AUSSIE RYAN GUETTLER HIGHLIGHTS DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR'S RIGHT GUARD OPEN WITH BMX DIRT AND BMX PARK VICTORIES
DENVER, CO, JULY 10, -Australia's Ryan Guettler became the first two-discipline winner and Great Britain's Jamie Bestwick recorded one of the highest scores in BMX Vert history to cap off four days of competition at the Dew Action Sports Tour's Right Guard Open.
Guettler's remarkable weekend run began with a Friday night victory in the BMX Park competition with a winning score of 93.75. He bested Allan Cooke of Greenville, NC, who stood at 89.75 and
Rob Darden [b/]of Greenville, NC, who earned a score of 88.75.
Guettler came back in the BMX Dirt competition, the final event of the four-day professional tour stop to score 94.88 points for the double victory. Fellow Aussie Cameron White was second at 90.50 and Chris Doyle of Pittsburgh, PA was third at 89.25.
Bestwick and another Greenville, NC star, Dave Mirra, knocked heads in BMX Vert. Mirra scored a 94.25 in his first run and Bestwick responded with a winning score of 96.00. Mirra experienced trouble with his handlebars in his second run and was unable to top Bestwick's winning score. Chad Kagy of Gilroy, CA was third at 92.75.
The Dew Action Sports Tour, featuring the biggest competitive purse in actions sports at $2.5 million plus a $1 million bonus pool, will head to Portland, Oregon, Aug. 18-21 for the Vans Invitational. The five-event season will conclude with stops in San Jose, CA (Sept. 8-11) and Orlando, FL (Oct. 13-16).
Right Guard Open - Denver, CO
July 7-10, 2005
Results
BMX Park
***Top 10 finishers advance to BMX Park Finals
PRELIMS
1. Ryan Nyquist - 90.75
2. Scotty Cranmer - 89.25
3. Steve McCann - 86.75
4. Mike Aitken - 85.25
5. Mike Laird - 84.50
6. Colin Mackay - 84.50
7. Rob Darden - 83.50
8. Allan Cooke - 83.25
9. Ryan Guettler - 83.00
10. Alistair Whitton - 82.50
11. Chad Kagy - 82.25
12. Dave Dillewaard - 82.00
13. Scott Wirch - 81.75
14. Gary Young - 80.50
15. Dennis McCoy - 80.50
16. Garrett Reynolds - 80.00
17. Koji Kraft - 79.75
18. Tom Haugen - 79.75
19. Mike Cleveland - 79.25
20. Dave Osato - 78.00
21. Brett Walker - 76.75
22. Dave Mirra - 76.25
23. Chris Gerber - 76.25
24. Chris Doyle - 76.00
25. Morgan Wade - 75.75
26. Josh Harrington - 75.00
27. Brian Foster - 74.75
28. Diego Canina - 74.75
29. Mike Escamilla - 73.00
30. Mike Parenti - 71.00