10 Minutes with Martijn Scherpen

“10 Minutes with Martijn Scherpen- By Kid Krostup Dutch rider Martijn Scherpen is visiting the USA for a few weeks, we caught up with Martijn and asked him a few questions to find out a bit more about what makes this Young Gun tick?? Read on to see what Martijn has to say about his luck in the AA Pro Class over here in the States.”"Nick Name? Terminator. BMX NEWS: Age? 17. Where are you from? Netherlands. Class racing and how long? I am racing junior men right now for my 2nd year. How many years racing? I started just before I got 4, so 14 years now. Main Sponsor? CRUPI and National Team. Co Sponsors? Shimano, TVE sport, Answer, ONeal, Vans, Eastpak, 661, Lizard Skins, Bio racer, Rabobank, Troy Lee Designs. Who is your favourite BMX rider and why? uhm dont have really 1, but I like Bubba Harris because he is that young and winning the worlds in elite. How did you end up coming to the USA? Jerry Bradford asked me at the worlds to stay with Joey for couple of weeks. What are your plans and goals while you are here? I am here only for 3 weeks at Friday I leave again, I have been here for training because in Europe the tracks are not in a good condition and prepare me for the European season. How is your racing going since you have been here in the USA? I been to the x-mass classic by my own and turned AA-Pro at that race and my first race I finished 7th and last weekend in Boulder City I finished 7th in AA-Pro again. Where and who are your living with here in the USA? I am staying with the Bradford family. What local track and trails are you riding at? We been a few times to Santa Clara Making any new BMX friends? Girls? uhm yes I made a few friends, but I have been here before so I had a lot of friends. Who do you think is the hottest BMX female? Krystal Hime. Do you have a MySpace page? www.myspace.com/martijnscherpen. Do you have a website? www.martijnscherpen.com. Do you ride street or trails? No not really. How is the riding in your country? uhm the tracks are better then over here you need more skills and the crowd is bigger in Europe. Any hot riders from your country blowing up? Jelle van Gorkom is really fast and only 15 years old. Who would you rather fight? Gary Ellis or Eric Abadessa? Gary Ellis. What is your biggest accomplishment in BMX to date? I won 4 world titles and I am 6 time European champion. Would you rather race with SPD pedals or with out? with SPD pedals. Do you follow US Supercross? If so who is your favorite rider? James Bubba Stewart. Good luck with your racing- do you want to say Hi or thank anyone? uhm I wanna thank all my sponsors and the people who support me and the family. Bradford for staying at there house. KidKrostup: Good luck Martijn!!”