Steingraeber (GER) knows: "The underdogs were really going and might be good for a surprise or two."
Super Ramp Prelims were off the hook too. Daniel Dhers (VEN) and Ben Wallace (ENG) made the finals no problem, but they also have the young guns breathing down their necks. Standouts were Ondra Slez and Michael Beran from the Czech Republic, who murdered the ramp with huge Tailwhip Flairs. Not to mention 17-year-old Alex Coleborn (ENG), who threw down a huge Barrel Roll over the spine straight into a perfect 900.
Icecold ROCKSTAR in hand, everyone made their way over to the dirt jumps, where the old-school heads were already hanging on Bob Haro’s (USA) lips, who was giving a speech about the founding days of BMX Freestyle. But the downright highlight of the day were the first two heats of the Dirt Prelims. Before the sun set TJ Ellis (USA) had dropped a massive Superman Flip over the first 30 foot double, only outdone by Leonardo Moreiras (BRA) Triple Whip that had the crowd raise the roof for him. With dirt legend Cory Nastazio (USA) in the third and last heat tomorrow at noon, it will interesting to see if he will be able to surpass such tight competition.
After such an exciting day, riders and fans are now on their way to the Grand Opening parties at the Subway and Sensor Clubs. There won’t be much time to sleep tonight, though, because Saturday will be totally action packed as well. The last heat of Dirt Prelims is followed straight by Pro Park Prelims, where Brett Banasiewicz is ready to throw down some serious moves. With Super Ramp Finals going down at 7:30pm and the Dirt Finals right afterwards, Saturday evening will be one to remember. And don’t forget about the official BMX Masters 2010 Party at the Gloria, where everyone can rock out with their favorite pros.
Please go to bmxmasters.com for results and a live-stream of all the qualification and final runs, starting at 2pm on Saturday.