Robinson, Bohan and Guettler create buzz at first event
LOUISVILLE, June 12, 2005 - The Dew Action Sports Tour enjoyed a successful opening at the Panasonic Open at the Kentucky Expo Center, June 9-12. Brilliant athlete performances, led by freestyle motocross rider Travis Pastrana and vert skateboarder Shaun White, appreciative crowds despite rain and heat, and a lively Festival Village created an electric atmosphere at the first stop of the pro tour of action sports. The live broadcasts on NBC gave fans across the country the chance to see the best action sports athletes in the world compete.
Despite inclement weather most of the event weekend, enthusiastic crowds came out each day of the Panasonic Open to witness the awarding of trophies to the first-ever Dew Action Sports Tour event winners.
The winners at the Panasonic Open, and jumping to the head of the tour points standings after the first event in the race for the Dew Cup were: BMX Park, BMX Dirt, Corey Bohan; and BMX Vert, Kevin Robinson.
Robinson, East Providence, R.I., used a 94.25 first run to edge
Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., and
Simon Tabron of Great Britain. Robinson’s run included a no-handed flair across the channel (four-foot gap) in the vert ramp. Kagy parlayed a 93.25 second run to vault into second place. His run was highlighted by a double-tail whip to flair over the channel. Tabron was third as a result of a 92.75 first run.
Dave Mirra, Greenville, N.C., was fourth with a 92.50 second run.
"I am really stoked,� Robinson said.
“I take each stop one at a time. I am really looking forward to the next stops on the Tour."
Guettler, 21, of Brisbane, Australia, claimed the first victory of the inaugural Dew Action Sports Tour Thursday night in Freedom Hall. He stole the show by nailing a front flip followed by a huge back flip in his championship run to go along with his technical grinds and stalls.
"This is the best day of my whole life,� Guettler said.
“[The Dew Action Sports Tour] competition is so big, it's just unbelievable."
Fellow Australian
Steven McCann placed second. He pulled out all the tricks, including a 720 (two full rotations) and multiple bar-spin variations. Third place went to Scotty Cranmer, the youngest athlete in BMX Park competition at only 18. He was the only athlete to attempt to land a front-flip-takedown (front-flip with a twist) in finals competition.
Missing from the finals were BMX icons Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist. Both were knocked out during a preliminary round that was deep in talent.
"The Dew Tour is a legitimate contest, it's not just some show," McCann said.
"You never can count [Mirra and Nyquist] out. They're icons for a reason. They may not have been on top this week but they'll be back. They let us young guys have it this week."
In the other result Saturday,
Bohan captured the rain-abbreviated BMX Dirt competition. Bohan, of Brisbane, Australia, was declared winner of the BMX Dirt competition when rain rendered the course unrideable. Bohan led after the first run of the prelims with a score of 95.50. Cameron White, of Canberra, Australia, placed second at 92.75. Third place went to Cory Nastazio, of Flushing, N.Y., with a 90.00.
The vert press release:
KEVIN ROBINSON KICKS IT INTO HIGH GEAR TO WIN FIRST-EVER DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR BMX VERT FINAL AT THE PANASONIC OPEN
June 12, 2005 - Louisville, KY -
Kevin Robinson had a nearly flawless run at the Kentucky Expo Center's Freedom Hall Sunday evening to win the BMX Vert finals at the Dew Action Sports Tour's Panasonic Open. His winning combination of tricks included an alley-oop no-hander to no- hander flair. Robinson, 33, from East Providence, RI, earned a 94.25 on his first run.
"I am really stoked," said Robinson.
"I just take each stop one at a time. I am really looking forward to the next stops on the Tour."
In second place in the BMX Vert contest was Chad Kagy, 26, of Gilroy, CA. His barspin-tailwhip combo wowed the crowd and impressed the judges, as he finished with a 93.25 on his second run. Third place went to Simon Tabron, 31, of Great Britain, whose impressive run earned him . BMX icon Dave Mirra placed fourth, with a 92.50 in his second run.
"Second in Vert and fourth in Park solidifies my place in Denver and keeps my points up in the standings," said Kagy.
"I am ready to rock and roll some more."
