreme sports events that you might not see
02:41anywhere else.
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02:45So we're just asking, what do you think about the event here today?
02:46It's brilliant.
02:47Great having such a big event in Wolverhampton to be honest.
02:50Absolutely.
02:51Especially something so different.
02:52Absolutely.
02:53Yeah.
02:54So you don't get to see these sort of bikes, do you?
02:55No, no.
02:56You see it on TV, but it's nice to actually see it in person.
02:57Absolutely.
02:58Yeah.
02:59So you said Jayden likes cycling?
03:00He likes transports like trains, these and bikes.
03:01So he's loving seeing the bikes going in the air.
03:02So it's great.
03:03Absolutely.
03:04Yeah.
03:05You don't usually get to see him go without a high-D or so.
03:06No, no, no.
03:07So he's really enjoying it.
03:08Do you think it's something that obviously Wolverhampton needs a bit more in the future?
03:09Definitely.
03:10Because they've got the places for it.
03:11You know, after this year, I think it'll take off.
03:12Absolutely.
03:13I think, you know, when people more, a lot of my friends know about it and they're all
03:14going to come tomorrow on the weekend.
03:15Oh, fantastic.
03:16Yeah, that's brilliant.
03:17So the publicity has been good because everyone knows about it.
03:18So hopefully it takes off and people are here every year.
03:19It's a bit of a shame that it's a little bit dead now, but obviously it's a work time for
03:20now, isn't it?
03:21Yeah, so this evening, we're coming back on the weekend as well.
03:22I just came to check it out to show him what's going to be happening and I'll bring you when
03:23it's a bit busier as well.
03:24Yeah.
03:25But I know Saturday's going to be a busy day.
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