It's hard to find amateur contests in the States. The Recon tour does a good job at it but America is a big country so covering it all is rough. Vans teamed up with Cult to have an amateur contest at their park in Orange. It was an open qualifier for the Vans US Open, a big invite only event that takes place in HB the first weekend of the month August. Now for all sponsored riders that did not get an invite, the street comp at the Vans park was the only way in. Winning became a big deal.
The turnout was very decent. Three classes were held with the 13 and under class, the 14+ class and the Sponsored class. The