James McGraw invited me over to judge the Battle in the Rockies 2017, Round 5 in the 2017 AFA series who better to interview for the FM “Catching Up series than the man behind the BITR contest and the return of the AFA series than James McGraw. You definitely want to tune in and listen to this one, this is possibly my favourite catching up yet.

00:31: History on Battle in the Rockies, introducing the video contest as a chance to compete at the event no matter where you are in the word.

1:21: Has James original intention with organising BITR stayed the same four years on?

2:58: Bringing the AFA Back for the flatland scene, what was James intention in doing so?

6:07: What is a successful flatland contest for James?

9:16: How long has James competed for, and his fondest memories looking back over the years?

10:15: James was the first rider to do a backwards bar ride in a contest.

12:01: Moto Sasaki couldn’t make it to this years event after winning the free ticket last year, how did you arrive at inviting Mates Tucek to Colorado?

14:51: Plans for the AFA and BITR in 2018?

19:28: Behind every event there’s always a ton of people working to make the event happen, who are some of the people that help you out and deserve some recognition?