Competitor since 1993
Scott Powell and Dave Schaefer opened Chenga World skatepark in North Ridgefield, Ohio at the end of 1995, mainly as a place to ride flatland for the winter.
Scott, Transworld BMX march 2004 : We basically opened Chenga so we'd have a place to ride for that winter, and no other reason. We definitely did not think it was going to be profitable. The possibility that Chenga could last even one year never even occurred to us. Looking back on that winter, it seems crazy that we opened the park for that reason, but we literally did not care about anything else but riding our bikes. After operating Chenga for several years now, I realize that no one–not even us–can open a park like we did in 1995. We were in the right place at the right time; operating under a very different set of standards which let us get away with several situations and decisions that would cripple or close any park today –even ours!
Most people do not realize how much work and time it takes to open and maintain a park. You eat, sleep, and breathe the park; you basically live to keep the park running. Sitting here with probably the two most successful parks in the country, I would say that opening a ramp park is a bad investment of both time and money. I am not trying to discourage anyone from chasing their dreams, but I am saying that you should gather as much information and talk to as many people as possible about any venture that you want to pursue. I do not sugar-coat any of the realities of owning the two Chengas or of being a pro bike rider. I tell people the ups and downs of both and let them decide if it is really the life they want to have.
12th place pro flatland @ 1997 X-Games
15th place pro flatland @ 1999 X-Games
Scott Powell has started his own bike company called Powell Bikes and has picked up ground riders Dave Schaefer and Matt Wilhelm to ride for him.
16th place pro flatland @ 2000 X-Games
4th place went to Powell Bikes’ one and only rider Scott Powell. Scott showed up late, rode without a helmet and rubbed himself down with Toast brand sports rub after the finals. He also pulled his upside down decade to end his runs.
November 2002, Dividual, la marque de Scott Powell, vient de sortir "The Brace" dessiné par les canadiens Brandon Fenton et Chase Gouin.
Il est assez rare de voir Scott Powell en action et là, ça vaut le déplacement, long backward nose wheelie avec le pied sur la selle et l'autre en l'air enchaîné avec un smith decade (catapulte) brakeless ou ce terrible jump de backward wheelie to pervert around the moon (saut les pieds croisés !), toujours sans frein bien sur !