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN PRELIMS FINALS DEW POINTS
1 Robinson Kevin Providence, RI 91.50 94.25 100.00
2 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 93.50 93.25 75.00
3 Tabron Simon , GBR 88.00 92.75 63.00
4 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 89.25 92.50 55.00
5 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 86.00 88.00 49.00
6 Parker John Pasa Robles, CA 88.00 87.00 45.00
7 Miron Jay Vancouver, CAN 90.50 86.25 43.00
8 McCoy Dennis Kansas City, MO 86.25 85.75 41.00
9 Kraft Koji Addison, IL 85.75 85.00 39.00
10 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 87.50 84.00 37.00
11 Eggleston Jay Denver, CO 85.25 30.00
12 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 83.25 28.00
13 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 82.00 26.00
14 Snowden Ben Hornell, NY 80.50 24.00
15 Burgess Jim Tempe, AZ 80.25 22.00
16 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 80.25 20.00
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 79.75 18.00
18 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 79.50 16.00
19 Brumlow Dave Melbourne, FL 76.75 14.00
20 McElhinney Keith Boston, MA 73.75 12.00
BMX VERT PRELIMS
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN RUN 1 RUN 2 RESULT
1 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 93.50 80.75 93.50
2 Robinson Kevin East Providence, RI 85.50 91.50 91.50
3 Miron Jay Vancouver, CAN 83.00 90.50 90.50
4 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 89.25 87.25 89.25
5 Tabron Simon , GBR 88.00 84.50 88.00
6 Parker John Pasa Robles, CA 88.00 72.75 88.00
7 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 87.50 81.00 87.50
8 McCoy Dennis Kansas City, MO 84.75 86.25 86.25
9 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 86.00 78.00 86.00
10 Kraft Koji Addison, IL 84.50 85.75 85.75
11 Eggleston Jay Denver, CO 82.00 85.25 85.25
12 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 81.00 83.25 83.25
13 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 82.00 80.75 82.00
14 Snowden Ben Hornell, NY 80.50 78.75 80.50
15 Burgess Jim Tempe, AZ 79.00 80.25 80.25
16 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 78.25 80.25 80.25
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 79.75 75.25 79.75
18 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 76.25 79.50 79.50
19 Brumlow Dave Melbourne, FL 76.75 73.25 76.75
20 McElhinney Keith Boston, MA 73.50 73.75 73.75
***Top 10 finishers advance to the finals
BMX VERT OPEN QUALIFIER FINAL RESULTS
1 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 89.50 87.50 89.50
2 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 84.00 86.00 86.00
3 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 84.25 79.00 84.25
4 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 83.00 83.00 83.00
5 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 80.50 82.50 82.50
6 Snowden Ben 82.00 82.00 82.00
7 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 80.50 81.25 81.25
8 McElhinney Keith Beverly, MA 78.25 79.25 79.25
9 Roich Ricardo 70.50 75.25 75.25
10 Geys Peter Overpelt, BEL 66.00 75.00 75.00
11 Dahl Brian Chicago, IL 71.25 70.25 71.25
12 Gavagan Brian Denver, CO 65.00 66.75 66.75
Dirt:
AUSSIES TAKE THE REIGNS IN BMX DIRT COMPETITION
AT THE DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR PANASONIC OPEN
Louisville, June 11 -- Corey Bohan, 23, from Brisbane, Australia, captured the rain-abbreviated BMX dirt competition Saturday at the Dew Action Sports Tour Panasonic Open at the Kentucky Expo Center. Bohan was declared the winner when rain rendered the course unrideable. Bohan lead after the first preliminary run with a score of 95.50. Cameron White (Canberra, Aus), finished second with a score of 92.50 and placing third was Cory Nastasio (Flushing, NY), with a score of 90.00.
BMX Dirt Results
1. Bohan Corey Brisbane, Australia 95.50 100
2. White Cameron Canberra, Australia 92.75 75
3. Nastazio, Cory Flushing, N.Y. 90.00 63
4. Mackay, Colin Brisbane, Australia 88.00 55
5. Doyle, Chris Pittsburgh, Pa. 86.75 49
6. Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 86.25 45*
7. Murray, Stephen Newcastle, GBR 86.25 43*
8. Aitken, Mike Murray, Utah 85.25 41
9. Kintner, Paul Burien, Wash. 85.00 39
10. Guettler, Ryan Brisbane, Australia 84.75 37
11 Hancock Thomas Phoenix, AZ 84.00 30
12 Laguna Ricardo V-Town, NV 82.50 83.00 28
13 Pinter Heath Corona, CA 82.50 82.00 26
14 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 82.00 24
15 Foster Brian South Plainfield, NJ 81.00 82.00 22
16 Lavin T.J. Las Vegas, NV 81.00 81.50 20
17 Young Gary San Diego, CA 81.00 80.50 18
18 Mosley Lance Nashville, TN 80.75 16
19 Dillewaard Dave Redcliffe, AUS 79.75 14
20 Hall Tim Kaysville, UT 79.00 12
