Jam and what not
the competition (by Charles Bukowski)
the higher you climb
the greater the pressure
those who manage to
endure
learn
that the distance
between the
top and the
bottom
is
obscenely
great.
and those who
succeed
know
this secret:
there isn't
one.
On to the Jam and what not. I'd like begin by appolgizing for the poor quality of the photos...
A few thanks for the people and organizations which made this possible. Tim and his family, for graciously letting us use his ramp, Braun for the $$ to give this thing some polish, Aaron for his Media Guru-ism and camera skills, Patrick for bringing his camera skills, Jaymo for his audio excellence, all the riders who decided to show-up and blow-up, and Ian Hylands from Decline Magazine for taking some incredible photos.
Great riding and even better vibes. Watching such talented riders adapt to the architecture of this place was incredible. Some very nice riding went down, no one died, and I think the overall experience for everyone involved was positive. Some riders from very different backgrounds decided to attend and everyone really brought something unique to the table.
About the judging: This thing was rider judged. Riders filled out forms with their picks of Best Overall, Best Flow, Best Trick, and Most Creative. Highest Air was sort of obvious. I'm glad I didn't have to do any judging (except highest air.)
Highlights for me include:
Billy: Inverts. Of course. Alley-oops over the hips. Alley-oop footplants...
Guy: Turn-Down to Fakie. Tire slide over the vert wall Able to ride 100mph everywhere.
Adam Hauck: Fakied a pillar. And was looking really good everywhere including this feature Looking forward to his return at the Gathering.
Chris Arriaga: Is he ever GOOD! The airlines lost his bike, and missed most of practice. Very talented rider, and I hope he can make it up to the Gathering.
Luciano: Rode with confidence and style. Not bad for a 14 year-old.
Walker Wilkerson: Holy smokes! Able to ride at 100 mph, not do a single trick and make it all look good. He did tailwhip the quarter however.
Phil Sunbaum: Very limited time on the ramp, yet put together a run that I thought could have been "best overall."
Sam Miller: Another rider with Bike Problems. If Walker and Guy are riding the ramp at 100, Sam's doing 150. Really cool rider to watch.
Wayne Goss: Really talented rider. Saw him really make a ton of progress in the place. Looking forward to watching him ride at the Gathering.
Charlie: Purple Mustache.
As for the results, Team Tonic Fab wound up doing pretty well. Guy took the Over All after a tie breaking run between Billy and Adam. Sam got Most Creative, Adam got Best Trick with a Fakie wall tap that's nuts. Billy scored Best Flow. And finally Walker got undisputed Most Air.
Where's Adam? An abreviated winner's circle.
Watch clips of the event here, and look for an article in Decline Magzine.
After the Braun Jam we left to go to the Go Huck Yourself Winter Chill Jam that evening.
One thing I learned is that money changes things. Sam Before. Sam After And After.
The GHY comp was really well attended. Guy and Walker wound up doing some judging.
In Pro, the Box Jump got sessioned pretty heavily. Phil and Andy Sunbaum somehow summoned the energy to ride in both events. Phil's got 720s and truck drivers pretty much dialed, while Andy has double whips over the box sorted. Anyother stand-out rider in Pro was riding a Fall Guy and 180 turn-downed the box, as well as various 540 transfers.
In between judging duties, Guy wound-up riding some. Guy's known for his big handle bars, but his prize money allowed him to go over board with another interest of his. Big Candy Bars. As I mentioned, money changes things. Speaking of Big Bars, they don't appear to be holding him back from anything, including X-ups.
Here is an Interesting Fall Guy.
Sean's bike has a Bell and can ring it in the middle of his jumps.
That's it for now. Cheers.
L
the higher you climb
the greater the pressure
those who manage to
endure
learn
that the distance
between the
top and the
bottom
is
obscenely
great.
and those who
succeed
know
this secret:
there isn't
one.
On to the Jam and what not. I'd like begin by appolgizing for the poor quality of the photos...
A few thanks for the people and organizations which made this possible. Tim and his family, for graciously letting us use his ramp, Braun for the $$ to give this thing some polish, Aaron for his Media Guru-ism and camera skills, Patrick for bringing his camera skills, Jaymo for his audio excellence, all the riders who decided to show-up and blow-up, and Ian Hylands from Decline Magazine for taking some incredible photos.
Great riding and even better vibes. Watching such talented riders adapt to the architecture of this place was incredible. Some very nice riding went down, no one died, and I think the overall experience for everyone involved was positive. Some riders from very different backgrounds decided to attend and everyone really brought something unique to the table.
About the judging: This thing was rider judged. Riders filled out forms with their picks of Best Overall, Best Flow, Best Trick, and Most Creative. Highest Air was sort of obvious. I'm glad I didn't have to do any judging (except highest air.)
Highlights for me include:
Billy: Inverts. Of course. Alley-oops over the hips. Alley-oop footplants...
Guy: Turn-Down to Fakie. Tire slide over the vert wall Able to ride 100mph everywhere.
Adam Hauck: Fakied a pillar. And was looking really good everywhere including this feature Looking forward to his return at the Gathering.
Chris Arriaga: Is he ever GOOD! The airlines lost his bike, and missed most of practice. Very talented rider, and I hope he can make it up to the Gathering.
Luciano: Rode with confidence and style. Not bad for a 14 year-old.
Walker Wilkerson: Holy smokes! Able to ride at 100 mph, not do a single trick and make it all look good. He did tailwhip the quarter however.
Phil Sunbaum: Very limited time on the ramp, yet put together a run that I thought could have been "best overall."
Sam Miller: Another rider with Bike Problems. If Walker and Guy are riding the ramp at 100, Sam's doing 150. Really cool rider to watch.
Wayne Goss: Really talented rider. Saw him really make a ton of progress in the place. Looking forward to watching him ride at the Gathering.
Charlie: Purple Mustache.
As for the results, Team Tonic Fab wound up doing pretty well. Guy took the Over All after a tie breaking run between Billy and Adam. Sam got Most Creative, Adam got Best Trick with a Fakie wall tap that's nuts. Billy scored Best Flow. And finally Walker got undisputed Most Air.
Where's Adam? An abreviated winner's circle.
Watch clips of the event here, and look for an article in Decline Magzine.
After the Braun Jam we left to go to the Go Huck Yourself Winter Chill Jam that evening.
One thing I learned is that money changes things. Sam Before. Sam After And After.
The GHY comp was really well attended. Guy and Walker wound up doing some judging.
In Pro, the Box Jump got sessioned pretty heavily. Phil and Andy Sunbaum somehow summoned the energy to ride in both events. Phil's got 720s and truck drivers pretty much dialed, while Andy has double whips over the box sorted. Anyother stand-out rider in Pro was riding a Fall Guy and 180 turn-downed the box, as well as various 540 transfers.
In between judging duties, Guy wound-up riding some. Guy's known for his big handle bars, but his prize money allowed him to go over board with another interest of his. Big Candy Bars. As I mentioned, money changes things. Speaking of Big Bars, they don't appear to be holding him back from anything, including X-ups.
Here is an Interesting Fall Guy.
Sean's bike has a Bell and can ring it in the middle of his jumps.
That's it for now. Cheers.
L
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