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Their remaining scores in the two-run finals decided the tiebreaker. Bestwick's 92.00 bested Kagy's 89.17.

"I did what I could do tonight," Bestwick said. "Chad rode fantastic and Simon rode the best I've ever seen him move. My legs are feeling fine, but my back hurts. It feels horrible that my body is starting to fail me."  Bestwick will take a 30-point lead into the finals in Orlando, Fla. "I was glad to come out and lay it down at the Toyota Challenge and I did what I could today," Bestwick said. "The goal is to go to Orlando and take this thing."

In BMX dirt, style prevailed over technical tricks when Aitken won the competition. Aitken said he rode his bike as a testament to BMX trail riding style of the past, rather than the technical, cutting-edge, progressive style executed by today’s top riders. “It’s rare to see me upside down,” Aitken said. The 25-year-old Aitken, of Salt Lake City, finished at 92.08 points. Australia’s Corey Bohan finished second at 91.92 and fellow Australian Cameron White was third at 91.92, but with a lower scoring earlier run than Bohan.

Aitken’s winning run included a variety of stylish 360 tricks. “To win it doing the things that I’m into and the things that I love makes it that much more special,” Aitken said. “I went in there and I did what I normally do. I tried to keep the nerves down. I honestly didn’t think I had a chance. I’m just shocked and happy to be up here.”

The four-day competition is the fourth of five stops of the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross. Saturday's action features freestyle motocross and skateboard park finals, while the Sunday schedule includes the BMX park and skateboard vert finals.

AST Dew Tour-Toyota Challenge Results Friday, September 12, 2008 Salt Lake City

BMX Vert Finals
1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 93.00. 2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 93.00. 3. Simon Tabron, Great Britain, 92.17. 4. Jimmy Walker, Chicago, Ill., 91.50. 5. Steven McCann, Australia, 91.33. 6. Zackery Warden, St. Louis, Mo., 90.33. 7. Dennis McCoy, Kansas City, Mo., 89.33. 8. Francisco Zurita, Chile, 88.50. 9. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 88.33. 10. Jay Eggleston, Denver, Colo., 86.83.

BMX Dirt Finals
1. Mike Aitken, Salt Lake City, 92.08. 2. Corey Bohan, Australia, 91.92. 3. Cameron White, Australia, 91.92. 4. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 91.84. 5. James Foster, Redlands, Calif., 91.50. 6. TJ Ellis, Moreno Valley, Calif., 90.09. 7. Luke Parslow, Australia, 90.09. 8. Anthony Napolitan, Youngstown, Ohio, 88.59. 9. Brandon Dosch, Lake Orion, Mich., 88.34. 10. Cory Nastazio, West Palm Beach, Fla., 88.25

AST Dew Tour Current Standings

BMX Vert Points
1. Jamie Bestwick, 385. 2. Chad Kagy, 355. 3. Simon Tabron, 290. 4. Steven McCann, 276. 5. Dennis McCoy, 240. 6. Jimmy Walker, 237. 7. Zackery Warden, 203. 8. Jay Eggleston, 196. 9. John Parker, 183. 10. Austin Coleman, 171.

BMX Dirt Points
1. Cameron White, 303. 2. Luke Parslow, 279. 3. Corey Bohan, 278. 4. Ryan Nyquist, 276. 5. James Foster, 264. 6. Dennis Enarson, 262. 7. Cory Nastazio, 202. 8. Ryan Guettler, 201. 9. Rob Darden, 172. 10. Diogo Canina, 158.
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