21 McCann Steven Melbourne, AUS 78.25 10
22 Walker Brett Corona, CA 78.00 9
23 Nyquist Ryan Greenville, NC 76.50 8
24 Cooke Allan Greenville, NC 75.75 7
25 Marks Joey Fort Wayne, IN 75.25 6
26 Miranda Robbie Huntington Beach, CA 74.75 5
27 Parslow Luke Melbourne, AUS 73.00 4
28 Napolitan Anthony Youngstown, OH 72.50 3
29 Erickson Reuel Henderson, NV 72.25 2
30 Gerber Chris Ft. Wayne, IN 72.00 1
* Tie-breaker
BMX DIRT OPEN QUALIFIER FINAL RESULTS
1 Gerber, Chris Ft. Wayne IN 90.00 83.25 90.00
2 Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 86.50 83.75 86.50
3 Walker, Brett Corna, CA 83.25 86.25 86.25
4 Pinter, Heath Corona, CA 86.00 72.50 86.00
5 Mackay, Colin Brisbane, AUS 82.25 83.00 83.00
6 Napolitan, Anthony Youngstown, OH 79.50 82.75 82.75
7 Miranda, Robbie Hunington Beach CA 82.00 60.50 82.00
8 Hancock, Thomas Phoenix, AZ 80.75 80.25 80.75
9 Laguna, Ricardo V-Town, NV 71.50 79.50 79.50
10 Mosley, Lance Nashville, TN 79.25 62.50 79.25
11 Semling, Quinn Franklin, WI 70.25 78.75 78.75
12 Szczesny, Mike Erie, PA 61.50 77.50 77.50
13 Honesto, Jake Morgan Hill CA 72.75 63.75 72.75
14 Coleman, Austin Los Angeles CA 72.00 64.50 72.00
15 Potoczny, Mark Pittsburgh, PA 63.75 70.75 70.75
16 Hult, Josh Idaho Falls ID 67.00 70.50 70.50
17 Gallant, Justin Leicester, MA 69.50 62.50 69.50
18 Martin, Dennis Marrieta, GA 67.50 69.25 69.25
19 Sparr, Tyler Milton, FL 69.00 68.50 69.00
20 Conolly, Damian Sydney, AUS 63.25 69.00 69.00
21 Snowden, Ben Hornell, NY 66.75 63.25 66.75
22 Campos, Tony San Francisco CA 64.75 64.50 64.75
23 Canina, Diogo Ampuro, BRA 63.00 63.75 63.75
Street:
Dew Action Sports Tour Concludes First Day of Tour in high-flying Style
Ryan Guettler claimed the first victory at the inaugural Dew Action Sports Tour, Panasonic Open in the BMX Park competition Thursday night in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY. He stole the show nailing a front flip followed by a huge back flip in his championship run to go along with his technical grinds and stalls. Ryan hails from Brisbane, Australia and has taken the action sports world by storm at only 21 years old.
“Thank you all,� Ryan said after his victory run.
“This is the best day of my whole life. [The Dew Action Sports Tour] competition is so big, it’s just unbelievable.â€?
In second place in the BMX Park competition was fellow Australian
Steven McCann. He pulled out all the tricks, including a 720 (two full rotations) and multiple bar-spin variations. Third place went to
Scotty Cranmer, the youngest athlete in BMX Park competition at only 18 years old. He was the only athlete to attempt to land a front-flip-takedown (front-flip with a twist) in finals competition.
Missing from the finals were long-time BMX icons Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist. Both were knocked out by the talented crop of young athletes with an average age of only 24.
BMX PARK FINALS
ORDER NAME HOMETOWN PRELIMS FINALS DEW POINTS
1 Guettler, Ryan Brisbane, AUS 90.50 92.25 100
2 McCann, Steven Melbourne, AUS 92.75 90.50 75
3 Cranmer, Scotty Jackson, NJ 89.25 90.00 63
4 Kagy, Chad Gilroy, CA 87.50 89.75 55
5 Haugen, Tom Minneapolis, MN 87.25 89.25 49
6 Parenti, Mike San Diego CA 86.00 88.75 45
7 Cooke, Allan Greenville, NC 85.50 88.50 43
8 Harrington, Josh Greenville, NC 85.50 88.25 41
9 Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 85.25 85.25 39
10 Laird, Mike Greenville, NC 85.00 83.50 37
11 Mirra, Dave Greenville, NC 84.75 30
12 Mackay, Colin Brisbane, AUS 84.75 28
13 Nyquist, Ryan Greenville, NC 84.50 26
14 Whitton, Alistair Chester, GBR 84.25 24
15 Canina, Diogo Ampuro, BRA 84.00 22
16 Young, Gary San Diego CA 84.00 20
17 Fanberg, Jeremy Greenville, NC 83.00 18
18 Doyle, Chris Pittsburgh, PA 82.75 16
19 White, Cameron Canberra, AUS 82.00 14
20 Dillewaard, Dave Redcliffe, AUS 81.00 12
21 Hickerson, Danny Houston, TX 80.25 10
22 Walker, Brett Corona, CA 80.00 9
23 Wirch, Scott McHenry, IL 80.00 8
24 Nolli, Rob Orlando, FL 79.75 7
25 Aitken, Mike Murray, UT 79.25 6
26 Foster, Brian South Plainfield, NJ 78.75 5
27 McCoy, Dennis Kansas City, MO 78.25 4
28 Wade, Morgan Tyler, TX 78.00 3
29 Osato, Dave Vancouver, CAN 76.00 2
30 Kachinsky, Brian Neenah, WI W/D 1
BMX PARK PRELIMS
1 McCann Steven Melbourne, AUS 92.75 89.25 92.75
2 Guettler Ryan Brisbane, AUS 90.50 83.75 90.50
3 Parenti Mike San Diego CA 89.25 82.25 89.25
4 Cranmer Scotty Jackson, NJ 84.50 87.50 87.50
5 Harrington Josh Greenville, NC 87.25 76.00 87.25
6 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 83.50 86.00 86.00
7 Laird Mike Greenville, NC 85.50 85.50 85.50
8 Darden Rob Greenville, NC 81.00 85.50 85.50
9 Cooke Allan Greenville, NC 85.25 85.00 85.25
10 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 85.00 70.75 85.00
11 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 84.75 75.25 84.75
