LOCAL BMX ATHLETES WIN FREE FLOW TOUR EVENT

Aug 19, 2008

Written by Bart de Jong

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Spencer Bass took home the BMX park title last weekend at the Free Flow Tour’s Grand Prairie, Texas stop, becoming a winner on the Tour’s 2008 season. Following last Saturday’s action at Alliance Skatepark, Bass, 17, from Euless, Texas, earned top honors in Sunday’s BMX park competition, with Ahmad Shamis (second) and Broc Raiford (third) rounding out the top three on the park course.

AST Free Flow Tour – Alliance Skatepark Results Grand Prairie BMX Park
1. Spencer Bass, Euless, Texas.
2. Ahmad Shamis, Richardson, Texas.
3. Broc Raidford, Destrehan, La.

Lennie Westfall won the BMX park competition at the Free Flow Tour’s Columbus, Ohio stop, becoming a winner on the Tour’s 2008 season.

“We had a great turnout for the contest, both from competitors and fans,” said Shannon Turner, founder and co-owner of the Flow. “Every trick you can think of was thrown at the Free Flow Tour stop, and a lot of great skaters and riders came to compete. No one was holding back.”

AST Free Flow Tour – Flow Skatepark Results Saturday-Sunday, August 2-3, 2008 Columbus BMX Park
1. Lennie Westfall, Rockford, Ill.
2. Glenn Salyers, Kokomo, Ind.
3. Rob Armour, Jamestown, Pa.

With the win Bass and Westfall earn automatic bids into the Free Flow Tour finals that will take place at the AST Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, September 11-14, 2008.

The Free Flow Tour consists of 50 events across the U.S. and features 30 skateboarding (24 park and six vert) and 20 BMX (16 park and four vert) competitions. Encompassing the ‘Flow to Pro’ theme, the two overall skate and BMX park champions and the two overall skate and BMX vert champions win a wild card spot to compete against the pros at the final stop of the AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro®, in Orlando, Fla.

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