James Brown Arena fans were witness to action sports history tonight when Brett Banasiewicz (South Bend, Ind.), nailed not only one, but three double front flips to win ASA Entertainment’s second ASA Big Air Triples event of the 2010 season. The 15-year old topped dirt jumper James Foster (Redlands, Calif.), who took second place, and Vince Byron (Brisbane, Aus.), who tied with T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.) for third, on his way to the title. “[Before the competition] I thought I had a shot at winning, but I didn’t know I would,” said
Banasiewicz.
“This is great.” Banasiewicz took a circuitous route to the top when he lost his head-to-head match-up against
Kyle Baldock (Queensland, Aus) in the event’s quarter-finals and found himself facing
Colton Satterfield (Salt Lake City, Utah) in the Battle Back Round. The Battle Back Round gives all of the riders who are defeated in Round 1 and