12 Mackay Colin Brisbane, AUS 84.75 74.00 84.75
13 Nyquist Ryan Greenville, NC 84.50 72.25 84.50
14 Whitton Alistair Chester, GBR 84.25 83.25 84.25
15 Canina Diogo Ampuro, BRA 81.50 84.00 84.00
16 Young Gary San Diego CA 84.00 79.50 84.00
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 83.00 78.75 83.00
18 Doyle Chris Pittsburgh, PA 81.75 82.75 82.75
19 White Cameron Canberra, AUS 82.00 79.50 82.00
20 Dillewaard Dave Redcliffe, AUS 81.00 80.75 81.00
21 Hickerson Danny Houston, TX 80.25 76.75 80.25
22 Walker Brett Corona, CA 80.00 79.00 80.00
23 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 76.75 80.00 80.00
24 Nolli Rob Orlando, FL 79.00 79.75 79.75
25 Aitken Mike Murray, UT 79.25 78.25 79.25
26 Foster Brian South Plainfield, NJ 78.75 76.25 78.75
27 McCoy Dennis Kansas City MO 75.75 78.25 78.25
28 Wade Morgan Tyler, TX 78.00 78.00
29 Osato Dave Vancouver, CAN 71.00 76.00 76.00
30 Kachinsky Brian Neenah, WI
Dew Action Sports Tour's Panasonic Open. Louisville, KY
RESULTS BMX PARK OPEN QUALIFIER
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN RUN 1 RUN 2 RESULT
1 Parenti Mike San Diego, CA 90.75 83.50 90.75
2 Doyle Chris Pittsburgh, PA 87.50 76.75 87.50
3 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 83.75 84.75 84.75
4 Aitken Mike Murray, UT 73.75 83.00 83.00
5 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 69.00 83.00 83.00
6 Laird Mike Greenville, NC 82.75 80.25 82.75
7 Canina Diogo Ampuro, BRA 76.25 82.25 82.25
8 Walker Brett Corna, CA 82.25 75.00 82.25
9 White Cameron Canberra, AUS 81.25 81.50 81.50
10 Nolli Rob Orlando, FL 80.50 80.00 80.50
11 Kachinsky Brian Neenah, WI 76.25 80.50 80.50
12 Snowden Ben 78.00 78.00 78.00
13 Sieg Dan Monticello, MN 72.00 77.25 77.25
14 Semling Quinn Franklin, WI 75.75 75.50 75.75
15 Martinez Corey Decatur, AL 75.00 72.75 75.00
16 Szczesny Mike Erie, PA 71.25 74.50 74.50
17 Coleman Austin Los Angles, CA 73.50 66.25 73.50
18 West Joe Springfield, MO 68.00 72.50 72.50
19 Napolitan Anthony Youngstown, OH 72.25 63.75 72.25
20 Reynold Garrett Tomsriver, NJ 72.00 64.50 72.00
21 Potoczny Mark Pittsburgh, PA 67.00 68.50 68.50
22 Jurgens Axel Buenos Aires, ARG 68.00 64.50 68.00
23 Heaton John Woodstock, CAN 67.50 62.75 67.50
24 Love Will Johnson City, TN 67.25 64.75 67.25
25 Campos Tony San Francisco, CA 67.00 64.75 67.00
26 Tooker Marcus Boston, MA 66.50 64.75 66.50
27 Kimbrough Seth Huntsville, AL 66.50 63.50 66.50
28 Swartz Justin Asheville, NC 66.25 63.00 66.25
29 Honesto Jake Morgan Hill, CA 66.00 61.75 66.00
30 Crisman Bruce Tigard, OR 62.25 63.75 63.75
31 Rainha Mark Burlington, MA 63.00 62.25 63.00
32 Jones Terry Memphis, TN 62.00 61.50 62.00
33 Foster Leonard Pomona, CA 60.50 60.25 60.50
***Top 11 finishers advance to prelims
Press Conference Quotes:
KENAN HARKIN (Television Host, former professional BMX rider): “[The Dew Action Sports Tour] is very big for us, it’s a big deal for myself. As I said I used to be a rider. Coming up in the 90s when competitions really weren’t the focus or were held more in warehouses and skateparks across the country, in the middle of nowhere, makes this really awesome to be a part of and see how much this has truly grown and to be a part of this is just tremendous.â€?
“We’re doing this not because we like to be afraid, we’re doing this because we love the feeling it gives us. Everyone can enjoy this and that’s why this is a great tour because in the festival village you bump and rub elbows with these guys.â€?
“I take pride in the fact that [action sports athletes] are being looked at more seriously. We haven’t changed, that’s what I find funny. Pretty much biking and skating it really hasn’t changed, what’s changed is the public’s awareness and the respect of the public.â€?
ALLAN COOKE (BMX): “There’s a little strategy, maybe a little more preparation involved. Just a couple days before I came out, I touched up on a couple things I hadn’t done in a while and just made sure I’d come with the confidence, more than something not this big where maybe I would normally wait and roll the dice when you get there, but I want to be prepared and be ready for this so I did a bit here and there. I feel ready.â€?
On competition status: “[Competitions] are more like just friends hanging out and it creates a good atmosphere for everybody out here.�
Accessibility of athletes: “It’s just cool to be out there and answer questions for people…We’re just kids out there doing fun things and it’s not like anyone else can’t do it either. It gives someone something to shoot for. Like [Wade] was saying, it’s not like we’re coming in through the back. I’m parked and sleeping in my motor home in the parking lot and any fan can come and knock on my door and ask for a sticker or something.â€?
