Brighton will host one of Europe's most prestigious BMX competitions as the Etnies Backyard Jam hits the Brighton Centre from October 21 to 23.   Now in its 12th year, the jam is coming back bigger and better, with a 375 square metre purpose built street course, retail area and Snickers public street course. 

 Riders confirmed from Etnies, Federal and Hoffman bikes include Jamie Bestwick, Morgan Wade, Taj Mihelich, Mike Escamilla, Ruben Alcantara, Mike Atiken, Van Homan, Corey Martinez, Bas Keep, Jon Taylor and Sergio Layos. You'll also be able to check out the girls in action too with top US rider Stacey Mulligan expected to attend.

There's a record $40,000 prize purse up for grabs in the contest which will see 100 experts battle it out in the qualifiers on Friday to win one of ten spots in Saturday's expert final. After that, 60 pro riders will hit the street course for their qualifiers on Saturday - with the top 16 returning on Sunday for the pro final.
The Etnies Highest Air and the Snickers Best Trick contests on Saturday and Sunday will also prove crowd pleasers following Friday's world record attempt, as Snickers presents the UK's first Highest Bunny Hop contest.

All equipment is provided and pro riders such as Jon Taylor will be on hand to offer tips.

Check out www.backyardjam.com  for more details.

We've got a pair of tickets for the event to give away for any day - just fill in your details below and send it to us before October 17 and we'll drop you an email if you’re a winner. UK entrants only. The prize is for a pair of tickets only - no travel or hospitality included.