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Subject : Juan Marincek a.k.a. Agustin
Interview and Questions : Hoite Polkamp
Photography : Simo Kalatie
Additional comments [ ] : Oliver Ludolph

Location : Marbella, Spain
Date : August 2004

After a good session at the Marbella ramps, I sat down with Agustin to ask him a few questions. I had jotted down a few, just as pointers for a possible interview, but Agustin insisted on trying to read my crappy handwriting and fill out the answers next to the questions. I guess this is what you can expect from him: clear (in handwriting, unlike mine), short (in words) and powerful. Powerful was also the 360 barspin he recently did on the big set at the Mataro dirt contest to win the best trick.
Have a read through his clear answers and my vague questions and get an idea of who this friendly man is.

Full name:Juan Agustin Marincek
Age: 20
Marital situation: single
Years riding: 4
Sponsors: no

Are you Argentine?
Yes (Ed note: I guess this was an unnecesary question).

What part? Buenos Aires

Why did you leave Argentina?
Because of the economical crisis. I moved here (ed note: Barcelona) to have a better future.

Why Barcelona?
Because I have a lot of family here and they help me out a lot.

What are you doing here?
I work with my father, I have a carpentry store

Have you done a lot of travelling?
I went to France to ride and have fun with my friends. We went to Lyon and Montpellier. I hope to do a lot more trips, get to know new places and spots, etc..

What do you prefer to ride?
I like to ride dirt a lot, but also ramps and street.

With who do you ride?
I ride with friends almost always, it’s the best.

You ride with headphones on a lot. What do you listen to?
I listen to everything a bit, Green Day, I don’t know, a little of everything.

Does your ugly haircut help you out a lot when you ride?
Yes, it gives me special powers.

What style of riding do you like most?
I like Van Homans style a lot, but also Mike Aitkens speed.

Flow or tricks?
360s and backflip, mixed with other tricks (ed note: I don’t think he fully understood the question).

What do you prefer: magazines, videos or literature?
Magazines and videos.

What do you do when you are not riding?
I’m with family or friends.

What do you like most about bmx?
Get to know people and travel.

Did you learn anything because of riding?
Yes, friendship.

Thanks Agustin.

" I guess actions speak louder than words would be a motto that fits Augustin and his riding" - Oliver Ludolph