On sports & athleticism: “The preparation that any professional athlete goes through, I can appreciate that, in any sport.�
Are action sports getting too commercial: No, I don’t feel that it’s taking anything away, I mean what can it hurt. It’s going to promote the lifestyle, not just the sport and we live good lives and have fun and it promotes fun and I don’t see anything wrong with that.
The next stop on the Dew Action Sports Tour is the Right Guard Open in Denver, July 7-10, followed by the Vans® Invitational in Portland, Aug. 18-21, the Toyota Challenge in San Jose, Sept. 8-11, and the PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Oct. 13-16.
Photos courtesy of Dew Action Sports Tour
Fellow Australian Steven McCann placed second. He pulled out all the tricks, including a 720 (two full rotations) and multiple bar-spin variations. Third place went to Scotty Cranmer, the youngest athlete in BMX Park competition at only 18. He was the only athlete to attempt to land a front-flip-takedown (front-flip with a twist) in finals competition.
Missing from the finals were BMX icons Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist. Both were knocked out during a preliminary round that was deep in talent.
"The Dew Tour is a legitimate contest, it's not just some show," McCann said. "You never can count [Mirra and Nyquist] out. They're icons for a reason. They may not have been on top this week but they'll be back. They let us young guys have it this week."
In the other result Saturday, Bohan captured the rain-abbreviated BMX Dirt competition. Bohan, of Brisbane, Australia, was declared winner of the BMX Dirt competition when rain rendered the course unrideable. Bohan led after the first run of the prelims with a score of 95.50. Cameron White, of Canberra, Australia, placed second at 92.75. Third place went to Cory Nastazio, of Flushing, N.Y., with a 90.00.
The vert press release:
KEVIN ROBINSON KICKS IT INTO HIGH GEAR TO WIN FIRST-EVER DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR BMX VERT FINAL AT THE PANASONIC OPEN
June 12, 2005 - Louisville, KY - Kevin Robinson had a nearly flawless run at the Kentucky Expo Center's Freedom Hall Sunday evening to win the BMX Vert finals at the Dew Action Sports Tour's Panasonic Open. His winning combination of tricks included an alley-oop no-hander to no- hander flair. Robinson, 33, from East Providence, RI, earned a 94.25 on his first run.
"I am really stoked," said Robinson. "I just take each stop one at a time. I am really looking forward to the next stops on the Tour."
In second place in the BMX Vert contest was Chad Kagy, 26, of Gilroy, CA. His barspin-tailwhip combo wowed the crowd and impressed the judges, as he finished with a 93.25 on his second run. Third place went to Simon Tabron, 31, of Great Britain, whose impressive run earned him . BMX icon Dave Mirra placed fourth, with a 92.50 in his second run.
"Second in Vert and fourth in Park solidifies my place in Denver and keeps my points up in the standings," said Kagy. "I am ready to rock and roll some more."
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN PRELIMS FINALS DEW POINTS
1 Robinson Kevin Providence, RI 91.50 94.25 100.00
2 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 93.50 93.25 75.00
3 Tabron Simon , GBR 88.00 92.75 63.00
4 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 89.25 92.50 55.00
5 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 86.00 88.00 49.00
6 Parker John Pasa Robles, CA 88.00 87.00 45.00
7 Miron Jay Vancouver, CAN 90.50 86.25 43.00
8 McCoy Dennis Kansas City, MO 86.25 85.75 41.00
9 Kraft Koji Addison, IL 85.75 85.00 39.00
10 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 87.50 84.00 37.00
11 Eggleston Jay Denver, CO 85.25 30.00
12 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 83.25 28.00
13 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 82.00 26.00
14 Snowden Ben Hornell, NY 80.50 24.00
15 Burgess Jim Tempe, AZ 80.25 22.00
16 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 80.25 20.00
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 79.75 18.00
18 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 79.50 16.00
19 Brumlow Dave Melbourne, FL 76.75 14.00
20 McElhinney Keith Boston, MA 73.75 12.00
BMX VERT PRELIMS
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN RUN 1 RUN 2 RESULT
1 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 93.50 80.75 93.50
2 Robinson Kevin East Providence, RI 85.50 91.50 91.50
3 Miron Jay Vancouver, CAN 83.00 90.50 90.50
4 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 89.25 87.25 89.25
5 Tabron Simon , GBR 88.00 84.50 88.00
6 Parker John Pasa Robles, CA 88.00 72.75 88.00
7 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 87.50 81.00 87.50
8 McCoy Dennis Kansas City, MO 84.75 86.25 86.25
9 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 86.00 78.00 86.00
