KENT, WA (BRAIN)—Diamondback Bikes has hired Jon Kennedy as marketing brand manager; he will work out of their Kent, Washington, headquarters.

Kennedy brings over five years of experience in the mountain biking industry. As former executive director for the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (Seattle), Kennedy was responsible for running Washington State’s largest mountain bike trail building and advocacy group. His experience within the industry as well as his knowledge of the local riding community make Kennedy a great fit for Diamondback’s marketing efforts.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Diamondback. I’m really excited about the new Knuckle Box platform and am honored to work for a company that holds supporting local advocacy efforts in such high regard,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy will be replacing Paul Giarratano as marketing manager as of March 10. Giarratano has been with Diamondback Bikes for over six years and has been an invaluable resource to the company. Giarratano will be pursuing other opportunities within the bike industry.

Trico Films does not endorse street racing. This is a short compilation of clips I took at the street races in Kent, WA (4/1/07). A good friend of mine is a regular racer, and he needed this footage for a project he was doing in high school. Video shot in HDV [SONY HDR-FX1]. Filmed in a Datsun 280Z, Integra GSR, Toyota Prius

The Kent Police with support from the Washington State Patrol are working hard to prevent the tragic injuries, damage and fatalities of street racing. At 12:10 a.m. last night a group of cars were observed from a distance involved in illegal street racing. The racing was taking place in the parking lot of a private business which was posted “No Trespassing.”

A task force of Kent Police and WSP Troopers quickly went to the location and stopped all 37 vehicles involved in racing or attending illegal races. All 80 occupants were arrested. Two persons were booked in Kent Jail for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and their vehicles were impounded. Four persons were arrested for Reckless driving / racing. Citations were issued to all persons for Trespassing and Attendance at illegal racing. Several citations were issued for driving on a suspended license. Kent Police impounded a total of 6 cars and one motorcycle.

Seven persons arrested were juveniles. They were each released to a parent and charges will be forwarded to the King County Juvenile Court.

Street racing is illegal and dangerous, and race attendance is unlawful and is a crime in the city of Kent. Almost all of the cited persons are from cities in the Puget Sound area but not from Kent.

“There are too many examples of injury and death caused by street racing in western Washington,” said Lieutenant Ken Thomas. “We must continue to enforce the laws regarding this dangerous activity. Our goal is to make the streets of Kent safe for everyone.”

Another skate park near me. I didn’t even know about this until I looked for local parks on concretedisciples.com. Again, I was there when there were no skaters. School had not let out yet, so I was alone. I like this one a little better than the Auburn one because it has a wider variety of ramps, as well as some very wide and not so steep ramps to get started on.