Bob Burnquist is a seriously great skater, you know this! Here is a montage of him skating the week leading up to the Pro Tec Pool Party. His IPad even shows up at the beginning. Who knows how many of these tricks Bob would have put down in the final if he didn't slam sooo hard in the pre-lims. I hope he is feeling better and getting ready for the Dew Tour and X Games.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Gatorade Free Flow Tour in Perris!
On June 12, 2010, Perris, CA was treated with the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. If you are not familiar with the tour, the GFFT is the "minor leagues" of the Dew Tour. GFFT holds many events across the country looking for the best amateur BMX riders and skateboarders. I was blown away by the level of riding at this event. The Junior division that consists of riders 12 years old and younger was great to watch. These kids were throwing 360s, tweaked out airs, tail whips, tucked no handers, and one kid even threw his first back flip (3rd try) ever! Official results were Parker Heath 3rd, River Bias 2nd, and Pierce Howell 1rst. Pierce (1rst) and Parker (3rd) consider the Krause Family YMCA in Clairemont their home park, and I do as well.
In the open division, the park riding was on par with the pros! The riders are raising the bar of what is considered amateur to a level that is unbelievable. I saw double tail whips, superman whips, 360 whips, front flips, flairs, flair whips, and even 720s! Daniel Sandoval, Kevin Peraza, and Chris Rivers, listed first to third, are names to remember, they will be pros soon! I felt lucky to be watching these guys.
The dirt contest, in it's first year with the GFFT, was the star of the show. The blasting airs, creative use of the dirt park, amazing level of riding, and the fast paced action was outstanding! I was seriously impressed these guys were putting down corked 360s, double tail whips, tail whip 360s, back and front flips, and again 720s, one into a banking left hander! Larry Edgar was seriously blasting into the atmosphere, going bigger than anyone else. In the slide titled extension, he has that amount of style at the apex of a 360 tail whip in the middle of a run! Daniel Sandoval's superman whips and 720s were amazingly polished, and since he won the park contest , I have to give the MVP award to him! Kevin Peraza borrowed a 26" bike (usually riding a 20" bike) from a Demon Dirt rider and killed it. Ending one of his first 26" dirt runs ever, he landed the super man in the slide show, and the crowd went wild! Official results were Kevin Peraza 3rd, Daniel Sandoval 2nd, and Larry Edgar with the win.
After driving 160 miles in a 12 hour day to cover this event I was still hyped up. I had to view the hundreds of pictures I took right away. I will share them all soon, but for now you will have to live with the slide show. If you were in the event, chances are I have shots of you, send an email to mkbainsports@gmail.com and I will share previews. Thank you Gatorade, Allisports, and The Compound for providing such an excellent amateur contest to encourage the next generation of riders!
In the open division, the park riding was on par with the pros! The riders are raising the bar of what is considered amateur to a level that is unbelievable. I saw double tail whips, superman whips, 360 whips, front flips, flairs, flair whips, and even 720s! Daniel Sandoval, Kevin Peraza, and Chris Rivers, listed first to third, are names to remember, they will be pros soon! I felt lucky to be watching these guys.
The dirt contest, in it's first year with the GFFT, was the star of the show. The blasting airs, creative use of the dirt park, amazing level of riding, and the fast paced action was outstanding! I was seriously impressed these guys were putting down corked 360s, double tail whips, tail whip 360s, back and front flips, and again 720s, one into a banking left hander! Larry Edgar was seriously blasting into the atmosphere, going bigger than anyone else. In the slide titled extension, he has that amount of style at the apex of a 360 tail whip in the middle of a run! Daniel Sandoval's superman whips and 720s were amazingly polished, and since he won the park contest , I have to give the MVP award to him! Kevin Peraza borrowed a 26" bike (usually riding a 20" bike) from a Demon Dirt rider and killed it. Ending one of his first 26" dirt runs ever, he landed the super man in the slide show, and the crowd went wild! Official results were Kevin Peraza 3rd, Daniel Sandoval 2nd, and Larry Edgar with the win.
After driving 160 miles in a 12 hour day to cover this event I was still hyped up. I had to view the hundreds of pictures I took right away. I will share them all soon, but for now you will have to live with the slide show. If you were in the event, chances are I have shots of you, send an email to mkbainsports@gmail.com and I will share previews. Thank you Gatorade, Allisports, and The Compound for providing such an excellent amateur contest to encourage the next generation of riders!
Mondays with Mike V #9
This week's Mondays with Mike V is the best in the series so far. He takes you through a great day. Watch, and don't feel too sorry for Larry, after all he works for one of the best skaters in the biz!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Gatorade Free Flow Tour hits So Cal!
The Gatorade Free Flow Tour is coming to Southern California this weekend. Come out and support the up and coming action sports athletes!
Saturday will be BMX park and dirt contest at Da Compound in Perris, CA. Check out www.dacompound.com for location details. Here is the schedule of events:
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Practice
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Junior Jam
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Open Park
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Open Dirt
5:30 PM Awards
Sunday will be park and vert skateboarding at the Madalena Ecke YMCA in Encinitas, CA.Go to
http://ecke.ymca.org for location details. Here is the schedule for Encinitas:
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Practice
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Open Skate Vert
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Junior Jam
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Open Skate Park 1st and 2nd Round
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Open Skate Finals
5:00 PM Awards
Pierr-Luc Gagnon, Danny Mayer, and Adam Taylor are scheduled to judge the vert comp!
For more information about the GFFT have a look at http://www.allisports.com/gatorade-free-flow-tour
Saturday will be BMX park and dirt contest at Da Compound in Perris, CA. Check out www.dacompound.com for location details. Here is the schedule of events:
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Practice
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Junior Jam
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Open Park
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Open Dirt
5:30 PM Awards
Sunday will be park and vert skateboarding at the Madalena Ecke YMCA in Encinitas, CA.Go to
http://ecke.ymca.org for location details. Here is the schedule for Encinitas:
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Practice
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Open Skate Vert
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Junior Jam
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Open Skate Park 1st and 2nd Round
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Open Skate Finals
5:00 PM Awards
Pierr-Luc Gagnon, Danny Mayer, and Adam Taylor are scheduled to judge the vert comp!
For more information about the GFFT have a look at http://www.allisports.com/gatorade-free-flow-tour
Friday, June 4, 2010
Checkin' in with Burnquist
Bob Burnquist is one of the best skaters in the world. He has a tremendous backyard playground that can only be called a skater's paradise! In this video we find out what Bob has been up to lately and see some amazing mega ramp skating. Bob throws some amazing tricks that are incredibly difficult on regular ramps, let alone the mega. If you don't realize it, most of these tricks you are seeing are firsts for mega ramps. The mega ramp is far bigger than it looks in this video, if you have a chance to go to X Games at the end of July, make sure you get tickets to the mega ramp events. You will not believe how crazy these riders are. The top of the mega ramp is 90 feet above the ground, they are jumping a 75 foot gap, and then hitting a 24 foot high quarter pipe at the end. At the highest point, while airing above the quarter pipe, some riders are more than 50 feet high. This is a must see for anyone that even mildly likes skateboarding or BMX!
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