10 Kraft Koji Addison, IL 84.50 85.75 85.75
11 Eggleston Jay Denver, CO 82.00 85.25 85.25
12 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 81.00 83.25 83.25
13 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 82.00 80.75 82.00
14 Snowden Ben Hornell, NY 80.50 78.75 80.50
15 Burgess Jim Tempe, AZ 79.00 80.25 80.25
16 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 78.25 80.25 80.25
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 79.75 75.25 79.75
18 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 76.25 79.50 79.50
19 Brumlow Dave Melbourne, FL 76.75 73.25 76.75
20 McElhinney Keith Boston, MA 73.50 73.75 73.75
***Top 10 finishers advance to the finals
BMX VERT OPEN QUALIFIER FINAL RESULTS
1 Walker Jimmy Gilberts, IL 89.50 87.50 89.50
2 Branham Jason Chicago, IL 84.00 86.00 86.00
3 Mancuso Mike Greenville, NC 84.25 79.00 84.25
4 Stober Tom Woodward, PA 83.00 83.00 83.00
5 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 80.50 82.50 82.50
6 Snowden Ben 82.00 82.00 82.00
7 Williams Danny Phoenix, AZ 80.50 81.25 81.25
8 McElhinney Keith Beverly, MA 78.25 79.25 79.25
9 Roich Ricardo 70.50 75.25 75.25
10 Geys Peter Overpelt, BEL 66.00 75.00 75.00
11 Dahl Brian Chicago, IL 71.25 70.25 71.25
12 Gavagan Brian Denver, CO 65.00 66.75 66.75
Dirt:
AUSSIES TAKE THE REIGNS IN BMX DIRT COMPETITION
AT THE DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR PANASONIC OPEN
Louisville, June 11 -- Corey Bohan, 23, from Brisbane, Australia, captured the rain-abbreviated BMX dirt competition Saturday at the Dew Action Sports Tour Panasonic Open at the Kentucky Expo Center. Bohan was declared the winner when rain rendered the course unrideable. Bohan lead after the first preliminary run with a score of 95.50. Cameron White (Canberra, Aus), finished second with a score of 92.50 and placing third was Cory Nastasio (Flushing, NY), with a score of 90.00.
BMX Dirt Results
1. Bohan Corey Brisbane, Australia 95.50 100
2. White Cameron Canberra, Australia 92.75 75
3. Nastazio, Cory Flushing, N.Y. 90.00 63
4. Mackay, Colin Brisbane, Australia 88.00 55
5. Doyle, Chris Pittsburgh, Pa. 86.75 49
6. Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 86.25 45*
7. Murray, Stephen Newcastle, GBR 86.25 43*
8. Aitken, Mike Murray, Utah 85.25 41
9. Kintner, Paul Burien, Wash. 85.00 39
10. Guettler, Ryan Brisbane, Australia 84.75 37
11 Hancock Thomas Phoenix, AZ 84.00 30
12 Laguna Ricardo V-Town, NV 82.50 83.00 28
13 Pinter Heath Corona, CA 82.50 82.00 26
14 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 82.00 24
15 Foster Brian South Plainfield, NJ 81.00 82.00 22
16 Lavin T.J. Las Vegas, NV 81.00 81.50 20
17 Young Gary San Diego, CA 81.00 80.50 18
18 Mosley Lance Nashville, TN 80.75 16
19 Dillewaard Dave Redcliffe, AUS 79.75 14
20 Hall Tim Kaysville, UT 79.00 12
21 McCann Steven Melbourne, AUS 78.25 10
22 Walker Brett Corona, CA 78.00 9
23 Nyquist Ryan Greenville, NC 76.50 8
24 Cooke Allan Greenville, NC 75.75 7
25 Marks Joey Fort Wayne, IN 75.25 6
26 Miranda Robbie Huntington Beach, CA 74.75 5
27 Parslow Luke Melbourne, AUS 73.00 4
28 Napolitan Anthony Youngstown, OH 72.50 3
29 Erickson Reuel Henderson, NV 72.25 2
30 Gerber Chris Ft. Wayne, IN 72.00 1
* Tie-breaker
BMX DIRT OPEN QUALIFIER FINAL RESULTS
1 Gerber, Chris Ft. Wayne IN 90.00 83.25 90.00
2 Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 86.50 83.75 86.50
3 Walker, Brett Corna, CA 83.25 86.25 86.25
4 Pinter, Heath Corona, CA 86.00 72.50 86.00
5 Mackay, Colin Brisbane, AUS 82.25 83.00 83.00
6 Napolitan, Anthony Youngstown, OH 79.50 82.75 82.75
7 Miranda, Robbie Hunington Beach CA 82.00 60.50 82.00
8 Hancock, Thomas Phoenix, AZ 80.75 80.25 80.75
9 Laguna, Ricardo V-Town, NV 71.50 79.50 79.50
10 Mosley, Lance Nashville, TN 79.25 62.50 79.25
11 Semling, Quinn Franklin, WI 70.25 78.75 78.75
12 Szczesny, Mike Erie, PA 61.50 77.50 77.50
13 Honesto, Jake Morgan Hill CA 72.75 63.75 72.75
14 Coleman, Austin Los Angeles CA 72.00 64.50 72.00
15 Potoczny, Mark Pittsburgh, PA 63.75 70.75 70.75
16 Hult, Josh Idaho Falls ID 67.00 70.50 70.50
17 Gallant, Justin Leicester, MA 69.50 62.50 69.50
18 Martin, Dennis Marrieta, GA 67.50 69.25 69.25
19 Sparr, Tyler Milton, FL 69.00 68.50 69.00
20 Conolly, Damian Sydney, AUS 63.25 69.00 69.00
21 Snowden, Ben Hornell, NY 66.75 63.25 66.75
22 Campos, Tony San Francisco CA 64.75 64.50 64.75
23 Canina, Diogo Ampuro, BRA 63.00 63.75 63.75
Street:
Dew Action Sports Tour Concludes First Day of Tour in high-flying Style
Ryan Guettler claimed the first victory at the inaugural Dew Action Sports Tour, Panasonic Open in the BMX Park competition Thursday night in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY. He stole the show nailing a front flip followed by a huge back flip in his championship run to go along with his technical grinds and stalls. Ryan hails from Brisbane, Australia and has taken the action sports world by storm at only 21 years old.
“Thank you all,â€? Ryan said after his victory run. “This is the best day of my whole life. [The Dew Action Sports Tour] competition is so big, it’s just unbelievable.â€?
In second place in the BMX Park competition was fellow Australian Steven McCann. He pulled out all the tricks, including a 720 (two full rotations) and multiple bar-spin variations. Third place went to Scotty Cranmer, the youngest athlete in BMX Park competition at only 18 years old. He was the only athlete to attempt to land a front-flip-takedown (front-flip with a twist) in finals competition.
Missing from the finals were long-time BMX icons Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist. Both were knocked out by the talented crop of young athletes with an average age of only 24.
BMX PARK FINALS
ORDER NAME HOMETOWN PRELIMS FINALS DEW POINTS
1 Guettler, Ryan Brisbane, AUS 90.50 92.25 100
2 McCann, Steven Melbourne, AUS 92.75 90.50 75
3 Cranmer, Scotty Jackson, NJ 89.25 90.00 63
4 Kagy, Chad Gilroy, CA 87.50 89.75 55
5 Haugen, Tom Minneapolis, MN 87.25 89.25 49
6 Parenti, Mike San Diego CA 86.00 88.75 45
7 Cooke, Allan Greenville, NC 85.50 88.50 43
8 Harrington, Josh Greenville, NC 85.50 88.25 41
9 Darden, Rob Greenville, NC 85.25 85.25 39
10 Laird, Mike Greenville, NC 85.00 83.50 37
11 Mirra, Dave Greenville, NC 84.75 30
12 Mackay, Colin Brisbane, AUS 84.75 28
13 Nyquist, Ryan Greenville, NC 84.50 26
14 Whitton, Alistair Chester, GBR 84.25 24
15 Canina, Diogo Ampuro, BRA 84.00 22
16 Young, Gary San Diego CA 84.00 20
17 Fanberg, Jeremy Greenville, NC 83.00 18
18 Doyle, Chris Pittsburgh, PA 82.75 16
19 White, Cameron Canberra, AUS 82.00 14
20 Dillewaard, Dave Redcliffe, AUS 81.00 12
21 Hickerson, Danny Houston, TX 80.25 10
22 Walker, Brett Corona, CA 80.00 9
23 Wirch, Scott McHenry, IL 80.00 8
24 Nolli, Rob Orlando, FL 79.75 7
25 Aitken, Mike Murray, UT 79.25 6
26 Foster, Brian South Plainfield, NJ 78.75 5
27 McCoy, Dennis Kansas City, MO 78.25 4
28 Wade, Morgan Tyler, TX 78.00 3
29 Osato, Dave Vancouver, CAN 76.00 2
30 Kachinsky, Brian Neenah, WI W/D 1
BMX PARK PRELIMS
1 McCann Steven Melbourne, AUS 92.75 89.25 92.75
2 Guettler Ryan Brisbane, AUS 90.50 83.75 90.50
3 Parenti Mike San Diego CA 89.25 82.25 89.25
4 Cranmer Scotty Jackson, NJ 84.50 87.50 87.50
5 Harrington Josh Greenville, NC 87.25 76.00 87.25
6 Kagy Chad Gilroy, CA 83.50 86.00 86.00
7 Laird Mike Greenville, NC 85.50 85.50 85.50
8 Darden Rob Greenville, NC 81.00 85.50 85.50
9 Cooke Allan Greenville, NC 85.25 85.00 85.25
10 Haugen Tom Minneapolis, MN 85.00 70.75 85.00
11 Mirra Dave Greenville, NC 84.75 75.25 84.75
12 Mackay Colin Brisbane, AUS 84.75 74.00 84.75
13 Nyquist Ryan Greenville, NC 84.50 72.25 84.50
14 Whitton Alistair Chester, GBR 84.25 83.25 84.25
15 Canina Diogo Ampuro, BRA 81.50 84.00 84.00
16 Young Gary San Diego CA 84.00 79.50 84.00
17 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 83.00 78.75 83.00
18 Doyle Chris Pittsburgh, PA 81.75 82.75 82.75
19 White Cameron Canberra, AUS 82.00 79.50 82.00
20 Dillewaard Dave Redcliffe, AUS 81.00 80.75 81.00
21 Hickerson Danny Houston, TX 80.25 76.75 80.25
22 Walker Brett Corona, CA 80.00 79.00 80.00
23 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 76.75 80.00 80.00
24 Nolli Rob Orlando, FL 79.00 79.75 79.75
25 Aitken Mike Murray, UT 79.25 78.25 79.25
26 Foster Brian South Plainfield, NJ 78.75 76.25 78.75
27 McCoy Dennis Kansas City MO 75.75 78.25 78.25
28 Wade Morgan Tyler, TX 78.00 78.00
29 Osato Dave Vancouver, CAN 71.00 76.00 76.00
30 Kachinsky Brian Neenah, WI
Dew Action Sports Tour's Panasonic Open. Louisville, KY
RESULTS BMX PARK OPEN QUALIFIER
ORDER LAST FIRST HOMETOWN RUN 1 RUN 2 RESULT
1 Parenti Mike San Diego, CA 90.75 83.50 90.75
2 Doyle Chris Pittsburgh, PA 87.50 76.75 87.50
3 Wirch Scott McHenry, IL 83.75 84.75 84.75
4 Aitken Mike Murray, UT 73.75 83.00 83.00
5 Fanberg Jeremy Greenville, NC 69.00 83.00 83.00
6 Laird Mike Greenville, NC 82.75 80.25 82.75
7 Canina Diogo Ampuro, BRA 76.25 82.25 82.25
8 Walker Brett Corna, CA 82.25 75.00 82.25
9 White Cameron Canberra, AUS 81.25 81.50 81.50
10 Nolli Rob Orlando, FL 80.50 80.00 80.50
11 Kachinsky Brian Neenah, WI 76.25 80.50 80.50
12 Snowden Ben 78.00 78.00 78.00
13 Sieg Dan Monticello, MN 72.00 77.25 77.25
14 Semling Quinn Franklin, WI 75.75 75.50 75.75
15 Martinez Corey Decatur, AL 75.00 72.75 75.00
16 Szczesny Mike Erie, PA 71.25 74.50 74.50
17 Coleman Austin Los Angles, CA 73.50 66.25 73.50
18 West Joe Springfield, MO 68.00 72.50 72.50
19 Napolitan Anthony Youngstown, OH 72.25 63.75 72.25
20 Reynold Garrett Tomsriver, NJ 72.00 64.50 72.00
21 Potoczny Mark Pittsburgh, PA 67.00 68.50 68.50
22 Jurgens Axel Buenos Aires, ARG 68.00 64.50 68.00
23 Heaton John Woodstock, CAN 67.50 62.75 67.50
24 Love Will Johnson City, TN 67.25 64.75 67.25
25 Campos Tony San Francisco, CA 67.00 64.75 67.00
26 Tooker Marcus Boston, MA 66.50 64.75 66.50
27 Kimbrough Seth Huntsville, AL 66.50 63.50 66.50
28 Swartz Justin Asheville, NC 66.25 63.00 66.25
29 Honesto Jake Morgan Hill, CA 66.00 61.75 66.00
30 Crisman Bruce Tigard, OR 62.25 63.75 63.75
31 Rainha Mark Burlington, MA 63.00 62.25 63.00
32 Jones Terry Memphis, TN 62.00 61.50 62.00
33 Foster Leonard Pomona, CA 60.50 60.25 60.50
***Top 11 finishers advance to prelims
Press Conference Quotes:
KENAN HARKIN (Television Host, former professional BMX rider): “[The Dew Action Sports Tour] is very big for us, it’s a big deal for myself. As I said I used to be a rider. Coming up in the 90s when competitions really weren’t the focus or were held more in warehouses and skateparks across the country, in the middle of nowhere, makes this really awesome to be a part of and see how much this has truly grown and to be a part of this is just tremendous.â€?
“We’re doing this not because we like to be afraid, we’re doing this because we love the feeling it gives us. Everyone can enjoy this and that’s why this is a great tour because in the festival village you bump and rub elbows with these guys.â€?
“I take pride in the fact that [action sports athletes] are being looked at more seriously. We haven’t changed, that’s what I find funny. Pretty much biking and skating it really hasn’t changed, what’s changed is the public’s awareness and the respect of the public.â€?
ALLAN COOKE (BMX): “There’s a little strategy, maybe a little more preparation involved. Just a couple days before I came out, I touched up on a couple things I hadn’t done in a while and just made sure I’d come with the confidence, more than something not this big where maybe I would normally wait and roll the dice when you get there, but I want to be prepared and be ready for this so I did a bit here and there. I feel ready.â€?
On competition status: “[Competitions] are more like just friends hanging out and it creates a good atmosphere for everybody out here.�
Accessibility of athletes: “It’s just cool to be out there and answer questions for people…We’re just kids out there doing fun things and it’s not like anyone else can’t do it either. It gives someone something to shoot for. Like [Wade] was saying, it’s not like we’re coming in through the back. I’m parked and sleeping in my motor home in the parking lot and any fan can come and knock on my door and ask for a sticker or something.â€?
On sports & athleticism: “The preparation that any professional athlete goes through, I can appreciate that, in any sport.�
Are action sports getting too commercial: No, I don’t feel that it’s taking anything away, I mean what can it hurt. It’s going to promote the lifestyle, not just the sport and we live good lives and have fun and it promotes fun and I don’t see anything wrong with that.
The next stop on the Dew Action Sports Tour is the Right Guard Open in Denver, July 7-10, followed by the Vans® Invitational in Portland, Aug. 18-21, the Toyota Challenge in San Jose, Sept. 8-11, and the PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Oct. 13-16.
Photos courtesy of Dew Action Sports Tour
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